Condemned Kans City trio abandon stay bid
Counsel for three men condemned to die in Kansas City Mo abandon plans for a Supreme Court stay and will return home to see the Missouri governor Justice McReynolds refused a stay for July 20 the men Carl Nassello Tony Mangiaracina and John Messina were condemned after the Home Trust bank robbery the robbers killed patrolman James E Smith.
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Bulletin
Washington
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Missouri
Justice
Joseph R. Lassen
Francia E. Lindquist
Meyer Goldberg
Justice McReynolds
Lasson
Justice Vandevanter
Blue Ridge Summit
Owen J. Roberts
Philadelphia
Holmes and Brandeis
Massachusetts
Boston
Laveen
Kansas Sees 100 Degree Heat Across State
Topeka reports clear skies and southwest winds pushing Kansas to 100 degrees or higher. Forecaster B R Laskowski predicts mostly fair tonight and Saturday with possible local thunder showers in the north. Temperatures may stay near 100 Saturday. Last night’s lows reached 60 in Anthony Independence and Tribune.
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Topeka
United States Weather Bureau
B. R. Laskowski
Laskowski
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Phillipsburg
Anthony
Independence and Tribune
Judge Willard P Hall Dies at 79 in Kansas City
Judge Willard P Hall veteran lawyer and circuit court judge died in Kansas City from a heart attack age 79. He left a widow a daughter Mrs R J Duty and one son Preble Hall. Born in St Joseph Missouri on September 19 1851 he was son of Governor Willard P Hall and grandson of William P Richardson who served in the Kansas territorial legislature at Lecompton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Cityy
Willard P.hall
Independence Division
Circuit Court
William P. Ricardson
Kansas Territorial
Lecompton
Local battle of youths hangs 60 hours aloft for national record
Arkansas City youths Russell Leach and Bob Dach, ages 10 and 12, plan to remain up to reach a national record, while Frederick Ross and others endure long climbs. Several landings occurred as fatigue set in, with Dick Kirk and others pulling down after long aloft sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas City
Kan
Russell Leach
Bob Dach
Frederick Ross
Danny Sidener
Billy Hendrys
J.C. Salsberry
Dick Kirk
Veterans Seek Compensation Under New Act of Congress
An army of infirm veterans marches on government headquarters in 54 cities to seek added benefits under the new act. Colon el George E. Hines says regional offices will process claims. the act grants allowances to honorably discharged veterans who are permanently disabled from war service. Administrative details hinge on Hines’s confirmation as director of veterans affairs.
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Washington
United States
Iast Congress
George E. Hams
Assist
Shousanda
United
Ity
Goea
Soth Boresry
Sam
Hines
Veterans’ Whairs
Wieener Administration
Hiaty
Singer Beats Mandell In Yankee Stadium Fight For Light Title
In New York on July 18 Al Singer defeated Sammy Mandell at Yankee Stadium to win the lightweight title. Gate receipts totaled 129,663.36 with Singer earning 19,449.48 and Mandell 45,382.12 after deductions. Gross receipts were 162,988.38 before taxes and expenses.
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New York
Sammy Mandell
Altho
al Singer
Yankee Stadium
Singer
Madison Ware
E Garden
Hoover Nominations May Go Over to Next Session
President Hoover expressed doubt that nominations for the reconstructed tariff commission would be sent to the Senate for confirmation during the current session. He noted the six commissioners must span parties and regions, and said two to three weeks would be needed to complete the group. The interlock with the power commission may wait until December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Tariff ‘Commission
Senate
Neces
Ceremiagion
Heat drives Kansas City area to record July highs
A blistering sun sent Midwest temperatures toward local records after a cool spell. St Joseph Missouri reached 102 degrees early afternoon, breaking the prior season high of 100, with Independence Kansas at 100 and others in the state climbing. Kansas City logged 99 at 2 30 P M as heat spread across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Middlewest
St. Joseph
Independence
Kan
Kansas Towns
Brief History of Lawrence in Skelly News July Issue
The Skelly News July issue offers a concise history of Lawrence from its founding through Quantrill and notes on the city’s industries. It highlights the University, Haskell, and the Skelly filling station on Vermont Street with photos of the campus and the station site before and after construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Quantrill
Skelly News
Skelly Oil Company
University
Haskell
Skelly
Vermont Street
Two Die in Rail Wreck in Trinidad Colorado
Two people died from injuries after a Colorado and Southern wreck near Trinidad. Pete Lee of Paducah Texas succumbed before noon and Carl Bly Clinton of Ohio died earlier today as rescue crews worked the site. A heat wave in Independence Kansas drove temperatures to near 100 degrees this afternoon.
