Primary delegate alignments shape Dewey bid across states
AP reports Maryland and Idaho Republicans enrolled delegates for Thomas Dewey while California Democrats and others voted in primaries. Maryland and Idaho shows favor for Dewey, with independents and uninstructed slates in several states. Roosevelt followers push platform ideas as GOP and Democratic talks diverge on war policy and foreign stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Maryland
Idaho
Thomas Dewey
California
Dewey
New York
George Radcliffe
Metime
Roosevelt
Howard Bruce
Garner
Jed Ss Fan
Alabama
Speaker Bankead
Bankhead
Thehouse
Florida
Charles Andrews
Fred P. Cone
Indiana
Townsend Pension Forces
Charles Ie Halleck
George W. Gillie
Epublicans
South Dakota
Republican
Democratic
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Washington
Nye
R-D
Hemishere
Lawrence League Leader Attends National LWV Convention
Miss Winnie D Lawrance state LWV president returned from New York City after attending the national biennial LWV convention held April 29 to May 3. She traveled via Washington to Kansas City with delegates including Mrs A A Wharton and Mrs B W Maxwell, and Kansas delegates plan to attend the state convention in Lawrence this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie D. Lawrance
Lawrence
League of Women Voters
New York City
League
Miss Lawrance
Chicago
Washington
F. H. Hodder
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Economic Society
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kenneth G. Crawford
American Newspaper Guild
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A. A. Whartan
Kansas
Lawrance
Whortan
B. W. Maxwell
Topeka League
Harry M. Carlson
Wichita
Carlson
Junior High Gym Demonstration and Plays Highlight Week
The eighth and ninth grade boys perform a gym demonstration at 7 15 PM as part of Activity Week with Maurice Cannady in charge. A second program at 8 20 PM features the speech and dramatic art department in Old High auditorium directed by Miss Elizabeth Henderson with remarks by Shirley Nan Hargiss and demonstrations by Minnie Lou Howard and Florine Christenson. Two one act plays Miss ing and Oh Rosa lind plus an Inter view With Mark Twain will be presented with a cast led by Ella Jane Smith Shirley Nan Hargiss Jean Boyle Edgar Taylor Jack Barnett Soweta Grover Jim mie Mason Mildred Walter Maxine Hunter Leo Hansen Pat Smith. Dean Avery and Glenn Watkins ush. Sixth grade visitors from Mc Allaster join the audience of about 350 who attended last night’s gym demonstration by seventh graders and displays from home economics and art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old High
Elizabeth Henderson
Shirley Nan Hargiss
Minnie Lou Howard
Florine Christenson
Mark Twain
Allen Auchard
Jimmie Mason
Ella Jane Smith
Jean Boyle
Rosalind
Edgar Taylor
Jack Barnett
Soweta Grover
Mildred Walter
Maxine Hunter
Leo Hansen
Pat Smith
Dean Avery
Glenn Watkins
McAllaster
Liberty Memorial High School Home Economics Open House
The Liberty Memorial high school home economics department will host an open house Friday afternoon from 2 30 to 5 o clock. Exhibits will show work from foods and clothing classes with every enrolled student contributing. Tea will be served by the foods classes and parents and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Memorial High School
Marriage Licenses Granted to Four Couples
Charles B. Chappell of Eokuk Iowa and Mary Pauline Simpson of Kansas City Kansas receive a marriage license. John F. Heyl and Teresa Louise McPartling, both of Topeka, are also licensed to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Chappell
Eokuk
Iowa
Mary Pauline Simpson
Kansas City
Kan
John F. Heyl
Teresa Louise McPartling
Topeka
Grant township approves beer license for Frederika Shields Hunter
The board of county commissioners granted a beer license today to Frederika Shields Hunter at the Y Lunch located north of Lawrence in Grant township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Camnly Commissioners
Frederika Shields Hunter
Wrence
Grant Township
Four shot dead as South Pasadena principal goes on rampage
May 7 South Pasadena California. A deposed school principal opened fire in the district offices and on campus killing four education officials and injuring several others before taking his own life. Victims include George C. Bush 62 John E Alman 50 William Speer 48 and Victor V Vanderlip 45. Ruth B Sturgeon 45 survived critical injuries. Dorothea Talbert 30 later showed improvement. Police report Verlin Spencer 38 unleashed the violence after a threatened contract nonrenewal. A revival meeting is announced at the Pentecostal church on Nineteenth and Kentucky streets led by Evan Glist and Minnie Davis from Leavenworth.
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South Pasadena
Calif
George C. Bush
San Marino
John E. Alman
South Pasadena-San Marino
William Speer
Victor V. Vanderlip
Verlin Spencer
Ruth B. Sturgeon
Dorothea Talbert
Bush
Frank Higginns
Spencer
Board of Education
Higgins
Alman
Speer
Polly
Verlin
Birth of Daughter Reported by Mr and Mrs Puckett
Mr and Mrs William Puckett Jr announce the birth of a daughter Sunday morning at Memorial Hospital. The Lost and Found column on the classified page yields prompt results with frequently lost articles returned within an hour after press time. Phone 22.
