Tangled ruins of airplane sighted in Arizona mountains
Major A D Smith sighted the tangled wreckage of a large airliner on Baldy Peak south west of Winslow Arizona while leading a four plane search for a missing Douglas flight. Eight aboard were presumed dead. The wreck lies amid snow and aspen, with no identifying marks visible. The plane headed to New York for assignment to Holland when it disappeared Saturday.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Mt. Baidy
Winslow
Ariz
A. D. Smith
Aspen Grove
Burbank
New York
Holland
Glen Moser
James Moser
Los Angeles
Joe Wolford
Apache County
Lafe Watch
Smith
Er. L. Hardy
U. S
Hardy
Springeyville
Arizona
Hatch
Jary Lumber Company
Major Smith
Senate to unveil policy on sit down strikes
Senate Majority Leader Robinson said a declaration of policy on sit down strikes will be brought to the Senate for speedy action Wednesday. A group of Democratic senators approved a modified version of Pittman’s resolution condemning sit downs as illegal and against public policy and denouncing the industrial spy system used by some employers. Robinson planned an amendment but did not reveal its details.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
Pittman D-Neb
Kansas Law Approved Expands Unemployment Coverage
Washington reports the Social Security Board approved Kansas new unemployment compensation law. Kansas becomes the first state to have its meat compensation law atop the board details. Estimated workers covered rise to about 1,000, with the board noting thousands more in impacted jobs.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Kansas
Former Bar President Attacks Court Change Before Senate Group
Charles C Burlingham, NY Bar president, condemns the Presidents court reorganization as a shabby enterprise before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He criticizes the plan while praising the President, urging retrace steps along the constitutional amendment path. Army Day review planned. House debates a $2.4 billion works relief for next year.
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Washington
GAIA
New York Bar Association
Senate Judiciary Committee
Charles C. Burlingham
Althe
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Office of
Representative Maverick
D-Tex
Michigan elects split results across state offices in Michigan
Detroit report shows McAllister and North leading for state supreme court with Fead and McKenzie close behind as counties skew Republican. Van Wagoner tops highway board, Zeigler trails. Regents Shields Lynch Murfin Smith lead for university seats. Split ballots and rain reduced turnout to under 800 thousand from the November total.
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Detroit
State Supreme Court
Thomas F. McAllister
Walter H. North
Louis HW. Fead
I. McKenzie
Murray D. van Wagoner
Charles M. Zeigler
University Regents
Edmund Shields
John D. Lynch
J James Q. Murfin
RR. Smith
State Board of Agriculture
State Board of Education
Genesee
Flint
Kent
Oakland
Saginaw
Wayne County
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Former Resident Edward S. Houston Dies at 90 in Washington
Edward S. Houston 90 died April 3 at the Washington State Soldiers Home in Orting. A Lawrence Civil War veteran, he settled in North Lawrence after marriage to Mabel Gardner, later moving to Lake View and Spokane. He was a longtime G.A.R. member and is survived by his widow, five sons George Warren Homer Bayard and Chester, and three daughters Nellie Robbins Mercy Smith and Alfreda Davis.
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Edward S. Houston
Washington State
Orting
Wash
Houston
Lawrence
A. J. Dicker
North Lawrence
Mabel Gardner
Lake View
Spokane
G.A.R
Quick With School Strike Near Parsons Kansas
Students at Dennis rural high school seven miles west of Parsons walked out chanting We want McColey as rumors spread that Principal Jerome McColey would not be rehired. Board member Alfred Hopkins said no decision yet on a successor and actions would come weeks later.
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Parsons
Kan
Dennis Rural High School
Here
McColey
Jerome McColey
Alfred Hopkins
Plant Enemies Ride Air Lanes Of World
Secretary Wallace warns that insects pests and plant diseases travel by air travel between nations. President Roosevelt signs a 2 million dollar yearly appropriation for USDA pest control. Foreign planes were found carrying insects including species not yet known in the United States. Grasshopper threats rise with dry conditions across Montana Dakotas Wyoming eastern Colorado Nebraska Missouri and western Iowa.
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Washington
Wallace
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
United States
Bureau of Entomelogy and Plant Quarantine
Montana
Dakotas
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebras Kangas
Missouri
Towa and
Shinai
Voters flock to polls as second ward contest centers
Bright election day draws crowds across the city with turnout growing through the afternoon. At 5 o'clock 1,625 votes were cast citywide while 478 ballots had been tallied in the second ward where the sole council race pits George Minet against Wilfred Hunsinger. Other wards show lighter totals as polls close at 6 with results expected to be counted shortly after.
