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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1934

Page

2

Pan-Hellenic Exchange Dinner Sparks Campus Farce

A chaotic Pan-Hellenic exchange dinner on the Hill highlights campus life as miscommunication leads to an uninvited guest dining with sorority hosts. The event reveals social rituals, notable alumna Frances Stevens in New York and Germaine Green in Scandals, and local gossip about dorm life and student culture.

Frances Stevens K. A W. C. Stevens Roxy Theater New York Sishe Geramine Green George White

C P A Meeting Thursday at Kanwaka Hall

The Douglas County C P A will meet at Kanwaka hall Thursday at 8 o'clock. Local lodges will furnish the entertainment and refreshments will be served. All members are requested to attend.

Kanwake Douglas County Kanwaka Hall Ed Heaston Guy’ Shultz Secretare Gare

Shoot Out With Suspected Bandits Near Jenks Okla

Officers battled three men in a farm lane near Jenks Oklahoma after reports they boasted of a Kansas bank robbery. One man, Jack Johnson, died. Thomas Whitewater was wounded and captured by guards. a third escaped. A woman companion, Jackie Hibbs, was unhurt. A fifth youth escaped unharmed. Two pistols were recovered. Authorities linked the trio to the Cookson Hills group.

Jenks Okla Kansas Atchison G. V. Evans Johmson Evans Evanses Jake Cook Johnson Whitewater Jackie Hibbs Muskogee Cook Roy Wyatt Cookson Hills

Allen Will Make Talks at Rotary and Wyandotte Event

Dr. F C Allen will address the Abilene Rotary noon meeting at a dinner honoring Abilene high school basketball. He will then speak in Kansas City Kansas at Quivers Lake for Wyandotte high school basketball players who completed 45 straight victories. He concludes with a Bible class address in Kansas City Missouri.

C. M. Harger Irman Board of Regents F.C. Allen Abilene Rotary Club Dr. Allen Quivers Lake Kansas City Kan Wyandotte High School Percy Parks K. U. Man Allen Linwood Boulevard Baptist Church

Workers Die In Bangitsa Quarry Landslide Near Belgrade

In Batignole quarry at Bangitsa near the Albanian border more than 30 workers were killed in a landslide. Two days of digging will be done to reach victims.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Batignole Bangitsa

University recital highlights two rising musicians performances

In a University Administration auditorium recital Miss Virginia La Crete Tano and Miss LaCroix presented voice and piano with style and range. Miss LaCroix showed strong voice and dynamic control earning praise for Verdi Pace and Moussorgsky Hopak. Mr Tom Ryan accompanied while Charles Wilson opened Chopin Sonata Op 35 and impressed with Arensky Rachmaninoff and Liszt. Supporters from St. Joseph attended.

Virginia la Crete Tano LaCroix Hopak Arensky Rachmaninoff Liszt St. Joseph Miss LaCroix

Plans for Sneed spring trades fair announced

The Sneed spring trades fair is planned for April 4 5 6 and 7 at the National Guard Armory Eighth and New Hampshire streets. Committee members are finalizing plans and will meet again tomorrow morning. Chamber staff are contacting last year’s exhibitors and many are expected to participate. The show will run evenings only through the final day Saturday.

National Guard Eighth New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce

Spiritual Culture services attract many church leaders

At First Methodist Church a strong turnout marked official member night as Rev. Robert A. Hunt spoke on temptation. He said evil is harmless until it finds response in us and urged choosing the better self with God’s help. Tonight’s sermon is Periods and Commas. Tomorrow features Ladies Aid Missionary Societies as guests. Also, play tickets go on sale for The Millionaire by the high school drama club Friday at 8:15. Pre Easter Evangelical services begin Wednesday at 7:45 with Rev. David Bletscher speaking.

First Methodist Church Robert A. Hunt Ralph Shirk Tomorow Ladies’ Aid Woman's League Methodist Guild Juliet Wilbur Tompkins Evanel David Bletscher Evangelical Church Vailey Falls

Deaths and Funerals W A Colman and Louise Gallagher

Funeral services for W A Colman 79 pioneer of Douglas county were set for 2 P M at Rumsey Funeral home with Oak Hill cemetery burial. Louise M Fetty Gallagher born February 7 1862 near Indiana died March 16 1934 near Tonganoxie Kansas survived by nine children and two brothers with 14 grandchildren. services were held at Friends church in Tonganoxie with burial Maple Grove cemetery.

