Kansas highway inquiry stalled after red ink claim
In Topeka, the House State Affairs Committee heard charges from Senator Bradney of Columbus that the Kansas highway department faces a $12,000,600 deficit by next month and that grafts and statute violations occurred in letting more than 40 contracts. Department officials called the department debt-free and cash-funded, as witnesses argued for an audit and an inquiry into alleged mismanagement.
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Topeka
Mar. T
Bradney and Waggoner
Kansas Highway Department
House State Affairs Committee
Bradney
Columbus
House
W. V. Buck
Waggoner
Cherokee County
Highway Department
Buck
Commission
J. T. Moore
Fourth District
Senate
Open Season on Husbands in KC Murder Acquittal
Mrs Myrtle A Bennett, 35, acquitted of murdering her husband John Gilbert Bennett in their Kansas City apartment on September 29, 1924. Jury deliberated eight and a half hours before clearing her. defense claimed the death resulted from a struggle over a pistol he asked her to obtain. Assistant district attorney quipped open season on husbands. defense chief Reed said he is out of criminal court business. Jury foreman Choate said guilt was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Kansas City
Mar
Myrtle A. Bennett
John Gilbert Bennett
Bennett
John V. Hill
James A. Reed
United States
Leslie R. Choate
Trial for Wife Murder in Washington Kansas
Wealthy retired farmer Henry Blanchette, 61, of Marshall County, goes on trial in Washington for a second time on charges of murder and intent to kill his wife. The alleged crime occurred in a barn southwest of Greenteo in November 1929. A first trial in March 1930 ended with a hung jury, reported as 10 to 2 for acquittal.
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Washington
Kan
Mer
Henry Blanchette
Marshall
County
Greenteo
Kansas Weather Forecast Partial Cloudiness and Snow
Partly cloudy in the east and generally fair in the west with little temperature change through tonight and Sunday. Morning conditions show snow at all points with Ottawa and Emporia seeing snow, Pittsburg and Coffeyville drier, Wichita and Salina drifted, Manhattan main roads open, Douglas County roads snow covered.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Emporia
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Wichita
Salina
Manhattan
Douglas County
Miller wins second reversal in banking case
Jonathan G. Miller, a southeastern Kansas banker, won a second reversal of his banking law violation conviction in the state supreme court. Each of 25 counts was reversed and a new trial ordered. he had faced a prison term of eight to 35 years in Lansing.
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Topeka
Marc
Jonathan G. Miller
Southeastern Kansas
State Supreme Court
Bourbon County
Lansing
Rural Mail Delivery Hampered by Snow
Two rural mail carriers were stalled in snow today. Postmaster C B Hosford said route 2 car was completely blocked and could not move. Route 4 car halted briefly but later pulled out and some mail delivered. Both near telephones. none had reported by 3 PM. City carriers were delayed but deliveries were made.
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C. B. Hosford
Wide Area Stormy Across Lands From Iceland To Africa
Storms swept the Atlantic from Iceland to northern Africa while snow blanketed prairie states from the Dakotas to Texas. Earthquakes shook the Balkans as high seas and gales lashed coasts. In Missouri and Illinois a center moved northeastward as blizzards and frost hit Kansas and Oklahoma. Kansas farmers gain from the snow while towns faced blocked roads and disrupted lines.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Iceland
Africa
Prairie
Dakotas
Texas
France
Balkans
North Sea
England
Bulgaria
Jugoslavia
Greece
Serbia
Missouri
Illinois
Virginia Cape
Jacksonville
Fla
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kan
Flora
Estern
Kansas City
Prairie States
Rockies
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Snow brings need at social service hall appeal
Blizzards create demand at the social service hall with Mrs. E. H. Tuttle in charge appealing for shoes overshoes and stockings. Clothing supply runs thin after heavy demands while coal requests rise per county poor commissioner Mrs. T. H. Kennedy.
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E. H. Tuttle
School board election fights threaten superintendent control
The editorial warns that board members allied to political interference aim to seize full control in upcoming elections. Reelect McConnell and Kirchhoff Jr. defend the superintendent, while other candidates are backed by groups seeking to cripple schools. One leader plans to unite old Klansmen and broad colored votes, urging a strong voter turnout to counter deceit.
