New Plan Aims To Reform KU Sorority Rush
University of Kansas sororities study new rush week rules and a quota system after a committee report. The panel urges five day rush with open houses, a silence period, and housing in Corbin hall during fall. A dean of women would administer a 45 member cap with a 15 member minimum pledge quota if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
E. U
Betty Cox
Chi Omega
Mary Hassig
Alpha Chi Omega
Ruth Pyle
Alpha Omicron Pi
Olive Torgeson
Alpha Xi Delta
Helen Wagstaff
Kappa Alpha Theta
Agnes Husaband
Corbin Hall
Aysee
Wallace Orders Unification of Federal Erosion Agencies
Washington reports Secretary Wallace unified all federal soil erosion control activities under Rexford Tugwell as head of the effort to combat drought and dust storms. Officials say over 50 million acres have been ruined for crops, with 125 million acres losing topsoil and about 100 million more nearing that state. About 75 percent of farmland is affected, with annual damage exceeding 40 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Rexford G. Tugwell
Department
Lawrence Knights to Initiate Class at St John Hall
Lawrence Council of the Knights of Columbus will meet tomorrow night at St Johns Parish hall to initiate a class of 20 new members. Kansas City Kan area chairman Neil McGowan will attend with a well known speaker. Local Knights and visitors are invited. The council initiated six new members in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Council of the Knights of Columbus
St. John’s Parish
Neil McGowan
Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence Council
Test Your Knowledge Classified Qs and Answers
A compact prompt prompts readers to consult the classified page for answers to seven trivia questions. It references rivers that drain the Great Lakes, soil organic matter, vestigial organs, northern Pacific Ocean geography, Marx brothers’ race, Wyoming capital and Kensington Gardens, the Hundred Days, hybrid offspring of ass and mare, and Berlin on the river. It adds a housing rental nudge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Great Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Wyoming
Oferlin
Germany
Ex-convicts held for multiple burglaries in Lawrence
Police identify two ex convicts as suspects in a spree of break ins across Lawrence and Topeka. Smith and Lockerman, linked to at least 14 burglaries, deny involvement while investigators recover loot, a pistol, and tools used for break ins. A pass key gadget and a code book flag routine theft patterns. Authorities plan prosecution in Douglas County after update on investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locker- Man
Lockerman
Leavenworth
Smith
Lawrence
Eas
Lensing
Topeka
Associated Press
Drexel
Pringle
Smith and Lockerman
Douglas County
Police officer makes lone arrest in multi city burglaries
Officer John Ingalls, after an automobile crash three years earlier, used a motorcycle to pursue suspects R A R Smith and James Lockerman alias Joe Lewis. He cornered them at Eighth and New Hampshire after spotting their car near Tenth and New Hampshire, arresting them without resistance. Residents praise his decisive action and long police service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ingalla
Kansas
Lawrence
R. A R. Smith
James Lockerman
Joe Lewis
Ingalls
Eighth
New Hampshire
Tenth
Smith and Lockerman
Rush Plans for KU Sororities Stumble in First Look
A KU campus rush plan aimed at sororities provokes few objections on paper but is seen facing practical hurdles during the first real tryout next fall. Rooming-house operators may resist. rushees will stay in Corbin Hall. The Kansas track Ford was stolen after a trip toward Austin and recovered, stripped of valuables. Chancellor Lindley to speak at Indiana University and Indianapolis events on May 1. Brown University fellowship awarded to Fred Jeans for next year to teach Spanish. The Thayer Boardman anecdote and Alpha Tau Omega Sigma Nu walking contest trend noted. The Sign Nu offers free tender dandelion greens. academic paper by Prof Taft referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. U
Corbin Hall
Austin
Tex
K. U. Athletic Association
Hamilton Motor Company
W. G. Hutson, Jr
Kansas City
E. H. Lindley
Bloomington
Ind
University of Indiana
Dr. Lindley
Indiana
Indianapolis
Lindley
Fred W. Jeans
Kansas City, Mo
Brown University
Providence, R. L
Thesia Jeans
Alpha Tau Omega
Sigma Nu
Atchison Globe
Official Circles Discuss Failure of Latest British Move
Paris expresses no surprise at British foreign secretary Sir John Simon's inability to sway Hitler on European policy. French officials deem his visit may press Berlin toward conciliation, while Laval remains cool and the Soviet tilt pleases Paris as leverage. In New Orleans KU graduate Dr J E Stareck attended at the Electrochemical Society meet as KU did not participate. Two bandits robbed Tulsa jewelry store and fled with a chauffeur and about 50000 in diamonds and cash. Mrs Fannie Orr hosts Double Dozen club Friday at 2 with a miscellaneous program. Local markets list grain and livestock prices. U S Webb, California attorney general, at 70, has served nine consecutive terms totaling 86 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Sir John Simon
Proud Standard Off presses new 1935 Kansas road map
