Par for Farmers Could Cost Billions Annually
Congressional leaders estimate the administration program to bring parity and security to agriculture may require upward of a billion dollars a year. Major items include soil conservation 600 million, crop insurance 100 to 150 million, and rehabilitation of tenants and laborers 100 to 125 million, with additional sums for land ownership aid and federal land bank reimbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
House Agriculture Committee
Federal
Congress
House
Wallace
Brooking Institution
Kansas University Seeks Oratorical Winner After Contest
Eight KU men compete in the seventh annual junior senior oratorical contest at Fraser Theater Tuesday night with $15 $10 and $5 prizes and one speaker advancing to the Missouri Valley Oratorical in St Louis March 26. Speakers include Martin Maloney Leighton Fossey Edward Barnett John M Phillips Don Voorhees William Zupanec Bob Thorpe and Nelson Sullivan. Judges are Prof John Nelson John Hawkins Harold Ingham C B Holmes and John Brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Fraser Theater
K. U
St. Louis
Martin Maloney
Lawrence
Leighton Fossey
Nickerson
Edward Barnett
Parsons
John M. Phillips
Kansas City
Don Voorhees
Leavenworth
William Zupanec
Spearville
Bob Thorpe
Wichita
Nelson Sullivan
Kan
Prof
John Nelson
John Hawkins
Harold Ingham
C. B. Holmes
John Brand
Kansas City Recital By KU Fine Arts Students Tonight
Three University of Kansas School of Fine Arts students perform at First Presbyterian Church in Kansas City Kansas. Ted Val Sloan of Lawrence sings baritone Orene Vowell of Kansas City pianist and William Leech of Oskaloosa pianist will appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas School of Fine Arts
First Presbyterian Church
Kansas City
Kan
Ted Val Sloan
Lawrence
Orene Vowell
William Leech
Oskaloosa
Test Your Knowledge Teat Questions on a Classified Page
A reader’s quiz asks seven trivia items covering geography, history, science, and institutions. It includes questions about Colima, leaping years, Titanic sinking causes, Ruskin, Johns Hopkins, and Swarthmore College among others.
New Kansas University grid coach arrives for spring practice
Glenn Presnell, former Nebraska and Detroit Lions star, named varsity football assistant coach at Kansas University, will arrive in Lawrence this week to join spring practice starting in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Presnell
Nebraska University
Detroit Lion
Flood relief fund reaches 4400 in Douglas County
Douglas County donated 4,400.98 to the American Red Cross for flood disaster relief. Mrs. Fred Isaacs, chairwoman, announced the final tally after funds from various sites. Clothing was collected by the Social Service League for shipment to flood districts, and nurse Miss Ruby Fairbairn served at a concentration camp hospital in Forest City, Arkansas for two more weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
American Red Cross
Fred Isaacs
Red Cross
Social Service League
the Red Cross
Ruby Fairbairn
M.D. Flory
William F. H. Flor
Farm Boy Devours 36 to Take Con test
Twenty year old Arvid Kvist returned to his duties on his father’s farm in Winter Wisconsin. He devoured 36 pancakes in one hour and one minute to win the national pancake eating title though he said he wasn’t pressed into real action. His rival Carl Kvist, his father and closest rival, finished second with 28 cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter
Wis
Arvid Kvist
Carl
Yale and Texas to Debate Kansas March 10 and 15
KU debaters under Prof. E. C. Buehler will face Texas on March 10 and Yale on March 15 in Fraser theater debates starting at 8 15 p m The topics are Should college athletes be subsidized and Should the American public support the consumers cooperatives movement The events mark KU’s ongoing intercollegiate debate schedule with Yale and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Buehler
University of Kansas
K. U
University of Texas
Yale University
Texas
Consumers’ Cooperatives
Kansas
Yale
Fraser Theater
Bulldog Drummond Escapes at the Varsity cinema
