Judge Knox Denies Injunction In Air Mail Case
New York February 16 AP Federal Judge John C Knox refused to restrain the Postmaster General Farley from canceling air mail contracts. He dismissed the injunction bid by Transcontinental and Western Air Inc, ruling the suit targeted the United States and thus lacked jurisdiction. The mail carriage remains a governmental function, and actions against officials in their official capacity require consent to sue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John C. Knox
Farley
Transcontinente
Western Air, Inc
John J. Kiely
U. S
Knox
United States
Postmaster General
Kiiely
Martin Conboy
West Virginia names Charles Tallman head coach
Charleston West Virginia February 16 Charles Trusty Tallman longtime freshman coach at West Virginia University was appointed head football coach by the board of governors on President John R Turner recommendation Tallman a former WVU star end takes over from Earl Neale who became Yale backfield coach two weeks ago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Charles
Trusty) Tallman
West Virginia University
Board of ‘Governors
John R. Turner
Morgantown
Penee
Tallman
West Virginia
Earl “Greasy” Neale
Yale
France Urges Action to Keep Austria Free
Paris reports the foreign affairs committee of the chamber of deputies urged France to act to preserve Austria as a free country. A non military aid plan was agreed by Prime Minister Doumergue and Foreign Minister Benes as best to stop Nazi takeover, with no talk of an international occupying force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Foreign Affairs’ Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Austria
Dollfuss
Gaston - Doumergue
France
Edouard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Kansas lawmakers split on session for mortgage moratorium
Topeka reports 88 of 165 legislators replied to Governor Landon on convening a special session to enact a mortgage moratorium. Of those, 64 favor a session, 24 oppose. House members favor 68 to 4, while 16 of 20 senators back the plan. The moratorium would echo Minnesota’s approach and extend redemption periods under pay plans, with a session ideally before March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Uo Topeka
Altho
Minnesota
State Supreme Court
Indicted Likely in Army Contract Probe in DC
Washington reports the DC grand jury pressed army contract irregularities with indications that one to four persons may be indicted. Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer, once in the Wilson administration, is cited as having retained counsel. Joseph Silverman testified about a two way contract to sell 700000 undergarments back to the department, claiming a possible saving of $700,000 if the garment price were $1.38 versus bids around $1.20. The jury is expected to report next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Grand Jury
A. Mitchell Palmer
Wilson
Joseph Silverman
Silverman
Masonic Bodies to Meet in Topeka in February Ceremonials
Three Kansas Masonic groups plan annual ceremonials in Topeka from February 19 to 22. The Royal and Select Masters open with a business meeting, then confer degrees. the Royal Arch Masons hold convocations. and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons hold their grand lodge communication. Frank D. Sperry, Jay B. Kirk, and George C. Foster are named for top posts, with Elmer F. Strain as secretary for all three groups. A separate ad notes a Maytar square aluminum tab for $79.50 at Green Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Masonic Bodies of
Kansas
Grand Council of the
Royal and Select Masters of
Grand Chanter
The
Royal Arch Masons of
Grand Lodge of the
Ancient Free& Accepted’ Masons
Frank D. Sperry
Ellsworth
Jay B. Kirk
Ioa
George ‘C. Foster
Lawrence
War Turmoil Fades as Austria Reports Limited Civil War Aftermath
Vienna reports peace returning after four days of civil conflict between socialist and government forces. Rumors of assassinations circulate, while socialists call for sabotage and guerrilla actions. A sewers battle near Stadt-Park hints at hidden fighters as authorities control communications and big prisons hold about 3,000 detainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Engelbert Dollfuss
Emil Fey
Ernst von Starhemberg
Poblc
Heimwehr
Fire Department
Imperial
French Chief Doumergue Defies Germany on Rearming
Paris reports Premier Gaston Doumergue showing a firm hand toward Germany and charging Hitler with rearming. The new ministry aims to strengthen France in the League of Nations and international talks, while winning broad parliamentary support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Gaston Doumergue
France
Germany
Austria
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
League of Nations
Chamber of Deputies
Doumergue
