Passengers Saved from Stranded Steamer Havana
Miami January 7 passengers of the Ward liner Havana were rescued after two ships plowed through heavy seas to answer a call for help. One passenger, Robert Rittenhouse of Brooklyn, died in a lifeboat from apoplexy. The Havana remains aground on a coral reef in the Bahamas. Crew losses include one missing crew member. The ship Or neighbor Et Oceano brought 38 suspensions and crew. The Havana carried 51 passengers and 127 crew. Passengers recounted acts of heroism including a crew member who rescued two children. Music and an improvised lounge helped calm travelers. Captain A W Peterson stayed aboard with 83 crew. The Havana awaits a wrecking tug to free it. The wreck follows the Morro Castle disaster.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Bahamas
Robert Rittenhouse
Brooklyn
A. W. Peterson
Et Oceano
United Week
Peten
Louis Levitt
New York
Peterson
Coast Guard Tate
Mavana
Morro Castle
New Jersey
Rain visits state as warm spells ease drought strife
Topeka Jan 7 Rain spread across southern and western Kansas easing drought concerns from a dry December. Dodge City reported rain, totaling .06 inch by 7 am, with similar reports from southern Kansas. Despite unsettled weather temperatures should rise with highs 50 to 55, lows around 30 in the north and 34 in the southeast, while the northwest may see a freeze tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
Flora
Flote
Kansan Sees Hollywood in Rose Parade
Richard Goan, former KU student, recalls the Hollywood Rose Parade with 10,000 cheering spectators, Goodyear blimp, and a top view of the Rose Bowl as Alabama defeats Dixie Howell heroics unfold. Also notes Kansas footwear display by Anna Welch and Home Economics club meeting details.
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A. Kansan
Hollywood
Richard Goan
Cal
Pasadena
Arroyo Seco
Rose Bowl
Great Stadium
Harold Lloyd
Goodyear
Gene Dennis
Alabama
Avon
Mlayer
Dixie Howell
San Jose
Gil
Henderson to Speak at 7 30 P M in Union Building
British economist Mr Henderson will speak at 7 30 P M in the Union Building after addressing a Fraser Hall convocation this afternoon. A casual supper in the cafeteria at Memorial Union follows, with a brief musical program. Henderson, aged over 70, gave remarks at Washburn College and First Methodist church praising public works with cautious wit. Eddie Cantor stars in Kid Millions at Dickinson, with Ann Sothern Ethel Merman and George Murphy. The plot follows Cantor’s fortune from Egypt to a dangerous tomb, amid lavish dance and song numbers, with a Fox newsreel and other shorts. Ken Griffith plays the organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Senderson
Fraser Hall
Memorial Union
Henderson
Lawrence
Washburn College
First Methodist Church
Washburn
Roosevelt
Altho
Eddie Cantor
Cantor
Ann Sothern
Ethel Merman
George Murphy
Goldwyn
Cansor
Ward Grant Wilson
Luxor
Dircus
Miss Merman
Miss Sothery
Hanora
Eadie
Avi
Johnny Savax
Fox
Stanford
Alabama
Howell
Hutson
Ken Griffith
The Little Minister at Granada Delights Localaudience
Katharine Hepburn stars in The Little Minister at Granada with strong acting by John Beal Alan Hale and Donald Crisp. The Highland setting and Scottish dialect elevate the tender Barvie tale as a standout community performance with lively, unstilted delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Hepburn
James M. Barvie
Miss Hepburn
John Beal
Thrums
Alan Hale
Rob Dow
Donald Crisp
Will Lecture Today by Fred Henderson at Fraser Theater
British economist Fred Henderson speaks at 4:30 PM on The Economies of a World of Plenty in Fraser theater. The talk is followed by a social period. local figures and families from Kanwaka and Lawrence are noted in attendance and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Henderson
Fraser Theater
Henderson
East England
Charismatic Dr McQueen Leads A Theatre Cast
A film features Dr McQueen with Billy Watson as Rob's son delivering a standout moment as he begs Bobbie to leave the Little Minister alone. Supporting players include Lumsden Hare Andy Clyde Beryl Merver Mary Gordon Frank Conroy Roginald Denny. News reels end with the Alabama Stanford Rose Bowl scene and a Technicolor feature on Pop Goes Your Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McQueen
Billy Watson
Rob
Bobbie
Miss Hepburn
Lumsden, Hare
Andy Clyde
Beryl Merver
Mary Gordon
Frank Conroy
Roginald Denny
Fall Leaf social notes recount Kansas City weekend trips
Linwood Mrs Otto Vite and daughter Arlene returned from Kansas City with relatives and friends. Otto Vitt and J A Reed planned Detroit trip. Mrs Reed visited her parents. Fall Leaf greetings extend to Noland Guffey and bride who will live in Ohio. Local residents shared Sunday visits and New Year plans with families including the Vitt, Mignot, Witt, Dyer, and Reetz households. Fall Leaf school reopened Monday morning.
