Bank robber Busby captured after Elk County sheriff shooting
John Busby a 33 year old convicted robber suspected gunman in the Elk county sheriff shooting is arrested in Joplin. Sheriff Ralph Rader, left for dead after being shot during a bank robbery arrest, is hospitalized and recovering. Busby surrenders with aid from Joplin detectives and Kansas officers and will be returned to Kansas.
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Rader
Busby
Kansas
Gerald Mays
Elk County
Reader
Sedan
Nays
Springdale
Ark
Kellogg Day to Benefit Legion Auxiliary in Lawrence Stores
Legion Auxiliary members will staff Lawrence grocery stores tomorrow for Kellogg Day. Kellogg will pay the group per Kellogg breakfast package sold, with premiums offered on purchases. Mrs. Ed Brass, Auxiliary president, leads the sales effort as a special Kellogg team aids local stores and window displays promote the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Auxiliary
Kelloge Company
Ed Brass
Kellogg
Mickey Mouse Club to screen Monsters of the Deep at meeting
The Mickey Mouse Club meets tomorrow at 9 30 a m at Patee theatre featuring a picture of deep sea fishing Monsters of the Deep a Half 2 Hero musical comedy puppet show a Mickey Mouse cartoon a chapter of The Last of the Monhicans and club activities The McAllister P T A will run the program with a balloon popping contest for fourth and fifth grade boys A football prize from Stanley Schwahn Patee manager Poster entries Edith Anne Heppingarner and George McPhillaney of the University of Kansas design department earned recognition in the Boston library House Beautiful Salon poster exhibit showing across the U S this winter
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Mickey Mouse Club
Patee Theatre
Last of the Monhicans
McAllister P. T. A
IOMS
Edith Anne Heppingarner
George McPhillaney
University of Kansas Department of Design
Boston
Hoppingarner
Indianapolis
Ind
McPhillaney
Kansas City
United States
Dietrich Shines In The Blonde Venus At Dickinson
Marlene Dietrich takes a step beyond her usual screen persona in The Blonde Venus now showing at Dickinson theater. The film keeps her entertaining although the final act tasks her with roles less suited to her strengths. The picture is well directed with excellent music and includes a cabaret dance scene featuring Harlem girls and a notable ape prop. TO BUILD NEW HOUSE SOON
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Marlene Dietrich
Venus
Dickinson Theater
Modern Bungalow Will Replace Building at 1301 Tennessee
A ten room frame house at 1801 Tennessee street is being torn down by owner Harry Sparks of 1305 Tennessee street and will likely be replaced by a bungalow. The house, purchased about twenty five years ago, was enlarged from a one story to a two story, and served as the home of several boarding clubs during its heyday near the hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Street
Harry Sparks
Miss Harrison Wins Miss Lawrence in Beauty Contest
Miss Peggy Harrison won the title of Miss Lawrence after three out of town judges selected her in a beauty contest at the Varsity Theater last night. Her maids of honor were Miss Alberta Miller and Miss June Ulm. She received a silver loving cup as first prize while her maids were awarded flowers.
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Varsity Theater
Peggy Harrison
Lawrence
Alberta Miller
June Ulm
Harrison
Plans to Hunt Lions Near Arkansas Border
St Louis Oct 7 AP Residents of southeast Missouri react with alarm to Denver M Wright a St Louis manufacturer plan to stage a real lion hunt in a densely wooded tract near the Arkansas border He and three companions will release two fully grown female lions they recently bought from a stranded circus at night and chase them with rifles and hunting dogs Wright says he wants Africa like big game in the United States and claims the lions will be the quarry while noting he cannot tell if the animals are vicious or not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri
Denver M. Wright
Arkansas
Wright
Africa
United States
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence Area Newsboard
Carl Donald Talley aged 2 of Clinton Presbyterian area dies suddenly. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Clinton church with burial in Clinton cemetery. Survived by parents Clyde and unnamed mother, three brothers and one sister. Agnes Dews Lawrence obituary notes death in Denver and survivors including Homer Lawrence and four Dews siblings. Memorial services planned in Lawrence at home of Mrs C L Dews. Chester Toms 44 dies. funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Rumsey chapel, burial Memorial Park. Survived by wife and parents, son Jack, three sisters and two brothers.
