Lon Poff Visits City in Old Showbiz Ties
Veteran actor Lon Poff 72, famed for sheriff and undertaker roles, arrives with sister Grace for a Lawrence visit. He recalls Kansas City 1922 with Doug Fairbanks and recalls early film work in The West by Contract. Poff, now in Los Angeles, praises Kay Francis and cites The White Angel.
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Lon Poff
Carl Laemmle
Old Universal
Lawrence
Grace Poff
New York Fair
Miss Poff
Pinckney
Belmont High
Los Angeles
Calif
Eldridge
Poff
Gray
Ernie Epley
Kansas City
the Three Musketeers
Doug Fairbanks
Father Joseph
Richard Dix
Randolph Scott
Charles Ray
John Barrymore
Bill Hart
Hoot Gibson
Tom Mix
Kenneth Harlan
Franklin
Dustin
Bill Farnum
West
Saturday Evening Post
Zasu Pitts
Henry Hathaway
Paramount
Indiana
Abilene
Wild Bill” Hicock
Lon
Boswersock Opera House
Kay Francis
Svith Miss Francis
Warner
Florence Nightingale
Leslie Howard
Hollywood
Puff
Ronald Coleman
Navajos halt a dance after fatal horse incident near Pinehaven
In Gallup New Mexico Navajo ceremonies interrupted by death as stockman Mike of Tahla le Springs was killed when a wild horse threw him before a large Navajo audience. Medicine men blamed Chindi and many Navajos intensified prayers while canceling the healing dance for a sick relative and preparing Mike for burial.
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Gallup
N. M
Mike
Tah-la-le Springs
Pinehaven
Chindi
Fort Wingate
Pennsylvania Aims 76 Million Dollar Relief Work Plan
Harrisburg August 5 The state launches a novel program to place employables on work projects or off relief at a 76 million dollar annual cost funded entirely by state and local funds. Howard L. Russell says 200000 relief recipients could be employed. Projects cover highways buildings parks and streams with Pittsburg ragweed clearance among early ideas.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Howard L. Russell
Public Assistance
WPA
PWA
Pittsburg
Philadelphia Relief Board
Thorpe Returns to Films in Henry Goes Arizona
Jim Thorpe former Carlisle and Haskell star resumes acting after a year, cast in Henry Goes Arizona by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. The Sac and Fox athlete, Olympic decathlon winner, travels on a Pacific coast lecture circuit promoting Indian citizenship and education to empower younger tribes.
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Jim Thorpe
Haskell and
Carlisle
Thorpe
Henry
Arizona
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Great Lakes
Crown Princess Juliana Delivers Second Daughter in Netherlands
Amsterdam reports Crown Princess Juliana has given birth to a second daughter, not a son, after a difficult birth. 101 guns were expected for a son. the nation nonetheless celebrates that both mother and child are doing well. The birth affects the line of succession with Beatrix set to inherit if no son is born.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
William III
Wilhelmina
Beatrix
Truth about Advertising Gyps and Honest Merchants
A critic warns that flashy pitchmen sell useless gadgets at high prices through deceptive hype and flee, leaving customers disappointed. True advertising builds trust, supported by reputable newspapers, honest value, and local community commitment from advertisers and readers.
Flax Crop Proves Profitable Here
Farmers report flax yields in the county averaging around 10 to 12 bushels per acre with a high of 21 bushels on river bottom land. County agent Deal Six notes flax can outperform wheat profitably over several years, recommends fall plowing, and cites Kansas State findings that early plowing boosts yields four to five bushels per acre.
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Althe
Deal Six
Six
Kansas State Apiculture College
Manhattan
Drouth
New Orleans Centenarian Gets First Permanent Wave
Aug 5 New Orleans centenarian Mrs Joseph Gonzales at 104 years old gets her first permanent wave in a beauty parlor. She has two living daughters 22 grandchildren and about 50 great grandchildren. She recalls happy times with her husband who returned from a Yankee prison camp 75 years ago. Her companion Miss Celina George 87 says the look makes her feel younger and enjoys visiting centenarians.
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New Orleans
Joseph Gonzales
Donaldsville
Celina George
Miss George
Protests HOG Ruling On Immunization At Sales
Topeka August 5 Senator Thale P Skovgard Greenleaf protests a ruling by Livestock Commissioner Will Miller requiring immunization of hogs and pigs sold at community sales against hog cholera. He argues the rule is a racket for veterinarians and serum companies and asks Attorney General Jay Parker to halt enforcement. Parker says Miller’s rule appears legally within authority to administer the community sales law and protect livestock health. Miller notes 28 states have similar regulations and that authorities recommended vaccination.
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Topeka
Thale P
Skovgard
Greenleaf
Jay S. Parker
Will Miller
Parker
Miller
Writer Charles Haslet Injured En Route to Wife Funeral
A.P. writer Charles C. Haslet was injured in a crash near Pond Creek Oklahoma while en route to his wife’s funeral in Wellington, Kansas. His parents Clarence and Edith Haslet and sister Edith were also injured when their car left the road and struck a tree. Mrs Haslet died in New Mexico on Sunday, and funeral services were to be held in Wellington.
