Funeral Draws European Royals to Brussels for Queen Astrid
Royal guests from across Europe converge on Brussels amid rain to pay respects at the funeral of Queen Astrid. Crowds line the palace route as pallbearers bear her body, wrapped in white silk, with burning tapers. details note her fatal Lake Lucerne car crash and the reactions of her children Princess Charlotte, Baudouin, and Prince Albert as they are notified or remain at play.
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Brussels
Upi
Europe
Belgium
Astrid
Lake Lucerne
Switzerland
Countess du Roy de Blicquy
Josephine Charslotte
Prince Baudouin
Leopold
Prince Albert
Yankee Yacht Damaged in Last Race in England
In Dartmouth England August 31 the American racing yacht Yankee, under Gerard B. Lambert of New York and Boston, was badly damaged when dismasted in a heavy squall during the last race of the English yacht season. The mast snapped 40 feet above the deck as the mainsail tore, throwing two crew members overboard who were rescued with life buoys. Endeavour, Wersheda and Shamrock quickly aided the stricken boat as Lambert urged the competition on.
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Dartmouth
Eng
Gerard B. Lambert
New York
Boston
Harwich
Lambert
Endeavour
Wersheda
Shamrock
Huey Long greets kinfolk at Berks county reunion
U S Senator Huey Long visited Berks county for a family reunion but found circulars from Cleo Long casting doubt on kinship claims. A crowd of about 1000 welcomed him in Stouchburg. Col H J Long and Luther T Long of Huntington WV were re elected honorary president and president of the clan respectively. Red Rain Wing Hopeful Stakes results at Saratoga. Post 852 VFW to meet for officer nominations.
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Stouchburg
U. S
Huey Long
Berks County
Cleo Long
Harrisburg
Col. H. J. Long
Luther T.long
Huntington
W. Va
Gut
Test Your Knowledge Trivia Questions on History and Science
A mixed set of trivia prompts covers figures like Yank, Cleopatras father, and Sheridan's Famous ride, plus definitions for gamma rays volcano ejecta gyroscope and ethnology. It asks the meanings of maedchen the contraction for God Be With You and stamps portraits living or not, and questions on leap days Gobi desert Moone gaw and the Gothic cathedral in northern Europe.
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Sir Robert
Abbott Hadfield Wat
Sheridan
Gobi Desert
Thomas Moore
Europe
Moonegaw
United States
Ceylon
Kansas GOP talks on Landon and floods hit weekly news
Topeka reports reveal Kansas Republicans led by Charles Curtis backing Alf Landon as a presidential possibility, amid heavy rains easing drought and a Syracuse flood. Wheat meetings in Salina, Oxford oil pool output, and a state Legion convention enhance a busy week with political and weather events across Kansas.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kansas Republica
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Syracuse
Salina
Arthur Capper
Frank Carlton
W. P. Lambertson
Washington
Alf M. Landon
Curtis
Landon
Colorado
George E. Farrell
AAA
Old Oxford
Legion Convention
Hutchinson
Kansas American
H. Umberger
Kansas State College
Plum—Cal Ward
Kansas Farmers Union
Rexwell Tugwell
Cherokee County
Greeley County
Hans
Pratt
Milton R. McLean
Burlington
Fairbanks Morse Company
Chicago
PWA
Sport
Beloit
Leavenworth
Don’ ~ McNeill
Oklahoma City
Bismark
N. C
Wichita
Arthur Calkins
Herington
Co. J
139Th Infantry
Abbie Holman
Lincoln
13Th Cavalry
Fort Riley
J. J. Myers
George G. Derby
Newton
Santa Fe
Denver
Charles Yahne
Baldwin
Douglas County
Battle to Save Ship Near Dover News Brief
Portsmouth reports a collision between the Eisenbach and a British steamer near Dover. Eisenbach towed into harbor after bow damage. three German sailors died and seven crew members were rescued. Other items note a poster charge against Glen W. Dickinson and 76 new Lawrence Memorial students enrolled for the upcoming year.
