Landon urges swift action on emergency relief and reform
Topeka Oct. 31 AP Governor Alf Landon asked a joint house senate session for rapid passage of emergency relief banking recovery and cheer measures. He proposed a modified cabinet system three top elected officials and said legal alcohol content for malt beverages must be set. He urged impeachment not discussed and stressed government efficiency amid bond forgery scandal. A special committee may push impeachment against French and auditor One.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
House
Senate
Alf. M. Landon
Landon
Kansas
Withony
Ee A Jevnton
Hoodlums Kidnap Young Man Then Escape Into Hills
Two hoodlums abducted Manly Board Jr a 10 year old son of a banker from Muskogee Oklahoma and forced him into his own car firing at police before the vehicle sped away into the Cookson hills. The youth grabbed the steering wheel as bullets struck the car police pursued but the pair outran them. The abductors fled after the boy was dumped from the car in a mountain area. The boy valued his guitar at about 1000 dollars and said he feared for his life during the ordeal. The incident ends with authorities in pursuit and the suspects still at large in the hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Cookson Hills
Soa
Manly. Board, Jr
Nant Ea
Ott Ice
Young Beard
Musko
Borde 3 de Linand
Kansas Weather Summary Inconsistent OCR
Kansas generally fair conditions with cooler Wednesday morning forecast. Caution for cloudiness near Emporia. Local notes reference 50 cent bonus and unsettled reports. temperatures around 58 to 59 degrees with a low 15 to 78 range implied by the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Tijuana Drying As U S Goes Wet
A fragmented reminiscence notes Tijuana drying as Prohibition loosens in the United States. It mentions amusement cafes closing after enactment and lists venues like Ks, Vick's There Place, Alew's, Midnight Follies, and the Blue Fox, costing 200 jobs. It recalls 1920s traffic at the San Ysidro port with up to 20,000 autos crossing daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unita Tates
Halcyon
Tn K's
Vick
Alew’s
Blue Fox
San Ysidro
Ford to submit wage and hours report by November 7
Washington AP reports the Ford Motor Company will file the wage and hours report required by the automobile code on November 6 or 7. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce said Ford’s timing follows Reeves’s briefing on industry intentions. Government bids hinge on compliance evidence. Edgewater Ford inquiry noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Ford Motor Company
Hugh 8. Johnson
Alfred Reeves
NACC
NE A
Ford
Ford Company
Reeves
Hupmobile
Edgewater
New Jersey
Protests Filed Over Kiro Flood Control Dam Plan
Washington reports protests against the 65 million dollar Kiro flood control dam on the Kaw river. Opponents warn the project is uneconomic, would inundate 116000 acres, destroy a transcontinental highway, abandon two railroads, and erase nine towns including Wamego and St Mary. Local residents and a Kansas delegation voiced strong opposition before the Mississippi Valley committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
APJ
Kaw River
Public Works Administration
Mississippi Valley Committee
Kansas
Pottawatomie County
Wamego
St. Mary
Union Pacific Railroad
Mittan
Salina
Junction City
Denver
Colo
George McGill
Hill
Topeke
Lawrence
Secrecy In Movements Reported In Paris Dispatch
Paris reports secrecy in movement concerns and a Soviet commissar for a major city. The text notes a character actor from the movies who died after several months illness, with death recorded at a hospital. Further details are fragmented across the dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atacie Roe A
Apsa
Defense Seeks Dismissal in Finney Embezzlement Case
Emporia Kansas October 31 AP Judge Lon C McCarty denied a defense bid to discharge Warren W Finney banker on 13 count embezzlement indictment The court ruled only one count alleging 2500 embezzlement in 1929 is barred by statute of limitations The defense argued lack of evidence and intent and plan to subpoena witnesses as ruling nears The trial opened with the jury absent and testimony focused on count nine detailing 5379.40 in cash items and a 5500 draft replaced by a sight draft from Farmers State Bank of Neosho Falls
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin Emporia
Kan
Lon C. McCarty
Warren ‘W. Finney
Emporia
Ing
Warren W. Finney
Acquntal
Fidelity State and Savings Bank
Fense
Farooise
Clarence T. Beck
Beck
Ahey
Robert Needles
Finney
Needles
Farmers State Bank of
Neosho Fallz
Fidelity ‘Bank
Dorney
Avilence
Extradition of Samuel Insull Denied Second Time by Greek Court
Athens Greece Oct 31 AP the appeals court refused a second U S extradition request for Samuel Insull linked to Chicago shares and Midwest Utilities. The case traces back to loans to brokers by Insull and his brother Martin and a 1932 Greek ruling denying fraud. The U S renewed efforts in 1933 citing bankruptcy law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Insull
