Hutchins Urges Higher Education For Civic Duty At Chicago Convocation
President Robert M. Hutchins told 799 degree candidates at the University of Chicago that even the finest degree may require eight hour button pushing for a living. He warned that graduation does not guarantee wealth and urged study of democracy, character, and disciplined mind as essential to a functioning republic. He criticized trendy university programs and urged true education over spectacle and trivial pursuits.
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Chicago
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
America
Hutchins
Harvard scientists urge infant vaccination to curb smallpox spread
Dr. Frederick F. Russell and Dr. Elliott S. Robinson urged vaccinating infants as the best defense against smallpox at Harvard School of Public Health. They called for regular vaccination of newcomers, revaccination at early school age, and warned that unprotected regions could spark future epidemics. They noted mortality and incidence declines but gaps remain in western states lacking enforcement of vaccination laws.
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Boston
Harvard
Frederick F. Russell
School of Public Health
Elliott S. Robinson
Russell
West
Middle West
Italy fixes wheat prices for coming season
In Rome on June 13 the Fascist grain council meeting under Premier Mussolini ruled that wheat prices would stay at 135 lire per quintal for soft wheat and 150 for hard wheat. The figures translate to about $2 a bushel.
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Italy
Rome
Mussolini
Convict Escapes Kansas State Prison Farm
Sidney Titus, a convict received at the Kansas State prison on April 6, 1937 from Saline county, on a 1 to 10 year arson sentence, escaped from the prison farm last night in Lansing.
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Lansing
CPI
Sidney Titus
Kansas State Prison
Saline County
What Do You Know About Children Quiz
NEA Service column by Olive Roberts Barton tests readers with a numbered list of famous children from stories and real lives. Readers place correct numbers before descriptive phrases and earn five points per correct placement, aiming for a score of 30 or more.
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NEA
Olive Roberts Barton
NEA Service
Mytyl and
Tylyl
Lord Fauntleroy
Little Johnny Green
Jon
Land
Shirley Temple
Puritan Thought Shapes Kansas University Commencement
Dr. Conant frames Puritan legacy as driver of science and modern capitalism during Kansas University graduation ceremonies. Gov. Ratner lauds Kansas youth and urges seniors to stay. Regents honor Lindley and Watkins as diplomas are handed to graduates amid Harvard attendees.
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Payne H. Ratner
Kansas
Snyder
Lindley
H. L. Snyder
Winfield
Board of Regents
The
Crimson
Blue
Harvard
Dr. Conant
Lansing Prison Mine Mutiny Quelled After Disciplinary Crackdown
Warden Amrine planned to interview each cell inmate to decide who wants to strike or work. He aims to identify 20 to 25 ring leaders and move disciplined resisters to punishment cells while returning others to the mine. The incident follows years of riots and stricter controls on liquor gambling and food, with 1,831 inmates in custody.
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den John C. Hamilton
Amrine
Federal
New Orleans
Henry J. Allen
Clyde M. Reed
State Board of Administration
Amline
Murray
Pittsburg
Wilbur Underhill
Kirk Prather
Prather
Oklahoma
Freight car loadings forecast by Missouri Kansas board
The Trans Missouri Kansas Shippers board in Topeka forecast a 30.5 percent rise in third quarter 1939 freight car loadings for Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas led by iron and steel. Estimated increases for July September include automobiles cement clay products coal coke and more with Carl Giesson of St. Louis presiding.
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Topeka
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Trans- Missouri-Kansas Shippers’ Board
Commodity Committee
Carl Giesson
St. Louis
Lawsuit Filed Over April Auto Crash in Kansas City
Ruth Boling of Kansas City Missouri sues Mrs. L H Menger of Lawrence for damages claiming negligence in an automobile collision on April 1 in Kansas City. The suit seeks compensation for injuries and losses from the accident alleging carelessness by Mrs. Menger.
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Ruth Boling
Kansas City
L. H. Menger Lawrence
Boling
Menger
Phi Beta Kappa Elects Three KU Seniors
Three KU seniors were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa, the national scholastic fraternity, Saturday. They are Carolyn Guidinger of Bartlesville Oklahoma Virginia Connor of Parsons and Muriel Mykland of Chapman.
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K. U
Phi Beta Kappa
Carolyn Guidinger
Bartlesville
Okla
Virginia
Connor
Parsons
Muriel’ Mykland
Chapman
Married at courthouse in Flag Day ceremony
Joseph V. Bebout eighty six and Alice Long eighty one wed at 1 45 pm in Lawrence city court with Probate Judge Frank Gray presiding. They swapped vows earlier than planned to avoid possible courthouse closure. The bride wore a print dress and the groom a dark blue suit. Bebout noted two prior marriages, while Mrs Bebout said hers was a fourth marriage.