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Trinidad
Colo
Colorado
Trane
Here
Pete Lee
Paducah
Texas
Carl Bliy ' Clinton
Ohls
Doubts About European Federation Plan Persist
London and Paris reports say British and foreign circles question a proposed European federation of nations. Objections center on duplicating League of Nations functions and risking rivalry that could weaken effective authority. Government reply calls for careful consideration with the dominions before any definite stance.
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London
France
League of Nations
League
Iits
Paris
Foreinnter Briand
European Federation of Nations
Europe
League of Nationa
Irish Free State
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Jugoslavia
Greece
Bulgaria
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Poland
Spain
Norway
Sweden
Holland
Rumania
Denmark
Austria
Estonia
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Portugal
Lithuania
Albania
Latvia
Finland
League of’ Nations
Russia
Turkey
Mehey
Mercury Reaches 105 Degree Summer High in Lawrence
The thermometer climbed to 105 degrees to set a new Lawrence summer record. Readings reached 103 at 2:30 PM at the gas company warehouse and noon at the K C weather observatory. the previous high was 104.
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Lawrence
K. C
Brinkley under fire at Kansas Medical Board hearing
Former North Carolina resident witnesses defend Dr. John R. Brinkley claiming his early education and character. Testimony notes Brinkley completed a four year high school course in Tuckaseigee North Carolina and supported his family during school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
North Carolina
John R. Brinkley
Kansas Medical Board
Brinkley
Tuckaseigee High School
Tuckaseigee
Coast League Rejects Draft San Francisco July 18
The Pacific Coast League voted to reject the universal draft demanded by the National and American leagues and the five major minor circuits. The decision, announced in San Francisco, blocks the proposed baseball agreement from moving forward.
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Coast League
San Francisco
Pacific Coast League Today
Saline records 105 degree heat the season high
The thermometer at Saline read 105 degrees today, the highest temperature of the season so far, marking a blistering heat wave for residents and local activities.
Bridge party honors Mrs. Taylor before move to Cleveland
Mrs. John Ise hosted a Thursday bridge gathering in Lawrence in Mrs. W B Taylor’s honor. Guests included members of the Monday bridge club and faculty wives of the school of business. High score prize went to Mrs. F T Stockton. consolation to Mrs. Brutus Hamilton. guest prize to Mrs. Taylor.
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W. B. Taylor
Lawrence
Cleveland
John Ise
Bridge
Monday Bridge Club
Taylor
School of Business
F. T. Stockton
Brutus Hamilton
Ralph Hower
W. F. Rissick
John G. Blocker
Voris Morrison
Leslie Tupy
Marvin le Sear
Domenico Gagliardo
Henry Holtzclaw
M. Belles
Fred
Miss Mildred Mertz Guests Weekend in Marshall
Miss Mildred Mertz of Marshall is a weekend guest of Mrs. Harry Shepard. Esther Johnson has gone to Emporia to visit friends over the weekend. Mrs. H. A. Dunn of Ottawa visits her daughter Mrs. R. A. Schwegler. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart of Topeka were dinner guests at the Colonial Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Mertz
Marshall
Harry Shepard
Orn Esther Johnson
Emporia
H. A. Dunn
Ottawa
R.A. Schwegler
Robert Stewart
Topeka
Kingsford Smith Heads for London After Atlantic Flight
Wing Commander Charles Kingsford Smith and two companions depart Los Angeles for Kansas City en route to Akron and New York then sail for London. They plan a wedding in Australia for Kingsford-Smith to Mary Powell and expect to return to California in a year for their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
John Stannage
J. Patrick Saul
Kansas City
Lee Schoenhair
Trans-Continental Flier
Akron
Ohio
New York
London
Kingsford-Smith
Australia
Mary Powell
California
Deaths and Funerals A J Lane Dies at 72
A J Lane former Lawrence resident and Armour & Co. salesman died in Olathe at 72. Funeral services were held in Olathe with survivors including his wife and two daughters. Lane lived in Lawrence earlier and was well known in the community due to long service in Eastern Kansas.
