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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1937

Page

5

Vandenberg Aims to Expand Liberal View in Tenure

Washington dispatch reports senator Arthur H. Vandenberg nearing a tenth year in office reflects a shift from strict conservatism to liberal sympathies. He cites experiences in Congress as broadening his outlook, advocating judiciary reform and profit sharing, while defending court independence and cautious checks on executive power. Separately, Chicago police say officer George Jordan was wounded by a robber’s bullet but survived when it struck his flashlight, causing the thief to flee.

Washington Mar Michigan Arthur H. Vandenberg Vandenberg Supreme Court Lahor Vxelf Jahara

Blast Expert Price Leads U S Dust Explosion Detectives

U S Department of Agriculture expert David J Price, famed as a top explosion detective, tracks blast sources from dust and gas. He and his team study fundamentals, vent dust, and use carbon dioxide to reduce ignition risks, sharing practical fire prevention in industrial plants and flood zones.

Washington David J. Price The Agriculture Depertment’s Bureau of Chemical Research Bureau of Mines Price New London Arcan v Arlington

KU Glee Club Returns From Weeklong Tour

The University of Kansas men's glee club completed a week of concerts in four cities after eight performances in Chanute Kingman Hutchinson and Wichita Attendance exceeded 6000 at Wichita with three shows in Hutchinson and Wichita The solo appearance was cancelled due to a scarlet fever epidemic in local schools.

University of Kansas Men's Glee Club Joseph Wilkins Chanute Kingman Hutchinson Wichita

Evelyn Swarthout Visits Lawrence During Spring Tour

Miss Evelyn Swarthout, teacher at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry New York, arrived in Lawrence with her parents Dean and Mia Swarthout for a short visit. On a limited spring concert tour she recently performed at Kent State University Kent Ohio and Bryanston Illinois and will give two concerts on April 2.

Evelyn Swarthout Master’s School Dobbs Ferry N. Y Lawrence Dean Mia D. M. Swarthout Swarthout Kent State University Kent Ohio Bryanston

Miss Swarthout Performs Encores by Candlelight After Snow

At Christian College Columbia she appeared, then next Monday at Decatur Illinois in a Sigma Alpha Theta sponsored reel. During Kent concert last week the hall went dark in a snowstorm. she finished the piece and played encores by candlelight.

Christian College Columbia Decatur Sigma Alpha Teta Sorority Kent Miss Swarthout

Illinois man Kinley visits Lawrence leaders and scholars

David Kinley president emeritus of the University of Illinois visited Lawrence yesterday. He called at the home of D. M. Swarthout dean of the school of fine arts and at the home of Chancellor E. H. Lindley. Kinley is donor of a $1,000 arts scholarship. Miss Evelyn Swarthout, daughter of the Swarthouts, won the Kinley scholarship in 1934 and spent an extra year abroad studying piano.

David Kinley University of Illinois Lawrence D. M. Swarthout School of Fine Arts E. H. Lindley Kinley West Evelyn Swarthout Miss Swarthout

Easter Service Draws Crowds at Ninth Street Church

A WPA recreation and adult education project hosted an Easter service at Ninth Street Baptist Church drawing a large attendance. Attendees urged it become an annual event. Miss Edna Noffle, Miss Ethel Love, and Mrs. Bennie Bozeman assisted with the program and tableaux. Love was chorus accompanist, with Bozeman supervising. Sponsors were Miss Leta Walker, Emanuel Thompson, and Kenneth F. Smith.

WPA Ninth Street Baptist Church Bennie Bozeman Edna Noffle Ethel Love Leta Walker Emanuel Thompson Kenneth F. Smith

Tenpenny Pleads Not Guilty to DWI Charge

Alfred Tennpenny of Williams town pleads not guilty in police court to driving while intoxicated after a minor collision at Fifteenth and Massachusetts. His car hit Grover Husted’s vehicle and both were slightly damaged. Tennpenny released on a $50 bond for Wednesday court appearance.

