Crowds Flock to Lazia Funeral in Kansas City
More than 1 000 mourners gathered at 5446 Tracy avenue for the funeral of John Lazia Kansas City north side Democratic leader slain early Tuesday. An estimated 10 000 passed the home views and a 120 car funeral procession plus flower displays from major cities marked the service. Notables including Tom Pendergast and Michael Ross attended along with officials and crowds lining the Paseo route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John Lazia
Kansas City North Side
Lazia
Tracy Avenue
Joe Antonello
T. J
Big Tom) Pendergast
Michael Ross
Bazia
North Side
H. F. McElroy
Mary McElroy
Holy Rosary Church
Missouri Avenue
Campbell Street
Inspector Arrives to Check on Auto Licenses
An inspector from the office of Victor L King state vehicle commissioner arrived in Lawrence to start checking Douglas county automobiles for which 1934 license tags have not been secured. The inspector sought local officer cooperation and planned to check at the fire of S S Learnard county treasurer to locate untagged cars and trucks. He said several vehicles lack new tags but Douglas county is not more delinquent than others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor L. King
Lawrence
Aglas County
S. S. Learnard
Douglas County
Heatwave Lingers Across Kansas With Little Rain Likely
Topeka July 13 AP Slightly cooler temperatures offer little relief as Kansas endures another scorcher. Meteorologist S. D. Flora predicts highs may reach 95 in the north and 100 in the south tomorrow, with today’s heat hitting 100 to 110 in many areas. Tonight stays warm, lows 75 north to 75-80 south. A dry pattern persists with no rain in sight though clouding may appear north and some cooler air near Edmonton, Canada.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Kangas
Phillipsboro
Hich
Phoenix
Ariz
Edmonton
Canada
Msas
Test Your Knowledge Quiz Quest 7 Archaic Trivia
A scrambled query style item asks: Who was King of England from 1066 to 1087 and who proposed relativity, plus where is Galway Bay and the Gobi Desert, the largest city of Ireland, the Tuskegee Institute location, and the Union Civil War commander at Gettysburg, with stray ads for kids’ haircuts and odds pads.
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England
Negro Educational School
Tuskegee
Ire
Ireland
Galway Bay
Gobi Desert
Pettysburg
Lawrence attendees to discuss drought relief program at Chanute
A district meeting of relief workers and officials from Lawrence will gather in Chanute Saturday to set plans for the coming months. Attendees include Miss Mary E. Jamison, E. E. Trueblood, Erwin Altmeyer, George Hedrick, T. R. Gerhart, Earl T. Black, X. J. Kennedy, James F. Brass, Winton Mehrbacker, and Delmar P. Milne. Topics cover water conservation, drouth relief measures, and related relief work, aiming for immediate aid and a permanent conservation program.
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Chanute
Lawrence
Mary E. Jamison
E. E. Trueblood
Erwin Altmeyer
George Hedrick
Chamber of Commerce
T. R. Gerhart
The
County Relief Administration
Earl T. Black
X. J. Kennedy
James F. Brass
Winton Mehrbacker
Delmar P. Milne
Topeka
John G. Stutz
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Relef
Drouth
La Grammaire one act play at Fraser theatre
French class members at the university present the one act play La Grammaire by Eugene Labiche in Fraser theater on Saturday July 14 with free admission. The cast includes Caboussat Devyere Anderson Pourinas Walter Carpenter Machut Ross Robertson Jean James Clarkson Blanche Bernice Smile. The comedy follows a spelling challenged Caboussat whose daughter Blanche acts as secretary to save his reputation as the plot unfolds through dictation mistakes and counterfeited documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Labiche
Fraser Theater
Caboussat
Devyere Anderson
Pourinas
Walter Carpenter
Machut
Ross Robertson
Jean
James Clarkson
Blanche
Bernice Smile
Poitrinas
Specifications Approved Sealed Bids for School Furniture
Sealed bids for school furniture and hardware will be received by the board of education at 2 o'clock on Wednesday, July 25. Approval of specifications for furniture and hardware has been received from R. J. Paulette, state PWA administrator, in Topeka. The item appears in local markets with grain and livestock quotes and other notices.