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A. J. Lane
Olathe
Lawrence
L ' Mr. Lane
Indiana Street
Louisiana Street
Frank Haucke
Goodby
Hayeke
Lane
Armour & Co
Kansas
Jack Lawrence
Council Grove
Kan
Joe. Blair
Newton
Prison Guard Held on Anti Narcotic Count at Leavenworth
Charles G. Drake a guard at Fort Leavenworth was arrested on duty and arraigned on Harrison anti-narcotic act charges. Bond set at 25000 but not posted with hearing scheduled for September 30. Drake held in county jail after discovery of narcotics in his room and letters from Louisville linked to drug transactions. Drake, a World War veteran, previously a guards captain at the soldiers' home. Sheriff Gallivan holds him under instruction from a federal agent not to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Flynn
Drake
Leavenworth
Louisville
C. C. Thompson
General Delivery
Kansas City
Kan
Flynn
R. E. Gallivan
Divorce Filings for Nay and Thomas Couples
Two divorce actions were filed in the district court clerk's office. Carmel Nay accuses Harold Nay of extreme cruelty and neglect and seeks alimony support costs and custody of one minor child. they wed in March 1929. Ruby Lee Thomas accuses J B Thomas of desertion and seeks enforcement of a property settlement and custody of two minor children. they wed in August 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmel Nay
Harold Nay
Ruby Lee Thomas
J. B. Thomas
D. F. Smith
District Court
Nay
Thomas
Wills Case Settled After Twenty Eight Years In Estate of John Morris
The estate of John Morris, famed for airtight wills, settles after 28 years of litigation. His son and daughter share equally after provisions for the widow and a 1924 death of the widow ended long disputes. A settlement was erected after extended delay, concluding the family fight over Morris's estate. Hoover orders cabinet survey for government economy without job impact. Echo sounding not new. six years in use by coast and geodetic survey to chart ocean bottoms along coastlines.
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Chicago
John Morris
Morris
New
Washington
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Local Families Share Visits Across Community
Prospect Mr and Mrs xeybreithaupt and family spent Saturday evening at Dan Selzer s. Mary Rohe visited with her grandparents Reuben Weeks. Mrs Martin Rohe Sr visited at G G Blakeman s. Glenn Smith and Arthur visited Henry Rohe s. Mrs Louie Schellack operated on in Kansas City and is recovering. Several neighbors helped with threshing and visited at Rohe and Chanay homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Selzer
Geo. Rohe
John Bell
Rohe
Mary King
Jessie
Artie Chanay
Friaysi
Community Visitors Share Weekend Gatherings
CAPTAINS CREEK families host relatives and friends in a weekend of visits. Mr and Mrs Milo Votaw with sons, Mr and Mrs Earl Everly from Gardner, Mrs Alonzo Ambler and Mildred O Louige at Mrs William Edelbrock’s in Eudora, and many others joined gatherings. The Prairie Center Friends church hosted an ice cream social Friday night. Alvin Haverty and sons from Lawrence spent Sunday with Charles Moore and family.
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Milo -Votaw
Irvin Votaw
Earl Everly
Gardner
Tom Broadhurst
Alonzo Ambler
Mildred O 'Louige
William Edelbrock J
Eudora
Chas
Lender
Betty Jean
Lawrence
Homer Marsh
Logan
Claudine
Kansas City
Jim Marsh
Howard
Prairie Ee Christian Endeavor
Prairie Center Friends Church
Alvin Haverty
Charles Moore
Tana Sabaptan
Many Persons Annual Songfest At KU Campus
A crowd of about 350 attended the University of Kansas campus sing held near Fowler shops. Ray S Gaffney directed with Alice Moncrieff Irene Peabody and Ray Gafney as soloists. An orchestra accompanied the event which closed the School of Fine Arts summer recitals series. A theft at the Marinetto Beauty Shop on 1119 Massachusetts street reported by proprietor Mrs Roy Helm followed. Entry was via a back door and valuables including manicure instruments and cash were taken.
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University of Kansas
Fowler Shops
K. U
Ray S. Gaffney
Fine Arts School
Little Grove
Alice Moncrieff
Irene Peabody
W. B. Downing
Ray Gafney
Dorothy Euersteiner
Eldon Ardrey
Genevieve Hargiss
Dorthy Enlow
School of Fine ‘Arta
University
Ruth Orcutt
Marinettoshop
Massachusetts Street
Roy T.helm
Elm
Doctors Denounce Tree Sitting as Harmful to Children
Dr Hugh S Cummings and Dr Porter E Williams condemn tree sitting saying it injures participants and harms children by inflating their sense of importance. Williams notes parents are more to blame than the youngsters and warns of lasting effects on values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh S. Cummings
U. S. Public Health Service
Porter E. Williams
General Hospital
Kansas City
Williams
Picnic for bank employees and families draws forty five
The Lawrence National Bank annual employee picnic at Brown's Grove featured fried chicken, dancing to Victor music, and games of baseball and horseshoes. Clarence Dahlene led arrangements with about forty five attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence National Bank
Brown’s Grove
Victroia
Clarence Dahlene
Car collision damages Kansas City pair in Midday crash
A Chevrolet owned by G. Glen of Kansas City Missouri was damaged when it struck a telegraph pole at Third and Locust streets. Glen’s daughter suffered two broken front teeth as another car driven by W M Smith of Fort Wayne Indiana struck Glen’s vehicle after the pole impact.
