Dust Loss Figure Over $30,000,000 Across Dust Zone
AP dispatch notes crop damages exceed 30 million dollars across 15 million acres in western Kansas to the Texas panhandle, with wheat losses and relief rolls affecting more than 20,000 families. Reports span Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Wyoming, New Mexico, and parts of Nebraska, detailing regional impacts and uncertain relief figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma Panhandle
Wyoming
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Nebraska
Walter Barlow
Amarillo
F. K. Reed
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Harry B. Cordell
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Panhandle
Jh. N. Puckett
Union Co-Operative Exchange
Colorado State College Agronomies
Fred Daniel
New Mexico State College Agricultural Statistician
H. L. Hildwein
Curry County
Texas Extension Service
Lone Star State
Clark County
Fll
Diverdick
United States Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Cimarron
Texas
March Rainfall Report for Kansas Shows Varied Totals
The report notes another dry March in Kansas with normal precipitation in parts of the state and higher rainfall in others. County figures show varying averages with some counties near the Oklahoma line receiving less rain while the state average was about 12 inches above March totals.
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Little Rain
Kansas
Oklahoma
Mars
Dust storm relief figures and regional estimates cited
M J Huddloff FERA comptroller places relief at about 17 090 cases in 15 dust affected counties with monthly costs near 360 000. Colorado officials cite Baca and Prowers counties at 2 986 cases averaging four people per case. Kansas figures unavailable. western Kansas 35 to 50 percent relief noted unofficially. Texas reports 1 215 000 on relief but panhandle numbers unclear. Nebraska eastern third lightly damaged, western panhandle hardest hit per agronomist P L Stewart.
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M. J. Huddloff
New Mexico
FERA
Colorado
Baca
Prowers
John Stutz
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Western
Kansas
Texas
Panhandle
P. L. Stewart
University of Nebraska Agricultural College Agronomist
Nebraska Panhandle
Railroads Will Tell of Improvements in Travel
Western railroads launch a major advertising campaign to publicize faster safer air conditioned trains. Leaders Harry Guy Taylor H W Siddall and E H McReynolds outline plans to spend the joint fund on newspapers in the West and select magazines.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Western Lines
Harry Guy Taylor
Western Association of Railway Executives
H. W. Siddall
Transcontinental Passenger Association
E. H. McReynolds
Missouri Pacific System
St. Louis
New Orleans
Oldsters
Taylor
West
Community newspaper as first line of attack in news
Taylor argues the community newspaper should carry the news, with the advertising column leading the campaign. Western rail lines claim to have rebuilt roads and sped services, inviting the public to ride the trains. A city worker uses bold action to thwart robbers, while a municipal plan may cut expenses by letting trusted prisoners live at home and report for work daily. A mule in Johnson dynamite is described as expert at mining. A Chicago man seeks divorce after 26 years of absence from his wife. A Missouri city dog catcher faces a bite on his first day on the job.
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Taylor
Public
Phenix City
Ala
City Commission
Dogville
Columbia
Stanley Conn
Short Talks on Safety By F. L. Brown
F. L. Brown president of the Douglas County Safety Council discusses signals for starting stopping or turning under Lawrence traffic ordinance. He endorses the horizontal left arm signal as the lawful and clearer method, contrasting it with older semaphore styles and urging standardization nationwide.
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F. L. Brown
Douglas County Safety Council
City of
Lawrence
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Flashes of Life in Wheeling Ledger
Mrs Cecilia Norman tending a store in Wheeling West Virginia turns at a shout of hands as a tense disturbance unfolds inside the shop The brief scene captures a moment of provincial suspense typical of mid century small town life with no injuries reported and no further details given
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The
Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Cecilia Norman
Weekend social notes from Eudora and neighboring towns
Jimmie Dyer of Kansas City visited relatives in Weaver over the weekend while DeSoto Bonner Springs and Lawrence guests attended a DeSoto lodge program in Eudora. Additional notes report local students, workers, and families traveling, visiting, or returning home with updates on ton silitis, seasonal visits, and church mission activities.
Community notices and weddings in Lone Star area
Kaw Valley monthly meeting with Mrs Lydis McCabrin. Mrs Jim Dyer and Al fred Reed of Kansan City guest at Bow en home. Louise Rapier of Eudora attended supper with Arleta Wilson. Vernetta Spitzli and Delmer accompanied by others to Hopewell school program. Elsie Neis wed Stephen Oldham near Hesper. Oldham to Topeka after April 20. Ronald Dean West born to Jimmie and Margaret Lawler West. Virgil Baker substituting at Evening Star school. Lone Star youths perform, trips to Topeka, several local visits and family gatherings noted across multiple households.
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Jimmie Dyer
Kansas City
John Bowen
Weaver
Arvin Weston
Deleane Bowen
Alice Bernitz
Arthur Bernitz
Leslie Kindred
Pete Edelbrock
Minerva Rebekah Lodge
Eudora
DeSoto
Bonner Springs
Lawrence
Oscar Westerhouse
Edna Schmidt
Ruby Ness
Eudora High School
Lula Lawler
Olathe
Margaret Hagenbuch
Lydis McCabrin
Kaw Valley
Jim Dyer
Alfred Reed
Kansan
Louise Rapier
Arleta Wilson
Louise
Arleta
Vernetta Spitzli
Delmer
Hopewell
James Kraybrill
California
Oldham Wi
Topeka
Oldham
The
Santa Fe
Jimmie West
Ronald Dean
DeSoto Grade School
Leone Parker
Wayne Reusch
Lewis Cole
Ross Cole
Annetta Abel
Delbert Reusch
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Lone Star
Lone Star School
C. G. Markley
Frank Flory
J. E. Smith
Rudolp
Murray
Marjorie Ann
Ellis Bond
Myrtle Kingery
Murray Bond
Mae Mucky
Chris Mackey
Porter Bond
Wava Jo
Kenneth
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George Tuttle
Lawrence and
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Lila Childs and Sons
Clinton
A. L. Childs
Everett
Bond
Oscar Wiggins
Pomona
Eldon Ulrich
Billie
Esther Flory
Austin Flory
Willard Weybright
Roy Flory
Martha Percival
Ralph Weybright
Roy Curtis
Conrad
Everett Bond
W. H. Ulrich
J. W. Garbitt
Daniels
Erma
Jess Wray
Centropolis
Ezra Jamison
Henry Davison
Quinter
Ilinois
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Bostonian Shoes
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