Kemper Dies Noted Kansas City Financier and Leader
William T. Kemper 71 renowned Kansas City financier and Democratic political figure died at a hospital after an operation. He chaired Missouri’s social security commission, aided Missouri Pacific railroad reorganization, and long served as Democratic national committeeman 1924 1986. His sons led major banks, and he saved the Kansas City Mexico Orient railroad.
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Kansas City
William T. Kemper
Missouri
New Social Security Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Kemper
James P. Aylward
Commerce Trust Company
James M. Kemper
Rufus Crosby Kemper
City National Bank & Trust Comany
William T. Kemper, Jr
First National’ Bank of Independence
Kemper State Bank of
Boonville
Kansas City,Mexico, and Orient
Mr. Kemper
Great Southwest
B. H. Meyer
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Wichita
Kan
Gallatin
St. Joseph
Valley Falls
Kemper Mill and Stor Company
Kerner Investment Company
Kemper ‘Mercantile’ Company
Board of Trade
Test Your Knowledge on you seven questions
A jumbled quiz asks about Sean Willis Van Deventer retired associate justice, studbook meaning, Columbus second expedition details, Francesco Primaticcio, gold bullion, a U.S. president born to foreign-born parents, the dirigible Los Angeles, and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley with a U.S. government survey context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean ‘Willis’ van Deventer
The
Supreme. ‘Court
Iensels
Columbus
Western Hemisphere
Francesco Primaticcio
United States
Los Angeles
Mary
Wollstonein
Shelley
Kemper Dairy Farm Now Owned by Ralph Raines
June 9, 1933 dinner honored Mr. Sweeney hosted by C B Merriam and W C Simons featured guest Kemper who founded one of the community’s first modern dairy farms. The Kemper dairy operation is now owned and run by Ralph Raines.
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Kemper
Eldridge House
Mr. Sweeney
C.B. Merriam
W. C. Simons
Ralph Raines
Municipal League Plans Lawrence Meeting March 14 15
Howard Payne president of the League of Kansas Municipalities says officers will meet in Lawrence on March 14 and 15 to draft objectives for the year. Objectives include standardizing municipal bond and finance laws and securing a larger share of gasoline and cigarette tax receipts for cities.
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Kansas City
Kan
Howard ‘Payne
League of Kansas ‘Municipalities
League
Lawrence
Payne
Deaths and Funerals Mrs. George Holland
Mrs. George Holland, about 66, longtime Tonganoxie resident, died at home. Survived by husband, one daughter Mrs. Frank Reed of Linwood, and grandson La Verne Reed of Linwood. Funeral arrangements not completed.
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George Holland
Tonganoxie
Frank Reed
Linwood
la ‘Verne Reed
Death of Atchison Stephens reported in Lawrence
Mrs. Vernon King of Lawrence shares word of the death of her brother Atchison Stephens of Colorado Springs Colo. He died Saturday morning January 15. Stephens had ties to Lawrence and is survived by his wife Etta Stephens, a son Clarence Stephens of Detroit, a sister Vernon King of Lawrence and brothers Earl Stephens Lawrence Clyde Stephens California and Joe Stephens Auburn California.
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Atchison Stephens
Vernon King
Colorado Springs
Colo
Stephens
Lawrence
Ing
Colorado
Etta Stephens
Clarence Stephens
Detroit
Earl Stephens
Clyde Stephens
Calif
Joe Stephens
Auburn
William S. Pumroy Dies At 71 Near Lawrence
William S. Pumroy aged 71 of twelve miles south of Lawrence died suddenly at home yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be at Church of Christ Vinland Friday at 1 PM conducted by Rev. Andrews of Ottawa. Burial in Stony Point cemetery. Survived by daughter Mabel Garner near Lawrence and sisters Catherine Smart Creston Ia and Minta Harris Prescott Ariz.
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William S. Pumroy
Lawrence
Church of Christ At
Vinland
Mr. Andrews
Ottawa
Stony Point Cemetery
Pumroy
Mabel Garner
Near Lawrence
Catherine Smart
Creston
Minta Harris
Prescott, Ariz
Mrs. Alice G. Uhl Buried in Baldwin Oakwood Cemetery
Mrs. Alice G. Uhl aged 75 of Baldwin died early Wednesday. Funeral services were held at Stewart funeral home Baldwin at 2 30 pm Thursday with Dr James S Chubb in charge. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery Baldwin. She was the widow of Dr W A Uhl a Kansas physician for over 50 years and mother of the late Dr Farl L Uhl. She is survived by four nieces J A Robinson C T Akers S M Lorimer and Charles F Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice G. Uhl
Baldwin
Christ’s Hospital
Farl L. Uhl
Mrs Esther Benson 82 Dies at Home in Kansas City Kan
Mrs Esther Benson aged 82 died this morning at 518 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City Kansas. Services will be Friday at 2 pm at Friends Church with Rev Dillon Woo ten officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs Mary Homan Denver Colorado and Miss Anna Benson Kansas City Kansas and sons Harleigh Benson Kansas City Kansas and Dr K A Benson Winfield.
