Shooting in Home Ends Lifesong of Livermore Family
Mrs Dorothea Wendt Livermore jailed on suspicion of assault with intent to murder after shooting her 15 year old son Jesse Livermore Jr in Santa Barbara. She said she shot him while unstrung by a letter from his father Wall Street operator Jesse Livermore. The elder Livermore arrived by air and car and visited his son as doctors considered emergency surgery with an artificial lung. District Attorney Heckendorf planned to file charges if the boy dies.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Dorothea Wendt Liverpiere
Jesse Livermore, Jr
Dorothea Wendt Livermore
Jesse Livermore
Wall Street
Heckendorf
Livermore
D. B. Neville
New York
Neville
Mrs. Livermore
Marriage Licenses Issued In Kansas County Court
Estel Wright and Marguerite Rogers of Blue Mound Kan were married at the court house late yesterday by Probate Judge L H Menger. A license was issued at the court house to William Oliver Gibson and Dorothy Louise Humphrey of Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estel Wright
Marguerite Rogers
Blue Mound
Kan
Court House
L. H. Menger
William Oliver Gibson
Dorothy Louise Humphrey
Topeka
Butcher Offers Guide to Safe Auto Truck and Fire Insurance
A local ad promotes guidance on purchasing safe auto, truck, and fire insurance. Call Butcher for details and a phone line is provided with a phone number for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
Test Your Knowledge trivia set questions
A collection of general knowledge prompts covering history science geography and culture. Questions include figures like Ovid Jay Cooke Robert Owen and James Fenimore Cooper plus places such as Indiana Illinois and Marietta College and topics from the Boston Tea Party to table tennis.
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Ovid
Jay Cooke
Indiana
Robert Owen
Colleen Moore
James Fenimore Cooper
Pine Bluff
Marietta College
Vermont
Republic
Cooper Union
Oyster Bay
Rain Wheat News Boosts Kansas Prospects
From Topeka Kansas a week of top news includes a three quarter inch rain boost to western Kansas wheat prospects and a Bourbon county meningitis death, Wellington shop explosion fatalities, an alienation suit over a pastor’s wife, a Brookhart attack on Governor Landon, a Wyandotte county murder mystery, and various local political and social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Bourbon County
Wellington
Alf M. Landon
Smith M. Brookhart
Iowa
Martha Hinriches
Home City
Kan
Irma Dettke
A. J. Hinrichs
Sumner County
London
Smith W. Brookhart
Laws
Landon
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Wyandotte County
Elizabeth Childers Comer
Chester Comer
Oklahoma
Byron Sample
Hutchinson
Sally Kelley
Seattle
Wash
Lester Ferrow
State Penitentiary
Reed
Leavenworth
Frank Carlson
Concordia
Mississippi Valley River Association
St. Louis
Kansas University
Missouri
Tom B. Boyd
Boyd
Mary Frances Martin
K. A
Paul Rogers
C. W. Amidon
Kansas Electric Power Company
Lawrence
Mary Greenstreet
Pratt
Cherokee County
Earl Bailey
Dora Boegler
Caney
J. F. Crawford
Kansas Baptist Convention
Union Pacific
Manhattan
Lindley couple to return Sunday from east trip
Chancellor and Mrs. BE H Lindley will come back to Lawrence Sunday after a 10 day east tour. They left November 19 evening and the chancellor attended an educational meeting in Washington then joined a Carnegie foundation meeting in New York. They spent Thanksgiving with their son Ershies and his wife in Washington.
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Chancellor
BE. H. Lindley
Lawrence
Washington
New York
Carnerie Foundation
Haskell Institute Orchestra Scheduled to Play in Holton
The Haskell Institute orchestra of 25 musicians will perform Monday at the Holton high school auditorium. Director Robert E. Bruce, a Chippewa from Turtle Mountain North Dakota, is among the nation’s best known Indian musicians.
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Haskell Institute
Holton
Haskell
Robert E. Bruce
Turtle Mountain Reservation
North Dakota
Bruce
United States
University of Kansas Dramatics To Present Ten Minute Alibi
The Dramatic Club will stage Ten Minute Alibi by Anthony Armstrong in Fraser Theater on December 10 11 and 12. It marks the second K U dramatic presentation of the season.
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Dramatic Club
Anthony Armstrong
University of Kansas Dramatic Club
Fraser Theater
K. A
Extra furniture ads give Journal-World readers a cathartic fix
Classified readers seeking used furniture find relief as the Journal-World advertises a wide range of couches tables chairs and desks for sale. Local sellers offer affordable items with brief descriptions and contact details in early listings.
