Biennial Primary in Voters' Hands in Kansas
Topeka August 4 AP An unusually lively Kansas biennial primary centers on the Republican governorship contest as about 300600 voters prepare to decide. Reed faces Haucke amid personal attacks while Capper backs Reed and Allen runs for the senate. Democrats field four contests including Bowman Woodring for governor and Stephens McGill for the short term senate. Final appeals via radio feature Reed and Haucke side, with Hamilton backing Haucke and Ryan addressing for Reed.
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Topeka
Kansas
Reed
Frank
Federal Farm Board
Arthur Capper
Henry J. Allen
Curtis
Ralph Snyder
Kansas Farm Bureau
Rep
W. H. Sproul
James F. Getty
Kansas City
State Senate
W. A. Ayres
Congress
Kansas House of Representatives
State Supreme Court
Noah Bowman
Garnett
Harry Woodring
American Legion
Charles Stephens
Columbus
George McGill
Wichita
Jonathan M. Davis
Haucke
John Hamilton
Wren
Wibw At & P
C. W. Ryan
Wathena
Deputies Work to Save Dying Fish in Drought Waters
In Pratt Kansas deputy fish and game wardens mobilize to rescue thousands of dying fish. Equipped with seines, they move fish from shallow streams to deeper waters as drought conditions worsen.
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Pratt
Kan
Kansas
Drouth
Kansas Weather Forecast Update
Partly cloudy with a chance of light showers in the northeast tonight or Tuesday. Cooler with a low around 42 in the extreme north and in the west and north portions. Clear in other areas. Morning road conditions reported as good.
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Kansas
Legge urges feeding wheat to stock to reduce surplus
Chicago Aug 4 AP Chairman Legge told a national audience that feeding wheat to livestock could cut the vast visible surplus weighing on markets. He warned of drought limits on hay and corn, risk of sacrificing beef and dairy cattle, and said relief abroad is unlikely. lasting price improvement requires reducing annual wheat output.
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Legge
Chicago
Farm Board
Devery
WLS
United States Orders Scrapping Three Battleships
Washington reports the United States will scrap or retire the Wyoming Utah and Florida within 12 to 18 months under a London naval treaty. The move saves about 4 million dollars and aligns with global disarmament goals. Japan's ratification awaited. U S action signals early implementation.
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Washington
United States
Wyoming
Utah
Flora
Hoover
Florida
Great Britain
Japan
London
Giants Beat Robins 4 to 0 Behind Fitzsimmons Pitching
Brooklyn Aug 4 AP Giants win 4 to 0 over Robins as Allen Lindstrom and Terry contribute key hits. Fitzsimmons limits league leaders to six hits and joins Mogan Clarke Lopez in the victory. Standings note not provided.
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Brooklyn
Allen
Lindstrom
Terry
Giants
Robins
Fred Fitzshamons
Teaders
New York
Innia
Fitzsinny Mogan
Clarke
Lopez
Boston
Auk
Philadelphia
Asus
Fitcher Cunningham
Sweetlandvis
Cunningham
Spohrer
Americans in Danger Demand Americans Leave Kanchow
The nationalist government of China urged the American legation at Peking to order Americans at Kanchow to evacuate immediately to avoid danger as government forces prepare to withdraw. The U.S. consul at Nanking relayed the request in a telegram dated August 3.
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Washington
China
Pergin
Kanchow
Foochow
Nanking
State Department
Legation
Heat Wave Keeps Kansas Above 100 Degrees
Topeka August 4 AP Sweltering Kansas endures a blistering sun and hot breeze with record highs over 100 and a 122 degree crest in Emporia McPherson and Manhattan. Forecasters expect slight relief from a northwest wind tonight and tomorrow. Corn suffered as heat hit crops during a critical period with no damage estimates yet.
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Topeka
Kansas
United States Weather Bureau
S. D. Flora
Mercury
Flora
Emporia
McPherson
Manhattan
Nebraska
Dakotas
Wyoming
Two Statements From Opposing Camps Over Oil Influence
Burlington Kansas August 4 an eleventh hour cry of corporation influence drew two statements from rival camps. John Redmond manager of Governor Reed's renomination campaign alleged Standard Oil involvement in the race. W S Fitzpatrick Prairie Oil and Gas chief denied the claim.
