Sweeney Acclaimed as Delegate to National Convention
J J Sweeney was chosen by acclamation to attend the National Convention, as a delegate from Ohio. The Kansas state convention elected Keating, J McCarrey, Mielehnie, Peay, and Hebly to represent at Topeka, with new officers including Beeby as state deputy and Hurley as warden.
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Cleveland
St. A
Sas
Topeka
Eveland
Tee Keating
Yphewnee
J. J. McCarrey
St. Marys
P. J. Mi
J Newton
Plan Aggie Exercises at Kanka State Agricultural College
Plans for Kanka State Agricultural College graduation include a four day program. The baccalaureate sermon will be May 27 by Dr. Albert Ben Stomms of Berea Ohio. Senior alumni events and commencement address by Mabel Walker Willebrandt will follow with 405 students to receive degrees, 39 with master's and the rest with bachelor of science.
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Manhattan
Kani
Kanka State
Agricultural College
Isloz
Tove
Albert Ben Stomms
Dwine Wallace College
Berea
Ohio
KF. D. Farrell
Mabel Walker
Willebrandt
United States
Kiwanis Week Tour Brings Kansas Visitors to Topeka
Kansas Kiwanis members in a car caravan with a train bell on one vehicle arrived in Topeka about 8:15 am during a two day, five city swing for International Club Week. Lawrence hosts with breakfast then the group heads to Topeka for lunch and a visit to the Boys Industrial School. The caravan plans Manhattan for the night, then Kansas City and stops in Osage and Emporia on the way home.
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Kansas Kan
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
Topeka
Industrial ‘School
Manhattan
Kansas City
Ottand
Emporia
Grange Lecturer to Give County Talks
Grange lecturer Cogswell of Kineman Kansas will spend three days in Douglas County this week. May 24 25 26 lectures scheduled at Belleview school house Bidland CPA hall and Vinnd Orange all open to the public. May head committee item notes House appropriations committee considering vacancies following death of Congressman Martin B Madden.
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Cogswell
Kineman
Kan
State Grange
Douglas County
Belleview
Bidland
C.P. A
Vinnd Orange
Ee Pene Ieee Oe
Englewood Couple Attends Saturday Wedding Event
Mrs Howard B W and the Englewood family are noted among attendees at a Saturday ceremony described in this brief society item. The notice highlights local connections and social participation.
Hamburg Gas Disaster Lingers After City Toll
Hamburg still reels from a phosgene cloud that killed eleven and filled hospitals. Authorities investigate the storage and transport of gas at Stolzenberg, while police seal the affected district and fire crews ventilate homes. Genève reports three German firms authorized to manufacture phosgene for industrial use.
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Hamburg
Germany
Wilhelmsburg
Har"burg
Stolzenberg
Irodes
Mail Plane Pilot Dies in Virginia Crash
Richmond May 22 AP A northbound mail plane on the New York Atlanta New Orleans route crashed in fog near Sand Pine golf course outside Richmond killing pilot B H Morrissey 3d of Aurora Ill The craft departed Byrd airport at 1 30 am en route to Washington and Philadelphia Morrissey left a wife and three children dead in the first fatality on the new air route opened May 1 Ideal manager H A Elliott said Morrissey appeared to lose control in the fog with a flashlight still clutched in his hand
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Richmond
Morrissey
Aurora
Washington
Philadelphia
Byrd Airport
Beren Pines
Sand- Th Ie
H. A. Elliott
Ideal
Pitcairn Aviation, Inc
New York
Trade With Russia Is Goal of Europe's Business Men Today
London reports British and European business leaders push to reopen Britain’s market to Russia after a break in ties. Russian orders in England plunged from 25 million in 1926 to 6 million last year, rubber exports halted, while imports of foodstuffs timber and oil rise. US Germany and Japan expand Russia trade amid faltering Anglo Russian ties. German credit guarantees boost Moscow market. Memorial day exams and a university glee club invitation accompany local items.
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London
A P
Russia
Germany
America
England
Britain
Scotland Yard
Arcos
United States
Japan
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Catherine Watkins
Mrs Catherine Watkins 86 died at her Lawrence home after eleven weeks illness. Born 1841 in New York City she arrived in Kansas in 1865 with husband John Watkins. Survived by five daughters and a son, she belonged to First Methodist Church and Rebekah Lodge for 54 years. Funeral Thursday 2 pm at First Methodist. burial Oak Hill. Russell DeVere Friend funeral Saturday 2:30 pm at Spent Be. Burial Oak Hill.
