Band Plays Tonight at KU Spring Concert
The University of Kansas band, directed by Prof. J. Cy McCanles, will present its annual spring concert tonight at 8:15 in the Auditorium. A ninety piece ensemble is touted as one of the strongest yet, with Mae’s bands reputed across the Missouri Valley. The performance is open to the public and expected to draw a larger crowd than past years.
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É University ‘of
Kansas
Fries
Jeregent
J. Cy McCanles
K. U
University of Chicago hunts fossil dog lizard link
London AP reports University of Chicago researchers plan a 10,000 mile expedition to southeastern Africa to recover fossils of a mammal-like reptile, a cynognathus aged about 100 million years. Paul Miller, a Wyoming-trained fossil hunter, aids the team in the arid Karoo desert lands.
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London
Chicago
Africa
A. Ronier
Paul C. Miller
South Africa
Robert Broom
Glasgow
Romér
Miller
Wyoming
Deaths and Funerals List In Early Morning Notice
Herbert Thompson 57 of 52 Massachusetts street died yesterday afternoon at the National Military Home near Leavenworth after an illness. Funeral from Rumsey funeral home Thursday at 2. Masonic lodge 6 to handle grave rites. Burial Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by wife Mrs. Thompson. Max Christian Rosenau 63 of Eudora died this morning at home. Funeral Friday at 2:30 from Eu dora Methodist church. Rev. E. B. Holler to officiate. Burial Eudora cemetery. Survived by wife Tillie, son Otto, sister Mrs. F. Dietrich of Eudora. Samuel W. Gowans 83 died yesterday afternoon at the home of his son Prof. R. E. Gowans in Ottawa. Funeral from Lamb funeral home Thursday at 10:30. Rev. Mr. Ross officiating. Burial Memorial Park cemetery. Survived by sons R. E. Gowans, James W. Gowans of Hutchison and Harry W. Gowans of Tulsa, a brother William Gowans of Lawrence. Mrs. Gustave Ambold Mrs. Charles Achning Sr. has learned of the death yesterday at Duravige Calo of her sister Mrs. Gustave Ambold.
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Dayton
Ohio
Katherine Wright Haskell
Kansas City
Orville
Wilbur
Wright
Mary Heath
Ohio Federation of Womens
Aviatrices
Haskell
Henry J. Haskell
Herbert Thompson
Massachusetts Street
National Military ’Home
Leavenworth
Rumsey
A_ Richard
Masonic Lodge No. 6
Oak Hill Cemetery
Thompson
Max Christian. Rosenau
Max Christian Rosenau
Eudora
E. EB. Holler
Tillie
Otto
F. Dietrich
Eu'ora
Samuel W. Gowans
R. E., Gowans
Ottawa
Lamb
Mr. Ross
Memorial Park
R. E. Gowans
James W. Gowans
Hutchinson
Harry W. Gowans
Tulsa
Okla
William Gowans
Lawrence
Gustave Ambold
Charles Achning, Sr
Duravige
Calo
DeSoto
Earl Tripkos
Tom Lee
Blaylock
Fred Watson
Ed Blaylocks
Lucious Blaylock
Fred. Watsons
Ernest Sigman
Doris
Marguerite Lee
Hazel
Mae Rattles
Mrs. Lee
Sol Bond
Ruth Hiddleston
Hattie Hale
Young Women’s Club
Edith Sigman
Viola Bowling
D._T. Osborne
J. A. Reynolds
Charles Jewett
John Blaylock
Nadine Hiddleston
Velma
Viola Osher
Joe Plummer
Frank Shelton
Bessie
Irvin Kilmer
Alex Catton
Ed Burns
Clarence E. Burt
Masonis
Dale Lawrence
Lucila Lawrence
Ed Penner
McLouth
Will Attend Meeting Topeka April 24
Topeka April 24 Governor Reed advised that Newton official John C. Mack would attend the next state highway commission meeting here next week. Mack recently tendered his resignation and may remain on the commission temporarily, health permitting after a medical examination to assess his ability to continue service.
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Topeka
Joh C. Mack
Newton
Reed
State
Fifth Highway District
Mack
WILL MARRY DIVORCEE Baltimore
Walter Winchester Keith of Baltimore obtained a marriage license at Towson with Mrs Ethel McCormick McAdoo divorced wife of Francis Huber McAdoo. Friends say they expect to wed this week. McAdoo and the former treasury secretary’s son were divorced by a Paris tribunal in 1928. Mr Keith is the son of Mrs Frances Brown Keith, a Maryland and Virginia social figure.
