University summer enrollments decline across state schools
University of Kansas enrollment falls to 1,488 as part of a statewide drop in summer sessions. Figures released by C. M. Harger show five schools total 6,575 students, down from 7,385 in 1921 and 1,60B in 1930. Law and medicine at KU rise slightly while graduate enrollments decline.
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University of Lances
C. M. Harger
Board of Regents
Harger
University of Kansas
Kansas State College
Emporia Teachers’ College
Pittsburg Teachers’ College
Hays. College
Pittsburg
K. Us
Emporia
Hays
Kansas State
He. Cutolt
Volcancellor
H.ley
K. U
Lindley
Law
Medi’cine
University Today
Roosevelt and rivals jostle for two thirds rule at convention
At the political convention the two thirds rule dominates mobilizing factions. Alfred E. Smith, Newton D. Baker, John Nance Garner, Harry F. Byrd and George White appear among candidates with varied reactions. Roosevelt’s cease fighting order shown to reporters earlier shapes the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Jouett Shouse
Roosevelt
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
F Newton D. Baker
William H. Murray
Alfalfa Bill
John Nance Garner
House
Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
George White
Ohio
Columbus
Two Church Districts In Session Here Today
A joint session of Topeka and Lawrence church districts opened at FE church this morning and will continue through June 30. Presiding elder Rev H W King led the meeting with Rev J M Williams of Brown's Chapel in Osawa Zomie delivering the opening sermon on Blessed Are the Poor In Spirit. A communion service was held and committee reports were read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka Zand Lawrence
FE Church
Fear More Strikes Loom as Mexican Rail Workers Idle
In Mexico City on June 28 AP reports a railway strike by about 3,500 Southern Pacific Mexico employees, with threats of additional shut downs and possible action by Mexican National railways workers. Pullman and Mexico City bakery workers also plan upcoming strikes as negotiations fail and vacations begin.
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Mexico City
Southern -Pacific
Mexico
Southern
Pacific
Pt Car
Mexican National Railways
Pullman Company
Raymond ‘Nichols
E. H. Lindley
Kidnap of Ten Americans in Hankow Under Reports
A report from Hankow China states that ten Americans, five adults and five children, were kidnapped by bandits tied to communist forces near Kikungshan in southern Henan. Regular Chinese troops reportedly prevented further abductions. The victims include missionaries and their children connected to Baltimore Mineola and Grand Forks missions. Various partisan activities and party leadership moves dominated Roosevelt era coverage.
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Hankow
China
Kikungshan
Henan
Kuk Kungshan
D. W. Vikner
Raw Mission
Baltimore
Edward
Mine Olie
Nyhus
Relatives Seek Trace of Baldwin Former Soldier
Baldwin City June 28 mystery surrounds the disappearance of Ermer Bruner World War veteran who walked out of a Topeka hospital June 22 and has not been heard from since. His parents Seward his brother Henry and others search with Santa Fe officials. Bruner had been telegraph operator at Waverly and had traveled with his wife to Topeka where Henry lived. He had no pass or money on him and was last registered at a Topeka rooming house. Local officers lack definite proof in the investigation into a shotgun shot at Mayor Heaton’s home. A room in the city building is being redecorated for a ladies rest room by the Woman's City Club.
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Baldwin City
Ermer
Bruner
Topeka
Seward
Baldwin
Santa Fe
Waverly
Henry Bruner
Thoro
C. E. Heaton
Gov Woodring Joins Democrats At Social Functions
Chicago June 28 AP Kansas' bachelor governor shifted from Roosevelt strategy to social obligations addressing the Democratic women's club after a Congress Hotel dinner. He urged war veterans to join party councils, noting many are engaging in party work for the first time and urged leadership. A Kansas headquarters hostess group was formed with Mrs. E. T. Hackney named keeper of visitors, followed by Myron Miller, then Mrs. Frank Hodges and others as greeters in the days ahead.