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Carl Donald Talley
Clyde Talley
Law‘rence
Clinton Presbyterian Church
Hall
Clinton Cemetery
Agnes Dews Lawrence
Denver
Colo
Enter
Lawrence
C. L. Dews
Frances Cooley
Cole
C. T. Dews
Eroma Ward
Big Springs
Mary Gress
Haskell Institute
Tom Dews
Tongenoxie
George Dews Kanwaka
Dow Dews
Topeka
Jesse Dews
Chester Toms
Rumsey Chapel
S. B. Braden
Memorial Park Cemetery
Toms
Frank Toms
Midland
Jack Toms
W. O. Toms
Winfield
James F. Toms
New York City
A. J. Campbell
Independence
Kan
H. C. Brockmiller
Los Animas
H. R. Irwin
More Cold Weather Near Topeka Strikes Kansas
Oct 7 AP report says Kansas braces for another cold snap after a brief warm spell. A cool north wind already hits northwestern Kansas with the rest of the state feeling it by tomorrow. Highs today 60s to 65 in the northwest, near 75 in the east, then 60 to 64 tomorrow. Clouds increase tonight and Saturday with no rain expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
D. Flora
Flora
Post suggests broad election board appointments to aid unemployed
Dorsey Liberty Post of the American Legion urges election officials to appoint election board members from all political faiths who may be unemployed. The aim is to relieve those in need by temporarily placing unemployed individuals on boards for the upcoming November election. The Americanization committee investigated and the post approved the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey-Liberty Post
The
American Legion
E Post
Post
Americanization Committee
Expense of Orchestras Discussed by Frat Heads
University of Kansas fraternity house presidents discussed fraternity party expenses and bands. They formed a committee to compare out of town band prices with campus orchestras and agreed to slash social activities. Leaders want lower rates, noting campus bands ask 125 dollars per party for twelve with leader. union rates cited as 10 dollars per man plus 15 for the leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Bill Avery
H. Lindley
Oklahoma
Building in Eudora Promises Growth Amid Restorations
In Eudora Oct 7 residents push for revival through building and remodeling. Fred Rothberger is erecting a modern filling station and lunchroom on highway K10 near the high school. Bert Daughtery and sons rebuild their grocery and meat market after a recent fire, planning a multi hundred dollar investment. J D Adams constructs two new grain dumps at the Eudora Mills elevator to speed handling. The Scotts purchase a lot on Church street and plan moving a house from the Sinclair station site. Curtis Diedrich buys a Sinclair house to place north of the Diedrich home, while cement pours begin on a new basement. Homes of Homer White and Will Mertz are being repainted. The Scott couple buy 55 acres of the Paxton farm near Prairie Center.
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Eudora
Fred Rothberger
Kansas City
Bert Daugherty
Budora “Mills
O. Scott
Church Street
Sinclair Station
Curtis Diedrich
Sinclair
Ed Diedrich
Homer White
Will Mertz
3. C. Scott
Paxton
Prairie Center
Curtis Sees Republican Win Tide After Hoover Tour
St Paul October 7 AP Vice President Curtis voiced optimism about a Republican victory in November and spoke on farmers troubles traced to Wilson era policies. He praised Hoover’s Des Moines speech and defended agriculture measures, noting Wilson vetoed key farm aid bills and tariff relief.
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St. Paul
Curtis
Wilson
Twin Cities
Farago
N. C
Hoover
Des Moines
Federal Reserve Bank
War Finance Corporation
Towa
Local Vets Meet with Wahl Camp and Auxiliary
About fifty members of the Joseph A Wahl Camp United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary attended an open meeting and social. Mrs Gilbert Gander spoke of her Europe trip and Berlin during the recent election noting unemployment and low mood, followed by O J Lane’s talk. Afterward chili crackers and coffee were served with an invitation to attend a meeting October 10 at 8 oclock in Hainesport. J H Hill, Lecompton county commissioner, improves after a severe cold and may resume duties soon. Pastor Mangum of New Monroe City Baptist church received a county bounty for killing a wolf with his car on the way home from church Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Wahl
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
Gilbert Gander
Europe
Germany
Berlin
J. Lane
Povertment Quarter
U. S
Manila
P. Hainseerenworth
New London
E. T. Mangum
New Monroe City
Retail gains hold as September trade shows cautious rise
New York October 7 AP Retail trade remains up modestly versus last year with September gains holding. Merchants stay conservative in stocking but fill-in orders for seasonal goods rise, aiding wholesalers. Optimism softens though confidence remains as fall trade expands mainly on seasonal gains amid uneven weather slowing some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
I Mercantile Reviews
Bradstreet’s
Dan
Jenny Wren broadcasts and political notes in Lawrence
Heard in Lawrence reports the Jenny Wren station boosting the Kansas Oklahoma football game with repeated notices. It also covers political campaigning plans for Burt Comer and Alfred Brown, a local anecdote about ducks sold as bootlegged fowl, a newly flown ambulance plane courtesy of Dr. Lyle S. Powell, and light local color about Hoover headquarters confusion and professors at a card game.
