Clark Wins Idaho Democratic Senate Primary
Idaho voters chose Rep. D Worth Clark over Senator James P Pope in a close Democratic race with Clark branding himself as a conservative not a New Deal ally. Complete Idaho returns showed Clark leading Pope 88 776 to 35 629 as 631 of 802 precincts reported. Pope had national administration backing but Clark emphasized isolationist and anti administration policies.
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James P. Pope
Idaho
Dr Worth Clark
Clark
Pocatello
Pope
Roosevelt
Herbert F. Hitchcock
South Dakota
Rimary
Tom Berry
Robert J. Bulkley
George White
Ohio
Bulkley
Farley
Hull
Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
John L. McClellan
Obert J. Bulkley
Ulkley
Marietta
Hattie Caraway
Caraway
Carl E. Bailey
J. Rosser
Venable
Little Rock
Bailey
R. A. Cook
W. S. McNutt
Prohibition
White House
Washington
Sen
William E. Borah
Townsend Old‘ag
Senate
Inebraska
R. L. Cochran
Charles J. Warner
Japs Repulse Soviet Attack and Spain Gains
Japanese forces repelled a Soviet infantry and tank assault on Hill 52 near Changkufeng as Spain’s government troops made a deep wedge against Blaguers and Lerida in Catalonia. Tokyo signaled willingness to concede equal representation on a border demarcation commission while China remained stalemated.
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Associated Press
China
Spain
Changkufeng
Siberian
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Moscow
Maxim Litvinoff
Pootune
Shanghai
British liner Llandaff Castle reports attack in strait of Gibraltar
Passengers said a Spanish insurgent trawler fired on the British liner Llandaff Castle in the strait of Gibraltar holding the ship up for 15 minutes until intervention by the Dutch sloop Johan Maurits van Nassau. No casualties reported.
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Gibraltar
Llandaff Castle
Strait of Gibraltar
Johan Maurits van Nassau
Union Castle
Mail Steamship Company of
London
Madrid
Gandia
Valencia
Great Britain
Spain
Lake Lugano
Palamos
Barcelona
Foreign Office
Robert M. Hodgson
Lugano
Zaragoza
Betoreen
Corrigan in Washington Heralded by Throngs of Workers
Doug la Corrigan the wartime Atlantic flier arrived in Washington and was met by huge crowds. Government workers spilled from buildings along Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues to cheer him as thousands leaned from windows and showered the parade with scraps of paper in green red and white.
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Washington
Douglas Corrigan
Pennsylvania
Constitution Avenues
Trade Treaty With Ecuador Joins Reciprocal Program
The state department announced that Ecuador joined Secretary Hull's reciprocal trade program. The United States and Ecuador signed Saturday in Quito an agreement similar to those already in effect with nine Latin American nations and eight others.
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Ecuador
Washington
State Department
Hull
United States
Quito
Latin America
Quintuplets Record Slight Temperature Revival in Bed
The Dionne quintuplets in Callander Ontario show a slight temperature today after Friday throat infections. Their business manager Keith Munro reports all are well on the road to recovery for physician Dr Allan Roy Dafoe.
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Callander
Governor orders Rafferty release from state prison
Gov. Walter A. Haxman ordered the immediate release of Pete Rafferty from the state penitentiary. Rafferty is serving a 10 to 50 year sentence for bank robbery, a crime to which two others have confessed.
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Rafferty
Owens to Open Cleaning Inc in Cleveland on Aug 10
Olympic track star Jesse Owens plans to open Jesse Owens Dry Cleaning Inc in Cleveland on August 10. Owens, nicknamed the Negro Flash, returned from the Berlin Games after an amateur suspension for not accompanying the American squad on a Europe tour.
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Cleveland
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Berlin
Europe
Roosevelt visits Warm Springs during Georgia trip
President Roosevelt arrives at Warm Springs for a two day Georgia visit to discuss the Democratic senatorial primary. He travels from Pensacola after a three week fishing cruise and is greeted by Warm Springs Foundation officials. Officials report interest grows due to an Athens honorary degree and Barnesville electrification dedication. Lawrence S. Camp attends as a Camp George primary rival invitee, while Eugene Talmadge and L G McRae are not invited.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Georgia
Pensacola
Fla
Warm Springs Foundation
Institute For
University of Georgia At
Athens
Barnesville
Lawrence S. Camp
U. S
Atlanta
Walter F. George
Camp
George
Eugene Talmadge
L. G. McRae
Cardinals Shut Out Pirates In Seven Inning Tilt
St. Louis bunched hits to beat Pittsburgh 5 to 0 in a rain shortened seven inning game. Warneke pitched for the Cardinals with Bremer Klinger Brown Lucas and Todd supporting. Second game postponed on wet grounds.
