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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1932
Page
1
Oklahoma Sooner football defeated Kansas 21 to 6 on the Kansas home field. Dunlap and Pansze led the Sooners with multiple runs and a sequence of drives, while Kansas fought for a late score before the final horn. The wind and field conditions added to the rough game, with substitutions and injuries noted throughout the contest.
Barrie Ontario October 8 AP Martin J Insull former public utilities magnate indicted in Chicago for embezzlement and larceny was freed on fifty thousand dollar bail pending extradition hearing. Bail posted by American surety firm. Insull represented by J C McRuer Toronto attorney opposed by Edward Bayly Ontario assistant attorney general acting as special Illinois counsel. Medical affidavits urged by McRuer claim further incarceration would harm health. Bond set for November 4 with warning of forfeiture if Insull fails to appear.
Samuel Insull former Chicago utilities head is sought on larceny and embezzlement charges linked to the holding company collapse. The U S embassy in Paris delivered provisional arrest and detention requests to the French. Reports place Insull and his son at Turin and Florence as Cook County prosecutors seek extradition with a 10 000 dollar allocation for the effort. His brother Martin Insull in Toronto faces possible extradition. France and England moves target Insull estates and holdings.
Oklahoma jumps to a huge lead as Kansas struggles. Dunlap scores twice, including a TD from 18 yards, while Simms and others rack up yardage. Oklahoma’s offense repeatedly moves against Kansas penalties and missed passes. Final score 71 to 6 with Sooners piling on late as reserves enter the game.
Frankie McErlane, credited inventor of the one way ride in Chicago liquor wars, dies in a Beardstown hospital of pneumonia. Known for escapes from gunfire and alleged killings after introducing machine guns to gang activity, he faced prior charges over his wife and two dogs found slain. He retired to a houseboat on the Illinois River with Florence McErlane, his mother, nearby when he died.
Notre Dame crushed the Haskell Indians 63 to 0 in South Bend. The Irish led 34 0 at halftime. Melinkovich, Jaskwhich, and Hagen scored multiple times as ND built a wide margin, with Koken and Banas connecting on early TDs and several later scores by ND’s reserves. A separate fire report notes a long overnight blaze near Glatthaar on highway 40 checked by hedgerows and plowed ground. Farms nearby include Ernest Kasold E F Hobbs and Sam Kelsall.
Lawrence and Rosedale high school football teams battled to a scoreless tie at Rosedale this afternoon. Play in the first quarter was mostly in midfield. Rosedale made three first downs. The Lawrence team punted out of danger several times. Three linemen and an end failed to put the ball over the Rosedale goal line from the 4 yard line in the second period. Rosedale had punted from its own goal line to the Rosedale 25 yard line. A pass, E Duver to Goble, put the ball on the 4-yard line.
Wilson Buster Charles, former Haskell star in football basketball and track, will enroll Monday at the University of Kansas as a special student in painting and drawing. He is visiting his parents in Crown Point New Mexico and was fourth on the American Olympic decathlon team in Los Angeles. Charles will not be eligible for athletics due to past competition years.
Summary of scattered final scores across several colleges including Army thrashing Carleton 57 to 0, Notre Dame routing Haskell 73 to 0, Purdue beating Minnesota 7 to 0, Wisconsin defeating Iowa 34 to 0, Harvard crushing New Hampshire 40 to 0, and multiple other matchups such as Duquesne over Cross 33 to 32 and Yale tying or trailing in listed games, with various minor notes and stray text about barbecue and atlases.
The University of Kansas Arts Office announces open entries for the Atwater Kent voice contest in Lawrence until Monday noon. The 8 p.m. event in Administration auditorium will be chaired by Dean D. M. Swarthout, with judging favoring natural singing rather than formal training.
Sessions at the University of Kansas closed the fourteenth annual event. Officers elected include Topeka president, Manhattan vice president, and Lawrence secretary treasurer for the press association. Ruth Hunt of Topeka elected president of the council of teachers of journalism. W. N. Moore of Parsons vice president. May L. Draper of Paola secretary. Delegates granted half price admission to the Kansas-Oklahoma game.
