Weather fragment and next season note
Fragmentary weather note reads yesterday cold and mentions upcoming season. Text is garbled with unclear dates and locations. No identifiable persons or organizations present.
09 Feb 1931
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1931
Page
1
Fragmentary weather note reads yesterday cold and mentions upcoming season. Text is garbled with unclear dates and locations. No identifiable persons or organizations present.
Washington February 9 A P report notes Democratic leaders back a drought relief compromise with a 320 600000 grant and loan fund. The Senate takes up the measure amid opposition in both chambers. President Hoover’s letter urges fair and sympathetic interpretation as Parks criticizes the plan as a fraud. House debates center on funds and security for bread lines and credit financing through banks under the interior department supply bill.
Independence Kan Feb 9 AP Prairie Oil and Gas says it will act as agent for Standard Oil of Indiana to purchase 300000 barrels of cruise oil via Prairie pipelines from stripper wells in Kansas. Indiana company may connect pipelines to many wells, buying 6000 barrels daily. details to be settled by executives and governors.
Members of the Elks lodge parade along Massachusetts street this noon to advertise the minstrel show at the high school auditorium tonight at 1 o'clock. Costumes were worn. two men led the corps, with a tandem motorcycle escort preceding the group.
A fire at a civic arena destroyed stalls and horse pens killing four people and injuring others. Fire Chief William Lackey said the blaze began amid wooden structures near the sixth peat met and a powder store. Authorities cite a possible incendiary cause and are investigating with no official determination yet.
Topeka Feb 9 AP The Kansas House passed 66 to 27 Hicks bill to repeal tax exemptions for college fraternities and sororities, sending the measure to the Senate. The same day a judiciary committee adverse report halted Kramer farm corporation tax measures and other bills were killed or sent to the senate. Voting hours for rural and third class precincts were not changed. The legislature nears mid-session with taxation, school funding, and budget issues active alongside potential constitutional tax reforms.
In Topeka on February 9 AP reports Dr J R B told radio listeners he would remain in Marerd Kansas and speak by remote over his planned new broadcasting station in Mexico The Milford physician and station owner announced the revival of KFKE and said Milford had received approval for a station in Mexico This brief item notes the plan to locate broadcasts across the border and the contemporary broadcasting project details
I M Terrell will attend as extension farm management specialist N Chapman and Prof Roy Green of Kansas State will present the outlook for next year. The gathering at the Franklin County courthouse begins at 10 o clock with discussions on organizing farm operations and safest productive methods for upcoming months. County agents from Lyon Douglas Johnson Orange Miami Coffey Anderson and Linn counties are expected to attend.
Ministers from Lawrence churches will swap pulpits next Sunday for the pre Easter season. Dr. Harry A Gordon of the Methodist church and president of the Ministerial Alliance announced the plan after a recent alliance meeting. Congregations will not be told which pastors will serve at each church, with details to follow later this week.
Baptist Church Ladies invite members and guests to the annual banquet at First Juist church on Wednesday at 6:30 PM with an informal reception from 6:00 to 6:30. Rev A A Van Sickle will give the invocation and readings will be offered by Teerie English.
A note indicates George C. Brophy, personal representative of Union Pacific, will address attendees at tomorrow’s meeting. Details on attendance or address were not provided, but the event centers on fire protection and city governance as discussed by commerce and regional leaders.
University of Kansas fraternities held a closed meeting with Prof. Henry Wermer to discuss eight student liquor arrests. Officials hinted at strict new fraternity rules and tighter supervision by the men’s student council, while reports noted resistance from some fraternities.
Two Ottawa firemen were injured when a wall collapsed during efforts to control a blaze. Clyde de af, 24, and Pearl Garrison, 45, suffered injuries described as broken bones and back injuries. The fire caused damage estimated at $100,000 and involved surrounding areas as firemen battled the flames.
Moscow reports that hundreds of thousands of Russian women will be drafted into industrial work as part of a socialist plan. The measures aim to open many new factories, extend social dining rooms, laundries, and child care services to relieve domestic duties, with 170000 children to be cared for in the coming year and about 300000 women already union members.
In Leavenworth County a writ of habeas corpus released 5 year old Ramon Dh. Walker to his mother Mrs Blanchard Hines of Lawrence. The appeal pursued by Mrs Hines through attorney E T Riling sought custody from Mrs Hicks of Tonganoxie who had kept the boy to recover a two year board bill. Judge J H Bee ordered Hicks to produce the child as the case unfolded with the mother aiming to reclaim custody and the court noting a similar Oklahoma case where a mother regained a child from a caregiver over board charges.
Washington reports Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South is cleared after a one man defense against charges. He remains in a hospital rebuilding strength for a possible return to duties. Accusers from four ministers failed to demand a trial before the 1924 conference. The case seeks to pursue the matter again at the 1934 conference. House passes blood bill.
An incomplete AP wire item notes a lopsided score of 108 to 0 with unclear context touching a game or event. Names, places, and precise details are unreadable, leaving only the assertion of a dominant victory and a confusing surrounding text.
Election boards for the city primary on March 10 were approved by the city commission today. A report from the Community Building board of trustees noted back rent totaling 1200 dollars owed for nearly nine years of occupancy, and a one year audit was authorized for Teagan Kaness Municipalities covering 1890 to 1990. A petition to rezone 1100 Rhode Ireland Street was referred to the commission, and a frame building project was discussed.
Paul Dinsmoor of the Lawrence Paper Manufacturing Company addressed the Rotary Club on the versatile uses of paper. He noted the shift from straw wrapping paper to Manila paper and explained the plant's box manufacturing processes, stressing the role of materials and education in business conditioning.
Fare mount presents a year’s first super picture at the Pella ton theatre for the first three days. It portrays a stirring western tale of pioneers facing privations with a strong romantic lead. The story is written by a noted Western author.
A Poultouy group schedules a Thursday night meeting to elect officers. The agenda includes a financial report and related motions as members prepare for the upcoming term.
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