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Kansas City
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Warneke Alset
St. Louis
Coco OC
Warneke
and_ Bremer
Klinger
Brown
Lucas
Todd
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
The
Bees
New York Giants
Dick Erickson
Vince DiMaggio
Johnny Cooney
Debs
Cincinnati Nec
Page
Hartnett
Vander Meer
Weaver
Lombardi
Hershberger
Thomas
Sam Chapman
Bob Johnson
Athletics
Bagby and Peacock
Dickman and Brucker
Cleveland
Aoe
Allen
Jungend Pytlak
Johnson and Sullivan
Washington
New York
Appleton Pearson
Murphy
Geo Reet
Deoffman
Eisenstat
Kennedy
York
Lee
Rensa
Pershing Sails for France for Battle Monuments Work
General John J. Pershing sailed from New York aboard the Manhattan to resume duties as chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission in France. He appeared pale after leaving Walter Reed hospital following a severe winter illness.
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Pershing
France
New York
John J. Pershing
United States
Manhattan
American Battle Monuments Commission
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Ambers and Armstrong Weigh In For Polo Grounds Title Bout
Lightweight champion Lou Ambers weighed 135 pounds while challenger Enry Armstrong tipped the scales at 138 1 2 pounds at the noon weigh-in at the athletic commission offices ahead of their 15 round bout at the Polo Grounds.
August figure on wheat still high crops forecast
The agriculture department projects a 1938 corn crop of 2,566,221,000 bushels and a combined winter and spring wheat crop of 955,989,000 bushels. Officials consider a farmer referendum on marketing quotas if supplies exceed limits, with a department deadline of August 15 to decide.
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Washington
Agric Re Department
Wallace
Gentry Reelected Douglas County Democratic Leader
Seymour C. Gentry of Lawrence was reelected chairman of the Douglas county Democratic central committee at a reorganization meeting last night. New officers include vice chairwoman Mrs. Tom Ice of Lawrence secretary Mrs. Earl Vaughn of Baldwin and treasurer Courtney Crim of Lawrence. The group plans biweekly meetings and discussed the upcoming campaign.
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Seymour C. Gentry
Lawrence
Douglas County
Democratic Central Committee
Tom Ice
Earl Vaughn
Baldwin
Courtney Crim
Crim
Gentry
Income Tax Receipts Rise in Seven Months
State income tax receipts totaled 1 884 892 19 for the first seven months, beating figures from the previous three years. John Speck, head of the income tax department, reported that July 31 totals reached 796 501 and the earlier seven months included 445 243 87 as additional from audits.
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Topeka
John Speck
Income
Speck
McLin Wins Hambletonian at Good Time Park
McLin owned by Lawrence B. Sheppard's Hanover Shoe Farms won the Hambletonian in straight heats at Goshen New York before a crowd over 40 000. The horse clocked 2 02% for the second mile and 2 02% for the first heat at Good Time Park.
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McLin
Goshen
N. Y
R— McLin
Lawrence B. Sheppard
Hanover
Shoe Farms
Good Time Park
Special Summer Mail Subscriptions for Journal-World
When away from home in summer you can leave an order for a mail subscription to the Journal-World. Special rate offered at 25 cents a month. Ad promotes convenient home news delivery during absence.
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Lawrence
The
Journal-World
Ada
Nation's Farmers Lose 12 Percent in Farm Receipts
Washington reports that farmers earned 12 percent less from principal products in the first six months of this year versus January-June 1937. Including government payments, total receipts were 3.341 billion dollars compared with 3.829 billion last year, with declines across potatoes wheat cotton truck crops citrus and meat products. Kansas receipts fell from 133.252 to 109.17 million dollars.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Kansas
Primary canvass tightens three Kansas congressional races
Official county canvasses show three close contests for party nominations with incumbents out. In the first district Hensley leads Ware by 423 votes. in the second district Jackson leads Mathews by 722 votes. in the third district Winter leads Medill and Dalton by margins around 442 votes pending Wyandotte and final statewide tallies.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
H. N Hensley
Gil ‘M. Ware
Marysville
W. F. Jackson
Fort Scott
S. L. Mathews
Kansas City
Wyandotte
Mathews
Thomas D. Winter
Girard
Winter
Harold Medill
Independence
J. W. Dalton
Sedan
County Surplus Commodities Distributed This Month
Leon G. Abele announced Douglas county will distribute Federal Surplus Commodities in August. The allotment includes 4 848 pounds graham flour 1 025 pounds raisins 1 405 pounds dried prunes 2 130 pounds dried milk 2 902 cans peas 4 824 cans grapefruit juice 1 000 pounds dried beans and 2 100 pounds rice to county welfare clients. This week dried milk and canned peas are being distributed from authorized stores and at the courthouse raisins graham flour and rice are being given out.
