Lions Club plans aid on dormitory furnishings
The Lions Club will furnish a room in one of two new men’s dormitories at the University of Kansas, donated to the projects designed by Chancellor Deane W. Malott’s committee. WPA and NYA labor will craft red oak furniture for the rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kangas
Lions Club
Wiedemann
Raymond Nichols
Deane W. Malott
Acacia Fraternity
Éld
George Beal
Department of Architecture
K. U
WPA
NYA
W. C. Boardman
Kansas Electric Power Company
Douglas
County
Lawrence
Nobel Darrington
Nominations Set for 13 of 14 Engineering Council Seats
University announces nominees for eleven engineering fields with candidates from Hutchinson Lawrence Atchison and Kansas City list includes Tom Arbuckle Marvin Allen Dick Lee Bob Brockett Darrel Liston George Lupier Rex Bailey Clyde Woodman Robert Bradley Eugene Nelson Walt Sheridan Warren Snyder Bob Paulette Al Grohne Clarence Callahan Bruce Johnson Frank Beets Dick Gray Rex Sage Herman Barkman ILeaven Worth David Arnsburger Ray Stan cliff Ray North Lander Classen Gordon Swinney Garvin Van Matre Walter Cronk and Stewart Earhart active bid middle of next week election for freshman seat next fall by freshmen class and a vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineering Council
Tom Arbuckle
Hutchinson
Marvin Allen
Lawrence
Dick Lee
Teavenworth
Bob Brockett
Atchison
Darrel Liston
Ft. Madison
George Lupier
Larned
Rex Bailey
Clyde Woodman
Overland Park
Robert Bradley
Roger Prior
Emporia
Eugene Nelson
Kansas City
Walt Sheridan
Charles Owsley
Warren Snyder
Shawnee
Ray North
Lander Classen
Newton
Gordon Swinney
Wichita
Garvin van Matre
Augusta
Walter Cronk
Tola
Stewart Earhart
Sivele City
Neb
Neil Ferry
Merriam
Suit asks restoration of stairway to Patee theater
W C Hamilton files injunction against Elmer C Roden Commonwealth Lawrence Theater Corp and Lawrence National Bank over access to the second floor of lot 60 800 block Massachusetts street The petition says two buildings shared a single stairway until Clair M Patee remodeled the theater before 1980 removing the stairway and making Hamiltons south building's second floor inaccessible It seeks a judgment directing the present owner to restore the stairway The bank is named to protect its mortgagor interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Hamilton
Elmer C. Roden
Patee
Commonwealth Lawrence Theater Corporation
The
Lawrence National Bank
Hamilton
Massachusetts Street
Clair M. Patee
Bank
Colorado coach Frosty Cox undergoes appendix operation
University of Colorado basketball mentor Forrest Frosty Cox had his appendix removed at Community Hospital yesterday and today physicians report his condition as very good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frosty” Cox
Boulder
Colo
Forrest (Frosty) Cox
University of Colorado
Divorce Actions Filed in District Court
Divorce actions have been filed in district court by Nathan B McGee against Marie Marie McGee Christine S Wallace against Lewis Wallace and Howard Hill against Pearl Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan B. Mcee
Marie Marie McGee
Christine S. Wallace
Lewis Wallace
Howard Hill
Pearl Hill
Baker University year end banquets mark close of term
As the school year ends, Baker campus groups host annual banquets. The journalism department held its dinner with Helen Rhodes Hoopes of Kansas University delivering the main address. Language department pupils will be feted Friday night with students from Spanish through Greek presenting program portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Baker
Helen Rhodes Hoopes
University of Kansas
Britain Presses Norway War Claims and Naval Losses
Prime Minister Chamberlain described German setbacks at sea and in Norway as heavy losses, with two capital ships damaged and multiple cruisers and submarines sunk. He stated Norway was not conquered and noted Allied advantage shifting due to German naval damage and Allied retaliations. He cited naval movements toward Alexandria to redistribute ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Alexandria
North Sea
Chamberlain
Germany
Death Notice Clarence E. Manville 79
Clarence E. Manville aged 79 of 401 Maple street died yesterday at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM from Rumsey funeral home with Rev C J Knox officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Grove cemetery. He is survived by his wife and a daughter Mrs Irene Stevens of Pico California and a son Earl Manville of San Antonio Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Manville
Maple Street
Rumsey
