Pendergast name surfaces in Kansas City vote fraud trial
Testimony links James Pendergast to $200 in payments to two Republican workers tied to the 1936 election scheme as the Eleventh vote fraud trial restes its case. Mrs Elva O Byrne testified that Frances Ryan paid $100 to her and Lester Aulgur claiming funds came from James Pendergast.
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Kansas City
Mar
Republican Committee
James Pendergast
T. J. Pendergast Democratic
Elva O’byrne
Frances Ryan
Pendergast
Lester Aulgur
T. J. Pendergast
O’byrne
Pendergasts
James
T. J.endergast
Aulgur
Ryan
Bipartisan Election Board
Bruce Barnett
Topeka Amends Drivers License Law in Session Finale
The drivers license law was changed to renewals every two years at 40 cents, effective for licenses after January 1 1939. The move saves about 350000 dollars yearly and accompanies social welfare measures adding roughly 1800000 for welfare programs. Governor Haxman vetoed a local bonds measure seeking five year construction deferment.
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Topeka
Mar
Walter A. Haxman
Haxman
State Welfare Board
House
Senate
Rens
Wilford Rieglie
I. T. Richardson
Lyon County
Board of Education
K U Band to Give Its Spring Concert Monday
The University of Kansas band will perform Monday evening at 8 in Hoch auditorium. Director Russell L. Wiley promises an interesting program including Rhapsody in Rhumba. Class A B and C contest pieces for the May music festival will be played by the KA musicians under Oliver Hobbs Earl Ray and E Thayer Gaston conductors.
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University of Kansas
Hoch Auditorium
Russell L. Wiley
Oliver Hobbs
Lawanee High School
Water outage notice affects several blocks on Alabama Illinois Indiana and Maine
Water consumers in the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Alabama St 180 N Block Illinois 1800 Block Mississippi St 1800 Black Indiana St and 1800 Block Maine Street will lose service Thursday afternoon March 8 from 1 30 to 5 p m to repair a water main. Frank E Willey Water Supt Adv Dr Lyle Powell Eye Ear Nose and Throat office now at 736 Ky St Phone 244 Ady.
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Alabama St
Illinois
Mississipni St
Indiana St
Maine Street
Frank E. Willey
Lyle
Powell
Ady
Report of locating plane is erroneous
San Francisco March 2 officials said a rumor that the missing TWA skyliner had been found near Fresno was false. United Air Lines stated no report originated from its Fresno office and pilot John Graves reported no trace of the plane. The craft, with six passengers and three crew, departed San Francisco for Albuquerque via Los Angeles under stormy conditions.
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San Francisco
Mar
TWA
Fresno
United Air Lines
Oakland
Herb Kraft
California
Phen
San Joaquin River Canyon
Third Kidnap Note Emerges in New Rochelle Case
A third note demanding 60000 dollars ransom and a plea from abducted 12 year old Peter Levine surfaced in New Rochelle. The handwriting matches Peter and includes a request for the father Murray Levine to place banknotes at a Bronx light pole.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Peter Levine
Bethel
Abraham Nowak
Murray Levine
New York
East 172Nd Street
Bronx
New York City
Peter
Dad
Rabbi Nowak
Evelyn Arnik
Levine
Proposal for Judge in State May Be Taken Out
Senator Hatch predicted the senate judiciary subcommittee he heads would remove a proposal to add a federal judge for Kansas from an omnibus judgeship bill. He said Kansans dispute the need and the item may be moved to a separate bill or rejected altogether by the full committee.
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Washington
Mar
Hatch
D-Nm
Senate Judiciary
Kansas
Kansans
Rep Lambertson Urges Delay of Navy Vote Till Next January
Kansas Republican Rep W P Lambertson proposed delaying a congressional vote on the navy expansion program until January so the public can weigh in in the election. He spoke in a radio address under the National Council for the Prevention of War.
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Navy
Washington
Mar
W. P. Lambertson
Kansas
National Council For the Prevention of War
Primary vote total shows low turnout in Lawrence council race
In Lawrence the city primary produced 323 ballots for six council seats to be decided April 5. Republicans and Democrats fielded candidates in multiple wards, with write ins insufficient for nomination. Regular Republican votes totaled 209 and Democrats 65. 49 ballots were scattered, void or blank. Independent petitions due by March 25.