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Baltimore
Walter Winchester Keith
Ethel McCormick McAdoo
Francis Huber McAdoo
Townson
McAdoo
the Treasury
Mary Beeze Taylor
New Orl
Keith
Frances Brown
Maryland
Vir-ginja
Marriage Licenses Awarded at Court House
Judge L H Menger granted two marriage licenses this morning bringing the April total to five. The first license went to Clifford Said and Marjorie Homing-Bouse, both of Garnett. Said is Howard Said’s brother and linked to Sayhawker track star Fred Logan and Sadie Stewart from Topeka.
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L. H. Menger
Court House
Clifford
Said
Marjorie Homing- Bouse
Garnett
Howard Said
University of Kansas
Sayhawker
Logan
Sadie’ Stewart
Topeka
Dey
Death Ray Machine Reported In San Francisco Use
Seattle observers report a high voltage device claimed to produce 5,000,000 volts of power and capable of twice that output. Inventor Hector Hassell and engineer C H Melsome Smith spoke of commercial use while John T Martin showed ore refining demonstrations to stockholders. The device supposedly can jump 30 feet and disintegrate solutions into elements after 14 years of testing.
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Seattle
San Francisco
C. H. Melsome-Smith
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Hector. M. Hassell
California
John T. Martin
Marjohn Mines Company
Martin
Army housing bids total 12 million for posts nationwide
The War Department announced bids for about one fourth of the army general housing program totaling roughly 12 million dollars. Projects at posts nationwide including Porto Rico and Panama are scheduled for the coming months, managed by local quartermaster offices. Fort Riley Kansas figures cited include non commissioned officers quarters and officers quarters at 125 thousand dollars each. get air school interest.
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Washington
War Department
Progra
Army
Porto Rico
Panama
Quartermaster
Fort’ Riley
Kansas
Universal Aviation Buys Porterfield Interest
Universal Aviation Corporation announces purchase of Porterfield Flying School controlling stake. Universal operates airlines among several cities and runs eleven other flight schools. The move expands its aviation education network and strengthens its regional presence.
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Universal’ , Aviation Corporation
Porterfield
Kanas Guy
Porterfield Flying
Ing
Universal Aviation Coporation
Universal Corporation
Rain Over Midwest Wide Belt Delays Flood Fears
Rain swept the Middle West with light to moderate totals, not enough to renew floods that devastated Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma last weekend. Snow fell in Wyoming and western South Dakota, with precipitation reaching from Dallas to St Paul and from Colorado to Chicago.
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Kansas City
Middle West
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Wyoming
South Dakota
Dallas
St.Paul
Colorado
Chicago
Kansas City Grain Exchange Report and Concert Schedule
Friday schedule shows Kansas City Board of Trade grain quotations and weather notes. Music lineup features Mayt Han Jayhawks and accordeon acts at Geneva Hotel, with Ben Pollack’s Park Orchestra and Hawaiian Jayhawks performing in the evening.
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Progra
Cope
Kansas City
Tarket
Peatonk
Bionaie Jetmore Nn Pwrengs
Peter Ae Rose
Lehn
Eine
Sharks Stop Gold Hunt Off Havana Harbor
Havana officials warn that treasure recovery efforts meet dangerous odds as divers encounter ferocious sharks while exploring a sunken Spanish freighter near Morro Castle. The public works department notes repeated reports of wreck wealth but emphasizes the perilous environment for divers and the need for caution.
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Havana
Department of Public Works
Carlos Miguel de Crespedes
Public Works Department
Morro Castle
Havana Harbor
No Man's Land Oil Promises Haunt Wichita Falls Area
Oil promotion schemes from two decades ago left 2000 acres in Wichita county in a no man s land with 138 609 plots ranging from 20 feet square to 94 acres. Investors bought after partial oil findings in 1909 but most did not find oil. Officials say back taxes and clear titles would cost far more than purchase prices. About 15 000 investors vanished and many tax statements were returned with unknown addresses.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Wichita County
No Man’s Land
Prayer Week Introductory Blessings For Riviera Cars
In Nice France officials try prayer to curb car accidents after stricter rules and fines failed. Special weekday church services are planned in Nice Cannes Monte Carlo and Menton with drivers expected to attend. After ceremonies the bishop leads a motor procession to the central square to bless vehicles, aiming to instill no sense of responsibility in drivers.
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Nice
France
Cannes
Monte Carlo
Menton
Australia Buys U S Cars Third Best Customer
Australia ranks as the third largest buyer of American passenger cars and the top market for U S trucks and buses in 1928. The Commerce Department notes half the cars go to rural buyers aiding economic development. fatalities and religious rites at Bishop Ward’s funeral are also reported along with a bridge bombing attempt near Leeds.