The double bill features Bulldog Drummond Escapes with Ray Milland in the title role and a strong cast led by Sir Guy Standing Reginald Denny Porter Hall and Heather Angel. The second feature is a return showing of Sing Baby Sing. February marriage licenses total 20, down from 29 in February 1936, a Leap Year month with 29 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulldog Drummond
Varsity
Ray Milland
Guy Standing
Reginald Denny
Porter Hall
Heather Angel
May 2 Wedding Date Reported For Windsor Wallis Pair
London reports the duke of Windsor set May 2 for his wedding to Wallis Simpson. The conduct of the ceremony may affect the coronation of George VI ten days later. Edward abdicated to marry Simpson, with ongoing debates over income and royal titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke' S of Windsor
Wallis Simpson
Edward VII
Ernest Erapan
Edward
Enzesfeld Castle
Vienna
Duke of Kent
Lord Brownlow
Mrs. Simpson
England
George VI
Windsor
George
Elizabeth
Wallis
British Legion
Cannes
France
Simpson
Ipswich
Marriage License Issued To Matney And Bahnmaier
A marriage license has been issued to Kenneth J. Matney and Esther Bahnmaier of Lecompton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth J. Matney
Esther Bahnmaier
Lecompton
Junior Prom Will Be Week's Highest Spot at KU
March at the University of Kansas centers on the Junior Prom in the Union ballroom Friday night from 10 to 2 with Anson Weeks orchestra, Margie Dee, and Frankie Saputo. Tickets cost $2, promising a sizable crowd as spring activities begin and Easter vacation looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Union Ballroom
Anson Weeks
Margie Dee
Frankie Saputo
Pront
K. U
Delta Tau Fraternity
Union
Pan-Hellenic Council
Pan-Hellenic
Sigma Chi
Ruff Johnson
Lakin
Sigma Chi Rekins
Lawrence motorists rush to buy 1987 tags and pay late penalty
Lawrence motorists paid a $1 penalty for late 1987 motor car and truck tag purchases, with a 60 cent monthly rate for January and February. The penalty rises to $1.50 on April 1. County Treasurer A. M. Gardner reported 5,598 passenger car and 924 truck tags sold through Saturday, up 193 and 99 from last year. Dr. R I Canuteson of Watkins Memorial Hospital noted only 18 patients, the lowest since before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Gardner
R. I. Canuteson
Watkins Memorial Hospital
University
Victory Dinner Planned by Lawrence Democratic Leader
Leroy E Harris was named Victory dinner chairman by James A Farley of the DNC for a March 4 event in Lawrence. Funds go toward nationwide celebration of Franklin D Roosevelt's fourth year as president. Minnie Lucas leads ticket sales for the Harris home at 1216 New Jersey street. Roosevelt will speak via a national hookup from the Mayflower hotel Washington with a pre broadcast speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy E. Harris
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Minnie Lucas
Harris
New Jersey Street
Roosevelt
Mayflower Hotel
Washington
Student Rites Tuesday for KU Junior Died Sunday
Robert C. Johnson Jr. 24, a University of Kansas business junior, died Sunday from lobar pneumonia at Watkins Memorial hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday afternoon at his Atchison home. He entered the student hospital February 22 and had worked two years at the KU Union fountain. He was brother-in-law of Bud Owens, fountain manager. The fountain room will close all day Tuesday and employees will attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Johnson, Jr
University of Kansas School of Business
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Atchison
Johnson
K. U. Union
Bud Owens
Bill to abolish teachers life certificates passes senate
The Kansas Senate approved a bill by Ernst Pihlblad to abolish life certificates for teachers and grant the state board of education power to issue teachers permits. The measure, previously failed last Friday, was revived today by Senator Claude Bradney and passed 25 to 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Mar
Senate
House
Ernst F. Pihlblad
McPherson
Claude C. Bradney
Cherokee
State Board of Education
Annette Gains Weight Among Quints in Canada
Callander Ont March 1 The Canadian press reports a new heavyweight champion has emerged among the Dionne quintuplets Annette increased by three quarters of a pound in the past month surpassing Yvonne who had led the weight rankings Marie remains the smallest of the five two years nine months old yesterday Memorial Hospital notes include admissions discharges and home returns with names and addresses of several patients and a local resident sent home after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callander
