Death by own action ends Finney era in bond scandal
Warren W. Finney, 62, former banker and telephone magnate, shot himself at his summer cabin near Emporia after learning a state supreme court mandate upheld his embezzlement conviction. He had been under 36 to 600 years in prison and died as sheriff prepared to take him to custody. His son Donald Finney, serving a long sentence for bond forgery, returned to work in the Leavenworth penitentiary coal mine.
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Emporia
Kan
Warren W. Finney
Kansas
Ronald
Here
Roger Davis
Finney
Phillip Morgan
Lyon County
Frank A. Eckdall
Frank F. Eckdall
Eckdall
Rcett Mouse
Mouse
Dr. Morgan
Mary Jane Finney
Washburn College
Topeka
State Supreme Court
Lyon County District Court
Clarence V. Beck
J J. McClure
Davis
Walter Keehn
Leavenworth
Donald Finney
Penitentiary
Lacey Simpson
House of Finney
A. J. Graham
Many Houses Undamaged by the Flood Waters
A Red Cross survey shows floods spared most North Lawrence homes with fewer than 100 houses entered by water. Most properties around the area remained dry and none south of the railroad tracks east of Bridge Street were affected. Not more than a quarter of north side houses sustained damage.
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North Lawrence
Red Cross
Bridge Street
Test Your Knowledge Trivia From Classified Rage
A jumble of quiz questions asks who composed Prelude in minor, correct salutations for multiple women, author of Hard Cash, DC voting rights, Flushing’s borough, Commonwealth states, the Fourth Gospel, predecessors of Morgenthau, and the Wa bash river's river flow plus Michigan location.
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District of Columbia
Greater
New York
Flushing
Long Island
Commonwealths
the Treasury
Henry
May decline a bid to E U procession
The article notes a possible approval of a request by doe McCanles to drive the old Dodge down the hill on commencement night. It also describes final exams at Kansas University ending, students leaving for home, and initiation rites in organized houses. A Fraser hall roof visit drew crowds to view the flooded Kaw valley with references to President Grant viewing the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doe McCanles
Chi Omega
Milo Clawson
Joe
K. U
Mt. Oread
Fraser Hall
Sam Elliott
E. U. Mail
Elliot
Altho
Fraser
Kaw
Elliott
U. S. Grant
Olin Temptin
Grant
Death for Killer Trio in Massachusetts electric chair
In Boston on June 7 CPI New England’s Millen Faber machine gun trio were executed in the state prison for four killings including Patrolman Forbes McLeod during a February 2, 1934 Needham Trust heist. Morton Millen Irving Millen and Pat Abraham Faber died within minutes after midnight. In Blountstown Florida PJ Chance was acquitted in his fourth trial for the murder of R J Flanders after mistrials and a later Supreme Court ruling.
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Boston
CPI
New England
Millen-Faber
State Prison
Morton Millen
Irving
Pat
Abraham Faber
Forbes McLeod
Needham Trust Company
Blountstown
Fla
P. J. Chance
R. J. Flanders
State Supreme Court
Alaska Tin Production Sparks U S Independence Talk
Alaska has produced 1 096 000 dollars worth of tin in the last 30 years. Mining interests say government backed development of new tin sources could make the United States largely independent of foreign deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Fairbanks
Kinkajou as House Pet in Charleston Household
An article notes Mrs Josiah Jott keeps a kinkajou as a house pet in Charleston West Virginia. The article describes the kinkajou as a small Central American native animal and highlights its rarity in the United States.
