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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1934
Page
4
The piece surveys flood control for the Mississippi Valley and the Raw valley, criticizing the Kiro dam plan while proposing watershed management including possible Delaware reservoir. It discusses lower electric rates, public and private power roles, and a weather-driven era of economic and political shifts with mentions of Roosevelt, government probes, and a Kansas City Christmas theft.
Ten years ago this Christmas day weddings took place at the Mueller home and in Topeka with plans for dinners and future home life. Eunice Mueller wed Ernest Newcombe as Rev Price conducted the vows and guests prepared a twelve-plate dinner marking a festive occasion. Louise Loesch married Don Baker in Topeka with the couple to reside at Haskell Institute where Mrs Baker teaches art and Mr Baker teaches sto mechanics.
Twenty five years ago a report from Baldwin notes ex Sheriff L W Hindman seriously ill at home south of town with deteriorating health. Ernest Seidel distributed Christmas meat parcels. Marshal Herd oversaw the effort. Bussing family Christmas gathering at 1112 New Jersey Street featured four children. Rose Svckvist wed Percy Starbird of Topeka Christmas Eve in Topeka with Rev Crossman presiding. Dr Charles Simmons moves to new home at 744 New Hampshire Street. previously lived at 625 Indiana Street for 12 plus years. George Kumter visits from Denver. Solon Emery and Glenn Charlton travel to Kansas City for a sorority dance.
Fort Worth? Noted: Merchants' Athletic Club of Lawrence filed articles of incorporation for athletic sports and social enjoyment with capital of 400 dollars in 40 shares. A meeting of old men over 60 planned January 3 1895 at 1 pm at 1500 Massachusetts Street. Miss Sallie Rensch visits Leavenworth. Miss Bertha Garvin teaches shorthand in Hutchinson. Christmas dinner for Mission Sunday school children at the courthouse with gifts follows the meal.
Dennis OBrien, 25, of Salt Lake City, pleaded guilty in district court to grand larceny and received a one to three year sentence in the state penitentiary at Lansing. Sheriff Dunkley said OBrien might be transported to Lansing today. He admitted stealing clothing and personal belongings from three student rooming houses by posing as a student and paying with worthless checks. The loot was recovered. A marriage license was issued to Benjamin Keith Ulrich and Vera Marie Newman of Baldwin, who planned to wed.
Editor notes an error in the Forty Years Ago items for yesterday mislabeling. The correction references the Twenty-Five Years Ago items as the intended labels. The notice clarifies the mistake in the historical column.
A garbled OCR segment references a figure named Callan and a syndicate. The readable part notes possible names and a group, with uncertain context and no clear event or date. The fragment suggests a local or financial matter but lacks concrete actions or outcomes to confirm.
A stolen formula case follows Molly O'Brien as she vanishes after being hidden in a canal side house. Nick and Jerry seek the abducted woman with Jimmy Fox aiding, while a fierce confrontation with a tattooed guard ends with Molly still missing.
A whimsical scene unfolds as Mrs Quacker invites Mrs Quacko Duck to a chat by the ice edged pond. The two share gossip and light comedy while preparations and greetings mark a playful social visit.
The column records lighthearted and perilous local scenes from Oklahoma City to Milwaukee. Tales include honeymoon gift from a railroad president, a fireman badly injured in a record attempt, a kind dog owner trading a goose for security, and a boy allying with an ice bound expedition dream in a chilly misadventure.
Albert Price Gill died September 24 1934 at his home in Los Angeles California Born September 20 1834 in Waukesha Wisconsin he was a Lawrence boy who moved to Kansas in 1865 He worked for the Lawrence Journal World and later engaged in evangelistic work with Torrey Alexander Billy Sunday He spent retirement in Los Angeles He leaves a widow Sadie Leeper a brother Wilbur Gill of Mobile Alabama and children in Indiana
AP dispatch reports the First State bank of Topeka, formerly First National bank, received a charter from the state charter board. In Johnson County, relief workers say 18 new wells have been dug and 16 ponds are under construction since September 15, with completion expected by March 1. In Kansas City, Kansas, an estranged wife’s unexpected visit is credited with saving Frank Hymer’s life after a near danger situation.
A husband ill at his house yesterday prompted a woman to enter when unresponsive. Hymer was found unconscious in a bedroom as gas escaped from a stove connection and was transported to a hospital where his condition improved. Wichita, Kan. Dec 27 AP report. Merle Bullinger was arrested in a local theater on a two year wanted list for questioning in a string of area crimes. Clift M. Davis was also held as police pursued the pair over bank robbery, garage holdups, and kidnappings across the region. Dodge City, Kan. Dec 27 AP. P D Draper of Lam ar claims a fiber suitable for broom making from Yucca plant soapweed. root has soap-making properties. Plant is widespread on southwestern plains. broom factories have started at Samar and more are planned.
Moscow reports 14 men charged with plotting to kill Stalin and implicating exiled Leon Trotsky in the conspiracy. In Saarbrucken a League of Nations frontier closure is ordered until after January 13 plebiscite. Hong Kong troops threaten Kweiyang after capturing three towns as nationalist funds an expedition against the Reds. In Halifax a Belgian steamer Emile Francqui, rudderless, drifts after tow line parted overnight.
The State Chamber of Commerce introduces Progress in Kansas as its official monthly periodical. Roy F. Bailey, president, serves as editor in chief. In the inaugural December issue he notes the publication is authorized by the board of directors for six months as an experiment to provide a channel for chamber activities and plans.
A fragmentary report notes workmen uncovered a skeleton they believed to be Cheyenne chief Black Kettle during a nearby dam project near Cheyenne Oklahoma. The discovery interrupted construction as authorities examined the site.
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