Daw Bell Daw son wins feature race at Kansas Relays
Dawson son wins feature race over Cunningham with a 4 17.4 time in the 1th annual Kansas Relays program. Kaiser anchors Tulsa Skelly Club milers to tape, Manning leads in 18 yard hurdles, Crooms wins 100 yard dash in 9.8 seconds, imperial records set across shuttle relay and two mile events at Memorial Stadium with Oklahoma and Arizona teams posting top marks.
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Glen Dawson
Tulsa Skelly Club
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Leon Carroll
Emporia Teachers College
Heart Balm Judgment Set Aside by Judge
Federal Judge William H. Holly set aside the $100,000 heart balm judgment awarded to Mrs. Helen Beford-Jones of Evansville Ind and granted a new trial for Mrs. Mary Bernadin Bedford-Jones the writer’s second wife. The verdict was deemed excessive and unconscionable and the retrial is scheduled for June 24 in Chicago Palm Springs California.
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Chicago
William H. Holly
Helen Beford-Jones
Evansville
Ind
Mary Bernardin Bedford-Jones
Henry Bedford- Jones
Helen Bedford-Jones
Palm Springs
Calif
John B. Black
Coffman Tops Relays in Decathlon at Kansas Meet
Clyde Coffman former KU star and Olympic team member won the Kansas Relays decathlon by 14 points over Oklahoma’s Lovett Burk. Coffman excelled in pole vault and hurdles, earning the top event score of 910 points in the decathlon and a vault of 13 feet 9 inches. Final standings list Burk 6709, Patterson 6523, Hewes 6501, with Coffman’s total 6719 under new scoring standards.
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Clyde Coffman
University of Kansas
Kansas
Coffman
Jim Bausch
Bausch
America
Burk
Oklahoma
Ray Patterson
Iowa Wesleyan
Elmo Hewes
Homer Leech
Missouri Valley College
Victor Pahl
St. Ambrose
Lee Casida
Ottawa University
Bill Hemphill
Kansas State College
Lorenzo McLain
Wichite University
Patterson
Hughes
Ten
Attersom
Schmutz
Ih Pa
Hemphril
Grammer
Casida
Bearce
Haun
Monre
Parl
Haun kKi Pahl
Leech
McLain
Gram- Schmutz Amer
Shrader
Lerch
Coftman
Pahl
Strader
Moore
Merrin
Hann la
Casida Ff
Ins Hewes
Ummer
Haun Gram- Schmutz
Funeral in Hutchinson for famed Kansas lawyer F Dumont Smith
Prominent Kansans attended the funeral of F Dumont Smith in Hutchinson after his death on April 19. Chief Justice A W Johnson and Associate Justice R A Burch were among the mourners. Rev Stanley L Smith led the Grace Episcopal church service.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
F. Dumont Smith
A. W. Johnson
R. A. Burch
Stanley L. Smith
Grace Episcopal Church
Record notes from early track meets show mixed results
Old records cited include a 7 46 mile time for Indiana in 1934. A Dees shot put of 51 feet 35 inches and Pichenor 50 feet 1% inches. Hist Nebraska 47 feet 1h inches and Russell Pittaburs Teachers 46 feet 10%. Also listed are Texas A&M Boyce Irwin 50 feet 1% inches 1934.5. Relays show Wondy Town, Dooley Bridges Nelson Owen. Texas tied for third with Oklahoma and Arizona. Be cow breaks 41.1 and 40.3. Michigan State wins foursmile relay.
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Crooms
Emporia Teachers’ College
Grieve
Illinois
Owen
Iowa
Jimmie Owen
University of Iowa
St. Louis
Sam Allen
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
Kansas State College
Arizona
Oklahoma
O'Reilly
Argies
Elwin Dees
University of Kansas
University of Town
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence High School
Haskell
Mary Margaret
Mary Margaret, Man,ary of Dodge City
Alf M. Landon
Clyde Littlefield
University of Texas
Miss Manary
Katherine Barbara Kuster
Enterprise
Lucile Bottom
Kansas City
Sam Alelen
Oklahoma Pantist University
University of Indiana
Dees
Kansas
Pichenor
Aggi
Nebrask
Russell
Pittaburs
Ertelaya
Boyce Irwin
Texas A. & M
Dooley
Briges
C. Nelson
Texas
Beco
Southern California
University of Mlinoig
Michigan State
Dennis
Gardner
Ottey
Hurd
Kansas State
Germany Rejects League Findings in New Discrimination Note
A curt German note rejects the League of Nations Council’s condemnation of rearmament, calling it new discrimination and announcing Germany will state its position on debated questions. Across Europe Dover Rome Paris and Moscow react with mixed views as France expands the steel ring and Romania hints at armament growth.
