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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1940

Page

2

Journalists Gather to Honor Malott at KU Banquet

Deane Waldo Malott former student journalist and Kansas University chancellor was feted by Kansas editors and Sigma Delta Chi. William Allen White served as toastmaster and praised his leadership. Malott urged constructive programs for Sigma Delta Chi and emphasized education as fostering independent thinking and practical wisdom amid changing times.

Deane Waldo Malott Harvardusiness School University of Kansas Kansas Sigma Delta Chi William Allen White Emporia White Kansan Malott Union Ross‘Robertson Otto Kiehl Harry Hill Harry Patton Don Clinger Deane W. Malott

Law rence Masons to Attend District School in Topeka

Lawrence chapter 4 Royale Arch Masons and district officers will attend a two-session district school of instruction in Topeka on Friday with start times at 2 and 7 15 pm. District Lodges include Topeka Oskaloosa Manhattan Wamego Holton Burlingame and Overbrook. Kenneth N. Pomeroy will lead the sessions with grand officers Lynn R. Broderick Elmer F. Strain Harvey C. Davis among those present.

Lawrence Royale Arch Masons Topeka Oskaloosa Manhattan Wamego Holton Burlingame Overbrook Kenneth N. Pomeroy Lynn R. Broderick Marysville Elmer F. Strain Harvey C. Davis Anthony Frederic N. Raymond H. P George H. Ansdell Isaiah F. Eberhart Harry B. Sparks Oscar J. Lane Verne M. Smith C. H Guy Young C. Franklin Cliff R A. C Frank O. Anderson William P. Kopp Clarence S. Edmonds William H. Eastman

Kansas State College to Confer Degrees for 649 Spring Grads

Kansas State college will award degrees this spring to 617 seniors and 32 graduate students. Commencement exercises will be held in Memorial Stadium May 2. Charles Warren Yeood, editor of The Retail Lumberman, will return for his degree in industrial journalism.

Manhattan Kan Kansas State College Memorial Stadium Charles Warren Yee Ood Kansas City

Bargains on the Journal World Classified Page

The Journal World lists multiple bargain ads across categories. Readers can find reduced prices on household goods, appliances, furniture, and miscellaneous items. Deals include limited-time offers and special sale dates at local outlets and private sellers.

Havenhill Honored At 40 Years In Pharmacy

Prof. L D Havenhill dean of the University of Kansas school of pharmacy will be guest of honor at a dinner marking his 40 years as teacher. He retires as dean at year end and remains half time next year as professor. The event at Memorial Union begins 6 15 with toastmaster F B Davies and speakers from each decade and Kansas board of pharmacy. More than 200 alumni students and faculty are expected.

L.D. Havenhill School of Pharmacy University of Kansas Dean Havenhill U. S. Department of Agriculture University L. BB. Sayre F. B. Davies Memorial Union W. F. Sprague Fredonia Kansas Pharmaceutical Association Gene Cook Iola Kansas Board of Pharmacy R. L. Sanford Enid Okla Charles C. Cramer Gardner Roy Howerton Sedalia

Rain, delays, and notes from Lawrence on a busy weekend

Lawrence reports nearly four inches of rain from Friday to Saturday with 3.93 inches recorded by Prof. C. J. Posey. Gov. Payne Ratner canceled his Liberty Memorial appearance, promising a fall visit. Local chatter mentions a German exchange scholar Die trich Zwicker likely in the Nazi air force, and editor William Allen White recounts Walt Mason's poems.

Lawrence C. J. Posey Dietrich Zwicker France E.U Zwicker Air Corps United States Walt Mason Emporia Gazette Journal-World William Allen White

Chinese War Relief Fund closes with 614.70 total

J R Holmes announces the relief drive raised 214.70 downtown and 400 from the University of Kansas for a final total of 614.70. He thanks Mrs. E Dooley Y M C A secretary John J O Moore Dr T Z Koo speaker John Brand Hermina Zipple Haskell girls and others for their efforts. Medical aid for China noted in final downtown report.

J. R. Holmes University of Kansas Holmes E. Dooley John J. O. Moore T. Z. Koo John Brand Hermina Zipple Union Building Haskell Poehler Business Men’s Credit’ Exchange Lawrence Business College China

New Defense Bill Rush Ed to Senate Amid War Talk

Senate debates defense measures with leaders from Mor genthau Woodring and Hinckley urging cooperation with industry. Lindbergh warns against meddling in Europe while Army and Navy bills seek White House approval by June. Arnold cites aircraft output rising from 340 to 800 monthly this summer, potential 1 248 by December as allies order American planes. Douglas Aircraft reports 50 million dollars worth of attack bombers ordered by Anglo-French mission.

