Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Lawrence Journal World in Lawrence, Kansas

We have 6,677,888 pages in Kansas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1939

Page

3

Theaters Week Schedule with Multiple Stars and Films

Dickinson Theatre shows Union Pacific with Joel McCrea and Barbara Stanwyck next week through Friday. Saturday features Rose of Washington Square with Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and Al Jolson. Granada presents Lucky Night with Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy Sunday to Wednesday, Broadway Serenade with MacDonald Ayres Hunter Thursday to Saturday. Patee hosts The Flying Irishman and That Certain Woman returns. Victoria the Great first run with Beauty for the Asking. Three Mesquiteers with Federal Man Hunt. Romance of the Redwoods and That Certain Age return. Boris Karloff screens The Black Rooms Behind the Mask. Back Door to Heaven with Rollin Westward.

Dickinson Theater Joel McCrea Barbara Stanwyck Union Pacific Tyrone Power Alice Faye al Jolson Granada Theater Robert Taylor Myrna Loy Jeanette MacDonald Lew Ayres Ian Hunter Patee Theater Douglas Corrigan Paul Kelly Robert Armstrong Eddie Quillan Bette Davis Henry Fonda Anita Louise Victoria the Great Lucile Ball Patric Knowles Donald Wood Robert Livingston June Travis Varsity Charles Bickford Jean Parker Deana Durbin Boris Karloff Patricia Ellis Wallace Ford Heaven Tex Ritter

Liberty Memorial High Names Honor Roll Members

Liberty Memorial High announces honor roll for the fifth six weeks. Twenty five students earned four or more E's, with additional students at three and a half E's, three E's, two and a half B's, and two E's. The list names students by exact E totals and includes many individuals across multiple categories.

Liberty Memorial High School Neal M. Wherry

Pick up bodies at sea after Russian patrol boat foundering

The Norwegian Sealer Skanfer reports five bodies recovered at sea as crews search for more bodies and wreckage from the Russian patrol boat Purga which is believed to have foundered in the White Sea with about 200 feared dead after an April gale. Captain Jacob gen of the Skanfer said the catastrophe occurred during the gale and the crew had no chance to save lives.

Tromsoe Norway Skanfer Purga White Sea Jacobgen

Josserand Named Director Of Kansas Forestry Panel

Josserand a Copeland resident and former state farm bureau president was chosen Friday as director of the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission in Pratt. The unanimous decision followed a field of 30 applicants.

Forestry, Fish and Game Commission Pratt Kan UPI Guy D. Josserand Copeland Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission Commission Selec Tion of Josserand State Farm Bureau

State Dental Board Reappoints Dr Gordon L Teall

May 13 Topeka Pr Gov Payne H Ratner announces re appointment of Dr Gordon L Teall of Hiawatha to the state board of dental examiners renewing his term and authority in Topeka.

Topeka Payne H. Ratner Gordon L Teall Hiawatha State Board of Dental Examiners

Insurance murder probe extends to Brooklyn ties to deaths

Investigators broaden the case of a vast insurance murder racket to Brooklyn as John Cacopardo, jailed for a sweetheart’s murder, testifies under guard in Philadelphia related to Herman Petrillo. Police hold pending arrests while examining twelve prescriptions for poison linked to the ring amid drugstore seizures.

Philadelphia Brooklyn N. Y John Cacopardo Molly Starace Cacopardo Sing Sing Prison Herman Petrillo James A. Kelly Morris Bolber Bolber New York Edward Burke Vincent P. McDevitt

Fatally Harmed Over a Hundred for Insurance Money

A report notes a series of fatal injuries across several eastern regions tied to schemes for insurance payout. Authorities investigate suspected fraud, linking multiple deaths to people seeking financial gain.

Abilene Band Achieves 1 Plus at Regional Music Meet

At the ninth regional national music competition festival in Colorado Springs Abilene High School earned a "1 plus" rating in class B marching bands. Red Oak Indiana won the best class A maneuvering title while Ellis Kansas Alliance Nebraska earned "1" ratings for standout shows. Major participation included bands and drum majors from Missouri Town and other states as 7,000 students attended.