Definite General Revival Reported by Trade Review
New York February 16 AP The Dun and Bradstreet weekly trade review reports a continuing rise in trade and business with tangible gains over last year and clear signs of a broader revival. Freight loadings for the week ended February 10 totaled 7 2 5 04 cars, up 8 406 from the prior week and higher than both 1933 and 1932 by substantial margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trade Review
New York
Dun & Bradstreet Trade Review
Washington
American Railway Association
Convict Caldwell Faces Heavy Sentencing In Bond Forgery Case
Topeka Kansas February 16 AP Lands Caldwell the fourth defendant in the Kansas million dollar bond scandal faced a long penitentiary term after conviction on 40 counts of forgery by a Shawnee county district court jury. He could be sentenced to 40 to 840 years to run consecutively. Caldwell testified he was merely an errand boy for Finney and not a forger, while Finney himself had pleaded guilty and faces 31 to 635 years. His wife a year married showed little emotion. his mother and sister cried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Leland Caldwell
Kansas
Shawnee County
Ronald Finney
Salina
Finney
Emporia
Lyon County
Tom B. Boyd
Treasury
Hungate
Caldwell
Government Crime Probe Expands to Midwest Cities
Washington Feb 16 AP reports Senate Investigating Committee chairman Copeland seeks 25000 to extend inquiry to St Paul Minneapolis and Kansas City after describing crime as horrible. He notes bank robberies kidnappings and gang activity requiring action to spur public sentiment and reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Midwest
Copeland
Senate
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
New York Democrat
Immunity claim sparks tax evasion row in Congress
Washington Feb 16 AP Representative McFadden charged on the house floor that the administration protects H L Doherty and his City Services Co as a major tax evader and donor to Roosevelt’s campaign. He urged the treasury to probe income taxes, saying $700,000,000 would be collected if due taxes were paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McFadden
H. L. Doherty
Doherty
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Arthur Mullen
Tax Division of
the Treasury
McClintic
D.-Okla
Roosevelt
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Treasury
Kansas State College Sees Enrollments Rise This Week
Twenty five students enrolled at Kansas State College this week, registrar says. The CWA employment plan drew several newcomers by offering a share of previously out of school workers. Stock market index shows 90 stocks averaging 91.6, up from 89.6. New Ford V-8 highlight advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
CWA
Outbreak of sun spots may improve health
Pasadena notes four new sun spots signal rising ultraviolet radiation and potential health benefits for sunbathers. Dr. Seth B. Nicholson of Mount Wilson explains the sunspot minimum has passed, predicting increased solar activity and possible magnetic disturbances affecting telegraph and telephone lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Seth B. Nicholson
Carnegie Institution
Mount Wilson Observatory
Lawrence Country Club to Cut Dues and Add Nine Holes
Otto Barteldes announces lower annual dues from 44 to 25 payable quarterly, with new associate memberships while stockholders retain management. A permanent nine hole course by James Dahlg lish will replace hills, to be ready next year, plus clubhouse remodeling including sun parlor dining room, locker rooms, and new kitchen. Flood lights, shuffle boards, and a night driving tee planned. improvements to be completed in April with a couple to reside and manage house operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Country Club
Otto Barteldes
Norch
Barteldes
KU Men’s Glee Club Plans Two Week Concert Tour
A chorus from the KU men’s glee club will perform in Leavenworth and Atchison next week under Dean Donald M. Swarth. They sing Sunday night at St Mary’s College Leavenworth and Wednesday February 21 at Atchison Senior High School, directed by Professor Howard C. Taylor and accompanied by Ray Lawrenson. The roster lists first and second tenors, baritones, and basses including Milton Webster Keith Davis Ralph Brewster Paul Kliewer Henry Miller Rex Shaver Norman Jacobshagen Marian Wright Waldo Shaw Don Dooley Luke Chaplin Maurice Cater Joe Buehler Buddy Hanna and William McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. U. Men's Glee Club
Cavenworth
Atchison
Donald M. Swarth
School of Fine Arts
St. Mary's College
Leavenworth
Howard C. Taylor
Ray Lawrenson
Milton Webster
Keith Davis
William Beck
Ralph Brewster
Lawrence Spalsbury
Max Murphy
Harold Patterson
J. T. Craig
Walter Lapham
Leslie Reed
Norman McCullough
Charles Mitchell
