Bayles Wins the Thompson Trophy in Cleveland
The 1931 national air races closed in Cleveland with Lowell Bayles winning the Thompson trophy in a Gee Bee sportster at 236 mph. J R Wedell placed second, Dale Jackson third, while Major James Doolittle exited with engine trouble. Several pilots landed in the caterpillar club. no fatalities occurred. organizers faced a potential $30,000 deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Lowell Baines
Springfield
Mass
Robert Hall
Ira C. Baker
Washington
D. C
Ben O. Howard
Chiceso
William Ong
Kansas
Colly
Ray Moore
San Francisco
Louis Reichers
Arlington
N. J
Harold
Johnson Kaze
National Air Races of Cleveland, Inc
Lawrence dealers to display electric refrigerators this week
Seven Lawrence dealers join Kansas Electric Power company on display floor from 9 to 9 on Thursday through Saturday for an electric refrigerator show. Fourteen display boxes feature brands such as Westinghouse Majestic Kelvinator General Electric Norge Frigidaire and more. Home economics instruction by Mary Carter and Beatrix Charlton will cover salads and desserts with no direct sales planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas Electric Power Company
H. Russell Seacat
Gas and Electric League
J. W. ‘Alexander
Westinghouse
Hovey Hanna
Br. Seacat
Altho
Monarchs to Play Night Game in Topeka Clash
The Kansas City Monarchs, a prominent colored baseball team, meet the Topeka Western League club at Eastman Stadium on Seventeenth and Topeka Boulevard Wednesday night. First meeting with a strong local squad, the contest is billed as fast and starts at 7 40 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Monarchs
Topeka
Monarchs
Eastman Stadium
Rebuilt Training Plane Ready At Airport Tomorrow
A Bird biplane used for flying instruction at the municipal airport has been rebuilt and repainted at the shop of W. H. Wells. It is expected to be ready for use again by tomorrow. W. B. Webb and Verne Smith own the plane. Repairs followed an accident last month when wind blew it over as Webb returned it to the hangar. Wings are cream colored and the fuselage dark blue. Weiss, a licensed mechanic, will soon begin work on a new experimental plane for Ben Brown, co designer of the short cord wing plane seen last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wells
North Second’ Street
W. B. Webb
Air‘port
Verne Smith
START WHEAT PLANTING Topelee Sept 8 1932 crop report
Seeding of wheat for the 1932 crop has become general in northwest Kansas. The federal department and the state board of agriculture report 5 to 15 percent of the intended acreage planted in that part of the state. Overall, 15 percent reductions in planted acreage are noted from last season. Some counties report improved corn conditions and a northeast region crop seen as excellent, while central Kansas anticipates very light yields.
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Kansas
Federal Department
State Board of Agriculture
Check licenses urged as inspectors may arrive in Lawrence
Douglas county automobile owners are urged to obtain drivers licenses immediately as deputy state inspectors may visit Lawrence for checks. County treasurer J F P Metsker notes a 1931 license law requiring tests after October 1 and that July 1 1931 was the license target date. Sam Moore of Lawrence Buick reports daily notary service use falling from 20 to 25 applicants as free service may end. over 6,000 motorists have applied so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Lawrence
J. F P. Metsker
Sam, Moore
Lawrence Buick Company
Moore
Buick Company
Metsker
Mets
MacDonald Henderson clash in heated Commons session
London Sept 8 AP Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Arthur Henderson in a fierce parliamentary exchange as parliament opens its special economy session. Conservatives and Liberals cheered MacDonald while Labour opponents faulted his path to stave off financial disaster. Lady Astor and others scrambled to seats in a lively pre dawn seating scramble.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Arthur Henderson
Pariament
MacDonald
Labor
Henderson
United States
France
Great Britain
House of Commons
Lady Astor
Astor
Guardsmen Maintain Slim Guard for Oil Proration
Kilgore Texas September 8 AP Nearly six hundred Texas national guardsmen evacuated the east Texas oil field area today. A skeletonized force of 120 men and 82 officers remained to enforce the state railroad commission's latest proration order under which production in the rich field was resumed last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore
Texas
Texas National
Man Injured After Porch Fall Leaves Unconscious
Robert Miller age 49 of route 1 remains unconscious at Memorial hospital with a skull fracture. He fell from a sleeping porch second story of his home while walking in his sleep late Saturday night. A barn roof fire caused by sparks from a burning trash pile at 544 North Third Street caused minor damage to shingles and the roof cupola. loss stated small. Arkansas banker A Banks sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary for receiving deposits in an insolvent bank after fall of his banks window.
