Seek Leader Who Can Beat Hoover In 1928 Nomination
Kansas City June 7 AP The deposition to Herbert Hoover shows delegates and leaders debating strategies to block Hoover and force a favorite son or alternative. Lowden Watson and Curtis camps maneuver for early ballast. signs and headquarters spread citywide as contest narrows to a few front runners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas ‘City
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Commerce Secretary
National Committee
Farge
Lowdon
Senator Watson
Indiana
Watson
Curtis
Heaf
Lowden
Windy river capsizes two boats near Kaw river
A stiff wind on the Kaw river caused two boating accidents this afternoon. Billy Sayre’s sea sled capturned, throwing him into nine feet of water. several rowboat helpers pulled him to safety as the sled was brought ashore. A sail canoe sailed by Harold White overturned but both were rescued with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw
Billy Sayre
Sayre
Harold White
White
Aie Rculhy
Dick Schrader
Edward McCain
Shorty Hodson
Eveland Lotteridge
Herbert Ely
Deaths and Funerals Notices From Local Area
Obituaries list Allyn Boughton aged 69 of 2127 Barker Avenue died last night with funeral arrangements pending. William Westerhouse, 61, died at his brother Edward Westerhouse’s home near Eudora. services planned at Edward Westerhouse home with Rev. Daniel Pickett, burial at Deay cemetery. survivors include two sisters. Mrs. Rachel Musick, 82, died near Eudora. services Friday at 2 pm from the home. many descendants listed and burial at Desy Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allyn Boughton
Barker Avenue
William” Westerhouse
William Westerhouse
Edward W.westerbrook
Eudora
Edward
Henry _Westerhouse
Lawrence
Mary Clark
Ben Faust
Amos W. Westerhouse
Edward Westerhouse
Daniel Pickett
Deay Cemetery
Rachel. Musick
Rachel Musick
Vernie Love
Desy ‘Comery
Lizzie McLain
Winchester
Anna Baird
Rachel Weil
Alice Poth
Topeka
Myrtle Vitt
Ida Meyer
Dodge City
Joe Musick
Right to Give Story Debate at Electric Meeting
Atlantic City June 7 IAP The right of a utility to place its views before the public was upheld at the National Electric Light association convention by Franklin T Griffith president of the Portland Oregon Electric Power company He said utilities object to misstatements of fact and defend free dissemination of views while opposing political manipulation by others in the nation states and municipalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
National Electric Light Association
Franklin T. Griffith
Portland
Oregon
Electric Power Company
Kansas Pharmacy Exams Open for Eighty Five Candidates
Eight five candidates for licenses as pharmacists in Kansas began examinations at the University yesterday under the state board of pharmacy. Examinations continued today while two new board members Mac Childs of El Dorado and Percy Walker of Topeka were installed at a recent meeting. Retiring members include Dunn Schmitter of Gypsum City and N G Edelblute of Topeka with A H King of Manhattan Joe Dereain of Macksville and P H Klinkenberg of Ottawa noted among other board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
State Board of Pharmacy
State Board
Mac Childs
el Dorado
Percy Walker
Topeka
Bard
Dunn Schmitter
Gypsum City
A. H
Widow Declared Man Legally Dead In Kansas
Theoald Schneider of Derby Kansas was declared legally dead by federal judge George T. McDermott. The ruling allows his widow Mrs Ira Schneider to collect a $5,000 life insurance policy after he disappeared eight years ago leaving four children. Under Kansas law a missing person may be declared dead after seven years if a proper search is conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Theoald Schneider
Derby
Kans
George T. McDermott
Ira Schneider
Schneider
Opening date set for baseball season in New York
