City approves lower power rate for hospital five year term
Kansas Electric Power company gains city approval for a three cent per kilowatt rate, down from eighty cents, effective April 1, 1932, for Lawrence Memorial Hospital and nearby nurses home over five years. C. W. Amidon presented the agreement, already cleared by the hospital board, citing the non profit public character of the hospital and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Electric Power Company
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
C. W. Amidon
Power .Company
Two Menaechmuses to Replace Journey's End Kansas Players
The Two Menaechmuses will replace Journey's End as the Kansas Players last season production. Allen Crafton directs in Fraser Theater with April 27 28 and 29 performances, tickets on sale April 25 in Green Hall basement. The comedy centers on twin brothers with shared loves and mischief, noted for wit and fast action. Mayers features prominently in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Players
Shakespere
Allen Crafton
Fraser
Knights of
Green Hall
K & 71
Rodmans
Hangas Mayers
Will Try New Plan for Control of Stray Dogs
Lawrence city commissioners plan a new method to handle stray dogs to cut costs. Current system uses three veterinarians and a dog catcher with five day boarding before destruction. proposed shift would house dogs at an old brick yard for boarding and disposal at lower cost, though rabies cases complicate confinement needs. Professors Skilton Anderson Simpson attend Tulsa organists convention with Spindler slated to perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Elgim
Jack Carter
Sinn
Carter
Pleads Guilty in Whiskey Possession Case
Daniel Hinojosa, one of three To rpeka Mexicans arrested Friday eighty county officers, pleaded guilty Saturday afternoon before Justice J H Mitchell to possession and transportation of ten gallons of alleged whiskey. He received a jail sentence of sixty days and a fine of 200 dollars. The Oakland touring car he drove at the time of arrest will be confiscated. Roberto Vallez and Salva e Carrero, arrested with Hinojosa, were released after Hinojosa admitted ownership of the whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Hinojosa
J. H. Mitchell
Oakland
Inojosa
R. B. Stev- Roberto Vallez
Salvae Carrero
Hinojosa
Card of Thanks for Kindness in Bereavement
Card of thanks expresses deep appreciation for kindness and sympathy shown during bereavement after the death of a husband and father, signed by Mrs. J. A. Smoots and children, noting appreciation for floral tributes and condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Smoots
Orrick
Glee Club on Tour From Kansas University Women’s Ensemble
The University of Kansas Women’s Glee Club of 32, directed by Miss Agnes Husband, heads on a spring concert tour visiting 10 towns starting tonight in Junction City. The itinerary lists concerts in Chapman Enterprise Minneapolis Delphos Glasco Belleville Morrowville Washington Seneca and Holton with accompanying soloists from Lawrence and area.
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University of Kansas Women’s Glee Club
Agnes Husband
Kansas
Junction City
Chapman
Enterprise
Minneapolis
Delphos
Glasco
Belleville
Mor Tonville
Washington
Seneca
Holton
Morrowville
Helen Stockwell
Lawrence
Lucile Wagner
Mildred Kirkby
Helen Alter
ENTER LAWRENCE EXHIBIT AT WESTERN ART MEETING
An exhibit of regular city school work will travel to St Louis for the Western Art association meeting in early May. Curated by supervisor Maud Ellsworth the collection spans from kindergarten to high school. Elementary works feature colorful borders and motifs, junior high pieces are black and white, and high school entries include water colors and surface patterns.