Ont
Dionne
Annette
Yvonne
Marie
Memorial Hospital
Kansas City Scout Meet Attended by Local Men
Reed Whetstone and James Mott attended the first executive board meeting of the Campfire Council in Kansas City Kansas. Brewster Powers led discussions on the program. Plans for the Council-Ree at Camp Naish near Bonner Springs April 2 to 4 were outlined. Registration blanks available from local scoutmasters or A E Woestemeyer at city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Whetstone
Lawrence
James Mott
Campfire Council
Kansas City
Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Brewster Powers
Lawrence Senior Scout Society
Camp Naish
Bonner Springs
Prisoners Taken To Topeka For Federal Trials
Nine federal prisoners held in the county jail were removed Sunday at 1 p.m. by United States marshal Lon Warner to Topeka for upcoming trials in the federal district court. Named defendants include Bill Critner for transporting a stolen car from Tulsa to Overland Park, Joe Lucas and Washington Helcher for possession of untaxed liquor, Charles Samuel Fisher and Edward Nelson for theft of 100 pounds of sugar in interstate transit, Hugh Starbeck for forging a morphine prescription, Charles Lattimore for untaxed federal amounts, and Tom Hill for mail robbery. Also, Bay Stone received a 20 day police court sentence for trespassing after being found prowling at Auto Wrecking Company property days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Warner
United States
Topeka
United States District Court
Bill Critner
Tulsa
Okla
Overland Park
Kan
Joe Lucas
Washington Helcher
Charles Samuel Fisher
Edward Nelson
Hugh Starbeck
Charles Lattimore
Tom Hill
Family Visit Bridges Edmonds and Hawks Across Counties
OSKALOOSA residents Mr and Mrs Ernest Edmonds and children of Wellsville join Mr and Mrs Hawk of Effingham for a weekend at Elmer Edmonds home. County Engineer Carl Hess led highway planning trips through several counties and joined officials to tour the Caterpillar factory in Peoria Illinois. Mia Fonda Sharp and Miss Jean Clark traveled to Perry to attend the Jefferson Red Cross chapter meeting where Miss Clark spoke on health clinics for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Edmonds
Wellsville
Hawk
Effingham
Elmer Edmonds
Carl Hess
Hess
Commissioner Smalley
Jessie Lowe
Frank Potters
Peoria
Ill
Mia. Fonda Sharp
Miss Jean Clark
Perry
Jefferson Red Cross
Misa Clark
Local notices and social happenings in Oskaloosa area
Reports from Oskaloosa and Jefferson County cover church ministers council attendance, farm program offices, and Emergency Crop loans. Highlights include Mrs Sharp chairing the chapter, Roy Housh sheriff, ministers Harbour and Ahrens attending a meeting, and Katherine Dissinger earning college honor. Socials feature Rotary, Colonial Club, Legion Auxiliary, and golden wedding anniversary for Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Smith. Visits and travel include Missouri and Topeka outings with local families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Sharp
Oskaloosa
John McClelland
Farm Bureau
Roy Housh
Washington, Kan
O. Harbour
E. &. Ahrens
Jefferson County Ministerial Alliance
Katherine Dissinger
State Teachers College
Pittsburg
Court House
Bert. Gay
Colonial Club
Rotary Club
Lee Johnson
Col
Charles Mitchell
A. G. Smith
R. G. Henry
Charles Decker
John Decker
James Spurlock
Enoch Fish
Arlee
Henry
Jane
Lester Davis
Oklahoma
Belle Davis
Nona Crosby
Clifford Neece
The
Legion Auxiliary
Martha Terhune
Adelaide Johnston
Lila Coppenger
Topeka
Mike Tregamba
August Simon
Wakarusa
J. L. Heberling
C. E. Bliss
Dwight Hawk
Ruth
Daryl Bliss
Max Engle
Home Arts Club
Ray Sharon
Birthday dinner honors Fred Bahnmaier seventy eight
Mr and Mrs George F Bahnmaier attended a surprise birthday dinner for Fred Bahnmaier at his home Wednesday evening celebrating his seventy eighth birthday. Mrs George Simmons will organize a WPA library in Douglas county and seeks book contributions through the WPA office at Lecompton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Bahnmaier
