Trials Over Naval Oil Reserve Lease Under Harding
Trials followed the leasing of a naval oil reserve during President Harding’s era. Doheny was acquitted on a bribery charge connected to the deal.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1931
Page
8
Trials followed the leasing of a naval oil reserve during President Harding’s era. Doheny was acquitted on a bribery charge connected to the deal.
The page lists radio program pairings for Tuesday June 2 and Wednesday June 3 including News Flashes, Paul Whiteman's Paint Men, Jiang Duo, Three Mustachios and Household Celebrities. It notes orchestras, venues such as Drake Hotel and Chicago Dance Orchestra, and assorted acts like Clara Lu and Em and Amos ’n’ Annie with schedules across the day.
A week ago Sunday a large dinner honored Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flory’s forty seventh wedding anniversary at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Flory with about fifty guests. Numerous visits and Sunday events followed among local families including Ikenberry, Ulrich, Bond, Childs, and Flory households. a first annual birthday supper drew about one hundred fifty in the church basement. The Lone Star 4-H club met with twenty two members present to discuss summer projects and a planned picnic, with the next meeting set for June 9 at the schoolhouse.
Prospect residents share weekend and weekday visits with neighbors and relatives. Bertha Theresa Lornez Frank Speicher and others spent Sunday at Harry Wert's. Henry Rohe and family and George Rohe hosted guests. hedge work and interior painting at Harmony schoolhouse noted. multiple visits with Mrs Cecil Jordan Mrs Glenn Smith and families recorded.
Mr and Mrs F M Brown and daughter Aileen returned Thursday from Smith Center after attending the Smith Center high school commencement. Their son Marion was in the class of sixty one. They were joined by another son for a time and by Mrs Louisa Rohrer of Smith Center who will visit. Additional relatives and friends from Lawrence Quincy and Ola were Sunday guests for the Brown family. The report notes a wedding in Ola involving Miss Evelyn Johnson and Mr Charles Kaegi with family attending.
Cloris Swartz of Olathe and Kenneth Johnson of Wichita wed with about fifty in attendance. Both are K. A. graduates. she taught in Olathe schools, he works in Kansas City. Bride visited the area. couple head to Wichita for their new home. Numerous relatives and friends from Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, and nearby towns attended and shared greetings and celebrations.
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