J. A. Allen
Neal Hageard
Paul Kliewer
Henry Miller
Rex Shaver
Wiliam Langmade
Norman Jacobshagen
Marian Wright
Waldo Shaw
Bob Childs
Don Dooley
Luke Chaplin
Maurice Cater
Joe Buehler
R. M. Robertson
Charles McCormick
Buddy Hanna
Willam McDonald
Missouri Track Team to Attend Kansas Relays Meet
Columbia Mo Feb 16 AP University of Missouri athletic officials announced the outdoor track season opening at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence on April 21. The Tigers will also compete at the Drake Relays in Des Moines April 27-28, host Iowa State at Ames May 5, visit Kansas May 18-19, and defend the Big Six title at Lincoln May 18-19, with a possible dual meet against Washington in St Louis. In a separate notice, all dog owners over two months must license their pets before March 1, presenting a rabies certificate to obtain the tag per Ordinance No 1780, signed by Mayor W E Spalding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Kansas
Washington
St. Louis
Brewer
W. E. Spalding
Expect A Normal Chicken Business In Douglas County
Douglas County remains a busy poultry center though prices have risen under NRA codes. Hatchery owners anticipate a gradual rise in business with fewer long distance shipments and more home incubators as farmers adjust to higher costs and uncertain markets. Several orders have been booked, signaling a fair season ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Alwways
Csss
Lawrence
Checks Ready for Douglas County Pay Tomorrow
Despite nationwide curtailments in CWA work, Douglas County will pay about $6,000 tomorrow afternoon after noon. Mary E. Jamison, county case worker, said cash arrived from Wichita and checks will be distributed at the courthouse and on job sites. An additional Douglas County CC enrollment is planned for April 1, with eligibility rules unchanged for previously discharged men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Kansas
Douglas County
Mary’ E. Jamison
Wichita
Jamison
Civilian Conservation Corps
Anniversary Observed At Emporia Teachers College
Students at Emporia Teachers College marked the sixth anniversary of the school’s founding. Principal speaker William M. Jardine, former U S minister to Egypt, spoke on Egypt From a Jayhawk er's point of view using the college’s original Bible. President Thomas W. Butcher read the same scripture passage as at the first student assembly on February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Emporia Teachers College
William M. Jardine
United States
Egypt
Thomas W. Butcher
Woolworth Store Burns in Kansas City Loss Estimated at 100000
The Woolworth store in Kansas City Kansas was virtually destroyed by fire last night with losses pegged at $100,000. Deputy state fire marshal J W Smith said it was the seventh Woolworth blaze in the Midwest in six months but did not indicate foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
F. W. Woolworth & Co
J. W.smith
Middle-West
Five Babies in 24 Hours at Memorial Hospital
Memorial hospital witnessed a 24 hour period ending at noon with five births, a record for the facility. Attendants could not recall a similar stretch and noted the unusually high number of newborns in a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Wrong Pew Wrong Church Date Right In Topeka
Secretary of State Frank J. Ryan attended a Negro Spanish American veterans meeting by mistake. He entered the wrong church two blocks away, removed his coat, and began speaking before being interrupted by a woman who pointed out the error. He apologized and left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Frank J. Ryan
Ryan
University of Kansas accepts 336 CSEP applicants for campus work
The CSEP committee has accepted 336 applicants for federal student aid projects at KU. About 350 jobs are nearly filled with a few positions left for women. More men sought work than available, leaving roughly 100 unable to be employed. Jobs span research, lab, library, museum, and manual labor, awaiting Dean Stouffer’s approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CSEP
University of Kansas
Altho
E.B. Stouffer
Chamber of Commerce to confer with Taxpayers League
The taxation committee of the Chamber of Commerce chaired by Dr H L Chambers met to foster closer cooperation with the Douglas County Taxpayers League. Eleven members attended and a committee including Dr Chambers Prof Jens P Jensen and John C Emick was named to confer with league representatives about common interests and a future meeting to discuss the new state income tax and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chamber of Commerce
H. L. Chambers
Douglas County Taxpayers’ League
Dr. Chambers
Jens P.jensen
John C. Emick
League
KU Alumnus Dr Roy Moodie Dies in California