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Esther Benson
Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City
Kana
Friends Church
Dillon Wooten
Oak Hill Cemetery
Benson
Mary Homan
Denver
Colo
Anna Benson
Kan
Harleigh Benson
Aus
K. A. Benson
Winfield
Mexican tariffs rise to shield peso and imports
President Lazard Cardenas in Mexico City announces a broad tariff hike on almost all imports to defend the peso and foreign exchange. The move aims to bolster domestic commerce and stabilize the economy amid financial pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Lazard Cardenas
Mexico
Balloon from Holton Found Near Kaw River Pasture
A toy balloon sent up in Holton on October 19 was found Sunday on the Fuhs farm northeast of Lawrence. A note said it was released by Bob Sonlow. Holton residents Charles Fuhs Jr and his uncle Wayne Fuhs found it near tree stumps a quarter mile from the Kaw River. A separate notice announced a thirty minute dramatic program by NBC on January 28 at 9 am over Station WREN. A fifth grader complained about forgetting how to dribble in basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holton
Fuhs
Lawrence
Bob Sonlow
New Jersey Avenue
Charles Fuhs,Jr
Wayne Fuhs
Kaw River
National Committee For the
NBC
WREN
Weekend Visit and Ranch Trips Spread Across States
Misses Margaret and Ruth For sythe of Kansas City spent the weekend with their aunt Mrs Ada Walker. Mr and Mrs John Kilworth will tour their ranches in New Mexico and Oklahoma after stopping in Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico. Prof A M Ockerblad will travel to Bartlesville Oklahoma to conduct oil pipeline tests for Cities Service Company for an interstate commerce hearing in February.
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Margaret
Ruth Forsythe
Kansas City
Adam Walker
John Kilworth
Carlsbad
N. M
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
A. M. Ockerblad
University Engineering School
Bartlesville Okla
Cities Service Company
Bartlesville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Camp for Unemployed in Vina California Nears Completion
A 16 building camp housing 250 men is nearly finished to help California’s unemployment crisis. Jobless men without families will receive camp housing instead of cash, while transients are barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vina
Calif
California
Engineering for Women Pittsburgh
Dean E A Holbrook of the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering says women have equal access to engineering careers. He asserts the only limitation to women studying engineering is their own inclinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
E.A. Holbrook
University of Pittsburgh
School of Engineering
Community club program shines at schoolhouse night
A full house welcomed the entertainment committee of the monthly community club last Friday at the schoolhouse. President Arthur Hemphill led a brief business meeting before the program. Several musical numbers and a reading by Conrad North preceded the play Comical Country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hemphill
Conrad North
Community notes cover social events around Lawrence names
The column lists local residents and guests including Mrs Charles Iles Doris Iles Frances Metcalfe Mrs John North Constant North Jean Perkins Genevieve Raber Mrs Maurice Raber Mrs Raymond Gardner Mrs Eugene North Mrs Ronald Robb Frances Perkins and Mrs H G Van Neste. Esquimo pies were sold at a pleasant evening. Several visitors from nearby districts attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Iles
Doris Iles
Frances Metcalfe
John North
Constant North
Jean’ Perkins
Genevieve Raber
Maurice Raber
Raymond Gardner
Eugene. North
Ronald Robb
Frances’ Perkins
H. G. van Neste
Billy Bereiter
Woodie Baughin
Lawrence
Haslett
Herbert Nunemaker, Jr
Dallas
Tex
Frank Bereiter
Tonganoxie
Clarence Hummelgaard
Basehor
Kate Jewett
Winifred Benander
Memorial Hospital
Nate Pettengill
H. C. Nunemaker
A. L. Rodges
Kansas City
Belleview Couple Wed as Belleview Crowd Hosts Reception
Bert Jackson and Mrs. Rita Hadl wed in Lawrence Monday with a large crowd at a Charivari that night. New Chapel Sunday school officers are listed. Numerous local families and guests are noted at dinners, visits, and social gatherings across Belleview and nearby towns. The Belleview Grange oyster supper draw 150 attendees with an anticipated program.
