Census Meeting on Local Cleanup Set in Chamber of Commerce
Howard E Payne of Olathe will meet tonight at 7 30 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms with assistant enumerators from Lawrence and other officials. The special census committee from the Chamber, a committee from the Lawrence real estate board, Clifford Dean superintendent of schools and Roger Williams postmaster will review local census work and plan cleanup efforts to ensure county coverage.
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Howard E. Payne
Olathe
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Payne
Lawrence Real Estate Board
Clifford Dean
Roger Williams
Road to True Riches Verse Quoted From Gospel Text
A religious proverb quotes Matthew 6 33 urging readers to seek God first and trust that daily needs will follow. The verse emphasizes spiritual priorities over material gain.
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God
Long-Delayed Paving Stalls on Massachusetts Street
The repaving of Massachusetts Street toward Twenty-third Street has stalled as the state highway commission previously showed interest. City funds diverted from rail track paving left three blocks rough, causing property owners to bear the poor pavement while a heavy traffic route remains incomplete.
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Massachusetts Street
State Highway Commission
Twentieth Street
Highway Commission
Twenty-third Street
Nazi Oslo Victory Report and Allied Challenge
German sources boast that the occupation of Norway is nearly complete and Hitler congratulates the troops. The tone shows complacent success, while Allied leaders face a choice to accept defeat or challenge the spread of German momentum.
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Norway
Hitler
Italy and Britain Brace for War in Mediterranean
The Italian press and officials grow hostile to Britain as Britain plans to reroute ships around the cape of Good Hope. If Italy joins Germany, the Mediterranean would house only Italian merchant ships amid hostilities, while a strong British fleet would seek to cripple Italian shipping. Mussolini quickly weighs which belligerent will bear the greater losses.
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Great Britain
Cape of Good Hope
Italy
Germany
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Senator Truman Backs New Deal Faction in Senate Battle
Missouri Senator Truman aligned with the administration in a party line clash over fiscal policy. His stance boosted the New Deal coalition, signaling support for proposed reforms amid mounting opposition from critics.
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Truman
Missouri
Senator criticizing transfer of Civil Aeronautics Authority
Opponents of the order transferring the Civil Aeronautics Authority to the Department of Commerce claim the move harms aviation. The president counters that criticisms are largely error and misinformation, sparking debate over whether others are right or wrong about the administration action.
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
Department of Commerce
Roosevelt
House support for wage hour bill amendments fades
Support in the house for needed amendments of the wage hour bill is weakening. Revisions were limited by house agreement and the effort to gain broader flexibility for industries processing farm products was abandoned yesterday. Proponents argue added processing costs under the law raise prices to farmers.
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House
Ten candidates vie for North Carolina governor nomination
An ex-convict-turned-mayor headlines a sprawling North Carolina race as ten men compete for the gubernatorial nomination in a lively and potentially entertaining political season.
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North Carolina
Emporia Auditors Stir Debate On Size Of New Hall
In Emporia residents argue the new auditorium is oversized for the town. Frank Clough of the Gazette cautions that while it may seat future crowds, there will be a time to wish it were larger.
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Emporia
Frank Clough
the Gazette
War on dandelions progresses at statehouse lawn
Three truckloads of the greens were hauled off the statehouse lawn in Topeka Saturday. Whether progress is apparent to casual observers is not reported. Many dandelions remain and the statehouse says the war will continue.
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Statehouse
Topeka
Germany’s Arm Cache Found in Hungarian Factory
A cache of German arms ammunition and uniforms was discovered in a German owned factory in Hungary. The report suggests German visitors in several small neutral states are waiting to don uniforms. Occupation begins before tanks and planes appear.
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Hungary
April Rain Brings surplus as Kansas Sees Wet Start
April rainfall catches up with yearly arrearages in the region and leaves a small surplus to begin the summer season. Recent weeks have seen rain come more easily than in several years, resembling the traditional April weather in Kansas.
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Kansas
Truth Battles For War and Peace in Press Truth
The saying that truth is war's first casualty is discussed as a comment on censorship and propaganda bureaus during wartime and in peacetime, noting truth struggles to emerge amid difficult reporting and difficult realities.
Germany to impose rationing on beer shortages
Reports say beer will be rationed in Germany soon. Germans, used to brief food limits, must endure beer restrictions as wartime hardship grows beyond a figure of speech.
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Germany
Liberty Memorial high seniors number 153 for spring graduation
A list available at H L Baker's office names 153 Liberty Memorial high school graduates for spring. Prof Paul B Lawson of Kansas University will deliver the graduation address. Other items note civic events and local society happenings.
