Murder at outdoor gallery shocks community
U S officer Morrison Hair was shot and killed by a stranger during a confrontation at an outdoor gallery. A posse led by Deputy Attorney Joel Stone arrested J Anderson 22 his wife Tram and William Wyscarver 36 near Morrison after the shooting. Hair had joined the service department in 1926 and was known as a sharp shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Hair
Gallery
James Knoll
al Farmer
Perry
Venes
Vine
Ce Ehetet’ Service Department
Full House at Plays Delights Greenhall Audience
A capacity crowd enjoyed an hour and a half of local theater featuring two plays, The Florist Shop and Thank You Doctor. Laura Ballou and Stanley French led The Florist Shop with strong turns, while Dorothy Roberts, Sidney Edwards and Ruth Kuchs drew praise in Thank You Doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenhall
Laura Batleu
Miss Ballou
Mande
Stanley French
Henry
Rte
Denny Cort
Dorothy “Mae Roberts
Miss Wells
Sidney G.wards
Mr. Jackson
Ruth Kuchs
Alien Maag
Ruth Madison
Knights and Daughters of Tabor End Four Day Meeting
The annual meeting of Order 12 of the Knights and Daughters of Tabor wraps with a picnic at Woodland Park this afternoon and a drill and program at the high school tonight. A noon parade from Ninth Street Baptist Church to Sixth Street then Massachusetts Street led to the park where the gathering ended. a band led the procession with men’s and dance groups and several cats.
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Dalezates
Order 12 of the Knights and “Daughters of Tabor
Woodland Park
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Sixth Street
Massachusetts Street
France Shows Interest In Dawes Plan Revisions
Excelsior reports French government showing interest in revising the Dawes plan for war debt readjustment. Foreign Minister Briand held an hour with the German ambassador amid discreet talks on plan evaluation. Seymour Parker Gilbert will visit Paris to brief the reparations council and confer with Premier Poincare Briand and Benjamin Strong about the plan.
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Baris
Excelsior
Briand
Paris
Reparations Council
Poincare
M. Briand
Benjamin Strong
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Camp outing accident injures fifty at Alabama cotton gin
Fifty people were hurt when the second floor of a cotton gin housing a camping party collapsed in Creenvillé Alabama. Ten were seriously injured though all were said to be out of danger after being rushed to a local hospital where first aid was administered. Mrs Zelma Frazier led a cooking demonstration at the three day camp.
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Creenvillé
Ala
Zelma Frazier
Butler County
Mississippi slayers hanged at Tunica and Simpson county
In Jackson Mississippi two black men were hanged for murders. Will Durdo, convicted of killing Clarente O Neal near Askew in 1927, died at 11 08 a m. Mendenhall Greene Kirkie and Earl Nunnery were executed at 10 35 a m and died eleven minutes later in Simpson county. A bouquet of radiololun in pink shades was sent to Journal World by Mrs Frank E Jones.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Will Durdo
Clarente O'Neal
Askew
Tunica
Mendenhall
Greene Kirk
H. W
Hemby
Earl Nunnery
Simpson County
journal-World
Frank E. Jones
Fairfax
Plane crash in Croydon kills four people at Purley
In Purley Croydon England on July 13 a plane crashed after a dive bursting into flames killing two women and two men. Among the dead was A Hall director at Croydon aerodrome. The pilot was badly injured and hospitalized while another passenger escaped with minor injuries. Fire prevented rescue efforts.
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Croydon
England
Purley
A. Hall
Fatal plane crash in Palacios kills three men
Three men Hart Parker of Texas City pilot Max Weinberg of Boston and Ralph Green of Galveston died when their biplane crashed from about 250 feet into a downtown Palacios street. The craft burst into flames as bystanders watched. A coroner's inquest was ordered. Parker was single while Weinberg and Green left widows and one child each.
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Palicciosi
Tex
Hart Parker
Texas City
Max Weinberg
Boston
Ralph’ Green
Galveston
Weinberg
Green
Parker
Texas National Guard
Palacios
Justice of the Peace Gas Sissons! Iis
Ian Parker
Weinlberg
New Plan for Debaters United Across States
The Kansas high school debating league will team with Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Alabama leagues to debate the same question next fall. Resolved that the English cabinet system of government is inferior to the presidential form of the United States. The plan saves time on bibliographies mimeographed and printed material and enables interstate debates regardless of distance. The Kansas league eighteen years old with over 2000 students from 187 schools participated last year.
