Grasshopper War Sweeps Midwest Farms
Chicago May 8 AP Destructions of millions of tiny grasshoppers begin as hatchlings appear under a warming May sun Farmers organize to scatter poison bait on feeding grounds to thwart crop losses The agriculture department estimates last year’s damage at 99131000 and Congress earmarks 1 million for insect control pending state allocations Entomologists warn of a worse outbreak This year Nebraska county agents organize G H brigades to supply bait and advise on methods Heaviest infestations expected in Illinois Iowa Montana Colorado Wyoming North Dakota Nebraska Missouri Michigan and surrounding areas The bait blends bran with poison and is sometimes mixed with molasses lemon or orange juice to attract the hoppers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Wallace
Pe County
Haveeen
Nebraska
Illinois
Iowa
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
North Dakotas
Nebrasa
Missouri
Michigan
Last Senior Recital At University Auditorium 8 PM
The final recital in the series features violinist Allene Bennett and pianist Clarence Bridenstine in a joint program at 8 o clock in the administration building auditorium. Bennett, from Winfield, studied at Southwestern College before Kansas, performs Haydn Concerto in C and pieces by Tschaikowsky Chopin Sarasate Grasse and Gretry Franko with Wilma Stoner as accompanist. Bridenstine, completing university piano study, performs Mozart Fantasia in C minor with Grieg second piano, Turina Miniatures, and a Schumann movement with Orcutt at the second piano. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allene Bennett
Clarence Bridenstine
Miss Bennett
Winfield
University of Kansas
Southwestern College
Waldemar Gelich
Tschaikowsky
Chopin - Sarasate
Grasse
Gretry-Franko
Wilma Stoner
Bridenstine
University
Ruth Crcutt
College of Liberal Arts
School of Fine Arts
Boys Admit a Robbery at Barnsdall Service Station
Donald Jones and Richard McDonald, both 15 from Topeka, admitted breaking into the Barnsdall service station at Second and Locust and robbing three vending machines. They were arrested in the 700 block of Massachusetts Street and found with 1.04 in coins and a soap bar. They were held in county jail and later released to their parents per the Topeka probation officer's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Jones
Richard McDonald
Topeka
Barnsdall
Second and Locust Street
Massachusetts Street
Test Your Knowledge Quiz Questions Listed on Classifieds
A set of trivia questions appears on the classified page asking about Catharine of Valois marrying a king of England, copra, the country of Nice, James Cowles Prichard, the capital of Nevada, the composer of Carmen, the Tom Bigbee River state, the meaning of Elmira, the native catalpa tree, and the active principle in tobacco, credited to Dr. Alexander, Dentist.
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England
Catharine of Valois
Shich
Nice
James Cowles Prichard
Nevada
Tombigbee River
Elmira
Prank and pony scandal at Kansas campus. Krushing gusts of gossip
On a Kansas University campus scene a small boy with a sousaphone outwits a flippant KU student in a playful exchange. A college exam foul play and a pony note incident lead to plausible disciplinary talk. Four Greek groups schedule events with rising campus energy as student leaders are elected. A Life magazine photo features a Parsons city council dominated by women.
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K. U
Lester Combs, Jr
Parsons
Phi Psi
Life
Labette City
Kan
Combs
Parsons Sun
Three Alumni to Receive Honorary Degrees at Baker Commencement
Baldwin Kan May 8 Three Baker university alumni will receive honorary degrees at commencement Monday June 7. Homer Hoch 02 member of the Kansas corporation commission will get a doctor of laws Harold Case 23 pastor of Topeka First Methodist church will receive a doctor of divinity and Dr Warren Ault 07 professor at Boston university will receive a D D He will deliver the commencement address. Lawrence Sunday Forum Kappa Alpha Psi sponsors program at Ninth Street Baptist church at 430 Sunday Preston Gleed is president. Cruiser Savannah Launched Camden N J May 8 The navy s newest cruiser the Savannah was launched today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Kan
Baker University
Homer Hoch
Kansas Corporation Commission
Harold
Case
Topeka
Lawrence
Deaths and Funerals List From Pomona Baldwin Escondido
Dr. H B Johnson 66 died after heart attack at home in Pomona after 32 years of practice. Masonic rites May 10 at 2 30 pm from Pomona Methodist Church. burial in Woodlawn. Survived by two children, three sisters, one brother. W H Dempsey 51 died at Baldwin home. service May 9 at Stewart Funeral Home. burial Baldwin Oakwood. Dr Aza Hand Reed of Escondido Calif to be buried Baldwin Oakwood cemetery Monday. husband Dr Mark Reed and sister Mrs Nora Hand Myers accompany.