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Liberty Memorial High School
H. L. Baker
Paul B. Lawson
K. U
Clyde M. Reed
Skelly
Vermont Street
Winfield Scott
Arlene Beal
Ventura
India
Beal
Alice Russell
Addie Herd
George Beal
Arthur Reed
Lillian Constant
Frances Carter
Topeka
Library Association
C. J. Posey
Letters Against Eating Cats in Kansas Debate
A reader criticizes proposed cat slaughter by hunters in Kansas, arguing it cruel and comparing it unfavorably to hunting quail. The letter supports humane efforts and condemns the practice. Helen Kinney signs the correspondence.
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Journal-W
Benson
Kansas
Josserand
Helen Kinney
Two Bombers Sacrificed To Sink British Vessel
German bombers attacked the British escort Bittern off Namsos Norway with a sun tactic after six hours of anti aircraft fire. Two planes were shot down while the Bittern received help from British and French guns and observers reported a British destroyer sunk by air attack. Also in Wichita Mrs A P Voyles fell and set her own broken arm while awaiting transport to the hospital.
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Namsos
Norway
Wichita
Kan
A. PD. Voyles
Leap Year Weddings Prosper for Clyde Morris Family
Three daughters of Mr and Mrs Clyde Morris wed in the first four months of leap year. Mrs Morris also married in a leap year, reflecting a profitable trend for the family in May in Wyoming.
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Clyde ‘Morris
Funeral, visits and local notices from Excelsior area
Funeral service for John Lewis held at Lamb funeral home in Ottawa Tuesday morning. Local residents and students attended various events including a school program at Excelsior, farm bureau activities in Lawrence, and a district grade school examination. Numerous residents were guests, visits occurred between Baldwin Lawrence Centropolis and Excelsior, and the community observed a burial at Sutton cemetery for Tom Giles.
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John Lewis
Lamb Funeral
Ottawa
Beverly Kring
Edith Hale
Nadine Carpenter
Charley Elin
Harry Flory
Walter Pohl
Lawrence
Chester Gibson
Aurelia Gibson
Baldwin
Foxcelsior
Kenneth Pohle
Wanda Strong
District No. 77
Dorothy Shuler
Lynette Wing
Jim
Lynette Kring
Irene Hale
Mary Kring
Donard Gastrock
Farm Bureau
Excelsior
Will Peffly
Rose Simmons
Harold
Dave Heffner
L. W. Haas
Worden Christian Endeavor
Henry Fleer
Julius Hornberger
Finnis Ross
Colburn
Tom Giles
Sutton Cemetery
Federal Judge Denies Estabrook Writ in Poisoned Flour Case
Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis denied a habeas corpus writ for Alvah W. Estabrook, convicted in 1926 for mailing poisoned pancake flour. He was linked to sending the flour to Juvenile Court Judge KE Porterfield who had custody ordered for Estabrook's son.
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Kansas City
Merrill E. Otis
Alvah W. Estabrook
Estabrook
KE. E. Porterfield
Two Kansans Sentenced in Counterfeit Case in Denver
Denver on May 1 reports Amos E. Rice 28 Republic Kansas photo engraver sentenced to 18 months in Leavenworth federal prison after pleading guilty to making counterfeit five dollar bills. Rice was arrested three weeks ago. Co-defendant Burel Maley 28 Republic Kansas indicted as Rice accomplice.
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Denver
Amos E. Rice
Republic
Kan
Leavenworth Federal
Rice
Burel Maley
Kansas Governor backs new field house for state college
Gov. Payne Ratner said he supports a new field house if Kansas residents can afford it after meeting with a student delegation from the State college. The May 1 statement framed the project as contingent on fiscal viability for the state.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
Kansas State College
Kansas
Community News From Eudora and Nearby Areas
A light rain fell Sunday in Eudora and residents hosted guests for dinners and gatherings. The Bye club and friends enjoyed games and music at William Seiwald’s. many local families shared in showers and visits, including the Baeckers and Frazier families. The W M S of Salems church planned a Thursday meeting, and the Methodist choir hosted a shower for Mrs Wayne Luther. Chester Baecker and Paul Frazier reported a mother fox and ten kits dug from a den recently.