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Portsmouth
England
Ramillies
Eisenbach
Dover
Hisenbach
Goodwin Sands
Neal “M
Wherry
Lawrence Memorial High School
Fireman Killed In Denver Rio Westbound Collision
Grand Junction Colorado August 31 C N Butler locomotive fireman of Grand Junction was killed when a westbound Denver Rio Grande train derailed and collided near Palisade Colorado early today.
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Grand Junction
Colo
C._N. Butler
Denver
Rio
Palisade
Band Practice Postponed by VFW Band
VFW band will not meet for practice Monday night as previously announced. Practice will be held at a later date. The notice appears on the classified page with notes on reading habits.
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VFW
Nudist Convention Opens Hidden Camp Ledge Meet
At Camp Ledge, Stockholm New Jersey, the International Nudist conference begins its three day annual gathering with 200 delegates aiming to establish nudist camps in every state by 1936. Dr Isley Boone says sessions will address teaching clothes wearing citizens tolerance toward nudism and includes races swims talks and a lake for boating and volleyball.
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Stockholm
N.J
Hamburg
Sussex County
Gymnogophical Association
Union
Isley Boone
Disciples of the Altogether
Boone
Civilization
Rock Ledge
WPA Blanket Project Plans Clip for County Engineers
County Engineer E E Trueblood and assistants draft a WPA blanket plan outlining next year’s proposed work including public building renovations road and bridge improvements stream clearing and water conservation sewing. The proposal goes to the district office in Topeka by September 4 and notes not all proposed work must be completed.
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E. E. Trueblood
Topeka
Delaware Corporation
Endacotts Leave for Bartlesville After Visit
Mr and Mrs Paul Endacott and their young son depart this morning for Bartlesville following several days with Frank Endacott. They toured Camp Whiteside near Junction City visited George Endacott in charge of the state Lutheran camp. Paul Endacott an executive at Phillips Oil took moving pictures during the camp stay. They also visited Swope Park Fairyland airports and the Nelson art gallery in Kansas City.
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Paul Endacott
Small Gon
Bartlesville
Mr. Endacott
Frank Endacott
Endacotts
Camp Whitside
Junction City
George Endacott
Swope Park
Fairyland
Airports
Nelson Art Gallery
Kansas City
Phillips Oil Company
Dayhawker
Personal News From Lawrence Area Social Roundup
Miss Marcelle Bucheim returns from a summer visit in Oklahoma and Tulsa with her sister Mrs. F C Conard and Mr. Conard. Rev and Mrs Harrison arrive in Lawrence after a month’s motor trip through the east and the Great Lakes. the Rev Harrison will preach at Trinity Episcopal tomorrow. Mr and Mrs Donred Dowers and Mr and Mrs Ralph Wyatt of Topeka depart for the Ozarks over Labor Day. Mrs Laura Ut tinger, ill all summer, shows improvement. Mrs I R Elliott of Texas and her daughter visit and care for her mother. Mrs Mena Abbott of Kansas City plans to go to Texas soon to visit a daughter.
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Marcelle Bucheim
Oklahoma
Tulsa
F.c.conard
Conard
Carter Harrison
Lawrence Yestersday
East
Great Lake Woeion
Harrison
Trinity Episcopal Church
Donred Dowers
Signs a Few Bills in Washington Roosevelt Signs Rivers and Harbors Bill
President Roosevelt signed the rivers and harbors bill authorizing 614 million dollars for improvements. The TVA amendments were also signed to broaden federal powers in the Tennessee Valley project. White House said no further actions would be announced today and remaining minor bills might be sent to Hyde Park for consideration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
PWA
Congress
Ternnessee
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
Chatterton Air Derby Won by Movie Actress
Cleveland August 31 Mrs Grace Prescott of San Diego won the Ruth Chatterton air derby from Los Angeles to Cleveland. Everett Woodson of Coronado Calif finished second and Leland Hayward of New York third. Mrs Prescott will receive 450 first prize and the Ruth Chatterton trophy. Chatterton announced the winner on arrival of the planes.
