Droughts Threaten U.S. Wheat and Cattle as Heat Harms Crops
Drought drives cattle to slaughter and wheat abandonment climbs to about a million bushels daily as temperatures reach 106 degrees in several states. Gov agencies forecast milk shortages in Illinois and northern states while crasshoppers menace Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana, Wisconsin and Michigan. Farmers plan to move 26,000 starved cattle to Lake Superior pastures with government rail subsidies and milk sale funds covering the rest.
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United States
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Illinois Department of Agriculture
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A Kansan Sees Hollywood By Richard Doan
Hollywood interlude from Kansas perspective by former KCOU student Richard Doan includes digressive notes on local life and travel. Cartoonish dialogue and casual anecdotes mingle with a self deprecating update about delays and moving between duties.
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Hollywood
Richard Doan
K.oc
Social notes on Joan London and local entertainment figures
An evening with Joan London daughter of Jack London is described as an engaging mix of lectures book reviews and interviews. Her Russia book faced publisher resistance. Hazel Hayes singer contemplates a St Louis Civic Opera signing while Charlie Ray returns to film in Ladies Should Listen with Cary Grant and Frances Drake.
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Joan London
Jack London
Hollywood
Russia
Hazel Hayes
Follywood
St. Louis Civic Opera Co
Charlie Ray
Cary Grant
Frances Drake
Stingaree at the Patee stars Dix and Dunne in 1930s style bandit romance
Richard Dix and Irene Dunne reunite in Stingaree at the Patee a period piece based on an Australian outlaw legend. Dix plays the dashing Stingaree while Dunne shows off a strong singing voice and charm. The program includes Pathe News with Big Ten track meet footage, Thelma Todd Fat Kelly comedy, and a musical cartoon.
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Cimarron
Richard Dix
Irene Dunne
Patee
T Dix
Stingaree
Dix
Miss Dunne
England
Pathe News
Sone
Thelma Todd
Fat Kelly
Local Social Roundup and School Board News
Sunday exercises and birthday party scenes share the Linwood and Edgerton areas. Harvey Schellack is re elected to the school board at the Friday meeting. Lulu Lewis starts the next term as Linwood teacher while several families gather for dinners and visits across Harveyville Manhattan and Lawrence.
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Edgerton
Grace Music
Eudora
Fall Leaf
Rosanna’ Schellack
Fred Schellack
Robert Schellack
Otis Yorn
Emioria
Louis Schellack
Lulu Lewis
Linwood
Hannah Pfleger
Emil Gepheart
Harveyville
Greenwood Valley
Social notes and local visits in Green Wood Valley
Mr and Mrs G W Cashman spent Sunday at Ben Kellogg home. Miss Louise Clark of Lepton will teach Greenwood Valley school next year. Mrs Frank Myers of Topeka stayed with her daughter Mrs M T Brooks. Raymond Myers of Topeka visits M T Brooks. Miss Fern De Witte in Topeka Wednesday. Mrs Ben Kellogg and Johnnie in Topeka with Mrs J J Lutz. Miss Wilma Glenn weekend with parents Mr and Mrs W B Glenn. M T Brooks hosted a dance for club friends Saturday. Four ball games at Big Springs with Tecumseh and Big Springs players. In Midgets Tecumseh won. girls Big Springs. Juniors Big Springs. men Tecumseh. Next Saturday Big Springs has no game, then returns June.
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G. W. Cashman
Ben Kellogg
Louise Clark
Lecompton
Greenwood Valley
Frank Myers
Topeka
M. T. Brooks
Raymond Myers
M T. Brooks
Fern de Witte
Johnnie
J. J. Lutz
Wilma Glenn
W. B. Glenn
Big Springs
Tecumseh
Lawrence Business College Ad enters summer term start
The Lawrence Business College announces its summer term will begin June 4. The ad emphasizes training students for usefulness and success.
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Lawrence Business College
Ady
Haskell Students to Stage Com mencement Days Comedy
About sixty students in the Haskell Institute speech and dramatics department will perform a three act comedy titled commencement Days directed by Miss Alice C. Langsdon. The event is at 8 o clock Saturday evening in the school auditorium with no admission charge and the public invited.
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