Public purse demand looms over budget after Hoover briefing
Washington reports President Hoover told congressional leaders that after meeting existing budget estimates about 50 million dollars would be available for new appropriations while calls for additional outlay of 1.725 billion loom. A White House summary lists proposed annual increases across roads rivers forestry and veterans services, totaling 1.725 billion, with many items permanent.
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Hoover
House
Senate
Asa White
Floover
Treasury
Grea
Senator Watson
India
Senate Renublican
Fic
Meyo
Janes
anpPerriations Committee
Longworth
Representative Tilsen
Connecticut
ifpe house_ Renublican
Snell
House Rules Committee
Hawley
Nauseway and Means
Secretay Mellen
The
Mills
Roeca
Bu Ireau
White House
Kansas Weather Update Forecasts Cloudy Cooler Tonight
The weather report notes maximums near four degrees and a minimum today, with cloudy skies and a colder night ahead. Morning conditions will be clear except around Pittsburg and Coffeyville, roads generally listed as good, Douglas County roads good, and yesterday's temperatures referenced.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Douglas County
Wheat Dips as 406 Cars Open Market in Kansas City
Kansas City market saw 406 carloads of wheat today driving down prices as buyers including Farmers' National Grain Corporation added to volatility. May wheat fell to 1.00 a bushel, July futures at 1.03, while corporate purchases at loan price and storage limits influenced trade. Hutchinson reports 409 cars reaching town, with much grain moved onward to Kansas City due to local storage gaps.
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Kansas City
National Grain Corporation
National Corporation
Hutchinson
Kan
Voters to polls speak at Rotary Topeka
In Topeka eight counties vote to fill seven Kansas legislature vacancies called by Governor Reed for a special session on the tax question. Ballots pass in Jewell and Mitchell counties for the senate, with several house vacancies listed across Atchison Clay Reno Sedgwick and Harvey counties.
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Topeka
Kansas
Clyde M. Reed
House
Senate
Culp
Scottsville
Jewel
Garden Plain
Democrat
Reno
W. Y. Morgan
Hutchinson
Aaron Coleman
Newton Student Will Head Volunteer Union
Delegates to the twenty fifth annual spring conference of the Kansas Western Missouri Student Volunteer Union elected officers for the year. W D Kitzen Newton was chosen president with Ferdinand Newton as vice president and Dorothy Burt as secretary. Other members include Elizabet Benner Mildred Bowman and Henry Sheer. Olga Hiebert gave an organ recital at First Methodist Provisional church. Bethel College quartet sang at Sunday services.
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First Presbyterian Church
Kansas-Western
Misouri Student Volunteer Union
University of Kansas
W. D. Kitzen
Newton
Ferdinand Newton
Arder
Dorothy Burt
Parkville
Elizabet Benner
Mildred Bowman
Minute Men solicitation sparks city inquiry in Shreveport
M Gatewood representing Henderson radio station KAVAKH visited Shreveport to recruit Minute Men of America members. Police chief verified Gatewood's authorization after reports of $12 yearly dues from local merchants. Chamber of Commerce avoided action due to the individual nature of the matter while officials offered no stance.
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M. Gatewood
W. RK. Henderson
Kavakh
Shreveport
Lae
Minute Men of America
Henderson
Will Johns
Henderson Company
Gatewood
Delice
Chamber of Commerce
Tien
Confessed Killer James Baker Aimed At Officers
James Baker, 22, a self confessed slayer, was brought from Detroit after plans to kill officers by arming himself with five guns were thwarted. He claimed poisoning eight men while a sailor and admitted shooting his stepfather and a Detroit railroad official. He was booked on homicide for the death of Henry S. Gaw, a night watchman at Guggenheim laboratories, 14 months prior.
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James Baker
Detroit
Ila
Baker
Henry S. Gaw
Gugrenheim Laboratories
Tere Fen
Won
Student Escapes Unhurt From Glider Crash
Newton Jerome an advanced student in the University of engineering test flew a glider from about 100 feet yesterday afternoon. He landed in a crash but escaped uninjured. The incident occurred at the Engineering Building tests within the past two weeks. The glider was not damaged.
