Two Men Admit Part in Chicago Tavern Shooting
Detroit police say two men arrested after a running gunfight admitted involvement in a Tuesday night Chicago tavern shooting that killed a patron and wounded two police officers. One suspect, Orville Watson, was wounded and underwent a razor blade removal operation without anesthesia. Police tied the pair to prior Detroit drug store robberies and to a Chicago case, with a woman held as a witness.
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Detroit
Upi
Chicago
Leo Doylé
Orville Watson
Watson
Althe
Edward Riley
Susanna Smith
Doyle
Riley
Dr. S. Hirschfield
Illinois
Michigan
Guniman
Medics Elect Officers in Kansas Medical Society
Topeka May 4 Dr F L Loveland of Topeka was elected president elect of the Kansas Medical Society for a one year term starting at the next annual meeting Dr C C Nesselrode of Kansas City became president for the current year Other officers include C D Blake Hays Henry N Tiden Wichita John M Porter Concordia George M Gray Kansas City J W Randell Marysville O W Davidson Kansas City F R Croson Clay Center J S Nelson Salina and G W Hammel Hoxie as district councilors J F Hassig Kansas City named as a delegate to the American Medical Association national convention next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
F. L. Loveland
Kansas Medical Society
C. C. Nesselrode
Kansas City
N. E. Melencamp
Dodge City
C. D. Blake
Hays
Henry N
G. W. Hammel
Hoxie
J. F. Hassig
Kansas
The
American Medical Association
Funeral Directors Elect Wichita Leader As President
The Kansas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association chose Glenn A. Stewart of Wamego as president at its annual convention closing. John B. Smith of Stockton departs the role, with Fred Simmons Smith Center as first vice president and Clarence Wilke Eldora as second vice president. Officers also include O. P. Quiring McPherson treasurer and P. O. Coons Spring Hill secretary. A Topeka meeting for next year is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Kansas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association
Glenn A. Stewart
Wamego
Topeka
Stewart
John B. Smith
Stockton
Fred Simmons
Smith Center
Clarence Wilke
Eldorado
O. P. Quiring
McPherson
P. O. Coons
Spring Hill
Cranium Crackers Hidden Word Puzzle Teases Readers
A playful puzzle page presents two concealed words from wordplay. It hides hints about replacing letters in phrases and rearranging synonyms to yield new terms. Readers are invited to decipher the clues and find the answers hidden in the verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papal
Wind tops campus drive for Chinese fund and events on Business Day
Students celebrate Business Day as straw sailors roam the campus and a wind driven goal display marks progress in the Chinese student fund drive. Over 415 dollars have been raised, enough to support 415 Chinese students for a month at one dollar per student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. O. Moore
Y.M.C.A
China
Nomination of Henderson Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed Leon Henderson an economist age 44 to be a member of the Securities Commission. He will succeed William O. Douglas and may oversee Jerome Frank's possible chairmanship. Henderson, former executive secretary of the Monopoly Investigating Committee, hails from Millville New Jersey and has served on the NRA board and as an economic adviser to the WPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Leon Henderson
Securities Commission
Henderson
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Commission
Jerome Frank
Douglas
Monopoly Investigeing Committee
The
Come,tee
Aepointes
Millville, N. J
NRA Board
WPA
Broadcasts Begin Tonight on WREN
A series of unemployment broadcasts starts this evening at 5 45 over WREN. The program covers locating workers and employers interviews with applicants unemployment compensation benefits and a Q A session. A I Decker and E W Wilson arranged the program with further broadcasts planned on Wednesday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WREN
A. I. Decker
E. W. Wilson
Porter’s Mite Scratched From Derby Start
Louisville Kentucky May 4 W E Boeing announced Porter's Mite is out of the Kentucky Derby this Saturday. The Boeing barn superintendent said the horse is just not right after a disappointing showing in Tuesday's Derby trial stakes which indicated the mile and a quarter distance was beyond its reach and that it had gone stale in training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
W. E. Boeing
Porter
Boeing Barn
TenYearOld Car Endangers Man In N C Town
In Kinston North Carolina on May 4 John Holbert endured a series of mishaps with a decade old car. He started the engine and the car rolled over him then struck a tree. After restarting the car it rolled down an incline and bumped him again. A thrown wrench ricocheted and injured his ankle.
