Boyd Former state treasurer gets four to ten year term
Tom B. Boyd, former state treasurer, was sentenced to four to ten years in the state penitentiary on two counts of illegal removal of bonds. Sentences run consecutively after a jury found him guilty amid the Kansas bond scandal links to Ronald Finney.
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Topeka
Tom B. Boyd
Boyd
T Carres
Shim
Otis E. Hungate
Bond
Supreme Court
Tinkham Verle
Hungate
Kansas
Ronald Finney
Finney
Chicago
Pee
Leland C. Caldwell
Lester Goodell
Shawnee County
Paul Harvey
United States District
Lord Brewster
Alf M. Landon
Miller Not Guilty In Statutory Charge Verdict
In district court the criminal case closed yesterday evening with two jurors finding O. W. Miller not guilty of a statutory charge. Miller had been convicted on another statutory charge the previous day. Civil docket trials begin Monday morning February 19.
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District Court
O. W. Miller
Miller
Weather forecast for Kansas with cloudy to rainy conditions
Kansas forecasts show cloudy conditions with colder air in the west and central areas and rain in the east tonight. Sunday should be fair and cooler with generally clear conditions at Manhattan Ottawa and Coffeyville. Dirt roads are reported as good and Douglas County roads as passable.
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Kansas
Manhattan
Ottawa
Coffeyville
Douglas County
Warn Germany to Keep Hands Off Austria
Paris February 17 three powers France Great Britain and Italy issued a foreign office declaration affirming commitment to Austrian independence. Austria had asked for their sentiments on German meddling in internal Austrian affairs and the communique noted shared views to preserve Austria’s independence and integrity under existing treaties.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Italy
Foreign Office
Austria
Senate to Probe Pan American Airways Stock Warrants
Washington Feb 17 AP members of the senate air mail investigating committee said an inquiry into Pan American Airways would begin after Walter F. Brown appears next Monday. The panel disclosed gifts to Lindbergh and noted the Mellons have an interest in Pan American.
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Washington
Senate Air Mail Investigating Committee
Pan-American Airways Company
Charles A. Lindbergh
Walter F. Brown
Senate Appropriations Committee
Treasury - Postoffice
House
House Post Office Committee
Armxr
Post Office Department
Senate
McKellar
Senate Postoffice Committee
Post Office
War Department
Pan-American Airways
Farley
West Indies
Central
South America
Lindbergh
Te Lindbergh
Pan-American
Mellons
Pan- American
New Minneapolis Chief Appointed Amid Police Shakeup
Minneapolis mayor A G Brainbridge ousted John T Hart after a surge of more than 140 violations in two weeks and named Michael J Johannes as police chief. The rapid changes mark a third chief shuffle in seven and a half months amid nationwide criticism of crime in the Twin Cities.
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Minneapolis
Washington
Twin Cities
A. G. Brainbridge
John T. Hart
Michael J. Johannes
Cummings
R.S. Copeland
New York
St. Paul
Lemmon Rites Monday For Major Fred L Lemmon
Funeral services will be held Monday in Denver for Major Fred L Lemmon 56 who died at Fitzsimmons army hospital. The body will be sent to Washington for burial in Arlington cemetery.Major Lemmon was KU graduate and former Kansas National Guard member who served overseas in World War I. Surviving are widow Inez Lemmon and daughter Margaret of Denver and Mrs Oliver Barton of Fort Sill Oklahoma a daughter.
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Arlington Cemetery
Denver
Maj
Fred L. Lemmon
Fitzsimmons Army Hospital
Washingon
Arlington Cemeery
Major Lemmon
University of Kansas
Kansas National Guard
Inez Lemmon
Margaret
Oliver Barton
Fort Sill
Okla
Farley Declines Run for New York Governor
Postmaster General James A Farley announced he is not a candidate for New York governor. He expressed confidence that Governor Herbert H Lehman would be re-elected.
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Farley
New York
James A. Farley
Herbert H. Lehman
322 Work Students Report For Immediate Employment At KU
A Central Administration bulletin lists 322 KU students whose CSEP applications were accepted and urged to start work today. The total nears the 350 quota, with 14 more accepted but not yet assigned. Women have about two dozen jobs remaining. payroll could reach 5250 monthly if quota is filled. At Nevada Missouri a murdered writer Pearl Dancey was found in her car in a cemetery. robbery suspected and letters hint possible suicide.