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New York
Board of Education
R. J. Paulette
PWA
Topeka
Captain Morawetz Promoted To Captain In Cavalry Troop
Captain Francis E Morawetz commanding officer of Troop 1 114th Cavalry received promotion to captain effective July 10 He has led the Haskell Institute National Guard unit since February 1 and has served with Troop I since March 3 1928 His Kansas National Guard career began August 1921 He previously belonged to Co H 187th Infantry until February 1926 and was in the U S Marine Corps reserves from March 1926 to February 1929 when he joined Haskell He is preparing his company for the annual summer encampment at Camp Whitside Fort Riley planning to take 64 men The troop has 32 horses and range firing must be completed before camp W B Webb is second lieutenant of the Troop
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Morawetz
114Th Cavalry
Haskell Institute National Guard
Morawetz
Kansas National Guard
Co. H
187Th Infantry
U. S. Marine Corps
Haskell
Camp Whitside
Fort Riley
W. B. Webb
Leutenant
Deaths and Funerals for Walter Connel and W K Hoover
Walter Connel, 41, died Wednesday. funeral 9 am Saturday at Memorial Park cemetery Fort Barrancas Pensacola with Rev H L Nelson. W K Hoover, former First National Bank president, died yesterday. funeral 2:45 pm tomorrow at Plymouth Congregational Church with Revs Joseph King and Loren Rapier. burial in Memorial Park cemetery. pallbearers listed. body lies in state 1:15–2:30 pm tomorrow at church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Connel
Fort Barrancas
Pensacola
Fla
Braveside
Memorial Park Cemetery
H. L. Nelson
Topeka
Connell
H. M. Mason
Indiana Street
W. K. Hoover
First National Bank
Massachusetts Street
Plymouth Congregational Church
Joseph King
Plymouth Church
Loren Rapier
Eudora
Harvey Penney
F.C. Whipple
C. C. Stewart
J. S. Stove
Pie joke and family traffic ticket in Lawrence
A Lawrence item recounts a wise cracking shopkeeper asking if pie is fresh and a traffic ticket issued by Officer N D Messer to his brother James Messer for failing to stop at a sign. The piece notes 13 defendants paid fines in police court and mentions a newspaper mystery about a pajama goer. A note ends with Democrat women to meet.
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James Messer
N. D. Messer
Pleasant Grove
Messer
Twenty-third
Massachusetts Street
Campaign Meeting Planned at Douglas County Headquarters
The Douglas county women's Democratic organization will meet Tuesday at 8 PM at 719 Massachusetts street. All precinct committeewomen and Democratic women are urged to attend to hear matters of importance. Memorial hospital treated H J Byford after a stair fall fractured his hip at home.
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Douglas County Women’s Democratic Organization
Massachusetts Street
H. J. Byford
New Hampshire
Street
Memorial Hospital
Byford
Cynthia Mock
Asphalt Paving Workers Face Heat on Ninth Street Job
Asphalt paving crews for Abel Construction push a hot mix project on Ninth Street between Michigan and Mississippi, with asphalt at 400 to 410 degrees. Workers relay in shifts as steam rollers pack the surface, aiming for rapid completion despite extreme heat and long hours. The mixing plant sits near the old brick plant at the foot of Indiana Street as base and topping are laid toward Alabama Street.
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Ninth Street
Michigan
Mississippi
Abel Construction Company
Missouri Street
Alabama Street
Indiana Street
Pu Yi to rule summer palace near Chinese border
The Manchukuoan government plans to place Emperor Kang Teh in an imperial palace near Jehol City as a summer retreat within 150 miles of Peiping. Winters will be in Hsinking. Opponents fear this signals expansion of Kang Teh's domain into North China and a return to the Forbidden City.
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Jehol City
China
Kang- Teh
Henry Pu-Yi
Peiping
Hsinking
Kang-Teh
North
Forbidden City
Virginia May Gift Shop to Open in Eldridge Hotel
Miss Virginia May Johnston sells Virginia May Flower Shop to Ward Flower Shop at 931 Massachusetts Street. She will run an exclusive Virginia May Gift Shop in the Eldridge Hotel, expanding gift lines and prices. Johnston plans a summer buying trip east and remodeling on return to Lawrence.
