Harold T. Chase dies veteran editor of Topeka Capital
Topeka June 22 UPi veteran editor Harold T. Chase of the Topeka Daily Capital died at Stormont hospital from a heart attack and complications. He was 62 survived by widow Annie, son Hamilton Chase, and daughter Ethel Nethercot. Chase served 46 years with the Capital and wrote from illness for years helping shape Kansas political commentary.
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Pennsylvania
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Wilkes-Barre Record
Charge in a check deal involving embezzlement alleged
John Adams County Attorney R B Stevens filed a complaint against Carl Kannenberg charging embezzlement and intent to defraud. He is accused of receiving a $41.40 check payable to Adams and endorsing it with Adams’ name. Kannenberg allegedly cashed the check and kept $5, refusing to return it.
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Test Your Knowledge Trivia Questions on History and Geography
A list of seven historical and general knowledge questions including Civil War battles wallaby Guido Cavalcanti tempera water physics Ow Town Moll Flanders author oligarchy Louvre location common salt Oneida Lake farthest north state Rhine wine Oberlin College West Indies continent first telegraph patent Pierre Gassendi Mataro pelagic animals and related topics for a classified page answer key.
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Frank Roberts Honored by Friends at Oskaloosa Dinner
Friends and neighbors of Frank H. Roberts, veteran Kansas newspaperman and owner editor of the Oskaloosa Independent, gathered in the Oskaloosa high school gymnasium for a dinner in his honor. The event also marked the paper's upcoming 75th anniversary on July 11, with Judge Lloyd Morris as toastmaster and speakers Dr. M. S. McCreight Will T. Beck and Homer Hoch. Members of the Roberts family were introduced.
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Local Lawrence items note new store fronts and repairs
Downtown Lawrence shops add front renovations while pedestrians adjust to changes. Green Hall on campus gains red geraniums in a new flower bed. Howard L. Bishop named superintendent of the McCune Home for Boys in Kansas City, born in Lawrence and KU graduate. Reedy’s old Dodge is in the shop after breaking down in a muddy lot. Local officials tour flood districts to assess bridge and dike damage. registrar George O. Foster approached by a couple seeking marriage quick aid, and a call connects Sen. Henry J. Allen to his son-in-law in Buenos Aires. A team of black horses is reported missing then found near Lawrence. Brick thrown at old Edmondson grocery. a coffee mill stolen. Women’s Relief Corps No. 9 to present flag at Nazarene Church. Continental currency collection owned by Mrs. Rollins.
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Rioting Kansas penitentiary mutiny ends bloodless
A week of headlines in Kansas centered on a prison mutiny at the state pen, where convicts held hostages and fired from shafts but surrendered after Warden Lacey Simpson led guards through a tunnel. Gov. Landon urged modernizing the prison as floods and other news also colored the week.
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Alf M. Landon
Kansas
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Leavenworth County
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Harry H. Woodring
Washington
Woodring
Fort Leavenworth
Ed J. Powers
Salina
Long Support Pledged F. D. R.
In a forceful appeal the speaker challenges opponents in the Louisiana political arena to redistribute wealth to guarantee homes free of debt, universal education, full employment, pensions, and a fair social safety net, promising strong backing if such a pledge is kept.
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Pigeon Derby Starts In Topeka
Two thousand birds race in the annual Topeka Midcontinent 500 mile pigeon derby. Birds released at daybreak in North Topeka soar to home lofts as clocks seal times. Entries hail from Milwaukee Minneapolis St. Paul Sheboygan Grand Rapids Chicago Aurora Batavia Fort Sam Houston St Charles Racine and more.
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Calls for Articles County Poor Commissioner seeks jars and magazines
Mrs C J Dodds issued a call for old magazines and screw top glass jars to help North Lawrence families. Jars aid canning through summer after flood losses. magazines will stock the corridor magazine rack for visitors waiting to see case workers. Donations can be picked up by calling 2451.
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Elliott Roosevelt Wins First Skirmish in Texas
Elliott Roosevelt, son of the President, won his first clash with the Texas Young Democrats as a move to oust him as first vice president failed 16 to 12. A counter resolution backing the president’s new deal passed 16 to 13. Dallas attorney Phil Overton said he will take the dispute to the club’s executive committee on July 16.
