Expect Reprieve in Hauptmann Clemency Plea Hearings
The New Jersey Court of Pardons began secret deliberations on Bruno Richard Hauptmanns clemency plea at 4 05 p m as Governor Hoffman ordered questioning of Dr John F Condon about possible confederates The session followed Hauptmanns trial evidence claims and the ladder exhibit used in the Lindbergh baby case The governor indicated possible further delays and that Condon might be detained for questioning before the execution date set for Friday night
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Trenton
N. d
Court of Pardons
Bruns
Richard Hauptmann
State House
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
John F. Condon
Harold G. Hoffman
David T. Wilents
Condon
Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Luther A. Campbell
Hoffman
Erasmus Hudson
Capitol
Harald G. Hoffman
Pardons Court
Jassie
Dr. Condon
Cristobal
New Jersey
Condon question row linked to Lindbergh case sparks denial
Ralph Hacker, son in law of Mrs. Lindbergh intermediary Jaasie, says Dr. John Condon has been willing to be questioned at all times. He notes Hoffman noneffort to summon Condon and cites a reported bribe offer of 250000 to alter Condon’s story. Condon had left for a rest with Mrs Hacker in ill health aboard the Santa Rita for Panama.
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Dr. Condon
Jafsie
Apariat
New York
Jan. l
Hacker
Fort Lee
N. 3
Hoffman
Condon
Board of Pardons
Bruno Hauptmann
Jassie
City Island
Bronx
Hauptmann
Pr. Condon
Probate Will Appeal Involving Perkins Family
A transcript of an appeal granted by Probate Judge L H Menger from an order admitting the will of Leander Wilkes Perkins to probate has been filed in district court. W E Perkins brother appeals the probate order while John Bradford Perkins is named as sole heir and executor without bond.
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L. H. Menger
Leander Wilkes Perkins
W.E. Perkins
Eudora
John Bradford Perkins
S. Josephine Hill
Walter G. Thiele
W. E. Perkins
P T A Convention Dates Advance One Day in Parsons
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers executive board met in Parsons and moved the annual state convention dates ahead by one day. The event, originally set for April 8 9 16, now shifts to new dates with Mrs. B F Langworthy of Chicago slated to address attendees. New officers will be elected.
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Parents and Teachers
Parsons
Kan
The
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Congress
B. F. Langworthy
Chicago
National P.T. A
Framework on farm program outlined in closed session
A 13-member farmers committee submitted draft principles for a new farm program to Secretary Wallace and aides in a closed conference. They discussed soil conservation, production control and cash aid, with overall aim to replace the AAA through a composite plan. Howard Tolley was invited, signaling emphasis on subsidized soil conservation and possible cash payments to farmers.
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Washington
Wallace
Chester C. Davis
AAA
Smith
D-Sc
Senate Agricultural Committee
Jones
D- Tex
House Farm Group
Louis Taber
National Grange
Farm Committee
Farmers’ Committee
Davis
Suizard
Howard R. Torley
United States
Tolley
Giannini Foundation
California
Roosevelt
Chester Davis
Farmers
Bomber Lands Safely Without Landing Gear
A U S Army bomber with three crew aboard landed safely at Rockwell field after its retractable landing gear failed to lower. Second Lieutenant Paul Balfour piloted the craft with one crewman parachuting to safety from March field Riverside. Private George L. Brown fractured his ankle on landing. Other passengers were Set. Ray Riley and Private Robert Hart. An all time California vehicle registration record was being set with 2,195,600 vehicles listed in ten months vs 2,107,275 in 1931.
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San Diego
Calif
Rockwell Field
Paul Balfour
Coronado
Earth
Balfour
March Field
Riverside
Here
George L. Brown
Set
Ray Riley
Holton
Robert Hart
Oakland
California
Bonus Speculation Centers on Senate Vote
Washington discusses the Senate action as conferees push for concessions in the bonus bill after the House passed a cash bonus measure 356 to 59. The finance committee reviews a substitute with less than full cash, while munitions hearings loom with J. P. Morgan and partners set for next week.
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Washington
Senate
House
Munitions Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Munitions Committee
J. P. Morgan
Makale recaptured rumor unsettles Addis Ababa reports
A rumor of Makale recapture by Ethiopians circulated in Addis Ababa but officials said they had no knowledge of it. Italian sources claimed Ethiopian losses as Italians and natives fought at confluence of Gabat and Gheva rivers. Rome reported victory with several Italian and native fatalities and the fascist grand council meeting was postponed from January 18 to February 1 without explanation.
