Oklahoma House Approves Probe of State Officials
John Head of McCurtain County introduced a resolution to form an 18 Republican 32 Democrat investigative committee to probe state officials departments and institutions for offenses including corruption drunkenness incompetence and moral turpitude. First meeting set after adjournment with actual investigations starting next week possibly targeting Governor Wohneton.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma House of Representatives
John Head
McCurtain County
House
Committee On Committees
Henry S. Wohneton
Millionaire Oil Leader Joseph Trees Remarries
Pittsburgh Jan 11 AP Joseph Cy Trees a self made millionaire who rose from a lab to dominate the oil industry has married his former Edith Lehm of Dormont a suburb They are spending a noontime in Washington Trees first wife died years ago He lost two sons in separate fatal accidents a motor car crash and an airplane wreck in a training camp during the war
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Pittsburgh
Joseph Cy Tre
Tennnsylvania
Edith Lehm
Dormont
Wa Hington
Trees
Tiva
Charge Well Is Faked In Vigo County Suit
In Vigo county court receivers for 1411 acres nominally owned by William Riggs sue Stasi Oil Corporation for 200000 in damages and lease nullification. Named are Thomas Hitch cock Jr George G Moore of New York and John B Gaston of Boston as majority stockholders. Receivers accuse the trio of piping gas to Riggs land from a nearby property to fake well drilling before March 24 1927.
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Tarre Haute
Ind
Stasi Oil Corporation
Vigo County
Sujor Court
William Riggs
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
George G. Moore
New York
John B. Gaston
Boston
Fred. S. Hall
William Dean Jr
Hagan Held on Federal Warrant in Custody
John Hagan former head of the Midwest Detective Agency was taken into custody in Leavenworth Kansas City on a federal warrant after being released from the federal penitentiary. He faces a Kansas City indictment for conspiracy to violate the federal bank law tied to a radio store. Arraigned before United States Commissioner Lee Band he was jailed in Wyandotte County awaiting removal to Missouri. He previously served a year and one day for transporting a stolen automobile from East City to Topeka.
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Leavenworth
Kans
Dan
John
Hagan
Midwest Detective Agency
Kansas City
Jan
Lee Band
Wyandotte County
Ea City
Topeka
Large Ponderosa lemon showcased in Texas window display
Mrs Hart of 826 New York Street claims a giant Ponderosa lemon weighing 74 Jobs and 18 inch in circumference from Harlingen Texas residents. The fruit, exhibited in the south window of Jeffries Dry Goods where she worked, is linked to a murder verdict return.
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Hart
New York Street
Harling- Bt Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Jeffries. Dry Goods
Harti
John Curry Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
A jury in Pa sentenced John Curry, 14, to life imprisonment after a first degree murder verdict in the Nelson D. Rehmger case. The trial of co defendant Wilbert Hess began as Curry's deliberation finished. Twenty seven prisoners remain in the county jail, with several completing terms and others transferred to state facilities.
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John Curry
Nelson D. Rehmger
Curry
Wilbert Hess
French Association of Women Plans Event for City Jail
Report notes a planned program by the French Association of Women at the city jail. Two sleepers were found at the jail overnight with one lasting through the night.
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Ional
Fay
Woiplamas
Asca
Uni
Fifth Vespers Sunday Feature at University Auditorium
The fifth weekly Sunday afternoon organ vespers will be played by Laurel Everette Anderson, University organist, in the new Auditorium at 4 o clock January 13. Prof Waldemar Gelich from the University violin department will assist by playing Mendelssohn Violin Concerto middle movement with the organist. A large crowd attended last Sunday and services will continue while popular.
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Laurel Everette
Anderson
University
Waldemar Gelich
University Department of Violin
Mendelssohn
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Hoover receives Elihu Root for talks at breakfast
Washington reports Elihu Root, former secretary of state, met with President-elect Hoover at the Hoover home. The discussion touched Latin American affairs and aviation links to South America as Western senators joined Hoover for farm relief plans and legislative outlook.
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Washington
Elihu Root
New York
Roosevelt
Hoover
S. Street
Root
South America
Watson
Indiana
Senate
Congress
Bingham
Connecticut
South América
Committee On Insular Possessions
Porto Rico
Havana
San Juan
Vandenburg
Michigan
Orchard Meetings Held in Douglas County by KSAC Specialist
W R Martin orchard specialist from Kansas State Agricultural College led two orchard meetings in Douglas County under the Douglas County Farm Bureau. An orchard pruning demonstration took place at W E Roehring farm near Lawrence with farmers and Lawrence High School vocational agriculture students attending. An afternoon session in the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce building featured Martin and B Wells discussing orchard and vineyard issues.