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Kinston
N.C
John Holbert
Marriage License Issued to Haker and Meyer Couple
A marriage license was issued to William R. Haker of McLouth and Velma P. Meyer of Jarbale in Kansas, formalizing their union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Haker
McLouth
Velma P. Meyer
Jarbale
Senate Dispute Over Florida Canal Proposals
Washington May 4 Senate opponents deride a Florida ship canal proposal as an extravagance while supporters call it a political issue. Sen Vandenberg urged economy to block the bill and warned of future costs, while Sen Pepper touted 20 000 jobs and broad regional benefits with army engineers backing the project. The plan envisions a 197 mile canal 33 feet deep from Jacksonville to the Gulf, years of talk dating to Spanish rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Florida
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Commerce Committee
Congress
Pepper
D.-Fla
Sheppard
D.tex
Army Engineers
House River and Harbors Committee
Jacksonville
Gulf of Mexico
Spain
Peninsula
Gulf Ports
Atlantic
French Fear Russia May Reverse Foreign Policy
Paris reports worry in France that Maxim Litvinoff may cause a reversal of Soviet foreign policy. French sources fault George Bonnet for irresolution amid Polish German tension while some say Stalin seeks direct control after Litvinoff’s resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Germany
George Bonnet
Litvinoff
Joseph Stalin
Britain
France
450 Pounds of Barbecue for May 8 Army Demonstration
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and the University of Kansas R O T C will feed the 61st Coast Artillery National Guard Reserve Officers and the R O T C during an anti aircraft demonstration at Haskell on Monday May 8. They plan 450 pounds of fresh ham and beef with detailed gravy ingredients including 75 ounces of onions 36 stalks of celery and 12 pounds of mushrooms. Menu also lists 2000 large barbecue buns 100 pounds of beans 300 bunches of radishes 12 gallons of pickles 250 pies 1000 ice cream bars 80 gallons of coffee and 15 pounds of sugar.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
University of Kansas R. O. T. C
61St Coast Artillery
National Guard
Haskell
William Kollender
Law Student Talk Highlights Trial Mistakes From Missouri Bar Head
Inghram D. Hook president of the Missouri Bar spoke to a joint Phi Delta Phi and Phi Alpha Delta meeting at K U on what not to do in trials. He stressed that attorneys too often are on trial rather than litigants and urged focus on courtroom psychology and manners. The event followed his Kansas City return after other talks. All Quiet film shown today at Fraser theater with 4 and 7 30 pm showings free to the public as part of peace committee plans. The Journal-World classified page serves as a daily meeting place for buyers and sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inghram D. Hook
Missouri Bar Association
Kansas City
Phi Delta Phi
Phi Alpha Delta
K. U
Hook
Sctoos
Eric Maria Remarque
Western Front
Fraser Theater
Peace Committee
Don Cutting Found Not Guilty in County Case
The trial record notes defense not guilty verdict for Don Cutting. Judge Hugh Means continues with civil and criminal dockets, scheduling May term matters in Garnett and Eudora. Key cases include Raymond Phelps manslaughter set for next Tuesday and Orville Swope’s $5,000 damages suit against Lila Hearin for July 7, 1938 crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Means
Harry Stephens
Justice Court
Garnett
Robert Jones
Raymond Phelps
Orville Swope
Lila Hearin
Eighth and Main Street
Eudora
Wichita Players Stage Door at Kansas Theater Forum Meeting
The Wichita Players from Wichita University will present Stage Door at Fraser Theater Friday at 8 pm as part of the Kansas Theater Forum annual meeting. The 52 character play, by George S Kaufman and Edna Ferber, draws a special train trip to Lawrence for the event. The production is open to the public free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Theater Forum
