Al G Barnes Circus Aids Woodland Park Stop in Lawrence
The Al G Barnes circus arrives Sunday in Lawrence with two Monday performances at Woodland Park. The crew loads at the park, erects 46 tents, and doors open 1 and 7 p.m. Monday. Cristiani family star power plus Bert Nelson headline wild animals and a 500-strong Fiesta of the Rio Grande.
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Wild Animals
Junior Lawrence
Lawrence
al G. Barnes
Woodland Park
Union Pacific
Centerville
Creston
Town
Cristiani
Italy
Lucio Cristiani
Bert Nelson
Bert
Rio Grande
Three bound over in morphine case at Lawrence court
Three residents Tony Orlando from Scranton Edna Harding and Kenneth Bryant of Lawrence were bound over for trial after hearings before Justice Don Hults. Bond set at 2000 for Harding and 1000 each for Bryant and Orlando. E L Miller of Hutchinson had a similar charge dismissed. Police said Bryant hid two morphine packages near Harding’s home August 18 and that Miller’s car was used to transport them.
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Don Hults
Tony Orlando
Scranton
Edna Harding
Kenneth Bryant
Lawrence
Bryant
Orlando
E. L. Miller
Hutchinson
East Lawrence
Miller
Harding
Test Your Knowledge on a Classified Page Clues
A scrambled quiz asks seven questions hidden on a classified page. Questions cover patents, wars, railroads, state symbols, lakes, and historical figures. The page demands turning to the classified section for answers and hints at a river emptying into a lake.
Roosevelt Urges Better Land Use Plan Recap
Roosevelt outlines policy ideas for better land use including public credit to aid tenants, transfer from crop to grain farming, grazing and cropping integration, water rights readjustment, long term credit, and leasing land with restoration stipulations. Local actions to curb harmful uses and promote cooperative grazing are proposed.
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Great Plains
Landon Special Train Sighted At Lawrence In 1928
Alf Landon’s G O P presidential bid drew a small crowd at Lawrence station shortly after midnight as his special train bound for Topeka passed through. Landon sat in the rear car and waved to watchers while raincoated bystanders observed the scene. A separate Ottawa incident reported a gasoline truck tire fire after a flat near a restaurant.
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Lawrence
Topeka
G.O.P
Landon
Ottawa
Anderson family reunion and society notes
The tenth annual Anderson family reunion is set for Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Saunders with a noon basket dinner. The Happy Ten club gathered at Mrs. John Stavros's home, with guests Mrs. Chester Eliott and Mrs. James Holyfield. Members did applique work, and gifts were given to Mrs. Jude Anderson, Mrs. O. Ty Davis, and Mrs. John Randall. Mrs. Duane Cook was elected president, succeeding Nellie Otterman. Refreshments followed, and the group meets again in two weeks with Mrs. A. Noever. Alpha Gamma Delta rushees from Lawrence and Kansas City modeled as mannequins at a local Kansas City fashion show. Mrs. Norman Nichols hosted a Wednesday afternoon party for her son Billy’s ninth birthday, with twenty Lake View Sunday school children and several friends attending.
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Anderson
J.C. Saunders
Happy Ten Club
John Stavros
Chester Eliott
James Holyfield
Jude Anderson
Ty Davis
John Randall
Duane Cook
Dent
Nellie Otterman
A. Noever
Alpha Gamma Delta
Lawrence
Kansas City
Norman Nichols
Billy
Lake View
Clarence Hodson
May
Norwood
C. C. Potter
Clifford Haverty
Charles Petrie
Walter Dunbar
Charles
Annetta Weibel
Florence Whittaker
Toledo
Ohio
G. L. Houseworth
Wilson Houseworth
Clebe Houseworth
Linwood
William Rice
Billy Gene
Jimmy
Alfred Rice
John Weibel
Lewis Eastman
Barbara Jean
Joan Clough
Rice Home
Frances Thiry
John Thiry
Glen Colburn
Knox
Lawrence Uoon
B. P. Murphy
Earl Janeway
Edwin
Winfred Thiry
Arlo
Chester
C. H. Chester
C. H. Thiry
Alwinna
Neva May
Willard
Herbert
Donald
Colbuun
George
Baldwin
Clara Davis
Lyle Colburn
A. R. Reid
Elmer Husted
Farm Bureau
Tonganoxie Lake
Holiday
Leavenworth County
Alaska
Oakridge Farm Bureau
Wm. Rice
John Canary
Charles InDuke
Mae Jacka
Pony Creek
Cleveland
Bi. P. Murphy
Park trees watered to curb drought damage
Park custodian C D Edmondson directs workers using city sprinkler and fire hose to saturate soil around hundreds of trees in city parks as dry conditions persist. New British train speeds set a record of 114 miles per hour for steam hauled passenger service on the Silver Jubilee Express from Newcastle to London.