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W. R. Martin
Kansas State Agricultural College
Douglas County
Douglas County Farm Bureau
W. E. Roehring
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Martin
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
FB. B. Wells
Ali
Kappa Sigma Wins Kiami U Intramural Swimming Meet
The Kappa Sigma fraternity captured the intramural swimming tournament ending yesterday with 82 points, winning six of nine events. F. M. K. club finished second with 404 points, Pi Kappa Alpha third with 30, and Phi Chi fourth with 28. Stephen Lee set several new intramural records as Kappa Sigma star.
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Kappa Sigma Fraternity
F. M
Pi Kappa Alpha
Phi Chi
Stephen ‘Lee
Kappa Sig Star
Slaying Verdict Linked to Bullard Case in Missouri
Coroner's jury in Holden, Missouri returns verdict that Clay Branch died at hands of Prentis Bullard, tenant on Branch farm. Bullard arrested after confessional claim of self defense following retrieval of Branch's body from the scene.
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Clay_Branch
Holden
Clay Branch
Kingsville
Printis Bullard
Bullard
Branch
Drama League reads Royal Family at January meeting
Lawrence Drama League members heard a reading of The Royal Family by Mrs. A J Mix at the Unitarian Church. The program aims to present planned plays. flu disruptions affected schedules. committee studies league affiliation. A separate item reports Dr Amante Rongetti found guilty of manslaughter in the Loretta Enders case. prosecutors satisfied with conviction. defense to seek new trial January 18. Also noted are obituaries for Maude Baker and Viola Harris with funeral details and survivors.
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Lawrence ‘Drama League
League
Unitarian Church
A. J. Mix
Cavendish
America
George Kaufman
Edna Ferber
League of America
Chicago
Amante Rongetti
Loretta Enders
Rongetti
Supreme Court
Bongetti
Seme
William Scott Stewart
Witnes
Plain Talk On Musical Artists At National Civic Music Meet
Chicago AP report on the National Civic Music Association conference where 200 delegates discuss talent in blunt terms. They aim to arrange engagements or drop artists. a Chicago Civic Opera star praised by some is deemed “too high hat” and a touring opera singer barred after a town hall incident.
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Chicago
National Civic Music Association
Chicago Civic, Opera Company
High Hat
Hold Annual Meeting of First Baptist Men's Brotherhood
The Men's Brotherhood of the First Baptist church held its annual meeting at the home of Dr and Mrs W C Mc Connell on New Hampshire Street. An oyster supper followed with officers elected including Dr McConnell as president W C Simons as president of the men s bible class A T Johnston as vice president and G W Schell as secretary treasurer Short talks were given by new officers and greetings extended by church leaders. Entertainment featured two piano solos by Don Burnett and magic by Mr Philbin.
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Men’s Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church
W. C. McConnell
New Hampshire
Dr. McConnell
Brotherhood
W. C.’ Simons
A.T. Johnston
G. W. Schell
Ray Q. Brewster
H. W. Keene
C. W. Thomas
J. F. Watts
Don Burnett
Mr. Philbin
Lawrence evening school class organizes for six week term
Enrollments and organization of the Lawrence evening school class will be completed next Tuesday at 8 o'clock in the high school building. Additional enrollment for five classes was taken last night. Instructors include L Emmett in mechanical drawing, Carl Graeber in plumbing, W H Allm in show card writing, Mrs J S Daniels in sewing, and Mrs Roxali Seabury in home decoration. Tuition is not charged but a 2 enrollment fee is required at registration, refundable if three quarters of classes are attended.