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Burlington
Kan
John Redmond
Reed
Standard Oil
W. S. Fitzpatrick
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
High Temperatures Hit Coffeyville Peak 110 Degrees
Coffeyville Kansas reports a record 110 degree high this afternoon, tying yesterday’s peak as the heat wave continues. In Wichita the afternoon temperature stood at 103 with forecasts of possible further rises before nightfall. The year’s high reached 105 yesterday. Police chiefs from across the U S and Canada gather in Duluth for the 27th annual convention of the International Association of Police Chiefs, with hundreds attending through Thursday.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Wichita
Duluth
Minn
United States
Canada
Ulnth
International Association of Police Chiefs
Night deposit safe looted in Oklahoma town
Between 3000 and 4000 dollars were taken from the First National Bank night deposit box in Okla. city. The safe was opened via a street opening, apparently with a key. Merchants bureau holds a supper meeting at the Elks club at 6:30 p.m. tonight with Jack St. Clair, president, urging full attendance. Hold Ulini Station.
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Pluskozee Okla
First National
Merchants Bureau
Elks Club
Jack St. Clair
Local Candidates Make Last Round in Lawrence Primary
On the eve of tomorrow's primaries local candidates made final rounds today as election gear was set. Polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. County Clerk Bowman said the office stays open till 10 p.m. and boards may turn over ballots and records then. Double boards in seven precincts speed counting, first use in state primaries. A heavy turnout is expected from a hot local campaign with many supporters urged to vote. The Lawrence registry lists 8300 voters.
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Aim
C.C. Bowman
Lawrence
Mrs Mooney in Court Wears Same Suit From Bombing Day
Mrs Rena Mooney appears in the California Supreme Court seeking a pardon while wearing the same suit she wore on July 22 1916 the day of the preparedness day bombing. Her husband Tom Mooney and Billings receive life terms for the bombings with a witness questioned in a new trial context.
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San Francisco
Rena Mooney
Supreme Court
Warren Cation
Jack
Billings
Apple- Billings
Supreme
New high mark at Hutchinson Aug heat record
An all time heat record for August was set in Hutchinson Kansas as the government station logged a high of 111 degrees yesterday. The previous August record stood at 106 degrees. Today’s weather remained hot with temperatures around 108 degrees by mid afternoon.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Ie Zoercury
Chamber of Commerce Bulletin Issued to Members
The Chamber of Commerce sent out the first of a semic monthly bulletin to members on Saturday. President Walter Varnum said the bulletin informs members about the organization's activities. The issue covers committee activities and recent reports, including a theft report involving Fred Gies.
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Chamber of Commerce
Walter Varnum
Met
Difa
Fred Gies
Gies
Water for Birds and Pets in Hot Weather
Lawrence residents emphasize providing ample water for birds and pets during hot days. The practice reduces suffering for animals unable to express thirst and should become part of household routine while heat persists.
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Lawrence
Guardsmen to Vote at Camp Whitside in State Primary
Arrangements set for statewide primary with 1400 Kansas National Guardsmen at Camp Whitside. Central mess hall used as voting place. votes counted on site. Voters will write in county candidates. Adjutant General Brig. Gen. M. R. Mclean estimates fewer than half of the enlisted are eligible to vote due to age.
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Camp Whitside
Kansas National Guardsmen
M. R. Mclean
Douglas County Baby Beef Tour under 4-H director
Thirty five Douglas County Baby Beef club members joined a guided tour led by J. B. Taylor to inspect four projects, enjoy a noon basket dinner, and visit three more sites. Calves weighed at stops showed gains from 420 to 785 pounds in 150 days, averaging over two pounds daily. Most cattle came from Texas, with plans to exhibit at the American Royal in Kansas City in November.