Fred Bahnmaier
Grace Hiatt
Lawrence
T. G. Hiatt
Topeka
Harold F. Summers
Shirley
Douglas County Teachers Association
Lawrence Teachers
Lawrence Memorial High School
Martin F. Palmer
Wichita University
Eileen Glenn
Eichman
Lecompton
Starr Glenn
Albert Cole
George Simmons
WPA
Douglas County
Simmons
W. F. Glenn
Lecompton Social Notices From Starr Glenn Home
Mr and Mrs Starr Glenn and daughters Maxine and Ruby hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Ab Cole of Lecompton on Friday evening. Numerous local families attended gatherings and dinners at homes around Lecompton and Topeka, with visits from residents of Osborne, Hominy Oklahoma, and Lawrence. The community marked birthdays, showers, and a twenty fifth wedding anniversary among many social calls and quilting activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starr Glenn
Maxine
Ruby
Ab Cole
Lecompton
Bana Mae Horton
Bi Springs
Tee
Rae Ellogge
An Cecal
A. Fowles
Helen Ead Howard
Mis
John Matney
Holloway
Bn, Ohn
Topeka
Joe Stauffer
Jack
Fred Godsey
Hominy
Okla
Ates Ees
Eel Glenn
Ted Smith
Lecompin
Harold F. Simmers
Dick. Martin
Marie Hammond
Osborne
Grace Martin
Elva Bell
Vesta Bahnmaier
Willing Workers Club
Nettie .Glenn
Jessie Glenn
Olivia
Fulton
Vir- Bas
Hee See Ennaier
Minnie “Glenn
Carrie Gray
Grace Dark
Martha Matney
Frances Moore
Ruthaier
Florence Svoboda
Mraia Bebnmaier
T-.g. Hiatt
Viva Glenn
Elizabeth Bahnmaier
Madalyn McClanahan
Bobbie Dark
Will H. Glenn
George M. Bahnmaier
Ruth Bahnmaier
Virginia
Lawrence Eichman
Theodore Sulzen
Sulzen
Pete Bahnmaier
Lawrence
H. F. Summers
Shirley
Will Brown
Will Horton
Mike Zeeb
Ape Magbey
Sophia
Ad ‘Damm
Tarry
Esther Bahnmaier
Nettie Boursaw
Cyril Bahnmaier
Thomas
Ray Cree
Glenn
Norma Rae
Local Social Circle Names and Guests at Mrs Henry’s Gathering
A list of attendees and visitors includes Gudren Martin and Apel eng Durie, Miss Dorothy Brooke nee Beenneth Bathiy Lorene Mat hey Helen Brown and Ernest Brown, Mrs Dwight Henry and daughter Vivian Louise, plus guests Mr and Mrs Holloway and their sons John and Claude Dowers with others at the event. The fragmentary text records several names and relations among attendees without a clear event description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gudren
Martin
Henry
Dorothy
Brooke Nee Beenneth
Bathiy
Lorene Mathey
Prospects and social notes from local households
Prospects Mrs Henry Brecheizen and children spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs Roy Breithaupt. Donald and Darlene visited Clearfield school briefly. Mr and Mrs Joe Maci and family and Mary Roche attended the Vinland Baldwin high school basketball game. Henry Rohe Jr visited relatives in Lawrence. Mrs George Rohe spent time with her mother Mrs Jennie Fuchs in Enora. Miss Bell Rohe, Farm Bureau worker in Lawrence, spent the weekend at home. Lorenz Speicher Jr helped Mr Eichelmeyer with work. Eben Meville has been ill this past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry ‘Brecheizen
Roy Breithaupt
Donald
Darlene
Clearfield
Joe Maci
Mary Roche
Vinland High School
Baldwin High School
Henry Rohe, Jr
Robert Joy
Lawrence
George Rohe
Jennie Fuchs
Enora
Bell Rohe
Farm Bureau
Lorenz Speicher, Jr
Eichelmeyer
Eben Meville
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Alaska
Kentucky
Johns Hopkins University
Houss
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Vancouver Island
Swarthmore College
Mickey Walker
Ows
Dy, Alexander
Ady
New K. U
Glen Presnell
County Red Cross Chapter
Fred Vogler
R. C. Crocket
Pleasant Grove
T. H. Wagner
Wagner
Jess Cole
Justice Court of
Milton Beach
Cole
Massachusetts Street
Ad Lindsey
Robinson Gym
Bill Miessner
Lawrence Sigma Chi
Kappa Alpha Theta
Otto Miessner
K. U. School of Fine-Arts Music
K. A
Lincoln
F. C. Allen
Nebraska
Jayhawkers
Dr. Allen
Leroy Harris
Robert Johnson
Quin
E. B. Coffman
George Melvin
Alice Underwood Pringle
Fred Torneden
Richland
Ralph Hartig
Connecticut Street
Jean Conger
East Nineteenth
Bertha Rondabush
Stone
Peanpany
Ano
McGrew-Peck Inv. CO
Mass
Glenn and Vicinity
T. G. Fitch Agency
Hosford
Arnold
Point
Transportation
N Rapid. Transit Company
Donald S. Hults
Journal-World
George M. March
Second Ward
Arkansas City
Independence
New City Hall
11Th
Geo. M. March
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