Wichita Players
Wichita University
Fraser Theater
Stage Door
Lawrence
George S. Kaufman
Edna Ferber
Broadway
Hollywood
Ginger Rogers
Olivia de Havilland
Katharine Hepburn
End Direct Censorship in Moscow Press Messages
Moscow abolishes direct censorship of outgoing press messages allowing foreign correspondents to dispatch at any hour without prior submission to the foreign office. The press chief warned hostile or injurious reports could lead to expulsion from Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Foreign Office
Russia
Clelgy
Haskell Girls Tour Kansas City with Teachers and 43 Seniors
Miss Lora Mendenhall and Miss Lillian Black led 43 Haskell Institute senior girls on a Kansas City trip. The group visited a packing house, the Loose-Wiles biscuit company, the Nelly Don factory, and a cosmetics laboratory yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Kansas City
Lora Mendenhall
Lillian Black
Haskell Institute
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company
Nelly Don
Pleaded Guilty of Theft in Local Court
Loris E. Boster age 18 of Minneapolis Kansas pleaded guilty in Justice Charles Rankin's court to stealing eight dollars and fifteen cents worth of stamps from L. P. Love. He paid a fifteen dollar fine plus five dollars costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loris E. Boster
Minneapolis
Kan
Charles Rankin
L. P. Love
Boster
Pictures of Europe Screened by Kuersteiner Couple
Prof and Mrs Karl C Kuersteiner presented motion pictures from their Europe trip at the University club after a dinner hosted by Prof and Mrs W W Deschner. The 1200 foot film titled The Round about Trip to Hungary includes England Scandinavia and central European scenes with one third in Hungary and features musical highlights and folk costumes. Rev H Lee Jones helped edit and operated the projector.
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Karl C. Kuersteiner
Europe
W. W. Deschner
Hungary
England
Scandinavia
Euersteiner
K. U. School of Fine Arts
Budapest
H. Lee Jones
Euersteiners
Physical Education for Health program on KFKU tonight
A Lawrence broadcast airs at 10 o'clock featuring Herbert Allphin and Raymond Schlotterbeck. W G McKinney is named city manager of Dickinson Griffith theaters with Newton Burchett remaining as McKinney’s assistant at the Varsity. Flower thefts raise trespass warnings from Chief Jude Anderson. city parks gardens are protected by ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KFKU
Herbert Allphin
K. U
Raymond Schlotterbeck
American Red Cross
Safety Section
W. G. McKinney
Dickinson
Lawrence
Newton Burchett
McKinney
Varsity
Jude Anderson
Kiwanians See Kansas Electric Plant Under Test Run
The Kansas Electric Power Company hosted a luncheon for Kiwanians who toured the new plant running under test conditions. If tests reveal changes needed the plant may close briefly. otherwise it will operate from now on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Electric Power Company
Power Company
George Spears
Edmonds Named Publicity Director for State Highway Safety
Pi-Leslie Edmonds, a Wichita and Topeka newspaper correspondent and former Wichita banker, has been named publicity director for the safety division of the state highway commission in D. J. Fair's office.
To Refund HOLC Bonds
Secretary Morgenthau announced a refunding issue of Home Owners’ Loan Corporation securities. The offering targets holders of $325,000,000 in one and one half percent HOLC bonds maturing in 193? with refunds planned to commence Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOLC
Washington
Morgenthau
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Bauers Leads Pirates Past Phillies With One-Hit Spurt
Pittsburgh righthander Bauers tossed one hit over the last four and two thirds as the Pirates beat Philadelphia 6 to 4. Tobin yielded 11 hits before Bauers entered in the fifth with one out and held the Phillies scoreless the rest of the way.
