Kansas Day in Topeka Exudes Republican Pride
In Topeka Kansas Day festivities mark the old party’s birthday with hundreds of veterans and youthful aspirants. leaders from Congress Governor Paulen and 2,000 guests attend meetings, luncheons, and a grand banquet at the Masonic temple as candidates field bids for several state offices.
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Topeka
Salm
Republican Party
Kansas
Sas Republican League
Washington
Homer Hoch
Dan Anthony
D Jr
Leavenworth
Hays’ B. White
Mankato
WH. Sproul
Sedan
J. N
Polly” Tincher
Medicine Lodge
James G.strong
Bine Rapids
Ben §. Paulen
Des Moines
Kansas Day Club
State House
Women’s
Triisb Methodist Church
Kansan
Kansas Republican Service ‘League
Memorial Hall
Frank W.mondell
Wyoming
William MM. Beau Pe
Rankin and Welden enter state auditor race
J. K. Rankin a Topeka lawyer and Ray Welden of Mankato announced their candidacy for state auditor as the attorney general's office disclosed his intentions today.
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Ney General’s
J.’ K. Rankin
Topeka
Ray’ Welden
Mankato
Kansas Day Club elects Palmer president in Topeka
Paul C. Palmer editor of the Kingman Leader Courier and American Legionnaire was chosen president of the Kansas Day Club, succeeding W. E. Archer of Hiawatha. Mrs. J. P. Kelley of White Cloud named vice president and district vice presidents were listed for eight districts with names from Hiawatha to Wichita.
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Topeka
Kandan
A.P
Paul C. Palmer
Kingman -Leader Courier
American Legionnaire
Kansas Day Club
W. E. Archer
Hiawatha
J. P. Kelley
White Cloud
Cluir
Ralph Love
J. F. Kelley
Charles BE
Holstein
Fort Scott
Catherine Campbell
Ottawa
John C. Gacde
Fredonia
Marie Diescher
Winfield
Harry Snyder
Council Grove
C. E. Moore
Eureka
F. M. Emmons
Manhattan
IF. L. Fletcher
Morganville
W. R. Cunningham
Moreland
John R. McClay
Plainville
Arthur Scates
Dodge City
Grace McDowell
Pratt
Rolla Clymer
Eldorado
Maude McCall
Wichita
A Suit Over Meals in Ottawa Filed
Mrs. Walter Whitacre of Ottawa sues A. P. Bier and John G. Stutz alleging $176 for meals served to delegates at the annual league convention. She says meals were overcharged as more meals were ordered than eaten and Stutz urged settling on meals consumed.
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Ottawa Herald
Walter Whitacre
Ottawa
A. P. Bier
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
John G. Stutz
Kansas League of Municipalities
Whitacre
Elder
Stutz
Mr. Stutz
Bills Must Pass Soon In Senate Fight Over Tax Bill
Washington Jan 29 AP Opponents of the tax reduction bill opened their fight in the senate as Feb 10 deadline looms. Senator Norris Nebraska Republican leads the opposition and says he will use all time needed to present arguments against repeal of the inheritance tax and tax payment publicity provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Norris
Braska
Navy proposes $14 million lighter than air project plan
Washington reports Admiral William A. Moffett outlined a five year program to spend 14 million dollars on lighter than air craft. It envisions two dirigibles, a training craft, a Pacific coast base, and annual maintenance funded from navy accounts.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Lakehurst Air Station
Bureau of Mines
Pilot Aims for New World Altitude Record at Dayton
Lieut. John A. MacReady flew from McCook Field in a specially built plane at 10 10 a m CST during a daytime attempt to set a new world altitude record in Dayton Ohio on January 29.
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Dayton
Ohio
APJ
John A. MacReady
McCook Field
Will Make Race Again Topeka
Jan 29 William Fr. Taker of Rosedale, state superintendent of insurance, announced his candidacy for reelection. He said he would seek Republican renomination for a third term at the primaries.
