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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1937

Page

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Troops Executed for Rebel Plots In Spain

Madrid reports a surge of executions among insurgents amid alleged plots against Franco's regime. British officials warn against interference as government advances claim gains on Guadalajara, Cordoba, Avila fronts while insurgents clash near Leon and Asturias.

Spain Bayonne France Francisco Franco Guadalajara Madrid Algeciras Cordoba Avila Leon Asturias Bay of Biscay Aragon Highway Ordoba Alcaracejos Villaharta Queipo de Liano

Repairs by Scout Troop 55 plan fundraiser drive

West Side Presbyterian church sponsors Troop 55 scouts who will repair their scout room and seek old papers to cover costs. Calls to 11963 or 1400W arrange pickup. At the same meeting several scouts passed court of review. awards to be announced and presented April 1 at 7:80 at American Legion hall. Clan clashes kill British officers and soldiers on NW frontier in New Delhi dispatch.

Boy Scouts Troop 55 West Side Presbyterian Church American Legion Hall

Texas School Blast Toll Reduced by Census Estimate

New London Texas officials state a scholastic census will fix the death toll from the March 18 explosion. Principal Troy Duran says the census will occur in about two weeks and classes will resume. Superintendent Shaw places total students and staff around 300, noting earlier counts of 455 to 456 likely included duplicates.

Texas New London Tex Troy Duran W. CG. Shaw Duran Ann McMechen The Red Cross

Praise for court on minimum wage reversal debate

Washington March 30 4 percent Professor Erwin Griswold Harvard law school told the senate judiciary committee the supreme court should be commended for its courage in reversing itself on minimum wage legislation He suggested as an alternative a constitutional amendment to limit Supreme Court terms to 18 years The exchange occurred as supporters and opponents of the Roosevelt court bill cited yesterday's ruling to back their views The committee also received a clerk's letter showing the court's fast docket and new procedural rules Speaker Bankhead said the decisions likely will not sway public opinion on the court program We still have old blood on the court he said and the court is becoming more liberal in interpreting statutes The hearing timetables drew debate with a plan to end testimony by April 17 but Senator Burke urged more time for witnesses The court discussion continues with a radio address by Senator Robinson and a reply to Senator Glass who spoke against enlarging the Supreme Court

Washington Mar Erwin N. Griswold Harvard Law School Senate Judiciary Committee Supreme Court Griswold Efore Harvard Ashuret D-Aziz High Tribunal Bankhead Mes Ek Charles Elmore Cropley Judiciary Committee Ashurst Burke D-Neb Robinson Arkansas C.S.T Columbia Broadcasting System

Cold Spell Ends Forecast For Kansas Weather

Topeka reports fair weather with rising temperatures expected tonight and Wednesday as the cold spell ends. The federal meteorologist S D Flora says highs may reach the upper 50s statewide, with readings 30s to 32 tonight. Snow covered the state yesterday with precipitation varying across cities including Topeka 0.16 inch and Wichita 0.26. Dust storms may still occur in western Kansas due to insufficient moisture. The stock market index shows 60 stocks at 72.4, up from 71.3. Adv Miller's Venetian Blinds.

Topeka Kansas S. D. Flora Flora Toneka Moran Wichita Concordia Phillipsburg Ellis Dodge City Goodland Kansas City Kan

Effort to avert coal strike pushes labor talks in New York

United Mine Workers threaten a 400,000 miner stoppage if a wage and hour pact is not reached by tomorrow night or old terms extended. McGrady roams the talks to keep Roosevelt informed as Chrysler conferees press toward settlement. Across the nation, industrial unrest spans mines, rails, and factories amid wage and union battles.

New York Edward F. McGrady Roosevelt Washington McGrady Sixman Committee of United Mine Workers Jeant Mr. Roosevelt Lansing Mich Chrysler Automobile Walter P. Chrysler Chrysler Corporation Frank Murphy Lee Pressman Committee For Industrial Organization Homer Martin United Automobile Workers of America John Lewis C. TI. O

Ethiopian Merchants Banished by Il Duce

Rome reports Mohammed Ali head of Ethiopia's largest chain store group was expelled by Viceroy Graziani on spying for British intelligence. French merchant Besse fined 1.5 million lire and expelled for arms trade and currency speculation. Mussolini condemns British attacks as a tempest of ink amid Italo British tensions.

