Countess Stay Delights Rise of Kansas Glee Club Fans
The national glee club contest at Carnegie Hall draws a larger anticipated audience than any similar event. The uproar of radio and invisible rooting sections promises wide national coverage as University of Kansas club competes tonight. Immigration court grants leniency to a countess amid moral turpitude debate boosting publicity for her play. Government farm relief talks show farmers urged to draft their own bill, but lack of consensus undermines certainty about effective policy.
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House
City Primary Voters Face Task of Choosing Local Leaders
Voters in the city primary are urged to consider local government efficiency and honesty. The piece argues that prudent selection of local representatives shapes overall governance and tax outcomes, warning that a community gets the government it deserves. It mentions Lawrence and warns against careless or uniform voting without thought.
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Lawrence
Gasoline pumps and watering troughs debate in city district
A fragmented passage discusses opposition to removing gas pumps and watering troughs as city officials face a belief they remain needed in the business district. It references Kentucky spending $20,000 to deploy troops to protect a Black man who was tried and executed, and questions the value of civilization against large state expenditures.
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Ditrict
Kentucky
Wichita Motto Touts Persistence in Drumm Case
In Wichita the takeaway from the Drumm case appears to be a call to perseverance with the motto to try again. The remark frames ongoing effort as the city’s stance, reflecting local sentiment in the resulting discussion.
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Wichita
Local seniors named to May commencement program
High school announces the top graduates for the May commencement. Ruth Williston, Margaret Parrott, Constance Carruth, Emma Palmer, Bonnie Gell, ela Sadler, Daisy Hoar, Gene Winship, Vera Smith, Minnie Owens, Lucile Hayes lead the list with perfect grades. Plus civil service exam successes in Lawrence and a note on a potential governor aide appointment amid local social events and incidents.
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Harry Green
New Orleans
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Margaret Parrott
Constance Carruth
Emma Palmer
Bonnie Gell
Ela Sadler
Daisy Hoar
Gene Winship
Vera Smith
Minnie Owens
Lucile Hayes
Lawrence
Jed C. West
Francis Gibson
Margie Gregory
Max Carpenter
Asensta Northrup
Ethan Manning
Estella Northrup
Belle Woods
E. T.hamer
J. T. White
Sarah Miall
American Cement and Plaster
Vde Miller
Osage City
Stanley Wiving
Luther Burns
Nile
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Mer Wit
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K. Wraus
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Laughter
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Protest Over Removal of Ensign Fountain by City Officials
Readers defend keeping the Herman Lee Ensign fountain at Ninth and New Hampshire, arguing it eases thirst and suffering of weary horses. The letter highlights the fountain’s charitable origin, its historic value, and the Humane Society’s long support amid praise for local civic leaders.
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Freeman, noted Episcopal bishop and critic of modern trends
The Rt. Rev. James Edward Freeman, longtime bishop of Washington since 1923, criticizes modern social tendencies as ruinous to the United States. A former New York Central railway employee, he founded Yonkers Hollywood Inn, a large workingmen's club. During World War II he represented the War Department in national camps, aiding over a million soldiers. He authored several sociological books and led church missions and social service efforts.
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Arbor Day observance and events across states
Arkansas marks Arbor Day with ceremonies while Texas notes the 90th anniversary of the Alamo massacre. The Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show opens in Fort Worth as Mussolini plans a Tripoli visit. Santa Rosa honors Luther Burbank on the eve of his 77th birthday. Knights and ladies of the Order of St John of Jerusalem plan a Venice gathering for a revival voyage to Jerusalem.
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Two Churches Founded in Jerusalem During Crusades
Flashing life in Newark AP column notes odd phrases from London slang to a telepathic child claim from Amsterdam. It also reports a hospital scene in Newark where a patient disrobed after twenty five minutes in the ambulance routine. It mentions Prof H B Chubb speaking on The New Internationalism at the Unitarian Church and Mr and Mrs C T Royston remodeling their home at 715 Maine Street.
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N. J
H. B. Chubb
Department of Political Science
Unitarian Church
Chubb
C. ‘T. Royston
Maine Street
Own Homes Four Years In Kansas Study Says
Topeka March 6 AP Men who buy homes today will own them for an average of four years. A Kansas State League study of residential real estate sales shows ownership runs a little over four years due to business success moves and the desire for better housing. Liquidation of mortgages forces building and loan associations to reinvest a third of their funds each year.
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Topeka
Kansas State League of Building and Loan Associations
Kansas
FAVORS EARLY MARKETING BY FARMERS
Manhattan Kansas March 6 AP an agriculturist economist from Kansas State Agricultural College says the farmer who markets his crops first makes the most profit by year end. He urges studying prior markets and forecasts to predict price trends with about three quarters accuracy.
