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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1939

Page

12

Fireside scope dedicated at McDonald Observatory atop Mount Locke

Alpine Texas May 5 dedication of the McDonald Observatory's 82 inch telescope on Mount Locke overlooking the Texas Big Bend. The joint Texas Chicago project aims to study nearby Milky Way mysteries using the second largest telescope, rivaling Mt Wilson and Palomar giants.

Alpine Tex Mt. Locke Texas Big Bend Billy the Kid McDonald Observatory Earth Mt. Wilson Calif Texas Instrument McDonald University of Texas University of Chicago Texas W. J. McDonald Paris Big Bend Fort Davis

Garfield stars in They Made Me a Criminal at Granada

John Garfield leads in a Warner Bros. picture at the Granada portraying a champion prize fighter framed for murder. The plot follows his flight as a vagrant, a California interlude, a comeback in a barnstorming heavyweight bout, and trouble sparked by detective Claude Rains and lead actress Gloria Dickson with supporting turns by Ann Sheridan May Robson and the Dead End Kids.

John Garfield Warner Granada Claude Rains Ann Sheridan May Robson Gloria Dickson Garfield California Rains Miss Dickson

Local families gather for extended De Soto celebration

Mrs Minnie Golden remains employed at the William Loveall home in De Soto as relatives visit during a community celebration. Attendees include Sadie Hoke and daughter from Kansas City with brother John Turner, Dr Williams family from Kansas City, Oma Dent recovering from mumps, and numerous Dent Turner and Kan sas City connections visiting at homes in De Soto and Linwood.

Minnie Golden William Loveall DeSoto John Turner Williams Geraldine Richard Kansas City California W. H. Dent Oma Dent Robert Turner Oma Dr. Williams

Evangelical meeting marks Kansas district fiftieth anniversary

The Kansas district of the Evangelical and Reformed church will meet May 9 and 10 at St. Pauls Evangelical Church in Eudora for its annual session and fiftieth anniversary. Dr. F C Klick will speak Tuesday night, with the anniversary observed Wednesday evening. Delegates will adjourn Thursday and reconvene in St Joe Mo. for a unification meeting. Also a Haviland Bible College quartet will sing at Friends Church Sunday at 11 AM led by Prof William Murphy.

Kansas The Evangelical and Reformed Church St. Paul’s Evangelical Church Eudora F. C. Klick Evangelical Synod St. Joe West Missouri United Evangelical and Reformed Church Friends Haviland Bible College Friends Church Tenth Delaware Elden Ellis Fred Knight Roscoe Knight Claud Hutchinson William Murphy Murphy Friends Churches Oregon

Return of the Cisco Kid stars Baxter in Dickinson

Warner Baxter repeats the bold Cisco Kid role in The Return of the Cisco Kid at the Dickinson theatre. Lynn Bari Kane Richmond play the lovers with Henry Hull as Colonel Bixby Cesar Romero appears as a menacing ally. Shorts include Screen Snapshots and news.

Warner Baxter Cisco Kid Baxter Arizona Lynn Bari Kane Richmond Henry Hull Colonel Bixby Lynn Cesar Romero

Corliss and others attend events across regions

Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Scovill traveled to Kansas City on business Tuesday. Mrs. John Clark, after visiting her daughter, left for Cleborne Texas. Henry Kluss attended Fred Hackler’s funeral at Chambers funeral home in DeSoto on Thursday April 26. Willow Springs closed a successful term with a basket dinner and Mrs. David Jewett has taught there for several years. Buford Musser was among the attendees.

F. D. Scovill Kansas City John Clark B. H. Sonntag Cleborne Tex Henry Kluss Fred Hackler Chambers Funeral DeSoto Willow Springs David Jewett Buford Musser

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