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C. D. Edmondson
London
London and North Eastern Railway
Newcastle-on-Fyne
Boy Scouts Meet Tuesday Courts of Review and Awards
Boy Scout courts of review will be held Tuesday evening September 1. Troop 55 meets at West Side Presbyterian church while Troop 61 holds its review at the Congregational church. Scouts from other troops are urged to attend. The Court of Awards is planned for Thursday September 3 at 7 30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
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West Side Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
Chamber of Commerce
Marriage Licenses and Divorce Filing Report
Benjamin F Bbagy and Leona Malone both of St Louis obtained a marriage license yesterday at Gate 5. Probate judge H ion wife sues for divorce Dorothy Brown seeks divorce from Edward K Brown citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty in the petition.
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Benjamin F.bbagy
Leona Malone
St. Louis
Ieee
Esterdaais
Marti Probate
Ju H.ion
Dorothy Brown
Edward K. Brown
Summer Storms Bring Brief Relief Across Kansas Dust Bowl
A Kansas climate update reports showers easing extreme heat across the state with Dodge City receiving .62 inches and Topeka 0.03. Temperatures peaked near 106 in Lawrence and Phillipsburg while nightly lows varied, and forecasters expect further sun and hot days ahead.
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Kansas
Dust Bowl
Dodge City
Liberal
Tribune
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Larned
Dresden
Hays
Phillipsburg
Salina
Concordia
Hanover
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Landon to tour Midwest and East in fall campaigns
Publican chairman Hamilton announced two more campaign tours for Gov. Alf Landon, a presidential nominee. The midwest leg would cover Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, and Chicago with dates to be set. The eastern tour centers on a Madison Square Garden appearance likely October 29, with tentative stops in Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore. A west coast trip remains possible but not confirmed.
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John D
M. Hamilton
Publican
Alf M. Landon
Wousansas
Middle West
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London
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Iota
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Iowa
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Minne
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Boston
Baltimore
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Regulations on Gasoline Transport Draw Protests in Topeka
Representatives of the League of Kansas Municipalities met with the state corporation commission over proposed rules for motor transportation of gasoline on highways. The rules, drafted by the commission, were not released to the public. Floyd Shields said the commission sought the league’s approval before publication, aiming to align with city ordinances. A push for stricter rules grew after several recent fatalities involving inflammables.
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League of Kansas Municipalities
State Corporation Commission
Floyd Shields
Commission
League
Kansas Cities
Deaths and Funerals in Denison and Lawrence
Funeral services for John M. Starrett 90 a former Lawrence resident will be in Denison Saturday at 10 am. Starrett moved to Denison a decade ago after most of life in Lawrence. Mrs T W Bell wife of attorney T W Bell died at her Leavenworth home this morning. Services set for Leavenworth Episcopal church Monday at 10 am. Josephine LaBelle Hoyt 88 died last night at West Tenth Street home. Funeral Monday morning August 31 at 9 from Rumsey funeral home. She leaves two children Mary Seetin Lawrence and Raymond Hoyt Waitshure Wash plus three grandchildren. Born Battle Creek Michigan.
