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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1929

Page

2

Deny Seats to 9 Misunderstandings Threaten America's Position

Senator Arthur Capper warns on radio that growing east west misunderstandings threaten the United States as the nation seeks economic balance. He cites tariff disputes and western insurgents as reflections of constituency sentiment, notes farm income lag, and argues industrial progress boosts prices for food. He calls for farm relief to restore living standards and markets for eastern goods.

Washington America Perdag Arthur Capper Kansas Columbia Broadcasting System Capper Ipreizu Fenete

Reburial Rites Sought for Priest of Power Grave

Maiden Massachusetts dispatch reports work on a shrine to enclose the body of Rev. Patrick J. Power at All Souls chapel Holy Cross cemetery. Plans followed the cemetery closure by Cardinal O Connell to allow Roman Catholic Church investigation. Excavation, concrete enclosure, marble font order, and fencing placed. Reports of exhumation and interment next Sunday were called premature by a high churchman. Crowds of pilgrims earlier sought cures at Power's grave.

Heard of Health Father Power Vermont Marble Company

Girl Scouts Open Meetings At Local Schools

About 100 girls attended first meetings last Thursday at the junior high and high school buildings. Seventy five attended the junior high session led by Mrs Ben Brown and Miss Dorothy Lightbourne, with about 25 at the high school led by Mrs John Bunn and Miss Alice Gaskill. Future sessions planned at Chamber of Commerce gym for older scouts and Wednesday afternoon sessions for younger ones. Troop organization and officer appointments to follow. invitations extended to those absent to join next meetings.

Ben Brown Aliss Dorothy Lightbourne Airs John “Bunn Alice Gaskill Chamber of Commerce Igrade Haseen Diarlhy

New Bedford Steamer Faila Grounding Reported

New Bedford harbor last night the steam yacht Faila owned by Edsel Ford ran aground off the harbor. Seventeen crew members were rescued by coast guards early this morning. A radio report from Woods Hole Base said one crewman was injured and removed by the patrol.

New Bedford Faila Edsel Ford New Bedford Harbor Coast Guards Boa of the Woods Holé Base Gordon Disbury

Deaths and Funerals of Fred J String and J Strong

Fred J String a 98 year old longtime resident died yesterday at his farm home five miles north of Lawrence. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday from Rumsey funeral home conducted by Rev A A Richards. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by widow five children Charles F Strong John W Strong Miss Leota Strong Mrs A M Carroll Mrs C B Dreyer and a brother B Strong of Lawrence. nephews Frank and John Strong of Lawrence.

Fred J. String J. Strong Lawrence Rumsey A. A. Richard Oak Hill Cemetery Charles F. ” Strong John W. Strong Leota Strong

Oswego Girl Dies After Car Accident

Naomi Bickford nine daughter of Oswego chamber chief N R Bickford died in an Oswego hospital from a crushed skull and a broken leg after being struck by a car driven by Fred Smith of Altamont. Smith said he swerved to avoid the child and his car went into a ditch. The incident occurred as she was returning from school near the Bickford home south of Oswego.

Oswero My. Smith

Father and Son Banquet feature shows Lawrence pictures

B R Dawson of Kansas City executive of Kaw area Boy Scouts of America visited Lawrence last evening to train Scout Leaders and to mount and insert titles for his World Scout Jamboree in England. He will present the first showing at the First Methodist church during the Father and Son banquet tonight at 6 15 PM. H W Keene will be master of ceremonies.

B. R. Dawson Kansas City Boy Scouts of America Lawrence England First Methodist Church H. W. Keene

Woman Found Partly Frozen in Kansas Hayloft

Mrs. Margaret Wolfe, 32, of Kansas City Missouri, was found partly frozen in a barn hayloft near Meriden, Kansas, after disappearing from her Topeka area employer’s home two weeks earlier. She told officers she was tortured and imprisoned in the hayloft by men, while her condition was not yet critical.

Tobeka Tec Shawnee County Margaret Wolfe Tracy Avenue Kansas Ciy E. E. Brubaker Meriden Here Wayne Horning Sher Kansas City Topeka J. D. Stern

Fidelities staged by Kansas Players in Fraser theater

The Kansas Players of the University of Kansas present Fidelities at Fraser theater on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The play by Robert Bracco is a psychological drama exploring jealousy and mood shifts. Admission is $1 general with student enterprise tickets exchangeable for reserved seats at Green Hall.

