Increased Danger to Czechs Amid European Crisis
New York dispatch notes rising risk for Czechoslovakia as Germany seeks to bind Sudeten Germans to the Reich while Britain’s Lord Runciman mediates. It cites Franco Russian ententes, potential German economic alliance via Sudeten Germans, and a larger plan for central and southeastern Europe.
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New York
Russia
Japan
Europe
Czechoslovakia
France
Far East
Praha
Lord Runciman
Britain
Chamberlain
Runciman
Germany
England
Hitler
Reich
Masons to Celebrate 84th Anniversary in Kansas City Area
The Fourth district lodges plan an outdoor celebration August 11 at the Victory Hills golf course six miles west of Kansas City near Highway 40. D. Clarke Kelly will direct the event with a pageant on early Masonry and a public address system. Parking is provided, and a caravan departs the Masonic temple at 6 30 p.m. for Lawrence members needing transport.
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Kansas
Victory Hills
Kansas City
D. Clarke Kelly
Wyandotte
Delaware
Armourdale
Raw
Bonner Springs
Robert E. Sherman
West Gate
Ralph S. Mourning
Wyandotte Lodge No. 8
Kansas Masonic Oak
Missouri River
Wathena
Smithton Lodge No. 1
Highland
Lawrence
A. FE. Huddleston
Masonic Temple
Judge Arthur Cornforth Dies in Colorado Springs
News reaches Miss Hannah Oliver of the death of Judge Arthur Cornforth in Colorado Springs last Friday. Funeral services were held yesterday in Colorado Springs. Cornforth was a 1882 KU Law graduate and attended the June commencement reunion here.
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Arthur
Cornforth
Hannah Oliver
Arthur Cornforth
Colorado Springs
Judge Cornforth
University of Kansas
Test Your Knowledge Trivia Snapshot
A reader quiz lists questions on subjects from science to geography. It asks about the Andes vulture the equinox Howard Hughes plane the two largest sheep nations jewels in watches waterfalls on the Zambezi water temperature relationships and a Liege river location.
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Howard Hughes
Zambezi River
Africa
Penge Point
Liege
Belpaige
Chandler to Postpone Northern Fishing Trip Inquiry
Governor A B Chandler announced he will leave Kentucky for a northern fishing trip in a few days delaying an official grand jury probe into alleged poisoning during his 1950 campaign against Senator Alben Barkley. Commonwealth Attorney Meri O Neal called the delay effectively ending the matter as results showed Barkley with a large majority. The case involves Talbott and Wyatt who were poisoned after drinking water at a hotel and a city ordinance breach by Dr J W Bryan is also cited in police court.
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Louisville
UPI
A. B. Chandler
Alben W. Barkley
Meri O'Neal
J. Dan Talbott
Jesse Wyatt
Talbott
Lorraine Mix
J. W. Bryan
Picnic Planned for Douglas County CPA Event at Holcom's Grove
Plans are set for the annual Douglas county CPA picnic to be held all day Thursday at Holcom's Grove. A program includes two baseball games a musical show with local talent and radio artists and a dance. Refreshments will be available and there is no admission charge. committees cover publicity entertainment refreshments grounds and more.
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Douglas County
Otis Lindell
Charles Banning
Leslie Demeritt
Carl Peterson
Wayne Warner
W. R. Gorrill
Raymond Sanders
C. B. Rumsey
Fred Lutz
al Schaake
Cecil Duver
Hershell Ulrich
Les Demeritt
C. Gastrock
George Donalson
George van Hoese
Short to Texas 6 0 P
Congressman Dewey Short of Missouri addressed the Texas Republican state convention in Houston. He credited Jefferson with founding the Democratic party and said Roosevelt’s policies created closer ties between Republicans and Democrats, urging Republicans to stand tall and welcome back prodigal Republicans who voted for Roosevelt.
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Houston
Tex
Dewey Short
Missouri
Texas
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Money to fight crickets in Nevada crops
Elko Nevada reports that more money is needed to protect crops from the 1938 cricket plague. State supervisor Lee Burge notes that chemical dusting and galvanized iron fences have protected several threatened areas, but funds are insufficient for broader, lower priority regions.
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Elko
Nev
Nevada
Lee Burge
Manhole Blast Kills 53-Year-Old In Middlesbrough
John McGrory, 53, died when a manhole cover was blown 30 feet by an underground explosion in Middlesbrough. Another man was knocked against a brick wall but not injured. Palestine has a population of about one million.
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Middlesborough
England
John McGrory
Palestine
Global conflicts flare as Japan clashes with Russia and battles widen
News from the front reports Soviet and Japanese forces skirmishing around Shachufeng near Changkufeng and Suiliufen while reinforcements arrive. Cantons bombed by Japanese planes claim hundreds of casualties. In Palestine, violence continues as Arabs and Jews clash near Jerusalem Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Civil unrest grows in Czechoslovakia with Nazi press attacks. France readiness to move troops near Italy rises as maneuvers expand.
