Kansas colleges expect enrollment drop for 1941 42
Topeka September reports from 20 Kansas colleges and universities indicate an expected overall decline in fall enrollment for 1941 42. Despite defense related programs and new presidencies at several schools, officials anticipate about 18 000 to 19 000 students total with notable drops in male enrollments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Colleges
Kansas
Sterling College
Associated Press
Kansas University
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Emporia
Wichita University
Southwestern
Fort Hays State
Washburn
College of Emporia
Baker University
Kansas Wesleyan
Pittsburg Teachers College
Rees Hughes
Parsons
W.A. Brandenburg
L. D. Wooster
Fort Hays ‘State
C.E. Rarick
Bethany College
Emory Lindquist
E. F. Pihlblad
Washburn College
Arthur G. Sellen
Philip C. King
McPherson College
W. W. Peters
Manchester College
L. G. Whitcomb
F. B. Ross
D. A. Hirschler
Orlo Chaquill
R. A. Schwegler
School of Education
George Baxter Smith
University of Iowa
College
Emporia Teachers College
Baker
Friends University
Bethel
Kansas Wesleyan University
St. Benedicts
Sterling
McPherson
Bethany
Mt. Scholastica
Atchison
Saint Mary College
Leavenworth
Peace Glimmer Fails as Finns Reject Proposals
Reported mediation by an intermediary in Russian Finnish peace talks is rebuffed with officials saying they know nothing of any plan. Germany expressed confidence Finland will not pursue a separate peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Red Army
Teheran
Iran
Hitler
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Cén
Wichita Printer C. Morrison Dies at 78
C G Morrison 78 a founder of the Wichita Typographical Union Local 148 died Sunday at the union printers home in Colorado Springs. Morrison helped establish the local union and was a longtime figure in Wichita printing circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Wichita Typographical Union
Union Printers
Colorado Springs
Allied and Axis Forces Face Pushes on Multiple Fronts
Reports describe Soviet and German actions on the Dnieper front with pontoon bridge destruction and a possible push near Dnieperopetrovsk. Britain braces as invasion weather and Dover patrols intensify while Churchill warns of sea borne attacks. Iran sees British and Soviet forces coordinating to secure supply lines to Russia. France moves toward an authoritarian state with Petain forming a veteran corps as a single political party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
Ukraine
Dnieper
Dnieperopetrovsk
England
Strait of Dover
Churchill
Iran
Russia
Persian Gulf
France
Marshal Petain
Legionnaire
Germany
Italy
Water floods Arizona Copper Mine After Blast
A dynamite blast in a shaft at Phelps Dodge Copper Queen Mine in Bisbee releases an underground water body into the 2,700 foot level. The mine, a major copper producer for defense, faces undetermined future impact as general manager Harris M. Lavender notes the situation is not yet determinable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisbee
Ariz
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Queen Mine
Harris M.lavender
Phelps Dodge Properties
One-Party Move in Difficulties in Vichy France
In unoccupied France on September 1, Marshal Petain’s plan to form a legion of war veterans and volunteers for an authoritarian one party base appears troubled as censoring by the German-occupied Paris press omits references to the legion and its new role. The speech, delivered to veterans on the legion’s first anniversary, is reported as largely trimmed and only described as given to war veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Marshal Petain
Paris
Petain
Legion
Germany
Extension of lime and phosphate program to eastern Kansas
Manhattan Kansas September 1 The AAA lime and phosphate program will extend this fall to farmers in all eastern Kansas counties in cooperation with the agricultural conservation program Roy C Wilson Kansas state AAA committee says Southeast Kansas counties 19 expanded the program to all counties east of Harper and Jewell counties The original counties ordered 2477 tons of treble phosphate exceeding the 1500 ton estimate Farmers may obtain lime and phosphate for use with alfalfa sweet clover and other soil building crops and pay from their farm program payments The lime and phosphate cannot be obtained up to seventy percent of the total agricultural conservation program payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
AAA
Kansas
Agricultural ‘Conservation Program
Roy C. Wilson
Kansas State Aaa Committee
Harper and Jewell
Kansas Free Fair forecast huge shows at Topeka
Officials expect the largest livestock show in 10 years as Topeka hosts the Kansas Free Fair September 7 to 13. More than $20,000 in premiums and entries over 20 000 are planned with overflow tents and new agriculture buildings. Teams come from Wisconsin Minnesota Oregon Texas Oklahoma Iowa Missouri Colorado Nebraska and Kansas. 4 H rally and diverse events including horse and automobile races and state and governor days are scheduled across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Maurice Jencks
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Oregon
Texas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Missouri
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Jencks
Army Sham Battle Tests National Guard Against Regulars
