Democracy and war risk shadow 1935 relief bill
The piece argues representative government risks weakness without responsibility and contemplates a return to core features for better government. It notes Europe’s tense setup, with Germany denouncing Versailles clauses and fortifying the Rhine, and Turkey hinting at Dardanelles defenses as war seems possible. The hefty relief bill of 4.88 billion dollars looms as a tax burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Rhine
Turkey
Dardanelles
Peace actions at Missouri spark campus faction clash
An on campus peace program at the University of Missouri triggers quarrels between pro and anti groups. Each side accuses the other of motives, and the Peace group vows to continue the fight amid tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri
M. U
Democracy in government: professor cites voter ignorance
Professor Jay William Hudson of the University of Missouri argues that full democracy fails because average voters lack understanding of policies. He notes direct democracy expands errors, increases taxes and bureaucracy, and dilutes responsibility, leaving government weakened in administration and too controlling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay William Hudson
University of Missouri
Cleveland
Honor Award Assembly Highlights Mastery Habit
Dr. E H Lindley urged high school students to value mastery at yesterday’s honor award assembly. Nine students received scholarships presented by principal F H Olney. Recipients: Gyneth Stugard Mildred Wilson Dorothy Shaad Anita Horton Kar ney Brasfield Arthur Eastman Thomas Cable Quentin Newcombe Frank Strong. Florence Lindley Compton and J Howard Compton wed March 21 at Bonner Springs. Rev McBrintnall officiated. Mrs Compton, a KU senior, will stay in Lawrence until June. Fellow guests marked Bettie Raymond’s birthday at a party hosted by Mrs F N Raymond with aides. A bridge game by Mrs P H Pierce yielded high strerman score to Mrs Ralph Walt. Mrs George Lowman and Miss Kate Caldwell travel to Kansas City for music clubs convention and Electric Park Flower Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Lindley
F. H. Olney
Gyneth Stugard
Mildred Wilson
Dorothy Shaad
Anita Horton
Karney Brasfield
Arthur Eastman
Thomas Cable
Quentin Newcombe
Frank Strong
J. H. Lemon
Florence
J. Howard Compton
Bonner Springs
McBrintnall
Anna McCracken
Edda Higham
J. M. Raymond
P. H. Pierce
Ralph Walt
George Lowman
Kate Caldwell
Kansas City
Kan
Electric Park
Change at Western Union Office Delivers Promotions
Twenty five years ago, March 25, the Western Union Telegraph Company in Lawrence announced management changes. Anton Cosgrove becomes local chief, a promotion from his prior post in southern Kansas. D Harrison also gains a promotion to Atchison, while J A Shay remains briefly before joining him. A burglary at Guenther’s store occurred last night with about $10 taken from a rear window-entrance robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. U
Western Union Telegraph Company
Anton Cosgrove
Lawrence
Case
Kansas Town
D. Harrison
Atchison
J. A. Shay
Guenther
W. A. Guenther
Lewellen House Party And Local Notices From the City
The Lewellens hosted a 60 percent clock dinner at 801 Alabama Street while Misses Moneta and Hazel Butts plan an Easter house party in Wichita. Ray Osborn and family depart Monday for Benson Nebraska to establish their future home. Three thousand dollars will be spent by the Waterworks Company on the vacated Helm Commission Co. office building for company use. Mount Etna eruption devastates villages Borello Belpasso Sanleo Rinazzo Capello Albanelle with 18 active craters and lava flow up to 1500 feet wide and 20 feet high advancing at several feet per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Aetna
Sicily
Borello
Belpasso
Sanleo
Rinazzo
Capello
Albanelle
Forty Years Ago News Roundup and Local Notes
Forties era column notes Salvation Army HQ move beside Bud Franklin’s place, injuries from a bull incident at a brick yard, Camilla Andrews illness improvement celebrated by teachers and classmates, Barker School 20 closes March 30 with two farces to raise funds for a library, horse stolen from in front of the German church during services, J L Topham, once in Lawrence, now worldwide travel as an insurance special correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Bud Franklin
John McFarlane
Brickyards
Camilla Andrews
Barker School No
Jeremiah
J. H. Haverkampf
J. L. Topham
Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas News Briefs: Convicted burglars seek new trials
El Dorado jury deliberates six hours before convict Ira Clark of burglary and larceny at Benton State Bank. Clark, 40, Crowder Oklahoma, will seek a new trial then appeal to the state supreme court. He claimed Tulsa dates. Sentence pending. Winfield jury unable to reach verdict against Henry E Clopp in 1926 bank robbery. district judge discharges the panel. Salina officials face bond arrests after charges of irregularities and illegal city merchandise sales. Peters seeks renomination amid accusations. Pafford and Morey and Spacth charged with selling goods to the city. Leavenworth reports Frederick Poyck, 60, died in federal penitentiary and is buried in Cleveland, Ohio after a counterfeiting sentence.
