Commencement at Kansas University in Spotlight
The six forty fourth annual KU commencement week runs June 5 to 8 with Chancellor Lindley as principal speaker. Alumni events include glee club return, class reunions, forums, concerts, receptions, and a final 7 pm ceremony in Memorial Stadium. Governor Landon and a regents member will speak.
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University of Kansas
Memorial Stadium
E. H. Lindley
Glee Club
Myra Hull
University
Lawrence Country Club
J. O. Jones
K. U. Union
K. K. Landes
Olin Templin
Engineers and Mortar Board
Sachem
XK. U
Union Ballroom
Union
Y.W.C.A
Henley House
Chester Woodward
Topeka
Alumni Association
Fraser Theater
Elizabeth Sprague
R. H. Wheeler
Lindley
Board of Regents
Alf M. Landon
Annual Bible School Opens With City Enrollment
The fifth annual summer Bible school under Trinity Lutheran church begins Monday at 9 AM in the church main assembly room. Open to all city children from kindergarten through junior high, the non denominational program features Bible stories, note book work, handwork, and memory verses. Rev. C A Puls directs. Enrollment cards available Sunday during religious education hour. Sessions run 9 to 11 30 AM with teachers and assistants supervising recess games. All are welcome to enroll Monday morning.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
C. A. Puls
Local Notes From Lawrence And Baker Uplift
A Lawrence man explains his hat rule to his wife with a quip about readying for opportunity. Chiggers invade lawns as grass-cutting resumes. Memorial day flower demand outstrips supply. peony orders flood in. Lawrence students map vacation plans across arts, music, and camps. A new air conditioning system arrives at Patee Theatre for year‑round comfort. Former Kansas senator J L Bristow attends Baker University commencement and trustees meeting after a long recovery. his son Frank Bristow of Salina joins.
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J. L. Bristow
United States
Kansas
Virginia
Baker University
Frank Bristow
Salina
Deaths and Funerals for David Hotchkins
Funeral services for 76 year old David Hotchkins will be held Monday at 2:30 PM from St James A M E Church with Rev B R Ross officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. At 4 30 PM the Lawrence Sunday Forum will feature Prof Charles Rogler of Porto Rico who will discuss his decade of experience with social educational and political conditions on the island. The program is sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
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Gamma Phi Beta
Lawrence
Bmirs
William Sears
Kentucky Street
K. U. Band
Fowler, Grove
C. S. Skilton
Domenico Gagliardo
R. A. Schwegler
James Wise
Kansas Episcopal Church
Topeka
Glee Club
David Hotchkins
David , Hotchkiss
Walnut Street
St. James A. M. E
B. R. Ross
Oak Hill Cemetery
Charles Rogler
Porto Rico
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Future Legion Bear Down On Profs At KU
A KU campus pageant notes rumors of a Black Legion branch on Mt Oread amid jokes about future veterans groups. Graduates face growing job prospects with administrators predicting ample openings, while student life reports limited edition humor from the Sour Owl editor Dave Hamlin. Finals resume Monday with a revised schedule and lighter mood after a weird week.
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Hill
Black Legion
Mt. Oread
Black Legions
Prefs
K. U
Dave Hamlin
Hamlin
The
Owl
Fellas
ACP requirements discussed by Six
County farm agent Deal Six outlines soil building practices for ACP compliance. He urges using legumes like soybeans, cowpeas, and alfalfa for green manure, applying clean tillage, and avoiding Sudan grass and forage sorghums as summer green manure. He notes June 15 is the ACP worksheet deadline.
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Deal Six
Mr. Six
Sudan
River Out Of Banks Near St Francis After Floods
May 30 river flooding recedes from near crest after previous year disaster. Bridges near St Francis washed out, Benkelman Nebraska sees homes evacuated as water nears station. Highway fills wash out routes on U S 36 50 and K27 blocking traffic.
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St. Francis
Kan
Colorado
Mansa
Nebrasa
Benkelman
Neb
U. S. 50
Garden City
U. S. 40
Test Your Knowledge Questions From a Classified Page
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Morpheus
Tobago
Coeur de Lion
Hawkeye State
Caryatides
David G. Farragut
Charles Darnay
Wake Islands
Clearing-House Association
Margaret Junkin Preston
John C. Calhoun
Boston
Russia
New Secretary John V Lees of Huntington Named National Secretary
John V Lees of Huntington Ind has been elected national secretary of the Standard Life Association to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel S Baty He has already assumed duties and will spend the summer at Lake Wawasee with wife and children planning to locate a residence in September Lees serves as president of the Congregational Church of the United States life corporation and moderator of its general council a position he assumed after the death of Dr J T Stockton He remains a trustee of Defiance College Defiance Ohio and of the Theological Seminary of Chicago.
