Kansas Aid Prorated Soon By State Relief Committee
Topeka Oct 6 AP The 450000 allocated to Kansas for unemployment relief by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation will be prorated next Monday by Gov Harry H Woodring's federal relief committee among counties on their proven needs. Chairman Ackers said details on amounts will follow after the committee meeting. counties had filed applications with the state committee.
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Topeka
Kansas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Harry H. Woodring
Federal Relief Committee
D.E. Ackers
Washington
Aew
Ackers
R.F.C
Guy T.helvering
R. J. Lakbengayer
Salina
Reconstruction Corporation
Prison guards held after Jackson prison plot
Three Michigan State Prison guards Archie C. French Kenneth Watson and Ernest W. Stanton were ordered held for questioning in Detroit after authorities tied letters cash and explosives to a suspected plan to blast prison walls and free inmates. Also detained were Mary Cross sister of Edward Cross and Agnes Schoenmaker friend of James Hall as investigators pursued the cross and hall accomplices.Jimmy Overstreet linked to earlier Oklahoma prison escape attempts began his series of breakouts after being sent to Granite for bombing homes during a railroad strike.
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Detroit
Michigan State
Jackson
Archie C. French
Kenneth Watson
Ernest W. Stanton
French
Mary Cross
Edward Cross
Agnes Schoenmaker
James Hall
Overstreet
Cross-and -Hall
Shawnee
Okla
Jimmy Overstreet
Michigan State’s, Penitentiary
Oklahoma Reformatory
Granite
Huey Long faces probe into Louisiana primary fraud charges
New Orleans Oct 6 AP Senator Huey P Long fought to halt a senatorial investigation into Louisiana Democratic primary fraud allegations by defeated senator Edwin Broussard. A sub committee refused to drop the inquiry, planning a full probe by its own operatives. Long claimed an anonymous man was offered $1,000 to testify before the committee. The panel adjourned to reconvene as needed.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Edwin S.brousgard
State Campaign Funds Committee
Broussard
Long
Mussolini
Historic 1862 cotton bale keeps Laurens family legacy
Laurens South Carolina October 6 AP for 70 years the Fleming family of Laurens county has kept a bale of cotton as a talisman against reverses. Now owned by G Hall Fleming of Ora the bale rests in the Laurens bonded warehouse. Grown in 1862 on a plantation owned by his grandfather it has been passed through inheritance. Buyers have offered high prices while the market ranged 40 to 42 cents per pound. The original crop was picked and ginned by slave labor.
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Laurens
S. C
Fleming
Laurens County
G. Hall Fleming
Ora
Mr. Fleming
City National Bank opens with Dawes as chairman
Chicago Oct 6 AP The City National Bank and Trust company led by Gen Charles G Dawes opened today taking over the deposit liabilities and banking business of Central Republic Bank and Trust company The new bank has 4 million dollars in paid in capital and 1 million dollars surplus Dawes becomes former chair of Central Trust while Joseph E Otis takes over as chair and president of Central Republic Bank and Trust Dawes plan aims to add capital and prevent liquidation as declines in deposits threaten rental obligations and losses.
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Chicago
City National Bank and Trust
Charles G. Dawes
Central Republic Bank and Trust Company
Central Republic
Dawes
Central Trust Company of Illinois
New National Bank
Central Republic Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Great Britain
Maine governor race ballots to be inspected
Burleigh Martin of Augusta, defeated Republican candidate for governor, plans to ask permission to inspect all ballots cast in the gubernatorial race. He trailed Democrat Louis J. Brann by 1,553 votes in unofficial state returns and seeks review of the 238,353 ballots from September 12. The legislature holds official tabulation and recount authority.
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Portland
Maine
Burleigh Martin
Augusta
Martin
Louis J. Brann
Secretary of State
Santa Fe Agent Slain in Pittsburg Office
E V Dixon a 39 year old Santa Fe general agent in Pittsburg was found shot to death in his office. He suffered two gunshot wounds and the door to the office was broken in. A battered entry and a missing telephone receiver suggested a struggle as police pursued leads. Mrs Dixon discovered the body after visiting the station to check on her husband’s return. The motive remained undetermined as the investigation began.