Dr Roy L Moodie a KU 1905 alumnus and former Lawrence resident and USC dentistry paleontology professor died in Santa Monica California after a fall that caused a broken hip and other injuries His sister Minnie Moodie curator of the Spooner Thayer art museum on Mt Oread and daughter Catherine Ann Moodie a Liberal Arts freshman survive Burial will be in Lawrence Funeral arrangements to follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Moodie
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Santa Monica
Calif
Minnie’ Moodie
Spooner-Thayer Art Museum
Mt. Oread
Catherine Ann Moodie
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University
Moodie
School of Dentistry
University of Southern California
Major Lemmon Dead After War Service
Major Fred Lemmon of the 35th division Kansas and Missouri troops died in Fitzsimmons General Hospital from an infected leg. He led the first battalion of the 140th infantry overseas for 13 months in World War I and was wounded in the Argonne. He was breveted a lieutenant colonel. Survived by widow Inez P. Lemmon and two daughters Margaret Lemmon and Mrs Oliver M Barton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Fred
Lemmon
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Missouri
Kansas
Arsenne
Inez P. Lemmon
Margaret Lemmon
Oliver M. Barton
Fort Sill
Okla
Oita Club Presents Program At High School Assembly
Members of Oita Club presented a morning program at the senior high school assembly in the school auditorium. Barbara Edmonds presided. The program featured a piano solo Knight Valiant by Lucille Traynor, a reading by Dorothea Weingartner, numbers by the Oita quartet Virginia Yee Roach Frances Smith Ruth Burgert and Barbara Edmonds, and a one act play Gingerbread with Marianna Cunningham Helen Naramore Marilee Frame Betty Givmond Thelma Oyler Elizabeth Wierins Julia Ross Lois McMad sess and Lois Grayson in the cast, with Freda Wulfkuhle and Dorothea Weingartner assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'ita Club
Barbara Edmonds
Knight Valiant
Lucille Traynor
Dorothea Weingartner
O’ita
Virginia Yee -Roach
Frances’ Smith
Ruth Burgert
Marianna Cunningham
Helen Naramore
Marilee: Frame
Betty Qivmond
Thelma Oyler
Elizabeth Wierins
Julia Ross
Lois McMadsess
Lois Grayson
Freda “Ulfkuhle
Dorothea Wein
Girtner
Robbery at Rowland’s College Book Store in Broad Daylight
A smooth voiced young man about 20 outtalked four Lawrence policemen and burglarized Rowland’s College Book Store at 1401 Ohio Street. Loot valued around 5000 dollars included fountain pens draftsmen sets and other merchandise. Entry was gained through a roof hole and two burglars escaped via the basement. Officers reported no fingerprints found and noted prior robberies at the same store. a flashlight was found in the alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Rowland’s College
Ohio Street
Arles Nuffer
Howard Moore
Oscar Peterson
James Messer
Henry Smith
Ohio
Louisiana
Rowlands
Abmeyer Named New Douglas County Farm Agent
Erwin Abmeyer of Grantville has been chosen by the Douglas County Farm Bureau to succeed J A Terrell as farm agent. He took up duties this morning after the board selected him at a meeting last night. Abmeyer graduated from Kansas State College last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Abmeyer
Grantville
Douglas
J. A. Terrell
Coffey County
Bi Abmeyer
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Kansas State College
Warmest Kansas winter on record forecast as skies stay clear
Topeka reports No break in mild weather with Kansas likeliest to mark its warmest winter on permanent records. Forecaster Flora expects highs 55 to 60 in most areas, with a light freeze in the north and warmer southern readings. Eastern U.S. endures deep freeze while Kansas enjoys semi tropical conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Permant
S. D. Ate
United States
General
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Weather Forecast for Kansas This Weekend
Kansas forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday with a drop in temperature at night. Morning outlook shows clear skies and good roads in Douglas County and surrounding areas. Temperature report from Gas Office records notes yesterday’s high around 46 and varying lows, with today’s noon reading improving as conditions remain calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Douglas
Also Mentioned on This Page
AIR Mail
J. R. McCarl
Walter F. Brown
Hoover
Llegal
Brown
Senate Air Mail Investigative Committee
Ocean Mail
Charles 2A Lindbergh
Lindbergh
White House
Post Office
Post Office Department
Fish of
Pan-American rAirways
Fish
Charles Tallman
Maytar
Green Bros
Stadt-Park
Hitler
Pennsylvania
New Ford
K. U
Woolworth
C. of C
Roy
California
Major Lemmon
Kanfag
O'ita
Rowland
New Douglas County
Middle West
Turner Coal Ca
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!