Racers Inspect Cars Ahead of Indy 500 Race
Indianapolis May 26 AP Automobile parts lay scattered at the speedway as starters in the 500 mile race were given final inspections. Most drivers watched as mechanics tested power plants while a few donned jumper suits for personal checks. In eliminations 38 of 39 gasoline cars averaged over 100 mph. The Cummins oil burner qualified at 96.871 mph. Fourteen entries use 16-cylinder, eight-cylinder, and even some V-type engines. Only four front drive cars present including last year’s winner Billy Arnold. AAAs Wy. D. Edenburn cited official findings on the earlier accident: aluminum housing failure in the drive shaft caused by crystallization led to the crash that killed Joe Caccia and Clarence Grover. Parts of the housing and grease were found along the car line as it overturned and fired in mid air.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Tyne
Billy Arnold
Wy. D. Edenburn
Detroit
American Automobile Association
Joe Caccia
Clarence Grover
Caccia
Letters Against Dogs Stir Journal-World Readers
The editor prints letters opposing free roaming dogs, arguing they threaten yards and safety, with claims dogs offer no community benefit and cause nuisance. The piece urges dog containment and local ordinances, noting dog disputes rival concerns about children and property. A second item notes a Friday pre-school clinic in Eudora at Dr. Johnsen’s office from 1 to 5.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Neorle
Fudora
B. Johnsen
Eudora
Obituary notices from Lawrence area papers mix deaths and events
Obituary items report the death of Sarah Agness Lyons aged 91 in Lawrence after a long marriage to James Cunniggam Fraker. Surviving children and grandchildren listed, with residence details. Additional notices include Lewis W. Monk’s death at 82 and a long Kansas life, church ties, family mentions, and burial in Naponee. Also recounts social events at Hotel Wood, a bridge club dinner, prize notes, and university residence hours adjustments.
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Sarah Agness Lyons
James Cunniggam Fraker
John Fraker
Aurora
Col
George Fraker
Henry Fraker
Lawrence
W. A. Bolin
San Fernando
Cal
W. B. Jellison
A. Schweitzberger
New York Street
Lewis W. Monk
Warrenville
Laura M. Slayton
Batavia
Phillips ‘County
Kansas
Kansas. In Middle Life, Mr. Monk Was Converted In the M. E
Society Notes: Local bridge dinners and school party highlights
Miss Tillie Oberle hosted a dinner bridge at Hotel Wood with a daisylined table setting and guests including Miss Mertie Edwards Miss Ethel Woods Miss Carol Watkinson Miss Hazel Daweson Mrs Marston McCluggage Mrs M D Perkins and Mrs Philip Shrack. A River side Farm Bureau club meeting at Mrs Earl Browns produced two new dress forms. The sixth grade class at Quincy held a surprise party with a program featuring Ruth Mary Chandler Meryle Shaw dances songs by the children and musicians. forty one students and many mothers attended. The Twentieth Century club closed the year with a luncheon and bridge at the Country club, while Wilbur Pringle Marvin Terry and George Flint planned a dancing party at the Pringle home and Mrs C T Hough hosted a bridge in honor of Mrs J N Carman.
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Tillie Oberle
Teitchers
New York
Hotel Wood
Mertie Edwards
Ethel Woods
Carol Watkinson
Hazel Daweson
Marston McCluggage
M. D. Perkins
Philip Shrack
Quincy School
Hollis Stabler
Ruth Mary Chandler
Meryle Shaw
Joan Long
Virginia Saunders
Roger Manwaring
Delbert Hampton
Richard Rice
Quincy
Ralph Graber
Helen Gaw
Dorothy Wilson
Opal Jayne Kennedy
Corinthia Manwaring
David Jacobson
E. F. Harwood
C. W. Thomas
A. Hampton
A. R. Tatem
B. F. Ball
H. B. Chandler
Twentieth Century Club
Country Club
Helmer Klock
L. N. Flint
R. C. Moore
Local personals note travel and visits across cities
Mrs. D. H. Grays of Berkeley arrives to visit Mrs. Charles Brook for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fischer, and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Rowe and daughter Sally, of Kansas City, depart for Minneapolis to visit Mr. and Mrs. G. G. McCoy and return Monday. Miss Myrtle McConnell to St Joseph for weekend with the McConnells. Arlene Roberts, civil service worker in Wichita, will be home for the weekend then return to Wichita until June 30. Mrs. Charles A. Puls visits Kansas City. B. J. Riling in Topeka for business. Earl Helwig shopping in Kansas City today.
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D. H. Grays
Berkeley
Cal
Charles Brook
Otto Fischer
Ivan Rowe
Sally
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Twins Mary and Rosina Deinlein of Ohio Aces in Cleveland
William Simon of 817 Maine Street Lawrence reports his twin nieces Misses Mary and Rosina Deinlein of Cleveland Ohio recently graduated from Ohio State University. One sister becomes a commercial artist while the other joins the personnel department of a major Cleveland store. Their mother Miss Anna Simon is remembered by Douglas County residents.
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William Simon
Maine Street
Lawrence
Mary
Rosina Deinlein
Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio State University
Douglas County
Anna Simon
Globe
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Deinlein
Brick Yard Mecca for Swimmers as Hot Days Draw Crowds
Brick Yard pond near the northwest city limits becomes a popular cooling spot as temperatures hover around 90. K U students high schoolers and town residents swim daily with 2 to 20 cars lined up nearby and sometimes over 100 bathers in the water. The pond remains the closest cool haven and provides relief throughout the summer months. In a separate note Dr J J Kenner of 830 Vermont St pled guilty to driving under the influence and received a 90 day jail sentence in Douglas County jail after a Tuesday night arrest by city officers.
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Brick Yard
K. U
Brick Pond
J. J. Kenner
Vermont Street
J. H.mitchell
Douglas County
Kenner
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Ladon
En Regle Bridge Club
L. W. Mc Namara
Mc Namara
L. W. Harris
Socieiy
Riverside Farm Bureau Club
Earl Brown
Wilbur Pringle
Marvin
Terry
George Flint
Pringle
C. T. Hough
J. N. Carman
Cleveland, Ohio
Myra ‘Little
University of Kansas Women’s
Kellogg
Battle Creek
All-Bran
Comera
Shimmons Bros
Mecca
Mercury
Journal- World
Rexall
Twerby
DADE
Ade
Johnson
Ace Stowits Drug CO
Ene Delle Orgee
Né Stadium
Mass
Frank Vaughan
Frances Northcross
Neuse
Miller-Jones
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