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Pittsburg
Kan
E. V.dixon
Santa Fe
Dixon
No trace of men who escaped jail in Douglas county
Three prisoners Willard Lyon Hobart Jones and William Hilderbrand escaped from the Douglas county jail as repairs and settling of the aging building hindered securing cells. One inmate George Yaytor remained jailed. Authorities note bars and doors are outdated and the escape involved the east cell block. Rumors say a fourth inmate Taylor may have avoided flight due to threats.
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Douglas County
Hastile
Alva
Buck” Hodges
Enroyee
Topeka
Hodges
Willard Lyon
William Hilderbrand
Hobart Jones
Jack Dunkley
George Yaytor
Taylor
Lyon
Hilderbrand
Jones
Old Settlers Meeting in Baldwin October 11
Palmyra Old Settlers Association holds its annual meeting in Baldwin at the American Legion hall on Tuesday October 11 starting 11 o'clock. A basket lunch follows at noon with 1:30 pm music by a male quartet and Mrs Mary Counts Morgan. Dr Robert A Hunt of Lawrence First Methodist church will be the guest speaker and many from Lawrence are expected.
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Palmyra Old Settlers’ Association
Baldwin
American Légion Hall
C. E. Beeks
Mary Counts Morgan
Robert A. Hunt
First Methodist Church
Lawrence
T. J. Sweeney
Kansas
Hodison Wins $100 in Friendly Suit Over Rail Accident
Leon W Hodison 19 of Topeka was awarded 100 in Shawnee county district court for loss of a foot after a June 14 accident in North Lawrence with the Rock Island Railroad Co Hodison was riding a freight train to attend a funeral and slipped just west of the First street crossing his right foot was crushed and amputated he was treated at Memorial hospital and later at a Topeka hospital.
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Leon W. Hodison
Shawnee County
Rock Island Railroad Co
North Lawrence
Hodison
Topeka
Lawrence
First Street
Memorial Hospital
Bank Robbery in Springer Prompts Convict Search
Two Oklahoma convicts, Grady and Gregory, are being hunted near Cimarron N M after Citizens State Bank of Springer N M was robbed yesterday, with 3000 in cash and 2000 in securities taken. Cashier H L Boyd, kidnapped, was released unharmed near Springer. Sheriff Al Davis of Raton coordinates the search.
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Raton
N. M
Oklahoma
Cimarron
Citizens’ State Bank of
Springer
H. L. Boyd
al Davis
Grady
Tammany to Meet Tonight Pick Mayor Candidate
New York political lines sharpen as Tammany Hall plans a Madison Square Garden convention to choose a mayoral candidate. Alfred E. Smith campaigns against a Walker comeback while Gov. Roosevelt and Lehman back Smith. Bronx delegates threaten abstention amid court battles over timing. Walker tours Europe returning Sunday.
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Tammany
al Smith
Walker
Northeast Kansas league shake-up eyed in Topeka meeting
Tonight in Topeka principals from Lawrence Emporia Ottawa Topeka and Manhattan plan talks on reorganizing the Northeast Kansas league to a smaller body amid chatter of withdrawals and new competition. Possible realignment would pit Lawrence Topeka Ottawa against Manhattan and Emporia with other members cited.
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Northeast Kansas League
Topeka
Northeast League
Lawrence
Emporia
Ottawa
Manhattan
Aks
Emma
Rosedale
Wyandotte
Atchison
Kansas City
Kan
Neal M. Wherry
Urge Gas Conservation in Kansas Oil Fields
Dr. Raymond C. Moore state geologist and the advisory gas conservation committee he chairs will meet tonight at McPherson with the advisory oil conservation committee to address gas waste from oil wells. Some Kansas wells yield up to 10 million feet of gas daily, with production rules to be drafted for the Kansas Public Service Commission aim to conserve gas without hampering oil output.