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Washington
United States
Australia
Department of “Commerce
Commonwealth
Chronic abscesses and focal infection finding root causes
Dr. Fred A. Beckford of Harvard Dental School notes that controlling focal infection is crucial for health. He cites chronic abscesses on dead teeth and gum pus absorption as common infection sources in the mouth.
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Fred A. Beckford
Harvard Dental School
Cambridge
Mars
Gorgas Memorial Institute
Washington, D. C
Charting Currents in Long Island Sound Shipping Aid
Washington AP reports the coast and geodetic survey will study every water movement in Long Island Sound to chart currents and predict tidal flow for mariners and engineers. Captain P C Whitney leads the effort from Throgg’s Neck to Block Island Sound with four boats to record surface and subsurface currents for navigation, marine life, and submarine geology research.
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Long Island ‘Sound
United States Coast Line
P.C. Whitney
Throgg
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
P. C. Whitney
Inset
Long Island Sound
Coast Guard
Teeth Extraction and Dentures Enduring Health Debate
Physicians urge removal of diseased teeth to restore chewing and digestion, arguing artificial dentures offer better function and appearance once fitted. Metal dentures resist bacteria better than rubber, and early use in middle age can improve comfort. The article also notes a local community update with various social and civic items.
De Soto Residents Attend Kansas Relays Amid Rain
Mr and Mrs E H McVey left for Wyoming for legal work. Mrs Cora Corless visited Miss Myrtle Leamer early week. Esther Nease and Anita Mae spent days in Kansas City with Elmer Noteman and family. Claude Cook of Kansas City and Virginia Innis were wed at Trinity Episcopal in Arkansas City. Attendance at Kansas relays dropped due to rain and bad roads with several local teens among attendees. Flood waters rose higher.
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E.H. McVey
Wyoming
McVey
Cora Corless
Myrtle Leamer
Esther Nease
Anita ‘Mae
Kansas City
Elmer Noteman
Pipe Claude Cook
Kan
Virginia Innis
St. Joseph
Trinity .Episcopal Church
Arkansas City
Cook
D. Rah
Oto
K. U
Kansas
Jean
Dorothy
Martin
Ival
Helen
Linden
Dine Hiddleston
Howard Blaylock
Wilford Phillips
Lloyd Kraus
McLouth News Highlights Local Appointments and Deaths
In Kansas headlines, Vernon Cashman, formerly a McLouth High School senior, accepts a Morville Brown County principal post. The rural eight months diploma exams were held at McLouth Rural High School. Obituary notes for Laurena Dyson Davis detail a July 21 1863 birth and April 14 1929 death in Leavenworth with extensive family ties. Funeral services were at the Baptist church with interment at McLouth cemetery.
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Kansas City
Charles Fowler
Wilma
Cecil Fowler
Capital City
William Harding
Topeka
Leonard Alexander
Milt Edmonds
Bernice
Eiid
Myrtice
Arthur Ward
Lawrence
Allen Rice
Carl Dohrn
Tonganoxie
McLouth
Esther Waugh
Onaga
A. C. Chapman
Enid
Freda Edmonds
Holton
G. W. Davis
Davis
Otawa
Laura Davis
Ralph Chapman
Chicago
Margaretta Chapman
Baldwin
Link Stockwell
Wall Harding
Laurena Dyson Davis
Athens
Ohio
Leavenworth
Kan
Jefferson County
Kansas
George W. Davis
The
Baptist Church
Ruby Brenton
Liberty, Ho
Lucy Barnard
Charles Dyson
Los Angeles
Cal
Lorenzo Dyson
McLouth Cemetery
Liberty
Oskaloosa
R. B. Jones
Dorothy Emerson
Irene Hehn
John Bowers
Valley
Ironized Yeast Promises Rapid Weight Gain for All
Advert says Skinny lifeless women gain pounds in weeks with Ironized Yeast tablets. Claims thousands of users saw rapid improvement in flesh, skin, and vitality. Promises guaranteed results or money back, safe for everyone with no stomach upset or gas.
Local Obituary and Community Notices from Kansas
Della Dean Marker-Chapman born March 16 1892 in Mel South Kan died April 8 in Bethany hospital Kansas City Kan Funeral at United Brethren church April 10 with interment at McLouth cemetery. The event featured Sunday school program and Eastern Star session April 18 with Edna Peterson guest of honor plus new officers and robes.
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Jesse Lee
Arlene Nickels
Bible Chain
Jack
June Steeper
Caroll Nickels
Helen Bradford
State of
Kansas
Edna Peterson
W. M
Minnie ‘Richardson
Wiley Johnson
Asso
Mildred Harding
Hattie Seybold
Hattie Guest
Stella Dick
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John Dick
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Arlene Harding
Aloe
Mildred Baer
Esther Edmonds
David Edmonds
Perry Shrader
DE Soto
Ita
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