Dramatic club banquet and peanut race at K U
The K U Dramatic club plans its annual banquet in the Union building with prizes for best acting and most improved, plus a humorous award for the audience of Fraser theater. The Hill track season closes with the Phi Psi freshmen peanut race from 1100 Indiana Street. a mishap adds color as Beatie finishes last after failing to buy peanuts. A campus note critiques municipal phraseology and faculty titles, citing humorous observations on how professors prefer different forms of address.
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Union Building
Fraser Theater
K. U
Phi Psi
Psi
Indiana Street
Eleventh Street
Massachusetts Street
Phi Psis
Russell Beatie
Beatie
Ottawa Lutherans to attend Lawrence church service
Members of St. Paul’s Lutheran church Ottawa will travel to Lawrence for Trinity Lutheran’s 11 o’clock service Sunday. Ottawa arrangers plan outdoor lunch for those driving from Ottawa and organize transportation for all who wish to make the trip.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ottawa
Lawrence
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ellis & Hesse Move Into Remodeled 933 Mass Store
A contract was let today to remodel the store at 983 Massachusetts street, former market site, to house Ellis & Hesse clothing. Improvements include arcade front, new interior and furnishings, plastering and flooring, totaling about 2500 dollars. McGugin Files Again for Re election in Kansas.
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Ellis & Hesse
Mass
Massachusetts Street
Ellis & Hesse Clothing
Stearman Aircraft to Build 41 Planes for Navy
Wichita May 17 AP The Stearman aircraft company of Wichita has been awarded a contract to build 41 airplanes for the United States navy officials announced last night Post Meeting Friday The Alford Clarke Post No 852 Veteran of Foreign Wars and the Auxiliary will hold the regular business meeting tomorrow evening at the Post rooms in the courthouse
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Wichita, Kan
Stearman Aircraft Company of
Wichita
United States Navy
Alford-Clarke Post
Court House
Test Your Knowledge trivia questions on the classified page
The page lists seven knowledge prompts asking for a ghost ship captain, how continents got their name, OHM in electricity, larynx function, Valhalla, the meaning of veto, a New York capitalist Shakespeare collector, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Alonso de Ojeda, and the origin of Vichy water’s name.
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van Straaten
America Continents
Valhalla
New York
Standard Oil
Edward Bulwer- Lytton
Alonso ‘Ae Ojeda
Fire Chief Praised for Rescuing Nine Lives
Fire Chief Paul Ingels of Number 1 station is hailed as a lifesaver after he rescued a black cat trapped 30 feet down a well. Mrs. J W Holmes of 1505 Kentucky Street owns the pet, which had been missing for two days. The chief used a rope and bucket to reach and lift the cat to safety.
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Number 1
Paul Ingels
Ingels
J. W. Holmes
Kentucky Street
Arrests In Kidnaping In Denver Rocked By Feds
Denver police and federal officers detained Percy Lamar Armstrong Sr and Robert McPhail at a North Denver residence. They are held for authorities from Clarksville Tennessee on kidnaping charges. The kidnapped boy, Percy Lamar Armstrong Jr, was found with his father and McPhail and is with the city jail matron. The boy’s grandfather was former Tennessee governor Austin Peay.
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Denver
Department of Justice
Washington
Percy Lamar Armstrong
Robert McPhail
Clarksville
Tenn
J. D. Swenson
William J. Armstrong
Armstrong
McPhail
Percy Lamar Armstrong, Jr
Austin Peay
Tennessee
Clarkaville
Swenson
Mississippi
Lawrence student wins Boynton Scholarship at KU
Emma Louise Wagner of Lawrence receives the Boynton Scholarship from the University of Kansas for next year announced by Professor John Tse. Wagner, secretary to Dean F. Stockton, will complete her A B degree with an economics major. The Boynton Scholarship, established in 1929 by students of the late A J Boynton, honors the E U economics chair who died in spring 1928. It is awarded annually to a senior in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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Emma Louise Wagner
Lawrence
Boynton
University of Kansas
John‘ Tse
J . Miss Wagner
F. T. Stockton
School of Business
A. J. Boynton
E. U. Department of Economics
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Federal deficit rises as year nears close
Washington May 17 The federal deficit for the fiscal year ending June 30 advanced to 3.5 billion dollars. By May 15 expenditures exceeded receipts by 3,506,709,223 dollars, far above earlier estimates. Original budget projections had forecast a deficit of 7.3 billion.
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Washington
Clinton Cemetery Meeting Clean-Up Day Called
A volunteer clean-up day for Clinton cemetery has been called for Tuesday May 22 by Mrs Arthur Losh president of the Clinton Flower Club. Volunteers are asked to bring lunch and assist in cleaning plots. Mexican is killed.