Japan Grants Big Budget For Arms In Empire History
Tokyo reports cabinet approves the largest military budget in Japan’s history for the next fiscal year. The navy and army secure 552 million and 508 million yen respectively, totaling 2,271 million yen with 46.8 percent of the total going to defense. Defense ministers Osami and Kawashima pressed for higher grants amid tensions with the United States, Soviet Russia and China. The cabinet session extended through yesterday night before passage ahead of parliament opening December 24.
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Tokyo
China
Mineo Osami
Navy
Yoshiyuki Kawashima
Japan
United States
Russia
Memorial fund to aid handicapped children named for Will Rogers
A national campaign to honor Will Rogers pivots from a statue to a living memorial. Most funds will aid handicapped children, prompted by a $1 million sanitarium offer and a $500,000 gift from five theater circuits. Local donations may be left at area banks or the Journal-World business office before December 15.
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Will Rogers
E. V. Rickenbacker
United Variety Artists Fund, Incorporated
Saranac
N. Y
Fox West Coast Theaters
Loews, Incorporated
Radio-Keith-Or
May Get Convention In Lawrence Next Spring
Prof D H Spencer says Lawrence is a possible host for a regional Kansas Council of Religious Education convention to be held next spring. Trustees at Newton discussed six regional sites and will decide later. About 2000 delegates expected. Dr R A Schwegler KU and Dr Behan Ottawa elected to the council and education committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas Council of Religious Education
D. H. Spencer
Newton
Spencer
R. A. Schwegler
University of Kansas
Dr. Behan
Ottawa University
Red Cross Life Saving Class Begins at Gas Company
A Red Cross life saving and accident prevention course will start Tuesday night in the Gas Company offices. J. M. Johnson directs for Gas employees and some high school Boy Scouts. The 15 hour program spans 10 sessions, with a certificate awarded on completion. A. E. Woestemeyer organized the class. The Paper Company workers also study under Johnson.
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Red Cross
Gas Company
J. M. Johnson
A. E. Woestemeyer
Paper Company
Johnson
Purse Stolen from Florence Smith at Jayhawk Theater
Florence Smith of 924 New Hampshire Street reported a purse theft at the Jayhawk theater last night. The bag contained one dollar and a small necklace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Smith
New Hampshire Street
Jayhawk Theater
Elks Bowling Scores Readable Fragments
Fragmentary bowling scores show Suiters and Mertz each near 238 to 253, with high marks by Kuhne and Mercer. Scattered figures include 279 238 222 253 and 722 800 753, suggesting team totals and individual games across two or more frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutters
Debating the date for Kansas big game
A panel of local business leaders and university officials discuss whether the traditional matchup should be played on Thanksgiving or the preceding Saturday. Opinions split between maximizing attendance, holidays, and business interests, with several endorsing Saturday and others backing Thanksgiving.
China protests Japan over North China post office seizure
Shanghai reports China has filed a third note to Japan within two days denouncing Japanese seizure of a post office in the North China demilitarized zone and rejecting a northern separatist movement. The note also appeals to embassies to deny local autonomy while citing troop movements toward Peiping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Shanghai
North China Demilitarized Zone
China
Foreign Office
Yin Ju Rene
O No
North China
Fengrtai
Peiping
Tientsin
Shanhaikuan
Great Wall
Mukden
Manchoukuo
Deaths and Funerals for Joseph Harvey Cooper
Joseph Harvey Cooper 72 dies at home on Rhode Island Street. Funeral services from Rumsey funeral home at 2 pm Monday, burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Joseph Harvey Cooper
Rhode Island Street
Rumsey
Oak Hill Cemetery
Samuel Breckenridge Dies at 86 on Route Six
Samuel Breckenridge aged 86 died at his home on Route Six at 8 o'clock last night. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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Samuel Breckenridge
Route Six
Ban Johnson League Meet Set in Leavenworth
Leon W. Lundblade, president of the Ban Johnson baseball league of Kansas, announced a league meeting at the Johnson hotel in Leavenworth on December 15. Election of officers and general business will be discussed.
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Ban Johnson League
Beloit
Kan
Leon W. Lundblade
Ban Johnson Baseball League of Kansas
Johnson Hotel
Leavenworth
Lundblade
Classified Page Promises Fresh House Listings Nearby
Read the latest offerings on the classified page for homes on the market. See available for sale properties in your area with details on price, size, and location.
McNary predicts a bonus measure will pass Congress
Washington November 30 Senator McNary of Oregon Republican leader predicted a soldiers bonus bill will be enacted in the January session despite a presidential veto. He hinted a non inflationary form would have the best chance. Veterans groups urged opposition to a so called smoke screen tactic while Morgenthau reiterated White House opposition to immediate payment.