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Virginia May
Ward
Massachusetts Street
Virginia May Johnston
Lawrence
Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Star In The Black Cat
At the Varsity a three day run of The Black Cat thrills audiences with Boris Karloff as a master of a strange house and Bela Lugosi as a vengeful doctor. The program also includes an ice hockey short and Hollywood Notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boris Karloff
Bela Lugosi
Lawrence
The
Varsity Ge
Karloff
Lugosi
AID TO JEFFERSON COUNTY DESIGNATED AS SECONDARY DROUGHT COUNTY
Jefferson county leaders secured designation as a secondary drought relief county. This grants a 50 percent freight rate reduction on feed shipments into and out of the county and makes it eligible for early consideration on emergency water wells ponds and lakes. Also notes Meanwell named athletic director at University of Wisconsin and a Topeka marriage license for William A. Ricketts and Mary Randolph.
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Jefferson County
Drouth
William A. Ricketts
Mary. Randolph
Topeka
L. H. Menger
Hitler Speech Promises Self Sufficiency and Unity
Adolf Hitler declares a political unity beyond geography, praising the German people for backing the new regime. He boasts that Germany will become self sufficient by creating or substituting materials domestically and credits national cooperation as the key to regeneration while denouncing opposition as a small negative force.
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Germany
Hitler accuses Boehm of saboteur acts amid SS troop concerns
In remarks dated June 30, Hitler claimed the storm troops were filled beyond plan and endangered by Boehm. He charged the former Chief of Staff with being out of tune with national socialism and presented a catalogue of alleged sabotage by Boehm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slendens
Nnion. 1
Hitler
Audience Pleased At K U Recital With Fine Arts Faculty
A large audience endured heat in the Administration Building auditorium to hear KU School of Fine Arts faculty concert. Howard C. Taylor played piano and was encoreed. Jene Peabody mezzo solos impressed. Helen Stockwell violin performed with finesse. two piano pieces closed the program as Allie Merle Conger and Roy Underwood accompanied. The third concert of the summer season is July 26. Also: Rapid City weather gives hope for Stevens Kepner stratosphere start with a possible takeoff Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Fine Arts
Helen Stockwell
Kansas University
Howard C. Taylor
Saint Saens
Copeland
Nerini
Tve
Carl A. Preyer
Fine Arts Piano Department
Taylor
Oy Underwaad
Allie Merle Conger
Roy Underwood
Miss Stockwell
Miss Peabody
Rapid City
S. D
South Dakota
Black Hills
Dies In Gun Battle and Local Social News
A gun battle report notes a death and an injury to a knee, with treatment and suffering described. The local column records guests from Pleas ant Grove and Lawrence, weddings, visits, flax harvesting, and community relatives from Kansas City Topeka and Ohio, plus weather and water concerns for stock and wells.
Valley Grove Homecoming Day Planned This Sunday
Valley Grove hosts Homecoming Day on Sunday July 15 inviting former residents and friends to attend morning and afternoon services then share a basket dinner at the schoolhouse. Albert Edens of Coffeyville will deliver an address as speakers for the day. Many local residents visited family and friends this past week and events include a Valley Grove Christian Endeavor social and Welliver circle gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Grove
Albert Edens
Coffeyville
Edens
Alfred Corsina
Pittsburg
Albert Ford
Herman Eggert
Howard
Tra Ward
Octave Ford
Kansas City
Valley Grove Christian Endeavor
Della Weibel
Topeka
Krrs
Anna Stewart
Los Angeles
Calif
Frankie Frendle
George Frendle
Thompsonville
Emma Ward
Mary Edmonds
George
Leavenworth
Ira Ward
Robert Eagle
Mera May
Alice
Elmer
Lawrence
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Hazel Brown
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Marian Mills
University of Oklahoma
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Pu-Yi
Virginia May Shop
Miss Johnston
Meanwell
Madison
Wis
Walter E. Meanwell
University of Wisconsin
University, Board of Regents
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Wilhelmstrasse
Lida
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Fred Champion
Frederick
Suatey
J. D. Edens
Harold Champion
Joan
Chamber
Eldon Smarr
Eldon
Alberta Hatfield
W. A. Wellman
W. H. Smurr
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Shaw
Weeks
Ruth Seely
O’neal
Jesse Burdick
Oklahoma
Anthony Deitrich
Clinton Veits
Roy Veits
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Maurice Veits
Veits
City
Evilsizer Jr
Ohio
Evilsizer
Emmett Evilsizer
Clifton Dodd
Mr. Kissinger
Leonard Tarr
W.C. Stewart
Faye Stewart
Easton
C M. Stewart
Helen Spence Eaton Eve
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
State Farm For Women
Associated Press
T. G. Fitch
Hosford & Arnold Bea Maas
Municipal
Estes, Payne & CO
Mass
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