Committee splits on Wirt evidence
Washington May 2 AP Democratic and Republican members of a House committee differ over Dr. William Wirt's allegations that a government brain trust sought to overthrow the social order. The majority found no foundation for Wirt's claims, while Republicans urged further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
William A. Wirt
Gary
Ind
Bulwinkle
North Carolina
Arnold
Illinois
O’connor
New York
United States
Virginia
Dr. Wirt
Doctor Wirt
McGugin
Hing Mars
William J. Westervelt
Frederick C. Howe
Farm Administration Consumers’ Counsel
Westervelt
Howe
Westerweilt
Frederick Howe
AAA
Kiwanis Seek 2000 For Police Radio Station
Leavenworth Kiwanis sponsors a drive to raise about 2000 dollars to fund a police radio station serving city and county officers. A Radio Ball will be held soon to solicit more gifts. Sheriff Roy Murray says Gov. Alf Landon and state business manager Ben Franklin have pledged 500 dollars from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club of
Leavenworth
Roy Murray
Alf Landon
Ben Franklin
Drunk Charge Sentences Vic Roper in City Court
Vic Roper, arrested last night by city police, pleaded guilty in city court this morning to intoxication and was sentenced by Judge C. H. Hobart to 30 days in Be county jail and a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Roper
C. H. Hobart
Harry Hutchings to Play Calura at Junior High Meeting
Harry Hutchings will perform a Scotch calura at the meeting of Home Room 104 M of the Junior high school tomorrow afternoon. The program starts at 1 15 p m. Miss Emma K Howe is sponsor of the home room. Nee Kansas City Kansas City May 2 AP Cattle prices listed with steers around 6 25 per hundredweight and lamb figures shown. hogs unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hutchings
Emma K. Howe
Figures Published On County Corn Hog Contracts
Douglas county farmers who signed corn hog production adjustment contracts will have their names and contract details published in tomorrow's Journal-World along with three township listings in Baldwin Ledger. The county report covers acres in farming unit, corn 1932 and 1933, hog litters 1932 and 1933, hogs for market 1932 1923, and feeder stocker hogs bought 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Journal-World
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Douglas County Republican
Baldwin Ledger
Paul Brune
A. E. Preston
John French
Vogler enters sheriff race in Douglas county
Fred A. Vogler a 14 year Lawrence peace officer and deputy sheriff under Jack Dunkley announces candidacy for sheriff subject to Republican primaries on August 7. Born in Douglas county, he worked on a farm then in Lawrence business before joining the city force and serving under seven chiefs.
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Fred A. Vogler
Lawrence
Douglas County
Cnff
Jack Dunkley
Aow
Nnt
Vogler
John Boyd
C. M. Fisher
James Monroe
C.C. Carman
Ben Douglas
Will Johns
W. J. Cummings
Haskell buys bus for student travel next fall
The Haskell Students Activity association has purchased a Mac passenger bus to transport athletic teams and other student organizations on trips next fall. The 29 passenger bus will not be used until fall as it was deemed an economical solution for school transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Students Activity Association
Mac
Man Takes First Train Ride in Kansan
Charles Glen, aged 34, of Walnut Kansas, rode a train for the first time today in Chanute. He explained he had never traveled by rail before and must wait four hours for a connection to Caney to visit his sister Mrs Annie Walker.
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Chanute
Kan
Charles Glen
Walnut
Glen
Caney
Annie Walker
Thetas sponsor game of jacks amid campus lore
Beta Hideaway found in the hills reports of spring intramural Jacks. Banter notes a large turnout, Betas joined the sport, while a praiseworthy sketch class in the Union lobby draws students nightly. Law Day climaxes with the 27th annual banquet for the law school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Thetas
Betas
Mt. Dread
Jurisprudence
Frank Strong
Strong
Alleged liquor found in car tied to local men
County Attorney R B Stevens prepared charges of possession of liquor against Jess Crum of 216 Lincoln Street and Maywood Zimmerman of 43 North Third Street after their arrest by Officer Dowers. Stated cases would go to justice court after further investigation. Both men were held in the county jail following the discovery of several pints of alleged liquor in a car near the sales barn in North Lawrence.
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R. B. Stevens
Jess Crum
Lincoln Street
Maywood Zimmerman
North Third Street
Lilbiurn Dowers
City Force
Stevens
Justice Court
Zimmerman
Crum
Dowers
North Lawrence
Continue Sign Business at 6214 Massachusetts Street
Harry E. Maiden announced he will operate the sign shop at 6214 Massachusetts Street, continuing the business after the death of Col. A. C. Farrell who led the operation for three years. Maiden plans to remodel the office and keep the business active. Farrell, 75, died early Friday. funeral was Monday. No surviving relatives were identified.
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Harry E. Maiden
Col. A. C. Farrell
Massachusetts Street
Maiden
Colonel Farrell
Farrell
National honor society initiation ceremony announced
The national honor society initiation ceremonies at 7 45 o clock tomorrow evening in the senior high school auditorium will be open to the general public. It was announced at the school today. It pays to be thrifty and thrifty persons are regular readers of the Journal World classified page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Kansas Begins 54th Prohibition Year As Repeal Vote Looms
State marks 54 years of prohibition as Kansas voters prepare to decide next November on repealing the 1880 constitutional amendment that enabled dry laws. The 1935 election could end the policy, with dry and wet camps already campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
A. & Kansas
Car Dillinger Used in Fleeing Federal Trap
A Ford V-8 sedan stolen by John Dillinger in Mercer Wisconsin during a federal trap escape ten days earlier was found abandoned on Leavitt and Roscoe streets with a bloodstained seat. Police noted fresh .45 shells in the car and revived hunt for the gang amid rumors of Dillinger being wounded.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Mercer
Wis
West Side
Leavitt
Roscoe
Roy Francis
Dillinger
Little Bohemia
John Hamilton
Bellwood
Illinois
Pistol Loss At Armory In Warsaw Indiana
Thirteen .45 caliber pistols disappeared from the national guard armory in Warsaw Indiana as police noted the thief entered through an unlocked door and forced an inner door to reach the arsenal. Also taken were field glasses compasses and watches. Police did not speculate on Dillinger ties.
