Derby Auto Club Elects Officers for Jayhawk Derby
The Lawrence Derby club elected officers Arthur Grant president Bob White vice president Donald Jones secretary and Ed Pringle treasurer. Tests and trials set for July 4 Jayhawk Midget Auto Derby entries available at three local addresses with new blanks due by June 30. The race welcomes boys 15 and under with age divisions and prizes funded by local merchants.
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Chamber of Commerce
WREN_ building
Arthur Grant
Bob White
Donald Jones
Ed Pringle
Jimmy Richardson
Felix. Arnold
Lawrence Derby Club
Indiana Street
Massachusetts Street
Mississippi Street
Phoning
West End
Coker Candy Company
Highway 59 boosters plan June meeting in Garnett
The annual gathering of U S Highway 59 supporters will occur June 27 starting at 10 a m in Garnett. Lawrence participants are expected due to local activity. Registration starts at the Peoples theater with a tour of new road segments. Roy W Cox, state highway commissioner for the fourth division, will attend.
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Garnett
Lawrence
P. H. Friend
Friend
Awrence
Stan Schwahn
Granada Theater
National
U. S. 59 Association
Peoples Theater
Roy W. Cox
Two Inmates Paroled by Governor Ratner in 61 Release List
Douglas County inmates Adam Carter and Sam Johnson were among 61 parolees freed by Gov. Payne Ratner. Carter was convicted for forgery in 1934 and Johnson for morphine possession in 1987. The same dispatch notes AFL President William Green warning about CIO influence on labor papers.
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Adam Carter
Sam Johnson
Douglas County
Granta
Payne Ratner
Carter
Johnson
Robbers Hold Up Messengers For Crawford Payroll
Three bandits robbed two Crawford Manufacturing messengers of 1863.20 dollars this afternoon as they returned from a bank. The robbers escaped and no one was injured.
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Kansas City
Crawford Manufacturing Company
Von Cramm Defeats Riggs In Queens Club Semi Final
Baron Gottfried von Cramm, former German Davis Cup ace, upset American Bobby Riggs in the Queens Club semifinal today. The baron dominated with a 6-0 6-1 victory, giving Riggs only one game.
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von Cramm
Riggs
London
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
America
Bobby Riggs
Fined on Drunk Charge in Police Court
Fred Albro of Lawrence was fined ten dollars on an intoxication charge in police court today.
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Fred Albro
Lawrence
Cranium Crackers Typist Exemption Exam Riddle
Answers on classifieds tease a puzzle about typists and a typewriter. The text notes exemptions for typists and asks solvers to arrange the alphabet on paper as it appears on a standard typewriter, hinting at a spelling challenge.
Roosevelt aides appoint Jones Carmody to lead agency
At the capitol Representative Taber denounces the plan as a subterfuge to break the budget act and evade the public debt limit. The new lending program would use government guaranteed securities instead of direct treasury funding.
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Jones and Carmody
Roosevelt
Capitol
Representative Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Taber
Republican National Committee
Morgenthau
Congress
Census Bureau Reports U S Birth Rate Rising
Washington June 238 The American birth rate, contrary to belief, is rising final computations for 1938 showed 17.6 live births per 1000 population the highest in years. The rate declined from 25.1 in 1915 to a low of 16.5 in 1933 and fluctuated to 16.7 in 1936 before edging up to 17.0 in 1937.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sermon at Plymouth Church Sunday Morning
The Plymouth Congregational church will host a Sunday service at 11:00 with the sermon There Are Two Kinds of People. The Junior choir directed by Mrs. George W. Bradshaw will perform Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring. Tenor Howard Wray will sing The Publican. Organist Wilma Stoner will play Pastorale Sapphic Ode and Piece de Fantaisie. A nursery will run in the Parish House during the service.
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Plymouth
Plymouth Congregational Church
George W. Bradshaw
Jesus
Bach
Howard Wray
Vande Water
Wilma Stoner
Kullak
Brahms
Local Marriage Licenses Issued in Lawrence and Nearby
Yesterday marriage licenses were issued to Merrill E. Clements of Lawrence and Bonnie Boone of Eureka to James Patrick Hayes of New York City and Evelyn Gladys Swarthout of Lawrence to Minor W. Major of St. Louis Missouri and Catherine Delano Owen of Lawrence.
