Reorganization battle sees new exemptions debated
Washington April 4 Opponents gain a concession exempting the veterans administration from the reorganization bill while leaders hope for House approval. Debate centers on further exemptions and preserving congressional powers as the fight resumes after a Sunday briefing.
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Washington
House
Veteran’s Administration
Congress
Bankhead
Woodrum
D-Va
Department of Welfare
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Father Coughin
Senate
Spanish Rebels Drive on Barcelona in Decisive War Phase
Insurgent forces under Franco pressed toward Barcelona and the Ebro valley after taking Lerida and Gandesa. Moored by Moorish corps and Italian units, they aimed to sever Catalonia from Madrid while government troops used guerrilla resistance and counter-maneuvers on Guadalajara and Teruel fronts. Frontier refugees streamed to France as Madrid endured a heavy 85 minute bombardment with about 2000 shells.
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Barcelona
Hendaye
France
Franco
Ebro
Lerida
Gandesa
Spain
Garcia Valino
Black Arrow
Cherta
Tortosa
Mediterranean
Juan Yague
Pyrenees
Catalonia
Altho
Balaguer
Borras
Guadalajara
Teruel
Bagneres de Luchon
Cebere
Bayernes de Luchon
Madrid
Blum Seeks Broad Powers to Meet France Rearmament Cost
Paris April 4 Premier Leon Blum led his government in seeking powers to enact drastic financial measures for rearmament. The plan would allow the Bank of France revaluation profits and foreign exchange controls. Parliament's likely rejection threatens compromise or loss of power as radical-socialists and conservatives oppose. The cabinet approved the program in ordinary session and again as the council of ministers.
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Paris
Leon Blum
France
Bank of France
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Council of Ministers
Albert Lebrun
Blum
Lawrence Junior High Wins First in Science Club Contest
Members of the Lawrence Junior High Science Club earned first place at the Junior Academy of Science meeting held last weekend in Pittsburg. School sponsor Edith Beach announced the club has a history of top finishes, and this year 10 new schools joined the academy as the movement expands nationally.
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Lawrence Junior High Science Club
Junior Academy of Science
Pittsburg
Lawrence
Bob Bayles
Lawrence Club
Joanna Wagstaff
Elizabeth Prentice
Joan Sisson
Lois Wheeler
Robert Bayles
Edith Beach
Business Failures Rise in United States Week Ended March 31
The number of business failures in the United States for the week ended March 31 increased to 271 from 256 the prior week. Dun & Bradstreet reported today. A year earlier the total was 185.
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New York
United States
Dun & Bradstreet
Chamberlain Refuses to Alter Policy in UK Debate
London reporting that Prime Minister Chamberlain today bluntly refused opposition demands to alter his foreign policy or permit a test of it in a general election. The exchange underscored tensions over Britain's approach to international affairs and the near-term political response.
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London
Chamberlain
Redistricting Debate Reaches Douglas County Officials
Attorney General Clarence V. Beck requests information from County Attorney Charles Springer on redrawing Douglas County districts to achieve near equal population across three districts. Law rence residents claim current map concentrates population in one district. If no action is taken, mandamus action could compel redistricting.
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Clarence V. Beck
Charles Springer
Douglas County Board of Commissioners
Lawrence
Topeka
Springer
Marshall A. Gorrill
Grant Township
Gorrill
Douglas County
Board of County Commissioners
Wakarusa Township
South Lawrence
Court House
Bloodstained car key to brutal Berkeley slayings
Police detained a deserting Fort Sill soldier driving a bloodstained Pontiac in Alamogordo as Texas and New Mexico authorities pursue a double theory of robbery and ravishment in the torture killings of Mrs. Weston G Frome, 46, and her daughter Nancy from Berkeley. Autopsy indicates severe torture with arson marks and choked throats. Governor Allred offers a $1000 reward. investigators seek a blue coupe and missing jewelry as clues. The Fromes, former Berkeley residents, had recently traveled from California via Texas toward South Carolina with plans to visit relatives.
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van Horn
Tex
New Mexico
California Society
Alamogordo
N. M
Here
Fort Sill
Oklo
Oklahoma
Allred
Illinois
George Lorius
Albert Heberer
Dallas
Lorius-Heberer
Frome
Fromes
Berkeley
Calif
Texas
Parris Island
S. C
Benjamin McMakin
Miss Frome
University of California
Bradford Academy
Bradford
Mass
Joplin
Salvation Army Names New Fort Scott Head Chiefs
New Salvation Army Head Captain Olin Brigman and wife assumed charge of the Fort Scott headquarters last Thursday after Major M Burkhardt and Captain C Mullin left on six months sick leave. The Brigmans have served in Fort Scott Salvation Army for two years and have one child.
