Flying Circus Free Show Sunday In Lawrence
Newtons Flying Circus comes to Lawrence one mile north on the Kansas City road Sunday afternoon. Fritz company brings the event free of charge with a parachute race between Dutch Schlegel and Harry Adams, wingwalking, stunt flying, and performances at 100 mph. Two planes, seven flyers, rides $2.50.
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Newton's Flying Circus
Kansas City Road
Lawrence
Fritz! Company
Schlegel
Harry Adams
i . _D. Newton
Charles W. Hardin
Hardin
Aanager
Yade
United States
Journal World
Wenton
Newton
Mount Dread
Kansas Plains
Grid Tickets Available Soon for Early University Games
University offices completed ticket checks for the first three games and will release seats to stadium union donors and faculty. About 4,000 of 36,000 to 40,000 seats will be kept for students, faculty, and seniors with priority for early reservations by September 17.
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Iversity Business Office
Stadium-Union
Jug
F.C. Allen
University Hletic
Wisconsin
Aeces
Wa Gton
Drake
Howe
Union Deniors
Eptember
Navigator’s $500 lure tied to air navigation race
The Chronicle reports Paul Schlater, navigator of the Aloha, who backed the Dole Flight from the Golden Gate to Honolulu offering $500 to join any pilot. The note, partly quoted, claimed belief in aviation’s future. Later findings show Schluter did not complain about second prize and his share surfaced when he tried cashing a Honolulu check.
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Honolulu
Urge parole for Dick Gregg in Oklahoma murder case
Petitions from the U S attorney general the Oklahoma governor and state attorneys general urged clemency for Dick Gregg of Pawhuska Oklahoma from Kansas state penitentiary Gregg was convicted in the Hale Ramsey murder gang case and sentenced for robbing an Elgin bank His minimum term is ten years and he has served less than three Governor Paulen will decide after advisement under his policy of parole only after minimum term expiration.
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Topeka
United States Attorney General
Oklahoma
Dick Greig
Pawhuska
Okla
Kansas State Penitentiary
Paulen
Gregg
Hale
Elks Bowling Scores Highlight Night Pins and Visits
High men were Shimmons with 302, 271, 286 and Pierson delivering 285 256 273 292. Berger faces Alvach tonight in a lone match. Alexander Quinn of Burlington visits his sister Mrs. L. Stout as Rev and Mrs E F Stauffer of Wichita spend a week in Lawrence visiting friends.
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Pierson
Shimmons
Alexander Quinn
Burtington
L. Stout
E. FE. Stauffer
Wichita
Lawrence Speing
Braves Beat Pirates In Third Straight WIN. Aldridge Sidelined Early
Boston Braves topple Pittsburgh 6 to 4 as Vic Aldridge exits in the first inning. Pittsburgh struggles with 200 020 000 pattern while Boston posts 300 000 12x for victory. Batteris include Aldridge Milius Gooch McQuillan Robertson Gibson for the Pirates and Hargrave McWeeney for the Robins. Brooklyn-tops Cincinnati 4 to 3 in second Robins win. Chicago-Philadelphia and St. Louis-New York games postponed by weather. American League notes Sox lose 9 1. Isenbeer Burke Shaute work. Gardner returns today as lineup reshuffles continue.
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Boston
Braves
Pittburgh
Pirates
Vic Aldridge
Pittsburgh
Aldridge
Milius
Gooch
McQuillan
Robertson
Gibson
Brooklyn
Robins
Cincinnati
Lucas
Hargrave
McWeeney
Henline
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Harriss
Russell
Hofmann
Moore
Thomas
Crouse
Berge
Washington
Cleveland
Isenbee
Burke
Ruel
Shaute
Sewell
Gray and Cochrane
Gascon
Crowder and Dixon
Toledo
Kansas City
Speece
O'Neil
Sheehan
Shinault
Gardner
State Highway Director Made 2000 Mile Trip Through Iowa
John W. Gardner, State highway director, returned from a 2000 mile tour of Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Nebraska where he studied road construction methods. He reported gravel and crushed rock roads proved satisfactory and said Kansas should encourage similar construction.
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Topeka
John W. Gardner
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Kansas
America
Souvenir Hunters Take All Removable Parts of Plane
In Teterboro New Jersey on August 26 souvenir hunters stripped the plane America used by Richard Byrd and his companions to fly to Europe. Ivan R. Gates found the craft missing its removable parts at the workshop once used by Clarence Chamberlin where the America was kept.
