Rumor Mutiny In Troops Of China
Tokyo reports say a mutiny rumor circulated in Nanking among Chiang Kai-Shek personal troops. Okamoto relayed the rumor as unconfirmed, with Asahi and other sources noting possible dissension among anti-Japan central army elements. Japan plans a wartime parliamentary session to empower economic measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Wartorn
Shanghai
Suemasa Okamoto
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Okamoto
Asahi
Japan
North China
Domei
Nagasaki
Kumakichi Harada
China
East Asia
Nagasaki Maru
Shanghai Maru
China Front
Peiping
Tientsin
Nankow Pass
Diet
Hirohito
Robert Taylor Visits Stand-In's Home Town
Shawnee Oklahoma August 17 Robert Taylor the moving picture Adonis dropped in today on his stand-in Don Milo Shawnee boy but the town did not know until morning. The crowd swelled as Taylor and Milo planned to fly to Oklahoma City then aboard a plane east bound for England to begin a new film. Milo is the son of a Shawnee druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Okla
Robert Taylor
Moving Picture
Adonis
Taylor
Don Milo
Oklaoma City
England
Milo
Don Mackenheimer
Con—J
John Johnson Dies After Long Illness in Minnesota
John Johnson, 65, advertising staff member of the Capper Farm Press since 1908, died at Wilmar Minnesota Sunday night after a lingering illness. He had been en route to a resort near Brainerd for rest. He came to the Capper Farm Press in 1903 from Clay Center where he and his brother Jesse published Western Breeder. He is survived by his widow and his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
John Johnson
Capper Farm Press
Wilmar
Minn
Brainerd
Johnson
Copper Farm Press
Clay Center
Jesse
Western Breeder
Nearing completion of Douglas County budgets for 1937
County, city and Lawrence school district budgets have been certified ahead of the August 25 deadline. Rural districts were certified earlier, but their levies are not yet set. County Auditor Mildred LeSner will finalize levy actions before August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Altho
Lawrence
Gome
Mildred LeSner
Test Your Knowledge from Classifieds
A quirky prompt asks seven trivia questions from a 1940s style classified page. It covers Mount Whitney location, vernal equinox month, Hauptmann defense lawyers, Westminster Abbey poets corner, Harriet Hosmer, a polariscope, Social Security Act citizenship, Haswaii capital, Washington army winter at Valley Forge, and Pocahontas’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Whitney
Bruno Richi Hauptmann
Westminster Abbey
England
Harriet Hosmer
Haswaii
George Washingss
Pocahontas
College Girl Slain In Ambush On Berea Campus
Opal Sturgell, 18, Berea college sophomore from Lawrence County, was killed on the campus after strolling with William Anderson, 18, a Berea Academy student. George E. Wells, 20, a Berea senior, is sought on a murder warrant. Chief Earl T. Hays said Wells may be kept in Richmond for safety. Wells had previously threatened Sturgell after she refused marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea
UPI
Pretty
Opal Sturgell
Berea College
Earl T. Hays
Sturgell
Lawrence County
Sizin
William Anderson
Berea Academy
George E. Wells
Beres
M. L. Sturgell
Wells
Richmond
Madison County
Chief Hays
Auxier
Floyd County
Anderson
Hays
Ruby Sturgell
Opal
Auto Driver Licenses Rush Expected Before October first
Douglas county treasurer forecasts a surge in driving permit sales as the October first deadline nears for auto driver licenses. A M Gardner urged buying permits now while business remains slow. 4,500 permits issued so far this month and half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Gardner
Douglas County
Roosevelt Names Mary Dewson to Security Board
President Roosevelt nominated Mary W. Dewson of New York to the social security board to succeed Vincent Miles. Dewson has led the Democratic women’s division advisory panel since 1928 and served as an industrial economist in the labor department since 1933. She hails from Quincy Massachusetts and has held roles on the President’s committee on economic security and the National Consumers League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Mary W. Dewson
New York
Social Security Board
Miss Dewson
Vincent M. Miles
Democratic National Committee
Quincy
Mass
Labor Department
President’s Committee On Economic Security
Consumers’ Advisory Board
National Recovery Administration
National Consumers League
Farley Lays Off History In Raleigh Speech
Postmaster General Farley said he was laying off history for keeps while en route to Fayetteville. He recalled a speech in which he joked about raising Sir Walter Raleigh from North Carolina to Virginia and noted Roanoke island being located in Virginia cured him of history in a big way.
