Mystery of three sisters and two others solved in Pa
Authorities say the bodies found in mountains near Altoona and a shack near Duncansville belong to Flmo J. Noakes of Roseville California, his niece Winifred Pierce 15 and his three daughters Cordelia 8 DeVille 10 and Norma 12. Evidence includes car serial numbers initials on a mirror and a page with the name Norma. The case centers on a family seen in Waynesboro November 17 and a motive remains undisclosed.
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Duncansville
McVeytown
Carlisle
Sacramento
California
N.S. N
Clon OW
D. N
Noakes
Norma
Waynesboro
R. A. Noakes
Roseville
Pennsylvania
Salt Lake City
Hugh Pierce
Winifred
Winifreds
Missed Their Books by Stranger Dealer in Lawrence
A Lawrence woman recalls a visitor posing as a Kansas City used book dealer who browsed upstairs in boxes while selecting titles. He left with a prized volume but later returned it after a phone inquiry. the incident echoes similar cases of home theft linked to book dealers and emphasizes caution for homeowners when strangers visit.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Journal- World
363 Nights in Hollywood at the Dickinson theater
A light comedy farce and musical drama stars Alice Faye as an aspiring Peoria woman who arrives in Hollywood to seek success. Dann, a once famous director, returns to the screen as romance and ambition unfold, leading to a climactic ending with star power.
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Hollywood
Dickinson Theater
Peoria
Alice Faye
Faye
Dann
Hai Ee
Fay
Coast to coast TB seal campaign broadcast feature
Opening feature of the nationwide Christmas Seal drive will air Sunday December 2 from 10 to 10:30 PM EST. Lanny Rosa and Jessica Dragonette contribute as host and performers. Dr Francis B Trudeau will present the message before 2000 affiliated tuberculoid associations. Other stars include Rosario Bournon conductor Jacques Matkin Renaissance Ensemble and pianists Milton Rettenbers and Frank Banta. An inset shows the Christmas Seal.
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National Tuberculosis Association
America
Radio
Jessica
Dragonette
Faye
Francis B. Trudeau
Edward Livingston Trudeau
Rosario Bournon
Jacques Matkin
Milton Rettenbers
Frank Banta
Harmony News Highlights and Local Socials
Local society notes recount visitors and gatherings from Vinland to Lawrence with frequent family movements. Mentioned are the Thoren and Miskimen families, road trips to Belton and Kaw Valley, school program changes due to rain, and injuries from a car crash near Sthleyville involving Annabel Walker who suffered a cracked vertebra.
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Gheates
Marv
Philtis
Donald
Loren Jind
Arthur Rochlandy Khiklpen
Worrien
Annabel Walker
Sthleyville
Bell Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Benises
Hinard Brides
Ail
Frank Cox
Gons
Tonska
Telaivar
Hesper Farm group attends Lawrence Achievement Day
Hesper Raph Terrell and a large group including Mrs. John Kauzig Mrs. Ernest Mij Lura and Doris Dean Gabriel attended the annual Achievement day at the Presbyterian church in Lawrence on Friday. They helped with booths and performances and spoke of the event. Mrs. Will Steele and Mrs. Jot Chirns from Kansan joined the day with Sam Gabriel and family. George Steffen and family hosted Sunday dinner with Milburns later that afternoon.
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Argel Cochran
Elurey
Sehmidt
Erwin
Sehovidt
Kansas City
Herman Schmidt
Vinland
John Gottstein
John
Frank
Mer
Hery
Hoskinson
Elubert
Fred Cattstein
Junior Osboyne
Carthage
Homer Gerstenberser
Phi Phi
Raph Terrell
Mre
Charles ‘Terrell
Kansas’ City
John Kauzig
Chretn
Aly
Amd
Ernest Mij- Lura
Jess Milburn
CC. Gerstentereer
Doris Dean Gabfel
Hesper Farm Buren
Presbyterian Ciyarch
Lawrence
Doris
Dean Gabriel
Will Steele
Jot
Mix
Sam Gabriel
Aml Family
Community Guests Share Weekend Visits and Injured Kin
Local families hosted numerous visitors across Lawrence and Eudora areas. Mrs Haverty injured an ankle and will wear a cast for weeks while neighbors express sympathy. Multiple gatherings centered on church events, school activities, and social calls among the Gerstenberger, Kasberger, Seiwald, Lothholz, Miller, Pfleger, Price, and Votaw families with friends from Lawrence and Topeka attending dinners and church functions.
