Benes Faces Crucial Moment in Czechoslovak Fate
A 1930s retrospective on Eduard Benes portrays him as the pivotal leader of Czechoslovakia. The piece notes his diplomacy, multilingual talents, wartime underground work, and long service, highlighting how his decisions could determine Europe’s future amid looming threats from Germany and Italy. It praises his resilience, energy, and partnership with wife while recalling Masaryk’s legacy and the League of Nations’ limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Hitler
Signor
Mussolini
England
France
Eduard Benes
Solomon
David
Goliath
Geneva
Benes
Dr. Benes
University of Dijon
Sorbonne
Paris
Austria
Thomas Masaryk
Republic of
Masaryk
Pst
League of Ations Council
Assembly
League
Wage Hour Bill Aims For Graduated Minimum in Interstate Firms
Washington May 23 The house considers a wage hour bill applying only to interstate commerce firms. It would start a 25 cent minimum, rising to 40 cents, with a 44 hour week dropping to 40 over two years. Violators face fines, imprisonment, or both. Agricultural workers and some transportation employees are exempt. It also bans interstate shipping of goods made with oppressive child labor defined as under 16 or under 18 in hazardous jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Secretary of Labor
Labor Department
Senate
North
South
Four Men and a Prayer at Dickinsoy theater
Loretta Young stars in Four Men and a Prayer with Richard Greene and C Aubrey Smith. A British colonel dishonorably discharged over a forged order is murdered after returning home to reveal a munitions cover up. His four sons vow to uncover the killer, spanning a world tour. Shorts include a musical color cartoon and news. The piece notes Japan’s 2567 year imperial line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Young
Hollywood
Richard Greene
England
Tyrone Power
C. Aubrey Smith
India
David Niven
George Sanders
Oxford
William Henry
aLayer
20Th Cents
Fox
New Star
Discovery
J. Edward Brombers
John Carradine
Alan Bale
Reginald Denny
Berton Churchill
Barry Fitzgerald
Fox News
Cross Word Clues Highlight Local News and Events
A mixed page shows a daily crossword with across and down clues, plus a local recap of May 1938 community activity. It lists visits, furloughs, sports results, social club meetings, and school news from Lecompton and nearby towns with names like Smith Guntert McClanahan and Baker university track meet results.
Franklin County Wheat Harvest Poised for Record Yield
County agent H A Biskie reports Franklin County expects one of its top yields with about 66,700 acres planted and an average 18 bushels per acre. Harvest could exceed last year by around 250 000 bushels, aiming near the second highest on record after 1919.
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Franklin County
H. A. Biskie
Sunshine club hosts bingo afternoon in Lecompton
Mrs Gladys Holloway led the Sunshine club meeting on Wednesday May 11 with 11 members present. The program included lessons by Mrs Jo Traxler and others. The group played bingo after refreshments and planned to meet May 18 at Mrs Henry Leslie's home. Guests included Mrs Hengerman McClanahan of Lawrence and Lois Hayes and Sharon Bahnmaier. Visitors from day before included families of Hibner Day.
