Murder Plot Uncovered In Tong War Readied by Filipino Recruits
New York August 18 AP A sensational tong war case unfolds as two secret youths recruited by a Filipino, Lamberto Bullaran, conspired to murder four Chinese men for $500 each. Detectives arrested Bullaran after a staged meeting at a 26th Street laundry. compounds included two revolvers and six knives. Chinese suspects named are John Wong 34 laundry owner Stanley 32 and George Chu 23, all tied to recent tong murders.
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New York
Menacy
Syeet
26Th Street
Rosenberg
Bullaran
John Wong
Stanley
George Chu
Tong Te
Meadow Lark 4-H Club Sees Problems Discussed
Meadow Lark 4-H meeting covers club issues as members discuss efforts and plans. Next gathering set for August 27 at the home of the leader to continue the discussion and set priorities.
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Meadow Lark
Fgg Oy Meadow Lark
Had Chiefs Car Theft Arrest Of Gordon Nash
Gordon Nash, driving a Chevrolet sedan, was arrested by county officers after a reported hold up. The theft occurred near Dawalic and Water, with police tracing the call to Kenny who described the stolen vehicle. Sheriff Rutherford sought Nash’s extradition for trial in Kansas as officers pursued him toward Williamstown after a tip from Coxen tire shop.
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Gordon Nash
Uae
Rutherford
Dawalic
Bath
Nash
Kenny
Kansas
Williamstown
Coxen Tire
Porello Home Destroyed by Terrific Explosion
A Cleveland area home belonging to Raymond Porello was wrecked by a gas explosion. Police say someone may have opened gas mains while a candle burned in the attic. Porello and his family escaped. two of his brothers were killed in related violence over the corn sugar trade, with prior attempts reported and two men seen fleeing in a car before the blast.
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Geveard
Raymond Porole
Cleveland
Porello
James Nimmo
P Orello
Paseersby
Jos Porello
James Porello
Union Bible Class to Host Dr. Chambers at Trinity Lutheran
Rev Is today announces a union Bible class at Trinity Lutheran Church with Dr. Harry Chambers of the Methodist church leading the lesson hour Sunday. Several city churches have closed due to renovations and absence, so the plan extends until other services resume. The topic is Saul the King of Israel and a cordial welcome is extended.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Harry Chambers
Methodist Church
Percerra
Chambers
Anne Benessons
Aero
Clos
Mob Forms Threaten to Burn Communist Camp
An Elmira report says a 2000 strong mob, including men, boys, and some women from Waverly and Sayre, threatened to burn the Van Ketene camp housing 70 children. Sheriff and deputies, aided by state troopers, set a deadline for the camp to be vacated as leaders demanded its destruction before the residents leave tomorrow.
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Elmira
N. Y
Harry Tiffij
Communist Children's
van Ketten
Waverls
Sayre
Athens
Mabel Husa
Arlene Holmes
International Workers’ Fet Cams
van Ketne i
Faith in Dad's Bank Brings Boy to Pratt Bank
In Pratt Kansas on August 15 AP reports five year old Rodman Scrogin son of Leland Scrogin VP of First National bank Pratt wanted to count his money to ensure it was all there He withdrew his savings then counted it himself confirming the total of 12 dollars 63 cents before redepositing it in the bank This simple act shows the boy's trust in his father and the bank continuity of savings habits.
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Pratt
Kan
Rodman Scrogin
Leland Scrogin
First National Bank
Sane
Kansas newspaper men visit Camp for two day tour
Fifty Kansas journalists and their spouses arrived at Camp at Aug 15 for a two day stay. They will observe infantry and cavalry routines and attend the field meet in the afternoon. The visit, the second this summer, includes a cultural program and opportunities for the press to tour the camp and nearby agricultural college facilities.
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Jimnetson City
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Nationals
Kansas State Agricultural
Susinal
Ail
4-H Council Meeting Details and Fund Date Set
The Lawrence county 4-H Council met on August 9 at the Chamber of Commerce with Meadow Brook and Sunflower clubs present. No definite show dates were set for the county fund. Baylor, county 4-H director, announced distribution of showings at the feed mill. Bishop Seaton of New York noted August 15.
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Lawrence Cil
Chamber Vol Comers
Baylor
Preiam Books
Teed
Malta
Seaton New York
Charles Blood Smith Kansas Attorney Dies in Topeka
Charles Blood Smith 80, prominent Kansas attorney and former Kansas Bar Association leader, died at his Topeka home after an illness. A deputy Shawnee county clerk, he studied at Cornell, joined the Kansas bar in 1878, served as chief Kansas prosecutor, and held a long career including vice president and general counsel roles in the American Bar Association and presidency of the Kansas Bar Association. He taught at Washburn College School of Law and was lay chancellor of the Kansas Episcopal Diocese before retiring in 1930. Born June 26, 1850, in Oswego Illinois.