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Newton Jerome
Night depositary service opens at Lawrence National Bank
The Lawrence National Bank inaugurated a new night depository facility over the weekend, offering convenience to patrons during the bank holiday and Washington's Birthday. A steel safe with an outside chute allows deposits after banking hours, improving after hours access for customers.
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Lawrence National Bank
Washington
Political Disturbance Sees Vasquez Take Command in Santo Domingo
President Horacio Vasquez assumed control of the armed forces at the Santo Domingo fortress amid political upheaval. Madame Vasquez sought refuge at the American legation as disturbances spread to Santiago Moca and La Vega. the fortress commander remained loyal to the government.
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Vasquez
Santo Dominee
Demican Re Rbiblic
Horacio Vasquez
Madame Vasquez
Legation
Santiago
Moca
la Vega
Republic
Kansas tax committees meet to frame special session agenda
Topeka February 24 AP The house and senate assessment and taxation committees opened hearings to shape recommendations for the Kansas special session. Gov Reed’s proposed repeal of the intangible tax faces scrutiny amid a state supreme court ruling. Banking interests pledge to oppose repeal of the monies and credits tax and the mortgage registration act.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Kansas
Clyde M. Reed
Tax Code Commission
Reed
Code Commison
School Code Commission
Tq Near Snook
Vlex
Washington
James Howard Snook
Ohio State
Theora Hix
McReynolds
Supreme Court
Cleaning crews prepare Topeka capitol for legislative session
A stasil corps of workers with brooms and polish cloths cleans dust and debris from senate chamber and assembly rooms ahead of the upcoming Kansas legislature session. Capitol custodian Harold Rude and assistants renovate spaces once used by the highway department, listing materials such as furniture polish, pine deodorizer, liquid soap, ammonia for windows, turpentine, brooming compound, Bon Ami, brass polish and sponges.
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Topeka
Temoy
Ansus
Thursda
Harold Rude
Capitol
State Highway Department
Postal Delegates Back From Pittsburg Meet
W K Pasewark HM Mercer John Akers and CW Brown of the Lawrence post office returned from Pittsburg where they attended the annual convention of the Postal Clerks and City and Rural Letter Carriers of Kansas Akers was elected to the clerks credential committee Mercer served on the election committee Brown previously attended as a state delegate and reported on convention happenings Superintendent Fr W Springer and Mr and Mrs Otts Hunzicker also attended The auxiliary met with no Lawrence delegates next year s convention will be in Wichita February 1 set for a Sunday
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W. K. Pasewark
HM. Mercer
John Akers
C. W. Brown
Lawrence
Pittsburg
Kan- 5
D. Ie. Mercer
W. Brown
W. Springer
Otts Hunzicker
Wichita
Headon Meet Collision Damages Cars Near Lawrence
A Hudson touring car driven by Glen Boydston and owned by W C Anderson collided head on with an Oldsmobile sedan driven by M Bruner a half mile north of Heart Corner north of Lawrence Saturday evening. No injuries were reported though a wheel on the Bruner car was damaged. Mrs Bruner rode with her two children. the crash occurred as she attempted to pass a third car.
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W. C. Anderson
Glen Boydston
M .Bruner
Heart Corner
Lawrence
Bruner
Requisition Papers Issued for Extradition to Kansas
Governor Clyde M. Reed issued requisitions on the governor of California for extradition to Kansas of Ed Robinson and Delbert Wolfe, white at Wichita on murder charges for the slaying of Horrell Hamlin, a Wichita druggist.
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Jtopeka
Clyde M. Reed
Calpena
Kansas
Ed Robinson
Delbert Wolfe
Wichita
Horrell Hamlin
Adv
Note to Coolidge Warns Against Gunman
An AP report states former President Calvin Coolidge received a letter warning of an eastern gunman aiming to kill him. The note urged caution and prayer, signed with initials, prompting police to consider it a crank. Coolidge and his wife returned from Santa Barbara and showed no special concern.
