House Passes Tax Bill Approves Key Revenue Plan
Washington August 5 The 270 million tax bill sailed through the House 282 to 96 with higher surtaxes on incomes over 50 000 new levies on gifts and inheritances and a graduated tax on corporate net income The plan differs from the presidents recommendations by allowing corporations to deduct charitable gifts The Kansas delegation of four Republicans and three Democrats supported the measure sent to the Senate Chairman Harrison hopes to complete hearings by Wednesday and report this week Floor action likely delayed until next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Kansas
House of Representatives
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Guyer-Capper Bill Passes to Transfer Haskell Athletics Assets
A late bulletin from Congressman A. B. Guyer reports House passage of the Guyer-Capper legislation authorizing the government to purchase the assets of the Haskell athletic association. The measure would place the stadium and other athletic properties under government control, previously owned by a separate athletic organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. 8. Guyer
Haskell Athletic Association
House of Representatives
Roosevelt faces battle over tax and AAA reforms in bill
President Roosevelt moves to mediate changes to inheritance levies and surtaxes while liberals push sharper income tax cuts. The Guffey bill creating a soft coal NRA faces similar clash as Doughton contemplates reporting without recommendation. Senate and House also advance interstate motor carrier regulation amid questions over a Veterans pension restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee
Harrison
NRA
House
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Senate
Smith
AAA
White House
D-S.c
August Meeting Tonight at Lawrence Board of Education
The Lawrence board of education holds its regular August meeting tonight at 8 o clock in the board room at the senior high school building. Routine business is planned. board member JL H Houston elected last spring will take his seat, succeeding George J Kirchhoff Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Capper Predicts 1936 Campaign Focus on Economy and Constitution
Washington Aug 5 Senator Arthur Capper Kansan and Republican trusted on political trends predicts big issues of 1936 will be economy in public expenditures and adherence to constitutional government. He says Kansas will vote for the Republican candidate and Roosevelt is losing ground as business dislikes spending and new deal policies. Capper notes perceived criticism of the Supreme Court after NRA actions has cost Roosevelt allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur Capper
Kan
Kansas
Roosevelt
Kansan
Capper
Supreme Court
NRA
Rhea and Chandler Lead in Kentucky Democratic Race
In Louisville 96 scattered counties reported early results showing Thomas S. Rhea leading A. B. Chandler for the Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial nomination with 4,388 to 4,218 votes. Other contenders Fred Wallis Elam Huddleston and Bailey P. Wootton trailed. The bitter primary saw minor violence and voting occurred Saturday. ob servers note 118 precincts of 4,219 tabulated so far.Virginia Mississippi Rhode Island and Virginia voters prepared to cast ballots tomorrow in several primaries including governorship and congressional races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Thomas S. Rhea
A. B. Chandler
Rhea
Chandler
Fred Wallis
Elam Huddleston
Bailey P. Wootton
Associated Press
Kentucky
Virginia
Mississippi
Rhode Island
E. A. Copeland
Lester C. Franklin
Paul B. Johnson
Dennie Murphee
Hugh L White
Antonio Prince
Charles F. Risk
Francis B. Condon
Supreme Court
Polar Plane Near Leningrad After First Pole Flight
The Soviet polar plane, after turning back from a non stop attempt to reach San Francisco, is at an airfield south of Leningrad. Officials formed a commission to probe the oil line failure that forced the stop. Veteran pilot Sigmund Levaneffsky dumped about five tons of gasoline before landing safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
North Pole
San Francisco
Leningrad
Barents Sea
Sigmund Levaneffsky
New Soil Projects Funded for Kansas Demonstrations
The Soil Conservation Service allocates 501000 for three new erosion control demonstration projects in Kansas at Alten, Douglas and Franklin counties, and in Haskell and Seward counties, plus continuation of Jewell and Smith county work. Chief H H Benett notes selection was based on erosion, farmer cooperation, and local relief labor availability with up to ninety percent of labor drawn from local relief rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soil Conservation Service
Kansas
Jewell
Smith
Alten
Douglas
Franklin
Haskell
Seward
H. H. Benett
Auxiliary in Convention Sees 500 Attendees in Kansas