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Topeka
Charles Blood Smith
Charles Smith
Postlenthe
Cornell University
Shawnee County
Smith
Kansas
Willig
Trials of Men Held in Mine Bombing Delayed in Dixon Ky
In Dixon Kentucky on August 15 an AP report notes examining trials for Paul Montgomery Essel Grant and others delayed. Federal actions loom as miners James Harvey age 35 was arrested in connection with the mine bombing. Further court action postponed with no additional arrests announced.
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Dixon
Paul Montgomery
Essel Grant
Ewagers
Breik
James Harvey
Harris
Congressional Medal Presented to Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh received a special congressional medal in Washington. President Hoover presided at the White House ceremony with top government aviation officials present. Mrs. Lindbergh and Col. Lindbergh attended a state luncheon following the event. Mrs. J. O. Seymour of Rantoul plans a pilgrimage with Gold Star Mothers to battlefield sites in New York this August. Nathan Campbell collided with a car in San Pedro, injuring no one seriously, as police reviewed the incident.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
White House
Governol
Hoover
Congress
Lindbergh
Whms
Tuncheon
Real Estate Transfers Listed For Lawrence Area
Walter Speringa and wife transfer to Louise the north twenty six feet of the south eighty five feet at Wat 40 according to Leveence. John S. Oun and wife transfer to Anna Weed lot 220 Ohio Street Lawrence. All popular files indicate routine property disposition recorded in local notices.
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Speraingea
Walter
Louise
Wat
John 5
Oun
Anns
Weed
Ohio Street
Lawrence
Furnitu xs Prices Lower Prevailing Level Across Markets
Decline in furniture prices noted in multiple markets with demand easing. The report highlights lower prevailing rates and a general trend toward cheaper goods amid shifting consumer spending during postwar conditions.
Bus Line Case Against Railway Not Dismissed
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused to dismiss the bus lines complaint against Union Pacific. The case, involving preferential rates and special service for its own Interstate Transit Line bus operation, will proceed to trial this fall.
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Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
Pickwick- Greyhound Bus Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Interstate Transit Line
Pickwick
Commission
Lawrence thefts report multiple vehicle and tool losses
Police reported three thefts in Lawrence over the last two days with automobile tools carpenter tools and a spare tire among the stolen items. Notices include E C Adams 519 North Fourth Street reporting traps a grass scythe and tire changer. John Evans 1027 Rhode Island Street a large jack plane a smoothing plane and a brace and bit. and F G Nichols 1301 Rhode Island Street a spare tire stolen from a Ford this morning.
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Lawrence
E. C. Adams
North Fourth Street
John Evans
Rhode Island Street
F. G. Nichols
Slaughter and Family Visit Area for Two Weeks
The Rev. Seth W. Slaughter pastor of the First Christian and his family will stay in town for two weeks. They plan visits with Mrs Slaughter’s relatives in Onawala and earlier with Mrs B. Hamil in Lawrence. They will travel to Des Moines to see old college mates and attend church services. Elders schedule Sunday school and communion during August with a 9:30 to 11 o’clock service.
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Seth W. Slaughter
First Christian
Sarazen Leads St Paul Open With 67 Five Under
Sarazen of New York opened the St Paul open with a sensational 67 five under par to take an early lead in the $10,000 tournament. Otto Hackbarth of Cincinnati and Johnny Farrell of New York tied for second with 66s as the field produced record-smashing scores.
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St. Paul, Minn
the Sarazen
New York
Otto Hackbarth
Cincinnati
Johnny Farrell
Reading reports due by pupils in vacation contest
Reports by pupils who participated in the summer vacation reading contest under the Douglas County Parent-Teacher Association are now due. Those who have not submitted reports should send them with price to Mrs. Colman Route 4 Rain Halls Marquee Tennis Meet Rye New York Aug 15 AP rain delays schedule semifinals and finals to follow weather. Water diversion approved for Chicago River and area minister Rev David Amen North Carolina oldest minister dies. Buick theft reported on Massachusetts Street. Ollia Watton elected secretary treasurer of the Southwest Shorthand Reporters Association.
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Douglas County
Parent-Teacher Association
A. R. Colman
Ner
Rain Halls
Rye
N. Y
Chicago
Washington
Hurley
Iage
Michigt
Wichita|Girls
Denver
Ollia Watton
Southwest Shorthand Reporters Association
Span of Endurance Flight Much Widened in 25 Years
The article traces endurance aviation progress from Wrights two hours twenty minutes in 1908 to modern records. It cites Stinson and Bertaud, the Question Mark refueling in air, Robbins and Kelly, the Hunter brothers, and finally Dale Jackson and Forest O’Brine maintaining an ongoing flight beyond 553 hours, with ongoing record pursuit.
