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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1934
Page
4
The Kansas City grand jury began session to investigate the Union Station massacre and potential connections to the local underworld and municipal government. It aims to determine if rumors of organized crime influencing city affairs have merit and what action federal courts should consider.
The department collects license fees from hotels, restaurants, and similar venues and reports cigarette revenue rising from 263 428 to 542 600 in 1934. It notes more funds going to counties and counties treasuries, while some taxes were reduced. The report links revenue changes to enforcement tightening and criticizes Democratic campaign claims as misstatements.
Reading OCR fragment hints at a discussion of long air routes from England to Australia and onward to Suva and San Francisco. It mentions public interest, successful passage, and skills needed for over-water flight, naming pilots like Tuck, and stresses challenges of cross‑ocean flying.
Marian Lawrence daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Lawrence won the Lawrence queen title as voters counted ballots for the Nee Wollah event at Independence Kansas on October 30. C S Finch Ed Klein and Arthur Marks chaired the unofficial tally with seventy five ballots cast. Meta Tarpy was runner up with thirty votes.
Twenty five years ago on Monday October 22 Miss Efla Schneider, who had lived in Los Angeles for three years, returned home.
Mrs J Nie Gordon and daughter return from Rawlins Wyoming visit. Prof Dyche secured leave from University to lecture on Cook Peary and the North Pole using his pictures. Dyche claims Peary blocked exhibitions. recalls 1896 Chicago Record pole claim. The KU K club formed at Sig Alph. Golden Wedding fête honors Mr and Mrs Ecke at 998 Tennessee street with a seven course dinner and speeches. Dr Burdick advanced Masonry in Wichita.
Forty years after a Ontario wedding in Embro the Innes couple celebrated their anniversary with about two hundred friends in Lawrence. A large Lincoln Street reunion gathered over fifty Campbell family members, many long resident in Lawrence. The High School football team defeated the University Sophomores 23 to 0 at McCook field with standout play by Warfield Pardee Laxman Arsham and Rodgers at center.
Monroe City recounts a $1,000 forgotten account that grew to $3,728 after decades, traced to a Los Angeles man. A New Deal initials story links NRA CWA to a couple’s approach to President Roosevelt programs. Philadelphia school officials test recognition of initials in public agencies, while Omaha reports a public drunk case and abstinence pledge. Westchester Pa residents compete in a skunk extermination race, and a San Francisco reminiscence recalls Mark Twain as a young writer observed by a woman with a cigar box.
Marian faces looming ruin as Lon L. Casad loses control of funds after a guardian's secret withdrawal. With the orchard as their last asset, Marian plots a temporary fix while Lon endures a dawn of despair, their dream of hilltop homes lingering amid debt and betrayal.
Willy Nilly worries about gossip and a looming task as Top Notch and Christopher Columbus Grew claim a news scoop. They mention nearby canines and gipsy healers while Rip the dog teases, prompting Willy Nilly to decide whether to investigate the strange happenings before attending to his own care.
The article explains elbow joint anatomy with growth centers, notes injuries should not be massaged, and warns of ischemic paralysiss and other complications. It emphasizes cautious handling and mentions swelling, nerve injury, and potential ankylosis as outcomes. Tomorrow The Stethoscope.
Richard Doan recalls Kansas previews for films like It Happened in Kansas City with Gay Divorcee Death on the Diamond and Kentucky Kernels. He mentions seeing early release news and lists cast names Frank Moran Genevieve, Noah Beery, Mary Carlisle and the duo Wheeler and Woolsey. A Kansan Sees Hollywood previews a post mortem on delayed local screenings and notes future timely delivery by air.
Reports indicate large turnout with 120 cars passing through from 4:30 to 6:00 pm and many more arriving at the lake site. Ottawa city officials toured local milk ordinance operations, visited dairies, and talked with Lawrence officials. Also noted: Pretty Boy Floyd sighting halted near Hannibal, Missouri. Mr Rabb and M A Poinater enjoyed a Colorado hunting trip returning with a 10 point buck near Gunnison.
A fragment describes a hunter who killed a deer with a .270 Winchester at over 400 yards after missing the first two shots. The third bullet hit the heart for a bulls eye, and the narrator mentions enjoying rood fishing.
In 1886 Sangamon County elected nine men to the Illinois legislature, all tall men known as the Long Nine. A vote dispute caused Lincoln to jump out a window, leaving a quorum short. The text notes improved vegetable seed quality used by market gardeners in recent years.
Reported by officials at border stations that about 80,000 people will visit this year, an increase of roughly 10,000 from last year. The note mentions enthusiasm and steady interest despite uncertainties.
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