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Associated Press
Powers of Europe
League of Nations Council
Council of the
League of Nations
Germany
Council of the League
Rome
Teague Council
Hitlar
London
Foreign Office
Moscow
Izvestin
League Council
France
Paris
Russia
Air Ministry
Carol
Romania
Nine Escape Involved in Nineteenth Street Crash
Nine people escaped serious injury after a midday collision at Nineteenth street and Learnard avenue. The Goff family, moving from route 6 area, were taken to Memorial hospital with minor cuts and shock before being released. Brubaker and his three children in a 1925 sedan avoided injury. ambulance transported the Goffs.
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Nineteenth Street
Learnard Avenue
Roy Goff
Memorial Hospital
Lanty Brubaker
Brubaker
Goff
Chrysler
Dodge
Brown's Grove
Lawrence
The
Grove
Long adjourns fifth Louisiana session after dictator laws
Baton Rouge reports Huey Long’s fifth special legislative session adjourned sine die after approving a new batch of what critics dubbed dictator laws. Long plans to return to Washington to renew attacks on the Roosevelt administration and warned federal officials to withdraw relief money as he claimed control of state expenditures.
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Baton Rouge
PH Huey Long
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Long
Hauptmann's counsel files 133 arguments for appeal
In Trenton on April 20, Bruno Richard Hauptmann's defense submitted 133 arguments to the prosecution asking to set aside his Lindbergh baby slaying conviction. The filing paves the way for his appeal scheduled in June.
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Hauptmann
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Stock Market Index Report Shows Mixed Movements
A stock market index of 66 stocks records 39.6 on Thursday and 38.8 in early trade. The blotchy OCR fragment mentions dairy prices with cream at 30c and a reference to Central Produce and open on Sunday with a 700 unit adv wording.
Easter plans and services across capitals and holy sites
Washington and Rome report Easter preparations as dignitaries attend services. President and Mrs. Roosevelt planned to lead public worship at St. Thomas and Mrs. Roosevelt to sunrise services at Arlington. In Rome Holy Week ends with Cardinal Pacelli blessing the paschal candle as churches resume choral music. In Jerusalem hundreds join Easter and Passover observances at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and St George’s cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
St. Thomas
Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
St. George’s Cathedral
Security bill stalls in Senate jam after House approval
In Washington on April 20 the Roosevelt social security bill cleared the House 372 to 33 but faces a tougher run in the Senate finance committee. Debates over new taxes, unemployment insurance, and state cooperation prompt calls for rapid action, with hearings scheduled next week on the bonus bill and recovery measures.
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Washington
Lpi
House of Representatives
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
NRA
Harrison
J Harrison
House
Byrd
Roosevelt
Congress
Amelia Earhart Lands Near Mexico City After Off Course Flight
Amelia Earhart, veteran flyer and record holder, landed at 1 87 p m in Mexico City after deviating from her route from Burbank to the Mexican capital. She had taken off at 9 53 p m the previous night with a mail cargo on a goodwill flight, completing 1700 miles in 13 hours 33 minutes and paused briefly at Nepala before regaining bearings and continuing toward her destination despite being about 100 miles off course.
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Mexico
D.F
Amelia Earhart
C.S.T
Burbank
Calif
Nepala
Drouth Area Help Plans Announced by AAA
Washington announces Emergency plans to aid farmers in western drouth and dust storm areas. Reduced livestock freight rates, extended return periods, cheap feed shipments, and Amarillo Texas branch office to help locate available pastures. Emergency outbound rates set at 83 percent of normal, inbound at 15 percent. Returns allowed through June 30, 1936.