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Newee
Dale
Jackson
Eddie Stinson
Lloyd Bertaud
Atlantic
America
Orville Wright
Stinson
Ehtan
Regimal Robbins
James Kelly
Hunter Brothers
Chicago
O'Brine
Paynes Host Dinner for Burkett on Master’s Degree
Dr and Mrs J R Payne entertain at dinner in honor of George W Burkett who has just received his Master’s degree at the University and is leaving today for Greencastle Indiana to take up work at DePauw University.
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J. R. Payne
George W. Burkett
Greencastle
Ind
de Pauw University
Personal notices of local families on trips and visits
Mr and Mrs Ivan D Viets and two children Dorothy Dean and Robert return from Barranquilla Colombia after eighteen months abroad They will resume work with Bell Telephone Company in two months Prof and Mrs W A Dill and children Florence and Billy Joe depart for Wisconsin and Michigan Miss Ethel Lindner spends Friday in Topeka Miss Elizabeth Day in Topeka Marguerite Herd of Baton Rouge arrives to visit Mrs F D Brooks Mrs Matilda Lee of Kansas City visits Mrs C A Morehouse Mr and Mrs Harris Pollock spend Friday in Kansas City Miss Florence Scott music teacher at Ransom High School is guest of Mrs George Anderson and Mrs Carol Miller Mr and Mrs Richard Key and family leave for a two week vacation in Muscatine Iowa
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Ivan D. Viets
Dorothy Dean
Robert
Barranquilla
Colombia
New Orleans
Viets
Bell Telephone Company
W. A. Dill
Florence
Billy Joe
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ethel Lindner
Topeka
Elizabeth Day
Marguerite Herd
Baton Rouge
F. D. Brooks
Matilda Lee
Kansas City
C. A. Morehouse
Harris Pollock
Florence Scott
Ransom High School
George Anderson
Carol Miller
Richard Key
Davis to Focus Campaign on National Finance Policy
Democratic senator candidate Jonathan M. Davis, speaking at a Grange picnic in Bronson Kansas, outlined plans to center his campaign on treasury policies, the federal reserve system, and tariff policy. He criticized farm relief efforts as slow and questioned the marketing act, warning it may undermine farmers groups and wheat pools.
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Bronson
Kan
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Jonathan M. Davis
United States
Kansas
Davis
Farmers’ Union
Grange
Wheat Pool
Canada Seizes Rum Vessel Near Middle Sister Island
Coast Guard reports indicate the British ship Vedas, anchored in Canadian waters near Lake Erie's Middle Sister Island, was siezed by Canadian customs officials with 20,000 cases of liquor confiscated. Additional items reference boxing match plans, Prairie Pipeline dividend, a child injury from a road accident, the Franklin County Institute for teachers, and government bond market notes.
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Canada
Marblehead
Ohio
Coast Guard
Middle Sister Island
Lake Erie
Colored railroad unions seek intervention in operation rules case
The Protective Order of Railroad Trainmen and the Association of Colored Railway Trainmen requested permissive intervention in a Public Service Commission proceeding where the brotherhood seeks rule changes for train operations. They argue the complaint aims to permit employment of white brakemen and flagmen only from their organization. The hearing is set for September 16 against Union Pacific, Rock Island, Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific, Frisco, and Katy railroads.
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Topeka
Protective Order of
America
Association of Colored Railway Trainmen
Public Service Commission
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Brotherhood
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Frisco
Katy
Partial report on Changsha damage amid disorders
Washington reports a partial assessment of damage to American property in Changsha due to recent communist disorders. Chaotic conditions hinder a full summary. details list losses at the Human Bible Institute in Los Angeles and injuries to Faith Manager quarters of Alvin Cameron of Lawrence.
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Washington
State Department
Changsha
Bears Squeeze U S Steel Allied Chemical In Market Rally
In New York bears were forced to cover as several leading issues jumped 5 to 10 dollars with American Can up 10 and U S Steel rising 7.2. Westinghouse Electric and Vanadium also gained while General Electric lagged in a sluggish session. In San Francisco a bequest of 20000 to tennis star Helen Wills Moody was revealed in the James D. Phelan will filed for probate, part of a 10 million estate.
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New York
Bears
Temselves
Allied Chemical
J. I. Case
U. S. Steel
Westinghouse Electric
Patio
San Francisco
Helen Wills Moody
California
James D. Phelan
United States
Fined for careless driving in Kansas City case
Hershel Frazier a 17 year old owner of an aged roadster was fined 100 dollars in police court here for careless driving. The May accident involving a Mexican boy Jesus Valdiva left the child with one leg crushed needing amputation above the knee.