Rexall druggists from the eastern Kansas district will gather at the Eldridge hotel Monday and Tuesday for a district meeting. About seventy-five stores are in the district and most are expected to attend. Delegates Len Byers and Ed Laughlin of Boston and Lloyd Grimes of Hastings are in town for the event.
Lawrence and Topeka high schools left the Northeast Kansas League at Memorial High School, joining Manhattan and Emporia in a new league. Ottawa may join by November 1. The old NKL, formed around 1918, will dissolve with remaining members Atchison, Argentine, Leavenworth, Kansas City, Olathe, and Rosedale. A Topeka meeting set for November 4 will organize the new league.
At a meeting of thirty five stockholders GC E Friend Otto Barteldes and W K Bruner were elected to the board to replace Gene Glahn R M Fitzpatrick and the Rev T H Astman. The annual session also heard reports from officers and committees. The intercity golf match with Leavenworth set for tomorrow was cancelled after the new board was seated.
The University of Oklahoma football squad arrived at 9 this morning and checked into the Hotel Eldridge for several hours of rest. Coaches Lewis Hardage and John Rowland, Ted Owens the trainer, and twenty three players are in the party.
Mostly cloudy and much cooler tonight with near freezing temperatures in west and north central areas. Sunday expected to be cloudy and cooler in the southeast. Morning sky clear, roads reported good in Douglas County.
Coffeyville Kansas October 8 AP Mrs Lillian Mitchner state president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union says she will urge members to vote for President Hoover without crossing their fingers after an informal meeting of W C T U officers The executive board has released her to the Allied Forces for Prohibition until election day She says voting Hoover is not a choice between two evils but that the President's program is friendly to the drys Mitchner also urged dry voters in the Third Kansas district to elect Harold McGugin to Congress.
The Kansas State Fox and Wolf Hunters Association begins Monday at Lone Star ten miles southwest of Lawrence with the Potlicker's Pioneer Dance. The five day program includes bench show judged by W. G. Spaulding of Monroe City Missouri, daily hunts, drag races, ball games, horseshoe pitching, and an sportsmanship address by Dr. James Naismith of the University of Kansas. Camping space and meals by Windy Gulch Lake association are planned. entry lists expect more dogs than last year’s 125.
Dr Richard L Sutton renowned big game hunter and explorer will be principal speaker at the University of Kansas parents day dinner in Memorial Union at 6 30 p m Chancellor E H Findley also to speak Prizes will honor farthest traveling parent and families with most children or organized house attendance Design department students sponsor prizes School of Fine Arts faculty perform Meribah Moore Irene Peabody and Alice Moncrieff provide vocal numbers Dean Swarthout accompanies Waldemar Gelich violin Winifred Stilwell of Kansas City Mo acts as toastmistress
Police logged three robberies last night. O D Moore at 1912 Massachusetts street lost two watches after robbers entered through the front door while the family was away, returning about ten o'clock. John Stutz at 2219 New Hampshire street was entered by cutting a screen on an east window and the thieves left via the back door. Carl Johnson of route 2 reported a tire and wheel stolen from his car on New Hampshire street during the night shirt parade.
Kansas City report notes Buddy Rogers seeks non juvenile parts in film after directing an orchestra. He vows to vindicate himself with substantial drama roles, even though he could earn more with his orchestra. He criticizes his former Screen persona and pushes for real acting work.
The final day of the Kansas area Friends yearly meeting opens with an open session at the Quaker meeting house in Lawrence. Reports from temperance and other boards follow, with Arthur B. Chilson guiding new appointees. Tomorrow features worship and three great meetings led by Dr. Dell and local ministers.
An $8,000 damages award affirmed by the Kansas Supreme Court in a Douglas County case involving Albert Dyer who was injured when a truck he stood near, hired for transporting livestock, was rear ended by a car driven by D Keith of Lawrence. The December 11 accident occurred while repairs were being made as the truck stalled on a curb. Civic Association Meeting Planned at Woodlawn School Auditorium Monday at 7:30 PM.
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