Kansas House Passes Presidential Primary Bill and Branding Iron Repeal
The Kansas House approved the presidential primary measure 74 to 39 and the branding iron repeal 97 to 14, sending both to the Senate. Debate highlighted concerns that the primary favors wealthy delegates and would curb voter flexibility, while administration bills backed by Governor Woodring passed with mixed Republican support.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Bowman
Anderson County
Vernon
Pawnee
Kian
Moon
Harry H. Woodring
Rees
Bucklin
Pratt
Kansas Day Alumni Plans Across Nation
Kansas alumni of the University of Kansas will observe Kansas Day with sections nationwide. Hargise and Mullins will attend a Chicago dinner on January 29, while Lapham of the North Central Electrical Association meets about a KU reunion there. John Bunn now at Stanford may lead an event in San Francisco. Other alumni chapters in Philadelphia Boston and New York plan reunions around Day.
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Kansas
United’ Si
University of Kansas
Bilower
Aly
Taft
Independence
Rone Association
H. W. Hargise
M. rGnatpapolia
K. U
Wash
Pocatello
John” Bunn
Ff Il
Rand
Stanford
Will Sherman
San Francisco
En S. C. Ford
K. U. Law
Montana Supreme Court
Dia- Beelladelphia
Boston
Delphia
New York
Kansas Birthday Observances Highlight Topeka Events
Topeka hosts statewide celebrations as Kansas marks its 70th anniversary with breakfasts and meetings. Gov. Woodring’s mansion tea features Miss Lida Woodring, official hostess, amid schedules by Kansas Day Club, Kansas Council of Women, Women Lawyers, Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas, Women’s Republican Club, and the Kansas Pioneer Memorial Association. The Kansas Day Club plans a gathering with Governor Woodring presiding and a War Department focus anticipated.
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Topeka
Kansas
Eee
Day Club
Governor’s Mansion
Lida W ‘Woodring
Caler
Woman's Kansas
Kansas Council of Women
Women Lawyers' Coer Action
The
Native Sons and Day of Kansas
Women’s Re Club
Kansas Pioneer Onen’s Memorial Association
Woman’ Kansas Wy Club
Sov
Harry H. Woodring
Kansas Dty Club
Seemene
War Department
Kansas City Power Upgrade Raises City Voltage
A Kan sas Electric Power Company plan increases city voltage by adding a fourth 2 300 volt line, boosting total potential to about 4 000 volts and improving safety and fault location. L E Myers builds a West Sixth Street substation, while interim details mention aerials and radio interference concerns.
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Kansas Electric Power Company
J. T. Skinner
L. E. Myers _ construction company
West Sixth Street
Oil men appeal for relief from stripper wells in Kansas
Topeka dispatch reports Kansas officials and industry leaders rally for federal action after the Washington Oil Conference failed to provide tangible relief for stripper wells. Governor Gooding denounces major oil companies for wasting Kansas fields while imports and tariff policy hinder home production. Standard Oil of Indiana executives are pressed to connect stripper wells to pipeline facilities by February 10.
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Topeka
Republican ‘Party
Goodring
Hoover
E. G. Seubert
Standard Oil Ofdiana
Woodrin
Gandhi Message to Nationalists Moves to All
Fragmented dispatch reports Mahatma Gandhi sending a message to nationalists in Bombay urging continued nonviolent action. The text mentions collaboration with Indian leaders and the push toward eventual dominion, amidst references to Britain and a broader independence movement.
Farm board wheat relief aid debated by Congress
A fragmentary report notes the farm board making wheat available for relief aid totaling about 25 million dollars. The AP item references efforts to avert a broader war by addressing tensions between Asia and Europe. The text is incomplete but signals discussions on international credit and famine relief amidst geopolitical strains.
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Ile
Cannes
Earthquake Felt Across Berlin Area and China Link
An early morning quake shook Hindenburg in Upper Silesia and the Kattowitz district with light damage reported. In London the Kew Observatory noted a violent earthquake epicenter near the southeast China border and a smaller aftershock about 1,260 miles away.
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Berlin
Hindenburg
Upper Silesia
Bandit shoots himself as police close in at Laurel
In Laurel Maryland a holdup gang robbed a jewelry store of about $1,000. One bandit shot himself as police moved in. His two companions fled across the frozen Patuxent River. The report notes confusion and incomplete details as investigators processed the scene.
