Court hears 'fight over the gravy' in Kansas receiverships
Washington reports the house judiciary committee debated testimony from Circuit Judge Orie L. Phillips and others on Kansas receiverships. Truman era style remarks described a bitter rift between circuit and district judges. The panel weighs a possible congressional investigation and broader reforms.
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Washington
John M. Robsson
Barbourville
Kansas
John M. Houston
Newton
Ruth B Shipley Runs Quiet Passport Enterprise
Washington reports Ruth B Shipley head of the state department passport division directs a staff of over 100 and the government earns about 1.5 million dollars yearly from issuing passports and letters of introduction to Americans abroad. Her work has grown since 1910 with a 43 percent rise in passport numbers in the first six months of the current year.
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Washington
Ruth B. Shipley
State Department
R. B. Shipley
Son of Army Instructor Has a Photo Collection
Edward Renth Jr., son of the new National Guard infantry instructor, has built a photo collection from the Philippines, Japan, and China. He has shot hundreds of pictures over the past year, including Peiping area scenes, plus prints bought to complete the collection. His album serves as a background source for news reports, featuring images of places like the Marco Polo Bridge.
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Edward Renth
National Guard
Philippines
Japan
China
Renth
Far East
Peijing
Edward
Peiping
Marco Polo Bridge
Questioning Dictatorship Admiration and Real Life
A reflective line asks why those who praise dictatorships rarely endure such systems themselves. The query suggests hypocrisy or experiential gap in advocating autocratic rule.
Historic bridge at Lukowkiao spans the Yunting River
The text notes a Han dynasty bridge near Peiping, across the Yunting River at Lukowkiao, built of white marble. It mentions a recent battle nearby and that if an FBI member cannot attend, another will speak at Hutchinson.
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Lukowkiao
Peiping
The
F.B.I
Hutchinson
Weekend traffic toll heavy across the nation
Chicago reports nearly 200 dead and hundreds injured in weekend highway crashes. Drowning deaths total 57 nationwide, with New York and California tied for the most fatalities at 16 each. Ohio and Michigan recorded 15, Pennsylvania and Texas 12. A car fell into a lake near Bellefontaine, Ohio, drowning five. Four died near Stanwix, New York, when a car hit a tree. Two couples perished at a grade crossing near Denmark, Wisconsin, as a fast train struck their coupe.
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Chicago
New York
California
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Texas
Bellefontaine
Stanwix
N. Y
Denmark
Wis
FBI Chief May Speak for Hutchinson Officers' Convention
Chief of Police Jude Anderson announced an effort to bring J Edgar Hoover director of the FBI as speaker for the Kansas Police Officers Association fall convention in Hutchinson in October 2022. Conflicting dates may keep Hoover from attending.
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Jude Anderson
Kansas Police Officers' Association
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The
Officers’ Association
Hutchinson
Anderson
Hoover
ITS ODD But It's Science ITS ODD But It's Science
Science editor Howard Blakeslee explains a 1937 rediscovery of powder metallurgy the method of making alloys without melting. Tungsten alloys form from powder mixed with copper and nickel heated just enough to fuse, avoiding the impractical melting of tungsten. Ancient Peruvians heated platinum and gold, hammering to blend metals into a near perfect alloy.
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Howard Blakeslee
Science
New York
Columbus
Eameraldas Coast
South America
Cornell Group Finds Best Marriage Formula
Ithaca Aug 2 UP Girls who quit jobs to marry have best chance for marital success a Cornell University study reported today. Dr L S Cottrell Jr noted that wives who stay at home with no outside responsibility fared better. Husbands with steady work and religious affiliation before marriage correlated with more stable unions. Children of happily married parents tended to have happier marriages.
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Cornell University
Grroup
Saxon Ponness
Deent
L. S. Cottrell, Jr
Allen Sees Religion as One Changeless Fact
Former Kansas governor Henry J. Allen told a Congregational church audience that religion is the one changeless fact in dictatorial Europe. He predicted religion will return to Russia from the Ukraine, and singled out Germany’s religious element as courageous in challenging Hitler.
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Kansas City
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
United States
Congregational Church
Russia
Ukraine
Italy
Allen
Germany
Hiter
Kansas WPA allotment narrows for August to 1.109 million
Topeka August WPA funds total 1,109,000 a drop of 58,000 from July, enough for 25,600 workers versus 27,000 last month. State Commissioner Clarence Nevins noted July funds were boosted by prior-month balances and that a policy begun July 1 provides about five dollars per worker monthly for materials and equipment to supplement labor, used where feasible.
