Social Security Bill Advances in House and Senate Debates
Washington reports the House passed the social security bill by 872 to 33 after two days of amendments. The Senate continued the Bankhead farm tenant debate and opened hearings on the omnibus banking bill, with Len Crowley testifying on FDIC. A Brookings Institute study questioned the blue eagle program for slowing recovery.
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Senate
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Wore
Tyre
Treadway
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Reet
R-N.y
Wadsworth
Ren.y
Len ST. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The
Recovery Administration
Brookings Institution
A Watch on Berlin 1923 Policy Diplomacy
Hitler weighs a response to international reproval over treaty repudiations as Britain and Italy demand the status quo in the demilitarized Rhineland. Ambassadors plan Easter talks near Berlin while Hitler eyes Munich for decisions with von Neurath and Ribbentrop ahead of his 46th birthday.
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Britain
Italy
Rhineland
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Berlin
Menrer
Geneva
Hitler
Munich
Ming
Tralian
Reich Foreign Office
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Wilhelmstr
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
Clerk Identifies Karpis Photo in Kidnap Case
Florence Humphrey of Grand Silver store testified she sold flashlights batteries and three lenses to a man in a photograph identified as Alvin Karpis. The government says the lights helped signal a ransom payment near Umbrotz Minnesota. Lawmen named Harry Sawyer and other fugitives as alleged kidnapers in a piracy trial.
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WPA
St. Paul
Alvin Karpis
Bremer
Florence Humphrey
Grand Silver
George Heisey
United States
Miss Humphrey
Umbrotz
Minn
Harry Sawyer
Omaha
W. Wilson
Lansing
Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Karpis
Social Security Bill's Chief Features
Washington April 19 A brief summary outlines key points of the social security bill. It would provide federal aid to states for old age pensions at 65 with a 15 dollar monthly cap per beneficiary matched dollar for dollar. It would fund annuities up to 365 dollars monthly for workers after age 65 through payroll and earnings taxes. Federal payroll taxes would finance unemployment insurance under state laws, with employers able to deduct up to 1 percent of state job insurance payments. The bill also proposes grants to states for dependent children crippled children public health work and vocational rehabilitation for injured workers.
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Washington
Kansas Relays Decathlon Opens With Diverse Field
A field of 13 competed in the Kansas Relays decathlon at Memorial Stadium as the first five events began. Entries included William Cages and Eugene Teegarden of Warrensburg Missouri State Teachers, with several others from Ottawa University, University of Oklahoma, Wichita University, Kansas State College, McPherson College and more. James A. Bausch holds the Kansas Relays decathlon record with 822.4025 points under the old scoring method.
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Kansas
George Crammer
Junction City
Lee Haun
McPherson College
Bill Hemphill
Kansas State College
Kino Hewes
University of Oklahoma
Lorenzo McLain
Wichita University
Ri Maine
Paril
St. Ambrose College
Ray Patterson
Tona Wesleyan
Laurence Schmutz
David Shrader
Enterprise
Jimmy Johnson
Washi Howard Bearce College
Homer Levch
Missouri Valley College
Demand on Germany protests Dawes bond payments
The United States protested Germany for failing to make $2,000,000 in Dawes loan payments due April 15 to American holders. Ambassador Dodd delivered the note to the German foreign office, condemning discrimination against Americans and demanding full non discriminatory payment in foreign currency. Khrushin warned in Pravda of German preparations for aerial chemical and bacteriological war, urging international unity.
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UPA
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Dawes
United States
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William E. Dodd
Berlin
Moscow
P.M. Khripin
Pravda
Huey’s Men Reach for Fund Control in Louisiana
In Louisiana and Georgia a budget showdown unfolds as Huey P. Long-backed lawmakers push state supervision over PWA funds, defying federal warning. Senate passes bills placing expenditure under state control while blocking New Orleans from adjusting debt in federal court, amid opposition fears for unemployment relief. Washington also reassigns Georgia relief administration, with Hopkins predicting no direct funds after June 1, while Georgia seeks a pro rata share of nationwide relief.
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Louisiana
Huey P. Long
PWA
General Assembly
Long
Senate
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Ickes
Harold L. Ickes
Washington
New Orleans
Georgia
Harry L. Hopkins
Eugene Talmadge
Hopkins
Miss Gay
Shepperson
Talmadge
Atlanta
Talmadore
Congress
United States
Many Attend Good Friday Service at First Christian
The Good Friday service of worship was held at the First Christian church under the Ministerial Alliance. It opened at 1 pm and lasted two hours with many worshippers. The sermon on The Cross- Foolishness or Power was delivered by Rev. T. H. Astman, Dr. Robert A. Hunt, and Rev. Charles A. Puls.