Colorado Springs Missouri Red Oak Abilene Ellis Kan Alliance Neb

Advice to Unicameral in Lincoln Cloak Room Snore Note

A May 13 item from Lincoln Nebraska reports a sign in the unicameral legislature cloak room warning against senators snoring. The sign reads The general public hereby objects to the snoring of the senators If you must sleep dont snore A constituent.

Lincoln, Neb

Rear Admiral Bristol Dies at 71 in Washington

Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol retired former U. S. high commissioner to Turkey died suddenly at naval hospital after a recent Johns Hopkins operation. He was 71. Associates said his heart gave out while he was recovering. His widow survives him.

Washington Mark L. Bristol United States Turkey Naval Hospital Admiral Bristol Johns Hopkins University Baltimore

Grand Illusion at Granada Wins Critics in War Theme

The French produced Grand Illusion is showing at the Granada as a humanitarian case against war. Subtitles appear in English while most dialogue remains in French and German. Eric von Stroheim is the only recognizable star to American audiences. The film begins on the 1916 western front with two French officers shot down by Von Stroheim’s air squadron.

Granada Eric von Stroheim Western Front Jean Gabin Pierre Fresnay von Stroheim Ger

Escape from Prison Camps Highlighted in Wartime Feature

Fragmentary note mentions prisoners of war Gabin and Fresnay escaping to Switzerland. References shorts a news specialty Ted Fio Rito and a cartoon.

Gabin Fresnay Switzerland a_ news Ted Fio

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wrong Way Patee Joal McCrea The Dickinson A. Hundred and E’s Jane Ansdell Bonnie Jean Barnes Howard Barnett Jerry Buhler Marie Chamney Doris Dunkley Florence Jean Eggert Dorothy Elder Helen Howe Ralph Jackson David Jones Don Jones Harwood Kolsky Garland Landrith Robert Marshall Thornton McClanahan Nan Merriott Arthur Nelson Jack Payne Fleets Penn Charlotte Price Clifford Reynolds Fern Baker Stranathan Margaret Whitman Max Falkenstien E's Gladys Fink Marjorie Fink May Alice Martin Louise Polson Maurice Abele Betty Jane Banning Bob Bayles Rosemarie Campbell Evelyn Cooper Billy Jo Dill Mary Lou Elliott LaVerna Ice Betty June Kieffer Margaret Kreider Elmo Maiden Rose Messer Ida Frances Moyer Lowell Penny Doris Pierce Ralph Sheneman Mark Wiesselman Dorothy L. Wilson Dorothy Woodward E’s—Keith “Allen Vanata Carter Victoryetta Dawes Arlene Flory Virinia Hazelton Iris Jenkins Delmer Efmann Mary Lou.Lohman Margaret Pugh Kathleen Reber Jimmy Richardson Phyllis Wherry Virginia Lou Allison Arlene Auchard Clifford Bates Thelma Beebe Bernita Ridinger Beth Biggs Otis Marie Stroda Richard Stucky Mdlores Sutherland Jerome Thompson James van Sickle Frances Walters Leona Webster Susie Wilkerson Eldon Wood Betty Wulfkuhle Mass. St Lawrence Hollywood Union Pacific Streamliner Barbara Joel Stanwyck - McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Propeito Ano Orate Too Cecil B. Demille Paramount Picture Little Bob Baker Bob Burns Radio City Dick Tracy Cape Errata O” Ae Ees Pr Donald Crisp Mark LL Bristol Lawrence's Bargain Center Charles Starrett Jack London Romance of the Redwoods Deanna Durbin Karloff Behind the George New Hampshire Lakewood Park Bonner Springs, Kansas Merry Royce Stoenner His National Board of Review Disney Donald Duck Ugly Duckling
Search Courier

Search the Lawrence Journal World Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Lawrence Journal World?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication