Davis Starts for Arms Conference
New York May 19 AP Norman H Davis United States ambassador at large began return to Europe for the international disarmament conference he warned that a crisis has been reached in negotiations but public opinion supports continued efforts. He said the delay benefits armament profiteers and could lead to an uncontrollable arms race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Norman H. Davis
United States
Europe
Jie
Davis
Acouitania
KU Recital Schedule Promises Diverse Student Works
The first of two advanced student recitals by the KU school of fine arts is set for Monday May 21 at 7 30 p m in the administration auditorium with 16 performers presenting vocal violin piano and cello pieces The second recital follows Tuesday at the University auditorium Listings include Lamont Smith Margaret Hays Morey Brandstetter Ruth Miller Enma Jo Swanel Maude Hough and others in works by Handel Chopin Liszt Debussy Gluck and Bach among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. U. School of Fine Arts
Lamont Smith
Margaret Hays
Morey Brandstetter Plano
Ruth Miller
Ane Teelacer
Lopey
Gretchen Speelman
Chopin Ethel Jean Merona
Plano
Idimon Albenis
I Popper Walton Ingham Plano
Liszt
Moice
Alice May DeForest
Debussy Lou Marie Hansam
Shepherd
Maude Hough
Chopin Ruth
Stockwell
Stockwell Wolter Che Faro Senza Euridice, From "Orfeo" ~Gluck
Rowena Partridge
Harold Dolgenow
Vielin
Bach-Kreisler
Red Allen
Chopin Willis Quant
Revival Meetings At St James Church Continue Next Week
Mrs M J Hunter conducts revival services at the St James M E church on North Seventh street each night and through next week. Public invited. Tomorrow features Sunday school at 10, sermon by Mrs Hunter at 11 on The Hidden Treasure, women’s mass meeting at 3 on The Naked Truth, and 8 pm message on Dry Bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James. M. BE
North Seventh Street
M. Hunter
Westminster choir to give two concerts in Kansas City
The Westminster a cappella choir of First Presbyterian church will perform tomorrow afternoon in Kansas City Kansas and evening in Kansas City Missouri under Dean Donald Swarthout. The program includes a first half at First Presbyterian Church Kansas City Kan and a Grand Avenue Temple Missouri for the second. J Harvey Kerns of Omaha Urban League speaks at 4 30 Sunday in Lawrence alongside the Community Welfare club on The New Deal for the Negro in Industrial and Civic Relations. Mrs Louis Brewer of Leavenworth will sing. Card of Thanks expresses grief and thanks for condolences after Gertrude Lewis death, signed by Herbert Lewis and family.
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Westminster A Cappella
The
First. Presbyterian Church
Kansas City
Kan
Donald M. Swarthout
First, Presbyterian Church
Grand Avenue Temple
Missouri
Lawrence Sunday Forum
J. Harvey Kerns
Omaha Urban League
Mid City Community Center
Omaha
Nebda
Community Welfare Club
Kerns
Louis Brewer
Leavenworth
Poppy Day Observed to Honor World War Dead
Lawrence joins nationwide observance as Memorial poppies are worn on May 26. American Legion Auxiliary and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary direct the drive with women distributing poppies and collecting funds for welfare of disabled veterans and families. The program honors fallen service members and supports relief work.
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Lawrence
United States
Flanders Fields
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Prohibition Topic Headlines First Methodist Sermon
The Rev. Robert A. Hunt will address prohibition as Kansas interest shapes the sermon at First Methodist Church Sunday at 10 50. The Wesleyan Chorus under Miss Dorothy Enlow sings Sing Allelusia Forth with soloists Miss Helen Alter and Mr Herlan Loyd. Miss Alter also performs Great Peace Have They at offertory. No evening service due to the high school graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
First Methodist Church
Robert A. Hunt
Wesleyan Chorus
Dorothy Enlow
Dudley Buck
Helen Alter
Herlan Loyd
James H. Rogers
Test Your Knowledge Quiz prompts and questions
A seven question header asks who founded the Georgia colony and author of Hard Cash. Other items query the Land of Chrysanthemums country, Brown University location, author of Vailima Letters, Biarritz watering place, Ohio River tributary, Lilly Langtry nickname, Flush Ling in Queens, and the poem The Ring and the Brook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colony of
Georgia
Brown University
Biarritz
Ohio River
Lilly Langtry
New York
Flushling
Ring and the Brook
Marguerite Hollecker Performs In KU Recital
Marguerite Hollecker pianist and Roy Underwood pupil presented a KU request recital in the administration auditorium with sister Marie Hollecker assisting. The program featured Grier Sonata Op. 7 Hark The Lark Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 11 and Mendelssohn Capriccio Brillante with Underwood on second piano. Hollecker, a liberal arts senior, will graduate this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite. Hollecker
Roy Underwood
K. U. Fine Arts
Marie Hollecker
Horner Institute
Kansas City
Iss Hollecker
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fine Arts
Grier
Schubert Liszt
Liszt
Mendelssohn
Underwood
Deadly Roll Book Mystery Rebels Through College Life
A chaotic college diary notes in a humorous, fragmentary style. Pages poke fun at campus life with Theta sororities, Sigma Chi celebrations, Pi Phi party bids, and Delta Tau Delta serenades as final exams approach. A risky incident at the Jayhawk pool marks the season’s first casualty.