Kansas Players University of Kansas Fraser Theater Lawrence Robert Bracco Green Hall

Young Kansas City Embezzler Sentenced to Reformatory

Harold Oisgood, 18, who stole 207.72 in money and trade acceptances from the Columbia National Bank and aimed to break into Hollywood, was sentenced to 18 months in the United States Industrial Reformatory at Chillicothe, Missouri. Judge Merrill By Otis handed down the sentence after Osgood pled guilty. He had been employed as a bank messenger at the time of the embezzlement and later returned home before arrest.

Jim” Reed Missouri Senate George Wharton Pepper Secrety Mellon Gifford Finchot Mare House Reed Committee Ware Pepper Pinchot Sxinter Fisher Wilson Aldo Reed Pennsylvania Curtis Yate Chamber Repubean Iate Seater Reed Cues Fier Kansas City APJ Harald Oisgood Columbia National Bank Hollywood United States Industrial Reformatory Chillicothe Merrill Otis Osgood

Continued sentencing for Carl Schuetz in manslaughter case

Coffeyville Kansas December 6 AP Sentencing of Carl Schuetz a young Dearing dairy farmer convicted of fourth degree manslaughter in the slaying of his wife was deferred again to January 4 1930. Schuetz cited nervous disorder as reason for delay and remains in treatment at the time of the postponement.

Coffeyville Kan Carl Schuetz Young Dearing Schueiz J. W. Holdren

Paroled convict dies after shootout with police in Kansas City

Robert Belcher, 34, a paroled Californian burglar, shot by five patrolmen after targeting Mrs. Lillian Jeserich. Police officer J. H. Jenkins and fellow patrolman D. B. Lasley wounded. Belcher died in hospital hours later. Alexander, who befriended the widow, wounded. Lasley fired final shots. Week sees third police gunfight. other gangsters arrested for first degree murder. Bert Haycock narrowly escaped gunfire as mobsters fired into his car.

Kansas City Robert Belcher California E. E Alexander Lillian Jeserich J. H. Jenkins Jeserich Belcher Jenkins Teliow D. B. Lasley Lasley Missouri J. Dingman, Jr

Thanksgiving social notes from West Fairview area

George McCaffery and others spent Thanksgiving with family near Kansas City. Several locals visit kin, attend funerals, or attend church and charity events. Notable mentions include Russell Woodward visiting Lawrence, families in Meade and Lecompton, and the Methodist Guilds Aid netting about thirty four dollars at the bazaar.

George McCaffery Kansas City Mira Russell Bowen Duke Montfoort Will Hilbert Topeka Doljo Beam Ward Beam Bob Crockett George Gerish Will York Scranton Christie Petefish Ira Kettering Lecompton Russell “Hilbert Toneka Charles Petefish Meade Kan Carl Miller John Benander Dewey Benander Russell Woodward Lawrence Woodrow Reed Connell Moore Harry Kennedy Frunday Jerry Cummings Nancy Cummings

Valley Grove Thanksgiving Guests From Area

Miss Lorraine Lake of K U and Mr and Mrs Wes Haas of Lawrence joined Mr and Mrs Orin Smith for Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Baker Murphs and Miss Francis Thiry and John Tiry of Knowledge Hill visited with Mr and Mrs Winford Thiry and son. Mary Edmonds and George Edmonds of Leavenworth visited relatives with Av Ward. Paul Sanders a McLouth high senior spent Thanksgiving with classmate Weenee Ward and Rollin Smith. Winford Thiry and he were Thanksgiving guests of Charles Eberwein.

Lorraine Lake K. U Wes Haas Jaawrence Janes Gibson Oskaloosa Orin Smith Baker Murphs Francis Thiry John Tiry Knowledge Hill Winford Thiry Mary Edmonds George Edmonds Leavenworth Av Ward Paul Sanders McLouth High School Ffs Weenee Ward Rollin Smith Winford Thiry Charles Eberwein

Fall Leaf and Community Notes From McLouth

Local brief notes recount McLouth area events including Lawrence Ward’s last football game for McLouth High School, a Grange Bazaar and chicken dinner at Valley Grove, turnout for a play near Lawrence, and a 32 to 0 McLouth football win over Askalaosa. Also dated nods to Thanksgiving gatherings, a marriage of McLouth coach Ma. Brammel and Freda Edmonds, a BlueSouth pep meeting, births, visits, and upcoming Sunday School on the theme of the modern Good Samaritan.

