Children Learn Much In Studio During Summer Arts Sessions
The sixth annual summer art studio directed by Miss Maud Ellsworth operates in the Central building at Ninth and Kentucky. About 160 children from kindergarten to high school attend daily from 9 to 10:30, learning weaving, painting, drawing, clay modeling, leather, metal work, and wood crafts while developing social skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Ellsworth
Central Building
Ninth
Kentucky
Lawrence
Jean Astman
Jean Murray
Marian Reed
Robert White
Papers Win Irizes Act Kon June 15
The Larned Tiller and Toiler and the Sublette Monitor won first place in the university sponsored weekly newspaper contest. The Tiller and Toiler earned top honors among cities over 1,500, while the Sublette Monitor led for cities under 1,500. Second and third places went to the Belleville Telescope and Kingman Leader-Courier in class A and the Satanta Chief and Burr Oak Herald in class B. Prof. Leo Allman noted 52 papers entered the contest.
Test Your Knowledge trivia questions
A list of quick questions from the classified page asks about Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's maiden name two kinds of telopes the effect of marriage on citizenship George Washington's middle name what a pyroscope is the standard weight for precious stones ancient ships with sails and oars Pershing's retired rank Wyoming nickname and the poisonous element in auto exhaust gases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
George Washington
General Pershing
State of
Wyoming
University K U Faculty Concert Opens Summer Session
The University of Kansas faculty concert opens the summer session Monday June 20 at 8 PM in Frank Stronghall auditorium. Five faculty artists perform varied light selections for an hour. Tenor Joseph Wilking leads the program with noted European and American concert and opera experience.
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School of Fine Arts
Frank Stronghall
Joseph Wilking
Fine Arts
Allie Merle Conger
Howard C. Taylor
McCall Facing Electric Chair in Kidnapping Case
Miami judges heard evidence in the ransom kidnapping of five year old James Bailey Cash Jr. McCall 21, a truck driver and minister's son, pleaded guilty to the kidnapping charge but not guilty to murder. The father testified the child is dead and identified pajamas found on the body. Federal agents said McCall confessed and that the boy died accidentally after being kidnapped for a $10,000 ransom. Security was tight as hundreds gathered outside the courtroom awaiting the proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
James Bailey Cash
Cash
H. F. Atkinson
McCall
Oakley Court House to Remain on Tax Rolls
Topeka June 15 The state tax commission chair W G Fink said Oakley’s building bought for Logan county government will stay on the tax rolls unless the state supreme court orders exemption He noted an election to move the county seat from Russell Springs to Oakley failed and the city later rented the structure for 175 a month, prompting the tax roll dispute.
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Topeka
W. G. Fink
State Taxommission
Oakley
Logan County
Russell Springs
State Supreme Court
Fink
Tax Commission
Supreme Court
Young pianist Stanton Kreider charms audience at Colonial tea room
Stanton Kreider aged 15 dazzled listeners with Bach Daquin Gluck classics and Liszt Schubert variations at the Colonial tea room. He performed Mendelssohn Rondo Brillante with his teacher at second piano. Margaret Kreider accompanied on violin with Hungarian Dance Mediation and Souvenir de Wieniawski. Ushers Bill Hough and Henry Holtzclaw assisted.
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Stanton Kreider
Colonial Tea Room
Stanton
Karl Kreider
Bach
Daquin
Gluck
Liszt
Schubert
Grieg
Debussy
Mendelssohn
Dorothy Enlow Miller
Margaret Kreider
Engelmann
Massenet
Haesche
Bill Hough
Henry Holtzclaw
KU Summer Softball Team Formation
About 60 students in the KU summer session met in Robinson gym to organize six competitive softball teams. Dr. Forrest C. Alleh announced a double round robin with each team playing all others twice. Games start today at 4:15 on Mondays and Wednesdays on the diamonds south of the gymnasium.