W. A. Colman Douglas County Rumsey Funeral Home Lutheran Church Journal-World Oak Hill Cemetery Louise M. Gallagher Louise M. Fetty Indiana Tonganoxie Kan Kansas Lawrence Patrick W. Gallagher Jefferson County Thomas W Bert P Marvin Harry E. Gallagher Mary Ridgway Nellie Bowers Kansas City Walter J. Gallagher Leavenworth Clifford, Gallagher Chris Gallagher Tucson Ariz George Fetty C. I. Nellis Maple Grove Cemetery

Byrd's Rescue: Crew Await Break in Antarctic Weather

Admiral Byrd prepares a relief mission for two Antarctic expedition members separated by a forced plane landing near Little America. A storm and drifting snow delayed efforts as the stranded aviators William C. Bowlin and Clay Bailey relied on full survival gear and radio updates. Weather conditions hinder rescue while searchers await a break to reach the site 15 miles from the base.

Little America Antarctic Mackageer Awai William C. Bowlin Clay Bailey Baa Byrd America Admiral Byrd

Fire Claims Two Children in Kansas City Home

In Kansas City a morning fire killed Seseoke Jr aged three and Frank nine months. Their mother Lottie Chenoweth 28 is hospitalized with poor prospects for recovery. The fire destroyed a three room cottage as neighbor efforts to rescue continued. Nearby resident G W Price described a failed rescue through a kitchen window as flames leaped. He attempted to reach the nine month old in a high chair but the chair collapsed. Joseph Chenoweth husband and father worked at a packing house at the time. Fire officials suspect a bottle of kerosene or gasoline used to revive the fire in the wood stove exploded. The mother reported grabbing a blanket to shield her infant but could not locate Joseph Jr after flames were tamed.

Kansas City Lottie Chenoweth Motte Seseoke Jr Frank Chenorath Joseph Chenoweth G. W. Price Rs. Chenoweth J. W. Baker Joseph, Jr

Lawrence City Jail Riot Highlights Turbulent Night

Reports from Lawrence describe a drunken resident’s arrest and a jail disturbance that left the city jail damaged and unfit for occupancy. A local craftsman built a dressing table from inexpensive materials, while sports talk centers on a heated race and a long Hutchinson debate telegram. Nearby, street paving and traffic concerns rise with dust in the business district.

Eleventh Street Massachusetts

Negro Girls Glee Club Performs at Seventh Grade Assembly

The Negro girls glee club of the Junior high school sang two numbers at a seventh grade assembly held yesterday in the study hall. Miss Henrietta Bates directed the club with Miss Miriam Dooley as accompanist. The program, organized by Home Rooms 201-M and 205-M, also featured stories, piano solos by Betty Lee Brewer and Jeanne Moyer, an reading by Dorene Hartman, a musical reading by Jean Roy, and a play titled An Ideal Brother by Home Room 102-H directed by Beulah Hammons.

Negro Girls’ Glee Club Henrietta Bates Miriam Dooley Billy Winey Jean Drebing Betty Lee Brewer Jean Roy Jeanne Moyer Dorene Hartman Brother Home Room 102-H Beulah Hammons

J N McGrew Dies After Brief Illness in Wichita

J N McGrew father of Conrad McGrew of Lawrence died in Wichita after a brief illness. Burial planned at Holton, former home. Conrad McGrew left for Wichita with his wife already there. Elder McGrew had been in good health recently, visited Lawrence a few weeks ago, and was ill last week following a major operation.

J. N. McGrew Conrad McGrew Wichita Holton McGrew Lawrence

Personal notes on surgery and visiting guest at home

Leslie Smith of 941 Rhode Island street had a major operation this morning at Memorial hospital with a satisfactory condition. Miss Helen Cornelius of Hoisington, formerly KU student, is visiting Mrs. Howard Veatch.

Leslie Smith Rhode Island’ Street Memorial Hospital Helen Cornelius Hoisington University of Kansas Howard Veatch

City Seeks Local Bond Sale Under PWA Change

Washington announced changes to PWA allotments at the request of applicants including Lawrence. Local officials asked to convert a $51,000 street resurfacing loan and grant to a $14,600 grant to enable local bond sales rather than selling to the government. The government would buy bonds at 4 percent if desired, but the city commission favored a local sale.

Washington PWA Lawrence

Flintom Birthday Party Celebrates 85th in San Diego

William J. Flintom longtime Lawrence newspaper figure celebrated his 85th birthday in San Diego. Guests included family from Lawrence and friends who recalled his days with William Allen White at the Lawrence Journal and his printer’s craft. Mrs. E. P. Sample hosted the party for her father with about sixty attendees, most formerly from Lawrence.