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Topeka
Kansas
Clarence Nevins
Negins
One Killed in Crash Near Lawerence Oklahoma
Mo Reed Woodsomer of Fulton Missouri escaped injury when his car overturned after a tire blew out four miles northeast of Lawrence on Highway 40. The sheriff’s force said the crash occurred as Woodsomer was driving from Kansas City.
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Fulton
Lawrence
Arehway 40
Woodsomer
Kansas City
Newkirk
Okla
Lola Lyons
Kaw City
Frances Fields
Here
O Neill District Guests Visit Local Families
Mr and Mrs Sam Holder of Neeley were guests at the Jim Erwin home Sunday. Mrs Holder is Mrs Erwin s sister. Clifford Jones and Mr and Mrs Arthur Jones spent Sunday near Baldwin with Mrs Jones parents Mr and Mrs Bill Hillebert and family. Mrs Jessie Hulce and family of North Lawrence were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Bill Holey and daughter.
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Sam Holder
Neeley
Jim Erwin
Holder
Mrs Kate Jones Visits Cousin and Other Local Guests
Mrs Kate Jones spends several days with cousin Mrs Mollie Arthur of Lawrence. Mr and Mrs Emory Wells of Kansas City were visitors in the community on Thursday. Mr and Mrs George Robb and family of Pleasant Prairie were newsworthy locals in attendance.
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Kate Jones
Mollie Arthur
Lawrence
Emory Wells
Kansas City
George Robb
Pleasant Prairie
Local Social News Highlights From Baldwin and Nearby
Visitors called on Mr and Mrs Jim Erwin Sunday evening. Mrs James Metcalf and baby Gloria of Bleakley stayed with her parents the Haley family. Miss Dorothy Hulce from North Lawrence enjoys a week’s vacation at Eldridge hotel. Mrs Bill Hillebert and family of Baldwin visited Baldwin relatives. Arthur Jones and family announce the birth of a 7 pound baby girl on July 27 at Baldwin home. John Nottingham and son thresh in the area this week. The Wilson Houseworth infant Edward shows marked improvement.
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Jim Erwin
James Metcalf
Gloria
Bleakley
W. E. Haley
Dorothy Hulce
North Lawrence
Eldridge Hotel
Miss Hulee
Bill Haley
Bill Hillebert
Baldwin
Arthur Jones
Mr. Jones
Trey
Albert Ford
Valley Grove
Bill Lee
Clovis
Bleskey
Shindel
Kansas City
John Nottingham
Miffin Ranch Moves Spark Local Family Relocations
Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson relocate from the Miffin ranch on Rock Creek to a home south of Lone Star. Arthur Longfellow and family will move to the Miffin ranch and Pat Lamb and family will occupy Longfellows vacated place.
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Robert Johnson
Miffin Ranch
Rock Creek
Lone Star
Arthur Longfellow
Pat Lamb
Longfellow
W. A. Ulrich
Local social and farm group gatherings reported
Laura Pox and Mr and Mrs J W Garbutt attended the Santa Fe Trail picnic at Baldwin Thursday. The Valley Chapel Farm Bureau met with Mrs M D Flory Tuesday afternoon. Mrs C C Gesiantess er of Eudora was a guest. Re Sheghments 5 were served at the close meeting. The Lone Star Ladies Aid met Wednesday instead of Thursday. Six women were PB Victor Solsbers has been ill and was taken to the home of his daughter Mrs Wesley Flory near Pleasant Grove. The Job Stitchers met Wednesday with Dorothy Fishburn Eleven members were present refreshments were served by the host and by Mrs M D Flory. Mrs Gottieb Nieder abd Hes M D Flory and children drove to Topeka Thursday afternoon. Si BANS Seag mts with AR Burton and Mr Ulrich is doing the chores in his absence.
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Laura Pox
J. W. Garbutt
Baldwin
Valley’ Chapel Farm Bureau
M.D. Flory
C. C. Gesiantesser
Eudora
Lone Star Ladies’ Aid
Victor Solsbers
Ees
Wesley Flory
Pleasant Grove
Dorothy Fishburn
Eas
M. D. Flory
Gottiieb. Nieder
Abd ‘Hes
Topeka
Si ‘Bans Seag Mts
AR Burton
Ulrich
Old Gold Cigarettes Promote Freshness Insurance Claim
Great Laboratory tests show stale cigarettes irritate mucous membranes with both dry and soggy samples. The study stresses freshness insurance from Old Gold, asserting you cannot buy dry or soggy Old Gold anywhere in the United States.
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Great Laboratory
U.S. A
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