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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1932
Page
1
Severe blizzard hammers the region with sleet and snow, closing streets and delaying cars, buses, and trains. Students miss classes. city workers clear sidewalks while farmers feed quail. Weather disrupts Kansas City and surrounding states as power crews clear drifts and s continue monitoring road conditions.
Unsettled weather across Kansas with a slight cooling trend in the extreme southeast. Tonight generally fair and milder by afternoon Tuesday. Morning readings show snow at Wichita and Salina light snow, Arkansas City rain, Ottawa rain hail and steel. Dirt roads slippery except good in Kansas City, fair to rough at Salina, muddy at Ottawa. Douglas County roads slippery. Temperatures from yesterday noted. routine Ford ad reference appears in with Hamilton.
Minneapolis March 21 AP Wilbur B Foshay and H H Henley founders of the Foshay enterprises were convicted on four of 17 counts of using the mails a State as by a federal court wade Joseph W Molyneaux sentenced each to 15 years in Leavenworth with a $1000 fine and a 42 day stay to seek appeal The jury of 11 men delivered the verdict on its sixth day of deliberation after the first jury last fall disagreed
Mrs. Margaret Hart 53 of Junction City died after the Model A Ford she rode in rolled over on Highway 40 eight miles east of Tonganoxie about 4 30 Sunday morning. Her companions Mrs. Adela Lambert 38 and Mrs. Sadie Eyster were injured and taken to Memorial hospital in Kansas City.
From Bucharest and border villages on March 21 AP reports say Soviet troops killed and wounded villagers defending churches. Eyewitness accounts allege 300 women faced machine gun fire in Tasjak across from Kizani, while at Mihamteazu fifteen peasants including women were shot while protecting crosses in Buturags.
Kansas Bankers Association reports total resources at 411 million in 1931, down from 475 million a year earlier. Loans and discounts drop to 205.36 million, cash and sight exchange to 65.05 million, deposits to 324.14 million, and capital stock to 36.78 million. Based on 690 state banks and 244 national banks as of December 1931.
Topeka march 21 AP Mrs Esther Clark Hill 55 author and contributor to the Kansas City Star died after a two month illness from a mastoid infection heart involvement and pneumonia She was born in Neosho county December 3 1876 lived in Chanute and Lawrence and wrote Verses of a Commonplace Person and Call of Kansas among others A dispute over Call of Kansas ended with the Kansas Authors Club affirming Hill as author She was once with the University of Kansas Extension Department and lived in Lawrence during much of her career The Kansas historical society archives employed her last years
Independence Kan Mar 21 A P Elk county authorities arrest Ben Busby Longton brother of John Busby one of two men sought in the shooting Saturday evening of Sheriff Ralph Rader of Howard Kan Sheriff Rader improving Authorities search for Gerald Mayes and John Busby Nowata Okla who shot Rode and were first arrested in connection with the Yates Center bank robbery Sheriff Rader graduated from KU in 1915 and earned a law degree in 1917 He later practiced law with J B Wilson His wife Amy Van Herm graduated in 1917 and was a chemistry instructor later in home economics They lived at Severy
Dr. J R Brinkley returned to Kansas from a long absence and refused to discuss politics or a possible gubernatorial candidacy. His secretary said he is in Milford to arrange a free clinic at his hospital, not for political purposes. He has recently been linked to a radio station at Villa Acuna, Mexico, and spoke via remote control from Del Rio, Texas.
Two armed men robbed the First National Bank at noon in Morrill Nebraska totaling about $3,000 before abandoning the loot. A large manhunt developed late in the day centering around a nearby potato warehouse. California tax receipts for wrestling fell in 1931 to $122,714.22.
May, 21 Hopewell New Jersey AP reports investigators searched for the Lindbergh baby with two carrier pigeon notes. One hoax, the other unverified, offered no solid progress. Police say some notes were prank, others possibly coded, with one found on a dead pigeon in Connecticut. Henry Johnson remains in Jersey City custody and may be turned over to federal immigration authorities. Investigators continue statewide inquiries with many interviews.
In a Saturday night meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms the 4-H club council approved planting trees at the club camp site in the state park at Tonganoxie. The project, set for April 3 with Leavenworth county clubs, honors George Washington’s bicentennial and trees will be bought from the Hays experiment station. Members may choose to plant individual trees. Five clubs reported model club meetings and rehearsals. County agent J A Terrell summarized Kansas crop varieties including six corn, three wheat, seven sorghums, one oats and one alfalfa. Paul Perkins and Robert Miller demonstrated poultry house remodeling. Chloereen McClure led music appreciation and Mrs. Perkins directed chorus. Forty-eight members attended. HALTS WORK IN- FIELDS.