Political forums mark Manhattan fat student series
In Manhattan Kansas the fat student forum series opens with Alf M London, Republican candidate, already speaking last week. Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of William Jennings Bryan, is set to present the Democratic case at the noon forum on Wednesday October 12. Norman Thomas, Socialist presidential candidate, will speak at a special forum October 14 at 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Ruth Bryan Owen
William Jennings Bryan
Norman Thomas
Alf M
London
Gordon Guise Defeats Ardrey In Lawrence High Final
Gordon Guise won the Lawrence High tennis championship by defeating Robert Ardrey 6-8 6-2 on the KU courts. Guise, new to Lawrence High, was Holton’s top player last year. An Oct 15 topeka match and a return match on Oct 29 are slated.
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L. H
Gordon Guise
Robert Ardrey
Lawrence High School
Guise
Lawrence High
Holton
Topeka
League Women Voters Conference in Topeka
A conference of local and state chairmen of standing committees and league officers from nine leagues will be held in Topeka at the Hotel Jarawk Saturday. Mrs Glen Bakkum of Wichita state president will preside and Mrs George Hoxie of Kansas City regional director will speak at the luncheon. A directors meeting of the Kansas League precedes on Friday evening with Mrs George Bent and Mrs A H Turney among attendees. Lawrence League delegates include Mrs F H Guild Miss Agnes Thompson and Mrs L Axe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nine League of Women Voters
Topels
Jarawk
Glen Bakkum
Wichita
George Hoxie
Kansas City
Kansas League
George Bent
Lawrence League
A. H. Turney
F. H. Guild
Jas Agnes Thompson
L . Axe
Mrs Hunt in St Louis for Methodist convention
Mrs. Robert Hunt is spending the week in St Louis attending the national convention of the missionary societies of the Methodist Episcopal church. A choir presentation is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hunt
St. Louis
of the Missionary Societies of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Enrollment Doubled as School Figures Rise Across Nation
Washington reports a surge in school enrollment from 1920 to 1930 with a 99.9 percent gain in overall figures and a modest 10 percent rise in other categories. The First Presbyterian church choir of fifty six, directed by Melius, will sing at Sunday services and feature the St Olaf Choir’s anthem Praise to the Lord in performance. Veil Bratton was elected president, Harriett Shaw vice president, and Mrs. Die Gaumer remains secretary-treasurer as the choir plans social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
First Presbyterian Church
M. Swarthout
K. U Office of Education
Melius
Hustiansen
St. Olaf Choir
Lord
Dusstu UH Lee
Veil Bratton
Harriett Shaw
Die Gaumer
Market News Grain Prices Plunge Amid Slump Losses
Chicago markets report a third day of severe selling in wheat corn and rye with prices sinking to season lows. Wheat futures saw only minor buying from profit takers and stop orders. corn declined while oats held steady and provisions rose slightly amid pressure on supply optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Phi Delta Theta Leads Sour Owl Sales Contest at KU
Phi Delta Theta leads a seven-fraternity Sour Owl Magazine sales contest at the University of Kansas. J Alan Googan, business manager, announced that a trophy will be awarded to the top group at the end of the school year. Other ranks include Sigma Chi Pi Kappa Alpha Delta Upsilon Alpha Tau Omega Phi Gamma Delta and Kappa Sigma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
University of Kansas
J. Alan Googan
Sigma Chi
Pi Kappa Alpha
Delta Upsilon
Alpha Taumega
Phi Gamma Delta
Kappa Sigma
Valley Grove News Highlights Major Socials and Fair Plans
Valley Grove scenes include visits by Albert Ford and others, a Meriden barbecue drawing large crowds, and family gatherings around Lawrence and McLouth. The Nineteenth Annual Jefferson County Free Fair comes to Valley Falls October 5 to 7 with school day parades and a football game. A birth at McLouth and a revival at McLouth Methodist Church are noted, along with local barn-building activity and community movements between Valley Grove and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ford