About 500 persons were expected at the three day Kansas department American Legion Auxiliary convention in Arkansas City. Mrs. Gladine Harris of Fort Scott presided at the opening sessions as the event began today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas City
Kan
Kansas Department of the American Legion Auxiliary
Gladine Harris
Fort Scott
Warrant Issued in Batters Slaying in Chicago
A warrant was issued for Mandeville W. Zenge a 26 year old Missouri carpenter for the emasculation slaying of Dr Walter J Bauer. Judge McCarthy ordered the warrant returnable tomorrow and the grand jury to consider murder indictment. Zenge was moved to the homicide squad. Mrs Bauer widow of the victim testified and met Zenge in a police room. she doubted his guilt but noted circumstantial evidence points to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Justin F. McCarthy
Mandeville W. Zenge
Missouri
Walter J. Bauer
McCarthy
Charles S. Dougherty
Zenge
Louise Bauer
Dougherty
Harrington
Otto Erlanson
Louise
Mrs. Bauer
Dr. Bauer
Kirksville
University of Michigan
Hog Prices Hit $11.35 on Chicago Market
Hog prices rose to 11.35 per hundredweight in Chicago trading tying a seasonal high. Prime medium weight hogs set the peak as trade in sheep and lambs surged with forecasts of tighter fed lamb supplies and stronger consumer demand. Selected lambs reached 9.00 per hundredweight while hogs gained 10 to 20 cents from Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Stock Market Index on Saturday Falls to 47.4
The average of 60 stocks stood at 47.5 with Saturday’s reading at 47.4 indicating a slight dip in midweek market activity. No company names or indices beyond the generic average are provided.
Oil Control Legislation Seen At White House Meeting
Washington Aug 5 AP secretary Ickes and others framed a plan for an independent federal oil production board with no enforcement power to study production and state compacts. Four states Texas Oklahoma Kansas New Mexico have approved oil control pacts. A presidential message on the subject was hinted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Congress
Roosevelt
Ickes
Reyburn
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Rep. Cole
D.-Md
New York
UPI
American Petroleum Institute
Committee On Marketing
Community kitchen aids North Lawrence church needs more produce
The North Lawrence Christian church basement community kitchen, led by Miss Evelyn Cruzen, has canned 420 quarts of vegetables but seeks more produce as dry weather limits supply. The kitchen offers three pressure cookers and a tin sealer open to any family for winter canning. A Community Service committee meeting discussed obtaining low cost produce, hoping truck gardeners surplus stocks could help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Lawrence Christian Church
Evelyn Cruzen
Community Service Committee
Fugitive Starnes Captured Near Avery Idaho
Wallace Idaho August 5 fugitive Dewey Starnes alias Stornes 28 was captured by Shoshone county deputies following a fisherman tip He surrendered on a railroad track after fleeing from the county jail His wife was arrested on an open charge and Starnes will be held for a Kansas auto theft warrant arriving with Sheriff Clarence Bulla
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Idaho
Dewey Starnes
Alias Stornes
Avery
Here
Maurice Oglivie
James McIntee
Shoshone
Stormes
Starnes
Clarence Bulla
Fort Scott
Kan
Protest Report From Paola Man After Lawrence Police Stop
John Sheridan of Paola claims a Lawrence officer rough handled him and caused a nose cut and eye gash when he was pushed into a police car. Ralph Strain, driver of the car with two young women, was booked for reckless driving and released after the accident damaged a parked taxi. Ike Guffin urged repairs to the taxi bumper. Officers Lilburn Dowers and James Messer intervened as Sheridan allegedly became abusive and was pushed against the police car. Messer is said to have helped move Sheridan into the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sheridan
Paola
Lawrence
Ralph Strain
Sheridan Land
Strain
Vermont
Ike Guffin
Lilburn Dowers
James _Messer
Sheridan
Messer
Io Sheridan
Four men flee after attempting auto stripping on highway 32
Leonard Turner Leavenworth county deputy sheriff reports four men frightened away from a Ford V-8 coupe west of Linwood on highway 32. The car headed toward Lawrence then turned north at the Mud Creek bridge northeast of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linwood
Lawrence
Leonard Turner
Leavenworth County
Tonganoxie
Turner
Mud Creek Bridge
Five Insane Fugitives Sought After Missouri Hospital Break