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University of Kansas
CSEP
K. U
Nevada
Pearl Dancey
Kansas City
Dewey A. Routh
Routh
Ean
W. J. Cummings
Ingels
Rains From The West Bring Tempers Closer To Normal
Topeka reports rain moving in from the west with expected general statewide precipitation by night. Federal meteorologist D Flora says temps may run cooler after a spell of warmth with highs near 45 to 50 and nights above freezing in the south. The weekly outlook shows no severe weather and temperatures returning toward normal.
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Topeka
Kansas
D. Flora
Goodland
Flora
Plan Conference Topeka February 17
Gov Landon and Farm Credit officials announce conferences to discuss refinancing farm mortgages and other obligations. Newton and Stockton will host meetings with dozens of counties represented, as Banens agricultural advisory council calls the sessions for next week. Meanwhile a large roundup in Oklahoma seeks an outlaw gang, with nearly 1,000 guards and police involved in the Cookson Hills pursuit.
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Topeka
Newton
Stockton
Alf
M. Landon
L. E. Call
Federal Land Bank
H. M.C. Case
Farm Credit Corporation
Banens Agricultural Advisory Council
Oklahoma City
National
Muskogee
Cookson Hills
William H. Murray
Fraternity Houses Burglarized In Manhattan Kansas
Burglars entered the Delta Tau and Fi Kappa Alpha houses in Manhattan early today and stole personal belongings and clothing. Pi Kappa Alpha losses were estimated at $500. Also noted is the Stock Market Index Average with 90 stocks at 92.0, yesterday 91.6.
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Manhattan
Kan
Delta Tan
Fi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha
Roger Williams Named Postmaster Choice by Senator McGill
Senator George McGill recommends Roger M. Williams of route 6 as conwerence postmaster awaiting presidential appointment to succeed C. B. Hosford. Williams, a state highway investigator and former state board of administration member, is a Douglas county farmer with strong local ties. McGill also announces secretary choice Joseph Riddle as acting postmaster at Wichita, with Richard Long to replace him.
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George McGill
Roger M. Williams
Route 6
Washington
Williams
C. B. Hosford
State Highway Department
Wichita
State Board of Administration
Jonathan Davis
Highway Department
Douglas County
McGill
Hosford
Civil Service Commission
C.B. Holmes
Galen Gorrill
George March
E. G. L. Harbour
Jack St. Clair
W. C.hamilton
Harry, Dodderidge
Bertha Albach
Frank G. Fitz~patrick
O. .C. Langston
Ellis T. Johnston
James L. Masters
Samuel C. Scott
Cecil F. Howard
Joseph Riddle
Richard Long
O Neil Seeks to Testify Before War Contract Probe
Former American Legion national commander Ralph T. O Neil has asked through counsel to testify before a Washington grand jury examining World War I era war department contract awards. Immunity waivers may be required if he testifies, per district attorney officials. The inquiry centers on alleged pro positions from Legion leaders to auto industry figures linked to wartime motorization contracts.
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Washington
Ralph
T. O'Neil
The
American Legion
War Department
District Attorney’s Office
O'Neil
the Evening Star
Erand
Lerion
Bigger Drop for CWA Exceeds Earlier Target
Washington on February 17 AP reports the Civil Works Administration will cut 572,500 workers from the payroll next Friday, instead of 400,000 as previously decided. The move leaves about 3,104,400 on the payroll, according to administrator Harry L Hopkins.
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Washington
Civil Works Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Kidnapping Tale Tied to Des Moines Abduction Case
Will Cox, a CWA worker from Olathe Kansas, told Undersheriff Emmett Pitt he was forced to drive three men to Des Moines last Sunday. Cox identified a photo of Jim Clark, a Kansas penitentiary fugitive, as one abductors’ likely. Pitt relayed the claim. In Pittsburg, E W Patterson announced his run for the Democratic nomination for Kansas’ Third District representative on Roosevelt program support. In Hiawatha, osteopath Dr J A Barbour was found guilty of second degree murder in the Downey shooting case from November. jury deliberated three hours.
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Pittsburg
Kansas
Roosevelt
Hiawatha
J. A. Barbour
Hiawatha Osteopath
W. H. Downey
New Orleans flier Wedell tops speed record at 266 mph
Jimmy Wedell of New Orleans piloted a plane of his own design to 266 miles per hour over a 100 kilometer course today, breaking his prior mark of 249 mph. The speed test occurred under AP coverage in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Jimmy Wedell
Eight Kansas City dress firms to close under NRA code
Kansas City manufacturers say eight dress and millinery factories employing about 650 workers will shut Monday for code noncompliance. Spokesman C. H. Lyon notes local firms face 75 percent NRA wage requirements while cities such as Des Moines St Joseph and Oklahoma City are rated at 65 percent, prompting the closure.