In Arkansas along the Ouachita River on September 1 Army officers watched a sham battle pitting a 19 000 man national guard division against a streamlined 15 000 man regular army division. The 75 000 strong front included ex national guard units of the seventh army corps and the fifth division from Fort Custer and the sixth division from Fort Leonard Wood. Demands arose to modernize the larger national guard divisions to match the compact mobile regular units reshaped years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Ouachita River
National Guard
Seventh Army Corps
Fort Custer
Mich
Fort Leonard Wood
Army
Accident on U S Highway 36 Kills One Injures Two
David L. Clendenin of New York was killed in a collision on U S Highway 36 near Phillipsburg Kansas. Albert Kinchele of Falcon Missouri suffered a broken arm and leg while E E Jones of Competition Missouri sustained bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillipsburg
Kan
David L. Clendenin
New York
U.S. Highway 36
Here
Albert Kinchele
Falcon
E. E. Jones
Competition
Local man reports farmer at Barker avenue haystack
A Lawrence informant says Fred C. Bunny Black a gentleman farmer was cutting hay on Barker avenue yard where a large grass stack resembled a haystack. Station WREN was off air from 6 04 to 7 09 this morning due to a burned out transformer at the transmitter near Tonganozie, says Chief Carl Bliesner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C
Bunny) Black
Black
WREN
Aed Carl Bliesner
Tonganozie
Drought area in a comeback in 1941
Goodland Kansas report highlights a drought area comeback led by Everett Kraft family. From relief to self-sufficiency, their diversified farm now includes 28 cattle, 10 milk cows, poultry, grain stores, and extensive canning. They expanded after a farm security loan and improved feed practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodland
Kan
Drouth
Everett Kraft
Kraft
Farm Security Administration
Krafts
Kansas
Iran Says Allies May Stop Military Activities
Teheran reports the vanquished Iran government expects British and Russian operations to halt after talks with Allied representatives. United States Minister Louis G. Dreyfus Jr. agreed to mediate at German Ettel's request for 700 nationals held at the summer legation in Shemran to seek assurances of safety from London and Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Iran
United States
Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr
Ettel
Shemran
Dreyfus
London
Moscow
Laval and Deat Near Recovery After Wounding in Paris
Doctors said Pierre Laval and Marcel Deat, targets of an assassination attempt last Wednesday, are nearly out of danger in Versailles. Deat, editor of L Oeuvre, is recovering after a major operation, with optimism for Laval as improvement continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
France
Pierre Laval
Marcel Deat
Deat
Paris
L’oeuvre
Df Laval
Formost
Germany
Kansas Authors Club Announces 1941 Writing Contest
Pratt Kansas reports the Kansas Authors' club offers 235 in prizes for a state and national contest open to all residents and members. Mrs H M Richardson serves as contest organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Authors’ Club
Pratt, Kan
H. M. Richardson
Prize prizes announced for student writing entries
The chairman announced cash awards across categories including short story 2500 to 4500 words with 35 first prize 25 second, short-short story 750 to 1000 words with 25 and 15, Basin up to 48 lines with 20 10 5, editorial 300 to 400 words with 20 and 15, drama one or two acts for high school with 25 and 10, and juvenile story under 1000 words with 20 and 10. Manuscripts must read Mrs Richardson before November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Knowledge Hill Community News and Visitors
The Knowledge Hill column reports a sale of George Walters west of Lawrence attended by Mr. and Mrs. Baker Murphy and family and many locals. Kansas City visitors D. Rice and A. Rice join Will Rice family for a ill J. W. Rice, with 4-H awards noted from the county fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Murphy
Richard
Earl Janeway
John Canary
Clarence Gill
Frank Johns
Will Rice
Lawrence
Donna Cox
Maynardville
Tenn
Jimmy Rice
Billy Gene
Glenn’ Colburn
Topeka
W. C. Thiry
Chester
M. E. Malone
Geor
Siler
Knowledge Hill
E. H. Dimrick
Grandma Jones
Jerry Berry
Kansas City
M. E. Stewart
North Lawrence Residents Make Local Housing and Visit Highlights
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas North bought the 227 North Eighth residence. Mrs. North is formerly Lois Ward daughter of Rev Arthur Ward of United Brethren church. Mrs. Gully of Joplin Missouri visited the Lipps home. Numerous locals attended a closing program of the Church of God idle school led by Pastor Kardatzke. Centenary Methodist Church held a quarterly meeting Wednesday evening. Myers moved into the Arthur property on Elm Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas North
North Eighth
Earl Jepison
Frank Muzzy
the Fairbanks
Church of God’s
Kardatzke
Centenary Methodist Church
Myers
Arthur
Elm Street
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College_of Emporia
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St. Benedict’s ‘College
Enlee
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Mt. St. Scholastica College
Oesept
Bia
Argentina
Edmund von Thermann
Congressional
Buenos Aires
Arizona
George H. Brett
Army Air” Corps
Drouth Area
Hill
Oswego
Oswego High School
Robert Hill
Louisburg
Pittsburg State Teachers College
Bankers Securities Co., Inc
Mass
Murray
Lindbergh
William Hi
Bill) Murray
Burton Wheeler
Charles Lindberg
Oklahoma City
Tran
Laval
Olson Bros
Business College
North Lawrence
Me Palace i. Clothing Coq
Coats
McGrew-Peck Inv. CO
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