Seabury Hearing Turns Into Fiery Exchange At City Hall
On the stand Jimmy Seabury and Mayor Walker clashed in a crowded Foley Square session. Seabury accused backers of the Equitable Bus project, while Walker defended city finance limits, prompting cheers and interruptions as the mayor faced questions about bank backing and alleged political ties.
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Walker
John J. McNabee
Bus Company
Equitable Bus Company
Equitable
Owen D. Young
Chas. E.mitchell
National City Bank
Hastings
Frank Fageoh
J. Allen Smith
Europe
Cincinnati
Foley Square
Four political prisoners killed by guard in Havana
In Havana on May 25 government officials said four prisoners were shot while attempting to escape. Two victims were noted lawyers. Opponents claim the regime used the flight law to shield killings of opposition leaders after the bomb murder of Lieutenant Diego Diaz tied to a revolutionary movement.
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Havana
Machado
Diego Diaz
KU Band to Stay in Lawrence for Commencement Week
University of Kansas director J. C. McCanles announces fifty band members will remain in Lawrence to perform during the sixtieth annual commencement week from June 3 to 6. The KU band will also play at Memorial Day in South Park Sunday afternoon, listing members including Oliver Hobbs, Charles Houghton, Charles Allen, George Allen, and many others.
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J. C. McCanles
University of Kansas
Lawrence
K. U
Southpark
Oliver Hobbs
Charles Houghton
Charles Allen
George Allen
Willet Asling
Richard Baldridge
Ralpha Bula
Don Conner
Robert Corey
Sydney David
Paul Davis
Melvin Dick
Clarence Evans
Clifford Eisele
G. W. Fundis
Max Gibson
Robert Hartley
Ernest Harvey
Sidney Helbrun
Hugh Hiatt
Donald Hope
Herbert Hyland
Milton Janicke
Fred Kihm
Kenneth Kingsbury
Ben Krauman
Logan Lane
Millard Laing
J. T. Lynn
Hugh McGuire
James Meyer
Stan Merchant
Glen Milice
Glen Morris
Max Murphy
Harper Noel
Robert Oyler
Roland Parker
Lawrence Penner
Gail Peters
Howard Randles
Leland Randles
J. Robinson
Arthur Rawlinson
Raymond Seetin
Robert Sherwood
Robert Slater
George Smith
Owen Smith
Carroll Shukers
Ford Statement Filed Shows 1931 Loss Against History
Ford Motor Company balance sheet filed with Massachusetts shows a December 31 1931 loss of 53 586 with a prior year 1980 profit of 708 888 474. The report notes equity and per share figures for 1930 and 1929 and remarks dividends may go to Ford family owners only.
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Boston
Ford Motor Company
Massachusetts Commissioner of Corporations
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Ford Company
Ford
TWO HELD AS BANDITS IN KANSAS CITY ROBBERIES
Kansas City Kansas police captured Webster Weaver and Herbert Tash, named as two of four bandits who robbed a drugstore and a post office substation. Officers fired on the suspects in a speeding car. Tash was struck in the right ear. Weaver and Tash had prior prison records. Thirty minutes later Arthur Jones, another gang member, was arrested.
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C. F. Shukker
Ghio Street
Shukker
Tennessee Street
Senate
Ben F. Endres
Leavenworth
Ird Ditrict
D. R. Anthony Jl
Leaenworth
Kansas City
Kan
Webster Weaver
Emporia
Herbert Tash
H. E. Muehe
Tash
Weaver
Lansing
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Arthur Jones
Missouri Penitentiary
Milk ordinance faces scrutiny over public health checks
Agnes Thompson outlines section 4 of the milk ordinance requiring physical examinations for all in contact with milk. Certificates follow health approval. Dairymen asked to have physicians examine staff. debate on time allocation for dairy versus building inspection. A proposal invites milk distributors from well inspected cities to sell in Lawrence unless proper supervision is ensured.
