Santa Fe to absorb Orient properties in Panhandle move
Topeka July 1. Plans announced for formal takeover of the Orient properties by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Orient lines from Wichita to Altus and from Altus to Amarillo Texas will join the Panhandle division with Hitchcock as general manager and Wichita headquarters. Orient superintendent R L Davis and A J Cleary will assume assistant superintendent roles with Wellington and San Angelo headquarters respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas City
Mexico
Railway Bythe
Atchison, A
Santa Fe
All- 1
Hitchcock
Western-Lines
Orient
Fram
Wichita
Kan
Altus
Okla
Panhandle
Orient Properties
Alme Texas
Ate
Allied
H. Shauffer
Wichi
R. L- Davis Orient
Wellington
A. J., Cleary
Tes
San ‘Angelo
Exas
Drowned family near Pinoak Creek in Missouri flash flood
A cloudburst swamped a car southwest of Mosell Missouri drowning Mrs Marie Beckman 28 and seven relatives including Mary Neges 31 Laurence Tigges 15 Virgil Beckman 7 Ma Beckman 5 Irene Beckman 2 Clarence Stahl 15 DeSoto victim William Freckman survived after seeking help to restart the vehicle. An additional death occurred at DeSoto from a lightning strike while playing ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosell
Mark Beckman
Pinoak ’ Creek
Here
DeSoto
Wiliam Freckman
Indictments for Assault in Chicago Case Involve Millionaire Son
Three Chicago youths including Kasper G Schmidt son of city comptroller and vice president of Prudent State Savings Bank are indicted for assault linked to a car collision with John Bud Corcoran, head of Washington Construction. A girl companion was beaten as well. Also reported: Willie Wernseren shot after a dice game dispute on the Kaw river bridge. No arrests yet. Indian War Veterans plan national convention in Topeka September 11-12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thiee
John J. Corcoran
Washington Construction Com
Corcoxan
Ray Stenberg
Jack Watson
Chmidt
Gort Lorean
Willie Wernser
Ernsen
Murray
Kaw River
Wernsen
M. T. Sadler
National Indian War Veterans
Army of A
Weather and grain outlook in Tuesday market report
Readable items note grain market activity and weather forecast alongside livestock and feed mentions. The fragment references a grain and weather forecast, grain market closure, and hay or cake meal items with potential livestock implications.
Giant prehistoric elephant skeleton unearthed in Arkansas dig
H T Martin assistant curator of the University Museum of Paleontology supervised excavation southeast of Arkansas where a vast elephant skeleton was found. A 10 000 pound animal with a ten inch diameter seven inch thick tooth was uncovered, bones jumbled as if washed from original position. Completion expected in about three weeks with Curtis Hesse Billy McNown of LawRiven Claude Hibbard of Fall River assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
H. T. Martin
University
Martin
Clare
Mr. Martin
Curtis Hesse
Billy McNown
Law- Riven
Claude Hibbard
Falliver
Hoover outlines farm board work and structure
President Hoover announced the farm board plan to tackle the agricultural downturn. The group, assembled at the White House, aims to address the wheat marketing crisis and surpluses, with a $50 million authorization for low interest loans and $1.5 million for administration. The board includes representatives from various farming sectors and will form advisory councils and stabilizing cooperatives to aid implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
White House
Ing al
Hyde
Caine
James
C. Es
Lexington
Carl Williams
Oklahoma’ City
B. Denman
Charles
C. Teneue
Los Angeles
William F. Long
Northfield
Minn
Andres
S. Wilson
Hall, W
Farm Line
Board
Legge
Mem
Alleged Payroll Bandit Is Free on Bond in Topeka
Topeka July 15 AP Vivian Scraper a 13 775 payroll robber who was reported nervous was freed on 5000 bond. Her companion Geoil Streit also released on 5000 bond pending preliminary hearing. Streit left jail under 5000 bail furnished by his father. Mrs Scraper refused to implicate her sweethearts in the security benefit association holdup June 28. Streit retained counsel preparatory to fighting the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Vivian. Scraper
Geoil
Streit
Ona
E Streit
Scraper
Benefit Association
