Dust storms not blowing good farm land away says Wichita chemist
Charles Erb, a Wichita chemist, analyzed dust samples and concluded the dust does not originate from plowed fields or broken sod. He says the particles are crystalline silica from sandy wasteland across several states, with little organic matter. He predicts western Kansas topsoil remains intact and will recover with rain.
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Erb
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Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Eric
Market News Summary from Chicago and Kansas City Markets
Chicago and Kansas City market notes report wheat futures mixed with late selling, corn gains, and strong to higher hog and cattle prices. Wheat close shows slight declines from yesterday, while corn rises. Livestock receipts and potatoes show modest movements, with prices varying by class and weight. Michigan and Idaho origin potatoes feature in the Chicago market wrap.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Market notes from Kansas City and Wall Street Apr 18
Commodity prices and grain bids from Kansas City show U S No 1 washed at 3.15 and No 2 at 2.30 with mixed hay markets and steady stock. Wall Street ends firm with Coca Cola up over ten points and IBM and Union Pacific among top gainers as bonds and currencies move.
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Ihark
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Columbian Carton
American Can
American Agricultural Chemical
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Congoleum
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Chrysler
Woolworth
American Telephone
Johns-Manville
Major industrials rise after cash position expansion
Sant Fe New York Central and other giants such as American Smelting Consoli dated Gas U S Steel Bethlehem Sears Roebuck General Motors Unit ed Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft Coca Cola spurt on news of materially expanded cash position. Higher sales hopes sparked further gains while miners attracted attention as import bar silver rose to 674 cents. London bar gold climbed to 34 83 an ounce and call money hovered near 1 percent as analysts expect easier credit to spur dividend stocks though weak demand for commerce and industry may cap gains. Bankers foresee possible rate stiffening after the government refunding program ends.
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American Smelting
Consolidated Gas
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Sears-Roebuck
General Motors
United Aircraft
Douglas Aircraf
Coca-Cola
London
Kanwaka 4 H Club to Meet at Colman Home Saturday Night
The Kanwaka 4 H club will convene Saturday at 8 o clock at Mrs Willis Colman s home with sons Clar J Colman and hosts Glen and Gilbert Sims Deal Six Douglas county farm agent will speak Roll call to name and sketch the life of an author.
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Kanwaka 4-H Club
Willis Colman
Clar J. Colman
Glen
Gilbert. Sims
Deal Six
Douglas County
Educators Gather for Regional Conference in Kansas
Educators of northeast Kansas will convene at the University of Kansas for a two day regional educational conference. Opening sessions discuss an educational program for Kansas with KU's Dr J W Twente as chairman and Chancellor Lindley delivering greetings.
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University of Kansas
Fraser Theater
J. W. Twente
E. H. Lindley
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Union
Fraser
J. C. Harmon
Rosedale High School
Kansas City
Kan
A. J. Stout
Topeka
L. W. Brooks
Wichita
W. N. van Slyck
State Council On Education
W.T. Markham
W. E. Keffer
Manhattan
Philip C. King
Washburn College
Stout
Notable Educational Talks and War Era Food Aid Notes
J Bright and J F Wellemeyer address education issues in Kansas with topics on economics costs legislation and school board duties. In La Paz a coal shortage worsens wartime life as conscription pressures push for broader drafts. Washington reports large relief stockpiles of beef veal and other foods distributed by the surplus relief corporation by 1934 year end. Hindenberg crypt at Tannenberg in Germany features in a monumental tower referenced in the report.
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Leavenworth
J. F. Wellemeyer
Wyandotte High School
Kansas City
R. A. Schwegler
University of Kansas
W. D. Wolfe
Atchison
la Paz
Bolivia
Ultima Hora
Washington
Federal Surplus-Relief Corporation
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