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Catherine Watkins
Kansas
Lawrence
Qualityill
Lon
Daugh
R.S. Saunders
Tulsa
Okla
E. le’ Major
Kan ‘Sas City
W.e.benton
Evans
Colo
J. A. Bentson
F. H. Roberts
Lawrrence
Ats Tene Roberts
Edith
Leland Benson
Watkins
First Methodist Church
Rebekah Lodge
Ladies Aid
First’ Methodist
Edward ‘Hishop
Rebekah- Lodge No.‘4
Oak Hill Cemetery
Russell DeVere
Russel
DeVere Friend
Savan
Harold Longenecker
O. W., Maloney
A. ‘B. Weaver
Ronald Ramsay
Harold Hobart
Richard Nelson
To McPherson College Focul Miss Mildred Lamb
Miss Mildred Lamb, a graduate of the University of Kansas in 1926, is slated to receive a master's degree from Leland Stanford University.
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McPherson College
Mildred Lamb
Hetas
Kansas
New Confession Drops in Oberst Family Slay Case
Owen Oberst, 17, whose slayings of his parents and five siblings near Burns were previously told, repudiates prior account in a new signed statement released by state fire marshal W A Elston. He admits striking brothers with rasp pipe ends and shooting the others after a family quarrel, and claims his first confession was true while the new one is not.
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el Dorado
Kan
E. E.‘ McKnight
A. Biston
Owen Oberst
Posada
M Knight
Cal
Cers
Shem
Say ‘Oberst
Starfire
Elstung
Topeka
W. A. Elston
Firet Piarshuil
Butler County
Qwen
Burns
Alo
Senior recital captivates crowd at central auditorium
Virginia Arnold, a noted pianist, drew a nearly full central administration auditorium crowd for her senior recital. The program featured Schumann variations, Chorin group pieces, a rare F minor Ballade, Ravels Play of Waters, and Saint-Saens Concerto, with praise for her technique and musical depth.
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Central ‘Administration
Virginia Arnold
Arnald
Italia Dirigible Prepares Night Start for Polar Flight
At Spitzbergen on May 22 the Italia was ready to depart at nightfall for a third polar voyage aiming for the North Pole. Weather was calm with light wind. a veer to the east could shift plans to Greenland instead of the pole.
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Italia
Greenland
Ne 'S Bay
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Grenland
Pole
Radio aid urged as derelicts spotted at sea
Washington AP reports the Navy hydrographic office urged ship commanders to report derelicts, icebergs, wrecks and obstructions with full data to improve radio warnings. Reports go from ships to shore stations then to Arlington and Annapolis stations for broadcast warnings. Coast guard cutters locate and destroy derelicts near the US coast, while cases like the Governor Parr show derelicts drifting across patrol areas without detection.
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Washington
Hydrographic Office of the Navy
Hydrographic Office
Arlington
Annapolis
United States
Navy
Coast Guard
Grae
Lof
Governor Parr
Newfoundland
U.S
Fuard
mid-Atlantic
Canary Islands
Agricultural notes and poultry housing advice from mid article
Agricultural tips cover when to sow soybeans to suit altitude and use and the need for warm soil, plus guidance on comfort and ventilation for chicks and hens. Dairy cows require ample feed around calving to avoid thinness. Also remarks on cull potatoes for seed, dry poultry handling, arsenical dips, and a school promotion exercise at McAddlaster.
Women Fellowship Meeting Plans Service Leaders Host
The Ladies Auxiliary group led by Mrs. Theodore Charlon will meet Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. F. W. Cutler’s home on Tennessee Street to organize a two year program. The Women’s Auxiliary Society will also gather Friday at the home of Mrs. Mitchell, 403 Tennessee Street, for a presentation titled Meeting the Wfailure.
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Theodore
Tennesseet
Mexican Librarians Visit U S for Library Exchange
Mexican librarians under education minister Bringas Velasquez travel to 12 U.S. cities to study noted libraries and attend the American Library Association meeting in Baden Indiana May 28. John T. Vance of the Library of Congress meets the delegation and suggests mutual exchange of library theories and methods, noting Mexico City’s National Library holds about 700000 volumes.
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Weshingter
Tap
United States
Mexico
United
American Library Association
Iy Ae Baden
Ind
John.t. Vance
Library of Congress
Mexico City
Congress of
West Baden End
Congress
New York
New York Public Library
National
Last Senior Meeting Before Commencement at Fra ser Chapel
University seniors hold an important meeting tomorrow night at Fra ser chapel. Jim Smith, president, will outline instructions for commencement and alum ni activities. Prof. R. Brewster will present the annual program. Caps and gowns arrive June 1 and details on senior activities will be announced. It is the final senior meeting of the year before commencement.
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Fraser Chapel
Jim Smith
R. 4
Brewster Wo
Eac
Cree
Ruth Ellis to Appear in University Senior Recital Tonight
Ruth Aileen Ellis, organist, will present the last senior recital of the year in University auditorium at 8 o clock. She is accompanied by the University Symphony Orchestra under Karl Euersteiner and assisted by soprano Margaret Drennon. The program is billed as one of the most interesting and entertaining of the year, and it is the only senior organ recital of the year.
