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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1930
Page
2
A Kansas City area report details concerns over urban noise and potential financial chaos if local governments lose funds. Lawrence’s night disturbances draw comments from an out-of-town observer, Cyrus Drew, urging tighter police regulation, quieter streets, and stricter enforcement to preserve the city’s image for visitors and residents.
LC Smith of 531 Indiana street was arrested this afternoon by Officers Henry Smith John Ingalls and Floyd Hunter for driving while intoxicated in a truck that ran over a fire plug at Wirth and Indiana. Smith and his son were uninjured. the truck front end was smashed.
Topeka February 26. The federal weather bureau predicted Kansas will see warm spell for 41 hours then colder air from the north. Kansas cities reported highs near 60 with lows around 40s, while western areas may drop to near 60 by nightfall. Williston North Dakota noted 4 degrees as the country’s low. Snow was reported in Duluth and Idaho with snow in Montana and surrounding states.
Fuji r high school meets Holliday in the junior high tournament to be played Thursday Friday and Saturday in Crane Junior High School gymnasium Topeka. Fight men per coach entry. Players Raybourn Ireland Knotts Riling Bonebrake Haugh Dover and Jackson to the tournament. Next game is Ottawa at Ottawa on March 7. Juniors finish season with Leavenworth here on March 21.
Deaths and funerals list Alexander Brown 77 died Tuesday at home with services Thursday at 11 in Rumie and burial in Collier cemetery near Lone Star. survivors include three sisters. Augustus Koehler 55 died at home near Stull with services Thursday at 2 at Big Sitings bar, burial in Big Springs cemetery, Father Henry Fitzgerald officiating. Mrs. Q.O. Robertson 63 died at home. services Thursday 2:30 p.m. at Rumsey parlors, Rev. John F. Watts presiding, burial Oak Hill cemetery. survivors include husband a daughter and two sons. Intramural scores report five KU games in Robinson gym with Sigma Iota Mu B 7 defeat. Kappa Eta Kappa 28 over Alpha Chi Sigma 22. Alpha Lambda 2021? Sigma Alpha Mu 18. Beta Theta Pi B 23 over Triangle B 13. Fi Kappa Alpha 22 over Phi Gamma Delta 21. KP Electric Power declares quarterly dividend of 1.75 per share for preferred stock, record March 15, payment April 1.
Louis Homan, 20, pleaded guilty to motor car theft in a Kansas state court and was sentenced by District Judge T. Wargent to 10 to 20 years in state prison as a second offender. Marvin Rash and T Cannon, arrested with him, will stand trial.
Washington witnesses at a House Judiciary hearing urged repeal of the eighteenth amendment. The Rev John Augustine Ryan of the National Catholic Welfare Council accused Hoover and Attorney General Mitchell of pressing a moral issue. Other testimonies cited rising alcoholic cases and concerns over the dry law while figures from industry and academia awaited further questioning.
Insurgent forces captured the Santo Domingo fortress and public buildings with no bloodshed as President Horacio Vasquez seeks refuge in the French legation. Two thousand rebels entered at dawn, greeted by cheering citizens, while officials including Gustavo Diaz sought asylum. The event marks a civic challenge to the administration amid ongoing political turmoil.
The K U dramatic club presents a sprightly comedy Love in a Mist at Fraser Theater for three nights March 3 4 and 5. Charles Converse and Rebecca Thacher lead with Jack Fist Esther Mullin in major roles others new cast members Rice Lardner Virginia Penoit and Elizabeth Timmons. Directed by Mrs Wilson the play centers on a woman who must tell the truth while men threaten suicide. the curtain falls with her plan to keep lying. Tickets go on sale later this week in Green Hall basement. Sets are built and painted by Prof Allen Crafton and George Callahan.
Washington reports show senators responding with laughter and unease to threatening letters sent to several members. While most view the messages as harmless pranks, Copeland and Watson note warnings of bombs and the need to stay away briefly. Letters are under Justice Department review. access to the chamber remains guarded and unchanged.
Secretary Mellon told the House banking committee that branch banking is sounder than chain banking but should be limited to definite economic areas. He declined to state those areas until further study, noting the committee’s investigation could yield much good.
Broadcast schedule notes a Wednesday program block featuring John F Kennedy with news items and guests. It lists a sequence of acts and programs including Vincent Lopez Hotel Orchestra, Slumber K, Amos n' Andy, National Prohibition Poll, Weather forecasts, and several musical acts with times from early morning through evening.
A radio schedule lists performances by the McGrew Trio J Law on Bennett and Bernie Cummins Orchestra at 5:00 and 5:30 p m with Bob DeMe Smith Ballew and others. Midday acts include Mildred DeWiese Phanist at 11:00 a m and Helen Beard and Karl Union at 6 15 p m. Halftime features Golden Gems Champion Sparkers Smith Brothers Maxwell House Melo Atwater Kent and Conoco Adventurers with current events by Floyd Gibbons and a Silicon Weather segment at 11:00 p m.
Clearfield cattle and sheep receipts show slow to weak demand across most classes with weighty steers and fat lambs selling unevenly. cow and veal categories varied with common and medium grades prevalent. Community notes celebrate Mr and Mrs Geo Glaser fiftieth wedding anniversary with a large family gathering and local helpers, plus a busy period of wood chopping incubator setup and market chatter in nearby towns.
In New York on February 26 a broad advance lifted many issues as wheat prices rebounded from yesterday’s lows. Trading showed moderate volume with several stocks rising 1 to 8 points, including American Tobacco B and Union Pacific. Crude oil production jumped last week while crude rates remained steady and outside money slipped to 4 percent.
Chicago wheat futures closed irregular with advances in some months amid hopes for federal aid and stabilizing factors. Corn and oats eased while provisions rose. Liverpool prices supported gains though North American export demand remained uncertain. Hog prices opened higher with active trading and mixed results across weight classes.
A compilation of probate notices from the Lawrence Daily Journal World items in Douglas County Kansas. Notices include final settlements and appointments for estates of Alli son Tryon William D Shike Ophelia Tropkins Mitchell and others with dates in January February and March 1930s and 1940s.
County Kansas at 10 30 o clock a m the first day of March 19 and any person in said estate or said property show cause why petition should not be granted dated at Lawrence February 293 sleek day of Febr 1 293 Leng of the ney for Admin
A sale notice announces a public sale at a farm located one mile north of the neat end of four and a half miles west on Lake Road, half a mile north and half a mile west of Tuver side penal house. Items include a mare of two years bred, weighing about 142 pounds, with other unlisted stock.
A questionable remedy labeled Assigntrol tablets is sold in 11 drug stores claiming to strengthen bowels and boost appetite. Authorities warn the product may cause digestive upset and headache while promising dramatic health improvements.
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