Most of Nation In Grip of Heat Wave
The nation endures a blistering August with temperatures from the Rockies to the Atlantic soaring past 100 in many cities. Showers are hoped midweek as heat records spread, with Kansas City and Chicago among those reporting near or above 100, while rainfall remains scarce east of the Mississippi. A note on antiquated relics: pay checks from 85 years ago, issued by the Delaware and Judson Canal company and Mechanics National Bank, were brought to the Journal World office along with an old Canadian bill from Toronto.
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Abandoned Car Mystery Near Lebo Idaho or Kansas?
An abandoned coupe wrecked at a Santa Fe signal tower two miles west of Lebo Coffey county is a mystery. Found Sunday night by H P Long of Lebo a filling station operator. Authorities in Lebo Emporia Topeka and Burlington seek occupants and origin of the Oklahoma registered car with Tulsa plates.
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Emporia
Kan
Santa Fe
Lebo
Coffey County
H. P. Long
Mpotia
Burlington
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Mansell released on habeas writ in Buckley case
Detroit August 4 AP Mar k Jorie Mansell radio singer was released today on a writ of habeas corpus by Recorder Judge Henry 8 Sweeney who returned her to police custody when she could not raise 100000 bond. She was the last woman held in connection with the Buckley case.
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Detroit
Mark Jorie Mansell
Gerald E
Jerry
Buckley
Habeas Corples
Miss Mansell
Recorder’s
Henry
Sweeney
Congressman Guyer views building in Douglas County
Congressman Guyer on the road after Congress adjourned spent Friday in Douglas County for Baldwin Tead opening and Lawrence post office progress tours. He helped secure funds for post office additions and a new dormitory at Has Kell Institute Knox College. Ole Siwash from Knox College reportedly lost a severed tommaed fal after an id col tier.
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U S. Guyer
Congress
Pbsipel River Commission
Douglas County
Guyer
Lawrence
Pengressman Guyer
Has‘Kell ‘Institute
Jt Knox College
Galesburg
Ill
Vinson Leads In Kentucky Democratic Nomination Race
AP reports in Kentucky the Democratic nomination contest for Congress as precincts tally show Fred Vinson leading former Governor Fields in the ninth district. With 112 precincts, Vinson has 4,171 votes to Fields 1,395 and W C Hamilton 757. Kendall, the Republican incumbent, faces November election with no GOP challenger.
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Louisville
Fred Vinson
Fields
Vinson
W. C. Hamilton
E. R. Kendall
Train Derailment Kills Two in Vernon Texas
Two dead and 13 injured as a passenger train derailed near Vernon Texas after a truck blocked a trestle. Engineer F P Robinson 65 of Wichita Falls died instantly. fireman A A Vance 40 of Amarillo died later in hospital. The wreck occurred when the truck failed to clear the underpass, knocking the tracks out of line. Passenger train segments including two day coaches fell from a ten foot embankment. Carl Echols of McPherson Kansas was likely fatally injured.
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Vance
Arthur Cummings
Carl Echols
McPherson
Kan
Fireball II Sky Observed Over Lawrence
Miss Alice H Byrd reported a unusual fireball seen from her Lawrence home last night. It appeared about 10 degrees west of the moon at 8 30 p m moving parallel to the horizon. The object flashed as a line of five or six star like beads spanning about half a degree and lasted around two seconds.
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Journale World
Alice H. Byrd
Wrence
Venus
Partial corn crop hope hinges on timely rain in Kansas
Topeka August 4 AP Kansas still has a chance for a partial corn crop in late fields and in northwestern counties if heat ends soon with rainfall. The state board of agriculture report notes hot dry weather last week worsened conditions, with early southern and eastern county corn "apparently beyond recovery" though grain sorghums show some recovery potential.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture Today
Oklahoma Heat Record Tops State Readings
An Oklahoma heat wave presses on with record temperatures across the state. Alva hit 113 degrees while other towns exceeded 100 as drought and water shortages strain residents and farms. Oklahoma City also reported extreme heat as officials warned of continued high temperatures.