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Kansas
Harold G. Ingham
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Alabama
United States
Kae Ae
Kansas High School League
COEN
NOT ON
Kansas City Tennis Star Won't Enter Davis Cup Final
Paris July 13 AP The American Davis Cup team to face the winner of Italy and Czechoslovakia for the inter zone final and the chance to challenge France will be chosen from John Hennessey Francis T Hunter Gene Lott and William T Tilden Junior Coen a 16 year old Kansas City boy and the youngest to win a Davis Cup place is gaining international experience abroad while plans for singles and possibly doubles lineups remain unresolved.
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Paris
John Hennessey
Francis T. Hunter
Geeee Lott
William T. Tilden
Bill
Hunter
Coen
Tilden
Qven
Kansas
United States
Peggy Hopkins Joyce to Marry Lord Northesk After Wedding Plans
DeauvilleFrance July 13 AP Peggy Hopkins Joyce four times married actress says she and Lord Northesk intend to marry though not yet awhile. They have been bathing dancing and playing baccarat together and are staying at the Normandy hotel dining together regularly. Miss Joyce preparing to make a movie. Earlier known as Countess Gosta Mornet she divorced her fourth husband in 1926 and has been linked to several men. The Countess of Northesk recently said she was divorcing Lord Northesk. They were married July 19 1923 4.
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Deauville
France
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Gosta Mornet
Countess of Northesk
Lord Northesk
New York
Rescue efforts continue for doomed polar party
Cries of relief greeted the Krassin crew as they rescued Mariano and Zappi from a small ice refuge after thirteen days without food. Chukhnovsky, lost on return from a flight, reached safety with his men and wired for help to locate the Italia group led by Finn Malmgren, who died, while hopes persist for Amundsen’s missing team. The Viglieri party was found in better condition, with the Italia gondola wreckage sighted nearby and salvageable gear recovered.
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Sora
Nor
Foyn
Krassin
Chukhnevsky
Finn Malmgren
Chukhnovsky
Cape Platen
Virgo Bay
Roald Amundsen
Italia
Mariana
Zappi
Mariano
Moscow
Chukbnovsky
Malagia
Viglieri
Archangel
Nobile
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
The
Samoilevitch
Advent Bay
Lieut
Arctic
Rejoicing in Rome Over Italia 35 Survivors Saved
News from Rome reports widespread joy over the rescue of the Viglieri group of Italia 35 survivors after Captains Mariana and Zappi guided them to safety. Earlier wireless shutdown fueled fears the marooned crew had perished in Arctic ice or pneumonia. Lieutenant Lundborg described harsh Arctic conditions.
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Rome
Viglieri
Italia
Mariana
Zappi
Lundborg
Arctic
Saline River Floods Culver Area as Tracks Crossed
Saline river rose out of banks near Culver 15 miles west of Salina and crossed railroad tracks flooding highways and reaching the Union Pacific station. Much farmland flooded but no invasion of Culver. Nearby, two inmates died in a double execution at the Milledgeville prison in Georgia. The condemned were Sam Gower and Predis Taylor, executed by the chair.
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Salina
Kans
Culver
Union Pacific
Tyo
Georgia
Milledgeville
Atead
Sam Gower
Predis
Taylor
Fulton County
Summer music drew record crowd on university lawn
Nearly nine hundred attendees gathered on the University campus north of Fowler shops for the annual summer sing. Music by a student orchestra and faculty led by Ray Gafney accompanied Mrs. Alice Moncrieff and Miss Irene Peabody in a diverse program from old standards to new favorites.