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Ministerial Alliance
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Robert A. Hunt
Charles A. Puls
Dorothy Enlow
Bach
Mendelssohn
Massenet
Borowski
Mary Louise Beltz
Lutkin
Ednah Hopkins
Schubert
Arthur L. Owen
Russell L. Wiley
Henry Werner
Ray Wright
Charles W. Thomas
First Presbyterian Church
Dust bowl hospitals to aid Colorado victims
Springfield Colorado opens two makeshift hospitals to treat pneumonia and measles cases from the dust plague. Charles Williams, 68, dies, as Red Cross and county officials move victims closer to home. No new storms, no rain to clear the silt haze.
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Colo
Colorado
Charles Williams
Here
D. D. Hamilton
Walsh
Walsh School
Baca
Grouth
H. E. Homsher
Red Cross
Kenneth Welch
Indictments Ban Revenue Violations Lead Grand Jury Report
The grand jury returned 110 indictments. Seventy charged liquor violations under internal revenue laws. Fifteen involved postal law violations, seven narcotics cases, others covered automobile thefts and counterfeiting.
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Topeka
UPA
Baseball results and scores across the National League
In Boston Babe Ruth had two singles and a walk as the Dodgers beat the Braves 4 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Watson Mark held Boston to nine hits and drove in two runs. Brooklyn won the second game with a strong pitching effort. In Chicago Detroit and Washington games noted. Cleveland St Louis postponed. Camilli homers for Philadelphia in a win over New York Giants. he hit back to back homers with two in a day, extending a notable early-season power. Banks of Lawrence to close early for Kansas Relays.
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Fishman backs AAA during Kansas school meet
Washington report notes Fishman of western Kansas defending wheat prospects and praising the AAA program while rejecting desert forecasts. In Topeka, over 1,500 athletes from 51 Class A and 75 Class B Kansas high schools compete in the 31st Kansas interscholastic track meet at Memorial Stadium amid a northeast breeze and favorable track conditions.
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University of Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Underpass Proposal Aimed at Eudora Highway Crossing
Eudora leaders press the state highway department to add an underpass on D street to the highway 11 crossing as paving progresses from the Johnson county line toward a three mile west point. They cite safer pedestrian and vehicle crossing amid heavier post paving traffic, with culvert work and grading underway and more machinery arriving at Endora for highway 10 paving.
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Eudora
Johnson County
State Highway Department
Endora
Freed Thru Intercession Of Man Who Served Time
Ralph E. Harwood 24 owes his freedom to Edward Singleton 43 who requested mercy after serving four years for a robbery Harwood faced. Judge William J. Murray suspended sentence and parole granted to Harwood under Singleton as parolee. Singleton plans to relocate after his pardon.
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Ind
Ralph E. Harwood
Harwood
Hammond
William J. Murray
Edward Singleton
Singleton
Fascists in Holland bid to rule with Queen Wilhelmina sidelined
Amsterdam reports the National Socialist bund seeks power in the Netherlands by aligning with Mussolini style rule. The group won 39 provincial council seats, 7 percent of the total, marking its first entry into a general election.
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Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Mussolini
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Duce
Altho
Adolf Hitler
Two Die In Spanish Riot In Zaragoza Outburst
Madrid reports two killed and several wounded as extremists riot in Zaragoza. Over 100 arrested as government quickly quiets the disturbance and vows national calm. Earlier here in Washington, farm wages on April 1 rose to the highest since 1932, averaging $1.34 per day with regional spreads from 70 cents to $2.55.
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Zaragoza
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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Oil Found in Dust Blown Over Southwest
Topeka reports oil in dust clouds troubling the Great Plains as Gov. Alf Landon notes oily deposits on dust samples during western Kansas tour. He cites extensive oil wells across Kansas Oklahoma and Texas and suggests dust oil may hint at broader oil gas potential. A topsoil study is proposed to locate fields.
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Topeka
Great Plains
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Plains
Okahoma
Texas
Judge Sets Six Month Term For Liquor Sellers
In Enid Oklahoma on April 1 Judge Edgar S. Vaught of the United States district court for western Oklahoma declared the minimum sentence for selling liquor to restricted Indians is six months in jail. He sentenced Effie Hill of Watonga to six months and a $100 fine after she pleaded guilty to selling two pints of liquor to an Indian.
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Okla
Edgar
Vaught
United States District Court For
Oklahoma
Effie Hill
Watonga
Inland Waterways to Start Barge Service June 7
The Inland Waterways Corp will begin barge service between St Louis and Kansas City on June 7. Kansas City manager H F McElroy was informed today and ordered immediate completion of wharf facilities and loading equipment at the municipal floating dock.