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Agnes Thompson
E. R. Keith
H. L. Burger
W. O. Nelson
Domenico Gagliardo
Lawrence
Texas Democrats back submission on repeal of Eighteenth Amendment
In Houston on May 25, Texas Democrats, backing John N Garner, voted 815 to 564 to submit the question of repealing the Eighteenth Amendment to the states. The convention ended amid disorder as wet and dry factions clashed over prohibition. Immediate payment of the soldiers bonus was endorsed.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
John N. Garner
Garner
Clinton G.brown
Garnet
Deaths and Funerals Carl Lindstrom
Carl Lindstrom formerly of Vinland died in Porterville California. One of Douglas county's early settlers he left Vinland about twelve years ago. Funeral services will be announced later.
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Vinland
Porterville
Calif
Lindstrom
Douglas County
Brinkley Daughter Marries Mil ford Radio Engineer
Milford Kansas May 25 AP John R Brinkley’s daughter Beryl Brinkley married James E Palmer a Fort Worth Texas radio engineer Rev Cookson of Milford Methodist church officiated Many Brinkley family friends attended plus local notices report elsewhere in Lawrence and Baldwin events Texas Leads in Trunk Pipe Lines reports AP Texas tops US with 18860 miles of trunk lines Oklahoma 13510 miles for gathering lines Admiral Von Hipper Dead summarizes May 25 Altona Germany AP death at 68 of the German admiral who led the scouting squadron at Jutland Journal World want ads conclude item.
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Texas
Washington
Oklahoma
Admiral von Hipper
Altona
Germany
Franz von Hipper
Jutland
Social events and club notices fill Lawrence community calendar
Mr and Mrs F C Jones host an outdoor supper for students at 1019 Alabama Street. A General Calendar tea at Mrs A R Olmstead’s on West Ninth featured many hostesses and fine grounds. Several clubs meet, including the Bridgettes, Helping Hand class, and the Unity Truth class at Eldridge hotel. The Lawrence Art club attended a Kansas City closing meeting with the Athenæum and Nelson Gallery mentions. The First Christian church tea was postponed. Octet bridge club hosts, R L H club memorial, and officer elections mark the season’s activities with notes on attendees and refreshments.
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DeVon Jones
Alabama Street
Haskell
Plymouth Congregational Church
A. R. Olmstead
West Ninth Street
A. L. Carey
R. C. Morrow
Hugh Means
C. B. Russell
O. F. Russell
Walter Keeler
W. C. Summers
T. H. Kennedy
L. N. Lewis
C. M. Sterling
F. H. Smithmeyer
H. E. Tanner
Jennie P. Moren
Robert Rowlands
John Fritzel
Lawrence
Kansas City Athenaeum
Lawrence Art Club
Kansas City Art Institute
R. A. Holland
William Rockhill
William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art
Paul Gardner
Boston
Florence L. Snow
Lydia Sain
Chanute
Rosemary Ketcham
University Department of Design
8. W. Atkinson
W. H. Sears
W. A. Churchill
C. O. Bowman
G. V. Hesse
C. Beardslee
Unity Truth
Eldridge Hotel
B. W. Pugh
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Memphians Visit Preyer Home and Area Clubs
Mrs H V McColloch and two children from Memphis are visiting Prof and Mrs C A Preyer. Rev Mr McColloch left for Montreal NC as a delegate to the Presbyterian assembly. Also visiting are Mr and Mrs Saxton A Wiese and Rev Ernest F Wiese. Rotary dinner in Paola drew many eastern Kansas clubs. Kanwaka 4 H club meets Saturday with Willard Morzan as guest speaker.
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H. V. McColloch
Memphis
Bmo
C. A. Preyer
McColloch
Montreal
N. C
National Presbyterian Assembly
Saxton A. Wiese
Patchogue
L. I
Ernest F. Wiese
Noank
Noank, Conn
W. F. Wiese
H. D. Hewland
Paola
Rotary Club
Wayne McCoy
Dolph Simons
Clifton
Ramsey
W. Quakenbush
Pasla Rotary Club
Kansas
Kahwaka 4-H
Kanwaka 4-H
Reed
Willard Morzan
Hoover Maintains Strength as Delegates Pledge Support
Associated Press reports Hoover secured 621 guaranteed votes after Texas’ 49 delegates joined, bringing his tally to 621 with 1,044 claimed by rival France. With 1,154 votes total, Republican leaders set a platform draft as the convention nears. Prohibition is noted but no decisions disclosed.