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St. Louis
Western Art Association
Biss Maud Ellsworth
Deaths and Funerals Hiram B Cantrell
Hiram B Cantrell a retired minister died Saturday night at 2803 Iowa street Topeka Kansas He was born in Independence Missouri Sept 15 1861 and lived in Kansas many years He is survived by his wife Nettie Cantrell five grandchildren three brothers Louis Cantrell of Argentine two half brothers Tom Vaughn of Kansas City Missouri and John Vaughn of Garnett and a nephew Leonard Tuttle of Topeka Funeral services will be held at Topeka at 1 o clock Tuesday afternoon Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery in Lawrence and a short service will be held at the grave. Simon L Nichols Simon L Nichols 77 died last night at the home of his son Norman Nichols one and a half miles east of Lawrence 2 oclock Wednesday afternoon from the Rumsey funeral home Burial will be made in Maple Grove cemetery He is survived by one sister Mrs Malinda Aubrey Klammath Falls Oregon two brothers Frank Nichols of Oregon and Abe Nichols of Washington four daughters Mrs Dick Coffman Mrs Fred Johnson Mrs Ora Hollingsworth and Mrs Earl Higgins of Lawrence and four sons Amos Nichols Fred Nichols Norman Nichols and Harry Nichols of Lawrence
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Hiram B. Cantrell
Iowa
Topeka
Kansas
Independence
Nettie[ Cantrel
Louis Cantrell
Argentine
Tom Vaughn
Kansas City
John Vaughn
Garnett
Leonard Tuttle
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lawrence
Simon L. Nichols
Norman Nichols
Rumsey
Maple ‘Grove Cemetery
Malinda Aubrey
Klamtah Falls
Ore
Frank Nichols
Oregon
Abe Nichols
Washington
Dick Coffman
Fred Johnson
Ora Hollingsworth
Earl Higgins
Law ‘Rence
Amos Nichols
Fred Nichols
Harry Nichols
Mob hangs confessed child slayer in Saint Francis
Governor Woodring arrived amid a lynching of Richard Read from the county jail at Saint Francis. Read had confessed to slaying eight year old Dorothy Unter and was removed by a mob to a tree where he was hanged early this morning. Authorities prepared for possible investigations, while local officials reported they had taken precautions to maintain order.
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Richard Read
Dorothy
Unter
Attorney General's Office
Read
Saint Francis
Woodring
Boynton to Atwood to Make an Investigation
Topeka dispatch says Roland Boynton state’s attorney general left for Atwood to probe the lynching of Richard Read a 43 year old confessed attacker and slayer of eight year old Dorothy Hunter Governor Woodring ordered aid to local authorities and Boynton with special investigator Will Johns to review the case and Kansas law on sheriff reinstatement after lynching.
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Topeka
Roland Boynton
Atwood
Richard Read
Dorothy Hunter
Boynton
Harrty H. Woodring
Atttorney
Saint Francis
Will Johns
Kansas
A. A. Bacon
Difficulty in Finding Tree Delayed Lynching
Atwood Kansas April 18 AP Darkness and tree shortage in the prairie country hindered a mob’s plan to hang Richard Read early today. A witness said it was necessary to travel five miles to locate an elm in a ravine on the Ed Lyman ranch. The caravan used car headlights to light the preparations as the mob bound the alleged attacker with barbed wire. Read blamed liquor for his actions and asked his watch go to his parents. Coroner Dr Charles E Hennenberger was notified and an inquest was planned for today.
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Atwood
Kan
Richard Read
Dorothy Hunter
Ed Lyman
Old fifty cent shin plaster found by Lawrence postman
In Lawrence a fifty cent shin plaster bill from the 1860s turned up with L B Read the veteran postman receiving it from E H Balco now of Hamburg Iowa. Balco sent the relic as payment for nursery orders with Interstate Nurseries.
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L. B. Read
Business
E. H.balco
Lawrence
Hamburg
Balco
Milford
Kan
Interstate Nurseries
World Friendship Rally Draws Congregational Delegates
Twelve churches from Topeka Tonganoxie Overbrook Ottawa Garnett and Colony attend a World Friendship Rally under the Congregational State Conference. Dr Alfred Grey presided with delegates including pastors and members. B Gonzales Topeka state conference superintendent spoke at 2 30 pm while Dr Howell Davies of Chicago regional secretary for missions was scheduled for 7 30 pm.
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Topeka
Tonganoxie
Overbrook
Ottawa
Garnett
Colony
Congregational Church
Dgay
Congregational State Conference
Alfred Grey
Plymouth
B. Gonzales
State Conference of Congregational Chutches
Howell Davies
Chicago
Congregational Commission On Missions
Man Fined for Drunkenness in Police Court
G. W. Harris colored, arrested last Wednesday for drunkenness, was fined $5 in police court Friday morning by Judge C. H. Daugherty.