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Kansas City
Kan
Hershel Frazier
Jesus Valdiva
Delay Munitions Shipment to China Faces State Dept Guard
Washington reports the state department declined to grant immediate release of a munitions consignment for the Chinese Nationalist government. The shipment, slated to depart for China tomorrow, is under decision by officials amid ongoing negotiations with Dupont powder interests. Eddie Schneider presses westward on his attempt at a new junior transcontinental air record, taking off from Norton Field at 3:31 after a 26 minute stop following arrival from Altoona.
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Washington
State Department
Dupont Powder
China
Schneider
Columbus
Ohio
Eddie Schneider
Norton Field
Landa
Altoona
Plan to Reorganize Bank Wichita
Stockholders of Guarantee Title and Trust and Guarantee State Bank, closed August 5 for voluntary liquidation, are working on a reorganization plan. Standiall, president, said today.
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Bank
Wichita
Guarantee Title and Trust Company
Guarantee State Bank
Standiall
Promoter Bound Over On Stock Promotion Charge
Roy Beard promoter of a plan for a non profit chain of grocery stores was bound over to district court on a stock promotion charge. Carl Newcomber blue sky commissioner of Kansas helped prosecute. Beard allegedly engaged in fraudulent deals in Colorado.
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Kansas City
Kan
Roy Beard
Carl Newcomber
Blue Sky Epimissioner
Kansas
Lee E. Weeks
Beard
Colo
Green Asks Illinois Miners Deny Convention Seats
William Green, president of the insurgent Illinois miners union, asked Victor A Olander to deny seats to delegates of the revolting faction at the Illinois Federation of Labor convention in Springfield on September 15. This marks Green's first official acknowledgment of the split from the United Mine Workers since the Springfield rump convention last March.
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Springfield
Ill
William Green
Illinois Miners Uoion
Victor A.olander
Illinois Federation of Labor
Green
State Federation
Thellinois
United Mine Workers of Armerica
Move in Oklahoma Drought Emergency Declared
Oklahoma City August 13 AP Governor Holloway ordered an immediate agricultural survey of the state and summoned Harry V. Cordell and Dr. H G Bennett for a conference to tackle severe drought and famine conditions across Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
W. J. Holloway
Harry V. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
H. G. Bennett
Oklahoma Agriculture and Mechanical College
Government to limit immigration to Canada with farmer exemptions
Ottawa Aug 15 AP minister W A Gordon announced a policy to stop immigration from the Ent in Europe except experienced farmers of suitable type who can sustain themselves on farms and the families of Canadians already established. The value of Georgia eggs produced annually is about 40 million dollars.
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Ottawa
W. A. Gordon
Immigration and Colonization
Europe
Canada
Georgia
Flying Dietician Ramgolates Freez Photo
Elizabeth Hayward a dietician in Los Angeles hospital will compete in the national women's air derby leaving Long Beach California for Chicago on August 17.
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Ramgolates Freez
Elizabeth Hayward
Ino Los Angeles Hospital
Long Beach
Cal
Chisago
Topeka Police Report Stolen Car Incident
Topeka police report a three-vehicle theft in the city this morning. The incident involved a Chevrolet group reported missing, with investigations underway and no injuries mentioned. Nearby areas note tax collections on malt beverage and public school funding discussions.
Belvoir C P A to elect officers. many local visits noted
YARNOLD-STULL Belvoir C P A will elect officers Thursday night August 21 with all members urged to attend. Royal Neighbors met at Mrs. Willace’s home with one new member. George Houk’s birthday party hosting relatives, Mrs. Farre’s passing mourned, and several residents noted visiting relatives and local incidents including a cousin Pearlie Brown visit and Walter Johnson injuries.
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Belvoir
Frank Baal
Eugene Lavin
Topeka
John Lavin
Jim Gibbons
Tecumseh
Will Murphy
Mary Lavin
Fannie Deister
Albert Deister
Willace
Roy Harrell
Ebon Anderson
William Ewing
A. Bidinger
William Murphy
Mike Murphy
Charles Houk
Edward Ice
W. T. Tee
George Houk
I. B. Kraft
Houk
George Houk, Jr
Frank Houk
Charlie Houk
Harvey Houk
John Stull
Rudy Houk
Irvin Kraft
Albert Houk
Memorial Hospital
Gladys Kraft
Walter Johnson
Big Springs
Pearlie Brown
Eads
Kenneth Cutes
Roy Deskin
Albert Ice
C. Finley
Drummond
Okla
Stull
George Anderson
Andrew Farre
Christ’s Hospital
Rossville
Helen Wulfkuhle
Sam Irvig
Swig
Frank Dornan
Monument
Kan
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League Park
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Franklin County Institute
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Willow Spii
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