Kansas City on Edge as Election Nears in 1930s
Kansas City braces for a tight primary with Democratic power broker Tom Pendergast facing opposition from reformers and a Zionist faction. Candidates include Smith, Hill, and Read amid graft claims and violent rhetoric. A predictor asserts a 25,000 majority for the favored ticket as police and fusionists warned of intimidation.
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Lindsborg Mecca for Music Lovers This Week
Lindsborg, Kansas, hosts Easter week music festival opening in Presser Hall drawing over 2,000 people. Swedish American community pride marks the event as the town embraces a strong cultural tradition.
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Handel Messiah Festival Draws Crowds and Soloists
A chorus of over 500 performed Handel's Messiah with visitors from California Massachusetts Texas and Wisconsin attending. The festival, started in 1882, has drawn larger crowds each year. Soloists Arthur Kraft Frederic Jencks Florence Lukken Genevieve Rice Cowden led by Hagbard Brase. In film news Fredric March stars in Death Takes a Holiday at the Varsity theater with praise for his dramatic performance. Rosemary Ames debuts in IT Believed in You at the Dickinson with John Boles and Victor Jory, a tale of art backers and a romance.
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Public appetite for Miss Ames grows in cinema program
The public will like Miss Ames and will want to see her in more mixtures planned with the feature picture. The program includes a comedy, a news reel, and an animated cartoon alongside the feature.
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Dolley Urges Court Martial For Bank Robbers Kidnappers
Topeka March 24 AP Dolley former Kansas bank commissioner urged trials of bank robbers and kidnappers by court martial with swift execution upon conviction. He compared crime rings to foreign enemies and proposed using the national guard or army for trials and capital punishment.
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Defense Has Case Now in Montfort Murder Trial
Los Angeles reports the defense began presenting its case in the Harold Montfort murder trial after the prosecution rested. The state introduced testimony from police stenographer EF Bechtel and contends Montfort confessed to killing Ruby Mollar in his apartment after she threatened to leave him. Marvin Montfort, 17, son of the defendant, testified about finding the woman’s body in her bedroom on returning from school.
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Gentle Crook Montgomrys London Thriller Ends in Twist
Patee Robert Montgomery is not the Mr X a killer who sleeps beside a slain policeman. He is a gentle thief who stole the Drayton diamond. To save himself he frames Mr X and, in the process, wins the daughter of Scotland Yard’s chief. The climax unfolds in a decayed factory with Montgomery in disguise as a pelican.
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Mystery of Mr X Leads Theaters In London Bust
The review notes Red Cres offers himself as bait to a London mad man killer as Elizabeth Allan supports Montgomery. The film The Mystery of Mr X features a strong chase scene with Joe Palmer the Cockney driver and Raf fles Montgomery as partners in crime. The program also includes Thelma Todd Patsy Kelly in Beauty and the Bus and a photographic history of Father Charles Coughlin the Fighting Priest.
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Christian Science Church Lesson Notes and Services
Fragmentary OCR summary notes a Lesson-Sermon theme in Christian Science practice. Mentions Golden Text and references to church activities, services, and community announcements. Includes scattered names and local church events with unclear dates and specifics.
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Baldwin News Family visits and move plans noted
W C Gibbon of Howard spent several days in Baldwin with Mrs Gibbon and the children. The family plans to move to Howard after city schools close. Dr and Mrs L M Perkins spent Monday in Baldwin with their mother Mrs Cora Perkins and sister Mrs Paul Evans and Professor Evans. Dr Per works with the Kansas clinic and travels often. Mr and Mrs di Q O Scott of Eu-
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Baldwin
Baker Jubilee Alters May Fete Pageant Plan
Baker news notes a shift from the traditional May Fete to a Baker Jubilee pageant marking 75 years. Charles Dowell is tied to Alpha Chi Omega as granddaughter of Ela Church Baldwin. Elton Young gave a senior piano recital in Centenary Hall with Prof. Irving Bartley, a Baker graduate and Topeka student. Dr Paul M Pearson, Baker alumnus and Virgin Islands governor, heads 22,000 workers in Roosevelt plan backed by $1 million capital. he previously led Swarthmore College and founded Swarthmore Chautauqua Association.
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Stop Taking Soda For Gas on Stomach Adlerika Ad
Disturbance from soda linked to digestion issues. Adlerika sobriety noted as remedy. One dose claimed to rid bowel poisons causing gas and poor sleep. Rickard Stowits Drag Co.
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