Senior Play Pleases The Senior High School Play
The senior class presented a three act comedy Shirt Sleeves last night in the high school auditorium before an appreciative audience. Lucille Willett and David Scott led a large cast including Dorothea Weingartner Keith Swinehart Ramona Harner and others. Miss Lina M Shippy directed with L H Emmett in charge of settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Willett
David Scott
Dorothea Weingartner
Keith Swinehart
Ramona Harner
Donald Phelps
Robert Bailey
Blossom Ewing
Janice Eliot
Barbara Kirchhoff
Margaret Montgomery
Lawrence Borgs
Leil Leigh
Harry Narramore
Dith
Initiation Date Set for Chi Delta Sigma Members
Chi Delta Sigma the last local social fraternity at the University of Kansas will be absorbed by Delta Chi. Members will be initiated into Delta Chi on June 7 at special services. The list includes W. E. Baxter Ned Russell E C Thoreman and others with pledges becoming Delta Chi freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Delta Sigma
University of Kansas
Delta Chi
Kansas
K. U
Alemania
Cornell University
W. E. Baxter
Ned Russell
E. C. Thoreman
Niswonger
Lawrence Spaisbury
Benjamin McGuire
Frank R. Holtsapple
Paul Pellette
Walter Wagner
K. W. McCarroll
Robert Reynolds
William E. Pine
K. J. Silberg
Lily Amberg
J. Srrentino
Norman Prebble
Alva E. Rexford
John Sauerbier
Oliver Shelksohn
Paul Smith
Homer McGuire
Deaths and Funerals for Spencer and Stubeck
Joseph W Spencer 54 died suddenly at home 506 Illinois Street. Funeral Monday 2:30 pm at home. Rev M C Knight officiating. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Nancy, mother Jennie Spencer of Lawrence, four brothers Steve Henry Hannibal Samuel, three nieces, two nephews. Emil Stubeck funeral Monday 2:30 pm from Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev C A Puls in charge. burial Oak Hill Cemetery. I C C F lodge to assist at graveside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Spencer
Tlinois Street
M. C. Knight
Oak Hill Cemetery
Nancy Spencer
Jennie Spencer
Lawrence
Steve
Henry
Hannibal
Leavenworth
Samuel
Sacramento
Calif
Emil Stubeck
Trinity Lutheran Church
C. A. Puls
1.C.C.F
Catholic Nazi Friction Over Berlin Radio Mass
Authorities rescinded a permit for Bishop Nicholas Bates to lead a Whitsuntide radio mass in Berlin. The Vatican aligned service was canceled after the Nazi regime vetoed the broadcast and suggested a substitute reader. Bishop Bates denounced Nazi racial propaganda as satanic in a strong sermon.
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Berlin
Mar
Nicholas Bates
Bishop Bates
Bishop Bares
Satan
Lady Killer at the Patee heads cast
James Cagney Mae Clark and Margaret Lindsay star in Lady Killer at the Patee. The film follows a movie usher’s meteoric rise to stardom, his fan mail hoax, a big break, and a blackmail attempt leading to a spree of adventures. Short subjects include newsreels and serials. The Patee program also notes that the Summer School begins June 4 and highlights staff movements at local offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cagney
Mae Clark
Margaret Lindsay
the Patee
Hollywood
Large Fire Destroys Riverfront District in Newburyport
Fire swept the riverfront area of Newburyport Massachusetts destroying factories homes stores and a shipyard filled with private yachts. Insurance estimates place damage at 700000 to 900000 with 400 workers displaced and two firefighters treated for smoke inhalation. authorities suspect incendiary connections among three earlier alarms.
