S V Carr Eudora resident dies at 80
S V Carr longtime Santa Fe railroad agent and Eudora city clerk died in Topeka at Santa Fe hospital after ill health. He served as agent about 32 years and as city clerk over 20 years. Funeral set for Thursday at 2:30 at Eudora Methodist church. He lived in Eudora most of life and was born November 29 1857. Survived by wife two sons a daughter and a son in law.
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Uha
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Kan
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West Las Animas
Colo
Wells Fargo Company
Denver and
Rio Grande Express
Pueblo
Joe Carr
Denver
Sam W. Carr
Aberdeen
S. D
Norman. Strachan
High School Artists to Keep Open House Tonight
Lawrence Memorial high school art department hosts an open house from 7 to 9 PM. Students in water color include Marian Reed Frances Mole Elden Tefft Olga Carl Erna Watson Dorothy Watson Margaret Whitman Ann Murray Evelyn Sabol Elizabeth Gratton Ona Fern Baker Martini Washington Margaret Carter. Craft workers listed include Lucile Hayden Jean Werner Robert Scott Lloyd Miller Rose Marie Richardson Martha Hayden Lucille Pierson Evelyn Harriman Hampton White Ed Moorman Raymond Gulley. Cartoon slides shown by Pack Kerns Howard Heck in room 202. Barbara Huls Dorothy Huls provide music.
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Lawrence Memorial High School
Svork
Marian Reed
Frances Mole
Elden Tefft
Olga Carl
Erna
Dorothy Watson
Margaret Whitman
Ann Muray
Evelyn Sabol
Elizabeth Gratton
Ona Fern Baker
Martini Washington
Margaret Carter
Lucile Hayden
Jean Werner
Obert Scott
Lloyd Miller
Rose
Marie Richardson
Martha Hayden
Lucille Pierson
Evelyn Harriman
Hampton White
Ed Moorman
Raymond Gulley
Pack Kerns
Howard Heck
Barbara Huls
Dorothy Huls
Ickes Marries Jane Dahlman in Dublin Ireland
Washington reports that 64 year old Harold L. Ickes United States secretary of the interior wed 26 year old Miss Jane Dahlman of Milwaukee in a surprise Dublin ceremony at the Adelaide road Presbyterian church. The bride is a Smith college graduate and long associated with Washington society.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Jane Dahlman
Milwaukee
Dublin
Ireland
Adelaide Road Presbyterian Church
R. K. Hanna
Ickes
Louis A. Dahlman
Smith College
White House
Michael W. Straus
Interior Department
John Cudahy
United States
Santa Fe
N. Mex
Test Your Knowledge Classified Challenge Qs
A reader asks seven trivia questions from the classified page for answers. Topics include heat content, time zones, ancient cities, firearm accessories, historical ownership of Canada, current US Open golf champion, ancient Black Sea name, last Greek letter, Vancouver Island’s country, and the term genotaph.
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New York City
Rome
Italy
Canada
United States
Black Sea
Vancouver Island
Proclaimed Poppy Day in Lawrence May 28
Mayor Alfred Lawrence issued a proclamation declaring Saturday May 28 Poppy Day in Lawrence. Citizens are urged to wear the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary memorial poppy to honor World War I dead and support veterans and dependents.
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Lawrence
Alfred Lawrence
American Legion
United States
City of Lawrence
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American Legion Auxiliary
Daugherty Will Names Six Churches and Seventeen Beneficiaries
Belle T. Daugherty’s will admitted to probate by Judge L. H. Menger names six Lawrence churches and seventeen individuals as heirs. Estates are valued around $12,000, with Lisle J. Eby of Lawrence named executor.
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Belle T. Daugherty
L. H. Menger
Daugherty
Charles H. Daugherty
Douglas County
A. Jackson Jennings
Hesper
First Christian
First Methodist
First Baptist
First Presbyterian
Plymouth Congregational
First Methodist Church
Endora
Lawrence Lodge
Daughters of Rebekah
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Social Service League of
Mount Oread
Lisle Eby
Eudora
Ethel Crane
Olathe
Kan
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Retta Daugherty
Bert Daugherty
Pearl Daugherty
Ruth Daugherty
Lucile Brown
Harold Daugherty
Roy Daugherty
Clarence Daugherty
Mamie Belle McGuire
St. Louis
Ella Still
Kirksville
Delia Brunk
Des Moines
Florence Forsythe
Monongahela
Cleta Underwood
Salt Lake City
Phillips 66 oil shows cooling on 20000 mile test drive
Local Phillips dealers report a stock car without a radiator or water cooling completed a 20000 mile midwest run to test motor oil heat resistance. Capt Roy A Good drove under varied weather and road conditions with engine temps reaching 700 degrees. He will retrace the route to prove no damage occurred.