New York raises the season start to April 16 after considering a late May 1 start to dodge bad weather. National league magnates meet to fix the opening date. Pittsburg shows a population gain of 105 over last year with 20,822 inhabitants this spring versus 20,717 in 1927. A prize head of wheat, 674 inches long, was pulled by John Abcott from his sixty acre field near St. John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pittsburg
John Abcott
St. John
Convention Buildup Seen As Key Notables Arrive
Kansas City June 7 AP Senator Moses of New Hampshire slated for permanent chairman said there is a desperate stampede bid for Coolidge but nothing will come of it. Hubert Work arrived, Curtis delays arrival, Mann notes early inrush of notables. Mrs Schumann Heink to sing at opening next Tuesday. Missouri River Navigation group plans a river trip to show navigation potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
George H. Moses
New, Hampshire
Coolridge
Conrad H.mann
Butler
Republican National Committee
Lee Nixon
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
To Position on the Coast Professor Benson Heads West
Professor Ivan Benson of the University of Kansas and Mrs. Benson travel by auto to California where he will join the journalism faculty at the University of Southeast California Los Angeles. They plan to visit interests including Canada as they begin duties September 1 under Roy L. French, Sigma Delta Chi leader, heading the California Journalism School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Benson
Theniversity of Kansas
Benson
California
University of Southeast California At
Los Angees
Mrs. Benson
Canada
Homies
Roy L. French
Sigma Delta Chi
University of Kansas
KU Students Attend Estes Conference in Colorado
Seventeen University of Kansas students join representatives from colleges nationwide at the Estes Park Y M C A conference in Colorado. The Jayhawk delegates include Juanita De Veau Rachel Gard Cecil Miller Frances Simpson Gladys Eberhardt Hazel Foreman Helen Brodnson Eureath Fisher Marie Russ Frank Klingsberg Phil Powers LeRoy Allen Morris Straight Leroy Plumley William Daugherty Paul Porter Anna Dhillon. E B Shultz secretary of university Y M C A and Mrs Shultz Prof John Ise and Prof Domenico Gagliardo accompanied the KU students. Several plan to stay for other summer conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Phil Powers
LeRoy Allen
Morris Straight
Leroy Plumley
William Daugherty
Paul Porter
Anna. Dhillon
E. B. Shultz
University Y. M.C. A
Shultz
John Ise
Domenico Gagliardo
President Plans Busy Vacation Work at Wisconsin Resort
President Coolidge will take a larger bio staff to Brule Wisconsin for his summer vacation. A special train will carry about 88 to 90 aides and more files than usual, with the president spending every forenoon at his desk in Superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bio
Wisconsin
Washington
Air Mail Increase in May Carry Lifted Totals Across 19 Routes
Air mail on 19 nationwide routes rose in May by 28 256 pounds from April. May total reached 199 284 pounds, compared with April 171 711 pounds. The Chicago Kansas City Dallas gate alone carried 18 448 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Chicago-Kansas City-Dallas
Memorial Exercises and Community Notices in Valley
Memorial exercises at Oak Hill Wednesday morning were attended by Mrs Porter Bond and son Kenneth and Mrs Murry Bond. Local residents and families, including Fred Flory and sons Virgil and Bennie, visited William Johnson and Charlie Sanders homes. Lawrence trips continued as Rudolph Dietz recovered from injury and Mr Dietz expected to return home after treatment. Valley Chapel Sunday School held a joint party in Roger Williams grove with a large turnout and a Piene supper served to many families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Bond
Kenneth
Murry Bond
Oak Hill
Fred Flory
Virgil
Bennie
William Johnson
Ed Sanders
Charlie Sanders
Austin Flory
Frank
Esther
Will Postma
Abe
