Soviet Planes Raid Korea Intensifies Border War
Eyewitnesses report 24 Soviet Russian planes raided Korean territory near Yuki on Aug 6 at 2 30 p m bombing the Tumen Rashin railway and highway. Japanese claims of 14 bombers crossing the Tumen river followed, with heavy artillery and ground fighting continuing along the Changkufeng front as both sides exchanged blows and casualties rose.
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Kogi
Korea
Siberian
Yuki
Tumenrashin
Rashin
Kirin
Hsinking
Manchoukuo
Siberia
Changkufeng
Ocean
Tumen
Changkuene
Order
Shuiliufeng
Lake Khassah
Tumen River
Manchuukuoan
Clipper Is Lost Said Pan American Chief
J T Trippe chairman of Pan American Airways announced the Hawaii clipper with all aboard is presumed lost at sea after last contact July 28. The flight was about 60 miles from Manila when last reported and 160000 square miles between the point and Manila have been searched without success.
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New York
J. T. Trippe
Pan American Airways System
Manila
Trippe
HOLC collections rise after interruption in 1936
Washington reports the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation shows a renewed rise in collections after a spring interruption. June receipts reached 91.7 percent of billed amounts, with borrowers repaying 482 million dollars representing about 13.5 percent of total principal.
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Washington
the Home Owners? Loan Corporation
Charles A. Jones
The
HOLC
Jones
Irish flier Corrigan back in action after crushes
Douglas Corrigan, nicknamed the wrong way flier, was injured mildly in a hotel crush but ready to review New York's 69th now 165th regiment at Peekskill. He attended a Dublin Society of New York dinner and recalled Mayor La Guardia and past congress visits.
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New York
Douglas Corrigan
Gill
Peekskill
N. Y
69Th
165Th Regiment
New York National Guard
Dublin Society of New York
la Guardia
LaGuardia
Congress
Corrigan
PWA Approves 98 More Projects in Major Funding Round
The Public Works Administration approved 98 additional non-federal projects today, lifting total approvals since June 22 to 4,488 with a construction value of 1,123,280,893 dollars. Teddy's list showed 13,018,148 dollars in estimated costs and 5,849,154 dollars in grants. Included is a Coffeyville Kansas fire station project costing 36,000 dollars.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Teddy
PWA
Coffeyville
Kan
Warner Oland dies at 57 famed as Charlie Chan actor
Stockholm reports motion picture star Warner Oland died at 2 30 am after pneumonia. The Swedish born actor, who later found fame as Charlie Chan, was 57 and had long lived in the United States. His death followed a holiday visit to Stockholm and came amid a pending estrangement from his wife.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Warner Oland
Oland
Umga
United States
Theda Bara
Madonna
Douglas’ Fairbanks
Pearl White
Paris
West Hartford
Conn
Charlie Chan
Carl Oland
Santa Barbara
Calif
Hollywood
China
Earl Derr Bigger
Umea
San Francisco
Dr. Fu Manchu
Connecticut
Palmero de la Virgen
Mazatlan
Mex
Loans to Kansans total 53000 for June loans
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized 11 Kansas loans totaling 53000 in June. The largest 20000 went to George Kaiser packing Co in Kansas City to form a new corporation. Other loans ranged from 300 to 10000 to firms in Arkansas City El Dorado Hoxie Independence Lawrence Newton Osage City Topeka and Topeka with purposes including laundry auto supply seed exchange insulation and equipment.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Kansas
George Kaiser Packing Company
Kansas City
Kan
George M. Getter
Arkansas City
P. H. Jellison
el Dorado
L. C. Stephens
the Stephens Auto Supply
Earl Zimmerman
Sheridan Seed Exchange
Hoxie
Timothy
Rice
Independence
Harold C.constant
Lawrence
Green-Pines Weatherstrip and Insulation Company
Newton
John Getsinger
Osage City
Albert Silk Coal Company
Topeka
Thatcher Supply and Equipment Company
Kentucky primary clouds and violence amid Barkley Chandler race
Polls opened at 6 a m as Kentucky voters chose between Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley and Governor A B Chandler amid heated campaigning and scattered violence. Barkley supporters expect renomination. Chandler backers forecast victory.
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Louisville
United States
Senate
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
Roosevelt
A. B. “Happy” Chandler
Barkley
Washington
Congress
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Social Security Board May Cut Ohio Off the Old Age Pension List
The Social Security board will investigate whether Ohio should be removed from the old age pension list over alleged political activity by Gov. Martin L. Davey and H. J. Berrodin. It cites letters in pension checks urging votes for Davey, with 110 542 recipients and an average $28.02 check. Davey seeks the Democratic renomination, facing Charles Sawyer in the primary.