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Leon G. Abele
Douglas County
Judge to Burn Accounts in Tennessee Court
Nashville reports Judge-elect Brown Taylor will destroy his book of accounts and deem all debts paid upon taking the oath of office to avoid embarrassment in his general sessions court debut. Sheriff Vogler Jr. faces a separate report of criminal charges as noted in an unrelated update.
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Nashville
Tenn
Brown Taylor
General Sessions Court
Taylor
Omaha Firm Submits Low Bid for Kansas Veterans Home Tile Work
Washington reports the Sunderland Brothers company of Omaha submitted the lowest bid of 9970 for tile and marble finish at the Wadsworth veterans home in Kansas. Harmony Construction of Oklahoma City offered 107,987 for a general medical building in Wichita.
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Omaha
Washington
Wadsworth
Kan
Veterans Home
Veterans Administration
Sunderland Brothers Company
Neb
Harmony Construction Company
Oklahoma City
Okla
General Medical
Wichita
4H Club Fair Set for September 9 at Mount Hope Nursery
The eighth annual 4 H club and Vocational Agriculture fair is planned for September 9 at Mount Hope Nursery. Lawrence Chamber of Commerce sponsors it. Exhibits have no entry fee for enrolled 4 H club members or vocational agriculture students. Project reports must be in by September 5 at the farm bureau office. Exhibits compete in clothing cooking stock and crop divisions and a home improvement exhibit. A judging contest for vocational sericultures and 4 H members will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope Nursery
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Farm Bureau
Sericultites
Mercury Climbs to 104 Degrees in Summer Heat Wave
The gas office recorded 104 degrees the hottest this summer with 99 by noon and 108 at 1 PM. Temperatures earlier reached 101 on July 3 and 11, while last year’s high was 106 in August and 114 in 1936. Clouds and breeze near town sparked speculation of a weather breeder as forecasts aligned with experts.
Make-Believe Duel Kills Budapest Boy
Ten year-old Paul Varga was killed today in a make-believe duel at Szombathely near the Austrian border. He was struck by a bullet from a duelling pistol in the hands of a nine-year-old companion. The boys pretended to settle a difference and found pistols at home. Family members found Paul dying after sounds of shots from a locked room.
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Budapest
Paul Varga
Szombathely
Paul
Barkley Wins Largest Kentucky Primary Margin
Louisville Aug. 10 record shows U S Senator Alben Barkley defeated Gov. A1 Chandler for the Democratic nomination by a 70 785 vote majority the largest ever in a Kentucky primary.
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Barkley
Louisville
U.S
Alben W. Barkley
A. 3B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Italian Woman Seeks Treasury Aid to Save Gold Bricks
In Buffalo New York on August 10 194? a Italian widow Virginia Venturoli and her son Robert petitioned Secretary Morgenthau for aid to prevent seizure of their two gold bricks worth 1254 dollars. They claim Italy bans exporting money and say U S law may force seizure. United States Attorney George L Grobe opened a libel action but noted no intent to smuggle. Treasury intervention is sought to preserve the savings.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Italy
Virginia Venturoli
Robert
United States
Venturoli
Federal Reserve Bank
Grobe
U.S. Treasury Department
Pentarel
Morgenthau
WPA training conference to hear Miss Friedman on workers education
General session at the University will assemble at 8 next morning to hear Miss Er nestine Friedman discuss the Workers Education project. Friedman, a specialist from the Washington office, aids in directing the conference during its first week.