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Kinkajou
Charleston
8. C
Central America
Josiah Tott
Baldwin Is New British Minister After MacDonald Resigns
June 7 London reports Stanley Baldwin resumes as prime minister after Ramsay MacDonald’s resignation. Rapid handover left the country only four minutes without a premier. New cabinet members include MacDonald as Lord President, Simon as home minister, Hoare as foreign secretary, Zetland as India secretary, and Eden among others.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
King George
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Downing Street
Baldwin
Palace
St. James's Park
Treasury
John Simon
Lord Hailsham
Exchequer
Neville Chamberlain
Samuel Hoare
India
the Marquess of Zetland
Scotland
Godfrey Collins
Malcolm MacDonald
Board of Trade
Walter Runciman
Admiralty
Bolton Eyres-Mansell
Kingsley Wood
Board of Education
Oliver Stanley
Walter E. Elliot
Ernest Brown
William Orimby-Gore
League of Nations
Anthony Eden
Ernstance Percy
George C. Tyron
Edward Hilton Young
Marquess of Zetland
Malcom MacDonald
Eden
Eustance Percy
Major Tryon
Eee
Obituary James L Newhouse Shanty of Lawrence Dies at 59
James L. Newhouse known as Shanty died at his home after a brief illness. He was 59. Born in Champaign Illinois he moved to Lawrence at age four and later taught music then toured with a theatrical company. He composed pieces and led a popular local orchestra. Remembered for kindness to boys seeking schooling and supporting the needy he helped a city man recently by buying trousers and sending groceries. Funeral at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial at Oak Hill cemetery conducted by Dr. Edward Hislop and Dr. R A Hunt. Surviving: wife Alma Newhouse and his mother Mrs John Newhouse. A daughter Greta died earlier.
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James L. Newhouse
Mr. Newhouse
Champaign
Ilinois
Lawrence
Rumsey
Oak Hill
Edward Hislop
Kansas City
R. A.hunt
Alma Newhouse
John Newhouse
Greta
Flood Notes and Barge Recovery Near Lawrence
City water department barge Lily Lee broke loose from its moorings during the jetty project and was recovered at Eudora. Aircraft crews Wells and Coghill flew along the river. a correction notes Bill Webb did not accompany them. Floods surged along old highway 40 near Myron Dicker place and near Bismarck Grove, washing haystacks and flooding homes. Paramount cameramen filmed the inundated area while government boats were sent back to Kansas City.
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City Water Department
Lily Lee
Eudora
Myron Dicker
Bismarck
Ralph Pine
Walter Palmateer
George Petty
Topeka
Lawrence
Kansas City
Mr King
Outlaw Car Tale Tied to Parker Barrows Plot
W R Smith of Centropolis recounts a 1904 episode involving Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. A car left in a Centropolis area haystack, previously stolen in Shreveport, carried three windshield holes and eating supplies, linking the duo to a prior theft before their later fate in Arcadia, Louisiana.
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Ronnie Parker
Clyde Barrows
W. R. Smith
Centropolis
Kan
Mr. Smith
Journal-World Office Today
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Deaths and Funerals William Wright Linwood Union Pacific worker dies
William Wright 44 of Linwood died at Mercy hospital Denver Colorado from injuries after falling 20 feet from a bridge he was repairing for the Union Pacific railroad. Funeral services are set for 2:30 Saturday at Federated church Linwood, burial in Linwood cemetery. Survived by wife Nellie and three children Mary Martin and Jack. Also funeral services for Martha Elliott at 1520 Kentucky Street tomorrow at 2 PM.
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William Wright
Linwood
Mercy
Wright
Union Pacific Railroad
Federated Church
Charles A. Puls
Nellie Wright
Mary
Martin
Jack
Martha Elliott
Kentucky Street
Hesper Hearsay: Local News From Prairie Center and Hesper
Henry Westerhouse of Lawrence visited his brother Ed and dined with Eugene and Mrs Griffin. Mrs Ed Grob had a paralytic stroke and recovery shows improvement under care of daughter Mrs Leonard Beecroft. Ed Groh reelected Hesper school treasurer as many residents attend birthdays and dinners across Prairie Center, DeSoto, Olathe and Midland.
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Henry Westerhouse
Lawrence
Ed Westerhouse
Eugene Griffin
Ed Grob
Levi Wondahil
Alfred Eisle and Sons
Sam Gabriel
Tom Bird
Lilly Ball
Olathe
Crete Parker
Eldon Tarker
John Blaylock
Roy Stark
DeSoto
Jim Holiday
Jimmie
Midland
Ben Bowling
Ball
W. G. Rice
Jack Grey
Mary Gordon
Etta Marsh
Charles A. Gordon
Leroy ‘Thornburg
Eugene Burns
Elroy Parker
Ruby
Rebs
Harold Meyers
Prairie Center
Ed Groh
Hesper
Hesper Community Notes Show School Plans and Social Visits
Irene Neis leaves for Emporia to attend summer school while Miss Doris Moore is rehired for next year. Local families attend Decoration Day events at Deay Cemetery, host dinners, and visit relatives in Lawrence, Kansas City, and Topeka. Community members, including Roger Stanley and Lois Jean Stanley, organize gatherings, trips, birthdays, and a Christian Endeavor party at the Hesper Academy building.
