Republic Steel files 7.5 million damage suit over 1937 strike
Republic Steel sues CIO and allied unions in federal court for 7.5 million dollars alleging coordinated acts to close plants across Ohio and other states. The suit targets John L. Lewis Philip Murray and about 700 Ohioans, cites blockades, rioting, interruptions to rail and mail, and violence. Damages include treble claims under the Clayton Act. case proceeding months away.
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Republic Steel Corporation
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Little Steel
Republic
John L. Lewis
C.S.O
Philip Murray
C.so
C.I.O
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America
Great Lakes
Ohio
C.1.0
S.W.O.C
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Inland Steel
Cleveland Law Firm
C.I.0
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Kansas Elks elect Hess president at Eldorado convention
J. J. Hess of Eldorado was elected president of the Kansas Elks Association at the end of the annual convention in Pittsburg. The 1940 convention will be held in Junction City. Other officers named include Harry Cook of Independence and Forrest Link of Pratt as first and second vice presidents, H F Chandler of Atchison as third vice president, Wayne Lamoreux of Great Bend as secretary, J. H. Morton of Winfield as treasurer, and trustees J D Dye Ottawa and F W Brinkerhof Pittsburg. Great Bend won the ritualistic contest with Pratt second, Topeka third, and Hutchinson fourth.
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Pittsburg
Kan
J. J. Hess
Eldorado
Kansas Elks Association
Junction City
Harry
Cook
Independence
Forrest Link
Pratt
H. F. Chandler
Atchison
Wayne H. Lamoreux
Great Bend
J. H. Morton
Winfield
Fred Toms
Newton
J. D. Dye
Ottawa
F. W. Brinkerhof
Topeka
Hutchinson
Retreat for Women Set for July at Paola Kansas
The annual three day retreat for women and young ladies runs July 21 22 and 23 at the College of Paola and Ursuline Academy in Paola Kansas Rev Emmet P Crane CSsR of St Josephs College Kirkwood Missouri will lead the exercises.
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College of Paola and
Ursuline Academy
Paola
Kan
Emmet P. Crane
C.ss.r
St. Joseph’s College
Kirkwood
Classified Ad-Taker Hotline Number Promoted
A brief classified note promotes contacting the Ad-Taker by dialing 22 for ad submissions. It emphasizes a direct phone line for quick placement of ads and guidance on available services.
Length of dress controversy at King George party
Washington May 23 many invited women debate dress length for the British embassy garden party. Short or long frocks divide cabinet wives and senators spouses with 1300 guests and over 50 senate leaders invited.
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Washington
Lady Lindsay
Claude A. Swanson
Harry Woodring
Cordel Hull
Senate
Lawrence man elected to Sigma Xi at Idaho University
LaVerl Bryant, KU graduate and current Idaho University research fellow, was elected to the Sigma Xi honor fraternity. He has conducted research and taught at the Idaho School of Mines and will receive a master’s degree at the June 5 commencement. He is a son of Ike Bryant of Lawrence.
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Sigma Xi
LaVerl Bryant
K. U
Idaho University
School of Mines
Idaho
Ike Bryant
Lawrence
Galactic star tally and Earthly ratio
The galactic system hosts about 30 billion stars, roughly 15 per person on Earth.
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Earth
Bad Men Capture Ends Idaho Prison Break
Three western escapees who fled a Garden Valley prison cabin surrendered to a large, armed search near Boise. Cliff Daugherty Edgar Pruett and Raymond Curtis marched out with hands up after a 100-strong posse surrounded the shack. Lonnie Walling remains at large, suspected of aiding the escape.
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Crouch
Ida
Garden Valley
Boise
Lonnie Walling
George Craig
Craig
Idaho
Gordon Wright
Cliff Daugherty
Edgar Pruett
Raymond Curtis
Recital Highlights Two Closing School of Fine Arts Programs
Advanced students performed 18 numbers in Hochadutorium covering organ vocal and string pieces. Minerva Davis was absent due to illness and Carroll Nickels substituted for Vincent Bleecker in the string trio. Performers included James Quy Arnold Lynch Esther Brockway Elizabeth Whiteford among others.
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School of Fine Arts
Hochadutorium
Minerva Davis
Carroll Nickels
Vincent Bleecker
James Quy
Arnold Lynch
Esther Brockway
Elizabeth Whiteford
Helen
Recital Lineup Features Notable Student Musicians Tonight
Mas Peters Donna Hughes Mary Louise Beatie Arlouine Goodjohn Jack Laffer Eva Ruth Meinke Lily Wilkinson Rosalys McCrerey Agnes Betty Strachan Marian Reed appear in piano and Edna Givens Carroll Nickels Audene Fausett. Students from Laurel Everette Anderson Alice Moncrieff Ruth Orcutt Olga Eitner D M Swarthout Karl Euersteiner Irene Peabody Howard C Taylor Meribah Moore Joseph Wilkins join the second and final advanced student recital tomorrow evening in Frank Stronghall auditorium.
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Mas Peters
Donna Hughes
Mary Louise Beatie
Arlouine Goodjohn
Jack Laffer
Eva Ruth Meinke
Lily Wilkinson
Rosalys McCrerey
Agnes Betty Strachan
Marian Reed
Edna Givens
Carroll Nickels
Audene Fausett
Laurel Everette Anderson
Alice Moncrieff
Ruth Orcutt
Olga Eitner
D. M. Swarthout
Karl Euersteiner
Irene Peabody
Howard C. Taylor
Meribah Moore
Joseph Wilkins
Frank Stronghall
Two Black Men Plead Not Guilty in Gun Assault Case
Leroy Moore and Richard Elliott, both colored, pleaded not guilty in Justice Court to charges of assault with a gun with intent to kill. Each was released on $400 bond. Moore’s hearing is set for June 1 at 9 a.m. Elliott’s for tomorrow at 2 p.m. after a gun fight at Seventh and New Jersey streets last Saturday night.
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Leroy Moore
Richard Elliott
Justice Court
Robert B. Oyler
Moore
Elliott
New Jersey
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