Senate Approves Work-Relief Bill Ends Debate
Washington reports the Senate approved the conference agreement on the 4.88 billion work relief bill after House approval. The vote opened debate briefly as leaders aimed to move the measure toward President Roosevelt. Critics called the bill “putrid” while defenders argued a delayed start would spoil election effects.
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House
Glass
Garner
Robinson
Thhenis
D.-Okla
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Short
Taber
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Lamneck
Ohio
Illigs
Basketball Coaches Vote to Retain Center Jump
The National Association of Basketball Coaches voted 32 to 27 to retain the center jump after a lengthy discussion in Chicago. California led the opposition except at game start second half and overtime. All other major rules were kept in the recommendations to the rules committee meeting in New York.
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National Association of Basketball Coaches
California
New York
Jones Struggles in Final Augusta Round in 5,006 Invitation
At Augusta on April 4 Bob Jones again faltered with a 72 in the second round after a subpar morning 33 in the gallery. His 146 after 36 holes trails Henry Picard of Hershey, Pa., who followed a 67 with a 68 for a 135 total and a commanding lead.
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Meet Washburn Net Team at University Auditorium
The University of Kansas tennis team will meet Washburn tonight at 7 30 in the University auditorium. Single admission tickets cost 25 cents. KU defeated Washburn in a team match at Topeka earlier this season.
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Washburn
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Topeka
Germany Signals Peace Pact Move to Defuse Tensions
Berlin reports reveal high officials claim Germany intends to pledge non aggression with European neighbors and to accept current borders for ten years. The proposals were sent to Sir John Simon ahead of the Stresa conference, amid French troop deployments near the Rhineland.
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Germany
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Europe
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Stresa
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Oklahoma hires Biff Jones as head football coach
Louisiana State University coach Captain Lawrence M. Jones also known as Biff Jones accepted the Oklahoma University offer. The LSU board voted to release Jones after the current football season and transfer action was expected to be completed this afternoon.
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University of Ollahoma
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Durant
George L. Bossman
Eugene Werr
Muskogee
Marland
Aml KR. Wraettli
Norman
Washington
James M. McKinley
Adjutant General of the Army
Josh Lee
Okla
Louisiana State Univerity
Lawrence “Biff
University of Oklahoma
War Department
Kansas relief funds delayed prompt action planned
Topeka April 5 Kansas Emergency Relief Committee officials said the state has not received April federal relief allotment. Temporary financing will keep activities until April 11 when Congress is expected to act on the 34.88 billion works relief bill providing state relief allotments.
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Kansas
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Idaay
Can Aryess
City Council to Meet Monday for Executive Session
Mayor-elect Alfred Lawrence announced the first council meeting will be Monday at 8 p.m. in the new city hall. The executive session will outline committee duties and possible appointments, with a later 11:30 a.m. ceremony and luncheon.
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Lawrence
Rotary Club
Tle
Otto Johanning
Clinton
Jeyfers
Held After a Threat to Roosevelt in Cambridge
Thomas F. Murphy of Cambridge Mass was arrested by U S secret service agents on a charge of sending a threatening letter to the President. After arraignment he was committed to a psychopathic hospital for observation, with $5000 bail set. The physician reported hallucinations of persecution by a former employer.
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Thomas F. Murphy
Cambridge
Mass
United States
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Murphy
U. S
Harry F. Guterman
George F. Houser
Boston State Hospital
John J. McGrath
White Rence
TWO WELD FOR ROBBERY
Richard M. McCert and John B. Granville were held in jail for San Diego authorities on robbery charges. They allegedly robbed a San Diego dance hall safe containing $459 and two diamond rings. the safe was dropped into the bay after the loot was removed. They waived extradition and will be questioned about a recent El Dorado hotel holdup yielding $50.
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Wichita
Richard M. McCert
John B. Granville
San Diego
Calif
Don Hayes
Bay
Hayes
California
el Dorado
Plan to Take Over Roads Near State Lake
Plan to take over two roads leading to the state lake near Ton Fanoxie was discussed in a conference between Leavenworth and Jefferson counties and highway department officials. The plan aims to integrate the lake roads with state highway systems as part of broader state takeover efforts.
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Kan
Leavenworth
Jefferson
Highway Department
Ton- Fanoxie
KIWANIANS IN TOPEKA MEET FOR INTER-CLUB CONFERENCE
Kiwanians from Missouri Kansas and Arkansas held their annual fifty division inter club conference in Topeka with Claude Faulhaber Little Rock Ark governor of the M K A group delivering the keynote. Howard B Wilcox Anthony and Howard T Hill Manhattan were among the program participants.
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Toyoka
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Claude Faulhaber
Little Rock
Ark
Howard B. Wilcox
Anthony
Howard T. Hill
Manhattan
Federal drive on bank robbers disclosed by Hoover
J Edgar Hoover announced a broad government offensive against about 5000 known bank robbers. He compared the effort to the manhunt for kidnappers and said the drive would intensify. Banks under protection were being contacted for cooperation with the federal campaign.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Hoover
Alabama moves to include Negro jurors in boxes
Montgomery April 5 Governor Bibb Graves announced he had written circuit judges solicitors and jury commissioners that the U S Supreme Court Scottsboro decision requires the names of Negroes be placed in Alabama jury boxes. He said he would ask the legislature when it reconvenes April 30 to enact necessary measures to cover dumping and refilling jury boxes in the state.