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Douglas County Baby Beef Club
Douglas County
J. B. Taylor
4-H Club
Brown’s Grove
Farm Bureau
Pine Brothers Farm
Virgil Goff
Walter Thome
Charles Pugh
Raymond Ice
Texas
American Royal
Kansas City
Jace
Clintonaby
Roberta
Jackie Steele
Bill Henry
Billy
Bobby Brass
Fire Damages Second Story of Doan Home
A late Saturday night blaze damaged the upper floor of Mrs. A. A. Doan’s residence at 1525 New Hampshire street. Origin unknown, most damage confined to upstairs with some water and wall damage on the first floor. A neighbor alerted Mrs. Doan who summoned the fire department. firemen faced heavy smoke and fought the blaze through upstairs windows.
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A. A. Doan
New Hampshire Street
Publishers in Complaint End Publicity Pressure on Newspapers
Washington reports the post office department will end advertisers pressuring newspapers to print publicity as reading matter. Acting on publishers complaints, the department warns publishers and advertisers face penalties up to 10000 dollars or two years imprisonment for conspiracy against the government.
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Washington
Post Office Department Today
Tilton
R Aenean
Hoover Returns to White House After Camp Visit
President Hoover arrived back at the White House after a weekend at a mountain camp, accompanied by Jane P. Denney, Ernest Lee Juhneke, and Floyd Gibbons, as part of a public campaign circle. Ted Lundgren launched a two round world flight from Los Angeles, taking off at 8:31 a.m. for Kansas City and Roosevelt Field, New York, marking a bold aviation effort.
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Washington
President Hoover
White House
Mr. Hoover
Jane P. Denney
Publican
Sena
Ernest Lee Juhneke
Navy
Floyd Gibbons
Los Angeles
Ted Lundgren
Hollywood
United
Sunday sets a new heat record at University
A blistering heat wave pushed the University thermometer to 106 degrees by mid afternoon, the highest in over sixty years of records. The day began hotter and stayed extreme, with a mean temperature of 95.5 degrees. Crops and people suffered as shade and fans offered the only relief.
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Lawrence
Altho
C. J. Posey
Wheat futures rise on Kansas City market amid hot weather
Wheat futures climbed near 4 cents above Saturday’s close on the Kansas City market as corn futures jumped 2.43 to 3 cents due to the heat. December and March corn deliveries hit new high records for the season, lifting overall market sentiment.
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Kansas City
Nutrition and Clothing Leaders Instruction This Week
Miss Gonnie Foote of Kansas State Agricultural College will lead a nutrition leaders school for Farm Bureau women tomorrow at 10 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, on judging food products for exhibit. Miss Elizabeth Randle will conduct a clothing leaders school Thursday at 10 in the same rooms, covering selection and care of textiles.
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Gonnie Foote
Kansas State Agricultural College
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Elizabeth Randle
Nard
Randle
Demands Revision of Smoot Hawley Tariff Law
Washington reports show Democratic opposition escalating over the Smoot Hawley tariff. Critics accuse the bill of damaging American culture and provoking retaliatory tariff hikes by seven nations, harming global markets and targeting a few special interests.
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Washington
United States
Merchants Gather at Midwest Market Council Meeting
About 300 merchants from 14 states gathered to inspect stocks and attend the twelfth semi annual Market of the Midwest Retail Merchants Council, held today in the city.
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Kansas City
Midwest Retail Merchants Council
Industrial plants reopen after Detroit shutdowns
In Detroit area on August 4, major plants including Ford resume operations after joint vacations and inventory days. Estimates of returning workers range from 100,000 to about double that figure. Ford said 100,000 employees return to Dearborn with 8,000 units daily and a four day week. Ford Canada plant also restarts.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford Company
Ford
Dearborn
Canada
Farmers Protest County Farm Bureau Funding
A Douglas county delegation of twenty one farmers met county commissioners to demand reduced county support for the farm bureau. They presented a petition with 1158 names urging a minimum grant of 1200 dollars, arguing the bureau is not needed and taxes should be lowered amid low wheat prices and poor corn prospects. Commissioners vowed fair consideration while weighing tax relief against unemployment and county needs.
