Regents Thank Mrs. Watkins For Generous University Gifts
The state board of regents announced gratitude for Mrs. Elizabeth M. Watkins gifts to the University of Kansas. Her will provided 250 000 for dormitories, 100 000 for Watkins Memorial Hospital, and 300 000 valued land totaling 26 000 acres to the endowment association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Regents
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Fred. M. Harris
Harris
Lawrence
Watkins Memorial Hospital
K.U. Endowment Association
Board of Regents
University of Kansas
Mt. Oread
Kansas
Watkins Hall
Miller Ht
Watkins Memorial Student Hospital
Watkins
Agronomy Tour Invites Farmers Across County
Deal Six county farm agent issues letters inviting farmers and businessmen to the annual agronomy tour on Monday June 12. Emphasis will be on brome grass and soil conservation as eight farms from southeast to northwest are visited with lunch at Kanwaka 4 H club at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal Six
Kanwaka 4-H Club
George Kelley
J. M
Sanderson
Roger M. Williams
C. R. Topping
C. C. Stewart
S. C. Gentry
J. D. Martin
Murphy Calls Alcatraz a Place of Horror in Change Push
Attorney General Murphy called Alcatraz Prison a place of horror and said he seeks better prisoner handling and management. He criticized the “bad” psychology at Alcatraz, warned it is not over, and urged severe administration to prevent escapes, noting congestion and lack of farm labor at the rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Murphy
Alcatraz Prison
Alcatraz
San Francisco
Alecatraz
Leavenworth
Atlanta
Miller Declares No Run for Governor
Charles Miller, Tonganoxie highway commissioner from the first district, told the Shawnee County Young Democratic Club in Topeka that he will not seek the governorship. He said the idea is far from his mind and dismissed rumors sparked by a speech he gave weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miler
Tonganoxie
Shawnee County
Young Democratic Club
Toneka
Miller
Early June drought links to mixed wheat and corn prospects
In Kansas, May and June brought unusually low rainfall around Lawrence, yet some cornfields on the F. H. and Lawrence Leonhard farm and Emil Heck field look healthy. Fertilizer use is noted with phosphates and nitrogen, while wheat yields are expected to lag behind early hopes and oats show poor harvest potential. Nearby, Ed Kelley, 77, remains hospitalized with a less hopeful outlook after a relapse from a major operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
F. H
Lawrence Leonhard
Emil Heck
O.K. Heck
Kansas
Severl
Missouri
Ed Kelley
Garden City
Kan
E. E. Kelley
Kelley
Marriage License Issued to Gerald O McCulloh and Evelyn Butler
A marriage license was issued today to Gerald O McCulloh of St Paul Minnesota and Evelyn Butler of Wier Kansas. The couple plans to marry by the Reverend O J McCulloh at Chapman Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald O. McCulloh
St. Paul
Minn
Evelyn Butler
Wier
Kan
O. J. McCulloh
Chapman,Kan
Bridges Summoned for Deportation Hearing in San Francisco
Harry Bridges, West Coast C I O leader, is summoned to appear June 27 in San Francisco for a special hearing on deportation. He faces charges of Communist party membership. Secretary Frances Perkins has been urged to act, with an impeachment attempt tied to delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Wash
Harry Bridges
West Coast
San Francisco
Bridges
Communist Party
Frances Perkins
Americans Drive A Lot In 1938 Globe Trips
The Bureau of Public Roads estimated US motor vehicle travel in 1937 at about 250 billion miles, equating to roughly 10 million trips around the world. Gasoline taxes totaled about 17.814 billion gallons, averaging just over 14 miles per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Bureau of Public Roads
Community Guests and Local Gatherings Across Hesper Area
A flurry of visits and social events is recorded with guests from Hesper Weaver Eudora and Wellsville. Eighth grade graduate Marr Neis received her diploma at DeSoto High School with teacher Ramona Stanley rehired for next term. Families shared dinners and tea gatherings across DeSoto Eudora and Kansas City venues, including local clubs Merry Makers and Salem Women's Foreign Missionary Society events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Neis
Hesper
Floyd Broers
Weaver
Johnnie Reusch
Eudora
Vernon Strobel
Dan Neis
DeSoto High School
Neil
Marr
Evening
Pete Edelbrock
Martin Breithaupt
Clearfield
Charles Florance
Lawrence
Firma Breithaupt
George
Arfield
Kate Edelbrock
Mary Cook
al Neis
Wellsville
Gideon Neis
Otto Abels
Neis
Charles Henderson
Wichita
Carol .Gerstenberger
L. L. Kindred
Kansas City
Leo Reilly
Otto Abel
Annabella
Gideon
Ruby
Marjorie Westerhouse
Salem Women's Foreign ‘Missionary Society
Charlie Kurtz
John Kurtz
Nevieve
William Spitzli
Mattie Moore
Cleburne
Tex
Spencer McCoy
James Kraybill
Arleene
Shirley Smith
Topeka
Death of John A. Cordis In Overbrook Community
John A. Cordis longtime Overbrook leader dies at S B A hospital May 29. He served 38 years as Sunday school superintendent at First Methodist and was cashier at First National Bank since 1919. Survived by seven children and one brother. wife Lottie died Feb 28 1986. Services May 31 at M E church. burial in Carbondale cemetery. Also notes of local teaching hires and visits.
