Huge Corn Crop May Revive Plan For 1950 Vote
Washington reports forecasts of a record corn harvest in the Midwest with favorable weather. Political observers warn a larger crop could renew the storage shortage issue that helped Truman in 1948 and challenge both parties in the 1950 elections. The administration has proposed storage expansion but lacks major action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Midwest
Congress
Truman
Charles F. Brannan
Dewey
Many Caves in Kansas
Kansas geological survey researchers report numerous caves and cave like openings across rock formations. Notable sites include Palmers cave in Ellsworth county carved in Dakota sandstone with Indian pictorials and two entrances. Additional prehistoric limestone cave near Toronto Woodson county and limestone caves near Eskridge Wabaunsee county.
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Kansas
New Mexico
Kentucky
Virginia
South Dakota
State Geological Survey
University of Kansas
Palmers Cave
Elleworth County
U.S. 40
Carneiro
Toronto
Woodoon
Wallace
Meade
Court Cabinet Appointments Stir Senate Position Scramble
Washington August 2 The moving of Attorney General Tom Clark to the Supreme Court and Senator J Howard McGrath to the cabinet opens a scramble for Senate finance committee seats with Senators Stennis and Kerr eyed for the post. McGrath will resign as Democratic national chairman and a new chairman for the DC committee is expected to be Senator Neely. Kerr and Stennis may seek the finance seat, with seniority favoring Stennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGrath
D.-R.i
Justice Department
Senate
Stennis
D.-Miss
Kerr
D.okia
McGrath
Truman
Clark
Frank Murphy
White House
Rhode Island
MeGrath
Finance
Judiciary
District of Columbia
Neely
D.-W.va
Finance Post
Finance Committee
Democrats
Democratic National Committee
William Boyle
Opposed to TVA Missouri river basin plan voiced
Representative Lovre of South Dakota doubts feasibility of a Missouri river TVA program after touring TVA sites in Tennessee and Alabama. He argues flood control and soil erosion differ from TVA regions and urges completing large dams first before deciding administrative control by locals.
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Washington
Lovre
R-S.d
TVA
Missouri River Basin
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee
Alabama
House
Murray
D-Mont
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Gillette
D.-In
Senate
Tennessee Valley
Nakotan Taid
Aneonist
Missoui
South
Missouri Basin
Missouri River
Missouri Valley
152 Unemployment Claims Reported For Week Ending July 30
Walter Johns of the Kansas State Employment service announces 152 unemployment claims for the week ending July 30 with 122 continued claims including 47 veterans. There were 15 new claims and 62 people found work, 9 of them veterans, with eight firms hiring. Current openings include stenographer and several shop and service positions.
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Kansas State Employment Service
Walter Johns
Johns
Drop in Oil Output Reported for Week in July
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a weekly average US crude oil output slide of 12 300 barrels daily for the week ending July 20. The total daily average production reached 4 673 400 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas Journal
Journal
Six Lawrence Area Youths Enlist in Army and Air Force
Six young residents of the Lawrence area and three KU students joined the Army or Air Force through the Lawrence recruiting station in July. Names include Arthur Tarpy 17 Donald Parsons 21 Jared Burton Ernest Smith 18 Delbert Groninger 17 Victor Zinn 21 Carole Derington 20 George Crawford 18 and Paul Gruber 18. Sgt Lane notes 18 year olds may enlist for one year and three year terms allow branch choice. Women 18 to 35 with high school education may enlist in WAC or WAF. Office Located on second floor of City Hall.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
United States Army
Air Force
Arthur Tarpy
Delaware Street
Donald J. Parsons
K.U
Hays
Jared L. Burton
Valley Falls
Ernest E. Smith
Lecompton
Delbert J. Groninger
New Jersey Street
Victor D. Zinn
Eudora
Carole J. Derington
Kansas City
George E. Crawford
K.A
Madison
Paul E. Gruber
Martin W. Lane
Army
WAC
WAF
City Hall
Tailor Bites Off Nose Of His Rival In Love
Mahud Al a 20 year old tailor was accused today of biting off the nose of his rival Abdul Matlib 28 in a love quarrel. Detained by the old street court for a hearing August 23 on a charge of inflicting previous bodily harm. Matlib could not appear. Doctors are fitting a plastic nose for him.
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London
Mahud al
Old Street Court
Abdul Matlib
Ali
Matlib
Atomic Energy Commission Reports On Radiation Effects And Benefits
Washington reports the AEC’s 200 page progress review to Congress. It covers bomb development, radiation studies on bats and mice, and experiments on rats. It notes potential cancer therapies and diagnostic uses of radioisotopes while highlighting ongoing research to understand life processes through tracers.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Congress
Eniwetok
Hiroshima
AFC
America
Argonne
Chifago
Union College
University of Denver
Rate Cut Case Ends Hearing In Cities Service Refund
The tenth U S circuit court of appeals heard final arguments on a six year old natural gas rate reduction case involving Cities Service Gas and customers in Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Nebraska. The court studied the residue fund of unclaimed refunds and the plan to reimburse utilities for their refund expenses. The judges presiding were Tadeo Orie L Phillips Walter Huxman and Alfred P Murrah.
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Denver
Tenth
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cities Service Gas Company
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Jerome M. Joffee
Kansas City
Harry Kay
Ronald Reed
St. Joseph
Circuit Court
James E. Smith
Topeka
Kan
U. S
Supreme Court
Tadeo Orie L. Phillips
Walter Huxman
Alfred P. Murrah
Paris Fashion Houses Rally As Matrons Aid Designers
High society matrons led by Princess de Polignac and counts assist designers Jacques Fath Jacques Griffe and others as midinettes strike for higher wages. Despite a government wage freeze many houses plan shows to start tomorrow with some workers drifting back while others stay idle.
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Paris
Princess de Polignac
Philippe de Ganay
Jacques Fath
Princess de Faucigny-Lucinge
Jacques Griffe
Farm income drops across midwestern states in five months
Agriculture department reports lower cash farm marketings for January to May 1949 across the Midwest with Iowa leading the nation at 869.11 million, down from 920.30 million last year. Illinois, California, Texas follow. state figures list Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin Ohio Indiana Missouri Pennsylvania Kansas New York in descending order.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Iowa
California
Texas
Mid-West
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Kansas
New York
Kansas Receives Funds for Water Pollution Survey
Washington reports the public wealth service allotted Kansas and other states $850,000 to begin a water pollution study. Kansas is set to receive $13,007 with Missouri listed at $19,000, but funds will not be released until approved applications detail specific programs.
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Washington
Public Wealth Service
State
Territories
Kansas
Missouri
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Journal-World
Jack
Freandly
Tailor
By James Marlow
Ena
Shaw Lumber CO
Flintrote
Ford
Morgan-Mack Motor Co
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