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Washington
CPI
Drouth
West
Southwest
AAA
Federal Livestock Feed Agency
Amarillo
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Rteurn
Government Bureau Rejects $150,000,000 Erosion Aid Plan
Washington Apr 20 observers report a soil erosion service official opposes President Roosevelt work relief funds. He suggests $50 million would suffice for two years, warning large sums may reduce efficiency and threaten permanent program goals.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Work Relief Fund
Soil
Department of Agriculture
Abelian
Endorse Control Plan for Marias des Cygnes Valley
Lyndon Kansas April 20 The plan for flood control and water conservation in the Marias des Cygnes valley through reservoirs was endorsed at a meeting of valley boosters. Osage county was asked to appropriate 500 dollars for preliminary surveys with further meetings planned at Garnett April 25 and Paola April 26.
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Lyndon
Kan
Marias Des Cygnes Valley
Osage County
Garnett
Paola
Federal money ties to state unemployment and pensions
The plan provides 90 percent payment to states to fund unemployment insurance and public old age pensions. States set most benefit levels while matching funds may be required for child aid. Farmers, domestic workers, casual workers, seamen, and some groups are excluded from unemployment and certain pension schemes.
Grand Jury Probes Tulsa Slayings Opposing Kennamer Subpoena
Tulsa Oklahoma April 20 A grand jury issued a subpoena to Phil Kennamer awaiting a governor ordered appearance in Tulsa to aid an inquiry into the death of John Gorrell a student dentist shot Thanksgiving night and the fatal December 9 car finding of Sidney Born Kennamer son of federal judge Franklin E Kennamer has claimed his father murdered his son and knows who did it while Kennamer's attorney said he would assist the investigation Police sergeant Henry Maddux accused of forced resignation plans to seek a hearing before the city commission and possibly reappear before the grand jury as it continues its third week of session and a Gov Marland order is being sought to bring Kennamer to Tulsa for questioning.
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Owen Watts
Garland Marrs
Tulsa County
Oklahoma City
Marland
Tulsa
Kennamer
Pawnee
John Gorrell
Gorrell
Sidney Born
Young Kennamer
Franklin E. Kennamer
Born
C. A. Coakley
Willng
Coakley
Maddux
Henry Maddux
Force
City Commission
Patterson Reelected President Of Newspaper Editors Group
Patterson of the Toledo Blade was re elected president of the American Society of Newspap er Editors by the directors. Dwight Marvin of the Troy Record was chosen treasurer to replace E B Beck. Other officers all reelected include Marvin H Creager, A H Kirchhofer and M W Atwood. Divorced wife remarries Norma Jones Edwards of White Plains and Howard Clayton of Brooklyn and Yokohama wed in Reno after Edwards divorce.
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Washington
P—Grove Patterson
Toledo Blade
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Dwight Marvin
Troy
Record
E. 8. Beck
Chicago Tribune
Marvin H. Creager
The
Milwaukee Journal
A. H. Kirchhofer
Buffalo Evening News
M. W. Atwood
Gannett Newspapers
Reno
Nev
UPI
Norma Jones Edwards
White Plains
N. Y
Howard Clayton
Brooklyn
Yokohama
Japan
Edwards
William Hanford
Big Bill) Edwards
Princeton
Port of New York
Baseball results and injuries from major leagues
National League notes show multiple teams and players with varied line scores and pairings. In American League action Boston beat Washington 4 to 4 as Welch allowed four hits. Joe Cascarella lost to the Yankees 3 to 1. Babe Ruth exited with a left leg injury in Boston vs Brooklyn after a single then a barnyard horse moment.
