Wearin renews charges against packers over direct buying
Washington May 17 AP Representative Wearin Iowa renewed his charge that packing companies depress livestock prices by direct purchases at local concentration yards He says one quarter to two fifths of hogs from producing states may be sold direct to central markets without regulation or representation He endorses a bill with Hope and Carter to require packer book inspections and vows continued legislative fight for better economic conditions
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Washington
Wearin
Iowa
Hope
Kan
Carter
Department of Agriculture
House
Senate
Widow visits Hollywood to gauge Villa film
Dona Luz Corral de Villa widow of Pancho Villa arrives in Hollywood to inspect the motion picture about her late husband. She plans a book titled The Private Life of Pancho Villa and recounts Villa's relationships and children while denying rumors of buried treasures. She says all his children have a right to his name.
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Hollywood
Calif
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Dona Luz Corral de Villa
Senora Villa
Wallace Beery
Lee Tracy
D. F
Pancho Villa
San Andreas
Villa
Chihuahua
Pleasant Circle Meeting at Excelsior School House
The Pleasant Circle met at Excelsior school house on Thursday evening May 10 with Miss Vista Dyer presiding. Roll call prompted questions about home purchases with $50, followed by singing and refreshments. Committees were named for an annual Mother and Dad party to be held at the Township hall in June, and community notices included a death in Pomona from a truck accident near Edgerton.
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Nour
Excelsior School House
Vista Dyer
Glen Flora
Chester Gibson
Chas. Elm
Sam Vanhuis
Adolph Johanning
Conrad Gastrock
Thomas Miller
Pomona
Edgerton
Pomona, M. E
Agnes White
White School
Lawrence
Mary White
Dawson
Conn
Be Farmers Union
Jerald Hobson
Farmers Union
Baldwin
Tor
Dana Hobson
Harry Hobson
Doris
Dale
James
Kenneth
Geraldine
Bert Mery
Leroy Stoneking
Dee Johnson
Trabant
Charles Gerstenberger
Vernon Strobel
Emma Schneider
Eudora
Harry Hagenbuch
Strobel
Evening Star
Pete Edelbrock
Iva Brown
F. M. Brown
Miss Brown
Johnson County
Esther Ott
Randall Cole
Community Notes and Local Visits Across Baldwin Area
Mrs Jerald Hobson and children spent Friday with Mrs Mae Hobson while Mr Hobson and Fred and Roy Barkley attended a Baldwin lodge meeting. Agnes White visited at several homes then attended a supper at Ann Williams house in Lawrence. Jerald Hobson made a Lawrence trip Saturday with Mrs Hobson shopping. Mothers Day guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Harrelbrink and Rose Thomas. Maxine Dyer is well after measles. Community sing readings by Agnes White and various visits populate the week. School budgets posted May 15 and annual meetings May 25. Ballots and director elections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerald Hobson
Mae Hobson
Hobson
Fred and
Roy Barkley
Baldwin
Odd Fellows Hall
Agnes White
Emil Heck
J. Homer King
White District
Ann Williams
Lawrence
B. C
Sibley
Leroy Stoneking
Fred Harrelbrink
Rose Thomas
Helen
Jack
Union
Mary White
Maxine Dyer
Thelma
M. E. Stoneking
Oscar Turner
Chas. Osher
John Lewis
Richard Bates
James Richard
St. Mary's Hospital
Kansas City
Velma Turner
Ives Chapel
Roy Merchant
Hopewell
Leo Dyer
Henry Young
Will Dyer
George Myers
Raymond Stoneking
Local figures travel for spring business and family visit
Linwood W. W. Kline C O Browning and Orville Hughey were in Leavenworth Saturday on business. Lehman Trout and Miss Alberta Bailiff of Melbourne spent Mother's Day here with Mrs. Trout and Mary.
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W. W. Kline
C. O. Browning
Orville Hughey
Leavenworth
Lehman Trout
Alberta Bailiff
Melbourn
Mrs. Trout
Mary
Evening Star area social round up reports gatherings
A parade of visits and dinners across Weaver, Eudora and nearby towns highlights social life. Dr and Mrs John Crabb hosted guests. Mrs Kurtz and sons visited, with Lawrence outings. Kansas City and Topeka travelers shared meals and calls. Local groups held meetings, farewells, and milestone remembrances for Grandma Smith and Pearl Koehler, with diplomas and broadcasts accompanying the celebrations.
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John Crabb
Mary Carylon
Ohn Crabb
Graves
Topeka
Laura Hillman
Smith Center
Ed Minster
Belva Jean
Black Jack
Carl Kurtz
Verner and
Raymond
Hesper
Walter Wilson
Weaver
Kurtz
Wilson
Lawrence
Horner Marsh
Hileen
Carl Bernitz
Kansas City
Arthur Bernitz
Merl Reusch
Tonganoxie
Johnnie Reusch
Gideon Neis
City
Jake Strobel
Salem Evangelical Women's Foreign Missionary Society
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Packers
Lois Burnett
Los Angeles
Clinton Siscoe
Franklin Atteberry
Research Hospital
D. FE. Mundey
Azalea Frederick
Pat Collins
Collins
Tom Frederick
Estal Starr
Floralee
C. C. Burnett
Neodesha
Farm Bureau
John Tudhone
Thelma Reed
Will Anderson
Florence Quinlan
Gertrude Siscoe
Agnes Smelser
Jack Snider
Will Lamb
Will Boys
Fay Parry
Bain
Perlee Anderson
Ethel Curtiss
T. W. Martin
Will Cline
Eva Baird
Nettie Tudhope
Genevieve McKinney
Johnson
Mesdames Anderson
Lamb and Quinlan
Will. Boys
Manhattan
George
Elizabeth
Esther Parry
Mary Orea Wright
Leona Smith
James Smith
Helen Maxine Rhodes
Eva Ruth Meinker
Edith
Esther Boys
Mary Eleanor Harbaugh
Mary Wright
Smith
High School
W. L. Keister
Edith Boys
Burris Jenkins
Fred Johnson
C. A. Puls
A. H. Engle
Union Pacific
Nolan Guffey
Bonner
McFarland
Fara Jean and
Pietron McConnell
Sarah. Parry
Harry Engle
Grandma Rohrer
Linwood
Wonderwear
Hanes
P. H. Hanes Knitting Company
Winston- Salem
N.C
Tra Sears
Houston
Lawene
Wichita
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Pullman
N. W
Kansas
St. Paul
Chicago
Lawrce
Rexall
Rickerd-Stowits
Woodbury
Eileen Brown
Grandma Smith
Carl Neis
St. Joseph
L. L
Fred Smith
Lelia Jean
Frank Way
Ned Wright
Ralph Hawk
Ross Smith
Oskaloosa
Nell Catlin
Felix Muller
Grant Edelbrock
Leo Rilley
Chas, Payne
Wade Thomas
Kindred
Pitta
Pearl Koehler
Douglas County
Fairview School
Pearl
Evening Star School
Eugene McFarland
L. L. Kindred
Ruby Neil
Vernetta Spitzli
Weaver School
Lawrence Memorial High School
Rohrer
Standard
Standard Oil
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