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Otto Vite
Arlene
Kansas City
Ted
Charles Vitt
Frank ‘Mignot
Verne Kasberger
Max Rothberger
Eudora
Otto Vitt
J. A. Reed
Detroit
Mich
Robert Schellack
Charles Witt
Fred Pfleger
Frank Mignot
Otto Mignot
Emporia
Otto
Independence
John Bowen
Raymond
Wayne Vitt
Weaver
Jimmie Dyer
Christmas Dinner Guests and Local Visitors Highlight Crowder Area
Crowder households host and visit relatives during Christmas. Clarence Hodson and family join Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Collins and sons Eugene and Jack for holiday dinner. Mrs. Lionel Rogers visits Lake View kin. Edith Carr spends Christmas with her parents in Lecompton. Dorothy Armstrong visits Barker and Lake View friends. Miss Bigsby and Miss Farley attend Lecompton High classes with Miss Armstrong. Margaret Ludie Perkins of Lawrence visits Crowder family after staying with her aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hodson
Billie
Betty
Lawrence
Phil
Jack Myers
Brackett
W. J. Collins
Eugene
Jack
Lionel Rogers
Lewis Hodson
Lake -View
Edith Carr
Harry Carr
Lecompton
Dorothy Armstrong
New Year Watch Party Held by Merry Ma tera Club
In De Soto the Merry Ma tera club hosted a New Year watch party Monday evening with Mrs Roy Stark as hostess. The Epworth League young people held a separate watch party at Sareanaae with the Rev and Mrs O Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Matera Club
Roy Stark
Epworth League
Sareanaae
O Watson
Local social notes and school updates in Johnson County
Miss Hazel Rattles of X. O. Myers’s office spent the weekend at home in Olathe. The Gracie Allen club met with Louise Jewett at the Durks home. Willow Springs school teacher Mazel Wright is covering while Mary Jewett is ill with scarlet fever. Mrs. Sara Reynolds recovers from an auto crash injury. DeSoto grade school reopened after vacation. high school staff and students resumed work. Dr. onset, earlier in Oklahoma City, has returned to Oklahoma. B. G. Nowell of Kansas City visited his in laws, the Rhoadeses. Mrs. W. G. Loveall suffers a fallstone attack. Mrs. Shelton Torbet cared for her sister Fred Tobler after a Lawrence visit. Edith Morgan, Wathena high school teacher, traveled to New York City during holidays. Several children of Mr. and Mrs. Roe south of town ill with pneumonia. two older children improving. The Low Mood Bridge Club met at the Martinsons’ home. Mrs. Sleiman’s health improved after a brief illness. Miss Myrtle Leamer spent Christmas with relatives in Gardner. Nora Seaton, Velma Seaton, and Bendtsey Seaton moving from Lincoln Nebraska to Shawnee visited local homes. Roy Gramer ill with mumps. Christmas Day guests included the Plummers and Blaylocks. visits with L. Plummer and family. Florence Shellack, Ruth Hiddleston, and daughter noted.
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Hazel ‘Rattles
X. O. Myers
Johnson County
Olathe
Young Girls’ Club
Gracie Allen
Louise Jewett
S.durks
Mazel Wright
Willow Springs
David Jewett
Mary Margaret
Sara Reynolds
DeSoto
Puigs
Oklahoma City
Onset
Oklahoma
B. G. Nowell
Kansas City
Nowell
Frank Rhoades
W. G. Loveall
Shelton Torbet
Fred Tobler
Lawrence
M. Patterson
Taylor
Ernest’ Sleiman
Myrtle Leamer
Charles Anderson
Giardner
Nora Seaton
Velma Seaton
Bndstey
Pr. Gordon
Ashlock- Longstreth
I. OR. Johnson
Kansas
Rosy, Warsop
Jwebbers Falls
Warson
W. Warsop
Florence
Shellack
Ruth
Hiddleston
Small Town Christmas and Community News Highlights
Inez, Edith Sigman and Althea Davison visited Lawrence Monday. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Randall on Christmas Day. Families gathered for Christmas with Levi Boering of Loring. Mrs. Willadean Roberts spent part of the school term with her aunt Mrs. Shermin Casebier in Lawrence. Fred Frazier, rural carrier for DeSoto, resigns after illness. Wilder route discussions continue. Helen Blaylock hosts ladies bridge. Irene Dicken wins high prize, Mae Miller travels. Theo Bird to Kansas City for work in a drug store. Virginia Martin and Paul Martin visit Linden home. Ed Freeman and son Charles visit Christmas with Ransome family in Lawrence. Leonard Williams family visits from Olathe. Christmas with Rhodes. Rebekah lodge notes include retiring Nobie Grand Edna Kilmer’s hotel visit. joint Rebekah and IOOF officer installation planned.