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Washington
McNary
Oregon
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Patman
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Morgenthau
White House
Atlanta
Treasury
American Delegation Heads for London Naval Conference
The American delegation led by Norman H. Davis sails aboard the Aquitania toward London for the December 9 conference. Davis says the group comes with a spirit of good will and aims to curb a naval arms race among the powers. He anticipates possible obstacles but will not specify them and declines to state whether the United States would accept naval parity with Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Norman H. Davis
Aquitania
Davis
United States
Japan
Lawrence couple celebrates fourth wedding anniversary in station charivari
In Lawrence last night a noisy charivari greeted a prominent couple at the Santa Fe station to mark their fourth wedding anniversary. The wife met her husband as he arrived by train, with friends joining behind the corner. After the reunion, they shared a group dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Lawrence
Georgia Governor Talmadge Prepares Radio Reply to Roosevelt
Atlanta November 30 Governor Eugene Talmadge who missed a Roosevelt speech said he heard it by radio and will answer on December 6. He criticized the recovery program and spent the day on his Telfair County farm. Howell, Talmadge loyalist, said the governor will speak via NBC from New York City on December 6 between 2 and 2:30 p.m. EST.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Roosevelt
Telfair
Ugh Howell
Talmadge
Democratic Executive Committee
NBC
New York City
Warning From Hoover Speaks On Agnostic Influences
Former President Herbert Hoover warned at a San Francisco YMCA gathering that a nation founded on agnosticism would fall, saying many world influences are agnostic while avoiding any reference to political questions.
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San Francisco
Herbert Hoover
Y.M.C.A
New Oil Pool Opened by Russell County Strike
Oil men showed strong interest in a Russell County discovery near Hays Kansas after Twin Drilling Co struck oil at 3316 feet in the upper Ordovician formation. The well produced 176 barrels, located 615 miles east of Hays, with heightened yield expected after acid treatment. The strike is described as opening a new pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell County
Hays
Kan
Odward
Twin Drilling Co
Reward Offered as New Leads in Chester Comer Case Appear
Oklahoma City November 30 Reward money totaling 770 dollars and new disclosures described as a hot lead by Sheriff A H Edgman spurred a fresh search for five missing Oklahomans tied to Chester Comer. A Purcell posse scoured the Camp ranch area, while Comer was buried by friends and police. Comer died after admitting to disposing of several missing persons bodies, with federal agents pursuing questions about four Illinois tourists missing in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
A. H. Edgman
McClain County
Oklahoma
Chester Comer
Edgman
Purcell
Here
Camp Ranch
E. W. Marland
el Reno
Illinois
New Mexico
Kansas City
Kan
Hoosac Mills Fight AAA Tax Powers In Supreme Court Brief
Massachusetts Hoosac Mills files brief urging full constitutional review of the New Deal farm program. They contest Congress exceeding powers, Fifth Amendment issues, direct taxes, unapportioned taxes, and delegation of legislative authority to the secretary of agriculture. Oral arguments set for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Deal
Supreme Court
Hoosac Mills
Massachusetts
Circuit Court
Hansac
Congress
AAA
Secretary of Agriculture
Refund Stadium Debt Through Bond Exchange Plan
A 4125 check was deposited with Lawrence National Bank as trustee to cover semi annual interest on University of Kansas Physical Education Corporation stadium bonds. Interest due December 1. Bondholders begin exchanging for a new series on Monday with redemptions starting December 1, 1987. Refunding bonds carry the same rate 3 44 7. The corporation has consistently met interest and retired bonds when due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence National Bank
University of Kansas Physical Education Corporation
Athletic Corporation
Physical Education Corporation
Community notices and local happenings report
Reno Siler arrives from Chicago and boards with Perry Ford. Ruth White injures chin in a fall. Mrs. Phenicie and daughter Stella Mae home from Topeka visit. Funeral at Kansas City for Mrs. Willis Combs. Aid Society meets with gifts and new members. Pony Creek pupils earn spelling 100. Local school notes, church and club activities, and plans for a Christmas tree announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Siler
Chicago
Perry M. Ford
Ruth White
G. L. Phenicie
Stella Mae
Topeka
E. J. McKernan, Jr
Othel Wiley
Basehor
Wartzack
Olive Verhoff
Willis Combs
Kansas City
Aid Society
Will Winkleman
George White
Harry White
Elaine Jones
Howard Cline
Tonganozie
Edna Bourn
Linwood
Willis Wood
C. C. Curtis
Clovis Curtis
Clayton Jones
Curti
Charlie Casteel
W. T. Bleakley
Reno
J. E. Dwyer
Winnie Stoener
William Overhulser
Carbon
Patricia Ann
Overhulser
Helene Halsted
Bertha Halsted
Pony Creek
Francis Wiley
Mary Lou Dehoff
Elsie Pearson
Clarence Worley
Mary Lou Stanwix
Doris Worley
Alvis Dehoff
Jack White
Helen Hildebrand
Mary Ann White
Janet Wiley
Lloyd Dehoff
Helen Hajukovich
Clay Woods
Walter McRill
Jones
Lewis Hildebrand
John Hass
Victory Junction
Pony Creek Community Club
Jean Young
Will Rogers
Mrs. Young
Helen White
Reading
Dorothy Woods
Wood
Nadine Kenton
C. J. Dehoff
Leonard Stanwix
Vernon Dehoff
Seanor
Eisele
Emperor Haile Selassie Moves to the War Front
Emperor Haile Selassie arrived in Dessye to establish a military headquarters and direct the war against Italy. He planned to base operations in the palace formerly occupied by Crown Prince Asfa Wasan, and he met with General Teele Hawakate and other military leaders during his arrival.
