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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1935
Page
2
Topeka Apr 19 LP One teacher schools dominate Kansas education with 7 004 of 8 414 total schools. Enrollment totals show one room schools with 179 356 pupils vs 366 986 in other districts. Women teachers outnumber men in rural and high school settings.
Woolworth Allen, 31, extradited from Emporia Kansas, was acquitted by a Buffalo County Nebraska jury of participating in the Fort Kearney State Bank robbery on October 3. The trial lasted about six hours with jury deliberations, and the verdict was read by Judge Hostetler at 9 am. The defendant, free on bond, expressed thanks to jurors after the verdict. Police and bank officials had identified him, while he claimed he was not in Kearney on the robbery day.
Financial and commodity markets largely suspended for Good Friday with banks open and few exceptions such as New York bar silver and FX rates. federal livestock reports also noted. Fire at Delta Tau House a malfunctioning oil burner led to a small blaze, extinguished by fraternity and fire crews. LeRoy Dobkins of Neodesha Kansas sentenced to five years in reform school then paroled after pleading guilty to car theft in Okmulgee district court.
A fragmented quiz page asks seven questions about Gar Wood Vincent Astor Roosevelt yacht Ceslon island New York motto Dionne quintuplets siblings medieval roles Henri Christophe and the National Industrial Recovery Board chairman plus the term theodolite and ilisc arteries.
Easter worship plans fill Trinity Lutheran First Methodist and North Lawrence Faith Baptist as communities observe sunrise and candlelit services. A. C. Reuter leads Trinity's choir in Life Everlasting with Petrie cantata. First Methodist offers Living Christ sermon by Rev. Hunt and Easter play Pilate. a Sunrise Young People service features an Easter egg offering and choir.
World record miler Glenn Cunningham visits Lawrence for the Kansas Relays and hopes for sunny conditions. He notes he studies at the University of Iowa and handles letters with Mrs. Cunningham by using a pen while she types. The article also mentions a radio show by Melody Belles on WREN and funeral details for F. Smith in Hutchinson, plus a business move by C. J. Elliott in Lawrence dealing in poultry and eggs.
Washington April 19 The Roosevelt administration weighs centralizing the power program now spread across four dozen government units into a single head or agency. The move follows earmarking 100 million dollars for rural electrification and involves the Federal Power Commission Tennessee Valley Authority Public Works Administration the Federal Emergency Relief Administration department of Agriculture engineers EFHA and related bodies.
Youthfully pretty Mrs Seine A Bridie ammit of New Jersey won the D A R presidency elect by 1436 to 619 over Dr Flora Myers Gillentine of Chattanooga. Her slate swept into office with large majorities, backed by Mrs Russell William Magna. The result prompted late night celebrations at Constitution Hall as winners shook hands with the losers.
John E. Curby of Mc Alester Oklahoma dies at home. Funeral set for Saturday at Funk chapel with Rev Clarence Thomas officiating. Burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Surviving relatives include his mother Mrs Emma C Curby and siblings. Mya Spangler, a Kansas pioneer, dies in Lecompton after long illness. husband H W Spangler, a Kansas civic leader, had died in 1917. he was Lecompton mayor.
The National Reserve building in Topeka, a ten story office structure, will be 100 percent air conditioned, owner George Godfrey Moore announced. It is the first midwest office building with full air conditioning. Several floors house the Kansas emergency relief committee and federal agencies.
Kansas lawmakers and outsiders await a contemplated special session date as Governor Landon holds off until federal work relief rules are clear. Expect discussion on work relief and social security measures, with bets on May timing to aid wheat harvest and avoid lengthy sessions.
Topeka April 197- Frank Gilleece executive secretary of the Kansas athletic commission announced temporary suspension today of all principals in a wrestling show that ended in a riot last night in Kansas City Kansas. The suspensions are precautionary pending investigation and a report will follow lifting suspensions for those found blameless. Those suspended include the American Legion post sponsoring the exhibition George Simpson promoter Charles Hatfield referee Farmer Tobin Humboldt Ia wrestler and his opponent hooded wrestler known as The Big Bad Wolf.
Pilgrims symbolizing Christ stagger under the burden of the cross along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. They halt at the fourteen stations from the praetorium to the Holy Sepulcher, with a solemn procession beginning with the removal of the crucified effigy from the cross in Calvary marking the observances.
