Governess Charged in San Francisco Kidnapping Case
A 19-year-old governess Miss Margaret Polly Weil is charged with kidnapping five-year-old Krehe Osborn after fleeing with the boy from Nassau New York and San Francisco. Police say she planned to ransom $1,600 to pay a farm mortgage and confessed robberies in Chicago and Los Angeles. The child was found unharmed in a San Jose hotel and Weil faces possible life imprisonment.
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San Francisco
FBI
Margaret Polly Weil
Nassau
New York
John Engler
Weil
Los Angeles
Krehe Osborn
San Jose
Engler
Graham Weil
Ate Osborne
Miss Weil
Chicago
Osborn
Mabel Osborn
Rahama Timms
George Page
Osborns
William J. Quinn
Eleven Fifty year medalists named at Kansas University
The 1939 KU commencement will award fifty year medals to eleven graduates. The list, prepared by Mrs Frances Eddy Johnson of Lawrence, includes 1888 alumni Bertha Nellie Atwood of Springfield Missouri and William Staples Wolley of Liberal Kansas, along with members from the 1889 class and others across the nation.
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K. U
Frances Eddy Johnson
Lawrence
Bertha Nellie ‘Atwood
Springfield
William Staples Wolley
Liberal
Kan
Doctors Buy Drugs From This Drug Store
Doctors rely on this store for fresh potent drugs and skilled professional services. They value fair prices and sound ethics, often directing patients to bring prescriptions here to be compounded.
Educators to Meet for Kansas Conference on Teacher Training
About 150 attendees are expected at a state educational conference sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Education. Monday features three round table discussions led by Dr. T. L. Collier with notable educators including Dean R. A. Schwegler and Supt. W. E. Sheffer. A dinner address by Dean Leslie B. Sipple questions whether high grades reflect teaching quality. final talk by Dr. Karl K. Bigelow outlines the American Council on Education study.
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School of Education
University of Kansas
T. L. Collier
Washburn College
R. A. Schwegler
H. G. Lull
State Teachers College
Emporia
J. C. Harmon
Argentine High School
Kansas City
Kan
Sheldon
State Department of Post Cation
Topeka
W. E. Sheffer
City Schools
Manhattan
R. M. Rankin
Highland Junior College
Leslie B. Sipple
University of Wichita
Karl K. Bigelow
Commission On Teacher Training
Washington, D. C
American Council On Education
Fraser Hall
K.U
F. P. O Brien
J. W. Twente
Bert A. Nash
KU Instructor and Wife Injured in Auto Crash Near Neodesha
John A Loftus an instructor in the University of Kansas School of Business and his wife Mrs Loftus were seriously injured in an automobile crash two miles north of Neodesha Kansas while en route from Lawrence to Austin Texas. Mrs Loftus 26 was listed in critical condition and Mr Loftus 27 had head injuries. The couple from Brooklyn New York had left Lawrence early today. Dean Frank T Stockton departed for Neodesha this afternoon.
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John A. Loftus
Vermont Street
Neodesha
Kan
Loftus
Lawrence
Austin
Tex
University of Kansas
K. U
Johns Hopkins
Brooklyn
N. Y
Frank T. Stockton
Miss Swarthout To Play at Presbyterian Church
Evelyn Swarthout daughter of K A Dean will perform the Bach chorale Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring at the First Presbyterian Church during the Sunday morning service. The Westminster A Cappella choir under Dean Swarthout will close its year with Tenebrae factae sunt and Glorification. The evening program includes May our Mouths be Filled with Thy Praise by Rachmaninoff at KU baccalaureate service.
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First Presbyterian Church
Evelyn Swarthout
New York City
Dean
D. M. Swarthout
C. W. Straffon
Westminster A Cappella Choir
Dean Swarthout
Palestrina
F. Melius Christiansen
Rachmaninoff
University of Kansas
Start Soon On Licensing Drivers In Kansas
Topeka reports that new Kansas driver licenses will be issued starting about June 20 in county seats and major cities. Applications must be filed by July 1 with a 40 cent fee. Voelker and field staff organize county and city offices and nonpaid representatives to handle rush filings before licenses expire. Special processing will aid travelers leaving the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
C. M. Voelker
Vehicle Division
Highway Department
Voelker
State sales tax distribution to Kansas counties announced
Kansas counties will share 4,092,654 from state sales tax for this year with June 15 distribution. Sedgwick receives 282,120, Wyandotte 253,567, Shawnee 187,579, and Stanton 4,625 the smallest. Total receipts fall from last year due to a 1,000,000 earmark for social welfare and lower collections overall.
