No Motive Seen in Topeka Double Death Case
Topeka January 13 AP The deaths of Mr and Mrs Dan Hammatt in their Westboro home are certified as homicide and death by own action by Shawnee County coroner Dr H L Clark who says he and police officials share the belief of murder and death by own action No inquest planned unless desired by family County Attorney Lester Goodell backs inquest to halt rumors Dean Rogers veriff continues investigation with no new evidence found No motive for the shootings evident Also brief notes on local unemployment in Ardmore and two escapes from the Topeka boys industrial school
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Dan ©. Hammatt
Westboro
H. L. Clark
Shawnee County
Clark
Lester Goodell
Altho
Dean Rogers Veriff
Albert C. Ritchie Seen as Possible Roosevelt Cabinet Pick
The fifth installment highlights Albert Cabell Ritchie, Maryland governor for 15 years, as a leading Democrat mentioned for a Roosevelt cabinet post. Observers praise his forthrightness, anti-bureaucracy stance, and business sense while considering roles from commerce head to attorney general or interior secretary. Some see him as ambassador to Britain, given his genteel Virginia lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Cabell Ritchie
Maryland
Ritchie
Thypesters
Department of Commerce
The
Interi
Free State
Court of St. James
Virginia
Obituary of Martha Ann Lyon in Lawrence Arkansas
Martha Ann Lyon born March 17 1861 near Ringgold Ohio died January 2 1933 at 71 years 9 months 15 days. She married Algernon R Lyon at 19 and had nine children. Funeral January 4 at Rumsey Brothers with Rev Seth Slaughter. She leaves four daughters four sons twenty grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She moved from Morgan County Ohio to Grant County Oklahoma then Lawrence Arkansas. She was a devout Christian all her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Ann Lyon
Martha Ann Lyon
Allen C
Helen Amelia Sawyer
Ringgold
Morgan County
Ohio
Algernon R. Lyon
Grant County
Okla
Blackwell
Lawrence
Akansas
Willow Springs
First Christian Church
Wolf Creek
Hell
Rumsey Brothers Funeral
Seth Slaughter
Oak Hill Cemetery
R. W. Parker
Edward Brass
Don Kieffer
Harry Shepard
W. Souter
Kansas City
E. G. Lyon
New Year's Dinner Guests At Rohe Bell Home
Mr and Mrs Geo Rohe and family hosted New Year's Day dinner guests at Mr and Mrs John Bell residence. Beula Rohe held a New Year's Eve party for about 20 with games music and light refreshments. Guests included Mildred Madl Trene Naomi Neil Marguerite Hird Mildred Fiehler Dorothy Gabriel Belle Ruby Rohe Mrs Wilbur Leroy Olmstead Ralph Madl Harold Ivan Eugene Hird Russell Henry Jr Rohe Clarence Houseman Levir Tadlock Harry Neil Arthur Gabriel. Visitors on New Year's Day to Albert Edler home were Herman Bohnsack and children from Lecompton and Joe Witt from Eudora. Evening guests included Roy Breithaupt Ruth Eileen Minnie Hauseman Henry Roche and family Preston Breicheisen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Rohe
John Bell
Beula Rohe
Mildred Madl
Trene
Naomi Neil
Marguerite Hird
Mildred Fiehler
Dorothy Gabriel
Belle
Ruby Rohe
Wilbur
Leroy Olmstead
Ralph Madl
Harold
Ivan
Eugene Hird
Russell
Henry Jr. Rohe
Clarence Houseman
Levir Tadlock
Harry Neil
Arthur Gabriel
Albert Edler
Herman Bohnsack
Lecompton
Joe Witt
Eudora
Roy Breithaupt
Ruth
Eileen
Minnie Hauseman
Sunday visits and gatherings in Lawrence area
James Deay and Nelson Joy of Lawrence spent Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Nannie Seltzer hosted visitors. Cyril Rohe joined Clarence Soward for New Year’s. Arthur Smith visited grandparents while parents attended theirs. Dorothy Parsons and Thelma Parsons joined friends for meals and visits. families in Lawrence hosted, including Parsons and Breithaupt households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Deay
Nelson Joy
Lawrence
Walter Parson
Almer Potter
Nannie Seltzer
Cyril Rohe
Clarence Soward
Arthur Smith
Henry Rehe
Glenn Smith
Reuben Weeks
Eva
Sibley
Dorothy Parsons
Mary
Edith
Louise
Schellack
Albert
Eden
Joe
Roy Breithaupt
Walter Parsons
Thelma
Ruth
Mildred
Harry Werts
Evelyn
Betty Hanson
Mary Roche
Bertha
Theresa Speicher
Emery Bell
Bell
Mrs. Parsons
Henry Breichisen
Kanwaka Club January Meeting With Miss Babe Slusser
The Kanwaka club schedules its next meeting for January 4 with Miss Babe Slusser leading. New Year resolutions will be announced at roll call, and the group will also celebrate Mrs. E. M. ee ee's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Slusser
E. M. Ee Ee
Christmas Visit and Local Social News Roundup
J Bahnmaier shares a tea towel with a guest. Jimmie Topping returns home from Memorial hospital after a mastoid operation and continues to improve. Several families exchange Christmas greetings and dinners, with Mrs. Laughlin hosting Kanwaka Good Will club and planning for January meetings. Numerous visitors travel between Topeka Lawrence Delphos and Silver Lake for Christmas.
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Jimmie Topping
Memorial Hospital
Sara
Byron Williams
Lawrence
J. S. Emmett
Emmett
J. M. Crowder
L. H. Emmett
George Bigsby
Barbara
Virginia
Topeka
H. F. Leonhart
Delphos
Robert Laughlin
Kanwaka
Homer Hird
Laughlin
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Ardmore
Albert McNish
McNish
Oklahoma
Industrial
Jack Gilham
His
Harlem
Tony, JR
Eric Linden
Sidney Fox
Slim Summerville
Zazu
Albert C. Ritchie
Eptiton
Roosevelt
Wisteria
Ernest D. Tyler
H. C. Taylor
Carro] Shukers
Lancashire
Pesekwell
J. T. Lyon
Tetonia
Idaho
W.S. Lyon
Newton
N. CG. Lyon
Atchison
Lyons
L.D. Sawyer
Kla
M. Sawyer
Glouster
James Sawyer
Trimble
Harrison Porter
Santoy
Mary Kay
Deer Creek
Sylvia Post
Corning
Cash Boudinot
Milfield
Aelay
Hill
J Bahnmaier
E. G. L. Harbour
Merle Colman
O. W. Orr
Hazel
Russell Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Carl Hird
Ernest Richards
Pauline
Mr. Hird
Thomas Hird
George Carver
Alice
Ralph
Silver
Rerna Elliott
Olathe
Ov Eer Phillips
Phillips 66
Phillips Petroleum Company
U.S
Res the
Rtte
King C. Gillette
Jack Holt Willapp O Hai Adcht
Richy Craig
Kiddies
Mickies and
Minnies
Rex Bell
Cheyenne
the Entertainer Supreme
William Morris
Harry Ladder
Helene Yorke
Virginia Johnson
Marie Madie
Brother Ray
the Little Johns
Major Jerome
Charles Chaplin
Round Corner Drug Store
Bell’s Music Store
Fine Arts Office
K. U
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