Kidnap Slay Suspect Captured After Nationwide Hunt
Federal agents arrest Peter Anders at Santa Anita Park ending a four month chase for the Ross kidnapping and slaying. Anders confessed to killing Charles S. Ross and James Gray after a $50,000 ransom paid near Rockford Illinois on October 8 1937. Bodies of Ross and Gray not recovered.
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Los Angeles
Department of Justice
Charles S. Ross
Chicago
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Peter Anders
Ross
Rockford
Ill
James Atwood Gray
Anders
Hoover
Santa Anita Park
Gray
Illinois
Wisconsin
New Orleans
Santa Anita
Spokane
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington
D. C
Miami
Fla
Arks
Albert March
Marshall Eaton
Ray Crantz
Washingon
Charles Brewster Ross
Florence Freihage
Ross and‘Miss Freihage
Sycamore
Miss Freihage
Rock Island Railroad
Mrs Ross in Seclusion as Kidnapping Case Unfolds
Grief stricken Mrs Charles S Ross stays in seclusion after news touted as solving the kidnapping and slaying of her aged husband. She has made only one public statement since September 25 and declined further comment. Investigators say Anders and Gray, strangers to police, have no records.
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Chicago
Gpi
Charles. S. Ross
Che
Anders
Gray
Hill's Kindest Prof Found This Week At KU
Inside University of Kansas news, a beloved engineering professor has copied every final exam for student study in Watson library. Intramural basketball remains intense with twelve undefeated teams across five divisions led by Galloping Ghosts and others. New Kansan staff appointments set for spring term including Partridge as publisher and Goebel as managing editor.
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Hill
School of Engineering
Watson Library
K. U
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Beta Theta Pi
Kappa Sigma
Westminsters
Jaybirds
Alpha Kappa Psi
The
Galloping Ghosts
Ghosts
Floyd M. Kelly
Lawrence
Phi Delta Theta
Dave Partridge
Delphos
Kansan
Joward Rusco
Burr Oak
Marvin Goebel
Alton
Tom Ellis Burlingame
Elton Carter
Elkhart
Semeser
Davis Announces Athletic Board Meeting Friday
Dr. W. W. Davis and most board members plan an adjourned meeting Friday afternoon January 21 at 2 o'clock in the Memorial Union Pine room. The agenda includes financial matters left from December and other important items delayed by holidays and Professor Davis illness.
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W. W. Davis
Athletic Board
Memorial Union
Davis
Lindsey to Coach K U Varsity Baseball
Adrian Lindsey the Kansas head football coach will lead the Jayhawk baseball team this year. Kansas opens its 14 game schedule against Kansas State at Manhattan on April 12 and 18, with practice starting as weather permits. Veteran officer W L Langdon of Ottawa believes he is the oldest Kansas police in service with 39 years across Wellsville city marshal and Ottawa roles.
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Adrian Lindsey
University of Kansas
Jayhawk
Kansas
Kansas State
Manhattan
Lindsey
W. L. Langdon
Ottawa
State of
Wellsville
Test Your Knowledge Quiz on Classified Page Answers
A set of trivia questions asks about coral masses Verdi Lincoln National Park Balney and other topics. It requests classified page answers for seven questions including Fagin location Aran Islands and rigor mortis.
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Giuseppe Fortunino Verdi
France
Abraham Lincoln National Park
Joseph H. Balney
House of Representatives
Fagin
Aran Islands
Sheriff River
Lawrence Town Hall program series announced
A five week series by the Lawrence Town Hall committee on program and policy aims to educate for citizenship and unity. Meetings Sundays 8 to 9 30 p m at the Unitarian church Twelfth and Vermont with experts and audience discussion.
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Lawrence Town Hall
Agnes Thompson
J. M. Mott
Lloyd Houston
Electa Kindlesperger
Jens P. Jensen
Unitarian Church
Twelfth
Vermont
H. Lee Jones
Town Hall of the Air
Bureau of Education
Federal Department of the Interior
Deaths and Funerals Report in Local Notices
Hedley S. Gilder aged 74 died yesterday at 818 Rhode Island street. Funeral services will be held at Rumsey funeral home Wednesday at 2 PM officiated by Dr. Robert A. Hunt with Odd Fellow participation. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by wife Sophia Gilder and daughter Mrs. Robert M. Moss of Lawrence plus relatives in England, Pennsylvania and California. Mrs Houghton Crawford Smith died January 8 in New York City. Marion Townsend Woodward 66 died suddenly at Frank Sommer’s machine shop. residence 1286 New York street. Funeral at Rumsey funeral home Thursday at 1 30 PM. Burial in Hubbel Hill cemetery at Tonganoxie. Survived by wife Minnie Woodward, a daughter Dorothy, and two sons Charles and George, all of the home, plus daughters Mrs Park Olmstead of Kansas City Missouri and Mrs Ben Leavitt of Tonganoxie, one brother Charles Woodward of Tonganoxie and sister Mrs Orley Frazier of Oklahoma.