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Ler
Iano
Philadelphia
Dolan
Swarthout
Arnold
Ravel
St.Saens
Preyer
Ruth Aileen’ Ellis
Wanes
University’ Symphony
Karl, Euersteiner
Margaret Drennon
Del
Personal notices and travels in Kansas City and beyond
Mrs H B Ober and Mrs Maude Gibbsneft spent the day in Kansas City. Mrs W O Hamilton went to Kansas City this morning for a meeting of the state board of the Parent Teacher Association at the Y Building. Mr and Mrs E R Jones of Indiana and their daughter Mrs Whmer Tyerson and her little daughter Dorothy May of Ohio are here for Ruth Ellis’s graduation at the Union College home of Mr and Mrs Milis. Elizabeth Mackhei 2 and Isabelle returned from Chicago after visiting relatives. Lucy Daughesty, a Kansas City junior college student, spent the day with friends in Lawrence and plans to leave soon for Europe. Alice Vagel and Mxi want Mrs Martin Vonal, guests of Mrs H E Dury, took a motor trip to San Diego and plan to summer on the Pacific coast before returning to Pittsburg this evening to join Kappa Delta Pi. Forty B Barber remains ill with appendicitis but is improving. Card of Thanks from the widow and sons of Harvey Wilson thanks friends for support after his passing.
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H. B. Ober
Maude Gibbsneft
Kansas City
WO Hamilton
Kansas
E.R. Jones
Innee Ind
Whmer, Tyerson
Dorothy May
Cuyahoga
Boots
Alice
Vagel
Mxi
Martin
Onal
H- EL Dury
Jos
San Diego
Cal
Pacific
Pittsburg
Kappa Delta Pi
Chers
Harles Tatker
Local notices and visits mix in Kansas community notes
A fragmented Kansas diary records visitors and family events around Topeka and nearby towns. It notes Kennedy and McKinzie families, farm damage from a lightning strike near Richland, and social gatherings at Belvoir and Belvoir area churches, plus Royal Neighbors meeting events and May birthdays.
Howard Wilson of Indiana Civil War veteran dies in 1895
Death notice outlines Howard Wilson born February 22, 1843 in Marion County Indiana, veteran of the war and captain of Ds 12ath Diana Inf. He married Gow Baker in 1877, had three children, and is buried at Grove cemetery. The item also notes Navy Yard job openings in Washington DC with wage details.
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Howard Wilson
Marion County
Int
Diana
Reed
Mary
Mia
Nya Iynapolis
Ind
Miss. Gow
Baker
Valley Mills
Union Frere
Frank
Fred
Edith Kansas
Wilson Mio
Topeka
Lawrence
Marie Grove
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Wood
Lana
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House’ Appropriations
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Englewood
Howard
Lyitham H. Butler
First ‘Presbyterian Church
Oklo
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In
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Tesica Presbytery
Pleven
Geneva
League of Nation
Interallied Military Commission
Haan
Europe
En's Glee Club
Lindley
University
Kansas Bankers’ Association
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John R
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AL. H. Menger
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Leland Stewart
Ellen Rath
Oskaloosa
Clifford Bartlett
Verda Willis
Lawrence J. Boehm
Therone ‘Button
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Piano
Viginia
Arnol
Lawre
Ten Tah
Tim County
Byrd
Radio
Telx Mae’ Stilea
Frankfort
Kentucky
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M.A
Lee
McAdlaster
Nts Wee
All
Ees
Ruth Ellis
Harvard Wilson
Speci Eage
Rand
Rae
Hunter
Lou Wilson
Lois Sons
Ako
Harry
Tans
la’ ‘Lurber
Marion Rett
Lyo- McKinchie
Sam Kennedy
Nedy
Ernest Degare
Ra . Kennedy
Ban Merton
Woodwards
Lawierice
Lincoln
Lavern
Suber
Ivo McKinnare
Pass
Rey Jone
Harry Kennedy
Clarence Corls
Tucker
Archie Cummings
Berryton
Dolpho ‘Beam
Ted
Scranton
Belvoir
Richland
John Benander
Florence Benander
Ivy Kenedy
Harry- Cole
Ward Beam
Charles ,Lamb
Dodge City
Garnett
St. Joe
Royal
Rickland Hall
Mildred Mohler
Opal’ Dexter
Keffering
Mary Petersh
Nancy. Cumm
Clinton Cummings
Cummings
Jerry Cummings
Wilson
Mexi Remy
Monterey
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Washington, D. Navy Yard
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Washington, DC
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