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Laurel
Acros
Patuxent River
Pointer jury completes. five women and two men named
Five women and two men were included in the jury completed today in the trial of Roy Kramer for first degree murder. Kramer has pleaded not guilty. Wichita University announces captains for its 1931 football team with Captain Dan Crawley elected.
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Topeka
Iighter
Packin Lgman
Confes
Roy ‘Kramer
Pointer
Wichita G
Wichita
Wichita University
Annual Kansas Relays meet abandoned by rules
The annual Kansas Relays high school meet is canceled amid North Central Association rules restrictions. KU and state associations discuss invitations, with officials noting a long tradition of high school relay competitions, shifting toward diversifying high school athletics away from college campuses.
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K. A
Doctor Alten
E. A. Thomas
Kansas State High School Athletic Association
University of Kansas
North Central Association
East
Kansas
Keep Meet In Columbia Open To All High Schools
Missouri high school athletes will hold the annual interscholastic track and field meet in Columbia on May 1 and 2 under the Missouri State High School Athletic Association. Athletic director C. L. Brewer defended the event, noting it is HSAA sponsored, not university, and remains open to all state high schools.
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Columbia
Missouri State High School Athletic Association
University of Missouri
C. L. Brewer
University of Kansas
Brewer
North Central Association of Colleges and Universities
High School Association
Unusually High Re Rat Requests Hit University Loans
University of Karisas reports a surge in re rat loan requests from its student loan fund chaired by Geo. C. Foster. The fund of 16000 dollars has been allocated. Most requests cover fees and depend on student means. Some withdrawals for the second semester are anticipated due to financial conditions. Transcripts from junior colleges and other institutions remain steady, while incoming freshmen transcripts appear weaker than usual.
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University of Karisas
Geo. C. Foster
Mll
Oil Producers Hard Up Save Wells From Salt Water
Chanute Kansas January 28 AP Carl Weiner head of the relief committee for Kansas producers says the industry is using all available means to save wells despite salt water intrusion. He notes production has fallen and efforts to preserve the wells have intensified.
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Chanute
Kany
Carl Weiner
Focal
Kansas
Ek ‘Relief ‘Committee
Duchuehaust
Tanke
Book contracts under review by Topeka officials
A letter to Governor Woodring reports concerns over school textbook contracts. The governor says the state textbook commission may have exceeded its authority and a six member committee has been authorized to review actions and the textbook question amid ongoing scrutiny.
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Topeka
Roland Peer Ae
Woodring
A. Ho
Boot Book Book Commission
Farmer sues ex sheriff Rutherford for 10000 damages
Otis Farmer, recently cleared in a cattle theft trial, files a $10,000 suit for actual and punitive damages against ex-sheriff R. B. Rutherford. He alleges a January incident in which Rutherford struck him in the face while in the sheriff’s custody, followed by abuse by undersheriff and deputy. Farmer says the beating caused physical and mental suffering and that a separate action may follow the criminal case. The suit names the county attorney and the farm’s legal counsel as involved parties.
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Otis Farmer
R. B. Rutherford
Farmer
George En
Ou Ton Ee Ee
Ten Eee
Carl Young
Eas
William A. ‘Smitthen
Stronatyi
Fis Bo Gounty
Harry Fra
O. E. Learnard
Budget the Prisons Topeka Budget Bill Proposes 1982 1933 Provisions
The Senate Ways and Means Committee today introduced a bill directing an appropriation of 2,296,000 for the 1982 and 1933 fiscal years for five state penal institutions. The proposal mirrors the budget director’s recommendations with specific adjustments noted. Institutions listed include the State Penitentiary Lansing Beloit and the Boys Reformatory Hutchinson, with allocations for industrial programs and related facilities.
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Topeka
Senate
Ways and Means
Br Badiast Sireetor
State Penitentiary
Boys’ Reformatory
Hutchinson
Lansing
Beloit
Robinson and Kansas City man linked to fatal Kansas case
A fragmentary note suggests Charles A. Robinson of Kansas City, Missouri, and an Oklahoma contact faced a life fatal incident in Kansas. The report mentions an attendant and a station setting with unclear details and a phone reference.
