Test of strength seen in Oregon governor race
In Oregon a Roosevelt administration split shapes the state Democratic primary. Gov. Charles H. Martin battles Henry L. Hess with labor issues and Ickes blessing shaping the contest. Norris backs Hess, while Martin defends loyalty to the president and attacks what he calls racketeers in labor.
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Washington
Oregon
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Charles H. Martin
Henry L. Hess
Martin
Ickes
Hess
Roosevelt
Labor
Perkins
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Oranization
Pennsylivania
Charles ‘Alvin Jones
Jones
Allhaven
Mac Nary
Guffey
Guffey-Lewis
Wheeler
D-Mont
Gufey
Fruit Picker Tours U S on One Cylinder Machine
Nels Holmes a 38 year old Chicagoan travels the country in a single cylinder motor vehicle. He visits Lawrence en route to Kansas City and plans to reach Michigan when peaches ripen. He averages 150 miles daily and runs on 100 miles per gallon of fuel. Since leaving Florida he has visited nine state capitals and exhibited the autograph of Governor Walter A. Haxman. Holmes started from Traverse City last August and began this trip on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Holmes
Michigan
Holmes
Lawrence
Kansas City
Florida
Walter A. Haxman
Traverse City
Mich
Reading Matter Trivial Sparks Concern at Conference
At a national parent teacher meeting in Salt Lake City Dr. Joseph M. Artman of Chicago warns that overemphasis on trivial reading and table talk could shape a nation of thimble thinkers. The piece also notes the Lawrence Business College Summer School offering high school students reduced tuition starting June 6 for 12 weeks, with 20 dollars for the full term and 10 dollars for six weeks.
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Salt Lake City
America
Joseph M.’ Artman
Chicago
Parent-Teacher Congress
Lawrence Business College
Test Your Knowledge Questions on Classic Trivia
A set of ten trivia prompts covers middle names, geography, literature authors, ancient Wales, DAR, arithmomania, nautical terms, and musical terminology. Answers appear on a classified page, offering concise clues for each fact.
Diary of a Union soldier author published in Kansas historical journal
Myra E Hull of the University of Kansas has published her soldier father Lewis Byram Hulls diary in the February Kansas Historical Quarterly. It spans 1864 to 1866, detailing volunteer troops opening the northwest along the Oregon and Overland routes and life at Fort Laramie and Fort Halleck.
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Myra E. Hull
University of Kansas
Kansas Historical Quarterly
Northwest
High Plains
Wyoming
Fort Laramie
Fort Halleck
Lewis Byram Hull
Hull
Greenfield
Highland County
Ohio
Tabith Byram
John Aldan
Byrams
Edward Byran I
Edward Byran II
Lewis B. Hull
Virginia
Jackson
Harper's Ferry
11Th, Ohio Cavalry
Fort Leavenworth
K U Students to Present Original Compositions
University of Kansas School of Fine Arts students will present an afternoon program of original compositions tomorrow from 2:30 to 3:00 over KFKU. Works include Trio for flute cello and harp with performers Alex Fielder Arthur Fielder Elizabeth Searle, plus songs and piano pieces by Mary Virginia Stauffer and Mary Jane Bruce among others.
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University of Kansas School of Fine Arts
KFKU
Laurel E. Anderson
Alex Fielder
Arthur Fielder
Elizabeth Searle
Walter da la Orene
Yowell
Herbert ¥Rench
Orene
Elizabeth Bear
Bell Ringtone Interrupts Lawrence Junior High After Ninth Graders Play
In Lawrence this afternoon the bell at the junior high school rang at intervals for a time. School officials said ninth grade students were "playing" a game, which was quickly stopped by a teacher.