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Newburyport
Mass
Fisher
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Salem
Merrimack River
Card of Thanks for floral tributes and sympathy
We express appreciation and deep gratitude to friends organizations and churches for floral tributes and sympathy in our bereavement Hattie B Good and family Charles L Jones and family Floor and wall finishes Barber's Drug Store Adv
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie B. Good
Charles L. Jones and Family
University Forum to Feature Crime and Psychology Talk
J F Brown associate professor of psychology at the University will speak tomorrow at 10 am in the Forum at the Unitarian church Twelfth and Vermont. He will discuss Crime and Crime Prevention from psychological and sociological angles. At 11 am the Unitarian Quartet performs Blessed Are They and O God We Pray. Promethean Club picnic at Brown's Grove will feature a Socratic discussion What Is Fascism Participants include Sam Harper Glenn Austin James Rappaport and Roy Schesser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Brown
University
Unitarian
Twelfth
Vermont
Prof. Brown
Unitarian Quartet
David Stanley Smith
Arensky
William Howie
Vienne
Mendelssohn
Promethean Club
Brown's Grove
Picknickers
May 20 Forty Years Since Great Freeze Noted
Ed Johnson recalls a 40 year old May 20 hard freeze in Douglas county that wrecked potatoes and rust crop while corn was damaged. A Lawrence woman warns against battling those afraid of snakes after her husband struck her when he feared a snake while his pants were rolled up. A Rhode Island red rooster escaped from a car on Massachusetts Street and led several men on a chase under Boothe car before capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Johnson
Wakarusa Township
Douglas County
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Altho
Ida Hyde scholarship awarded to KU student Rozella Blood
Rozella Blood of Wichita a University of Kansas physiology graduate student wins the Ida H. Hyde scholarship for study at Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory. She earned a BA from Wichita University in 1932 and an MS the following year. The $100 scholarship was established in 1927 by Dr. Hyde, KU’s first physiology professor. Previous KU honorees include C Ruth Shaw, Marie Scott, Ruth Jane Gardner, and Barbara Barteldes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rozella Blood
Wichita
University of Kansas
Ida H. Hyde
Marine Biological Laboratory
K. U
C. Ruth Shaw
Marie Scott
Ruth Jane Gardner
Barbara Barteldes
G.O.P
Officers Follow New Clues in Robles Kidnapping
Tucson authorities report evidence from the underground desert prison linked to two suspects in the June Robles kidnapping. Police expect a quick theory resolution as they pursue identification and confirmation of the two persons. A separate note says the Kennard WCTU will end at 4 pm, before the Manley memorial dedication in Central Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Wis
Roosevelt Party
Robert la Follette
Robert M. la Follette
Phil la Follette
Wisconsin
Bob
Republican Party
la Follettes
Tucson
Ariz
June Robles
Kennard W. C. T. U
Manley Memorial Rock Garden
Central Park
Manney Memorial Rock Garden
Pentecost observed in churches worldwide
Pentecost Sunday will be observed in Christian churches worldwide as the birthday of the church. Trinity Lutheran will hold a candle light communion service at 7 45 tomorrow night with music by Mildred Reuter and soloists Lawrence Spalsbury Gene Whetstone. An out of court settlement ending the $1500000 breach of promise suit against Harold McCormick by Mrs Rhoda Tanner Doubleday was announced in Chicago on May 19 but the amount was not confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Puls
Trinity Lutheran
Mildred Reuter
Jesu Miserere
Lawrence Spalsbury
Holy City
Gene Whetstone
Chicago
Harold McCormick
Rhoda Tanner Doubleday
First Christian Church
Kentucky
Seth W. Slaughter
EB. Sawhill
C. BE. Sawhill
Cirela No. 3
Oklahoma Primary Candidate Total Hits 1173
AP reports the final tally of Oklahoma primary candidates stood at 1173 after a reduction of 23 withdrawals the day before the official deadline. The figure reflects the remaining contenders across all races as campaigns trim their lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Anel
Harvard Beats Yale in Annual Track Meet
Harvard defeated Yale 78 to 57 in the annual Cambridge dual meet as key point-winners delivered for Harvard. Yale struggled to respond as Harvard dominated events in the late spring contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Track and Field Forces
Socially Observed Mothers League Guest Day