Athens
Greece
United States
Samul
Insull
Chicago
Martinnsull
Samuel Inzull
Paria
aCe County
Hao “Brand
Bailee
de United Ee
Paris
Italy
Reece
Martin J. Insull
United States de Amen of Justice
Tasuli
Cae
Vinland Man Wins First in Cornhusking Contest
Reusch of Vinland took first place at the Douglas county corn husking contest held at Owen Mitchell farm near Lawrence. Huskers completed their rounds in about one hour twenty minutes with 15 bushels for Reusch and 30 for Harrell. In the women's division Mrs Harrell won with 46 pounds in four minutes. Mrs C F Wilson of Big Springs was second with 42 pounds in four minutes. A large crowd watched the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Harrell
Clinton
Owen Mitchell
Reusch
Vinland
Douglas County
Snortaeest
Lawrence
Secon
Mra
Wv. Rt
Hartell
C. F. Wilson
Bi Springs
Pounds
Butler University President Dismissed by Board of Directors
Walter Scott Athearn, head of Butler University since 1931, has been dismissed by the board for alleged dual administration. Athearn claims real control rested with a small downtown board. Dean J. W. Putnam named acting president as Butler’s finances and athletics were reviewed by the North Central Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Oct
Deckining
Walter Scott Athearn
Butler University
Estate Co
Athearn
Utler
North Central Trale
Susve
Emobaais
Dean J. W. Putnams
Indictments in New York Campaign Vandalism Case
New York city officials report 23 indictments against 83 Manhattan residents for illegal registration, swelling total to 107 indicted since the inquiry began. A second vandalism act shattered four plate glass windows at Fiorello H. LaGuardia campaign headquarters, with banners torn down as four men fled. about 100 store windows in LaGuardia’s district were bombarded yesterday, many bearing his posters.
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New York
New York County Grand Jury
Manhattan
Grand Jury
Fiorello H. LeGuardia
Sion
LaGuardia
George McGee Goes to Trial in Kidnaping Case
Kansas City October 31 AP George McGee faces trial on kidnapping and ransom charges tied to the Miss Mary McElroy case. Assistant Prosecutor O’Hern said the death penalty will be sought. Walter McGee, George’s brother, is under death sentence and appealing to the state supreme court. McGee carried a Bible to the courtroom. Fourteen of the first forty seven jurors were excused over objections to the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
George
Mary McElroy
Henry F. McElroy
M. W. O'Hern
Walter McGee
State Supreme Court
Couteeon
Tal Theadie
George McGee
Miss McElroy
Pardons Granted to Two Kansas State Prisoners
Governor Landon grants two citizenship pardons. Neon McCloud of KeeneCloud, convicted of murdering his wife Bealan McCloud in June 1982, and Alle Jenkins of Kansas City, found guilty of brandishing robbery defenses, receive clemency while details of other cases and a United States Steel dividend are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L‘red M. Landon
Douglas County
Elsanere
Lansin
NeFon McCloud
Neer
KeeneCloud
Bealan McCloud
Alle Jenkins
Kansas City
Brand
Iprenkins
Pation
Willisre Morris
Baker University
Baldwin
Robbers seize three gold items from a busy London van
In London on a busy day robbers seized three gold items worth about 680.00 from a van. The thieves escaped and the incident occurred near a theater as a railway paused for refinements of jewelry. Police investigated the unusual robbery targeting a moving vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Suefeld
Legion Will Aid Dorsey Liberty Clothing Drive
The American Legion to lead a city wide clothing drive for the needy on Monday evening November 13. Major W C Koenig chairs the mobilization with Legionnaires and Boy Scouts collecting from 7 50 o'clock starting at the old city hall. Vehicles from the Legion Social Service League and others will collect the garments, routing every street, with people asked to prep usable clothing for porch delivery when not at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Legion
Social Service League
Brooks Kidnap Victim Found Safe After Farm Escape
Louis E. Brooks a 46 year old Marshall manufacturer from a prominent family was abducted by two men and a woman. He escaped at his Battle Creek area farm after being forced to help open a safe. Officials said a small amount may have been taken and that Brooks would issue a statement after consulting his attorney James W. Mackey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall, Mich
Louis E. Brooks
Marshall
Battle Creek
Tee Brooks
San
Brooks
James W. Mackey
Brooks Farm
Topeka House Adopts Traffic Control Resolution
The Kansas House approved a resolution urging Topeka officials to regulate traffic on streets near the capitol to protect legislators. Led by Rep. D. E. Reber, the measure calls for a traffic officer at capitol entrances and safety zones during sessions following Reber’s previous accident.
