Relief bill goes to Senate again
The House approved sending the 4.88 billion dollar work relief bill back to Senate conferees to drop the direct work limitation. The vote was 249 to 110 as Senators debated the scope of the labor rule and potential confirmation of managers. President Roosevelt faced criticism for a fishing trip amid the dispute.
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Senate
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Robinson
Glass D-¥al
Ickes
Snell
New York
G.O.P
Glass
Spring trades show to run at National Guard Armory
A total of 47 booth spaces will be filled by 28 firms for the annual spring trades show. The event spans Wednesday to Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon at Highth and New Hampshire streets. Booths are set Tuesday night with exhibitors installing all day Wednesday ahead of the 7 80 oclock opening. Participating firms include Kansas Electric Power, Bell Music, Nehi Bottling, Brinkman Bakery, Hanna Radio, Me Nish Bottling, J W Alexander, Cooke's Grocery, Langston Memorial, American Service, Veatch Furniture, Weaver's, Kansas Public Service, Jenny Wren, Jaedicke Hardware, Kennedy Plumbing, Lawrence Wallpaper and Paint, Lawrence Sanitary Creamery, Green Brothers Hardware, Independent Laundry, Coca Cola Bottling, L T Harris, Gustafson's, Rumsey Allison Floral, Journal World, Auto Electric, a Better Housing sponsor booth, and Chemical Products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Highth
New Hampshire
Kansas Electric Power Company
Bell Music Store
Nehi Bottling Works
Brinkman, Bakery
Hanna Radio Shop
Rumsey-Allison
Journal- World
Auto Electric Company
Better Housing Campaign
Chemical Products Company
Transfer 25 Prisoners to Hutchinson Reformatory
Twenty five heavily guarded convicts moved from Lansing state prison to the Kansas reformatory at Hutchinson in a special railroad coach leaving Leavenworth at 7 30 p m under a ruling by the Kansas state board of administration. The transfer follows a ruling from last Monday. Washington reports the AAA today authorized spring wheat farmers to plant up to 185 percent of the average acreage farmed in 1928 1932 period.
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Leavenworth
Ran
Lansing
Kansas Reformatory
Hutchinson
Kansas State Board of Administration
Washington
AAA
Elks Grand Treasurer James F Duffy Dies at Home
James F Duffy grand treasurer of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks since 1982 died at his Providence Rhode Island home on April 1 his death announced by the lodge authorities. He served in the role for over four decades and was a noted community figure. He leaves behind family and lodge colleagues who mourn his loss.
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Elks
Diet Providence
R. I
James F. Duffy
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Woman Parachute Jumper Sets World Record in Russia
Pi-Vera Fedoroffa, wife of a Red Army officer, claimed a new women's parachute jumping record after leaping 6,750 meters near Leningrad without oxygen. She was in the air 22 minutes, piloted by Kaitanoff, who set a men’s record earlier this year. Fedoroffa, a student at the Leningrad Physical Culture Institute, completes her 34th jump and has a six year old daughter.
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Moscow
Pi—Vera Fedoroffa
Red Army
Leningrad
Fedoroffa
Kaitanoff
Leningrad Physical Culture Institute
Rotary Lecture Spurs Election of Directors for Next Year
Following Prof A G Mitchell on mathematics interest grew during the talk. The article traces early counting from fingers to pebbles to symbols and tally marks, noting parallels to vote counting and the evolution of accounting. As a result the Rotary directors for the next year were elected: Cliff Ramsey, Gene Gishn, Neal Wherry, M F Hudson, Walter Reiners, Art Weaver, and C W Am don.
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A. G. Mitchell
Persia
India
Arabia
Spain
Europe
Rotary
Cliff Ramsey
Gene Gishn
Neal Wherry
M. F. Hudson
Walter Reiners
Art Weaver
C. W. Amdon
Salary Increases Restore Pay for Local Workers
Restoration today returns pay to pre low mood levels for about 428 federal workers, county officers, and railroad employees. The final 5 percent of a 15 percent cut is restored for federal staff including 76 in Has Kell, 50 at the post office, and 192 National Guard personnel, plus 40 Union Pacific and 36 Santa Fe railroad workers. County salaries for elected officials and district judges reset to former levels with April pay, adding about 65 million annually to the federal budget and 30 million to railroad funds.
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Haskell
Post Office
National Guard
University of Kansas R. O. T.C
Lone Star CC
Register of Deeds
Coort
Staged Series of Holdups in Two Kansas Counties
Two men aged about 21 and 26 robbed multiple sites in Ellsworth and Russell counties within about two hours. Starting in Lucas with a stolen blue sedan, they hit filling stations and restaurants in Waldo, Dorrance, Bunker Hill, Russell, and Wilson, where three holds occurred. Sheriff William Schmidt of Ellsworth said they obtained a substantial loot but could not estimate the total.