Rome Giornale D'Italia Mohammed Ali Ethiopia Rodolfo Graziani Besse Besse & Company Graziani Addis Abibi Mussolini

Two Japanese Arrested After Knife Fight in Los Angeles

Police recovered a radio, maps of Hawaiian fortifications, and a Los Angeles water system plan from a locked rooming house chamber after arresting two Japanese men, identified as T Onishi and Buichiri Abo. Abo is suspected of espionage and associates with a foreign organization. federal officers were notified.

Los Angeles Alameda Street T. Onishi Buichiri Abo Abo Bert Wallis Onishi Wallis Joe Filkas William Baker Abe City Hall Court House Federal Radio Commission

Wheat loss and crop conditions in Kansas report

Winter wheat deteriorated last week due to winds blowing fields, with many acres ruined while eastern areas remained in good condition. Oats seeding delayed by mud and frost, and winter barley more widely abandoned. Moisture varied across the state, with drought pockets in the southwest and west central counties. In Coffeyville a man charged with the 1913 murder was bound over to Montgomery county court after a preliminary hearing, with a $25,000 bond set.

Topeka Federal Coffeville Seti John MelInroy Caney Kane Montgomery Coffeyville

Relief Strike Planned in Kansas Courthouses

Kansas Allied Workers plan a sit down strike in Cherokee Bourbon and Crawford counties courthouses starting April 1 to protest relief roll removals and alleged broken promises. Leo Blanken says promises are not kept as relief officials delay action despite WPA Director Nevins ruling. Bourbon county relief workers had already voted to proceed.

Pittsburg Kan WPA Clarence Nevins Kansas Allied Workers Cherokee Bourbon Crawford Leo Blanken Bourbon County

Open Hearing On Judge Williams Nomination To Tenth Circuit

A senate judiciary sub committee probes President Roosevelts nomination of Robert L. Williams Oklahoma federal district judge to the tenth circuit. Senator Elmer Thomas says there should be little opposition and most members likely to recommend approval. Williams, 68, said he would retire at 70. the seat was formerly held by the late Judge George T. McDermott of Topeka.

Washington Mar Roosevelt Robert L. Williams Oklahoma Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Senate Judiciary Elmer Thomas George T. McDermott Topeka

Garment Pickets Thrown Stones Before Court Order

In Kansas City on March 30, women pickets from the International Ladies Garment Workers Union clashed with non-striking workers at the entrance to three garment firms. Police arrested nine pickets and two workers as stones flew before Circuit Judge Darius A. Brown issued a temporary restraining order to curb violence. The judge later abandoned mediations after the union refused to accept recognition as collective bargaining agent for its own members. The companies named are Missouri Garment, Gernes Garment, and Gordon Brothers Manufacturing.

Kansas City Darius A. Brown International Ladies Garment Workers Union

Court quotes racketeering in Chicago real estate cases

Representative Kelly charged Federal Judge John P. Barnes received a 35000 fee from Chicago Title & Trust while on the bench. OMalley defended the panel, noting Chicago Title handled many reorganizations and linked Sabath to delays in reform. Church criticized the committee and cited a 6400 fee tied to Sabath's law firm.

Chicago Washington Mar Kelly D-Ii House John P. Barnes Chicago Title & Trust Company O'Malley D-Wis Sabath Representative Church Judiciary Committee Church Sabsih O’malley Gold Coast

Mayor Jacobs Injured In Car Blast In Kirksville

Kirksville Missouri March 30 Mayor Gail H Jacobs was critically hurt when his car engine exploded as he tried to start it. The blast shattered the motor and garage, blew out house windows, and left Jacobs with multiple leg, arm, and facial injuries. Police found no bomb trace though authorities suspect internal fuel blast. Doctors said serious leg and arm fractures and contusions occurred. The mayor, 44, said he knew of no enemy motive.

