White House Bids Denied by Smith
New York dispatch reports Alfred E. Smith marking his 62nd birthday while denying a White House invitation claim. He cites one accepted tea invitation with John J. Raskob and Dr. Sullivan, disputes a yearly invite story, and avoids further discussion of his Liberty League address and 1936 campaign plans.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
White House
Smith
Roosevelt
McIntyre
Catholic University At
Washington
John J. Raskob
Dr. Sullivan
More Furniture Needed for Firefighter's Room
Lawrence residents responded to Mayor Alfred Lawrence's appeal for used furniture for the No 1 fire station recreation room. Additional donations of furniture or rugs are still sought to furnish the space, with any excess to be used for city needy homes. A city fund of about $50 will aid curtains and related fixes, aiming to provide a comfortable waiting area for firemen on duty.
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Lawrence
Alfred Lawrence
No. 1
Kansas University Sister of Bernhardt Hit by Cannon Mishap
Miss Bobbie Jeanne Bernhardt, sister of Stanley Bernhardt of Kansas City, was injured Friday night in Milwaukee theater when a cannon misfired ejecting her. She fell on stage and sustained serious injuries though physicians expect recovery. she is 19.
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Bobbie Jeanne Bernhardt
Milwaukee
Stanley Bernhardt
Kansas City
School of Business
Kansas University
Miss Bernhardt
Bowl Weather Uncertain For Stanford SMU Rose Bowl
Los Angeles reports unsettled conditions with rain expected tonight or tomorrow as 85,000 Rose Bowl ticket holders await an official forecast for New Year’s Day. Scattered showers have appeared in Southern California, with snow in the mountains and gray skies this morning.
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Los Angeles
California
Test Your Knowledge Quiz from Classified Page
Test asks seven general knowledge questions about geography biographies film history theology and psychology. It directs readers to the classified page for answers and includes items on Fin ger Lakes a jester presidential pensions Moses mountain law Oedipus complex and Grosvenor Square.
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Finger Lakes
Ae United States
Moses
Geraldine Endfardewsbury
Aptide County
Lisbon
Bitter Church Fight Shatters Topeka Assembly Night
In Topeka a church business session at Central Avenue Christian sparked a split congregation. Police watched as anti Wright members and Wright supporters clashed over director elections and a revised membership roll. The dispute ended with separate services and looming court action.
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Topeka
Kan
Central Avenue Christian Church
W. J. Wright
CG. E. Easter
Easter
anti-Wright
John D. Zimmerman
Missionary Society
Zimmerman
S. R. Purdue
Wright
Former Viceroy Dead Rufus Isaacs at Reading
Rufus Daniel Isaacs first Marquess of Reading died aged 99. Born October 10, 1860, he rose in the late Victorian era to become a top British statesman and jurist. He served as viceroy of India, lord chief justice, solicitor general, attorney general and foreign secretary, led the Anglo French loan mission to America, borrowing large sums for the Ally war effort, and later acted as special envoy and high commissioner to the United States.
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Rufus Daniel Isaacs
Marquess of
Reading
India
America
United States
Leader of Mission of A. E. F. Is Dead
Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett, famed for service in World War I and earlier campaigns against Sioux and Gall, dies at Letterman Hospital in San Francisco at age 78. He commanded 100000 American troops and French forces, retired in 1921, and was reinstated to lieutenant general in 1930.
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San Francisco
Hunter Liggett
Letterman Hospital
Presidio
General Liggett
Harriet Lane Liggett
Tho
Congress
West Point
Montana
Chief Gall
Poplar Creek
Cuba
Philippines
General Liggett Led First American Army in World War I
The text recalls General Liggett’s rise to command of the first American Army on October 16, 1918, prior to the big push, and his later role in Coblenz, Germany. It notes his wartime corps’ 23 days of persistent fighting starting July 18, 1918, pushing from the Marne to the Oureq and Vesle, and mentions his retirement life and a Hawaii trip with his wife about a year earlier.