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Lawrence
Denison
Starrett
T. W. Bell
Leavenworth
Episcopal Church
Josephine LaBelle Hoyt
West Tenth Street
Rumsey Funeral
Mary Seetin
Raymoud Hoyt
Waitshure
Wash
Josephine Bauman
Samuel Seetin
Raymond Seetin
Jerald Bauman
Battle Creek
Mich
Knowledge Hill social scene recounts kitchen shower and prizefight broadcast
Knowledge Hill Virginia on Tuesday hosted gatherings at the William Rice home where Keith and Donald Grant, Otto Grant, John, Wilson Houseworth, and Lloyd Houseworth heard a radio report of Louis Sharkey’s prizefight. Mrs. Joe Clough and Mrs. William Rice hosted a kitchen shower for Mrs. Glen Colburn at Mrs. [incomplete].
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Donald Grant
William Rice
Otto Grant
John
Wilson Houseworth
Lloyd Houseworth
Louis Sharkey
Rice
Joe Clough
Glen Colburn
Community social events and family visits noted
A report details a series of gatherings with Colburn and Clough families hosting and attending lunches and dinners. Attendees include Glen Colburn, Baker Murphy, Earl Janeway, John Canary, Otto Grant and relatives, with travel to Cleveland and Kansas City. A recent birth is announced for Luther Unfred’s family.
Residents visit Eudora amid illness and new arrival
On Thursday Mrs Johns and Mrs Rice with all children Billy Gene and Jimmy traveled to Eudora to visit Mr and Mrs Wesley Deckwa and meet their new baby girl Mary Frances. Mr and Mrs John Canary also called at Ed Shaw and Marsouin Hanes Sunday to see the ailing folks.
Fairview Social Roundup Touches Lawrence and Blue Mound
Fairview notes describe visits among neighbors in Lawrence Blue Mound and Excelsior with many relatives gathering at Peters home. Activities include a Sunday school picnic at Brown's grove a birthday dinner for Mr Hatchel and a historic well known as the old 56 being used on the Peters farm.
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George Craig
Lawrence
Ed Howard
Walter Howard
Eugene Leary
Floyd Nisely
Dorothy
Robert
Bert Piper
Junior Hand
Ernest Leary
Guy
Lloyd
Will
Leonard Walker
Peters Home
Bert
Earl Cleveland
Lewis Howard
Osage City
Ben Hatcher
Krander
Bud Lindley
Anna Hatchel
Mr. Hatchel
Lloyd Rice
Baby
Kansas City
Mary
Nancy Hines
Sizer, Horrell and Bowman
Blue Mound
Will Cooper
Colorado
Iley Kenneth
Bobby Cooper
Howard Randolph
Misa Clara Hoskinson
Miss Karnes
Vinland
Phil Commons and Sons
Bert. Day
Charles Whedon
Lewis Knight
Ray Shirar
Welcome
Leary
George Hunsinger
Will Meairs
Clarence Parker
Gladys
Warren
Yoder
Vinland High School
Vinton Peters
Guy Howard
Hines Farm
Valley News Notes Misses and Local Visits
Miss Esther Sanders and Elizabeth Dunn attended the dinner and dance for Douglas county school teachers hosted by Lawrence business leaders at the Eldridge hotel. Several local residents and visitors, including the Schellhorn and Dunn families, shared weekend trips and farming social calls around Lawrence, Topeka, and Kanwaka. Agent Miss Florence Christenson and others visited relatives, while Miss Florence Gray was injured by a cow incident requiring medical attention.
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Esther Sanders
Elizabeth Dunn
Winifred
Agnes Stevens
Vinland
Winifred Stevens
Colo
Douglas County
Felton Webb
Linda Ann
Kansas City
Hugo Schellhorn
Marie
Willis Dunn
Cole
W. J. Curtis
Deay
Brown's Grove
Paul
Curtis
Lawrence
Leonard Deay
Billy
Florence Christenson
Fred Gray
Topeka
F. J. Bucheim
Roy Curtis
Hugo Nieder
John Dunn
Minnie Thome
Myra Banning
Farm Bureau
Fred McKinney
Haas
Apple Pie
Florence Gray
Local Social Roundup With Neighboring Visits
Mrs Schellhorn and Marie spent Wednesday evening with Mrs John Banks. Fred Gray Elza Bond and Neal Banks helped C P McNees pull his deep well pump Friday afternoon to replace with new rubbers. Mr and Mrs W J Curtis and Paul and Florence Christenson of Lawrence spent Monday evening with Mr and Mrs Austin Flory of Lone Star. Mr and Mrs Roy Curtis entertained to supper on August 13 for Mr and Mrs Gottlieb Nieder and John David of Lone Star in honor of Mrs Nieder s birthday. spent Wednesday afternoon with her sister Mrs D L Burton and Mr Burton in Colyer neighborhood.
