Woodring Named Secretary of War in Roosevelt Cabinet
Washington Sept 26 Harry H Woodring a World War veteran prepared to take office as secretary of war Roosevelt elevated the acting head to full power over the nations war machine Dern former Utah governor died last month Woodring born Elk City Kan May 71 1890 rose from bank clerk to assistant cashier then to bank owner before entering politics Married Helen Coolidge in 1933 they have a son Marcus and daughter Melissa
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Washington
Harry H. Woodring
Roosevelt
Woodring
George H. Dern
Utah
Kansas
War Department
Dern
Helen Coolidge
Marcus Coolidge
Massachusetts
Marcus
Melissa
Elk City
Kan
Kentucky
Elk City High School
Lebanon University
Midwest National Bank
Kansas City
First National Bank
Neodesha
National League Giants Lose to Reds as Nine-Hit Pitchers Dominate
Sept 26 reports recap NL action with Giants crushed 9 to 2 by Reds behind a nine hit attack. Also notes Cubs defeat Pirates 5 to 1, with pitching by Gix and Tartmetz, Winford, Meter. American League highlights include Lyons leading Browns over White Sox 4 to 1 in DH, and St. Louis beating Chicago 5 to 2 behind strong pitching.
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York
API
Giants
Fred Ak
Phelas
Smith
Cavid Sheehan
Todd
Hallahan
Lom
Tartmetz
Winford
Meter
Yogis Ogrelowski
Capi
Ted Lyons
Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Hogsett
Lowell
Camey
St. Louis
Chicago
Tee
Stratton
Tebbetts
Hudlin
New York
Test Your Knowledge Trivia From Classified Section
A list of general knowledge questions asking about presidents places universities explorers and history. Topics include Missouri Compromise who won boxing titles mutineers of the Bounty and various definitions and facts about geography science and literature.
Burial of Hatchet Notable in Greek Rivalry Near Campus
News notes recount the almost annual burial of hatchets between Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Kappa Psi households under an elm between their houses. Past pranks included a dray horse in the Theta parlor, a skunk, white rats, and rifle incidents. This year a shooting gallery exists but minor incidents persist, including water tossed through a window.
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Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Phi Kappa Psi
Dove of Peace
J Ed Rogers
Thetas
Phi Psi
Theta
Phi Psis
Condition Unchanged For Dr Dunlap At Memorial Hospital
The condition of Dr C G Dunlap retired University of Kansas English literature professor remains serious today as he lies in Memorial Hospital with pneumonia.
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C. G. Dunlap
University of Kansas
Memorial Hospital
Move to Protect American Dollar Devaluation Shocks Markets
An Associated Press report details a worldwide shift as France moves to devalue the franc, creating a stabilized fund of 2 billion dollars to protect the dollar. Morgenthau states the US bought sterling while markets react, and nations from Belgium to Poland weigh devaluation plans amid gold bloc dissolution.
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Associated Press
France
England
United States
Morgenthau
Washington
U. 3
Bugs Sterling Morgenthau
New York
Wall Street Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
London
Amsterdam
Stock Exchange
Europe
Netherlands
Switzerland
World Financial Centers
Premier Blum
Popular Front
Lawrence official to join state utilities department in Topeka
Heard in Lawrence feature notes Corcoran will leave October 5 to become an accountant in the state corporation commission utilities department in Topeka. Applications are being received by Frank Willey to present to the city council for filling his city water office vacancy. The rest covers a mistaken identity at a university accident and a playful kindergarten family anecdote. An advertisement for auto fire and truck insurance by Butcher appears.
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William T. Corcoran
City Water Office
Topeka
Utilities Department
State Corporation Commission
Frank Willey
Causes and Issues in the Spanish War
Questions and answers summarize the Spanish Civil War basics with the government and nationalist sides. It explains Popular Front governance, leaders like Manuel Azaña and Francisco Largo Caballero, Franco as insurgent commander, and key early battles and territorial moves.
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Popular Front
Popular Front Goernment
Manuel Azana
Fremier Francisco Large Cabatlera
Franco
A. Mlia
Daylight Saving Will End in U S Tomorrow
New York reports that the daylight saving season ends tomorrow across more than 900 cities as clocks are set back from 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in September. Daylight saving began April 26 and will resume next year on the last Sunday in April.
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New York
United States
Diamond City News Comedy Soon On KMBC
A small town weekly office hosts the new comedy Diamond City News to debut on KMBCG. Monday Wednesday and Friday at 6 30 p m Tom Collins stars as the country editor. Collins is Sunday editor of the Kansas City Journal Post and a known Lawrence humorist and speaker who gave the Lawrence High commencement address last spring.
