Rescue of Courtauld on Greenland Ice Cap Ends
Augustine Courtauld, a 27 year old British scientist, was rescued after spending the winter alone on the Greenland ice cap. Leader H G Watkins and four men brought him 105 miles to Sermelik Fjord base. Swedish pilot Captain Albin Ahrenberg located the igloo and dropped food, aiding the rescue. Ahrenberg then continued search for German scientist Weggrener nearby.
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Associated Press
Angmagahlik
Greenland
Augustine Courtauld
Courtauld
H. G. Watkins
Watkins
Courtaul
Sermelik
Albin Ahrenberg
Malmoe
Norway
Ahrenberg
aAhrenberg
Albert Weggrener
Arctic
Canada
England
Ralph Rayner
Royal Signal
Corns Wits
Sier
Chaplin sticks to film despite royal invitation
London reports Charlie Chaplin will not perform on stage even for a royal command. He told Evening Standard he refuses public appearances and would be embarrassed by such a command. He will instead send a check to a royal committee for aging vaudeville artists.
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London
Charlie Chaplin
Shoemaker
Britain
Evening Standard
Chaplin
Juan Les Pins
France
King George
Queen Mary
George Allen to Speak at Big Springs Mother's Day Program
Big Springs will celebrate Mother's Day with morning worship and afternoon addresses in the Community building. George Allen Jr. will be principal speaker with O J Lane introducing him. A children's hour precedes Dr W O Jones sermon, and Can Ward will give an afternoon address. A 15 minute Big Springs orchestra concert directed by Byron C Donmyer concludes the day.
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Big Springs
Big’Springs
George‘ Allen, Jr
O. J. Lane
Allen
Glenn
Greenwood Valley
W. O. Jones
Can Ward
Farmers Union
Byron C. Donmyer
Lawrence High School Musical Programs Delight Audience
A small audience at Lawrence high school auditorium complimented the school music groups last night. The German band drew laughter while J. W. Bell conducted the regular band performing one of his own compositions to enthusiastic applause as the program moved smoothly from start to finish.
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Lawrence High School
Greman
J. W. Bell
Close check on repairs for licensed aircraft
Washington reports new rules tighten repair oversight after an agreement to maintain 35 Fokker ships. The ecommerce department will scrutinize repair work and station operators capabilities, replacing prior approvals based on manufacturer arrangements for specific stations.
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Washington
Ecommerce Department
Aircraft Station Reauthorization and Relicensing Standards
The department will authorize station work classifications after inspection and tests determine airworthiness. If facilities pass inspection, the station may be relicensed under applicable new specifications for the aircraft models built by the factories.
Community notices and visiting visits in Topeka and area
Local residents report visits among Mitchells Harshberger Ransdalls and Gorrills in Topeka Lawrence and Kanwaka. Mentions farmers planting corn and various social hours and hospital updates. The Kanwaka Good Will club is noted.
Minervian club to meet with Mrs Harrison May 6
The Minervian club will meet with Mrs Mary Harrison on Wednesday May 6. Officers will be elected at that time. Miss Lucille Rothwell spent last week in Lawrence with her sister Mrs Virgil Smith. Mrs Grover Rothwell spent Friday with her sister Mrs Thurman Rothwell in Barber neighborhood. Meet with Mrs Billie Richards roll call Mothers Day Items.
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Nae Mitchell
Josephine Lewis
Topeka
Arnold Ransdall
Helen Harshberger
Griel Johnson
Grant Johnson
Paul Winter
James Mitchell
Lawrence
Baldwin Mitchell
Anna
William Mitchell
C. P. A. Lodge
Barr Gorrill
Roy Oatman
Memorial Hospital
Virginia Gorrill
Charles Baxter
Kansas City
Orie May
Barr Gorill
Myers
Ambrose Bigsby
Grover, Rothwell
Ernest
Rothwell
Opie Jellison
Kanwaka
Good Will Club
Billie Richards
Lucille. Rothwell
Virgil Smith
Grover Rothwell
Thurman Rothwell
Barber
Minervian Club
Mary Harrison
Mother's Day Observed With Special Music and Address
Fairview notes a Sunday May 10 service at 11 o'clock with special music and a sermon by Rev. Husted. Attendance invited. Also mentions local social visits and several residents’ activities across Douglas county including 4-H health winner Dorothy Griffin with 9.6/10 score, and numerous visits among Howard, Edmondson, Seele, Meairs, and Griffin families in nearby towns.
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Husted
Dorothy Griffin
Douglas County
Walter Howard
Ed Howard
C. E. Small
J. R. Payne
Lawrence
Robert. Edmondson
C. A. Sizer
Fred Howard
John Garrett
G. ©. Seele
Clara
Dorothy Amnott
Brackett
Godfrey Reetz
Melba Jean
Linwood
Seele
J. W.sample
C. W. Wells
Farringer
William Meairs
Charles Howard
Lara Howard
Evan ‘Griffith
Norma. Lynch
Ottawa
Meyers
T. N. Shirar
Bliss Dorothy Pine
White District
E. Leary
George Lothholz
Eudora
Harry Edmondson
Charles Edmondson
Ed Akers
Sunday Social Calls Across Local Families
Residents hosted and visited neighbors during the weekend with gatherings at several homes. People from Lawrence and Kansas City joined local residents for meals, evenings, and Sunday dinners while others stopped by to see friends and relatives. A separate incident reported two cars colliding at Thirteenth and Tennessee Streets, with damage but no injuries.
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D. F. Jackson
Tennessee Street
Ohio
Thirteenth
Tennessee
Rev E W Allen Dead Pastor of Methodist Church
The Rev E W Allen 91 longtime Methodist preacher who began ministry over 70 years ago died in Topeka. He served in the West Wisconsin conference nearly two decades before moving to the Northeast Kansas conference in 1885 and retired from active work in 1901 while continuing church duties. Survivors include 32 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren.
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Topeka
E. W. Allen
Methodist Church
West Wisconsin
Northeast Kansas
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Charles. Wells
Klinel
Alfred Potts
William Wells
Vinton Porters
Alice Ma‘rie
Floyd Nisely
Elsie
Ted Brown
Homer Brownlee
Fred Rumsey
Will Jacobs
Eugene
Frank Kennedy
W.H. Vance
Smitherville
Burk Edwards
Knowledge Hill
Estel Moore
Clyde Edwards
Theodore Howard
Vernon Garrett
G. C. Sizer
Paul Koehler
Ernest Homer
Tiscon
Lilburn Dow
Ernest Ralston
Mrs. Calvin
Holton
C. A. Nisely
Mr. Nisely
Marguerite Nisely
McConnell Lumber & Dantile Co
East 13Th
American Service CO
Journal-World
Metzler
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