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Raymond C. Moore
McPherson
Moore
Kansas
Marvin Lee
Wichita
Kansas Public Service Commission
Night school plans seek enrollments for new classes
C E Birch announces requests for night study in subjects including home decoration public shocking business English sewing mathematics salesmanship amateur photography and leather tooling. North Lawrence hosts one class with fifteen enrolled and south side classes need six to eight more. Aim for three classes starting around October 24 with a small tuition for non state funded courses. Douglas County Bankers Association sponsors negotiable instruments class led by Prof Leonard Axe of the University.
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C. E. Birch
Birch
North Lawrence
Vesta White
Bankers
Douglas County Bankers Association
Leonard Axe
The
University
Attend State Meeting Increased Need for Sale of TB Seals
Dr Frank Strong and Mrs Strong returned from Manhattan where they attended a Kansas Tuberculosis association meeting at the Wareham hotel. Strong praised the large turnout of workers and interest. The group hopes to boost TB seal sales this year to support ongoing TB work in Douglas County and Kanwaka.
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Strong
Frank Strong
Kansas Tuberculosis Association
Manhattan
Wareham Hotel
C. H. Serrigo
Topeka
T. B
C. J. Lane
Douglas County
Audition Contest Atwater Kent Vocal Trials
The Atwater Kent vocal contests start Monday at 8 pm in the University of Kansas Administration auditorium. Open to non professional singers aged 18 to 26 from nearby towns and Lawrence. Separate men and women contests. local winners advance to the state contest toward a national audition with $6000 first prize.
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Atwater Kent
University of Kansas
Lawrence
K. U. Fine Arts Ofice
Farmers Again Active in Midwest Farm Strikes
Des Moines reports farm war armistice broken as farmers in Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota resume actions to press for price gains. Air activity concentrates in northwest Iowa and southeastern South Dakota with planks logs and belts as weapons. In Kansas retail grocers open their two day annual session headed by speaker C Jenni sen of St Minn.
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Des Moines
Towa
Minnesota
South Ca
Farmel
Iowa
South Dakota
Pry Abilene
Kan
Kansas State Retail Grocers Association
C. Jenni ‘Sen
St. Minn
Quaker Yearly Meeting Highlights Kansas Area Session
R D Jay urged Friends to value minorities within the social order during the third morning session at the Tenth and Delaware meetinghouse. New officers were elected to the permanent board, and Friends University reported a stable endowment despite enrollment dip as committees were named and the Haskell choir announced for tomorrow.
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Friends Yearly Meeting
Kansas
R. D. Jay
Northwest Missouri
Friends Church
Jay
Tenth and
Delaware Streets
Lonie Lewis
Barclay
Kan
E. I. Haworth
Gate
Haskell
Huffman
Frank Dell
Friends Yearly Meeting of California
Ex-Chicago Magnate Insull Targeted by Provisional Warrant
Toronto dispatch says Martin Insull, former Chicago public utilities magnate, faces a provisional arrest warrant as he battles extradition. John Hampton, Cook County assistant state's attorney, arrived to pursue his return for embezzlement and larceny charges. Insull refused extradition, denied intentions to flee to Europe, and may go to Barrie or remain in Ontario as officials decide next steps.
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Toronto
Martin Insull
Chicago
Ont
John Hampton
Cook County
Minois
Hampton
Insull
Orillia
Ontario
Hamptonseid
Barrie
Kansas Forecast Fair with warmer southeast today
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight with warmer temperatures in the southeast region. Friday is expected to be fair and warmer in the east and south. Morning notes show clear skies and good air quality with Douglas County roads listed as good.
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Kansas
East
Ion
Douglas
New York Must Elect New Mayor This Fall
AlbanyOct 6 AP The New York Court of Appeals ruled a mayoralty election must be held this fall to choose a successor to James J Walker who resigned An appeal by David Adams a friend of Mayor Joseph V McKee led to the ruling over a mandamus to stop the November 8 election The high court six of seven judges agreed Judge Lehman did not vote Mayor Walker resigned and said he would submit his case to the People of New York City He has not publicly stated if he will seek reelection.
