Hoover urges stronger law enforcement to restore respect for law
President Hoover, addressing AP reporters in New York, warned that life and property feel unsafe as respect for law fades. He outlined plans to strengthen enforcement, clean up agencies, and press the press to highlight lawfulness, while noting crimes rise partly from constitutional amendments and illicit liquor influence.
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New York
Hoover
United States
Associate Press
Senate panel keeps Debenture plan in farm relief bill
The Senate agriculture committee, opposed by President Hoover, voted 8 to 6 to retain the export Debenture plan in its farm relief bill. Support came from Norris Nebraska Frazier North Dakota Wheeler Montana Heflin Alabama Thomas Oklahoma Caraway Arkansas and Shipstead Minnesota. Opponents included McNary Capper Gout Ransdell Kendrick and Smith. The vote occurred amid a week of intense focus on farm relief as Congress debates the measure.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate Agriculture Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Frazier
North Dakota
Wheeler
Montana
Heflin
Alabama
Thomas
Oklahoma
Caraway
Arkansas
Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
McNaryan
Capper
Kansas
Gout
Maine
Idaho
Ransdell
Louisiana
Kendrick
Wyoming
Smith
South Carolina
Capitol
House
Senate
Big Stranger creek floods near Linwood and Tonganoxie
The Big Stranger creek rose to near record height, flooding Linwood and Tonganoxie areas. About 11 families left homes, farmland across 000 acres submerged, and 200 hogs moved from a farm east of Tonganoxie. A liquor case defense in Lawrence gained a new angle as chemical analyses of two bottles were ordered, with tests showing differing alcohol content.
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Big Stranger
Linwood
Tonganoxie
Tonganexie
Union Pacific
Tonganoxte
Tongy Creek
Samuel Babcock
Leming Land and Investment Company
Tonganoxiet
Loomis Place
George Melgin
C. V. Cox
Cox
Lawrence
H.L. Burger City
Alice Court
Op Burger
Melvin
CG. E. Lindley
C. H. Daugherty
Secretary Forced to Dow n Three Times on Flight
Dayton Ohio April 22 AP forced down three times on a hazardous Washington to Dayton flight. David S Ingalls assistant secretary of the navy for aviation endured rain fog and fog bound landings before a wreck at Legton's Lake Pennsylvania. Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers also abandoned a flight due to thunderstorms.
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Dayton
Ohio
Washington
David S. Ingalls
Secretary of the Navy For Aviation
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Ingalls
Frederick
Somerset
Uniontown
Alleghenies
Legton’s Lake
Weather fragment reports yesterday and today temperatures
Fragmentary weather note lists yesterday afternoon and today early temperatures with indecipherable words. Mentions Tuesday, north winds, and a place name Hudson-Goff. No clear highs, lows, or dates due to poor OCR readability.
Baseball Scores and Postponements Across Leagues
National League action shows Chicago routed Cleveland 10 to 0 behind Al Thomas while Pittsburgh and Cincinnati struggled with late runs. Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and New York weather delays shift schedules. American Association notes Kansas City and Indianapolis, plus St Paul and Columbus, produce high scoring games as April builds.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Hill
Kremer
Hemsley
Lucas
Dawson
Gooch
St. Louis
Chicago
Alexander
Jonnard
Malone
Gonzales
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
A& Boston
Cleveland
al Thomas
Chicago White Sox
Thomas
Autry
Shaute
Holloway
Grant
Harder
L. Sewell
Myatt
Detroit
Uhle
Phillips
Ogden and Schang
Boston
Washington
American Association
Kansas
Indianapolis
Murray
Peters
Urwel
Sprinz
St. Paul
Columbus
Zumbro
Harriss
Tesmer
Winter
Shinault
Department of Commerce Shows Upward Building Trend
Washington April 22 AP Secretary Lamont announced that building contracts for the week ending April 13 rose from last year's totals, the first uptick in 1929. Contracts reached 36,495,000 vs 26,494,000 the week of April 6 and 24,919,000 the week of April 14, signaling early improvement.