Rev
C. J. Knox
Maple Grove Cemetery
Mr. Manville
Irene Stevens
Pico
Calif
Earl Manville
San Antonio
Tex
Funeral services for Bettie Sayles
Funeral services for Mrs Bettie Sayles who died Tuesday at her home 609 Vermont street will be held at 2 30 o clock tomorrow afternoon from Miles Funeral home Rev R G Malone will officiate burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Sayles
Vermont Street
Miles Funeral Home
R. G. Malone
Oak Hill Cemetery
Death notice for Mrs Aliza Schrader in Stafford Kansas
Ward reports the death of Mrs Aliza Jane Schrader 81 at home in Stafford Kansas after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband a Civil War veteran and a daughter. Survived by four sons Edwin E Lawrence Harry Maxwell Frank Hutchinson and Chester Spartanburg SC one sister Miss Nellie Mayhood Stafford 13 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at the home Friday May 3 with burial in Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Aliza Jane Schrader
Stafford
Kaw
Edwin E
Lawrence
Harry
Maxwell, Kan
Frank
Hutchinson and Chester
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Nellie Mayhood
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Dirk buried at Clinton cemetery
The infant son of Mr Henry Dirk and Mrs Dirk of Route 6 will be buried this afternoon in Clinton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dirk
Route 6
Clinton Cemetery
Local Man Louie Hadl Dies Suddenl at Home Near Eudora
Louie Hadl aged 63 died suddenly today at his home three fourths of a mile west and a quarter mile north of Eudora. He is survived by his wife and six children Mrs Bertha Bernitz Mrs Carl Kurtz Mrs Paul Hadl Mrs Helen Tornaden all of Europe and Marguerite Hadl and Robert Hadl of the home two brothers Charles Hadl and Steve Hadl of Melvern Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Hadl
Eudora
Bertha Bernitz
Carl Kurtz
Paul Hadl
Helen Tornaden
Eupore
Marguerite Hadl
Robert Hadl
Charles Hadl
Steve Hadl
Melvern
Kan
Funeral services for Mrs Gertrude Penn in Kansas City
Mrs Gertrude Penn aged 54 of Kansas City died last night. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM from Ninth Street Baptist Church with Rev G N Jackson officiating. She is survived by husband Ellis Penn a daughter Opal Dixon mother Mrs Andy Walker and four brothers and sisters including Mrs Lola Williams H W White James Walker and Walter Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Penn
Kansas City
Ninth Street Baptist Church
G. N. Jackson
Dallas
Tex
James Walker
Lawrence
Walter Walker
Ascension Day Service at Immanuel Lutheran
A special Ascension Day service will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church this evening at 7:30. The sermon titled From the Cross to the Throne will be delivered by Rev. W. W. Steenpnelwerth, pastor of the church. Ascension Day marks the fortieth day after Easter and celebrates Christ’s ascension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
W. W. Steenpnelwerth
Scholarships sought for 118 cooperative house housing
More than 125 students have applied for 118 cooperative house scholarships to be offered at the university next September. Battenfeld House will house 52 men with work nearing completion this summer. Alumni Place will host 40 men and the third house 26. Costs will not exceed $18 per month. Selection aims for roughly equal upperclassmen and underclassmen. Early applications include 26 high school seniors who failed Summerfield exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battenfeld House
Alumni Place
The
Acacia Fraternity
Olin Templin
Endowment Association
Templin
Temmlin
Summerfield
Weather and Postponements Mark Day in Baseball Standings
In the American Association Columbus and Kansas City games are listed with low scores. The National League sees New York and St. Louis figures with Vandenberg and Danning. several matchups including Brooklyn at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh are postponed due to rain and cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rerreau
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
National League
St. Louis Vandenberg
Danning
Davie
Padgett
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Gannett Attacks CAA Reorganization as Power Grab
Frank Gannett criticizes the Civil Aeronautics Authority reorganization plan as the Roosevelt era’s bid for excess power. He praises the CAA and warns the move would place aviation under political control, citing past regulatory crashes and recent aviation safety gains. Gannett, a frequent flyer and Roosevelt opponent, urges keeping aviation out of politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gannett
