Hoover Attacks Relief Program in St Louis
In St Louis on December 17, Herbert Hoover condemned the New Deal relief effort as wasteful and political. He proposed a decentralized plan favoring states and communities, reducing federal allotments, and focusing public works on national needs, drawing cheers from attendees at the John Marshall Republican club.
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St. Louis
Herbert Hoover
New Deal Relief
Hoover
Revolutionary Services of
New Deal
John Marshall Republican Club
Rodnsvelt
Hersholt Calls Quints Five Garbos in Ontario
Hollywood reports Jean Hersholt, visiting Callander, Ontario, praised the Dionne quintuplets as five Garbos. He described the sisters as healthy, strong, intelligent and charming and marveled at their tolerance, noting they slept outside in 20 below zero without a pipe in sight. Youth is free on parole.
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Hollywood
Jean Hersholt
Callander
Ont
Paroled after shooting sister in family dispute
Max Grauberger, 17, a Rose Dale High football player, shot his sister Margaret, 20, at the family dinner table after an argument on December 8 in Kansas City Kansas. District Judge W H MecCamish released him on parole after an indeterminate sentence for assault with intent to kill. Margaret asked authorities not to prosecute. she remains hospitalized with a neck wound.
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Kansas City
Kan
Max Grauberger
Rosedale
W. H. MecCamish
State Reformatory
McCamish
Max
Margaret
Npcke
Treasury reports income receipts 31 percent ahead
The Treasury announced that income collections in the first half of December were 31 percent above the prior year. December 1 to December 15 receipts totaled 216,424,761 compared with 164,917,072 a year ago. A Christmas present that lasts every year a subscription to the Journal-World.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Journal-World
Test Your Knowledge 4 Questions From a Parochial Puzzle
The fragment lists quiz prompts asking about tin production, Horatio Alger, parochial schools, feminine forms, U S state locations, and a country clue. It appears as a jumble of clue fragments and incomplete items from a knowledge quiz page.
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Horatio Alger
United States
Milongre
Organizations Dine Before the Holidays Ceremony
A holiday season event features organizations dining together under a “Putting Out Pins” ceremony. May include a reception and remarks by notable figures. Jeanne Jaconette Lawrence is highlighted as blossoming into a columnist role, adding literary flair to the gathering.
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Jaconette Lawrence
Hill Fraternities Plan Dinners and Gifts This Evening
Tomorrow evening Hill fraternities and sororities start annual organization dinners with most houses hosting only their members. Christmas trees, gift exchanges, pins, and treats feature, while rivals joke about Bottle Owl pages and campus humor. James Pryor and Jaconette Lawrence are noted guests and writers in campus circles.
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Jaira
Szeniors
All Parish Christmas Party at First Baptist Church
Parish members of the First Baptist plan an All Parish Christmas Party in church parlors tomorrow night with a 6 80 oclock covered dish supper. The event features a Christmas play by Mrs. L E Sisson, musical solos by Mary Louise Reltz and Dean Brooks, readings by Dorothea Simons and Helen Bixby Cunningham, and a Haskell Institute quartet. The play full, Christmas at Sunset Home, will be staged by Miss Simons with Mrs. Roy Houser assisting. cast includes several members of the church. The second act will be shown at the White Gift Christmas celebration Sunday at 7 30 PM.
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The
First Baptist Church
L. E. Sisson
Woman's Society of the Church
Mary Louise Reltz
K. U. School of Fine Arts
Dean Brooks
Dorothea Simons
Helen Bixby Cunningham
Haskell Stuents
Bemus
Haskell Institute
Sunset Home
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas area churches and homes
W H McKone 64 died Sunday at St Luke’s Kansas City. Funeral Wednesday 2 PM at Trinity Lutheran due to Trinity Episcopal heat issues. burial Oak Hill. James M Harrell 73 died at home 113 Connecticut. Funeral Thursday 10 AM Rumsey Funeral Home. burial Clinton. Survived by wife Edith, six children, two brothers, two sisters. Edwin L Deshazer 68 died at home near Linwood. Funeral Thursday 1:30 PM Rumsey Funeral Home. burial Wellington. Survived by wife Myra, three sons, one sister, four brothers, two grandchildren.
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W. H. McKone
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Trinity Lutheran Church
John Francis
Episcopal Church
Leavenworth
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lutheran Church
Trinity Episcopal
James M. Harrell
Connecticut Street
Rumsey
Charles A. Puls
Clinton
Edith Harrell
Lottia Jane
Edna
James Marvin
John Edward
Warren Beach
John
Lawrence
David
Mary Welch
Sedan
Kan
Ruth ‘ Green
Hannibal
Edwin L. Deshazer
Linwood
Rumsey Funeral Home
Wellington Cemetery
Frank and Lee
James
Charles
Harveyville
Roosevelt seeks federal share for Jefferson Memorial project
President Roosevelt announced plans to seek congressional authorization in early January to fund federal participation in the Jefferson Memorial project in St. Louis. He noted tentative Works Progress Administration support cannot commit future contributions, and a separate bill would be asked to obligate the government to provide its share of the cost.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
St. Louis
Cummings
Man Believed Drowned Is Living in Missouri
Paola Kansas dispatch reports John A Fenoughty 43 a farmer who vanished June 14 1924 while helping save cattle in Marais des Cygnes flood was found alive on a Ulrich Missouri farm. Relatives thought him drowned but a sister received a letter signed John Anthony leading to discovery he may suffer amnesia after a lightning strike near the disappearance. Mrs Fenoughty said he is well and staying at Ulrich as investigators verify identity.