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G. W. Harris
C. H. Daugherty
Western Kansas Lynching First in State Since 1916
Topeka Kan April 18 AP Hanging of Richard Read near At wood Kan early today marks the first lynching in Kansas since 1916 unofficial records show. The piece recounts prior mob violence across the state from 1863 to 1889 and notes past lynchings in Atchison Lawrence Leavenworth Olathe and other locations.
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Topeka
Kan
Richard Read
Atwood
Kansas
Bert Dudley
Olathe
Sanderson
Holton
Leavenworth
Atchison
Wellington
Charles Ith
Bill Brooks
Charles Hasbrook
Kaw River
Lawrence
Medicine Lodgebank
Pat Cleary
Lincoln
Mob penalties and past lynchings in Kansas history
The excerpt outlines mob penalties in Kansas, detailing five years to life for mob participation and two to 21 years for abetting an escape. It recalls a 1878 public lynching in Fort Scott of a Black man accused of attacking a girl, and the 1900 hanging of Leo Edlinger’s accused murderers George and Ed Silsbee at Fort Scott.
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Topeka
Fort Scott
E . George
Ed Silsbee
Leo Edlinger
Plan Scout Program at Lecompton High School
The Boy Scouts of Lawrence will stage a Lecompton fundraiser at Lecompton High School at 8 o clock Wednesday night. Glenn Mitchell of Lawrence oversees the program with L H Heaston speaking. The Lawrence boys band will perform, a contest team from the Secut rally will demonstrate signaling first aid fire making and bugling, and Troop 5% and Troop 52 will present stunts. The event aims to foster good relations with Lecompton and invites local merchants to attend. a small admission fee will be charged.
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Lecompton
Boy Scouts of
Lawrence
Lecompton High School
Glenn Mitchell
L. H. Heaston
First Christian Church
First Methodist Church
Sma
North Central Man Studies KU Standards Process
Gardner of the North Central Association arrives at the University of Kansas to study admission, fees, advisory system, and non athletic functions. He will finish tomorrow as part of a wider survey with similar reviews at several universities. Reports will aid idea exchange among institutions.
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D. i. Gardner
Committee On
North Central Association of Colleges and Universities
University of Kansas
Gardner
K. U
No Rain in West and Local Notices from Topeka
Wet weather continued in eastern Kansas with warmer outlooks for the east while the dry west hoped for moisture. Other items report district horn-honking complaints, a special Legion meeting, a patient at Excelsior Springs hospital, and a Colorado GOP stance backing Hoover for renomination.
Paint and Curtain Theft Reported in Mass. Street
White way poles along Massachusetts Street were repainted and globes washed under the direction of E. W. Pettibone. Clark Adams reported stolen curtains from his car parked at Eleventh and Massachusetts streets.
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Massachusetts Street
E. W. Pettibone
Clark Adams
Eleventh
Massachusetts
Confidence urged to Rotary members in color and talk
H B Ober urged Lawrence Botarians to replace low mood with construction in speech and advocate confidence in business and government. He cited fear causing people to forget life’s blessings while noting gains in several quarters and industrial leaders’ faith in the future. The talk ended with a color blending demonstration and a wardrobe note as Rotarians of about twenty, led by Prof W B Downing, sang after a practice period.