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Philadelphia
Russell Bauers
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Bauers
Jim Tobin
Tobin
Berres
R. Mueller
Butcher
Smith
Henry
Burkart
Davis
Millies
St. Louis
New Yorks
Warneke
Freee
Shoun
Cooper
Owen
Salvo
Danning
Chicago
Brooklyn
Lee
Higbe
French
Mancuso
Poffenberger
Aounge
Phelps
Ances
Oston
Dedication Rule Bans Debt Financed Churches in New Sect
Kansas City May 4 The Methodist uniting conference adopted a rule that no church building may be formally dedicated while still in debt. The new discipline also changes the southern church title presiding elder to district superintendent and announces a committee to select the first general conference site and arrange its entertainment. Members listed include The Rev J Edgar Washabaugh J H Baker Rev T D Ellis E C Watson Rev Aubrey S Moore Troy W Appleby Judge Leslie J Lyons Rev C M M Reyes Judge Nathan Newby Roy O Hills Rev Stanley E Grannum and John A Patton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Methodist Uniting Conference
Church Conference
J. Edgar Washabaugh
East Orange
N. J
J. H. Baker
Baltimore
T. D. Ellis
Louisville
E. C. Watson
Birmingham
Ala
Aubrey S. Moore
Chicago
Troy W. Appleby
Cincinnati
Leslie J. Lyons
C. MM. Reyes
Little Rock
Nathan Newby
Los Angeles
Roy O. Hills
Casper
Wyo
Stanley E. Grannum
Austin
Tex
John A. Patton
Indianapolis
No Conscription Exemption for Ulster Reported
Simultaneous parliamentary statements in London and Belfast said Britain exempted Northern Ireland from military conscription provisions, avoiding a delicate political clash with Ireland. The May 4 disclosure highlights a key constitutional concession amid ongoing pressures over conscription.
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Ulster
Belfast
Northern Ireland
London
Britain
Ireland
Warplanes raid Chungking and Shanghai raise civilian toll
Japanese warplanes raided Chungking for the second day, with Chinese dispatches estimating civilian casualties between 800 and 1,000. The raids also affected Shanghai as part of ongoing wartime operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Shanghai
China
Germany Latvia non aggression treaty announced
Berlin reports that the governments of Germany and Latvia have reached a non aggression pact. The agreement was officially announced tonight, outlining peaceful relations and mutual restraint between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latvia
Berlin
Germany
Farm Bureau Meeting Attended by Local Women
Mrs H C Nunemaker and Mrs Frank Bereiter attended the Farm Bureau meeting at the home of Mrs John Canary Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Nunemaker
Frank Bereiter
Farm Bureau
John Canary
Social Roundup of Visits and Card Parties in Lawrence
Mrs. Wilma Weeks visits her parents the Kinnetts as Frances Metcalfe hosts a card club with prizes to Mrs. Harry Miller Herbert Nunemaker Jr and Margie Hollenbeck. Ronald Robb assists served refreshments. Several gatherings follow with Hemphill Gardner and Cawley hosting card clubs and guests from Lawrence Kansas City and One Star. Families visit Memorial hospital Bert Perkins undergoes operations. Other weekend guests include Jimmie Seiwald Harvey Cannon and S. Maurice Sultee with extended family reunions and art gallery outings.
