Trip to Durango Mexico Described by Mrs Parsons
Mrs J H Parsons recalls a week in Durango with her brother in law and sister near the Mexican line. Troops on corners led to fear of an insurrection and a later alert that fights had killed eighty. The trip covers Durango climate vegetation and the Torreon irrigation project.
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Mexico
J. H. Parsons
640
Durango
E. D. Garnett
Pharr
Tex
W. L. Graham
Cardenas
Sierra Madre
Torreon
Saltillo
Parsons
Hutchinson Man Killed in Downtown Traffic Accident
James Inbody, 65, was killed in a downtown Hutchinson Kansas accident last night. He was struck by a motor car and then crushed beneath a heavy truck, dying instantly.
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Hutchinson
Kan
James’ Inbody
Inbody
Fur Bearing Sea Beast Horizontal Puzzle
Evidence fragment lists definitions and clues for a crossword style grid about animals and objects. Across clues include furry marine mammal forceps jars wings mesh of lace and more. down clues cover male child to pound and various terms.
Ruth Orcutt Wins First Prize in Mu Phi Song Contest
Ruth Orcutt of the University of Kansas piano faculty won first prize in a Mu Phi Epsilon song contest. The art song The Return From Town, with lyrics by Edna St Vincent Millay, earned a $25 cash award and inclusion in a 25 piece collection to be published by Lyre Bird Press. Judges included Rudolph Ganz and Howard Hanson.
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WNYC
New York City
Ruth Orcutt
University of Kansas
Mu_P. Epsilon
Sisterhood
Thruout America
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Orcutt
Lyre
Bird Press
Art Publishing Society
New York
Rudolph Ganz
Chicago Musical _ college
Howard Hanson
Eastman _ school of Music
Rochester
N. Y
Lawrence
K. U
Blood test emphasized to judge women’s nourishment
Dr. Charles C. Higgins told the Midwest conference that lipstick and nail polish hide true health signs, needing blood tests to tell if modern women are well nourished. He described a test as the era shifts away from glare and hints at dietary details, while a recipe for a cheese dish follows credited to Mrs. Howard Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles C. Higgins
Cleveland
Higgins
Midwest Conference of American College of Surgeons
Fondue Cheese Mixture Bake with Bread Crumbs
A recipe describes scalded milk poured over bread crumbs with melted American cheese and butter. Eggs are beaten separately then folded in with salt and stiffly beaten whites, baked thirty minutes in a moderate oven.
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Howard Gregory
Lawrence
Sour Turns into Sweet Substitute in Baking
Sour milk can replace sweet milk in cakes and quick breads on a one to one basis. For leavening use one half teaspoon soda per cup of sour milk. add baking powder only if needed. If milk is turning, use one quarter teaspoon soda per cup. Sift flour with soda rather than mixing soda into milk.
Woman Suffrage Debate On Equal Rights Amendment
Mrs. J. B. Virtue will discuss the proposed Equal Rights Amendment at an American Association of University Women meeting on Saturday April 1 at 1 o'clock at the Evans Hearth Luncheon precedes the program Mrs. E C Stone arranges and Mrs. Herbert Allphin handles reservations The discussion covers viewpoints for and against the amendment with focus on protective labor legislation and state marriage constraints The speaker is Lawrence resident and KU affiliate author of a Kansas laws bulletin on women’s issues.
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J. B. Virtue
American Association of University Women
Evans Hearth
E. C. Stone
Herbert Allphin
Congress
National Women’s Party
Virtue
Northwestern University
Yale Law School
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Thurman Arnold
Law
Resettlement Administration
Farm Security Administration
Marketing Law Survey
Kansas Bar
Lawrence
Kansas
Extension Division
University of Kansas
Kansas Academy of Science Meet Sets Pest Reports at KU
At the Kansas Academy of Science meeting hosted by the University of Kansas on March 30 and April 1, pest and blight reports will be read. Entomological Society day features include juniper pest, Hickory Borer notes, Grasshopper egg ID, White Fringed Beetle pest potential, and Kansas mosquitoes report. Dr Charles A Shull will lecture on The Plant in Relation ship to the Water System of Its Environment in Frank Strong Hall auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Academy of Science
University of Kansas
J. B. Tuck
Manhattan
L. S. Henderson
Kansas
N. D. Hill
Academy
R. H. Wheeler
Charles A. Shull
University of Chicago
Frank Stronghall
Fraser Theater
Doctor Shull
Phi Sigma
Sigma XI
Governor Ratner Seeks Delay On Kansas Highway Contracts
Governor Payne Ratner appealed to Federal Engineer Clifford Shoemaker asking to withhold concurrence on more than a dozen highway contracts amid limited funds. Ratner sought time to survey highway needs before committing vast sums, opposing contracts awarded as a hastily enacted bill paused awards until Republicans take office April 1.