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Atchison, Kan
Chaloner B. Schley
Colorado
Maryland
Here
Schley
Southern Gold Mines, Inc
Colorado Springs
Eccleston
Schleys
West
Colorad Springs
St. Joseph
Topeka
Santa Fe Railroad
Atchison
C. B. Schley
Makale
Addis Ababa
Tney
Maksale
Ethiopia
Rome
Gabat
Gheva
Thal
Grand Enancil
Business Girls Are Best Actresses Says Janet Gaynor
Hollywood star Janet Gaynor argues business girls outperform screen actresses, citing her shoe sales job in San Francisco and millinery work as proving ground. She says saleswomen demonstrate genuine acting in daily tasks and that Hollywood would overflow if successful business girls pursued acting.
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Hollywood
Calif
Janet Gaynor
San Francisco
Miss Gaynor
Italian Americans flood officials with protest letters
Italian Americans send large numbers of protest letters to President Roosevelt and the state department over sanctions and embargo policies. Most are mimeographed and form letters. White House dispatches copies to the state department for acknowledgment at 500 to 1,000 daily. Sedalia notes the death of John L. Sullivan, 58, former Missouri secretary of state, a Democratic figure for decades, with his son John L. Sullivan Jr. a Topeka salesman. The stock market index, averaging 60 stocks, sits at 474.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
White House
Aoncigs
Missouri
Sedalia
John L. Sullivan
Gardner
Eugene Sullivan
Sullivan
John L. Sullivan, Jr
Topeka
Kan
Landon Kansas Day Headliner
Toneka officials announce Gov. Alf Landon will headline the Kansas Day banquet January 2 with out-of-state speaker Mrs. Wilma Hoyle. The event marks Kansas’s 74th anniversary admission to the union as plans call for the largest gathering yet.
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Toneka
Kansas Day Club
Gav
Alf M. Landen
Wilma Hoyle
Washington
Republican National
Landon
Women may pay and pay alimony grounds in divorce bill
Boston readers learn of a bill in the state house of representatives that would allow a husband seeking divorce on grounds such as impotence adultery desertion or gross intoxication to be granted alimony from his wife. The proposal reverses common notions of alimony responsibility and outlines several grounds for divorce and financial support.
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Boston
State House of Representatives
Gypsies Sought in Chickasha Confidence Scam
Police chase leads to search for a band of gypsies linked to an alleged confidence game in Chickasha Oklahoma. Mrs George Cald widow of a city laundryman lost 5000 dollars in the scheme. Nurses conference in Kansas City Kansas underway with more than 125 nurses from Catholic hospitals attending. Temperature tops 62 degrees in Pittsburg Kansas with prior days at 50. FHA loan ad from Eldridge Hotel through January 18.
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Chickasha
Okla
George Cald
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas State Sodality Union
Pittsburg
Geo. McCarty
Eldridge Hotel
Ady
Landslide disaster in Colombia leaves hundreds feared dead
Bogota reports more than 300 killed after a powerful earthquake triggered landslides that destroyed Tuquerres and villages in Narino province. Relief official Martinez flies to Pasta to coordinate aid as lines of communication remain down. A sole survivor described a massive slide that buried La Chorrera under a cratered landscape of mud and smoke.
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Bogota
Colombia
Tuquerres
Narino
South American
Martinez
Pasta
Paste
Narino Province
Sapuyes
Alban
Pinzon
la Chorrera
Tuuerres
Shocks Rattle Great Falls Montana City
Three rumbling earth tremors shook Great Falls Montana today. The first quake hit shortly after 11 a.m. and two more followed in rapid succession, each lasting about three seconds. Dishes rattled on shelves but no damage was reported and other Montana cities did not feel the tremors.
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Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Jury Awards 12600 in Heart Balm Suit in Charlotte
A Charlotte jury awarded F. Brandon Smith Jr. 12600 against his former father in law Joseph F Cannon for alienation of affection. The verdict covered 12000 actual and 600 punitive damages after five and a half hours of deliberation. Smith, 29, real estate broker, alleged Cannon ruined his marriage to gain custody of granddaughter Anne Cannon Reynolds, heiress to Reynolds tobacco wealth.
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W. F. Harding
Smith
Charlotte
Anne Cannon Reynolds
Reynolds Tobacco
Kansas farmers weigh new programs after AAA loss
Kansas City area extension chief H Umberger says farmers will judge any new program by AAA results. He notes little protest has arrived from farmers, just local calls and few letters statewide. Meanwhile Northwest Missouri editors elect Marion W Stauffer as association president at the 46th annual convention.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
AAA
H. Umberger
Kansas State College Extension Service
Umberger
Supreme Court
Missouri
St. Joseph
Marion W. Stauffer
Maryville Daily Forum
Northwest Missouri Press Association
State Asks Five Million For Grade Crossing Removal In Kansas
Topeka reports the Kansas highway department seeks the full 5.2408 million dollars in federal funds for the railroad crossing elimination program. About 34 percent of the Kansas share has gone to the Bureau of Public Roads in Washington, with projects totaling roughly 1.8 million dollars approved. The remaining 66 percent rests with Jonas Graber and Evan Griffith for approval before final federal action in Omaha and Washington.