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Bert Jackson
Rita Hadl
Lawrence
Belleview
Chapel
A. C. James
Maud Duncan
Flora Mae James
Richard Wilson
E. C. Wilson
Harold Turner
Lola Duncan
Evelyn Rood
Gene Rood
Henry Welsh
Sam Beadleston
Jean
W. QO. Watson
Eudora
Fire Clyde
Lyle
Jackson Farm
Greeley
Kan
Oscar Crane
Ivan
Olathe
Ed James
C. E. Crane
Orville
Joe Madl
Wellsville
Allie Hadl
Clarence James
M. E. Harris
Hesper
George ‘Bartz
Fred Bartz
Berthold Durr
Brunswick
Charles Clayton Durr
Charles Pure
Gus Edvanor
Antine
Ott
J. D. Adams
Clifford Coffman
Little Son
Argel Cochman
Vinland
Everett Chronister
Ed Forsythe
Harry Warmker
George Ott
George, Jr
Ethel Crane
Clifford Welsh
Lioyd Miller
James Duncan
Belleview Ladies “Aid
Lawrence Ordinances Issue Sewers and Pavement Bonds
City of Lawrence Kansas votes to issue eleven 5394.12 dollar sewer bonds and eight 3880.87 dollar pavement bonds to fund past improvements. Bonds dated Feb 1 1938 bear 2 1 4 percent interest with semi annual coupons, paid at Topeka.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas
City OF
Topeka
State of
United States
America
Kansas County
Douglas City
Douglas
United States of America
Reise
ANSAS
Jose
State of Kansas
County of Douglas
City OF Lawrence
County of
Wakarusa Township financial report outlines expenditures
The document records township receipts and spending for 1937 38 including transport repairs gas and labor. It lists names such as Emil W Heck Chas H Wood Lowell Sterling and Wakarusa Road oversight with items like truck hire bolts gas and tractor repairs across multiple roads and services.
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Wakarusa
Transportat’n Pickens Mach
Miler & Malott
Barnsdall
T. W. Shaw
Plankagen ‘Meyers Ra
Carl Brickmiller
Edwin, Gentry
C. Bowers
Jabor
Decreacorsa Martin Tractor Co
Tepairs
Carl
Althaus
Tabor
Soacoreotovan
Henry
Hornberger
Robert Simon
Neevencocce
Lowell B. Sterling
Rees
W. H., Weeks
Chas. H. Wood
Will H. Hayden
Boon Meeting
Atetnan Gee Ntaee
Lowell B
Green Bros
Chas
H. Wood
Emil W. Heck
C. Johanning
Rock
Pickens Mach. Wks
Rey Speens Vas Oi
E. Hodges
Socony-Vac
Oil & Co
Lawrences Ton Works
Wiecking & Junk Co
Lowell
B. Sterling
Tegpini
Ena
Emil
Wo Heck
Tevet Sterling
Loverseeer
Socony
Oil Co
A. R. Reed
M. E. Hodges
Southwestern Pet.Co., Inc
Avaust
Firman Lo Carswell
A. R. Reet
Lowes . Sterling
H.“Hayden
Nba
City of
Lawrence
Auto Wreck
Tk. Co
A. R.’ Reed
Wm. Boener
Socony-Vac- Oil Co. Inc
He Gas
Sterling
Will H.’ Hayden
Media
Seloher
Auto Wrecking & Jr. “Co
Iron Green Bros
Gus
Ref. Co
Mileage & Sorvices Ener the World Co
Boener
Cutter’ S Hardware
Alvin Hornberger
Sweeseef
Barnsdall Res
W. Shaw
Beyleas
Alfred
Stecky
Aacoamey
Ind. Mach. Co
State of
Kansas
Douglas County
Qanuary
A.D
C. H
ocony-Vac. Oil Co
Lckensack
Syfy
Irman J. Carswell
Rteageee Tractor Co
C . W. Collins
Ogey
Jendant
Carl B. Althaus
A. W
Henr. Howser
Donald Alford
Robert ‘Simon
Ed Gentry
H. Bruckmiller
Bammsdall Res.Corp
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. T. Kemper
T. J. Sweeney
Associated
Earss
W.T. Kemder
Municipal League
Heads County Board
Chris Schaake
Board of County Commissioners
Ganterbury
England
John Bull
Mackey
Salvation Army
Samuela de Moines
Salvation
Army
Salvation Army Hall
Vermont
James Have
Grace Shirck
Ethel
Jane
Ola George Grosdidiér
Jennie Crane
Raymond
Dorothea
George Bartz
Lester
Coffman
Mra
Walter McMillan
Kenneth ‘Coffman
Leona, McLaughlin
Robert Schellack
Fall Leaf
Allen Cochran
Curtis
Diedrich
Maxine
Eileen Breithaupt
E. S. Forsythe
Mary Williams
Mr. Budroe
Schoolcraft, Mich
Fred Whaley
Ralph. Whaling
Marcella Brecheisen
Howard Whaley
Phillip’ Brecheisen
Clearfield
A. Lawrence
I. Wm. Stone
Seal
Wm. Stone
Telservice
Kans Recemb
ournal-World
Theéuplas County
Enna
Sesasnirer
Douglas Co
Treas
Douglas Co. Treas
Gen
TSF ‘S
Efferson Co
W. H. Weeks
Farmers Cent
Crash
Rr mi
Eust
Oliver Guy
Ug O
Kas Ae
Spalding
Duglas Co
Ohn Morgan
W. H . Weeks
East Rd
F. G. Laptad
Anna Nano Net
R Fund
Renetal
Bank Reconciliation General Road Fire Fund
Peoples State Bank
Massachusetts
Funk
Funk’s
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