Lost French polar ship Pourquoi Pas sinks near Iceland
A sole survivor, Eugene Geonidee, recounts the loss of 39 explorers and crew when the Pourquoi Pas, a 449 ton wooden sailing vessel, was driven ashore by a hurricane off Iceland. Captain Jean Batiste Charcot perished as the ship broke apart. most bodies were recovered on the rocky coast. The expedition was returning to Copenhagen to be welcomed by the Royal Danish Geographical Society.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
UPI
Pourquoi Pas
Eugene Geonidee
Jean Batiste Charcot
Byrd
France
Pourquoi
Copenhagen
Royal Danish Geographical Society
Geonidee
Dr. Charcot
Polar
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West Tally Conservation Project Notes
West Tally notes describe Soil Conservation Service models shown at the Franklin County Fair and Topeka and Hutchinson fairs, illustrating erosion control plans and grasses for channels. Plans mention seedings, grass stands, and checkdams, with topographic surveys and cooperative signing among several estates. A Peoria Belt corn conference discussed farm power rental and equipment efficiency for farmers.
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Soil Conservation E Service
Franklin County
U. Ss. Department ‘of Agriculture
Topeka
Soil Conser Ration Service
Hutchinson
Wichita
Peoria
Local News From Valley Grove and Surrounding Areas
Valley Grove reports visits by numerous relatives and friends across Kansas and Missouri. Family reunions, school events, and club meetings fill the community calendar with gatherings at Chester and state lake, 4-H activities, and a county fair attendance. Family milestones include a new baby and travel notes from residents and alumni.
Eudora youth heads for Iowa State College enrollment
Felix Mueller travels to Iowa City to enroll as a freshman at Iowa State College. He will live with his parents Mr and Mrs Hans Muenzer while his father teaches at the college. Several relatives and friends accompany him, and community notices highlight moves and visits across Eudora including bridge gatherings and local comings and goings.
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Felix Mueller
Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa State College
Hans Muenzer
Muenzer
Magaret Vincent
Topeka
Felix
Emma Kohler
Lucy Kaegi
Frank Greiner
Clara Lotz
Marvin McPherson
Ross Smith
Leatha Jane Smith
Oskaloosa
Leo Reilling
Kansas City
Katherine Rothberger
Treva Canary
Frank Klingberg
Colorado
Curtis Ruthhauff
Chicago
Klingberg
Helen
Margaret Sommer
Frank Sommer
Wm. Mertz
Mertz
Bert Daugherty
Chester Moody
John Moody
Virginia Moody
Yada Thompson
Carl Neis
Harold Allen
Overbrook
Gilmore Nichols
Nichols
Virginia Shirk
Margaret Ogden
Clifford Olander
Nancy Jo
Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Edna Schmidt
C. B. Johnson
Washington, D. C
Wayne Hall
Hall
Maryhell Slavens
B. Figenbaum
Grace Darling
Genevieve Ogden
Ray Ogden
Ruth Miller
Albert Ouderkirk
DeSoto
Minnie Jones
C. BE. Sheldon
Anna Landon
Alfred Eisele
Geo. Gerstenberger
Round Table
Claude Landon
Mary Sumpter
Valley Falls
Reifschneider
Herb Landon
John and
Genevive
Martin
Larnard
Kans
Glenn Sumpter
Wilma Thompson
J. Sears
Fred Moll
Martha Abel
Central Business College
Miss Abel
Eudora
Tom Raybourn
Dale Papenhausen
Pittsburg
J. D. Seiler
Effie Brooks
Clement Zillner
George Trefz
William Mercier
Nellie Catlin
Geo. Trefz
Leslie Kindred
Frank Griener
Bert Seiwald
John Sommer
Paul Sommer
William Stadler
Albert Neustifter
Mary Houk
William Zimmerman
Bell Daugherty
E. M. Howe
John
Betty Bender
John Howe
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Homer Abcott
Elton Jones
Delbert, Adams
C. E. Sheldon
Wellsville Fair
Delbert Adams
Francia Harris
Weooka
Okla
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West Tally
Davis
Charles L. Sturges
Herman Butell
Harry Haas
William Pardee
Hackett
Rose Hackett
SCS
Valley Grove
Richard Petrie
Lone Star
Herschel
Wesley Ward
Mrs. Ward
F. R. Barrington
Lima
Ada Whetstone
Shelby
Fannie Broyles
Chillicothe
Mr. Ward
Harley McElarry
Russell
Gerald Petrie
Charles Herschel
Petrie
Joan Hershell
Frederick Champion
Missouri
Walter A. Dunbar
Charles Hayes
Buena
Norman
Marian Weibel
Kenneth Jones
Bales
McLouth
Atchison
Clifford Kincaid
Rosetta May Welliver
Walter Welliver
George Welliver
Chester
Della Weibel
Russell D. Shaw
Ermajene
Ior
H. T. Bales
J. George Blevins
David Blevins
Wisconsin
Minnesota
George
James Holladays
Chester School House
Orin Smith
Taylor Pennington
Ozawkie
Prin
Ira N. H. Brammell
McLouth High School
George Smith
Herbert Champion
Oscar Emery
Oskaloosa High
Avice Vanderpool
Phyllis
Norman Weibel
Courtney
State Lake
Josephine Shaw
Here
Courtneys
Louie Koerner
Williamstown
Alice Vanderpool
Jefferson County Fair
Clyde Lederer
Bobbie Petrie
Ray Boy
Lloyd
Ruby Garner
Darlene Smith
Smith
Maxine Kimmell
Mel South
Thiry
Jefferson County
Ray James
Tom Holladay
C. O. Swain
Weooka High School
Don Pierce
Guy Grimes
George Bartz
J. A. Dea
Vinland
Sam Harris
Banks
Bonner Springs
John Everley
Clarence Daugherty
Iota Phi Phi Club
Lillian Fuller
George Gerstenberger
Oscar Lotholz
Cham Williamson
Otto Rosenau
Ray Miller
Rothberger
Leon Durr
Will Miller
Roy Miller
Douglas Harris
Erwin Kansig
Florence Wickman
Williamson Grove
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellow Hall
James McCabrin
Cham’ Williamson
Pete Edlebrook
Dorothea Bartz
Louise Lotz
Martha Giertz
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Maurice Starr
John Steiner
Pretty Prairie
Mack
Clay Center
Carroll Steiner
Elmer Ziegler
E.G Blaylock
Aga
Olive
Zeay
Vicks
Vicks VapoRub
TNR Rela
Jergen
Bod ‘Quest Deodorant
Rusber
Eveready Razor
Magnesia
Mennen
Phillips Magnesia
Vfletchers
Molle
Nyad
Ust
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