May term district court opens May 6 with eight trials listed
The May term of district court opens May 6 with seven criminal matters on the docket including a first degree murder trial against Charles Fearing for the fatal shooting of William J. Wilson. county attorney R B Stevens expects eight defendants to go to trial as motions from February term are decided by April 22. Other cases include perjury charges against George Holmes Willard Bouton and Charles Bouton, a trial for Lee Pitts on a burglary case appealed from justice court, and additional cases involving Simeon Rothberger Jiff Brizendine and Paul Hutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Stevens
Hugh Means
Charles Fearing
William J. Wilson
Fearing
Seventh
Ash Streets
Wilson
Chester Ford
Stevens
Ford
George Holmes
Willard Bouton
Charles Bouton
Lecompton
Justice
Hallas
Lee Pitts
Sigma Chi
Pitts
Simeon Rothberger
Frank
Baldwin Women Meet With Red Cross Nursing Committee
Baldwin Women's City Club joins Douglas County Red Cross nursing activities committee for an annual 3 o'clock meeting at First Methodist church Baldwin. About 150 attend as five talks cover Red Cross roles in the community relief programs public health nursing and county plans followed by discussion and tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s City Club of
Baldwin
Nuraing Activities Committee
Douglas County Red Cross
First Methodist Church
E. K. Ebright
Women's City Club
R. R. .McFarland
Nursing Activities Committee
American Red Cross
Fred R. Isaacs
Douglas County
Red Cross
Mary E. Jamison
County Red Cross
Ed Anderson
Tuberculosis Association
R. R. McFarland
The
Matie Neely
Malone Pleads Guilty to Possession of Liquor
George Malone, recently convicted in Justice Frank Dodds court of possession and transportation of liquor, appeared before Justice O J Lane and pled guilty to possession of liquor. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine plus $32.50 in court costs. He dropped an appeal and entered a plea by agreement with the state that one count be dismissed and began serving the jail term immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Malone
Frank Dodds
O. J. Lane
Malone
Dodds
Test Your Knowledge 1 Capt Kid and Others Quiz
Test questions ask who Captain Kid was the Memel transfer postwar country George Yeardley the Prairie State nickname and the origin of evangelist Fraean identify Irish Hospitals Sweepstake draw locations cause of apo 8 poem author Thane ptopsis 9 who is majority leader io and Nazi dictator rmeDy Crete origin Cres son of Zeus note on farm spray efficacy 250 percent solution over oats to prevent azaut
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Kid
Memel
George Yeardley
Prairie State
Evangelist Fraean
Apo
rmeDy
Crete
Cres
Zeus
Holy Week Services Dr Hunt to Speak At Several Churches
Holy Week observances fill churches with diverse events led by pastors including Rev Robert A Hunt of First Methodist. First Presbyterian hosts a noon service with Hunt speaking and Herlan Loyd as soloist. Nazarene Church features a prayer service led by Rev Theodore Ludwig. First Evangelical and First Christian plan evening services with communion and candlelight rites. St Luke Church presents The Messiah in pictures, with admission charged, plus a Free Easter Gift Tree activity by the Gleaner Society. The community is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hunt
First Presbyterian Church
Robert A. Hunt
First Methodist Church
Herlan Loyd
Nazarene Church
Theodore
Minnie 3
Ludwig
First Nazarene Church
Carthage
S. T. Ludwig
Nineteenth
Vermont Streets
Lawrence
First Evangelical
The
Evangelical Church
Rev
C. J. Knox
First Christian Church
C. E. Birch
Albert Williams
Doe M. Williams
Seth W. Slaughter
Mildred Dunn
George Trovillo
St. Luke Church
St. Luke A. M. E
Ninth
New York Streets
M.C. Knight
Montgomery
Omaha
Neb
Dausy Taylor
Easter photo sketch at Moore studio in Lawrence
An Easter graphic shows two girls in the Moore studio window at 721 Massachusetts street Lawrence. The subjects are Carolyn Lou Holmes and Nancy Marie Edwards, daughters of local residents Jo W Holmes and Evan Edwards. Sketch prepared by Will Rogers of the studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore Studio
Massachusetts Street
Carolyn Lou Holmes
Jo. W. Holmes
Nancy Marie Edwards
Evan Edwards
Will Rogers
Marriage Licenses Issued to Walton and Englebaupt
Harold C. Walton and Hyla Englebaupt of Lawrence received licenses to marry, with Rev Clarence Homes officiating in Topeka after guidance by Probate Judge L J Menger. Finland Studies Stratosphere Balloon Designed for automatic recording of meteorological conditions and broader stratospheric research.