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Joseph V. Bebout
Alice Long
Frank Gray
Court House
Lawrence
Bebout
Going Away This Summer Journal-World Mail Plan
Have the Journal-World sent to a vacation address this summer. Promote convenience with a temporary delivery option and low monthly cost of 40 cents.
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Journal-World
Neutrality Bill Advances in U S House Foreign Affairs Panel
The administration neutral ity bill to repeal the arms embargo on belligerents clears the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It would broaden presidential powers and allow limited aid to Britain and France. Bloom notes a party line vote, eight hours of debate expected and House action in about two weeks.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Britain
France
State Department
Germany
United States
Bloom
House Rules Committee
House
Prisoners Escape From Governors Island Theaters
Three military prisoners at Governors Island escaped by knocking a guard unconscious seizing his pistol and leaping into Buttermilk Channel. Two reached Brooklyn shore but were later arrested. The third was rescued by two soldiers after the alarm sounded.
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New York
Governors Island
Brooklyn
Twelve Delegates Return From 4-H Roundup in Manhattan
Twelve delegates from Douglas county and Deal Six, county agent, traveled to Lawrence after attending the annual 4-H club roundup in Manhattan. The June 5 to June 10 event drew 1,376 4-H members from all 105 Kansas counties, with almost every club in the county represented.
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Douglas County
Deal
Lawrence
Manhattan
Gehrig travels to Mayo Clinic for physical checkup
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees arrived in Rochester Minnesota for a medical examination at the Mayo Clinic. The veteran first baseman said he feels fine and hopes to return to baseball, but that will depend on his condition.
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Rochester
Minn
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankee
Mayo Clinic
Gehrig
Man slashes wife then kills himself in Kansas home
Andy Matthews 53 and his wife Maesparthers 46 from 722 Grant street were injured in a double incident last night. Matthews slashed at his wife then took his own life with a razor, dying at about 5 this morning. Mrs Matthews was treated and released from Lawrence Memorial hospital. Matthews had worked for WPA until December and was being supported by relief. No motive could be established.
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Andy Matthews
Grant Street
Maesparthers
Matthews
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Benefits Are Certified Washington June 18 Old Age Claims
The social security board certified 19 268 old age insurance claims in May totaling 1 525 053 dollars The total certified since January 1 1987 reaches 363 440 with 18 712 in payments. In Kansas May claims numbered 178 raising total 3 159 since 1987 with May outlay 10 686 and year to date 139 826.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Pepse
Kansas
Editor Presents Louis and Arm strong With 1938 Awards
Nat Fleischer of Ring magazine awarded Joe Louis the Merit Award as outstanding boxer of 1938. Henry Armstrong, back from England, won belts for the welterweight title from Barney Ross and for holding three crowns simultaneously.
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Pompton Lakes
N. J
Nat Fleischer
Ring
Joe Louis
Henry Armstrong
Louis
Armstrong
England
Barney Ross
Funeral rites for Czech policeman postponed in Nachod
German authorities in the protectorate banned funeral services for Johann Mueller moments before they were to start. Czech leaders counted over 20,000 people gathered at Nachod to honor the slain policeman, amid fears of disorders and a decision to postpone the ceremony.
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Prague
Johann Mueller
Protectorate
Nachod
Mueller
Aviator Found Shot to Death in Little Rock Hotel
De Witt Arkansas aviator Frank G. Tinker 22 served with the loyalist army in Spain in 1937 was found shot dead in a Little Rock hotel room a small caliber pistol found near the body. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo at Kansas City night game.
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Little Rock
Ark
Frank G. Tinker
Dewitt, Ark
Spain
American Association
Toledo
Kansas City
Kansas industrial commission plans staffing and publicity push
In Topeka on June 13 the Kansas industrial development commission announced it will expand to five or six staffers by July 1 and move its offices to larger quarters. Director R A Clymer will visit three eastern states to study admin methods for possible adoption in Kansas. He notes over 30 states have such commissions and that publicity will lean on newspaper cooperation rather than a formal ad campaign.
