Kansas incumbents prevail in crowded state primaries
Voters in Kansas cities narrowed fields to two candidate races for next Tuesday’s elections. Incumbents generally led but several cities still head to contested runoffs or next week’s polls. Fort Scott and Topeka featured notable leads for mayors and commissioners amid wide margins for several incumbents.
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Kansas Cities
Ottawa
Independence
Pratt
Atchison
Iola
Wellington
Manhattan
Topeka
John F. Scott
Herbert G. Barrett
Wichita
Elmer Corn
Kansas City
Don C. McCombs
George T. Darby
Henry F. Schaible
Francis Blake
Pittsburg
Phili Schmidt
Wilbur Myers
A. Hutchinson
Willis Kelly
A. Miller
Charles Hall
Hall
Roy Hill
Reformatory Guard
Parsons
Ray Elam
Earl Minton
Hays
George Ross
P. P Smith
Junction City
E. L. Knotsman
William Darnell
Gates Center
Charles Opperman
Ray Stoll
McPherson
Milton Hakinson
C. E. Booz
Garden City
I. J. Carter
Frank Schulman
Emporia
Carl Brogan
S.W. Kufahl
Salina
A. R. Buzick
D. E.’ Watson
W. H. Ferm
I. S. Huntington
M. L. Mitchell
Bert Bréon
M. P. Kregar
L. C. Arnold
Winfield
Frank Jarvis
W. W.patterson
K U Band Plans Spring Concert Thursday at Hoch Auditorium
The University of Kansas band will perform its annual spring concert Thursday night at 8 in Hoch Auditorium. Featured is the Dread Symphony by Bill Ward who will conduct part of the piece. The program opens with Weber's Overture to Oberon, plus a saxophone quartet and cornet trio.
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University of Kansas
Hoch Auditorium
Bill Ward
Ward
Weber
Oberon
Burris Jenkins to Speak at Easter Assembly
Dr Burris Jenkins of the Community church Kansas City will address an Easter assembly of the University W C A and M C A Thursday at 4 30 in the Union main lounge His topic Easter in Modern Tempo Edwin Price Jr and Joan Moorhead co chairmen of the freshmen commission are in charge of the meeting.
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Burris Jenkins
Burris Jenking
Community Church of
Kansas City
Union Building
Edwin Price, Jr
Joan Moorhead
Cranium Crackers Quick Quiz Teases New Lab Order
In a Lent question a chemist asks for elements H Zn Pt Pb and Cu to fill a laboratory order. A playful clue links a New Testament character whose name echoes a mythic figure who turned into a slower 72. Answers appear on the Classified Page.
Jayhawk Queen Candidates Voted By Street Man In 1939
Kansas City street survey selects 15 KU coeds as candidates for the Jayhawker magazine all KU beauty queen. Photos of finalists will appear in the yearbook. names include Dorothy Blue Corinne Harrison Betty Jane Nichols Jean Howes Lois Hayes Lesta Welsh Roberta Walker Martha Alice Horner Jean McFarland Mary Lewis Betty Barnes Doris Johnson Pattye Jayne Wadley Sara Fair Greta Gibson.
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Kansas City
Jayhawker Magazine
Tom Yoe
Yee
Dorothy Blue
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Lawrence
Corinne Harrison
Alpha Chi Omega
St. Francis
Betty Jane Nichols
Alpha Delta Pi
Pleasant Hill
Jean Howes
Chi Omega
Arkansas City
Lois Hayes
Westminster Hall
Stillwater
Lesta Lou Welsh
Kappa Alpha Theta
Roberta Walker
Topeka
Martha Alice Horner
Pi Beta Phi
Kan
Jean McFarland
Mary Lewis
Salina
Betty Barnes
Leavenworth
Doris Johnson
Pattye Jayne Wadley
Gamma Phi Beta
Houston
Tex
Sara Fair
Alden
Greta Gibson
Altamont
Deaths and Funerals for Charles P. Rummel
Charles Peter Rummel 67 died at home on 916 Connecticut street. Services at Schubert funeral home Wednesday at 2 PM with Rev. D E McGregor presiding. Burial in Memorial Park cemetery. Survived by wife three daughters Mrs H C Zook McLouth Mrs R S Gray Houston Tex Miss Jean Rummel Kansas City Mo two sons S S and W W J Rummell Lansdale Pa two sisters Mrs W M Oberton Iowa and Mrs Pratt Strieby Washington and one brother D H Rummel Iowa Nine grandchildren.