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Kansas
H. F. McElroy
Inland Waterways Corp
St. Louis
Kansas City
Municipal Floating Dock
Revised ordinances for Lawrence ready for distribution
The Revised Ordinances of the city of Lawrence are off the press and ready for distribution. Copies may be obtained from the city clerks. The revision was prepared by A. B. Mitchell, former city attorney, by order of the city commission on December 15, 1954. The book includes rules and orders of business of the council, and rates and regulations on committees, inserted after the first meeting of the council.
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A. B. Mitchell
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Rob Kansas City Cafe Heist Ends With Escape
Three men escaped with $1,215 in currency from a Kansas City cafe. Earl Keithley, the operator, said $240 was cafe receipts and $905 belonged to a neighboring bookmaking establishment. One man drove a small car outside while two entered the cafe, then all fled. Keithley reported to police.
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Kansas City
Earl Keithley
Keithley
Dusty Kansas resolve spurs fence reform call
Willard Mayberry, Kansas official, cites western dust storms to press for law replacing barbed wire with smooth wire to prevent cut hands. He notes housewives now use shovels instead of brooms and laments white-collar scarcity in western Kansas as dust persists.
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Topeka
Kansas
Willard Mayberry
Alf M. Landon
Liberal
Mayberry
Immunization drive completes in Douglas County
Dr H Penfield Jones and Miss Matie Neely wrap up this year’s rural immunization program for smallpox and diphtheria across 11 county locations in March and April. A total of 261 smallpox vaccines and 230 diphtheria toxoids were administered, with school superintendent Harold C. Fisher arranging pupil absences for clinics.
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Matie Neely
Red Cross
Harold C. Fisher
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M. D. Ballard
Douglas County Medical Society
Douglas County
Lecompton
Eudora
Cunningham And Hargiss Speak At Co-op Club
The Co-Operative club heard Easter program talks at its weekly meeting with Glenn Cunningham and former coach H. W. Hargiss. Rev. Charles Engvall and Forrest Jackson spoke on Easter and new life, with Emil Heck assisting. Mrs. Robert Price sang solos and led group singing, accompanied by Mildred Reuter. Cunningham discussed his 1080 yard win over Elton Brown at St Louis Relays.
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H. W. Hargiss
Charles Engvall
Forrest Jackson
Emil Heck
Robert Price
Mildred Reuter
Cunningham
Elton Brown
Pittsburg Teachers College
St. Louis
Hargiss
University of Kansas
Kelley wins Boston Marathon in 2 32 25 time
Boston April 19 Johnny Kelley and Irishman Jean Arlington won the Boston Marathon from Hopkinton to Boston. Kelley led early and finished in 2 hours 32 minutes 25 seconds, with Pat Dennis second in 2 34 11 4. The crowd cheered as Kelley received a cup and a leaf wreath.
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Johnny Kelley
Jean Arlington
Baltimore
Kelley
Leslie Pawson
Pawson
First comers arrive for Kansas Relays in Lawrence
Texas and Rice track teams topped the arrivals for the thirteenth Kansas Relays in Memorial Stadium. Rice, led by Coach Emmett Brunson, stayed at Phi Kappa Psi after arriving by train at 6 am. Texas, coached by Clyde Littlefield, reached by auto and lodged at Pi Kappa Alpha. Weather expected generally fair with rising temperatures, events begin at 2 pm after a 1 50 flag ceremony. Governor Alf Landon will attend as honorary referee.
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Des Moines Register
Southwest Kansas officials push for 3.2 beer ban and road funds
In Garden City sw Kansas, 50 highway officials from 19 counties debated 3.2 beer legality, soil erosion, and dust relief. They endorsed erosion control, urged outright funding for feed, fuel, tractor repairs, and called for a 3.2 beer ban or taxed legalization, criticizing current beer rules as a farce and opposing the state police approach. They also urged 25 percent of federal highway funds for township and county roads under county supervision.
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Rain Aids Dust Area in Texas Panhandle
Rain brought relief to the dust torn Texas Panhandle with downpours renewing hope for wheat and grazing lands. Near Childress the precipitation rose to about two inches, and Quanah saw two inches in under three minutes, flooding cellars in Frederick Oklahoma. Oklahoma Panhandle saw clouds only while Kansas Colorado and New Mexico awaited moisture.
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Oklahoma
Kansas Weather Forecast With Clear Morning and Varied Cloudiness
Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with rising temperatures. Morning notes show clear skies in Topeka and Ottawa, cloudy conditions in Pittsburg and Coffeyville, and mostly clear skies in Emporia. Road conditions: dirt roads good except muddy at Emporia, Douglas County roads good. Temperature records list 7 p.m. yesterday, 7 a.m. today, and noon today alongside yesterday's maximum and today's minimum.
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