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Lawrence Evening School
Lawrence High School
Ralph Graber
Lawrence
L. “ Emmett
Carl Graeber
W.H. Allm
J. 5. Daniels
Roxali Seabury
Graber
Emmett
Seabury
Lawrence Public School
Rogers Endorsed for Hoover Cabinet Over GOP Opposition
Oklahoma City January 14 AP The Oklahoma house adopted a resolution endorsing Tulsa banker Harry H. Rogers for a post in Herbert Hoover's cabinet amid Republican dissent. The plan pointed to the interior secretaryship, though no specific role was named, by Allen Street and E W Snoddy.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Harry H. Rogers
Tulsa
Herbert Hoover
Allen Street
E. W. Snoddy
Alva
Interior Department
Real Estate Transfer and Divorce Filed in Douglas County
Eva A West transfers the 120 acre tract in section 9, township 1, range 18 to Lloyd W West. Bertha Cheasbro sues for divorce from Clarence C Cheasbro in Douglas County District Court. Clarence Cheasbro is a barber at Watkins shop Ninth and Massachusetts Street.
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Eva A. West
Lloyd W. West
Ney Section
Bertha Cheasbro
Douglas County
Clarence C. Cheasbro
Clero
Watkins Shop
Ninth and
Massachusetts Street
Wide Range of Opinion on Kellogg Treaty Expressed
Washington January 11 AP reports the Kellogg treaty to outlaw war has sparked a wide range of senatorial opinions. The record shows terse epigrams from Wagner Blaine Shortridge Swanson Reed Walsh Ransell and McLean, reflecting views on the pact’s merits and obligations.
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Washington
Wagner
New York
Blaine
Wisconsin
Board Dismisses Charge Against Jamestown Teacher Evolution
Jamestown Tennessee January 11 1931 AP The Board of Education dismissed the charge that Professor Elmore Gentry violated Tennessee law banning teaching evolution in public schools The witnesses failed to appear and the defendant testified no evolution theory was taught in his class The complaint stemmed from his allowing An Outline of History to be in the school library.
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Jamestown
Tenn
Tennessee
Elmore Gentry
Board of Education
Tooms
Gentry
Resort paid the most Le Touquet receipts exceed two million
AP reports that Le Touquet led the French coast resorts in 1927 spending, with totals from Le Touquet Gannes Deauville Biarritz Nice Vichy Aix les Bains and Le Baule totaling over ten million dollars. Le Touquet and Cannes each topped two million, Deauville just under.
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le Touquet
Channel
Gannes
Deauville
Biarritz
Nice
Vichy
Aix-les-Bains
le Baule
le Tonguet
Cannes
Radio Listings and Program Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary radio schedule shows morning and afternoon time blocks across stations like KYW WSM KWK KDKA and others. Entries include music shows such as “An Easy Deterrio te” and operatic pieces, with listing notes for stations KWK KDKA WREN and WKBO among many.
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Buncot
Yesterda
KDKA
WREN
KYOO
WRAA
AWOST
WSM
WMC
WSB
WIAX
KOA
KSL
KGO
EFI
KGW
Rob Rey
WIZ
Kdka Wie
WLUW
KYW
EVOO
KPRO
KSTF
Directory supplement to KU books upcoming corrections and additions
A supplement to the University student directory, edited by John Foster of Lawrence, will be issued by the Men's Student Council. It lists new students, address changes, new faculty, and corrections to the main directory issued last fall. Distribution is expected by February 5, with each student entitled to a copy.
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Men’s Student Council
John Foster
Lawrence
Weathered roads keep students home and church off
Hebper community notes widespread illness and travel disruption due to storm. Several area families report absences from school and canceled Sunday services. Walter Welborn of Waverly died recently. his daughter Stella is seriously ill. Various local residents visit, host, and travel despite poor roads.
Valley Grove Community Notes and Anecdotes
Valley Grove reports no church services or Sunday school last Sunday. Hope for attendance next week. Mrs. Detla Wei hic is in the al Hopital and expected to return home soon. Andrew Hamilton spent Monday with the United family. Mrs. Unfeejl injured recently in A gall but able to move with help. A group from MacLouth visited the Tra Ward family. Lawrence Ward returned with them to MecLouth for work. Eberhard sr. improving after illness. Champion in McLouth Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Houk relocated to Lalyrence and stay on Credan avenue. John Walk grandfather of Mrs. Dan Petrie died December 29. funeral at McLouth with Rev. Arthur Wards officiating. interment in McLouth cemetery. Local farmers busy harvesting corn between storms. Grant of Kaw Valley Hatchery visited Petrie’s several evenings. Local youth enjoyed skating on the creek as ice improved after thaw. Lawrence and Louis Unfred also mentioned.
