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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1931

Page

2

Foreign bonds redeemed at par in big payoffs

New York Oct 1 AP holders of foreign bonds that would fetch 1 766 000 in open market can redeem them today for 3 550 000 under sinking fund provisions. Some holders with drawn numbers may redeem for two to five times their market value as bonds pay in gold dollars. Brazil's bonds retreated to par while redemption ends for an indefinite period. Poland and Prussia issues feature draws and market fragility, with Americans largely uninterested in this lottery style risk.

New York Republic of Brazil Brazil Free State of Prussia Poland London United States Altho Lot Redeminion

Newkirk Trial Hears New Names in Quinn Case

Defense lawyers in the Earl Quinn murder trial called in two women, Mrs. Pearl Gibson and Alta Vallen, to name Amos Griffith and Jim Coleman as possible connections to the December killings of Jessie Griffin and Zexia Griffin near a main road south of Tonkawa. The state had kept much testimony from these witnesses. Coleman had been sought for questioning. Quinn’s team argued he was elsewhere on December 28.

Newkirk Oklo Earl Quinn Jessie Grifith Zexia Pearl Gibson Alta Vallen James Mathers Amos Griffith Jim Coleman Gibson Coleman Quinn Tonkawa

Slander suit dropped against Otto H. Kahn

New York October 1 AP The 500000 libel action by singer Lydia Lindgren against financier Otto H. Kahn was dismissed for lack of evidence. Lindgren claimed a 150000 trust fund and 3000 yearly income were promised to induce her to drop a suit against Mme. Julia Claussen, but the judge ruled the Lindgren Claussen suit fraudulent and dismissed this case.

New York Otto H. Kahn Lydia Lindgren Kahn Miss Lindgren Mme Julia Claussen Lindgren Claussen

Book Exchange Popular at Junior High Uses Profits

Two hundred forty five books passed through the junior high book exchange from September 7 to 15. Principal M. Hyde reports the student council oversaw sales totaling 135.25 with a five cent commission per book earning 22.50 to order magazines for classrooms. Helen Rice and Betty Raymond led the council.

Hyde Popular Mechanics St. Nicholas Popular Science John Martin Helen Rice Betty Raymond

Pastoral Letter Dismisses Present Economic System

Denver Oct 1 AP The fifteenth triennial convention of the Protestant Episcopal church adjourned after bishops read a pastoral letter declaring unemployment shows selfishness and urging business to serve humanity. The letter links financial questions to human relations and calls for morality amid societal confusion. The bishops and deputies also set Atlantic City as the 1934 convention site.

Denver Colo Protestant Episcopal Church House of House of Bishops James de Wolf Perry Rhode Island House of Deputies Atlantic City

Detained in Florida in Collings Murder Probe

A father and son, L. D. Ritchie and William E. Ritchie, were detained in Daytona Beach for questioning in the Benjamin P. Collings murder case in Long Island. Police withheld details about yesterday’s interrogation while noting the pair previously lived in Connecticut and have ties to a man found dead near the Collings site. New York authorities suspect the slain man may be the "wounded man" mentioned by Mrs. Collings.

Daytona Beach Fla Benjamin P. Collings Long Island New York L. D. Ritchie William BE Ritchie South Norwalk Conn Willam Smith Long Island Sound Collings Smith

Raid Embassy Club Raids Hollywood Gambling Ring

Police raided the Embassy club in Hollywood late last night and seized gambling apparatus and liquor. Detectives arrested 145 men in evening dress after rooms were found rented to professional gamblers posing as a charity fund campaign for a one night gambling stand. No women were present.

Hollywood Cal Embassy Club Charles Hay

Twenty-Two Theaters Closed in Kansas City Dispute

Twenty two neighborhood movie houses shut down in Kansas City as owners and motion picture operators union clash over projection staffing. Union refused to accept single projector in booths. contract requiring two men expired September 1. Fox Friendly Group owned ten theaters, Hughes Franklin chain five, seven operated independently.

Kansas City Motion Picture Operators’ Union Fox Friendly Group Hughes Franklin

Protesting Longshoremen Walk Off Over Pay Cuts

About 3,000 longshoremen at Galveston Houston Texas City and Corpus Christi began a one day walkout protesting a proposed basic wage cut. Steamship companies loaded ships late, twelve ships sailed, two more loaded and ready. Steamship men warned they would hire non union workers to replace strikers if needed. A shipment of 4270 tons of sunflower seed oil from Odessa Ukraine arrived in New Orleans for use in food products and soap.

Galveston Texas Houston City Corpus Hsti Odessa Ukraine New Orleans

Ten States Plan to Care for Own Unemployed

Washington reports Missouri joins ten states in pledging to handle their own unemployed this winter. Governor Caulfield said private effort strengthens communities as business leaders prepare proposals to address unemployment, with a central planning board favored to maintain employment through cycles.