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Roosevelt
Gannett
CAA
Department of Commerce
United States
Commerce Department
Bureau of Civil Aeronautics
New Yorker
Co-Op Head Speaks At Lawrence Club Meeting
J Andy Thomas president of the Co-Operative Club International was the keynote speaker at Wiedemann’s for the Lawrence Co-Op club meeting. Olga Hitner violin numbers accompanied by Leola Adams highlighted Musicweek as Kansas City leaders spoke about Tulsa convention plans. Art Nordberg announced a Topeka district convention on May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Andy Thomas
Co-Operative Club International
Lawrence
George Mason
Arch Mackie
Kansas City
International
Tulsa
Thomas
Lawrence Club
Art Nordberg
Kan
Topeka
Claude Scott
Frank Kambach
Howard Jones
Fred Kuehne
Stanley Baker
Grace Hobbs
Co-Operettes
Master Barbers Chapter Organized in Lawrence
Lawrence hosts the formation of a local chapter of the Asso ciation of Master Barbers of America with Harry A. Houk as president. Officers include Chester M. Hays vice president Harry Courtney secretary treasurer James A. Dove sergeant at arms Paul Hyatt recording secretary and members C J Edmonds Raymond J Haslett. Henry J. Walker of Lincoln Neb installer. State convention in Emporia May 5. Lawrence to be represented. Local chapter to meet monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Association of Master Barbers of America
Harry A. Houk
Department of Health
Chester M. Hays
Harry Courtney
James A. Dove
Paul Hyatt
C. J. Edmonds
Raymond J. Haslett
Henry J. Walker
Plan Summer Term Opens June 12 At University
The university summer session begins June 12 with morning classes starting at 7 30 and ends with August commencement on June 10. Dean R A Schwegler announces a staff drawn from resident professors plus a few guest instructors chosen for expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Schwegler
Livestock and Farm Equipment Sold via Journal World Ads
Trainloads of livestock and used farm equipment were sold through Journal-World classified advertising. The ad sales highlighted cattle, horses, machinery, and farming gear moving quickly through the listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Selves Resigns as Emporia College Football Coach
Bud Selves announced his resignation as head football coach at the College of Emporia effective July 1. He has moved to a farm near Emporia as school officials search for a successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Selves
Emporia
Kan
Lester
Bud) Selves
College of Emporia
Selves
Richard Crooks Captures Stage Presence Amid Setbacks at Concert
Richard Crooks faced humorous interruptions during a campus concert yet maintained strong stage presence and drew praise from attendees. A telephone prank disrupted the second group, prompting Crooks to pause then continue after a quick fix. Alumni events include K U notes on Fred Waring radio program and a May 4 wedding for Dorothy Bangs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Crooks
Editor and Publisher Leader Sees Newspapers Prolonged Survival Challenge
Arthur T. Robb says newspapers face survival pressures from higher taxes and wages with rising costs. Howard Blakeslee notes the press expanding into science and medicine to guard the public against quack cures. Both spoke at the University of Minnesota dedication of a new journalism building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Arthur T. Robb
Altho
Howard Blakeslee
Associated Press
County Welfare Office Implements May Budget Cuts
The county welfare department under director Mildred D Welloe announces May measures cutting fuel budgets by 50 percent and reducing food allocations in many cases. Some ill cases avoid food cuts. reductions reach up to 20 percent elsewhere to retrench after extreme weather and rising relief costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
D. Welloe Welfare
Tony
A Play at Liberty Memorial High School
The dramatics club will present the one act His First Date for the assembly tomorrow at 10 20 in the auditorium. Student coach is Howard Sutherland Jr. Cast includes Claire Wiesselman Harold Burke Jack Payne Katherine Gorrill and Patsy Creel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Memorial High School Dramatics Club
Howard Sutherland, Jr
Claire Wiesselman
Harold Burke
Jack Payne
Katherine Gorrill
Patsy Creel
Roosevelt Nominates Ayres for Another Term on FTC