The Mothers League held a guest day at Mrs. H. E. Eustace’s home on New Hampshire street with a varied program. Performances included vocal duets, violin and piano solos, a talk on friendship by Miss Naomi Light, and appearances by several local women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ League
H. E. Eustace
New Hampshire Street
Fred Troutman
Mel Mitchner
the Swan
Saint- Saens
Helen Lindquist
G. E. E. Lindquist
Charles Willeby
Little Dutch Garden
Augusta Mueller
Luigi Denza
Lincke
Kathleen Eustace
Godard
Doris Jean Toburin
God
Wood
Naomi Light
Miss Light
Evangeline Tait
H. M. Mason
Milton Toburin
Helen
Merle Mitchner
Kansas City
Terry Gaskill
J. M. Miracle
Personal notices of social events and visits
Mrs Theodore Alford of Washington DC attends a national welfare conference and visits her aunt Miss Ida Alford. Dr and Mrs George Esterly and Mrs G C Esterlywill attend a dinner in Topeka. Mr and Mrs Robert Rankin return from a southern trip. Charles Wolfson visits from UC Berkeley. Kansas City visitors include Mr and Mrs John J Henry for a Sigma Chi anniversary dinner. Mrs Ollie Brewer and family attend Linwood high school exercises. N T Jay accompanies his daughter home to Glidden. Miss Annabelle Penny Baker of Kansas City spends the weekend at Gamma Phi Beta. Miss Helen Shaw visits Kansas City. Miss Mary Louise Beltz sings at Pi Alpha Delta dinner and later with Dean Swarthout. Mrs Maude M Gibb of Denver visits Lawrence. Ella Swarthout returns from Lawrence. Mrs John Monteith and daughter Janice of Kansas City visit Lawrence. A marriage license issued to Siegmund Sarnoski and Antoniette Spacek of Kansas City Kan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Alford
Washington, D. C
National Conference of Welfare Workers
Kansas City
Ida Alford
Robert Rankin
Charles Wolfson
University of California At Berkeley
Abe Wolfgan
John J. Henry
J. B. Henry
Henry
Sigma Chi
Eldridge
Ollie Brewer
C. O. Bowman
Sanford Purtell
Linwood
N. T. Jay
J. Mosher
Glidden
Annabelle Penny Baker
Gamma Phi Beta House
Helen Shaw
Mary Louise Beltz
Pi Alpha Delta
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Shirley Gibson
Maude M. Gibb
Denver
Colo
W. E. Ten
Ella Swarthout
Dixon
Lawrence
John Monteith
Janice
J. Hunter
Community Church Activities and School Services Report
St Luke AME and First Christian Church calendars show Sunday worships, Bible study, and choir events with names Vernon Walker Miss Roberta Knight and others listed. Additional entries note a Pentecost service, student fellowship, and a planned Rio Grande Valley drainage project costing two million dollars.
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. J. Hunter
Westminster Choir
Gertrude Lewis
Herbert Lewis
Laura MeWilliams
Lillie. McWilliams
Pearl Hayes
Frances Booth
Sadie McWilliams
Marguerite Hollecker
Psaychology Department
Thetas
Theta
Order of the Constantine Cross
Gamma Pri
Thhe
Ku Ku
Hill
Pep
Gamma Phis
Delta Tau Delta
Everyody
Jayhawk
Neek
Business College
Arleene Fleshman
Kansas Electric ‘Power Co
R. M. Ferrell
Booneville
Schoo
Edna Thorne
Ruth Brown
Florence Elliott
Martin
Barber's Drug Store
Unitarian Church
Woods Hole
Laf Follettes
New Party
Robtea
Lutheran Church
Sociely
St. John’s Catholic Church
Rebekahs
Q. O. Goodwin
Kate Caldwell
Toneka
Oakland
Walter Johns
Martha Jayne
Johns
Miss Mary Johns
Eunice Hults
Jane Woestemeyer
Doris Jean Marriott
Pauline Rankin
Mary Louise Dickinson
Elizabeth Bigsby
Jane Miller
Sally Fitzpatrick
Kathleen Reber
Barbara Marshall
Margaret Stratton
Carol Foster
Betty June Craig
Joanna Wagstaff
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
State Lake
Zada M. Heisler
Eva Oakes
H. W Firner
Tennessee Street
C. T. Hough
J. N. Carman
L. R. Perry
Fred Bremer
E. J. Logsdon
Hough
Marvin Hyre
Walter Keeler
Perry
Pi Beta Phi
Memorial Union
Jane Maclean
Francis Wilson
T. S. Stover
J. H. Kreamer
Belle Wilmot
Home Aid Society
J. J. Krum
H. E. Anderson
GC. FE. Birch
Eunice Belshe
Frank Lescher
Sutton Cemetery Meeting
Sutton Cemetery Association
700 N. A
Siegmund Sarnoski
Antoinette Spacek
L. H. Menger
St. Luke
A.M.E
New York Street
M.C. Knight
Minteter
Roberta Knight
Polly Fill
Vernon Walker
Bell Henson
Gleaner Society
Effie James
Michigan Stree
Thesday
Cora. Yeager
Main Street
Lute Harvey
Lucy McPike
Alphabet Groun
Smatl
L. HH. Wallace
Ollie Gibson
Richard Allen Society
BR. F Knight
New Verner Street
Gertrude Clark
Peatl Jeitz
Adelin Miller
Mayme Jackson
Centenary Methodist Church
North Lawrence
Liberty Memorial High School
C. J. Knox
Rio Grands Valley
Peoples State Bank
Independent Laundry
Vermont Sto
RVR
Comfort
Funeral Service
Funk’s Mortuary Ambulance Service
Congress
Roosevelt
Lawrence Building & Loan Association
Member
Federal Home Loan Bank
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