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Topeka
Payne H. Ratner
Federal Bureau of Roads
Kansas
Democratic Controlled Highway Commission
Clifford Shoemaker
Federal Bureau
Omaha
Ratner
Hobbies on Display at McAllaster School Exhibition
McAllaster school hosted a night exhibition by pupils and parents featuring crafts, scrapbooks, and a student operetta Sunny Bunny's First Easter. Adults showcased crocheting rug making beads stamps and foreign souvenirs while children displayed paper dolls toy soldiers and collections.
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McAllaster School
Sunny Bunny
Snow White
the Seven Dwarfs
David Copperfield
Ferdinand
Smoky
E Cub
Maud Ellswwrth
C. E. Birch
W. H. Allison
Evangelist I. W. Gray to Speak at First Evangelical
Topeka evangelist Rev. I. W. Gray will preach at the First Evangelical church pre Easter service Sunday at 7 30 pm. He has pastored many Kansas Conference Evangelical churches and has led conference services for the last two years under the Evangelism department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Gray
Topeka
Kan
First Evangelical Church
Mr. Gray
Kansas Conference of the Evangelical Church
Department of Evangelism
The
Counts to Speak on A Defense of Democracy at Baldwin
Dr. George Counts of Columbia University editor of Social Forces will deliver an address Sunday night at 7 in the First Methodist church Baldwin. The public is invited to attend. Counts, born in Baldwin, is a Baker University graduate.
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George Counts
Columbia University
New York
Social Forces
First Methodist Church
Baldwin
Counts
Baker University
Outward Bound Opens K U Dramatic Season in Fraser
The final KU dramatic production of the season, Outward Bound, opens Monday night at 8 15 in Fraser theater and runs for four days. The cast includes students and faculty. Prof. Robert Calderwood directs.
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K.U
Fraser
Fraser Theater
Robert Calderwood
Theatres Next Week Show Stagecoach and Blondie Meets Boss
Dickinson Theatre presents Stagecoach Sunday to Wednesday with Claire Trevor John Wayne and Andy Devine. Blondie Meets the Boss plays Thursday to Saturday featuring Penny Singleton Arthur Lake and Larry Simms.
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Claire Trevor
John Wayne
Andy Devine
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
Blondie
John Wayn
Stagecoach
Dickinson
Oklahoma Kid and Fast and Loose at Granada Theatre
James Cagney Rosemary Lane and Humphrey Bogart star in Oklahoma Kid at Granada Theatre. Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell appear in Fast and Loose.
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James Cagney
Granada
Granada Theatre
Rosemary Lane
Humphrey Bogart
Robert Montgomery
Rosalind Russell
Holliday with Hepburn and Grant at Varsity Theatre
Return engagement features Kath arine Hepburn and Cary Grant in Holliday Sunday Tuesday. Gail Patrick Robert Preston and Otto Kruger star in Disbarred first run. Wells Fargo with Joel McCrea Bob Burns Frances Dee return, plus Edward G Robinson in I Am the Law return Wednesday Thursday. Friday Saturday Crime Takes a Holiday first run with Jack Holt and Lone Star Pioneers first run with Bill Elliott.