President Roosevelt sent to the senate the nomination of W. A. Ayres of Kansas for another term on the Federal Trade Commission. The Journal World classified page highlights readers and results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayres
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
W. A. Ayres
Kansas
Federal Trade Commission
Journal World
Letter in Evidence on Hawaii Board Personnel
A correspondence between Harry R Bridges and Edwin S Smith was submitted to the special House committee. The letters discuss assigning personnel to Hawaii with Bridges noting the need for a "good man" able to resist employer arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry R. Bridges
West Coast
C.I.O
Edwin S. Smith
National Labor Board
Hawaii
House
Smith
Bridges
Tulips on display at Mitchell home in Lawrence window
Garden flowers attract attention as tulips bloom on a stalk with five blossoms and two stalks bearing three tulips each at 821 Mississippi street. Weather notes report April rainfall of 4.65 inches at Worden near Overbrook, with year to date 8.60 inches versus 7.91 inches last year. Lawrence events include Alvin McCoy covering Frank E. Gannett’s appearance, and Dr. Walter Damrosch music hour with a 12 to 12:30 broadcast from station WREN. Local officials and notable figures attend a Gannett related dinner ahead of the G.O.P. convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Mitchell
Mississippi Street
Journal-World
Worden
Overbrook
Walter Schwarz
Cooperative Weather Observer
WREN
Kansas City
Westport High School
Paseo A Cappéla
Walter Damrosch
Milk Dumped in Ditches Amid Dairy Strike
Milk was dumped in highway ditches as dairy workers entered a second day of strike cutting milk supply to most consumers. State and federal conciliators sought arbitration to resolve issues and restore access to milk during the impasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Army Planes Obsolete Says Senator After Testimony
Senator Lodge states Maj. Gen. Arnold testified before a Senate appropriations panel that all U.S. military aircraft are obsolete by European war standards. The closed session hearing highlighted the perceived gap in air power amid ongoing global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
H. H. Arnold
Army Airporns
Senate
United States
Colmery Reelected VP of Legion Endowment Fund
Indianapolis May 2 A Topeka native and former national commander Harry W Colmery was reelected vice president of the American Legion endowment fund corporation valued at five million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colmery Legion Fund
Indianapolis
Harry W. Colmery
Topeka
The
American Legion
Escaped Convict Captured Near Dilton Oklahoma
Dick Broyles, a Texas fugitive, was captured five miles northeast of Dilton today by two officers who found him sleeping in a stolen automobile left in a pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dilton
Okla
Dick Broyles
Texas
Here
Greece Calls Reserve Officers for Active Service
Greece announces the recall of ten classes of reserve army officers for active duty as tensions rise over Italy's Mediterranean plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Athens
Italy
Mediterranean
Parental Study Club Hosts May Meeting in Tongoxie
Mrs Donnell A Pearson entertained the Parental Study club at her home on Wednesday May 1. Mrs Hans Freienmuth spoke on Restyling Old Furniture while roll call cited Short Cuts in Housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnell] A. Pearson
Hans Freienmuth
Ruby Kesinger
Emporia State Teachers College
Grayson
Jefferson County
A. Issac
Harlan Isaac
Iola
Kan
Oklahoma
Brown County
Kansas
Charles Curtis
Washington, D. C
Kansas City
Earl Hamil
Tonganoxie Community Activities Highlight Local Happenings
Local notices from Tonganoxie cover church services and interment at Maple Grove, club meetings at the Methodist and Congregational churches, and a Boy Scout gathering. School hiring updates include Hazel Ridge and Pony Creek, plus a grade school rated in class A after improvements. The second Holstein cattle show, judging contests, and a livestock team victory at Olathe are noted along with local visits and social events.
Colonial club trip to Evans Hearth in Lawrence
OSKALOOSA guests traveled to Evans Hearth in Lawrence on April 18 for a luncheon and program hosted by Mrs. Gertrude Goldman. Mrs. Will Rice, formerly of the club, organized the afternoon as musical performances by Fidnah Hopkins, Van Valkenburg, Robert Oyler, and Alice Marie Smart followed a story read by Mrs. Lee Horst titled Miss Lanatree by Mayne Rice of K U 27 with recent New York ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Evans