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Lawrence Botarians
H. B. Ober
Ober
Prof
W. B. Downing
Society Notes Highlight Engagements and Gatherings
A birthday surprise for Mr. Lefmann and Kenneth Hodges at their home in Kansas honors, with twenty four guests. Engagement announced for Miss Alberta Kirk to Dr. James Harvey Jennett, wedding May 4 at the bride’s home. Various club meetings and social events listed, including tax study class, Lawrence Woman’s Club luncheon, and Daughters of the American Revolution activities, with speakers, scholarships, and tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Lefmann
Lefman
Kenneth Hodges
Phillip Lefmann
Lena Leffman
Eudora
Elmer Hodges
Edwin
Marvin
Kenneth
Frank
Edwin Lefmaine
Louise
Alvena Niedermier
Kansas City
Ida Riggs
Richard Riggs
Alberta Kirk
A. E. Kirk
Hutchinson
James Harvey Jennett
H. N. Jennett
Miss Kirk
University of Kansas
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Jennett
University of Missouri
Phi Kappai Psi
Rosedale
Kansas City General Hospital
Earthquake Toll Reported in Hankow China
Reports from northeast Hupeh province say the April 6 quake killed tens of thousands in several towns and villages. In Chanute Kansas the civil service certifies D. M. Balch Wilfred Cavances and Frank C. Dixon as eligible for postmaster.
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Hankow
China
Hupeh
Chanute
Four Guilty Pleas In Local Gambling Case
Four defendants pleaded guilty this afternoon before Justice J. H Mitchell to operating a gambling device. Mrs Walter Pine Amethyst? Pine operator of a lunch room at Hird s Corner M M Elliott operator of a filling station at Hird s corner Anthoner Norvil proprietor of the Teepee at Indian Village and J C Akers proprietor of Rainbow Pharmacy were fined 5 dollars each and the four slot machines and a penny machine were confiscated. Disposition of the money in the machines was being debated as county officials, including County Attorney R B Stevens and Sheriff Jack Dunkley, conferred. The machines had coins not slugs and reportedly contained considerable money. The interior department bill debate and other notes followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H- Mitchell
R. B. Stevens
Justice Mitchell
George Melvin
Defensettorney
Jack Dunkley
Market Woes Persist as Wheat Leads Declines in Chicago
Chicago market notes show a weak session with a 131,000 bushel drop in U S wheat supply and declines across wheat corn and oats. May wheat fell, with prices pressured by bearish stock market effects. demand pockets and Germany’s grain actions influenced sentiment. Kansas City reports softer cattle and mixed livestock tone, while corn followed wheat trends and eastern demand improved slighty for corn shipments to New England.
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Chicago
United States
Germany
New England
Kansas City
Milo Malar
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Memorial Hospital
K. UE
Tulsa, Oklago
C. S. Skilton
Laurel Everette Anderson
Garriss Simpson
University of Kansas School of Fine ‘Arts
Trie
American “Guild of Organists
Tulsa
Oklz
Skiltan
Anderson
Ma ‘Simpson
Ruth Spindler
National Federation of Mu
San Francisco
Fritz Coady
Glee Club
Thejr
Plan Scout
Lawrence Rouse
North Central
Man
S. D. Flora
Flora
Baldwin Mitchell
W. C. Ellis
O. T. Davis
Rhode Island
Street
Veterans Hospital
Excelsior Springs
Mr. Davis
Colorado G
Hoover
Denver
Colo
B. Ober
League of Women Voters
Episcopal Parish House
W. Tt. Maddox
Universit Political Science Department
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Jens PL Jensen
University Economics
Harold Howe
Kansas State College
Chanter CW
Wiedemann’s
Colonial Tea Room
Abileng
Betty Washington
Florence Barrows
E. A. White
H. ©. Aynerson
W. W. Hutton
Dorothy Dinsmoor
Ada Lindell
Mary Howell
H.A. Dodderidge
Miss Gilmore
White House
House
Senate
Interior Department
Journal-World Market Basket
Arthur
Wettig
Harness Shop
Kansasity
IO Sanne
U Hocee
Arizona
Enrcage Tross
New York
Liberty Stes
Liberty First
Liberty Fourth
Treasury
Tomers
USDA
Sin Pest
North Aleta Trish Cobblers
Red River
Idaho Russell
Pater
Andy Kirk
Brunswick and
Victor
Benny Figben
Drummer
The
Colored Bands
Screen
Bill Boyd
Carnival
Ginger Rogers
Hobart Bosworth
Silly Symphony
Ace
Journal-World
Fritz CO
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