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New York
Herald-Tribune
James J. Walker
High Seas
Europe
The
Daily News
Alfred E. Smith
Walker
Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert H. Lehman
Bronx
Joseph V. McKee
McKee
Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
DavidAdams
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
John E. McGeehan
New York City Board of Elections
Lehman
James H. Walker
City of
KU Night Shirt Parade Planned for Tomorrow Night
University of Kansas students prepare for an annual night shirt parade to be held the evening before the home football game. Men will wear costumes, with prizes for the best outfits, and flying squadrons with paddles will enforce participation. Massac husetts Street traffic is halted from Seventh to Eleventh, old North College Hill gathers at 6:40, parade reaches Seventh and Massachusetts at 7:35, bonfire at South Park, second theater shows follow.
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University of Kansas
Massachusetts Street
Seventh
W. J. Cummings
S. F. Schwahn
Merchants Bureau
South Park
Chamber of Commerce
Old North College Hill
Massachusetts
Building City Marker for Municipal Airport Marker
A Lawrence marker for the municipal airport is being set by the local airport board of trustees. The 228 foot long marker uses letters 20 by 26 feet and will be visible from 2500 feet. United States Airways of Kansas City laid out the letters, using crushed rock for whitewash. The marking system is approved by air transport interests and chambers of commerce. thirty six towns between Kansas City and Denver are designated for uniform markers. Last week a marker was placed at Tonganoxie and Perry marker work starts tomorrow.
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Lawrence
United States Airways, Inc
Kansas City
Airway Company
Air Transport
Chambers of Commerce
Atl
Denver
Tonganoxie
Perry
Recovery of money from Arkansas City post office
Arkansas City Postmaster Boyd Miller announced that all but 446 of a $5,000 shipment mailed to the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City was recovered. The remainder was found in a trash box behind the post office after an anonymous call disclosed the location. The money had been mailed by an employee of Home National Bank. bank officials reported the missing shipment and investigators questioned all postal workers. The caller’s voice was disguised and tracing attempts failed. Also notes a tax amendment discussion at the Big Springs pole house Saturday night led by James Murphy.
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Arkansas City
Boyd Miller
Miller
Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
Home National Bank
Colmery Addresses Young Republicans on State Fiscal Policy
About 140 in Topeka heard Colmery criticize Woodring administration and urge Hoover era economy. He attacked tax plans, highway spending, and proposed audits, urged flexible taxes, and applauded Landon’s income tax pledge. He called for national reconstruction and warned against political gimmicks. Barbara Charlton introduced by club president John Brand. Karl Bratton sang. Baker University accompanist.
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Harry Colmery
Topeka
Republican Party
Colmery
Young Republican Club
Eldridge
Woodring
Hoover
Des Moines
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Brand
Barbara Bell Charlton
Theodore Charlton
Karl Bratton
Baker University
Bratton
KU Students Urged to Bring Sports Books for Oklahoma Game
University of Kansas asks students to bring both all sports books and reserved seat tickets for admission to the Kansas Oklahoma football game Saturday afternoon. In past years some students returned home after sports books to gain admission to the stadium. The sale of all sports tickets neared 1300. Reservations for home games must be made by 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
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Huey Long
Rome
Fremier Mussolini
Battistoni
George C. Foster
Kansas Grand Lodge of Masons
Edna
Parsons
Erie
Neodesha
Chicago Bank
Plans Action
Austin
Tex
Jane Y. McCallum
Miriam A. Ferguson
R. S. Sterlng
Idee Robertson
Ferguson
OLD Settlers Meeting
Palmyra Association
Fopeka
Journal World
St A
Hamilton
the Times
Tammany Hall
Madison Square Garden
John ¥. Curry
Gay
Norborne
William Moore
R. C.moore
Com _munity
Friends University
W. 0. Mendenhall
Meridenhall
Missions Board
Associated Commission Indian Affairs
Religious Education Committee
Friends Book Supply
Martin Insuill
Arkansan City
Big Springs Oo
James Murphy
Lecompton Ute 2
Topekan
Young G.O.P
Landon
Alfred Landon
Highway Department
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