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Charles Peter Rummel
Connecticut Street
Schubert
S. S
J.rummell
Lansdale
W. M. Oberton
Iowa
Pratt Strieby
Washington
D. H. Rummel
Italy marks aviation day as pilots reach eighteen thousand
Rome reports Italy has 18 000 trained military pilots an increase of 8600 in two years on the 16th anniversary of the fascist air force Premier Mussolini awarded 22 gold medals for heroism mostly to families of dead fliers at the national monument ceremony Fliers who served in the Spanish civil war received eighteen medals, with only two survivors present.
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Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Army of Franco Enters Madrid Seizure Prompts Flight and Appeals
Madrid's tallest structure rises as the defense council aids the escape of those fearing nationalist vengeance. The council, veiled as government, urges calm while vowing an honorable peace. General Casado pledges continued efforts to secure peace for Spaniards.
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Madrid
Defense Council
Juan Negrin
Casado
Red Probe Again At Topeka Kansas University
The Kansas House adopted a resolution demanding surrender of all documentary evidence and unpublished reports from the state regents relating to the red investigation at the University of Kansas. The material would go to the Dies committee and a state representatives panel before briefing house members.
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Topeka
House
State Board of Regents
University of Kansas
Dies Congressional Committee
Committee of State Representatives
Regent
Clarence Oakes
Montgomery
Regent’s Committee
Don Henry
Dodge City
Fascist Air Fleet Boasts Range From Mediterranean to London
Rome reports 18,000 trained Italian pilots as Mussolini pushes for more aircraft. Virginio Gayda claims divisions of 400 planes each with bomb capacity over a ton and range of 1,243 miles. He notes three new planes a pursuit craft, a fast fighter, and a five ton bomber.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
London
Virginio Gayda
Italy
Mussolini
Gayda
Giornale d'Italia
Democ ras Warned to Keep Hands Off Spain
In Burgos on March 28 Generalissimo Franco's political aide warned democracies to keep their hands off Spain. He said Spain now has a powerful army to defend its interests and repel invasions. Ramon Serrano Suner announced Madrid's fall by radio and blamed nations with reps in Republican Spain. He said nearly a dozen army corps including the Italian Littorio division aided the Madrid occupation and that red leaders had fled. Earlier Burgos officials reported mass surrender of Republican troops on the Toledo Cordoba and Madrid fronts.
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Burgos
Spain
Mar
Franco
Ramon Serrano Suner
Madrid
Serrano Suner
Littorio
Red
Toledo
Cordoba
Dictators Comment on Franco Triumph in Spain
Mussolini praised Franco's final victory over bolshevism as the war ends. He addressed cheering crowds from Palazzo Venezia in Rome and pledged further action against enemies of Italy and Fascism. Hitler sent heartfelt congratulations to Franco on the victory.
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Spain
Rome
Mussolini
Palazzo Venezia
Italy
Tunisia
II Duce
Berlin
Bolshevisny
Senate OKs government reorganization bill to empowers presidents
The Senate approved a compromise government reorganization bill and sent it to the House. It would authorize the President to reorganize consolidate or abolish most bureaus by executive order with effect after 60 days unless both houses disapprove. The bill also allows six administrative assistants at $10 000 a year.
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Washington, Mar
Senate
House
Congress
McLouth Man Samuel Harker Takes His Own Life
Samuel Harker, 44, of McLouth, died by hanging in his attic. He had been ill, survived by wife and three sons at home. Funeral set for tomorrow at United Brethren church in McLouth with Rev. Arthur Ward officiating. No inquest.
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Samuel Harker
McLouth
Harker
William Harker
United Brethren Church
Arthur Ward
Lawrence
Bridges Seeks U.S. Citizenship in San Francisco
Harry Bridges, longshore leader and CIO director on the Pacific coast, filed a declaration of intention to become a United States citizen in San Francisco on March 28. The report notes no further details beyond the naturalization action.
Hitler decision seen on Memel naval base plan
Reports from Memel indicate Chancellor Hitler will convert Memel into a first class naval base. Commander Fleischer announced to naval crews that work has started near Koenigsberg after Germany seized Memel last week from Lithuania.