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Washinon
Social Security Board
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
H. J. Berrodin
Davey
Berrodin
Charles Sawyer
Plans No Ouster In Cowley County Says Beck Opinion
Topeka Aug 6 Gov Walther A Huxman announced an AG Beck opinion stating Cowley County commissioners may have acted irregularly but no grounds for ouster. Beck noted no evidence of personal financial gain and said increased duties arose from transferring work to other officers. Action now rests with Cowley county.
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Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Clarence V. Beck
Cowley County
Haxman
Beck
Cowley
Attorney General’s Office
Capper Protests Tariff Reduction on Venezuelan Oil
Capper protests a proposed reduced excise tax on imports of crude petroleum and fuel oil from Venezuela. He asks Hull for hearings on a reciprocal trade agreement, citing Kansas independent oil producers and the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas association. Capper argues American capital ownership of Venezuelan oil means no reciprocal benefits and warns of a heavy blow to U S oil industry.
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Topeka
Arthur Capper
Cordell Hull
Venezuela
Kansas Independent Oil
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
Capper
United States
Public Hearing on City Budget Monday in Lawrence
The Lawrence city budget hearing for next year will be held Monday at 8 p m in the city hall council rooms. The tentative levy is 12 88 mills, a reduction from last year. The hearing coincides with the regular city council meeting.
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City of Lawrence
Torrential Rains Claim Eight in Tennessee Flood
Eight people died in Sevierville after torrential rains swept away the frame home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ball and two families near the Great Smoky mountains. The disaster washed out bridges damaged crops and destroyed homes and cars. bodies were recovered except Mrs Ball.
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Sevierville
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Alfred
Potatoes and crops in county need rain and face heat
A county report notes remaining potato fields in Douglas county and scattered shipments with most potatoes stored. Prices ranged 35 to 50 cents per hundred. Corn looks good but needs rain. Heat has fired and rolled some corn and damaged tomatoes with blight spreading elsewhere. The Has kell project enjoys foliage due to later planting.
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Douglas County
Deal Six
Six
Haskell
Japan Drews Line Against War While Russia Demands Border Study
Tokyo warns cessation of hostilities and talks to settle the 26 day clash on the Siberian Manchoukuo frontier. Moscow counters that a legal study of the border question is needed first. Soviet press ties the incident to Tokyo Berlin axis.
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Tokyo
Japan
Siberian-Manchoukuo
Russia
Foreign Office
Moscow
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Maxim Litvinoff
Changkufeng Hill
Manchoukuo
Siberia
Korea
Germany
Gudok
Changkufeng
Tokyo-Berlin
Prosperity Return Tied to Republican Gains Says Landon
Denver August 6 Alfred M Landon 1936 Republican candidate for President said prosperity after the fall sections will hinge on the number of Republicans elected to congressional and state offices He spoke in Denver en route to Saratoga Wyoming for a fishing trip with N A Williams Union Pacific official Landon declared Republicans will win many elective offices this fall and every Republican vote speeds business recovery
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Denver
Alfred M. Landon
Landon
Saratoga
Wyo
N. A. Williams
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
El Chico Wins Saratoga Special Race
El Chico ridden by Nick Wall, trained by William Ziegler Jr., equalled the track record for six furlongs to win the Saratoga Special. He led from the start and finished three lengths ahead of Eight Thirty with Third Degree four lengths back. The win gives El Chico $8,000 payout and raises earnings to $31,550.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
William Ziegler, Jr
Nick Wall
John P. Grier
George D. Widener
Mrs.Payne Whitney
el Chico
Union Services in Park With Centenary M E Choir
Rev. C J Knox of Centenary M E church will preach A Lapse of Memory at 7 45 Sunday in South Park. Carl Knox leads singing, Mrs Wilbur Pine directs choir, Dr Edwin F Price presides. If bad weather, service moves to Trinity Lutheran church.
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Union
South Park
C. J. Knox
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
Centenary M. E
Wilbur Pine
Carl Knox
Edwin F. Price
Trinity Lutheran Church
German air firm to send 24 passenger ship to New York
In Bremen on August 6 a Focke-Wulf Airplane company 24 passenger Condor type plane is prepared for a non stop flight to New York possibly Monday. Secrecy surrounds the operation as a spokesman hints announcements wait until arrival. The air ministry says plans are completed with its permission and support. Crew composition remains to be determined.