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William Puckett, Jr
Memorial Hospital
Carruth poetry prize awards tie for second and third
Maynard Fox of Hays and Richard MacCann of Wichita tied for second and third prizes in the 1940 Carruth memorial poetry contest. No first prize was awarded with $60 total for second and third, split between Fox and MacCann. Peggy Smith of Olathe and Kirk Faris of Kansas City received honorable mention. Faris and Miss Smith will receive poetry volumes.
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Maynard Fox
Hays
Richard MacCann
Wichita
William Herbert Carruth
W. S. Johnson
Department of English
Kirk Faris
Kansas City
Peggy Smith
Olathe
Faris
Miss Smith
Fox
MacCann
Kansas
Professor Johnson
Carl Nie Meyer
Chicago
Ridgeley Torrence
New York
Carruth
Society News From Coun try Club And Local Socials
Twenty five played in morning golf at the Coun try club with Mrs W H Ruese posting a low score. Mrs Bob Van Noy and Mrs C E Decker tied for low putts. Mrs W K Bruner and Mrs Van Noy tied for low holes. Mrs George Kuhne won low score on the putting clock. Mrs Corlett Cotton hosted a bridge luncheon club at her home yesterday. Mrs Edith Moses attended a tea in Ola Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Crane announcing the engagement of their daughter Alice to Dr Ambrose Shields of Kansas City. The wedding will be June 21. The annual Mother and Daughter banquet of the First Christian church will be held at the church Wednesday evening with the high school girls in charge of decorations and Kappa Beta arranging the music.
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W. H. Ruese
Bob van Noy
C. E. Decker
W. K. Bruner
van Noy
George Kuhne
Edith Moses
Ola
Jack Crane
Alice
Ambrose Shields
Kansas City
B. A. Shields
Dallas
Tex
The
First Christian Church
Kappa Beta
Mothers Day Events Highlight Local Church Activities
Naomi Jean Rummage will toast the mothers while Mrs Elmer Cothran responds. A church dinner welcomes members friends mothers and daughters. The Evangelical Women Missionary society meets tomorrow at 2 15 PM in the church basement with a short program for Mothers Day.
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Naomi Jean Rummage
Elmer Cothran
Evangelical Women’s Missionary Society
Local club notices list meetings and hosts this week
Mrs Ivan Rowe and others rank high in society events. The Leisure Hour club meets with Mrs Maude Moore tomorrow evening at 1041 New York street. Mrs Clara Messenheimer assists. Entre Nous convenes with Mrs D L Noone Friday at 2:30 in the Mertice apartments. Niotas club hosts Mrs Charles Fincher Friday at 2:30. Women's Missionary Society of Trinity Lutheran meets at Mrs A T Olson's 1684 Rhode Island street Thursday afternoon. Junior and senior high pupils perform a recital at 3:30 in the high school auditorium followed by a 4:15 program with grade school pupils. Teachers listed include Miss Kate Caldwell and others. Group two of the Methodist Ladies Aid chaired by Mrs Sam Kelsall meets in church parlors tomorrow at 2:30. Mrs R M Roberts and circle will host. Visitors welcomed.
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Leisure Hour Club
Maude Moore
New York
Street
Clara Messenheimer
Women’s Missionary Society of
Trinity Lutheran Church
A. T. Olson
Rhode Island Street
A. E. Olson
Kate Caldwell
Dorothy Enlow Miller
Robert Oyler
Alice Russell
Louise Wiedemann
Russell Wiley
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
Sam Kelsall
R. M. Roberts
Dessert Bridge at Helianthus Club Hosts Friday
Mississippi street will host a dessert bridge gathering with the Helianthus club Friday afternoon at 1 45 o clock at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sissippi
Helianthus Club
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Dramatics
Maurice Cannady
Iery Teagradouat
Clyde Lewis
White House
America
Pentecostal Church
Nineteenth
Kentucky Streets
Evan Glist
Minnie Davis
Leavenworth, Can
K. A
Journal World
Lulu Smith
Henry Roche
Ruth Doll
Eva Weeks
A. A. Jacobson
T. A. Jacobson
Martha Kenney
Jerry
John Riling
Patricia
Stanley Schwahn
Mary Beth Keys
Jone O'Neil
Judy Cotton
Richard Butler
Joann Jones
Johnny Zimmer
Katharine Marshall
Michael Getto
Laura Jane Kendall Milton. Roberts
Patricia Allison
Ethan Smith
Swathryn Riles
Jerry Kline
Wallace W.C.T.U
FE. B. Dicker
Elm Street
Henry Weingartner
Bookfellows Club
Olive Brush
Ohio Street
K. A. Dames
Frank Strom
Ingrid Frestadius
Sweden
A. R. Maxwell
Elizabeth Jacqmain
Louisiana Street
Fred Bartz
Varsity Cleaners
Philco
Miller’s
Ivan Rowe
W. A. Grosjean
E. O. Stone
S. W. Hurwitz
Herman Cohen, Jr
Entre Nous
D. L. Noone
Mertice
Charles Fincher
A. M. Ockerblad
Cihene
Vanity Beauty Shop
Mojnd Hose
Lorraine
Bemberg
Jeffries
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