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Midwest
Roy A. Good
Captain Good
Warships Head to Bermuda to Help Jamaica Calm Strikes
Kingston Jamaica May 24 Two warships steamed from Bermuda to aid the Jamaica government in curbing a disorderly strike wave where workers demand higher wages. Skirmishes between police and demonstrators intensified as police fired over the heads of crowds. no injuries reported.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Bermuda
Hutchinson Couple Killed in Highway Crash Near City
Mr and Mrs Harry Goodwin of Hutchinson were fatally injured when their car collided with a semi truck on K 17 northeast of Hutchinson. They died within two hours after being taken to the hospital. Harold Nolder and Claude Romine of Dodge City, the truck driver and passenger, were uninjured.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Harry Goodwin
Goodwins
Harold Nolder
Dodge City
Claude Romine
Promotion Night at Junior High Sees 178 Ninth Graders Promoted
The ninth grade promotion ceremony was held at Liberty Memorial high school auditorium this evening at 8. Ninety eight students from various home rooms are listed for promotion to senior high. The program featured performances by the Junior High Band Chorus and Girls Glee Club under directors Oliver Hobbs Rudolf Voth and a string trio. John E Jacobs presented the class with Neal M Wherry accepting on behalf of the high school. Reverend Harold G Barr delivered the invocation and benediction. The event included a play, musical selections, and a short presentation of the graduating class.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Oliver Hobbs
Rudolf Voth
John E. Jacobs
Neal M. Wherry
Harold G. Barr
First Christian Church
Yoder
Harrtman
Max Falkenstein
Dudley Buck
Helen June Douglas
Martha Dooley
Ruth Hill
Stephen C. Foster
Noble Cain
Co. D. ‘Riley Dearie Lee Jackson
Clifford Bates
Ann, Deane Kiefer
Eugenia
John E
Neal M. Witerry
Miss Beach
Kansas ROTC graduates named second lieutenants 1938
Thirty five University of Kansas ROTC graduates will receive commissions as second lieutenants in the Officers Reserve Corps on June 2. Eleven are from Lawrence. Appointments span Coast Artillery Reserve Infantry Reserve Ordnance Reserve Cavalry Reserve with several from Kansas City Nortonville and other Kansas locales. Some are noted as awaiting summer camp completion or age eligibility.
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Coast Artillery
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Cavalry Reserve
John W. Tyler
Bartlesville
Okla
Giants rally past Cardinals in five run win
Slick Castleman earned his first win of the year for the Giants as they pounded three Cardinal pitchers for 11 hits. Jimmy Ripple led New York with four safeties in a 9 to 4 victory.
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Weiland
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Baugh Leaves Cardinals on Option to Rochester
Slingin Sammy Baugh, famed football passer, was released on option today to Rochester of the International League from the St. Louis Cardinals American Association farm system. He is listed as a shortstop, with both Columbus and Rochester designated Card in al farms.
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U S Stars Survive in British Amateur Golf Championship
In Troon Scotland May 24 Charley Yates of Atlanta beat Johnny Fischer of Cincinnati on a stymie at the nineteenth hole. Johnny Goodman rallied to defeat Ray Billows of Poughkeepsie 4 and 2. Marvin Ward of Olympia Wash lost to Albert W Briscoe of Ireland as Briscoe birdied a 10 footer. Francis Ouimet defeated Dr William Tweddell 4 3.
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Atlanta
Johnny Fischer
Cincinnati
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Johnny Goodman
Ray Billows
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
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Billows
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Olympia
Wash
Albert W. Briscoe
Briscoe
Francis Ouimet
William Tweddell
Three Die In Floods In Oklahoma As River Rages
May 24 reports three lives lost in floods across Oklahoma with a fourth man saved after riding driftwood. A C Smith 30 of Fairland drowned when debris at a railroad bridge piers on the Neosho river collapsed. Bill Huddleston 60 of Fairland survived after drifting five miles downstream. At Altus two CCC camp members drowned in the Red river north fork during a rescue attempt.
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Fairland
Miami
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Altus
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Red River
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Montgomery Ward staff hold Lakewood Park picnic
Montgomery Ward store workers and families enjoyed a Sunday picnic at Lakewood Park near Bonner Springs. Thirty five attendees joined in baseball and boating after a sales contest winners luncheon and evening buffet. B E Eells manages the Lawrence store.
