Patronage probe widens in Kansas GOP delegate fights
Parsons Kansas May 27 a Senate subcommittee led by Sen Clyde M Reed begins hearings into patronage pressure in the U S party delegate selection. Dallas Knapp wins third district delegate race while Wichita tests report on pressure and leadership conflicts involving Landon Reed and Johnson backed contenders.
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Parsons
Kan
UPA
Senate
Clyde M Reed
R.-Kan
Kansas
Topeka
Wichita
Dallas Knapp
Coffeyville
Ed Thompson
Thompson
Reed
Arthur Walker
Arkansas City
T. CC. Johnson
W. D. Jochems
Jochems
Landon- Ratner
Alf Landon
George M. Houston
Sedgwick County
Johnson
Landon
Ed Arn
National Party
J. W. Kirkpatrick
el Dorado
Stanley Taylor
Butler County
Local News and Highlights from Lawrence and Area
Eddie Anderson of Rochester, son of the late Ed Anderson of North Lawrence, and nephew of Mrs. Green Keith, is featured with local connections to the Jack Benny program. A U S flag and Salvation Army banner were donated to the Salvation Army headquarters by Veterans of Foreign Wars through C. E. Daniels and the Business and Professional Women's club via Miss Hazel Anderson. Clarence Bliesner Jr., 10, won the state sub-junior trapshoot championship by breaking 88 of 100 with a Winchester pump gun, after starting trapshooting last fall and duck hunting this season. A humor column notes teachers and mothers debating intelligence test results, with stories of precocious mischief and bragging about young children. James Messer, a popular auto graph signer, is featured for signing yearbook signatures for students aided by him across the street.
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Eddie Anderson
Rochester
Jack Benny
Ed Anderson
North Lawrence
Green Keith
Elm Street
Verna Anderson
Salvation Army
U. S
Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. E. Daniels
Salvation
Women’s Club
Hazel Anderson
Clarence Bliesner
C. A. Bliesner
Haskell
McAllaster School
Young Bliesner
Presbyterian church to train students in marriage counseling
The Presbyterian Church in the United States voted to instruct its theological students in methods of counseling prospective husbands and wives during the area of Christian race and Christian family life.
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Rochester
N. Y
Cpthe Presbyterian Church
Christian Rac Eye
Christian Family Ife
Senate vote bans hiring Nazis and communists in interstate commerce
The senate passed a measure prohibiting all employers involved in interstate commerce from hiring individuals who are members of the Communist party or the Nazi Bund. The action reflects a wide sweep against political and extremist affiliations in the hiring process.
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Washington
Senate
British High Command Reorganized Under Churchill Move
London May 27. Lieut. Gen. R. H. Haining named vice chief of the imperial general staff under Gen. John Greer Dill. Major-Gen. B. C. T. Paget appointed chief of the general staff of the home forces with acting lieutenant-general rank. Paget led the Norway withdrawal. Gen. Sir Edmund Ironside shifted to command home forces. Gen. Sir Henry E. Jackson takes Haining’s old post as changes revitalize the army under Churchill’s war drive.
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London
R. H. Haining
Imperial General Staff
John Greer Dill
High Command
B. C. T. Paget
Home Forces
Paget
Norway
Edmund Ironside
Haining
Western Command
Henry E. Jackson
Winston Churchill
Deaths and Funerals Alan Hoyt Wallace Ward
Alan Hoyt Wallace of Tallahassee Florida died May 4. A former Lawrence resident, he left a wife and daughter Louella, plus cousin Mrs. May Seetin of Lawrence. Born and raised in Lawrence, he worked as a bookkeeper at Poehler's near the 900 Massachusetts Street office. His mother Josephine Wallace was sister to Charles H. Hoyt.