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H. B. Johnson
Pomona
Shrine Temple
Leavenworth
Methodist
Mr. Cook
Ottawa
Woodlawn
Phillip
Irma Johnson
James Yount
Lawrence
Clarence Reed
Homer Rawlins
Hobart
Okla
Charles Johnson
W. H. Dempsey
Baldwin
Stewart Funeral
Mr. Chase
Baldwin Oakwood Cemetery
Aza Hand Reed
Escondido
Calif
Music Instructor’s Car Hit By Reckless Driver
Misses Man and Hots Car recounts a late night hit and run in Lawrence. Music instructor Lotspeich of Superior Nebraska found his Plymouth coupe damaged in the 1500 block on Massachusetts street after a driver who allegedly tried to strike a hitchhiker and failed to see the parked car. The collision left the rear end crushed and the other vehicle with front end damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotspeich
Superior
Neb
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Cet
Fort Leavenworth Kennel Club Show Winners
Lawrence owned dogs led the field on the final day of Fort Leavenworth Kennel Club’s first annual show. St. Mark a St Bernard owned by Mrs. Sally M. Ewing took winner's male and best of breed while Fraulein Lang thenal V Neimer also owned by Mrs. Ewing won winner's female. Magnificent Obsession a Dalmatian owned by B Dalton won winner's male and Prince Bobo a Dobermann Pinscher owned by Mrs. R R Jackmansct captured blue in the puppy class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Jackman
Refugees Evacuated From Bilbao As Basque Defense Fights On
Three thousand more refugees from Bilbao sailed to Bordeaux aboard three French freighters while Basque defenders under Gen Emilio Mola bore the brunt of a month long offensive. Basque forces withdrew from key positions on Mount Sollube as insurgents pressed toward the Biscay hill line.
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Bilbao
Spain
Bordeaux
Calimare
Margaux
Chateau Palmer
Nervian
Bay of Biscay
Emilio Mola
Sollube
Mola
Biscargi
Bermeo and
Amorebieta
Bermeo-Amorebieta
Chilren
Trapped Elevator Tragedy Halts Baltimore Hotel
Baltimore May 8 two young women were trapped between floors in a city hotel elevator injuring both with legs mangled. Firemen and police freed them after over an hour and a doctor amputated one leg of each at a hospital.
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Baltimore
David Weinberg
Mary Edith Meade
Ellicott City
Gree Class
Catonsville
James T. Kane
Leroy Hobeck
Hobeck
Airport Slipstream and Local Aviation News
An amplifier will be permanently installed at the airport with controls in hangar No 2 and speakers on the south hangar so spectators can hear clearly. The Lawrence Aviation club meets next Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce at 8 o clock with a guest speaker planned. Three students soloed this week, bringing pilots at the municipal airport to 16. An overnight visit by Kelly Field pursuit squadron is planned for May 18 weather permitting, promising a spectacular show.
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Rosendahl
Altho
Schauble
Department of Commerce Inquiry Board
South Trimble, Jr
Commerce Department
R. W. Schroeder
Bureau of Air Commerce
Dennis Mullican
Department’s Regulation and Enforcement Division
Col
J. Munroe Johnson
Wilson
C. de F. Chandler
H. B. Hartney
Air Safety Committee
United States Senate Commerce Committee
Hans Luther
Navy
Max Pruss
Lehmann
Lawrence Aviation Club
Chamber of Commerce
William H. Wells
Kelly Field
Texas
Cc. W. A
Jury to Work Monday in May Term Court
The district court May term jurors begin Monday at 9 a.m. The sole criminal case is State v Clifford Snavely for car theft. Civil cases follow with Bert Stuck v State Highway Commission and L. L. Dawson v M S Winter et al scheduled for trial.
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of District Court
Clifford Snavely
Bert Stuck
State Highway Commission
L. Dawson
M. S Winter
Lawrence tales mix humor and paving progress in busy city page
Lawrence hears of a buffalo felled by City Attorney George Melvin and partner Charles Schultz after a fishing day gone wrong. A high school band drum major draws curious motorists on Massachusetts Street while 200 strangers share double dip cones. PWA paving on Crescent Road near the university advances under contractor M. N. Penny, with Crescent and Strong avenues widening gradually toward May 13 pouring. North Platte Legion and Union Pacific praise band support, while the Wentworth Military Academy band from Lexington, Missouri, enjoys temporary quarters at the Kansas National Guard Armory as figures from local events and transport contribute to the festival atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Road
Strong Avenue
Kh. A
M. N. Penny
Lawrence
University Drive
E. F. Engel
University
Wentworth band to study housing at armory
The Wentworth band will use the armory facilities to ease housing for visiting musicians. Capt Wayne Allphin of company M helped arrange the use. The Chamber of Commerce office arranged the housing and will have the band return to Lexington tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mander
Military Academy
Wayne Allphin
Company M
Chamber of Commerce Office
Wentworth
Lexington
Lawrence Band Is in First Division at Festival
Kansas City will broadcast from 9 15 to 9 45 oclock. Class A bands and choruses began competition early this morning with buses carrying participants up Mt Oread. The final massed performance was at 3 pm and some musicians will stay over Sunday. over 140 towns from six states are represented. A banquet for festival officials drew 100 attendees with remarks by Chancellor Lindley and others.