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Board of Education
Tard
W. C. McConnell
George Kirchhoff, Jr
KU Officials and Students Discuss Liquor Law Enforcement
County Attorney Harry Frazee met with University leaders including W. J. Cummings, Kenneth Meuser, and Chancellor Lindsey to seek student cooperation in enforcing liquor laws. Meuser declined being a stool pigeon, while Frazee pressed for names of buyers and questioned the council's authority to judge cases without notifying authorities. The session aimed to curb bootlegging and improve reporting of violations.
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University of Kansas
Harry Frazee
W. J. Cummings
Kenneth Meuser
K. U. Men’s Student Council
Meuser
Frazee
Maeser
E. H. Lindsey
Henry Werner
Werner
Big Six maintains spring schedules despite finances
Athletic directors from Big Six schools met during the annual indoor track meet in Columbia Missouri and decided not to curtail spring sports. Baseball and tennis schedules already arranged will stand though some retrenchment was discussed due to financial declines. The swimming meet includes Iowa State Nebraska Kansas and Kansas State with prelims next Saturday in Kansas City. Missouri and Oklahoma plan not to compete in preliminaries.
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Columbia
Towa State
Nebraska
Kansas
Kansas State
Kansas City Athletic Club
Missouri
Oklahoma
Governor Woodring’s recommendations defeated in Kansas House
Topeka dispatch reports Gov. Harry H. Woodring hurried back amid a snowstorm after three proposals were rejected by the legislature. The 5 percent cut in operating expenses for five state schools, a tax levy limit constitutional amendment, and a schedule of utility license fees failed in the House or Senate. The debate touched on appointment powers and checks by the Senate.
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Topeka
Mar
Harry H. Woodring
Capidl
Coffeyville
House
Senate
Graber
Woodring
University of Kansas
Rogers
Sedgwick County
State of
Kansas
Kansas Debaters Call For Abolition Of Amateurism
The University of Kansas and West Virginia debate last night in Administration auditorium voted 78 to 20 for abolition of amateurism in intercollegiate athletics. Kansas team Fred eric Anderson Burton L Kingsbury and Russell Strobel argued two plans to end gate receipts and establish professionalism while West Virginia defended preserving college spirit. Robert Calderwood chaired the event as the Reusch Garage service ad notes.
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Kansas
West Virginia
Frederic Anderson
Burton L. Kingsbury
Russell Strobel
K. U
Robert Calderwood
Department of Speech and Dramatic Art
Reusch Garage
Service
Roxy and company bring concert to Lawrence in blizzard
A snowbound train from the east arrives in Lawrence with Roxy and seventy eight performers. Beatrice Belkin returns to her hometown for a concert at the University auditorium tonight with Madame Schumann Heink and host city notes. Tickets remain available at the door despite bad weather and a rush is expected.
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Santa Fe
Roxy
University Auditorium
Beatrice Belkin
George Abrams
Wolf Schaff
Miss Belkin
University of Kansas
Pera
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Kansas City
Tulsa
Okla
Gang
Lawrence
Wolke
New York
Musicians Union
Washington, D. C
Jayhawk
Madame Schumann Heink
American Legion
Legion
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Dean Swarthout
Dog Rescued From Fifteen Foot Well Near Brick Plant
Don Alexander and Bob the English Springer spaniel belonging to Harold Alexander were pulled to safety after a dog fell into a fifteen foot well near the old brick plant. Relatives including Don, Harold, and Frank Pringle used ropes and ladders. firefighters faced street conditions before the dog was saved and Don was retrieved.
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Don Alexander
E. E. Alexander
Mississippi Street
Bob
Abilene
Harold Alexander
Harald Alexander
Harold
Don
Alexander
Frank Pringle
Al’exander
Soviet Slave Protest Sparks London Mass Meeting
A London mass meeting protested Russian economic methods with a purported "soviet slave" speaker. Disturbances broke out as Winston Churchill and Lord Brentford spoke, with firecrackers and stink bombs. attendees jeered, a young girl was escorted out, and outside youths sang Russian songs after the event.
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London
Albert Hall
Trades Defense Union
Archangel
Winston Churchill
Lord Brentford
William Johnson Hicks
Russia
Convicts Die In Fire At Duplin County Stockade
In Kenansville North Carolina eleven inmates died trapped in their cells when a large wooden stockade burned early today. Guards led forty one other prisoners from the building after discovering the blaze around 2 am. The fire originated in the kitchen and the stockade lay about one mile from town with little fire protection.
