Hold Taxi Driver in Kidnaping Case
Brooklyn April 29 A 28 year old Brooklyn taxi driver Harry Weiss held on $50 000 bail on an indictment charging kidnap and assault of Paul H Wendel disbarred Trenton attorney Weiss arrested yesterday in Youngstown Ohio arraigned before Kings County Judge George W Martin after lineup questioning and a confession to District Attorney William F X Geoghan Weiss named Ellis Parker Jr as finger man and described torture reports Parker disguised with goggles and false moustache Parker and Murray Bleefeld indicted fugitives Parker accused of guiding Wendel to the abduction and torture scene which produced a spurious confession to the Lindbergh case forcing delays in Hauptmann execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Harry Weiss
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Weiss
Youngstown
Kings County
George W. Martin
Manhattan
William F. X. Geoghan
Joseph Goldstein
Martin Schlessman
Schlessman
Geoghan
Ellis Parker, Jr
Burlington County
N. J
Parker
Wendel
Sheepshead Bay
Local Horses Prepare For Polo And Special Events
A varied program of polo and horse events will be Sunday at Old Ironsides Polo and Hunt club near Wakarusa. Special events run 11 to 1, parade at 2, with Omaha Polo club facing Old Ironsides. Admission 25 cents for adults, free for under 12. Several Lawrence horses listed with riders including Edwin Young on Rex and Dan ridden by Charles Edmondson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Ironsides Polo and Hunt Club
Wakarusa
Omaha Polo Club
Old Ironsides Polo Club
Lawrence
Edwin Young
Rex
Young
Dan
Charles Edmondson
Reo
R. G. Achning
Dorothy Wilson
New York School
Elizabeth Jacqmain
James van Dyck
University of Kansas
Jada Rose
Fritz Meyn
W. R. Smith
Clyde Husted
Ironsides
Topeka
Flat and
Gage Blvd
Clinton
Richland
Richland Road
Highway 75
Belleview social notes from week end gatherings
Belleview highlights include Evelyn Read spending time with Anna Lee Williams near DeSoto, Sunday dinners with multiple families, and Union Chapel Sunday school devotional at James Duncan home. Attendance at Lawrence visits, school events at Bel leview, and regional Sunday school convention in Lawrence are noted amid local family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Read
Anna Lee Williams
DeSoto
L. M. Holmes
Arleta
Walter Vitt
Kaw Valley
Lyle Chambers
Glen
Robert
Marion
Nadine
Cora Shields
Osawatomie
Roslan Skinner
Union Chapel Sunday School
Pickens and Vicinity Socials Include Card Party
From Pickens and vicinity several attended a card party at the Catholic church hall in Tonganoxie Tuesday night. Refreshments of coffee buns and doughnuts were served. A large crowd from the area shopped in Lawrence Saturday evening and later attended a dance at Turner hall. Attendees included L. M. Walters and son Ray, Mrs. Walters sister Mrs. J. C. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Pierce and daughter Doris of Lawrence, Miss Florence Anderson, Miss Sulah Anderson, and H. L. Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonganoxie
Lawrence
Turner Hall
L. M. Walters
Ray
Walter
J. C. Saunders
Hesper Church
Hesper
Ray Miller
Iota Phi Phi Club
Mayme Kohler
Nellie Daugherty
Leoni Walker
Rose Starr
John Stiner
Berenice Davis
Mattie Kindred
Alma Hughes
Floyd Pierce
Jones
Rose Lothholz
Mary
Kelly
P. V. Creevan
Creevans
Oren D. Dunlap
David
Floyd
Anna Miller
Miller
Maple Grove
Earnest Lightbody
Mary Martina
Topekap
N. P. Henley
W. S. Harper and Harlan