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Bremen
Germany
Focke-Wulff Airplane Company
New York
Air Ministry
Two Way Radio Demonstration In Lawrence Highlights Police Use
RCA representatives tested a two way radio system in Lawrence with a car equipped for field use and a reception set at the police station. Officers rode in to compare reception and report time, noting potential gains in efficiency but awaiting a final purchase decision.
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RCA
Lawrence
Jude Anderson
Msas Electric Power
Landon says Roosevelt third term would be crushed defeat
Former Kansas governor Alf M Landon declares President Roosevelt would face a crushing defeat if he seeks a third term. He criticizes the third term precedent while traveling with Kansas businessmen to Wyoming on a fishing trip and declines comment on 1940 candidates. Participants include Lee E Phillips Roy Roberts and N A Williams.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Landon
Kansas
Saratoga
London
Lee E. Phillips
Bartleaville
Okla
Roy Roberts
The
Kansas City Star
N. A. Williams
Union Pacific Railroad
Find child in water jar in Wichita incident
In Wichita Kansas on August 6 Jacqueline Snowball Preston age 21 months fell into a 10 gallon water jar. Three year old Elena Ferguson alerted her mother twice prompting a rescue. The mother found Jacqueline submerged. an inhalator squad revived her after about thirty minutes. Doctors said she probably would recover.
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Wichita
Kan
Jacqueline
Bank Closure Due to Russell Fitzpatrick Funeral
The Peoples State Bank will be closed until 10 30 Monday morning for the funeral of Russell M Fitzpatrick former assistant cashier.
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Peoples State Bank
Russell M. “Fitzpatrick
Adv
Lead for Sheriff Is Cut Five Votes in Clinton Township
In Douglas County final tabulation Charles E. Banning’s sheriff lead over George Price narrows by five votes in Clinton Township where an error had added five votes to the tally. Banning now 2104, Price 2081. Clinton totals 84 for Banning, 89 previously reported. Absentee ballots to be canvassed September 6. in-state absentee counts Tuesday.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
Paducah
A. B. Chandler
Versailles
Barkley
Breathitt County
Covington
Breathitt
Senate
John P. Haswell
Andrew O. Ritchie
G. Tom Hawkins
Roscoe C. Douglas
Elmer
C. Roberts
National House
Noble J. Gregory
Beverly M. Vincent
Edward W. Creal
John M. Robsion
Douglas County
Charles E. Banning
Clinton Township
George “Game” Price
Clinton
Banning
Price
United States
Fisher
Knapp
Reed
Winrod
Guyer
Supreme Court
Griffin
Hegler
Hoch
Thiele
White
Dawson
McGugin
Newcomer
Ratner
Thompson
Carter
Chase
Friend
Madden
Mann
Smith
Anderson
Secrepacy
Ryan
Ward
Pirate
Fickertt
Robbote
Logan
Wilson
Cowle
Paraket
Supt
McClenny
van Buskirk
Wyrill
Bryan
Hobbs
King
Austin
Nelbarager
Rann
Gates
Zimmer
Mott
Opsperman
Callahan
Creel
Bumgardner
Gregg
Dietrich —Seakers
Schrake
Justice of Peace
Lawrence
Oylex
Lane
Rankin
Heat Lingers as Kansas Faces Uncomfortable Weekend
Topeka August findings from federal meteorologist S D Flora indicate little relief from heat with temperatures near 100 degrees today and tomorrow. Forecast shows mostly above normal temps next week and drought stress on corn. Phillipsburg tied for state high at 112, with only light rainfall .11 inch statewide in last 24 hours. Overnight lows expected 65 to 75, then 100 plus tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Phillipsburg
Missouri
Tribune
Japanese Air Raid Hits Hankow Airdrome
Reuters dispatch reports fifty three Japanese planes bombarded Hankow in the Chinese provisional capital at noon. The raid shook the city with tremendous explosions and targeted the airfield.
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Hankow
London
UPI
Reuters
Weather Forecast For Kansas From City Reports
Generally fair and warm weather to continue tonight and Sunday. Morning conditions vary from partly cloudy in Emporia Topeka and Salina to clear in Coffeyville Pittsburg Garden City Arkansas City and Wichita. Road conditions good. Temperatures show 7 pm yesterday 13 degrees below zero 7 am today 99, noon today 71, high 100, low -7.
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Kansas
Emporia
Topeka
Salina
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
Garden City
Arkansas City
Wichita
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Huxman
Tennessee
Union Services
Park
Rev
Dohner
McGill
Hilton
Lindsay
Lemon
Britton
Farley
Gehrke
Bills
McNutt
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Palmateer
Pratt
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