New KU Dormitories Named Carruth and Templin Halls
Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced at the 68th commencement luncheon that two KU men's dormitories will be renamed Carruth hall and Templin hall. Carruth hall honors William Herbert Carruth a KU graduate and longtime faculty member who died in 1924. Templin hall honors Olin Templin a philosophy professor and longtime campus administrator who led the alumni property campaign and serves as Summerfield Scholarship committee chair.
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Carruth
Templin Hall
University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
K. U. Channellors
William Herbert Carruth
California
Leland Stanford University
Malott
Templin
Alumni Place
Olin Templin
Endowment Association
Univeristy
Liberal Arts
Summerfield
K.U
Carruth Hall
Brynwood
Battenfeld Hall
Seniors Hold Outdoor Graduation Indoors As Rain Arrives
The first of two ceremonies was moved indoors from Hoch auditorium due to threatening clouds. Rain began as graduates entered the auditorium while relatives filled the seating. The service featured organ music, prayers, hymns, and a baccalaureate sermon by Rev Duncan E McGregor.
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Hoch
Frank Stronghall
Laurel E. Anderson
Howard E. Koelb
First Baptist Church
H. Lee Jones
Unitarian Church
Edwin F. Price
Kansas School of Religion
Don Dooley
K. A
University Men’s Glee Club
Joseph Wilkins
Duncan ‘E. McGregor
Evangelical Church
Oklahoma Outfielder Signs with Hutchinson Pirates
Ralph Bollinger of Oklahoma University, who hit .300 this season, has signed to play for the Hutchinson Pirates of the Western Association in Hutchinson Kansas.
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Bollinger
Hutchinson Norman
Okla
Ralph Bollinger
Oklahoma University
Hutchinson
Kan
Pirates
Thief Caught In Gran d a Theater Robbery Case
Sheriff Charles Banning believes John Ulrich is in custody in Sterling Colorado after a robbery at the Granada Theater on May 5. Ulrich, arrested in Fort Morgan Colorado, is charged with theater robbery auto theft and kidnapping. Raymond Holmes and Peggy Davis identified him. Ulrich denies the Colorado link.
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Charles Banning
Granada
Logan County
Colorado
Sterling
John Ulrich
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Fox Theater
Ulrich
Omaha
Neb
Ray Holmes
Peggy Davis
Holmes
Banning
Fort Morgan
Lawrence
Omaha National Bank Savings
Salina Praise for New Deal by Rep. Houston
Rep. John M. Houston of Wichita lauds the Roosevelt New Deal in a keynote at the Kansas Democratic state convention. He credits the administration with ending privilege-based government and aiding the common citizen, while criticizing past Republican policies. He does not press for a third term, noting the public will choose renewed leadership.
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Salina
Kan
John M. Houston
Wichita
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodstock Rural Meeting To Choose County Music Board
County Supt. J. D. Everett called a meeting for Tuesday June 4 at the courthouse. Rural school members designated at annual district meetings to sit as an electoral college will select the county music board. Mr and Mrs Sam Means visited relatives in Leavenworth. Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Russell Stewart and Mr and Mrs Ray Stewart of Lawrence. Mrs Helen Landon of Baltimore Md has been visiting several days.
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Sam Means
Leavenwearth
County
J. D. Everett
Russell Stewart
Ray Stewart
Lawrence
Lawrence Ward
Helen Landon
Baltimore
Jim Lawless
Archie Landon
Ella Jones
Phoenix
Ariz
McLouth
Zook
Juanita
Edna Parker
Veda May
Quidahl
Ruth Means
Ruby Mae Puckett
Laura
Barbara
Lenora Zook
Darlene
Milton Laffry
Opal Wellman
Tunés Champion
J. S. Gardner
Research Hospital
Kansas City
Gardner
Ite
Robert Gardner
Valley Grove
United Brethren Church
Effie I. Minney
MacLouth
Cars Damaged in Crash West of Number Six School
Cars driven by Dale Schwertzberger and J. S. Miller collided a mile west of Number Six school southwest of town Saturday afternoon. Schwertzberger’s 1936 Ford sustained $50 in damage while Miller’s 1940 Willis pickup was damaged to $200.
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Dale Schwertzberger
Ohio Street
J. S. Miller
Gardnerville resident dies after garden of friends
McLouth native and nature lover longtime companion of Mrs. Gardner died leaving a wife and sister Nora Elsie Wrigley of Washtucna. Funeral held at Rumsey funeral home with Rev. Arthur Ward officiating. Burial in McLouth cemetery followed by distant mourners from Baldwin Winchester Nortonville Danver and Denver. Edna Marie Edward returned home after visit.