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Salina
Kan
Elsworth
Wussell
Wilson
Lucas
O'Clock
Waldo
Dorrance
Bunkerhill
Russell
William Schmidt
Ellsworth County
Hamilton
Adv
Mobilize Forces for War on Dust in Kansas
Topeka announces a formal war on dust storms in western Kansas with $250000 in federal funds for land listing. Gov Landon, John Stutz, and Dean Harry Umberger oversee plans to list 2.5 to 3 million acres by month end using tractors and teams, with farmers aiding and counties directing oil fuel and feed requisitions, while no funds go to labor.
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Topeka
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
John G. Stutz
Kansas Emergency Relief
Harry Umberger
Kansas State College
Umberger
Landon
Washington
Stutz
Pershing Writes Memoirs While Eyeing Europe
General John J. Pershing, 74, at a Tucson resort, writes memoirs and watches the European crisis. He reviews Hitler’s policies, doubts escalation, and hints he has strong views, though he refuses to publish them. He enjoys desert riding and visits nearby historic sites with Generals Dawes and Harbord.
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Tucson
Ariz
Germany
John Joseph Pershing
Arizona Sun
America
Coattase
Adolf Hitler
Pershing
United States
General Pershing
Charles G. Dawes
James G. Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
Arizona
Fort Huachuca
Sixth Cavalry
Changes in Story Unfold in Kansas City Junk Burglary Case
A daylight break in Lawrence involved Clarence Hamilton and Oscar Ray. Loot including three revolvers and 375 dollars in checks was recovered. most items may lie in Big Eleven lake. Mrs Hamilton admitted throwing a loot sack in the lake. Hamilton later confessed to the junk company burglary. Ray, 16, said he aided in the break in. Hamilton faces April 12 hearing with 2500 bond.
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Auto Wrecking and Junk Company
Clarence Hamilton
Kansas City
Kan
Douglas County Sheriff's Force
Big Eleven Lake
Eleventh Street
State Avenue
George Price
Maude Hamilton
Hamilton
Price
Junk Company
Douglas County
Lawrence
Oscar Ray
Garfield Street
Fred Vogler
Anderson
O. J. Lane
Ray
Hamiltons
A Promise of Rain Brings Hope to Kansans
Topeka reports wintry air across the state with a forecast of rain and possible snow tonight. Forecasters note light weekend rain totaling .01 inches locally and 2.2 foot Kansas River low, marking historic April low. Ottawa, Pittsburg, and Leavenworth saw light rain. Manhattan missed it.
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Topeka
Lawrence
Iola
Wichita
Goodland
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Pittsburg
Leavenworth
Manhattan
Allen to attend Chicago and New York coaching meetings
Dr Forrest C Allen KU athletic director and basketball coach flies to Chicago for National Basketball Coaches Association sessions and then to New York for National Basketball Rules Committee talks this week. He opposes eliminating the center jump and will protest if such a change is proposed. He chairs the rules group research and visual instruction committee.
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Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Chicago
National Basketball Coaches Association
New York
National Basketball Rules Committee
Allen
K. U
New Trial Is Ordered in Scottsboro Case
The U S Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Clarence Norris and Haywood Patterson, two black defendants sentenced to death after a Scottsboro Alabama assault case. Chief Justice Hughes delivered the opinion. Previously the court had directed retrials for five other negroes due to unconstitutional jury proceedings and lack of counsel.
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Washington
PKA
Supreme Court
Clarence Norris
Haywood Patterson
Scottsboro
Ala
Hughes
Spelling contest at Memorial High names Douglas county reps
Excellent work marked the Memorial high school event as 12A pupils from rural grade and high schools competed to pick Douglas county entrants for the state contest in Topeka next fall. Winners in high school were Helen Hubbard and Florence Hammond of Vinland with perfect papers on the first 100 words.
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Memorial High School
Douglas County
Topeka
Helen Hubbard
Florence Hammond
Vinland
Doris Holcom
Margaret Pugh
Model
Arthur Geiss
Baldwin
Geiss
Warren Hartman
Big Springs
Geneva Reynolds
Hopewell
Harold C. Fisher
Fisher
Douglas County Teachers Association
Eudora
Dorothy Wilson
Lois Sumner
Doris Lee Jackson
Vinland Girls
Ottawa couple given indeterminate sentences in firearms case
Ottawa Kansas April 1 District Judge Hugh Means sentenced L P Thornbrugh 40 and his wife Hat tie 87 to indeterminate terms of one to five years after they pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle firearms and dynamite into the Lansing state penitentiary. The couple held hands as judgment was pronounced and will be taken to prison this afternoon with Thornbrugh to the penitentiary and his wife to the Lansing prison farm. A cache of explosives was found outside the prison wall in March.