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Mercury
New Heights
Alva
Oklahoma City
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Bank in McPherson Closes as Assets Thin
McPherson Kansas August 4 The Farmers and Merchants State bank failed to open and directors asked the state bank examiner to take charge Citing frozen assets and declining business The June 30 statement showed deposits 110 000 resources 143 000 and capital stock and surplus 22 000 Depositors are not expected to suffer losses per directors
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McPherson
Kan
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
State Bank Examiner
Bank cashier death by own action shocks Pawnee Rock
Arthur Dring a 55 year old cashier at Pawnee Rock state bank shot himself last night at his home. He faced financial troubles but the bank is reported solvent. He leaves two sons and an adopted daughter. His wife and family plan to travel. sporting news mentions Jeff Dickson traveling with a promoter to discuss a Schmeling fight in England. Marriage licenses were issued locally by L. H. Meneger. Rev. Gu performed nuptials for Slagaye and others.
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Arthur Dring
Pawnee Rock
Here
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Lond
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Peition
Ee Jie
Sporting Life
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Jeff
Son
England
Max Schmeling
Sniping
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Aviator Faces Operation in Middelburg Hospital
Zeeland, Holland, Aug. 4. Commander Charles Kingsford Smith is suffering from acute appendicitis and at Middelburg hospital tonight preparations were made for immediate operation. Dutch surgeon Charles Koch performs the operation as the famed aviator rests at the home of Hendrik Willem Van Loon. The journalist was brought to Middelburg for observation as symptoms grew serious.
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Holland
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Middelburg
Charles Koch
Hendrik Willem
van Loon
Republican split in Denver over U S Senate race
A Republican contest for the U S Senate nomination between William V. Hodges and George Shaw sparked a division in party ranks. The state assembly for primary election candidates is set for tomorrow, with both sides naming candidates for governor lieutenant governor and secretary of state amid expected disputes on designations.
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United States
William V. Hodges
George Shaw
State Assembly
Deal
Assembly Oor
Seek Aid from Drought in Kentucky Farmers
Louisville leaders from the Kentucky Farm Bureau Jefferson County Farm Bureau and the Louisville board of trade plan to ask the federal farm board to send investigators to survey drought struck farmers and cattlemen. They will not seek direct financial aid unless the survey confirms need.
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Iatucky Farm Bureau
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Mrs C Eriksen Nominated in Third Ward GOP Race
Mrs C Eriksen a Lawrence resident since girlhood seeks GOP committee woman post from the first precinct of the third ward. Voters see her honesty and ability as a boost to women and men alike, influential in city betterment efforts.
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Third Ward
Eriksen
Lawrence
Cattle Man Lampert Found Dead in Rural Kansas Ranch
The body of William D. Lampert, 40, a prominent cattle man, was found hanging in the garage of his 1600 acre ranch seven miles southwest of Sylvan Grove, Kansas. Relatives said he had been despondent over a declining livestock market and losses on 180 feeders ready to ship.
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Salina
Kan
William D. Lampert
Sylvan Grove
Roosevelts and Smith Gather in Hamptons for Sociable Talk
In Southampton on August 4, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John J. Rascoh, and Alfred E. Smith met at Dance Place Inn in Hampton Bays after touring Long Island parks. They claimed the gathering was social, but observers speculated over possible discussions of Roosevelt’s 1982 presidential prospects and potential policy directions.
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N. Y
Franklin D. Roocenet
John J. Rascoh
Alfred E. Smith
Hamptons
Long Island
Basil D. O'Connor
Westhampton
National Democratic
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Dance Place Inn
Hampton Bays
O'Connor
Billy
Roosevelt
The
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
John J. Rascob
Albert E. Smith
Governor Roosevelt
Hold Classes for Scouts At Summer Camp
Boy Scouts plan summer activities including totem pole carving led by Dr E H Eustace and knifecraft by Adolphe Ochse. About ten scouts, four from Eudora, will attend Camp Theodora Naish at Bonner Springs on August 6. Troop 60 minstrel show at Baptist church July 25 drew praise. proceeds benefited the troop and church girls. Allen Asher and Edgar Leigh were end men, Lawrence Leigh the interlocutor.
