Fires on French ships stir fears after Atlantique blaze
Paris reports two more French ocean liners damaged by fire as authorities plan drydocking the Atlantique at Cherbourg after 18 crew members died. The Niner awaits inspection before dry docking, and the France suffered a separate fire at Le Havre. Angkor held up at Saigon after a propeller blade failure amid sabotage rumors. Survivors describe rapid fire spread aboard the Atlantique.
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Paris
Atlantique
Cherbourg
France
Atire
le Havre
Skeletor
Angkor
Saigon
Marseilles
Obituary Franklin Fishburn Early settler and family man with Kansas roots
Franklin Fishburn born October 7 1871 in the Fishburn home four miles northwest of Centropolis grew to manhood on the family farm. He married Christen Belle Barton of Lone Star January 2 1895 and, with his mother and sister, moved to a new home near the county line where they built a life from an open field into a thriving homestead.
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Franklin Fishburn
Alfred and
Saran’ Fishburn
Fishburn Place
Centropolis
Franklin
Frank
Brubaker
Christen Belle Barton
Lone Star
Obituary of a missionary elder in 1932
The obituary recounts the life of a missionary and church leader who served with devotion, suffered influenza in 1923, bronchial asthma from 1924, and pursued remedies in Texas, Colorado, and Arizona before passing on December 27, 1932 at age 61. It notes a long marriage, eight grandchildren, and a large family, with funeral services held at Washington Creek church and burial beside the church cemetery.
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Searc
Texas
Colorado
Arizona
Washington Creek
W. A. Kinzie
L. H. Griffith
L. A. Whittaker
Family ties mark long service in Church of the Brethren
A man who joined the Church of the Brethren after a 1906 evangelistic revival in Medicine Lodge Kansas built a life of steady service. He and his wife established a permanent residence and raised four children Glenn Barton Pearl Irene Flory Aubrey Franklin and Thelma Lucille. He became a deacon in 1908 and served in church and community roles throughout his years of faithfulness.
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Union
Glenn Barton
Medicine Lodge
Kansas
Pearl Irene Flory
Lone Star
Aubrey Franklin
Thelma Lucille
Eldec
George Manon
Ithat
Church of the Brethren
Hendersons Visit Lawrence Family for Short Stay
CORLISS Mr. and Mrs. C M Henderson of Lawrence came Tuesday for a few days stay with his mother Mrs J O Huff and Mr Huff. Mr Huff who has been confined to the house for several weeks is slowly improving.
Stagg Recovers From Pneumonia In Olathe Visit
A local social roundup notes Stagg recovering from pneumonia after a visit by Mr and Mrs G Toothaker of Olathe and others en route to St Louis to stay with relatives. The group included Mrs Elmer Jewett Theron Strickland and Milton Quaintance who will oversee Toothaker business in their absence. Also listed are Kansas City turkey and duck sales efforts, visits to DeSoto and Tulsa, and a blacksmith move from Corliss to Moberly Missouri.
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G. 8. Toothaker
Olathe
Elmer Jewett
Theron Strickland
DeSoto
W. H. Dent
St. Louis
Milton Quaintance
Toothaker
Harry Neal
Harold Heary
Kansas City
Joe Miller
Chase Baker
Mr. Miller
Wichita
We-Mott Visit Sisters as Families Gather for Holidays
Kansas City residents Mr. and Mrs. T. D. We-Mott visited Mrs. Chas. Baker and Mr. Baker from Sunday to Monday. J. D. Huff traveled to Lawrence to consult a physician. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dent spent New Year’s day with daughter Mrs. L. K. Penner. Penner now able to sit up after bronchial pneumonia. Dents hosted daughter Mrs. G. S. Toothaker in Olathe. Clarence Saint of Lyon visited his in-laws, Bert Bush and family. they also stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Rebt. Turner in DeSoto. Raymond Riddle of Kansas City, Mo., spent Sunday with his sister Mrs. Plum mer. Allen Veach of Kansas City joined relatives J. R. Penner and family for Sunday dinner.
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Mallie ‘Baker
DeSoto
Tyal Lane
S. T. Martin
James Ashlock
Olathe
Gus Wooden
Will Hauge
Kansas City
Tulsa
Okla
John Turner
Robert
Dents
G. S. Toothaker
Clarence Saint
Lyon
Bert Bush
W. H. Dent
Rebt. Turner
Raymond Riddle
Albert. Plummer
Allen Veach
J. R. Penner
Domestic notes and quirky local items from Denton and Enid
Mrs. Sammie Lee and baby stay with Tom Lee northwest of De Soto while Bonnie Agnes and George Atkinson return to Olathe after holidays with their parents. In Denton the Texas State College for Women library shows romance fiction leading reads, and in Enid a baby boa constrictor found in a banana crate is headed to high school biology. Journal-World ads tout weekly bargains.
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Sammie Lee
Baby
Tom Lee
de- Soa
Bonnie Agnes
George Atkinson
Olathe
John Atkinson
Denton, Tex
Texas State College For Women
Enid
Okla
Journal-World
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Atlantique II
Tokyo
War Office
Associated Press
Corliss
AML
Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg
University of Chicago
New York
Max Rohde
Wiley & Pine
Folger
Imade
Ene
Ara
Tada
Sundey
Denver
Union Bus
Mass
Western Pickavick Greyhound
Greenland
Ted Press
Copenhagen
Dispatch
the Journal
the Journal-World
Douglas County
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