A large attendance is expected for a 7 45 p m Good Friday service at Trinity Lutheran Church featuring two choirs and a Haskell male quartet plus Miss Lets Walker singing Were You There A large cross formation with candlelit aisles is planned Rev C A Pursue will give the sermon It Was for Me All are welcome A clock aged 113 years stays time at Mrs Lillie Webster Holloway home in south Hutchinson Kan
The head of the department of magic at Arizona State Teachers College Flagstaff will direct the college's a cappella choir for Grand Canyon Easter sunrise services. The broadcast will air at 6 30 p.m. over WREN and the NBG network. Ardrey, formerly of Lawrence, is a University of graduate.
Union leader Bill Cochran e announces fewer stag entries at Wednesday dances, with a drop from 200 to 150. The Joe Sutton suit ends with costs paid, while Jayhawk sponsor candidate Ettenson emerges from meetings. Professors and officials prepare for relays actions as campus life shifts with spring.
Adolf Hitler nears his 46th birthday amid global tension and domestic consolidation. The article traces his rise from the Beer Hall Putsch to dictatorial power, noting rearmament, anti Semitism, and steps breaking Versailles terms. Palestine plans a formal honoring, while the League of Nations and Geneva disarmament talks falter. Professor James C Malin of Kansas is to discuss farm population turnover at the Mississippi Valley Historical Society meeting in Cincinnati.
Russell Boyle, 18, signed confession admitting he shot his parents and burned their farm home near Woodward Ohls on April 19. County Judge L A Cooter allowed admission of the statement after defense objections. Prosecution builds case that Boyle killed to free himself to court a girl his parents opposed.
Denver April 19 Railroad officials extended until May 31 their emergency freight rates for moving cattle in the Texas Panhandle Oklahoma and Eastern New Mexico American Livestock Association secretary E Mollen said today. An application for a rate cut on cotton seed cake and meal was denied. All other feed remains under the emergency rate.
Tulsa Oklahoma April 19 CPH The head of a forgery ring accused of obtaining 30000 in the last three years throughout the southwest was sought today by Tulsa police Three men have been arrested and the alleged brains of the gang owner of a Tulsa print shop was being hunted Henry Maddux police criminologist said He refused to name the leader who had left the city it was learned when officers went to arrest him Maddux used a defective letter o in the type with which the checks duplicating company forms were printed led to fixing of the blame on the missing print shop owner The OERA the Texas company and the Stanolind Oil Co were among the concerns on which the checks were written Maddux had in his possession 33 forged OERA checks totaling 29750 hey were tied on the First National bank of Oklahoma City and forged on the Tulsa and Dromright OERA offices
St Johns Catholic Church closes Lent with the Way of the Cross at 7 39 p m Good Friday. Holy Saturday Mass begins 7 60 8 a m with children and senior choirs. Easter Sunday high mass at 7 30 p m features a musical program including Vidi Aquam Introit Rossini Kyrie and Gloria. Communion Pascha Nostrum Rosini Benediction. The children choir sings at 9 30 p m Tow mags? Rev M T Hoffman pastor.
In De Soto, Mrs G V Longstreth and Mrs L F Taylor visited Kansas City for the day. Mrs Clark Gardner remains seriously ill at home after tetanus treatment at Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. Thursday was Club Day for local ladies with the Young Women's group meeting at Mrs Nora Dowding’s home, assisted by Mrs Ethel Sines. Twenty members and two guests attended.
Kaw Valley Farm Bureau and neighbors gathered at Mrs D Frant home near Lawrence for a social. Names include Mrs Charles Sox Mrs Milton Schrake Mrs Edward Martin Miss Myrtle Walters and many others. Local visits noted with John Ott Sr Ted Flory Olof Schickner and families. Betty Cox diagnosed with mumps.
Mrs Bert Mitchell and son visited Franklin with relatives for Lawrence Kennedy’s birthday. many neighbors hosted dinners and attended church events. Individuals include Arthur Schutz, Raymond Schutz, Dr Outland of Kansas City, Walter Puckett, Ted Flory, Jim Strong, Fred Strong, John Ott Jr, Charles Cox, Lola Duncan and families, plus local residents at Walnut Grove and Farmland schools.
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