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Danzig
Hitler
Memel
Baltic
Germany
Lithuania
Fleischer
Pillau
Koenigsberg
Public Morals by C. W. Schubert
A columnist rails at political graft and market manipulation while urging readers to start with personal integrity. He argues electing leaders of proven honesty, even over ability, and living by a strict, uncompromising code to restore trust in government and business.
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C. W. Schubert
America
Schubert Funeral Home Leader Comments on Easter
On Tuesday Mr. Schubert of Schubert Funeral Home will comment on Easter, offering reflections likely tied to the holiday and its observances.
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Schubert
The
Schubert Funeral Home
Brewer L B Robinson Appeals Revocation of Rose Bud Tavern License
Robinson files notice of appeal from the county board revoking his license to sell retail beer at the Rose Bud Tavern on Highway 59. The appeal stays the revocation until the district court rules on the challenge.
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L. B. Robinson
Highway 59
Board of County Commissioners
Human bomb suspect sought in Chanute bank holdup case
John Thornburg of Chanute Kansas is hunted after a hospital in Kansas City received a threatening call. Thornburg accused of bank robbery in Chanute is said to have been treated for amnesia. The caller claimed to be Thornburg and wanted the hospital doctor.
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Kansas City
Mar
John Thornburg
Chanute
Kan
Thornburg
Ratner Signs Kansas Proration Bill Aimed at Small Producers
Governor Payne H. Ratner signed the proration measure in Topeka on March 28, pledging no discrimination against small independent oil producers and refiners. He said the law would assist the oil industry and be administered fairly toward independents.
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Topeka
Payne H. Ratner
Kansas
Senate Labor Committee Moves to Hear Wagner Act Revisions
Washington March 28 Senate labor committee votes unanimously to begin hearings April 11 on proposed amendments to the Wagner labor act.
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Washington
Mar
Senate Labor Committee
Bernard Frazier Exhibits Sculptures in Nebraska Show
University of Kansas artist Bernard Frazier displays six sculptures in the Nebraska Art Association exhibition in Lincoln. Works titled The Hawk Rebekah Supplication White Stallions Mare Colt and Peace attract favorable interest from Nebraskans. Frazier received a special invitation, and a Lincoln critic notes mids West pride in his decision to stay and create locally. He lectured on sculpturing to a gallery audience Sunday.
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Bernard Frazier
University of Kansas
Nebraska Art Association
Lincoln
Frazier
Rebekah
Nebraska Association
Lincoln Frazier
Middle-West
Daladier Speech to Be Broadcast by WREN Tomorrow
Premier Daladier's reply to Mussolini will be aired tomorrow at 1 45 PM on station WREN with an English summary to follow. Sidney Sklar, a Newark New Jersey sophomore, hurt a finger in a campus fall during a snowstorm and was treated at the student hospital.
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Eduard Daladier
Benito Mussolini
WREN
Sidney Sklar
Newark
N. J
Bicken
Lenten Cantata by Westminster A Cappella Choir Sunday
The Westminister A Cappella choir directed by Dean D. M. Swarthout will present The Seven Last Words of Christ at First Presbyterian Church Sunday evening. Soloists include Meribah Moore, Joseph Wilkins, and Rudolph Voth. Accompaniment features Laurel Anderson, Karl Euersteiner, Alice Merle Conger, and Raymond Stuhl.
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Christ
Westminster A Cappella Choir
Dean D. M. Swarthout
First Presbyterian Church
Dean Swarthout
Meribah Moore
Joseph, Wilkins
Rudolph Voth
Laurel E. Anderson
Karl Euersteiner
Alice Merle Conger
Raymond Stuhl
School Money Bill Ready for House Consideration
The Ways and Means Committee in Topeka approved the biennial appropriation bill for 14 state schools including the University of Kansas. No changes were made from the senate approved measure. Ed Abels said the bill would go before the house late this afternoon and is expected to pass easily.
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House
Ways and Means
Topeka
University of Kansas
Ed Abels
Lawrence
Judge Denies Divorce for Joan Crawford In Court
Los Angeles March 28 Joan Crawford failed to obtain a divorce from Franchot Tone when Superior Judge Benjamin Scheinman refused to consider the action without the plaintiff’s appearance. The hearing was continued to April 18.
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Los Angeles
Joan Crawford
Franchot Tone
Benjamin Scheinman
In memory of Ida May Elston One year later
John Elston and family remember Ida May Elston who passed away one year ago today with a personal tribute from her husband and children.
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Ida May Elston
John Elston
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