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Topeka
Emil Guntert
Lawrence
Lou Edwards
Marvin Everetts
San Diego
Calif
Sarah McClanahan
Lecompton
Walter
McClanahan
Russell
Kansas City
Walter McClanahan
J. P. Worthington
Donald
Sam Glenn
John Miller
Edwin Miller
Frank Miller
Stanley Myers
Vernon Hayes
Lecompton High School
Berryton
James Clark
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Edith Carr
Harley Armstrong
Crowder
Harry Carr
Ned Day
Day
Frank McClanahan
Roberta McClanahan
Mildred Johnson
Madalyn
Willing Workers Club
Viola Welcher
Victorina Barland
Rose Hill
Jack
Mary Hill
Emil Robison
Paul Maust
Embroidery Club
Gertrude McCarty
Dorothy Porterfield
Tresa Anderson
Margaret McGinnis
Thelma Marist
L.T.L
J. W. Kreider
Mary E. Coffman
K. E. Shutts
Fairview United Brethren Church
Hutchinson
Elliot Gold
OP. Garlock
Gladys Holloway
Sunshine Club
Henry Leslie
Jo Traxler
Margaret Crady
Alice Hildenbrand
Elmer Winefield
Grace Smith
Mertie Winefield
Mary Maust
Zola Shaffer
Russell Worley
Hengerman McClanahan
Lois Hayes
Sharon Bahnmaier
William Day
Atchison, Kan
Hibner
Local Social Notes From Lawrence May Gatherings
Norma McClanahan family visits in Lawrence. Frances Wagner and Clyde Wagner stay with grandparents Hibner. August Hildenbrand ill three weeks. May 11 bridal shower for Mrs. Chester McFarland Topeka. Tea and quilting events hosted by Mrs. Vernon Hayes and United Brethren Ladies Aid. Attendance at United Brethren Sunday school 121.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jane McClanahan
Lawrence
Walter McClanahan
Frances
Clyde Wagner
S. R. Hibner
August Hildenbrand
Fred Smith
Chester McFarland
Topeka
Martha Smith
Here
Margaret Crady
Henry Leslie
Zola Shaffer
Florence Wingfield
Ted Smith
Elmer Frederick
Rose Smith
Virginia Rose
Helen Norwood
Russell Worley
Charles
Buddy
Barbara Worley
Vernon Hayes
H. L. Pasley
M. C. Pasley
Alice Hildenbrand
Mary Maust
Paul Maust
Carol Lee
Lorine Hildenbrand
Howard Hill
Minnesota
Mr. Hill
Lucille Hildenbrand
Harry Presgrove
Ralph Hildenbrand
Fred Haunstein
United Brethren Ladies Aid
United Brethren Sunday School
Pike Steals Dinner On Nora Lake Expedition
Canadian National Railways men William Bergman and Alfred Crawley camped by Nora Lake near Mine Center Ontario. Crawley aimed to fillet a five pound lake trout for supper when a large northern pike lunged from weeds and snatched the fish right from his hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Railways
William Bergman
Alfred Crawley
Fort Frances
Ontario
Mine Center
Nora Lake
Crawley
Burial at Mt Hope Cemetery Follows United Brethren Service
The United Brethren church service was officiated and burial occurred at Mt Hope Cemetery, marking the final disposition of the deceased.
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United Brethren Church
Mt. Hope Cemetery
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Czech
Nation
Journal - World
THE
Dickinsoy
Drake’s Bakery
Delicatessen Department
Drake’s
Drake's Bakery
Anger
Cape
Palmyra
Pan
Wild Animal
Walter Reed
Pasteur
Sidney Howard
DeKruit
Dionne
Quintupland
Color Cartoon News
Benois
Ais Coburn
Aeacon O'Neill
Hardy
Robin Hood
Wayne Morris
Dahl
Field
WNU Service
Mass
Ann Page
Strawberry & Rasp. Perserves
Folger’s Coffee
Lee
Oregon
Prunes
Heaven Help the Hills
Tony Martin Maren Weaver
Slim Summerville
Wally Vernon
David Beutler
Derry
F Zonick & Charge
Pollack & Mitchell
Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant
Deanna
Adolphe Menjou
Leopold Stokowski
Charlie Chan
Monte Carlo
Warner Oland Meyeuke
Virginia Field
Shoney Blackmer
Harold Huber
Kay Linaker
Robert Kent
Challie Chan
Bart der Biggers
Lloyds
London
Freddie Bartholomew
Madeline Caroll
Whitehouse Milk
Gans
Phys
Mountain Rose
Iona
Franks
Vis
Heinz Ketchup
Age. Bot
Sultana Egg Noodles
Iona Bartlett Pears
Lic
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Dickinson
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