Washington Missouri Hoover Caulfield Rhode Island Indiana Michigan Connecticut Illinois New York Lifornia West Virginia Dela Chamber of ‘Commerce of the United States Henry I. Harriman New England Power Association

Oil Men In Kansas Label Foreign Importers Treason

Wichita oil men at a mass meeting condemn oil importers as guilty of treason to American industry. They discuss reports of Romanian gasoline docking at Detroit and plan to press for an oil tariff and send copies of a resolution to U S senators, the national chamber, and New York chamber. Thurman Hill urges action to protect the oil industry and jobs.

Wichita Kan Detroit United States Michigan United States Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commercce New York

Death ends recapture chase of Granite escapees

Oklahoma reform school break at Granite led to the recapture of nine of ten convicts. Beaver dies in penitentiary hospital from injuries in a Krebs car crash. Ernest Beaver, brother, hospitalizes in McAlester. Rufus Beaver held on a two year Pawnee county sentence for assisting escapes.

McAlester Okla Oklahoma Reformatory Granite Beaver State’s Penitentiary Hospital Krebs Ernest Beaver Rufus Beaver Pawnee County

Break Auto Theft Ring in Seminole Oklahoma

A Kansas Oklahoma car theft ring roundup ended with the arrest of Edward Pritz, 18, Winfield Kansas, on federal charges after allegedly stealing three new cars in Seminole and selling them in Kansas. Police said Pritz claimed 15 to 20 other Oklahoma thefts were connected and other suspects were jailed in Arkansas City and Muskogee. A fire at 833 Massachusetts Street damaged a Chevrolet coupe, slight damage, with wiring blamed for the blaze.

Seminole Okla Edward Pritz Winfield Kan Muskogee Atkins Banks Pritz Arkansas City Kansas Oklahoma Massachusetts Street Joe Grabskie

Mussolini Becomes Grandfather as Daughter's Child Born

Premier Mussolini of Italy became a grandfather when Countess Edda Ciato gave birth to a son in Shanghai. The child born to Edda and Count Galeazzo Ciano, the Italian consul general, marks the latest addition to the Dalmatian leader's family.

Mussolini Shanghai China Italy Edda Ciato Galeazzo Ciano

Lawrence Reading Club to Host 25th Birthday Luncheon

In celebration of its twenty fifth birthday the Lawrence Reading club will give a luncheon Tuesday at 1 o'clock at the Hotel Wood followed by an anniversary program. President Mrs Eva Oakes leads arrangements with assistants Mrs Walter Thiele Mrs J J Stereet and Mrs F H Kennedy.

Lawrence Reading Club Hotel Wood Eva Oakes Walter Thiele J. J. Stereet F. H. Kennedy

Miss Nancy Wilcox to go home from hospital Friday

Miss Nancy Wilcox who underwent an appendectomy at Memorial Hospital two weeks ago will be taken Friday to the home of her aunt Mrs R M Fitzpatrick.

Nancy Wilcox Memorial Hospital R. M. Fitzpatrick

Oil clamp tight tightens Oklahoma City oil fields shutdowns

Oklahoma City under martial law oil field crackdown tightens production limits. Lieut. Col. Cicero S. Murray, enforcing Governor Mur ray's order, bars pumping at night and restricts Carr City field to three leases while exempting drilling. Officials demand reports from transporters and refineries to curb illegal output. Seminole area wells face immediate shutdown if next week reports fail to meet limits. Murray seeks to balance relief with a $1 per barrel price demand.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Cicero S. Murray Hi Cousin Wiliam H. Murray Carr City Col. Murray Seminole Murray Altha Murray

Deaths and Funerals Thomas Grant Blackwell dies at 57

Thomas Grant Blackwell, 57, died early this morning at a local hospital. Surviving relatives include a son W. D. Blackwell of St. Louis and a daughter Mrs. George Docking of Lawrence. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Friday at Welch Funeral Home in Fikeston with burial in Fikeston.

Thomas Grant Blackwell W. D. Blackwell St. Louis George. Docking Lawrence Welch Funeral Home Fikeston

Champion Beef for Sale and Wheat as Hog Feed Demonstrated

St Joseph Missouri October 1 AP The grand champion beef of the twelfth annual interstate Baby Beef and Pig Club show will be sold at auction this afternoon owner Fay Simmons Parnell Missouri The champion litter of fourteen Chester Whites exhibited by William Alexander Clarinda Iowa weighed 3155 pounds after 184 days from farrowing Wheat fed as main diet for the litter shown to prove wheat can rate with corn for weight gain in pigs

St. Joseph Fay Simmons Parnell Wiliam Alexander Clarinda Iowa

Lipton Ill After Severe Chill Forces Cancellation

Sir Thomas Lipton the British yachtsman aged eighty is reported very ill from a severe chill. He caught cold while motoring ten days ago and cannot sail for New York as planned. The passage has been cancelled according to his secretary. London. Oct 1 AP.

