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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1926
Page
1
An armed group robs a bank in Winfield Arkansas City area, forcing officials into vaults and fleeing with cash and securities. The bandits, masked, used revolvers disguised as sticks and fled in a vehicle. three officials were restrained and later freed. Police and vigilante networks pursue leads. one currency stash remains.
A $70,000 cash vault holdup at the Mismenie County National Bank in Cherryvale yesterday prompted a broad hunt. Investigators report $28,026.05 in insured funds and $60,000 in unregistered notes, with no arrests yet. Descriptions point to a speedster escaping toward the Blue Canyon area, with witnesses placing a three-man gang seen along the Parsons Cherryvale route. Officials note the crime as one of the cleverest in the region’s history and continue pursuing leads across the area.
Kansas weather bulletin indicates showers probable tonight with minimal changes in conditions. Roads remain good in Opoka Pittsburg Topeka Ottiawa Hutchingon Coffeyville Wichita Arkansas City Salina and other areas with clouds and mild temperatures reported yesterday and today.
Phil Zimmerman state hotel commissioner viewed the new Eldridge hotel in Lawrence today. He praised the lobby decorations and rooms as splendid and in perfect taste, saying Lawrence residents should be proud of their new hotel.
Kansas weather records show three consecutive hot days with Manhattan and Winfield at 96 degrees the warmest spots in the nation. The Kaw River in Topeka reached its lowest spring summer stage in 68 years at 2.6 feet, with little rainfall across the valley and forecasters predicting more rain, following showers in Coldwater and Garden City and a 0.34 inch total in Garden City yesterday.
Travel business and university leaders will speak in a packed program at the Lawrence dinner. Tau Sigma dancers from the University of Kansas perform among musical numbers as the event decor highlights the evening. Reservations are urged by tomorrow morning with calls to the office or secretary.
A mail bomb exploded in the lobby of the Three Lakes Tavern in Muskegon. August Krubach, 48, died two hours after William Frango was killed instantly. Jeanette Krubach, 19, fiancé of Frank, gravely injured. Mrs Krubach unharmed in the kitchen. Scranton Russell escaped unhurt. Investigators weigh two theories, including a former suitor or political enemies. Krubach had been a Ku Klux Klan opponent.
Kansas Democrats arrived in Wichita for a state convention expected to debate endorsements. Chair Fred Robertson said no candidate would be endorsed, but supporters of Jonathan M Davis and Donald Muir Anthony gathered. Delegates prepared resolutions on the Cooolidee and Traulen administrations, state banking, the public service commission, and taxation.
More than fifty miners trapped by a fire in the Mount Lookout mine of Temple Coal Company Wyominng were rescued after several hours. A foreman guided the group to an air chamber and kept them safe until rescuers arrived.
May cow production tests by the Douglas County Cow Testing Association show Edward B. Harris of Tonganoxie owning the high herd of grade Jerseys averaging 683 pounds of milk and 36.1 pounds of butterfat. James Tudhone’s grade Holsteins are second, with 1073 pounds of milk and 34.6 pounds of butterfat, while A. B. Lewis’s grade Jersey leads as top individual with 1570 pounds of milk and 61.6 pounds of butterfat. Harris also owns the second high Brown Swiss herd in Bronnikas, yielding 1852 pounds of milk and 61 pounds of butterfat.
Authorities say a mail delivered sack of fancake flour to Judge Porterfield contained poison. A 15360 dose toxin was found per three pound sack. Federal charges issued for mailing poison. arrest pending. Porterfield and family affected by the incident. he presides in circuit and juvenile courts.
Mount Oread buzzes with final exam fever as KU students face three hours of agony in quizzes tomorrow. Most prepare for vacation, tutor hopes rise, and plans for summer activities from summer school to Europe rides are already forming.
Memorial Day program led by Judge G A Smart with services at South Park at 2 30 pm if weather allows or First Methodist church. General Order from Washington Post No 12 Kansas outlines events including decorations for 900 plus graves, flower gathering, parade steps, and involvement of National Guard, Sons of Veterans, and schools. Program includes band music, invocations, remarks, and songs with readings and an address by Judge G A Smart followed by further cemetery decorations at Mount Oread.
Reports say a counter revolt against the Pilsudski government erupted in east Galicia amid rumors of a siege in Lembure Craco Przemysz and other towns. A Tokyo dispatch notes a sharp quake at Wakoade northern Japan washing away fifty houses and drowning eighteen people.
Seniors at the high school held a breakfast for the boys in the cafeteria at eight with military themed details. An assembly followed at 10 thirty featuring burlesques on school clubs and events. A 3 PM picnic at Holcomb’s Grove closed the day with the girls hosted by Edith Evans and Ralph Burns directing the events.
About 195 junior high students in the class of 175 will attend Promotion Day at 1 pm in the Liberty Memorial High School auditorium. Rev. Alfred D. Grey of Plymouth Congregational Church will deliver the address. Ninth graders finish work. other grades dismissed for summer vacation after the exercises.
Harold Enslow of Ottawa was awarded a prize of one hundred dollars for the best RO TC essay on Preparedness as a Guarantee of Peace. The contest, run by the Reserve Officers Association, was open to National Guard, RO TC, or regular army members in the Seventh Corps Area across four central states. Enslow’s winning essay argued against pacifism and for preparedness with original points.
Gion W Dickinson and Hon B McCurdy announce the construction of a new Varsity Theater in Lawrence. Roller Brothers of Kansas City will design a 1200-seat venue with terra cotta front and indirect lighting, featuring a three manual pipe organ, mezzanine, and modern cooling for next fall opening.
Local theatre owner Glen Dickinson awarded a contract to Reuter Organ Company of Lawrence to build a three manual eighty nine stop pipe organ with full accessories. Installation planned early next year during Varsity remodel, marking a Lawrence industry achievement. Also reported a loss of a silver bead purse by Mrs Prescott Underwood at Kansas Electric Power building.
Ruth Mull won first prize for a nature based abstract rug design. Amy Lawrence students at the University of Kansas under Rosemary, professor of design, supervised the entry. Second prize went to Frances Bondberg of Spearville with an abstract form and maritime hints. Third prize was Dorothy Taxton of Topeka for an all over floral motif in abstract style.
Jury remains unable to reach a verdict in district court as of five o’clock this evening. The evidence presented is under review and the clerk notes no new decision has been issued.
Final preparations for Lawrence High School commencement are complete for 170 graduates. Principal Sohn W Barnes says the program begins at 7 oclock in Liberty Memorial Auditorium with Baker University president Wallace Fleming as principal speaker. Tickets are limited to seniors. remaining are available at Round Corner drug store. The program features the High School orchestra, invocations, readings by Georga Kiefer and Helen Hungerford, solos by Ila Martin, and diploma conferrals by Irving Hill. The Star Spangled Banner will close the ceremony.
James M. Noble of Riley, a KU senior in the school of pharmacy, received the annual Lehn and Fink pharmacy medal at a convocation. The award honors meritorious pharmacy students chosen for scholarship ambition and activities from about twenty universities. Dean L. Havenhill and faculty members addressed students. Sterling and Spencer spoke on the pharmacy profession and a forthcoming American Pharmacists Association building project.
Governor Ben S Paolen and Mrs Paulen will board the Governors' special train to join fellow governors en route to the National Road Congress in Santa Monica California. Kansas delegates accompany the Governor. The Good Roads meeting runs May 7 to 22 in Santa Monica. A picnic at Sycamore and meetings with former Kansas residents in California are planned. The Governor will base at the Miramar Hotel and return soon after.
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