Killed in Motor Car Accident at Leavenworth Kansas
AP reports Mrs Dorothy Banes 17 of Richardson near here died when the car she rode in overturned near Soldiers Home last night. Her husband Clarence Banes and two friends suffered no injuries. Also a divorce suit filed in district court by Howe Green Baldwin against Clarence A Green seeks custody of two minor children. Return from Fishnie trip notes an unusual fish catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
Ascider
Dorothy. Banes
Richardson
Soldiers' Home
Clarence
Banes
Ars
Was
District Court
Salina
Henry Johnson
Culver
Bcar
Allen Allison
Summer Vespers Draw Largest Crowd at University
The final summer session Vespers attracted the largest crowd of the season at the university auditor. Dean Raymond A. Schwegler of the school of education spoke as director of the summer session. A fine arts program featured Miss Ruth Orcutt and Prof. Carl A. Preyer on two pianos, Les S. Greene on organ, and Otto Garvins, a Lawrence cellist, with Berckenstock Sonata. Vocalists included Meriboo, Ray Gafney, and Richard Meckel, under the direction of Prof. Charles S. Skillton. The next event is the campus sing on July 18 led by tenor Ray Gafney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond A. Schwegler
School ‘of Education
Fine Arts
Ruth" Orcutt
Ruth" Orcutt and Prof. ‘Carl: A. Preyer
Les’s. Greene
Berckenstock
Otto Garvins
Lawrence
Jattiy Johnson
Charles 5
Skilton
Erick
Meribooare
Ray
Gafney
Richard
Meckel
Ray Gafney
Missouri track coaching shakeup claims no input from Henry
Former Missouri football coach Gwinn Henry, visiting in Brownwood Texas, says in a letter to a Kansas City writer he will not serve as any assistant coach. He notes he trained Tiger track teams three years without pay and will not accept an assistant role or salary from receipts. He supports Huff as coach but asserts he was not consulted by the director and will not be an assistant in any form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Huff
K. U
University of Missouri
Gwinn Henry
Missouri
Henry
Brownwood
Texas
Kansas City
Gwinn-Henry
Tiger Track
Huff
New
M.U
Man Arrested Here Is Wanted in Two States
G. M. Curtis, held by Officer Richard Hughes, is wanted in Holton Kansas on two bad check charges and in Tulsa Oklahoma on a leaving the state with a mortgaged car charge. Curtis admitted intoxication from denatured alcohol bought from a Lawrence woman and said he drove a Graham truck from Tulsa to Lawrence before being stopped. He allegedly passed a worthless $5 check at the Continental Oil filling station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Curtis
Jwhot
Holton
Kan
Tulsa
Okla
Richard Hughes
Curtis
Lawrence
Graham
Oklahoma
Continental Oil Company
Ninth
New Hampshire
Will Johns
Fishermen Return From Minnesota With Large Pike Catch
Three Lawrence men Fritz Meyn Gus Morehouse and George Melvin traveled about 2200 miles in four days with seventy five pounds of Wall Eyed Pike and shared stories of a northern Minnesota lake trip. A bank messenger in Crowley was robbed of about fifteen thousand dollars by three men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz
Meyn
Gus Morehouse
George Melvin
Lawrence
Minnesota
Tod Messenger
Baseball National League and American League scores July 15
Baseball results from New York Philadelphia Boston and St Louis show Brooklyn winning 4 2 over Cincinnati in the National League with Frederick and Bressler homering. Pittsburgh beat Boston 5 4 in 11 innings on Sisler error. Chicago swept a doubleheader over Philadelphia 9 6 and 9 6 as Wilson hit his 28th. Giants beat Cardinals 7 2 as Sherdel allowed 13 hits. Indians win two from Athletics 8 5 and 7 0 in a doubleheader with strong pitching from Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Bill
Clark
Reds
Cincinnati
By. Frederick
Bressler
Olp
Ehrhardt
Gooch
Sukeforth
Picinich
Boston
Pittsburgh
Braves
Comoroski
Sisler
Meine
Hargreaves
Brandt
Spohrer
Philadelphia
Chicago
Philadelphia Nationals
Wilson
Klein
Bush
Taylor
Schulte
Benge
McGraw
Lerain
Davis
Blake
Roy
Collins
Elliot
I' Fisy
New York
Gap
Giants
Sherdel
Jack Scott
St.Louis
Scott
O'Farrell
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Athletics
Ehmke
Yerkes
Perkins
Cochrane
Ferrer
Sewell
Hartley
Earnshaw
Milius
L. Sewell
Detroit
Sherid
Dickey
Carroll and
Brillips