London Thomas Lipton New York

KU Radio Series Presents Prof Mix Talk on England

University of Kansas professor A J Mix will discuss experiences studying in England on a Friday morning radio talk at 11 o clock as part of a series on An American Abroad. Subsequent talks in October and November cover The Psychology of Personalities with Prof R H Wheeler, exploring sources development and classroom discipline among other topics.

KFKU A. J. Mix University of Kansas Botany Department Mix England R. H. Wheeler K. U Kansas-Colorado Ag- Ho Ho

Borah Approves Reduction Yet Critics Call It Too Great

President Hoover seeks naval cuts described as modest by Senate Foreign Relations Chair Borah who says he could go further. Borah backs the request while naval committee leaders oppose the reductions arguing they hinder fleet size and overall efficiency.

Washington Hoover Borah Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate House

Troubled Indian He Ho Ho Faces Medical License Ruse

Ho Ho a Cherokee Indian from Oklahoma was acquitted in Winnebago county on a charge of practicing medicine without a license. His women patients crowded him with kisses money and cake as he left the court. He was later arrested in Stephenson county and jailed in Freeport before transfer. Chicago Mayor Cermak named Captain James P Allman new police commissioner succeeding John H Aleack.

Rockford Ho Ho Down Oklahoma Winnebago County Stephenson County Freeport Chicago Anton J. Cermak James P. Allman John H. Aleack

Varsity Showings and Local Legal Notices in City

Newsreels at the Varsity feature Kansas vs Colorado and Wicked with Elissa Lands and Victor McLaglen. Edwund Lowe stars in The Spider. Traffic charge defendants Scotty Meters and Jay Keys cited by Mayor Ellis, bond posted for appearance as inquiry into a murder continues. Chorus rehearsal set for Saturday. marriage license issued to Joseph Hamerickhouse and Grace L. Hoag.

Kansas-Colorado Aggie Varsity Elissa Lands Victor McLaglen Edwund Lowe the Spider Scotty Meters Kansas City Jay Keys Independence Kan W. C. Ellis William F. Russell Alfred Lingle Ninth Street Massanne Chusetts Street Alcock L. H. Menger Joseph Hamerickhouse Grace L. Hoag Topeka Collins

Forbes in Washington Seeks Manchurian Peace Options

Washington reports Ambassador W. Cameron Forbes arrived from the west coast and was summoned by Secretary Stimson to confer on the Manchurian crisis. Forbes, lacking new facts, offered background as the two officials weighed whether further U.S. action could restore peace amid clashes near Mukden and Chinese demands for redress and troop withdrawal.

Washington Cameron Forbes Japan Stimson Forbes United States State Department China Mukden South Manchurian

Farm Outlook Meeting Draws 80 Farmers From 10 Counties

About eighty farmers from ten eastern Kansas counties attended the Ottawa farm outlook meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. H A Biskie organized the event, with I N Chapman and R M Green explaining the six to twelve month outlook. Counties represented included Anderson Coffey Douglas Franklin Johnson Linn Miami Osage Wyandotte, with similar meetings held in other cities statewide.

Kansas Chamber of Commerce Ottawa Douglas County H. A. Biskie Franklin County I. N. Chapman R. M. Green Agriculture Economic Department Kansas State College Manhattan Anderson Coffey Douglas Franklin Johnson Lynn Lyons Miami Osage Wyandotte

Crossword Puzzle Clues Day One Across and Down

A dense list of crossword clues covering across and down entries with numbers, including hints like mountain in Crete giver religious fear device for blowing bird of prey central part understand slang and more, plus a solution note from yesterday’s puzzle and a long set of numbered clues across various topics.

Creta

Hold First Assembly Junior High Students Enjoyed a Program

The first all school assembly of the junior high was held in the senior high auditorium at 1 15 pm. The event featured group singing and entertainment with welcoming address by C E Birch superintendent. Honor awards were presented by M F Hyde principal with readings by Marcella Wolfson and Mary Virginia Johns.

C. E. Birch M. F. Hyde Marcella Wolfson Mary Virginia Johns Cleo Cosley Walton Ingham Ethel Jean Melone

Film at Pinckney School Shows Telephone Use

A film titled Now You're Talking illustrating proper telephone use was shown at Pinckney School yesterday. It marked the first film shown to pupils in the new assembly room.

Pinckney School

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