KU honors long‑delayed K‑card for 1908 pitcher
R. K. Trivett, longtime Journal-World employee and 1908 KU baseball letterman, finally receives a K-man card entitling free admission to all University of Kansas athletic events. The delay stemmed from confusion over his freshman status, as records show he lettered that year and remained eligible.
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R. K. Trivett
Barker Avenue
University of Kansas
Trivett
Journal- World
K. U
Riddle
Ore
Earl Falkenstein
The
Athletic Association
Gene
Geraldine
Falkenstein
Courtship Is Made Tough by New Deal in Capital
Washington residents debate the social impact of the new deal as single women flood the capital with government employment. A Washington Post letter argues the influx worsens the male shortage, while census data show men were scarce even before the new era began.
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Washington
Washington Post
Census Bureau
Census estimates show Washington women outnumber men
The census bureau released decade-old data estimating Washington's population at 627000, with 140131 more people than eight years earlier. Officials note a rising women to men ratio and a female surplus around 35000, while critics joke that many government workers must plan dates in advance.
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Census Bureau
Washington
Republican Caucus Scheduled at Globe School House
H. A. Rappard announced a Republican caucus at Globe school house in Marion township Friday at 8 o'clock. All interested in the Republican party are invited to attend.
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Globe
Globe School House
H. A. Rappard
Marion Township
Local notes from Pickens and nearby communities
Miss Arlein Anderson visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cory Reece and family of Reno. The Ladies Pleasant Valley club met at Mrs. Emma Wickey home. Frank Henik of Kansas City spent the holidays with his parents. A large crowd attended the Linwood grade school commencement with graduates listed including Melvin Zimmerli and Merle Allison among others.
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Arlein Anderson
Cory Reece
Reno
Ladies Pleasant Valley Club
Emma Wickey
Frank Henik
Kansas City
George Henik
Linwood
Melvin Zimmerli
Merle Allison
Paul Benjamin
Mary DeMaranville
Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed With Answers
A large mixed list of across and down clues covers films and songs. Several entries reference literature figures and place names while others hint at common objects and actions. The puzzle includes numbers and wordplay for a broad range of general knowledge terms.
Mental Tension Relieved by New Talk Therapy
Reported to the American Psychiatric association, a new entirely talk based treatment helps millions morbid and anxious individuals. Portland physicians Dixon Selling Baird Haugen and Hutchens describe cured cases after three weeks of patient conversation and explanation in hospital.
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San Francisco
American Psychiatric Association
Henry H. Dixon
Laurance Selling
David E. Baird
G. B. Haugen
W. H. Hutchens
Portland
Ore
Psychas
Local families visit over weekend in Lawrence area
An extended list of visitors and relatives is reported in Lawrence and nearby towns. Among those calling or visiting were Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Pierce and daughters Helen and Doris from Kansas City and Lawrence, Miss Marie Hubbard from Kansas City, Sonny’s birthday party hosted by Mrs. Wade Mitchell, Dale Faugher of Leavenworth visiting relatives, Mrs. Katie Henik and son George, and multiple Hubbard, Ward, and Siscoe families visiting in Bonner Springs, DeSoto, Vinland, and Kansas City areas.
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Kansas City
Roy Allison
Katie Henik
George Henik
Leonard Anderson
Edna
Buddy Jones
Arlein Anderson
Fred Zellar
DeSoto
C. J. Ward
Earnest and
Glenna
Barbara June
Gertrude
Edith
Nellie
Sammy Siscoe
T. E. Hubbard
Dorothy
Ray
Hubbard
Helen
Charles Edward
Kenneth
Vinland
Betty Hicks
Zellar Couple Visits Anderson Family in De Soto
Mr and Mrs Fred Zellar of De Soto were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Leonard Anderson and family.
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Fred Zellar
de Soto
Leonard Anderson
Social gathering notes from Columbia community events
Local residents hosted and attended multiple social gatherings at the Brohammer and Wray homes in Columbia. Guests included Shuck, Markley, and Beeghley families along with relatives visiting for birthdays, commencements, and summer travel plans. A report notes Claude Wells’ serious injury in Whittier while walking.
Surprise Party Honors Miss Helen Norwood
Friends of Miss Helen Norwood hosted a surprise party at the Norwood residence in Lecompton Thursday evening. She plans to attend Emporia College soon. Guests included Clayton Stanwick of Lawrence and Fay Carr of Lecompton among others.