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Southern Pines
N. C
Farley
Fayetteville
North and
South Carolina
Sir Walter Raleigh
North Carolina
Virginia
Roanoke Island
Cecile Dionne Still In Hospital As Quints Improve
Four Dionne sisters play in the sun while Cecile remains in her nursery ill with an infection Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe attributes to an outside source. Dafoe limits details and only he and the family are permitted inside the Dionne hospital as the others recover from colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callander
Ont
Cecile Dionne
Asone
Allan Roy Dafoe
Roy Sparr Paroled After 1931 First Degree Robbery Sentence
Among 39 paroles granted at the state penitentiary Roy Sparr was released. He was sentenced from Douglas county in 1931 by Judge Hugh Means to serve 10 to 21 years for first degree robbery with charges of taking gasoline and cash from M. W. Elliott. The two new state highway patrolmen for the district are Lige Cook of Topeka and Albert Scheibner of Parsons replacing transferred officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Penitentiary
Roy Sparr
Douglas County
Sparr
M. W. Elliott
Hugh Means
Lansing
Lige Cook
Topeka
Albert Scheibner
Parsons
L. L. Richardson
Fred Towle, Jr
Kansas City
Kan
Cook
Scheibner
Iaverence
Barker Avenue
Washington
Cummings
Louis M. Piquett
Chicago
Piquett
Leavenworth
Fiquett
Homer van Meter
Dillinger
Rescue Americans as Conflict Rages in Shanghai Area
British troops and American reinforcements evacuate refugees from Shanghai as Chinese forces, Japanese units, and foreign guards clash along the Whangpoo river. Fire and shell blasts devastate districts while civilians flee toward liners and Hongkong.
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Shanghai
U. S. Marine
Welsh Fusiliers
Woosung
Bund
International Settlement
Rajputana
Hongkong
Hongkow
Whangpoo River
FIND BODY IN TRUNK
The still warm nude body of a young man with wavy brown hair was found in a small trunk checked in at a railway express office behind Penn Station. The trunk, shipped from New York City, was destined for an out of town address. Two men rode in a taxicab to the agency. One identified as Joseph Marshall and claimed to want the trunk sent to Memphis, Tennessee. A clerk noticed blood dripping from the trunk and alerted an agent who opened it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Railway Express Agency
Pennsylvania Terminal
New York City
Joseph Marshall
Railway Express
Memphis
Deaths and Funerals of Mrs Sally Hoover and Mr George Robertson
Mrs Sally J Hoover 65 of 1945 Vermont street died at home this morning. Funeral at Rumsey funeral home Thursday 9 am with burial at Collier cemetery. She is survived by husband Joseph Hoover. George Robertson 88 of Lawrence died yesterday afternoon. Funeral from Rumsey on Wednesday at 10 am, Rev C J Knox officiating, burial at Oak Hill cemetery. WILL CLOSE STATE S CASE
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally J. Hoover
Vermont Street
Rumsey Funeral Home
Boris
Collier Cemery
Joseph Hoover
George Robertson
Lawrence
Rumsey
C. J. Knox
Oak Hill Cemetery
Attorney Statements in Alber t Dyer Murder Case
Los Angeles Aug 17 Deputy District Attorney William E Simpson said he expected to wrap the state's case against Albert Dyer, accused triple slayer, before midnight. District Attorney Buhen Fitts and Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz testified, with Fitts reading a confession and Biscailuz recounting Dyer’s admission to killing Melba Everett Madeline Everett and Jeanette Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William E. Simpson
Albert Dyer
Buhen Fitts
Eugene Biscailuz
Fitts
Dyer
Melba
Madeline Everett
Jeanette Stephens
Biscailuz
Bank loan record set by Wichita coop bank in July