Rotary Europe Senate Appropriations Committee White House George D-Ga Connally D-Tex House Naval Committee H. H. Arnold Army Air Corps Douglas Aircraft Company Santa Monica Calif

Deaths and Funerals John M Carnahan 87

John M Carnahan 87 died yesterday at his Baldwin home. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 3 30 PM at Barnett Funeral Home Baldwin conducted by Rev Dr James S Chubb with Rev Willis Warner assisting. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by three daughters Mrs Oliver Price Miss Bernice Carnahan and Mrs W W Whitted all of Baldwin and one son Lynn K Carnahan Kansas City Missouri.

John M. Carnahan Baldwin Barnett James S. Chubb Willis Warner Oakwood Cemetery Oliver Price Bernice Carnahan W. W. Whitted Lynn K. Carnahan Kansas City

Death notices Emma Kalb 89 Baldwin area

Mrs Emma Kalb aged 89 died at her Baldwin area home after a three week illness. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 30 PM from the First Methodist church in Baldwin with Rev Dr James S Chubb officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood cemetery. She is survived by five sons Elmer Kalb Melvern Floyd Kalb Howard Kalb Arthur Kalb all of Baldwin and three daughters Mrs Ceciel Coleman Farragut Ia Mrs Arthur Hammond Vinland and Emiel Rosier Nebraska City Neb.

Emma Kalb Baldwin First Methodist Church Jamess. Chubb Oakwood Cemetery Elmer Kalb Melvern Floyd Kalb Black Jack Charles A. Kalb Howard Kalb Arthur Kalb Ceciel Coleman Farragut Arthur Hammond Vinland Emiel Rosier Nebraska City Neb

Eudora Youth Found Wounded in Car Near Ranch

David Slaughter, 16, of Eudora, found in a car with a rifle between his knees suffering a gunshot wound to the neck. He was rushed to Memorial hospital in grave condition. the bullet pierced his forearm and neck, lodging near a vertebra, leaving him paralyzed from the hips. Slaughter had been staying with his grandparents and may have accidentally discharged the gun while reaching for a pocket in the car door.

David Slaughter Eudora Memorial Hospital Zephyr Ranch Lee Colman Colmans Slaughter Floyd Page Ralph Wickman Mrs D. E. Brunk

Haskell Commencement Exercises Tonight at Institute

Supt. Gabe E. Parker of the Winnebago Indian reservation will speak at Haskell Institute commencement exercises tonight at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. Alumni-senior dinner and band concert occurred earlier. A baseball game with Rockhurst was listed for 3 p.m. with the alumni-senior ball to follow at 9 p.m.

Gabe E. Parker Winnebago, Neb Haskell Institute Curtis Hall Rockhurst

Bituminous Coal Act Upheld by Supreme Court

May 20. The 1937 national bituminous coal act to stabilize the industry by fixing minimum prices and regulating marketing was held constitutional today by the Supreme Court.

Washington Supreme Court

Ratner to Address Grain Dealers in Topeka Banquet

Gov. Payne Ratner will speak tomorrow night at the Kansas grain dealers annual banquet in Topeka. Event gathers grain industry leaders and association members for remarks and discussion.

More Rain on the Way From Topeka Weather Update

Weather forecast from Topeka predicts more rain and thunderstorms across Kansas as a low pressure system moves east. Scattered showers expected this afternoon with cooler highs near 80 in the east and south and 75 in the northwest, followed by 60 to 65 degrees tonight.

Topeka Kansas S. D. Flora Flora Colorado Goodland

Luncheon at Haskell Alumni Event Highlights Past Leaders

The Curtis dining hall at Haskell Institute hosted the annual senior alumni lunch with Superintendent G Warren Spaulding welcoming alumni, former faculty, and guests. Music by Al Du Cept and his orchestra plus the Senior Glee Club, with toastmaster Clifford E Bowen introducing honored guests. A senior alumni dance followed in Tecumseh hall with Clyde Bysom and his orchestra.