Ira Ward McLouth Lawrence Ward McLouth High School Grange Valley Grove i Winford Thiry Lawrence Ma. Brammel Freda Edmonds BlueSouth Lombard Harold Sanders Midland Sam Margaret Paul Lois Sanders Landon Archie Landon MeLouth Fred Champion Prank Champinn Wellman Bert Sanders Lawrence Hospital Sanders Marguerite Jones J. M. Grant Near Metzer Cenaloosa Thiry Valley Grove Matthew

Thanksgiving visits dot Midland area with numerous gatherings

Gus Brune and daughter Eugenia visited Chas Huell in Dazene Kansas midweek and returned Sunday. Many families shared Thanksgiving with relatives in Kanwaka Lawrence Liberty and Axtell including the Weible, Whitman, Shultz, Suitor, Cox, Hunsbiester and Longnecker households. Multiple dinners and weekend stays documented among local residents and friends.

Gus Brune Eugenia Dazene Kan Chas Huell Albert Sehadke Otto Johanning Kanwaka Helen Heck Jeanette Houk Lawrence Elmer Weible John ‘Weibles Kansas City Emma Sherwood Gladys Erwin Lloyd Weible Amd Ross Whitman Helga Dall Guy Shultz Gilbert, Whitman Ernest Suitor Maurice Suitor T . Elizabeth Lawrence Boggs Elmer Weible W. R. Adams Gaylord Axtell Adam Jennie Thomasson Liberty Fred. Lewis Margaret A.A. Hicks Russell Shaw Robi Weibel Sam Moore Shaw Chas. Cox Kaw Valley Wheeler Esther Henry June Lone Elm Gus Brunes Katherine Pirotte Avis Tyrrell Williamstown Bibest M. E. Hunsbiester Joe Wolf Mildred Suitor's Gus_ Brune Harold Donnie Ruth Free

Thanksgiving social notes fill Midland area pages

Rural Social club party at Midland hall features games music and dancing with late refreshments. Local families gather for gatherings across Midland community including visits to Topeka Lawrence Wellsville and Kansas City and a crossing tragedy at a moving train hospital reports and oblique references to local residents and events.

Schowengerdt Margaret Katherine Pirrotte Dick Goffitan Eibest A. R. Gilbert Sam “Moore Mid- Land Hall Robert Wilson Longanecker Elmer Weibin Hoy Sherwood Gladys Bore John Weiber Ruteimso KB Bint Gusdahl W. Te Blaylock de Soto

Mays Forced to Quit Work by Ill Health

Chas M. Mays of Kansas City reports severe liver and kidney troubles with weight loss and nerve pain. After taking Sargon Pills his digestion, appetite, and energy improved, and he resumed work. He credits liver and bowel regulation to the treatment.

Mays Hal M. Mays Chas_ M. Mays Muskeets St Kansas Ci -Hound Corner Drag Co Agen

Auto owner traced to Otis man amid grim crossing crash

An automobile owned by Jann Garski of Otis Ind skidded through safety gates at the Dempster road crossing in Marter Grove a northwest suburb and crashed into a Chicago bound passenger train on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific line. The mangled bodies made identification difficult.

Jann Garski Otis Ind Dempster Road Crossing Marter Grove Chicago Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Road

Friday Program at the Armour Theatre and Pie Palace

A garbled Friday program listing concerts and events at Armour Theatre, Meine Po M-Armetrong Quakes, and nearby venues. Names and titles are partial and uncertain, but reference to Gin F100 Pu-Clee Triadon Felne's Orchestra and Weather Man segments appear alongside cooking sets and farm home topics.

Oemeliestria Felne Aimnous Os Literiwcoven Philve Meine Po Po Armour Holr Wiuih Slusaber Aine Ith Umber Nalteon Liscuit Lancake meeMiannery Proirina National Farm Ity Nesia Int Joan Ibbaieeke Orune Peat Moe Chiraeo

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