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Kansas City
C. H. Lyon
Lyon
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Oklahoma City
Socialists Ousted As Austrian Fascists Expand Power
Vienna reports a major Fascist gain as an Undersecretary from the heimwehr is named minister of social welfare and socialist officials are removed from office. Five socialists are hanged for insurrection, six more condemned with sentences later commuted. Guerilla clashes persist amid searches as Dollfuss strengthens anti socialist campaign and schools plan to reopen. Death toll disputed with government citing 102 soldiers and police and 137 civilians versus socialist figures of about 1800.
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Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Christian Social Party
Neustaedter-Stuermer
Heimwehr
Dollfuss
Emil Fey
Nolice
Injured in collision near Lawrence farmer hurt
Harry Richardson a farmer living 10 miles southwest of Lawrence suffered severe bruises and lacerations when his Chevrolet truck collided with a Dodge sedan driven by William Wells six miles south of Lawrence at an intersection a mile south of Twenty thirds and Louisiana streets. Richardson recovering at Memorial hospital expected discharge tonight Wells uninjured. The truck body torn off the impact and oats scattered. Wells’s car overturned and badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Richardson
Lawrence
William Wells
Louisiana
Memorial Hospital
Richardson
Wells
Dismiss Prohibition Cases in Western Oklahoma District
Federal Judge Edgar S. Vaught dismissed all prohibition cases vending in the western Oklahoma district at repeal. The action affects 226 people and follows the Supreme Court ruling on liquor cases.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Edgar S. Vaught
Supreme Court
Baxter Mile At New York A C Games Feature Race
Glenn Cunningham of Kansas, Gene Venzke of Pennsylvania, and Bill Bonthron of Princeton race in the Baxter mile at Madison Square Garden as part of the New York A C Games. The event is slated between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. Central Time and will not be broadcast. AP coverage and railroaded results will be flashed to the Journal-World office as available.
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New York
Glenn Cunningham
K.U
Gene Venzke
Pennsylvania
Bill Bonthron
Princeton
A. C
Madison Square Garden
Journal-World
Associated Press
Frat House Fire Destroys Kappa Sigma Compound
A blaze at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house at 1537 Tennessee Street burned from 4:32 pm to about 10 pm, gutting the interior and leaving 29 men homeless. Loss estimated at 65,000 dollars with insurance covering most of the value. Firefighting continued past midnight as crews battled dense smoke and advancing flames through the brick exterior.
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Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Tennessee Street
Virgil Parker
Don Fullmer
Harry Thompson
Fullmer
Parker
Thompson
Phi Beta Pi
Kappa Sig
Mayos give half million to Minnesota U
Mayo brothers Dr William J and Dr Charles H donated 500000 to the University of Minnesota saying riches in private hands ruin coming generations. They cited ruined families where wealth lures youth away from labor and useful citizenship.
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Minneapolis
Mayo Brothers
William J
Charles H. Mayo
University of Minnesota
Four Lawrence Officers Suspended Over Store Burglary
Mayor W E Spalding suspended four Lawrence police officers Oscar Peterson Howard Moore James Messer and Henry Smith after they failed to prevent a burglary at Rowlands book store valued about 5000. They misjudged a sleeping man hired to guard the place and left the scene before the break in was discovered. Officers have turned in badges and Lou Rockland and Tommy McCall were temporarily added to the force for assistance.
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Lawrence
Rowlands Book
W. E. Spalding
City Commission
Oscar Peterson
Howard Moore
James Messer
Henry Smith
Mayor Spalding
Lou Rockland
Tommy McCall
Six percent beer questioned in Kansas legality
In Topeka on February 17, AP reports state officials noted six percent beer was sold and moved in several southeastern Kansas counties. State’s Attorney General Roland Boynton said evidence must show the brew is intoxicating before legality can be decided. The statement followed a letter from Vernon G. Rosenthal Labette County attorney asking for procedure against those handling the beer.
