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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1935

Page

2

Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock, aviation pioneer, dies

Frank Harris Hitchcock, former postmaster general and publisher, died in a desert sanatorium of pneumonia. A lawyer and Republican leader, he helped advance postal savings banks and airmail, oversaw Taft campaigns, and foresaw mail transport by airplane. Born 1869 in Amherst, he studied at Harvard and George Washington University, practiced law, and later published Tucson Daily Citizen and Las Vegas Optic. He never married.

Tucson Ariz Frank Harris Hitchcock Taft Post Office Postal Savings Banks Igus Post Nassau Boulevard Long Island Roosevelt Department of Commerce and Labor Republican Party Republican National Committee William Howard Taft Hitchcoc Columbian George Washington University Harvard District of Columbia Supreme Court of the United States New York Cabinet Ariz.) Daily Citizen Las Vegas New Mexico Optic

Test Your Knowledge Trivia Patchwork

All Day Tomorrow Aug 6 John Deere Tractor Demonstration 144 miles East of the Indian Village Lawrence and a mile north of Highway 40 Free Lunch at Noon Green Bros Ady.

John Deere Indian Village Lawrence Highway 40 Green Bros Ady

Lawrence alumni notes and city news items mix

Fred Ellsworth received a London postcard from Henry Werner noting visits with Mr and Mrs A J Mix, a London weather remark, and College of Kansas student enrollments. Local patrols halt noise, tandem rides by football players, and dove-hunting wire damage color the university town report. Two women go on trial for a torso murder in Hammond, with confessions and alleged motives detailed.

Fred Ellsworth Henry Werner London Werner A. J. Mix Mix R. A

Death of veteran Thompson prompts regional probe near Leavenworth

Kansas and Missouri police investigate the slaying of 45 year old war veteran William J. Thompson found slain near Platte County Missouri after leaving veterans hospital. Authorities say Thompson cashed a bond and left bonds with a sister in Washington Kansas before traveling to Colorado. Funeral services were held in Washington. See also miners strike in Washington county Missouri as 2600 Tiffany miners walk out over pay and equipment disputes.

Leavenworth Kan UPI Kansas Missouri William J. Thompson Thompson Veterans’ Hospital Platte County Missouri River Altho James E. Irvine Washington, Kan Colorado Irvine Washington Old Mines Washington County National Pigment and Chemical Co Oiff George Bourbon

Two men released on bonds after liquor possession arrest near Lawrence

Francis Cannon and Clarence Kelley were released on bonds of 100 dollars each after county officers found one pint of alcohol on a farm one and one half miles north of Lawrence on US 40. They are to appear in district court on charges of possessing intoxicating liquor. Jerry Bassett and John Lianos signed the bonds for Cannon and Kelley, with Oscar Learnard as their attorney.

Francis Cannon Clarence Kelley Lawrence U. S. Highway 40 Jerry Bassett Cannon John Lianos Kelley Oscar Learnard

Miss Myrtle Dolbee to return from Tallahassee Florida

Miss Myrtle Dolbee will come back soon from the summer session teaching at the Florida Women's College in Tallahassee. For those with goods to sell or rooms to rent, classified advertising offers access to thousands. call 22 for an Ad-Taker.

Myrtle Dolbee Tallahassee, Fla Florida Women's College

Doan Appointed Assistant Professor of Journalism at K U

Edward N Doan of Bradley Polytechnical School Peoria Ill named assistant professor of journalism at Kansas University He will teach editorial writing feature writing and press law while serving as adviser to the University Daily Kansan Dean will join with wife and daughter arriving in September for the academic year He is an Ohio native and Ohio Wesleyan graduate with a Wisconsin master's degree and has worked at Bradley Cleveland Plain Dealer and other Ohio papers

Edward N. Doan Bradley Polytechnical School Peoria, Ill K. U FE. H. Lindley Doan Edward Doan Helen Mahin Kansan Professor Doan Ohio Ohio Wesleyan University of Wisconsin Bradley Polytech University of Porto Rico Bradley Cleveland Plain Dealer Dean Lawrence

Accident Injury Reported for Roy Hooser Driver

Roy Hooser employed as a driver for Fritzel creamery sustained a concussion and head lacerations Saturday night after walking into a Hudson coupe driven by William Vogt at Eleventh and Massachusetts streets. He was taken by ambulance to Memorial hospital and is listed as satisfactory. Hooser resides at 1004 New Jersey Street.

Roy Hooser William , Vogt Eleventh Massachusetts Street Memorial Hospital Houser Fritzel Creamery New Jersey Street

Broadway Gondolier at Granada with Powell and Blondell

Dick Powell stars as a New York taxicab driver who aims to sing professionally with help from Adolphe Menjou. The film follows a voyage from Manhattan to Venice then back to New York as Powell becomes a gondolier and finally finds success on the airwaves with light comedy and musical numbers led by The Mills Brothers and Ted Fio Rito.

Dick Powell Lawrence Granada Theater Powell Joan Blondell Louise Fazenda Adolph Menjou William Gargan New York Adolphe Menjou Manhattan Venice Miss Blondell

Make a Million at the Patee shows starry tale root

The film centers on a college professor jobless, drawn into a chain letter craze. He joins a hoboes gang to learn panhandling, triggering several comic moments. At the Patee Gossama, In Old Santa Fe features Maynard Evalyn Knapp and Gene Autry.

Charles Starrett Pauline Brooks Old Santa Fe Wilen Maynard Evalyn Knapp Gene Autry

Jardine Warns AAA Aids Farmers Amid Court Doubt

Denver August 5 Republican ex secretary of agriculture William M Jardine warned that striking down the AAA could unleash agricultural chaos. He said abandoning the program would be disastrous for farmers while noting most farmers support it though he doubts the act is flawless. He urged maintaining progress and crafting a long term plan.