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Altho
Board of Education
George Minet
Wilfred Hunsinger
Spring Trade Show Opens at Armory with Exhibitors
Tickets for the fifth annual Spring Trade Show, sponsored by the Merchants Bureau, go toMembers of the Merchants Bureau or exhibitors. The event runs Thursday through Saturday with tickets earned via purchases and good for a $100 prize drawing Saturday night. Booth fixtures from a Kansas City firm arrive tomorrow as 19 exhibitors, including Douglas County Hatchery, prepare displays.
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Merchants Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
National Guard Armory
Merchants Bureau
Kansas City
Armory
Douglas County
Highway Patrol Launches Motor License Drive Here
State highway patrol began a campaign in Lawrence to remove old motor tags. Drivers with out of date tags were stopped and warned to update within 24 hours. Patrolman Rutherford said headquarters ordered the cleanup and the 24 hour compliance window would continue for a time. American shipyards were building or under contract 225 vessels on February 1 this year.
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State Highway Patrol
Lawrence
R. RK. Rutherford
American Shipyards
Teachers Chosen For Coming Year By Lawrence Board
Lawrence public schools reemployed most faculty at April board meeting. Three resigned. new appointee Francis Joe Butram a University of Kansas senior will teach English and social science in seventh grade. Salary increases average about 2 percent. Board rejected 50 year city lease offer, offered 10 year alternative. Retirement plan committee formed. McAllastar school addition funded. annual audit assigned to Leslie Tung. Various staff rehirings and yearbook photos noted.
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Lawrence — Public Schools
Board of Education
D. C. Massey
Vida Ruth Watson
Helen Inge
Francis Joe Butram
University of Kansas
Butram
Phi Feta Kappa
Helen
Counci
Quincy
Clinton Pork
Pinckney School
McAastar
McAllastar
Leslie Tung
School of Law
Chester Cunningham
Hrigh School
Stock Market Index Dips Slightly From Yesterday
The average of 60 stocks falls to 70.7 from yesterday's 71.3 as investors weigh market moves. Good Venetian Blinds and Miller's advance notices appear among listed securities.
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Miller's
Sit-Down in Legislature Wins Demand for Relief
In St Paul on April 6 a five hour sit down strike by the peoples lobby in the state senate chamber ended after leaders secured a demand for 17 million dollars for relief. Hundreds remained to hear Governor Bengon urge disbanding and urged a special session if the senate blocks their bill. The house is described as liberal and the senate conservative.
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St. Paul
UPA
Peoples Lobby
State Senate
Capitol
Senate
Farmer-Labor
Elmer Bengon
Gvernor
House
New Deal Farm Purchase Plan Rejected Again by House Committee
Washington April 6 The House Agriculture Committee refused to authorize spending 50 million dollars annually to buy farms for tenants and sharecroppers. A reconsideration motion failed on a 12 to 12 tie after a 13 to 11 vote last Wednesday. The plan is part of the tenancy program backed by President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace, with a substitute to lend 50 million yearly to tenants for farm purchases on up to 40 year terms. Opponents say it would put the government in farming.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Wallace
Jones
D-Tex
K U Athletic Board to Consult Regents on Director Issue
Dr W W Davis chairman of the K U committee on athletic management said a three member group including George Nettles Fitteburg and Dr R C Moore will attend a regents meeting in Topeka to discuss a possible solution to the athletic director problem. The board has not met since interviewing nine candidates over a month ago with two alternates John Bunn and Tad Reid.
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W. W. Davis
K. U. Committee On Athletic Management
Topeka
State Board of Regents
K. U
Davis
George Nettles
Fitteburg
R. C. Moore
K. U. Athletic Board
John Bunn
Stanford
Tad Reid
Warrensburg
Teachers College
Arthur
Dutch) Lonborg
Northwestern
Reid Withdraws Name From Kansas Athletic Director Race
Warrensburg Missouri April 6 P C Reid director of athletics at Warrensburg Teachers College asked that his name be withdrawn from the list under consideration for the director of athletics at the University of Kansas. He telegrammed W Davis chairman of the activity committee saying he is pleased with his work at Irensburg and has no desire to move. Reid's name was on a trio submitted to the state board of regents selection committee by the University of Kansas athletic board.
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Warrensburg
P. C. Reid
Teachers College
University of Kansas
Irensburg
Reid
W. Davis
Actvitied
Neeake
Stevens to Lecture on Stratosphere Flight at KU
Maj Albert W Stevens will discuss Explorations in the Stratosphere during KU's April 15 lecture replacing ill Beebe. Using slides and films he recounts his eight hours aloft in Explorer II during November 1985 with Orvil Anderson, reaching 13.71 miles. The event is sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the U S Army Air Corps.
