Parole Law Under Fire by Kansas Judge in McPherson
Judge F F Frigg of McPherson rejects parole for Harold Malio, Raying Gay, and Walter Moore, citing weak parole law and rising crime. He notes McPherson County’s heavy criminal docket and details the alleged offenses including store burglary, auto theft, and general store robbery. Clergymen and businessmen support parole denial. Kansas farmers press for price reductions to trigger large scale buying.
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F. F. Frigg
Destriet Couit
McPherson
Harold Malio
Raing Gay
Walter Moore
Hutchinson
Prigg
Kansas
McPherson County
Reformatory
Ittle River
Kas
Midwest
J. C. Mohler
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Mohler
Great Grain Belt
Unemployment rises in Kansas as aid requests grow
Kansas shows increasing unemployment with 576 job applicants across six bureaus versus 322 job openings and 261 placements. A Topeka committee hears testimony on workmen's compensation reform. Labor leader Freeman declines governor bid. Clay Center raises over 1000 for starving children and seeks a carload of corn.
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Kansas
Kansas Free Employment Bureau
Allen
Topeka
W. BE. Freeman
State Federation of Labor
Labor Federation
Clay Center
Literary Digest
Clay County
Fredonia Police Judge R. H. Spencer Dies
R H Spencer 63 longtime Fredonia police judge who suffered apoplexy and died. He lived in Fredonia fifty years taught school and served two terms as county superintendent. Frank Orr and Warren Drake from near Buffalo were struck by a Santa Fe train. Orr killed and Drake brought to Fredonia semi conscious. Both men are reported to be 40 with families.
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R. H. Spencer
Fredonia
Frank Orr
Warren Drake
Buffalo
Orr
Drake
Death of Mrs. Ellsworth in Los Angeles
Mrs C H Ellsworth 72 a resident of Atchison County dies in a Los Angeles hospital where she was visiting her daughter. Death followed amputation of a limb due to gangrene.
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C.H. Ellsworth
Atchison, County
Los Angeles
Cal
Kansas Supreme Court settles county seat row in Kansas
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the 1920 law allowing a special election to move the Haskell County seat from Santa Fe to Sublette, likely keeping the seat at Sublette. Amrine won a dispute over a council seat in Council Grove. Rhodes replaced him after a special election. A bank robbery near Skiddy involved True and Wenzel. they stole 580 dollars and a Ford. Coal operators defend profitability. Wyandotte case remanded for retrial after Flanigan suit against M K T railroad. Major party and amendment results released by the state canvassing board.
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Council Grove
M. F. Amrine
Amrine
France
Rhodes
Cdard
Supreme Court
Aviline
Kansas
Haskell County
Santa Fe
Sublett
Sublette
William E. True
Kansas City
Ernest Wenzel
Skiddy
Abilene
Woodbine State Bank
True
Junction City
Wenzel
Milton Gulger
White City
Wyandotte County District Court
Ara Flanigan
M., K. & T. Railroad
Kansas Supreme Court
Martin W. Flanigan
Katy
Rosedale
Farmer William Patrick Killed by Train Near Keats
William Patrick a 70 year old farmer living near Keats eight miles west of Manhattan was killed when a wagon he drove onto the Rock Island railroad right of way on his farm was struck by passenger train No 12.
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William Patrick
Keats
Manhattan
Rock Island Railroad
Modern Barn Design for 30 Cows With Labor Savings
An article by William A. Radford outlines a modern weather tight barn for 30 cows featuring an overhead carrier track, a litter alley, four air vent shafts, and a concrete gutter. It emphasizes reduced labor, improved cow health, and higher milk production with cork brick floors and sanitary partitions. Building plans note a 36 by 76 foot 6 inch main barn with adjoining milk house and a 14 foot silo, on a concrete foundation designed to minimize waste space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Til
Overseas YWCA secretaries count rises to 181 in eight nations
New statistics from the overseas department of the National Young Women's Christian Association show 181 YWCA secretaries in eight European countries where wartime work began. The secretaries are maintaining permanent posts urged by represented governments. France Belgium Czecho Slovakia Italy Near East Poland Roumania and Russia listed with 72 centers. Other secretaries sail this month.
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National Young Women’s Christian Association
Europe
France
Belgium
Czecho
Slovakia
Italy
Near East
Poland
Roumania
Russia
Aerial Survey Checks Timber Holdings Over Yakima Guards
Aviator R. I. Ehrlichman of a Yakima lumber firm and its vice-president completed an air inspection over 200 miles in 144 minutes. The flight involved low circling to assess forest fire damage, and was described by Scientific American as a rapid and thorough survey method.
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Yakima
Washington
R. I. Ehrlichman
the. Timber
Canada Wins Big at Chicago Live Stock Show
Canada captures top prizes across wheat cattle horses sheep and hogs at the International Live Stock Show in Chicago. Alberta farmer wins Grand Champion for wheat, Canada dominates barley oats and other grains, and Canadian livestock excels in many classes reflecting strong Western Canada agriculture.
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Canada
United States
Chicago
Alberta
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Prigg of
Ira Clemmens
Southwestern, Interstate Coal Operators’ Association
Kansas Field
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
State
Harding
Curtis
John Osborn
Red Cross
Bain City
Osborn
J. G. Trindle
Liberal
S. D. Flora
Maurice McAuliffe
The
Kansas Farmers’ Union
F. Reed
Rober
Eatonic
New Jersey
Hila Smith
Hyomei
Berry
W.N.U
Kansas ‘City
Scandia
Harry Hohnan
M. W
Nordman
Rev
Adolph
Nelson
Lebanon
W. C. Preble,w. M
A. R. Morey, Seo’y
Clarence Albro
V. C
J. W. Plotner
John A. Freeburg
Kaneas
W. M. Ud
Jim Jones
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