Mystery car to blame in Mrs Ickes death case
Santa Fe New Mexico September 2 investigators wrestle with a second car theory after witnesses described a black sedan near the crash that killed Mrs Harold L Ickes. Survivors Frank Allen Genevieve Forbes Herrick and Ibrahim Seyfullah suffer pelvic fractures as DA Chavez plans to question them. Mrs Ickes body moved toward Chicago as officials weigh hit and run possibilities amid conflicting witness accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
Harold L. Ickes
Frank Allen
Gallup
Genevieve Forbes Herrick
Washington, D. C
Ibra_him Seyfullah
Allen
Taos Highway
Here
David Chavez
Ickes
Lamy
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
E. H. Oakley
Lange
Chicago
Seyfullah
E. J. House
J. R. Modrall
Strry
Magdalena Lopez
A. F. Snow
Los Angeles
Robert Ferguson
House
DUAL CONTROL By Brooke Peters
Grandma visits disrupt family harmony as two generations clash over discipline. The grandmother insists on old standards, scolds the daughter in law, and upsets the household. The piece argues grandparents should offer wisdom without enforcing past norms to stay helpful. Extra furniture? Journal-World classified advertising will turn it into cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke Peters
Journal-World
Fire destroys interior of Arkansas City furniture store
Arkansas City fire crews battled a three story blaze that gutted the Brown-Miller Furniture building yesterday. Two firemen were overcome and hospitalized as more than 200 volunteers fought the two hour fire, the worst in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas City
Kan
Brown-Miller Furniture Company
Journal-World
Community visits and gatherings span weekend across Hills and surrounding towns
Charles Hill of Chicago arrived to visit his father M. C. Hill and sister Eunice near the Friends church. Mrs. Anna Hill of Lawrence spent the weekend at the Hill home and attended Friends church services. Dr. and Mrs. Walter I. Pearson of Kansas City joined Sunday dinner with the Hills. Several relatives and neighbors shared meals and social visits, including Ruth Ellen Dunlap’s Maple Grove stay, Eugene McCabrin family, and Beatrice Mowry party. Various residents reported or joined in farm, church, and community events throughout the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hill
Chicago
M. C. Hill
Eunice
Old Home Place
Friends Church
Anna Hill
Lawrence
Walter I. Pearson
Kansas City
D. M. Harris
Seon
Kan
Ruth Ellen Dunlap
Andrew Seaman
Maple Grove
Beatrice Mowry
Mr. Mowry
Martha
Henry Giertz
Earnest Milburn
Cleta Milburn
Hubbard
Vinland Farm Bureau
Roger Stanley
John Dean
Lizzie B. Greenawalt
Ottawa
Revere Sutor
W. R. Sutor
A. P. Singley
Dewey McClay
Maxine McClay
Nina Sutor
P. N. Miller
L. L. Hadley
H. S. Cook
Maurice Cook
Lecompton
Cook
Dorothy Simpson
Lawrence Simpson
Blue Mound
Frank Craven
Charles Wineinger
William Impson
Betty Low
Josie McKinney
Charles McKinney
Murlin Cook
Gayle
Carol Joanne
Murlin
H. E. Davison
Cleada
Ben Davison
Margaret
Frank Lobingier
Mary Lou
James Oshel
Edwin Davison
Edwin
Baker Stadium
Martin Haigler
Howard
I. N. Rutherford
Merlyn Rutherford
Margaret Sutor
Gertie Deay
Vinland