Curtis Haskell Institute G.warren Spaulding al du Cept Clarence Powless Glee Club Hazel Wilcox Clifford E. Bowen Shom H. B. Peakrs Indian Service Haskell Wenrich C. E. Birch Commercial Department Lawrence George Shawnee Charles Y. Rummage Josephine Hilton Tecumseh Hall Alumans Clyde Bysom

Bees hammer Reds as Lopez and Rowell pace 13–4 win

Boston Bees rout Cincinnati 13 to 4, four pitchers used, Al Lopez and Bama Rowell homered for Boston. Other MLB action includes Melton’s six hitter shutout of St Louis and Cubs outslugging Dodgers 6–4 with 18 hits and a Babe Phelps three run homer.

Boston Boston Bees Cincinnati al Lopez Bama Rowell Bees Thompson Fiutchins Barrett Vandermeer Riddle Berehegah Baker Errick Chicago Cubs Dodgers Brooklyn Cubs Altho Babe Phelps Bill Lee Chicago Lee Raffensberger French Todd Casey Tamulis Kimball Hamlin Phelps Pittsburgh Philadelphia M. Brown Lanning Berres Pearson Small Hoerst Atwood New York Cleveland Chandler Hadley and Rosar Dickey Smith and Hemsley

Dedicatory Tonight for Salvation Army Building

Dean Paul B. Lawson of the University of Kansas will deliver the dedicatory address at 7 45 this evening for the remodeled Salvation Army building. Veterans of Foreign Wars will present the American flag and the Business and Professional Women's Club will present the Salvation Army flag. Mayor B. Russell and Lawrence Chamber of Commerce reps will greet attendees. A vocal duet will be performed by Mrs. George Lowman and Mrs. H W Craig with Miss Agnes Evans. Miss Katherine Godfredson spoke on Private Welfare Agencies at the officers councils meeting. A 30 piece band will perform from 7 30 to 7 45 prior to the service. At 10 30 tonight 70 Salvation Army members will hold an open air service at Eighth and Massachusetts. Tomorrow evening The Crown of Thorns, a benefit play, will be at 7 30 in the Junior high auditorium with Salvation Army officers in the cast. Proceeds will aid Boy Scouts and Girl Guards attending camps.

Paul B. Lawson College of Liberal Arts K. U Salvation Army Business and Professional Women’s Club B. Russell Lawrence Chamber of Commerce George Lowman H. W. Craig Agnes Evans Katherine Godfredson State Department of Social Welfare Eighth Massachusetts Crown of Thorns Prococols Boy Scouts Girl Guards

Soroptimist Club Installations Highlight Lawrence Banquet

Members from Topeka Wichita Kansas City and St. Louis attended a Saturday night installation banquet in the Colonial Tea Room in Lawrence. Marie Robinson Abels was installed as president with officers Camilla Maichel Edith M Schober and others. Dr James Chubb and Mrs Elizabeth Pittilla spoke on democracy and Soroptimism. Chancellor Deane W Malott and civic leaders offered greetings.

Topeka Wichita Kansas City St. Louis Lawrence Colonial Tea Room Marie Robinson Abels Harriet Magruder Bingham Camilla Maichel Georgiana Graves Lillian Constant Mildred Watson Cora Sams Edith M. Schober American Federation of Soroptimist Clubs Alice Steele James Chubb First Methodist Church Baldwin Elizabeth ‘Pittilla Deane W. Malott Bingham George Hedrick John Andrews J. M. Mott W. H. Schoene Ruben Fox Halzel Anderson Marion Hume

Final Westminster A Cappella Choir Concert Draws Large Crowd

The Westminster A Cappella choir directed by Dean D. M. Swarthout sang eleven unaccompanied pieces at First Presbyterian Church. Minerva Davis and Dorothy Allen soloed, with standout performances of Bach Now Shall the Grace and Poulenc Tenebrae factae sunt. The program ends with a final concert next Sunday at First Baptist Church in Kansas City and a morning service on June 9 featuring past repertoire.

First Presbyterian Church Westminster A Cappella Dean D. M. Swarthout Minerva Davis Gretchaninoff Dorothy Allen Poulenc First Baptist Church Kansas City

Kansas Missouri Double Header Set For Tomorrow Afternoon

Kansas and Missouri schedule a double header tomorrow starting at 2 30. Coach Mike Getto announced the game. Kansas led Missouri 1 to 0 in the first half of the first game. Battery details list Miles Sullivan for Kansas and Dugan Cadwalader for Missouri.

