Sweet Rosie O'Grady At The Princess
Betty Grable stars in the Technicolor musical Sweet Rosie O Grady at The Princess. Robert Young Adolphe Menjou and Reginald Gardiner support a romping story with Hermes Pan choreography and songs like The Wishing Waltz My Heart Tells Me and Goin to the County Fair.
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Rosie O’grady
20Th Century-Fox
Betty Grable
Robert Young
Adolphe Menjou
Gordon and Warren
My Sam
Hermes Pan
Rosie
Betty
Brooklyn
London
Reginald Gardiner
Bob
Police Gazette
Menjou
Dancing Masters at the Princess Promises Slapstick Mayhem
Laurel and Hardy star as co owners of a dancing school entangled with gangsters and an accident insurance scheme. They help Mary Harlan with her boyfriend troubles and stage a dramatized flame throwing device to win funding for a new invention.
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Laurel and Hardy
Withal
Stan
Oliver
Mary Harlan
Grant Lawrence
Mary
Grant
Hardy
Judge Van Natta Reelection Appeal and Probate Court Duties
Judge Henry H. Van Natta seeks reelection highlighting his lengthy service in the Probate Court and knowledge of local people and places. The piece explains the Probate Court's unique duties including title preservation for needy individuals and the Jury’s roles in Juvenile Court and Crippled Children’s Act cases, with Van Natta pledging to work for the public's best interests.
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Henry H. van Natta
Crippled Children's Act
VanNatta
Teachers NEEDED Applications open until May 4 Topeka
Kansas officials announced job openings in the state classified service for elementary and secondary teachers and school administrators. Salaries range from 120.75 to 185.85 dollars with a need for more applicants. Interested persons should contact the Department of Civil Service at 801 Harrison Topeka for details and blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Classified Service
Charles B. Newell
Kansas Department of Civil
Evice
Department of Civil Service
Harrison
Topeka
New Source of Tannin in Sumac Discovered
The sumac shrub yields tannin a leather tanning agent. Research sponsored by the General Education Board of the Rockefeller Foundation began in June 1940 and runs for another year. Doctor Russell notes sumac offers a substitute for scarce Sicilian leaf and chestnut. Fourteen Southeast sumac specimens show tannin content, including smoke tree and red sumac. The finding could provide income for farmers.
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General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
United States
Russell
Safe Arrival of Lt. Robert D Ainsworth Overseas
Word arrives in Kansas City that Lt. Robert D Ainsworth fighter pilot has reached Italy. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Dale Ainsworth and grandson of Mr and Mrs E N Eastvedt of Scandia. Parents had gone six weeks without word and were relieved by the message. The Ainsworths are well known in the Scandia area before moving to Kansas City.
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Italy
Robert D Ainsworth
Ainsworth
Dale Ainsworth
Kansas City
Missouri
E. N. Eastvedt
Scandia
Ainsworths
Mrs Arnold Perry and Miss Jeanette Ahrens Leave for Denver
Mrs Arnold Perry and Miss Jeanette Ahrens departed Sunday on the Rocket to Denver Colorado. Mrs Perry plans to visit her husband Corporal Perry for several weeks while Jeanette resigns from her two year secretarial post with the State Corporation Commission in Topeka and hopes to stay in Denver where she prefers the climate.
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Arnold Perry
Jeanette Ahrens
Rocket
Denver
Colorado
Perry
Cpl. Perry
Jeanette
State Corporation Commission
Teopeka
New Saint Charles born to Dungan family at Concordia hospital
A son named Charles Hubert weighing seven pounds arrives Thursday morning at St. Joseph Hospital Concordia to Mrs. H. W. Dungan. He is the couple's first child and the only grandchild of Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Haggman. The father is a Chief Warrant Officer in the U S Army stationed at Fort Dix New Jersey.