Wichita bank for cooperatives reported a July record with more than 1 million dollars in loans approved. Including prior commitments, disbursements topped 1,470,000 dollars. Outstanding loans on July 31 reached just over 3,800,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Wichita Bank For Cooperatives
Ralph Snyder
Snyder
Japanese Navy Says Ships Hold Line in Shanghai
Japanese navy officials report heavy odds against Japanese forces in Shanghai with ships holding their lines. They claim Japanese air units on Tuesday shot down or destroyed 27 Chinese aircraft including several grounded or removed from service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Shanghai
Critics Clash Over Black Nomination and Klan Links
Senator Copeland and allies press a Klan related critique of the nominee for the Supreme Court. They argue the court must remain free of bigotry and partisan influence as they challenge Justice Black’s impartiality. Supporters cite an 18 to 4 judiciary committee vote and warn against rushed confirmation amid warnings from opponents about Klan ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Black
Judiciary Committee
Copeland
Senate
Lawrence items highlight local contests and events
Lawrence community news notes prize winners in a window display contest by Butterick, repairs upgrade the KU stadium seats, and Bermuda turf thrives on summer watering. Lawrence welcomes amateur and women trapshooters, with a Legion gun club event at 8 pm. Lawrence Woman's Club donates $10 to Chester Bud fund, totaling $22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Pierson
Weaver’s
Butterick Pattern Company
Pierson
Dell Davidson
University of Kansas
Davidson
Legion Gun Club
Southof
Lawrence
Highway 59
Lawrence Woman's Club
Chester Bud
Insulin Trial Begins for Dementia Praecox Patients
In Vinita Oklahoma on August 17 insulin injections were given to five young men at the eastern Oklahoma State Hospital to shock dementia praecox toward normal mentality. Doctors hope the new method, studied by Dr. Sakel in Vienna, may prove beneficial though results are uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Okla
Eastern Oklahoma State Hospital
Felix N. Adams
P. L. Hays
New York
Adams
Hays
Manfred Sakel
Vienna
Sakel
New Oil Area Opens In Stafford County
Wildcat No. 1 Sittner of Newman and Winemiller opens a new oil producing area in northern Stafford county six miles from the nearest pool. The well struck Kansas City Lansing lime at 3 278 feet and produced oil after deepening to 3 414 feet. Test in section 3 21 12W five miles north of here. Six miles SE of Gates pool and 10 miles SW of Snider pool. Great Bend, Aug 17. Kraft pool in northeastern Barton county extends one mile with No. 1 Joe Bloomer of Republic Natural Gas Co. of Corpus Christi Tex. Oil filled after plug drilled in Arbuckle lime at 3 338 feet in NE NW NW 14 11 17 W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Kan
Newman and Winemiller
Stafford County
Kansas City
Lansing
Great Bend
Aus
Kraft
Barton County
Joe Bloomer
Republic Natural Gas Company
Corpus Christi
Tex
Miss Lamer to Be Wed in Bombay Ties
Miss Carlotta Lamer of Salina Kansas, former wife of BH Rogers, plans to marry J William Sinclair of an oil company in Bombay after meeting aboard a ship during an Indian Ocean cruise. The pair discussed the betrothal amid a romantic moonlight scene, with Lamer describing the voyage’s influence on her decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Kan
BH Rogers
Buddy Rogers
Sinclair
Pirates Beat Cubs 4 to 2 for Fourth Straight Win
Pittsburgh defeats league leader Chicago 4 to 2 as Paul Waner posts four hits. Cubs see margin over second place New York shrink to three games. Also: Dodgers routed by Phillies 11 to 1, Giants beat Red Sox 4 to 1, Yankees win and lead, Red Sox top Athletics 6 to 1, rain postpones Cleveland at St. Louis.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Paul Waner
Larry French
Cubs
New York Giants
Chicago
French
Hartnett
Brandt
Brown
Todd
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Phillies
Phils
Johnny Moora
Pinky Whitney
