Seek Leaders of Kidnapping Ring In Twin States
St Louis reporters and police hunt masterminds of a daring kidnaping ring that abducted Charles W. Pershall of Granite City Ill and held him two days before a $40 000 ransom was paid. Other kidnappings and a “gas house mob” raid near St Louis are noted as police crackdowns grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
Charles W. Pershall
Granite City
Ill
St. Louis County
Jacob Hoffman
Pershall
George GO
Blockburger
Kaiser
De Soto News Highlights 37th Anniversary and Local Happenings
Mr and Mrs Oscar Ashlock and Mr and Mrs W S Mize attend the 37th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Joe Beaver of Bonner Springs while Mr and Mrs Beaver were neighbors in their youth. Ashlock also observed their 32nd anniversary. Baker and son Marcel attend morticians school in Kansas City. Esther Morgan of Lawrence visits her father Ed Morgan. Loraine Wishman employed at Kraus grocery. Mrs Ninla Wiley and uncle Adams of Olathe visit Maggie Freeman and Dr Wrights. Mr Harry C Scott and daughter Mrs Rufus Adkins of Shawnee visit the Broyeak family. Scott improving. Ladies Aid meets at Methodist church. dinner to nine guests. J H Foley and Lillie Coffin visit. Mrs Ia Stuchbery receives cushion as thanks for treasurer service. crafted by Emma Buckingham. Pearl Walker sends thanks for Sonshine bag. Two quilts ready for work. invite others to meet. Mrs Charles Sowell improves after illness. Signs of spring with incubators and oats sowing. Frank Strickland and James Large host pinochle party with nine tables. W B Burch sidelined by severe cold. Selah Burnett and friends from Linwood in De Soto en route to Kansas City with Joye Barton. Junior class rehearses “Stop Thief” play. Barbara Olinger coach. Mr and Mrs Guy Longstreth return from Houston to New Orleans. Willow Springs Farm Bureau meets at Mrs W H Jewett’s home. excellent noon dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Ashlock
W. S. Mize
Joe Beaver
Bonner Springs
Ed Morgan
Loraine
Wishman
Kraus
Ninla Wiley
Ar Adams
Olathe
Maggie Freeman
Wright
Harry C. Scott
Rufus Adkins
Shawnie
A. T. Broyeak
Scott
Ladies Aid
The
Methodist Church
J. H. Foley
Lillie Coffin
Ia Stuchbery
Emma Buckingham
Pearl Walker
Charles Sowell
Frank Strickland
James Large
W. B. Burch
Selah . Burnett
Linwood
De-Soto
Kansas City
Joye Barton
Barbara Olinger
Guy .Longstreth
Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Willow Springs
W. H. Jewett
Sudden Passage Through DeSoto Notes and Local Socials
The lesson was on dressmaking. Mrs. Joseph Hamblin of Kansas City spent Monday in DeSoto and attended the Barlet Couch funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller hosted at the Wm. Bures home. Mrs. Emma Miller’s health slowly improves. A surprise anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gordon at the Parker home. Several local residents attended Kau basketball games in Lawrence and Linwood DeSoto, with social evenings and misprints corrected for Lucile Gordon presidency. Rev W B Fisher visited from Topeka with the Mize family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hamblin
Kansas City
DeSota
Barlet Couch
Harry Miller
Wm. Bures
Fred Seoville
Oscar Aanlock
Emma Miller
W. H. Gordon
Fl Parker
Andrew, Davis
Twilight
Harold Gordon
Olathe
Louise Meek
Rebekah Lodge
Ucile Parker
Y. W. Club
Lucile Gordon
Frank Strickland
Theron
California
W. B. Fisher
Topeka
W. OS. Mize
Evening Star Social Notes At Perry Area
The Evening Star records Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Strobel, Perry residents, and a long list of attendees at a junior play at Eudora high school. It notes family visits, illness, perfect attendance at the school in January, Valentine activities, and various calls among local residents and neighboring towns.