Alfred Tenpenny Williamstown Fifteenth and Massachusetts Street Tennenny Grover Husted Tenpenny

Relief drinking relief money dogs Clifton Forge plan

In Clifton Forge Virginia, Mayor Frank H. Wheeler orders any man caught using relief funds for alcohol to wear a back placard reading My money went for whiskey Not for food. Wheeler, police court judge and relief administrator, devised the plan after his docket showed four relief workers jailed for drunkenness.

Clifton Forge Frank H. Wheeler Wheeler

Stenographers Learn Japanese Typewriter Oddities

In San Francisco Kathleen Tsuchiya of the Japanese chamber of commerce typifies busy work as she converts English shorthand into Japanese via an American typewriter and a 3 500-character Japanese machine. She writes both languages, with six Japanese typists in the city. the machine arrived from Japan and was misclassified as a printing press.

San Francisco Kathleen Tsuchiya Japanese Chamber of Commerce Chine Japan California Tsuchiya

Robbery at The Standard Service Station on Thirteenth

Don Brink, attendant at The Standard Service station on Thirteenth and Massachusetts, was robbed of about $41.50 by two men who forced him to open the safe but could not, as Brink did not know the combination. The bandits fled on foot, and Brink suspects the same duo who held up the station in January 1936.

Thirteenth Massachusetts Street Don Brink Elmer Hartman Brink Hartman

Across Street From Station Described in Brief

A fragment notes a location almost directly across the street from the station. Details are sparse, but the reference places the point of interest opposite the railroad facility. Further context is unavailable in the readable text.

At the Varsity offers Pigskin Parade and Her Husband Lies

Double feature at the Varsity includes Pigskin Parade a fast tuneful comedy and Her Husband Lies a strong drama about marital strife Gail Patrick and Ricardo Cortez star while D A R address by Mrs William A Herter is heard on CBS networks KMBC and WIBW at 1 15 PM CST. C E Birch buys residence at 2219 Tennessee Street from C W Shilling and will be home to Mr and Mrs Marshall Birch. Marriage licenses issued to Ralph C Terrell and Esther L Gordon of Eudora and Fred E Johnson and Marguerite Elston of Lawrence.

Gail Patrick Ricardo Cortez William A. Herter Columbia Broadcasting System CBS KMBC WIBW C. E. Birch Mack-Lee Real Estate Agency C. W. Shilling Tennessee Street Marshall Birch Ralph C. Terrell Esther L. Gordon Eudora Fred E. Johnson Marguerite Elston Lawrence

Community notes from Kaw Valley and Lawrence area

Local sociables include Mrs. James Corel hosting the 500 club with guests Mrs. Conrad Hahn and Mrs. Eugene Corel. A birth announced for Lee Cox and wife of Jerome Idaho a son Charles Warren. Various visits, dinners, and exchanges crop up with families including Schaake, Walters, Altenbernd, and Hahn. A farm update notes 2,100 white Leghorn chicks, while Carl Perkins gets a new tractor.

James Corel 500 Conrad Hahn Eugene Corel Lee Cox Jerome Ida Charles Warren Charles Cox Chris Schaake Lydia Lawrence Gustave Schalke Bobby Frank Walters Frances Virginia Oakridge L. M. Walters Harold Altenbernd Minders G. A. Stanwix Frank Jim Saunders W. T. Lemon Franklin J. D. Martin Bert Mitchell Gordon Davis Clara Harris M. E. Tornquist Kansas City Milton Schaake Chris Schalke Ruth O’brien Hahn Kan Jennie Ingle Ella Bowman J. R. Stanley Harry Richardson G. G. Richardson Brown’s Grove Archie Chicago Conrad Altenbernd Lena Elmer Altenbernd Martin Abel J. D Martin Michael Schutz Oliver Schutz Chester Mitchell Lake View Wellsville Dan Strobel Robert McFarland Carl Perkins Billy Koontz Winnemucca Nev Miss Koontz Armstrong Martin Eudora Ira Rogers Ted Flory Arnold Mitchell North of Arthur

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