Philadelphian
Passeau
Atwood
Hamlin
Cantwell
Lindsey
Melton and
Danning
Bush
Hutchinson
Lopes
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
All
Lefty Gomez
Rodeo
Cal
Washington Senators
Yankees
Bill Dickey
Tony Lazzeri
Yanks
Washington
Dix
Appleton
Chase
R. Ferrell
Millies
Gomez
Dickey
Jorgens
Este
Deshong
Cohen
Hadley
Detroit
Lawson
Cofthead
Rigney
Sewell
Philadelphia
Lee Ross
Boston Red Sox
Athletics
Jack Wilson
Boston
Wilson
Berg
Ross
Fink
Turbovilla
Brucker
Clevelend
Fish urges probe of communications commission
Representative Fish of New York calls for a congressional inquiry into the communications commission. He suggests examining Crosby Radio’s Charles Michelson and his $25,000 yearly role as publicity director for the Democratic National Committee, and reports involving Elliott Roosevelt in Texas radio sales to Hearst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fish
R-N.y
Communications Commission
Charles Michelson
Crosby Radio Corporation
WLW
Cincinnati
Democratic National Committee
Elliott Roosevelt
Texas
William Randolph Hearst
Pleasant Grove Social Roundabout Includes Local Visitors
Mr and Mrs E B Moore entertained at Sunday dinner hosting guests from Lawrence Vinland Harris Kan Overbrook and nearby families. Lila Markley assisted at Sibley while W R Sanders visited from Kansas City. Moore family moved to Pleasant Valley after operating Sinclair service one year. An ice cream social at C P A hall honored the Moores with neighbors in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Moore
Burke Edwards
Lawrence
H. H. McClintic
Bill and
Gene
Vinland
Alva Tilbrun
Harris
Kan
John Churchbaugh
Win Flory
Lily Johnson
Nolan Robinson
Overbrook
Lila Markley
Leonard Williams
Sibley
W. R. Sanders
Kansas City
John Daniels
Pleasant Grove
Sinclair Service
Pleasant Valley
C.P.A. Hall
Local families gather for visits and moves near Pleasant Grove
Hazel June and many neighbors are listed in a social notice recounting visits and moving trends. Families including the Churchbaughs Petersons Florys and Deays are noted with recent relocations to Jehle farm Pleasant Grove and surrounding areas. Several residents travel to Eudora Ottawa and Centropolis for events and appointments while others assist with farm work and silo filling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel
Gerald and
Madlyn
John Churchbaugh
Carl Peterson
Bad
Betty
Irve Flory
Dudley
Bonnie
Ed Deay
Roy Deay
Ed Sanders
Lloyd Hegeman
John Daniels
Kenneth Jand Trene
Deay
Jack Dillon
Patay
Johnnie
Elmer Churchbaugh
W. B. Sanders
Clayton Scott
Mr Moore
Roscoe Daniels
Doris Wineters
Rose Messer
Lois Flory
Freda Barnhart
Pleasant Grove
Hallie Hale
Landis
Fred Howard
Eudora
Burke Edwards
Lawrence
Doris Winters
Hopewell
Moore
Roscoe
Kenneth
Irene
Patsy
Fred Turner
Letia
Ottawa
Johnnie Dillon
Estel Moosr
Harve
Avery Hibner
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Minnesota
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San
Cook and Scheiber
Alexander
Yangtze
Settlement Ward Road
Yangtzepoo Road
Whangpoo
Wong Tse- Li
Wong
Soochow Creek
Oyama
Hungjao
Hongkew
Pootung
Garden Bridge
Shanghai-Nanking
Shanghai- Hanchow
Poetiee
Concession
Siccawei
Lamotte Picquet
Chow Tung-Fang
Hangchow
South China
Canton
Harges
New York Express Agency
Albert Dyer Tris
Wichita Institution
Navy
Supreme Court
America
Justice Black
Mobile Register
Charles Michelgon
New York World
Alabama
Albuquerque
N. M
Gwinn Henry
Lawrenc
Springfield
J. P. Ferguson
Clara Maxine Hogue
Here
Oklahoma
Miss Lamer
Rogers
Covington
Tenn
Albert Gooden
J. Vaughan
T. A. M. Craven
Washington, D. C
Federal Communications Commission
Craven
Commission
Russell S. Patton
Cowley County
Kansas State
Lamar
Colo
Howard Thompson
Boise City
Funk
Baseball Today
Congress
Better Vision Institute
B. F. Nanninga, O. D
Thriety AA Tavish
Scotland
Lawrence National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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