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Calvin Coolidge
Goodes
California
Corner Is Rezoned to U 2 Business Zone
The city commission rezoned the southeast corner of Thirteenth and Massachusetts streets to U 2 business use after a heated session. Fritz Meyn, owner, and nearby property owners argued the petition before the council, which deferred final action. The meeting drew about fifty attendees previously while officials ordered sewer plans for North Lawrence and received the annual library financial report.
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Thirteenth and
Massachusetts Street
Fritz Meyn
R. ©. Rankin
North
Lawrence
J. L. Constant
Corner of Utilities
Coan
Man Jumping From Car Suffers Bruises In Kansas City Trip
Andrew McDermed of Council Grove was injured with a head cut and a sprained hand after jumping from a car driven by Flora Flora of Topeka at a north end of a bridge Sunday. He was treated at a hospital. doctors found no skull fracture. Police report indicates he was part of a Topeka to Kansas City trip and became intoxicated at Lawrence before leaping from the vehicle. Work details and passenger names remain unclear.
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Andrew McDermed
Council Grove
Maxa Son Flora
Topeka
Moreing
McDermed
Tda Newnan
Edgerton
Nick McKay
Kansas City
Mc.Tiermed
Toneka
Victory Janetion
Flora
Ray
Moore
Topeke
Lawrence
McLliermed
Kansas
Judge Means Rules in Court Decisions
District court opened this morning with Judge Hugh Means handing down several decisions in cases he had under advisement. In the suit of Raymond Rice and a liquidation committee of Watkins National Bank against John Kilworth the judgment was for the plaintiffs, totaling 87,369.
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District Court
Hugh Means
Raymond Rice
Ate
Cirmittee
Watkins National Bank
John Kilworth
Nates Lal
Death of a Pioneer and Local Legal Rows
Lawrence paper reports a bundle of items including a dismissed bond option dispute tied to a bank loan, a contractor dispute over theater work with a $2,000 awarded sum and a potential retrial, and a case about Tem plin property sale payments. It also notes the death of EM Benedict, longtime Lawrence resident, insurance pioneer, artist, and Civil War veteran. Benedict’s obituary details his family, career, and artistic pursuits on western landscapes, with six grandchildren listed and a note on his Pike's Peak summers.
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Lawriene
Tennessee Street
Benedict
John Williams
Longmont
Col
Warwick Benedict
Lawrence
We Lo Wowe
Cincinnati
Frank G. Benedict
Tuls Oka
Maurice T. Benedict
Wiehi
Surance
Missouri Valley
Hif
Beneid
Pike's Peak
Delatare
Ohio
Geatly
Kansas
Olf Nuri Wesurince Company
Laws
Ater
Temperature swings mark 101 degree range in 33 days
The K U weather observatory recorded 83 degrees this afternoon as Prof J Posey noted an all time February high beating February 1921's 78 degree maximum. He said thirty three days earlier Mount Oread thermometers hit 18 degrees below zero, yielding a 101 degree range in the period.
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K. U
Tonganoxie Girl Killed in Wreck on Highway 49
Mildred Robinson, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clair Ratne of Tonganoxie Kansas, was killed when an automobile overturned on Highway No 40 three miles east of town while returning from a Fairmount dance. Sheriff Gallivan assisted and the other three occupants were removed from the wreck.
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Kan
Mildred Robinson
Clair Ratne Tenganoxie
Here
Fairmount
Roe. Gallivan
Leavenworth
Tonoka
Gallivan
Wyoming officials inspect Kansas State Penitentiary visit
Three Wyoming state officials including auditor Ross Alcorn and Warden Roach arrived in Lansing en route to inspect the Kansas State Penitentiary to exchange ideas on state administration. A second item notes Miss Ruth Thinmire and W. Dunmire among the visitors.
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Topeka
Wyoming
Lansing
Kansas State Penitentiary
Ross Alcorn
Roach
Wyoming Penitentiary
William Tinhois
Kansas Prjnal Institution
Traveyimpson
Ruth Thinmire
Kansas Board
W. Dunmire
University of # 7
Kansas
Queen's Idea
Kansas City
San
McGrew
Dunmire
Bank Cashier Escape Robbery Near Chickasha Alex
Two men robbed the First National Bank at Alex, near Chickasha at noon. They kidnapped Cady Harris and Miss Ethel Lawson, forcing customers into the vault. Harris leapt from a pursuing car two miles from Alex as officers fired. the robbers fled toward Chickasha with a substantial cash haul.