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Robert Miller
Route 1
Memorial Hospital
Young Miller
Tae
B H. Buckminster
North Third Street
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
A."b. Banks
Players of Junior Twilight League to be Honored at Feed
Will honor players, managers, and coaches of seven teams including Eagles Rotary Haskell Odd Fellows Co-Ops and Reno Gubs at a league feed on Thursday night September 10 at 7:30 in Odd Fellows Hall. Prizes for winning teams include gold baseballs silver loving cups and medals.
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Qdd Fellows Hall
Yeas
Eagles
Rotary
Haskell
Odd Fellows
Ops
Reno Gubs
Shots Fired in Pistol Battle Near Chicago School
In Chicago on September 8 AP two high school students Michael Natalie 18 and Frank McBride 16 were wounded as detectives pursued three suspected robbers near a school on the midday start of classes. Bullets struck both teens while hundreds of students fled for cover as gunfire continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
State’s Attorney
Michael Natalie
Frank McBride
Detroit protest delays Harmsworth trophy decision
The 1931 Harmsworth trophy race faces new controversy after protests over disqualifications and a potential third heat. George Wood, pilot of Miss America VIII, asserts a third heat could crown him winner if allowed. W D Edenburn backs the protest and notified the Royal Motor Yacht Club representative Charles Chanman.
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Detroit
Sept. S
Kaye Don
Gar Wood
George Wood
Gar
W.D. Edenburn
United States
Yachtsman’s Association of America
Harmsworth
Edenburn
Wood
Charles F.chanman
Royal Motor Yacht Club of England
New York
Polar submarine Nautilus returns from polar dive
Sir Hubert Wilkins brought the Nautilus back to Longyear City Spitzbergen after a voyage under the polar ice begun August 18. The craft reported entry into the ice zone, then several days of silence before radio contact confirmed the ship's safety and several dives.
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Oslo
Norway
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Longyear City
Spitzbergen
Pole
Sir Hubert
Lardner Keeps At Work In Hospital Humorist Writing Musical Comedy
The humorist Ring Lardner, convalescing after a nervous breakdown, remains at Doctors' Hospital writing a musical comedy. He has lost 30 to 40 pounds but regained six in the past week and is described as happier when he is working at his typewriter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lardner
Althe
Tyson
Local births and society notes in Topeka paper
A daughter was born Monday night to Mr and Mrs J M Cloug at Dr G W Jones hospital. Richard Henry Bryant named for newborn son September 3 at Memorial hospital to Mr and Mrs Richard Bryant of 220 Lincoln street. Curtis couple announce a son born September 3 at a fetor ial hospital, with the mother and baby taken home by ambulance. Mr Curtis works for Continental Oil. Kathleen Myers hosts a Monday card party at 1225 Dread Avenue for Miss Carolyn Harper who departs September 15 for Gulf Park School for Girls. many guests attend including Maxine Wilhelmi who wins high score and Margaret Kirchhoff the consolation. Announcement of the marriage of Miss Jane Akers of Topeka to Robert Piesden Forney of Topeka, at the bride’s home, with Rev Charles L Atkins presiding. matron of honor Mrs Ross Clarke, best man Louis Miller. The couple leave for a two-week motor trip to a Santa Fe dude ranch. they return to Topeka after October 1 where Forney Pharmacy manager. The bride, a Barnard graduate, attended Washburn and toured Europe. she is a Kappa Alpha Theta. Mr Forney is a Kansas University pharmacy graduate and Delta Upsilon member.
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Kathleen Myers
Dread Avenue
Carolyn Harper
Gulf Park School
Mississipps
Maxine Wilhelmi
Margaret Kirchhoff
Miss Harper
Margaret Meown
Ruth Stockwell
Jane Allen
Margaret Sherwood
Josephine Marshall
Flavia Hay
Ruth Stoland
Jane Akers
Everett Burnett Akers
Topeka
Robert Piesden Forney
Edward David Forney
Cottonwood Falls
Charles L. Atkins
First Congregational Church
Ross Clarke
Kansas City
Louis Miller
Dodge City
Forney
Washburn College
Europe
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
University of Kansas
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Elected leader of the Order of the Serpent at veterans convention
Joseph R. Franklin of Kansas City was elected supreme Gu Gu Grandississimo of the military order of the Serpent at the United Spanish War Veterans annual convention in New Orleans. Edison’s personal physician Dr. Hubert Howe said Edison is slowly and definitely failing after his collapse on August 1 in West Orange New Jersey.
