Campaigners Gird for Battle Ahead
The Associated Press reports campaigners brace for a full month of activity. Governor Ali M Landon attends a football game in Lawrence while planning a tour beginning October 8 through Illinois Ohio Michigan and Indiana. President Roosevelt rests after Hyde Park speeches as rest precedes western campaigning. National notes include Knox attacking the New Deal Filene praising Roosevelt and Lemke support from Senator Frazier with Browder labeling Landon and Knox as enemies of reform.
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Funeral plans for Edward E. Gann after sudden death
Dolly Curtis Gann, widow of Edward Everett Gann, set to return to Washington to arrange his funeral after his sudden death in Evansville Indiana. Gann, a Kentucky Democrat and longtime hostess for Vice President Curtis, had campaigned for Curtis’s ticket and held posts of honor at social events in Washington. The state department previously ruled in favor of Mrs Gann on precedence for state occasions.
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Washington
Edward Everett Gann
Nicholas Longworth
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State Department
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Kentucky
WILL PREACH TOMORROW AT UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
The Rev Arthur Ward newly appointed pastor arrives in Lawrence and will preach Sunday morning at Holloway hall Nineteenth and Massachusetts streets starting at 11 o clock. The Sunday school opens at 10 o clock. Mrs Ward and three children reside at 199 West Seventeenth street. conservative note: church notice and family address included.
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Lawrence
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Massachusetts Streets
Test Your Knowledge Trivia Questions Mixed Answers
A reader quiz lists questions on geography history and culture. It asks about Pribilof Islands waters ex thin sheet metal Mount Whitney vernal equinox Lincoln figures and other topics across nations and eras.
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How Are Presidential Electors Chosen in Kansas
Kansas parties select presidential electors by state convention and list them on the August primary ballot. In November voters choose electors pledged to candidates, who then meet at the state capital to cast votes later certified to Washington. Unestablished parties must petition to place candidates and electors on the general election ballot.
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Kansas
Washington
Union Party
Yanks Take Lead With 2-1 Win
The Yankees edged the Giants 2-1 to grab the lead as Whitehead, Crosetti, and Lazzeri sparked defense and timely hits. Jackson and Ruffing pitched solidly. Selkirk and Powell produced late inning pressure but could not overcome New York’s steady offense.
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Tat Malone
Mark Koenig
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Sam Leslié
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Georre Davis
Nestie
World Series Crowd Sets Record at Yankee Stadium
New York on October 3 reported the largest crowd ever for a world series game, 64,842, paying 236,108.01 dollars to witness the Yankees face the Giants in the third game. The previous record was 63,600 set in 1926 at the same venue. Players’ share totaled 119,905.08, with commissioner's and clubs’ shares listed for fund distribution.
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Dean Schwegler and Elijah Cole speak to church students and youth
Dean R A Schwegler will address the First Baptist student group at 9 45 A M on Why Religion and Elijah Cole will discuss the Lakeside youth conference at Lakeside Ohio at 6 30 P M The court granted several divorces and dismissed one suit in district court with custody arrangements noted.
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First Baptist Church
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Lakeside
United Youth Movement
Ohio
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District Court
Frances 5
Washington
Merley
Genevieve Tobler
Fred
Robbery Strikes Westminster Hall and Kappa Kappa Gamma House
A party at Westminster hall and open house at the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house were robbed last night. Purses on the second and third floors were pried open. eight dollars and an undetermined amount were taken from purses. A watch and two rings missing. Special officer Harry Greig guarded the sorority house. a man seen on the third floor was not reported to Greig until later.
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Sorority House
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Roosevelt Holds Lunch With House and Political Aides
President Roosevelt met Col. E. M. House at the summer White House for a luncheon conference. Edward J. Flynn, New York secretary of state and Bronx Democratic leader, attended a forenoon discussion and predicted a large Roosevelt win in New York’s 47 electoral votes. Averill Harriman also met the President in the afternoon amid Minnesota political shifts.
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National Recovery Administration
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Minnesota
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Fred A. Curtis
Willard Morgan to Launch GOP Speaking Tour
Willard H. Morgan, a Douglas County farmer northeast of Lawrence, has been hired by the Republican National Committee to tour several Midwest states starting next week. His father J. F. Morgan was among Kansas’s first white settlers, and his grandfather helped found Lawrence after joining Massachusetts immigrants in 1854. Morgan is also known as a prominent local stock raiser.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Republican National Committee
Midwest
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Willard Morgan
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Massachusetts
Santa Fe
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Baldwin School
Walter Schaal Names Roll Call Committee Chairs
Walter Schaal general chairman of the Red Cross Roll Call announces the chairmen for his committees. J R Holmes leads publicity, George Lowman special gifts, Lisle Eby business district, Mrs F W Blackmar resident, Charles Beeks Baldwin City, Calvin Hoover Eudora, Prof W J Cramer Lecompton, and Dr Will R Gorrill county chairman. Dr Gorrill, 45 county chairman, will name township chairmen later.
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Red Cross Roll Call
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George Lowman
Lisle Eby
F. W. Blackmar
Charles Beeks
Baldwin City
Calvin Hoover
Eudora
W. J. Cramer
Lecompton
Will R. Gorrill
Gorrill
May Devaluate the Lira and Film at Varsity
A Rome source says Italy Great Britain and France negotiate a general economic accord ahead of lira devaluation possibly 35 to 40 percent if cabinet agrees by Monday. The lire closed at 7.60 cents in New York. Also at Varsity tonight a double feature Pepper and The Unknown Ranger with plans for upcoming nights Every Night at Eight and King of the Royal Mounted.