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Charles A. ‘Robinson
Etrareen Co City
Galts
Eeneten
Otty
Kan
Kansas
Loot worth 500 recovered in Lawrence burglaries
Chief W J Cummings returned from Kansas City with about $500 in loot admitted by William C Harris. The haul included seventeen suits of clothing, fur trimmed coat, overcoats, suede jacket, bags, a watch, and a woman’s dress. Items were identified at the police station as owners claimed back. Harris plans a trip to Kansas City to locate more stolen items and jewelry.
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W.J. Cummings
Kansas ‘City
William C
Varsity Cleaners
Cwners
Gerald Cooley
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Tennessee Street
University of Kansas
Cummings
Harris
Kanga City
Cummin Vans
Iceman
Ansas
Football Banquet Honors Kansas City Champions
The event Friday evening February 6 at Union will honor Kansas City champions including Kansas State, Haskell Institute, and Lawrence High School. Tenure Rockey Simon from Notre Dame will speak and North and South Pole will lecture. McDonald, banquet chair, reports about half of the 1,000 tickets sold. local grid fans urged to buy from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Rockey Simon
Notre Dame
Prince
Lawrence High School
Byrd
McDonald
Ittee
Chamber of Commerce
Howse Ryan Bill Aims to Require Notice Before Marriage Licenses
In Topeka Kansas the Howse tail led the Ryan bill requiring prior notice of intent to marriage. Representative Ryan of Crawford author said the measure would create the adverse report path in public welfare bills. Other bills reported adverse include White of Lyon on banning intoxicated drivers and Kramer on corporate farming prohibitions.
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Topeka
Jan
Eye
Ryan
Kansas
Crawfora
Athea
Unitees
Lawrence
White
Lyon
Kramer
Former appeals court justice begins three year murder term
A former appeals court justice in Huntsville is reported to have begun a three year murder sentence in the state prison. The case involves John W. Brady who was convicted for the death of Miss Leigh Oga. The article notes Brady’s previous roles and the implications of the ruling, with details on the parole or transfer possibilities discussed.
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Huntsville
Tex
Appeals Court
Cone
John W. Brady
Leigh Oga
Oldest Native Kansas Pioneer Woman Honored in Topeka
Topeka announces Janee M Titterington of Lawrence as the oldest living native born Kansas pioneer woman. Born September 5, 1847 at Shawnee Mission, she was recognized at the Kansas Pioneer Woman's Memorial Association meeting. A monument plan funds total 30000 with 5000 from W J Woolman of New York.
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Topeka
Janee M Titterington
Lawrence, Kat
Talay
W. J. Woolman
New York City
Betty Woolman
Douglas County Red Cross drought relief fund nears quota
Contributions to the Douglas county Red Cross drought relief fund total $811.20, with receipts of $147.50 since yesterday. Chairman C. A. Puls notes free will offerings from residents, including a $50 anonymous gift, and hopes to meet the week’s quota. The fund’s noon total lists names and amounts, reflecting continued local generosity amid disaster relief calls.
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Douglas County
Red Cross Drouth
C. A. Puls
Puig
R. Pone Ue
Camipaipa
Garrett
Red Cross
Douglas
JW. O'Bryan
A. Li. McFarland
Olin Temptin
James Lardner
May Edmondson
Ida Edmondson
John Akers
Gertrude Wreaver
T Agnes
Br. W
Nelson
Gun Fight In Street Ends Chicago Police Capture Robbers
In Chicago on January 28 a street gun battle in the Michigan boulevard shipping district wounded a policeman and three bystanders as two negro robbers robbed a clothing store of about $1 and valuables. One suspect, Clarence Hughes, surrendered after being cornered. the other, Isadore Wilkins, was struck by a car on Wacker Drive but not seriously harmed. Bystanders and officers exchanged shots during the chase.
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Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
Clarence Hughes
Hughes
Isadore Wilkins
Wacker Drive
Pure Oil
Francia Stanton
William A. Mott
Conraan
Albert Rabin
Prince of Wales Visits Bermuda with Brother George
The Prince of Wales and his brother Prince George arrived at Tucker’s Town dock aboard the Oropesa to a smiling Bermuda crowd. They are welcomed during a visit, marking the first time in ten years.
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Wales
Bermuda
George
Hamilton
Tuckseein Dock
Aires
Rioting Spanish students clash with police in Granada
In Granada on January 28 rioting students stormed the University smashing windows and shouting for the Republic. Professors blocked an attempt to destroy a king painting as police dispersed the mob with several arrests reported.
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Granada
Spain
University of Granada
Republic
Alfonso
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