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Manhattan
Kan
R. My Green
Kansas State Agricultural College
Four Gibbs Brothers Lead Noted Literary Family
A survey of the Gibbs family highlights Sir Philip Gibbs Cosmo Hamilton and A Hamilton Gibbs all producing best selling works. Anthony Gibbs rose fast with Vacuum while Sir Philip releases Unchanging Quest and His Majesty the King. The brothers mostly worked in England with A Hamilton Gibbs later basing himself in America. Popularity shifts with critics and readers as Sinclair Lewis sees a surge for Main Street and Babbitt amid Lewis’s Lawrence visit.
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Cosmo Hamilton
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Beau Geste Tops Popular Reading List in Lawrence
The piece notes Beau Geste’s continued popularity in Lawrence readers circles with Buddy Rogers cast in a Wren adaptation. It lists top fiction and non fiction sellers, highlights Alice Brun Henriot and Arrowsmith, and previews reviews of Norris Pig Iron and Green’s authorized bio of Robert Peary, plus comments on the Beau Geste story and its themes of loyalty and martial life.
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Hergeshimer
Christopher Morley
Lawrence
Buddy Rogers
Christopher Wren
Launder
Morley
Arrowsmith—Lewis
Beau_Geste
Birth registrations rise for pre 1912 Kansans in Topeka
The Kansas State Board of Health reports many native Kansans born before 1912 are registering births. Dr. Earle G. Brown says certificates, often demanded for proof of U S citizenship, emphasize birthplace and date as official records. A sworn statement from parents or the attending clinician is required.
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State Board of Health
Earle G. Brown
United States
State Department
Brown
Queen Mary buys tiny garments ahead of May birth
London notices Queen Mary amid royal preparations for the Duchess of York's expected May arrival. Carol of Romania plans to contest a suit demanding 10 million francs from his former spouse Mme Zizi Lambring. Clinics for expectant mothers and well baby services are set, with McAllaster school prepped for exams as employment improves in Kansas with construction easing unemployment.
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Grosvenor Square
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Zizi Lambring
Magda Lupescu
McAllaster School 4
Popular Author Delays Kyne Novel The Understanding Heart
Popular author announce new Zalk The Peter B Kyne novel The Understanding Heart for Jaxt October but postponed due to Mr Kynes illness that prevented completion. Millicent Duchess of Sutherlands That Fool of a Woman stirs London society with readers recognizing themselves in central figures while three men described are rotters. Putnams to publish this collection of short stories in America on March 19.
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Mr. Kyne
Millicent
Duchess of Sutherland
London
Putnam's
America
Sport Writers to Meet at K U Conference on April 16
A conference of sport writers from the Missouri Valley conference will be held April 16 under the University of Kansas journalism department. The event, the day before the Kansas Relays, includes round table discussions, an address by a nationally known sport writer, and a dinner program. Speakers and officials anticipate a peak in professional networking among editors and writers across departments.
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Department of Journalism
University of Kansas
Athletics Association
U. N. Flint
K. U
Episcopal Bishop in Mexico Reports No Interference
Bishop Creighton states Mexican authorities have not interfered with Episcopal Church activities in Mexico and expects no difficulty. Other denominations report interference amid new church property law. families of J D Gray express thanks for flowers and kindness from friends.
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Edwards
Creighton
Episcopal
Inl Meee
Mexico
Leigh Family Ties from Indiana to Kansas in 1870s
Augusta V. Leigh, born May 12, 1854 in Whitley County Indiana, moved to Kansas in the early 1870s. She married James Leigh on March 13, 1878. they had seven children, four surviving: Charles Leigh, Nel Pearl Criss, W. Leigh, and Clarence W. Leigh. James Leigh died March 18, 1925 and Augusta Leigh died February 18, 1926.
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Whitley
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Ater
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Pearl Criss
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Ence W. Leigh
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Fiddler Fans Delight Governor in Topeka Banquet News
Topeka March 6 A P Paulen joins fiddler fans as violinist William R Wallace of Junction City entertains the governor in the executive office The governor receives a gubernatorial cigar Basketball Banquet March 18 Kiwanis club plans KU team dinner March 18 Galen Garvill chairs committee to elect 1927 Jayhawker captain and fill vacant K’s positions.
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Topeka
Mar
Ennor Paulen
William R. Wallace
Junction City
Wallace
Kiwanis
University of Kansas
Jayhawker
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Es. Galen
Garvill
Farm Bureau Board Meets In County Session
The executive board of the Douse las County Farm Bureau held its regular monthly meeting this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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