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Salvation Army
Olin Brigman
M. Burkhardt
C. Mullin
Brigmans
Fort Scott
Huxman Attends CCC Anniversary in Kansas
Governor Walter A. Huxman traveled to Burlington Kansas for a fifth anniversary event marking Civilian Conservation Corps operations in the state. He joined officials and locals for the ceremony and tours highlighting CCC projects and contributions.
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Huxman
Burlington
Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Kan
Civilian Conservation Corps
Kansas
Tornado Damage Draws About 60000 Visitors to Columbus
About 60,000 people toured Columbus Kansas after last Wednesday's tornado that killed ten. Traffic ran from daylight to dark with bumper to bumper delays. Sheriff Fred Simkin said an average of 1600 cars per hour passed, as officers directed visitors past the edge of the devastation with help from state troopers and nearby counties.
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Columbus
Kan
UPI
Fred Simkin
Attendance tops at Kansas education conference with Bagley talks
The annual spring education conference at the University of Kansas drew the largest attendance in years with visitors from Dodge City Gardner City Winfield and Wichita. Dr William Bagley from Columbia University spoke on the foundation of life in a democracy and lectures drew crowds while rural education themes featured prominently. Fraser hall exhibits included elementary school models built by architecture sophomores.
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University of Kansas
K. U
F. P. O Brien
Dodge City
Garden City
Winfield
Wichita
William Bagley
Columbia University
O Brien
Bagley
Lawrence
Obrien
School of Education
Navy expansion row shifts to Senate committee
Washington reports a Senate committee hearing on the administration's billion dollar naval buildup. Secretary Hull urges free global operation for the fleet and retention of the 5-5-3 ratio with Britain and Japan while opposing a disarmament conference. Senator Borah questions the necessity of enlarging the navy beyond current law.
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Washington
Senate
Hull
Naval Committee
Walsh
D-Mass
Secretary of State
Naval Frontier
United States
England
Japan
Pacific
Borah
R-Ida
Half Million Crippled in United States Study
Public Health Service reports about 500000 Americans are permanently incapacitated. Deformities and impairments occur nearly three times as often among relief recipients as in families earning more than $3,000 annually.
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Washington
Public Health Service
City voters head to polls for council seats and bond issues
Lawrence residents vote tomorrow from 8 am to 6 pm to elect two city council members per ward and decide two bond propositions. Incumbents mostly seek reelection. Frank Rowland runs unopposed in ward three. Polling places include police station second ward city hall and Liberty Memorial High School.
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Lawrence
Frank Gray
Frank Rowland
First Ward
New City Hall
Third Ward
N No
Nineteenth
Massachusetts
Fourth Ward
Liberty Memorial High School
Fifth Ward
Sixth Ward
Woodlawn School
Olney Suffers Broken Hip in Fall at Home
F. H. Olney retired principal of Lawrence high school suffered a broken hip after missing a chair and falling at his home last evening. He was taken to Memorial hospital where doctors report the injury serious but the patient’s condition was as good as could be expected this afternoon.
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F. H. Olney
Lawrence High School
Coach Clyde Littlefield to Start Kansas Relays
Clyde Littlefield of the University of Texas will officiate as starter at the Kansas Relays on April 23 in Lawrence. Gwinn Henry of Kansas University announced the official duties. Maj. John L. Griffith, Big Ten athletic commissioner, will be referee with Gov. Walter A. Huxman as honorary referee.
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Clyde Littlefield
University of Texas
Kansas Relays
Gwinn Henry
K. U
Littlefield
John L. Griffith
Walter A. Huxman
More Formality In Court In Sedgwick County
In Wichita Kansas on April 4 a new courtesy will add formality to Sedgwick County District Court. Proceedings begin with attendees rising as Bailiff Mike Schaumo strikes the gavel for Judge Grover Pierpont. Attorneys say the practice hasn’t been seen in 30 years.
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Wichita
Kan
Sedgwick County District Court
Mike Schaumo
Grover Pierpont
Winfield Man Killed in Newkirk Highway Crash
O. B. Clary of Winfield Kansas, 49, died when his car failed to negotiate a curve and overturned on a highway at the southeast edge of Newkirk Oklahoma. Sheriff O W Cook said the accident occurred Sunday.