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Topeka
H. P. Barnes
Kansas Highway Department
Foi
Kansas
Washington
Jonas Graber
National Emergency Council
Evan Griffith
WPA
Graber
Griffith
Federal Bureau of Roads
Omaha
Believe Fortney Robbery Cleared
The December 27 robbery of Dr. A. M. Fortney’s home at 2200 Vermont Street was cleared yesterday as one man confessed involvement and another was implicated. Part of the stolen goods was recovered. Suspects Emil Fosse in Kansas City Kansas and E Frye in Kansas City Missouri were identified.
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Dr. A. M. Fortney
Vermont Street
Emil Fosse
Kansas City
Kan
Fosse
E. Frye
Posse
Frye
Will Johns
Tom McCall
Hubie Hunter
Karl Kroener
North Lawrence
Jerry Curtis
Baldwin
Fortneys
Koerner Tater
Curtis Station
State
Hunter
Douglas County
Curtis
Rob a Lunchroom Warrant Issued for Pair in St Joseph Raid
Warrantss issued early today for Felse and Frye by County Attorney Richard Stevens. Deputies,Lawrence police, and Missouri authorities linked them to a St Joseph gang and Fortney robbery. In Kansas City, a separate holdup at Marko's lunchroom netted $20 to $25, a register, and keys. three Italians described.
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Felse
Frye
Richard Stevens
Game Price
Will Johns
Kansas City
Lawrence
Althe
Missouri
Rye
St. Joseph
Johnson County
Kaw
Fortney
GET Cash Register
St. Jozeph
Board of Agriculture Elects New Officers at Topeka Meet
Kansas farmers returned home after the annual board of agriculture session. Delegates praised Gov Alf M Lindon administration and urged Congress to act on an economic plan for agriculture. R C Berzley of Girard was elected president with S A Fields of McPherson as vice president and T D Dosserand of Coneland as treasurer. J C Mohler of Topeka was reelected secretary. The board also backed a nation wide soil and land erosion program.
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Topeka
Jan. Jr
Kansas
Board of Agriculture
Alf M. Lindon
AAA
Congress
R. C. Berzley
Girard
Suced
W. Taylor
Abilene
S. A. Fields
McPherson
Oi T D. Dosserand
Coneland
J. C. Mohler
Second fire victim dies in Kansas City oil tank blast
In Kansas City Kansas City area an oil tank car fire in the North Kansas City yards claimed a second victim Henry Henneberg 1 a Wabash employee died of burns suffered late yesterday Another casualty Harry Ross 60 a car repairer died late last night He attempted to rescue the two men His son Wilber Ross was burned but released from hospital today
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Kansas City
Henry Henneberg
Harry Ross
Wilber Ross
Gashland
Nominees for Douglas County Red Cross Board Election
Corlett Colton chairs the nominations panel for the Red Cross in Douglas County announcing a list of 25 nominees for the county board of directors to be elected at the annual meeting on Wednesday January 15. Township representatives will also be chosen. 13 directors total with committee chairpersons auto serving.
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Corlett Colton
Douglas County
Red Cross
of the Red Cross
Bord
W. Armstrong
H. C._Alinkin
K. F. Abels
Clyde Bell
W.C. Boardman
George Bradshaw
Glenn Chariton
H. B. Chubb
George Docking
C. J. Dodds
Harald Fisher
R. M. Fitzpatrick
Cheorge Hedrick
Fred Isaacs
Russell M. Kelley
Joseph King
I. N. Lewis
E. C. Lupton
Clarence Maier
W, Kk. Pendleton
W. H. Ruese
Walter Sehanl
John Selig
M. T. Sadler
Neal Wherry
Kansas Weather Forecast and Road Conditions Report
Forecast for Kansas shows generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with a slight warmup in the east. Morning outlook clear to partly cloudy around Topeka with dirt roads good except rough in Topeka Ottawa and Manhattan and soft near Emporia. Temperatures recorded show a high of 29 and a low around 38.
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Kansas
East Port Lon
Toneka
Topeka
Ottawa
Manhattan
Emporia
Douglas Creunty
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C. Lloyd Fisher
Defense Counsel
David T. Wilentz
Flemington
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Hunterdon County
Hauck
J. Matthiesen
Hauptman
Panama
New Deal and Agricultural Leaders
Capital
Italy
U. 3
Massachusetts
Dr. Albright
D.C
Bureau of Public Roads and Emergency Council
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Marko's
East Eighth Street
Marko
George Chapman
Chapman
Louis J. Marko
Fred Vorler
Jude Anderson
Wabash Railroad
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Earl H. Laughlin
Kathryn Fdith Hill
Conway
Hamilton
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Japan
Lemion
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Oklahoma City
Marland
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