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Hedley S. Gilder
Rhode Island Street
Rumsey
Robert A. Hunt
Odd Fellow Lodge
Oak Hill Cemetery
Gilder
Weaver's
George Innes
Sophia Gilder
Robert M. Moss
Lawrence
England
Pennsylvania
California
Marion Townsend Woodward
Frank Sommer
New York Street
Hubbel Hill Cemetery
Tonganoxie
Woodward
Minnie Woodward
Dorothy Woodward
Charles Woodward
George Woodward
Park Olmstead
Kansas City, Mo
Ben Leavitt
Orley Frazier
Oklahoma
Chili Feed for Scouts by West Side Troop 55
Forty two members of Troop 55 at West Side Presbyterian church were treated to a chili feed on the eve of their 1938 registrations. Harold Pontius hosted the event, with new committee members Marion Barlow and Earl Durbin introduced by Edwin T. Burgess. Mrs Pontius and troop wives prepared the meal.
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West Side Presbyterian Church
Harold Pontius
Pontius
Edwin T. Burgess
Marion Barlow
Earl Durbin
Richard Key
Alec Ramsey
Harold Pontus
Will Plan Anniversary Observance at KU
A committee appointed by Chancellor E. H. Lindley to plan the seventy fifth anniversary observance of the Kansas state university bill will meet tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the Chancellor's office. Members include A. G. Mitchell (chairman) W. L. Burdick Olin Templin May Garner Allen Crafton H. G. Ingham Fred Ellsworth J. W. Murray Paul Dinsmoor and F. E. Melvin.
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E. H. Lindley
A. G. Mitchell
W. L. Burdick
Olin Templin
May Gardner
Allen Crafton
H.G. Ingham
Fred Ellsworth
J.W. Murray
Paul Dinsmoor
F. E. Melvin
Visit of Miss Horr Prompts Local League Talks
Miss Helen M Horr of Minneapolis arrives in Lawrence to meet with the League of Women Voters executive board for a luncheon at Evans Hearth. She will speak at a Union building tea with new members and University students as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen M. Horr
Minneapolis
Lawrence man cites improving credit ratings for Barnsdall unit
Lawrence local agent Lawrence John Ulm reports a Barnsdall company study shows accounts within roughly twenty miles of Lawrence paid in full through January 1. He presented the company report to friends, noting improving business credit standing in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ulm
Barnsdall Company
Lawrence Territory
Lawrence
Soap carvings exhibit from 1937 design competition
The University design department presents soap sculptures from a Proctor and Gamble centennial prize competition. The exhibit, drawn from thousands of entries, runs September 22 to October 31, 1937, at the Franklin Institute Philadelphia with a five piece progression showing carving steps and tools. Viewing hours are 9 am to 5 pm daily except weekends, through February 35 in the department of design.
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University Department of Design
Proctor and Gamble
Oe Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Department of Design
West Administration Building
Gilder in Business Here for Nearly Fifty Years
Hedley S. Gilder a longtime Lawrence dry goods worker died Sunday at his home 813 Rhode Island street He came to Lawrence in 1891 from England and worked for the Innes store, later joining Weaver's when purchased He retired recently due to illness at age 74 Services will be held Wednesday January 19 at 2 pm from Rumsey Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill cemetery
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Hedley S.gilder
Rhode Island Street
Lawrence
England
George Innes
Innes
Weaver’s
Gilder
Hedley Gilder
A. B. Weaver
Rumsey Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Merchants Bureau Dinner Tomorrow At Colonial Tea Room
The Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will hold a dinner meeting tomorrow at the Colonial Tea room at 6 o clock. H W Keene will preside in the chair mans absence Charles Radcliffe is out of town. Business items include plans for March sales events the spring trade show the Christmas committee report and a proposed pay your bills campaign. Each firm is urged to be represented. Dinner cost 50 cents per plate.
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Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Colonial Tea Room
H. W. Keene
Charles Radcliffe
Merchant Bureau
Mr and Mrs Corn in Lawrence for Ill Relative
Former Lawrence couple Mr Ray Corn and his wife Mrs Corn are in Lawrence due to the illness of Mrs Corns father D H Reese at 600 Missouri Street Reese previously served as Lawrence police officer 1920 to 1924 city marshal for Baldwin and a Douglas County deputy until 1931 He now works as a sales rep for Kiddie Kleen Washer Co of Independence
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Ray Corn
Independence
Lawrence
Catholic Ladies Club News And Local Members
The Tonganoxie report covers the Catholic Ladies Club meeting on January 13 at the parish hall with staff appointments for the annual. It notes visiting family, O E S birthday observance, Congregational Ladies Association gathering, and Owl and bridge club events. Obituary reports Mrs. Arnold Jones died January 10 at 82, with services at Rumsey Funeral Home and interment at White Cloud.
