Doom shadowed by a world of prophecies at Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute's Fels planetarium invites famed doom preachers for a preview of apocalyptic events planned for August 30. The display includes earthquakes, volcanoes and a moon explosion with sound effects as demonstrations unfold, spotlighting visitors from Apostle Robert Reidt to Wilbur Voliva.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Fels Planetarium
Planetarium
Freeport
L. I
Apostle of Doom
Robert Reidt
Reidt
Alberta Porta
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Gabriel
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion, Til
Voliva
Dizzy Dean
Explosion Rings City Hall in Sudden Flash
A sudden blast lights the sky over City Hall followed by a bright flash. Authorities cordon the area as investigators assess damage and secure witnesses. No official casualty count is available at this time. Local fire units extinguish residual flames and brace for additional reports.
Retired Union Pacific telegrapher Pearl Perky of Lawrence
Pearl Perky a 65 year old telegrapher with the Union Pacific at Lawrence retires after 44 years of service. He began in 1894 as a sectionman and moved through stations including Beloit Loring Bonner Springs and Lawrence where he worked 30 years as night operator. He endured floods and robberies on duty and planned to settle into rail life. He supported many educational and charitable causes and is survived by relatives.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Pearl Perky
Lawrence
Perky
Union Pacific
Beloit
Loring
Bonner Springs
Mr. Perky
Millionaire Adolph Lewisohn Dies at 89 in New York Area
Adolph Lewisohn, age 89, noted investor and philanthropist, died of a heart attack at his summer home in Saranac Lake New York. The German-born immigrant built a copper mining and smelting fortune estimated between 40 and 100 million dollars and was famed for his generous patronage of music and public causes.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Adolph Lewisohn
New York
Lewisohn
Three Ill From Cook's Error In Pittsburg Pancake Poisoning
At Pittsburg Kansas a cook misused a lead compound as baking powder causing Elmer Buess and his two sons Charles 16 and John 18 to be hospitalized in serious condition after breakfast pancakes. Mrs Lucy Hoskins also fell ill though less severely. The lead compound had been bought to spray potato vines.
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Pittsburgh
Kan
Elmer Buess
Charles
John
C. H. Reinhart
Buess
Lucy Hoskins
Community Notes on Local Visits and Projects
The Douglas County Farm Bureau reports members traveling for Arizona trips and family visits to Peabody. Soil Conservation plans gather crop history data in Grant Township, while Mrs. Perkins recovers and plans to lead the chorus by September. highway work advances with a new Mud Creek bridge and detour completed, weather delaying slab work.
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Douglas County Farm Bureau
Arizona
Milford Miller and Sons
Joplin
Charlie Shirar
Walnut Grove
Billy McGee
Tonganoxie
Peabody
Miller and Sons
Soil
Mabel Shirk
Linwood
Bleakley School Board
Leavenworth
Shirk
Charles Riley
Marie Riley
Ralph Kampschroeder
Harry Hicks
Kansas City
Kan
Walter Hicks
H. G. van Neste
R. K. Nicholson
Kaw Valley
C. J. Locker
Parkersburg
Suny
Arthur Leonhard
Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
J. F. Morgan
Golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Farmer
Mr Morgan fell weekend. Mr and Mrs A Farmer celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday and returned home Monday. Highwayman Bob Sheets takes a road duties vacation this week. Funeral services for Ed Schaake were held Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev C A Puls officiating. Songs The Old Rugged Cross and Abide With Me sung by Keith Davis. Pallbearers included George Keene Bill Green Emil Heck Alfred Heck Charles Wise Arthur Olson John Selig Sr and Charles Schulz.
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George Keene
Bill Green
Emil Heck
Alfred Heck
Charles Wise
Arthur Olson
John Selig, Sr
Charles Schulz
Mary Lavin home quilting and local gatherings noted
Community members from Stull and nearby areas gathered at the Mary Lavin home for a Dresden plate quilt and covered dish lunch. Attendees included Mrs. Super krup Tillie Case and many Lavin relatives, with numerous visits from Lawrence Topeka and Kan sas City residents.
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Mary Lavin
Superkrup
Tillie Case
Hoverhammer
Anna Morris
Leavenworth
Will Ice
Will Swadley
Earl Rake
Russel Keohlar
Albert Kampschroeder
Henry Keohlar
O. A. Bidinger
B. W. Lavin
John Lavin
Fred Kennedy
Tom Connole
Florence
Helen Connole
Ruth Fergle
Nellie
Frances Jean Lavin
Charles Kennedy
Leo Bidinger
Lawrence
Leonard Nuffer
Donald
A. E. Deister
H. C. Swadley
Helen
H. W. Swadley
J. E. Rake
Rose
J. F. Swadley
Dee Swadley
Mary
Martha
Barbara Ann
Perry Palmateer
Juanita Rake
Don Connole
James Louk
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College of the City of New York
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Yale
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Samuel
Arthur Lehman
Lehman
Phillip Nather
William Boyd As
Hopalong Cassidy
Bar
Varsity Theatre
Cook
Pittsburg
Alaska
Oak Ridge
Ruby Leonhard
Business College
Alexander’s
Rag Time
Dickinson
Harold Lloyd
Lo Day
Warren William Gail Patrick
Charles Boyer
Sigrid
Adv
Marco Polo
Gurie
Hedy “Ecstacy
LaMarr
Reds
H. L. Chaillaux
American Legion
House
Washington
Workers’ Alliance
WPA
Chaillaux
Gerald Winrod
Senate
Kansas
Winrod
Yarnold-Stull
Mary Carr
Council Grove
O. R. Platz
Mrs. Herman
Gardner
Russell Spencer
L. A. Nuffer
Don
Yvonne Huey
Pearl June Broddecker
Topeka
Mrs
Broadchecker
O. T. Huey
Jake Bidinger
Vern Swallow
Will Hegley
Lost Springs
Stull
Wallace Kennedy
Galen Dean
Richland
Sp Ak
Richard Kennedy
Bobby
Miriam Kraft
Aby
Colorado
Herbert Gress
Medicine Lodge
James Brass
Preston
Huddleston
Bobby Platz
C.P.A
Holcom’s Grove
Loren Pine
Lyons
Lyons, and Mr. and Mrs. Pine
North Lawrence
Beery
Wallace Beery
Floyd Gibbons
Porky the Fireman
Little Women
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Anee Shirley
Ruby Keeler
James Ibson
Fay Walter Brennan
Frank Albertson
Alms Krager
Virginia Weidler
Tuffy
Canine Cowboy
Maurice Conngaya
LAW OF Nature
Miss Miami
Phillip Mather
Cassidy
William Boyd
Movita and
Jo. Carroll
Rose of the
Rio Grande
Love Under Fire
Don Ameche
Loretta Young
SOS
Coast Guard
Western Auto Associate Store
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