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Teterboro
N. J
America
Richard Byrd
Europe
Ivan R. Gates
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Ford
Detroit
M. Rokanowski
Commerce
Ford Airport
Toronto
Lindbergh Rushed to Flying Field for Next Schedule Stop
Col. Lindbergh hurried from his Little Falls home to the flying field and at 11:00 am departed for Fargo North Dakota the next stop on his itinerary. Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh his mother stayed with old neighbors in Little Falls with no definite plans announced.
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Flying Field
Little Falls
Minn
Aug
NOT TEST SPEEDWAYS
Not Test Speedways St Louis Aug 26 AP Use of Missouri highways as test speed ways will not be tolerated and speeding rivers will be arrested and prosecuted said a letter re ceived here today by the automo bile club of Missouri from Sue C Lozier attorney for the state high way department at Jefferson City The club called attention to speed and endurance records re cently sought by private interests to exploit motor cars and accessor ies and the injury of a driver who was attempting a one-stop round trip from Jefferson City to St Louis.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Automobile Club of Missouri
Sue C. Lozier
State Highway Department
Jefferson City
Lezier
Two Women Plead Guilty in Liquor Transport Case
Bertha Dixon and Freda John were arrested Wednesday on charges of transportation and possession of liquor. They pleaded guilty before Justice Richard B. Stevens and received 120 days in county jail plus a $400 fine each. George Dixon pleaded not guilty. trial set for next Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Bond was set at $5,000.
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Bertha Dixon
Freda Johnoom
Justice of the Peace
Richard B. Stevens
George Dixon
Death Toll Rises From Cherbourg Protest Clash
In Cherbourg France one person was killed and several wounded as Sacco Vanzetti demonstrators sought the American consulate. Police kept the scene under control with soldiers on standby amid the disturbance.
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Cherbourg
France
Sacco-Vanzetti
Hailstorm Douses Salt Lake City Streets
Hail stones the size of robins eggs covered Salt Lake streets this afternoon during a shower that yielded .45 inches of precipitation in fifty minutes. The Topeka city commission set the tax levy at 14.064 mills, up 1.23 mills, while Eton College students dress by height, with jackets for under five feet four inches and morning coats beyond that mark.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Topeka
Eeker
Eton College
Eton
Fairview Annual Sunday School Picnic Planned
The Fairview community announces its annual Sunday school picnic at the S. T. Griffin grove on Thursday afternoon August 25. Activities promised include ample entertainment and a cafeteria style supper. Residents are invited to bring their own picnics and join in a day of fellowship.
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Fairview
S. T. Griffin Grove
Boulder
Colo
B. C
Residents visit and social calls noted in local notices
A string of Sunday and weekday social visits are recorded across local households. Families from Crete Nebraska Lecompton Vinland and Lawrence share dinners calls and greetings with residents including the Brown Gentry Harrison Wiggins and Rothwell families plus several others.
Barker Community Notes Highlight Social Gatherings and Visits
Sunday school at the Barker school drew 18 attendees while residents spent weekends visiting relatives in Topeka and nearby towns. Numerous social calls and gatherings are recorded, including showers, dinners, picnics, and club meetings hosted by Winter, Gorrill, and Ransdell families, with trips to Ottawa and Topeka noted.
Winter Community Club Meeting Notes and Local Visits
The Winter Community Club enjoyed a Friday afternoon with Mrs. Robert Schrover leading roll call and canned goods talk. Members plan a Wednesday meeting at the school house August 31 with noon dinner, school room clean up, and a teacher suggestions theme.
Wednesday Social Notes in Lawrence Household Visit Highlights
Wednesday with Mrs Prescot underwood in Lawrence. Mrs Barr Gorrill and daughter Virginia visited Mrs Herman Banks and Helen. Mr and Mrs Shipman Carter and Richard called on Mr and Mrs Ambrose Bigsby and children. Ernest Richard and family were visited Monday evening. Mrs Ralph Miller spent Tuesday and Wednesday with Mr and Mrs W F Miller. Winter school starts Sept 5 with about six enrollees. Billie Schroyer spent Sunday night in Fopeka. Mr and Mrs Robert Schroyer called on Mr and Mrs Robert Notwood Monday afternoon.
