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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1929
Page
8
The San Diego crash involved Lieut Keefer of the Army and the Maddux Air Lines liner. Keefer misjudged distance causing a collision with the Maddux plane, killing Keefer and several others while raising charges of air traffic rule violations and stunting.
The Kansas State Prison will add a 470 bed steel cell block with running water and sanitary conditions replacing older stone housing. Warden Milo Amrine says 400 inmates have moved to temporary quarters as the block is built and other cells are modernized. discipline now uses loss of privileges instead of corporal measures.
Reports say Chang Tsung Chang's forces suffered a serious defeat in Ninghaichow area of Shantung province. General Lie Chen-Nien's units drove the enemy back leaving as many as 25,000 troops leaderless and in retreat. Local merchants described widespread disorder and panic among retreating troops.
Washington AP reports navy and textile experts developed an all American woven silk like habutai for parachutes, reducing dependence on Japan and cutting over $125 per date. Six hundred domestic woven chutes ordered. tests include 200 pound drops at 100 mph. Chutes inspected every 30 days and overhauled every three years.
Emporia Kansas hosts the sixteenth all-Kangas Music Festival at Emporia Teachers College from April 29 to May 3 with Baldwin and Lawrence high schools entered in multiple divisions. Frank Beach directs the event, ratings replace rankings this year, and awards will go to top honor groups. An Eljian chorus of 200 plus and three nationally known artists join the programs throughout the week.
Sandhurst, England AP reports a British general staff plan to promote from the ranks by merit, replacing wealth and social status as the path to commissions. Smaller infantry units will be led by capable noncommissioned officers, with top performers sent to Sandhurst for higher education. The reform aims for fewer but highly educated officers trained to adopt new ideas.
Topeka April 22 AP A second dividend of 12 percent totaling $3,904 will be paid to depositors of Commercial State Bank of Arma Kansas on May 13. State bank receiver Chiley Johnson paid today. Other dividends follow with dates in May and June for banks that failed earlier.
April 22 reports 4 planes heading toward Tanimi desert in the Northern Territory. The Kooka Burra piloted by Lieutenant Keith Anderson was seen with a body beneath a wing. A search plane Atlanta found the scene and noted a parachute container of water but no sign of the other crewman. Fire from nearby brush aimed to draw aid. The crash site lies about eighty miles from Powell's Creek and 374 miles north of Alice Springs.
Chicago April 22 AP memory picture of famed sculptor Lorado Taft at work inspires city students. Taft, now a teacher funded by a $5,000 gift from Mrs James N Raymond supports visits to high schools to foster art appreciation. His exhibit, weighing half a ton, travels with him, including casts, molds, dies, clays and plaster, while lectures begin with facial study and the skull as a ground for art grammar.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Adhési Flapao Pads as a self adhesive musculo-chemical device to support abdominal muscles, claiming trusses fail by cutting circulation. It emphasizes no straps, easy application, and awards. It also promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a liver tonic and bowel cleanser, with prices and drugstore availability.
Brain returns to Wave Hill as a train departs in the direction described. The Kansas State Aeronautical Association, formed by students and faculty of the engineering division, Kansas State Agricultural College, promotes aviation science and art.
Researchers advertised free land examination demonstrations by Mr Gustave Marquardt in two Kansas cities Eldridge Hotel Lawrence April 23 and Chesterfield Hotel Topeka April 26 from 10 a m to 7 p m He claims multilingual lectures and private trials to end trusses and knives and invites readers to write for a free trial at Plapo a Plapro Co 998 Stuart Building St Louis Mo
Carl 1081 showcases top plumbing and electric services with emphasis on expert repairs, reliable installations, and customer satisfaction. The ad highlights qualified technicians, prompt service, and lasting results for homes and businesses seeking professional trades.
Lorado Taft will headline the University of Kansas Fine Arts Day on May 2 delivering a convocation address in the Auditorium on Beauty in American Life. He will also speak during a Kiwanis noon musical program.
At its annual meeting dated April 22 in New York the Associated Press paid tribute to Melville B Stone for many years as general manager and counselor. Adolph S Ochs of the New York Times offered a resolution unanimously adopted praising Mr Stone's voices and genius, though the report notes he died February 1557.
A 3 steel engravings set of Mr. Stone will be sent to all members of the association. A bust in marble or bronze will be placed in the executive offices here in the city.
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