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Inez
Edith Sigman
Althea Davison
Bawrence
Ry F. Ed Helton
Albert’ Randall
Wm, Welch
Orville “Welch
Tiarold Sheldon
Vernie Welch
Levi Boering
Loring
Mis
Willadean Roberts
Tion
Shermin Casebier
Casebier
Lawrence
Fréd- Tobler
Victor
Christains
J. J. Tobler
Fred .Frazier
DeSoto
Wild
P. O
Wilder
P.O
Helen Blaylock
Ladies Bridge Club
Irene ‘Dicken
Mae Miller
Beverley
Jean
Ganth Williams
Olathe
Frank Rhodes Christman
Rebekah Lodge
Nobie Grand
Edna Kilmer
Rebekah
Lexington
Local Notes and Social News From Around Johnson County
Community items from Johnson County detail family visits, illnesses, travel to Kansas City and Wisconsin, New Year gatherings at various homes, juror notices for Olathe, and ongoing local concerns including a CCC member visiting family and a train nurse caring for a hospitalized relative.
Ads Claim Comfort for False Teeth Wearers
Fragmentary ad text touts powders and products for denture comfort. Mentions brands or stores like Rowand Corner Drug and druggist, with unclear phrasing about fit, odor control, and long wear. The readable parts reference a product that helps teeth feel secure and prevent slipping during activity.
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Anna Welch
University of Kansgas
K.U
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Beatrice Lins
Bruno
Hauptmann
Fremingtor
A. Snyder
Verna Snyder
Rasic-Pi
Phillip Hockenbury
Robert Craveres
Elmer
Smith
May
Peauelatindseree Voorhees
Liscom C. Case
Howard V. Wiggs
Associated Presa
Union
THE
Dickinson
Granada
Emmett
Kanwaka
W. K. Collins
Sam Sweezy
Kark Brown Gate
Lawrence Thurse
Roland
Prank Roland
Harry
Strong
Wanda May
Kaw
Valley
FB. Patty
Lonnie Strong
Richard
Airs
Clarence’ Hodson
Hodson
Larry Strong
H. A. Rogers
Lake View
Lewis. Hodson
Gene Stanwix
Margaret Carr
Harry Carr, Jr
Harlie Armstrong
Ruth Sawyer
Crowder School
Osgood Armstrong
Durker
Linwood
DE Soto
Bostonian and
KFKU
Eaay
Mert A. Nash
Aiericat
Kenneth Rockwell
NSU
Atte
Serapbuck
BE. Thithe
Grange
Masonic Hall
WH. Baker
Basil Gardner
Mr.Gardner
Vatley Center
Jim Ellis
J. B. Hymer
J.D
O. G. Chambers
Lloyd Chambers
Chambers
Neil
John. Whitelaw
Alfred Whitford
Ne Y
California
A. T. Broveak
G. V. Longstreth
Bert Dowding
Cowed
Merle
Couch
CCC
Lone Star Waa
Glenn Couch
Earl Steed
Ray
George Kouna
Earl White
Prairie
Center
John Whitelaw
S. Marshall
Tiare E. Bivar
Miller
Neil G. Whitelaw
University. of Wisconsin
James Hall
Barrie
Maude Adama
Richard Dix
Zane Grey
Pecos
Clark Gable
Joan. Crawford
Robert Montgomery
Warner Baxter
Hell
Wilf Rogers
Adlerika
Rickerd-Stowits. Drugs Co
Coe's
Ricardo ‘Cortez
Mary Castor
Mighty
Drana of
Fle
Richard. Barthelmess
Sally Eilers
Tom Brown
People’s Choice
Henry Hull
Phillips Holmes
Orpheum ‘Theatre
Foraxon S
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