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Holy Land
China
Spain
Suiliufen
Shachufeng
Associated Press
Yuki
Korea
Siberian
Changkufeng
Tokyo War Office
Possiet Bay
Possiet- Bay
Canton
Ebro
Catalonia
Palestine
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Nablus
Czechoslovakia
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
France
Albert Lebrun
Italy
Charles Bird Captured by Baltimore Detectives
Baltimore detectives captured Charles Bird 27 and his wife Barbara 24 as they parked near a hide-out. Bird, last of Cleveland’s Bird gang, had escaped from Cleveland County Jail on September 28, 1937, leaving four bank robbers and three kidnappers on the justice department list.
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Washington
Charles Bird
Barbara
Baltimore
Justice Department
Bird
Cleveland
James Widmer
Philadelphia
Frank Bird
Sylvia
New York
Advocates Volcano Watch in Philippines After Mayon Eruption
Dr. Jose M. Feliciano of the University of the Philippines urges a government volcano watch following Mayon eruption. He notes 11 active volcanoes on the island and eight more between active and extinct stages.
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Manila
P. I
Mayon
Jose M. Feliciano
Feliciano
The
University of the Philippines
Pueblo to Wichita Airline Contract Decision
Postal officials announced the Pueblo Wichita air route contract will be awarded by August 18 or the Civil Aviation Authority will arrange service over the route.
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Washington
Department
Civil Aviation Authority
Russell Bros Circus Presents Second and Last Show Here Tonight
Russell Bros 3 ring circus performs in Lawrence with a two hour program featuring Joe Hodgins Aerial Roberts Irene Ledgett and Senorita Teresa Morales among others. Doors open 7 pm for inspection of the menagerie. show starts 8 pm. The troupe travels from Leavenworth to Garnett for two shows Wednesday.
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Russell Bros. Circus
Lawrence
Russell Bros
Heffner’s Pasture
Twenty-third
Louisiana
Joe Hodgins
Roberts
Madame Bedini
Irene Ledgett
Orions
Senorita
Teresa Morales
Rube Eagan
Merry Troupe of
Clowns
Professor Brooks
Leavenworth
Garnett
Nebraska Voters Weigh Third Term Bid by Gov Cochrane
Lincoln Nebraska August 9 Nebraska primary voters show little national issue impact as Gov Cochrane seeks a third consecutive term on the Democratic ticket. Expected light turnout with forecasts suggesting under 158k Democratic and 139k Republican ballots in 1934. Franz C Radke the Democratic gubernatorial candidate may test Charles W Bryan’s path to the general election. Four Republican gubernatorial hopefuls, including Charles J Warner, run quiet campaigns.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Cochrane
Cochran
U. S
Karl Stefin
Norfolk
Henry C. Luckey
Charles F.mclaughlin
Omaha
Charles G. Binderup
Minden
Harry D. Coffee
Chadron
Franz C. Radke
Charles W. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Radke
Bryan
Charles J. Warner
Three Men Held in Plot to Kill Paris Farmer's Father
Prosecutor Tom Proctor said three Mexico Missouri men and another in Mexico were jailed in connection with a written confession by Clifford Young a 29 year old Paris farmer who admitted negotiating with four men to murder his father Nat Young 60 a prosperous farmer east of Paris The motive was to obtain a 2500 life insurance policy and access to his father’s property.
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Paris
Tom Proctor
Mexico
Clifford Young
Paris Farmer
Young
Proctor
Nat Young
Miner commits suicide with dynamite in West Virginia
In Fairmont West Virginia Nick Levine a 66 year old miner blew himself up in bed by placing several sticks of dynamite on his chest The coroner said he had been drinking almost constantly for six months The blast occurred at breakfast while a Riversville family he lived with was nearby and shaken by the explosion
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Fairmont
W. Va
Nick Levine
Guy Utterback
Riversville
Giants Rally Wins Openers Over Bees In NL Tilt
In Boston, the New York Giants edged the Bees 5 to 4 in seven innings as a three run rally broke a 2 4 tie. Bill Lahrman and Dick Coffman combined on the mound for six hits allowed. The game opened the series.