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WPA
Ernestine Friedman
Miss Friedman
Washington
Althe
Missi Friedman
Will Buy Uniforms for High School Band
Principal Neal M. Wherry announced that ninety new band uniforms will be purchased, costing about 2500 dollars. The board budget includes 1000 dollars for next year and another 1000 for the following year, plus 150 dollars from a previous band trip donation. The uniforms are black wool whipcord with red trimming, featuring trousers and three button double breasted coats in school colors with gilt braids and ornaments.
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Neal M. Wherry
Board of Education
Cleveland
Old 1904 auto completes 4600 mile cross country trip
George C. Green of Lambertville New Jersey and his wife finished a cross continent run in a 1904 automobile. The machine shop operator bought the car for 165 dollars when three years old. Top speed reached 30 mph and fuel efficiency was about one gallon per 30 miles.
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Los Angeles
George C. Green
Lambertville
N. J
Green
Stock Market Index Declines to 49.4 From 50.8
The index of 60 stocks stood at 49.4 yesterday, down from 50.8. Investors watched market shifts amid cautious activity and mixed sector performance.
Moscow Report Says Hostilities to Pause in Far East
Report from Moscow indicates a suspension of hostilities in the Far East after talks between Soviet foreign affairs commissar Maxim Litvinoff and Japanese ambassador to Moscow. Tokyo signaled willingness to share frontier demarcation with Manchoukuo observers, while dispatches describe renewed fighting near Changkufeng Hill with heavy Soviet artillery and claims of Japanese losses.
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Moscow
Far East
Gratclavo 1Siguseci Ye
Amaru Shigemitsu
Maxim Litvinoff
Litvinoff
TA Foreign Office
Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Russian Siberia
Manchoukuo
Manchou
Guardsmen from Lawrence to Fort Riley for 15 day training
About 190 men from three Lawrence units of the Kansas National Guard will depart Sunday for a 15 day training and maneuvers tour at Fort Riley. The troops, about 60 per unit, will be quartered at Camp Whitside with officers led by Capt Galen Gorill and Capt Charles W Allphin among others. The 35th National Guard division staff will train at Nevada Missouri, with Capt Harry Frazee joining Sunday.
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Kansas National Guard
Lawrence
Fort Riley
Camp Whitside
187Thnfantry
114Th Cavalry
Galen Gorill
Harold K. Snider
Charles Edmondson
Charles W. Allphin
Clyde A. Babb
Schiller F. Shore
Francis E. Mora~wett
Walton B. Webb
Donald Dowers
Samuel A. McKone
Samuel Moyer
E. J. Reath
National Guard
Arthur S. Andersen
35Th National Guard Division
Kansas
Nevada
Harry Frazee
Weather outlook cools Topeka region with thundershowers
Forecaster S D Flora said scattered thundershowers and cooler weather are possible tonight in the southeast and extreme east of the state while a high pressure system brings relief from 100 degree heat in the northwest and north central areas. Tomorrow should be generally fair and cooler in the southeast. Phillipsburg reported 106 degrees yesterday and only 0.42 inch of rain in the past 24 hours. Temperatures tomorrow expected 90 to 95, with lows tonight 60 to 70 in the east and south and 64 to 68 in the north central and northwest.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Flora
Phillipsburg
Good Crowds Attend Two Performances of Circus
Crowds filled the Garnett venue for two Russell Brothers performances yesterday. The show featured the Hodgins family bareback riders the Stuart Roberts aerial act the Aerial Ortons Don La Vela Cuban slack wire Teresa Morales Chrystabelle Roberts trapeze specialists Gene Enos as equestrian director a cast of clowns and numerous animals. The large motorized unit impressed spectators with rapid town down and packing as preparations began for travel.
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Lawrence
Russell Brothers Company
Hodgins
Stuart Roberts
Ortons
Don la Vela
Teresa Morales
Chrystabelle Roberts
Gene Enos
Maloney Wins Northwestern University Scholarship
Martin Maloney of 1682 Kentucky Street will attend Northwestern University next September after receiving a scholarship. He is a KU graduate and last year taught English at the University. He will study speech and pursue a PhD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Maloney
Kentucky Street
K. U
The
Northwestern University
Maloney
Northwestern
Weather report for Kansas with clouds and storms
Forecast notes cloudy conditions with thundershowers in the southeast and extreme east tonight. Cooler tonight and Thursday with generally fair and cooler trends in the southeast and extreme east, warmer in the northwest. Morning clair. Dirt roads good. Temperature records show yesterday’s high and today’s highs and lows.
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Kansas
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F. G. Hagenbuch
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Lowell Penny
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