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Associated Press
el Dorado
Benton State Bank
Ira Clark
State Supreme Court
Clark
Crowder
Okla
Tulsa
Winfield
C. P. Fuller
Henry E
Bill) Clopp
Clopp
Winfield State Bank
Salina
FY. C. Peters
Peters
R. C. Pafford
B. O. Morey
John J. Spacth
Liberty
Pafford
Leavenworth
Frederick Poyck
Cleveland
Ohio
Federal
Cable News in Brief and World Briefs Clash in Global Report
Cable news items note espionage trial of Mr and Mrs Switz with 19 associates and predicted acquittal and deportation. Italy signals willingness to seek peace through diplomacy amid mobilization. In Lithuania a mass Nazi trial verdicts postponed after judge disagreement. England reports safe landing of the flying duchess in Algeria. Sunday School Institute planned in Kansas with state and local church leaders attending. Brazil surpasses Argentina in cattle numbers but remains a weaker exporter due to population.
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Associatea Press
Paris
Robert G. Switz
Rome
Italy
Europe
Kaunas
Lithuania
Germany
London
England
Duke of Bedford
Auban
Algeria
James Slimson II aspires to medicine in rural Ohio tale
James Slimson III inherits the Atimsons of New Concord Kan but faces East Coast scorn for his status. Back home Miss Sarah becomes guardian and investor, steering a risky spree that collapses after a broker vanishes. James chooses law over medicine, while Judge Holcomb reluctantly funds his education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Slimson
Atimsons
New Concord
Kan
Stimisons
The Fight Between Christopher Crow and Top Notch Rooster
Christopher Crow roared in rage at Top Notch after a prank on his toy bank. Willy Nilly scatters pepper to break the quarrel, ending their brawl as both birds sneeze and cool off. Christopher admits admiration for Top Notch and proposes a shake, acknowledging the prankster’s skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
Christopher Columbus
Crow
Top Notch
Rooster
Christopher
Willy Nilly
Christopher Aner
Willy
The Psychology of Murder and Motives
A historical overview traces guilt and motive in murder from ancient jealousy to modern psychological analysis. It notes Lombroso’s rejected theory of bodily criminal inferiority and observes that few murderers are truly insane, with crime now studied through social and psychological lenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Academy of Medicine
Ago Galdston
Lombroso
Study Links Motives Behind 200 Murders
A recent study of 200 murders finds 46 born of intense quarrels, 46 from jealousy, 32 by momentary gait, 13 through revenge, 15 to remove an inconvenient person, 10 from suicide pacts, 8 to avoid arrest, and 12 other causes. Emotions named include anger, jealousy, love and lust, fear, hate, and possession, prompting calls for improved mental hygiene.
Flashes of Life in Brief From Across the Nation
Patchwork item roundup from Hutchinson Kansas to Shreveport Louisiana details a dust storm aiding a road project, a hen killed by a mouse mishap, a barber shop misfortune with a filling station fire, a scooter accident ending in death, and a five car garage fire that consumed a costly fire engine, all conveyed in concise humorous vignettes.
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Associated Press
Hutchinson
Kan
Arry Tidd
Albany
N. Y
Obituary Ernest Hayes Shepard of Lawrence dies at 44
Earnest Hayes Shepard born January 22 1901 in Leavenworth County Kansas died March 16 1935 in Lawrence at age 44. He moved with his family to Lawrence at age 13, married Reta Wright in 1927, had three children and a step son. He belonged to First Baptist Church North Lawrence. He lived in Baldwin from 1929 until returning to Lawrence before death. He is survived by his wife three children a step son his mother and father three brothers and three sisters.
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Earnest Hayes Shepard
Leavenworth County
Kansas
Lawrence
Reta Wright
Randolph
St. James A. M. E
First Baptist Church of
North Lawrence
R. S. Jones
Baldwin
Reta Shererd
Earnest Edward
Martin Hayes
Marlene Elsa
Richard
Amanda Shepard
A. H. Shepard
Charles
Wesley
Eugene
Marguerite Brown
Erma
Eva Shepard
Crowder Henry Collins and Family Visit Extended
Lawrence residents Henry Collins and Mrs Lennie Strong with son Richard spent Thursday with W S Collins and hosts Mr and Mrs Collins. Dinner guests were Mr and Mrs Jack Myers of Brackett and the Crowder party with Misses Helen and Ruth.
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Henry Collins
Lennie Strong
Richard
Lawrence
W. S. Collins
Jack Myers
Brackett
Mrs. Collins
J. M. Crowder
Helen
Ruth
Social rounds in Kanwaka and nearby towns
Numerous visits and calls weave through Kanwaka and Lawrence as residents meet for dinners, calls, and gatherings. Rachel and Mr Norwood of Lecompton visit the Emmetts. Arthur Shields calls on the Collins. Sweezer and Doyle visit Lawrence friends. families dine with Crowder and Emmett households. Edith Foster moves from Mayhews to the Bradleys. Armstrongs, Collins, Hodsons, and Gorrills host and attend events, basketball games, and remodeling efforts across Lake View, Barker, and Brackett.