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Oliver Deay
Hav
Eugene Guffen von “Mae
Ed Westerhouse
W.W. Dolling
Vernon, Kasberger
Alred Seiwald
Rosalene
Frank Mignot
Barbara
Joanna
Hannah Pfleger
Albert Grosdidier
Vernon Kasberger
Alfred Seiwald
Emilie. Gerstenberger
Kansas City
Pfleger
Alice Walters
Helen Pfleger
Haskell Stadium
Evelyn Miller
Oscar Lothholz
Kay Miller
Ben Rowing
Topeka
Loui Miskimen
Paturdiye
DM. Carris
Dorinda Price
Ernest E. Price
Roy Hagerman
Alva. Hodges
Lawrence
Golda Price
Frank Terrell
Rogers
Ark
Sarah Terrell
Hampton
Wilma Wilson
Eudora
Anj
Ralph Bagby
Louisa Betz
Ruth
Jean
Valley Grove Community News Snippet
Valley Grove reports winter feel with roads in bad condition. Patrolman Howard Wellman checked low spots along county road Thursday. Mrs Elizabeth Gibbs moved to daughter's home. Mrs Chester Smith returned from Lawrence Memorial hospital. Clifford Fowler has returned and stays with Jesse Emery. Gisa Champion, McLouth junior, attended lyceum at the high school. Mrs Russell Stewart back from Lawrence after homecoming work at Haskell. Alumni and ex-students gathered for a campout with 500 alumni graduates and 674 old-timers.
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Werthesdak
Howard Wellman
Elizabeth Gibbs
Chester Smith
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ken
Aeain
Clifford Fowler
Jesse
Emery
Gisa Champion
McLouth High School
Lyceum
Russell Stewart
Lawrence
Eurning
Haskell
Pageant crowds and local gatherings cross county lines
Sunday through Saturday attendance figures loom large with 2000 attendees at Haskell and 32246 at a Topeka pageant titled Waka-Tusa. Local visits include Mrs Champion and Mrs Durée in Perry, Elizabeth Perry in Lawrence, and K U and Kansas Nebraska campgoers. Herman Eggert remains ill while daughter Mrs Fultz checks in. final notes touch on Bible verses, a Christmas roll call, John Moses burial near Sprinedale, and an Oskaloosa Farm Bureau achievement day set for December 7 with ongoing Jefferson County relief projects and farm pantry work nearing completion.
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Haskell
Herbert Champion
Durée
Perry
Topeka
Elizabeth Perry
Lawrence
K. U
Kanas-Nebraska
Herman Eggert
Charles Fultz
Ghrele
Richard Petrier
Lont Star
Lotte
God
John Moses
Thomas
M Es
Louis
Bi Rial
Sprinedale
Women's Farm Bureau Unit
Oskaloosa
Jefferson’coutr
Dreath
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Dickinson
Ture
Miss Faye
Fox News
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oria Bretsinger
Ted Thoren
Ed Thoren
Howard
A. 'la
Hadanil
Mabel
Oscar
William Warren
John Hodgekins
A. CG. Knox and Son
Rolla
Charles Hariis
H. J
Miskimen
Emma
Thoren
Vinland High School
Id Thover
Prospect School
Homer Gerstenberger
Belton
Gerstenberger
Dam Kidd
Mary Ann
Grace Musick
John Willie
Harry Schmuilt
Charlie Laughlin
Ottawa
Musick
Merry Dunn
Herve Hoskingen
Airs
Walter Gerstentryger
Neil Dolby
Marry Schmidt
Hesper
Geetrale Steffen Pal Hil Dyven
MD Milburn
Amos Wealerhouse, Jr
Kyorett Dexy
Santa Fe Trail System
Iau
Kansas
IOLA
Emporia
Wichita
THEA
Peakeess
Dallas Salina
Weaver's
Charles Holmes
John Kasberger
Gon
Charles Saile
Ray Miller
Howard ‘Kohler
William Miller
Hobby
Ed_ Miller
R. Starr
Virginia
J. Lane
Kohler
Evangelical Church
Hazel Harris
Red Cross
Mattie Nealy
Emma Faust
Harris
Jake
Jake Milburn
Deay
Raymond Stanley
Werner Dotling
Homer Gersten
Berger
Walter Gerstenberger
Neal Dalby
Eugene Griffen
Elsie Mae
Ralph Votaw
Emily
Mary
Mitchell-Dunkerley Coal CO
Valley Grove
Patee
Lee
William
Powell
Myrna Loy
Clark
Gable
Manhattan
Harrah
Minnevitch
Mis Harmonica Rascals
Buddy and
Towker
Wis
Ray
Walker
Barnes
James Dunnalice Fay C
Dorothy Mackaill
Theilis
Tom. Tyler
Buck Jones
RED Rider
Wa Roberts Sa
Garent
Roland
Henrietta: Crosman
Hugh Williams
Norman Foster
Paradise
News
Kansas-Missouri
Boothall
RKO Radio
Lea
Anne Shirley
Anne
Tom Brown
O.P. Heggi
Helen Westley
Lm, Montgomery
Our Gang
Comedy Carton
Nown
Broadway
Metropolitan
Critica
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