William J. Flintom San Diego Cal Lawrence Rintom William Allen White Lawrence Journal Flintom White E. P. Sample California Sample Kansas University Ats

Robinsons claim ties Pittsburgh Aviation to politics

Senator Robinson, Senate majority leader, said he possessed evidence showing Pittsburgh Aviation Industries Inc. and its officers and associates used political influence in Pennsylvania and at the federal level. He cited the corporation’s minute book and letters from Andrew W. Mellon as proof of their political power.

Washington Robinson Senate Today Senate Pittsburgh Aviation Industetes, Inc Pennsylvania Gigbons Amelia Earhart Putnam Atlantic Senate Postoffice Committee Mead D N. Y House Postoffice Committee House

Crichton and Dee Ott Named Alumni Notables

The record notes Crichton, once at Park College in Parle Mo, joined the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1926 and graduated in 1929. Dee Ott of Lawrence, a University of Kansas graduate, is also highlighted as an alumni figure.

Old Park’ ‘College Parle Mo Annapolis Crichton Dee “Ott Lawrence University of Kansas

Pleasant Grove Community Notes and Repairs After Fire

Pleasant Grove weekly items recount fire damage to John Daniels house and repairs by Ec Walter Deay Sandy Williams and Oliver Beaman. Notices include a birthday dinner for Lydia Daniels, C P A women's club formation with officers, visits by local residents, and a Sewing Club quilt-block session at John Daniels home.

John Daniels Pleasant Grove Walter Deay Sandy Williams Oliver Beaman Mr. Jefferies Baldwin Marie Daniels Lydia C. P.A Jack Dillon Charlie Tornadon Linwood Oscar Crane Ivan Olathe Leonard Ice Stull N._D. Messer Social Circle Club John Dageot Norma Jean Beaman Earl Donald Roy Clough Deay Brothers Eudora R. L. Clough Alma Stella Landis Virgil Landis Carl Peterson Guy Carpenter S. Flory Bonnie Jean Clyde Puckett Marvin High Prairie I. 8. Flory The P. A

Creomulsion Promises Sevenfold Help for Coughs

An old fashioned earnest tout of Creomulsion claiming seven major helps in one remedy for coughs. It emphasizes quick relief and safety and notes no one can predict which factor will help a given cough. The ad claims the druggist guarantees satisfaction with no cost if it fails to provide relief.

Fat men seeks slim waist with Kruschen Salts claim

Richmond Hill New York reader W R Daniels reports finishing his second bottle of Kruschen Salts and claims fat loss of three inches at the waist plus 25 percent more activity and clearer mind. He says eruptions disappeared and age feels 20 years younger. To lose fat take half a teaspoon in hot water before breakfast. an 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks with money back satisfaction.

W. R. Daniels Richmond Hill N. Y America

Whit tlin Play At Vinland High School

Local students present a play titled Whit tlin at Vinland High School with plans to perform at Pleasant Grove hall in the near future. Mrs Guy Carpenter accompanies Wed nee Coe Son and friends in Lawrence. Parish notes include moves and visits among residents in Willow Springs Bismarck Grove and Pleasant Grove.

Whittlin Mr. Waters Topeka Pleasant Grove Ella Daniels Allie Lannop

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Fellowship Roxy Teign Supreme Teen Hill Judith OrGrady Slo Origin Ally Ecostesses Delta Tau Marshall Scott Lawrence Boy al‘ Pha Tau Omega the Riverside Union Jane Odyssey Iris Central Grand Hotel K. U X. Place Peggy Ann Lando Charles Conner Lansing Columbus Seventh Day Adventist A. C. Griffin Seventh Day Adventist Church Tenth and Griffin Evangelist Griffin Adventist Church Virginia LaCroix Charles Wilson Alter Antioch Cunniningham Bill Hargis Hargiss Cunningham Bill Do Hutchinson Western Union New Hampshire Street William Kollender E. P. Roth Dale Richmond Louisiana W. J. Flintom K. U. Grad Charles H. Crichton Hongkong China Rose Ott Tennessee Street Sixteenth Naval Distict United States Fulton Lawrence Building & Loan Association Federal Home ‘Loan Bank SPOS Schubert Funeral Home Ransa North Carolina Co Vicks VepoRub Vercomes Biarritz Prince Sirki Lambert Villa del Contento Schulz
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