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Mt. Oread
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Colorado
South Dakota
Haskell
Union Building
E. H. Lindley
Dave Lawson
Topeka
A. R. McAllister
Lytton Davis
Omaha
A. A. Harding
Walter H. King Dies After Collision and Long Illness
Walter H. King age 56 died at home on Rhode Island Street after injuries from a May 3, 1936 crash near Baldwin Junction in which his wife was killed. Funeral Sunday May 9 at Funk chapel with Rev. Charles A. Puls. burial in Woodlawn. Survived by brother William Lee King of Lawrence. King had filed suit March 15 for 45800 damages against a Kansas City steel firm and insurer for wife’s death and permanent disability.
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Walter H. King
Rhode Island
Funk Chapel
Charles A. Puls
Woodlawn
William Lee King
Lawrence
King
Kansas City
Plumber King Transferred To Federal Court
King, a plumber for Olson brothers for 24 years before the accident, has been transferred to federal court on a petition by the defendants. He was widely known for growing giant tomatoes and was a fervent supporter of KT athletics.
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King
Olson Brothers
K.T Athletics
County Board Delays Beer License Decisions
The board of county commissioners at the court house today postponed ruling on beer license applications until next Wednesday. Ten day protest periods end then for existing filings. Fourteen licenses filed, protests entered on six including Grant, Palmyra, and Willow Springs townships.
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Pao 1
Third Street
N. P. Taft
Number Six School House
Louis J. Marko
New Mar Tavern
Fifteenth and
Prospect
Ernest H. Kasald
Camp el Navajo
Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Grant
Palmyra
Willow Springs
Co-ops Elect Nominated Slate At Thursday Meeting
The Co-Operative club at the Hotel Eldridge nominated candidates to run against a group chosen by past presidents. Bruce Cummings of the U S Army Engineers spoke on Fort Peck dam plans and the corps work on rivers and harbors. Nominees from the past presidents include Lindstrom, McKinney, Allison, Fox, Jackson, Schaal, and Neider. club nominees include Jordan, Olson, Penchard, Heck, Perry, Mason, and Ransdall. A divorce suit was filed in district court today by William J Shields against Arradia Shields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative Club
Eldridge
Bruce Cummings
United States Army Engineering Corps
Nople Lindstrom
Merle McKinney
Homer Allison
Engineering Corps
Fort Peck
Mont
Cummings
Missouri River
Yankton
S. C
Mr. Cummings
Bobby Kelley
Pasty Creel
Baseball Today 6 to Victory With Cubs Homer
Baseball scores and lineups from today with Augie Galan homering for the Cubs. Notes include Parmelee Bryan Bottavini O D ea Eizenstat St Louis New York Warneke Mungo Schumacher Coffman cer Moore and other players. Cincinnati Boston postponed cold Pittsburgh Philadelphia postponed rain. American League reports New York Cleveland Boston Chicago and others with pitching and batting notes.
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Augie Galan
Cubs
Chicago
Brooklyn
Parmelee
Bryan
Bottavini
O'Dea
Eizenstat
St. Louis
New York
Warneke
Mungo An Schumacher
Coffman
Cer
Moore
A. Ogrodowski
Gobler
Smith
Cincinnat
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
American League
Cleveland
Gomes
Dickey
Andrews
Pytiak
W. Ferrell
Brown
Sewell
Kelley
Washington
Detroit News
McLaughlin
Cochrane
American Association
Mancuso
Danning
Louiaville
Kansas City
Singer
Barnes
Gibbs
Breese
Memorial Hospital Births and Operations Reported
Mr and Mrs William Hunter route two announce the birth of daughter yesterday. Miss Evelyn Gilbreath 1501 Oak Hill underwent a major operation this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hunter
Route Two
Evelyn Gilbreath
Oak Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
K.U
Barnsdall Station
Dr. Alexander
Board OF Inquiry
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Gamma Delta
Phi Gramma Delta
Theta Tau
Fred Allen
East Ad Steps
Town Hall
Marquette
Edward Safford
Augusta
Karl Johnson
K. U. School of Engineering
Vroctor Ritchie
Wichita
George W. Russell
Frank Preyer
Lester Haug
Senaca
William Wirt
Richard Good
Ida
Naval Air Station
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin Company
Charles E. Rosendahl
Lakehurst
Savannah
Camden
N. J. May &Pi
Delbert Richardson
Richardson
Herbert O’laughlin
River Forest
Newark
Associated Press
George Melvin
Melvin
Charles Schultz
Massachusetts
Betty Broat
Weavers
L. J. Adams
American Legion Post
North Platte
Union Pacific Railroad
North
Adams
William Jeffers
Road
Josephine M. Prendergast
Beatrice
Union Pacific
H. S. Welch
Motion Picture
Wentworth Military Academy
Kansas National Guard
Galen Gorrill
187Th Infantry
Lawrence Band
Peoples State Bank
District Court Today
William J. Shields
Arradia Shields
Baseball Today
B. F. Nanninga
Flagner
Langston Memorial Company
East 13Th St
The
First National Bank
Lawrence, Kansag
Federal Reserve Bank and
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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