Woodring Becomes Kansas Governor In Inauguration
Gov Harry Woodring was sworn in as Kansas governor, a Democratic shift from Republicans, in Topeka ceremony with 4000 in attendance. The 44 year old former banker pledged a safe sound business administration and equal justice to all. Military parade featured national guardsmen, army, and university bands. Nine other elected officials took oaths, including associate justice and state treasurer.
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Hell Topeka
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Rankfort
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Bert P. Taer
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Weather brief from Arkansas City and Douglas county roads
Fragmentary weather note reports good pocent at Arkansas City and mentions Douglas county roads and temperatures. Details are incomplete but suggest a brief local forecast or observe conditions for drivers and residents.
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Arkansas City
Douglas
Owl
Inauguration Shapes Kansas Legislature Party Caucuses
Topeka Jan 12 AP The Kansas legislature parties move toward organization after inauguration. Senate Republicans meet at 3 30 PM with Dr J W Gril lieutenant governor contender among candidates. House Republicans convene at 4 PM led by John D M Hamilton while party leaders seek a speaker and floor leadership amid a tight party split.
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Kansas joins Big Six action over athlete recruitment
The Big Six committee found Kansas University guilty of recruiting athletes but kept both basketball and football personnel intact amid a broad inquiry. Officials and unofficial representatives were cited for violations while specifics pointed to four basketball and four football players under scrutiny.
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Two Transoceanic Flyers Missing Over Atlantic
Horta Azores January 1942 AP report states two flyers Lt. William Hart and Mrs. Beryl Hart disappeared after taking off from Ham, aiming for Paris in a mono plane with 300 gallons of gas. They were not heard from as rockets and coastwatchers sought any sign along Western Europe and African coast lines.
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Azores
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Notre Dame Backfield Star Named Assistant Grid Coach at Kansas
Notre Dame star LaMoon wheel named assistant grid coach at Kansas by athletic director Jet Cc Allen. He replaces a disappointed backfield tutor amid new contracts for staff including Bill Hargiss and Mike Getto from Pittsburgh. The piece also reports a separate violent incident with Belcastro shot five times and hospitalized in critical condition and a robbery arrest of rancher P Binning and Mrs Hazel Wind in Sedan, Kansas.
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Getto
Pittsburgh
Belcastro
Gelereat
Coane Heid
Okls
Jan Goth P Binning
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Sedan
Kan
New
Crosley Radi
Mo mob burns Black teacher and slays another in school siege
Reports describe a mob in Maryville Missouri seizing and burning Raymond Gunn a Black man accused by officials of assaulting Miss Velma Colter a 19 year old teacher. Colter died from injuries as the mob torched the rural Garre school building with holes in the roof and floors. A guard detachment was mobilized to prevent further violence while authorities said Gunn confessed before being moved for safekeeping.
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Colter
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Eherts Hare England
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Rathburn
Mins Colter
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St. Joseph Mo
Kansas City
Jackson County
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Roam
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Robbers Active in Baldwin Last Night
Robbers broke into three properties in Baldwin last night causing noticeable damage. Local authorities are investigating the break ins and reviewing security footage for leads. No injuries reported and residents are urged to report suspicious activity.
Senate confirms Fletcher without second vote
A fragmented report notes the Senate today confirmed Fletcher without a second vote after questioning by Aintte et Borah of Idaho and a reply by Reed of Pennsylvania. Page and Coulter were mentioned as having been proved without debate.
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Senate
Aintte Et Borah
Idaho
Fletcher
Benator Reed
Republiblican
Pennsylvania
Mietcher Tiene
Page
Coulter
Local youth narrowly escapes injury in plane crash
Don Hahn, a local amateur aviator, crashed an old Curtiss biplane at Municipal Airport while landing. The propeller struck a dirt mound, the fuselage collapsed, wings wrecked, but Hahn exited uninjured aside from a bad jolt. Eyewitness William Wells, age 98, reported the craft rose about twenty five feet, then tipped and struck the ground. The University aviation department says the propeller failure caused the loss, and reports note several minor accidents at the field may lead to tighter controls.
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Department of Commerce
Violent clashes erupt as nationalist protests flare in Bombay
In Bombay, police clash with nationalist sympathizers during protests at hangings of four men convicted of murdering a Sholapur policeman. Demonstrators attack streetcars and vehicles, stun officers, and crowd around constables, who are forced to retreat as mourners honor the dead amid the turmoil.
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Kansas Banking Merger and House Budget Moves
In Topeka Kansas the Bala State Bank Bala and Farmers bank merger received approval from the state bank commissioner. The House slowed a special appropriation bill moving to conference with the Senate. A vote will reveal floor support for the senate amendment while leaders expect Republican Garner to back broad support.
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County Officials Begin New Terms in Douglas County
Four new Douglas county officers took office after the November general election with a two year term. John Callahan became clerk of the court replacing D F Smith who did not seek re election. Lloyd Hoover will be treasurer next October with deputy Arthur Gardner of Baldwin. Mrs Cman named deputy clerk of the court. Sheriff work moved into the new sheriff's house at 941 Missouri St. Rutherford and Turner transition details were noted as undecided.