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Chicago
Kansas
Democratic Women's Club
Congress Hotel
Woodring
E. T. Hackney
Wellington
Myron Mila ‘Ler
Anthony
Frank Hodges
Clatheland
Dudley Doolit‘tle
Kansas City
Kan
Five Moscow store workers sentenced after theft trial
Five employees of Moscow state retail stores were given death sentences after a six day trial for defrauding the state of 1,000,000 rubles through theft price gouging and supplying speculators with goods. Seven others received ten year terms and eight were jailed for three to five years. Three more defendants were acquitted.
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Moscow
Family Needs A Stove In Lawrence Community Notice
A Lawrence family seeks a used coal or wood stove to replace cooking on bricks in the yard. Anyone with a spare range should notify the social service headquarters to donate the appliance. Also noted is KU entomology classes collecting at Toronto state lake with a two foot rattlesnake among specimens. Initiation ceremonies for five new members of a Lawrence sorority will be held tomorrow at Fraser Hall room 116 with named initiates Maud Ellsworth Lawrence Ethelyn Flaxx Ruth Lennon Maurrace Whitman and C Rath Miller.
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Lawrence
C. A. Puls
Social Service
Bda
Fraser Hall
Maud Ellsworth
Fourth of July Weekend at Lake View Club
The Lake View club hosts a weekend Fourth of July celebration with a Saturday dance for younger guests, a Sunday and Monday program including a shuffleboard tournament, athletic events, stunts, a water wedding, and a Wiener roast. Memorial hospital staff and guests enjoyed an outdoor supper at Elizabeth Home on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake*View
Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Home
Personal notes on Theta member travel and visits
Miss Maxine Wilhelmi leaves Sunday for Estes Park Colorado to attend the national convention of Kappa Alpha Theta. From Estes Park she will travel to California to visit relatives in July. Miss Gertrude Wuester of Beatty and Miss Mary Washington of Manhattan arrive to visit sister Mrs. Floyd Rankin and Mr Rankin. Dayton Fraker in Memorial hospital is reported much improved today. Miss Jessamine Fugate leaves Friday for New York to attend Columbia University this summer with Miss Myrtle Beasley of Lushton Nebraska, then plan to visit other eastern cities and Quebec, Canada.
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Maxine Wilhelmi
Estes Park
Colo
Kappa Alpha Theta
California
Gertrude Wuester
Beattie
Mary Washington
Manhattan
Iis Muester
Floyd Rankin
Rankin
Dayton Fraker
Tennessee Street
Memorial _hospital
Jessamine Fugate
New York
Columbia University
Myrtle Beasley
Lushton, Neb
Columbia
Quebec
Canada
Soviet Air Lines Forge New Links in Russian Chain
Moscow reports a new international airline between Leningrad and Berlin to supplement mail and passenger service. Plans target a dozen new routes connecting major industrial and agricultural centers, expanding total air lines from 26,782 miles in 1931 to 33,000 miles by 1932. Night flight will begin this year on Moscow to Sverdlovsk and Rostov-on-Don routes.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Berlin
Sverdlovsk
Rostov-on-Don
Australia Eyes Sale of Papua Island for Development
Australia debates selling its tropical possession Papua to high bidders to ease finances. Experts say oil and gold potential exist, but development requires funds and Papua is ready for exploitation with expected cheap Kanaka labor.
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Canberra
Australia
Papua
Picnic at Washington Creek Church celebrates Declaration day
An all day 4 July celebration at Washington Creek Church of the Brethren three miles southwest of Lone Star. Churches from Lone Star Appanoose and Overbrook join for a picnic with a noon dinner and attendees bring baskets. Dr Blair of McPherson College will speak in morning and afternoon as part of a planned program.
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Washington Creek
L. H. Griffith
Washington Creek Church
Deaths and Funerals: Emma Frances Wells 83
Funeral services for Emma Frances Wells 83 who died yesterday evening at her home five miles south of Lawrence will be held Thursday afternoon at eight from the Rumsey parlors. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by son Charles Wells two daughters Gertrude L Clark Alice W Wells sister and three generations of grandchildren. Mrs Elizabeth A Legg 34 Linwood resident died early this morning at a local hospital. Funeral at 4 pm Thursday from Rumsey funeral home. Burial in Memorial Park cemetery. Survived by husband a Legg and one son and one daughter.