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Heads Order of the Serpent
New Orleans
Joseph R. Franklin
Kansas City
Supreme
Gu Gu
Military Order of the Serpent
United
Edison
West Orange
N. J
Hubert
Howe
Thomas Alva Edison
Sal
Ottawa University faculty vote to donate salaries to trustees
Ottawa Kan Sept 8 AP The Ottawa University faculty men decided to remit one quarter of their salaries to the board of trustees now engaged in a fundraising drive for the institution. Banks at Sterling report a merger of Citizens State Bank Sterling with Partners State Bank Sterling. State bank had 25 000 capital.
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Ottawa
Kan
Ottawa University
Sterling
Citizens State Bank, Sterling
Je Partners
State Bank, Sterling
Citizens Oftea
State
Personal notices list travels and visits across midwest towns
Mrs. Fred Garter of Salisbury Mo left for home after a two week visit with Mrs. David Watson of Lawrence. Miss Ida Hoge of Wellington arrived to spend days with sister Mrs. Ed Klein. Margaret Barbara and Ada Katherine Kirchhoff-ord returned from Green Mountain Falls Colo where they spent the summer. Mr. and Mrs. C C Stewart and Dorothy and John returned from Marion and Arkansas City visits with relatives. T J Shrimp and John Schutt of Bigsby Okla spent recent days with Mr. Schultz’s.
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Fred Garter
Salisbury
David Watson
Lawrence
Ida Hoge
Wellington
Ed Klein
George Kirchhoff — Ord
Margaret
Barbara
Ada Katherine
Green Mountain Falls
Colo
C. C. Stewart
Dorothy
John
Mrs. Stewart
Marion
Guy Cartman
Hugh Cartman
Arkansas City
T. J. Shrimp
John Schutt
Bigsby
Okla
Mr. Schultz
Gilmore and Foster Return Home From Travels
Miss Isabel Gilmore and Charles Gilmore came home Sunday by motor from Green Mountain Falls Colorado. Miss Martha Jane Foster also returned to her Kansas City home on Sunday after a visit with Miss Eleanor Klein. Mrs Rose Mix, a medical patient at Memorial hospital, is reported to show slight improvement. she is the mother of Prof A J Mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Gilmore
Charles Gilmore
Green Mountain Falls
Galo
Martha Jane Foster
Kansas City
Eleanor Klein
Rose Mix
Memorial Hospital
Mix
A. J. Mix
Lawrence trip ties middleman to life insurer network
Mrs. David Watson of Law and G. Smith, former Green Owl proprietor, visited Lawrence Tuesday with V d Pobristo of Topeka, an agency organizer for Mutual Life Insurance. Smith is connected to the company while Gabriel of Eudora remains hospitalized at Memorial hospital in a stable condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Watson
Law“N
G. Smith
Green Owl
Larence
V. d. Pobristo
Topeka
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Smith
Charles D Gabriel
Eudora
Memorial ‘Hospital
Smith to Tell Story in Insurance Plot Case
County Attorney George Sackett said John M. Smith will testify to a grand jury about an alleged life insurance scheme connected to his disappearance and a burned car with an embalmed body. Mrs. Smith admitted plans to collect or trigger the payout, while Smith remains jailed and the victim’s identity is still unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Iowa
George Sackett
John M. Smith
Smith
Farmer Labor Party
Adel
Des Moines
State Hospital For
Clarinda
Sackett
Theody
West Fairview and Vicinity Social Gatherings Reported
Mr and Mrs Ivo McKinzie and Sam Grammer visited Mr and Mrs Ben Garber Wednesday evening. Mrs Florence Welch of Topeka visited last week with her sister Mrs William Hilbert. The Richland Farm Bureau met last Thursday with Mrs Russell Bowen, an all day meeting with noon dinner. The lesson was given by Mrs Henry Lutz and Mrs Amelia Costa. The club planned a Berryton fair booth. Those present included Mrs Mary Ziegler Ivy Kennedy Amelia Costa Fay Gerrish and Henry Lutz. A Richland club picnic was enjoyed by S W Kennedy and others including John Doane George Gerrish.