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Paola
Kan
Marais Des Cygnes
John A. Fenoughty
Ulrich
Fenoughty
John Anthony
William J. Sheeney
Debunkers, rabbits, and holiday shopping fill Lawrence
A Lawrence shopping update notes evening hours extended to 9 pm for Christmas shopping, with several stores observing the change until Christmas. Outdoor Christmas décor and lights brighten town scenes as fraternities and sororities contribute to festive displays. Lone sports bench report mentions a University game shout during a Baker game.
Farmers Plan Discussions On Agricultural Adjustment Effects
Farmers offered a chance to plan and discuss production in 1936 under normal weather and price conditions versus scenarios without the AAA. The meeting, led by extension bureau leaders Blecha Pine and Jaccard, split into groups to estimate harvests, home use versus market, and the impact of fertility and soil conservation. A banquet and program at Eldridge hotel featured KU band performances and talks by Phil Evans of Producers Live Stock. The session continues tomorrow with summaries and further discussions led by C R Jaccard and W F Pine.
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Frank O. Blecha
W. F. Pine
C. R. Jaccard
Extension Bureau
AAA
Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Roger Williams
Agriculture Committee
Chamber of Comerce
K. U. Band
Phil Evans
Producers Live Stock Association of Kansas City
Bomb Explodes in House Near Japanese Commander’s Residence
A bomb exploded today in a vacant house beside Maj. Gen. Haruo Tado’s official residence in Tientsin, killing one person. The blast shook the Japanese concession area, and Liu Kwei-Tang a bandit leader with Japanese sympathies was connected to the site.
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Tientsin
Haruo Tado
North China
Liu Kwei-Tang
Ban on Santa's Presents at Leavenworth Prisons
Leavenworth Kansas December 17 Santa Claus may be shot at if he visits the federal prison annex during Christmas Eve. Warden Hudepeth bans gifts to inmates citing a dope smuggling hizzard. At the main penitentiary rules differ with inmates in good standing allowed some items after scrutiny. Warden Zerbst says convicts may receive certain articles with conditions. Warden Simpson of Lansing says inmates may receive food and clothing gifts.
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Leavnworth
Kan
Santa Claus
Federal Prison
R. H. Hudepeth
Annex
F. G. Zerbst
Lacey M. Simpson
Atate
Lansing
PUT GREEKS ON PROBATION Oklahoma University Phi Psis Lose Social Privileges
Seventeen members of Phi Kappa Psi and five members of Kappa Alpha Theta were placed on probation by the University of Oklahoma for a post‑midnight trip to Oklahoma City in violation of rules. All social privileges were removed from the fraternity, and dances and other functions were canceled for the rest of the academic year. Also reported is the death of poetess Lizette Woodworth Reese at age 79 in Baltimore.
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Norman
Okla
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
W. Bizzell
Linwood Jack Curtis Sees Off Cars to Portland
Curtis left last Thursday evening to drive new cars to Portland Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frederick and their mother have returned to Wyoming after an extended visit with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Haas Bethel spent Sunday with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Silkey and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blaker at Reno Sunday evening. Johanna Mae Coleman is ill with chicken pox.
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Jack
Curtis
Portland
Ore
Donald Frederick
Wyoming
John Haas
Bethel
J. B. Coleman
Carl Silkey
Robert Blaker
Reno
Johanna Mae Coleman
Belleview Residents Attend Socials and Grange Meet
Belleview and nearby residents spent Sunday with relatives in Ottawa Topeka and Eudora. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Gersterberger and friends at the Hotel Kansan. Belleview Grange delegates Milton Shafstal and sons will attend the state Grange convention in Literal. Union Chapel Sunday school plans a Christmas program and treats for December 22. Miss Alice Morley of Abilene visited for an unspecified period.