Klopfenstein Family Visit Extends Weekend in Oklahoma City
Mr and Mrs Stanley Klopfenstein and baby Johnny Lou from Oklahoma City visited his parents Mr and Mrs Luther Klopfenstein through Sunday evening. Guests Sunday included W S Harper and son Harlan of Olathe W W Dolling and family Clarice Wallace Doris Thornton Ralph Grob Raymond Stanley Ramona and Robert Dale, plus Eda Allis of Virgil Kansas visiting sister Mrs Charles Terrell and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Milburn
Harold Todd
John Todd
Olathe
Lulu
Howard Hawk
Bethany
Vernon Wotan
Floyd Dunlap
Duane Terrell
Larry Klopfenstein
Larry
Luther Klopfenstein
Levi Woodard
Gon. George
J. C. Rollins
Tulsa
Chester Richardson
Prairie Center
Henry Braun
Stafford
Kan
Emma Steele
Kansas City
Sart Gabriel
Eudora C.P.A
Steele
Raymond Stanley
Ramona
Robert Dale
Bonner Springs
Herman Oeschlaeger
Chas. Simmons
Stanley Klopfenstein
Johnny Lou
Oklahoma City
Luther, Jr
Baby
Golden wedding and Hunsinger reunion in Ola area
A community basket dinner marked the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John Todd in Ola, with extended family and many guests from Haviland, Lawrence, Linwood, Prairie Center, and nearby towns attending. Relatives joined a large reunion, including Mrs. Tima Bruton and Mrs. R. J. Harris visiting from Raleigh and Little Rock respectively. Additional gatherings featured dinners, visitors, and a large interlinked family celebration across several households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonga
Noxie
Luella Griffen
Bessie
Howard Ellis
Eva Griffen
Haviland
Edward
Earnest Milburn
John Todd
Hesper
Olathe
Ed Milburn
Eva
Lena
Freyd
Cyril
Amos Westerhouse
Jess Milburn
Alvin Gabriel
John Kanzig
Greta
Thomas Thornton
James Rush
Hattie
Oscar Vetan
Zuella Griffen
Jerry Sommer
Robert Anton
Lawrence
Ray Milburn
Betty Jean
Ivan
Silver City
M. M
Clint Wade
Hunsinger
Tima Bruton
Raleigh
N. C
R. J. Harris
Little Rock
S. C
Oliver Daniels
Carolinas
Eugene Griffen
Fred Reetz
Fall Leaf
Linwood
Eli Wheeler
Tonganoxie
Hesper School
Eudora High School
Friends University
Emporia State Teachers College
Kansas City
Snider
Linwood High School
0. E. Votaw
Ralph Votaw
Milo Votaw
Prairie Center
Chester Raecker
Eldon
Votaw
Velda
Frank Page
C. C. Gerstenberger
George Wotan
Herbert Knabe
Mra
Elletta Ann
Jack Nottingham
O. J. Lane
M.B. Starr
Woodard Family Visit and CPA Picnic Highlights
Mr and Mrs Levi Woodard and George welcomed Mr and Mrs Howard Woodard and son from Tulsa for a few days with Levi and Levi s wife. Their son Bobby will return home with them after spending seven weeks with grandparents. At Eurora s CPA picnic Joseph Votaw won two foot race prizes and, with Luther Klopfenstein Jr, a prize in the wheelbarrow race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Woodard
George
Howard Woodard
Tulsa
Bobby
C.P.A
Joseph Votaw
Luther Klopfenstein Jr
Pickens and Vicinity Social Neighbors Update
Gas Miss Marie Wickey will teach Pickens school next year. Several residents, including Billy Henak Jr and Harold Hubbard, are noted for health, travel, and social visits. Local trips span Kansas City, Leavenworth, and Tonganoxie as families visit relatives and attend gatherings.