Washington
St. Louis
MacPayden
Berry
Stewart and Ferrell
Rotary Speaker Sees Patriotism as Basis of Law Enforcement
County Attorney Harry Frazee spoke at noon to the Rotary Club on patriotism national loyalty and law enforcement. He likened the United States to a large corporation with the Constitution as its charter and citizens as shareholders shaped by protection and prosperity. Frazee urged strict immigration laws and warned that lax admission for wealth seekers harms national progress and that dividends from protection must be raised to boost elections and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Frazee
Rotary Club
Rotary
United States
Frazee
River Rise Sweeps Away Cribs in Dam Work
Kaw river rise sweeps away two timber cribs in repair work at the dam and drifts another crib under construction through the opening. A rock-filling attempt failed. several hundred dollars of value lost. Water level near the dam peak. Smoky Hill flood not expected to raise levels significantly. Pilot in Saline plane crash remains in critical condition with a chance to live. An Army flight plan to Nome, Alaska, approved to begin within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw
Salina
Kay
Jack Highdecker
Yeste Toby
Stuart S. Kelley
David Sudlman
Llocal
Toda
Verne Maupin
Saina
Nome
Washington
Mitchelfield
I. I
Alaska
Ross G. Hoyt
Army Airgers
Personal visits and travel notes in Lawrence society
Mrs R Doyle Cuthbertson and her daughter Caroline visit relatives in Lawrence and plan trips to the Ozarks after Mr Cuthbertson’s NY return. Brooklyn guests Cullmer and Menger visit Mrs Beck, planning homeward via Canada. Gulley leaves for Glendale after Lawrence visit. Lescher Lenahan party heads north, with Rochester, St Paul, Minneapolis stops. Various Lawrence residents make expeditions to Kansas City Chicago St Louis and nearby locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. $. Beck
Canada
C. H. Gulley
Glendale
Cal
Lawrence
J. M. Gulley
Gulley
Western Union
C. L. Lescher
Agnes Lenahan
Mary
Louise Lenahan
Kansas City
George F. Bryant
Eastern trip round of visitors and local arrivals
The article lists visitors and locals traveling through and visiting in the area. Mrs Ida Shapiro and Bernard Singer accompanied the group home. Miss Dora Ruben of Chicago arrived to visit at the Wolfson home. Mrs Sarah Coppet-tzel and Robert de Coppet of New York visited Mrs Uzel’s cousin Mrs W. T. Carpenter’s family before continuing to California and returning via the Rockies. Charles M. Baker left for two weeks in Berton Mass. Miss Eldridge Teftsa assisted with Osawatomie Graphic work. Mrs Walter Herriott of Garden City visited sister Mrs A G Alrich. Elizabeth Shirk, 420 West Eleventh Street, arrested for speeding at Eleventh and Tennessee Streets, pleaded not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Shapiro
Bernard Singer
Charles Wolfson
Dora Ruben
Chicago
Wolfson
Sarah Coppet-tzel
Robert de Coppet
New York City
Uzel
W. T. Carpenter
California
Rockies
Carpenter
Charles M. Baker
Berton Mass
Red Eldridge Teft
Osawatomie Graphic
Walter Herriott
Garden City
A. G. Alrich
First Baptist Church Premier Junior Choir Debuts
The morning service featured the junior choir led by P. B. Sperry with boys and girls singing hymns and three apédlaleelec tion. After service, many congratulated Sperry and the young performers on this new feature of worship. The sermon titled Lessons From the Flowers explored trust obedience freedom from worry and growth using flowers as teaching aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
P. B.sperry
Jesus
Lirge Christian Church
Baptist Assembly
Ottawa
Th. Charles F. Mathews
First Baptist Church of
Topeka
Dr. Watts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Orient Organization
Santa Fe Division
Pinoak Creek
Schmidt
Hoover Outline Farm Board Work
Metsker Suny
Saaname Yaly
Carol
Bucharest
Rumenia
Putach
London
Gyril J. H.tolley
Irm
Arthur’ Lewis
Lake. View
George Atkeson
Massachusetts Street
C. H. Daugherty
Kia ‘ ' ‘Pines
Minneapolis
St. San
Victor Feaneres
Victor
RCA
Victor Crafts
Victor-Ladio
Electrola
Ser Sete
Pesan
Alkbara
Elizabeth Shirk
West Eleventh Street
George Price
James Weed
Faf Eleventh
Tennessee Atreats
Rumsey Bros. Funeral Home
Ind. St
Victor Radic
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