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Ala
Bibb Graves
United States Supreme Court
Scottsboro
Alabama
Stunts on a Wire to Fire Up Lawrence Crowd
Bunny Dryden of Hollywood will perform on a high wire across Massachusetts street in Lawrence on April 13 with shows at 10 am 2 pm 5 40 pm and 9 15 pm. Spectators will witness breadjumping running and somersaults and Dryden will balance on two chairs on roof edges between performances. His grand father Paul Blundin crossed Niagara Falls on a rope. Local merchants sponsor the event inviting all in the Lawrence trade territory.
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Yore Tower
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Bank Messenger Abducted, $6000 Stolen In Liberty Kidnapping
Chester Conrad, bank messenger for Missouri Bank & Trust, was abducted inside the Commerce Trust Co lobby in Canaas City and forced to drive to Liberty, where he was dumped two miles from town after the robbers removed the money. He had just cashed a $6000 check and was then released.
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Conrad
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Missouri Bank & Trust
Quotes Figures on Beer Business for Two Years
New York April 5 The United States Brewers association reports the first two years since beer legalization have created about 2.0 billion in new business and enriched treasuries by roughly 435 million. Brewhouse taxes and fees since 1933 efforts show 75 million paid to state treasuries and 360 million to the federal government. By next Sunday the second anniversary of legalization will arrive with beer at 3.2 or higher in 46 states. Alabama and Georgia remain dry.
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United States Brewers Association
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Georgia
Treasury Department
Government Drops Perjury Indictments In Kansas City Case
Attorney General Homer Jummings authorized Maurice M. Milligan to dismiss perjury indictments against T. J. Higgins and George Raven, detectives, tied to testimony before a federal grand jury about the quintuple union station stay on June 17, 1933. Eugene Reppert was tried and acquitted in federal court.
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Higgins
Raven
Reppert
Stock Market Index Averages Noted for 60 Stocks
Classified ad note indicates stock index averages 37.5 yesterday and 36.6 today. Includes sales or rental inquiry with contact line Phone 22 for an ad-taker.
Hopkins Defends Boon-Doggling and Dancing Relief
Harry L. Hopkins rejects critics of relief programs including boondoggling and eurythmic dancing. He told reporters the allegations are unfounded and that white collar workers must contribute. He defended the dancing lessons as a worthwhile project and dismissed calls for investigation.
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Boon-Doggling
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
New York
Emergency crop and feed loans open in Douglas County
Field Supervisor L M Reix says applications for emergency crop and feed loans are now being received by the Douglas County Loans Committee at the farm Bureau Office. Loans aid farmers unable to obtain credit elsewhere but must be justified by cash costs. Maximum this year is 400 dollars, minimum ten, with liens on the financed crop or livestock as security and tenants must secure landowner lien waivers.
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Dixon murder tied to Dixon case through bullet tests
Pittsburg Kan April 5 PH Ballistic tests of bullets from FE V Dixon’s body taken three years ago compare with bullets fired from a revolver found in Roy O Stewart’s home in Harrison Ark Sheriff Leon Delamaide of Crawford county announced Stewart was wounded and Harrison Police Chief Burr Robertson was slain March 27 in a gun battle as officers tried to question Stewart about the Dixon murder Arkansas authorities plan to try Stewart for Robertson’s murder once he recovers sufficiently to be moved from Springfield
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Kan
FE. V. Dixon
Roy O. Stewart
Harrison
Ark
Leon Delamaide
Crawford County
Stewart
Burr Robertson
Dixon Murer
Delamaide
Dixon
Robertson
Arkansas
Springfield
Cee Eager
Major Volanis Executed After Court Martial
Salonika Greece April 5 Major Volanis convicted yesterday by a court martial for involvement in the Greek revolt was executed by firing squad today in Epispyrghion prison. His insignia were torn from his uniform after the sentence. He was the first condemned rebel to die, his appeal to President Zaimis for clemency futile. The major faced the firing squad courageously.
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Greece
Volanis
Epispyrghion
Zaimis
Landon Seeks Extradition for Robbery Suspect
Gov. Alf M. Landon’s office filed a requisition for extradition of Oscar Ronall Martin from Albany New York to Geary County to face first degree robbery charges and jail breaking. Martin was reported under arrest in Albany.
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Topeka
Alf M. Landon
New York Today
Oscar Ronall Martin
Geary County
Albany
N. Y
Crowd packs national guard armory at spring trades show
The spring trades show drew an estimated 3 000 to 6 000 attendees on its second night, with 30 plus booths of home products and latest spring merchandise. Visitors included many repeats, and merchants report high interest and strong prize contest engagement leading to expectations of a record crowd by Saturday night.