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Lawrence
J. S. St. Clair
C. E. Pontius
Ralph E. Starling
H. W. Edmondson
Walter Palmateer
Fourth Annual Mid Western Music Festival Soon At KU
Preliminary notices mail to Kansas and nearby states announce the fourth annual Mid Western Music competition festival at the University of Kansas May 5 6 7. Events span band orchestra chorus woodwind and brass ensembles strings solo vocal and piano with a massed 700 piece band and 250 piece orchestra closing day concerts. Judges and officials include A A Harding Claude B Smith Homer E Phillips Harold Bachman Ludwig W Hebestreit Howard Hanson Herbert Rifkind D M Swarthout Russell L Wiley Karl O Euer steiner and W Otto Miessner of KU.
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University of Kansas
Kansas
A. A. Harding
Urbana
Claude B. Smith
Evansville
Ind
Homer E. Phillips
Chicago
Harold Bachman
Ludwig W. Hebestreit
Dallas
Howard Hanson
Rochester
N. Y
Herbert Rifkind
D. M. Swarthout
Russell L. Wiley
Karl O. Euersteiner
W. Otto Miessner
K. U
Pershing Awakens Calls for Barber After Restful Night
In Tucson on March 2 General John J. Pershing woke after a restful night and requested his barber. Dr Roland Davison reported the immediate danger had passed though risks from heart and kidney complications remain possible. If avoided, convalescence could extend over a protracted period to restore health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
John J. Pershing
Roland Davison
Storm Toll in Los Angeles as Floods Flood City
Heavy rains batter Southern California with seven dead or missing reported across Los Angeles and nearby areas. Landslides collapse homes, streets overflow, bridges fail, and Red Cross aids marooned refugees as urban flooding closes schools and disrupts traffic. Emergency crews rescue residents amid two feet of water in some basements.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Mar
California
Leonard Randall
Joseph Randall, Jr
Landa Street
Elysian Park
Culver City
Malibu Beach
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Santa Monica Canyon
Byron Porter
Santa Monica
Venice
Santa Monica City Hall
del Rey
Mar Vista
West Channel Road
Britain Plans Over Half Billion Dollar Air Force Budget
London reports Britain will spend about £111,502,000 or $557,510,000 in the year starting April 1 on air force planes, construction, and maintenance. The Memorandum shows 83,000 air force personnel with 123 home defense squadrons and 2,031 first line British planes, as Goering boasts competition.
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Great Britain
London
Britain
Goering
Fleet Air Arm
Viscount Swinton
Air
Chamberlain
Orient
Europe
Swinton
Germany
Air Ministry
Relief discussed at Douglas County Taxpayers League meeting
About 40 residents attended at the court house as Mrs Mildred D Watson welfare commissioner described the relief setup and costs. State representative E F Abels said a new law would bring funds to cut property taxes and bolster welfare work. A citizens committee was appointed to draft a program for the next meeting on March 15.
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Douglas County
Organization
Willard Morgan
I. C. Stevenson
C. C. Gerstenberger
E. F. Abels
Chester Spray
Jenny Wren Hereford Farm Dominates Houston Fat Stock Show
The Jenny Wren Hereford Farm from Lawrence Kansas swept the Hereford division at Houston Texas winning 14 first prizes from 13 cattle including champion and reserve champion in ball and cow divisions. Phil Robinson heads entries and plans to take stock to Fort Worth next week.
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Jenny Wren
Lawrence
Houston, Tex
Phil Robinson
Houston
Fort Worth
Tex
Prospects of Sellout for K U M A Game Tomorrow Night
Kansas University officials report a near sellout for the Kansas-Missouri basketball game. About 500 tickets remain mostly in the first balcony with 75 cent main floor and first balcony prices. second balcony opens at 6 PM with 40 cent tickets. Game starts 7 30 PM following intramural all stars and freshmen match at 6 20 PM with officials A E Woestemeyer and Bill Green.
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Earl Falkenstein
The
Athletic Association
Falkenstein
K. U
A. E. Woestemeyer
Bill Green
K.u.-M.u
Niemoeller Ordered Held After Trial by Secret Police
Berlin reports state Rev Martin Niemoeller remains in custody of the secret police after a trial sentence of seven months, with prior jail time cancelling the term. The Dahlem church crowd heard the announcement and joined in prayer as pastors still detained or forbidden to preach were listed.