Community Social Roundup From Hesper and Nearby
Norman and Evie Dean with son Junior visit Mr and Mrs Carl Kurtz and son Carl Verner. Mrs Philip Brecheisen and Katy of Clearfield visit Mrs Chris Meuffle. Mrs Walter Parker attends Farm Bureau meeting at Prairie Center. Charles Henderson of Parsons visits George and Mrs Broer. Fern Broer joins Hendersons for week in Parsons. Mrs Floyd Broar attends Young People Alliance party at Mr and Mrs Charles Gerstenberger in Eudora. Otto Georg Abel and daughter Elva Ruth visit Belleview. Grandmother Kurtz hosts. Helent Hadl and Paul Hadl plan move to Navawley. guests include Helen and Paul, Margaret Spitzli, Marion Grad, Carl Kurtz, Werner Carl, Wilson family, Duff Bernitz, Fern Broer, Ker mit Broer, Baral, and others. Howard Bernitz and Carl Kurtz host Sunday dinner at Lewie Hadl home. Miss Alice Meuffle returns from Lees Summit. William Bucherim and Emma with sons Lewis and Willis visit Henry Kurtz. Arthur Bernitz and Miss Anna Strobel call. Harris sale on Jackman ranch near Prairie Center draws large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Strobel
Clyde May
Eleanora
Marilyn
Perry
Leuretta Gerstenberger
Eudora
Frances Strobel
Arthur Strobel
Eudora High School
Arthur. Bernitz
William Knake
William Spitall
Pete
Edelbrock
Ben Neis
Ruth
Alice Bernitz
Ann
Alvin Strobel
Minnie Kurtz
Margaret Spitzli
Geraldine Reece
Walter Meusie
Merle Reusch
Woodrow Strobel
Oscar Broer
Belle Roche
Arthur “Strobel
Gus Koch
Abs
Henry Mathia
Weat Eudora
Evening Star School
Eula Reu
Archie Allen Roscoe Parker
Rohe
Valentine
Ron
Charlie Kurtz
Robert
Garden Cit
James Kraybill
Arleen
Topeka
Sam Neis
Delbert
Junior
Fre Neis
Hesper
Otto Abel
Walter Parker
Alroy Parker
Prairie Center
Emmi Strobel
Kurtz
Robert Reusch
Fula
Wayne
Grant Edelbrock
Fred Koch
Kathy
Olathe
Helen Schehrer
Routh
Helen St
Norman
Evie Dean
Paul Hadi
Archie Allen
Carl Kurtz
Carl Verner
Philip, Brecheisen
Katy
Clearfield
Chris Meuffle
Farm Bureau
Charles Henderson
Parsons
Otto Georg
Martin Abel
Belleview
Leone
Roscoe
Minnié
George Broer
Frielding
Hourer Helent
Paul Hadl
Lees Summit
William Bucherim
Emma
Lewis and
Willis
Lecompton
Henry Kurta
Arthur Bernitz
Anna
Alvent
Strobel
Harris
Jackman Ranch
Sunday Guests at Parsons Dinner Gatherings
Mr and Mrs George Broer hosted Sunday dinner with guests Mr and Mrs Charles Henderson at Parsons. Also present were Mr and Mrs Chester Moody and their daughter Alberto, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Broer
Charles Henderson
Parsons
Chester Moody
Alberto
Virginia and Annetta in Law srerite and Mr and Mrs Ploy
Virginia and Annetta appear with Mr and Mrs Ploy in a legal or family notice fragment mentioning Broer and daughter Kathleen in a partial record from a historical newspaper page segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Annetta
Ploy
Kathleen
Miss Lillian Mess renne, spent then Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Fragmentary OCR hints at a social note featuring Miss Lillian Mess renne and Mr and Mrs Otto Spitzli. Limited readable names suggest a wedding or social mention without clear date or location.
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Lillian Mess Renee
Otto. Spitzli
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William Collier,Sr
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Tom Patricola
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Dixie Lee
Warner Baxter
Rex Bell J. Harold Murray
Frank Albertson
Paul Page
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George Olsen
Whispering
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