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Clinton Cemetery
Arthur Losh
Clinton Flower Club
Farmer Lynched After Slaying Wife in Mexico
Vera Cruz reports Porfirio Gutierrez, a farmer, was lynched by villagers who tied his wife to a tree and burned her to death at their Colpia home. The crowd then hanged Gutierrez at the same tree, marking Vera Cruz’s first lynching. A separate dispatch from Tokyo notes two Japanese officers were killed when their plane was shot down over Manchukuo near Hailar while reconnoitering Chinese irregulars.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Porfirio Gutierrez
Colpia
Colvia
Tokyo
Manchukuo
Harbin
Asahi
Hailar
Minstrel Show In Oskaloosa Draws Blank
Trinity Lutheran minstrel group led by Rev. C. A. Puls failed to draw an audience in Oskaloosa after a high school banquet and other events reduced attendance. Only three patrons arrived by final curtain, and the performance was canceled.
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Trinity Lutheran Minstrels
Oskaloosa
C. A. Puls
Askaloosa
Puls
Spring Concert of KU Band Delights Local Audience
The University of Kansas band directed by J C McCanles performed last night before a fair sized crowd. Sixty four musicians played with precision and good interpretation while soprano Mary Lou Earlenbaugh sang Liebling’s Blue Danube Waltzes with piano accompaniment by Henrietta Bates.
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University of Kansas
J.C. McCanles
Mary Lou Earlenbaugh
Liebling
Henrietta Bates
Final Graduating Recital Tonight at University Auditorium
The final graduating recital of the KU fine arts school is held tonight at 8 in the administration auditorium. Raymond Lawrenson, pianist and pupil of Prof. Carl A. Preyer, performs three groups of numbers by famous composers. The program includes Marcello-Bach concerto, Waldstein sonata, Mazurka, Etude Op.25, Ballade in F minor, The Train, Meditation Waltzes from Naila, and other works. The public is invited.
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K. U. Fine Arts School
Raymond Lawrenson
Carl A. Preyer
Lawrenson
Marcello-Bach
Waldstein
Naila
Delibes-Dohnanyl
Arrest Expected in June Robies Kidnapping Case
Captain D E Hamer of the Texas Rangers said an arrest would likely be made in Texas within 12 hours after the arrival of an operative from Chicago. The statement followed talks with the Tucson, Arizona sheriff and with authorities in Chicago concerning the 6 year old girl who was released after 19 days in captivity.
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Austin
Tex
D. E. Hamer
Texas Rangers
Texas
Chicago
Hamer
Tucson
Ariz
Chingo
Sniffers Tour to Study Stockyard Odors
An official sniffing commission from Omaha leaves for Kansas City and St. Joseph to learn how the stockyards breeze affects residents. The delegation includes City Commissioner Harry Knudsen, Frank Myers, Mayor Roy Towl, sniffer ex-officio, and Police Inspector Robert Sam ardick. They aim to see how stock truck washing is handled to curb complaints.
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Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Harry Knudsen
Frank Myers
Roy Towl
Robert Samardick
Omission in listing top graduates hides Burnett student
Douglas county rural schools yesterday announced high honor graduates led by Harold C. Fisher but inadvertently omitted Danny Brune of Burnett who tied for third in grade honors with an average of 958 11 for the school year just ended.
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Douglas County
Harold C. Fisher
Danny Brune
Burnett
Minneapolis Taxi Drivers Vow General Strike Support
Two hundred taxi-cab drivers voted today to join the strike of truck drivers and widen the halt on freight and food transport in Minneapolis. In Texas, Clyde Barrow hunt fizzles as officers release two drillers mistaken for the outlaw and a companion.
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Minneapolis
Barrow
San Antonio
Tex
Clyde Barrow
Paes Buchanan Resolution Endorsed By House
Washington May 17 AP The house passed the Buchanan resolution authorizing 150 million dollars to aid cattle and an indefinite sum for administration of the Bankhead cotton control act. It advances to the senate. Deming New Mexico May 17 AP The U S S Macon flew over Deming at 9 35 a m MST on its trip from Miami to Sunnyvale California.
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Buchanan
Washington
House
Senate
Macon
New Mexico
Deming
N. M
U. S.S
Miami
Fla
Sunnyvale
Calif
Farm Administration
Beach quits K. U. for Standard Oil job in Chicago
Beach, fullback on three Jayhawker elevens and 1934 track squad, has withdrawn from Kansas University and moved to Chicago to pursue a position with the Standard Oil Company. Coffeyville High School coaching offer reportedly hinges on his decision to enter business, with school authorities indicating release from contract if he leaves. Beach told KU athletic director he arranged with professors to graduate this spring after three years of football and track competition.
