Key witness dies by his own hand in oil scandal probe
New Orleans reports the death of Dr. J. A. Shaw, longtime director of Louisiana oil regulation and witness in a federal probe of Huey Long era politics. Shaw died after a gunshot wound, coroner listing as suicide. Prosecution plans continue with indictments likely against former Gov. Richard W. Leche and Seymour Weiss. Shaw testified in Dallas last week about a ten cent per barrel oil kickback tied to the Burford case.
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New Orleans
J. A. Shaw
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Shaw
Louisiana Conservation Department
Baptist Hospital
C. Grenes Cole
Richard W. Leche
Seymour Weiss
Patent Long
Freeman W. Burford
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Rodessa
Leche
T. W. Davidson
Shaw Restored to Pay RolL but Not Reinstated as Director
Gov Earl K Long stated that Shaw remains in his position in terms of pay, after being removed, rehired and then suspended within six weeks. Shaw has been restored to the payroll but not reinstated as director.
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Dallas
Earl K. Long
Long
Shaw
Armed youths taken after city slayings near Tuttle
Two armed youths were shot and captured near the Kansas line by officers pursuing suspects in the Tuttle night watchman slaying and city marshal wounding. One youth was taken to a Chickasha jail, others injured. names given as Lee Bowen Enid and Hugh Douglas Tuttle.
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Enid
Okla
Kansas Line
Here
Tuttle
Frank Ross
H. B. Lowery
Harold Phillips
Ross
Lee
Bowen
Hugh Douglas
August G. Nowka
L. C. Force
Oklahoma
Chickasha
Dorris Alvin Schubnitt
Lowery
Kansas
German-Soviet Trade Agreement Shifts European Power Balance
Berlin reports a new German Soviet trade pact may supply crucial materials for Germany's military buildup. The accord, signed amid tensions with Poland over Danzig, involves barter trade of German machinery for Soviet ore chemicals lumber and oil, with credits of 80 million dollars to Moscow and 72 million in Soviet deliveries over two years. Trade had dwindled from 320 million to under 40 million previously, affected by ideological conflict.
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Berlin
Germany
Europe
Poland
Danzig
Russia
Great Britain
France
Moscow
Britain
Soviet Union
Disappearance of Attacks on Russia Signals Shifting Tone
The article notes a retreat of anti Russia rhetoric in speeches and press coverage. A more friendly attitude toward the Soviet Union becomes evident as the usual clashes fade from public discourse.
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Russia
Soviet Union
Roosevelt Watches Miniature Naval Drill Aboard Lang and Tuscaloosa
President Roosevelt, vacationing on the cruiser Tuscaloosa, observed a mock battle with the destroyer Lang off northern Nova Scotia. At 1,800 yards apart and 25 knots, the ships exchanged gunnery drills as alarms sounded and crews rushed to stations. The two vessels, rounding Cape Breton, were due to reach Halifax later that day.
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U.S.S. Lang
Roosevelt
Tuscaloosa
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Halifax
Visit Highlights Lawrence Ties Across Ocean
Miss Louise Towne of 1147 Ohio Street received a letter from Genevieve Chalkley now visiting the New England area. Chalkley, widow of Thomas H. Chalkley, recalled a visit with Dorothy Canfield Fisher at her Arlington home and noted Fisher’s interest in Lawrence residents.
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Louise Towne
Ohio Street
Genevieve Chalkley
Lawrence
Surrey
England
Chalkley
New England States
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Arlington
Miss Fisher
Lawrence Folk
Mrs. Chalkley
Son of Thomas Fortune Ryan Found Dead in Gas Poisoning
Clendenin J. Ryan, 56, son of multmillionaire railway magnate Thomas Fortune Ryan, was found dead at his Fifth Avenue home in New York from alleged illuminating gas poisoning. Police reported the head near a gas heater with jets open. the household butler suffered a heart attack upon discovery.
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New York
Clendenin J. Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Fifth Avenue
Lecompton Birthday Dinner Honors Barbara Worley
A birthday dinner at Mrs. Flossie Gibbens home honored Barbara Worley with a covered dish luncheon for many local guests. The afternoon featured quilting on a flower garden quilt for the hostess. Several family and friends are noted visiting and traveling between Lecompton and nearby towns.
Local Social News and Visits From August Gatherings
The column lists August social visits and family happenings. Names include Mrs. W O McClanahan and Mrs. James Presgrove with relatives in Houston, Helen McClanahan visiting her parents, Ralph Hildenbrand and Ray Gibbon off to Minnesota, and the Anderson sisters touring North America. Sunshine Club activities feature bingo prizes and a planned family picnic at the high school camp. New members Ther man Rothwell Frank Miller and Vernon Hayes join. next meeting August 23. Freddie Hildenbrand dined with the Howard Sanford family. Natia Morris from Chicago visits her children Marion and Janice Morris. Jane Rothwell’s fourth birthday Party honors include many guests and games. Louise Clark and Jerry of Topeka visit Miss Clark’s parents. United Brethren Ladies Aid quilts, and Mrs. Raymond Force moves to join her parents. Lawrence Business College opens fall term enrollment.
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Flossie Gibbens
Barbara Worley
Hattie Saltsman
Susie Miller
Maggie Shedieful
Sarah Shirek
Virginia McClanahan
Hazel McClanahan
Anna Baughman
Mollie Smith
Ella Crouse
Ida Clark
Francis Mankel
Betty Trailer
Ruth Stienmetz
L. M. Sole
Ralph Traxler
Elmer Bahnmaier
C. C. Gibbens
Marelyn Bahnmaier
Effie Wigener
Mable Slavens
Brass
Emma, Kriedler
Selma Houk
Nella Cole
S. F. Hogue
Carrie Gray
Elizabeth Jackson
C. L. Shackelford
Grace Schmitt
Fritz Hill
Norton
Jay Morris
Raymond Sanford
Detroit
Sarah Morris
Marion
Janice Morris
Mich
Lara Holloway
Tenpenny
Doris Holloway
Maxine Maust
Audrey Boose
Harley. Dark
Earl Goodrich
Warren Wingfield
Kansas
Colorado
Normajane McClanahan
Phil Briggs
Grace Brasher
Alexander
Helen June Traynor
Miriam Skoog
Lyndon
Lucille Paslay
H. L.paslay
Towie State Lake
Lou Edwards
McKay House
Crouse House
Le‘compton
W. C. McClanahan
Lawrence
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Topeka
el Reno
Okla
W. O.mcclanahan
August Hildenbrand
James Presgrove
Houston
Tex
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George Presgrove
Harry
Jess
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Frank McClanahan
Madalyn
Ralph Hildenbrand
Ray Gibbon
Minnesota
Mary
Edna
Teresa Anderson
California
Old Mexico
Canada
New York
Sunshine Club
Russell Worley
Betty Jane Traxler
Gladys Holloway
Grace Smith
Maggie Crady
Frank Miller
Vernon Hayes
Mae Carr
Zola Shaffer
Ruth Gillum
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Howard Sanford
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Therman Rothwell
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Shriever
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Caroll Lee
Charley Houk
Evelyn
Margaret Crady
Betty Joyce
Arlen Summer
Shirley
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Margaret
Carr
Louise Clark
Jerry
Miss Clark
Frank Clark
United Brethren Ladies Aid
Hanna
Raymond Force
Soldier
Kan
George Hanna
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