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Kenansville
N. C
Duplin County
Owen Baseen
B. S. Nicholson
Gary
Prisoner Escort to Dallas for Forgery Suspect
Sheriff Dunkley and Deputy Vogler left for Dallas to return Jack Curtiss, a 22 year old man wanted on forgery charges in Douglas County. Curtiss allegedly wrote checks totaling 17 dollars at Ober’s, the Golden Gate chocolate shop, and Johnson’s grocery. Chief W. J. Cummings cites forged checks and extradition intent. Weather hindered travel as they planned the overland route via Wichita to Dallas. Also noted is the Nelson statue cleanup cost in Trafalgar Square and a NC child labor decline statistic.
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Jack Dunkley
Fred Vogler
Dallas
Tex
Douglas County
Jack Curtiss
Curtiss
W. J. Cummings
Cummings
Ober's
Golden Gate Chocolate Shop
Johnson's
T .He
Wichita
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
London
Legislative deadline set for Friday the 13th in Kansas
Topeka March 7 AP Friday the 13th holds superstitious meaning for some yet Kansas lawmakers have set it as the deadline for consideration of all legislation at the biennial session which began January 13. Midnight of the 13th ends the work of the session under a house resolution adopted by the senate, after which only sporadic sessions occur to receive messages from Gov Woodring until adjournment March 17.
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Vernon
Pawnee County
Rogers
Graber
Kansas
Garvin
Ways and Means Committee
Endres
Leavenworth County
Woodring
Senate
Bloss
Cowley County
Topeka
Mar
House
Harry H. Woodring
Minisa by Thurlow Lieurance at Lawrence high school
Thurlow Lieurance presents Minisa a symphonic legend in the Lawrence high school auditorium Friday March 13 at 8 o clock. The composer long noted for By the Waters of Minnetonka conducts a performance featuring orchestra and voices with a Tusician group. Tickets at Bell's music store for fifty cents.
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Thurlow Lieurance
Lieurance
Minnetonka
Smithsonian Institute
Europe
Schumann-Heink
Frances Alda
Alma Gluck
David Bispham
Wrence
Lawrence
Bell
Inquisition Held Over Liquor Incident In Cole Case
County Attorney Harry Frazee convened an inquisition after Cole was arrested on drunk charges. Under oath witnesses testified about illicit liquor from Kansas City Missouri brought by an unknown man. A search of Cole's Barker Avenue residence found a pint of whisky and several bottles. Cole faces possession and drunk charges.
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Harry Frazee
Dess Cole
Cole
Frazee
Kansas City
Barker Avenue
Third robber sought after Treece bank holdup
In Hockerville Oklahoma the search for the remaining member of a three man bank robbery trio continued along the Kansas Oklahoma border after two suspects were captured in Neosho Missouri. Names given were Howard Graham Eugene Ewison and Pete Black. Police tied the fugitive to the assault of Robert Simpson entering his garage and followed a motor car lead. A 30 officer sweep and house to house searches were conducted.
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Hockerville
Okla
Treece
Kan
State Bank
Kansas-Oklahoma
Neosho
Kansas
Howard Graham
Eugene Ewlison
Pete Black
Robert Simpson
Simpson
Press Meeting Draws Thirty Kansas Oklahoma Schools
Representatives from 30 high schools and junior colleges in Kansas and Oklahoma attend a one day press conference in Wichita sponsored by the University of Wichita journalism department. Newspaper men and Wichita industry leaders lead discussions at the sessions. The state school book commission plans to uphold actions in court but proceedings are delayed due to an illness of an attorney representing Mrs. Ella S. Burton of Topeka.
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Wichita
Kan
Mar
Kansas
Oklahoma
Journalism Department
University of Wichita
Topeka
State
School Book Commission
Ella S. Burton
Woodlawn
North Lawrence Improvement Association
Woodlawn School
Storm brings heavy snow and travel bans near Lawrence
A major winter storm blanketed the Lawrence area with snow and strong winds, halting eastbound highway travel and disrupting city streets. State and county crews worked to clear snow from routes to Topeka and local roads, while daily life continued with hospital and utility crews clearing sidewalks and keeping services running.
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Lawrence
M. JD. Morgan
State Highway Department
Topeka
Shawnee
Memorial Hospital
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