Flory
Charles Mowder
Lawrence
Jees Ikenberry
Rudolph Dietz
Linas
Opal Magi
August Dietz
Kansas City
Dietz
Will Curtis
Margaret
Frances Ward
Florine
Turgin
Joe Flory
M.D. Flory
Maxine Wright
Frieda Johnson
Clara Mae Solburg
Nellie Johnson
Vera Flory
Arlene Johnson
Ida Metsker
Arlene Flory
Ruth Metsker
Maxine Fishburn
Francis Flory
Donald Flory
Arthur Anderson
Earl Flory
Mariin Flory, Jr
Warren Flory
Dudley
Ulrich
Bobbie Flory
Clarence Anderson
Carl Flory
M. D. Flory
Roy Flory
Marvin Bond
Eilis Bond
C. A. Wright
Norman and
Raymond
Nellie O'Dell
Esther Sanders
Freer
Globe
George Miller
Frances
Ruby
Lebanon
Memorial High School
Frances Miller
Carl Neider
Lon Childs
Mabel Kingery
Washington Creek
Marty Bord
Pearl Johnson
Alva Miller
Overbrook
Joe Hoover
Valley Chapel Sunday School
Gottlieb Nieder
Elizabeth Dunn
Roger Williams
Grove
Nieder
Dunn
Solon Markley
G. Potter
Robert ‘Wilson
Betty
Kim Anderson
Elnora
Lottie
Ruth
Floy
Roy Curtis
Lanty
Brubaker
Alvine
Jess_Iken‘berry
Hazel
Pauline
Marguerite Edward
Ione Anderson
Dora
Ance St
Fred “Flory
Rove
Iola
Ruth Anderson
Lanty Brubaker
Ibn Alvin
Walter
Lone- Star School
William -Johnson
Adelie
Eddie
Johnson
Ethel
Elenor
Jess
Kenberry
Margueri Ite
Edward
Ezra Barnhart
Appanoose
Marvin At
Ellis
Bond
Alice
Frankie
Cecil
Robert Johnson
Bid Whitman
Gilbert
Wiili
Lee Graybone
Everett Bond
Charlie Jones
Marie Schatt
Hugo Schott
Eiizabeth Dunn
Mary Katherine
Nancy Sanders
Hattie
Shirk
Columbia
Otto Dreher
Helen
Peter Dreher
Fairview
Everett Kingery
Virginia Mae
Charlie. Sanders
Marion
Richard
Otis Lindell
Dorothea
Roy
Lenaxa
Joe Fashing
Eldon Ulrich
Esher Flory
Evelyn ‘Nelson
Ed Whitman
Don
Marie Schott
Roscoe Whitman
Midland
Marion Childs
Earl Tuttle
Carl Mieder
Frank Stevens
Jimie Childs
Homer Miory
Theda
Esther Flory
Aubrey Fishburn
Robert Flory
Gilbert Whitman
Alvis McKinney
Guy Meadows
Whitman
Lucille Anderson
Whittier
Calif
Hattie Shirk
Chino
Father Flory
Lester and
Lee Flory
Ino Lawrence
Roy Puck
Richland
Lone Star Young People
C. A. Ward
Topeka
Gage Park
C._A. i Misses. Esther. Sanders
Florence Anderson
Mildred Flory
Lottie “Wiggins
Ruby Hollingsworth
Anita Flory
Oval Hollingsworth
Paul Bethel
Lloyd Flory
Everett
Bond Chester’ Lam
Frank. Flory
Cyrus Anderson
Arthur Sanders
Ithra Anderson
Virgil Flory
Alvin Mckinney
Howard Bethel
Roscoe
Walter Whitman
Kaffir
Cor
Washington’ Creek
Fred
Frank Flory
Lawrerite
Eldon al, Tich
Local social notes from Appanoose and Lawrence visits
Readers record a flurry of weekend calls and visits across Appanoose and Lawrence. Names such as Pearl Johnson, Frankie and Cecil Johnson, Lottie Wiggins, and Miss Esther Flory recur among family gatherings, church events, and community dinners. The county graduation at Memorial High School in Lawrence is noted, with students including Walter from Lone Star school. Several families travel to Lawrence for shopping, dining, and greetings, while others attend memorial exercises, birthdays, and picnics in Gage Park.
Valley Grove Sunday School And Revival Begin Soon
Sunday morning attendance grew despite rain as Valley Grove held Sunday School with Mr. Johnson speaking afterward. Revival meetings start this week at the U B church with two week evangelists. Local families and visitors from Leavenworth, Lawrence, Kansas City, Nortonville, and McLouth were noted among the attendees and in visits with the Ward and Ottinger households. Local shoppers from Lawrence visited Ira Ward’s home, and Fred Kenyon’s Arizona trip preceded Decoration Day gatherings with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Topeke
Fred
Frank Champion
George Edmonds
Robert Eagle
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Arizona
Fred' Brown
Nortonville
Evelyn Champion
Dickin McLouth
Fred. Champion
Nathan“ Osborne
Ralph Stewarrt
Ira Ward
Ie “Ward
Funeral Services Held For John Hyland At West Baldwin