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Robert Kent
Zane Grey
King of the Royal Mounted
Missing Key Tied to Fatal Shooting of Bride-to-Be
Covington police investigate a baffling case after Frances Brady 30 is shot entering her home as sisters Margaret and Ella witness a fleeing intruder. A peculiar lock may indicate a key missing months ago was used. Fiancee of John J. O'Donnell, she was to marry next week amid wedding gifts.
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Pleasant Kansas Weekend Weather Forecast
Topeka reports a pleasant weekend with highs near 80 and clearing skies. Federal meteorologist D B Flora said Sunday could see slight unsettled conditions but little chance of rain, with temperatures warming tonight and next week expected to stay mild and dry.
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4-H Club Encampment Awards Grain Scholarships
Hutchinson Kansas reports winners of farmers national grain corporation cooperative scholarships at Kansas State College during the encampment closing. Earl Miller from Sublette and Undene Littrell of Cedar Vale named scholarship recipients. Dorothy Horstick of Franklin County chosen conservation champion earning a free trip to the Chicago 4-H congress. One hundred seventy-five boys attended the annual conservation and cooperative marketing encampment at the state fairgrounds since Tuesday.
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Sublette
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Cedar Vale
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Dorothy Horstick
Franklin County
State Fish and Game Commission
State Fairgrounds
Eight New Deal Cases To Be Decided This Term
The Supreme Court opens its term with nine justices hearing eight new New Deal laws on the docket including Wagner Act, PWA city loans for plants, truth in securities act, public utility holding company act, silver profits tax, 1934 arms embargo, Ashurst Sumner act on prison made goods transport, and railway labor act amendments for collective bargaining.
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Truth In Securities
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Bolivia
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Guards Rush to Paris To Patrol Strike Area
Paris reports fresh mobile guards rushed to the city to enforce a strike by hotel and restaurant workers. Street parading banned. strong police units stationed in main squares to prevent disturbances amid the franc devaluation debate. Strikers demand higher cafe checks plus fixed tipping. several cafes on the grand boulevards occupied.
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Pompoon Wins Futurity at Belmont Park in track record run
J H Louchheim's Pompoon the favorite won the Futurity at Belmont Park over 16 rivals scoring in 1 16 2 5 for 644 furlongs. Privileged and Flying Cross followed as second and third. Pompoon earned 56 790 from the purse as the shortest priced Futurity favorite in years. Unions Start Railroad Strike in Chicago officials seek overtime pay awards for 1 800 workers of the Chicago Great Western railroad amid unresolved attempts.
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Pompoon
Philadelphia — Sportsman
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National Railroad Adjustment Board
Tenola Club Holds First Meeting at Mrs Hults Home
The Tenola club will hold its first meeting Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. P. Hults.
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Tenola Club
A. P. Hults
Deaths and Funerals and Estate News Highlights
George W. Hanson former Lawrence resident died at the Masonic Home in Wichita. Funeral services will be held Monday morning by the Masons, meeting at the Funk chapel at 9:45. Irving Thalberg's estate, about 10 million dollars, bequeathed to his widow Norma Shearer in his probate will filed today. Harry Kelley of the Philadelphia Athletics, 46, possibly would have 20 wins this season but for appendicitis after 15 wins. Sterling DuPree, former Auburn fullback and two-year track standout, to assist coaching the Tiger football team while pursuing a master's degree. night classes begin Tuesday Oct 6.
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Lawrence
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Auburn
Tiger
Radicals cause fire and explosions in Manila downtown
In Manila on October 4 bombs exploded at six downtown points during a fire that destroyed the Parsons Hardware company building with about 500000 dollars in loss. A principal water main supplying northern Manila was bombed, and officials believe radicals carried out the attacks.
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Lawrence gossip and local business notes from a Kansas beat
Reported remarks on Roosevelt at the World Series and strong Landon sentiment emerge amid scattered political chatter. Frazee returns from Midwest trip amid GOP leanings, plus a Kansas bet story. County road petitions, teachers group meeting at Lawrence, and a sales milestone from a Midwest insurance firm. Local exchanges note egg throwing in Topeka, new trucking HQ on Ninth Street, and alfalfa hay purchases by Charles Kaiser.
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Personal notices and sports results from Chicago and travels
Prof E A White returned home after six weeks in Rosedale hospital and will remain in his room for weeks. Mr and Mrs F G Hughes and daughter Garnette Hughes of Chicago along with Mrs Mary G Allen and Mrs Nydia Hughes returned from a motor trip to Missouri Arkansas Louisiana and Texas visiting Mrs Nydia Hughes' son William Hughes in Bartlesville. The White Sox beat the Nationals 4 to 2 in Chicago city series game three improving their series to three wins to none as two pitchers combined for the win.
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Baldwin Women Hear Perez on Spain Visit and Dean Irwin
The Bald win Branch of the American Association of University Women met October 1 at Mrs. Frank B. Wolf's home. Dean Grace Irwin, president, introduced Senorita Elisa Perez who spoke about Spain and her American citizenship journey. Margaret Alice Gregg sang two solos, and a business session followed with plans for the year. Several guests joined, a tea hour featured yellow roses, and new members enrolled.
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