Army Air Corps celebrates 30th birthday with nationwide flights
Washington marked the Army Air Corps 30th anniversary with mass flights across the United States and defense drills spanning 1500 miles of the west coast. A flying fortress set a new world record by flying 625 miles at 259.398 mph with an 11 022 pound load, while another craft reached 8200 feet with a pay load of 1512 tons. The display featured a Smithsonian aircraft and highlighted rapid progress from Wright brothers’ era to modern speed and air defense nets along the border from Mexico to Canada with stations at Langley, Mitchel, Selfridge, Barksdale, Randolph, Maxwell, Chanute, Scott, and Lowry fields.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
United States
West Coast
Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
War Department
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Potomac
Alexandria
Smithsonian Institution
Army
Roosevelt
Langley Field
Hampton
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Selfridge Field
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Barksdale Field
Hamilton Field
San Rafael
Calif
March Field
Riverside
Pastors Institute Attends Chicago Conference
Rev. Joseph F. King of Plymouth Congregational Church Lawrence Kansas attends the eighth Pastors Institute and Educational Conference at the University of Chicago. The program runs through August 13 and is jointly sponsored by the University of Chicago Divinity School, Chicago Theological Seminary, and the Disciples Divinity House. Attendees engage in lectures seminars and round tables on current religious problems.
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Joseph F. King
Plymouth Congregational Church
Lawrence
Kan
University of Chicago
Divinity School of the
Chicago Theoloical Seminary
Disciples Divinity House
Peruvi an Flier Killed in Transatlantic Flight Attempt
Commander Pedro Ganga of the Peruvian air force died when the plane he piloted to cross the Atlantic burned near Azemmour Morocco. His mechanic Alfredo Teaca also perished and radio operator Luis Villanueva was injured. They had departed Rome Monday for Lima.
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Casablanca
CPI
Pedro Ganga
Canga
K Alfredo Teaca
Luis Villanueva
Azemmour
Rome
Lima
Peru
Tailless Whatsit Baffles Farmer At Bloomsburg Carnival
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania on August 2 farmer Rush Fritz displayed a tailless creature described as a two foot long whatsit with a rat like head and webbed feet after it killed ten chickens. He offered a reward and charged a nickel at a firemen carnival but crowds could not identify the animal despite two beagle hounds failing to subdue it.
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Bloomsburg
Rush Fritz
Fritz
Undressed Too Quickly Tractor Mishap
Valley City North Dakota August 2 A farmer Andrew Wilson 70 suffered clothing loss when his overalls were caught in a tractor drive shaft. He regained consciousness with only shoes and shirt cuffs remaining. The tractor and remaining clothes were left a block away. He sustained a minor injury.
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North Dakota
Valley City
N. D
Andrew Wilson
Two Men Sentenced in Interstate Theft Case
Judge Richard J. Hopkins sentenced Ralph T. Winters and Frank Gordon, both of Junction City, to a year and a day in federal prison for receiving stolen goods in an interstate theft. The pair admitted accepting 17 cases of cigarettes stolen from a railroad freight car and selling them.
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Leavenworth
Richard J. Hopkins
Ralph T. Winters
Frank Gordon
Junction City
Geology Professors and 11 Students Return from Western Field Trip
Prof W E Schoewe of the University of Kansas leads geology majors Charles Allen Edward W Berger James Cooper Hugh Crain William T Frazier Loren W Hallam James I Johnson Carl Moritz Charles B Morgan Max F Shoe maker and Carlos Vogeler on a six week field expedition through Kansas Colorado New Mexico Arizona Utah Idaho Wyoming South Dakota and Nebraska. The group studied rock formations mapped areas at Garden Park Canon City and visited Great Sand Dunes El Capulin monument and extinct volcano sites enriching geological knowledge.
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W. E. Schoewe
University of Kansas
Kansas
Colorado
Charles Allen
Great Bend
Edward W. Berger
el Dorado
James Cooper
Winfield
Hugh Crain
Paola
William T. Frazier
Loren W. Hallam
Salina
James I. Johnson
Wichita
Carl Moritz
Marysville
Charles B. Morgan
Ottawa
Max F. Shoemaker
Pomona
Carlos Vogeler
Caracas
Venezuela
S. A
Garden Park
Canon City
Colo
Great Sand Dunes
el Capulin National Monument
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
Pioneer Dodge City Woman Anna Aten Dies at 93
Anna Aten, 93, a pioneer resident of Dodge City for 56 years, helped organize Ford county's first W C T U and Eastern Star chapter. She is survived by two children, Clarence and Mary Aten, both of Dodge City.
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Dodge City
Anna Aten
Ford County
W.C.T.U. and
Eastern Star
Clarence
Mary Aten
Oakridge Farm Bureau notes and community updates
Oakridge Farm Bureau members were hosted by Mrs. F H Bereiter and Mrs. H G Van Neste. Attendees discussed the prior sale, attended state lake camp, and heard Miss Helen Wise’s wedding plans. Community guests, 4 H clubs, and local families participated in meetings, showers, and social events through July and August.
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Oakridge Farm Bureau
F. H. Bereiter
H. G. van Neste
Otto Grant
State Lake
Nate Pettengill
America
Deal Six
A. R. Reed
Grant
Lulu North
Emory Weakley
Nokomas
F. H. Leonhard
AAA
Frank Leonhard
Mildred
Salina
Clarence Pine
Agnes Stroebel
Eudora
Temple
Ida Leonhard
Katharine Heck
Lawrence Leonhard
Ladies Aid
M. E
Arthur Leonhard
Coffey County
True
Burlington
David Perkins
Pueblo
Colo
Jayhawk 4-H Club
Mt. Hope
Jean
Frances Perkins
Johnson and
Miami
Jean Perkins
Kathryn Folks
Berryton
Ruby Leonhard
Mildred Leonhard
Lillian Pine
Gladys Wakefield
Grace Adams
Dorothy Leary
Milford L. Miller
Joplin
Colorado
Fred Chambers
Frances Snyder
Los Animas
Elda June Buchtel
Lamar
Leona Fetty
Muriel Haber
Vivian Rothrock
North Lawrence
Baldwin
Centenary M.E. Church League
Woodstock church events and community notices
An ice cream social is planned on Wellman chapel lawn Friday by the Ladies Aid for church funds. Cleanups at Hardy Oak cemetery continue, with long term improvements noted. Barbara Zook led Sunday Christian Endeavor. letters from Lucille Langdon and a county rally announcement were read. Dedication for the new HeLouth Methodist church set for September 7 with Bishop LeMeade presiding. Crops dry under hot wind. rain needed. stock wells low and water hauling ongoing. Many from town signed up for wheat checks at Valley Grove. News of Mrs Wettie Kincaid of Denver and visits by James and Will Lawless. Dan Petrie announces birth of son James Albert on July 26.
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Wellman Chapel
Ladies’ Aid Society
Hardy Oak
Barbara Zook
Christian Endeavor
Lucille Langdon
Christ's Hospital
Topeka
Nortonville
New Methodist Church
Valley Grove
Wettie Kincaid
Denver
Colo
James Lawless
Will Law
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Mattern
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Kansas City Art Institute
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U.S
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Schoewe
Lord Howard
Penrith
Surrey
Cook
Lawrence Paint & Wallpaper Store
Lawrence National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Will Tyson
C. C. Miller
Mother Tyson
Tyson
R. K. Nicholson
C. J. Locker
Woodstock
Less
Oklahoma
J. S. Gardner
Dan Petrie
James Albert
Clyde Lewis
Doug
Mike
Americas
Chesterfield
Arrow
Phil
Joe
Jim
Frank
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