Heard in Lawrence notes an off employees push a 1935 Kansas road map. A recent decision renumbers Highway 73W to 1g with signs not yet changed and the Standard map reflects the new marking. Highway 59 links Winnipeg to Port Arthur. A Lawrence home sought for an attractive girl. those interested may call the school nurse at 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Off
Kansas
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Port Arthur
Texas
Lawrence
Lawrence Woman Elected Second Vice President of League
Mrs H D Lester of Wichita was elected president of the Kansas League of Women Voters at the closing session. Miss Agnes Thompson of Lawrence was chosen second vice president and Mrs J P Tighe of Arkansas City secretary. Mrs Glenn Bakkum of Wichita remains first vice president and Mrs D Arthur Wolf of Topeka remains third vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
H. D. Lester
Wichita
Kansas League of Women Voters
George M. Beai
Lawrence
Agnes Thompson
J.P. Tighe
Arkansas City
Glenn Bakkum
D. Arthur Wolf
Federal Court Session Delayed in Topeka
The April term of the federal district court will open April 15 instead of April 8. Judge Richard J. Hopkins approved the postponement. Clerk W. G. West cited a long Wichita session and many cases for the grand jury as reasons for the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Federal District Court
W. G. West
Richard J. Hopkins
West
Wichita
Death by Own Action Pacts Reported in Kansas Farm
Kansas City March 27 authorities investigate apparent double suicide of W T Higgs about 55 and his 36 year old wife at their farm. bodies found hanging from a rafter in a smokehouse. deputy coroner Dr Vincent A Peters says death by strangulation about six hours earlier. Higgs daughter Wil lemma led search. wife formerly Miss Julia Ann Porter a former Grandview and Independence teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
UPI
W. T. Hi 8
Vincent A. Peters
Willema
Higgins
Jeging
Julia Ann Porter
Grandview
Independence Junior High
Eea
Belleview Social News and Family Visits
Belleview residents share visits and family news as many travel to see relatives. Adoptions, illnesses, and a serious tonsil surgery highlight a page of local life with multiple households, health concerns, and community gatherings. notable travel to Lecomp ion and Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Social notes from families visiting and celebrating
Numerous Kansas residents and relatives are listed visiting and celebrating at various homes. Names include Townsend Kelly Broers Nuttall Ulrich Gerstenberger Daugherty Eichelmeyer McKinney Bartz Musick Schmidt Ott Bartz Wilson Muzzy Harts Crane and Woodard. A baby girl Phyllis Ann was born to Harry and Edna Schmidt. One birthday gathering for Louis Bartz is described with relatives bringing well filled baskets. Lawrence party attendance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Townsend
Mattie Kelly
Kansas City
Clarence Broers
Fadora
Dick Nuttall
Tix
O. Davis
Clifford Ulrich
C. C. Gerstenberger
Farmers Union
Colyer Sai
Roy Daugherty
Maxine and
Baldwin
Geo. E
Will Bartz
Helen
Mary Muzzy
Louis
Jane
Arlene
Dorothy Wilson
Buddy Snow
Ben Bartz
Eleanor
Garnett
Benita
Milford
Charlton
Geo. Bartz
Janice
LaVern
Fred Harts
Reymond
Dorothes
Harry Schmidt
Phyllis
Ann
Dorothea Bartz
Tene Wilson
Lawrence
June Muzzy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
Knights of Columbus
Kensington Gardens
Topeke
Ottawa
W. Smith
Cardant
Highway 4
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Francisca
MD City
BT. Gibson
Chamber of Commerce
Sixth
Massachusetts Street
Ford
Chancellor
Alma
Jeans
Ohio Street
Thayer Boardman
Sig Ep
Boardman
Signs Nu Fraternity
West Hills
Robert Taft
THE
Westminster A Cappella Choir
Alice Denton
Butler
Kathleen Eustace
Katherine m. Hutchinson
Georgia Anna Shaw
Hiawatha
Dorothy Ann Martin
Odessa
Mildred Kirkby Holcomb
Minneapolis
Dean D. M. Swarthont
Lenora Dowers
Jeannette Cass
Omaha
Neb
Mildred P. Dunn
Corinne Dick
Coffeyville
Margaret Louise Swinehart
Jean Russell
Maxine Roche
Holton
Mary Louise Beltz
Virginia LaCroix
St. Joseph
Frances Wildman
Lucille Davis
LaHarpe
Mary Frances Butler
Alice Wesley
Holyrood
Lois Lippitt
Meadville
Helen Warden
Joplin
Marjorie Walker
Eskridge
Wanda Marie Harpater
Verg
Imogene Gant
St. John
Mary Elizabeth Bear
Nelson Fuzon
Emporia
Foster Parriott
Denver
Colo
Oliver P. Hobbs
Frank Denison
Charles Fuller
Seneca
Willard E. Nuzum
White Cloud
Phil R. Oliver
Robert Sedora
Clyde Becker
Lindsborg
J. T. Craig
Pleasanton
Charles McManus
Maurice Cater
Dean Brooks
Frederick C. Maier
Edwin Ogren
Ross M. Robertson
Marysville
Virginia Eagle
Chicago
Keith Davie
William C. Leech
Oskaloosa
Charles D. Neiawender
Tulsa
Okla
Ben Goldberg
Fannie Orr
West Fourth Street
S. Webb
California
League
Jim
Senate
LaFollette
Frederic Gummoe
Journal-World
Belleview
Ralph Wichman
Merrett Musick
Tiene
Ee May
Newt Hamlin
Elizabeth Skinner
Lecompion
Roslan Skinner
Elizabeth
Jacob Shellack
DeSoto
Harvey
Fred Shellack
Fall Leaf
Berthold Durr
Gus Bohnsack
Albert Hadl
Paul
Alberta Jackson
Gene Rood
Orville Crane
A. W. Kohley
Grace Musick
Rosanna Shellack
J. W. Musick
Harry Skinner
Carlsbad
New Mexico
el Paso
Herman Wichman
Fred Bender
Felitia
Frances
Gertrude
Wilder
Howard McKinney
A. B_ Conner
North Lawrence
L. J. Shirek
Jessie Anderson
Bobbie Long
Geo,Bichelmeyer
Granada
Mr. Kent
Lucrezia Bori Kostela
BP. M
Lite
Lily Pons
Columbs
Richard Bonelli
Tomcco Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!