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Wellington
Kan
Grant
N.M
Charles C. Haslet
Washington
Associated Press
Pond Creek
Okla
Clarence L. Haslet
Edith Haslet
Haslet
Community Notes From Vinland and Vicinity
Mrs Willard Shumaker returns home after Memorial hospital operation. Walter Babbit and companions visited Manhattan. The Yorks of Wilkensburg Pa to visit relatives. Horrells now reside in Wilkensburg. Willis Browning and Babbit hosted by Ike Schellenberg. Juanita Stone to Cummings Kan then New York trip with Naomi Bilderback. Millbern family with Mrs Simmons in Wellsville. McCracken Randel Millbern head to Halstead Minn for harvest. Betty Hicks from Kansas City Kan staying with Charlie Hubbard family. Ross Stone loses a work horse. Chet Thompson and family stay with T P Stevens. Laughlins to arrive this week with daughter Janet and Shirley Ann.
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Willard Shumaker
Memorial Hospital
George Hoskinson
Walter Babbit
Manhattan
Murray Lawson
Albert Eckman
James York
Wilkensburg
Raymond Horrell
Hampton Avenue
Willis Browning
Ike Schellenberg
Juanita Stone
Cummings
Kan
Naomi Bilderback
New York
Truman Millbern
U S Senate Puzzle Clues Across Horizontal and Vertical
A mixed clue grid lists definitions for a U S senator and related terms including Inlet Deer Leased Wild beast Finale River Reverence South Africa Indisposition Soul Spain Free thinker To disagree Verify Circle part Blue grass Data Types of sheep Beer Laceration Outer skin Lily like flowers Reimbursement Handle Species of pier Exists Point North Carolina Station Liliaceous tree Clamor Past of Limb Godlype Blood money Singer's voice Escort Pulping machine He was U S secre of Relative Taciturn Amphitheater Skin To make lace Part in a drama Fragrances Reedbuck Armadillo To spoil Blunders Onager Pertaining to Transposed a remainder Musical note.
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U. S
South Africa
Spain
North Carolina
U.S
Local Families Plan Summer Visits and Reunions
Cherokee and Okla residents itinerary includes Porterville California visits with Quincey Stevens and other relatives. Reunions occurred with Jake Reusch’s family. Elmer Smith Perry McPheeters and Alberta Reusch attended. Doris Davault, visiting from Kansas City, returned home. Alan Ayers party from Lawrence plans August 15 departure for San Francisco with return around September 1.
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Oklo
T. P. Stevens
Porterville
Calif
Quincey Stevens
Jake Reusch
Elmer Smith
Pittsburg
Kan
Perry McPheeters
Colony
Alberta Reusch
Knight
Farina
Tex
Doris Davault
Kansas City
Alan Ayers
Lawrence
San Francisco
Breithaupts and Kretsingers Visit. Kretsinger Recovering
Hausman in Eudora reports Mr. and Mrs. M Breithaupt spent Sunday with her father G E Kretsinger. Mr and Mrs Paul Kretsinger of Topeka visited Saturday evening with their father. G E Kretsinger is recovering slowly from a February fall and is able to walk some without assistance. Mr and Mrs L Kendell and family of Tulsa arrived Sunday for a short visit.
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John Selzer
Johnny
B. Shoars
Lawrence
August Lawsens
Dan Sturm
Wesley Deckwa
Jackie
Vernon
George Sturm
Herbert
August Lawreng
Swope Park
Kansas City
Clarence Hausman
Peggy
M. Turner
W. W. Rodewald
Richard and
Newman
H. N. Brechelsen
Will ‘Hugill
Paul Brechelsen
Saloman Brechelsen
Henry Brec=helsen
West Clearfield
Sarah Haysman
Eudora 'S
Pere Deckwa
Breithaupt Family Visit Spreads Through Clearfield
Clearfield residents report C C Breithaupt of Raleigh returned home to see his mother Mrs Emma Breithaupt. Mrs Waite Glazer and sons Leonard and Orland of Westphalia spent Friday night with her mother. Mrs Blanch Goodman and daughters extended their stay with Mrs Glazer’s visitors.
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C. C. Breithaupt
Raleigh
N. C
Emma Breithaupt
Waite Glazer
Leonard and Orland
Westphalia
Blanch Goodman
Glazer
Mary Brecheisen
Sarah
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Sen. Skovgard
A.P
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Vinland and Vicinity
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Quine Tus
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Jean Celine Martyn Green
Sydney Granvilleciohn
Barclay D
Devil
Margaret Lindsay
Ronald Reagan
Robert Benchley
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Cecilia Parker
Fay Holden
Disney
Londonphony Orchestr
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Gene Autry
Colorado
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Freddie Bartholomew
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Bari Russell Gleason
George Barbier
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Lawrence National Bank
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