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Adolphe Ochse
Ralph Graves
Graves
Atompton
Allen Asher
Edgar Leigh
Lawrence Leigh
Game Fish Are Doomed in Heat and Drouth
Washington reports game fish are dying by the thousands due to heat and drought. Low water and rising temperatures threaten hatcheries with possible extinction of stocked fish. Trout suffer most from warm, shrinking streams while coastal river fish are affected by inland seawater incursions.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Lewis Radclyffe
Bureau
West Virginia
Deaths and Funerals In Lawrence Area
Death notices from Kansas include Mrs. Mary Emma Deay 75 dies at home south of Eudora with services at her home conducted by Rev A Rodewald and interment in Deay cemetery. Survived by husband W A Deay and two sons Fred and Clyde. Frank Schirmer 77 dies at home southwest of Lawrence with services at Catholic church near Overbrook led by Rev Father Portance and burial in Rock Creek cemetery. Survives include wife five sons George Joe Paul Antone Fred three daughters Frances Ellen and Mrs John Sullivan. Mary Milner Ward reports death of Miss Milner in Los Angeles with body to be brought to Lawrence for burial. arrangements pending. Thad Stevens of Los Angeles listed among relatives.
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Frank Schirmer
Lawrence
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Father Portlance
Rock Creek
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Antone
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Frances
Ellen Schirmer
John Sullivan
Mary Milner Ward
Los Anigeles
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Ries
Thad Stevens
Los Angeles
Aviator Dies After Collision At Fairfax Airport
Wallace Lucas, 30, was towed yesterday in the Little Arkansas River by a fast boat when struck by a propeller. Vi Manning, 36, injured after falling from a raft board. Shelb yington, 25, died in hospital from injuries when a propeller struck him at Fairfax Airport. Water attendants reported the accident occurred as an air water walk-in incident while adjusting goggles.
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Wichita
Wallace Lucas
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Shelbyington
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Camden Point
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Traffic court dockets and fines in police court morning session
Five traffic cases occupied the police court docket this morning. Three parties paid fines, one forfeited a bond, and city attorney Baldwin Mitchell lectured two others. LeRoy Moore was fined 10 dollars for reckless driving and speeding, Robert Flint 5 dollars for careless operation of a motorcycle, Clifford Haverty paid a fine for failing to observe a stop sign, and Harold Wilkins forfeited a 10 dollar bond for driving a truck with a cutout open after failing to appear. Billy Poland and Ed Riling received lectures on the seriousness of offenses.
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George Atkeson
C.H. Daugherty
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Flint
Atkeson
Clifford Haverty
Harold Wilkins
Billy Poland
Ed Riling
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Mears
Miss Keith for Clerk of the District Court
Political advertisement argues for Helen Keith as district court clerk candidate. It highlights her competence, education, practical experience, and asserts she would provide good service while noting a male majority in office. Paget
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Miss Keith
Helen Keith
Paget
County Treasurer Advert Voter Guide Endorses Hoover
The advertisement argues the County Treasurer's role requires accuracy and experience. It touts L E Hoover as fully qualified, citing years in banking and three years as assistant to the current treasurer. It urges readers to support Hoover with their vote.
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L. E. Hoover
Hoover
Vast, garbled world news items from early 20th century report
Fragmented OCR notes mention political revisions in Virginia and Bombay Gandhi followers, a stern warning to halt foreign tariffs, a steerage of a boat capsizing with deaths, a train derailment near Fort Worth, airplane wreck near Harbor Grace, and a golf tournament in Chicago. Entities include Tetali, Orange, Hoover, Gandhi, Changsha, Southpawer, Midlothian.
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Reepee
Changsha
Bombay
Gandhi
London
Shaw
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Carlile
Reward Offered For Stolen Cover Pieces In Grant Township
The Grant Township C P A offers a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for stealing two stack covers 16 by 24 inches in white and 12 by 16 inches in brown from a local site.
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Grant Township
Callahan for Clerk of the Court endorses efficient service
A political advertisement argues John Callahan is disciplined by four years as chief of police of Lawrence, has two years at the University of Kansas law school, and is a taxpayer in Dallas county. It urges voters to elect Callahan for clerk of the court as a prudent investment in capable public service.
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Lawrence
Law School
University of Kansas
Delas County
Callahan
Bowman Seeks County Clerk Post in Primary Appeal
The letter from C. C. Bowman, Democrat and candidate for County Clerk, argues for experienced, economical office conduct, urging Republican voters to support him in the upcoming primary. He praises a reliable public official track record and promises diligence and prudence in running the county office.
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Hetral
Kneslenkes
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