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Harold C. Walton
Hyla’ Englebaupt
Lawrence
Clarence ‘Homes
Pagrentes
Breveras
Topeka
L. J. Menger
Finland
Dust halts flight on transcontinental bid by Laura Ingalls
Laura Ingalls halted four miles up in a dust storm while attempting a non stop flight from Los Angeles to New York. She landed near Alamosa and arrived in Albuquerque for a plane check and to meet mechanics. Her backers urged a new 15 hour attempt, local reports said.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Laura Ingalls
Yesterdax
Alamosa
Colo
Burbank
Calif
Los Angeles
New York
Amelia Bearhart
South American
Andes
Wichita
Kansas
San Luis Valley
Personal Notice of Emergency Operation
R G White of 2110 Barker avenue underwent an emergency operation this afternoon at Memorial hospital. J D C is best man for Miss Tis A Aiord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. White
Barker Avenue
D. C
Kansas University Band Concert Delights 1500 Audiences
The twenty eighth annual spring concert of the University of Kansas band impressed about 1500 listeners in the University auditorium. Director Russell L. Wiley led 80 musicians in a symphonic program featuring Finlands Tone Poem Finlandia and Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, with soloists Paul Smart Worth Blair James Van Dyck and Horace Thronburg earning high praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
University Auditorium
Russell L. Wiley
Wiley
Middle West
Sibelius
Tschaikowsky
J. H. Bell
Lawrence
Oklahoma House takes control of state land records
Oklahoma City April 17 CP The house investigating committee seized the office of Haskell Paul attorney for the 60 million state land department after his dismissal Two sergeants at arms were placed on guard over the records Speaker Leon C Phillips ordered the guards to keep things intact and the house to work 24 hours a day until the matter is straightened out The school land attorney has previously testified before the committee on irregularities in the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
House
Haskell Paul
State Land Department
Leon C. Phillips
House Committee
Students Strike At Muscatine High Over Dismissals
Resentment at Muscatine High School in Muscatine Iowa flared into a student strike as about 1 000 pupils protested the dismissal of three faculty members. The walkout began shortly before two p m amid drizzle as students gathered near the business wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Muscatine High School
Bynes
Easter Vacation Begins at KU Amid Kansas Relays
University of Kansas students begin Easter break at noon with classes dismissed until Tuesday morning. Kansas Relays at KU Stadium will proceed without bunny tightrope act performer Bunny Dryden due to budget limits. Prof E R Elbel says preparations are complete for the big show as officials handle entries and a polite but pointed letter from a high school principal highlights entry-scrutiny issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Wilmer
Bud” Shaffer
Russell
Pierce Arrow
K. U
Bunny Dryden
Chamber of Commerce
Dryden
E. R. Elbel
Elbel
Hh. Bel
Deaths and Funerals: Slaughter Levy and Rucker
Funeral services for V Slaughter father of Rev Seth W Simuphter of Lam Tenee near Heneywie Mo will be Thursday at 2 PM at Hickman Mills church with burial in Forest Hill. Abe Levy longtime Lawrence trader, 71, dies in Kansas City. funeral at Funk chapel Thursday 2 PM, burial Oak Hill. survived by wife, sister Mrs Bertha Carroll and nephews. Mrs Katie E Rucker 75 dies at daughter Woodward's home in Mulvane. services Friday at First Methodist church Mulvane. she lived in Sumner county 63 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Slaughter
V. Slaughter
Seth W. Simuphter
Lam Tenee
Heneywie Mo
Hickman Mills
Forest Hill Cemetery
Robert Myers
Kansas University
Abe Levy
Lawrence
Kansas City
Funk
Charles
Lawrence Hirachland
Redding
Levy
Ober’s
H. B. Ober
The
Elks
Republican Flambeau Club
Newmark
Katie E. Rucker
D. S. Woodward
Tennessee Street
Woodward
T. C. Conklin
Mary K K. Higginson
Mulvane
First Methodist Church
Market News Grain and Livestock Prices Report
New York. Apr 17. AP. Market bulletin lists grain prices for wheat and corn with figures, and butterfat and poultry quotes for various categories. Government bond notes bubble into a mixed session with Liberty, Treasury issues and several fractions, indicating shifts in rates and bond values.