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K. U
Robinson Gymnasium
Forrest C. Alleh
Valencia Bombed Again as Planes Strike Harbor
Valencia suffers five raids by insurgent warplanes in a day. The Gaulois sank after bombing with incendiaries. three killed and 20 hurt. Fifteen houses destroyed as 15,000 refugees pour into the city. Madrid officials dispute Castellon de la Plana’s fall while war watchers warn of a prolonged conflict.
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Valencia
Castellon de la Plana
Castellon
Madrid
Economist Col Ayres Sees No Immediate Hope for Business
Col Leonard P Ayres warns of a long, persistent decline in 1938 economic activity across production and payrolls. He notes industrial output down about 34 percent from the prior year with rail freight 28 percent lower and auto, steel, and new construction severely reduced, delaying recovery until national income rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Leonard P. Ayres
Economist
Cleveland Trust Company
Monthly Business Review
Ayres
Col. Ayres
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Ida Blood Hasselman
Miss Hannah Oliver received word of the death of Mrs Ida Blood Hasselman in Indianapolis on June 3. Hasselman, daughter of Col. James Blood an early Lawrence resident, was a 1874 University of Kansas graduate. Survived by brother Arthur Blood of Philadelphia and sister Mrs Florence K. Jones of St. Louis.
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Ida Blood Hasselman
Hannah Oliver
Indianapolis
Ind
Hasselman
Col
James Blood
Lawrence
Cty
Early Church College
University of Kansas
Tennessee Street
Miss Oliver
Minor Auto Accident at Seventeenth and Massachusetts
No injuries reported after a collision between a 1935 Chevrolet coupe driven by Mrs. W. B. Wilcox and a Ford V-8 sedan driven by Miss Thamas White at the Seventeenth and Massachusetts intersection. Both vehicles were damaged including the Chevrolet left rear fender and the Ford’s headlights radiator and front fenders.
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W. B. Wilcox
Kentucky
Thamas White
Haskell Institute
Seventeenth
Massachusetts
Miss White
Massachusetts Street
Chevrolet
Highway Contracts Awarded by State Highway Commission
Contracts for road construction and maintenance totaling 950000 were awarded by the state highway commission. Projects covered include bids opened at Garden City May 31 Paola June 10 Larned June 7 and Russell Springs June 2 with work beginning soon.
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Topeka
State Highway Commission
Garden City
Paola
Larned
Russell Springs
Librarians to Meeting Close Lawrence Library This Week
Lawrence free public library will be closed all day Thursday and Friday as librarians attend the American Library Association convention in Kansas City Missouri.
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Lawrence Free
Gunman abducts and attacks Hutchinson student
Miss Rossanna Sandberg a 21-year-old Kansas State college student who was with Marcus Cain in Hutchinson was seized by a self described big shot bank robber. He tied Cain to a pole and forced them to walk to a nearby field before fleeing. Sandberg hospitalized in Newton with shock and bruises as authorities chase a dark complexioned suspect described as about 35, five feet nine, wearing a dark gray suit and helmet straw hat.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Rossanna Sandberg
Miss Sandberg
Marcus Cain
Lyons
Cain
Newton
Kansas State College
Lester
Monroe
Marion
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Colorado
Lawrence candidates file at county clerk ahead of primary
Law rence saw filings by John Clevenger Republican Edna Critchfield Democrat William Clevenger Democrat Elizabeth Clevenger Democrat and Vernall Randell Democrat committeewomen and men for precincts in first ward south Baldwin Black Jack Vinland. W C Hail and Company advance city audit to around July 1. Forbes lists Law rence among best places to boost sales and business in a national ranking.
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John Clevenger
First Ward
Lawrence
Edna Critchfield
South Baldwin
William Clevenger
Elizabeth Clevenger
Vernall Randell
Vinland
W. C. Hail and Company of
Forbes Magazine
Four candidates file for state and congress seats in Topeka
Three Republicans seek congressional seats and one seeks a state supreme court justice nomination. Ben Hegler of Wichita targets justice position six to face Justice Walter A. Thiele. Frank Carlson of Concordia seeks renomination in the sixth district. J W Dalton of Sedan files for the third district seat and Stanley Taylor of Eldorado runs in the fifth district.