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Douglas County
County
County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
G. E. Kretsinger
County Casino Setae
Retainer
X. J. Kennedy
Ed Heaston
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Earl Black
Commission
New Italian quake triggers panic in Melfi and Rio Nero
An AP dispatch from Portenza reports a fresh earthquake felt in Melfi and Rio Nero at 12 10 p m yesterday causing widespread panic. Melfi suffered heavy damage and near total destruction while Rio Nero also endured damage though less severe. Both towns lie in the southern Italy quake zone that was devastated two weeks earlier.
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Portenza
Italy
Giornale d
Melfi
Appenine Hills
Will Choose U S Beauty 4 Miss United States America
The international beauty pageant in Galveston selects Miss United States America to compete tomorrow with seven European contestants. A parade of entrants in bathing suits drew applause, with Detroit's Greta Stockhold and Russia's Nadia De Kosarin among top picks by observers.
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Galveston
Fox
Miss Detroit
Greta Stockhold
Miss
Russia
Nadia de Kosarin
Harris Bound Over In Connection With Local Robbery
Harris was bound over to the county court on charges of robbery and larceny tied to the Ellis and Hesse store theft last week. A bail hearing occurred this afternoon as district officials and local authorities pursued the case. The piece notes the scheduled regular August Liberty Memorial High School board meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
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Ellis and Hesse
Jarcen
Mitchell
Board of Education
Liberty
Memorial High School
North Side Sewer Service Extended Across City
North Lawrence approves an ordinance creating lateral sewer district number 2 with three new sewers tied to the main line under construction. The lines run from Fifth and Lincoln, Fifth and Lyons, and Fifth and Pleasant, with assessments to benefiting property owners. City reports cover July activities from the building inspector nurse sanitary officer and fire department. Fire alarms and losses summarized. weed-cutting refund request denied due to multiple lots and per-lot charge.
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North
Lawrence
City Commission
Fifth
Lincoln North
Fifth Streets
Fifth West
Lyons Street
Pleasant Street
Fred Brubeck
Minnie Scott
Fire Department
W. F. Reinisch
Dickinson Theater
Frank Holliday
Final Plans for Douglas County CPA Picnic
Final arrangements for the annual Douglas County C P A picnic at Brown's Grove will be made at a committee meeting in the courthouse office of D F Smith Friday night at 8 0 clock E W Ousdahl county president said A speaker is yet to be secured Entertainment includes horseshoe pitching baseball singing music and a dancer The speaking will be at 2 o clock A basket lunch will be held at noon Refreshment stands will be erected and free ice water provided All welcome Committee chairmen include Dr Will Gorrill speaker Leonard Williams and D B F Smith entertainment Leslie Demerritt baseball D G Gastrock grounds Dr Will Gorrill and Clarence Rumsey stand Dancing in the evening
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Douglas County
Brown's Grove
D. F. Smith
Court House
E. W. Ousdah
Will Gorrill
Leonard Williams
DB. F. Smith
Leslie Demerritt
D. G. Gastrock
Clarence Rumsey
Mr. Ousdahl
Boy Bitten By Dog On Prairie Street, Police Say
Alonzo Fenstermaker of 1201 Prairie Street reports his son was bitten Saturday night by a dog owned by C W Ogle of 901 New York Street. The incident occurred at the Patee theater as the boy stepped on the dog. FE L Fenstermaker, a cousin, treated the wound and notified police. the bite was not serious.
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Alonzo Fenstermaker
Prairie Street
C. W. Ogle
New York Street
Patee Theater
W. J. Cummings
FE. L. Fenstermaker
Runaways Return Home Two 12-Year-Old Boys Held by Police
Two 12-year-old boys from Kansas City were held by police after running away. They were picked up east of Budora by Bert Blaylock of DeSoto and turned over to Lawrence police who notified their parents. The boys were later returned to their parents at the police station.
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Joe Smalley
John Liberty
Kansas’ City
Budora
Bert Blaylock
DeSoto
Lawrence
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