Adequate Defense Urged By Major Renth At Daughters Meeting
Major E J Renth of the 187th Infantry Kansas National Guard warned the Daughters of the War of 1812 that the United States faces internal and external threats. He argued isolation is impossible and stressed a larger, trained army and navy to defend a long coastline and far flung bases including Hawaii Guam Wake Island and the Philippines. The talk noted historical underfunding and the need for a strong national defense policy.
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Renth
United States
Daughters of the War of 1812
E. J. Renth
187Th Infantry
Kansas National Guards
Orient
China
Washington
Reath
England
Awaii
Guam
Wake Islands
Dick Powell Placed on Leave Over Fatheritis
Dick Powell remains home from work after his wife Joan Blondell announces their expected child. He is kept away from the studio until he recovers from his case of expectant fatheritis. The studio sent him home yesterday.
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Dick Powell
Hollywood
Joan Blondell
Pineapple Desserts and Savory Dishes by Esther Leigh
A recipe compilation from Esther Leigh of The Kansas Electric Power Co. with multiple pineapple based dishes. Includes baked ham with pineapple, hot pineapple sandwiches, a coconut pineapple torte, pineapple skillet sponge, pineapple squares, and related guidance on oven temperatures and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Leigh
The
Kansas Electric Power Co
Humorous Incidents of Henley Electric Told in Letter With Gift
Mrs. A Henley donated her long familiar electric car to the Douglas County Historical Society and shared a humorous twenty one year account of its adventures. The car remains drivable and will be housed in the waterworks building. The letter recalls fits light mishaps, police court jokes, and village scenes as the vehicle carried neighbors, students, and officials, including the governor’s wife and Congressman Funston, through decades of local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Henley
Lawrence
Police Court
Journal-World
A.H
California
Massachusetts Street
Funston
Milburn
What to Write When Invited to a Wedding
The piece explains four common invitation types and how to respond with gifts and attendance. It covers church invitations, reception invites, home wedding invitations, and reception-only invites, noting who must answer, gift expectations, and proper wording for responses. It also states that marriage announcements do not require gifts and that only named guests may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Social
Marquis Bigname
Daily Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A dense list of crossword like clues with across and down entries including items like Edible tuber and English queen. The page combines wordplay prompts, boatloads of abbreviations, and scattered proper nouns as scan read text.
Pineapple varieties and recipes offer bright kitchen ideas
Fresh Cuban and Mexican pineapple are available and praised for flavor. The article notes the best Cuban pineapples are light brown, while Mexican ones are a deeper brown and larger. It gives recipes using pineapple with gelatin, as a relish, and in scalloped sweet potatoes.
Fighting the Old Lady in Raw Diet and Dance
Washington June 11 Mrs Frank B Scheetz at 65 performs a solo tap routine in a dance recital showing a dramatic fitness turnaround. The retired civil engineer’s wife, five feet three inches, weighs 112 pounds after adopting an all raw diet and early morning workouts. She swims, jumps rope and roller skates learning these sports after age 55 and still plays with neighborhood kids. She reports a year of eating only raw vegetables and fruit with no cooked meals.
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Washington
Frank B. Scheetz
Didn’t Miss Day at School Edgar Nebraska Grad Completes 12 Years
Wanda Mallory, a 16 year old Edgar high school graduate, finished 12 years of schooling without missing a day. Her streak highlights dedication and reliable attendance in the Edgar community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar, Neb
Wanda Mallory
Edgar High School
Marriage of Betty Watermulder in New York
Miss Betty Watermulder daughter of Rev G A Watermulder of Lawrence married in Dobbs Ferry New York. The couple will reside in Cambridge Massachusetts where Mr Brown an MIT assistant professor will pursue a PhD. In fall they move to Jersey City where he will join Standard Oil research department.
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Betty Watermulder
G. A. Watermulder
Lawrence
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Brown
Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jersey City
N. J
Standard Oil Company
Bowl of Rice benefit sponsors named for June 17 event
A local Bowl of Rice program at the Methodist church on June 17 at 6 20 p m supports relief for 50 million non combatants in China. Theodore Roosevelt Jr chairs the national United Council with tickets at 35 cents. Local organizers include Rev Howard E Koelb treasurer George D Walter and D M Swarthout program chairman.
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U. S
China
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
United Council
Round Corner
Eldridge
Rexall
Rankin Drug Stores
Howard E. Koelb
George D. Walter
D. M. Swarthout
John T. Andrews
E. F. Price
H. W. Howsman
Haven proposed for Jews at anti Nazi mass meeting
San Francisco June 11 speakers outlined a plan to pool 1 million dollars to help 800 Austrian refugee families re establish in California. Richard Lambert a WPA self help expert said repayment could come from the cooperative. Ellis Patterson urged making America a haven for persecuted people from around the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Austria
Richard Lambert
Ellis Patterson
King
Ford County 4-H Wins Best Organization Trophy
Ford county's 4-H club won the trophy for best organization at the annual state 4-H roundup banquet in Manhattan. Betty Hutchinson of Goddard received the Who's Who $150 scholarship. Other awards included band and chorus placements for Ford and Anderson counties and honors in one-act play with Butler, Republic, and Barber placing in various orders.
