Merger Cuts Operating Costs for Salina and Abilene Plants
Topeka April 22 Through consolidation of Salina electric light and power plants with United Light & Power of Abilene, expenses are reduced by about 100000 annually. The $6000000 deal, arranged by C L Brown and Henry L Doherty, creates a single system serving about 150 central Kansas towns and nearby Nebraska. A Rocky Ford hydroelectric plant will supply peak power with Salina and Hutchinson kept as auxiliary plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Salina
United States
Kansas‘State Public Utilities Commission
Kansas Companies
Doherty
Selina
Hutchinson
United’s
United Company
Rokky Ford
Manhattan
State Public Utilities Commission
Hutchinson-Salina
Rocky Ford
Brescent Brown
Hitchinson
United
Kansas
Nebraska
Wheat harvest wage info draws inquiries in Kansas
Topeka April 22 The labor division of the industrial court and free state employment bureaus report a flood of requests about Kansas wheat harvest needs for this summer. Inquiries focus on wages, with last summer’s average about 4 4 a day plus board and fidging. Courts deny fixing by state agencies. wages are set by farm organizations. Last year uniform scales emerged. some farmers paid up to 5 a day after bidding. Officials note 35 000 harvesters are normally needed from other states. this year’s crop is expected bountiful if conditions hold. Federal agencies help place workers. main aim is estimating outside helper numbers per county.
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Topeka
Kan
Associated Press
Kansas
Industrial Court
Free State
John H. Crawford
Crawtoni
Suite Employment Service
Prederubor
Crawford
Fuor
Kansas C
Haids Fe
Obsolete Skyscrapers Reach Obsolescence Warning
Chicago reports Earle Schultz of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers says many 30 to 40 year old office structures now near obsolescence. He urges modernization to avoid costly losses and to preserve material in older buildings amid high material costs. The association plans a Colorado convention to study aging structures.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Earle Schultz
National Association of Building Owners and Managers
Mr. Schultz
Makerit
Colorado
Shvings
Muelf
Harvest Giving and Hobo Harvest Followers in Obsolete Rock Study
A garbled summary notes hobo harvests tied to memory and railway work, referencing a survey on obsolescent rocks and bolts and railroad ties. It mentions labor costs, migration, and equipment impacts. plus a stray line on Saturn’s distance and twilight light.
Lawrence Visit and Local Chores Mentioned in Rodent Ledger
Mrs Minnie Randel visited Lawrence. Ernest Roe was a Vinland visitor. Glen McQueen sawed weed for Will Pomroy and John Dailey. Lorn Williams Verge Landis Dave Wray and John Southard helped. Sawing moved from John Dailey to George Tucker, who has a sore shoulder after a wagon fall. Mr and Mrs J D Cripe and baby Ruth from North Lawrence and Jesse Athey from Lake View dined at Dave Wray Home. Lem Jameson drove George Tucker to Baldwin doctor.
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Tucker
Walter Randel
Alva Rookhold
Magpie McMullen
Jameson
D. A. Wray
Lawrence
Emma Fitz
McMullen Malone
Vinland
Ernest
Owen Flory
High Prai
Dave Wray
Ed Haston Mill
Chas. Kessinger
Minnie Randel
Ernest Roe
Glen McQueen
Will Pomroy
Aso
John Dailey
Wert
Lorn Williams
Verge Landis
John Southard
George Tucker
J. D. Cripe
Ruth
North
Jesse Athey
Lake View
Kansas
Pomona
J. EB. Gripe
Lem Jameson
Baldwig Mon
Flush Your Kidneys With Jad Salts and Soft Water
An advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a kidney cleanser. It claims acidic foods clog kidneys causing rheumatic and bladder issues, urging readers to drink soft water and take four ounces of Jad Salts in water daily for several days to restore kidney function and blood purity. It recommends medical checkups twice yearly.
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Yesician
Lecompton News Fragments and Local Notices
Local notes report a funeral at United Brethren church for George Banks Sr and family tributes. Birth announced for Dorothy Jean to Mr and Mrs Guy McClanahan former Lecompton residents. Clean-up Day observed at the Lawrence cemetery with community volunteers tidying grounds.
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Clinton
W. S. Harding
Charlie Bachelor
Clyde Talley
Bert Fogerty
Thadille Potofish
Misa
Lettie Talley
Jess Sutter
Eugene
Gaines
Congregational Church
Overbrook
Lloyd
Merle
Cleo Ruth
Clifton
Mildred
Dewitt Blocker
Blocker
Mabel Moore
JE T Pearlie Harding
Hartup
California
Kansas
W. H. Glenn
Billy Glenn
Lecompton
George Banks
United Brethren Church
Harold Megill
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lawrence
Banks
John
Wilson
Formmerly
Perry
University of Hangar
Guy McClanahan
Finm
Dorothy Jean
McClanahan
Nita’Hu‘ay
Wayne Morris
Lyndon
Kans
Morris
Sly
T. Huey
Legompton Rural High School
Wm. Morris
Jos
Liberty Life Insurance Company
New Radio Station Chosen for Japan Links to Europe
Japan selects Nagoya neighborhoods for both transmitting and receiving units of a new radio station to link directly with Europe. The facility, costing 9 million yen, will be the nation’s most powerful and operate with Paris Eiffel Tower and Germany, with Iwaki on the Pacific used for tramway power. Expected to start by April 19.
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Tokio. Anvil. 1
Associated Press
Japan
Europe
Department of Communications
Nagoya
Kaizamura
Miye Prefecture
Isamimura
Ami Prefecture
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Naden
Germany
Iwaki
Pacific Coast
New Treatment for Swollen Glands Claims Emerald Oil Heals
Advertisement touts Emerald Oil as a cure for swollen glands, claiming daily use brings the gland to a head and eliminates germs and secretions. It promises fast healing without scarring and notes the oil also purportedly reduces swollen veins and dissolves goitre.
Red Pepper Rub Promises Fast Pain Relief
An advertisement extols Red Pepper Rub as a fast remedy for rheumatic jumbago neuritis backache and sore aching joints. It promises concentrated heat that penetrates within minutes to ease pain and congestion, urging readers to buy Rawles Red Pepper Rub from drugstores and insist on the genuine product.
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Rawles
O'R Special Promised Cure Featured in Local Ad
An old advertisement touts O'R Special as a cure for stomach trouble and weak heart. It claims dramatic weight gain and restored appetite after weeks of use. The text urges purchase from Rankin Drug Store with a money back promise if the remedy fails.
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Yovreun
O'R
Rene
Rankin Drug Stave
Now Money Bank
O'H
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By Akern
Mildred Lee
Miss Gulp
Fime
Mildreds Lee
Fwin Mound Ladies’ Aid Society
Ira Moore
Will Sinclair
Dan Lumb
Elmer Thurber
Celestia
Thaddie Petefish
Clara
Viola
Sarah Gibler
Mildred Fogerty
Lettie Tale
Dan Lamb
O. T. Huey
M. E. Aid Society
Arthur Gibbons
Floyd Atkinson
Abilene
Abe
Regica
Sional Associ Equipmen
Harvester
Fisdsher
Saturn
Stony Point
Bax
Bayer” Hoses Co
Stanley
Myron Keller
Sne
Baxter
Arber Shop
S. Wireless
London
Jtock
Tlein
Eharatel Witten
Lee
P. &. O'Brien
Béluit
Turaata
von Otter
Conkey
Garteldes Shed CO
Ameren Chiele Co
Golden State Limited
Kansas City
Lsh P.M
L. Robinson
Yound U.P. Ratmayays
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