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Irene Neis
Hesper
Roger Stanley
Hopewell
Doris Moore
Oliver Daniels
Lawrence
Thomas Thorenton
James Rush
Hattie
Merriam
Harold Lowe
Gabriel
Jess Milburn
Indianapolis
Indiana
John Bradley
Lakeview
Milburn
H. R. Pardee
Mary Frances
Kansas City
M. B. Stan
Francis Hughes
Floyd Pierce
Virginia
John Stiner
Carol
C. C. Gerstenberger
C. E. Wolaw
Douglas County Grade School
Josephine Volaw
Jean Williamson
Emporia
Eva Votan
Bren
S. V. Carr
Chester Baeckerl
Paul Frazier
Ralph Yo
Oren- Dunlap
Lloyd Dunlap
Tecumseh
Werner W. Dolling
Doris
Wallace
Raymond Stanley
Captain's Creek
Jane
James Desay
Clyde Deay
Jerome
John Kasberger
Howard Kohler
Leonard Bagby
Reita
Ruby
Arthur Gabriel
Almaretta Gabriel
DeSoto
Louis Barty
Ruth
Jean
Emma
Pearl Koehler
Freda
Lorene
Michael
Irene Mistele
Ramona Stanley
Marjorie Rees
Pearl Smoots
Marie Erwin
Fredia Koehler
Arden Ott
Emmerson Ott
Bobby Klopfenstein
Ethelbert Ott
John
Ralph
Family visits and local calls noted around Lawrence area
The record lists relatives and friends visiting in Lawrence and nearby towns. Louise Sommers of Lawrence, Luther Kloffenstein family, Earnest Milburn family, and Jack Millington of Richmond visit homes in Olathe and Pleasant Valley Cemetery area. Jack and brothers Vestal and Fred Millington work at the Ford plant in Kansas City.
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Louise Sommers
Lawrence
Luther Kloffenstein
Larry
Bobby
Pleasant Valley, Cemetery & Stanley
Harper
Olathe
Lillian Gabriel
Earnest Milburn
Jack Millington
Richmond
Eugene Griffen
Jack
Vestal
Fred
Ford
Kansas City
Community Notes From Enterprise Area Summer Activities
Community members attended meetings and visits across Enterprise and surrounding farms. Elections named Jim Murphy treasurer and Mary Ross rehired as teacher. Sylvia Shuler to teach Columbia school. multiple family gatherings reported with visits to Lawrence and Ottawa amid flood-watch news.
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Myrle Reilly
Ed Desque
Viola Mae
Betty Jean
Louise Reilly
Enterprise
Jim Murphy
H. R. Wright
Mary Ross
A. A. Hase
Rudolph Hase
Grace Fulkerson
Frances Jenkins
Harry Mills
J. C. Miller
Lloyd Coffman
Lawrence
Ottawa
Helen Ingle
Topeka
Stormont Hospital
Alfred Fishburn
Edwin
Douglas County
Edwin Fishburn
Billy Baldwin
Edith Bond
Leland Geiss
Sylvia Shuler
Columbia
Evar Carlson
Datha Dean
Clyde Flory
H. M. Desque
Clifford
Eileen
Lena
Eleanor
John
Dorothy
R. A. Baldwin
Arzella Fishburn
Henry Fishburn
al Fishburn
Henry Desque
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Associated Press
E. U
Spirit of Mae West
Fraser Top
Walt Simmons
Mae West
Simmons
Arlie Simmonds
Wren
Broadmoor
Colorado Springs
Colo
Arlie
NBC
DEATH
Two Millens
Abe Faber
Bill Wells
Louis Coghill
Journal-World
Bill Webb
Coghill
W. B. Webb
Wells
Les McGee
Alice Dicker
Bismarck Grove
Lold Lincoln School
White School
Ross Pine
Paramount
Union Pacific
Omaha
Fort Morgan
Platte
Missouri Pacific
Pontiac
N. H. St
Enterprise and Vicinity
Phillips 66
Phillips
U.S. Weather Bureau
Phill
T. G. Fitch
Rostord
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