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Martin Niemoeller
Berlin
Mar
Dahlem
Altho
Niemoeller
Fatal Crash Kills Mrs. Claude Puckett in Kansas
A head on crash on highway 59 south of Lawrence near Dutton bridge yesterday afternoon fatally injured Mrs. Claude Puckett 57 of Hutchinson and seriously hurt her husband and K E Butler of 1521 New Hampshire Lawrence. Drivers could not explain cause. coroner said no inquest.
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Claude Puckett
Hutchinson
Kan
K. E. Butler
New Hampshire Street
Lawrence
Highway 59
Dutton Bridge
Lone Star
Butler
Puckett
Kansas City
Newlin
Lige Cook
Leo Richardson
George Price
Henry Collins
Herman Broeker Dies in Lawrence at 79
Lawrence businessman and former city councilman and county clerk Herman Broeker died aged 79. He was born in Germany and settled in Lawrence as a boy, later running a furnace and tinner business for about 40 years. Funeral services are set for 2 pm tomorrow at Funk chapel with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Herman Broeker
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
Twenty-Third Street
Barker Avenue
Germany
St. Louis
Fred Broeker
Broeker
The
Elks, Odd Fellows
Lawrence Turnverein
Louise Broeker
Dodge City
Donald Young
Guggenheim
Chile
South America
Hensid
Freddie Young
Funk Chapel
Stock Market Index Dips to 45.3 After Yesterday
The index of 60 stocks stands at 45.3 after a decline from 45.8 yesterday. Investors watched early trading as market momentum shifted amid modest volume and mixed sector performance.
Our Town's Business urged as community image boost
Dolph Simons president of the Chamber of Commerce addressed more than 100 attendees at a public relations dinner of the Business and Professional Women's club in the Eldridge hotel. He urged a salesmanlike spirit to promote Lawrence highlighting the university payroll and local industries and gave figures on per capita income tax and retail sales.
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Dolph Simons
Chamber of Commerce
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Eldridge Hotel
Simons
Lawrence
United States
Reuter Organ Factory
Standard
State Board of Health
Arlene Roberts
A. F. Woestemeyer
Abbie Atherton
Edna Lydie
B.P.W
Mayme Corcoran
Marjorie Dietrich
St. Louis
Carroll D. Clark
Lawrence Council of Social Agencies
Olga Eitner
School of Fine Arts
K. U
Ruth Orcutt
Arthur Lawrence
Mary C. Morgan
Louise Nelson
Mary Neustifter
Mayme Tuttle
No Moisture Likely As Cooler Weather Hits Kansas
Topeka March 2 cooler weather will strike the state tonight with little indication of more moisture. Light rains fell over eastern Kansas yesterday and last night with Phillipsburg reporting 0.125 inch Ellis 0.11 Wichita 0.01 and Topeka 0.06 inch. Temperatures will not fall below freezing in the northwest and should reach 50 to 55 degrees tomorrow according to meteorologist S. D. Flora.
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Topeka
Mar
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Phillipsburg
Ellis
Wichita
Weather forecast and road conditions for Kansas cities
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with colder conditions. Morning outlook shows cloudy skies except clear at Manhattan and Salina. Dirt roads rough at Manhattan, soft at Topeka, fair at Emporia Salina and Pittsburg, and good elsewhere. Temperature readings include yesterday’s highs and today’s morning values.
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Kansas
Foi Central
Manhattan
Salina
Topeka
Emporia
Pittsburg
Eicenief
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U. S
Merrill E. Otis
G.O.P
K. U. Band
Peter, Levine
TWA Skyliner
J. Tracy Dirlam
Stanford University
Mary Lin Dirlam
Jr. KB. Walts
San Francisco Oil Company
L. B. Watts
Hervey Melvin Salisbury
Victor Krause
Lincoln
Neb
John D. Graves
C. W. Wallace
Martha M. Wilson
Philadelphia
Willard Brown
K. F. Eberhart
Frank Rowland
R. O. Burgert
Pershing
R. Davison
Douglas County League
Texas
Jenny Wren Farm
Ford. Service
Hamilton
Miss Dietrich
University Coal Co
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