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Topeka
William FR. Taker
Rosedale
Kansas Weather Forecast Fragments From Early Edition
Fragmentary forecast notes indicate partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with warmer readings in the eastern area. Road conditions vary from clear in some cities to rough in Salina. temperatures show a rise from yesterday to today with a high around 42 and a low near 38.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Emporia
Hutchinson
Cofferville
Ottawa
Topeka
Sportsmen Plan Good Fellowship Meeting in Newton
A good fellowship meeting of sportsmen sponsored by the local hunters and anglers club will be held here February. Speakers include GR Atherton vice president of the Isaac Walton League secretary J Cushmen Bert Doze state fish and game warden and Rev. Fred Condit El Dorado. They will discuss fish and game conservation.
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Newton
A.P
Hunters and Anglers Club
GR. Atherton
Isaac Walton J. A. Cushmen
Bert Doze
Fred Condit
el Dorado
Mitchell Out Air Service Officer Ends Five Year Suspension
Washington January 29 The War Department accepted the resignation of Colonel William Mitchell air service effective February 1 ending his five year suspension following the court martial for criticizing government aviation policy. Mitchell plans a public campaign by chautauqua circuits to press his views on national defense aviation after his civillian status begins.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Army
Air Service
Davis
War Department
Secretary of War
Wiliam Mitchell
Adjutant General of
Mitchell
Associated Preas
Goolidge
Tax Law Discussed by State Assessors at Topeka meeting
The state meeting of county assessors at Topeka discussed the new tax law on money and credits. Douglas County Clerk E C Bussing reported points on taxability of money on deposit and time deposits, and on withdrawal values of building and loan shares including rural credits. Real estate assessment rules and school for assessors were also touched upon, with a local court house meeting planned for early next month. A divorce was granted in Topeka for Rabbi S M Machtei, who resides in New York. The school board will meet February 14 at 8 o clock in the Liberty Memorial high school.
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Toneka
E. C. Buss
Douglas County
Capiital
Bussing
Court House
Board of Education
Liberty Memorial High School
Edward Dillon faces hold up and jewel theft charges
Edward C Dillon and John Hardman, both about 21, are under arrest in Milford Pa for stealing an automobile and 10000 in jewels and for the hold up of a Milford restaurant. They allegedly confessed to both robberies. Dillon claimed to be the son of the late Dr William Dillon of St Louis. He attended the University of Kansas briefly before being dismissed for forged entrance credits. Hardman is known as Jack Puller and Jack Douglas and has served time for stealing from his mother.
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U. S
Charles Curtis
Lee
C. B.griffith
Frank H. McFarland
Washington
Max Anderson
Beloit
William A. Smith
Valley Walls
Charles H
John Marshall
Topeka
Henry F.mason
Garden City
Tohn
Dawson
Hill City
U. 8
Guy
Kansas City
Ed Little
Chauncey Little
Ww. A. Ay
Wicthta
L. Bell
Sedgwick
New York
A. P
Edward C. Dillon
Wm. J. Dillon
St. Louis
John Hardman
Milford
Dillon
University of Kansas
August Kiel
Hardman
Pollice
Jack Puller
Jack Douglas
Edward Dillon
Lawrence
Washington University
Meet with Operators vote confidence in negotiators
An anthracite operators conference in Philadelphia voted confidence in the actions of its negotiating committee in the joint conference with mine workers aimed at settling the hard coal strike. The move followed a motion by John T. Lew that the operators’ panel be expanded to include five members, with miners designating Samuel D. Warrener and W. Richards as operator representatives. The miners’ side would name two workers acceptable to the operators. Warrener chaired the conference vote.
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Philadelphia
API
Jring
John T. Lew
Fice
Samuel D. Warrener
Lehich Coal and Navigation Company
W. Richards
Diandelphia and Reading Coal and Set Company
Anthracite J
Weeks Says Mitchell Was Set Off Easy
Los Angeles dispatch reports former secretary of war John W Weeks with Mrs Weeks arriving en route to Honolulu and saying Colonel William Mitchell who resigned from the army had not been sufficiently punished by the army court martial despite the ruling.
