Ada Burroughs Refuses Testimony in Contempt Probe
Washington May 7 AP The Senate campaign funds committee plans to cite Ada Burroughs of Richmond for contempt after she refused to testify regarding Bishop Cannon's 1928 campaign activities. Burroughs, former treasurer of the Cannon anti Smith investigation, challenged the committee’s authority and read a protest statement.
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Bishop Cannon
Washington
Nye
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Ada Burroughs
Richmond
Senate
Miss Burroughs
Cannon anti-Smith
Virginia
James Cannon
Bishop
Anti- Smith Committee
Pi Atten
Honors for Joan of Arc in Orleans France May Day
Orleans honors the memory of Joan of Arc with royal banners and tricolor decorations. The city opens her supposed siege residence to visitors as arches, fleurs de lis, and flowers adorn rooms. A solemn mass in the cathedral precedes a community procession and torchlight parade tomorrow.
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Orleans
France
Joan of Arc
Joan
Courcoux
Lawrence High Announces Senior Class Student Council Candidates
Lawrence High School candidates for student council were announced this morning. Nominations were by petition and the election is tomorrow. For president the nominees are Flavia Hay Edgar Leigh and John McKnown. For vice president the nominees are John Chandler and Jean Russell. Vivian Lavery and Dorothy Sankey seek the secretary post. Representatives from the discount classes and the school sections will be chosen in the fall.
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Lawrence High School
Marston McClaggage
Flavia Hay
Edgar Leigh
John McKnown
John ‘Chandler
Jean Russell
Vivian Lavery
Dorothy Sankey
Kansas Weather Forecast With Warmer Tonight
The Kansas forecast calls for fair weather and increasing cloudiness Friday with showers and cooler conditions in eastern and central areas. Temperatures reach a maximum around 69 degrees with 39 recorded yesterday. Road conditions: good overall, rough in parts of Kansas City, fair at Ottawa and Wishite, with Douglas County roads listed as good.
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Kansas
Arkansas City
Ottawa
Wishite
Feewarten
Douglas
Universe Is Going to Pieces Says Scientist Tonight
Mount Wilson Observatory hosts Sir James Jeans who will discuss whether the universe is dissolving as cosmic rays suggest. He notes the sun’s remaining life, cites Edwin Hubble and Frederick Seares, and seeks white dwarf stars fifty times the sun’s mass to test the universe’s age.
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Wilson Observatory
Cal
James H. Jeans
California Institution of Technology
Robert A. Millikan
Jeans
Wilson
Edwin Hubble
Frederick H. Seares
Carnegie Institution of Washington Observatory
Hubble
Jean
Seare
Milky Way System
Earth
Recital Crowd Fills KU Auditorium For Grainger Program
One of the largest audiences for Music Week attended at the University of Kansas as the KU Symphony Orchestra and both glee clubs performed Grainger under the composer’s direction. Grainger praised KU efforts and the massed piano and percussion pieces drew strong interest from out of town patrons. He later conducted an all University convocation, then leaves for Denton and New York, with European plans for the summer.
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University of Kansas
Grainger
K. U. Symphony Orchestra
School of Fine Arts
Kansas City
Topeka
Sigmund Spaeth
New York City
Oach
Spaeth
the Hunter
Percy Grainger
Dorothy Enlow
Elmer Anderson
K. U. Band
J. C. McCanles
Three youths held after Nash coach wreck near Lawrence
Russell Baines Lawrence Martin and Anthony Diviscourt about 18 held in Douglas county jail for investigation after a Nash coach carrying them overturned twice on highway AON near W. F. Elkin’s farm six miles west of Lawrence. Authorities report the trio uninjured but unsettled by the crash and are probing ownership of the vehicle.
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Russell Baines
Lawrence Martin
Anthony Diviscourt
Chicago
Douglas County
Nash
Lawrence
Sheriff's Ice
Jack Dunkley
Fred Vogler
Heat Load in Theaters Outpaced by 100-Watt Lamps
At a Western meeting of the American Society of Refrigeration Engineers in Kansas City officials say a packed 2,500 seat theater emits enough heat from the audience to melt 20,000 pounds of ice hourly. Each person’s heat equals a 100 watt lamp. The discussion emphasizes theater refrigeration plants as necessities. The same report notes Norway’s cabinet resigning in Oslo.
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Kansas City
American Society of Refrieration Engineers
Physician testifies on Colorado trip after Frick divorce
Dr. John A. Robinson described an auto mobile tour with Mrs. Sanford Frick after her divorce. He denied intimacy or fathering a child, and said he registered under his own name at hotels or homes. Frick claims Robinson won Mrs. Frick’s love and caused the divorce, while Robinson says a $35,000 settlement was agreed with notes remaining unpaid and seeks recovery.