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Can
France
John J. Pershing
Army of Occupation
Coblenz
Germany
Liggett
Marne
Oureq
Vesle
Hawaii
Boy Quadruplets Look Forward to New Year in Beaumont
In Beaumont Texas six year olds Anthony Bernard Carl and Donald Perricone, the only boy quadruplets in America, anticipate two firsts this new year a movie debut and a Texas league baseball game. Their father and Rube Stuart, Beaumont club president, invited them to the opening game as special guests and provided a half size bat and ball for practice.
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Beaumont
Tex
America
Anthony
Bernard
Carl
Donald
Perricone
Phillip Perricone
Rube Stuart
Beaumont Baseball Club
Stuart
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Christy Mathewson
Walter Johnson
Husky
Perricones
Reelected C. E. Sawill Topeka honors led Kansas music group
C E Sawill director of Lawrence Memorial high school band was reelected vice president of the Kansas State High School Music association at its Topeka meeting. Other officers Reelected include David T Lawson president W G Altimari secretary and B F Markley treasurer. Lawrence band served as clinic band Friday before the convention. Honolulu cruiser gift bowl mentioned with 2000 silver punch bowl style.
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C.E. Sawill
Lawrence Memorial High School
Kansas State High School Music Association
Topeka
David T. Lawson
W. G. Altimari
Atchison
B. F. Markley
Glasco
Lawrence High School
Alah Raheese
Roosevelt Delivers Final State of the Union Budget Clues
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt shaping the state of the union message and 1937 budget in his White House study as relief spending and deficits dominate expected figures. Morgenthau Hines Farley visitors signal focus on veterans budget and Democratic convention venue deliberations.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Morgenthau
Frank T. Hines
Hines
Farley
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Chicago
Steals Wrong Car in Kansas City Crime Spree
Two ex prisoners from San Quentin, Arthur Stark and Jack Svahn, gave conflicting stories at police headquarters after Svahn stole a police car and inspired a chase. Stark, paroled December 10 after four years for a Los Angeles holdup, admitted being with Svahn in robberies in Topeka and a Kansas City motorcar theft.
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Kansas City
San Quentin Penitentiary
Jack Svahn
Erie
Svahn
Arthur J. Stark
Butch Popper
Charles Hunter
Stark
California
Los Angeles
Topeka
Syahn
San Quentin
Dr Homer C Oatman Dies Former Resident
Dr Homer C Oatman 62 a widely known physician and surgeon died Saturday night after a long illness in a San Diego hospital. A native of Lawrence Kansas he graduated from the University of Kansas in 1896 and studied in Edinburgh. He practiced in Lawrence before moving to San Diego and is survived by two sons a brother and two sisters. The funeral was held in San Diego today.
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San Diego
Calif
Homer
Oatman
Lawrence
Kansas
University of Kansas
Edinburgh
Scotland
Kan
Jack
A. R. Oatman
Walter Herriott
Garden City
A. G. Alrich
Excelsior C P A Plans Friday Wolf Hunt
Excelsior C P A announces a wolf hunt for Friday starting 9 30 p m at Ernest Pohl farm. Public invited. only shotguns allowed. Coyotes sold, proceeds to C P A Lunch by Pleasant Hour Circle. Boundaries and captains listed for four directions with meeting places and coordinators.
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Excelsior C. P. A
Ernest Pohl
Cc. P. A
Hunt
Ben
OWS
Nichols Corner
Carl Schwarz
Fred Lutz
Worden
Fred
Roy Barkley
Norwood
The Littlest Rebel shines in Shirley Temple screen debut
Shirley Temple stars in The Littlest Rebel in Lawrence with John Boles and Jack Holt in supporting roles. Frank McGlynn Jr. portrays Lincoln while Bill Robinson shines in dance and acting. Willie Best adds light comedy as the film follows Temple’s pleas for her father and a Union officer’s help.
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Shirley Temple
Lawrence
John Boles
Shirley
Jack Holt
Karen Morley
President Lincoln
Frank McGlynn, Jr
Bill Robinson
Robinson
Willie Best
Injured in Lawrence Crash Delays Husband at Louisiana Street
Icy streets caused a collision in Lawrence last night as Dean Stoner of 1033 Tennessee Street drove a 1935 Ford V8 and rolled over at Nineteenth and Louisiana about 6 pm. He suffered torn ligaments and possibly a cracked vertebra. the car was badly damaged.