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Emma Frances Wells
Lawrence
Rumsey
Husted
Baldwin
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sarah Tobias
Wichita
Elizabeth A. Legg
Linwood
Memorial Park Cemetery
A Legg
Lawrenc e Summer Campus Notes and Oddities
A column from Lawrence laments summer student habits and local quirks. It notes smokers taking library breaks, chigger activity reports, out of state cars, and a strange tale of hearing heartbeats in a bed. It muses on Paul Revere river turtles, historic announcers, and memories of ancient Greece amid campus life.
City Police Recover Car in Topeka Theft Connection
Police arrested Henry Green 18 of Great Bend on car theft charges and hold him for Topeka authorities. He was taken in the 600 block on Massachusetts Street after claiming another youth stole the Buick coupe and gave it to him. Topeka officers planned to return Green to Topeka today.
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Henry Green
Great Bend
Topeka
Young
Green
O Green
Massachusetts Street
James Messer
Henry Smith
John Ingalls
Army Is Led by New Commander in Bonus March
Washington reports a leadership switch in the bonus army with Thomas Kelly replacing Walter Waterman as acting commander in chief. George Kleinholz succeeds Waterman after the resignation amid heavy rain and a looming food shortage. Police pull back from the veterans’ financial administration as funds run dry and transport aid ends. Maryland police follow suit, halting city transportation for the marchers.
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Washington
Bonus Army
Thomas Kelly
Camden
N. J
Walter W. Watera
Portland Oregon
George Kleinholz
Veterans Financial Administration
Maryland
Lindbergh testimony details Curtis kidnapping tale
Edmund Bruce testified that Lindbergh said he could help sell John H. Curtis story to a decent newspaper but denied suggesting fictionalization. Lindbergh described Curtis relaying kidnaping details allegedly from the Lindbergh household member, and Curtis later confessed his entire narrative was imaginary. Spectators included Betty Gow and Mrs. Wheatley, exonerated of implicating anyone.
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Flemington
N. J
Edmund Bruce
Elmira
Charles A. Lindbergh
John. H. Curtis
Lindbergh Baby Tu & Newspaper
Col. Lindbergh
Bruce
Curtis
John Hughes Curtis
Lindbergh
Betty Gow
Ollie Wheatley
Hopewell
John
Eric
Nils
Newark
Gratchen
Cape May
N. 4
Falls City Chief Goes After Prisoner in Slaying Case
Kansas City dispatch reports Falls City Neb Witness Judd Ankron arrives to escort Edward Pijersch 32 to trial for first degree murder in the shooting death of railroad detective B J Kelly at Salem Neb last March Pijersch reportedly admitted knowledge of the slaying and waived extradition He and two companions were said to be copper wire thieves when confronted by the detectives Powell Peterson and deputy Wiltmer. one companion fired hitting Kelley and wounding Peterson.
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Kansas City
Judd Ankron
Falls City
Neb
Edward Pijersch
Salem
Piersch
B. J. Kelly
Atchison, Kan
O A. Peterson
Ivan Wiltmer
Piersth
Kelley
Peterson
Foster Arrest of Communist Candidate William Z Foster
William Z Foster, candidate of the Communist party for U S president, was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of criminal syndicalism. Police red squads detained him as they patrolled the old Plaza district ahead of a planned Communist demonstration during his nationwide candidacy tour.
