Local Dairyman’s Cows Set Records Near Lawrence
J D Phillips a dairy farmer near Lawrence with a 15 cow purebred Guernsey herd has four state record cows in two years. His champions include Elm Ledge Estelle and Elm Ledge Athel Bird with high milk and butterfat, all bred and tested under Kansas State College supervision. Phillips notes better results with test care and emphasizes registered stock and herd testing as key to profitable dairying.
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J. D. Phillips
Lawrence
Phillips
Kansas State Agricultural College
Elm Ledge Estelle
Estelle
Elm Ledge Athelbird
Bubbles
Woodlaw Park
Guernsey
Kansas Legion Wins Fifth of Eight Membership Contests
AP reports Kansas Legionnaires won their annual membership contest with Oklahoma, placing five of eight. E. A. Ryan, department adjutant, announced Kansas had 19,457 members to Oklahoma’s 16,626 at last night’s close. He said Kansas’ membership matches last year’s record and the state’s national quota of 22,600 would be reached within a month.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas Legionnaires
Oklahoma
E. A. Ryan
Kansas
Ryan
Strangers in Love and Shanghai Express at Dickinson
Fredric March stars in Strangers in Love in a Dickinson premiere with Kay Francis Stuart Erwin and Juliette Compton. The plot follows twin brothers one rich one poor with swapped lives and comic complications. Also showing is a prosperity comedy and real Shanghai fighting footage, plus Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express for three days.
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Fredric March
Dickinson Theater
Kay Francis
Stuart Erwin
Juliette Compton
Bat
Shanghai
Marlene
Dietrich
Marriage license total for month reaches twenty nine
Probate Judge Evens records show twenty nine licenses issued this month surpassing last year. The couple Roland R. Mumford and Madeline Turner of Lawrence plan to wed by Rev. Sims of Lawrence, with a four year anniversary cycle noted.
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L. H. Menger
Ats
Roland R. Mumford
Madeline Turner
Lawrence
Mr. Sims
Huge holding in gold as gold rush spurs sales
London reports a major bullion firm estimates British holdings at about 1 billion pounds in gold sovereigns and manufactured pieces. The claim follows sharp sales of gold objects during England s recent gold rush as owners liquidate ancient pieces from old goldsmiths.
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London
England
Tuesday evening lectures and weather note
Tuesday program lists lectures on abandonment of mechanistic thought by Dr Wheeler and family life of a rattlesnake by Prof Taylor, plus a talk on advertising as a factor in business recovery by H Underhill. Ends with a normal weather backup note.
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Raynond H. Wheeler
BE. H. Taylor
Girls & m
Kansas
Gix Knight
Hurshet E. Underhill
Wheeler Urges Planned Control of Production
Dr. B R Wheeler of the University of Kansas argues that in modern societies freedom shifts from isolation to cooperation as interdependence grows. He calls for deliberate economic planning to regulate private and public production to protect the economic structure and prevent social and economic disorder. He warns revolutions occur when people ignore natural laws of cooperation and market dynamics.
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BR. H. Wheeler
University of Kansas
Highory
Humorous Play and War Sermon Highlight Theatre Guild Event
The production features a clever crook and his shady companion in a kidnapping hoax with a gentler sermon against war delivered by Hugh Sinclair. Beatrice Lillie appears in her first straight role, as the Theatre Guild stages the piece. Separately, Indiana University’s botany department acquires the Deam herbarium of 5,000 to 6,000 Indiana plant specimens.
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Hugh Sinclair
Theatre Guild
Beatrice Lillie
Deam
Indiana
Indiana University Department of Botany
Patee Theater Opens Three Night Run of Lady With a Past
Constance Bennett headlines the modern comedy drama at the Patee, praised by theatergoers as one of the best vehicles. The show follows a wallflower who becomes a charm‑maker amid international settings. Ben Lyon performs well as a gigolo.
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the Patee
Constance Bennett
Ben Lyon
Shaw Satire Too Good to Be True Stages in Boston
George Bernard Shaw opened his latest satire Too Good to Be True in Boston with its world premier last night. The play mashes medicine government the British army religion family life and the League of Nations through Shaw’s wit and philosophy. Hope Williams stars as a young lady in the plot which critics say serves mainly as a vehicle for Shaw’s ideas.
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Boston
Mar
George Bernard Shaw
League of Nations
Shaw
Hope Williams
Weather and divorce notes mix in Topeka report
Topeka weather shows March bringing ordinary late winter mix with rain and mild temps around 50s to 60s, while Nebraska rain and Dakotas snow appear nearby. Meteorologist Flora cites highs near 55 and lows 30 to 40, with no major cold spell expected. Geneva Snell sues Raymond Snell for divorce citing extreme cruelty and neglect, seeking custody of five children. couple married in 1923.
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Topeka
Mar
Sas
Flora
Nebraska
Dakotas
Montana
Wichita
Goodland
Geneva Snell
Pennsylvania Street
Raymond Snell
Snells
What Will You Look Like a Year From Today Headaches and Pains
A historic ad promotes Sendol as a non habit forming remedy to ease headaches jewelry pains and facial line concerns. It claims quick ache relief and neutralizes acid conditions with a price of only 0c at all druggists.
Unclear fragments hint at local events and notices
Fragmentary lines reference romantic leads, Barney Scofield orchestra, county events, March 8 election of officers, a Valley California farmer with tomatoes, drainage district officers for Wakarusa Has kell and Eudora, and a market or thrift topic.
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Wakarusa, Haskell, and Eudora
Journal- World ‘Market
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