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Merrill E. Clements
Lawrence
Bonnie Boone
Eureka
James Patrick Hayes
New York City
Evelyn Gladys Swarthout
Minor W. Major
St. Louis
Catherine Delano Owen
Richter to Head New State Group
Topeka Kansas Attorney General Jay S Parker announced that former Marion County sheriff and railroad officer Richard Richter will become director of the new Kansas Bureau of Investigation set to begin July 1 He will earn 3000 a year and supervise a ten member force Richter 46 a native Kansan and WWV veteran has a long record as a peace officer and investigator He will appoint the remaining nine members with a 46000 annual appropriation for the department
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Topeka
Junne
Lou P. Richter
Marion County
Kan
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Jay S. Parker
Richter
Parker
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Kansas
Kansas State Peace Officers’ Association
Refrigerated Show Case Installed at Ralph Pine Market
In Lawrence the Ralph Pine market added a new refrigerated display case serving as both display and cold storage. Dr. A R Kennedy will join his son Dr Ted Kennedy in his Lawrence dental practice after Ted passed the Kansas State Dental board exams. Gladiola season opens and blooms impressively per Bill Boardman. Delbert Paasch takes over the Standard Oil filling station at Ninth and Vermont, succeeding Paul Woodard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Pine Market
A. R. Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
Kansas State Dental Board
Lawrence
Delbert Paasch
Standard Oil
Ninth and
Vermont Street
Paul Woodard
Four Bishops Elected in Free Methodist Conference
Winona Lake Ind June 23 Four bishops were elected today at the twentieth quadrennial general conference of the Free Methodist church William Pearce Titusville Pa L R Marston Greenville Ill M D Ormston Spring Arbor Mich and Charles V Fairbairn McPherson Kan were named with Fairbairn defeating Leroy Lowe Spring Arbor Junior College president to succeed Bishop Robert A Warren Seattle Wash who died recently
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Winona Lake
Ind
Free Methodist Church
William Pearce
Titusville
L. R. Marston
Greenville, Ill
M. D. Ormston
Spring Arbor
Mich
Charles V. Fairbairn
McPherson
Kan
Fairbairn
Leroy Lowe
Robert A. Warren
Seattle
Wash
Journal-World Classifieds Drive Readers and Results
A classified page in The Journal-World draws readers and delivers results for local buyers and sellers. The section highlights ads across jobs, real estate, vehicles, and services, showcasing active listings and quick connections within the community.
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Journal-World
Agricultural aid plan touted as nation's most extensive
Washington reports administration farm officials expect congressional approval of 338 million dollars in extra farm benefits, part of a 966 million dollar department package to fund crop production and surplus disposal. The plan mirrors current programs, adds a cotton export subsidy, and increases subsidies for dairy, fruits, vegetables, and possibly lard and pork.
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Washington
Administration
Agriculture Department
Department
House
Senate
Congressman's Daughter Is Married in Fredericksburg
Patricia Mary Jane Houston, 21, daughter of Kansas Congressman John M. Houston, wed Donald Farrell Conaway, 22, a Washington government employee, in Fredericksburg. The ceremony surprised the couple's families who learned of the marriage Monday evening. Conaway, document room employee, studied at the University of Southern California and Wichita University.
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Fredericksburg
Patricia Mary Jane Houston
Washington
John M. Houston
Kansas
Donald Farrell Conaway
Congressman
Mrs. Houston
Conaway
House of Representatives Document Room
University of Southern California
Wichita University
Personal News From Tonkawa And Denver Area
Mr and Mrs A D Sly of Lawton Oklahoma visited Mrs Beulah Rogers Rebekah State assembly secretary this morning Mrs Sly is a niece of the late Amos A Quinlan of Linwood Dr Myron Messenheimer and wife plan a short vacation to Morrison Colorado then Denver where Dr Messenheimer will begin an internship at a Denver hospital Mrs Paul Neil of Omaha Nebraska visits her mother Mrs J D Button T B Pontius and family of Denver Colorado are here to spend a few days with his sister Mrs W L Newman Dr Edward Bumgardner has a major operation at Memorial hospital and is reported in satisfactory condition
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A. D. Sly
Lawton
Okla
Beulah Rogers
Rebekah State Assembly
Sly
Amos A. Quinlan
Linwood
Myron Messenheimer
Morrison
Colo
Denver
Messenheimer
Paul Neil
Omaha
Neb
J. D. Button
T. B. Pontius
W. L. Newman
Edward Bumgardner
Memorial Hospital
Arthritis-Chronic Rheumatism Appoints Dr Albright
The appointment lists Dr Albright as key figure in arthritis and chronic rheumatism care, referencing Massachusetts and Virginia locations and the number 102344 in the context of the assignment.
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Albright
Baseball results and standings from early June AP report
Scores note St. Paul at Kansas City night game and other American and National League results. Feller and Brucker pitched for Cleveland and Philadelphia in rough box scores. Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 2 to 1 as Russ Bauers returned from an injury layoff in a Memorial Day context. Several games postponed by rain including St. Louis at New York and Chicago at Boston.
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American Association
St. Paul
Kansas City
Detroit
Washington
Benton
Tebbetts
Leonard
Ferrell
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Feller
Hemsley
Beckman
Dean
Joyce
Brucker
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
Russ Bauers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bauers
Brooklyn
Hamlin
Hutchinson
Phelps
Mueller
Cincinnati
Lehrman
Danning
Derringer
Thompson
Davis
Cgiberger
Uber
Cobl
Lee and Hartiett
St. Denis
Body search for oil promoter in Clinton county slaying
Police comb Clinton county roads today for the body of George Hall age 50 an oil promoter and executive of Hal-Be-Ogle & Gas corp reported slain after a hitchhiking ride Miss Ruby Colby of Pinconning told investigators a hitchhiker shot Hall and dumped the body in bushes while holding her captive in the car. Detectives believe the crime scene lies midway between St Johns and Fowler.