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Lawrence Peoples
Fowler
Conrad McGraw
Eldon Ardrey
W. B. Dalton
Robert Young
Evelyn Swarthout
D. M. Swarthout
Fine Arts Sdool
Dean Swarthout
Ray Gafney
Alice Moncrieff
Irene Peabody
Driver Who Threatened Heir in New York Heist
Police hunt taxi driver who escaped with a 4000 diamond bracelet after attempting to shoot Mrs. Frederick B. Johnson, wife of the Palmolive fortune heir. She later fired an unloaded revolver at him when he returned the bracelet after a threatening call. he fled as officers pursued him. Mrs. Johnson was also arraigned on unlawful possession of a revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick B. Johnson
Johnson
Flood Waters Sweep Ohio Mine Workings
Flood waters from Wegee creek overflowed in St. Clairsville area washing through the Webb mine complex. Seven hundred workers were laid off as the mine and valley suffered $500,000 in damage including the destruction of thirty loaded mine cars and twenty five automobiles. A picket camp near the property was wiped out forcing occupants to flee. Nearby towns reported $50,000 more damage and rising losses as contacts resume. One man drowned and several injured as rail and road traffic were obstructed and rivers swelled.
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St. Clairsville
Steubenville
Wheeling
Purification Ad Promotes Calotabs Health Cure
A newspaper advertisement encourages Purification of the system with Calotabs as a foundation of health. It suggests a course once or twice weekly for several weeks and claims powerful cleansing results, offering a family package with directions for 35 cents at drugstores.
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Nature
Presidents of the United States booklet offered by The American Legion
The Haskin Information Bureau in Washington D C offers a 40 page booklet titled Presidents of the United States. It answers hundreds of questions about Presidents and includes official portraits and life histories. Delivered for 6 cents in stamps to cover postage and handling, with a note to mention the newspaper.
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United States
Americans “Legion
Haskin Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Fire crew reports no blaze at Wells Garage
The fire department answered a call to Wells Garage at 1016 Massachusetts Street when a welding tank toppled. No fire started and firemen returned to the station. U S Yacht Team Wins Dupagn, Scotland, July 13, AP. The United States sailing team won the first of the Clyde River races for the new British American Cup.
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Wells Garage
Massachusetts
U.S
Dupagn
Scotland
United States
Personalities and City Visits Across State Lines
Jessamine and Maurice Jackson travel with cousin Miss Mary Cies of Wichita to Columbus for a short visit with H. W. Cies. Mrs. Cies and son Herbert plan to return to Lawrence and stay at the Jackson home over the weekend. Mabel Barnhart and niece Elizabeth Barnhart of Ithaca Mich will move from summer school to Urbana and then Ithaca for a two week visit. R. D. Arnold of Kansas City, a surgical instrument dealer, was in Lawrence today. Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson of Des Moines Iowa, visiting Thompson's mother in Kansas City, spent last evening with cousins Corinne and Helen Roy.
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Jessamine
Maurice
Jackson
Mary Cies
Wichita
H. W. Cies
Columbus
Cies
Herbert
Lawrence
Mabel Barnhart
Elizabetharnhart
Ithaca
Mich
Urbana
R. D. Arnold
Kansas’ City
Jack Thompson
Des Moines
University summer tournaments crown tennis and handball winners
Robert McDowell defeated Ted OLeary to win the tennis singles title. OLeary and Ken Turner beat Logan Wooler and Harold Knowles in doubles. Harold Schmidt, Kansas Jayhawk basketball star, won the handball singles after a close match with Julian Ralston. Ralston and Hukle won the handball doubles, defeating Schmidt and John Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McDowell
Ted O'Leary
Lawrence
O'Leary
Ken Turner
Logan
Wooléy
Harold Knowles
Harold Schmidt
Kansas State Teachers College
Hays
Julian Ralston
Ralston
Hukle
Schmidt
John Foster
Painless Painting and Zapon Lacquer Ad Teaser
A vintage advertisement promotes Painless Painting to refresh old furniture floors and walls with simple methods. It touts Zapon lacquer free from banana odor, quick drying in one hour, and easy brush-on finishes. Readers are invited to request the Zapon Color Card from The Zapon Company in St Conn established 1884.
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Zepon
Zapon
Zappn Company
St . Conn
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Ithe
National Americanism
Commission For the American Legion
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Iam m
Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
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K-U
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Fox News
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Rumsey Bros. Funeral Home
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William Docking
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W.F March
AE McClanahan
F.C. Whipple
Cash
JS. S.stover
Carl Antrim
Lawrence. Kansas
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Asher
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Koch
Tary Schwartz
Frisco
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Ramona
John Gilbert
Russia
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