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Alan Hoyt Wallace Ward
Alan Hoyt Wallace
Tallahasse
Fla
Lawrence
Wallace
Louella
May Seetin
Poehler’s
Massachusetts Street
Peoples State Bank
Josephine Wallace
Charles H. Hoyt
Mrs. C. M. Albright Dies at 76 Near Globe
Mrs. C. M. Albright aged 76 died at her daughter’s home in Lawrence after a brief illness. She attended rural school graduation exercises Saturday. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Bethel church at 2 p.m. Burial will be at St. Paul’s Evangelical cemetery north of Worden. Survived by two sons Dr. C. R. Albright Lawrence and Clarence Albright Overbrook. two daughters Mrs. Mabel Stahel Overbrook and Mrs. Harold Fisher Lawrence. two brothers Otto Schwarz Topeka and Hugo Schwarz San Bruno Calif.. and a sister Mrs. Bertha Altenbernd Lawrence.
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C. M. Albright
Near Globe
Harold Fisher
Learnard Avenue
Bethel Church
St. Paul’s Evangelical Cemetery
Worden
C. R. Albright
Lawrence
Clarence Albright
Overbrook
Mabel Stahel
Otto Schwarz
Topeka
Hugo Schwarz
San Bruno
Calif
Bertha Altenbernd
Miss Martha Jane Dunn Dies in Ottawa
Ottawan Miss Martha Jane Dunn longtime resident dies last Saturday. Funeral services were held in Ottawa today. She was sister of the late Harry Dunn a longtime Ottawa dry goods merchant and aunt of Mrs. R A Schwegler Sr and Mrs. David Gano both of Lawrence.
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Martha Jane Dunn
Ottawa
Harry Dunn
R. A. Schwegler
David Gano
Lawrence
Education must be free at Friends University commencement
Dr. Gould Wickey, Washington author and educational leader, urged the 57 Friends University graduates in Wichita to prevent government domination of education. He warned that recent world experiences compel Americans to take an active interest and urged education to be personal in purpose and develop individual conscience, not just intellect.
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Wichita
Kan
Gould Wickey
Washington
Friends University
Quaker College
Wickey
Kansas Resources Highlight Vast Gas Fields and Raw Materials
Washington reports from May 27 emphasize Kansas vast gas reserves in western and central regions along with oil coal lead and zinc. Kansas Industries Commission officials note Hugoton gas field likely the largest in the world and potential use for munitions. Aircraft plants in operation could be expanded and defense funds handling remains unresolved.
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Washington
Kansas
Kansas Industries Commission
R. A. Clymer
Woodring
Internal Revenue
Guy Helvering
Hugoton
Kan
Clymer
Commission
W. B. Harrison
France Names New Ambassador in Madrid Shakeup
Paris May 27 Pi renom de la Baume vice director of political and commercial affairs at the French foreign office was named ambassador to Madrid today in a government shakeup foreshadowed by Premier Reynaud ten days ago. De La Baume succeeds Marshal Henri Philippe Petain who became vice premier. Adrien Thierry moves from Romania to Argentina and Perrouton from Buenos Aires to Bucharest. Lefevre d Ormesson becomes France envoy to the Vatican.
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Paris
Pi—Renom de la Baume
Foreign Office
Madrid
Reynaud
de la Baume
Marshal Henri Philinne Petain
Adrien Thierry
Romania
Argentina
Perrouton
Buenos Aires
Thierry
Bucharest
Vladimir Lefevre d’Ormesson
Vatican
France
Freshman James Tout Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Wellington college freshman James Tout underwent an emergency appendectomy at Watkins Memorial Hospital last night. His condition was reported satisfactory today.
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James Tout
Wellington
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Too Much Complacency On Defense Says Dewey
Dallas May 27 Thomas E Dewey Republican presidential hopeful attacked Roosevelt fireside chat calling it disturbing and showing complacent defense. He blamed the administration for inadequate defense and urged ending the fight on business to let expert leadership take over.
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Dewey
Dallas
Tex
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
New York
Six Hurt In Head-On Collision In Coffeyville
In Coffeyville Kansas on Sunday a head-on automobile crash injured six people. injured include O Oscar Ussery of Springfield Missouri with chest and shoulder injuries Lloyd Bennett of Coffeyville with fractured ribs wrist and knee Clyde Fisher and Ollie Dalton of South Coffeyville both with broken legs Kirtley Carter of South Coffeyville with a broken arm and Orville Allen of Coffeyville with a head injury.