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Haile Selassie
Dessye
Ethiopia
Asfa Wasan
Addis Ababa
Teele Hawakate
U S Steel and Union Pacific Seek Hc Exemption Plea
The United States Steel Corporation and Union Pacific railroad apply to the securities commission for exemption from registration under the holding company act, arguing they are not utility holding companies. The move relies on a provision exempting industrial firms that engage only slightly in the utility business, with limited impact on the broader battle against the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CPI
United States Steel Corporation
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Securities Commission
Drake Cagers Plan Nine-Game Northwest Tour
Drake University basketball will embark on a nine game trip to the Pacific Northwest during Christmas with a December 13 opener against Denver University in Denver. The slate includes Brigham Young Washington State Gonzaga Multnomah Athletic Club Willamette University of Washington and Utah among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPH
E. C. Lytton
Drake University
Drake
Pacific Northwest
Denver University
Denver
Brigham Young
Washington State
Gonzaga
Multnomah Athletic Club
Willamette
University of Washington
Washington State Normal
University of Utah
Douglass Van Vlack admits killing ex wife in Idaho
GPR Douglass Van Vlack, jailed on murder charges in the death of Highway Patrolman Fontaine Cooper, told Sheriff E F Prater he killed his young ex wife Mildred Hook. The body was found in a railroad culvert nine miles south of Twin Falls with a crushed skull and a bullet wound. Prosecutor Edward F Babcock indicated a second murder charge will be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
GPR
Douglass van Vlack
Fontaine Cooper
E. F. Prater
Mildred Hook
Edward F. Babcock
Associated Press
Miss Hook
Barnett Family Ties Across Welborn and Kansas City
Linwood reports the Barnett family including Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Barnett and their Welborn relatives plus Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barnett and Mr. and Mrs. Starr Barnett of Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. T. Barnett
Welborn
Paul Barnett
Starr Barnett
Kansas City
Linwood and Bonner Springs social and sports notes
Sunday at Riley Barnett home and Friday showers honor Mrs Harry Wilson and Mrs Bud Curtis. Charles Everhart dies after truck door opens. Linwood activities include basketball wins over Jewett and alumni, school programs, and social gatherings. residents travel to Leavenworth, Lawrence, Pomona, and Kansas City.
Villa Eden Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Mrs Arch Meinke spent Tuesday with sister Mrs S Bowen of Linwood. Miss Helen Harmon visited home folks. Attendees joined the Moore sale east of Tonganoxie Thursday. Mrs Abbot of Fall Leaf stayed with Mrs Bertha Gaton. Speerschneider and daughter Meta en route to Topeka paused at J T Hughey home. A party and dance were held at the Emie home Saturday. Mrs Arch Meinke learned her mother in Nebraska is ill. Many attended a Pickens school program and pie social Friday. Mrs W Shaw joined a Linwood high school cookery class tea Thursday. Mr and Mrs Charles Davidson and family and Mrs Anna Torden and family visited Six Corners parents. Speerschneider of Topeka weekend at J Hughey home. Several attended a basketball game at Linwood Friday. Teachers and pupils will have two days vacation over Thanksgiving. Mrs Dollie Hill enjoys warm weather in Los Angeles. The Happy Hour club met at Cassie Quinlan’s Thursday with Miss Cassie Quinlan assisting. Members discussed recipes, leftovers, and holiday crafts. Mrs Selma Davidson won a clothes pins in a jar contest.
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James Everhart
Charles Eaton
Jewett
Pomona
William Ellard
Ralph Henik
Pickens
Sarah Ellard
Leavenworth
Calvin Sullivan
Arch Meinke
S. Bowen
Linwood
Helen Harmon
Moore Sale
Tonganoxie
Abbot
Fall Leaf
Bertha Gaton
Speerschneider
Meta
Topeka
J. T. Hughey
Nebraska
Pickens School
W. Shaw
Linwood High School
Charles Davidson
Anna Torneden
G. Seele
Robert
Six Corners
J. Tughey
Ord
Dollie Hill
Los Angeles
Calif
Happy Hour Club
Cassie Quinlan
W. E. Pettengill
Selma Davidson
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