Manslaughter Charge Filed in University Death
County Attorney Paul Harvey filed a first degree manslaughter charge against Frank Brandon, a Topeka man, over the October death of Russell Kelly, a University of Kansas student. Brandon allegedly administered a beating on September 24 after a minor car accident. A $1,000 reward was posted for information leading to a conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Paul. Harvey
Frank Brandon
Hamilton Wins Ruling On $25 000 Estate Claim
Mrs Louise M Hamilton won a probate court ruling authorizing a $25 000 claim against the estate of late Federal District Judge John C Pollock in Johnson County Kansas. Judge Bert Rogers ruled the claim valid and attorneys for Pollock filed an appeal. Hamilton identified a $25 000 promissory note and a patent given by Pollock as the basis for her claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olathe
Kan
Bert Rogers
Johnson County
Louise M. Hamilton
John C. Pollock
Shock from lightning hits Marie Brown at open window
Miss Marie Brown of 834 Kentucky street was struck by lightning during an evening storm while seated near an open window. A fireball passed between her home and Har ry Hutchings place to the north, witnessed by a nearby woman and a neighbor. Brown reports a body‑wide shock and acute heart pain, with effects lingering the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Marie Brown
Kentucky Street
Harry Hutchings
Miss Brown
City Hall Hosts Regular Baby Clinic Friday Afternoon
The monthly baby clinic will be held at City Hall starting at 2 PM. Dr. Harry Gilkey of Mercy Hospital Kansas City will oversee the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Harry Gilkey
Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Santa Fe recalls 23 workers for grain department
Santa Fe railroad recalled 23 men to work in the grain department of the division storehouse in Newton Kansas to handle the wheat crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Newton
Kan
Santa Fe Railroad
Evans and Cahill Apply for Topeka Marriage License
Kenneth F. Evans and Catherine Ann Cahill of Topeka have filed for a marriage license. The notice lists both parties and the filing location in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth F. Evans
Catherine Ann Cahi
Topeks
Landon Attacks Relief Policy at Plymouth County GOP Breakfast
Former Governor Alf M Landon of Kansas criticizes unemployment relief as unjust and cruel at a Plymouth county Republican breakfast in Whitman He says cities and states have shifted employables to the unemployed and cites arbitrary classification He plans lunch with Boston University President and speaks at the New England Methodist conference noting policy uncertainty and limited recovery prospects.
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Boston
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Plymouth County
Whitman
Landon
Roosevelt
Fred O Rowe
Brockton
Daniel L. Marsh
Boston University
New England Methodist’ Conference
Lynn
Congress
Army Strategy Wins Weather Averted KU ROTC Barbecue
The University of Kansas ROTC barbecue, planned for Memorial Stadium, moved indoors due to rain. About 450 attendees including faculty and Lawrence residents enjoyed barbecue fare as annual cadet awards were announced before and after the dinner.
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University of Kansas R. 0. T. C
Memorial Stadium
K. U
Lawrence
Elks Delegates Return From Wichita Convention
C C Lile and C C Evans of Lawrence Lodge 595 returned from the Kansas State Elks Association convention in Wichita. Lile was appointed to the highway safety committee to cooperate with the state highway department. Fred D Straley of Topeka was elected president for next year and Pittsburg, Kansas, named as the next convention site.
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C. C. Lile
C. C. Evans
Wichita
Kansas State, Elks Association
Lawrence Lodge
Lile
State Elks Association
State Highway ‘Department
Fred. D. Straley
Topeka
Lawrence
Pittsburg
Kan
Moody Denies Romance Rumors in Surbiton Tennis
Helen Wills Moody angrily denied romance rumors and defeated Mrs. M. R. King 6-2 7-5 in the Surbiton quarterfinals. She dismissed marriage reports about Tallant Tubbs as unfounded and advances to the semifinals to face Peggy Scriven who beat D. Stevenson 6-2 7-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surbiton
England
Helen Wills Moody
M. R. King
Tallant Tubbs
Five Months for Theft In Leavenworth County Jail
Rufus Miller and Joe Brooks of Lawrence were sentenced to five months in the Leavenworth county jail after pleading guilty to a larceny charge. They stole a magenta from a tractor owned by William Young near Tonganoxie on April 20. Castile and Welch, also from Lawrence, pleaded guilty to petit larceny and received five months. Welch and Castile had earlier admitted to grand larceny in district court and were dismissed on that charge.
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Rufus Miller
Joe Brooks
Lawrence
Leavenworth County
Seth Welch
Bud Castile
William Young
Tonganoxie
Castile
Welch
Leavenworth
Oscar Leginard
George’ Price
Henry Collins
Estimated Livestock Receipts for Kansas City Event
Estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow include cattle 700 calves 300 hogs 500 sheep 1 000. The figures reflect AP‑UDA data for the Kansas City market.
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Kansas
City
Ap-Uda
K U Recital Tonight At Frank Stronghall Auditorium
A second KU advanced student recital is held tonight at 7 30 in Frank Stronghall auditorium. The program includes Bach Grieg and Saint Saens selections performed by students from the school of fine arts under various instructors.
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K. U. School of Fine Arts
Frank Stronghall
Dohnanyi Rosalys McCrerey
Howard C. Taylor
Bach
Irene Peabody
Marcella
Froeliger Seeks Republican Sheriff Nomination in August Primary
W. E. Froeliger of 1044 Connecticut street announces candidacy for the Republican sheriff nomination in the August primary. A Lawrence resident for 30 years, he runs a garage and welding shop at 308 East Eleventh street for 14 years and formerly served as a peace officer with the Lawrence police. He also managed Mutual Oil locally for 12 years and is married with three daughters, two of whom study in Lawrence.