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Coffeyville
Kan
O. Oscar Ussery
Springfield
Lloyd Bennett
Clyde Fisher
South Coffeyville
Ollie Dalton
Kirtley Carter
Orville Allen
Phi Delta Theta Tops Interfraternity Sing Event
Phi Delta Theta won first place in the annual interfraternity sing with a superior male chorus. Delta Tau Delta took second and Sigma Chi third as judges praised the performances directed by J. D. Ramsey.
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Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Phi Delts
Phi Mu Alpha
Music Fraternity
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Sigma Chi
J. D. Ramsey
Kansas City
Ross Robertson
Jack Laffer
Wichita
Oliver Hobbs
Lawrence
Louis Maser
E. Thayer Gaston
Social Roundup of Kansas Personalities and Visits
Judge and Mrs. Hugh Means and others returned from Wichita after a Kansas Bar association meeting. Claude Gee of Pittsburgh arrives to visit his mother Mrs. Frank Gee. Several couples attended a rodeo in Strong City. The Fritzel family and Jacqueline Ann join Detroit visitors in a Cedarville trip. Busby and Gail Busby spent time in Kansas City with Gail Bodkin and Della McElwaine. Harlan Birch and others visited relatives in Strong City.
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Hugh Means
L. N. Lewis
Ethel High
Wichita
Kansas Bar Association
Claude Gee
Pittsburgh
Frank Gee
C. W. Meyn
C. F. Barncord
Evelyn
Strong City
Ralph Altic
Jacqueline Ann
Detroit
Mich
Jack Fritzel
Altie
Dorothy Fritzel
W. A. Dunbar
Charles Hays
Lizzie Petrie
Buena Petrie
Cedarville
Robert Busby
Gail Busby
Kansas City
Gail Bodkin
Coffeyville
Della McElwaine
Harlan Birch
Mrs. Birch
Promotion Assembly Merges Sections for Old High Students
A junior high promotion at Old High will run in two sections tomorrow afternoon to accommodate all attendees. One hundred eighty one students will graduate to senior high with ninth grade A and B curriculums led by separate principals and student lineups.
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Old High
Rachel Gard
Elizabeth Henderson
Edwin T. Burgess
Claire Tov
Furious battle for ports along the Channel line continues
German efforts to strengthen forces along the channel persist after 17 days of fierce fighting. French and Allied commanders report heavy artillery and air bombardment to keep the beach open. General Weygand flew to inspect the northern armies and discuss positions with leaders. German losses are described as severe, with reports of wiped out Nazi units and piled bodies in the trenches.
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Dieppe
English Channel
Hastings
England
Britain
Channel
Somme
Maxime Weygand
Inchief
Zeebruege
Weyrand
Army of the North
Bry
Plead Guilty in Fraud Case Involving City Service Stock
Two of five men indicted for defrauding Mrs. Mary Huntley and her son Thomas in a stock deal pleaded guilty before Judge John Caskie Collet in Kansas City. The men James C. Hurst and Raymond Davenport admitted guilt as Melvin F. Rinehart Benjamin A. Totten and Charles Q. Smith pleaded innocent and trials were set for Tuesday. The scheme allegedly raised a half share stock certificate of Cities Service to 645 shares and traded it for stock valued at 822,500.
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Kansas City
Kansas
John Caskie Collet
James C. Parkhurst
Raymond Davenport
Melvin F. Rinehart
Benjamin A. Totten
Charles QO. Smith
Cities Service Company
Mary Huntley
Thomas
Leon
Kan
Five Injury Crash Near Winfield On Highway 77
Five people were injured in a Sunday crash on highway 77 south of Winfield when their car struck a culvert. They were taken to a Winfield hospital. Injured are Arnold R. Call Wauneta 46 back and face injuries J D Phillips Wauneta 67 brain concussion Mrs Thomas Banning Wauneta 53 brain concussion cut forehead Thomas Banning Wauneta 57 brain concussion broken shoulder Mrs Austa Phillips Jefferson City Tex back injury. An 18 month old baby in the Phillips party was unhurt.