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Ormond Beach
Jayhawker
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Pawhaska
Okla
Coffeyville High School
Standard Oil
Coffeyville Board of Education
F. C. Allen
Allen
Beach
Dr. Allen
Coffeyville
K. U
Cost of Prosperity Debated by Local Socialist Meeting
Professor Domenico Gagliardo of the University, ex coal miner, argued that prosperity has a high cost at a Lawrence Socialist local gathering in the courthouse. About 75 people attended as Clayton Crosier presided. Next meeting May 29 at 7 30 p m features Rev Harold Case discussing Is Socialism Practical with open forum.
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Domenico Gagliardo
Lawrence
Socialist Party
Court House
Gagliardo
Kansas
Clayton M. Crosier
Harold Case
First Methodist
Topeka
Oklahoma City Gold Raid Seizes $295 From Deposit Box
Federal agents raided the First National Bank safety deposit box and seized $295 in allegedly hoarded gold owned by Hazel Black, a schoolteacher. Black reportedly refused to open the box or accompany agents despite a search warrant. She criticized the action, asserting constitutional principles taught for two decades and questioning government authority.
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Oklahoma City
First National Bank
Hazel Black
Miss Black
Treasury
United States
Oklahoma Harvest Projections From Grain Dealers
Oklahoma grain dealers estimate a 37 000 000 bushel wheat crop this year if conditions hold through harvest. Prospects are strongest in Garfield and Grant counties with expected yields of 18 to 20 bushels, some areas up to 30. Figures come from the 37th annual Oklahoma Grain Dealers Association convention.
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Enid
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Grain Dealers Association
Garfield
Grant
Northwest
Boy Scouts Camp Opens at Brown's Grove May 25
About 175 to 200 Scouts from Douglas and Osage counties attend a two day camp staged by Douglas county Scout organization at Brown's Grove. Charles Louk leads the event with a campfire at 8 30 p m Friday. The American Legion supplies tents and water, with Lester Miller of Kaw City attending as Kaw area representative.
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Douglas
Gqsage Counties
Boy Scouts
Osage
Brown's Grove
Douglas County
Osage County
Charles Louk
American Legion
the Legion
Lester Miller
Kansas City
Kaw
Ottawa Dentist Dr. Frank O. Hetrick Dies
Ottawa Kansas May 17 AP Dr Frank O Hetrick 74 died after months illness He was Ottawa dentist for 54 years and led the National Dental Association 1912 1913 He chaired the National Dental Association Research commission and served as Kansas Dental Association president and on the Kansas State Board of Dental Examiners He also served as Ottawa mayor survived by his widow Funeral set for Saturday at 2 p m.
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Ottawa
Kan
Frank O. Hetrick
National Dental Association
Hetrick
National Dental Association Research Commission
Kansas Dental Association
Kansas State Board of Dental Examiners
Reductions in gas and electric rates approved in Kansas
More than 100 cities and towns face lower gas rates for house heating after the state corporation commission authorized four companies to cut rates. Kansas Power and Light, Kansas Pipe Line and Gas, Peoples Gas, and Public Service Co of Kansas received approval to reduce gas charges in 102 towns.
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Topeka
State Corporation Commission
Kansas Power and Light Company
Kansas Pipe Line and Gas Company
Peoples Gas Company
Public Service Company of Kansas
Heart of America lead in Kansas City golf tourney
Carey Ballew Jr of Kansas City led the Heart of America tournament with a 224 total after 54 holes as amateur golfers reached the 54 hole mark. Hudson McGuire Leavenworth John Keohane Baldwins Kan and Glen Oatman Lawrence Kan posted 235 242 and 238 respectively. Coffeyville school officials said Ormand Beach did not accept the offered contract to coach high school sports, and John Shannon resigned as athletic coach to join John Deere in Kansas City. Washington debate over Indian self government and credit aid continues in Senate, with final action planned Saturday. Tariff clash persists as Democrats and Republicans press for quick action or amendments. House adjourned early leaving petitions short of required signatures on three opposition bills.
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Kansas City
Carey Ballew, Jr
Hudson McGuire
Leavenworth
Kan
John Keohane
Baldwin
Glen Oatman
Lawrence
Coffeyville
Ormand Beach
Kansas University
John Shannon
John Deere Implement Co
Woman Killed When Car Explodes After Crash
Mrs. George Mesigh, 32, of San Bernardino California, was killed and her husband seriously hurt when their car left the highway near Thatcher Colorado, caught fire, and the gasoline tank exploded late yesterday.
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Trinidad
Colo
George Mesigh
San Bernardino
Cal
Thatcher
Here
Sergievsky Sets New Air Record In Giant Flying Boat
Bridgeport May 17 Captain Boris Sergievsky piloting the S4-2 giant flying boat lifted to 21 800 feet with 11 028 pounds aboard to claim a new altitude record surpassing the 6 561 60 foot German flight from April 1927.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Boris Sergievsky
Weekend visits and notices from Reno Kansas
Local society notes report numerous weekend visits in Reno and Lawrence including Miss Dorothy May Bleakley and the Himsells, travel plans of William Zimmerman to Montana, Marie Hess transfer to Chicago, and Zella and Bertha Hayward in Kansas City. Community members attend clubs, graduations, and Farm Bureau meetings with updates on health, visits, and upcoming events.
