Republican Women Plan Meeting in Ottawa Tomorrow
The second district meeting of Republican women will gather at the North American hotel in Ottawa with delegates from nine counties. Notable speakers include Mrs. Willard Templar and Senator T. T. Solander, with greetings from Governor Alfred M. Landon. Transportation help offered by Mrs. Abels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Lawrence
Edwin F. Abels
Willard Templar
Bourbon County
H. L. Medunkins
Gertrude Hutchinson
Wyandotte County
Emma Skinner
Johnson County
B. C. Harris
Fort Scott
J. P. Cowden
Miami County
Wallace Anderson
Tola
Nathaniel Spriggs
Garriett
Tom Mansfield
Jennie Sheldon
Paola
J. S. Sheldon
Abels
Franklin County Women's Republican Club
Wome Republican Clubs
Tom Alansfield
North
Republican State Committee
D. A January
Women’s Republican Club
T. T. Solander
Milami County
Franklin County
Women's Republican Club
Alfred M. Lander
Kansas
Robert A. Hunt
First Methodist Church
Lawnce
Deaths and Funerals T H Draper and Westcott
Obituaries report T H Draper 68 died at a local hospital with services at Rumsey chapel led by Rev. Slaughter. Surviving widow, son Carl Draper of Denver, daughter Pearl Parsons of Denver, grandson Eugene Applegate of Denver. Also Ovid Arthur Westcott 34 died at home 927 Louisiana St with services at Rumsey funeral home, burial Maple Grove. survived by wife Mabel, parents, and sister. W Horr 86 of Kansas City died in hospital. services at Rumsey chapel led by Rev. Slaughter. survived by wife six sons and several daughters among Horr siblings and Lawrence relatives.
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T. H. Draper
Rumsey
Seth Slaughter
Carl Draper
Denver
Colo
Pearl Parsons
Eugene Applegate
Draper
Lawrence
Ovid Arthur Westcott
Louisiana Street
S. W. Slaughter
Maple Grove Cemetery
Mabel Westcott
George H. Westcott
Kidder, Mo
Earl Williams
W. Harr
W. Horr
Kansas City
Seth W. Slaughter
Horr
Knowledge Hill
W. H. Horr
The
Unisity of Kansas
W. C Horr
Long Beach
Cal
J. J. Horr
Frou
F.L. Horr
Montrose
Brownsville
Neb
L. L. Horr
Crawley
Clara Butler
Eva Colman
Test Your Knowledge in Classifieds Quiz Clue List
Seven trivia items invite readers to turn to the classified pages for answers. Questions cover Greek Omega birthplace, era trivia, a steamship linked to Samuel Insull, a land water animal, a code like H-2-07, Franklin D Roosevelt birthplace, Fraunces Tavern fame, Dana of the Sun, a humorous poem The Wonderful One-Holi day, and the meaning of libretto.
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Omega
Samuel Insull
United States
President Roosevelt
Fraunces
New York City
Dana of
the Sun
Harold Gates Pleads Guilty in Kansas City Slaying
Harold Gates, 49, former Jackson County auditor, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of Miss Hulda Laubhan, 25, shot through the door of her apartment in Kansas City. He was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. The incident occurred March 17 while Gates was intoxicated.
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Kansas City
Harold Gates
Jackson County
Hulda Laubhan
Gates
Miss Laubhan
War debts status message praised in Congress
The president’s address on war debts drew quick bipartisan praise in Congress. Senators from both parties commended the tone and said it matched American sentiment, while leaders expressed relief that no new legislation was urged and urged early adjournment.
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United States
Congress
Capitol Hill
Robinson
Fess
Returns to pulpit after Baptist convention trip
The Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Cunningham and children Chester and Laura Alice return to Lawrence after attending the Northern Baptist convention in Rochester. He will preach at First Baptist on Sunday on the theme For Such a Time As This. Attending with them were Miss Helen Bixby Mrs. W. A. Churchill and Rev. Charles W. Thomas who stayed for a committee meeting after the convention. He noted fruit growers faced a freeze impacting cherries and graves in northern Ohio and western New York.