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Los Angeles
William Z. Foster
Communist Party
United States
Old Plaza
Foster
Trinity Lutheran Primary Plans Ice Cream Social
Trinity Lutheran church primary department will host an ice cream social on Thursday on the lawn to raise funds for remodeling the department's headquarters this fall. Proceeds will defray remodeling costs as the department undergoes slight improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Linwood Social News Highlights and Local Visits
Last Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Will Elder their daughter Mrs Harry Hicks visited with Betty Jean Walter and Mrs John Rankin and sisters Mary and Florence of Kansas City Kansas. The Farm Bureau met Tuesday at Mrs John Parrys with fried chicken lunch but limited business due to time. Attendees included Mrs Carl Meinke Mrs Algie Kirkman Mrs Gertrude Siscoe Mrs Walter Reed Mrs Frank Reed Mrs Watery Henstrock Mrs Will Anderson Mrs John Tudhope Mrs Sarah Parry and Alice Joyce Henstroth Buddy Kirkman Ala Dell Theodore Meinke. The next meeting is July 19 with Mrs Pat Collins. Rain prevented preaching last Sunday. Mrs Harness spoke on missionary linen to a small audience. Fish dinner attendees were Mr and Mrs James Smith Leona Mr and Mrs Will Anderson Thelma Milton Nolan Guffey and Mr Lale. Anderson caught an 18 pound catfish Saturday night. Mrs Fay Parry has been ill but is improving under Dr Johnsons care. Hugh Parry returned to Fairfield Iowa after a brief visit with his parents.
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Will Elder
Thheir
Harry Hicks
Betty Jean
Walter
John Rankin
Seuphters
Mary
Florence
Kansas City
Kan
Farm Bureau
John Parry
Carl Meinke
Algie Kirkman
Gertrude Siscoe
Walter Reed
Frank Reed
Wattery
Henstrock
Will Anderson
John Tudhope
Sarah Parry
Alice Joyce Henstroth
Buddy Kirkman
Ala Dell
Theodore Meinke
Pat Collins
Harness
California
Jack Curtis
James Smith
Leona
Thelma and
Milton
Nolan Guffey
Lale
Anderson
Fay Parry
Dr. Johnson
Hugh Parry
Fairfield
Iowa
Bethel
Worden
Kenneth
Raymond Heim
Fred
Charles
Leland
Breithaupt
Henry Hornters
Lester Schwartz
Young
Hazel Lynch
Mae Pippert
Frances Heppner
Schwartz
Inez
Luts Baby
Myrtle Schwartz
Fred Lutz
Eva Haas
Trene Lynch
Thelma Schwarts
Mabel Haas
Sophia Helm
Norma
Pauline
Oscar
Otto Stoebener
J. W. Breithaupt
Oscar Nuffer
Kraft
Baldwin
Albert Schwartz
Ferne Heffner
John Oelkers
Louisa Schwartz
Dorothea
Arnold Staebener
Raymond
Wilmer Nelson
St. John's Evangelical Church
Fred Heim
Elmer Winter‘mantie
Chris Kraft
Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist Church
Gertrude Schott
Miss Schott
Elsin Towers
Rancoon
Burma
Ruth Breithaupt
Pauline Simon
William Broeker
Lawrence
Ben Schultz
Gibbon
John Lyons
Harley
Alfred
Oliver DeWatteville
Chicago
Mary DeWatteville
Tawrence
Johnnie Breithaupt
Ruth
Elmer Wintermantle
eMirs
Glenn Schwartz
Hazel
Irene Lynch
Mae
Elsie Pivnert
Walter Schwartz
Carl Plambeck
Antonette
Elsie Heas
Pauline Stoebener
Faye Wintermantle
Nellie Wintermantle
Kanwaka News Notes on Politics and Community Clubs
Donald Elkin leaves Wednesday for Chicago to attend the Democratic national convention as secretary to the Kansas delegation. He is a precinct committeeman and president of the Young Democrats club. Several local families attend gatherings, weddings, and dinners in Lawrence and Topeka. The Kanwaka 4-H baking club and other clubs hold meetings with officers elected and events planned. Republican caucus results and township officers are listed, with notes on filings. Various social visits, summer plans, and club activities fill the week in Kanwaka township.