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McLouth
Gardner
Lawrence
Vermont Street
Nora Elsie Wrigley
Washtucna
Wash
Rumsey
Arthur Ward
Bert Sanders
Baldwin
Knolton
Winchester
Fred Brown
Nortonville
C. B. Kincaid
Walter Holcom
Danver
Colo
Edna Marie Edward
F. I. Edward
Epworth League Meeting Receives City Tour and Banquet
Members from eleven eastern Kansas Epworth Leagues convene Tuesday at First Methodist Church. About one hundred attendees will take part in a full day program with registration, devotionals by Dr James S Chubb, a banquet by Dr Forrest C Allen, and tours to the University Haskell and the airport. Clifford Bates leads registration and Maurice Abele decorates. Charlotte Price coordinates music and Richard Stucky handles publicity.
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Kansas County
Epworth
First Methodist Church
Fort Scott
F. C. Allen
Edward Bumgardner
University
Haskell
Clifford Bates
Lawrence Epworth League
Maurice Abele
Charlotte Price
Richard Stucky
Olathe Man Albert Zelfel Injured in Car Crash
Olathe resident Albert Zelfel suffered a severe facial and facial-limb laceration Saturday night when a 1939 Chevrolet coach he was driving left Highway 59 north of the Dutton bridge at 10 45. He was testing a car owned by an Olathe dealer while en route from Olathe to Lawrence and was taken to Memorial hospital by a passing motorist.
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Albert Zelfel
Olathe
Highway 59
Dutton Bridge
Zelfel
K. U
Horton
Lawrence
Memorial Hospital
Stolen 1940 Chevrolet Recovered in Forest City
The 1940 Chevrolet reported stolen from R. D. Schrader of 1106 West Sixth Street on June 2 was recovered yesterday at Forest City, Iowa, and will be returned to the Schrader family today.
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R. D. Schrader
West Sixth Street
Forest City
Schraders
Last Minute Reminder for Journal-World Home Delivery
A brief note urges readers to order the Journal-World to be sent to a summer address. It includes a phone number for placing the subscription, signaling a local newspaper circulation reminder.
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Journal-World
American Boy Is Killed in German Bombing
The State Department said Alfred Paul Ritter, eight, of the United States was killed in an air bombing near Ulm Germany on June 4 shortly after midnight. The child, whose mother Marie is cited, is believed to be the first U S civilian casualty reported in the war.
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Collingdale
Germany
State Department
Robert M. Losey
Stockholm
Norway
Washington
Alfred Paul Ritter
Klingenstein
Ulm
Marie
Kansas B P W C Elects Wichita Woman President for 1940
The Kansas Business and Professional Women clubs elected Miss Dot McDaniel of Wichita as president for 1940 and awarded the 1941 convention to Emporia. Other officers include Daisy Herriott of Garden City and Lula K Baum of Leavenworth as vice presidents, Ethel Colyer of Council Grove as treasurer. Read the Journal-World classified page for bargains.
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Wichita
Kansas Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Dot McDaniel
Emporia
Daisy Herriott
Garden City
Lula K. Baum
Leavenworth
Ethel Colyer
Council Grove
Simple unsecured personal loan by email offers choices
A Household Finance loan program advertises $20 to $300 without endorsers or guarantors. Borrowers repay in installments as low as $5.43 monthly for 25 months or $9.75 monthly for 12 months on a $100 loan. No salary proof, no credit inquiries, no signed guarantors required.
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Household Finance Corporation
Bryant
11Th
Grand Kansas City
Missouri
Local visits and gatherings mark Memorial Day week
A sequence of social events unfolds as families including Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Chance of Linwood and the Ridgeways attend birthdays and dinners. Visitors from Topeka and Williamstown join Mrs. Eliza Stewart for Memorial Day meals while Mrs. Bess Davison hosts the Neighborhood Circle on June 6.
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C. E. Chance
Linwood
Guilford Ridgeway
Orville Osborn
Luther Osborn
McLouth
Blanche Reed
Topeka
Lawrence Terrell
Alice
Williamstown
Eliza Stewart
Bess Davison
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Houston
Woodstock
Schwertzberger
Miller
Pickens
James S. Chubb
Harry Ritter
Forrest C. Alien
Sealrights
Vermont
Green Bros
Food Guardian
Pean
Aida NT Hee
Ward
Riversides
U. S
Kansas
R. BH. Carlson
Victor
Tey Ie
Slate
Pert Tm
Icevers
Were Caln
Itsvi
Lotcarhn, “Cageny
Purzte
Lawrence Theater
M. N. Wilcox
Ark. St
Irma Cummings
Barker Ave
Mary Anderson
W. 4Th St
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