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Wisconsin youth dies in Colorado gas chamber
Leonard Belongia, 24, of Wisconsin, became the fourth inmate executed in Colorado's gas chamber. He faced death calmly after guiding Warden Roy Best to read the death warrant, claiming he killed rancher Albert Oesterick after a loan refusal blocked his marriage plan to a Fort Lupton girl.
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Leonard (Lee) Belongia
Wisconsin
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Eden to Visit Rome to Discuss Ethiopian Situation
Rome June 22 Official circles report Eden will hold limited talks with Italian officials focusing on Britain's naval accord with Germany and an air pact. Ethiopian question expected off the program as Britain seeks to ease bitterness with Italy amid wartime alliance strains. Confesses Murderous Attack Peoria Ill June 22 A man admits to stabbing Mildred Hallmark and leaving her in a cemetery ditch, with bloodied clothing found on the victim.
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Tabor Relics Auctioned at Denver Bring $700
The Tabor trinkets from Elizabeth Baby Doe Tabor’s estate sold for just over $700 at a Denver auction. Most items went to a group donating the collection to the Colorado State Historical Society. The sale included a $7,000 silk wedding dress from a Washington ceremony attended by President Arthur.
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Baby Doe) Tabor
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Baby Doe
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Washington
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Tabor
Von Feldt Charged With Stock Theft In Douglas County
Dick von Feldt, arrested in Denver and extradited to Topeka, faces a Douglas County charge of stealing 20 shares of common stock and 10 shares of preferred stock valued at $2,000 belonging to Mrs. Josephine Pelzel. The complaint was filed in September 1932 and a hold order remains in effect.
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Topeka
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Works relief approval for 882 projects in 74 Kansas counties
Approval of 182 works relief projects across 74 Kansas counties was set for the week of June 8 to 14, with expenditures totaling 1,021,756 dollars. Projects cover roads bridges playgrounds parks public buildings and educational and professional efforts under Kansas Emergency Relief.
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Topeka
John G. Stutz
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
League Report Spiked On German Re-entry Timing
Berlin June 22 Pi Reports that Germany would rejoin the League of Nations after its naval pact with Great Britain were spiked by a foreign office spokesman who said a return to Geneva is not imminent. Political circles saw the pact as a Reich triumph but concluded Germany must meet other conditions before re-entry is possible.
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Police Shoot an Official: Vice-President of Pacific Maritime Federation Killed
Los Angeles on June 22 police shot and killed Fred W. Friedl 40, vice president of the Pacific Coast Maritime Federation. San Pedro harbor district officers sought arms at Friedl's apartment. he fled as they entered. Friedl fired four times and was met with return fire. Officers found a pistol two shotguns and two rifles in Friedl's room.
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Cleared by Blood Test in First Such Case
New York report cites a ground breaking case where a man was declared not the father of a child after blood tests. Dr. Alexander S. Weinz led tests showing Robert Beans and Dolores Farrell both had type A blood while the child had type B. Farrell did not appear at trial and the suit was dismissed.
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C P Meetings Planned in Kansas County Sessions
A series of county pep meetings organized by Kansas Republican leaders led by state chairman Will T Beck begins in Wichita Monday night with more planned across the state to outline voter principles from the Springfield grass roots conference. A statewide convention akin to the Springfield event is set for Wichita later in August or early September.
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Wichita
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Roosevelt Returns to Hyde Park After Yale Regatta
President Roosevelt, sunburned after eight days on the Thames River, returns to Hyde Park N Y from New London Conn at 730 am. He wears a battered hat and a Harvard Crimson tie as he recalls Yale defeating Harvard junior varsity. Tomorrow they travel to New York City then Washington.
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Young Republican leader urges broad 086 campaign slate
Alexandria Bay New York June 22 George Olmstead of Des Moines Iowa chairman of the Young Republican national committee said old party lines are broken by new deal issues We are either for the American plan or the European plan He urged New York state Young Republican clubs to unite all elements for change in Washington and to broaden committee personnel to include taxpayers farmers business men workers and the great white collar class.
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Washington
Veterans protest CCC regulation at national Legion conference
Representatives from five states of the American Legion met in Kansas City to telegraph Washington urging rescission of an executive order forcing veterans enrolling in camps to be listed on relief rolls. H. A. Kriz of Lincoln urged fairness for veterans, noting the policy would label a desiring veteran as a pauper to support his family. Missouri Kansas Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska attended, with many hospital and regional office managers present.
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