Olathe
Thomas Thornton
James Rush
Hattie Rush
Charles E. Jeffrey
Grace
Charley Bisel
Scotts Bluff
Nebr
Bisel
Irene Neis
Hesper School
Duane Terrell
Delmer Bagby
David Dunlap
Joseph Votaw
Larry Klopfenstein
Clarice Doliniz
Norma Kurtz
Vernon Votaw
Eudora
Eugene Griffen
Elsie May
Richmond
Carl Millington
Aileen Westerhouse
Eva Brecheisen
Hopewell School
Prairie Center
Esther
Jess Brecheisen
Farmers Union
Prospect School
Herbert Knabe
Ed Knabe
Harold
Gerald
Edward
Irvin Votan
Everett
Lula Snider
Linwood
Ed Grob
Paul
Carl
Ralph
Leonard Beecroft
DeSoto
Jess Duncan
Jewett
Ramona Stanley
Irene Mistele
Alice Margaret Terrell
Marjorie Rees
Fredia Koehler
Freddie Brecheisen
Luther Klopfenstein
Ruth Miller
Rothberger Pond
Eudora High School
Frank Page
Kansas City
E. W.carson
Topeka
Patricia
Leonard Bagby
Chilren
Howard Kohler
Andrew Kohler
Robert Walker
Oliver Deay
Levi Woodard
George
Esther Gabriel
Miss Scooss
Woodbine
Gus Gabriel
Miss Gabriel
Harold Gabriel
Amos Kelly
Lois
Jean Williamson
Delbert Griffen
Garnett
Jess Milburn
Shawnee
Earnest Milburn
Emilia Gerstenberger
W. W. Gerstenberger
Wayne
Lyle Dean Votan
Irvin Votaw
Wayne Vitt
John Kasberger
Mar
Charles Kahlinger
Chicago
John Edward Fox
J. A. Anderson
Carl Silkey
Lillian
Warner Jene
George Henik
Howard Cline
Leonard
Thomas
Wanita Gress
Lola Mae Henik
Dorothy Hubbard
Joe Henik
J. R. Pritchard
Fall Leaf
K. C. Gryder
Mr. Gryder
Mary Ann Bollier
Ray Anderson
Pleasant Valley Community Club
Frank
Ruby Henik
Macky
Marvin Gallagher
Ernest Cox
Fox Brothers
GC. O. Ward
Frank Hall
T. C. Ward
Jeanette Ward
Chesley Ward
Pickens
Lydia Allison
Villa Eden School Finishes Year With Dinner And Program
Children and teacher celebrate last day of school with a noon dinner and afternoon program. Community plays scheduled for Tuesday evening May 5. Nearby residents visit and attend events. several families travel between Lawrence and Williamstown. a death in Stockton prompts travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Reetz
Lorene
Alvin
Albert
Emil Gantz
Williamstown
Carl Torneden
Funeral for Mrs. Clara Pearson held at Hesper Friends
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Pearson were conducted at the Hesper Friends church with Rev. John D. Mills officiating. The service noted her longtime role as organist and highlighted family survivors including son Maurice Pearson and grandson Frank Fox, with burial at Hesper Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesper Friends Church
Clara Pearson
Maurice
Wichita
John D. Mills
Pearson
Curtis Pearson
Delbert Adams
Charles Gordon
Ed Andrew
Prairie Center
Robert Walker
Lawrence
Roger Stanley
Oliver Deay
Raymond Stanley
Kansas School For Deaf
Olathe
Edith Fox
Levi Wood
Hesper
Herbert
Frank Fox
Chanute
Fashion magazine offer for sewing pattern
A brief ad offering a simple to sew pattern for fifteen cents plus ten cents extra for a copy of the Fashion Magazine. Instructions mention sending payment to Fashion Bureau at a New Silk Sey address and mention Jeau Lawrence Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fureau
Aelic Avenue
New Silk Sey
Jeau Lawrence Daily
Social Roundup From Linwood and Kansas City Area
Kansas City and Linwood residents share visits and conversations with neighbors. Visitors include Kah linger Fox and others calling at J A Anderson and Henik homes. Local families attend county exams dine with friends and plan Pleasant Valley club meeting and a summer stay for Chesley Ward.