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Topeka
Justice of the State Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Ben Hegler
Wichita
Justice of the Supreme Court
Walter A. Thiele
Frank Carlson
Concordia
Congress
J. W. Dalton
Sedan
Stanley Taylor
ElDorado
Smoky flood blocks K-4 near Marquette Kansas
Reports from McPherson show the Smoky Hill river flooding lowlands near Marquette and blocking state highway K-4 as up to seven inches of rain fell in the area. The river was rising and rain totaled three inches at Marquette with more rain across nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson
Kan
McPherson County
Smoky Hill
Marquette
Little River
Crawford
Taylor Files for Congress from Fifth District
El Dorado June 15 Stanley Taylor Butler county attorney filed his formal declaration for nomination as the Republican candidate for congress in the fifth district.
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Taylor
Congress
el Dorado
Kan
Stanley Taylor
Butler County
Rescue of Father and Son From Makeshift Mine Near Ashland
Father and son trapped since Monday were rescued today as rescuers tunneled through fallen rock and dirt in a mine near Ashland Pennsylvania. The incident highlights dangers miners face and comes as readers are invited to vacation with the Journal-World.
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Ashland
Bees Beat Cubs 2 0 Behind MacFayden Five Hit Shutout
Boston roots for victory as Deacon MacFayden allows five hits while Ray Brueiler and Garms deliver timely RBI singles. Cubs fail to plate a run as Boston reaches 2 0. Cincinnati and New York split. Pirates top Giants 2 0. Cards rally past Phillies 9 7 with Slaughter and Weintraub homers.
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Boston
Deacon Danny MacFayden
Bees
Chicago Cubs
Ray Brueiler
All Garms
Chicago
Ocox
Bryant
Root
O'Dea
MacFayden
Mueller
Cincinnati
New York
Jim Tobin
Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Tobin
Todd
Melton
Coffman
Danning
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Phillies
Enos Slaughter
Phil Weintraub
Henshaw
Ryba
Shoun
Owen
Sivess
Johnson
W. Davis
Wien
Bagby and Desautels
Hildebrand and Sullivan
Beggs
Andrews
Dickey
Whitehead, Rigney
Dietrich and Sewell
Detroit
Caster
Dean and Brucker
Gill
Dalby to Entertain at Bowl of Rice Benefit
Dalby Jack Dalby a K A student who has entertained Lawrence groups with his magic will feature on the Bowl of Rice party program. The benefit for destitute non combatant Chinese takes place Friday June 17 at the Methodist church 6 30 p m Tickets 35 cents at Eldridge Round Corner Rexall and Rankin drug stores. Rev Howard Koelb local chairman Roosevelt Jr heads the sponsoring United Council for Civilian Relief in China. American missionaries report epidemics in China and rice shortages due to fighting.
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Jack Dalby
K. A
Lawrence
Methodist Church
Eldridge
Round Corner
Rexall
Rankin Drug
Barrett eliminates defending champion in Western Open golf
Beatrice Barrett of Minneapolis ousted defending champion Helen Hicks Harb of Little Rock 1 when Barrett won a 20 hole match with a par on the 20th. Patty Berg beat Mrs Charles Newbold 2 up, Opal Hill defeated Mrs E R Hurley 4 and 3, Helen Hoffman beat Mrs H O Ramadka 2 up, and Babe Didrikson defeated Betty Botterill 3 and 1.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Beatrice Barrett
Minneapolis
Helen Hicks Harb
Little Rock
Ark
Miss Barrett
Harb
Patty Berg
Charles Newbold
Wichita
Kan
Opal S. Hill
Kansas City
E. R. Hury
San Antonio
Tex
Helen Hoffman
Salt Lake City
Brunette
Miss Berg
H. O. Ramadka
Rochester
Minn
Babe Didrikson
Beaumont
Betty Botterill
Pioneer Kansas woman physician Harriet Adams dies at 71
Dr. Harriet E. Adams 71, one of the first women doctors in Kansas, dies at Horton hospital after a career in Topeka and 21 years on the Massillon state hospital staff. She was the first woman graduate of Kansas medical school in 1888, born near Horton to Franklin G. Adams, early Indian agent and Kansas Historical Society secretary. Funeral services will be in Topeka Friday afternoon with burial there.
