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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1936
Page
1
Eye witness accounts describe 72 days of siege at Toledo Alcazar. defenders held out against government attacks as shells, grenades, and dynamite rained in. starvation, bombardment, and courageous resistence marked the final stand before relief and capture.
London announces a proclamation to enforce military rule in Palestine to quell Arab Jewish clashes. Lieut Gen J G Dill gains dictatorial powers including censorship, military courts, arrests, and deportations as King Edward VIII signs the order at Balmoral Castle, with authority issued under a Privy Council order.
Stover and Hudson admitted part in the Reiter farm killings in Stafford county. Allen Pyle and Harry Pyle, Lacey Cunningham and Bud Richardson had been previously convicted or acquitted. Bonds and stolen bonds sought in dunes, additional questioning planned. Stover also implicated Hudson in the Belleville gunman case from December 1934. James Whatry named as the killed companion. Arraignment for Stover Hudson and Mrs Stover expected.
Democratic candidate David C. Doten for Kansas in the Second District will address a gathering at Democratic headquarters 819 Massachusetts Street at 8 p.m. Thursday October 1. Doten, a Nebraska graduate, has pastored churches in Kansas City Kansas Paola and served in the state legislature representing Miami County. He advocates youth work and improved education for Kansas children. A separate note reports a Montville New Jersey tavern break in where the suspect ate and slept before arrest.
Denver reports eleven deaths attributed to Colorado's severe snowstorm causing millions in damage. Notable losses include Pilot C. H. Chidlaw of El Paso Texas and Mr and Mrs Ben T Elkins of San Francisco who perished when their plane crashed near Walsenburg. Widespread damage to parks, trees, and private property, with power and transit partially restored after the storm overran the city and its tourist areas.
Ottawa Kansas reports a relief in water worries as weekend rain filled the Marais des Cygnes valley reservoir. The city now has three months of supply and plans another low water dam to boost storage, ending over two months of near hand to mouth operation.
An executive meeting at Myers hall discussed plans for a 100000 endowment drive to be conducted over the next year. Attendees included Dr Claude Smith of Topeka president, A Huff of Kansas City, Dr John Golden of Topeka, Rev Percy Atkins of Winfield, Rev Logan Martin of Newton, Rev Dale Cross of Kansas City, Mrs Filith Bentley of Topeka, George C. Foster, C. E. Rireh, C. B. Alvord, and Rev Seth Slaughter of Lawrence.
An Arab band raided a village near Acre killing a prominent Arab merchant believed to trade with Jews. Violence spread across the Holy Land as Arabs weighed the 24 week old general strike against Jewish immigration and land sales, amid pressure from fruit growers and the Arab supreme committee.
Hearne Texas Sept 29 flood waters of the Brazos and Little rivers inundated thousands more acres of farmland destroying crops and property valued in the millions. No loss of life was reported as residents heed warnings to seek higher ground and guard against rising streams.
Leslie Gibler a junior high student of 981 Delaware street suffered minor bruises when struck by a car driven by Howard Lynch route 6 a Liberty Memorial high school student. The accident at Ninth and Massachusetts streets sent Gibler to Memorial hospital for examination before return home. New Ford V-8 Hamilton's Ady.
George N Peek former head of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and former exportImport Bank leader declared his support for Governor Landon of Kansas for president. He said Roosevelt has taken the American farmer out of foreign markets and accused his administration of broken promises.
In Michigan circuit court eleven of twelve men charged in the Black Legion execution plot against Charles A. Poole were found guilty. Of 21 defendants convicted, most were guilty of first degree murder. two received second degree murder, with one acquittal. Pending sentencing rests with the court.
Funeral services are set in Lebo Kansas for Mrs. Margaret Edwards 72 who died at her daughter Mrs. R A Hunts home in Lebo. The First Methodist church will host the service with Rev F E Buck of Iola and Rev M A Good assisting. Burial follows in Lebo. Mrs Edwards resided with her daughter for six months and had been ill for some time. Mrs Hunt and children Robert and Gwen will join the family in Lebo tomorrow.
Paris leaders clash over devaluation plan as Radical Socialists balk at giving Premier Klum power to fight rising costs without parliamentary checks. The Senate caucus rejected the devaluation text and called for a new version omitting dictatorial powers.
Mayor Alfred Lawrence led a simulated police radio test with two patrol cars and dispatchers. Journal World reports officers answered five to seven fictitious alarms quickly, with one car at Roy Lawrence Market and lines to central dispatch. Councilmen witnessed the test, which officials said proved 100 percent successful and urged citizens to call in any suspected incidents promptly.
Weather report from Topeka notes persistent rain across Kansas delaying a warm up promised for the day. Federal meteorologist S D Flora says sun may return tomorrow with daytime highs mid fifties to mid sixties in various sections and eastern Kansas sides cooler.
Charles Haas 15 son of Mr and Mrs Will Haas route 3 remained in serious condition at Memorial hospital after a Sunday gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was wounding occurred as he pulled a shotgun from a boat on the Kaw river two miles north of Lawrence after a hunting trip.
An ordinance authorizing a 9 291.23 bond issue to cover the WPA funded blanket paving work completed last summer was passed by the city council. Total costs reached 40 41.88, with the rest paid by property owners and city bonds dated October 1 1986. Street work includes Eleventh and Twelfth streets and a yard alley between Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Fire swept through southwestern Oregon burning Bandon and destroying its business district and about 1,500 homes. Nine deaths reported. total damages near 3.001 million. Coos County Judge McClain estimates Oregon losses at 4.4 million. California losses exceed 1 million across 300000 acres. Agencies, private groups, and local officials mobilize aid for homeless and destitute.
A federal funded flood control hearing will be held at the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday October 7 at 10 am. U S Army engineers will outline dikes and drainage plans for North Lawrence and nearby territory with $163 100 appropriated by the federal government. The meeting is open to the public for objections and suggestions. Officials will receive invitations. local railroad and Douglas County Raw Drainage District board representatives will attend.
Funeral services for William Robert Robb were held at St. Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon. The service featured unaccompanied psalm singing led by Clyde Redpath and included multiple ministers from Reformed Presbyterian and related churches. Robb, a noted Christian student and former Cosmopolitan Club president at the University, died from injuries in Friday’s highway accident near Lawrence. Interment will be in Blanchard, Iowa, where he was born.
Stock market index shows overall activity with an average of listed stocks. Yesterday’s figures indicate a slight change in value as traders reacted to market movements and current price levels.
U S Guyer launched his bid in the second Kansas district with a speech in the courthouse courtroom. The address, aired by station WREN from 8:30 to 9, praised the Republican record and criticized the New Deal. Several candidates were introduced before the keynote, including Don Allen and Ed Abels.
Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies across Kansas with a likely shower in the northeast tonight and Wednesday morning. Temperature rises by Wednesday. Winds, muddy dirt roads in parts, radios and phone listings indicate routine rural weather notes and county abbreviations.
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