Kansas Missouri Mike Getto K.U M.A Miles and Sullivan Dugan Cadwalader

White to Defend by Aiding Allies

Kansas editor William Allen White organizes a national committee to defend America by aiding the allies with economic and moral support. Nearly 53 prominent Americans join, including Henry L. Stimson and Herbert Lehman, urging full lawful aid to the Allies amid growing war tensions.

New York Kansas William Allen White America James L. McDevitt Pennsylvania Federation of Labor Hitler Emporia William Alen White Committee For American Defense Henry L. Stimson Iormer Hoover Frank Knox Chicago Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University Herbert Lehman White Congress Ernest M. Hopkins Dartmouth College Hanover N. H Robert Watt American Federation of Labor Fred A. Kirchwey the Nation New York City William T. Manning Episcopal Reinhold Neibuhr Union Theological Seminary Samuel Seabury George E. Vincent Community Chests and Councils Harry Woodburn Chase New York University James W. Gerard Germany Sidney B. Hall Richmond Roswell G. Ham Mount Hoboke College Stephen Keller Minneapolis Minn Frank L. Polk Wilson Grover C. Hall Montgomery Advertiser Henry W. Hobson Cincinnati Alexander Mann Pittsburgh James Truslow Adams Robert E. Sherwood Philip Marshall Brown Washington, D.C John Temple Graves Birmingham Ala William Yandell Elliott Harvard University Cambridge Mass John W. Frazer Mobile Samuel R. Guard Breeders Gazette Oscar Leher Baltimore James M. Maxon Tennessee Gene Tunney Edwin Embree Rosenthall Foundation Theodore Marburg Miriam Hopkins Hollywood William N. Clayton Houston Tex Anita McCormick Blaine Harry Best University of Kentucky Evans Clark Twentieth Century Fund Frederic Coudert Samuel A. Eliot Arlington Street Church Boston William P. Ladd Berkeley Divinity School Yale William J. Schiefferlin James T. Shotwell Charles A. Webb the Times Asheville N. C Allen D. Albert Rotary International Paris Ill Lindsey Rogers Rollen Benedict Sioux Falls S. D Clifton M. Utley Chicago Council of Foreign Relations Mary E. Woolley Mount Holyoke College Quincy Wright University of Chicago

Lemon Juice Remedy for Rheumatic Pain

Simple home recipe using Ru Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice promises relief from rheumatic or neuritis pain within 48 hours or overnight. If pain persists the product costs nothing to try. Sold by Round Corner Drug Co and other drug stores.

Round Corner Drug Co

Pentecostal Revival at Nineteenth and Tennessee Streets

A Pentecostal revival will be held all week in the church located at Nineteenth and Tennessee streets, inviting community members to attend services and participate.

Nineteenth Tennessee Streets

Editors Quiz Malott On Team Prospects

Chancellor Malott faced questions on Kansas University football prospects at a Sigma Delta Chi banquet. He pledged a better team next year as editors at the Emporia event pressed for forecasts.

Malott

Landon Opposes Intangible Coalition to Weaken Republicans

Alf Landon, in Topeka before a Washington trip and a Roosevelt luncheon, denounced any plan for an intangible coalition that would reduce party responsibility. He urged maintaining two party vitality and unity, warning against hysteria and urging the opposition to stay constructive until the November election.

Topeka Washington Roosevelt Alf M. Landon Republian Europe Landon

Local Social Notes From Corliss Area

CORLISS residents report visits and guestings as families spend weekends with kin. Mrs. W. H. Dent and Mrs. Ruth Hedrick travel to Kansas City for an outing and family time. Scovills rent Ocean Lake farm east of Corliss while the Huff farm home is rented to Wayne Turner. Cedar Junction school notes mention Pansy Penner and two graduates, Robert Kramsch and Richard Turner.

W. H. Dent Robert Turner J. G.clark Linwood F. D. Scovill Ocean Lake Farm Corliss Joe Fisher Bill Bennett R. Penner Teland Kansas City Ruth Hedrick C. L. Frisbie Bob Hedrick Linnie Buss” Hedrick Union Pacific Railroad Mary Kitty Nora LeSueur Olathe Jasper LeSueur Cedar Junction School Pansy Penner DeSoto School Penner Robert Kramsch Richard Turner

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