Kirksville Gail H. Jacobs Pr. R. O. Stickler Jacobs Claude W. J. Bray Kirksville State Teachers College E. W. Marland

Boy Scout Shooting Case Shocks County Attorneys Office

A 12 year old boy was wounded by a .22 caliber bullet near the knee during a hike near Pioneer Cemetery. University freshman Carman faces assault with a deadly weapon charge, with a preliminary hearing set and bond at $1000. Witnesses recount Carman and Dixon firing to scare the scouts, not to hit anyone, as investigators collect statements and the injured boy is treated at a local hospital.

Charles Springer Roy Smoots Justice Carman University of Kansas Young Smoots H. P. Jones Springer Justice Court Donald S. Hults Carman Hults George Price Smoots Allen Smoots Vermont Street J. Neale Carman Maine Street Pioneer Cemetery Old Pioneer Cemetery George A. Ward Arthur Ward West Seventeenth Street Richard Dixon West Sixth Street Eloise Glass Connecticut Street Jeanne Drebing Ohio Street Elmer Brown Ward Pioneer Dixon Brown Young Ward Corman Gorman

Huxman Endorses Beer Bill Aiding Kansas Liquor Enforcement

Governor Wal ter A Huxman said the new measure defining beverages up to 3 2 percent alcohol as non intoxicating does not depart from Kansas prohibition law It clarifies intoxicating drinks as over 32 percent by weight and aims to enforce the prohibitory amendment effectively He regards the Plummer bill as applying the rule of reason to enforcement in Kansas while keeping policy intact.

Topeka Walter A. Huxman Kansas

Faculty control question shapes Kansas University athletic hire

The Big Six and North Central Association influence KU's search for a new athletic director as university officials receive multiple letters on faculty control. Regents, tasked with choosing the successor to Dr. F. C. Allen, consider candidates John Bunn, Stanford, and Tad Reid, while extra names may be demanded due to salary and availability concerns.

Big Six North Central Association K. U Biz Six Board of Regents E. U F. C. Allen R. T. O'Neil Topeka Drew McLaughlin Paola Fred M. Harris Ottawa K. U. Athletic Board John Bunn Stanford Tad Reid Warrensburg

Beck to explain Kansas 3.2 beer bill to attorneys

Leavenworth county officials announce a April 8 meeting where Attorney General Clarence Beck will present the new Kansas 3.2 beer bill and regulations to county attorneys. Reilly, prosecutor and association president, called the session to be held in Wichita or Salina.

Leavenworth Kan Kansas Clarence VY. Beck William D. Reilly Kansas County Attorneys’ Association Beck Reilly Wichita Salina

Fire Ignores Tunnel Blast at Lansing Prison Mine

State penitentiary officials borrowed 1000 feet of hose from Leavenworth fire department to battle a tunnel blaze at the Lansing prison coal mine. The fire, caused by a short circuit, gutted a small shack about 700 feet below the surface and spread to timbers but did not threaten other property. Convict miners returned to finish the job using extinguishers and borrowed hose.

Lansing Kan State Penitentiary Leavenworth Fire Department Prison Kirk Prather

Oil production slips across the United States in week

The Oil and Gas Journal reports crude oil output fell by 21,296 barrels daily in the week ending March 27 to 3,434,875 barrels. Oklahoma dropped 16,825 to 640,625. East Texas up 280 to 459,467. Texas total rose 2,327 to 1,417,528. Louisiana fell 107 to 246,165. California down 3,000 to 589,250. Kansas down 1,675 to 186,650.

Tulsa Okla CPI The Oil and Gas Journal United States Oklahoma East Texas Texas Louisiana California Kansas

City and Schools Swap Land Plan Moves Forward

City council adopts park committee report backing a land swap with the board of education. The city would lease the old Quincy school grounds to the district for 50 years, while a 250 by 150 foot plot in Clinton Park becomes an expanded Pinckney school playground. Quincy grounds to host South Park activities. Council to put proposal before the board of education for approval.

Board of Education Quincy Southpark Clintom Park Pinckney School South Park

Kansas Weather Forecast With Snow Overnight

Fair tonight and Wednesday with a cold spell in the west. Morning readings show clear skies in Garden City and Dodge City, while other areas are mostly cloudy with snow at night and slippery roads. Temperature data from the Gas Office notes highs around 37 yesterday and 29 today, with 11 percent last night and 0.16 inch moisture in snow.

Kansas Garden City Dodge City

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