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Boston
New York Giants
Boston Bees
Giants
Bill Lahrman
Dick Coffman
New York
Lahrman
Coffman
Danning
MacFayden
Hutchinson
Lopez
Pittsburgh
Larry French
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Ripper Collins
Chicago
Cincinnati
French
Hartnett
Derringer
Weaver
Lombardi
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mulcahy
Johnson
Smith
Sivess
Davis
Clark
Tamulis
Presgnell
Hamlin
Shea
Klein
Ken Chase
Washington Senators
Chase
Yanka
Senators
Washington
R. Ferrell
Chandler
Glenn
Sandra
Detroit
Bridges
York
Knott and Bensa
St. Louis
Cleveland Indians
Bobby Feller
St. Louis Browns
Denny Gatehouse
Cleveland
Feiler
Gale Se
Humphries
Pytlak
H. Mills
T. Heath
Philadelphia
Harris and Peacock
Potter
E. Smith
Nelson and
Hayes
Underground Post Office At Coober Pedy Draws Stamp Fans
Coober Pedy, a coal mining town in South Australia, hosts the world s only underground post office. Stamp collectors seek stamps and covers from the town where the bank is underground and opal prospectors live in rooms carved in soft earth.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Coober Pedy
Checks Unclaimed Under California Employment Plan
Sacramento sparks concern as 7000 claimants face job uncertainty. Checks totaling $10,000 issued under the new employment insurance law remain unclaimed at the state capitol, delaying assistance for workers.
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Sacramento
Pile Reports on Presidents Desk
President Roosevelt will return Friday to Washington to review a stack of reports on the nations No.1 economic problem the south. He will discuss the NEC survey with Lowell Mellett and may outline Southern conditions in Georgia speeches.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South
Warm Springs
Georgia
National Emergency Council
White House
Lowell Mellett
NEC
Public Works Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
PWA
Works Progress Administration
Harry Hopkins
Commerce Department
Elmer F. Andrews
New York
Mussolini Leads In Abruzzi Army Maneuvers
Premier Mussolini joined a sham battle in the Abruzzi mountains as King Victor Emmanuel III and Crown Prince Umberto observed. The Duce moved with a division, advancing through rough terrain under machine gun and grenade fire during the exercises at Tagliacozzo in the central Apennines. The French army prepares four days of maneuvers at Briancon near the Italian frontier.
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Tagliacozzo
Italy
Mussolini
Abruzzi
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
Appenines
Briancon
France
Boy Finds Gold Bars Allegedly From Pirate Treasure
In Bath North Carolina Edward Connie a Black youth unearthed several gold bars in a field near the Pamlico river mouth. Believed to be pirate Blackbeard treasure more than two centuries old. Connie’s uncle Dallas Jordan transported the bars to the mint in Washington and earned two thousand dollars.
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Bath
N. C
Edward Connie
Pamlico River
Blackbeard
Connie
Dallas Jordan
Washington
Marriage tops the list in Montevallo high school survey
Montevallo Alabama reports 275 senior girls favored marriage first above teaching and office work in a career-preference survey by Alabama College. Other options included beauty work and foreign missions. Firemen extinguished two minor blazes with no damage. Roosevelt expects Barkley renomination in Kentucky.
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Montevallo
Ala
Alabama College
Shields of rhinoceros hide resist spear thrusts
Dried and hardened rhinoceros hide shields are described as nearly impervious to spear thrusts, suggesting strong protective value for warriors using them in combat.
Harvard trainer Jimmy Cox visits Lawrence with Glenn Cunningham pair
Lawrence residents note Harvard trainer and K U wrestling coach Jimmy Cox and his wife visiting Mr and Mrs Glenn Cunningham. Cox served as wrestling coach at K U in 1986 37 and continues studies at Harvard. A recorder at the ear office registered a temperature of 100 degrees shortly after 3 PM.
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Jimmy Cox
Harvard
Lawrence
Glenn Cunningham
Cox
K. U
Elwyn Dees
Ear
Local Social Notes From Crowder Area Gatherings
Crowder residents host visitors and family during the week with gatherings in the community. Names in attendance include Miss Viola Welcher Miss Jane Potter Miss Ruth Norwood and Miss Lucile Valsbinder among others with travel from Perry Lawrence Beloit Topeka and Kansas City.
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Viola Welcher
Victorene Barland
Helen Norwood
Emporia
Teachers State College
Albert Rose
Betty
Perry
C. N. Hodson
W. S. Collins
Joe
Lester Stauffer
Glenn
S. Emmett
Leo Beuerman
J. S. Jets
L. H. Emmett
Lawrence
Jane Potter
Brune Brothers
Jerry Barland
Beloit
Stauffer
Lester
Los Angeles
Jack Collins
Topeka
Oliver Athey
Lionel Rogers
Henry Beuerman
Sammie Grimes
Paul Athey
Knowledge Hill
Lucile Valsbinder
Arthur Mayhew
Election Board Members Serve at Lecompton Primary
In Lecompton Tuesday, Mrs Henry Collins, Mrs N J Barland, and Mrs R M Norwood served on the election board amid a busy primary election in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry‘ Collins
Lawrence
N. J. Barland
R. M. Norwood
Lecompton
Corn on the cob as a global gift and comfort food
The piece extols corn on the cob as a universal culinary gift praising its joy from the Midwest to the world. It lauds fresh corn boiled or roasted over wood fire and ends by noting Mr. Schubert of Schubert Funeral Home will comment on Good Advice next Tuesday.
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America
Emily Post
Middle West
Sons and Daughters
Schubert
The
Schubert Funeral Home
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