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National Guard Armory
Warden says no expected trouble over good time reform
Deputy Warden F E M Stubblefield of Kansas state prison said he does not fear violence amid inmate discontent over scrapping the good time reduction system. He noted loud talk and underground rumors but expects the interval before the merit system takes effect will season convicts and keep them in a spirit to accept the change. Good time allowances were limited to at most one third of a prisoner's sentence, with a merit system under reconsideration to rate inmates by behavior and place all prisoners on equal footing.
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Lansing
Kan
M. Stubblefield
Kansas State Prison
Stauffer Reelected Kansas AP President at Spring Meeting
Stauffer, Arkansas City publisher, was reelected president of the Kansas Associated Press at the annual spring gathering in Emporia. About forty Kansas publishers and editors attended. Edward Stanley of Kansas City served as secretary. After the business session, editors were luncheon guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Allen White, Emporia Gazette publishers.
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Kan
Oscar
Stauffer
Arkansas City
Kansas Associated Press
Kansas
Edward Stanley
Kansas City
Associated Press
Allen White
Emporia Gazette
First Governor's Pictures Scarce in Kansas First Governor's Pictures Scarce in Kansas Topeka
Wichita society planned to honor Governor Charles Robinson by distributing his photograph but failed to locate a suitable print. After a statewide search proved futile, Lester Weatherwax obtained the portrait from the governor’s permanent gallery in the suite anteroom, a later image of the retired leader.
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Lester Weatherwax
Robinson
Plan to rebuild Eudora bridge over Kaw river
Douglas and Leavenworth counties plan immediate bridge reconstruction with a 300 foot steel trestle North approach and two 104 foot spans removed from the south approach Bond issue will raise 15,000 dollars per county under a government statute The work targets the condemned bridge but only for heavy traffic, with an anticipated start in two months or more.
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Leavenworth
Eudora
Kaw River
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I. FE. Trueblood
Three Injured in Auto Accident Near Buck Creek
Leslie Bell of Leavenworth suffered a fractured kneecap when his car went out of control on a curve on highway 73 W northwest of Buck Creek station and struck a steel power line tower. Mia Barnett and Anna Wolfe, also of Leavenworth, plus Bell’s passenger were en route to Topeka. Barnett and Wolfe with minor injuries received treatment at Memorial hospital and Bell was moved to Security Benefit hospital in Topeka. The curve is about four miles northwest of Lawrence. Deputy Sheriff Jude Anderson reported heavy car damage.
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Buck Creek Station
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Mia
Lou Barnett
Anna Wolfe
Topeka
Lawrence
Jude Anderson
Eet
City holds unlicensed dogs five days for owners to claim
Dogs without licenses and rabies vaccination tags are held for five days by the city at Dr. E.G.L. Harbour’s office until owners claim them. About 20 dogs have been picked up with none repossessed as the holding period isn’t over. Some 400 city dog licenses have been issued, ahead of last year.
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E.G. L. Harbour
Snow center brings moisture to northern Colorado
A storm centered near Leadville delivered several inches of snow and .24 inch of precipitation to northern Colorado farmers, with the system stretching east toward the Kansas line and north to the Wyoming border. beet sugar lands in Eagle Pass were reported in ideal planting condition. A separate report from Texas notes a storm near Eagle Pass killed one and injured 131, with extensive damage and hail. Another item says Owens Illinois Glass president William K. Levis reported 160,000 plus salaries, joining a top group. Chicago notes the Republican party near debt-free ahead of the 1986 campaign.
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Kansas Line
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Here
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Securities Commission
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Alton
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Ites
Canvass Restores City Election Results With One Change
City commission formalized the canvass of Tuesday’s city election at the new city hall. One change was recorded: C. C. Shimmons’s two year term in the first ward counted 378 votes instead of 512. Certificates to winners were authorized.
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C. C. Shimmons
George March
KERC
March
Lawrence
Gunmen Loot a Train Near Chicago on Central Route
Gunmen described as two-gun robbers in sharp attire held about forty passengers on a southbound Illinois Central train named the Louisiane. They looted roughly $843, wounded a man, and kidnapped Edward Goetzler of Kankakee before fleeing in his car. Police hunt expands, with possible Chicago hideouts.
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Lil
Chicago
Edward Goetzler
Ill
George Kerr
Nankakee
Goetzler
Kerr
Wheaton
Barrett defeats Lawson in Topeka mayoral race
After the official canvass Topeka mayoral candidate Herbert G. Barrett widened his lead by one vote and William A. Lawson conceded. Final tally Barrett 11,264 Lawson 11,180 with minor changes to other offices.
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Herbert G. Barrett
William A. Lawson
Lawson
Barrett
Kansas Weather Report With Cloudy Skies and Temperature Shifts
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with cooler air in the extreme east and warmer conditions in the extreme west. Morning outlook shows cloudy to partly cloudy skies, Ottawa mostly clear. Dirt roads mostly sandy with softness at Coffeyville Wichita and Pittsburg. Douglas county roads listed as good. Gas office record notes yesterday evening and today’s temperatures with no significant highs or lows recorded.
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Wichita
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