Social visits and spins of Tonganoxie and nearby towns
Miss Josephine McNamee from Kansas City weekend with Mrs. John Fox in Tonganoxie. George Henik family with Tonganoxie hosts. Guests included Harry Skaggs, Robert Mohler and families from Kansas City. Bradbury of Kansas City at Sam Peebles home. Ezra Wilbur called on T. E. Hubbard. Vaneta Gress visiting Overbrook. Ina and Eileen Speerschneider Joe Hellar from Topeka, Oscar Anderson of Lawrence, Dorothy Armstrong of Lecompton, Victor Newman of Muncie visited Mrs. L. F. Speerschneider and Meta Buntey. Lydia Allison spent Sunday with brother Henry Toyne. Ina Speerschneider vacationing with mother and sister. Eva Anderson at teachers institute. Linwood and Midland visitors at Speerschneider home. Charlie Henak lost a cow Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Wickey
Pickens
Vi ‘Cinity
Billy Henak Jr
Lawrence
Bill Hensk
William Elders
Helen Hayes
Allie Collins
Helen Hubbard
Charlie
Lillian Silkey
Freddie
Edne Henik
Harold Hubbard
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Wyo
T. E. Hubbard
Harold
Dorothy
Roy _Hubbard
George Henik
Evan R. Travis
Tyre
J. A. Anderson
Jack Snider
Linwood
L. F. Sweerschneider
Earl Allison
Jeanette Peebles
Kansas City
Dorothy Hubbard
Sam Peebles
Jeanett
Jeanette
Tonganoxie
Charlie Hubbard
T. B. Hubbard
Dorothy Mae Allison
Lansing
Charles Henak
Nadene Lamb
Stella McConnell
Leavenworth
Kansas
Phil Porth
Edna
Everette Allison
Bob Davis
Opal Cummings
Topeka
L. F. Speerschneider
Meta
James L. Fox
John Fox
Edna Henik
Roy Hubbard
Mise Esther Parrey
Marvin Gallagher
Josephine McNamee
Tonganoxile
Howard Cline
Harry Skaggs
Robert Mohler
Bradbury
Ezra Wilbur
Vaneta Gress
Overbrook
Ina
Eileen Speerschneider
Joe Hellar
To- Reka
Oscar Anderson
Dorothy Armstrong
Lecompton
Victor Newman
Muncie
Ina Speerschneider
Eva Anderson
Teachers Institute
Henry Toyne
Bruce Gress
Otto Telker
Armstrong
Midland
Speerschneider
Charlie Henak
Ives Chapel Social Notes Honor Mrs Marlin Cook
The L and I club hosted Mrs Marlin Cook with games and a luncheon cloth gift from the club. Attendees included many locals and friends visiting throughout the period, with multiple calls and visits to and from Lecompton Ottawa and Lawrence. Notable movements include Murlin Cook moving to Lecompton and various Monday to Friday visits among residents.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles ‘Simmons
Ner
Sane
Karine 9
Mire Clint Wade
Charles Simmons
W. K. McClain
Captaina Creek
John Finley
C. H. Ziesenis
Thelma Haverty
Duane
Oliver Deay
Alfred Seiwald
Rosalene
Bertolet Se
Allen Westerhouse
Robert Allen
Noah Bisel
Raymer ‘Fisher
Wellsville
Bisel
Jerry Harris
Lola Page
Irvin Votan
Ruby Harris
Leonard Beecroft
George Beecroft
Lester Massey
DeSoto
Alphis Rees
Grob
Elsie May
Louise Milligton
Mabel Schendel
Ed Grob
O. D. Dunlap
LeRoy Thorenburg
Friends Jghardh
Hesper Friends Church
Della Votan
Ovid Snider
D. P. Dwyre
Clarence Glipsie
Floyd Glipsie
Edgerton
Eudora
Eisel
Weilsville
Noel Griffen
Irvin Votaw
Chaiivari
Lillian Tanley
Eva Votaw
Mildred Beecroft
Secretary of Interior
Velarde
Presz
St. Louis
Atchison, Ka'& ‘Banta Fe
Pasenger
Harold Ickes
Vetarde
Associated Presa
Pickens and Vicinity
L. and I Club
Marlin Cook
Ernest Butell
Dean
R. G. McConnell
Cecile Vining
Joste McKinney
Wincell Dean
Ernest Jr
Harve Athey
C. W. Warner
John Dean, Jr
Lincoln
Neb
Franklin Rhackery
Emma Emery
C. B. Merry
Dollie Cline
Fern Cline
Myrtle Bell
Miss Emery
Miss Bell
Emery Bell
Clearfield
Wright Horton
Rossville
Marlin
Gene and
Erdene
Lenexa
Marlin ‘Cook
Tom Pugh
Pleasant Grove
Synn Taylor
Paul
Mary Low
Stone
Roscoe Charles
Taylor
W. W. Whitted
Dick Fischer
Ed Fitzgibbons
Suisse
Ralph Cell
Betty Lou Simpson
Esther McConnell
Glen Howard
Mrs. Howard
Ray, Reynolds
Frank White
Anisa Morgan
A. R. Cook
Jim Bartlet
Madison
Bartlet
Emma Kalb
Bartlets
Fin Graham
George Summer
IT. N. Rutherford
William Simpson
S. R. Reynolds
Arlene
Carl
Donald
C. L. Newcomer
Kingman
Screeno
World
Kansas Public Service Company
Charlton Insurance Agency
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