Denver William M. Jardine Secretary of Agriculture AAA President Coolidge

Deaths and Funerals in Local Area

Obituary notices list Ellen Moore Curlett aged 68 with two daughters and two sons in law, plus many relatives in Denver Chicago and Kansas City. Other deaths include Mrs Robert Ulrich, Gideon Breithaupt, and Willis Redmond. Public notices announce a Deere Tractor Demonstration with free lunch near Lawrence.

Cartoon Cartoon Causes Japanese Protest

The Aug issue of Vanity Fair sparked a Japanese protest over a caricature of Emperor Hirohito. Japanese officials banned the magazine in Japan and condemned the depiction as insulting to the emperor and the Japanese people. Officials noted strong feelings for the imperial house and warned the caricature could inflame anti American sentiment. Vanity Fair editor Frank Crowinshield defended the joke as harmless in a serious magazine. Later reports said Tokyo feared public unrest and considered approaching the magazine, while Washington saw the matter as a cultural clash of viewpoints. Also, Tootka reported road contracts totaling about 300000 dollars awarded by the state highway commission to low bidders after meetings across the state.

Washington Japan Vanity Fair Hull Hiroji Saito State Department Tokyo Foreign Office Hirohito Home Office Imperial House Embassy Ten America Customs House Yokohama Frank Crowinshiled Garden City N. Y P Jocuse Hiros Saito Connecticut Tootka State Highway Commission

Man on the Flying Pete brings Fields back to riotous comedy

Dickinson readers report another Fields comedy riot with his latest film Man on the Flying Pete. The act follows his memory bossing filing system and a cast led by Mary Brian as his daughter. Burglars, a wrestling scene and police hazards fuel the laughs in a lively picture.

W. ©. Fields Man On Mr. Fields Dickinson Lawrence Fields Mary Brian I Fields

Long challenges Roosevelt to fight in Louisiana debate on New Deal

Huey P. Long challenged President Roosevelt to a duel in Louisiana rather than Arkansas and offered to debate on New Deal issues. He accused the White House of planning a stop in Arkansas and urged the President to visit Louisiana, saying locals would welcome him. French pilot is killed.

Washington Huey P. Long Roosevelt Louisiana Arkansas Patie Isa Arkeness Robinson D.-Ark Louisiana Democrat South

France's first Sereioneniae plane crashes in test flight

Paris August 5 France's first Sereioneniae airplane wrecked during final test flight. Spectators saw it gyrate and descend without a pilot. Pilot Coyne, a noted French test flyer, was killed instantly.

Paris France Eres Coyne

Baldwin News Brought By Visitors And Local Moves

Miss Edith Jenks of Topeka visits sister Mrs T A Evans in Baldwin. Mrs W C Harper leaves for two weeks in Colorado with her son Dr Earl Harper and family. Miss Miriam Deele of Topeka visits parents Prof and Mrs S A eel. New Baldwin residents occupy the former Summers home. Mrs Gladys McGinnis vacationing at Rockaway Beach. S F Eeord and A E Mann host weekend in Baldwin. Howard Sanders now on air at KGGF and teaching music in Sedan. Prof and Mrs W J Williams and daughters return from Colorado Springs with Texas Panhandle visit. Philip Barnthouse of Grover, Colo., in Baldwin. works in Kansas City summer. Zona Follin Martin and nephew Bill Beeks visiting. Robert C McIntire and family announce birth of Sera Catherine at Lawrence Memorial hospital July 26. J W LaBrant to Holton to live with daughter Mrs Roberta Green. Charles Turner rents La Brant house after Counts occupancy. Miss Ruby Keohane vacationing two weeks at Albuquerque New Mexico.

Edith Jenks Topeka T.A. Evans W. C. Harper Rocky Mountain Park Colorado Earl Harper Evansville Ind Miriam Deele Baldwin S. A.eel C. A. Schumacher Barton County New Baldwin 11Th Ames Gladys McGinnis Rockaway Beach Ozarks Sedan W. J. Williams Mary Margaret Marian Louise Colorado Springs Colo Texas Panhandle Philip Barnthouse Grover Cols Barnthouse Kansas City Zona Follin Martin Bill Beeks C. E._Beeks Robert C. McIntire Highland Sera Catherine Lawrence Memorial Hospital McIntire W. M. Balch State Highway Commission Sara Catherine J. W. LaBrant Holton Roberta Green Charles Turner Counts Grove Street LaBrant Ruby Keohane Albuquerque New Mexico Gladys Kechane Biter Betty Peper Washington, D. C Alpha Chi Omega Dennis Cape Cod Masteed Yiene Ebright A. H. Buck Marilyn Kansas J. W. Minnis South 8Th Street Emil Liston Iz Colorado Service T. B Martin Wisconsin Tommy Duluth Alta Jenkins Washington Avenue Methodist Church Samuel Haskin Dorothy Cunningham Baker Jenkins Wallace B. Fleming T. A. Evans H. A. Andrews Miami Ohls Allison Andrews Andrews Quapaw Indian Agency Frank Crain Frank Tressal Jr St. Luke's Hospital Crain Esther Dempsey Harvey Booth Lake of the Ozarks

Local Notes From Baldwin and Vicinity

Items recount vacations and visits of Baldwin residents and families. Names include Miss Gladys Kechane and Mrs Emil Liston. trips to Washington DC and Cape Cod. new church secretary Alta Jenkins at Washington Avenue Methodist. births, marriages, and farewells noted. Death of Mrs Mary A. Ault after major operation at St Luke's in Kansas City.

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