Excelsior notes funeral services for John Hyland at the Catholic Church in West Baldwin on Monday morning. The column lists attendees from the neighborhood including Mrs Tilfred Simmons Miss Lucy Simmons Harald Simmons Sherles Rappard Sr and Mrs Helen Clark who visited at the L W Haas home. Various locals are mentioned in daily rounds such as Hazel Glen and Dudley Gilliland visiting and strawberry picking with the Flora family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hyland
West Baldwin
Tilfred Simmons
Lucy ‘Simmons
Harald Simmons
Sherles Rappard, Sr
Helen Clark
L. W. Haas
Hazel
Glen
Dudley Gilliland
Tom Gilliland
Gay Deskins
Harry Flory
L. A. Flora
Glen Flora
Charles ,Rappard, Sr
Herman Pohl
Perry
Barkley
Ido
Claude Wells
Baldivia
George Hechtel
Perry Barkley
Baldwin
Meade
Clara Johanning
Vista Dyer
Faye Montgomery
Local neighborhood notes and transfers in Lawrence area
A dense local item lists neighbors attending memorials and social visits in the Ottawa and Lawrence region. Names include Mrs Elizabeth Tuttle, George Bechtel, Vernon Swallow, Tema Haas, L W Haas, Mrs Charley Gilliland, Ike Montgomery, Mr and Mrs Glen Flora, Harry Flory, Perry Barkley, and others. It also records a real estate transfer: Andrew J Martin to Effie May Festemaker, lot 212 224 225 Fairfax addition to Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Elizabeth Tuttlece
George Bechtel
Servite
Carl Schwartz
Glen Flora
Ottawa
Earl Turner
Ike Montgomery
Harry” Flory
Helen
Marie
Perry Barkley
Charley Osher
Glen
Elotal
Ben Hamiond
iMr
Harry , Flory
Heled
Charlie ‘Gilliland
George Bdchtel
Roy Shuler
Lawrence
L.A. Flora
Ruth Johanning
Douglas County
Memorial High School
Georges'Bechtel
Hillis
Helen Clark
Walger Pohl
Harry Flory
Andrew J. Martin
Effie May Festemaker
Fairfax
Relief From Constipation Promises Quick Relief
A Battle Creek physician states constipation causes more misery than any other issue and announces a breakthrough tablet Rexall Or derlies. The remedy allegedly attracts water to loosen the dry bowel, creating a gentle natural movement without straining. Sold at the nearest drug store for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Rexall Orderlies
Wee Jay Bright
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Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Goodge
McNery-Haugen
Charles D. Hilles
Herme
Curtis and
Char
Lewden
Senator Goff
West Virginia
Borah
Idah NO
Federal
Billy Sayrel
Electric Power ‘Head
Maen
Hubert Work
the Bailey
Senator Curtis
Muehlbach Hotel
Mr. Mann
Missouri River Navigation Association
Prof
Mrs
K. U
Estes
Fort Scott
Kansas Utiliies Company
Southeast
Public Service Commission
Commission
Enginneer
John H. Fletcher
Shenandoah
Mark W. Woods
Lincoln
Pontes
Sub- Mante
Jschool
Virglia Arnold
Pii
Dixie
Eles
St Lone Star
Robert E
Wood
Lawrence High School
Water
Okla
Kenneth Ewing
Oklahoma
Maude Crumpton
Eureka
Rebekah
James Baker
Houston
Tex
W. A. Patterson
Chicago
George Hackman
Babs Brown
J. W. Greenleaf
Frances Greenleaf
James, Greenleaf
Greensburg
Rs. E. C. Ward
Independence
G. EF. Tucker
Alpha Kappa. Psi House
Ward
Tucker
Paul Tucker
Cawker City
Willard Lichty
Wilse
Wayland
Amy Randle
Bernice Randle
Florence Barrows
Leland Barrows
Kingman
F. W. Gaunt
H. W. Asrat
Madge
Mare Gaunt
Morganville
C. O. Aston
Harry V. McCulloch
Frank Preyer
W. J. Thicker
Kan
C. A. Preyer
E. H. Boss
Rhode [ Island
Louisiana Street
J. C. Robinson
Webb City
Mayor Brothers’ Hospital
Rochester
Minn
American Medical Association
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast
L. A. McNalley
W.J. Simons
Mirma Hopkins
Newark
Austin Parker
Brandon iPeters
Champion
Frederick Sind
Glenn
Lottie Eggert
Russell
Ray
Marvin Stewart
Wellman
W. L. Smith
Agnes Hedden
Chester Smith
Fred Chanjnion
Oskatoosa
Priday
Dorothy Stewart
Paul Sanders
McLouth
Haltom
McLouth High School
Camp Wood
Eberhart Farm
Oskaloosa
Unfred
Virgil ‘Groves
Mr. Steed
Amblig
W. QO. Flory
Anfred
Ousdahl
Valley Grove
Excelsior
Victor
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