Sleet and rain today bring an abrupt end to early spring farming started last week after warm conditions. Some wheat damage noted from winter, but most crops in good condition and ground moisture sufficient. University of Kansas March 1 enrollment 3,778, down 305 from 1931 spring, with 648 withdrawals year ending March 1 1981 and 639 withdrawals by March 1, 1932.
University of Kansas students begin the Easter recess Thursday at noon and return to classes Tuesday morning, March 29, marking the last break before final examinations start Thursday, May 26. Decoration Day on Monday, May 30, will be a holiday, and exams end the following Thursday.
G E Roach of 1643 Kentucky street ran his 1929 Chevrolet coach to 100000 miles while en route between Lawrence and Reno. He left for Kansas City after nearly hitting the milestone at the Journal-World office. Roach, a Massey Harris salesman, bought the car May 9, 1929 from Robinson Chevrolet at Lecompton. Total repairs run about 76.20 with pistons and rings replaced at 70000 miles and fan belt at 62116 miles. Distributor cap was removed and points filed at 52000 miles.
Springfield Mo March 21 AP a store owner Charles P Luhn 66 fought three armed hooded bandits in his home before dawn and killed Perry Euliss 33 of Brighton who was wanted in Kansas on radar theft and jail breaking charges. Luhn drove off the remaining two assailants. Drury College Springfield will resume spring track and field activities. Gold piece payments and minor local commerce items follow in brief entries.
Warren Ohio March 21 AP John De Marko 30 of Youngstown the second of two men indicted in connection with the kidnapping of a 11 year old James De Jute Jr of Niles pleaded guilty to harboring and concealing a kidnapped person and was sentenced to one to 20 years in the state penitentiary Dowell Hargraves 31 of Youngstown has been given a life sentence for his part in the abduction of the boy seized near his home March 2 and found three days later in an abandoned gambling house near Youngstown where he was guarded by Hargraves and De Marko De Marko however was not identified as one of the actual kidnappers.
Mrs. George Leis, owner of a narrow strip 1400 feet long and 4 1/2 feet wide near University Place, offered the city $700 to buy so city sewers can be relocated. G K Leis of San Francisco represented her, asking 50 cents per front foot. City commissioners rejected the price, signaling possible district court action over the disputed strip outside city limits.
Columbia AP reports a university dating bureau titled Canid Cupid operates as a service charge for blind dates. Within 48 hours of its start, 22 men and 17 women submitted applications with dimes. Special requests may be filled for those who object to blind dates.
French ambassador Paul Claudel visited Lawrence and the University of Kansas for a vesper program in the university auditorium attended by Governor Woodring and Chancellor Lindley. A reception followed at Spooner-Thayer museum with hundreds of attendees, while Claudel praised the university and expressed hope for French Kansas exchanges.
A rapidly intensifying blizzard blocked highways in all directions by early afternoon near Hays Ran. Buses on highway 40 South were held at Ellis fifteen miles west. Stockmen feared losses from the unexpected storm as cattle and calves faced exposure and feed shortages.
A Douglas County Democratic Central Committee and Chamber of Commerce panel discussed entertainment for the May 16 state Democratic convention. An authorized delegation near 2200 is expected as thousands of delegates and visitors gather in Lawrence for pre convention events. Chairmen were named for six committees including Transportation Housing Entertainment Arrangements Publicity and Reception with names listed for each panel.
Vienna scholar Dr. Paul L. Dengler told Rotarians about Austria’s idealism under Franz Ferdinand and the plan to confederate a heterogeneous nation under Habsburg rule. He traced Serbia’s role, warned of war risks, and noted Central Europe’s need to unite while old hatreds persist. He travels from the University to Colorado after four U.S. visits with the Austro-American Institute of Education under Carnegie Endowment.
National Guard papers and about $5 in money were stolen from Wayne Allphin at 500 Ohio Street on Saturday night. The briefcase with the items was in his car inside the garage. Captain Allphin reported the loss to the police.
Contest closes at midnight with twenty dollars in prizes for seven best letters. First prize ten dollars, second prize five dollars, five additional awards of one dollar each. Open to all except Journal World staff and families. Letters must be under 250 words and addressed to Contest Editor Journal World. Ensure postmarked before midnight.
William F Reinisch 62 retired March 1 after nearly 40 years with the Lawrence fire department died early today at Memorial hospital from Brights disease. Funeral at Masonic temple Tuesday 3 pm with burial at Memorial Park. Surviving widow two daughters and a brother. Reinisch joined June 4, 1894 became chief May 27, 1901 serving until March 1 this year. He modernized equipment and helped implement motorized units and the double platoon system.
Lawrence man Will Johns aided Joe Anderson in trapping the Betty Weaver bank robbery gang. The Kansas City Star recounts the roundup and notes that gang members are serving terms. Johns, a special investigator for the attorney general, assisted Anderson in the case. Marjorie Murphy of Wichita University was nominated for a $400 KU scholarship.
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