Roosevelt Warns House Committee Over Secret Testimony
President Roosevelt rebuked the House military committee for printing evidence from executive sessions. He warned he would bar such testimony from public documents unless first approved by him. Kilbourne and Andrews testified on bases near Canada, Newfoundland, Bermuda, and the Caribbean, but Roosevelt said their statements do not represent administration policy. Canada sought public data on U S army plans following Kilbourne’s testimony.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
House Military Committee
McSwain
Army
Navy
Charles E. Kilbourne
F. M. Andrews
General Headquarters Air Force
Wilcox
Andrews
Canada
Newfoundland
St. Pierre and Miquelon
French Islands
Bermuda
Bahamas
Jamaica
Trinidad
British Honduras
Lesser Antilles
Kilbourne
Great Lakes
Kilb
Atlantic
West Indies
State Department
Bric
Ten Thousand Dollar Secretary Is Voted for Ickes
Washington April 30 The House approved a new ten thousand dollar a year undersecretary for Secretary Ickes amid Democratic praise He leads allotments from the four billion dollar work relief fund One Republican critic questioned if Ickes needs an aide while opposing his public criticisms of wealth sharing plans The House accepted a Senate inserted amendment creating the new position in the Interior Department.
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Washington
Ickes
House
Representative Rape
Ohio
Senate
Interior Department
Espionage tale tied to Parish business in pipeline firm
Miss Elsie Walker testified in a federal court about spying for Thomas W. Shannon to steal Missouri-Kansas Pipeline secrets from Frank P. Parish. She said she worked a year and a half at Parish's firm in Kansas City, was paid $200 monthly, and used a code built from fruit names to relay information to Shannon, labeled as chief undercover investigator for Henry L. Doherny.
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Chicago
Frank P. Parish
Elsie Walker
Kansas City
Parish
Missouri- Kansas Pipeline Corporation
Thomas W. Shannon
Shannon
Henry L. Doherny
Missouri- Kansas
Cities
Kansas university fine arts music week festival lineup announced
Tomorrow and Thursday bring three programs and seven events at the University of Kansas as Fine Arts Day honors Bach with a public, no charge program. Notable acts include Mile Renee Nizan organ recital, Haskell Institute orchestra and chorus, Bach music concert, University Orchestra under Karl Euersteiner, Be Not Afraid choir, and organist Joe Burns opening with the Parson Bent fugue.
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University of Kansas
John Charles Thomas
University Auditorium
Lawrence High School
WREN
Mile
Renee Nizan
Paris
France
Haskell Institute
Haskell
Robert Bruce
Corinne Bemis
School of Fine Arts
Bach
K. A
University of Kansas Fine Arts
Johannes Sebastian Bach
Umiversity Orchestra
Karl Euersteiner
Brondenitts
Alice Moncrieff
Messrs. Gelich and
Euersteiner
Third death in Hollywood shooting case adds name Bolte
Los Angeles April 30 The third man, Henry E Bolte 37 sociology and law instructor, died from two bullets in the back fired from the same pistol that killed Paul Ivar and led to the other death by self inflicted wound Friday night. Coroner called inquest for tomorrow to probe the triple shooting and gather details from friends of Paul Ivar believed to be central to the crime.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Henry E. Bolte
Paul Ivar
William M. Howard
Bolte
Norris G. Stensland
Sheriff’s Ofice
Stensland
Ivar
Howard
Frank Nanace
Postoffice Bans 412 Over Mail Lottery Operators
The Post Office issued its largest fraud order to ban 412 persons and firms from using the U S mail for lottery and sweepstakes operations abroad. It lists 358 Canadians including 296 in Montreal, plus 27 in Havana and 27 in the Irish Free State.
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Washington
Post Office Department
United States
Havana
Cuba
Irish Free State
Montreal
Stock Market Index Slips to 39.4 From 39.9
The average of 60 stocks fell to 39.4 yesterday from 39.9, signaling a minor market retreat amid cautious trading. Investors watched shifts in leading sectors as the index stabilized late in the session.
French organist to play at KU recital
Mile. Renee Nizan of Paris will perform an afternoon organ recital at the University of Kansas auditorium tomorrow at 4 as part of the tri state convention of the American Guild of Organists. The program includes Fantasie and Fugues in G Minor and other pieces.