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Wilma Weeks
George Kinnett
Frances Metcalfe
Harry Miller
Herbert Nunemaker, Jr
Margie Hollenbeck
Frances
Ronald Robb
Nunemaker
Raymond Gardner
James Holyfield
Lawrence
J. C. Hemphill
Bert Perkins
Memorial Hospital
Perkins
John Clevenger
Arthur Hemphill
Thomas Cawley
Hemphill
Paul North
Kansas City
Lulu North
E. E. Whitman
Walter
Hibbard Boles
Clarence Hummelgaard
Jimmie Seiwald
Harvey Cannon
South Lawrence
Maurice Sultee
Herbert Seiwald
Meredith Smith
J. J. Wilson
Dora Wilson
Salina
Dorothy Wilson
Bert Wilson
H. C. Nunemaker
Claude Norris
Nelson Art Gallery
Esther Schoenlein
F. W. Bereiter
Valley Grove Community Notes Highlight Tragedy and Local Happenings
Ralph Carey of Valley Grove dies after a long illness leaving a wife and three children plus four sisters and five brothers. The Chester News is read at a crowded Chester schoolhouse meeting. Bobbie Petrie turns nine with a wiener roast in the woods attended by family from Lawrence and local neighbors. Warren Teel named Jefferson county Farm Bureau agent, Lois Senn becomes office secretary, Mildred Champion remains gravely ill, and the Jefferson county track meet is set for May 5 at Oskaloosa with preliminaries in the morning. Local night school classes at McLouth include a Baker university program. Ladies Aid at Wellman meets at Eva Smurr’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Carey
al Carey
Carey
Grover Husted
Lawrence
Hustéd
Susie Holladay
Chester School House
Viola Thiry
Chester News
Dean
Bobbie Petrie
Walter Dunbar
Buena Petrie
Richard Petrie
Jerald
Janice
C. A. Petrie
Georgia
Bobbie
Lizzie Petrie
Mildred Champion
Memorial Hospital
Baker University
Williams
Baker
Ladies Aid of
Wellman
Eva Smurr
Harry Zook
Community notes reflect social groups and school events
Vernon Flory led Christian Endeavor with Legora Zook teaching lessons a week earlier. Wellman school closed April 22. Ivan Pippert received a mechanical pencil for perfect attendance. students received small pictures and Mrs. Wellman a silver berry spoon. Ada Groves visits grandmother Mrs. Lombard. Various club meetings and family visits occur, including Ruth Rose's tonsil operation and a McPherson choir concert in McLouth. Lawrence Ward and farm work details are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Flory
Christian Endeavor
Legora Zook
Howard. Wellman
Wellman
Ivan
Pippert
Russell Shaw
Guy Shultz
G. W. W. Club
Emma Eberhard
Luther Anfred
Cel Tarati
Lawrence Ward
Shaw
Richard Petrie
Kenneth Herschell
Bobbie
Charles Herschell
Lone Star
Jerald Petrie
Herschell
Topeka
Ruth Rose
Memorial Hospital
C. A. Petrie
Georgia
Lizzie Petrie
Walter Dunbar
Charles Hayes
Buena Petrie
State Lake
County Advisory Board
Farm Bureau
Oskaloosa
Catherine Howard
Lawrence
McPherson
McLouth
Wellman Chapel
T. A. Nichols
Kansas City
Albert Duree
Oregon
Mr. Duree
Mildred Champion
Sequoia Talk At Colonial Club Meeting In Oskaloosa
Mrs. Tena Clark hosted the Colonial club at the Showmaker home with guests. Arlan Wilkinson read a paper on the California Sequoia trees. A.J. Simon won the tree contest prize a small evergreen. Luncheon was served by several members including Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Tena Clark
Showmaker
Arlan Wilkinson
California
A. J. Simon
Clark
T. A. Huddleston
Celia Phinney
L. M. Waggon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kansas Society
Dr. Loveland
Glenn Stewart
Wamago
Kansas Association
P.T.A. Council
Parent Teachers Association Council
Mendas
J. J. Kistler
R. B. Stevens
C. B. Vickers
West Hills
Kansan Board
Joe
Palm Beach
Tampa
Kay Kyser
Quill Club
K. U. Literary Society
E. M. Hopkins
Bill Farmer
Paola
School of Pharmacy
Parke Davis Drug Laboratories
Holbert
Florida Canal
Missouri
University
Journal-World
Don Cutting
Howard Laughlin
Wayne Owens
Pictures OF
Kuersteiner
American Association
Morris Aid
Riddle
New York
Cleveland
Owe Hadley
Donald and
Dickey
Feller
Pytlak
Ross and Hayes Free
Glenn
Boston
Bagby
Galehouse and Peacock
Lawson
Harris
Paice
Chase
Eton
Ferrell
Rigney, Brown
Silvestri
Methodist
Mackey
Mille Furniture
Florence Table Top
Florence
Valley Grove
Westinghouse
Olson Bros
Mass
Tavis
Lawrence Building & Loan Assn
U. S
Langston Memorial Company
Lawrence, Kan
Farmers Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange
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