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Dorothy May Bleakley
Lawrence
J. A. McKoney
Owl Club
Jessie Himpell
William Zimmerman
Clevenger
Montana
A. C. Hess
Marie Hess
Chicago
New York
Dallas
Texas
Zella
Bertha Hayward
Kansas City
Leanor
Jean Young
Russel
Kan
Jean
W. T. Bleakley
Leavenworth
Fred Bernhardt
Shirley
Myra Hayward
Qnaga
Zella Hayward
Manhattan
Officers
Beaver
Kansas
Sam Gilliland
Howard Jones
Floyd Gilliland
Birdie Hemphill
R. L. H. Club
Skeets
Audrey Winkleman
Viola Kahn
Helen White
Tonganoxie
Leroy Somers
Chas
Peterson
Lloyd Coffman
al Coffman
Henry Hawkins
August Wartzack
Marian
Leonard Eisele
Gladys Seanor
J. C. Bangum
Iowa
Hand
Reno
H. C. Jones
John Daisy
Leimkuler
Ida Holiday
Bernhardt
McKone
John Winkleman
Black
G. L. Ph
Knowledge Hill Club Meeting and Mother's Day Visits
The Knowledge Hill club met Wednesday with Mrs. Wm Rice and members listed. A tonic contest was held, won by Mrs Clough. Refreshments followed, next meeting with Mrs Clifford Thiry. Numerous relatives visited over Mother's Day, including the Hayden, Bryan, and Janeway families visiting from Kaw Valley, Baldwin, Oak Ridge, and Kansas City.
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Wm. Rice
Cox
Clough
Murphy
Frances Thiry
Ganary
Janeway
LaDuke
Jacka
Colby
Clifford Thiry
Kansas City
Rice
Ruth Johns
Mrs. Bryan
Earl Janeway
Murphys and
Thirgs
Funeral for Sam Moore Noted Local Teacher and Official
Neighborhood attendance marked the funeral this Tuesday for Sam Moore a long time Jefferson County schoolteacher and longtime county assessor. The cooking club will meet with Idella Cox this Wednesday, and a high school meeting is set for May.
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Sam Moore
Moore
Jefferson County
the Cooking Club
Idella Cox
May Day Party In De Soto With Queen And Western Theme
De Soto residents hosted a Young Women's club May Day celebration at Clara Boone's home with a May pole, crowning of Hazel Wright as May Queen, and a mock early western wedding. Guests included Mrs. Clara Plummer, Mrs. Mary Murphy, and Miss Thelma Murphy. Also noted are dinner guests of Mrs. Lasher and a visit to Kansas City and Lasher family plans. A separate item reports Richmond Virginia celebrating its railroad terminal centennial with ceremonies tracing to 1834. The note adds an AP line about U S movie attendance figures at 11 5 million daily.
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H. I. Lasher
D. Lord
Thomas Grier
Kansas City
Gladys Strickland
Richmond
R. R
Richmond, Va
City
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Fredericksburg
Moving Pictures
America
Wheat and livestock markets edge higher on crop reports and silver chatter
Chicago market notes wheat prices rise as adverse crop reports from the U S and Canada shape mood and a late wave of talk on potential silver legislation in Washington. Kansas City hogs and cattle trade show steady to firmer tones with various weight grades and calf demand, while potato and butter markets display modest activity and price levels across regions.
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Chicago
Washington
South Dakota
North Dakota
Sheep and Lamb Market Shows Broad Demand and Higher Prices
Sheep and lambs remain in strong demand with bid ranges extending to 25 and higher for best woolskins around 9.50 and up for shorn offerings. Naughter lambs and light consignments show good to choice quality at 9.25 to 10. Medium and large lambs range 7.85 to 9.25, with weights from 50 to 150 pounds.
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Kansas
Market notes and price figures from Kansas City and Chicago
A compact market update shows May Kansas City livestock receipts at cattle 800, hogs 6,000, sheep 2,000 with Kansas City and Chicago grain bids mixed. Wheat near 3.90 a bushel, oats and rye varied, government bonds mixed in New York trading. Wall Street gains led by silver, with several industrials and metals advancing amid inflationary sentiment.
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Tomore Row
Bailey
City
Wall Street
New York
Congress
Howe Sound
Cerro de Pasco
Kennecott
Anaconda
Allied Chemical
A. S. Rubber
American Telephone
Western Union
General Motors
Chrysler
du Pont
U. S
American Can
Columbia Carbon
Case
Armour
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
New York Central
Consolidated Gas
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Financial District
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Henry Smith
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