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Winfield
Kan
Arnold R. Call
Wauneta
J. D. Phillips
Thomas Banning
Austa Phillips
President Roosevelts Call for Civ Air Pilot Training
Washington May 27 1931 Roosevelt asked Congress to add 32 million dollars to the 85 million already appropriated for civilian air pilot training for the year starting June 30.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Trade Treaty with Yugoslavia Ratified by Moscow
The supreme Soviet ratified a trade and navigation agreement between Russia and Yugoslavia. A protocol attached to it was signed in Moscow on May 11.
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Yugoslavia
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Statehouse to Close Thursday for Memorial Day
The state house in Topeka will be closed Thursday May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. No business will be conducted and normal services will resume the next day.
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Statehouse
Topeka
French Cabinet Meets Paris at Elysee Palace
Premier Reynaud and his cabinet met President Albert Sobrun at 10 p.m. local time 3 p.m. CST at the Elysee palace to discuss national affairs.
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Paris
Reynaud
Albert Sobrun
Elysee Palace
Rule on border dispute between Missouri and Kansas
The U S Supreme Court asked Missouri to show cause by September 1 why Kansas may file a complaint to let the court determine the true boundary. Kansas says Missouri river channel shifts between Doniphan and Leavenworth in Kansas and Holt and Platte in Missouri have given Missouri jurisdiction over Kansas lands. Officials met last fall but failed to agree on a settlement.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Missouri
Kansas
Supreme Court
Doniphan
Leavenworth
Holt and Platte
Two Men Fatally Shot in Downtown Kansas City
In Kansas City a 58 year old laundry truck driver Charles Eugene Wilcox was killed by a pistol shot in front of the Dunlap laundry 1501 Broadway. The suspected killer Harry Langley fled to a nearby vacant lot and killed himself with another shot. Six witnesses described an argument preceding the shooting though its nature was unclear.
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Kansas City
Dunlap
Broadway
Charles Eugene Wilcox
Harry Langley
Dodson Leads Kansas City Golfers in Open Tiebreak
Leon ard Dodson the Kansas City pro led the field in the national open at Indian Hills course with 68 at the halfway mark. Gene Bryne Benny Boggers and Walter Blevins, all Kansas City teachers, tied for second with 70s as the second round was in progress.
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Dodson
Kansas City
Leonard Dodson
Gene Bryne
Benny Boggers
Walter Blevins
Commencement Attendance by Gov Payne Ratner
Gov Payne Ratner will attend commencement exercises at Kansas State College Manhattan tonight and at Pittsburg Teachers College Wednesday.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Pittsburg Teachers College
Dodgers stretch lead with fourth straight win
Brooklyn defeats Philadelphia 6 to 0 as Whitlow Wyatt shuts out the Phillies on four hits. Brooklyn amounts 12 hits while Philadelphia finishes scoreless.
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Dodgers
Whitlow Wyatt
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia
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Hoerst
Atwood
Warren
Wyatt
Mancugo
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Lloyd Moore
Berres
Froston
Bees
New York Giants
Bill Posedet
Tony Cuccinello
Boston
New York
Dershberger
Bauers
Lohrman
Dean
Lynn
Danning
Owen
Posedal
Lopez
St. Louis
Chicago
Passeau
Bowman Todd
Cousin of King Missing in Action in Northern France
London reports Frederick Cambridge 38 a captain in the Coldstream Guards and first cousin of King George listed as missing in action in northern France. He is the second son of Queen Mary's eldest brother the late Marquess of Cambridge. Delegation of about 50 Kansas highway boosters seeks pavement for the Morehead Thayer gap on U S highway 169 at Topeka. Belleville man finds war pictures in a 1917 issue dated April 5 1917 but the edition arrived after 28 years.
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London
Lord Frederick Cambridge
King George
Coldstream Guards
Northern
Lord Cambridge
Queen Mary
Marquess of Cambridge
Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Commission
Morehead-Thayer Gap
U. S. Highway 169
Belleville
Alfred S. Kunze
Illustrated
Postman
Visible Grain Supply Declines Across Wheat Corn Oats
The CPI visible supply report shows week over week decreases in New York grain stocks. Wheat fell 3,910,9000 bushels, corn down 4,239,000, oats down 541,000, rye down 90,000, and barley down 311,000.
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New York
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