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Horton
Kan
Harriet E. Adams
Kansas
Horton Hospital
Adams
Kansas Medical School
Topeka
State Hospital
Massillon
Kennekuk
Franklin G. Adams
The
Kansas Historical Society
Guldahl and Mangrum Tie In St. Louis Open
Defending champion Ralph Guldahl shot 73 to reach 144 total at half way in the Western Open at Westwood Country Club St Louis. Ray Mangrum matched his first round 72 today to join Guldahl in a five way tie for second as the field contends for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westwood Country Club
St. Louis
Ralph Guldahl
Westwood Course
Ray Mangrum
Dayhos Fos
Ene Inna
Mangrum
Work Begins on $25,000 Phi Delta Theta House Addition
Work on the north side expansion of the Phi Delta Theta house at 1621 Edgehill Road proceeds with a $25,000 project. The Frank Preyer firm handles general contracting, Sneegas Plumbing, and Brune Co. carry electrical and plumbing work. Completion is slated for September 10, adding a basement and three floors to house 24 members, with the existing structure to be redecorated and an enlarged west entrance.
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Phi Delta Theta
Edgehill Road
Frank Preyer
Lawrence
Sneegas Plumbing Company
Brune Company
Wheat crop foreseen at 160 to 165 million bushels
L L Williams of Kansas State College told the Trans-Missouri Kansas shippers board that Kansas wheat likely totals 160 to 165 million bushels after frost and rain damage. He urged separating railroad legislation from politics as Congress considers several shelved measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Pi—L. C. Williams
Kansas State College At
Manhattan
Trans Missour-Kansas Shippers Board
Kansas
Extension Department
Shippers Board
L. M. Betts
Washington
Car Service
American Association of Railroads
Congress
Betts
Senate Approves Final Deficiency Bill Before Adjournment
Washington reports the Senate gave final approval to the deficiency appropriation bill as one of the last measures before adjournment. The action comes on June 15 and closes the last remaining budget items for enactment.
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Senate
Washington
Eudora Women Enjoy Mary Virginia Pierce Shower
The Ant iCant class hosted a handkerchief shower for Miss Mary Virginia Pierce last Thursday at the Kindreds home in Eudora. Guests included Mary Virginia and many local names. spring decor, games, and refreshments followed the honoree’s entrance.
Social and church gatherings across Belleview and nearby towns
Mrs. R C Nuttall and daughter Dorothy visited in Junction City with the Broers family. Congregation members from the colored church picnicked at Swope Park in Kansas City. Russel Dizmang and son Larry joined dinner with the Diedrichs in Ottawa. John David attended a Wyandotte County Rural Mail Carries meeting in Piper. Ladies from Belleview hosted a luncheon for Mrs Floyd Pierce and Mary Virginia with a blue delphinium and red rose theme. A bridge game followed with Mrs Alma Hughes winning low score. Families, including the Mooneys and McMillians, visited Wellsville and Oskaloosa for dinners and birthday honors.