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Dean Stoner
Tennessee
Lawrence
Tenessee Street
Nineteenth
Louisiana
Stoner
Lawrence woman holds Kellogg prize verses and de la Mare song
Mrs. Robert L. McElhiney received a small Kellogg prize for verses used in a radio program and composed music for a Walter de la Mare poem. She is hospitalized at Memorial and will likely stay several weeks. Readers may leave suitable books at the hospital for her. A 14 year old crippled girl is mentioned.
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Robert L. McElhiney
Kellogg Company
Walter de la Mare
Memorial Hospital
Cee Ee
Hold Up Victim Dead in Chanute Kansas
Arthur N. Broyles 43 manager of a local producer company died after a Christmas Eve hold up during which a robber stole 75 dollars. He reportedly was struck twice with a club found on the roof of the building. A $550 reward is offered by local groups and individuals for the arrest and conviction of the robber. Broyles moved to Chanute five years ago from Baxter Springs and is survived by his widow and two daughters.
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Chanute
Kan
Pia
Arthur N. Broyles
Broyles
Siaver
Baxter Springs
Federal Commission Set to Regulate Chain Broadcasting
The federal communications commission plans to regulate chain broadcasting under the 1934 act, aiming to cut program duplication across networks. Tests show Rural listeners may receive two or three high powered stations airing the same material. The regulation may accompany a broad channel reallocation study to improve program balance and possibly increase station power.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
High Commission
Mrs. George F. Derby Death and Funeral Details
Mrs. George F. Derby, 68, died Sunday at her home 1027 Vermont street. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 from Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Seth W. Slaughter officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by husband, daughter Grace Wunderlich, son George F. Derby of Kansas City, three grandchildren, four sisters in Tempe, three brothers in Lawrence, Kansas City, and Topeka. Mrs. Derby had been a Douglas County resident 66 years and belonged to Adah Chapter No. 7 Eastern Star and the First Christian church.
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George F. Derby
Vermont Street
Rumsey
Seth W.slaughter
First Christian Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Derby
Douglas County
Adzh
Order of the Eastern Star
Grace Wunderlich
Kansas City
L. M. Frasier
Carrie Douglas
Pearl Walker
Tepee
John Daniels
Ed Bradford
MecLouth
McLouth
Walter
United Brethren Church
William H. Lowe
Lawrence
William Morris
Kentucky Street
Catherine
Rumsey Funeral
J. F. King
Lowe
George M. Holiday
Indiana Street
Robert Hunt
Oak Hill Cemetery
Holiday
E. J. Harris
Ottawa
Leon McMorris
Oyster Bay
New York
Ralph M. Holiday
Carthage
Obituary notices from Lawrence area mourn several residents
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Ed Bradford of McLouth age 68, William H Lowe of Lawrence, William Hiddleston a De Soto Civil War veteran, and George M Holiday a former longtime Lawrence educator. Funeral details include times, locations, and burial plans. Mrs Bradford and Mr Lowe request no flowers.
Albert C Ross Chicago History Teacher and Author
Albert C Ross of Chicago is an American history teacher in a public high school. He co authored Growth of the American People a high school textbook with Dr Marcus W Jernegan of the University of Chicago. He belonged to the KU track team in 1913 and graduated in 1915.
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U. Ross
Albert, Jr
Chicago
Albert C. Ross
Marcus W. Jernegan
University of Chicago
K. U
Election and Christmas social notes from Tonganoexie
The Royal Neighbors elected officers at a December 10 meeting led by Oracle Mrs. John Johnson and other officers. A cascade of Christmas dinner guests and holiday visits followed, listing numerous families from Bonner Springs to Manhattan and Wichita, with much travel and illness updates including pneumonia recovery.