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C. C. Cunningham
Chester B
Laura Alice
Lawrence
East
Cunningham
Rochester
N. Y
First Baptist Church
Helen Bixby
W. A. Churchill
Charles W. Thomas
Ohio
New York
DIES AT END OF TOUR Max Montor Dies in New York
Internationally known reader and dramatic impersonator Max Montor died May 25 in New York of cerebral hemorrhage. He appeared in Fraser theater May 2 under the Kansas University German department and toured the United States with the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation. Montor, born in Vienna, became a naturalized American in 1929 after a European acting career.
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Max Montor
Fraser Theater
K. U. Department of German
New York City
H. C. Thurnau
University
Crop conditions grim as wheat doomed in western Kansas
Heard in Lawrence reports from travelers returning from western Kansas describe critical crop conditions with wheat likely doomed. Rain now would not help the crop. River fishermen catch large catfish below the dam, one near 100 pounds dressed. Douglas County Sportsmen's Club members and guests enjoyed an outing at Green's camp with a Dutch lunch after a soft baseball session. about 100 attended.
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Douglas County Sportsmen’s Club
Green’s
Co-ops Hear About Radio and Upcoming Conventions
The Co-Operative club met in the Eldridge hotel crystal room where Leland Barrows discussed radio station operation and broadcasting features. An open forum followed with Barrows answering questions as Woestemeyer recapped the Topeka district convention and Hartley outlined plans for the Omaha national convention on June 24. Ladies night is set for June 14 at the Country club.
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Co-Operative Club
Crystal Room
Eldridge Hotel
Leland Barrows
Barrows
A. E. Woestemeyer
Topeka
Irwin Hartley
Omaha
Hele
Country Club
Rioters clash with police outside Los Angeles law building
A crowd of about 300 gathered in front of the Los Angeles law building as an agitator denounced the county welfare department. Police used riot squads to disperse the mob, injuring about a dozen rioters and wounding several officers. One man named Queen was severely injured and rushed to an emergency hospital.
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Los Angeles
Law Building
Central Business District
County Welfare Department
Card of Thanks for Alta D. Kunkle
We thank friends and neighbors for the sympathy and kindness shown at the death of our Jovine wife and father Alta D. Kunkle. E. E. Kunkle and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta D. Kunkle
E. E. Kunkle
Former KU students lead radio dance bands on homecoming
Two University of Kansas alumni, Clyde Lucas known as Pluke and C B Rogers, head dance bands heard on National Broadcasting. The piece notes Lucas’s Chicago-based ensemble, comment on KU students and a campus cartoonist, plus upcoming June 7 finals week and a two week visit by J Alan Coogan with no welcome demonstrations expected.
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University of Kansas
National Broadcasting Chain
Clyde Lucas
Pluke
Mount Oread
Chicago
Lucas
Olathe
C. B. Rogers
J. Alan Coogan
Denver
Darling
Delta Tau
Lawrence
Coogan
Old Method Finds Water In Topeka
Skeptics of divining rods are setback as consulting engineers report Hope city will tap a new shallow water supply found by a local well driller's peach tree method. The firm E T Archer Kansas City prepared the report with Hope’s plan to sink four new wells about 0.4 miles north. Estimated total cost is 7600 dollars.
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Topeka
City of Hope
E. T. Archer
Kansas City
State Corporation Commission
Women Taken In Trap Near Dillinger Case
In Chicago a trap set for Dillinger led to the capture of Mary Clarke spouse of a prison official and Opal Long in a north side apartment. Detectives watched the rendezvous based on a tip that Hamilton himself would appear. In Asuncion Paraguay claims 15 miles of Bolivian defense works captured in the Canada Strongest sector as the Bolivian third division retreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dillinger
Mary Clarke
Russell Clarke
Ohio
Opal Long
John Hamilon
North Side
Dillinger Detail
Hamilton
Paraguay
Asuncion
Paraguayan Defense Ministry
Canada
Summer session to attract many students at Kansas
A rise in enrollment is predicted for the University of Kansas summer session starting June 13. About 125 faculty will teach a similar program as last year, with 2 state conferences at Mt Oread and the Schumann-Heink concert on June 26. The English conference runs June 27 and 28, with Mrs Dora Mary MacDonald as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
H. E. Chandler
Mt. Oread
Madame Schumann-Heink
Schumann-Heink
Helen Rhoda Hoopes
Dora Mary MacDonald
Duluth, Minn
Desperate Alameda man held off police with explosives
Frank Bennett, unemployed auto mechanic and war veteran, spent almost 24 hours atop a car packed with 40 sticks of dynamite and five quarts of nitroglycerin. He denied insanity, claiming utter desperation as his family starved, and was ordered into mental observation by District Attorney Earl Warren who filed an insanity complaint. Bennett cited a police job promise and $2,000 as factors that lured him to surrender the weaponized vehicle.