Tohn Nottingham
Sunnyside
Wm. Eberhard
Frank Tyler
King City
Lawrence Ward
Ruth Rose
Lawrence
Ira Ward
Ward
Ralph Stewart
Gon Daryl
Near Ackerland
Albert
Ford
W. C. Stewart
Ray
Marvin Stewart
Dorne
McLouth
Charles Petrie, Jr
Charles Stewart
Ackerland
H. G. Borst
Borst
Jefferson County
Valley Falls
Robert. McManness
Valley Grove
Lawrenee
Edgar Osborne
Ruth Louise
Osborne
McLouth Methodist Church
Geo. Bond
Standwood
Brown
Gilbert Holliday
Caleb Holliday
Nora Vogt
Gilbert
Judge Decker
Oskaloosa
Oran Dodd
Clifton Dodd
Nortonville
Octave Ford
Will Smarr
Criss
University of Kansas Glee Club names announced
Professor William Pilcher announces a tentative list of forty six men for the University of Kansas Men’s Glee Club led by Harold Walker as president and including officers Bryce Hill Walter Lapham Bud Frink and Rex Shaver. Club to trim to about thirty for the Missouri Valley contest with detailed tenor bass listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas Men’s Glee Club
William Pilcher
Harold Walker
Eskridge
Bryce Hill
Kansas City
Walter Lapham
Chanute
Bud Frink
Lawrence
Rex Shaver
St. Joe
Cheater S. Francis
Sedgwick
Waller W. Collins
Lee
Sumayit
Harald Walker
el- Kridge
Scherel Tee
Walquist
Harold Walz
Winner
S. D
Robert
Newman
Sterling
F. Dana Durand
Junction City
John Winter
Topeka
Walter
Lapham
J. T. Craig
Medicine Lodge
Don Dosley
James Sawtell
John R. Sechweidt
Canton
Lyle Baltes
Oakley
J. A. Allen
Kenneth Kell
W. Harry Lennard
Gil Mcdonald
Pawhuska
Okla
Walda A. Shaw
Belleville
Invited Guests From Kansas and Oklahoma Attend Dickinson Preview
Kansas and Oklahoma football squads are invited to a Dickinson theater preview of Universal's The All American. Carl Laemmle sent the invitation, with show at 10 45 Saturday night at regular admission. Cast includes the 1992 all American football team and players such as Larry Mullins Frank Carideon and Lee Hanley. Richard Arlen Andy Devine Gloria Stuart and John Darrow appear.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Dickinson
Universal
Dickinson Theater
Carl Laemmle
Univeram
Larry Mullins
Frank Carideon
Lee Hanley
Lawrence High
Northwestern University
Richard Arlen
Andy Devine
Gloria Stuart
John Darrow
Wheat and Rye Hit New Lows Amid Export Bets
The market traded well below 50 cents a bushel for Chicago December wheat, with estimates showing 46,000,000 bushels in northern hemisphere production this season. Carryover neared 1.5 times last year, and a tumbling wheat value pressured prices as stops failed to hit limits. Rye declined to new lows. corn and oats steadied on export prospects. provisions showed mixed reactions to early volatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mes
Wall Street Drops Narrowly as Market Breaks Mid September Resistance
The stock market weakened after breaking through mid September resistance. Early trading fell steadily into the afternoon with losses around five points for Luton Pacific and other issues including American Telephone and U S American Can. A few stocks recovered slightly in the fourth hour as shorts took profits amid liquidation and hopes for a broader revival in business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
York
Ewa
Ote Linn
Luton Pacific
American Telephone
U.S
Turbulent auto and grain markets shuffle prices
Market reports indicate mixed signals with autos wavering as demand shifts between high and low priced segments. Wheat and corn futures show small gains amid cautious trading, while estimates for ship tonnage and output rise on lingering supply concerns.
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Mickey Mouse
Kansas University
Tennessee
Miss Harrison
C. C. Carl €. Cart
Azar
Eldridge
C. E. Birch
S. D. Flora
Legion
J. H. Hill
Lecompton
Mr. Hill
Jenny Wren
Wren
Burt Comer
Alfred Brown
Lyle S. Powell
Waco Airplane Company
Powell
Republican
Hoover Headquarters
Fraser
Garter China Shop
Massachusetts Street
Everett. Hazlett
Route Four
Memor Hospital
HI Delta Theta
Glee Club
K. U
Liberty
Liberty First
Liberty Fourth
Treasury
Schulz the Sailor
Adv
Knox
Virginia Fieu Flower Shop
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