Three Lawrence Women Attend Scout Conference in Denver
The seventeenth annual Covered Wagon region Girl Scouts conference met in the Brown Palace Hotel Denver May 1 2 and 8 with three Lawrence women among attendees Mrs Karl Kreider publicity chairman Mrs S W Gilchrist and Mrs ad R McKinnley leader of Woodlawn troop The conference highlighted community service and the theme Girl Scouts and the Community Today Regional officers were elected and plans made for bi annual gatherings beginning next year
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Girl Scouts
Denver
Colo
Lawrence
Brown Palace
Kreider
Denver Council
Red Rocks
Lincoln
Shirley-Savoy Hotel
Paul Roberts
D.D
Leah Parker
Secreary
Willis Rich
Fort Dodge
Harold Dean
Sedalia
Cyril T. Carney
Des Moines
J. Roger DeWitt
Independence
Karl Kreider
Harry L. Goss
Regional conference moves to Des Moines next year
The regional conference will be hosted in Des Moines Iowa next year while the national convention rotates to Dallas Texas this year in October.
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Des Moines
Dallas
Tex
Summer Suntan Uniforms Issued to Camp Robinson Troops
Sgt Henry P Wilson supply sergeant for Company M issues the summer suntan uniforms. Each soldier receives two khaki trousers and two shirts with neck ties. Cpl Eugene Doane trains men on gas detection and mask fitting. the unit prepares for live-fire ranges while cooks report strong meals and weight gain.
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Joseph T. Robinson
Ark
Henry P. Wilson
Eugene Doane
Rhode Island
Lawrence
137Th Infantry
Doane
Floods in Oklahoma Kill One and Leave Five Missing
An Oklahoma City report notes one man dead and five missing after weekend floods and tornadoes. Henry J. King, 40, died when a tornado wrecked his brother in law’s home near Macomb in Pottawatomie County. Missing include two unidentified Black men, two unidentified white men, and a man called Shorty McCann. The North Canadian River overflowed, flooding Walnut Grove and nearby camps in Oklahoma City, with twisters damaging Okemah and Tecumseh areas. The floodwaters are receding in most areas.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Henry J. King
John M. King
Macomb
Pottawatomie
Walnut Grove
Shorty” McCann
Okemah
Tecumseh
Kansas University calls for exhibits for 75th anniversary
University of Kansas invites all departments and schools to present displays for the June 5 to 9 seventy fifth anniversary celebration. Fred S. Montgomery notes plans already include engineering overflows and displays from five schools, two museums, and Watkins Memorial hospital.
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University of Kansas
Fred S. Montgomery
Bureau of Visual Instruction
Watkins ' Memorial Hospital
School of Engineering
School of Pharmacy
School of Business
School of Education
School of Fine Arts
Political Science
Dyche Museum
Spooner
Thayer Art Museum and Watkins Memorial Hospital Open House
The Thayer art museum will be open for visitors and Watkins Memorial hospital will hold an open house for visitors. Hospital staff will display equipment and pictures while the geology building features fluorescent minerals polarizing microscopes models and other displays. The power plant and maintenance buildings will be open for inspection.
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Thayer Art Museum
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Giant Bomber Insured For Million a Minute
Douglas Aircraft officials disclosed they are paying the premium on a giant bomber insured at a million dollars a minute. The disclosure came as Santa Monica reports on defense contracts and corporate insurance practices amid wartime production.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Douglas plans first B 19 bomber test flight policy details
A premium of 820,000 covers the first sixty seconds of the B 19 bomber test flight with 3,000 per hour thereafter. Tests start May 17 and require an initial headwind of 25 mph or more. Douglas says the policy is the largest on any airplane, though not covering total cost, with 32,000,000 from Douglas and 1,500,000 from the U S Army. Meanwhile Journal World classifieds note farmers selling livestock and farm products monthly.
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The
Syndicate of Insurance
Douglas
Doug
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