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E. L. Brown
Chas. Ott
Olathe
Will Freese
Henry Bowman
Needles
Guy Howard
Earl Ott
Paul Koehler
Hilde
Mildred
Mabel Day
Douglas County Teachers’ Institute
Lawrence
Gay
Lloyd Howard
Peters
Sarah Tobias
Linwood
Kan
Winkieman
Katrina Stoelzing
Miami
Ariz
Paul Koehter
Kansas City
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Ruth Brown
Burton Brown
Frank Smith
Crete
Neb
Bit
Lincoln
Clarence Meek
T. Griffin
Dorothy Griffin
B. C. Day
Big Springs
Ray Shirar
E. Leary
T. N. Shirar
Walter Pohl
Worden
A. P. Lynch
Charles Howard
Nannie
Lara Howard
Mary McClintock
Hilda Koehler
E.phe Leary
Brownlee
Mary Brownlee
Oscar S Brownlee
Matt Cannon
GB. C. Day
Mathel
H. Cooper
Haughn
Leary
William Hines
Hines
Ed Schafstall
Ruth Schafstall
Paul Koeehler
Eugene Leary
Baldwin
Epworth League Institute
Mary Beal
Dorothy Dean Viets
5. T. Griffin
Gladys Cowles
Charles Wells
William Wells
Verne Garrett
Pleasant Valley
Bashear
Charles Whedon
C. E. Ralston
J. E. Howard
Helen. Gentry
J. B. Wiggins
Garvin
Paul Wirter
Barr Garrill
Grover Rothwell
Johnson
Barr Gorrill
Harold Chamney
Jake Hetrick
Noah Hetrick
Seigel Rose
James Wiggins
Rose Bond
J. H. Mitchell
R. W. Gorrill
Paul Winter
C. A. Richards
Milton Winter
C. P. la Hue
Topeka
Jenny Taylor
Eskridge
Kans
Anna Mitchell
Helen Harshberger
Barbara Bailey
W.R. Gorrill
Marshall Gorrill
Ambrose Bigsby
Arnold Ran
Edythe Ransdell
Prescott Underwood
P. B. Winter
Charles Winter
Oliver Warren
George Lamb
Grayce Jones
Lucille
Mildred Genstry
Barker C. P. A. Lodge
A. G. Ransdell_a
Ottawa
K. C
Virginia Myers
Noah Hedrick
Mike Shelly
Michigan
Minervian Club
E. A. Springer
Francis
Geraldine Wiggins
Elizabeth
Bernice Wiggins
W. R. Gorrill
Walter Bryan
Ei A
Winter Community Club
Robert Schrover
Newt Hamlin
Ruth Carter
Richard
George Richards
Herman Banks
Helen
Esther Bigsby
Bobbie
Edith Ransdell
Floyd Conroy
Leila Banks
Ernest Cobb
Mary Margaret
Newt Hammlin
Nest
Henry Fraker
Herman
Banks
W. F. Miller
Ladean Miller
Ralph Miller
Perry
Prank Shook
Salina
Harry Carr
Elmer Shields
Ethie Banks
Don Claar
Lecompton
Elly Claar
Charley Haas
Will Haas
Shipman Carter
Prescot Underwood
Virginia
Billie Schroyer
Fopeka
Robert Schroyer
Robert Notwood
Effingham visit features Schroyers and Cole families
Mrs. Robert Schroyer Mrs. James Schroyer Douglas Schroyer Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cole of Lawrence Miss Christeen Schroyer and Harold Courtney of Topeka spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Guy McClanahan and children of Effingham Kansas. Rankin's offered a Lifetime Sheaffer pen promotion.
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Robert Schroyer
James Schroyer
Douglas Schroyer
Ross Cole
Lawrence
Christeen Schroyer
Harold Courtney
Topeka
Guy McClanahan
Effingham
Kans
3 Pvores
Sineaapene
Rankin’s
Adv
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Willis Shire
Cho He
William P. Erwin
Pacific
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Paris
Marilyn Miller
Jack Pickford
Freda Johnson
Whitside
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Kansas National Guard
Camp Whitside
Chamonix
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Sas City
Marguerite Stewart
Ings
Sac
Erty
Merchants National Bank
Quires
William Docking
K. Hoover
W. F. March
Vy. Pres. and Trust
A. F. McClanahan
F. C. Whipple
V. Pres
Lawrence, Kansas
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Bou snoGgkey
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IBIF
Rumsey Bros. Funeral Home
F. H. Roberts Optometrist
Memorial Park
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