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Ottawa
Kan
Apr. L.P
Frank Thornbrugh
Hattie
Hugh Means
Lansing State Penitentiary
Thornbrugh
Piha
Judge Means
Lansing
Thornbrughs
Ladies Prize Dinner At Home Products Event
Home Products week banquet set for 6 30 tomorrow night at Masonic Temple with 15 prizes for attending ladies. Fourteen small baskets and one grand prize packed with local bakery flour mills seed dairies and a cannery. Tickets at door 5 cents drawing to pick winners. Dinner features chicken. capacity 400. reservations via Chamber of Commerce by phone or in person tonight or tomorrow noon.
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Masonic Temple
Dairies
Canning Factory
Chamber of Commerce
Plans Completed for Spring Tree Spraying Program
City forester Fred Stubeck announced final plans and territory allotments for the spring arsenate of lead spraying campaign to control canker worms. Spraying will start after leaf-out. property owners pay a reasonable charge. Early notice encouraged. orders by phone at 461. Territories assigned to Hope Nursery, Stanley Forestry Co, Reed brothers, and S C Dews Co with North Lawrence open to all authorized groups.
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Fred Stubeck
Altho
Stubeck
Massachusetts
Tenth
Hope Nursery
Lawrence
Stanley Forestry Co
Topeka
S. C. Dews Co
Kansas City
Reed Brothers
North
Studeck
H. W. Sherman
Sherman
Texas
Supreme Court Allows Dismissal in NRA Code Case
Washington April 1 The Supreme Court today granted government permission to drop its NRA case against William E Belcher of Alabama a move tied to the recovery act’s constitutionality The lumber code authority opposed the dismissal as it had just filed a protest and questioned the authority to hear the matter The ruling centers on whether the code authority has enough interest to merit a hearing
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Washington
Supreme Court
NRA
William E. Belcher
Alabama
Stanley Reed
Lumber Code Authority
Code Authority
Lawrence Election Set to Restore Mayor Council Government
Tomorrow's city election in Lawrence will re establish the mayor and council government after a 19 year lapse. Polls open 8 AM to 6 PM with single election boards. Voters will choose mayor Alfred Lawrence or independent Harry Eudaly, 12 councilmen, a city treasurer, police judge, three school board members and a city treasurer.
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Lawrence
Alfred Lawrence
Harry Eudaly
Stand Inspected By Armory Crowd In Kansas City
A large crowd is expected at the Armory on Eighth and New Hampshire streets tomorrow evening for a local Kansas event featuring stand ins.
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Armory
Eighth
New Hampshire
Kansas
Six Die As Freak Southern Storms Lash States
Jackson Mississippi and coastal Texas were struck by freak storms yesterday. At least six people died and eight were injured across Mississippi and Texas. The Mississippi tornado cut a northeast path through Lawrence, Simpson, Smith, Newton and Kemper counties. Texas reports included damage in Houston, Richmond, Sugarland, Huntsville and Conroe with accompanying rains. Public notice lists National Guard annual federal inspections for Companies I and M, 137th Infantry, with dates and drill details.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Texas
Lawrence
Simpson
Smith
Newton
Kemper
Houston
Richmond
Sugarland
Huntsville
Conroe
City Hunted Sherman After Counted Out Run
The city knew when to look for him as authorities tried to contact Sherman through Topeka without success.
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Sherman
Topeka
Stock Market Index Readings and Ad Helper Note
The journal reports the stock index averages on Saturday with values around 36.6 and 36.3 for a 60 stock mix. An Ad-Taker service is advertised to assist readers in writing classified ads.
Kansas Industry on the Upgrade says W A Biby
William A Biby educational director of the Kansas Cooperative League discusses how industry could lead Kansas beyond agriculture. He cites Senator Capper on industrial growth and notes Kansas’ value of industrial output often equals or exceeds its agricultural products. He urges confidence and intensified efforts across state groups to spur home made goods and prosperity.
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Lawrence
Wiliam A. Biby
Kansas Cooperative League
Chamber of Commerce
Riley
Kansas
Kansas Business
Arthur Capper
Arthur Capper.” In the Article Senator Capper
Senator Capper
Industria
Mr. Riley
Seaboard
Weather Forecast For Kaneas And Nearby Areas
Cloudy with likely rain or snow tonight and Tuesday morning. Colder in east and south tonight and on Tuesday. Ottawa cloudy with light rain, Manhattan misty, dirt roads varying from good to slippery in Ottawa. Douglas county roads good. Temperatures recorded include yesterday and today with no rainfall noted.
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Kaneas
East Portion
Ottawa
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Douglas County
C. J. Posey
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Burns
State
LU. G. Mitchell
Kansas Acres
Perishing
Ian’t
Aecess
Wife
City of
Este
Abbas
137Th Infantry
Galen A. Gorrill
Wayne Allphin
Fred D. Wickham
Charles H. Browne
Horton
13Ith Infantry
Cooperative League
Biley
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