Phyllis Sopwith Loses Gracefully at Newport
Newport August 3 Phyllis Sopwith wife of Endeavour II skipper commented Ranger performed best and we are not out yet She spoke of keeping time for her husband during the America s Cup races off Newport and described her role from pre start timing to race finish The Sopwiths dined aboard Philante with guests and bagpipes played on deck describing a poised sporting mood
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Newport
Phyllis Sopwith
Endeavour II
Ranger
Philante
Sopwiths
Thomas Edward
Sopwith
Endeavor II
Endeavour W
Proof promised at labor convention over NLRB appointee
Lowell mass August 3 The boot and shoe workers union promised proof to back a charge before the Massachusetts federation of labor that John L Lewis appointed an examiner of the national labor relations board George T Douglas a union organizer said the union counsel George Karlitz would submit the proof in support of a resolution demanding removal of the board The resolution on behalf of the Haverhill local charged the labor relations board with bias in hearings of the CIO and with encouraging industrial discontent by interjecting itself into situations where no clear cause existed It was among shoe and leather workers the CIO last spring conducted a major organizational campaign in New England Federation officials say their counter drive against CIO would open in textile mill with shoe and rubber workers high on the list for the campaign
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Lowell
Mass
Boot and Shoe Workers Union
Massachusetts Federation of Labor
John. L. Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
George T. Douglas
Bradford
George Karlitz
Haverhill
Labor Relations Board
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
CIO
New England
Texile Mill
Checks Ready August 10 Under New Social Welfare Plan
Checks for old age assistance the blind and dependent children will be distributed in the county on Tuesday August 10. In Douglas county distribution runs 9 to 10 30 at the courthouse in Lawrence 3 to 5 at Eudora city hall and 1 to 3 at Baldwin city hall. First checks under the plan were issued July 1 and future dates are the tenth of each month. There are more than 1000 asteroids revolving around the sun.
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Lawrence
Eudora City Hall
Baldwin City Hall
Douglas County
Crossword puzzle fragment with scattered clues and garbled text
A scrambled and partially legible crossword puzzle page fragment. It lists across and down clues with numbers and partial words, several garbled phrases, and stray letters, indicating a heavily corrupted OCR of a dated puzzle. The readable parts include clues for items like yeast solution and various definitions, but many entries are incomplete or nonsensical.
NO NEARER SOLUTION TOPEKA SLAYING INVESTIGATION
Topeka officials pursue every lead in the slaying of grocery clerk Verne Hedrick and the assault on Miss Marie Fink, with Miss Fink giving a formal statement. Reports describe other alleged incidents as investigators check for links while probing prowler activity and prior offenses. three injured in a collision accompany the day’s news.
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Topeka
Verne Hedrick
Marie Fink
Roy A. Boast
Margaret Jennings
Makin
Hearse and Car Collision Near Fort Scott
Fort Scott Kan Aug 3 GPS A hearse en route from Kansas City to Wellington with the body of Mrs Laura A Reborn collided with a car 10 miles north of here injuring three persons George W Ernst riding in the hearse suffered a broken nose and neck injuries His companion Fred Lindsay from R V Lindsey and Long funeral home at Kansas City escaped injury
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Fort Scott
Kan
Kansas City
Wellington
Laura A. Reborn
Here
George W. Ernst
Fred Lindsay
R. V. Lindsey
Long Funeral Home
Corn: Best Money Crop Since 1929 In 1937 Projection
Chicago estimates from six grain authorities forecast a 1937 domestic corn production of about 2.77 billion bushels, the largest since 1929, with a market value near 1.83 billion dollars at December prices. Wheat and rye forecasts show higher winter wheat but lower spring wheat than prior government figures. rye up to 52 million bushels.
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Chicago
United States
Eddie Duchin's Wife Dies After Birth of Son
Mrs Ed die Duchin wife of the orchestra leader died in Harbor sanitarium from complications after giving birth to a son last Wednesday. Duchin was at her bedside when death occurred having flown from Chicago where he was engaged to play. The baby weighed nine pounds at birth.
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New York
Eddie Duchin
Harbor Sanitarium
Society Beauty Miss Marjorie Oelrichs Dies in Sanatorium
Mrs Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin dies after blood transfusions at sanitarium. Wife of violinist Dinco Duchin, they wed June 5, 1935. she was 29. Once a top New York society figure, she sparked a 1927 controversy over marriages to foreigners and lost social register status.
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Miss Oelfichs
Miss Oelrichs
Social Register
Scout Court Thursday At Clifton Park With Guest Speaker
The August Court of Awards for Boy Scouts meets Thursday night at 7 30 at Clifton Park. T C Koogle scoutmaster of Troop 34 Denver Colo will be guest speaker sharing experiences from 26 years in Scouting. He helped lead at the National Jamboree and is visiting Jack Dunkley. All scouts and friends are invited.
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Clinton Park
T. C. Koogle
Denver
Colo
Koogle
Jack Dunkley
Deaf Mutes Will Marry in Silent Topeka Oath
In Topeka Aug 3, Rose Stamm 21 of Chicago and John Fuhr 31 of St Marys Kan appeared before license clerk Mary Ewart to wed. The couple who are deaf and mute sign the oath and receive their license while remaining silent, illustrating a quiet ceremony under civil process.
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Topeka
Mary Ewart
Scout Troop 65 Collects Papers For Equipment Funds
Scouts of Troop 65 met to sort baling old magazines and newspapers to raise funds for gear. Damaged books accepted. collection runs to support equipment before next year. Names of boys passing tests to be published after awards court.
Endeavour Not Damaged in Inspection by Sopwith
In Bristol Rhode Island an inspection of the hull of Tom Sopwiths British cup challenger Endeavour in drydock showed no apparent damage or trouble. Sopwith said he was just looking over the sloop and probably would not do anything to her. Painters were touching up the bottom of the Ranger, also dry docked for examination.
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Bristol
R. I
Tom Sopwith
Endeavour
Sopwith
Ranger
Oatman Wins Lawrence City Golf Championship
Glenn Oatman, Missouri state amateur golf champion, captured the Lawrence city title at the Country Club Sunday, seven up with six to play, defeating W. G. Hutson Jr. This marks Oatman’s third straight year as city champion and comes as Ostman recently qualified for the National Amateur Journey to be held later this month in Portland, re.
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Glenn Oatman
Missouri
Lawrence City
W. G. Hutson, Jr
Country Club
Oatman
Ostman
Portland
Widow Mrs Goodger Turns 87 at Connecticut Street Home
Mrs G Goodger, 1108 Connecticut Street, aged 87, will be 88 in December. A widow, she has resided in Douglas County for 30 years.
Dewey Wins Again in Poultry Racket Case
New York reports Pi Special Prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey secured another victory in his campaign to purge corruption. The poultry racket case saw Herbert, 88, and two others plead guilty to embezzling thousands from the Chicken Drivers, Cafeteria and Helpers Union. Dewey hailed the development as a key blow, saying this is the end of the key figure in the racket.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Hbo
York City
Herbert
Cyar
The
Poultry Inn
Dallas
Cafeterant
Union
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Aera
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