NRA News Rules Tighten Control Through Publicity Dept
Washington reports reveal orders to NRA officials limiting press access and directing all information to flow through the public relations department. The move, likened to a goldfish bowl, follows prior Treasury restrictions and prompts Cabinet and press concerns about censorship and transparency within Gen. Hugh S. Johnson’s administration.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Goldfish Bowl
Treasury
Alvin Brown
All
Lawson
William V. Lawson
Chicago
Johnson
Code Authority
Kenneth M. Simpson
Rome observes Holy Thursday with bells silenced for mourning
In Rome churches rung with ecstasy for Holy Thursday as bells ceased at the climax and began a period of mourning for Christ’s passion. Priests use the troccolo to summon faithful. Cardinal Pacelli led the Vatican mass while Pope Pius attended in the Pauline chapel with pilgrims, including Americans, venerating the Last Supper table.
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Rome
St. John
Vatican City
Cardinal Pacelli
St. Peter's
Pope Pius
Pauline Chapel
Legion Fight Show Officials Named at Haskell Institute
Officials for the American Legion boxing show at Haskell Institute tonight were announced. Referee is George Walsh of Atchison, with judges Roy Lawrence and Charles Radcliffe. Announcer William Kollender the Kingfish and time keeper C C Carl. A KCAC squad adds a champion. Gene Driscoll replaces Pete Cochran to meet Lester Oliver. Tickets at Carl's Store. gate admission forty five cents. capacity 1000 with extra bleachers. Women urged to attend.
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American Legion
Haskell Institute
Gene Glahn
George Walsh
Atchison
Roy Lawrence
Charles Radcliffe
William Kollender
C. C. Carl
Kansas City Athletic Club
Indians
Legion
Pete Cochrane
Kansas City
Gene Driscoll
Driscoll
Lester Oliver
Haskell
Carl’s
Radio Series Stars Ponselle Martini and Stueckgold on Columbia
Rosa Ponselle Nino Martini and Grete Stueckgold lead a new three weekly broadcasts on Columbia network beginning April 2. A forty-piece orchestra and sixteen-voice chorus directed by Andre Kostelanetz accompany the trio with modern dance tunes and ballads. Liggett Myers Tobacco Company sponsors Chesterfield Cigarettes. 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays. Ponselle headlines Monday, Martini Wednesday, Stueckgold Saturday. first week Stueckgold airs Wednesday, Martini Saturday.
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Rosa Ponselle
Nino Martini
Grete Stueckgold
Columbia Network
CBS
Andre Kostelanetz
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Chesterfield Cigarettes
Miss Ponselle
Martini
Roosevelt Begins Vacation with Fishing Near Florida Coast
President Roosevelt anchored off Settlement Point in the Gulf Stream to start a vacation with fishing and swimming. The Bahama locale near West End, 85 miles northeast of Miami, is occupied aboard the Nourmahal. Yacht owner Vincent Astor sent a message confirming the anchorage and plans for the day.
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Miami
Fla
Roosevelt
Settlement Point
Gulf Stream
West End
Great Bahama Island
Vincent Astor
Nourmahal
Marvin H. McIntyre
Sandy Gay
Wild Boys of the Road at the Pathe
The film follows Frankie Darro and his friend as they roam the country with a band of wild youths. They encounter Dorothy Coonan as Sallie and join a caravan whose aim is to secure food and shelter as a sociological tale of transient adolescents.
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Frankie Darro
Dorothy Coonan
Sallie
Easter Pageant Planned by Eudora Church Choir
The Eudora Methodist choir directed by Mrs J D Adams and church group led by Rev Loren Rapier will stage an Easter pageant at the Eudora Methodist church next Sunday at 8 PM. Musical numbers include Was Despised and The Cry of the Multitude with solos by Foster and Tadcltte, soprano Lilian Fuller, and others as part of the program.
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Eudora Methodist Choir
J. D.adams
Loren Rapier
Eudora Methodist Church
Foster
George Siberty
Arthur Tadcltte
Adams
Calva
Curtis Harris Suffers Cut After Auto Collision
Curtis Harris, 16, of 517 Locust Street, received a slight head cut in an auto collision yesterday. He was treated and released from the scene, with no serious injuries reported.
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France
Curtis Harris
Locust Street
Yester
Automobile Crash Injures Harris at Ninth and Massachusetts
An afternoon collision at Ninth and Massachusetts streets involved an automobile driven by him and a motor car driven by W. R. Newland of 1142 Louisiana. Harris suffered a head cut and was treated by Dr. Lyle S. Powell before being sent home. Both vehicles sustained slight damage.
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W. R. Newland
Louisiana Street
Ninth and
Massachusetts Street
Harris
Lyle S. Powell
Recess for City Schools Ends Tuesday Morning
Lawrence city schools Easter recess begins at 5 0 clock this evening and runs until 8 oclock Tuesday morning April 3. Closing date for the school year is Friday May 25. The year began September 11. Communion Service Tonight at Evangelical Church Rev Bletscher has preached on vital themes inspiring a renewal of life. Tonight is Memorial communion and Friday night is a young people's service at 7 30.