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Associated Press
Hoover
Texas
Joseph J. France
Local Boy Lamb Assigned To Naval Academy For Rest
A Lamb writes his parents that he has been sent to the United States Naval Academy in Portsmouth Virginia for three months rest to recover from a sandblaster lung. His ward address is 58 2. Eugene Lamb serves in the aviation corps and is stationed at Hampton Roads Virginia, where he helped search swamp areas for clues in the Lindbergh baby case, with shifts every other night.
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Lamb
A. W. Lamb
United States Naval Academy
Portsmouth
Eugene
Aviation Corps
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Sunrise Club forms for early morning golf in Lawrence
Four charter members Harry Nevin Harry Green Gene Glahn and J H Fritts organize a sunrise golf club in Lawrence with by laws requiring games start by 6 am and plans to play twice weekly.
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Harry Green
Gene Glahn
J. H. Fritts
Sunrisers
John Gilbert to Wed Virginia Bruce in August
Los Angeles reports actor John Gilbert will marry his co star Virginia Bruce after his divorce from Ina Claire finalizes on August 15. The pair announced their engagement in the film colony, continuing Gilbert’s screen life into a real union.
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Los Angeles
John Gilbert
Dana Cupid
Virginia Bruce
Colony Today
Gilbert
Ina Claire
Approval of Luce bill moves in House banking panel
The Luce home loan discount bank bill, a key emergency proposal, received approval from the House banking committee. The plan sets up a federal home loan bank system with up to 12 banks and minimum capitalization of 5 million dollars each, totaling 125 million. It aims to aid home builders in meeting obligations through the banks.
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Luce Home Loan Discount Bank
House Banking Committee
Reilly
Wis
Rules Committee
Memorial Hospital Notes and Local News Briefs
Reports on Eugene Haynes improving after major surgery and Owen Carl listed as in good condition after a similar operation. Mrs. W. Dalton described as strictly improved. Also notes on W C U policy decision at Seattle convention, Wilkerson nomination delays, Apache bank robbery, John Hix cartoon feature, Lee Murray returning to Oklahoma, brick color records, oil pipe line lengths, and Soviet hydroelectric station orders.
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Eugene Haynes
Owen Carl
W. Dalton
Wheat Upturn After Market Rally In Final Hour
Chicago wheat markets firmed to close 14% above yesterday as speculative leaders favor commodities over stocks. First Texas wheat truckload marketed. 1942 Texas harvest expected to start within two weeks. Corn and oats mixed to lower, provisions down as hog prices slip. rains from the southwest to New England affecting outlook.
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Chicago
Texas
New England
Kansas
Art. Scott
Kant
Nebraska
Ohio
Terre Haute
Pang
Kansas City Livestock Market Report May Sale Highlights
Kansas City livestock prices show mixed results with steers and yearlings steady to firm, hogs down slightly, and cattle and vealers varying by weight. Top fed steers and yearlings traded strong, while sheep and lamb markets edged higher on desirable lots. hogs mostly off 16 cents from yesterday, early sales easing.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Kan City
Kansas C
Ueda
Markets and grain prices across regions and commodities
Old stock dull while new stock shows steady demand in potato markets. Idaho Russet No 1 steadies. Alabama Louisiana Texas Bliss reports mixed results. Grain markets note corn, white and yellow blends with soft wheat at 47. Poultry and hogs show varied prices with Leghorns and heavy hens quoted. hogs around 2.25 million pounds. Bond and stock markets edge lower as traders digest selling pressure. Wall Street sees continued weakness across utilities food tobacco rails while some power issues rise on dividend expectations. Gold shipments to England and Bank of France gold earmarks spark talk of possible return to gold standard.
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Lignett and Myers
American Telephone
General Foods
Union
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U. S. Steel
American Can
Standard of New Jersey
Unr
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Bank of France
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