Eudora Rebekah lodge regional assembly attendees noted
Emblem Chairman Giertz and Mrs Harris among others at the regional district Rebekah lodge assembly in Eudora on Friday. Easter guests visited local families including the Deays, Kurtzes, and Had family. Multiple community events are recapped with church, school, and club activities across Hesper and Eudora, including a surprise basket dinner for the Klopfensteins and notes on school attendance and honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Giertz
D. M. Harris
Will Miller
Ruby Miller
Rebekah Lodge
Eudora
Oliver Deay
John F. Schriver
Gardner
Carl Kurtz
Raymond
Carl Vernon
Louis
Kaw Valley
Teddy Cramer
Roy Kurtz
Eugene
Olathe
Keystone Korner Klub
Noel Griffen
Baby
Tressa Ella
W. W. Dolling
C. M. Williamson
Raymond Stanley
Thomas Thornton
Luther Klopfenstein
Bobby
Larry
Hesper Academy
Hesper
Bert Rogers
W. S. Harser
Harlan
E. F. Stanley
Topeka
Don Rogers
Charles Donald
Horace Rogers
Percy Drisko
Kansas City
Eugene Griffen
Elsie May
Ed Westinghouse
Vernon
Dorothy Mae
Paul Frazier
Norma
Eva Dean
Oliver Lee
Pauline Kurtz
C. C. Gerstenberger
Violet
Vera Rose
Carroll
Mildred Davis Watson
Roger Stanley
Lois Jean
Edmund
Sigel Meyers
Frances Cooper
Verlan Couch
Herbert Knabe
Lois
Jean
George Votan
Lucille
Marian
Josephine
Joseph
Victor
Georgia
O. E. Wotan
Ramona
Robert Dale
Clarice
Doris
Maudie Burnell
Rey
Alphis Rees
Marjorie
Donald
Wallace
Lawrence
Harry Schmidt
Phillis Ann
O. Woodard
David Johnson
Presbyterian Church
Kaw
Hesper Farm Bureau
Laura Klopfenstein
Hesper School
Mildred Ambler
Carl Vernon Kurtz
Norca Kurtz
Donald Rees
Elsie May Griffen
Wildred Ambler
Doris Dolling
Geraldene Harris
Clarice Dolling
Georgia Votan
Norma Kurtz
Nadine Kerr
Larry Klopfenstein
Delmer Bagby
Geraldine Harris
Eugene Kurtz
Joseph Wotan
Floyd
David Dunlap
Duane Terrell
Joseph Votaw
Eva Dean Kurtz
Floyd Dunlap
Victor Votaw
Robert
David Unlap
Clarice Olinig
Emma Davis
Jessie Stubbs
Albert Stubbs
Veterans Hospital
Hot Springs
S. D
Stubbs
Mayo Hospital
la Jauita
Colo
Chas. Jeffrey
Grace
M. B. Starr
Wendelein Schehrer
Albert Stubbs, Jr
Roswell
N. M
Charlie Stubbs
Fowler
la Junta
Katherine Gambit
S. H. Davis
Eudora High School
Ramona Stanley
Freddie Brecheisen
Hesper District Pupils Help at Basket Dinner
Eudora high school students from Hesper district took a day off to attend a basket dinner at the Hesper schoolhouse. Nearly 125 gathered for cafeteria style dinner while men and boys played ball. Irene Neis announced awards for spelling and attendance as a new trophy was displayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Klopfenstein
Magdalene Grosdidier
Lois Wilamson
Hilda
Helen Gerstenberger
Orthy Brecheisen
Delbert Neis
Jean Bartz
Lela Votaw
Jean Williamson
Josephine Votaw
Hesper
Eudora ‘High School
Irene Neis
J. W. Weidelin
Kansas City
George Schubert
Virgil Davis
Odon
Wichita
Virgil
Andrew Kohler
L. E. Klopfenstein
Louis Bartz
Ruth
Jean
Klopfensteins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Ironsides
Louis Torneden
Lilian Gantz
Harold Shirk
Dorothy Hallen
Happy Hour Club
Arnold Torneden
Lloyd Douglas
Mabel Torneden
Balenke
Moore F
St. Marys
Kan
Alfred Seele
Harold Seele
Bracket
Godfrey Reetz
Belleview
Dimick
Frank Wade
Fred Whaley
Nevieve
Milton Shafstal
J. W. McTaggert
W. G. Joy
J. P. Shirek
Virginia
Gladys
L. J. Shirek
Lecompton
J. E. Shirek
W. H. Shirck
Robert Shirck
Et. Madison, Jr
J. F. Shirck
Ed Forsythe
Ethel Chronister
George Seetin and Sons
Perry
Mattie Skinner
Fred Bartz
Janice Quenther
Dorothea Bartz
Harvey Dillon
Pickens and Vicinity
Villa Eden
First Presbyterian Church
Augusta
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Henry H. Sweets
Louisville
Joseph R. Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Associated Presa
Margaret
Williamson
Balto
John P. Weller
University of Nebraska
Harry Kurz
Weller
Good Housekeeping
Rankins
Crown
Stowite
Round Corner
Hillside
Barbe
Griffon
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