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Vernon Kasberger
John Kasberger
Ed Rabe
Irvin Votan
Henry Deckwa
Edward
Wesley
Deckwa
Philip Gabriel
L.E. Klopfenstein
Luther Jr
Larry
Lawrence Showers
Grob
Mis
Alvin Gabriel
Esther Gabriel
Kansas City
Alma Bagby
Ella Burnell
Oscar Westerhouse
Irene Witt
Kaw Valley
Bernice Stanley
Izses Lucille
Dorothy
Albert’ Kasbergier
Pittsburg
Myres
Bonner, Springs
Raymond Stanley
Eldon Votayy
Gerald Khabe
Eudora
Eudore
Roy
Céri Kurtz
Elmer Kurtz
Ernest Milburn
Bobby
Doris Dean
Lawrance
Milburn
Robert Anton
Myp
Louie Seiwald
Claya
John Rasbersres
Och
Detla Weihic
al Hopital
Andrew Hamilton
United Family
Unfeejl
MacLouth
Tra Ward
Lawrence Ward
MecLouth
Eberhard
Auste Iif
Idte Butv
McLouth
Houk
Lalyrence
Mr. Grant
Mr. Petrie
Lawrence
Louis
Mary Miles
Lawrence Hospital
Miles
Mary Stevens
Ella Plummer
Chester
George
Oscar
Elmer
Mr. Miles
Rumsey
C. A. Richards
Dan Smith
A. Ward
Ira
Ward
Lawrence Anfred
Edna Stewart
Ira Ward
Octave Ford
Richard Petrie
Luther Anfred
Whiting
QO. P. Houk
Ternotn
Champion
C. G. Petrie
Frank Dietrich
South Dakota
Anthony Dietrich
Johnson
Harold and
Evelyn Chamnidn
Community notes pay tribute and report local events
Obituaries honor 83 year old Mary Miles of this community who died in Lawrence Hospital. Her family includes seven children and grandchildren. funeral services held at Rumsey funeral home. Other notices mention Mrs. Harmon 75, C. G. Petrie’s farm work, road accidents, and multiple local visits, illnesses, and church activities amid a severe snowstorm on U.S. 40 impairing travel and causing damage to vehicles.
Oak Ridge Cards Announce Mil dred E Smith Willard Cartwright Marriage
Oak Ridge informs readers of the marriage of Miss Mildred E Smith to Willard Cartwright set for December 29 in Burlingame. Smith, a former Douglas county home demonstration agent, will reside in Hollywood after the wedding with Cartwright who lives in California. Parents of the bride reside in Burlingame.
Stock farmer regains health after Sargon treatment
Frank McFall a stock farmer from Smithville Mississippi reports dramatic health recovery after using Sargon and Sargon Soft Mass Pills. He cites relief from headaches dizziness and digestive issues with improved appetite energy and digestion. He says his constipation is gone and credits the treatment for his recovery. Sargon available in Lawrence from the Round Corner Drug Company.
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Frank McFall
Roe
P. No
Smithville
Thain
Mel
Kansas City
Lawrence
Round Corner Drust Company
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Lindsborg
Dutton Bridge
Maude Baker
New Jersey Street
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K. U
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Hebner
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Waverly
Kan
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Welborn
Tresper
Fred Neil
John Lehman
Dork Dean
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Henry Carginess
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Eliott
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Steve Daniels
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Marvin Stewart
Mr. Miller
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Price
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Williams
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Commons
Milford Miller
Lois Laptad
Fi Scott
Johns
Laptad
Lawrence Flower Club
Kathleen Doering
Doering
Kansas University
Johnnie Doyle
Jones
Duoln Clevinger's
Oak Ridge
Mildred E. Smith
Willard Cartwright
Burlingame
Miss Smith
Douglas’ County
Cartwright
Hollywood
Frank Walters
Bertha Knop
C. C. Miller
Ed Garrett
Charlie Wood Friay
Oakridge Farm Bureau
J. &. Smith
Elizabeth Randie
Chamber of Commerce
A. R. Reed
Mesdames A. R. Colman
W. F. Elkin
Joe Pruitt
Kanwaka
Oakridge
John Clevenger
Glenn and
Ardell
Siele
Brackett
F-H. Leonhard
Arthur
Homier
Alfred Hack
John Herbert Toms
Otto Dietz
Ahred Heck
Agnes Pine
Helen Miller
Herbert Nunemaker
John Wise
Rumsey Bros. Funeral Home
Ind. St
Merchant National Bank
Bill
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