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Lansing
Mich
Clinton County
George Hall
Ruby Colby
Hall
Harold Mulgar
St. Johns
Fowler
Colby
Grand Rapids
Hal-Be-Ogle & Gas Corporation
Michigan
Fireman Finds His Car Ablaze After Late Alarm
Garden City Kansas June 23 Fireman GC C Dick was afoot when the alarm sounded His wife had driven away earlier in the family car He hitched to the hospital front where Mrs Dick visited a patient and found the car upholstery burning.
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Garden City
Kan
GC. C. Dick
Cooperator
Hull Defends Barter Plan in Cotton Rubber Exchange
Secretary Hull defended the London agreement exchanging American cotton for British rubber, saying it does not breach trade agreements. He cited three reasons including commodity exclusivity, exemption from normal commerce rules, and locked stocks to protect market conditions. Berlin reaction and state department plans to release the text followed.
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Washington
Hull
London
Britain
United States
Berlin
Germany
South America
State Department
C.S.T
Two Die in East Grand Boulevard Gunfight
A police officer and a bandit were killed in a gun battle at East Grand Boulevard and Vernor Highway after a nearby finance office robbery. The robber, Anthony Kessler, 27, of Detroit, and a blond female companion were involved. she claimed he was her husband. She was captured. the bandit fled with her in a coupe.
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Liceman
East Grand Boulevard
Vernor Highway
Warren Raby
Anthony Kessler
Detroit
Theodore Hartman Auto Finance Company
U. S. Restes Its Case Against Buckner Co-Defendants
The government rested its mail fraud and conspiracy case against William P. Buckner Jr and four co defendants without calling broker William F. Ingold of London. The defense planned to call Tillie of Harlem the chicken shack lady and an unidentified champagne loving cabbie.
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New York
William P. Buckner, Jr
Playboy
William F. Ingold
London
Europe
Tillie
Harlem
Seaton Funeral Arrangements Include Manhattan Burial
Oren A. Seaton 92 father of Fay N. Seaton publisher editor of the Manhattan Mercury and Chronicle died at Research hospital after a brief stay. Burial will be in Manhattan. Fay Seaton publishes the Manhattan Mercury and Chronicle. Grand opening and benefit dinner at Pentecostal church 601 North Second Street June 25 with Elder Brewer officiating. Journal-World circulation offer highlights home delivery to summer addresses.
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Kansas City
Oren A. Seaton
Fay N. Seaton
Manhattan
Kan
Research Hospital
Fay Seaton
Manhattan Mercury and Chronicle
Pentecostal Church
North Second Street
Elder Brewer
Journal-World
Innkeeper Nelson Dies in Electric Chair for Family Murder
Harvey Nelson, the Innkeeper of San Reidsville Georgia, was executed by electric chair for the murder of his 12 year old son J C Nelson. He maintained innocence until death saying the crime was for insurance money and it occurred at his road house near Waycross on May 26 1988.
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San Reidsville
Harvey Nelson
J. C. Nelson
Nelson
Waycross
Rotary resolves against Norman Thomas invitation in Kansas
Independence Rotary Club adopted a resolution opposing the Kansas State Teachers Association action to invite Norman Thomas to address its fall convention. The resolution targets the speaker as socialist and will be sent to Topeka officials, the state American Legion commander, and all Kansas Rotary clubs.
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Independence
Kan
Rotary Club
Kansas State Teachers
Norman Thomas
Frank Pinet
Topeka
Ray Pierson
American Legion
Rotary
Kansas
Pierson
Pinet
Reed Questions FDR Self Liquidating Schemes
Senator Clyde M. Reed of Kansas criticizes President Roosevelt's lending program for employment. He says he has no confidence in Roosevelt's financial judgment and jokes that Roosevelt cannot distinguish a self liquidating project from a 45000 ton battleship.
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Reed
F.D.R
Washington
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Derby Auto Club
William Green
A.F.L
C.I.O
American Newspaper Guild
L. P. Richter Lou P. Richter
Marion
U.S
NEW State Group
Marion County Sherif To Direct Investigation Bureau
Bill Boardman
Boardman
West Twenty-First Street
Conference of Free Methodist Church
Chinatown
Capitol Building
Randolph
Acme Telephoto
Houston
Guffin
Tt & Vt
Dickinson Theatre
Stinson Jr
Harris Flying Service
U. S
Buckner
Brazil
George
Queen Elizabeth
Aurelio Goes Monteiro
Malin Craig
Breziligs
Carlos Martins
Thomas
Wiedemann
Stovers
Whitman
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
Fritz CO
Philco
RCA
Zenith
Bireley
Douglas County Building & Loan Association
Massachusetts St
John C. Emick
Delbert
Richardson
J. F. Baker
Dist
Mgr
Fred A. Bremer
Agt
F.S
Lens
Mass
Hemphill
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