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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1937
Page
3
Loretta Young Warner Baxter and Virginia Bruce headline the film Wife Doctor and Nurse opening for a four day run at the Dickinson theater starting Sunday.
A welfare official announced a general enrollment call for Civilian Conservation Corps camps on October 1. Changes expand eligibility to single men 17 to 23 for Dickinson Theatre camp and clarify dependents and prior service. The program emphasizes trade training and continuing education.
Vacancies in Watkins and Miller Malls, homes for self supporting women at the University of Kansas, were filled at the opening of school sessions, bringing the number in each house to 39. New awards at Watkins hall are Marion Horn, Addena Saxton, Rose Etta Carr, Dorothy Hendrickson. The additional scholarships at Miller Hall are Mina Tillman, Dorothy Curry, Maxine Webb, Dorothy Houston, Sarah Morgan, Viola May Knoche. A person is said to have died intestate when he leaves no will and an administrator is appointed for his estate.
Fred Waring leads the musical group providing tunes for the film. Dick Powell returns to his alma mater to help students stage their annual show with stirring performances. Ted Healy shines as Powell's assistant amid a cast including Lee Dixon Roy Atwell Sterling Holloway Mabel Todd Walter Catlett Polo McClintock Buck and Bubbles Busby Berkeley choreographs a finale praised as highly entertaining.
Washington reports a controversial mural titled Dangers of the Mail by Frank Mechau, showing a female-focused peril scene with stagecoach Indians scalping and clothes loss, while male figures battle and escape. Postal workers question its message and depiction.
Link Oakey quips about government spending as he riffs on a family joke involving his mother in law, brother in law, and wife while addressing taxpayers’ concerns. The remark underscores frustration with public outlays amid a regional discussion on fiscal policy.
A typewritten wall note claims the mural depicts historical events with nude figures, including a governor’s daughter and two companions captured by Indians and later rescued while herding sheep. Critics question the absence of clothing and the lack of accompanying pillaging details.
General John J. Pershing, age 77, remains focused on public duties amid a busy schedule. He will deliver a six minute address to American Legionnaires in New York via hotel line Monday, after attending London ceremonies and inaugurating war memorials in France. He plans further engagements as Legionnaires travel to France at month’s end.
Wichita Kan Sept 18 field reports show 46 new locations staked in Kansas oil fields in the past week, up four from the prior week. Rice County led with 12 starts. Barton counted 10 and Rus- nearby counties also reported activity.
Fifty nine wells were rented completed during the period, five more than the prior week. The off wells totaled 41 with 52 370 barrels daily, five gassers with 16 750 000 cubic feet daily, and 13 dry holes. Also two Topeka residents Walter Kinder and Dorothy Schuenight wed at the courthouse this morning, Probate Judge L H Menger presiding.
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