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Topeka
Kansas
Roland Boynton
Ee Paths
Boynton
Vernon
G. Rosenthal
Labette County
Recognition for Delta Sigma Lambda DeMolay Fraternity
The Grand Council of the Order of DeMolay recognizes Delta Sigma Lambda as a national fraternity formed ten years ago at the University of Kansas. It began with six local fraternities meeting in Lawrence in 1924 and consolidated by Christmas that year. Original members included Scimitar at Kansas, Star and Crescent at Purdue, Delta Kappa Illinois, Delta Lambda Nebraska, and Delta Sigma Lambda at California and Nevada. Since then chapters at Syracuse, Cornell, Carnegie Institute, Rensselaer, Arizona, and Montana joined. Grand Chanter based in Chicago.
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DeMolay Council
Grand Council
The
Order of DeMolay
Delta Sigma: Lambda
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Scimitar Fraterny
Star and Crescent
Purdue University
Delta Kappa Fraternity
Ilinois DeMolay Club
University of Illinois
Delta Lambda
University of Nebraska
Delta Sigma Lambda
Universities of California
Nevada
Syracuse
Cornell
Carnegie Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Arizona
Montana
DeMo- Iay Fraternity
Chicazo
Newspaper Artist Visits in Lawrence for Weekend
James O'Bryon artist of the feature Who's In The News arrived in Lawrence with Mrs. O'Bryon and their two weeks old son James Terrence for a weekend visit. The cartoon has appeared in 98 newspapers and grows quickly. O'Bryan operates a studio in downtown Chicago and is editor in chief of Chicago Publications Inc.
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James O’bryon
Lawrence
Chicago
Chicago Publications Inc
Miss Naomi Light Speaks on India at Junior High
The ninth grade assembly in the study hall featured Miss Naomi Light delivering a talk on India. Miss Edith Beach led the program with Robert Allen presiding as host. Light, who had spent three years teaching in a Finglish school in India, presented an engaging address.
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Naomi Light
India
Edith Beach
Robert Allen
Finglish
Fickinger Named to New Position at Indian Bureau
Paul L. Fickinger assistant superintendent at Haskell Indian Institute since December 1932 is promoted to the Department of Education of the Indian Bureau in Washington D C and will depart Sunday night for his new post Superintendent Henry Roe Cloud announced. Russell M. Kelly will replace him at Haskell and arrives to assume duties immediately. he is a Colorado University graduate with extensive George Washington University post graduate work and prior experience in the US Office of Education.
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Paul L. Fickinger
Haskell Indian Institute
Haz
Department of Education
Indian Bureau
Washington, D. C
Henry Roe Cloud
Russell M. Kelly
Emergency
Washington
Tickinger
Haskell
Kelly
Colorado University
George, Washington University
Colorado U
United States Office of Education
Flathead Agency
Dixon
Mont
Lawrence
Fickinger
Early Day Photo Studio Fire and Pioneering Photographer
The article details the Kappa Sigma house fire at 1537 Tennessee street and recounts A. G. DaLee, pioneer Kansas photographer, his 1856 move to Lawrence, Quantrill’s raid injuries, church involvement, and the studio’s move to 1035 Massachusetts street 40 years ago. It notes DaLee’s wet plate phototrans and a horse drawn streetcar image in his collection.
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Kappa Sigma
Tennessee Street
A. G. DaLee
Kansas
A.P. Fey
Squires Studio
DaLee
Lawrence
Quantrill
Round Corner
Kappa Siema Chaater
Massachusetts Street
United States
Robert Taft
University of Kansas
Robbery at LeRoy Bank Two Bandits Take Cash
Two armed men robbed the First National Bank of LeRoy shortly after noon and escaped with between 300 and 1000 dollars. Three hostages were released west of town. the robbers later released unarmed five miles west of LeRoy. In a separate note, Charley Kennity and Ben Grew died in a Pan American air meet crash in New Orleans. Maytag aluminum tub advertised at 79.50.
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LeRoy
Kan
First’ National Bank of
L. V. Watson
Shier
George
Sims
E. C. Ellinwood
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Air Meet
New Orleans
Charley Kennity
Marion
Ohio
Ben. Grew
Lake Pontchartain
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Veale
Leon Lundblade
Germany
Plan New Inquiry
Lindy
NEW Minneapolis
Prospect
Newton and
Roger Williams
Gill
O’neil
Olathe Man
Jim Clark
Cunningham
Memopers
Traternity
Paul Ingels
MAYOS
Minnesota
Spalding
Labette
Delta Sigma
Lambda
Hamilton
Hig
Joby
C. M. Blair
Blair
Lastaly
Cloud
Blaze
Kappa ‘Sigma
ROB Bank
Maytag
Green Bros
Ladv
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