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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1938

Page

8

Woolworth Heiress accuses Danish husband in $5 million divorce bid

London July 5 Countess Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow testified that her Danish husband demanded 5 million dollars and sought guardianship of their two year old son Lance in exchange for a divorce. He was released on 10000 dollar bail as court adjourned to July 13 amid allegations of threats and blackmail talk.

London Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow Lance Woolworth Sir Patrick Hastings William M. Mitchell Paris Barbara Mitchell New York Norman Birkett Sir Patrick Birkett Regent’s Park Joe Tleman

Crossword puzzle word list and clues mixed

A scrambled crossword puzzle entry lists numerous clues and partial answers including Cutting implement Adoration Reduced Indian of Tierra del Fuego and many more, with scattered numbers and stray letters. The text mixes languages and appears as OCR garble from puzzle content.

Tierra del Fuego

Indiana Senator Van Nuys Likely to Be Renominated

Indianapolis July 5 Senator Frederick Van Nuys appears assured of renomination at the Democratic state convention July 12 after a telegram from Governor Townsend inviting him to run again. Townsend calls the convention open while Van Nuys vows to run as an independent if denied renomination over opposition to the presidents reform bills. Raymond E. Willis holds the Republican nomination. Van Nuys avoids comments from his lakeside cottage.

Indianapolis U. S Frederick van Nuys D.ind M. Clifford Townsend Hoosier van Nuys Supreme Court Paw Paw Belt Raymond E. Willis Angola Townsend French Lick Indiana Michigan Lake

Spalding Urges Safety Pledge After July Death Toll

WREN broadcaster W. E. Spalding urged a new independence against needless American deaths while citing 10 200 July fatalities 1937 from accidents. The talk ended with the public safety pledge as picnickers in Estabrook park beat an attacker who held a six year old girl. Stanley Gorecki 23 was injured and in hospital. West Point welcomed Bill Wood the new Army football coach back from Fort Leavenworth.

W. E. Spalding Chamber of Commerce Wren Spalding Milwaukee Estabrook Park Stanley Gorecki Eugene O'Gorman County Wood West Point N. Y Bill Wood Army Command and General Staff Fort Leavenworth Kan

Hughes Trusts to Automatic Pilot

New York July 5 Pip Howard Hughes the lanky Californian millionaire is in town planning a flight to Paris with an automatic pilot handling most of the flying He says there will be no single captain four men accompany him and the flight depends on North Atlantic weather He has gas stations buried for a possible world trip and has equipped the ship with a drift sight and special wireless gear

New York Pip Howard Hughes California Paris Europe Charles A. Lindbergh Wiley Post Hughes Hollywood Floyd Bennett Burbank Calif Hiram Thurlow Honolulu Wichita Kan Thurlow Harry Connor Richard Stoddard

Flight to Paris May Involve Glenn Odekirk As Engineer

Passage notes that Glenn Odekirk may join the flight to Paris as flight engineer while he accompanies Hughes from Burbank. final decision on his participation remained unsettled.

Paris Glenn Odekirk Hughes Burbank

Leavenworth Old Settler Thomas Cahill Dies

Thomas Cahill Sr., 76, lifelong Leavenworth county farmer and stock raiser, died late yesterday after 73 years in the county. He had long been a prominent local resident.

Leavenworth Leavenworth, Kan Thomas Cahill Leavenworth County

Minister C D Whitwam Dies in Harper Kansas

The Rev. C. D. Whitwam aged 66 and longtime Methodist Episcopal pastor died yesterday in Harper Kansas. He previously supervised Hutchinson and Kingman districts and served at Attica Sedgwick Peabody Sterling Greensburg El Dorado Newton and Larned in Kansas.

Harper, Kan C. D. Whitwam Harper Methodist Episcopal Church Hutchinson Kingman Attica Sedgwick Peabody Sterling Greensberg el Dorado Newton Larned Kan

Roosevelt extends civil service to thousands more workers

Senator Hatch credits President Roosevelt with a major step by ordering an extension of civil service to about 180,000 federal positions. Officials note the rule change takes effect next February, after the 1938 elections. The move aims to widen merit system coverage beyond prior records.

Washington Hatch D-N.m Roosevelt Harry B. Mitchell Civil Service Commission Commission Taft

Grass Fire Extinguished Near Lackey Residence

Firemen responded to a small grass fire by the road at the Lackey residence on West Ninth Street around 8 PM. The blaze was quickly controlled with no trouble. The new pump truck assisted in the effort.

Lackey West Ninth Street Paul Ingels

Retires as Santa Fe Agent in Viola Kansas

E. B. Ace Carpenter longtime Santa Fe agent at Viola in southern Sedgwick county retires after nearly 50 years at the key. He earlier moved from Riley county to Byers and worked for several lines across Louisiana Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. He is uncle of the late film star Jean Harlow.

Wichita Kan the Key E. B Ace Carpenter Santa Fe Viola Sedgwick County Jean Harlow Byers Pratt County Riley County Texas New Orleans Rock Island Louisiana Oklahoma Kansas A. H. Carpenter Mont Carpenter Kansas City Harlean Carpenter

Squirrel Hunter Turns Tables, Bags 300-Pound Bear

Floyd Thompson of Houston reports a thrilling hunt in which a 300 pound black bear ambushed him near a river-bottom. He said he mistook the bear’s grunts for hog noises before turning and firing.

Houston Tex Floyd Thompson Thompson

Jews Slain by Terrorists in Jerusalem Attacks

Five Jews were killed and five wounded in scattered terrorist attacks in Jerusalem on July 5. Police reported multiple shooting incidents across the city and are investigating possible coordinated actions. Local authorities urged calm as the death toll rose.

Jerusalem

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