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Cleveland
Grace Prescott
San Diego
Cal
Ruth Chatterton
Deaths and Funerals in Vinland and Nearby Areas
Notices report the deaths of Mrs. Laura Talley 57 in Vinland. Mrs. Anna W. Jackson 45 in Belleview district. Rev. W. S. Hayter who died in Topeka. and Jack P. Rickard with Monday funeral plans. Burial details and service leaders named, plus a Guffey Coal Law test case filed in Washington D.C. Also a classified ad note urging reading the classified section daily.
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Anna W. Jackson
Belleview
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Bert Jackson
Paul
Alberta
Ellis
Ralph Cottrell
Mildred Huster
Stanley Huster
Frank Huster
Newkirk
Oklo
Harry, Huster
Littletown
Colo
Valley Chapel
W. W. Holeyfield
Burdal
Oak Hill Cemetery
District of Columbia
Stalks of millet on floodland north of town described
Lawrence Fox brings six to eleven inch millet heads from flooded land north of Lawrence. Lawrene Business College reports record August enrollment as fall term starts September 9. A housewife damages cake icing leaving pan to be cleaned by children. a traveling salesman notes Roosevelt opposition across voters. Courthouse clocks halted briefly on Labor Day due to misset hands awaiting repair Tuesday.
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Frank Fox
Journal-World Office
Lawrence Business College
Lawrence
Baldwin News social notes and arrivals wrap
Baldwin residents share family reunions arrivals and visits across cities. Frank Gardner and family from Winfield reunite with old Baldwin friends while Mrs Gardner Mary McIntire Baker graduate returns. Numerous dignitaries and relatives travel from Port Arthur Chicago Wichita to Baldwin and nearby towns for gatherings and church events.
Baldwin News Sketches Involving Local Clergy Weddings And Shindigs
Acting dean position filled after Dr H K Ebright resigns to focus on religious education and writing at the junior college. Misses Shumaker host a miscellaneous shower for Margaret Windett of Quenemo ahead of her September 12 wedding to Herbert Fanston of Manhattan. Attendees include local families and college affiliates. Lucille Kramer of Eureka marries Allen Dougherty of Baldwin at Eureka Methodist with Phi Mu bridesmaids and Zeta Chi ushers. couple to reside in the Millikan apartments after a brief Ozarks trip. Various Lawrence shoppers, delegates to the Douglas County WCTU convention, and local residents appear in ongoing social notes. The Lampman Bible Sunday class held an indoor picnic due to rain.
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Peor
H. K. Ebright
Ebright
Dr. Marshall
Fo Sees
Iowa
Anna Mae Shumaker
Phyliia, Shumaker
Margaret Windett
Quenemo
Herbert Fanston
Manhattan
S. S. Shumaker
Jesse
Dorothy Dee
Betty Ebright
Lawrence
F. E. Barber
Mamie van Landingham
Douglas
W.C.T
Methodist
Eureka
Eugene Kramer
Gerald McCullough
Evelyn Carter
Phi Mu Sorority
Dougherty
Zeta Chi
Wallace B. Fleming
Baker
Reece
Kan
Vinland Rural School
Barnett
Baldwin
Ozarks
Millikan
Chapel Street
Homer, Sharpe
Imogene
Anna Jenkins
Sharpe
Jimmy D
Kansas City
F. C. Leitaker
M. D. Ballard
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ballard
Christine Reb
Beattie
C. E. Morris
Garnett
Mr. Morris
Mia
Finn Graham
Champ
Sarah Jane
Sam Deel
Kramer-Dougherty
Billy Deel
Irving Gilman
Philip Barnthouse
Lampman Bible Sunday School
Fellowship Hall
East Park
Aid Society to Meet for September Lunch and Shower
The Reno Aid Society resumes after summer with a Sept 19 noon covered dish luncheon for Mrs A H Hutton. Hostesses include Mrs Wartzack Mrs C L Dehoff and Mrs Hutton. A miscellaneous shower for Mrs Don Roberts formerly Miss Viola Kahn is planned.