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George Born
Martha Lee
Mary Lou
Paul Frazier
Helen Lucile
Bye Club
William Seiwald
Chester Baecker
Harold Morely
Norma Kurtz
Ralph Bohnsack
Nancy Lee
Kansas City
Gus Bohnsack
W.M.S
The
Saléms Church
Howard Koehler
Alice Irene Oliver
Pollard
Slater, Mo
Marvin Pollard
Charles Gerstenberger
Methodist Church
Wayne Luther
Garnett ‘Bartz
Luther
Harold Gabriel
Walter Osbourn
Pence
James Shirk
J. D. Adams
Ben Bartz
Katherine Walker
Bryona Pence
Lillian Paler
Heneritta Schubert
J. O Scott
Audry ‘Osbourn
Frank Page
Alice Marie Kindred
Carol Gerstenberger
Maxine Daugherty
W. O. Watson
Gladys Shirk
Arthur Ott
Floyd and
Arden
Eleanor Bartz
Bennitta Bartz
Richard Steffen
Albert Baecker
Notable Social and Construction Happenings in Lawrence
Miss Estelle Nelson and her sister hosted a Ladies club initiation at home on Vermont street. W S Tough advances Bismarck grove with 25 to 30 workers for five months to create a park and improved horse market. A flurry of marriage rumors circulates as society in Lawrence sees many matches. The Pierson mill’s north wall risks collapse, lags inward two feet. Henderson’s Paint Works thrives as proof of factory success. Corporal Thomas F. Poteet marries Elsie Kemp at the bride’s relatives’ home east of Lawrence. Chicago patrons paid 100000 for performances by Sir Henry Irvine Ellen Terry and the London Lyceum company. It is rare for a woman to clean pgs without a row with her husband.
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Estelle Nelson
Aleda Nelson
Vermont Street
Lawrence
W. S. Tough
Bismarck Grove
Pierson
Henderson
Thomas F. Poteet
15Th
N. Y. Infantry
Elsie Kemp
George B. Reinke
Chicago
Sir Henry Irvine
Ellen Terry
London Lyceum Company
Racing chapters collide in Pepper Boy claim dispute
Sherry Bond faces a halting claim for Pepper Boy as Paul Wharton tests Jockey Club rules over the colt. Uncle Willie Bond sides with Sherry, denying the late claim while Wharton concedes a protective motive. Sherry’s future blends racing risk with a possible marriage proposal from Wharton.
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Sherry
Paul
Willie
Radio Programs Wednesday Evening May 4 Schedule
Radio listings show hour by hour programs across stations WREN KMBC and WDAF for Wednesday May 4 including news, music, dramas, and public affairs with titles such as The Green Hornet, Glenn Miller’s Orchestra, Kay Kyser, and Fireside favorites. Notable repeats include Dr Christian and Foreign News with numerous orchestras and variety segments throughout the evening into late night.
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Wren
KMBC
Bennie and the Boys
WDAF
Lang Thompson
Harry F. Byrd
Cavaliers
Ben Bennie
Orch
Hollywood
Dr. Christian
Avalon
Green Hornet
Star Theatre
Fred Allen
Louis Johnson
CFCF
Glenn Miller
Kay Kyser
Columbia
Johnny Green
Amos and
Andy
Lanny Ross
Inxmbc
Richard Himber
Biltmore
Fred Waring
Clyde Bysom
Associated Press
Carlos Molina
Dave Dennis
WDAFP
NBC Dance Orch
Newscoast
Harry Kogen
F. D. Roosevelt
Iwdaf
Florence Wyman
Conrad Thibault
Major Bowes
Wayne A. Band
Rudy Vallee
WRISN
John Gunther
WMBC
Clenn Miller
Music Hall
WRIEN
Chamber of Com
Ray Kinney
Aamos
Lanny Roas
Frank EF
Gannett
Wwf
Muehlebach
Johnny McGee
WDAPF
Ted Fiorito
Harry James
NBC Orchestra
KMRC
KFR U
We can marry here and honeymoon at the Derby
Sherry admits marriage to Paul could end her worries about bills and Pepper Boy. She envisions racing Pepper Boy with Paul, not against him, and seeks a lifeline of security and success. The scene closes on a cliffhanger as she begins to speak.
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Sherry Bond
Paul Wharton
Sherry
Paul
Pepper Boy
America
Red Soldier
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Fred Walker
Floyd Broers
Vernon Stroble
Everett Elmore
John Kazmack
George Gerstenberrer
Leslie Kindred
Herbert Knipv
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Spencer McCoy
William Zimmerman
C. B. Johnson
William Schebrer
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Charles Durr
Oscar Lothholz
William Neustifter
Ralph Davis
Keith Starr
Erwin Kanzig
Herman Bohnsack
James MacCabria
William Mercier
M. Williamson
Ray Miller
Shep Grant
Willie Bond
Uncle Willie
Jamison
Wharton
Jhorse
Jockey Club
Sam
Racing Association
Bond
William Bond
Bailiwick
N.hl
Optometrist
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Peoples State Bank
9Th and
Massachusetts
Journal-World
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