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KMBC
Tom Collins
Diamond City News
Kmbbcg
Collins
Kansas City Journal-Post
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Chamber of Commerce
Endacotts Return From Bartlesville Trip With Political Notes
Frank Endacott returned from a week with his son Paul in Bartlesville Oklahoma and reports warming political activity. Along the highway he saw monster rocks painted with Landon and a farmer in Iola painted Vote for West on a barn roof. Endacott is a Democrat but Paul is a Republican and he met a group of Republicans including the latter’s father in law, state senator Mr Easter. A rain period occurred during the visit and a bus accident near Pleasant Grove injured an Ohio football player, Bill Jurkovic of Canton, dislocated knee in the Purdue game.
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Frank Endacott
Paul Endacott
Bartlesville
Oklo
Landon
Iola
West
Paul
Easter
Endacott
Pleasant Grove
Death of George Long at 64. funeral set Monday
George Long, 64, died Thursday night at his home on 1135 New York street. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:50 from Miles Funeral Home with Rev. I. W. Terrell in charge. Burial will follow in Oak Hill cemetery. He is survived by his brother Edward Long of Waco, Texas.
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George Long
New York Street
Miles Funeral Home
I. W. H. Terrell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Edward Long
Waco
Texas
Pee
Postpone Fish Fry for KU Varsity Camp Delayed
The fish fry planned for the KU varsity football squad at the 3 Green Kaw river camp for tomorrow afternoon has been postponed for one week due to bad weather.
Local Social News Highlights From Weaver Bottom Area
Evening Star reports visitors and neighbors gathering at the L. I. Kindred home in Weaver bottom. Families from Topeka and Lawrence join Sunday conversations, fairgoers recount trips to Topeka, and numerous calls during the afternoon and dinner. Names include Abel, Ott, Neis, Kaegi, Westerhouse, and others across nearby towns.
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Otto Abel
Pomona
Johnnie Abel
Weaver Bottom
Luther Wilson
Atchinson
Topeka
Floyd Mere
Mary Virginia
Delbert-Adams
Viol
Sheldon
Barbara Gail Johnson
Maxine Daugherty
Fopeka
Chester Howard
Sibly
M. Ramsey
Lawrence
George Ott
Belleview
Lester Massey
Baby
Au Dorn
William “Rare
Paul Kaegi
Kaegi
Amistrion
Ala
Georga Kaegi
Pete Neis
James Kraybrill
Cickter
Arlene
Frank Hacenbtch
Las Tilda
Pearl Knake
Udara
Mary
Christine Eisele
Johnnie
Clarence Neis
Hesper
W. Barbrich
George
Olathe
Clarence Buckner
Franklin
Buckner
Chris Meuf
Lecompton School Dismissed For Topeka Fair Visit
Lecompton pupils were dismissed Friday so they could attend the Topeka free fair. Michael Shelley and his daughter Miss Blanche Shelley of Palisade Colorado visited Lecompton Cemetery Tuesday and met many friends. The Shelleys formerly lived southeast of Lecompton and now own a fruit ranch at Palisade. Miss Shelley is a former Lecompton High School graduate and former grade school teacher. They plan to return about October 1 so Mr. Shelley can be in time for deer hunting season. a B F Nanninga DD 919 Mass. glasses fitting specialty Adv.
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Topeka
Michael Shelley
Blanche Shelley
Palisade
Colo
Lecompton
Shelley
Miss Shelley
Lecompton High School
Frost Forecasts Warn of Winter Frosts in Western Kansas
Weather forecasters predict frosts for western Kansas tonight with possible killing frosts if the coal wave reaches the east. Gardens and late crops risk damage, while wheat and rye planted for pasture could see slowed growth. Coal supply concerns arise as households buffer against shortages. railcar availability and higher fuel use threaten distribution, with industry prioritizing essential service. A Virginia agriculture report projects a smaller meat supply in 1937, similar to 1935 levels.
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Kansas
Virginia State Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Economics Bureau
Family Reunion and Birthday Celebration in Glenn
Mr and Mrs Walter Johnson hosted a family reunion at their home Sunday honoring Mrs Johnsons sister Mrs Henry Wood and her son Junior of Ponca City Oklahoma. A large decorated cake marked Erma Lorene Matneys tenth birthday with many relatives attending from Topeka Lawrence Kanwaka and Gosport. other local news notes follow about visitors and events in the area.