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Topeka
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
R. A. Clymer
Commission
State Building and Loan Department
Clymer
Senate
Kansas
Musical broadcast over NBC Latin America
Prof Charles Skilton's War Dance aired last night via short wave from NBC Radio City in Spanish as La Danza Guerrera. At Kansas University commencement Ted O Leary covered events for the Kamaad City Star. Bert Brandt, a recent graduate, failed to get his own photo during the ceremony due to a missed cue with Ken Postlethwaite. R O T C members receiving commissions faced timed salutes and handshakes with Col Karl Baldwin, causing humorous moments as the Colonel repeatedly shook hands with the air.
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Charles Skilton
NBC
Radio City
Professor Skilton
Bert Brandt
Wichita
Bert
Ken Postlethwaite
Lindley
Postlethwaite
Ken
K. U
R.O.T.C
Karl F. Baldwin
Baldwin
Kanwaka 4-H Club Tours Members Then Picnic at Grove
The Kanwaka 4-H club toured Sunday morning visiting members Carl J Hird Wayne Hird Harold Johanning Richard Carter Edwin Ervin Steele Leta Cox Roy Goff Everett OConner and George Petefish led by a club leader. A picnic lunch followed at Browns Grove. The afternoon included ball games and lunch at C R Topping home for the Douglas county tour. Organizing and planning project meetings dominated the later hours.
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Kanwaka Club
Kanwaka 4-H Club
Carl J
Wayne Hird
Harold Johanning
Richard Carter
Edwin
Ervin Steele
Leta Cox
Roy Goff
Everett O’conner
George Petéfish
Brown's Grove
C. R. Topping
Douglas County
Farmer Wade Millman Preached Own Funeral Sermon
Indiana news item reports Wade Millman a 90 year old farmer who preached his own funeral sermon two years earlier died in a hospital after weeks in an institution. He built the oak casket for himself and delivered the sermon in a prior month.
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Indianapolis
Wade Millman
Roosevelt signs bill for grasshopper pest funds
President Roosevelt signed an act providing 1 750 000 dollars to combat grasshopper pests in western farming regions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
The busiest trading place in town the classified page
Classified pages bustle with ads and listings across houses jobs and services in town. Shoppers browse for bargains and readers weigh offers from local businesses and residents seeking buyers sellers and help.
Lewis Attacks Congress and Labor Allies in CIO Address
Washington June 13 CIO President John L Lewis condemned Congress for failing to aid the unemployed and urged a new CIO organization. He claimed big business and the AFL conspired to undermine the Wagner Act and said 20 million workers remain unorganized. He noted tensions over organizing building trades amid broader labor disputes.
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Washington
GPI
John YT. Lewis
C.I.0
Congress
Lewis
Etimes
American Federation of Labors
Big Business
United States
A.F.L
C.I.O
Geneva
Deaths and Funerals Miss Martha E Jackson
Funeral services for Miss Martha E Jackson aged 80 who died yesterday at the Mrs Lena McAlearney home on West Twenty third street will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Rumsey funeral home Rev Robert Hunt officiating burial in Oak Hill cemetery
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Martha E. Jackson
Lena McAlearney
West Twentythird Street
Rumsey
Robert Hunt
Oak Hill Cemetery
WIFE MURDERER CRIGER SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS
Paul Criger jailed for second degree murder of his wife Ida Mae Criger in Morrill Kansas. Judge C W Ryan denied move for new trial and imposed the 15 year penitentiary sentence after Criger objected to a June 13 sentencing date. The shooting occurred March 13 and Criger claimed accidental discharge.
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Hiawatha
Kan
Paul Criger
State Penitentiary
Criger
C. W. Ryan
Ida Mae
Morrill
Car buyers often visit showrooms without appointments
It is estimated that from 36 to 50 percent of the used car buyers in this country just drop in to the salesrooms. The average rubber parts on an automobile can be expected to last approximately 10 years when properly used.
Hungary Makes a Token Payment on Her War Debt
Hungary paid 9 28.16 dollars on its war debt to the United States and urged Congress to favor its debt settlement offer. Secretary Hull welcomed the payment and cited Roosevelt's recommendation of the Hungarian proposal as a worthy effort to meet obligations. The offer, made in February 1938, sought to deduct 478000 dollars already paid. committees had not reported.
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Washington
Hungary
United States
Congress
Hull
Roosevelt
Aleady
Congressional Finance Committees
Roosevelt describes profits tax substitute in tax revision plan
President Roosevelt said a House committee tax revision plan includes a substitute for the undistributed profits tax. The substitute is an 18 percent flat corporate levy for firms earning over 25 000 dollars, replacing the 16 to 19 percent range based on distribution. He noted the law’s surplus controls are still under study and may not deter avoidance fully.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Murphy
Treasury
General Council
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R. D. O’leary
Kamaad City Star
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