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Topeka
Capitol
House of Representatives
D. E. Reber
Brown
Reber
Inds
Five Civilized Tribes Meet Collier at Wewoka Conference
Five tribes the Seminoles Cherokees Chickasaws and Choctaws assemble near Wewoka Oklahoma for a daylong meeting with John Collier Roosevelt's commissioner of Indian affairs. Interpreters will facilitate dialogue at an ancient Indian church south of the town during an all-day conference and barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wewoka
Oklz
Five Civilized Tribes
Teeetime
John Collier
Roosevelt
Indian’ Affairs
Roosevelt to Georgia for holidays at Warm Springs
President Roosevelt will spend part of the holiday season at his Georgia home in Warm Springs as is his custom. He plans to be away more than two weeks, leaving Washington to issue a national banking condition report and a call for banks to report on the date of October 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ‘Call
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
of Bask ‘Ness
Work accident at sewer project injures Jenkins near river
Lyle Jenkins, 49, suffered severe bruises and possible internal injuries after a cave-in at a storm sewer installation along the south river bank west of the bridge. Fellow workers H. S. Parker and Jack Carter helped pull him from an eight foot ditch. Jenkins was taken to Memorial hospital in an ambulance, with doctors noting dirt and cave-in conditions may have caused internal injuries. The project, part of a relief work program, aims to relieve street floods by installing tile and pipe for the storm sewer outlet around Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
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Lyle Jenkins
Jenkins
Hhe Ton
H.S. Parker
Jack Carter
Lawrence
Memorial Hospital
Jonembulan
Kins
Ankins
B. M. Babb
Babb
Ted
Santa Fe
Sixth
Massachusetts
Local mill faces overcharge dispute and rate review
The commission hears allegations against a Lawrence area mill and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad over past billing errors. The claim, said to be unintentional, involves shipments to west coast points en route to settle reparations. A letter home from Lt Richard Mullins details meals served to troops amid the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Lawrence
Kan
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Mallins i
Arkansas CC. C. Camp
Students Give It Until November to Mend
AP reports unfolding tension as negotiations stall with an implied November deadline. Details are scarce amid scattered references to ultimatums and ongoing labor and interior sector disruptions. A prisoner release is mentioned in a distant note, while stock averages drift around 90.
Uncle Tom Play Not Given at Houston Institute
Dramatic production of Uncle Tom's Cabin faced cancellation or denial at Houston Institute amid controversy. The article notes criticism from Mrs Turner of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and discusses perceptions of fairness to the South and historical depictions in the theatre report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
T On Heathee Institute
Ehuly
Tom
Mra “Turner
the United
Daughters of the Rested
Last rites for Dean Brandt at University campus service
Funeral rites were held at 11 o'clock for Dean Joseph Granger Brandt of the University of Kansas liberal arts college. Faculty and students attended in Fraser Hall on top of Fraser Hall, as prayers and music were offered by university officials and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Granger Brandt
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
K. U
University Halle Eiimbett Congregational Rchre
Fraser Hallung
Ee Emi
University
Bula
Brandt
Joseph F. King
Waldemar Gelich
Pla
Nolo Ee Om
Laurel Andorem
Bribe
E. H. H -E. E. Stouffer
A “T. ‘Walker
University of Kansas Faculte
Enforce Lobby Rule Only Authorized On House Floor
The Oct 31 AP report notes the House enforces a lobby rule restricting floor access to authorized persons. It states enforcement uses rule ten, allowing only press, representatives, and certain members on the floor, with the rest excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Artemis
Jouse
Ani
New Ford
Hamilton
Adv
Injunction Denied Over Track Surface Plan
Lutie Kern challenged a city decision to surface over an abandoned trolley track as part of a 10 year bus franchise project by Kansas Electric Power. Judge Means denied the restraining order. further action on related paving remains to be scheduled. The Abels Company faces delays and potential patching if future work proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutie Kern
Massachusetts Street
City Commission
Kansas Electric Power Company
Hughee Tumilad
Ables Company
Thirteenth Street
New Jersey
Thirteenth ‘Street
Abels
Jude
Pav‘ing
Wudge
Sg Bet
Sion
Wiacete
Cor Nes
Bogus Ten Dollar Bills Pass At Local Venues
Reports say at least six counterfeit ten dollar bills circulated Saturday in Lawrence. Bank tellers flagged the notes as suspect. one was sent to the Federal Reserve in Kansas City for positive classification. A smooth talking check artist, dressed well, age about 25, passed checks at several outlets including Memorial Stadium ticket office, Roundup drug store, and local groceries using checks drawn on Teedbank in the name A G Stoaa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Se Reserve Bank
Kansas City
New York City
Memorial
Kansas-Kansas
Lawrence
Round Comet Drug Store
Feway, Grocery
Kroger Grocery
A. & P. Grocery
A. G. Stoaa
Report Expected Tomorrow on Bond Scandal Probe
Topeka October report from the special grand jury investigating the Kansas bogus bond case was anticipated. United States district attorney Dan Cowie said the inquiry had been ongoing for more than two weeks and a formal finding was due soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Dan Cowie
United States District Attorney
Special Grand Jury
Kansas
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Turkey
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W. E. Mullins
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Lecom
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