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Lone Star
Nieder
Hugo Schellhorn
D. L. Burton
Mr. Burton
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Missionary Festival at St John’s Evangelical Church
The St John’s Evangelical Church plans its annual Missionary Festival on Sunday September 6 with a noon meal to follow. Numerous local residents and families are cited visiting, socializing, and attending events, including Sunday school picnic at Forest Park Ottawa, and various gatherings with members of the Breithaupt, Schwartz, Stoebener, Heffner, Wintermantle, and Johnning families. The community notes also mention travel visits and relatives from Hoyt Des Moines Cheyenne and Lawrence.
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Opal Elm
Pauline Stoebener
Virgil Schwartz
Pauline
W. H. Johanning
Nellie Wintermantle
Dorelen Lyons
Leland Breithaupt
Raymond Heim
Carl Plambeck
Antonette
Frank Selch
Tard
A. G. Johnning
Elmer
Earl
Wichita
J. W. Johnning
W. H. Homberger
Marie
Louisa Schwartz
Anna Johnning
Henry Stoebener
Henry Destue
Overbrook
W. H
Elmer Wintermantle
St. John's Evangelical Sunday School
Forest Park
Ottawa
Henry Studle
Hoyt
Jose Heffner
Dora Lyons
Chas, Schwartz
Lester Schwartz
Roy Schwalm
Irwin
John Breithaupt
Irene Lynch
Hazel Lynch
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sophia Schwartz
Hattie
Pauling Stoebener
Florence Heim
Ethel Punogel
Hiawatha
Bill Deice
Des Moines
Iowa
Clarksdale
Walter Schwartz
John Stoebener
Carl Hobbs
Thelma Fulks
Donald
Henry Schwartz
Ivan Schwartz
Ervin Fleer
Morris
Glen Schwartz
Elmer Lutz
Otto Hack
Old Settlers picnic and community gatherings in Oskaloosa
Reno residents attend the Old Settlers picnic in Oskaloosa while locals such as Mrs S Kelsall and son Emmett, the Dehoffs, and Wood family plan a cottage nearby. Ernest Stoner paints Pony Creek schoolhouse. Dehoffs return from Yellowstone. Miss Margaret Sanders comes home from the east. 4-H girls host mothers with luncheon and games. several departures for Estes Park and Chicago trip details amid a sequence of social visits and gatherings.
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S. Kelsall
Emmett
Fred
C. L. Dehoff
C. Wood
Dorothy
Oskaloosa
Ernest Stoner
Pony Creek
V. A. Dehoff
FE. D. Pehoff
Yellowstone Park
Margaret Sanders
Severance
Chicago
Mary K. Phankie
Fred Kelsall
Dan Sample
Dehoff
Alvis
Mary
Lon Dehoff
Hstel
4-H Club Social at Home of Eisele Family
The 4-H club girls and boys met at Marian and Leonard Eisele’s home for their monthly social. After a business session, participants gave talks about the 4-H camp and sang songs. Miss Holiday organized games, followed by refreshments of ice cream, cake, and iced tea. Visitors included Mrs Seanor, Mrs A C Hess and relatives of the Hess family.
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Pearson Yy
Ruth Ite
Frank Parry
Topeka
Chas
Ulrich Sun- Ye
Marian
Leonard Eisele
Songe
Helen Hildebrand
Dorothy Wood
Marion Eiste
Kansas City Market News Hogs Cattle and Grain
Kansas City market report shows hogs 10 to 15 higher on heavier weights and steady to 25 lower on lighter weights with top around 11.25 for desirable 180-250 lb hogs. Cattle and calves active, vealers steady. sheep around 36 per head with Idaho lambs at 9.00 and Utahs near 8.83. Also notes Kansas City hay and grain quotes with alfalfa prices and wheat, corn, oats futures and nearby SEPTEMBER and DECEMBER prices.
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Kansas City
Atrong
Idaho
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