Membership surge reported by state teachers association
Topeka Sept 20 the annual meeting of the state teachers association shows membership nearly doubling across districts. Frank J. Pires notes seventeen northeastern Kansas counties have 206 teachers enrolled, Sedgwick leads with 730, Crawford 505, Shawnee 679, with many counties posting lower figures.
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Topeka
Kon
Teachers’ Association
Frank J. Pires
Alea
Pinet
Testedely
Morton
Karsag Teachers’ Association
Sedewi
Crawford
Shawnee
Butler
Reno
Noupias
Bes
Sumner
Lon
Cowleyeas
Nickinson
McPherson
Alten
Rich
Pittsburg Youngstown oil field drills 500 feet
The Pittsburg Youngstown oil and gas holdings report a second well near Lawrence reaching about 510 feet. Drilling uses oilgas metedenr with an Elliott rig set at Stoutemere farm. A third bore will follow within 300 feet of the Kajisas Natural Gas pipeline. C N Edwards of Kansas City toured the field and praised prospects.
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Pitts‘burgh-Youngstown oil and = gas company
Lawrence
Oas
Metedenr
Elliott
Stoutemere
Toda
Kajisas Natural Gas ‘Company
C. N. Edwards
Kansas City
Chicago Hearings on Water Routes and Great Lakes Potential
Discusses water transportation routes from Chicago to the Great Lakes and Canada port improvements. Notes American progress from New York to San Francisco and how individual cities are leveraging water opportunities. Chicago’s port prospects receive special attention in the program.
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Chicago
Ttt Stendnent
Great Lakes
Canada
Association
Eing International
New York
San Francisco
Spain and Kansas Rural Schools Plan Meet Ottawa
Madrid night watchmen in the early 1800s inspired by London seek guards and keys to deter burglaries. In Kansas a conference at Ottawa plans a joint meeting of seven counties to study rural school needs with university and college extension staff, noting financing and teacher shortages.
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Spain
Madrid
England
Night Watchmen
London
Corps of
Serenes
Madris
Ottawa
Franklin
Anderson
Douglas
Coffey
Osage
Muar
Johnson
University of Kansas
State Agricultural College
C. A. Deardorff
Osage County
T. J. Smart
University of Kansas Extension Department
W. D. Strickland
Incaputanie
New State Gas Well at Parsons Heats State Hospital
State Geologist Dr. Raymond C. Moore reported a gas well near Parsons on state land yielding about 0.5 million cubic feet. It marks the first state owned gas well, result of last summer’s Geological Survey work. Gas could supply heating for the state hospital.
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Raymond C. Moore
Parsons
State Geological Survey
Winfield
Pari
Paintless Tart: Conditions in Constantinople Housing
Constantinople report notes many wooden unpainted houses and shop fronts amid wartime tax policy. Fire losses have devastated a third of the city, though tiled roofs help reduce destruction. Officials impose higher taxes on well painted buildings to encourage exterior upkeep.
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Constantinople
Tirkay
McCoy Teen May Miss Semester After Hazing Injury
Allan McCoy 18, son of Mr and Mrs Hal McCoy of Wichita Kansas, was injured in a hazing incident at Emporia College of Emporia. Doctors report he cannot return this semester, with a full arm pit to ankle plaster cast and recovery expected barring complications. Initial reports of partial paralysis were denied.
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Wichita
Kens
Allan McCoy
Hal McCoy
Emporia
College of Emporia
Mmccoy
Suckers From Lake Superior Find Ready Market
Houchton Michigan September 30 due to shortage of Lake Superior white fish and trout suckers are shipped to the Chicago market where strong demand exists. A Huron Bay fisherman recently sold 7600 pounds of the usually despised fish. Suckers from the lake are described as good and palatable from cold water, firm and hard.
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Houchton
Mich
Lake Superior
Chisaya
Huron Bay
Blue plums shipment signals season end at Farmer's Union Store
Will Lemon of Topeka spent today in Lawrence on business. The Farmers Union Store reports a shipment of blue plums likely the last of the season.
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Farmer's Union Store
Will Lemon
Topeka
Lawrence
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Signs OF State Teach Association
Mittsburgh
Youngstown
Lindley
Oxford
Rhodes Scholar
Idaho
Ernest Kidder Lindley
University of Idaho
University of
Ernest Lindley
Mass
A. R. Payne
D. D
Agency
Toeuran
Parsons Ed
Jing
Turkey
Cooper
Chalmers
Mesco
TON Motor & Pply CO
Charrcton
Lawrence Gil and
Grease Co
Supreme Cafe
Shimmons Bros
Waine Street
Fichreward
RED Car
Pyricht Sen
M.e.palmer
Sara Ave
van Buren Sr
Orexa
KAN
Palmer Tire, CO
Dragstate Onme
Fo Skofs Estadsy
Wiedemann’s
Douglas County
F. C
Westport Station
Kansas City, Moe
Citizens State Bank
Peoples State
Carter Batire Wee
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