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Los Angeles
A. Pjj
John W. Weeks
Weeks
Honolulu
William Mitchell
Parole Board to Hear 133 Applicants at Leavenworth
Kansas Parole Board plans a weeklong session with Warden Mackey to review 133 applicants for parole as prison crowding worsens. Only a few likely to gain freedom. a December tally granted five paroles. Notable cases include 34 forgers and small groups across burglary, assault, and other offenses.
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Kansas Parole Board
Leavenworth
Kan
Parole Board of Kansas Penitentiary
W .H. Mackey
Pavien
Frovernor
Sweek
Claude Greenwood
Garden Board
Hofman
APPROVE TAX CUT INCOME TAX RELIEF APPROVED BY SENATE
The senate approved the proposed reductions in normal income tax rates without debate in the first reading for the tax bill. The plan would cut rates from 2 to 1 14 percent on the first 4000 of taxable income, from 4 to 3 percent on the next 4000, and from 6 to 5 percent on the remainder. It also raises the income level for a possible credit on earned income and provides a cut from 49 to 20 percent in the maximum surtax. Opponents urged deeper cuts for certain brackets but the major items moved forward for future consideration.
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Washington
Senate
King
Democrat
Relocation Debate Pro and Con At State Highway Board
At Topeka a meeting of the State Highway Commission and local residents debated moving the Lawrence to Eudora highway. Proponents argued the change would remove two railroad crossings while opponents noted only two of twenty two local families would benefit. Officials said national trend favors eliminating crossings and viaducts and that local territory and costs were not the focus. Further talks and a county board hearing were tentatively planned.
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Lawrence
Eudora
State Highway Commission
Topeka
Commission
United States
Carry On Campaign Highlights Parking Rules Fines
Police renew a campaign warning car owners about traffic lighting regulations. Several people paid $3 fines for parking without lights, including a freshman substitute for Hell Week. Others cited included John L. Curry and Mrs Edna Aitkin. Strickler, a graduate student on leave from India, was excused after explaining unfamiliar local rules.
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Wy, S, Crane
Walter Dimmery
Hovey Hanna
A. E. Vellverbouge
Hell
Wesley Cramey
Wi. A. Dunniire
H. J. Strick
Five Die in Explosion at Orient Coal Mine
West Frankfort Illinois January 29 AP Five men were killed and three slightly injured in a focal gas explosion at the Orient coal mine which held the world's eight hour production record. The victims were Jerry Roach Arlie Sanders Elijah Hindman Floyd Kerns and Ed Tobert. Over 1100 workers were in the mine when the blast occurred. cause not determined.
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West Frankfort
Hls
New Orient
Jerry Roach
Arlie Sanders
Elijah Hindman
Floyd Kerns
Ed Tobert
Naturalization Hearings Limited to May and November Dates
Final hearings in naturalization cases will be held only on the first days of May and November under a new U. S. statute, ending the previous practice of three hearing days. Names mentioned include Mrs. Anna del Root Werkinthin and Oscar V. Mamigoniary. May 1 now scheduled for their hearings. Judge A. S. Foulks, a University of Kansas law graduate, is named executive and pardon clerk in the governor’s office. Clean-Up Sale Douglas Radio.
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U. S
Anna del Root
Werkinthin
Oscar V. Mamigoniary
K. U
Agricultural Marketing Advisory Committee Plans Session
Des Moines Jan 29 A P: An allied agricultural marketing advisory committee formed late yesterday to present farm relief demands to Congress, and the group met to complete its organization today after a conference of eleven middle western states.
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Des Moines
Congress
Three Petitions Seek North Lawrence Paving Last Night
City commission heard three requests for paving North Third street and adjacent sections in North Lawrence. Homeowners urged options from an eighteen foot slab to full thirty foot pavement with curbs and gutters, with cost estimates ranging from seven to nine dollars per foot depending on features.