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New York
Liberty
Liberty First
Liberty Fourth
Treasury
Easter Sunrise Service Broadcast From Grand Canyon
The Easter morning service from the Grand Canyon will be broadcast nationwide via WREN and the National Broadcasting Company using more than 17 000 miles of telephone lines. The Arizona State Teachers College A Cappella choir directed by Prof Ardrey and 60 voices, including Mrs Ardrey, will perform with clergy from Flagstaff and Phoenix assisting. The Rev Dr Charles S Poling delivers the sermon. Station WREN goes on air earlier than usual to accommodate the program. Victor F Ridder named to A T board to fill Adolph S Ochs’s vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Arizona State Teachers College
Elden Aate
Lawrence High School
University of Kansas School of Fine Arts
Arizona School
Wren
National Broadcasting Company
Ardrey
West
Ardyey
Ruth Ellis
W. C. Ellis
Lawrence
Walter Mitchell
D.D
Episcopal Missionary District of
Community notes from Clearfield and nearby towns
In Lawrence Saturday several locals joined at the Gabriel home to visit old friends and extend sympathy for the death of Mrs Ellen Wade. M Breithaupts traveled to Topeka for dinner with Rev Samuel Breithaupt and visited Mr and Mrs Paul Kretsinger. Eileen Wade entered Pleasant Oak School Grade 8 after moving to the Emma Mathia Randel house. Minnie Hausman spent days with her daughter in Lawrence, while Minnie Winsor cared for Nanna Selzer in Baldwin. Mrs H A Edler attended Elmer Hagerman and wife’s golden anniversary in Vinland with a program at Vinland High School. Walter Rodewald bought a new car. Lena Breithaupt and Dorothy Leib of Pleasanton visited about The Farmer's Wife project. Gideon Breithaupt called on Henry Breithaupt in Edgerton. Bartle Breithaupt and Mrs Thoms family near Edgerton. Thoms injured with a fracture but improving. Will Reeves visited kin in Kansas City. Roy Breithaupt hosted a Sunday dinner with California kin, Minnie Hausman, Alvin Breithaupt and family, and Gideon Breithaupt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Gabriel
Wesley Deckwa
Henry Deckwa
Lawrence
Robert Gabriel
Ellen Wade
Dorothy Leib
Pleasanton
Gideon Breithaupt
Henry Breithaupt
Edgerton
Bartle Breithaupt
D.thoms
Ward Deckws
Breithaupt
Arvin Breithaupt
Leonard Lindenburg
South Gate
Calif
Detroit
Mich
Lucille
Arvelda Chaney
Emporia
Brecheisen
Nanna Selzer
J. W. Deay
Reno
Ted_Brecheisen
Fred Deay
Everett
F. D. Brown
Eileen
Kansas City
M. Breithaupt
Ruby Jean
Eudora Methodist Church
Pleasant Oak School
Pittsburg
Addie Brecheisen
Louise Brecheisen
Baby
Breithaupts Travel Through Dust Storms to Detroit
Arvin Breithaupt and Leonard Lindenburg of South Gate Calif travel with the Breithaupt car to Detroit where they bought two new autos then plan to return home. They report thrilling experiences crossing dust storms and heat.
Neighborhood Socials and Visits Reach Across Vinland and Lawrence
In Stony Point residents attended the chairvari for Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Reusch of Vinland. Many locals helped with wood starting Monday and shared meals. Visits spanned Lawrence and nearby towns with trips to California planned for the Griffis family and relatives in Baldwin High Prairie Hopewell and Welcome.
Winter Luncheon Attended At Mrs McCarty’s Home
Mrs. William Richards attended a 1 o'clock luncheon at the home of Mrs. George McCarty in Lecompton on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Richards
George McCarty
Lecompton
Social Roundup of Belleview and Kanwaka Residents
Miss Elizabeth Skinner returns home to Belleview from aunt Mrs Newt Hamlin and many travel to Lawrence for Bunny Dryden tight wire show sponsored by merchants bureau. Local visits span Banks Sanday home and Kanwaka club meeting with Canwick Sims, 4-H events, and United Presbyterian church gathering noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Skinner
Newt Hamlin
Belleview
Lawrence
Bunny Dryden
Merchants Bureau
John Banks Sanday
Lamerton
Joe
Ted
Ray
White
M. W. Topeka
William Richards
Lenora Schroyer
Topeka
RK. E. Schroyer
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Baldwin Women’s Club
AIR Clipper
Poised
Hawaii
Edwin C. Musick
F. J. Noonan
R. ©. D. Sullivan
W. T. Jarboe, Jr
W. A. Wright
Harry E. Canaday
Holy Week
UPI
Oklahoma
Land Department
University
Kansas Relays
Graves
Bill Cochrane
Memorial Unio
Joe Sutton
Union
Sutton
Cochrane
Theno Graves
Olathe
Art Lawrence
Ridder
A. P
Associated Tress
Victor F. Ridder
Adolph S. Ochs
Clearfield
Amy Dryden
Stony Point
P. E. Reusch
Vinland
Reusch
Mr. Reusch
Laura Hull
H. H. Smith
Cecil
Lester Deay
Fred Rockhold
Lloyd Craig
John King
Hopewell
William Winter
Fred Griffis
C. E. Griffis
California
Grand Rapids
Doris Winters
Orville Shotwell
High Prairie
Elmer Smith
Jake Reusch
H. H. Smithome
Melvin Holmes
Allen
Guy McLinn
Langley
Fred Gregory
Howard
Kanwaka
Sis
George Miller
Mary Miller
Juanita Chilea
Cyrus Glenn
Oneta Glenn
C. F. Martin
Monroe
Will Hendricks
Royce
Ofner
William Schroyer
Schroyer
Ray Mitchell
Willis Colman
Brown Pryor
Frank Pryor
Pryor
Frank Miller
Reb Banks
John Banks
Lorena
Alverta
Wayne
Herman Banks
Ethie Banks
A. B. Ladies Aid
Gilbert Sims
Southwest District
Irene
Chester
Lorena Banks
United Brethren Church
Victor
Nelson Eddy
Granada
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