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Lawrence Proclaims May 28 1938 as VFW Poppy Day
Mayor A Lawrence proclaims Saturday May 28 1938 in Lawrence as VFW Poppy Day. The 17th annual Buddy Poppy sale proceeds fund veteran care child welfare and aid for disabled and needy veterans under Alford Clarke post No 852 VFW. Citizens urged to support the sale as a civic and patriotic duty.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
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Lawrence
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A. Lawrence
Jap offensive aims to choke Chang Kai-shek era railways
Japanese forces pressed toward Kaifeng and Chengchow in Henan as planes bombed Kaifeng tearing up trains and track. Armies moved from Lanfeng toward Kaifeng while Lunghai junctions and rail links threatened. observers reported bombardments and near battles near Chaotaoying. In London, Kennedy hosted opposition leaders at a stag dinner to discuss British politics. Thousands of livestock sales noted in Journal-World classifieds.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
Robert W. Bingham
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Sir Stafford Cripps
Herbert Morrison
Noel Baker
Hugh Dalton
Harold J. Laski
Memorial Day Prayer for Sacrifice and Patriotism
Memorial Day message by C. W. Schubert dedicates reverence to fallen soldiers. It urges that their sacrifices inspire ongoing devotion to America and its liberties, guiding present and future acts toward the nation’s good rather than personal interests.
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America
Miss Mary Jane Thomas Death and funeral details
Miss Mary Jane Thomas aged 48 died at her home on Kentucky Street. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 PM at Ninth Street Baptist Church conducted by Rev B L Wightman, with burial in Oak Cemetery. The body lies in state at the home. Pallbearers: Sam Johnson Lee Pitts Fred Taylor Clarence COPD Frank Nelson John She. She is survived by her mother Mrs Phyllis Burch of Lawrence and three nieces.
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Mary Jane Thomas
Kentucky Street
Ninth Street
Local Births Marryings and Community News Summary
A granddaughter was born May 16 to Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Richardson of Kansas City. Harold C. Peterson and Miss Catherine Rothberger wed May 17 at St John Catholic church. he once lived in Barber. Many social visits and club meetings are noted including Needy Helpers and Jolly Quilters gatherings.
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Mark Pierson
Marcus Richardson
Kansas City
Harold C. Peterson
Catherine Rothberger
St. John Catholic Church
Harold Peterson
Barber
Eudora
Humboldt
Kan
Mary Coffman
Mosses
Shuluer
John Ingalls
John Calhoun
Jeanette Stanwix
C. H
Cecil Button
Lawrence
Edd Buerman
Ben Swallow
Vern Swallow
Percy Humphrey
W. W. Grist
Winifred Anna
Ruth
el Dorado
John Grist
Arnold Christy
Ed Buerman
Phyllis
Yarnold School
Wilma Bidinger
Thelma Bahnmaier
Beverly Shoemaker
Mildred
Irene
Shirley Button
Evelyn Houk
Mary Louise Buerman
Engagment Notice for Martha Albaugh to Mumphrey
Mr and Mrs Frank Albaugh of Richland announce the engagement of their daughter Martha to Charles Mumphrey of Richland. Refreshments were served at the gathering.
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Frank Albaugh
Richland
Martha
Charles Mumphrey
Oak Ridge community events gather for May activities
The Oak Ridge group held a busy round of visits and programs including supper guests from Washington DC and Lawrence, a May birthday club gathering, a Mother’s Day program, and a picnic planned for May 29 at Clinton Park Lawrence. The Farm Bureau met with sewing tips and a sale report supporting Jayhawk 4-H.
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Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Thomas. Oster
Washington, D. C
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Lawrence
F. H. Leonhard
J. F. Morgan
Charlie Wise
Elmer Wise
Clinton Park
Oscar Powell
Ruth Ryan
Nancy
Bloomington
Ray Weakley
North Lawrence
Jayhawk 4-H
Will Rice
Charles Roll
Theodore Howard
Nate Pettengill
Marsouin
Dorothea Hornberger
Charlie Wood
John Wise
David Perkins
John Edmonds
Mary Omen
New York
Farm Bureau
Evans Hearth
Perkins
Douglas County Chorus
Frances Perkins
Oakridge
W. H. Weeks
Vernon Weeks
Ardell Weeks
Local trip to Shriners breakfast and Leavenworth events
McCord and Ed Lange of Lenox and Mr. and Mrs. H G Van Neste drove to Leavenworth Sunday morning for a Shriners breakfast where the ladies were guests. The group later attended a Ft Leavenworth horse show. Mr and Mrs Thomas Van Nice joined their son Ray Nice from Topeka in Humboldt for the Humboldt High School graduation address.
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