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Walter Johnson
Johnson
Henry Wood
Ponca City
Okla
Erma Lorene Matney
Henry Wood and Son
J. A. Brown
John Matney
Kenneth Matney
Opal Matney
Charles Brown
Lecompton
Wilbur Anders
Betty Anders
Robert Seybold
Wanda Seybold
Topeka
Richard Schellhorn
Carl Richard
Lawrence
Charles Houk
Walter Houk
Evelyn Houk
Kanwaka
Cyril Buhnmaier
Gage Park
L. A. Milliken
Los Angeles
Glennchapel
Thei
Lecompton R. H. S
Lloyd and
Floyd
Svoboda
Tommy Brooks
Ivan
Eileen Glenn
Phyllis Sanford
Joseph Stauffer
Elsie Kellogg
Thomas Bahnmaier
Maxine Goff
Annanora
Mary Shields
Joseph Logan
Audrey Boose
William Supple
Cyrus Glenn
Oneta
John Dreyer
Bie Springs
Harry Palmer
Bobbie
Gary
Ind
Fred Carlson
Morning and Evening Church Services Noted in Topeka Area
Sunday reports from Topeka and nearby communities mention morning and evening church services led by Rev. Frank McClellan and Mrs. McClellan, with parishioners including Jess Bigley and family. Local residents Romanus DeKat visited relatives Al and Mary DeKat, while Mrs. Henry Bahnmaier stayed with daughter and family in Yarnold amid illness.
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Jess Bigley
Frank McClellan
McClellan
Topeka
Romanus DeKat
Howard Good
Jefferson County
al DeKat
Henry Bahnmaier
Harry Wulfkuhle
Yarnold
Oskaloosa Social Notes Highlight Local Trips and Visits
Miss Leslie Lane of Topeka visited here with her mother, Mrs. Judia Lane, as county residents discuss pond projects with Engineer Carl Hess. Teachers, clubs, and families spread through the week with gatherings, travels to Manhattan and Los Angeles, and a fall jitney social planned.
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Leslie Lane
Topeka
Judia Lane
Charles Dockhorn
Colorado Springs
Carl Hess
Fred Heck
Kaw Valley
J. M. Marks
Valley Falls
Ernest Backer
Rock Creek
Ethel Keeble
Lucile Davis
Tewell
Floretta Farrish
Jacquemin
B. P. Davis
Robert Lee Turner
Manhattan
Fairview Community Club
Katherine Hawk
Sam Bowen
Cane
Jesse Council
Bert Casebier
Will Wellman
Roscoe Casebier
Donald
Will McKimmey
Edna Casebier
John McGrew
Joan
Los Angeles
Curtis
Roger Simon
Great Falls
Will Smarr
Lincoln Wray
Canton
Mary Wise
Robert Dick
Fay Buck
Kansas City
Weekend Visits and School Assignments Highlight Local Family Notes
Sunday with their mother Mrs Emma Buck at the home of Mr and Mrs H L Johnson. Miss Catherine Campbell of Ottawa spent the weekend with Aunt Mrs Margaret Kirkman. Miss Olive Edmonds left Garnett Friday last week to take a high school teaching position, accompanied home that evening by Mr and Mrs C N Jacquemin and Mrs Elmer Edmonds.
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Emma Buck
H. L. Johnson
Catherine Campbell
Ottawa
Margaret Kirkman
Olive Edmonds
Garnett
C. N. Jacquemin
Elmer Edmonds
Community Social Roundup in Lecompton Area
Crowder and Armstrong families plus neighbors from Lecompton Manhattan and Topeka visited with relatives in the area. Numerous calls at homes, fair attendance in Topeka, Lawrence, and Clinton events noted, with variety of small gatherings and acquaintances shared Sunday to Wednesday.
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AK. U. Coed
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Lyman Field
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Billy Rasmus
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Harold Johnson
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T. W. Ransom
Delaware Street
U. S
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Kansas City Times
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Smith’s Grove
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Alt M. Landon
Minneapolis
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Westawn
Spain
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San Sebastiin
Tova
Ohio
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Bill Jurkovic
Carriier
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Alexander
Evening Star
Ralph Whaley
Marjorie Westerhouse
B. F. Nanninga
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Glenn and Vicinity
Oskaloosa
Harley Armstrong
Theodore
Harry, Jr
Edith Carr
Vivian Baker
Ruth Sawyer
Rolla Stanwick
Clayton
Gene
Richard
Patty
Osgood Armstrong
Michael Shelly
Grand Junction
W. S. Collins
Gilbert Simms
Winter
Dale Force
Charles Boydson
Eugene
Jack Collins
George Moss
Mr. Moss
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Harry Edmonson
J. M. Crown
C. C. Potter
Gilbert Sims
Eugene Collins
John Lewis
Walter Grammar
Charles Rist
W. T. Collins
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Wilma
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Wesley
Wilbur Grammar
Fred Lewis
Barker
Billy Hodson
W. I. Collins
Clark Richards
J. E. Mercer
J. M. Crowder
C. N. Hodson
Phil
Paul Athey
Knowledge Hill
Henry Belerman
Sammie Grimes
Andrew Hollingshead
Lake View
Ted Hollingshead
C._C. Potter
W. J. Collins
Clinton
Ruth Norwood
Henry Collins
Emmett
Harry Jr
Jane Potter
Lawrence Business College
B. F. Nanninga O. D. Optometric Eye Specialist
Mass
Peoples State Bank
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