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C. C. Gersterberger
Ottawa
W. M. McGill
Topeka
Kansan
Howard McKinney
Pearl Houser
James Shirck
Ed Forsythe
Viola Gerstenberger
Pearl Rosneau
Ladies Aid
M. E. Church
Eudora Wednesay
George Grosdidier
Clara Grosdidier
Eudora
C. E. Crane
James
Orville
Garnet
F. W. Platt
Milton Shafstal
Glen
State Grange
Belleview Grange
Henry Welsh
Dorothy Nuttall
Flora Mae James
James Duncan
Curtis Diedrich
Maxine
Margaret Ogden
J. F. Shirck
Union Chapel Sunday School
Local notices and family visits fill rural Kansas pages
The column records visits and greetings among area families. Mrs. Berthold Durr travels to Kansas City for her mother’s illness. Many dinners and Sunday gatherings occur among Baker, Cranes, Freeses, and other local families. A funeral for Alvin Bohnsack casts a somber tone as Rev. Rapier conducts services, with burial in Eudora cemetery. A couple, Orville Midgett and Dorothy Dowding, wed in Olathe, with a charivari hosted by neighbors at the Gage farm.
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Ralph Baker
Berthold Durr
Kansas City
Sarah Pipes
Fred Lotz
Fred Whaley
A. B. Conner
North Lawrence
Z. G. Houser
Lon Hale
Prairie Center
Oscar Crane
Ivan
Olathe
C. E. Crane
Carl Pfleger
Clifton
Fred Pfleger
F. W. Freese
Alvin Bohnsack
Alvin
Clarence James
Lawrence
Turner Hall
Fred Bartz
Dorothea
Grace Musick
Ella Musick
Orville Midgett
Dorothy Dowding
DeSoto
Gage Farm
Alma Baker
Vernon Anderson
Sam Dendleson
Charles Ott
Butler
George Ott
C. E. Votaw
Hesper
L. D. Votaw
C. C
Revered Calkins improves after pneumonia in Missouri hospital
In Clinton Belvoir, the Rev Calkins formerly ill with pneumonia in St Joseph Missouri hospital shows marked improvement and plans to return home to Burlingame soon. Local women attended a Presbyterian church shower for Mrs George Steele and Mrs Glenn Steele with lively contests, gifts, and refreshments.
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Calkins
St. Joseph
Burlingame
Walter Harrell
Tom Hout
John Hout
George Steele
Glenn Steele
Presbyterian Church
Ray Harrell
Dave Harrell
Effie Kampschroeder
Walter Kampschroeder
C. V. Baldwin
Fred Baldwin
Ebon Anderson
M. J. Murphy
H. L. Murphy
Harry Tucker
Charles Kampschroeder
Community Guests Share Sunday and Birthday Gatherings
Topeka families hosted visitors and celebrated milestones including August Hartman turning eighty at a gathering near Big Springs. Several quilting club members enjoyed a day of fellowship and a handkerchief exchange, while others attended family dinners and Sunday visits in Watson, Lawrence, and nearby towns. The Belvair store building was torn down, marking the loss of a local landmark once run by the Steele family.
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Weybright
Lone Star
Willard Weybright
Topeka
John Stout
Walter Kampschroeder
Kampschroeder
Laverne
Thelma Fern
Billie Henry
Big Springs
August Hartman
QO. A. Bidinger
Robert Kampschroeder
Presbyterian Church
Jude Anderson
Frederick Lee
Lawrence
Harry Murphy
Ebon Anderson
Jack
Watson
George House
C. Ward
California
New York
Rex. Ward
Dee Manness
Beathyl Meek
Bert McIntyre
Cletus Lehman
Mackey
M. J. Murphy
Fred Baldwin
Rose and
Mollie Halderman
Kenneth
Emma Cummings
Cummings
Belvair
I. T. Steele
Altho
Art Carmichael
Edd Steele
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Caleb J. Milne
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Associated Press
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K. A. Cager
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Henry Werner
K. U
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Pi Phis
Mt. Dread
Ben
Altho Elkhart
Glenn Cunningham
Harold Grable
Mone
John Gunningham
Glenn
Elton Carter
Clyde “Tiny” Moore
Hubert Coleman
Mildred Grable
Gene Harris
Willie Hutchinson
Rex Ketchum
Jack Emberton
Raleigh Smith
Alden Addington
White Lakes
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Mabel Arnhart
Lawrence Public Schools
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Ahds
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Juanita Galbraith
Howard Sutherland
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Praetorius Girls
Dulelg Barnes
Jeanette
Isabella
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Jefferson Memorial
Lawrence Lodge
Acacia Lodge
Bruce McKee
W.M
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W. H. Quakenbush
John H. Parker
Ady
Talmadge’s
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Georgia
Democratic Executive Committee
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Haskell
Vann
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
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E. Wu.baker
James J. Hoey
Internal Revenue
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Hoey
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Keith Neville
Nebraska
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Norris
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Willard
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Dayton
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N.C
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International Harvester Company
L. W. Lowe
Penitentiary Annex
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Oklahoma University
Phi Psis
Baltimore
Lizette Woodworth Reese
Belleview
Mason & Hamlin Grand Pianos
All Pianos
Knabe
Vertigrand Piano
Rca-Victor Radio
Crosley Radio Frigidaire King of Old Band Instruments
Victor
Brunswick Records
Clinton-Belvoir
Myrna Loy
Spencer Tracy
Los Angeles
Misa Loy
Tracy
Tomatce
Granada
Butcher
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