Lawrence
Gertrude Goldman
Will Rice
Fidnah Hopkins
van Valkenburg
Robert Oyler
Alice Marie Smart
Lee Horst
Lanatree
Mayne Rice
K. U
New York
Local social calendar and community events noted
Mrs John Roberts and others hosted contests while other ladies went shopping. Homer Trapp sought sinus treatment at Wadsworth hospital. Roy Dunn substitutes on Route 2. Coach Wilkinson took Harry Johnson and Bill Hannah to Bald win for Relays. A niece honored at dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Jay Alexander. Legion banquet in Larner Segrave hall with speakers from Topeka and Leavenworth. Farm Loan meeting in Methodist church with Wichita visitors. County track May 8. grade meet held Saturday. Mike Brown hosts bridge club with guests. Tulip bouquet decorates Presbyterian chancel. New church officers announced by Rev E A Ahrens. Mrs Nina Davis visiting from Topeka. Mrs Bertie Long returns from Frankfort visit. Insurance on vacant L L Davis estate maintained with furnished rooms. Farm land rented to John Heibsch. B P Davis travels daily for law work. Mrs Davis sets music studio room. Mr Davis law office near square. Outings planned for summer. Mrs George Hautzenrader visiting from Troy. Dr A G Smith recovering from shoulder injury. Stanley Kaufman takes charge of new west side grocery. daughter Mary Louise assists. Charles Sutton visits parents. The rock drama by Valley Falls group at Methodist church. Mrs Elizabeth Slade served as teller at O F S grand chapter in Lawrence. Mrs Frank Haines and others luncheon in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roberts
Tom Davis
Etta Bourne
Homer Trapp
Wadsworth Hospital
Roy Dunn
Wilkinson
Harry Johnson
Bill Hannah
Baldwin
Jay Alexander
Izetta Casebier Shoenrock
Carl Shoenrock
Larner-Segrave Hall
Emory Cox
Justice William Smith
Topeka
Helen Stonebreaker
Everett Fast
Leavenworth
Legion Auxiliary
Farm Loan Association
George Hunker
E. H. Martin
Wichita
Aid
Mike Brown
Bridge Club
Arlan Wilkinson
Odell Shaver
Robert Crouch
Charles Gardener
Fred Nevins
Shirley Edwards
Eli. Bowen
A. A. Webber
Presbyterian Church
E. A. Ahrens
Hugh Simon
D. M. Stevens
Ladies Aid
C. E. Bliss
Woman’s Missionary Society
Ruth Fish
Westminster Missionary Society
Nina Davis
Belle Davis
Nona Crosby
Bertie Long
Fred Sample
Frankfort
L. L. Davis
B. P. Davis
C. O. Davis
John Heibsch
Ben Weinberg
A. G. Smith
Stanley Kaufman
New West Side
Mary Louise
Valley Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. QO. Hamilton
Baker University
Mrs. Bettie Sayles
Mrs
Louie
Ascension Day Service
Junor High School
Rudolph Voth
Oliver Hobbs
Old High
John E. Jacobs
Parent-Teachers Association
Music Week
James Allenson
s-Louc Kathryn
Ernest Weber
Neptune
R. B
Rudy Carl
Herbert Clark
Delbert Spalsbury
Ed Chenette
Judy
Julia Eschbaugh
Alice Garrett
Murial Rogers
Patsy Ransted
Shirley Acher
Shirley Nan Hargiss
Lois Butler
Rosemary Gaines
Marjorie Dowers
Mary Frazee
Liberty and Union
Dorothy Canfield ‘Fisher
Sarah Cleghorn
American Association
Columbus
Riddle
American League
Detroitee
Newhouser and Tebbetts
Hudson
Master Barbers Chapter
K. A
Fred Waring
BIZ
Crooks
Dean Swarthout
Union
Jack Benny
Dorothy Bangs
Mortar Board
Cammus
W. Carter Goodpasture
Saina
Business School
Frank T. Stockton
Russell L. Wiley
C.I.O. Man
NLB
Alvin McCoy
Kansas City Star
Frank E. Gannett
C. B. Russell
Blues
C. C. Cogswell
State Grange
William Ljungdahl
State Tax Commission
Harry Floyd
State Livestock Commission Office
Chester Davis
Grant Watson
Osage City
James Allen
Chanute
Frank Todd
Walter Fees
Bill Douce
K. U. Young G.O.P. Head
Carl Friend
Greta Gibson
Young G. O.P
Alf Landon
Tonganoxie
Charles Hamil
Los Angeles
C. Z. Allsbury
Methodist Church
Tonganoxie Reading Club
Walter T. Bleakley
Nelson Art Gallery
Margaret Schenck
Hazel Ridge
Clifford Beckwith
Easton, Kane
Gumerford
Congregational Church
Archie Toothaker
Oliver Kenton
Basehor
Mound School
Eula Throop
Jeanne Throop
H. F. Geib
I.0.c
State Department
Tonganoxie Rural High School
Olathe
Donald Leighly
Billy McGraw
Paul Jones
Charles Kesinger
Ambrose Davoren
Mary Yonallvy
Albert Yonally
Elmer Yonally
Jolly Workers Club
Homer Peters
Sherman Casebier
DeSoto
Ingall Neal
J. E. Casebier
Will. Fincher
John Davidson
L. W. Koch
Rebekah Club
Fincher
Mary Lenahan
Coal Ridge School
Mike Seymour
May Ginnis School
Christian Ladies Aid Society
Softball Association
Bill Cox
M. F. Black
Henry F. Geib
Walter McRill
W. J. Stephenson
Alicia Seifert
Lucey McNaughton
Oskaloosa
Ted Steele and
Movatones
American Service Co
Schulzacini
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!