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Helen Norwood
R. M. Norwood
Lecompton
Miss Norwood
Emporia
Clayton Stanwick
Lawrence
Harry Carr, Jr
Fay Carr
Paul
Ruby Athey
Sammie
Wesley Grimes
N. J. Barland
C. N
Amos Hodson
Lewis Hodson
Ida Hodson
Lake View
W. S. Collins
Jack
C. N. Hodson
Billy Hodson
J. S. Emmett
Pittsburg
J. M
Mrs. Kasson
Jack Grimes
Community Notices From Lake City and Nearby Areas
Local residents including Margaret and Virginia Simmons and Grace Libby with family visited relatives in Lake City and Ponca City. Others traveled to Des Moines for a funeral, to Pratt for a short visit, and to Lawrence for graduation exercises. several 4-H activities and quilting gatherings were held. Harold Roebuck prepares to graduate from Sherman Institute in Riverside California with family attending.
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L. L. O’meara
Mr. Walker
Pratt
Kani
Alva Petefish
George
Kansas City
Glen O’connor
Edwin Steele
Minnie Mae Kilgore
Sigel
Betty Christy
Lawrence Memorial High School
Wilma Lee
Iola Johnson
J. R. Smith
Pleasanton
Dick Smith
Louisa Wheatcroft
Pendennis
J. A. Simmons
Lake City
Edd Steele
William Johnson
Fred Deskins
Charles Christy
Lawrence
Sigel Rose
George Strahan
Leslie Rose
Opal Christy
John Christy
Bert Sanders
Lou Kelly
Baldwin
Jim Sanders
Grant Stoneback
Guy Brier
Chapin
Topeka
Will Purvis
Clay Center
H. H. Stoneback
Glenice Cox
J. D. Martin
Yarnold
Community News From LeCompton and Vicinity
A roundup of local visits and events includes Betty Hodson and family hosting, junior senior banquet at Lecompton for about 75, plus a Belerman grove picnic with 120 attendees. Several residents travel to Emporia and Lawrence for studies and visits, with several guests at Hodson and Collins homes.
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Dorothy Checksfield
Jane Potter
Roseman Barland
Clayton Stanwick
Lawrence
Junior Carr
Lecompton
Harley Armstrong
Belerman Grove
Standleys Attend 85th Birthday in Lawrence
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Standley and children visited Lawrence on Wednesday to mark the 85th birthday of W. L. Standley at the W. A. Dunmire home. The record notes other guests in Lawrence including Liam Johnson at the Recreation club and Addie and Bertice Simmons of Kansas City.
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Frank Standley
Lawrence
Mr. Stanley
W. L. Standley
W. A. Dunmire
Edd Steele
William Johnson
Recreation Club
Courtney
Addie and
Bertice Simmons
Kansas City
Mar
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Soil Conservation Service
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McKinley
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Drinker
Paraguay
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Mohammed
Prefix
Weary
Isl
Essae
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Taos
Grand Canyon
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el Paso Phoenix
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Santa FE Trailways
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Columbia
Charles Brohammer
Lloyd Shuck
Eva
Warren
Charles Shuck
Darrell
Howard Gray
John Brohammer
Gottlieb Nieder
John David
Eudora
Solon Markley
Doris Wible
Mary Katherine Markley
Oscar Shuck
Evelyn
Byron
Dave Wray
Stony Point
Harve Flory
Frank Deay
Laurie Postma
Roy Shuler
Ben Brohammer
Virgil Shoemaker
Lloyd Beeghley
Donald Churchbaugh
Ada Wrightsman
Evelyn Wray
Evelyn Shuck
Betty Lou Peterson
Amos Wrightsman
Carl Russell
John Beeghley
Ernest Wray
Maurice Knott
Everett Beeghley
Clarence Flory
Richard Postma
Ben
Harold Brohammer
C.P.A
Pleasant Grove
John Wray
Donald
Arthena
Sawyer
Halstead
Fla
Churchbaugh
Daniel Beeghley
Decatur
Ill
Claude Wells
Whittier
Calif
Columbia School
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Annapolis Naval Academy
John E. Dacey
Dacey
Biloxi
Miss
Elmer Hartman
Masa
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