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John V. Lees
Huntington
Ind
Standard Life Association
Samuel S. Baty
Sees
General Council of the Church
J. T. Stockton
Newton Center
Mass
Lees
Defiance College of
Defiance, O
The
Theological Seminary of Chicago
Prospecting Trip in Idaho Mining Camp Near Riggins
Kurt Williams and Clyde Brown of Lawrence are prospecting on a Salmon River placer claim owned by Mr. Browning in Idaho. They moved a 10 ton machine to the site by truck, accompanied by Morgan Allison and Clarence Gauck. They left Lawrence May 19 and have not yet reported finding paying gold while staying in the mountains north of Boise, planning to stay indefinitely depending on results.
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Kurt Williams
Clyde Browning
Lawrence
Idaho
Mr. Browning
Browning
Salmon ‘River
Riggins
H. C. Gauck
Morgan Allison
Clarence Gauck
Williams
Boise
Fairfax-Belmont Social Rounds and Visits
Mr and Mrs W E Koehring were guests of Mr and Mrs Albert Herning at Merrian. Sunday Mr and Mrs Harry Davenport visited Mrs George McKenzie in Kansas City. Mrs Harold Greathouse spent a few days with her sister Mrs Warren Stearns in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs Fred Brooke of Kansas City area attended local events.
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W. E. Koehring
Albert Herning
Merrian
Harry Davenport
George McKenzie
Kansas City
Harold Greathouse
Warren Stearns
Kansasity
Fred Brooke
Social notes from Farmington and nearby towns
Farmington Missouri and Gloria Offertt of Kansas City visit Frank Adams home this week. Numerous locals host relatives and friends from Kansas City Topeka Wellsville Garnett Melvern Ottawa Lecompton and Los Angeles with guests at the C O Avey and Sellers homes. Mary Grems injured stepping on a nail. Several groups travel or call on neighbors and relatives including visits to Jackson Wellsville DeSoto and Pomona. Dorothy Mae West of Ottawa listed among visiting lists.
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Farmington
Gloria Offertt
Kansas City
Frank Adams
Gladys Douglas
Clyde Sellers
LeRoy Ballard
Los Angeles
Ed Gilbreath
Truman Ransom
Fred McMichael
Stockton
O’leta
Ransom
Pomona
Jesse Athey
Lecomption
Clyde Seller
M. B. Powers
H. O. Lock
Calif
Martha Sellers
Valley Falls
Powers
Sellers
S. M. la Rue
Kan
G. W. Jackson
Roy Sellers
Oak Hill
Prospect
Leonard Dean
Freeman
DeSoto
Dorothy Mae West
Ottawa
Birthday Girl Visits As Family Social Words Tie Town
Arrival Friday to spend days with Mr and Mrs C C Nelson marks a family gathering. The eight birthday celebration occurred on Saturday with Mrs Ed Freeman and son Charles visiting DeSoto, and trips to Royal Neighbors in Topeka on Thursday. Myrtle Chastain returns home after months in Cherryvale to visit relatives.
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C. C. Nelson
Ed Freeman
Charles of
DeSoto
Ed Gilbreath
Truman Ransom
Frank Adams
Charles Nelson
Royal Neighbors
Topeka
Myrtle Chastain
Cherryvale
Mrs Oliver Deay Hosts Birthday Dinner Honor
Mrs Oliver Deay acted as hostess at a Sunday dinner party honoring Mr Deay on his birthday anniversary. Guests included Mrs Thelma Haverty and her son.
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Oliver Deay
Mr. Deay
Thelma Haverty
Birthday homage at Carl Bernitz home in Kansas City
A large gathering including Duane Deay Roy Deay Ed Deay Mary Deay Pearl John Claude Deay E George Noah Shuler Sylvia Clif ford Brisendine Stewart Trier Roy Hegeman Alice Walters Helen Pfleger Carl Pfleger Sr Arthur Bernitz Wanda Alice Bernitz Homer Marsh guests celebrated Carl Bernitz's birthday at the Bernitz residence in Kansas City Sunday.
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Duane
Roy Deay
Ed Deay
Mary Deay
Pearl
John
Claude Deay
E. George
Noah
Shuler
Sylvia
Clifford Brisendine
Stewart Trier
Roy Hegeman
Alice Walters
Helen Pfleger
Carl Pfleger
Arthur Bernitz
Wanda
Alice Bernitz
Homer Marsh
Carl Bernitz
Kansas City
Carl
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Joe E. Brown
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