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John A. Cordis
S.B. A
Cordts
First Methodist Church
First National Bank
Overbrook
Cordis
Clyde J
Nellie, Geyer
Washington, D.C
John
Manhattan
Charles
Longview
Tex
Grace Fisher
Edwin
Fort Worth
Leon
Long Beach
Calif
Bert Cordts
Carbondale
Lottie Little Cordts
M. E. Church
Gordon Priebet
Highland Park
Margaret Emma Albright
Daisy Lidell
Wellsville
Josephine Jones
Bovde Rich
Lyndon
Burton
M. B. Ray
Meriden
Elmer Ray
Billy
Topeka
James Sullivan
Seth Lemon
Willard Topping
T. L. Snyder
Eureka
Lila Reed
Local people notes spell a busy Overbrook area day
Will Be C E Speaker at Hartman farm south of Overbrook. Roy and Mrs Garrison and son from Phoenix dinner with the Sullivans. The Garrisons recall B Edd Garrison once ran a jewelry store here. World’s Fair trip proceeds. Willis Gilmore of Denver recovering from stomach ulcer surgery with three nurses and oxygen tent. Bud Karnes of Garden City visiting. Henry Coleman recovering from a stroke. Connie Coleman and wife visit Kansas City. Cosmos guest day hosts report 80 ladies. several Sullivan relatives visit. J A Deardorf and W By Topping pour. Mrs Karnes returns from Lane. Mrs Cecil McArdle and two children with scarlet fever. E M Kline and sons visit Logan for Decoration Day. Gordon Wizer of Lecompton visits grandparents Madden.
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Overbrook
Roy Garrison
Phoenix
Ariz
James Sullivan
Hoy
B. Edd Garrison
New York
Willis Gilmore
Denver
Colo
Willis
Tommy Gilmore
Bud Karnes
Garden City
Luman Karnes
Henry Coleman
Connie Coleman
Kansas City
G. E. Maichel
C. A. Barnes
Marie Dezius
Orville Lee
Margaret Sullivan
Betty
Peggy
Johnny
Topeka
James. Sullivan
Elsie Orson
al M. Hart
Cosmos
Orson
W. By
Cora Karnes
Lane
Kan
John Baxter
Cecil McArdle
E. M. Kline
Jackie
Jim
Logan
Decoration Day
Gordon Wizer
Lecompton
William Madden
Merna Brown Weds Fred Hartman in Perry Home Ceremony
The marriage occurred Sunday afternoon June 4 at Walter H. Brown’s Perry home. Miss Merna Brown and Fred Hartman exchanged vows with Rev Faulkner presiding. Best man Dr George B Maichel. A reception followed. Mrs Hartman taught at Overbrook High School the past two years. The couple plans a southern honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Merna Brown
Fred Hartman
Mart Hartman
Overbrook
Walter H. Brown
Perry
Faulkner
Horton
Meta Brown
George B. Maichel
Hartman
Overbrook High School
South
Jayhawk 4-H Round Up Representative Named
Freemont Hornberger of Oak Ridge will represent the Jayhawk 4-H club at the Manhattan round up this week. He left Monday and will return Saturday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Sheets of Kansals City were weekend guests at the George Sheets home Sunday afternoon. Mrs Dodson and Mrs Young of Lawrence were callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freemont Hornberger
Jayhawk 4-H Club
Manhattan
Clarence Sheets
Kansals City
George Sheets
Dodson
Young
Lawrence
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Great Britain
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Dent
Mrs. Roosevelt
White House
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Heck
Leonhard
Leonhard Place
Arthur Heck
Bismarck
W. R. Stiner
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Highway Post
Will K. Zurbucken
Dodge City
State Highway Patrol
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Evening Star
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National Trailways Bus System
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C. E
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Christian Church of Indepemence
State Christian Endeavor
Humbert
Europe
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Abraham Lincoln
Ghanadd
Claudette Colbert
James Stewart
Disney’s
Donald Duck
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Jones
Tim McCoy
Prescott
Henry Fonda
Madeleine Carrol
Cipher Bureau
Huy Nor
Florence Rice
Una Merkel
Ann Rutherford
Mary Howard
Vata Bette Davis
Juarez
Brian Aherne
Claude Rains
John Garfield
Donald Crisp
Joseph Calleia
Gale Sondergeard
Gilbert Roland
Henry O'Neill
Twentieth “Century- Fox
Darryl F. Zanuck
Young Mr. Lincoln
Alice
Fonda
Brady
Marjorie
Arlen
Whelan
John Ford
Kenneth Macgowan
Lamar Trotti
Cosmopolitan
Pell Mitra
The
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Starrett
Colorado
Iris Meredith
My Aldete
Roberts
RC Cola
Neki Bottling Co
Janet Gaynor
3 Loves
Nancy
Robert Montgomery
Franchot
Tone
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