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Hoan Ceday
Dyer Er- Seale
Natal
R. Rutherford
Walter Nieder
Huston Turner
John “Pat” Callahan
D. F. Smith
Lloyd Hoover
Arthur Gardner
Baldwin
Metsker
Pee
C. Man
Callahan
Dunkley
Rutherford
Missouri
Lynn Returned From Kinsley To Jail
Robert Lyany 22, once posing as a Minnesota university football star and member of Roxy's gang in New York, is jailed after being arrested on a $25 worthless check and a $3 check in an alleged loot tied to a Lawrence high school safes burglary. Deputy Huston Turner snatched him at Kinsley while Chief Camalogs sought his surrender. investigators link him to the high school theft and a Lawrence student clue.
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New York City
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Huston Turner
Lynn
W. J. Camalogs
Howard Sutherland
Board of Education
Coe’s
Avants
Benett
Bing
Finger
Cummings
Lawrence High School
Inaugural Escort Details From Two Kansas Cities Arrive
Five motorcycle police from Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri passed through Lawrence this morning en route to Topeka to be on duty for the inauguration. From Kansas City Missouri were W Crowl Jay Weigerian L M Bigus Charles William Frick Sergeant Charles F Raven led the Kansas City Kansas group. Other officers included Homer Lucas William Cargill Pete Miller and L A Frieid. Kansas City Kansas officers were regular traffic patrolmen while those from Kansas City Missouri were patrolmen.
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Kan
Lawrence
Topeka
Harry Woodbnier
W. Crowl
Jay Weigerian
L. M. Bigus
Charles William Frick
Charles F. Raven
Homer Lucas
William Cargill
Pete Miller
Cotton Mills Closed Thrown 20,000 Workers Idle in Lockout
AP reports 20,000 mill workers were idle as cotton mills shut down following a lockout declared after 5,000 weavers struck in protest. The shutdown took effect at noon Saturday, with full effects evident the following day as mills ceased operations. The notice mentions a new electric washer price and a furniture ad.
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Sennen Otto Mills
Case Against Parsons Woman Clerk Dismissed
A Parsons clerk case was dismissed for lack of evidence after a judge ruled ballots manipulation claims could not be proven. Testimony from election board members indicated she miscalled ballots and the case involved the second precinct of the second ward. The dismissal follows related county election actions and notes from AP coverage.
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Oklahoma inaugurates Governor Murray and state officials
William H. Murray was sworn in as the ninth governor of Oklahoma in a ceremony attended by state officials. The oath was administered by the governor's 61-year-old father, and the state supreme court later administered oaths to other elective officials. Murray began his inaugural address while addressing ongoing parole and related reforms.
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William H. Murray
Reese Geveraee
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State Supreme Court
Murray
Sunday Golf Ban Considered by City Commission
The Lawrence city commission, after a discussion with railroad officials on a North Lawrence viaduct, moved to amend an ordinance to ban Sunday miniature golf at indoor and outdoor venues. Action followed reports of old pumps' efficiency upgrades and a plan to enforce year round prohibition. The meeting also covered appraisers for public improvements, building inspections, and permit valuations as Fred Stubeck reported twelve permit grants totaling $7,085 with $165 in fees.
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W. C. Ellis
Baldwin Mitchell
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Miller
C. H. Daugherty
Frank
Fred Stubeck
Byrd
Byrd Lecture to Feature Antarctic Explorer at University
Admiral Richard E. Byrd will speak at the University Bridews on February 6 as part of the lecture course. Reserved seats and season tickets are available at the university office. His talk covers the Antarctic expedition and the flight to the South Pole, with motion pictures showing the journey, unknown regions, and life in Little America under Byrd’s direction.
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Byrd
R. U. Business Office
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Little America
City and Union Pacific discuss a viaduct plan
City officials and Union Pacific representatives met at City Hall to review a proposed viaduct in Olgence aligned with 4& North Beyester by the Chamber of Commerce. Three options were discussed, an underpass facing drainage objections and two other locations. plans and cost estimates will be drafted for company review.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Ellis
W. L. Brayton
Omaha
John Robinson
Ens
Chamber of Commerce Good Roads Committee
Geo Hedrick
Chamber
State Highway Commission
Lawrence
Brayton
Two Houses Entered by Thieves and One Robbed
Thieves forced entry to two houses last night but only one was robbed. At 630 Ohio Street C. W. Sparr lost a pearl handled carving set and a solid silver bread tray. A pocketbook found in the yard held nothing of value. The second home at 1417 Rhode Taland Street shows no theft as the family was away.
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C. W. Sparr
Ohio Street
Tax Payments Increase in Kansas Despite Rate Cut
Kansas tax collections rose by 1,000,000 dollars for July to December 1929 compared with the previous year despite a 1 percent rate cut for 1930. Internal Revenue collector H. H. Motter said only about 21 accounts remain open, accounting for under 5,000 dollars. Motter expects 1931 receipts to match 1930 as the rate rises next year.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
H. H. Motter
Internal Revenue
Woman injured in Kansas car crash near Ness City
Laura Neel, 45, of Ness City Kansas, sustained severe internal injuries when a car she rode in overturned on a curve on Highway 35 miles west of Ness City. A son and another occupant escaped injury. Neel was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Wen Laura Neel
Ness City
Kaw
Yesterere
Here
Nell
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