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Rachel
Mr. Norwood
Lecompton
Sidney Emmett
Kanwaka
Arthur Shields
Lawrence
W. S. Collins
Sam Sweezer
E. B. Doyle
Sweezer
Doyle
Miss Sherwood
J. Sidney, Emmett
W. S. Collins and Sons
Eugene
Jack
Jack Myers
Brackett
Minnie Kahle
Riverside
Olinda Brune
Lake View
Wi. Collins
Clarence Hodson
Henry Fraker
Barker
Harlie Armstrong
Edith Foster
J. M. Crowder
J. Sidney Emmett
Brune Bros
Rollie Stanwix
Clayton
Gene
Richard
Patricia Ann
Barr Gorrill
M. C. Elliott
W. J. Collins
Jack Colling
Billie
Betty
Phil
Dorothy Armstrong
Bertha Speicher
Eugene Collins
Osgood Armstrong
Helen Norwood
Lecomp‘ton
Lewis Hodson
Lecomp
Tan
Betty Hodson
Edith Carr
Arthur Mayhew
Kathleen
Dale
Jo Ann
Anderson
W. Tt. Collins
Will Gorrill
John Bradley
W. G. Hutson
Mr. Gorrill
Ouse
Radio Programs Schedule Notes From 1930s Stations
A dense OCR of a radio listings page lists 6:45 to 11:15 PM programs on KMBC WREN WDAF KMBC KB WDAF KNBC and others for Monday March 25 and Tuesday March 26. Entries include singing ladies, orchestras led by Jimmy Allen and Red Davis, and entertainers like Jack Rogers Kate Smith Crane and Wayne King with varied times and venues across Kansas City stations.
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KMBG
Happy Hollow
Wren
WDAF
Buddy
KMBC
Marginal Spee
K. C
Kmbt
Kansas City Dines
Oriental Gardens Orch
Kansas
Guy Dines
Old Organ
Jimmy Allen
Jack Rogers
Red Davis
Lowry Kabler
Boake Carter
Wres
Ezra
Diane
Jan Garber
Richard Himber
Orch
Edwin_C. Hill
Kate Smith
Firestone
Lucrezis Bori
Andre Kortelantz
Wren—Sinclair
Jackie Beller
Gerald Clark
The
49Ers
Union of American Hebrew Congregation
Castles In Music
the Tattler
KNBC
Myrt
Marge
Wrenx
Amos
Andy_ WaDe
Pennsylvania
Glen Gray
Jack Denny
Ink Spots
Gus Amnheim
Terrace Gardens Orch
Jolly Coburn
Louis Panico
Wren—Shandor
Robingon
Jack Armstrong
Askansas City
Dinen
Morton Downey
Buck Rogers
Plantation
Eno
Phillip Morris
Wayne King
Mac
Abe Lyman
Edgar A. Guest
Grace Moore
Beauty Box
O'Keefe
Ore
Jim Hays
Captain Dobbsie
Cocke
Eemos
Andy
Stanley High
WDAE
Voice of Romance
PALE
Johan Sacheorya
Irving Aaronson
Sims Culbertson Lestch
Jacques Renard
Orville Knapp
Eiecha Wren
Shandor
WNAE
NBC
College Inn
Geo. Hashilton
Harry Sosnik
Hotel Whitehall
Crowder School Adds New Sand-Table
Crowder school adds a new sand-table to its equipment. Pupils Wesley Grimes and Edith Carr are confined at home with the mumps.
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Crowder
Wesley Grimes
Edith Carr
Crowder School
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Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Postoffice
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Kanszaz
United States
Isaiah
Lindley
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Dora
Jim
Publishers Syndicate
Cable News
State Council of Christian Education
Robin G. Anderson
Topeka
Sarah Green
National Children's Worker
First Methodist
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Argentina
Journalreal World
Sarah
James
Nincompoop
Aunt Louw
Miss Sarah
Iatalea
Oregon
Rhode Island
Harvard
Stimson
Black Tom
Sally
Aunt Lou
Tom
Soins Holcomb
Aiatest H. Farnham
Zottsbluff
Neb
M. G. Wilson
Pittsburgh
Betty Mulsch
D. W. Morgan
Shreveport
Thomas Hopkins
Hopkins
Lawrence National Bank
Federsl Banking
Nes
KFKU
Chrisman
Rt. Om
Kenneth Rockwell
Athletic Secaphecie
Edwin R. Elbel
First National Bank
the First Savings Bank
of Lawrence
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