Evidence of patronage in the south
Washington April 5 AP affidavits and telegrams show large sums of money were contributed to Republican campaign funds by postmasters and federal officials in Mississippi Arkansas Alabama and Tennessee. The records reviewed by Senate committee chair Brookhart reveal more than 110 Mississippi postmasters donated, with one giving 2125. Some funds allegedly backed by a stock investment lure and bids for patronage.
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Tennessee
Senate Partienape
Brookhart
Posts ‘Office
BE. P. Boozés
Texas
BR. B. Creager
Leonard Withington
Texas Republican State Organization
Greager
Arkansas
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Hoover
South Carolina
Georgia
Kk. Haxton
Greenville
Miss
Union and Orchestra Rehearse Together at University Auditorium
The Lawrence Choral Union will hold its first complete rehearsal with the University Symphony Orchestra next Sunday at 2 30 PM in the University auditorium. They will work on the Requiem and shorter sacred numbers for the music week festival. visitors will be excluded from the final practice sessions due to limited time before the festival.
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Lawrence Choral Union
University Symphony Orchestra
University Auditorium
Heat relief seen as showers sweep Kansas
The Weather Bureau forecast showers across Kansas ending the warmest day of the year. Rain fell in southwest Kansas with scattered light showers elsewhere. Dodge City recorded the heaviest, at about 0.70 inch. Phillipsburg posted the day’s high at 98 degrees, the nation’s top reading. Forecaster Flora predicted a drop to around 80 this afternoon and near freezing in the northwest tonight, with 60 degree highs statewide tomorrow.
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Dodge City
Concordia
Flora
Kansas
Tobels
Thun
Prohibition Era Fatalities Highlight Enforcement Risks
Washington reports from Assistant Secretary Lowman that sixteen people were killed by prohibition agents and guardsmen while enforcing law in the past months. In the same period seven prohibition agents and two mounted inspectors were killed by those they sought to arrest. Also, a quiet title suit names twenty-two defendants, filed by Fred and Mary Winters of Overbrook to contest eighty acres in section 34, township 14, range 8, with Walter G. Thiele as the filing local attorney.
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Washington
Lowman
Fred Winters
Mary ‘Winter
Overbrook
Township 148
Walter G. Thiele
Local ads trumpet hats beauty and typewriters sales
An assortment of late 1920s retail pitches urges readers to visit New York Cleaners for hat cleaning, SQUIRELME STUDIO for photos, SMITH HEMSTITCHING AND BEAUTY SHOP for hemstitching, PALACE BEAUTY PARLOR for permanents, WEAVER'S for costume jewelry and Florida ferns, and LAWRENCE TYPE WRITER EXCHANGE for portable typewriters. Also promotes renting at Bowersock Theatre Building and fashionable frocks for spring and summer.
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Smith Hemstitching and
Ang
Long Defends Record At Louisiana Impeachment Rally
Louisiana Governor Huey P Long faced impeachment questions in the house while supporters from across the state rallied in Baton Rouge. He denounced critics and the press, defended his record, and attacked oil taxes as large crowds listened by hall and radio. Accusers contend he used a $6,000 expenditure for entertaining governors and possibly misused $1,300 for a car and $6,200 for visiting governors.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey
P. Long
House of, Representatives
Standard Oil Company
Long
New Orleans
Seymour’ Weiss
Roosevelt
New
Derailment in Romania Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded
A late night crash near Buzau derailed a train from Bucharest to Iasi, killing many and injuring 59 as blizzard conditions delay rescue efforts. Most bodies remained aboard until relief teams arrived. injured were transported to a hospital in Buzau. Meanwhile a divorce case looms as Margaret Johnson seeks alimony and custody for their minor children.
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Bucharest
Romania
est-Jassy
Buzey
Linwood and De Soto Social Notes and Local Work
Linwood and De Soto residents attended gatherings and visits across the week. Families including the Dent, Bird, Cox, Turner, Hunter, Kluss, and Penner clans shared meals, travel to Kansas City, and outings such as dances and tea. The region saw planting progress, weather impacts, and community events at the Klan hall, a turnpike meetup, and school activities with the Economics club hosting a tea for mothers.
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P. Hall
Linwood
George
Hire ‘Hunter
Ind
Grover
College Waresday
Mr. Lind
Fred Cox
Col Ta. Ous
Mabel,Chauncy
Theo Bird
Kansas
Ruth
Bird
Greenleaf
John Turner
Bert Turner
Turner
DeSoto and
Tusday
Robert Turner
John’. Turner
Wallace Randall
Earl Overbaugh
Myrtle
Alcorn
Bluz Mound
Miss Thornton
Monticello
L. R. Penner
Leland
iJohn Penner
Harry Neal
Kansas City
Chas. Baker
Mrs. Wemnott
George Corliss
Wilda
Buford
Cliff|Musser
Economics
Soto
Will F Andrew
Herning
Polfer
Homegrist
Measles Close Monti Cello Church Event
Saturday night at the Monti cello church saw the baby daughter of Will Tripkees recovering from measles. Two Tripkees boys were absent from school this week due to exposure to the disease. The Bell Telephone Company has been installing new wire on their line through Corliss.
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Chas. Baker
Alex Catton
Hackler_home
Bart Couch
Robert
Turner
DeSoto
Will Tripkoes
Highway No. 10
Monticello
Will Tripkees
Anea
Bell Telephone Company
Corliss
Dispute Over Composer of God Save the King
London AP notes a long running dispute about the composer of God Save the King. Claims cite James Oswald living in London in 1742 and 1769 and arranging Windsor Parish Church chimes, while Groves and Dictionary of Music credit Henry Carey with the anthem’s first singing in 1740. The topic resurfaces amid King George III’s illness.
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London
George
James Oswald
Windsor
God Save the King
Oswald
Groves
Dictionary of Music
Henry Carey
National Anthem Popularity Emerges in 1745 Theaters
The text notes 1745 as the first year the national anthem gained public popularity in its current form. It mentions performances in theaters, especially Drury Lane and Covent Garden, where Burney arranged it for the stage.
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Drury Lane
Convent Garden
Burney
Arne’s Loan Arrangement Noted in British Museum MSS
The passage references a loan arrangement by Dr Arne, described as part of the priceless old manuscripts held in the British Museum. This remark highlights historical ties and the preservation of rare documents, noting how such loans can illuminate archival collections.
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