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Warsaw
Ind
National Guard
John Dillinger
Toca
Edward Felter
Depositors in 848 closed banks urged to claim funds
Washington May 2 AP Some depositors in closed banks appear in no hurry to collect their money. Comptroller of the currency F T O'Connor issued a unique appeal urging them to collect about 4 000 000 awaiting. Receivers of 848 closed banks reported dividend checks more than 60 days old totaling 3 037 526.
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Washington
F. T. O'Connor
O'Connor
Temporary restraining order shields Kentucky coal operators
In Louisville on May 2, Judge Charles J. Dawson granted a TRO to prevent prosecution of western Kentucky coal mine operators for NRA wage code noncompliance. The order targets U S district attorney Thomas J. Sparks and cites the unconstitutionality of the National Recovery Act as applied to local business. Judge Dawson notes compliance director J R Layman lacked authority to prosecute. A hearing on a permanent injunction will be scheduled.
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Louisville
Western Kentucky
NRA
Charles J. Dawson
Thomas J. Sparks
United States
Dawson
J. R. Layman
Kentucky
Western
Society Foursomes Dinner at Country Club Meeting
After a lengthy club match at the Country club the losing side will host the winners at a 7 o'clock dinner. About eighty men are expected. Scotch foursomes to begin next with Mr and Mrs C E Decker in charge on Wednesday evenings at 5 o'clock followed by dinner. Earlier the board met with Mrs Fred Dodson hosting seven or eight directors. Otto Barteldes serves as club president this year.
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Cplf
C. E. Decker
Country Club
Fred Dodson
Otto Barteldes
Studebaker caravan bound for California passes through Lawrence
A convoy of 20 new Studebaker cars with ten drivers towed extra vehicles toured Lawrence around 1 PM en route to California. Local officials urged weed inspectors to check for bind weed in vacant lots, noting its destruction risk to crops and attempting kerosene treatment on plants.
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Studebaker
Lawrence
California
Stamp Sale Under Way Mary Howes Is First Purchaser
The first purchaser of the new Mother's Day stamps was Mary Howes, daughter of First Assistant Postmaster General W. W. Howes, as the Washington post office began sales led by Postmaster General James A. Farley. The stamps go on sale nationwide tomorrow.
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Mary Howes
Washington
Washington City
James A. Farley
W. W. Howes
All Day Celebration Planned at Haskell Institute
A campus wide all day celebration will replace smaller events with a Friday program at Haskell Institute. A morning parade led by the Haskell band will travel to the grove near the stadium for a barbecue lunch, side shows, tennis finals, a Fort Leavenworth army post baseball game, races, a 7 pm band concert, ceremonial program, prize awards, and a street dance to conclude the day. Genevieve Saunders, a Cherokee Indian from Stillwell, Okla, will be crowned campus queen by Dr. Henry Roe Cloud.
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Haskell Institute
Haskell Band
Grove
Gus Welch
Haskell
Army
Fort Leavenworth
Henry Roe Cloud
Genevieve Saunders
Stillwell
Okla
Cloud
Margaret Pearson-Speelman
Charles Starr
Guardsmen Withdrawn in Missouri Coal Fields
Adj Gen Harold W Brown announced two national guard batteries near Lamar Missouri are being withdrawn Battery G Webb City and Battery H Nevada depart while Battery E Anderson and one officer with twelve men from Lamar headquarters remain on duty due to threats from unemployed deep shaft miners in Pittsburg Kansas and strip miners across the state line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Adj
Harold W. Brown
National
Miss Mary Gieseman Remains In Hospital After Surgery
The condition of Miss Mary Gieseman who underwent an operation Sunday at Memorial hospital remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gieseman
Memorial Hospital
New Strikes Called Across Gulf Ports and Ontario Mills
AP reports strikes from Gulf port docks to Ontario paper mills. Murphy Huphrey, 22, shot dead amid a 4,000 longshoremen action, as crowds and gunfire erupt at Lake Charles. New York terminals may spread the walkout. 3,000 pulp and paper workers strike International Falls and Fort Frances. Oklahoma and Seminole workers join a fivepoint wage dispute. Evelyn Frechette pleads not guilty in Dillinger harboring case.
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Associated Press
Gulf Ports
Paper Milla
Ontario
Canada
Pulp and Paper Mills
International Falls
Fort. Frances
Ont
Sinclear Prairie Oil Company
Seminole
Okla
Dillinger
St. Paul
Evelyn Frechette
John Dillinger
Indiana
Pageant at Haskell planned for Indian School jubilee
A historical pageant depicting Kansas exploration and settlement, founding of Lawrence, and Haskell Institute’s development is planned for June 2 during the Indian School’s commencement and golden jubilee. Mrs. Margaret Pearson-Speelman announced it, with all Haskell students to participate and Indians invited from other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Lawrence
Haskell Institute
Margaret Pearson-Speelman
Haskell
Lawrence and Haskell Institute
Arene Institute
Congress weighs 3 cent piece proposal by Vandenberg
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan proposes a three cent coin as an intermediate between the penny and the nickel. The bill would coin 3 cent pieces, signaling a possible small currency reform.
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Congress
Vandenberg
Washington
Mich
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