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Varsity Theatre
Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant
Holliday
Gail Patrick
Robert Preston
Otto Kruger
Joel McCrea
Bob Burns
Frances Dee
Wells Fargo
Edward G. Robinson
I Am
the Law
Jack Holt
Bill Elliot
Lone Star Pioneers
Local Theaters Feature First Run Attractions
Ann Shirley and Roger Daniels star in Boy Slaves with Ken Murray and Ted Weems and his orchestra in Swing Sister Swing. George O'Brien headlines Arizona Legion while Pacific Liner showcases Victor McLaglen Chester Morris and Wendy Barrie in first run engagements.
Divorce Bill Protest Seeks Opposition in Kansas
Concordia Bishop Frank A. Thill condemned a Kansas legislature bill allowing divorce filings by out of state residents after one day of residence and a 30 day wait. He urged Cloud County lawmakers to oppose the Herbert measure, denouncing it as a threat to Christian marriage.
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Concordia
Kan
Mar
Frank A. Thill
Concordia Catholic
Kansas
Cloud County
Ewing Herbert
Hiawatha
Claud Hansen
E. F. Goernandt
Thill
Ewing
Herbert
Commonwealth of Kansas
Christ
Girl Dies After Rural Relay Race Near Winfield
At the end of a rural grade school relay race in Winfield Kansas Margaret Biddle nine collapsed and died. Physicians said she apparently stepped in a rut and fractured two vertebrae. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jess Biddle of near Winfield.
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Winfield
Kan
Margaret Biddle
Aero Jess Biddle
Winfeld
Roosevelt Branches Spar Over Garner Backing
Elliott Roosevelt said Garner is in the driver’s seat for the Democratic nomination, prompting playful chiding from brother-in-law John Boettiger. Boettiger published a letter in the Post-Intelligencer noting Western voters favor Garner but insist he uphold the New Deal, ending with a jab that Garner “doesn’t fit” the old man’s job.
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Seattle
Elliott Roosevelt
Garner
John Boettiger
Roosevelt
Fort Worth
Tex
Boettiger
Post- Intelligencer
Elliott
Neck of the Woods
Texas
West
Five Drown In Bath Canal Car Crash Near Augusta
Five young men drowned when their motor car plunged from a wooden bridge into a canal at Bath South Carolina six miles from Augusta before dawn. Passersby saw bridge damage and the car lay in 14 feet of water below. none escaped.
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Augusta
Bath
S. C
K U Graduate Promoted To Assistant Sales Manager
C. K. Kiene, KU business school 1933 graduate, promoted to assistant sales manager at B F Goodrich in the Philippines. He has worked with Goodrich since 1934 and recently served in the Oklahoma City branch.
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K. U
C. K. Kiene
K U. School of Business
B. F. ,Goodrich Company
Philippines
Kiene
Goodrich
Oklahoma City
President Is Improved After Head Cold
President Roosevelt reported much improved today after suffering a head cold. The update comes from Washington on March 25.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Civil Employes Screened for Military or Civil Posts
The navy reports a nationwide check of civilian employees enrolled in the navy or army reserve forces to decide if they should fill military or civil posts during a national emergency. The survey aims to prevent transfer of essential civilian experts from shore establishments. A newborn son of Mrs. Hearst is noted in Hollywood, a year after her marriage to William Randolph Hearst’s son.
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Washington
Mar
UPI
Navy
D. W. Hearst
Hollywood
David Whitmire Hearst
Hope Chandler
New York
Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Miss Chandler
Attache Kept On The Run
Maj. Lowell M. Riley once U.S. military attache in Austria then Prague after anschluss. Following the Czech legation's closure amid Hitler's advances he moved to the Romanian legation.
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Maj. L. M. Riley
Austria
Prague
Rumania
Washington
Mar
Hitler
Maj
Lowell ‘M. Riley
United States
Legation
Riley
Akler
Czecho-Slo
Lawrence Co-Operative Club Hosts Poetry Evening
The Lawrence Co-Operative club was entertained Thursday evening at its regular weekly meeting by Rev. E. W. Spencer of Louisburg Kansas who recited the poem Enoe Arden by Tennyson. George Mason international secretary of the Co-Operative club of Kansas City Missouri and Vick Hurt of K U were guests.
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Co-Operative Club
Lawrence
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Mcallaster
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Dickinson Theatre
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Varsity
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Patee
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