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Charles Hubert
H. W. Dungan
St. Joseph Hospital
Concordia
C. V. Haggman
U. S. Army
Ft. Dix
New Jersey
Cozy Inn Closes Leaving Scandia With One Cafe
The Cozy Inn shut its doors after Saturday night business. Irene Moe who ran the cafe since early in the school year has not announced plans. The town, famed as a restaurant hub, will soon be without a second eating place despite large crowds on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Moe
Scandia
Former Scandia Resident Mrs. L. A. Seabolt Dies
Word comes of the death of Mrs. L. A. Seabolt a former Scandia resident now of Oklahoma City Oklahoma She died Tuesday afternoon at her daughter Mrs A R Morey's home after a fall that she had not fully recovered Burial was in Oklahoma City and her husband ran a local grocery store while they lived in Scandia Mr Morey later worked in a local bank Both will be remembered by old time residents of the city
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Scandia
L. A. Seabolt
Oklahoma City
Okla
A. R. Morey
Miranda
Esther Cooper
Grace
Norma Coldazier
Jane
Neghbor
Nola
Norma Jean Searcy
Diz” Smith
Dastin Goiwen
Ollie Duckelberry
Sis Marie Moe
Marian Marsh
Gloria Lee Nelson
Paul Nelson
Chris Nelson
Sisther Cooper
Christine Acree
Joyce Nichol
Norma Searcy
Pauline Larson
Sorosis Spring Tea Stages Musical Tea at Methodist Church
The Sorosis Study Club hosted a musical tea on Tuesday at the Methodist Church with spring flowers as decor. Members performed musical selections aided by Miss Mary West and a dramatization of the Club Collect. Lighted candles and sweet peas adorned a lace table as Mrs. Hampton and Mrs. Conzelman poured tea.
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Sorosis Study Club
Methodist Church
Mary West
Train collision at Rock Island depot derails cars
An east bound and west bound train collided at the Rock Island depot. The longer train took the siding, causing the through train to strike the tail end of the derailed cars loaded with tubing and wire. No injuries reported and service resumed after clearance.
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Rock Island
Mrs Norris Celebrates Natal Day at Norris Home
Gathered at the Norris home Thursday evening were Mr and Mrs Martin Blosser and Alice Mr and Mrs Lloyd Norris and family and Mr and Mrs Clyde Norris and Phyllis Gile to help Mrs A D Norris celebrate her Natal Day.
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Norris
Martin Blosser
Alice
Lloyd Norris
Clyde Norris
Phyllis Gile
A. D. Norris
Thanksgiving date moved to November 23 in Kansas
Governor Schoepple designates Thursday November 23 as Thanksgiving in Kansas shifting from the last Thursday. Federal law since 1941 fixes the fourth Thursday as a holiday, guiding states to avoid two holidays during wartime. The article also reviews a high school senior play Sunbonnet Jane of Sycamore Lane with cast and performances.
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Kansas
Schoeppel
Council of State
New England
Congress
Retailer and Newspaper: Shared Fate in Community Life
The piece argues that merchants and newspapers mirror a town’s mood and growth. Stores on Main Street hear prosperity or worry before statistics, guiding community ties with churches and schools as joint forces toward improvement. The jeweler, druggist, shoemaker, and others know intimate local details, linking commerce with culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchell
Stork
Tillstrom
Mercy Hospital
Rexall One Cent Sale At Haggman Wires Drug Store
A regular semi annual Rexall sale runs for the last three days of the week starting Thursday May 4 at Haggman Wires Drug Store. Shoppers are urged to list needs and shop early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Haggman Wires Drug Store
Raymond Cooper Visits Scandia With Family
Raymond Cooper from Salina spent the weekend in Scandia with his wife and children, enjoying a short family getaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Cooper
Salina
Scandia
Rainfall totals show April and May in Kansas
K V Cox records 5.64 inches of rain in April and 1.51 inches by May 1, noting ongoing wet weather in Kansas.
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K. V. Cox
Kansas
John Mahan Visits Belleville Couple
John Mahan visits Mr. and Mrs Frank Mahian of Belleville during an informal social call.
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John: Mahan
Mrs Frank Mahian
Belleville
Ruth Rusco Takes Kansas Press Helm
Mrs Ruth Rusco wife of Howard Rusco was named acting secretary manager of the Kansas Press association during the executive committee meeting at the Hotel Jayhawk Saturday. She replaces her husband who has been accepted for Marine service and is awaiting report. Rusco has long worked in the office with her husband and led the advertising department for two years. Kansas Press officers Pete McKechnie and H A Meyer will advise and cooperate in the program.
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Ruth Rusco
Howard Rusco
Kansas Press Association
Jayhawk
Rusco
Kansas Press
Ruseo
Pete McKechnie
Greensburg
H. A. Meyer
Independence
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