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Topeka
Kansas
C. C. Colvin
Walter Wilson
Sedgwick County
Wyandotte
Shawnee
Stanton County
Landon Sails On Despite Broken Ribs in Maine Cruise
Alf Landon, recovering from two rib fractures after a fall aboard the Ketch Blue Moon off Rockland Maine, refused to pause his Maine coast cruise. He was treated at Knox County Hospital and plans to deliver a June 12 commencement address at Boston University.
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Rockland
Alf Landon
Maine
Rocky Coast
Knox County
Freeman F. Brown
Kansas
Arthur B. Smith
Landon
Boston University
Rockland Bay
American Boy Reviews King and Queen of England
Buddy Marks, a 12 year old American boy from Washington, recalls meeting the king and queen of England. He praises the king’s blue admiral suit and fore and aft hat likening it to Napoleon’s but cool. He notes the king’s snappy, scoutlike bearing and suggests the king learned from the scouts.
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Washington
Buddy Marks
England
Buddy
Napoleon
Boy Scouts
Allergic to Money Scare Splits Iowa Jobless Aid
Des Moines reports tell of an Iowa man allergic to money who quit a store clerking job after handling $5 and $10 bills caused a rash. Medical records supported his condition and found him eligible for weekly unemployment compensation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wingless Victory Sermon For Graduates At First Presbyterian
Rev. Theodore H. Aszman will deliver Wingless Victory as the sermon at the annual farewell service for graduates of the University and high schools. The Westminster A Cappella choir directed by Dean Donald M. Swart Hout will perform three anthems in the service at 11 a.m. Sunday. H. B. Ober of Ober's Store arranged with Roslyn Service Inc for advance plans to visit the eastern World's Fair, offering hotels, New York headquarters, tours, and advance purchases.
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Theodore H. Aszman
First Presbyterian Church
Westminster
Donald
M. Swart Hout
H. B. Ober
Ober
Roslyn Service, Inc
New York City
New York
Ober outlines plan for theater tickets at Exposition
Ober will give further explanation of the plan to any customers planning to visit the Exposition.
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Ober
Ratner Proclaims Sunday Day of Prayer for World Peace
Gov. Payne Ratner joined other governors in declaring Sunday June 11 a day of prayer for peace. He urged turning from turmoil to seek spiritual guidance to calm international affairs and avoid late inspiration during global conflicts.
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Gov. Ratner
Topeka
Payne Ratner
New Summer Class Organized at Lawrence Business College
Advertisement states a shorthand class is being organized for the summer school at Lawrence Business College. It invites enrollment in a concise program aimed at quick skills acquisition for business needs.
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Lawrence Business College
4-H Club Music Awards Named at Manhattan Roundup
The state 4-H club roundup music appreciation contest in Manhattan on June 9 awarded the Saline county club first with Montgomery second. Nadine Tibbs of Shawnee county won the girls division, Barbara Ann Cockennet of Lyon county was second, while in the boys division Raymond Sloan of Lyon county took first and Lawrence Eisenhauer of Lyon county finished second.
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Manhattan
Kan
Saline County
Montgomery
Nadine Tibbs
Shawnee County
Barbara Ann Cockennet
Lyon County
Raymond Sloan
Lawrence Eisenhauer
Two Men Attempt Theft At Bargain Centre
Police report an attempted theft at Bargain Centre this morning as the store opened. Two men fled after a frightened store manager, one described as tall and slender with dark complexion and the other as elderly. Lutheran Synod Opens in Lindsborg Kansas with delegates from many states and two Canadian provinces attending sessions preceding the opening Monday.
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Bargain Centre
Lutheran Synod
Lindsborg
Kan
Synodical Council
Lutheran Augustana Synod
Wolfson Store Burglary Reported Overnight
Police say Abe Wolfson clothing store was entered during the night by breaking a back window pane and unfastening the latch. A .22 caliber revolver and $2.50 in cash were taken.
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Wolfson Store
Abe Wolfson
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T. H. Aszman
Associated Press
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