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Washington
Lamont
Department Ofommerce
Thirty two lives lost in weekend storm toll
The Associated Press reports weekend storms across the Midwest, Southwest and South killed 32 people, injured many more, and caused extensive property damage. Arkansas tallied 13 deaths, including plantation workers in Tillar. storms near Louisville, New Albany, and Dahomey Miss. caused additional fatalities. Levees were stressed at several points along the Mississippi, with Canton's flood threat and related farm losses noted. Missouri reports one dead, multiple injuries, and widespread wind damage across St. Louis, Bolivar, Hume, and surrounding towns.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Southwest
Arkansas
Tillar
Mississippi
Knowlton
Snow Lake
Louisville
New Albany
Ind
Ohio River
Walton
Dahomey
Miss
Wham
Oak Ridge
Shaw
Colorado
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Reece
Kan
Texas
Wyandotte
Okla
Bolivar
Mississippi River
Quincy
Ill
Canton
Canto
Fabius
St. Louis
River Des Peres
Marks
Polk County
Hume
Bates County
Bronsueh
Joplin
Fort Scott Vort.Scott
Kans
Bourbon County
al Strader
Fort Scott
Kansas City oratorical contest judges named for Friday
E H Lindley Kansas University chancellor will judge the Missouri Kansas high school oratorical contest in Convention Hall Kansas City with governors Caulfield Weaver and Reed and Dr Isidor Loeb of Washington University in chairs The winner advances to Washington DC nationals The Tipton State Bank in Tipton received a charter with 20000 capital and the Eat More Milk Drink More Milk promotion is noted.
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Leacher
E. H. Lindley
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Henry S. Caulfield
Arthur J. Weaver
Nebraska
Clyde M. Reed
Isidor Loeb
School. of Business
Public Administration of Washington, University
Sinclair Must Serve 3 Months in Jail
The Supreme Court ruled Harry F. Sinclair must serve three months in jail for refusing to answer questions before the Teapot Dome senate committee. He may seek a pardon, but the court refused to reconsider the sentence. The term is to be served in a common jail, with possible transfer to the District of Columbia jail or the work house at Occoquan, Virginia.
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Washington
Apr
Supreme Court
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Sinclair
District of ‘Columbia
Althe
Coccoquan
Dinelairs
Open House for Better Homes Week at 1710 Alabama Street
The Better Homes Exhibition opens Thursday at the Armory with a furnished demonstration house at 1710 Alabama Street. It shows economical decorating ideas with a total furnishing cost of 800 dollars and room-specific allocations. Other homes at 1800 Clinton, 1903 Ohio, and 1224 Mississippi illustrate architecture and planning, with exterior viewing available anytime.
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Alabama Street
Better Homes Week
Elizabeth Meguiar
Clinois Street
Ohio Street
Leiter Homes
Misqussinpi Street
Tne
Better Homes
Meguiar
W. 8. Johnson
Herbert Bullene
A. T. Walker
Art Weaver
G. F. Brown
Laurence Woodruff
Helen Hriend
L. H. Menger
Megwiar
Harold Constant
Armory
C.&, Friend Lumber Co
Burgner, Bowman
Matthews Lumber Co
Logan Matthews Lumber Co
Logan ‘Moore Lumber Co
Quinton Faces Hearing Over Car Theft Charge
Casey Quinton colored youth arraigned in justice court on a charge of stealing a rental car from Rent-A-Ford. Preliminary hearing set for May 1 with bond $3,500. Quinton returned from Colorado Springs after investigators located him. The Ford roadster was rented locally April 10. Quinton had attended the university a few weeks before arrest. Luncheon speaker Prof Waldemar Geltch will discuss the Six Annual Music Week Festival to be held April 25 to May 4 by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
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Casey Quinton
Rent-A-Ford Company
Justice Court
Quinton
Colorado Springs
George O. Reed
Lawrence Boy
Kaw River Flood Subsides After 19 Foot Crest
Flood amid the Kaw river cleanup relief as water receded from a 19 foot high crest the highest since 1915. Trains faced washouts on Union Pacific and Santa Fe lines with delayed service while fields near Lake View suffered heavy potato losses. Farms in Weaver Bottoms and Linwood reported major damage with total losses around $40,000 to $50,000.