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New York
Philadelphia
Schumacher
Mancuso
Johnson
Wilton
Mungo
Lopez
Cantwell
Horan
Cincinnati
Chieace
MacFayden
Campbell
Carleton
Warneke
Hartnett
St. Louis
Pol
Pittsburgh
Walker
Davis
Hoyt
Padden
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Senators
Welch
Boston
R. Ferrell
Weaver
Ruswell
Petit
Dalton
Chicago
Parashix
Sewell
Brachelder
Knott
Hemsley
Bifty Gomez
Joe Cascarella
Yankees
Athletics
Cascatella
Foxx
Gomez
Dicker
Cleveland
Detroit
GAN
Hildebrand
Lates Auker
Sullivan
Cobra
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Babe Ruth
Brooklyn
Wally Berger
Ruppert Thompson
Olathe to Repeal Horse Age Ordinances
Olathe Kansas plans to repeal several outdated laws as it updates its ordinance book. Mayor D M Ashlock notes removals include prohibitions on driving horses across bridges faster than a walk and curbs on ball playing in business districts loitering near churches and card playing on Sunday along with the anti slingshot ordinance.
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Kan
Olathe
D. M. Ashlock
Mails Jammed by Send a Dime Chain Letter
Denver reports a postal surge as the “send a dime and redistribute wealth” chain letter overwhelms 18th Street Post Office. Postmaster J Q Stevie and Inspector Roy Nelson acknowledge the scheme, noting it is illegal. Receipts rise as dozens of recipients send dimes while authorities await full investigation.
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Denver
Fang
J. QO
Stevie
18Th Street
Roy E. Nelson
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Bewse
Washington
Post Office Department
Gun battle leaves two dead two wounded near McPherson
A gunfight near McPherson Kansas resulted in Walter Depee about 32 of Wichita killed and Undersheriff Carl Fischer wounded. The two officers confronted two men alleged bootleggers. 50 gallons of liquor were found in their car. Albert Depee, 27, surrendered and was held for safekeeping. Walter Depee’s record spans larceny robbery liquor charges across multiple states.
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Here
Depee
Fischer
Tvo
James
Oklahoma
McPherson
Wichita
Walter Depee
Tulsa
Texas
California
Albert Depes
Lawrence Enters 182 in All Kansas Music Contest
Lawrence high school sends 182 students to the All Kansas music contest in Emporia from Monday through Friday under GC Sawhill and Joe Williams. Soloists, ensembles, and choirs will compete, many rated Highly Superior or Superior in the previous EK Conference contest. Parents provide transport. several Excellent soloists pay entry fees.
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Lawrence High School
Emporia
GC. E. Sawhill
Joe E. Williams
Kansas
Ruth Haggard
Mary Helen Harrison
Samsou Smart
Jeanne Moyer
Ted Gress
Arthur Harris
Betty Bridges
Budd Russell
Helen Rice
David Thomas
Regional Meetings Planned AmidCalls for Unity in GOP
White urges regional GOP gatherings to discuss party affairs for 1936 without backing candidates or a platform. He stresses dissociation from candidacies, while midwest talks edge toward Kansas City with figures like Landon named. Other senators and representatives back the plan, aiming to show fallacies of the New Deal. Easter at Friends Church includes a baptism of a class and sermon on faith and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Allen White
Kansas
G.O. P
Capitol
White
Mid-West
Kansas City
Govenor
Alf M. Landon
Capper
Dickinson
Iowa
Vandenberg
Michigan
McNary
Oregon
Sneil
New York
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Borah
Idaho
Snell
Ne Lpm
Friends Church
Weather forecast for Mansas area and roads
The forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and Sunday with slightly warmer temperatures in the east and south. Morning conditions are clear with some partly cloudy areas around Ottawa Wichita and Topeka and cloudy skies at Pittsburg. Roads in dirt and Douglas county are reported good with Gas Office record showing a 7 pm yesterday reading of 22.59 and today’s noon reading for maximum and minimum pending.
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Mansas
Ottawa
Wichita
Topeka
Pittsburg
Douglas County
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Teachery Youre
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Kansas Relays
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Nineteenth
Learnard
Huey Long
Amelia
Mexico City
Drouth Area
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Grand Jury
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Okla
Phil Kennamer
McAlester
Patterson Reelected
Dixon
Ill
Charles Skinner
Hermit Poet
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Harry Edwards
United States
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Ralph Allen
Samlou Smart
Gertrude Welch
Minerva Davis
Barbara Edmonds
Charles Noble
Norman Edmonds
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Margaret Lewis
Theodore Sperry
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Mi Ewing
Oscar Rumsey
Frank Ted Gress
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Carl Knox
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Charlie Hay
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