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Royal Neighbors
Oracle
John Johnson
E. H. Skaggs
Josie DeVoe
Louie Koch
George Denholm
Nelson Quisenberry
Sam_Hawkins
Henry Klinkenberg
Charles McEnulty
Otto Schmetz
Bonner Springs
Floyd Galvin
Frank Randolph
Lauraayy Glenn Galvin
Kansasity
Mary K. Phenicie
Wichita
Jennie Bridges
Ruth Phenicie
Edith Phenicie
Sioux City
Sue Todd
Lawrence
Eda Freienmuth
Alma Freienmuth
Leavenworth
George Dillon
Carl Dillon
Margaret
Glen Otis
Margaret Ann
Manhattan
Byron
Edward Freienmuth
Monte Vista
Colo
Perry Walters
N. G. Walters
Hans Freienmuth
Will Musil
Cleburne
Musil
Anna
Emma Myers
Topeka
Fred Sanders
Lottie Sills
Lewis Woodward
Vina Evans
Lemuel Evans
Carlos Evans
Kansas City
Roy Oxendale
H. D. Hoskins
Independence
R. P. Wilson
Wilson
Jeanette Johnstone
Jim Johnstone
J. E. Casebier
E. ¥. McCullough
Larkspur
Sherman Casebier
Harold Luther
Muriel Casebier
W. J. Stephenson
Billy
Leo Gallagher
CCC
Minneapolis
Tom Gallagher
R. M. Todd
Karl, Jr
Jack
John Todd
Floyd Moss
C. E. Moss
Parsons
Charles Moss
W. J. O'Brien
Denver
Mr. O'Brien
J. P. O’brien
Martha Chice Johnson
New lower prices on big Dodge beauty winner
Dodge announces even lower factory prices with a few dollars above the lowest priced cars. The big new Dodge promises major savings beyond the initial cost. Reports hail 18 to 24 mpg and up to 20% oil savings nationwide. Luxurious styling and beauty praised by auto editors and fashion authorities. See and drive the big Dodge Beauty Winner and its free economy test.
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Dodge
Detroit
Christmas Visits Across Kansas and Nearby States
Several Kansas families and relatives spent Christmas with parents and family across towns including Lawrence Topeka Emporia and Kansas City. Notable gatherings featured Miss Theokla Laming Miss Lily Somers Miss Ellwyn Ratliff and Mr Ray Swan with extended visits and travel updates. New term begins January Lawrence Business College Adv.
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Maryland
Herbert Baker
Florence Swan
Marie Weir
Maxine Weir
Ozwakie
Ray Swan
J. C. Laming
Harry Jenkins
Caroline
Betty
Kansas City
Theokla Laming
Topeka
Charles Laming
Albert Leak
Ellwyn Ratliff
Lon Stone
Stella Niebaum
Wm. Nicaum
Ray Ridgway
Eunice
Betty Rae
Emporia
Merle Ridgway
Lawrence
Bill Ridgeway
Arville Pearson
Fay Browne
Lily Somers
Frank Somers
Jim Johnstone
Art Summerman
Summerman
Henderson Roberts
Sheridan
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Aaa
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Reelect
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Music Association
Honolulu
U.S.S. Honolulu
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Tass
Moore
F. G. Hagenbuch
Homer C. Oatman
the Dickinson
Haskell
John Carney
Justice of the Peace
Frank B. Dodds
Carney
Joe Concannon
F. B. Owston
Court House
William H. Coker
Winifred Stone
J. D. Club
D. K. Rice
Iinois Street
Lawrence Business College
A. N. Broyles
William Hiddleston
de Soto
Mr. Hiddleston
Ohio
DeSoto
A. J. Ross
Ross
Gladys Zur Buchen
Albert
R. C. A-Victor Radio
Tonganoxie
Dorothy Henry
Ill
Louise Henry
F. A. Henry
Betty Lou_ Redding
C. Reding
Erbert Baker, Jr
Baltimore
BIG Dodge
Granada
T. G. Fitch
Hastard & Arnold
Mass
Horec
Normandie
Southern
Wiltshire District
Bates Daily
Hotel Normandie West
Normamndie
McGrew-Peck Inv. CO
Conrad McGrew
Arthur S. Peck
Chas
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