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Cara
Ralph Dicker
Missouri Street
E. Simpson
Louisiana Street
Sixth
Mississippi i
G. Glen
Kansas City
W. M. Sraith
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Glenn
Hyn
Smith
First Century Easiest Says Turk 156 Year Old
Zara Agha claims to be 156 years old born February 16 1774 in a voyage to Providence. He says the first 100 years were the easiest and seeks a set of false teeth and scientific examination. His great great grandson Ahmet Musa accompanies him aboard the Sinaia with Turkish to French translations. He has twelve marriages and thirty six children, all but one daughter are dead.
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Providence
R. J
AWP
Zato Agha
Turkey
Ahmet Mussa
Zara Alga
Sinaia
Assim Redvan
Zara Agha
Lamar Pai Faces Death in Colorado Execution
Howard Royston and George Abshier, Lamar Bank robbery gang members, resign as they face execution at the state penitentiary in Canon City. With only a remote chance of a last moment reprieve, the hanging is expected tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Colo
Howard &. Royston
George J. Abshier
Lamar
State Penitentiary
Grange urges Farm Board aid as prices hit bottom
Louis J. Taber, master of the National Grange, told President Hoover the Grange urges farmers to give the Farm Board time to work. He predicted an upswing when commodity prices bottom. The Grange will not renew its export debenture campaign at this time. Earle W. Hodges of New York City was elected president of the International Association of Lions Clubs, succeeding Ray L. Riley, with Toronto named as the 1931 convention city.
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Washington
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
Hoover
Grange
Farm Board
Business America
Financial America
White House
Lions Clubs
Denver
Earle W. Hodges
New York City
International Association of Lions Clubs
Ray L. Riley
Sacramento
California
Toronto
Canada
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Justice McReynelés
W. P. Gall
Cillan
Thomas R. Marks
Chicago Hospital
Marks
LaFayette
University of Michigans
White Plains, N Sr
Leo Feist
Leo ‘Feist
Fiest
Mount Vernon
Ric
Janet Seaty
Sannanle Oy
Gover
Congress
Sammandell
Althout
Midwest
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England
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Salina
Anna Nettrower
Manhattan
William T. Havens
Rangoon
Burma
Waddy
Letpadan
Samuel G Noi
Clarke
Memorial Hospital
Muich
Stanley S. Jonesi
G. W. Jones
Ogder Jones
Bess Ulrich
Marjorie Rickard
Helen Wagstaff
Lon Buzick
Katherine Reding
Persis Cook
Votaslav Bridge Club
East Eleventh Street
C. C. Krum
Ll. W. McNamara
E. L. Foster
Companions
Nellie R Farley
Eine K. Farley
Rumsey Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Edward Vieux
Oak Hill Avenue
Memorial Park Cemetery
John Franklin ‘Shirley
John Franklin Shirley
St. Francis Hospital
Wisconsin
Florian Lampert
Atchison Atchison, Kan
Sierra Nevada
George Hade
Helena
Lorenz Speicher
Walter Parsons
Harry Werts
Henry Rohe
Martin Roche, Jr
Beula
Captains Creek
Ernest A
Red” Ryan
Department of Kansas of the American Legion
Ryan
David McCreath
Belle Gunness
Jackson
Miss
Harrison County
Mississippi
Indiana
Alexandria
Princess Elizabeth
Ramillies
Liberty
Treasaury
Treasury
U. S
Stear
United States Government Depository 1
Lamar Pai
Royston
Abshier
Dublin
Kingston
Dalkey
Bray
National Railway Union
Clanibus
Boover
National Water
Rycolung Trouble
Rey
Geet
Sawey Ant
the Gowdy Medical Co
Round Corner Drug Store
Shimmuns Beos
Pla‘ers
Schubert Funeral Home Ambulance
Slson Bros
Pele
Kans
Harry Lesher
The
Kansas City, Kaw Valley & Western Railroad Co
E. J. O'Brien
Fritz CO
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