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Winfield
Newkirk
Okla
O. B. Clary
Kan
O. W. Cook
Clary
Stock Market Index Report Closes Mixed
The index average for 60 stocks sits near 36.5 with Saturday’s reading around 36.4. Ford Service in Hamilton lists 702 Vermont as a reference point amid sparse data and unclear details.
Murphy Opens Talks to Fix Michigan Power Crisis
Governor Murphy convened talks with Consumers Power and the UWO C amid the Michigan power disruption affecting about 2 million residents. He condemned plant seizures by union members as illegal while urging rapid settlement. Federal and state labor officials joined the effort to restore service and end the standoff.
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Detroit
Michigan
Frank Murphy
Consumers Power Company
Utility Workers Organizing Committee
Altho
Murphy
U.W.O.C
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lansing
Flint
Saginaw
Bay City
James F. Dewey
Federal Department of Labor
George A. Krostad
State Department of Labor and Industry
Lawrence Hobby Fair Adds Amateur Entertainment Contest
The Lawrence Hobby Fair will host an entertainment contest at the Junior high auditorium this Friday and Saturday. Preliminaries Friday 7 30 pm and Saturday 1 30 pm with finals 7 30 pm Saturday. Three divisions award prizes for best dancer singer instrumentalist or other entertainment. Douglas county public school students eligible entries accepted Friday 3 5 pm at the Old High building. country children through teachers or Harold Fisher.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Harold Fisher
Weather Outlook With Showers Likely In Kansas
Topeka April 4 A federal meteorologist says warmer weather will be slow to return due to low temperatures in the north and Canada. Freezing readings reached 28 degrees in Tribune and Goodland. Showers are probable in the southeast and extreme east portions tonight and Tuesday with generally fair weather in the western half. Temperatures expected 40s to 45s in the east and 35 to 40 in the west tonight with a high near 60 tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Canada
S. D. Flora
Tribune
Goodland
Wichita
Flora
Kansas City
Judge Hopkins Starts April Docket Preliminaries
Judge Richard J. Hopkins began hearings on motions and pleas in Topeka on government war risk cases as preliminary steps for the April 11 federal district court term. Of 131 cases docketed for the term, 33 are criminal, with a lighter jury trial load next week due to possible jury waivers.
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Topeka
Richard J. Hopkins
Federal District Court
Chanute Woman Killed in West Girard Car Crash
Eleanor M. Rose 20 of Chanute was killed and Kenneth Ogle 19 of Chanute seriously injured in a Sunday collision three miles west of Girard. Automobiles driven by Miss Rose and Albert Coghill of Walnut collided. Coghill and eight others escaped serious injury.
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Chanute
Kan
Eleanor M. Rose
Kenneth Ogle
Girard
Miss Rose
Albert Coghill
Walnut
Coghill
French Strikers Battle Lille Over Pass Through Picket Lines
Fifteen teen workers were injured today as Roubaix textile factory strikers blocked passage for newly hired workers. The dispute began December 13 with demands for a collective contract.
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Lille
France
Roubaix
Exacting Studies Good for Pupils
Dr. William C. Bagley of Teachers College Columbia University spoke at a Kansas University spring conference. He outlined essential education focusing on language and math basics, democratic ideals, and disciplined study. He warned against stressing individual failure and cited Iraq’s adaptation from nomadic to settled education as a model.
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William C. Bagley
Teachers College
Columbia
University
New York
University of Kansas
Bagley
New Kingdom of
Iraq
Pasteur
Darwin
Einstein
Dr. Bagley
Traq
Holds Money Above Thief New Jersey Girl Gives Man Two Dollars
Newark police report 23 year old Helen Koehler thwarted a purse snatching by keeping her purse aloft and peeling two dollars from a wad of twenty two, describing the robber as a small man who fled after the partial robbery.
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New Jersey
Newark
N. J
Helen Koehler
Miss Koehler
Police to Increase Night Patrols in Kansas City
Police Director Otto P. Higgins announced an increase in patrols in Kansas City starting tonight after eight business window panes were smashed over the weekend in vandalism incidents.
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Kansas City
Otto P. Higgins
Kansas Weather Forecast Highlights Local Cloudiness
The Kansas forecast calls for generally fair in the west and mostly cloudy in the east with possible local showers in the southeast tonight and Tuesday. Colder air moves in southeastern areas Tuesday, with cloudy mornings in Coffeyville Ottawa and Arkansas City and clear elsewhere. Dirt roads described as good.
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Kansas
Coffeyville
Ottawa
Arkansas City
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