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Lawrence
Evangelical Church
Mr. Bletscher
Christ
Valley Chapel Notes Natives Attend Grange and Events
Ralph McNees has been busy while Mrs. McNees visited Vinland with her mother Mrs. Jameson. Elza Bond visited his uncle Milton Bond near Pleasant Grove who recently bought a 160 acre farm. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gray and child of Centropolis spent Monday with Mrs. Gray and Florence. A group from the neighborhood joined others in Olathe to celebrate Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Hough land’s 38th wedding anniversary. Dr. Pierson of Lawrence tested cattle at John Banks Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Schellhorn and Willis Dunn attended Grange at Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Burton’s Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Thome drove to Osage City on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Porter Bond hosted a dinner for Mrs. C. P. McNees’ birthday, with immediate family and Roy Winkleman, who left for Arkansas Monday. Willis Dunn is having some ex-
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Ralph McNees
Vinland
John Daily
Dailey
Kansas City
B. J. Holmes
Ed Heaston
Etril Winters
Doris Winters
Claude Garner
John Crosha
Churchbaugh
High Prairie
Wray
J. R. Hobbs
Willow Springs
John Dailey
Virgil Hird
North Baldwin
A. L. Rackhold
Fred Rockhold
Donna
Melvin Holmes
KFKU Thursday Schedule and Local Visit Notes
KFKU program blocks include Thursday 6:00 pm athletics box and Friday 2:30 pm music appreciation with Prof. C. S. Skilton plus 1:00 pm labor aspects of the New Deal by Domenico Cassiardo and a 1:15 pm musical program. Miss Elizabeth Dunn and Mary Anderson visited Mrs. Rey Winkleman at the O. P. McNees home during her recent stay.
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C. S. Skilton
Domenico Cassiardo
asso+ ciate
Elizabeth Dunn
Mary Anderson
Rey’ Winkleman
O. P. McNees
Pleasant Valley News of Weddings and Local Notices
Pleasant Valley community items include the March 21 wedding of Margaret Ruth Haas to Lloyd E Pine of North Lawrence. Mrs. Pine formerly of Pleasant Valley, friends extend congratulations. Also noted are deaths, visits, a Farmers Union meeting in Salina, a marriage of Elvie Raber and Walter Howard, and a local play at the Pleasant Valley schoolhouse. Funeral services for Miss Martha Pattison were held in Lawrence.
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Pleasant Valley
Margaret Ruth Haas
Lloyd .E. Pine
North Lawrence
Pine
Jack Maloney
Lawrence
McKay
John Blough
Martha Pattison
Schubert Funeral Home
Crissie Richardson
Salina
Farmers’ Union Mutual Insurance Company
W. E. Peters
Kansas City
Burns
Walter Howard
Pleasant Valley School
Jerusha
Leslie Demeritt
Stony Point visitors report brief Midwest trip wrap up
Virgil Hird of north Baldwin stopped by Wednesday with his sister Mrs A T Rockhold and Mrs John Dailey who spent 12 days visiting relatives in Kansas City then returned home early this week. Martin Holcom and Clarence Griffis called at the Len Jamerson home Wednesday evening.
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Virgil Hird
North Baldwin
A. T. Rockhold
John Dailey
Kansas City
Martin Holcom
Clarence Griffis
Len Jamerson
Local social rounds at Vinland and nearby towns
The passage notes visits and small social gatherings in Vinland and surrounding areas. Neighbors and relatives, including the Dailey family and the Holmes household, host and travel for days of visiting. Sick and absent students are mentioned along with several weekend trips to Baldwin and Leavenworth.
Black Jack Examinations and Local Visits Reported
Examinations were held at Black Jack school on Thursday and Friday. Miss Edna Cavendar of Kansas City visited her mother Mrs. Fannie Cavender, accompanied by her sister Mrs. Royden Allison. R. S. Pearson has been on the sick list. Ted Knox and family visited Mrs. F. E. Kalb and relatives after a trip to Ottawa. Ben Kramer and children spent Sunday with grandmother Mrs. William Chaney who is ill. Mrs. Walter Scott, Mrs. Frances Kalb, and Gene returned from an overseas trip to Clark South Dakota. Farmers in that area faced dry weather and dust storms.
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Black Jack School
Edna Cavendar
Kansas City
Fannie Cavender
Royden Allison
R. S. Pearson
Ted Knox
F. E. Kalb
Ottawa
Lucille Perez
Ben Kramer
Richard
Doris
Betty
Wellsville
William Chaney
Walter Scott
Frances Kalb
Gene
Clark, S.dak
Vera Bailey
Winter drought threatens spring crops on local farms
The piece notes scarce livestock and poultry on large farms as moisture delays push planting. It records community visits by the Hays and Kyle families, a cantata attendance, local woodwork and music programs, a birthday gathering for Mr. Baker, a brush fire northeast of town fought by about 40, and resident engineer Mr. Baker’s federal highway role. J J Allen visiting relatives is also noted.
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Supt. Thompson
Melvin
C. O. Baker
Willard
Gossett
L. R. Bean
Valley Falls
Caddie Patrick
Baker
Wyatt Grage
Bert Casebier
Plum Grove
J. J
Allen
Will Payne
Wingdom
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