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Mlle
Renee Nizan
Paris
France
University of Kansas
American Guild of Organists
Spencer Norton
University of Oklahoma
E. W. Faw
Oklahoma City
Carl Amt
Stillwater
Okla
Marie Hine
Mile
Nizan
Lawrence
Baldwin
Nizan Mile
United States
Cleveland
Esther Prugh Wright
Pittsburgh
American Guild of Organtist
Mile. Nizan
Monique Neel
City council accepts federal real estate survey proposal
Lawrence will host a federal real estate survey under a government plan. The council voted unanimously to accept the proposition, providing office space and supplies up to 300 dollars. The project includes a property inventory and census, employing about 33 workers for 60 days, with 6000 dollars in KERC funds spent locally. Rex C. Young will lead and train workers drawn from relief rolls. The data aim to aid residential real estate insight and other information.
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Lawrence
KERC
Rex C. Young
Central Statistical Bureau
Washington
Dillon Neal
Federal Housing Office
Topeka
Young
Bert Dale
Health Day Emphasized by Mayor in Lawrence Call
May Day health observance since 1924 grows nationwide and abroad. Diphtheria typhoid and smallpox decline as science and public effort advance health. Mayor Alfred Lawrence urges residents to reflect on health and keep Lawrence at the forefront.
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United States
Lawrence
Alfred Lawrence
Wentee
Water Committee Report Reapproved by City Council
The council unanimously re approved the waterworks committee report and endorsed hiring a full time water plant superintendent. The decision followed a 7 to 4 vote last week to reconsider the report. Earnest Boyer urged the council to fund a capable superintendent and warned of potential liability for the city if water treatment failed. The council plans to accept applications for the position and request a recommendation.
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Waterworks Committee
P. A. Russe
Earnest Boyer
Alfred Lawrence
City
Boyce
Willard Brown
C. C. Shimmons
John Selig
Judge to Decide on Will of DeForrest Piazzek
In Olathe Kansas District Judge G A Roberds said he would render a decision soon in a suit to break the will of DeForrest Piazzek former Kansas City board of trade president. Edna Gilpin seeks to divide the estate alleging unsound mind and undue influence while arguing Piazzek favored others in his July 18 1938 will.
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Olathe
Kan
DeForrest Piszzek
Kansas City Board of Trade
G. A. Roberds
Edna P. Gilpin
St. Louis
Piazzck
Joseph M. Piazzck
Valley Falls
T. 8
Burch
First National Bank
Kansas City
Piazzek
St. Luke's Hospital
University of Kansas
Stanley
Gilpin
Tiaztek
C. H. Sigler
Club Members Hear Late Reports on Golf Campaign
A dinner at Lawrence Country Club drew members to hear progress on funds for an ultra modern 18 hole golf course. Speaker T H Riggs Miller said the course will be ten years ahead of the times and finished by December 1 if started soon. Construction may begin in May and the present nine holes will be upgraded. Oil Production Declines in US Tulsa report shows weekly output fell 57 351 barrels to 2 564 308 with Kansas steady at 146 025. New Ford V 8 ad.
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Lawrence Country Club
T. H. Riggs-Miller
Riggs-Miller
Lawrence
Middle West
Tulsa
Okla
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Kansas
Germany to deny submarine fleet exists
Berlin reports a German naval officer said Germany will officially deny a submarine fleet as long as possible. The Reichs fuhrer Hitler is said to hope for surprise tactics similar to those used in rearmament. For over a year Germany has grown its army beyond the Versailles limit despite official claims of a 100,000 men force.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Reichswehr
Brooklyn Dodgers top Giants in interborough tilt 12 to 5
Brooklyn's offense explodes in three innings to overpower New York 12 to 5 in the first game of the interborough series. Leon Woenecke homers for Brooklyn while Mel Ott goes deep for the Giants as New York bats are limited to five runs.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dordgers
New York Giants
Leon Woenecke
Mel Ott
Giants
New York
Bran
Pizalmnons
Gables Chaencer
Maneuge
Lapec
Fitreburgh
No Flood Lights On Park Diamond
City council rejected a proposal to install flood lights in South Park for night baseball and other activities after two weeks of debate. The Kiwanis Club and several groups supported the plan, while 25 of 28 residents opposed it after discussions. The vote was 10 to 2 against, with Burgert and Selig for.