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Chickasha
Qkia
Alex
Cady Harris
Ethel Lawson
Harris
New French Cabinet Sets Budget Reform Challenge
New French premier unveils a rough draft budget plan aimed at reforming state finances. The cabinet will read the proposal to the Chamber of Deputies at 3 p.m. with a confidence vote looming as deputies assess support.
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Esuneil
Chamber of Deputies
Polan
Tommorrow
Yemus
Germany
Cheron
Coane
Ardienceshinet
OFPIVERS ARE ELECTED for an organization reunion event
Officers for the organization were chosen at a senior reunion held Saturday night at a club. Charles Fy. Edwards of Lawrence was elected president and Prof. W. Harr of the University of Kansas botany department was named secretary. Members from Lawrence and other areas attended and entertainment included bouts staged by several Indian lighter.
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Ae Organisation
Cnusen
Arles Fy
Edwards
Lopeka
W. Harr
University of
Woman Named by Reed as Wichita Election Commissioner
Topeka Feb 24 Mrs Pearl McPherson named by Governor City to be election commissioner for Wichita city replacing Donald Maelvor who was confirmed as United States marshal for Kansas. Appointment covers remainder of term ending January. 2. Bandits robbed Fishers National Bank in Hamilton city, Indiana, forcing two women employees into a vault and escaping with 12000 dollars including 2000 in currency and 10000 in negotiable bonds.
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Washington
Sardius Mason Brewster
Troy
Kansas
Senate
Sardies
Topeka
Pearl McPherson
Tod Z Pointe
Ciy
Wichita
McPherson
Donald Maelvor
United States
Indiana
Indianapolis
Fishers
Fourth Man Enters Lawrence Mayoral Campaign in 1980 Race
Frank E. Godding becomes the fourth candidate for mayor of Lawrence, joining Robert Rankin, Frank Holliday, and Will Bliss. Born in Lawrence 36 years ago, he is a former teacher and school superintendent, now a local representative for Mutual Life Insurance and a property owner. He pledges conservation, impartial city administration, and active participation by younger citizens, aiming to devote full effort to serving the position if elected.
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Speaker
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Mount Vernon
Lawreng
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Virginia
England
Washington
Lord Fairfax
Sandown
Dean Davis Descrion
Lafayette
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Godding
Robert Rankin
Frank Holliday
Will Bliis
Alrend
Lawrenee
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Lawrenee School
University
Vic
28Th
American Legion
Gaddipe
Kansas
Awrence
Mauitable Life Insurance Company of
New
KU Student Injured In Car Crash Near Country Club
A University of Kansas senior Dorothy Beth Cochran suffered a brain concussion and severe bruises after a Buick and a Ford collided at Highway 40N and the Country Club road intersection. Cochran is unconscious at times but improving. Ford driver Vernon Hill and occupants Florence Edmonds and Gilbert Graham were among those treated for minor injuries.
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University of Kansas
Sas City
Country Club
Cochran
Vernon Hill
Logan
Ford
Florence Edmonds
Lawrence
Gilbert Graham
Almena
School of’ Business
Walter Wulfkuhtis
Ivin Re
Esther Hird
Harpers Hurt In Vehicle Crash Near Council Grove
J M Harper and two others were injured when their car veered off a road while returning from relatives in Council Grove. The 2007 incident occurred in Turwreck Airs suburb as the family anticipated arrival home the same evening.
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J. M. Harper
Vi Street
Lawes Highe i School Teucher
Harper
Parachute plunge fatal for boxer Tammy Mahan in San Francisco
Parachutists failed to open, fatally dropping Tammy Mahan a welterweight boxing star who reportedly sought to regain hearing. The fatal fall occurred before a crowd including deaf-mutes at Mills Field, following prior jumps and dives to attempt improving his speech and hearing.
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Francisco
Tammy” Mahan
Cwelterweicht
Chile
Mahan
Ihe
Skeh Ggies
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