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Ivo McKinzie
Sam Grammer
Ben Garber
Florence Welch
Topeka
William Hilbert
Richland Farm Bureau
Russell Bowen
Henry Lutz
Amelia Costa
Berryton Fair
Mary Ziegler
Ivy Kennedy
Fay Gerrish
Richland Club
S. W. Kennedy
John Doane
George Gerrish
Modernized Crossword Clue Fragment Puzzle
Puzzle item shows a fragmented crossword style with clues and numbers scattered. It lists various entries like ages, words for inheritance and invention, and descriptors, reflecting a partial reconstructible puzzle page.
Paris Puzzle Word List Fragment
A scrambled list of clues and partial words spanning numbers 1 to 60 with scattered letters and misprints. It includes references to fabric binding, baseball team, love to excess, officer who pays salaries, Greek letters, and various unrelated fragments implying a crossword style set.
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Onsen If
Nije
Father of Us
Hartge
Nevada
Pailippine
Ammedano
Local residents visit over weekend in county area
Paul and Mrs Mi Beam, Ir bel Montfoort, Norman Stratton, El mer Benander, and Clarence elch were among guests. Will Rake and son called at Mrs Nancy Danish home Monday morning. H W Lurber and Harold and Fern of Wakarusa visited Ivo McKinzie and attended at C W Gres over Sunday. Doris and Jenna Great of Lawrence visited C W Gres and Art Cole over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Mi Beam
Irbel Montfoort
Ibiza
Wakarusa, and Co
Gress
Ivo McKinzie
Doris
Jenna Great
Lawrence
C. W
Market Shifts in Chicago Grains and Potatoes on Sept 8
Chicago grain prices declined with corn dropping about 20 cents as weakness in securities weighed on markets. wheat and oats also fell, while provisions rose slightly amid packer demand. Potatoes remained steady with modest trading. Midwest varieties showed small price ranges, trading fairly. Kansas City cash grain followed with mixed receipts and softening No. 2 hard and yellow seeds.
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Chicago
Chicaca
USDA
Ateady
Regal Wisconsin Cobblers
Minnesota Red River Ohios
Idaho Russell
Kansas City
Grain prices listed for rye barley oats and more
Fragmented OCR lists grain prices and weights from a Kansas City market page. Items include rye barley oats and timothy hay with various No numbers and price figures.
Western Power Light and Telephone Co Dividend Notice
The Board declares the regular quarterly dividend on the 7% preferred stock at $1.75 per share payable October 1, 1931 to holders of record at close of business September 15, 1933. Payments in cash to holders not in reinvestment plan. Nathan B. Jones, President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors
Nathan 3. Jones
Nathan L- Jones
Diversified Utility Investments announces stock dividends
The board declares a dividend on the 3.50 preferred stock at 8714c per share and a 40c per share dividend on Class A common stock payable October 1, 1981 to holders of record September 20, 1931. Cash payment to all entitled holders. Nathan L. Jones president.
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Board of Directors
Nathan L. Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bayles
Thompson Trophy
Associated Press
Jim Londes
Jim McAmilien
University of Ili
Violet F. Jones
Northwest
Jat
Polar
Prof. Gagliardo
Rotary Club
Domenico Gagliardo
Department of Economics
University
Gagliardo
Russia
Harold Constant
Tom Lanahan
C. D Moore
Jack Edmondson
Fred Stubeck
Roy Rowlands
Carpenter's Union
Eldridge
Coffeyville
Elmer
Hagan
J. H. Hagan
Clifton Meyers
Kay County
Oklahoma
Santa Fe
Ponca City
Ecinmee
J. M. Cloug
G. W. Jones
Richard Bryant
Lincoln Street
Richard Henry
C. L. Curtis
Kentucky Street
West Fairview and Vicinity
Feo
Tialot
Paris
Pial
Ali
Tolof
Riels
Marsens
SEY Deeg
Duard
Frigidaire
General Motors
Shimmons Bros
Mags
St.Lawrence, Kan
Denver
Salt Lake City
Utah
Los Angeles
Calif
Union Stage
Hay
Marist
Western
Power Light & Telephone CO
Diversified Utility Investments, Inc
the Public Utility Investment CO
Call 870 Memorial Hospital
Yee
Douglas County Medical Society
Schubert Funeral
Hirst O
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