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Alameda
Calif
Frank Bennett
Earl Warren
Warren
Bennett
Legion Members Seek to Identify Stranger
The American Legion members in Lawrence pursued clues to identify a man who tried to jump into the Kaw River from a bridge yesterday. He claimed to be a war veteran with names and units, but details remained uncertain as deputies and locals verify data from him while he is held at the county jail.
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K. U. Political Science Department
Har Ried
Signor
Tutti Frutti
Naples
Toni Spaghetti
Fritz Pretzel
K. U
H.M.S
Kaw
American Legion
Legion
Sharaien
Don Leon
Dunning
Marion
129Th Infantry
29Th Regiment
Kelly Allen
Camerence
Jack Dunkley
Journal-World
New Dog Control Plan to Enforce City Licenses
Police Chief Earl G Pringle announced a new dog control system to begin within two days. A dedicated dog catcher will seize stray dogs without licenses or rabies tags and hold them three days at the old brick plant pound before disposal if unclaimed. Rabies vaccination and license enforcement will move to the police department with a city hall records card system, and a dog catcher may start work soon. Licenses cost two dollars for males five dollars for females and two dollars for spayed females. veterinarians vaccinate dogs for a one dollar fee.
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Earl.g. Pringle
Pringle
Drop on the Market Chicago Grain Prices Slump
Grain prices surged to seasonal highs on early trading and then collapsed amid profit taking and stop loss selling as the market closed. Reports of rain in Saskatchewan dampened nerves and aided a broad selloff driving July to about 1.01 3 4 to 1.02 1 8 and December 1.04 5 8, with corn and other grains easing slightly.
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Chicago
Saskatchewan
Drouth Continues Across Wide Area Hurts Crop Prospects
June 1 report from Kansas City notes ongoing unprecedented drouth across the Midwest with highs near 103 in Kansas and Missouri and 111 in Inwood Iowa. Forecasters predict only slight relief from possible thundershowers while May records show driest month in St Louis and Chicago. Des Moines Keokuk and other cities shortened school terms as drought worsens harvests and officials, including Minnesota Governor Olson, move to preserve feed and fodder.
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Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Missouri
Inwood
Aberdeens N. D
Freeport
Mercury
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Keokuk
Illinois Bar Association
Waukegan
Oklahoma
Iowa
St. Paul
Floyd B. Olson
Chicago
May
Funeral Held For Mrs. Anna H. Martindale At Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian church was filled this afternoon as last respects were paid at the funeral of Mrs. Anna H. Martindale and others were noted in attendance.
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Presbyterian Church
Anna H. Martindale
Floral tributes mark church memorial with singing
The pastor the Rev. Theodore Astman delivered a touching address as Miss Mary-Louise Beltz from the K. U. fine arts school sang two songs beloved by Mrs. Martindale, A Perfect Day and Lead Kindly Light. Out of town visitors included Mrs. Martindale’s daughters Mrs. Jessie Stugard of New Rochelle, N Y and Miss Nell Martindale of Maryville Mo, and a sister Mrs. T J Green of Toledo.
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Theodore Astman
Mary-Louise Beltz
K. U. Fine Arts School
Martindale
Jessie Stugard
New Rochelle
N. Y
Nell Martindale
Maryville
T. J. Green
Toledo
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