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South Park
Co-operative Club
Kiwanis Club
Sports and Recreation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Boys Work Committee
Rotary Club
Willard Brown
Brown
North Side
Walter Palmateer
Sixth Ward
North Lawrence
Burgert
Selig
Shimmons
Hunsinger
Dale
Gray
Russell
Edmondson
Berger
Palmateer
Pine
Water Department
League of Women Voters
Central Park
Reappointment of Three City Employes by Mayor
Mayor Alfred Lawrence announced the reappointment of Miss Ruby Fairbairn city nurse and H D Reed Sexton of Oak Hill cemetery in an executive session. Leon Bauman milk inspector will continue in his present capacity, serving monthly rather than under ordinances. A health board is recommended to be formed, consisting of a council member a physician and a citizen, to appoint a city physician with broader powers.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Oak Hill Cemetery
G. B. Kasold
Health Department
Sewer Department
Crane & Co
Skelly Oil Company
Keeler’s
Ruby Fairbairn
H. D. Reed
Alfred Lawrence
Leon Bauman
Bauman
Memorial Hospital Board
Lawrence
Dust Storms Kill Fish in Western Kansas
In Ness and Hodgeman counties the Pawnee River dust storms have killed many fish. Parole attorney A. S. Foulks reported seeing scores of dead fish after dust coated the water, hindering breathing. Wardens say survivors can be sieved from the stream by residents.
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Kansas
Topeka
Pawnee
Ness
Hodgeman
A. S. Foulks
State Board of Administration
Plans for two day Chamber of Commerce membership drive
Plans for a two day membership drive announced by the Chamber of Commerce set for Wednesday and Thursday next week. H G Brinkman is general chairman with C B Holmes and John Brand as team captains. A community meeting will be held Tuesday May 7 at 6 30 PM in the Hotel Eldridge to kick off the drive with speakers to be announced. Citizens are invited and ladies welcome. Cooperating clubs are The Co operative Rotary and Kiwaniag.
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Chamber of Commerce
H. GC. Brinkman
C. B. Holmes
John Brand
Eldridge
Co-operative
Rotary
Kiwanig
Bank Robbery Stuns Arlington Kansas Bankers and Cars Linked
Three young unmasked men held up Citizens State Bank in Arlington Kansas shortly after 9 am stealing about 1300 dollars. Warner president and Sickman customer were taken, later released along with seven vault inmates. Police link trio to a previous raid spree at Medford Oklahoma and Caldwell, engaging a hardware store robbery with an arsenal of firearms.
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Arlington
Kan
Citizens State Bank
Warner
R. EB. Sickman
Sickman
Wichita
Medford
Okla
Caldwell
Baker and Parson Hardware
Transport Ship Speeds East After New Record
Transcontinental and Western Air monoplane aims to set a coast to coast transport record. Taking off from Los Angeles at 4:54 a m Pacific time the craft faced dust and snow over Colorado and Kansas, flying about 200 miles an hour toward a record time of 11 hours 34 minutes set by American Airlines.
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Los Angeles
TWA
Rockies
Kansas
Indianapolis
Transcontinental and Western Air
LaFayette
Ind
Kansas City
D. W. Tomlinson
Jack Frye
Department of Commerce
California
Concordia
Kan
Leland S. Andrews
American Airlines
Colorado
Arizona
Wider Streets on 3 Blocks in City Protests Prompt Street Widening Vote
City Council votes on five street projects seeking federal aid. Vermont street from Ninth to Twelfth faced strong protest from about a dozen homeowners over residential impact and $100 per lot costs. The measure failed 7 to 5. New Hampshire from Eighth to Eleventh was defeated 3 to 4 amid a remonstrance from the 800 block. Three other projects received majority support with the mayor casting a deciding vote on the 600 block of New Hampshire. The plans hinge on federal funds and a city bond issue to cover local shares.
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Lawrence
Alfred Lawrence
Vermont Street
Ninth
Twelfth
R. E. Melvin
Brown
Shimmons
Hunsinger
Edmondson
Berger
Palmateer
Pine
Dale
Gray
Russell
Burgert
Selig
New Hampshire Street
Eighth
Eleventh
Seltz
New Hampshire
Newampshire
Massachusetts
Sixth Street
Chamber of Commerce
B. M. Babb
Missouri Relief Work Is to Be Halted Again
Kansas City reports that Missouri relief operations will stop tomorrow after the state legislature failed to provide funds to match federal appropriations. About 600,000 Missourians rely on relief. In Leavenworth, trial began for John Hartscek, charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Frank Case on a farm near Atchison on Nov 16, 1953.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Wallace Crossley
Leavenworth
Kan
John Hartscek
Frank Case
Atchison
Weather forecast for Kansas shows clouds and warmth
Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with possible showers in eastern areas. Warmer in east and south tonight and Wednesday, cooler in the west with fresh to strong southerly winds shifting Wednesday. Morning notes report cloudy conditions elsewhere with a dust storm at Dodge City. Roads are listed as good in Dirt and Douglas counties. Gas office records show temperatures from yesterday and today with a noon reading. Adv for Kans Cleaners offers a free mothbag with each winter garment cleaned.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Dodge City
Douglas
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