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City Commission
North Lawrence
North Third Street
Misipi
Obama
Twenty-second
New Hampshire
Parker
Barker
North Fifth
Walnut
Locust
Mina P. Dias
Charles O. Mitchell
Funston Street
Funston
Rachel
Buckminster
North Third
Senate approves 50000 for Geneva arms talks delegates
Washington January 20 AP Congress sanctions for American participation in Geneva arms talks completed as Senate passes a House resolution to grant 50000 for delegate expenses. Borah reported the committee favored adoption without debate. House action already completed. The Lausanne treaty with Turkey and treaties with Mexico and Czecho Sl Slovakia were favorably reported for reestablishing relations.
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Washington
Geneva
Senate
House
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Turkey
Mexico
Czecho-Slovakia
New Minister Accepted for Immanuel Lutheran Church
The Rev. W. W. Stoeppelwerth of Omaha has accepted the call to Immanuel Lutheran Church in this city and will arrive for installation in February. Rev. Heerboth says the church rejoices over securing a strong pastor from Omaha and expects prosperity under his leadership. Heerboth will preach his farewell this Sunday and move his family to Alma next week. In another note, Goodrich Steamer Alabama attempted to reach the fishing tug Helen II in Lake Michigan, nearing within 150 feet as Lt. George Ed Schouden reported from a Selfridge Field scouting plane.
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W. W. Stoeppelwerth
Omaha
Nebraska
Immanuel Lutherate Church
Stoeppelwerth
M. L. Heerboth
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Heerboth
Alma
Muskegon
Mich
Goodrich
Alabama
Lake Michig
George Ed Schouden
Selfridge Field
Mt.Clemens
Jail Break Foiled After Dinner Roll Halts Escape
Three prisoners at the Douglas county jail were found missing as officers delivered supper. Homer Holmes, Orin Zimmerman, and John Vornoeszhi waited in the corridor with hats and coats under the south window after a bar was sawed off and the window screen cut. The incident marks the second attempted escape in a year, with a prior attempt costing a prisoner’s life.
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Douglas County
R. R. Rutherford
Homer Holmes
Orin Zimmerman
John Vornoesitzh
Pris
Fire Chief Pushes Stricter Plumbing Ordinance
Fire Chief W A Reinisch urged the city commission to tighten provisions on plumbing citing dangers to life and property from rubber hose connections, leaky gas pipes and poor pipe fitting. He noted local dealers ignore the ordinance and said cooperation with dealers would be sought.
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W.A. Reinisch
City Commission
Lawrence
Ufa
Johnson elected president of Wo Kansas Day Club in 1926
Topeka Jan 20 AP Mrs F O Johnson of McPherson was chosen president of the Wo Kansas Day Club succeeding Lilla Day Monroe of Topeka. Mrs Jonathan B Carter of Wilson was elected first vice president after declining the nomination. Blanche Thomas of Fredonia sister of Governor Pavlen was auditor. Other officers include Mrs George Norris Arkansas City second vice president Mrs White Osawatom ia secretary Myre Mary MacLennan Topeka treasurer and Mrs A A Déerr Larned historian.
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Topeka
F. O. Johnson
McPherson
Wo Kansas Day Club
S. Lilla Day Monroe
Jonathan B. Carter
Wilson
Blanche Thomas
Fredonia
Pavlen
George Norris
Arkansas City
White
Osawatomia
Myre
Mary MacLennan
A. A. Déerr
Larned
Kiwanis Evening Meeting At First Baptist Church
The Kiwanis club plans an evening meeting at 6 15 tonight at the First Baptist church. It is ladies night and physicians and others interested in the clinics sponsored by the club will be guests. Dr Francisco and Dr Marrington, in town for the clinics monthly meeting, will speak this evening.
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Kiwanis Club
Francisco
Marrington
City Commission Reviews Ninth Street Sign Visibility
At a regular meeting the city commission discussed the ston signs near Ninth and Indiana. The group agreed signs are useful but not easily visible or often noticed, and considered measures to improve their effectiveness.
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Ninth and
Indiana
City Commission
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