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W.E. Froeliger
Connecticut Street
Her
Lawrence
East Eleventh Street
Pat Fisher
John’ Boyd
Mutual Oil Company
Froeliger
The
Lights Fail At High School Dress Rehearsal Postponed
Storm outages halted the senior class play The Nut Farm at the high school auditorium delaying Friday night performance. Rehearsals resume after school today and tonight with crew, costumes, make up and publicity teams listed under the direction of W. Walter Russell.
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House
Margot Baker
Janis Patchen
Emily Wray
Georgia Mae Landrith
Barbara Ann Knott
Alma Henry
Fred Stubeck
Ann Murray
Miriam Abele
Roy Hannon
Betty Jean Abels
Rozanne Edwards
Eileen Martin
Lois Jean Roy
W. Walter Russell
Fat loaf fad to boost bread sales in Kansas
Kansas bakers unveil a plan to popularize a big fat loaf to raise wheat demand and boost consumption. They argue a slice twice as large as the lean loaf will still be eaten, aiding farmers and the industry.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas State college to grant 563 degrees at 75th graduation
Graduates from 18 states and two foreign countries totaling 563 will receive degrees May 30 at Kansas State college. The 75th graduation exercises will feature a commemorative address by President F D Farrell at Memorial stadium Monday night.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
Commemorer
F. D. Farrell
Memorial Stadium
Mrs. Jacob Shellack recovers after major surgery in Kansas City
Mrs. Jacob Shellack, recovering from a major abdominal operation at St. Margaret's hospital in Kansas City, shows gains after receiving blood transfusions. The report notes a hopeful path to recovery as visitors and relatives travel through Chetopa and Powell. The piece also mentions local crop observations and a social afternoon with the Athenaeum club.
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Jacob Shellack
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Kansas City
J.russell Jones
Riley
M. P. Hale
Powell, Wyo
John Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Chetopa
May social notes and obituaries from local community
May hostess gatherings at Mrs. Bakers and Mrs. Kurtz homes. The Merry Makers club held an auction for treasury funds. Guests included Mrs. Hiddleston and Mrs. Gardner. Local family events featured weddings anniversaries and visits among neighbors. Wilfred Warsop, 55, died after a year of illness. survived by wife, children, and siblings. Rev Sanford D. Vincent noted as Baldwin pastor and Mason member. Lawrence Royer leaves teaching at local high school for Bonner Springs coaching post. Frank Cookson to replace at Circleville. Baccalaureate services held at the high school with J. M. Torrance preaching and Zola Lowe soloists.
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Carrie Baker
Maggie Freeman
Irvin Killmer
Earl Ross
David Jewett
L. R. Penner
Wilfred Warsop
Vernon Ashlock
Kansas City
Kenneth Moll
Olathe
Richard Jensen
Margaret
Roy Warsop
Webbers Falls
Okla
Lester
Carrie Gawith
Minempelty
Fred Lawrence
Jesse
DeSoto
Sanford D. Vincent
Baldwin
Vincent
Masonic Lodge
Lawrence Royer
Bonner Springs
Frank Cookson
Circleville
Roger
Cookson
Baker’ University
England
J. M. Torrance
Zola Lowe
G. W. Longstreth
R. S. Martin
Ralph Lewis
Colony
Weekend Visits and Plans Highlight Local Social Notes
Mrs Ralph Pariah of LeHarps and daughter sister Mrs R W Boone hosted family gatherings with Grace and Gloria. Dr Boone of Galesburg Ill will travel home with Mrs Boone and the children. Orville Blaylock attended the Fern Ryan and Houston Carter wedding in Mer riam. Mrs R O Timmerman and Kenneth visited Pawnee City Neb to see her mother. The Young Women's club met at Mrs Fredonia Bowling’s home with Mrs Edith Sigman.
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Ralph Pariah
LeHarps
R. W. Boone
Grace
Gloria
Boone
Onnles Martin
Martin
Cony
Frances
Marie
Federal
Galesburg
Ill
Orville Blaylock
Fern Ryan
Zarah
Houston Carter
Merriam
R. O. Timmerman
Kenneth
Pawnee
City
Neb
In Memoriam for Angelin Suttles and Brandt Jefferson
In loving memory of Angelin Suttles who died May 19 seven years ago and my brother Brandt who died May 24 one year ago. They are gone but not forgotten by Mrs Letha S Jefferson.
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Angelin Suttles
Brandt
Letha S. Jefferson
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