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M. E. Sunday School
Mary Virginia Pierce
Evabelle
Alice Marie
Mary Virginia
Miss Pierce
Benita Bartz
Jean Bartz
Ruth Bartz
Edna Bond
Leon Parker
Barbara Johnson
Maxine Daugherty
Audrey Osborne
Mary
Christine Eisele
Gladys Turner
Margaret Forsythe
Arleta Holmes
Benita
Oretta Spitzli
Myrrice Ott
Mary Johnson
Byronia
Mary Pence
Treva Canary
Katherine Walker
Arlene Bohnsack
Arlene Breithaupt
Nadine Harris
Omar Watson
Floyd Pierce
Leb Holmes
Jerry Harris
Leslie Kindred
Charles Banning
Betty Jean
Lawrence
Gottlieb Nieder
John David
Nieder
Emma Nieder
Co-Operative Club
Colonial
Sarah Hausman
William Selzer
Imogene
Otto
Minnie Hausman
Clarence Hausman
Clearfield
Herbert Landon
Tena Miskimens
Mae Schureman
Chicago
Ethelbert Ott
Marvin Wichman
Kaw Valley
Hausman
Clara Grosdidier
Ray Craig
Lois
Baldwin
Eudora
J. L. L. Bridge Club
Anna Sommers
Albert Grosdidier
Paul Sommers
Frank Greiner
Francis Harris
Wewoka
Okla
Sam Harris
Ames
Teachers College
Olive Dailey
Central Office
Charles Arrowsmith
Kansas City
The
Colored Church
Swope Park
Russel Dizmang
Larry
Ottawa
Curtis Diedrich
Maxine
Piper, Bar
Wyandotte
Elmer Scott
Maurice Starr
Alma Hughes
Mary Moody
Pierce
Clarence Daugherty
John Moody
Francis Hughes
Marion
James McCabrin
J. D. Adams
Allen Cochran
Wells
Market News Kansas City Cash Grain Prices and Wheat Oats Corn
Kansas City market report shows wheat prices for multiple grades with slight shifts and futures quotes for July and September. Oats and corn values move modestly with nonuniform gains and declines across grades, while rye and barley prices are listed. Chicago potato market notes 137 price on track 485 stock weak with heavy supplies and slow demand.
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Chicago
Ap-Usda
Sacked per cwt and market notes for grain sacks
Market brief notes bids and conditions. Arkansas and Oklahoma show heated decay and spotted sacks with prices 1.50 to 1.75 per cwt. California Rose U S No 1 old stock 2.00 with 20 and no sales reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
U. S
Estimated Livestock Receipts for Morrow Kansas City
Estimated livestock receipts listed include cattle 1500 calves 800 hogs 1000 sheep 4000. Figures released for June 15 show market arrivals projected by APUDA with regional emphasis on supply increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Grain futures through 1930s style quotes from market table
The report lists commodity futures with month by month figures for oats soybeans rye and other grains. It shows July and December values for each item such as oats July 2654 Sept 26 percent Dec 27 54a and soybeans July 8734 Oct 84 with various decimals and symbols. The text resembles a historical market page with fragmented OCR data.
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Tait
Lord
Livestock Prices Mixed as Kansas City Market Close
Livestock trade in Kansas City closes with hogs moderately active and generally steady. Hogs top at 8.90 with bulk 170 to 270 pounds. Cattle show slow to steady tone with grassers steady and Texas steers unsold. Fed yearlings around 10.15 and grass steers near 8.00. Sheep saw spring lambs about 50 higher.
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Kansas City
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
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Sublette
Chi
Oakley “Court House
Lonial Tea Room
K.U
Col. L. P. Ayres
Seventeenth Street
Gunman
State College
Fred Kahn
Douglas County Sportsmen’s Club
Ernie Pontius
Journal-World
Dalby
Guldahl
R. C. Nuttall
Dorothy
Belleview
Junction City
Clarence Broers
North Woods
Wisconsin
Upper
Michigan
Minnesota
F. P. Byman
G. A
N. W. Ry
Walnut St
Hunsinger Motor Company
Hudson
American Express
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Peoples State Bank
Sth
National City Bank of New York
Hom
Douglas County Building & Loan Association
John C. Emick
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