Fulton Mo Aug 5 state and county officers intensified a hunt for five criminally insane inmates who escaped from the Missouri state hospital. One escapee, possibly Oliver Hamilton 35 of St Louis, armed with a 45 caliber pistol, abducted and ambushed victims before escaping on foot. Others at large include William Smith 35 George R Rogers 55 and Edward Marcum 26 all from St Louis while Paul E McCarick 37 of Verona led the breakout and released five prisoners. Henry St John 28 of St Louis surrendered after returning to the hospital. The chase focused in wooded hills southeast of Fulton toward Centralia and Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Missouri State Hospital
T. B. Crosswhite
Columbia
Crosswhite
Thompson
Apotine
Here
Paul E. McCarick
Verona
McCarick
Henry St. John
St. Louis
William Smith
George R. Rogers
Edward Marcum
Restored Order in Crete After Quelling Rebellion
Athens reports order restored in Candia Crete after government crackdown. 26 per song wounded in the unrest as 4 000 rioters dispersed peacefully and will be disarmed. Warships and bombing planes had been sent but were recalled. Casualties include 6 policemen and 20 laborers wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Candia
Crete
Bakopoulos
Grass Fire Extinguished on Vacant Lot at Pawnee and Massachusetts
Firemen responded this afternoon to a grass fire on a vacant lot at Pawnee and Massachusetts streets. The cause remains undetermined and an investigation is ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawnee
Massachusetts
Phillies Crush Braves in Aggressive Win with Camilli, Thompson
In Philadelphia the Phillies shellacked the Boston Braves 13 to 4 as Camilli hit his 21st homer and Thompson connected. Braves used Brown Benton Spohrer Muller Jorgens Todd in the loss while Philadelphia pitchers aided the effort. The lid was on another day of stacked NL results with Giants beating Brooklyn 5 to 4 in New York and Mets not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Phillies
Boston Braves
Camilli
Thompson
Camill
Boston
Brown
Benton
Spohrer
Mueller
Jorgens
Todd
New York
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Babich
Earnshaw
Lopez
Smith
Stout
Mancuso
Chicago
Cincinnati
Carleton Mason
Hollings
Worth
Erickson
Washington
Doyle
Richards
Whitehill
Martin
Bolton
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
New
Hochette
Wilson
Rhodes
Bowers
R. Ferrell
Berg
Cleveland
Dix
Kennedy
Beyatt
Sewell
Art Branzel
Venice Suggested For A Conference In Italo Ethiopian Row
Geneva reports Venice is proposed as the reconvening site for the Italo Ethiopian arbitration commission though date and venue await a fifth neutral member. Prof Potter met Italian ambassador Aldrovandi-Marescotti amid league hopes for peace. Japan denies arms deals with Ethiopia despite Addis Ababa reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Venice
Italy
League of Nations Council
Prof
Pitman
Benjamin Potter
Ethiopia
Luigi Aldrovandi-Marescotti
Berlin
Rome
May Close Up Shops Over Detroit Meat Strike
Detroit observers warned that the retail meat trade may shut down after Thursday as buyers strike persists. Emil Schwartz of the National Association of Meat Dealers said a dozen damaged shops consider seeking National Guard protection. Police Commissioner Pickert dismissed such calls. Schwartz argued a 20 percent meat price cut is demanded under current tax setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Emil Schwartz
National Association of Meat Dealers
National Guard
Heinrich A. Pickert
Sai Schwartz
Mayor Is Suspended in Galena Misconduct Case
Columbus Kansas August 5 Mayor Fred Farmer of Galena was temporarily suspended from office by District Judge Vernon Bowersock. The action follows a July suspension and was granted on an Attorney General Clarence Beck filing. Farmer appeared with three lawyers and cross examined witnesses but offered no defense witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Kan
Fred Farmer
Galena
Vernon Bowersock
Clarence Beck
Farmer
President approves funds for resettlement and reclamation projects
President Roosevelt signed allocations totaling 40.35 million dollars for seven men and fifty rural resettlement and reclamation bureau programs. The rural resettlement program gets 22 million to remove land from production, while the reclamation bureau receives 18.35 million, including 15 million for the All American Canal project. Desilting and diversion works appear in Imperial Valley County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Resettlement Administration
Reclamation Bureau
Roosevelt
Imperial Valley County
To Lift Martial Law in Cherokee County Cherokee Nation
Columbus Kansas August 5 County Attorney E Shouse announced the state adjutant general would lift martial law in Cherokee county at midnight Tuesday. Martial law had been in effect since June 29 after Col Charles H Browne Kansas National Guard proclaimed it when troops were recalled to the tri state zinc and lead mining area at Galena. Maj Ellis Christenson the second in command to Browne has been the only guard member in the county for three weeks. martial law has persisted during that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Kan