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Kansas City
John A. Robinson
Colorado
Sanford Frick
Tulsa
Liberty
Identifies Hold Up Suspect Near Lawrence
Co. Co. Smith a Douglas furniture dealer says in a letter to Sheriff Dunkley that Glenn Van Hook, held by Wichita police for assaulting an officer, is one of the men who robbed him on Highway 73 W about three miles north of Lawrence on April 15. Smith is certain of the identification but is unsure about a man arrested at Wichita linked to Hook. Identification will be investigated by the sheriff.
FLED FROM BURNING HOUSE INJURIES IN BROOKLYN
Five residents were injured when a Brooklyn rooming house caught fire and a dog raised an alarm prompting escape from the top floor. Benjamin Brakh, 30, led his wife and child to safety before succumbing to severe burns.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cella
Benjamin Brakh
Corbin Convicted On Liquor Charge In Douglas County
J. F. Corbin of 810 East Fourteenth Street was found guilty by a Douglas County district court jury of possession and sale of liquor. The verdict followed testimony questioning the raid on his junk yard April 18 and an undercover purchase with a marked ten dollar bill. The trial also covered the roles of special investigator C. D. Thompson and county officials, with defense claims of frame ups and planted liquor. A separate case saw Jesse Cole conicted of possession and transportation of liquor after police chased him from Eight and Massachusetts to an alley near Ninth.
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J. F. Corbin
East Fourteenthstreet
Douglas County
Corbin
Jack Dunkley
C. D. Thompson
D’ambra
Dunkley
Thompson
East Eleventh Street
County
Will Johns
Mary Corbin
Lego
Frazee
Harry Frazee
Anderson Morris
Francis Cannon
Sibleyville
Thomason
Haskell Avenue
Corbin Place
Morris
Cannon
Ford
George Melvin
Oscar Learnard
Corbin's
Jesse Cole
Barker Avenue
Floyd Hunter
Lilburn
Ers
Cole
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Ninth
Murray Snow
Waller
Wild horses menace southern Alberta streams
Hundreds of wild horses roamed southern Alberta prompting a delegation representing sheep farmers to seek action from Premier Brownlee. They argued the horses, common in dry areas, drive sheep from streams and asked for the animals to be destroyed. Reports also noted a cold May night in Kansas with a low of 37 degrees and a trace of frost.
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Calgary
Alta
Alberta
Tapchers
Brownlee
Clisnie
Kan
Expect A Bumper Wheat Crop In South
Enid Oklahoma May 7 APS John Manley manager of the Oklahoma Wheat Growers association estimated the 1931 Oklahoma wheat crop would total 52 million bushels with Texas near 45 million. Oklahoma produced 32 million last year and Texas 20 000. He cited favorable conditions and an average 13 bushels per acre though warm weather could alter the estimate. Storage in Oklahoma has largely emptied.
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Enid
Okla
APS
John Manley
Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association
Oklahoma
Texas
Manley
Evarts Miners Welcome Kentucky Guardsmen at Station
About 200 Evarts miners led by Chief Cusick and local UMW officials gathered at the station to greet arriving guardsmen from fifteen Kentucky towns. They posed with flags and expressed they are glad to have the soldiers, hoping the troops will restrain the mine guards who have caused the trouble. The train had not arrived by 1 p.m. and guards were equipped with rifles a tank and howitzers.
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Evarts
Ala ‘Cusick
William Hightower
W. B. Jones
Evarts Jocal
United Mine Workers
Hightower
Harlan
Kentucky
Cusick
Speed Alcohol Probe Seeks Fast Grand Jury Action
Baltimore May 7 AP District Attorney Simon Sobeloff moved to speed the grand jury probe into an alcohol ring with links from New York to Kansas City. The case, called the largest federal probe since prohibition began, involves actions after witnesses were kept waiting and covers multiple states and 125 indictments in sight.
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Baltimore
Simon E.sobelogé
New York
Kansas City
Sobeloff
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Missouri
Kansas
Illnois
Ohio
Michigan
Say He's a Lawyer In Kansas Admissions Questioned
Two affidavits support Harry S. Brown’s claim that he is admitted to practice law in Kansas as he faces a determination by the attorney general on his qualification for the city court judgeship in Arkansas City. Affidavits recall Brown’s 1902 admission in Montgomery county and his standing, while a Cowley County prosecutor notes no record of admission. A separate Iowa church conference adopts a birth control resolution amid protests.
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Topeka
Harry S. Brown
Arkansas City
Kansas
Roland Boynton
W. C. Ralston
Brown
Montgomery County
T. E. Wagstaff
Thomas O’flannelly
Independence
Coffeyville
E. T. Bloomer
Cowley
Council Bluff
Iowa Congregational Church Conference
Woodring appoints Blanchat to chiropractic board
In Topeka on May 7 AP reports Dr C A Blanchat of Wellington was named a member of the state board of chiropractic examiners by Secretary Harry H. Woodring. The brief notice notes the appointment as part of the administration’s regulatory appointments.