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Union Pacific
Topeka
Manhattans
Senta Fe
Lake View
LU P
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Big Stranger Creek
Kaw
Jack Parnell
Weaver Bottoms
Budora
George Broer
William Spitzii
Fred Lewis
Howard & Burnett Commission Company
Big Stranger
Linwood
County Attorney Files Complaints Against Two
County Attorney Harry Frazee filed complaints against Paul Ford and Harry Montier after drunkenness and resisting an officer charges were dropped in police court. The youths were dismissed due to an absent public drunkenness ordinance. county officials said the city ordinance was in error and filed complaints with Sheriff Rutherford.
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Harry Frazee
Paul Ford
Harry Montier
Lawrence
R. R. Rutherford
Reed sees hope of lower export rates
Topeka April 22 AP The report by examiners for the interstate commerce commission in the general grain rate case was hailed by Governor Clyde M Reed as a victory for Kansas interests seeking lower wheat export rates The governor warned of a big fight starting May 27 over proposed rate increases from Kansas wheat points to Kansas City he estimated the annual rise at about two million dollars Other grain states Minnesota and Iowa face the largest increases while Nebraska and the Dakotas are also affected The plan aims to cut export grain rates to gulf ports benefiting Kansas as argued by Reed
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Topeka
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Commission
Kansas City
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Examiners
Gulf’ Ports
Reed
Reelection of rural school teachers across eight months
Rural districts closed for summer report re elected teachers and new appointments for next year. County superintendent O J Lane lists staff for many schools including Eudora Rural high school with R B Church as principal and multiple teachers. names span Overbrook Lecompton Baldwin and other towns, reflecting widespread staffing decisions.
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O. J.lane
Eudora Rural High School
R. B. Church
T. Allen Beatty
F. Boone
Golla Zook
FL. Klingberg
Velma Smith
Mary
Telitha A. Newton
Lawrence
Spring Creeck
Hilda Vernson
Weybright
Bessie Brown
Overbrook
Hesper
Harold J. Smith
Elora
Thelmia Mann
Miss
Hopewell
Mary ©. Durst
Monta Ida
Black Jack
Wilna
Wakarusa Recedes After Flooding Some Lowlands
The Wakarusa river receded today after heavy rain over Friday and Saturday. Back waters flooded hundreds of acres of lowlands and blocked access to Lawrence via the Dut ton bridge area.
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Wakarusa
Clinton Reat
Lawrence
Dutton Bridge
Eudora Bridge
Kaw
Lawive street intoxication amendment adopted by city
City commission moved to strengthen the intoxication ordinance making drunkenness on streets or public places a misdemeanor. A prior police court case showed the amended wording was needed to cover disturbances even in a private home. Also adopted water main tapping charges and ordered curb stone and drainage improvements on Oregon street blocks.
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Otyners
Water Department
Barry
Four Garage New
Commission
Massachusetts Street
Leipe
J. L. Constant
Utilities
Car Strikes Boy Injured on Kaw River Bridge
Edwin Moore ten year old son of Rev and Mrs Charles T Moore was seriously injured yesterday when struck by a car driven by George Costa of Tulsa on the Kaw River bridge. He suffered a broken thigh a brain concussion and other injuries and was reported improving at Simmons hospital. Police say the boy drove his bicycle in front of the car and witnesses indicate Costa was not at fault. The bridge was crowded with onlookers as the drift flowed downriver. Moore remained unconscious until late this morning and is expected to recover.
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Edwin Moore
Charles T. Moore
Delaware Street
George Costa
Tulsa Okla
Kaw River
Hoy
Simmons Hospital
Wico Johns
Johns
Costa
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Angie
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Tipton State Bank
Tipton
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Quinton Asks Hearing
Memphis
Tenn
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Atwater Keat Radio
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Mabel Ruth Day
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Burmette
Frances Jones
Olive McKee
Adaline
Mildred Bethorf
Otwa
Gladys Peterson
Eudora
Independence
Leone B. Campbell
Baldwin
Excelsior
Clarence Craig
Watsor
Indiana
Honger
City Commission
C. C. Stewart
Oregon Street
Stewart
Twelfth
Oregon
R. ©. Rankin
Verdigria Crest
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