E. Shouse
Cherokee County
Charles H. Browne
Kansas National Guard
Tri-State
Galena
Ellis Christenson
Browne
Budget Hearing Set Tonight For 1936 City Budget
A public hearing on the proposed 1936 city budget is scheduled tonight at 8 in the council rooms of the new city hall. The tentative levy is 13.70 mills on a $14,805,552 valuation, raising about $202,836.06, up from 12.80 mills and $182,152.95 for 1935. The rise reflects a policy to levy delinquency amounts rather than issue refunding bonds. An extra 1.4 mills would cover about $20,764.74 in anticipated special-assessment delinquencies. Final hearing results in a budget adoption and levy certification by August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Bolters Not Missed at Kansas Young Democrats Meeting
Emporia Kansas August 5 Robert S Campbell Wichita president of Kansas Young Democrats says bolting members to the Republican party does not threaten the organization. Board elected officers and appointed district chairmen Merle Adams Eugene Shields Leight Warner and will send delegates to Milwaukee convention August 23 24 about 50 attended the Emporia caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Robert S. Campbell
Wichita
Kansas Young Democrats
Campbell
Kansas
Topeka
Robert Schanze
Leavenworth
David C. Doten
Paola
I. N. Hewitt
Medicine Lodge
Secrery
Merle Adams
Eureka
Eugene Shields
Kansas City
Leight Warner
Cimarron
Milwaukee
Drum and Bugle Corps Works on Full State Schedule
The American Legion drum and bugle corps is preparing a full schedule for competition in the state contest to end on September 2 at Hutchinson. The corps has added equipment and several new members and drills are held every Tuesday to Friday at Haskell Stadium regardless of weather. In last year’s state meet Lawrence placed third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Hutchinson
Haskell Stadium
Lawrence
Landon Cancels Speaking Date Over Heat Illness
Topeka Aug 5 Governor Alf M Landon cancels his engagement to address the Kansas Auxiliary of the American Legion in Arkansas City due to a slight heat illness. He remains at the governor's mansion and is not expected to return to office before Wednesday. Mrs Landon is recovering from an appendicitis operation at Stormont hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Kansas Auxiliary of the American Legion
Arkansas City
Flood control petitions filed for Douglas County Raw Drainage District
Petitions signed by 274 of 407 property owners across North Lawrence Grant and Lake View areas were presented to county commissioners. A hearing set for August 12 will hear protests, then officials may form the district and elect officers to secure federal flood protection funds. District covers about 15 square miles. Strong support observed in North Lawrence with local organizers and circulators named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Lawrence
Douglas County
U. S. &. Plank
W. C. McNown
Citizens’ Committee
Grant Township
Lake View
Roy Bushey
W. R. Stiner
Emil Heck
Verne King
Fred Lewis
Alfred Heck
Wesley Brune
Russians test parachute balloon near Moscow
In Moscow Aug 5 a new parachute balloon by UPA rose to 16,650 feet and landed safely. Pilots Medestoff and Lisoff tested midair gas release to enable safe descent. Inventor Tikhon Kulinichenko witnessed the ascent with Chief Katchoff. a larger version may aim for the stratosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPA
Medestoff
Lisoff
Fac Ty
Tikhon Kulinichenko
Katchoff
Civil Air Fleet
Tractor Demonstration Set All Day Northeast of City
Bill Green of Green Bros sponsors a John Deere tractor demonstration all day tomorrow at a field northeast of Indian Village. Several tractor models will be shown and a noon lunch is free for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Green
Green Bros
Indian Village
Highway 40
Lawrence
Weather forecast and road conditions for Douglas County
Kansas forecast shows partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers possible in southwest and north central areas tonight or Tuesday and southeast and extreme east Tuesday. Warmer in the south but cooler in the west and north central tonight and Tuesday. Morning weather light. Dirt roads: good. Fire temperatures and gas office records note 7 p.m. yesterday 8 a.m. today 81, noon today 33, maximum yesterday 95, minimum today listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Douglas County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Guffey
Bulletin
Frank T. Hines
Daniel Bell
Hines
Bell
Russia
Ford
Hamilton
Mandeville Zenge
Ann Arbor
Mich
T. S. Jones
Bauer
League of Nations
League
England
France
London
Exchange
Addis Ababa
Japan
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Rengo
Osaka
President Acti
State Demo
Drum and Bugle Corps
Landon
W. W. Curtis
Jewel Tez Company
Salina
Curtis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!