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Maj
Albert W. Stevens
University of Kansas
K. U
Major Stevens
William Beebe
Beebe
Stevens
Orvil Anderson
National Geographic Society
U. S. Army Air Corps
City Council Votes Salary Cap For Officials
On the eve of a city election the council voted a maximum salary of 12 dollars a month for each of the 12 councilmen and the mayor. The ordinance sets pay for meetings and committees, with a possible annual maximum of 144 dollars per official, totaling 1,872 dollars for all 13 officials. The measure, tied to state law for mid size cities, becomes effective May 1.
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Kansas
Edwin Abels
Lawrence
Capper Makes Progress From Appendicitis Operation
Washington April 5 Pi Sena tor Arthur Capper of Kansas continued to recover from an appendicitis operation. His secretary William E Sanders visited Emergency hospital and found him eating a hearty breakfast. Souders said the senator continued to make splendid progress. A man in Pittsburg Kansas spent seven dollars to prove he could shoot but caused a windshield to break instead.
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Washington
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Jane
William E. Sanders
Souders
Moisture in State Since January 1 Above Normal
Topeka Apr 6 moisture in Kansas for the first quarter was 0.65 inch above normal, the greatest since 1927. March brought the most moisture in six years, with an average state rainfall of 1.65 inches, 0.23 inch above normal. Eastern Kansas recorded 2.69 inches, middle 1.50, west 0.86, while Tola had 4.35 inches and Stockton 0.33 inch.
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Topeka
Kan
D. Flora
Tola
Stockton
Big Eudora vote reelects Adams to fifth term mayor
In Eudora yesterday rival tickets split honors as J D Adams won re election with 184 votes to lead the Citizens ticket. Five councilmen were elected including Dr C B Johnson and George Lothholz with re elections for the first three. Trefz ran as independent after initial withdrawal. Police judge A J Smith re elected with 147 votes. In Baldwin the Citizens ticket failed as Carl Butell won mayor with 382 votes over Dempsey and Shirk. five councilmen were re elected by large majorities. In Lecompton Harvey Glenn defeated incumbent mayor John Taylor. council and police judge elections followed. Tonganoxie elected Walter Heynen mayor for a tenth two year term with all councilmen unopposed, 52 votes cast. Perry held a quiet election with 85 votes. Leonard Knapp and five council members re elected, write in candidates also noted.
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Eudora
J. D. Adams
Adams
Dr. C. B. Johnson
Charles Scherer
George Lothholz
George Trefz
Carl Butell
W. H. Dempsey
S. K. Shirk
B. E. Vaughn
E. B. Hobson
S. H. Flickinger
Leo F. Smith
M.L. Hitchcock
Citizen's
Dempsey
E. J. Cragoe
Katherine van Kehren
F. S. Hardin
R. C. Eichman
Marion Cole
Russell Worley
Harry Carr
John Dick
William Hill, Sr
Walter Heynen
Tonganoxie
Dale Rawlings
Walter Neibarger
L. E. Evans
W. C. Allan
Hunt
Perry
Leonard Knapp
Knapp
Jack Welter
Abe Miller
Melvin Shoemaker
Charles Miller
Fred Michiel
Clarence Hart
Clouds to Move In Over Kansas Tonight
Federal meteorologist S D Flora forecast unsettled weather for Kansas with clouds moving in from the west tonight and showers in northern areas on Wednesday. Temperatures will dip modestly with lows around 40 in northern and southern portions, highs near 65 to 70 today and about five degrees lower tomorrow. A fire at the Earl Skinner farm northwest of Lawrence destroyed a brooder house housing 200 baby chickens, believed caused by a heater, discovered after flames were well underway.
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Topoka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Earl Skinner
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital to Add Wing by Mrs Watkins
City accepts gift from Elizabeth M. Watkins to fund a new hospital wing costing about 72000 to 75000. Plans by Hodgson and Hodgson of Chicago. council must guarantee a 6000 annual levy for maintenance. The gift totals roughly 300000 with city upkeep around 2 percent of the total.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Hodgson and Hodgeson
Hospital Architects
Chicago
Williams
Mr. Rice
Watkins
Mrs. Watkins
City of
Lawrence
East Resolver
Cit
Kansas
State of
Weather forecast for Kansas with unsettled Wednesday
Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with a unsettled Wednesday. Possible showers in extreme north portion and cooler in west and north central areas. Morning outlook mostly clear except Dodge City and Garden City cloudy. Roads reported good.
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Kansas
Dodge City
Garden City
Turner Coal Co
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