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Donald Elkin
Chicago
Weodring
Kansas
Donald
Young Democrats Club
K. U. Miss
Dorothy Elliott
Memorial Hospital
Opal
Loretta Shaw
Emnogia
Kansas State Teachers’ College
Garber-Nottingham
M.E. Church
Lawrence
Guy Bigsby
Barbara
Virscinit
R. O. Dickey
Toneka
George Rigsby
W. A. Colman
al Blaes
Evanston
Wyo
Willis Colman
Clara J. and
Waneta
W. F. Elkin
Blues
J. S. Emmett
L. H. Emmett
Kanwaka Girls
Margaret Colman
Beth McClure
Tola Bell Johnson
Betty Christy
Olive Maude Evans
Leonora’ Elkin
Iola
Johnson
Kanwaka
Everett Petefish
Elmer Bahnmaier
Kanwaka Hall
Jake Bidinger
Walter Wulfkuhle
Edward Shaw
Walter
Wulfkuhle
Asa Colman
Teeman
Grover Rothwell
Orville Smith
Ambrose Bigsby
George Richards
Virgil Smith
Mary Trowbridge
Babe Slusser
Cecil Button
Worden Hosts Big Local Baseball and Community Odds
Worden hosted a Monday afternoon baseball game with Bethel on the Worden diamond, ending 18 to 8 in Worden’s favor. Community notices list visitors, church events, Ladies Aid activities, and social gatherings at local homes, with names including Breithaupt, Lutz, Schwartz, Heim, Lynch, and Towers among many others.
Hesper Residents Attend Quarterly Meeting in Prairie Center
Hesper and nearby communities sent a large turnout to the Prairie Center quarterly meeting. Lindley Stanley sang Sunday and Alma Votan played piano as Rev. Frank Davies spoke. Attendees included Mrs. Rose Ankifer of Logansport and many local families visiting kin across Hesper, Clearfield, and Little Blue.
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Henrietta Terrell
Genor
Neb
Sarah Terrell
Ralph
Christinia Kanzig
Kansas City
John
Hesper
Prarie Center
Lindley Stanley
Alma Votan
Frank Davies
Kansas
Nash Eisel
Earnest Lightbody and
Wheaton
Lone Star 4 H Club Radio Program at Cargy School
Community updates note the Lone Star 4 H club held a radio program at Cargy school Thursday evening. Several local families and guests, including Mrs F E Childs and Jimmie Childs, shared Sunday dinner with the Lon Childs and Mr and Mrs Arthur Flory hosted the Jolly Stitchers on Wednesday afternoon. Hazel Ikenberry visited Lawrence Wednesday, while Roy Flory and Kenneth Howells families from Lawrence and California visited J W Anderson’s household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star 4-H Club
F. E. Childs and Sons
Jimmie Childs
Lon Childs
Arthur Flory
Kenneth Howells
Lucille Cowper
California
J. W. Anderson
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Walsh
Com-I. Nai
Hapeavelt
Long
Huey Long
National Party
Louisiana
Arthur Mullen
Nebraska
J. Roosevelt
Woman’s City Club
State Lake
P. B.lawson
Kathleen Doering
Tonganoxie State Lake
K. U. Laboratories
Soclely
Lalia Walling
Jane Chase
Concord
N. H
Margaret Sherwood
Elma Carey
Ruth Stoland
T. Q. Ashburn
Inland Waterways Corporation
Missouri River
Paul Revere
Lexington
Greece
Wisconsin U
Robert Wilson
University of Wisconsin
J . E. Underhill
International Harvester Comany
Atchinson
Goex
Missouri River Channel
W. F. Kissick
Iowa City
Iewa
University of Iowa
Mits
William Z. "Foster
Trinity Lutheran Primary Department
Gambies
Kanwaka Tax Study Club
J. XE
Crowder
Emmett
Virginia Bigsby
George Bigsby
Busy Bee Club
Rudiger
Janice Patchen
Kanwaka Literary Club
George Dews
Kanwaka Good Will Club
H. F. Ach
Mary Jo Bair
Secon
Europe
Carl Schwartz
Herbert Gerstenberger
Denver
George Gerstenberger
D.M. Harris
Martha.Giertz
Ray Miller
Wm. Miskimen
Douglas Harris
St. Paul's
Monay
Abner Winslow
N. P. Henley
Arthur Watson
Whittier
Calif
Hill
M. . Hill
Anna Hill
M. C. Hill
Eunice
Lone Star
Kellogg's
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Roy Lawrence Market
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