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A Woodring
Topeka
A C. Blanchat
Wellington
Board of
Chiropractic Examiners
Harry H. Woodring
Journal-World Class
Ratte
Common Sense In Music Theme at University Convocation
Dr Sigmund Spaeth of New York spoke on The Common Sense of Music at a university convocation during Music Week. He defined music as the organization of sound toward beauty and demonstrated patterns like rhythm melody harmony tone color and form using piano selections. He noted modern music often borrows from classical, and showed Yes I Have No Bananas tracing to Handel Messiah My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean and other motifs.
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Spaeth
Mels Peries
Dr. Spaeth
Critic Spaeth Delights Lawrence Kiwanis With Musical Show
Dr. Sigmund Spaeth, collaborator on the Kiwanis song book, visited the Lawrence club and delivered a humorous, musical program. He urged members to listen with the head, explained how hit songs arise, and demonstrated themes by singing Jack and Jill in different styles. George Shaad led a brief program in observance of international Kiwanis day.
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Sigmund Spaeth
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Lawrence Club
Spaeth
Dr. Spaeth
DO-X TO RESUME FLIGHT FOR NATAL BRAZIL
A Bolama dispatch says the giant German seaplane DO-X will probably take off for Natal Brazil on Saturday after refueling in Portuguese Guinea. The craft previously flew from Rio de Oro to Bolama and is now on the final leg toward South America.
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Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Bolama
Portuguese Guinea
Natal
Brazil
Rio de Oro
South America
Princess Helen Leaves on Mysterious Trip
Princess Helen sails to Belgrade at Yugoslavian queen's invitation and may return by weekend. She departed with a lady in waiting after former King George of Greece drove them to the station. The move sparks surprise and is linked to recent talks between King Carol and King Alexander of Yugoslavia. The princess and Crown Prince Michael's diphtheria convalescence add to the intrigue.
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Bucharest
Romania
Helen
Belgrade
George
Greece
Carol
Alexander
Jugo-Slavia
Danube
Michael
Concert Features High School Band Tonight
J H Bell directs a varied program of his own composition and selected pieces by Harman band area favorites at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. The free concert is part of music week with performances by orchestra string quartet string trio girls glee club mixed chorus and the band led by Byron C Donmyer. The program includes Coronation March from The Prophète Meyerbeer Apple Blossoms by Roberts and Korsakov works by Handel Mozart and Ketelby among others.
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J. H. Bell
Harman
Napper
Bell
Orofesiee
Otta- 3
Imperia
Byron C. Donmyer
L. M HS
Glee Club
Ein Kieines
Deutches
Herren
Bushey
Murphy, Kuhn
Aus
Corcoran
Ketelby
Ote Napper
Gell
Meérnin, Oon
Night
Cardinals Rout Pirates In NL Action At Pittsburgh
St Louis pounded Pittsburgh 11 to 5 with nine runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Martin hit a ninth inning homer as the Cardinals pulled away. Brooklyn at Philadelphia rain postponed. Cincinnati Chicago game scoreless through four. AMERICAN LEAGUE and other items noted. Meusel signs with Minneapolis club. Ohio State students plan campus strike over military drills. Police surround house in New York in pursuit of Francis Crowley. Texas A&M cadets survey ideal girl profile. Swiss railways introduce train telephone service via telegram form.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirates
Martin
St. Louis
Haines
Walaa
French
Osborn
Willoughby
Phillips
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Ichicago
Johnson
Frey
Kolp
Last Weeks Of School At City Schools
As spring returns, students and teachers count the days to vacation with May 29 set as the last day of school. Lawrence High School expects 176 seniors to graduate in a ceremony May 25, with four seniors delivering speeches on outcomes of a high school education and Rev. Theodore Astman delivering the sermon May 23.
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Lawrence High School
H.L. Baker
Lloyd Metzler
Robert Edgar
Elma Carey
Hugh Randall
Theodore Astman
First Presbyterian Church
M. F Hyde
For Hig
Nitro Blast Wipes Out Oil Blaze Killing Nine Men
Gladewater Texas May 7 a 200 pound nitro glycerin charge blew out the flame of an oil slusher fatally burning nine men. Ex explosives expert Marty Kinley Tulsa set off the blast by electricity last night. The explosion was heard miles away and a yellow umbrella blaze rose 200 feet as guards blocked the area.
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Gladewater
Texas
Marty Kinley
Tulsa
Okla
Onyview
M. T
Lone Wolf
Ship Plows Through Tug Off Race Rock Sinking Three
A collision in fog off Race Rock 10 miles southeast of New London sank the Boston tug Trimount with the loss of three crew. The liner Eastern Steamship Line carrying 300 passengers aided by lifeboats rescued six Trimount survivors. Names of the dead are Peter Webb Sam Christenson and Edward Anderson all Trimount crew bound from Bridgeport to Providence. The New York American reports George F Baker will leaving about 50 million. contents kept secret and probate delayed.
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New York
Yrimount
Boston
Race Rock
New London
Peter Webb
Everett
Mags
Cook
Sam Christenson
Brooklyn
Edward Anderson
Trimount
Bridgeport
Providence
Baker
New York American
George F. Baker
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