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Catholic Ladies Club
A. C. Hess
Mary Frances Haas
Roy Lee Redding
Leland Freienmuth
Genevieve Harman
Mary Elizabeth Hall
Freddie Angell
Josephine Carney
Kenneth Hillers
Ed Senfert
Jean Mails
Marsie Dietrich
Andrew Smith
Fount Smith
Ruth Fowler
Gwendolyn Mounkers
Eunice Ridgway
Topeka
Herman Schultz
Jarbalo
Fred Needham
Rinda
O. E. S. Wil
George Baker
Leonard Deaton
Leonard J. Deaton
Grems
Mary Dorothy Gress
Charlene Kramer
Mike Seymour
Carl Seymour
Elmo Blackwell
Leonard Turner
Art Turner
Harry Wendorff
Fred Farrell
Lawrence
Perry Walters
Owl Bridge Club
Arnold Jones
Tonganoxie
Rumsey
White Cloud
Kan
D. F. Cross
Central Christian Church
Kansas City
J. N. Jones
Pugwallup, Wash
F. C. Jones
Wager Family Ties and Local Church Activities Noted
Mary Wager has returned from Cushing hospital Leavenworth and stays with her brother Ed Wager in Jarbalo. The annual union services of Tonganoxie churches sponsored by the local W C T U were held at the Methodist church Sunday evening with an address by Rev W S Kitch of the Friends church. The Young Women's Christian Association will meet Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wager
Cushing Hospital
Leavenworth
Ed Wager
Jarbalo
W.C.T.U
Methodist Church
W. 8. Kitch
Friends Church
Young Women’s Christian Association
Country Club Meeting Notes and Hosts Named
The article lists a January meeting at Mrs Allan Pett's home with Mrs H A Williamson and Mrs W S Kitch assisting. The Country club will meet with Mrs MV Schillicas on Wednesday afternoon January 19.
Franklin’s many deeds beyond Poor Richard and kites
The essay emphasizes Benjamin Franklin as a multi faceted founder and thinker. It notes his role in establishing the first circulating library and the University of Pennsylvania, organizing the first fire department, founding the American Philosophical Society, inventing the base burner stove and bifocal glasses, supporting universal suffrage, advancing earthquake science, shaping colonial politics, and serving as first Postmaster General. It highlights his diplomatic work and modest early poverty, suggesting future greatness arises from humble origins.
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Franklin
Richard
America
University of Pennsylvania
American Philosophical Society
Washington
Fire damages barn and cuts service on 50 lines
A fire at B. P. Thornton's barn at 1125 New Jersey Street started by burning crankcase oil damaged a corner of the barn and burned telephone cables in the alley. About 50 subscribers including KU were cut off for about 20 minutes this morning due to the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Street
B. P. Thornton
K. U
Quick home remedy ad promoting Zonite gargles
An early 20th century style advertises Zonite gargles to kill throat germs at first sign of a raw throat. It claims Zonite is 9.3 times more active than a popular antiseptic and promises relief after the first gargle. It urges use before germs reach sinuses or lungs.
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G-Men
Mrs. Ross
Watson
Jeanette Leech
Oskaloosa
Jeanne Wilkins
Abilene
Jane Waring
Sigma Delta Chi
Ad Lindsey
A. Lawrence
Speaers
F. G. Ping, Jr
Stern-Stegman-Prins Co
Dominico Gagliiardo
Hugh Means
John EB. Pew
Jackson County
Klaus Holthusen
Mildred Watson
John B. Sback
State Board of Social Welfare
Esther Twente
John Selig
FE. K. Musson
State Board of Health
Carrol D. Clark
Council of Social Agencies
C. EB. Birch
G. H. Marshall
A. H. Turney
Houghton Crawford Smith
Rosemary Ketchum
Alexander
U. 8S
Jan
Bruce Bliven
New Republic
Bliven
Bronson Cutting
UPI
Mrs. Corn
D. H. Reese
Granada
EL TerraRas
Charles
Aaa
With
Lewis Stone
Cecilia Parker
Mickey Rooney
Myrna Loy
Man
Proof” Franchottone
Rosalind Russell
Hollywood
Benjamin Franklin
C. W. Schubert
Schuberts
Schubert Funeral Home
New Hampshire St
Dickinson
Adolph Zukor
Carolle Lombard
Macmurray
Barrymore
Una Merkel
Lynne Overman
Porter Hall
Edgar Kennedy
Wesley Bussies
Albert Lewin
Yach Club Boys
Dorothy Lamour
Betty Grable
Samuel Wyn
Denny Burns and
Allen
Martha Raye
Mary Boland
Adventure
John Wayne
Diana Gibson
Paul Kelly
Jacquiline
Wells Tom Keene
Ben Bernie Walter
Winchel
the Family Theatre
Ea Ae
Chewriath
Jean Bryade
Lionel Barrymore
Frank Morgan
Walter Pidgeon
Edgar Bergen
And
Charlie McCarthy
TSS
Lawrence Building & Loan Ass'n
Sv Red
Manley
INS. Agcy
M. C. Manley
Gene Glahn
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