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Aid Society
A. H. Hutton
Wartzack
C. L .Dehoff
Hutton
Don Roberts
Viola Kahn
Floyd Gilliland
Stella May Phenicie
Birdie Hemphill
Topeka
E. J. McKernan
Mn. N. H. Heywart
Onaga
Birdie. Hemphill
David Evans
Wheat futures rally as crop outlook weakens demand
Market report from Chicago notes first pronounced rally in wheat futures in a week after a private crop estimate warned of deteriorating spring wheat conditions in North Dakota. Prices rose despite Labor Day holiday awaiting developments. Kansas City cash grain prices also listed with various No. 2 and No. 3 bids and a modest overall firm tone.
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Chicago
Danta
Will Rogers remembered as minister at large in America
A tribute recalls Will Rogers as a cheerful minister at large, guiding the nation through dark hours with humor. The piece credits his laughter for lifting spirits and tempering reform debates, noting his influence on religion and public life.
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Jonger
America
Will Rogers
Kansas City Market Report and Agricultural Prices
The report covers fats and grains futures as of August 31 including corn rye barley lard and bell peppers with May and Sept maturities, plus USDA notes from Kansas City livestock with hogs cattle calves steers and yearlings. It also lists Chicago potato market prices Idaho Bliss U S 1 washes and New Jersey Cobblera, and local grain and poultry quotes with eggs butter and hens.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Ateera Ub
Colorados
Chicago
Idaho Bliss
U.S
Russell U. S
New Jersey Cobblera U. S
Wall Street Slips Through August with Light Volume
New York August 31 AP The stock market drifted through the holiday month end with utilities and specialty stocks leading gains amid a cautious tone. Close steady to firm with about 450000 shares traded, as investors assumed Labor Day recess. Major names like Case and Columbia Pictures rose about two points. U.S. government securities eased.
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Wall Street
New York
Gell
Washington
U. S
Case
Columbia
Rampant Pictures
International Invester
Deere
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
Columbia Gas
Standard Gas
American Waterworks
General _fotora
Schenley, du Pont
Cerrol de Pasco
American Can
Socony-Vacuum
Briggs Manufacturing
Sante Fe
New York Central
Ethiopia
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Wil .' Beheld
Saratoga Springs
C. V. Whitney
Pennant
Saratoga
E.R. Bradley
Warren Wright
Yank
Cleopat
Glen W. Dickinson
Pis
Dickinson
Oscar Learnard
Puid
New Jersey
African Development Exploration Company
Um—W. F. Farish
Standard Oil Company of
Addis Ababa
Delaware
United States Corporation Company
Alfred W. Britten
Edward S. Williams
Vincent W. Westrup
Glenna Collett Vare
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Patty Berg
Juanita Hobson
Prince
Tom Mix
TVA
Laura Talley
Paul Sutton
Talley
Vinland
Presbyterian Church
James Chubb
W. S. Hayter
Telock
A. Dougas
Rev. M. Cight
Jack P. Richard Neval
Pu. Rickard
Iiglocie
Frances Rickard
Tennessee Street
Baldwin News
Frank Gardner
Oliver
Janet
Winfield
Twichell
Atchison
Willard H. Garrett
Helen
Richard
Jacksonville
Garrett
John Ayers
Milwaukee
John Garrett
Port Arthur
Tex
Schumacher
Phyllis
Eaene
Mov
Kansasity
G. H. Lamb and Son
Phoenix
Ariz
Independence
Ross Anderson
Curley Denchfield
Denchfield
Severs
Ottawa
Paul Evans
Fort Scott
Evan
Cora Perkins
Edward
Huey
Grace
Marguerite Huey
Princeton
Hire
Rose Marie Austholder
Cecil F. Marshall
Jenkins
Marshall
Reno
Gueage. Close
Willmore
Alaska
Rom
Hemas
Will. Rogers
Will
Hay Market
Hay
Roostersee Springs
Kansas Utility
Estes, Payne and Co
Kansas Electric Power
Kansas Gas & Electric
Kansas Power & Light
Government
Business College
Lawrence Building: & Loan Association
Federal Home Loan Bank
B Bank
Peoples State ‘Bank
Massachusetts
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