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Manhattan
Kan
Upy
Ford County
Betty Hutchinson
Goddard
Anderson County
Anderson
Ford
Butler
Republic
Barber
Dr Wheeler Teaches Psychology in Portland This Summer
Dr Raymond H Wheeler head of psychology at K U teaches at University of Oregon Portland extension division for six week summer session. He plans to spend a month fishing in the McKenzie river in Oregon after term ends.
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Raymond H. Wheeler
K. U
Portland
University of Oregon
Wheeler
McKenzie River
Oregon
Couple Marries for Third Time in Bloomington
L Homer Robertson 29 and Gladys Robertson 24, recently divorced twice in two years, wed a third time in Bloomington Indiana by Justice of the Peace Frank Gentry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
L. Homer Robertson
Gladys Robertson
Frank Gentry
American prize fighter Enzo Fiermonte named in French crash
An automobile crash near Auxonne France injures Miss Marion Whitworth 26 with rib fractures. Driver Enzo Fiermonte identifies as Vincenzo Fiermonte husband of Mrs. Astor Dick. others in car are French women Mrs. Charabot and Countess DOrnano. The party traveling from Geneva to an undisclosed destination. He lists New York address and stockbroker occupation, age 30.
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New York
West Palm Beach
Fiermonte
Europe
Elizabeth Charabot
D’ornano
Auxonne
Geneva
Switzerland
Baldwin News Highlights Local Commencement and Visits
Baldwin residents attend church and college events as Baker University marks its 80th commencement. Local families host guests from Park College and Topeka while ministers and students plan summer work. The Kansas Conference School of Ministerial Training opens June 13 with notable speakers. Baker’s ceremonies feature Dr. Perry Burgess, Dr. Scuyler Garth, and President Nelson P. Horn.
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Albert E. Ayers
Winfield
Ayers
Southwestern College
Wichita
Laura Bell McKittrick
Park College
J. W. Counts
Delafield
Wis
St. John’s Military Academy
Percy Potter
Paul B. Baker
Peabody
John B. Ross
H. L. O'Neil
Kansas City
Harold O’neil
Ozarks
Mary Collins
Wellsville
Jess Collins
Raymond
Baker
Caroline Kalb
H. C. Stephenson
Chicago
L. W. Jones
Topeka
A. F. Beach
Clara Beach
Mary Margaret Cragoe
Frances Hybskmann
Fischer
Riverside
Estes Park
Colo
Norman M. Guy
Drew Theological University
Madison
N. J
Clarence T. Craig
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Marshall T. Steel
Highland Park Methodist Church
South
Dallas
Tex
C. W. Odom
Emporia
J. A. Leach
Manhattan
R. E. Gordon
Coffeyville
Harold C. Case
C. S. Coldsmith
Ft. Scott
Jud Jones
Everett Reb
Allen McCaul
McCauls
Garrett Biblical Institute
Everett
Christine Reb
University of Illinois
Jud
Wisconsin
Perry Burgess
New York City
Scuyler Garth
Youngstown
Nelson P. Horn
Robert Ledore
Alpha Delta Sigma
Lorenz Misbach
Kansas City University
Thomas A. Evans
Henry 4. Allen
Charles Laury
Susie Knight Smith
Alf M. Landon
Case Library
Taylor Hall
Horn
Charles W. Bailey
Bailey
Seayler Garth
Youngtown
Iph Tayl
Lowman Memgri Methodist Church
Bonor
Pe Buygess
Charles Lau
Lemuel Herbe Marlin
Muri
Black Snake Bites Woman on Elm Street in North Lawrence
Mrs. Armstrong in the 300 block on Elm Street suffered a painful bite when a black snake coiled on the sidewalk was stepped on. The incident occurred earlier this week near her home in North Lawrence.
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Armstrong
Elm Street
The
Methodist Church
Centenary M. E
Tom Patchen
South
Lawrence
Jail Breaker Clears Hurdle in Wisconsin Rapids
Jevon Zalinsky, jailed on a first degree manslaughter charge, escaped with help from an Iowan. Sheriff Henry Becker recalls his act of gratitude and a $10 bill sent from the jail, expressing hope it would improve conditions.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Henry Becker
Jevon Zalinsky
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Kenneth Wiley
Eureka
R. T. Gibson
Viola Provost
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Scofield
Ruth Olmsted
Mr. Scofield
Duane Maine
Hugh Magruder
Henley Electric
Berlin
Germany
Ce Biaaa
Associated Press
Continent
Indiana
Bride Bridge
Mississippi
Cally
Dean
English River
Linic
John Roland Brown
Kiwanis Club
Verner F. Smith
Co-Operative Club
Merle McKinney
Rotary Club
George Hedrick
Lions Club
Marion Barlow
Business
Hazel C. Dawson
Bee of Commerce
A. E. Woestemeyer
Lawrence Women's Club
C. E. Pontius
John J. Rilng
L. FE. Bice
DR. Wheeler
Drake’s Bakery
Baldwin News
North Lawrence
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