Soviet Flyer Launches Trans Polar Flight to New York
Sigis mund Levaneffsky and five crew members departed Moscow at 9 18 a m local time aboard a four motor plane for a polar route to New York with planned stops at Fairbanks Edmonton and possibly Chicago The mission aims to test polar air service rather than speed records with an anticipated arrival in New York depending on refueling times The pilot plans sub stratospheric flight well above prior Soviet attempts and follows two earlier non stop north polar flights to America which ended near Vancouver and San Jacinto California carrying a new long distance record
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Moscow
Sigismund Levaneffsky
Soviet Union
New York
North America
Pacific Coast
Levaneffsky
C.S.T
Fairbanks
Alaska
Edmonton
Alberta
Chicago
Schelyoko
Chekaloff
Gromoff
Mikhail Gromoff
Valeria Chekaloff
America
Arctic Ocean
Vancouver
Wash
San Jacinto
Calif
Oyler Named NYA Director for Douglas County
Lawrence resident Robert Oyler has been appointed Douglas County NYA director, succeeding Ernest Vanek who resigns to coach basketball and assist football and track at Herington High School. Oyler starts August 31 after earning a University of Kansas LLB last spring and an earlier L.B. degree in 1935, and he played for KU basketball as an undergraduate. Vanek led the NYA for one year, succeeding George Trombold, now superintendent of Brenson schools.
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Robert Oyler
Lawrence
Douglas County
NYA
Ernest Vanek
Herington
Oyler
University of Kansas
K.U
Vanek
George Trombold
Brenson
Kansas City Bank Robbed by Lone Bandit at Southeast State Bank
A bandit with a pistol in a paper sack robbed the Southeast State Bank at 31st and Prospect in Kansas City shortly after noon, making off with between 5 000 and 6 000 dollars. The man wore a hatless neat suit and spoke only to demand all the money, leaving as police alarm sounded. FBI agents were notified. Also, Mrs. John C. Evans injured in a fall at 1027 Rhode Island Street, breaking her upper left arm. condition reported improved.
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Kansas City
Southeast State Bank
31St Street
Prospect Avenue
Ray Wittig
Wittig
Wittig S
Wittig Gove
J. C. Evans
John C. Evans
Rhode Island Street
Test Your Knowledge Seven Questions on Classified Page
A set of quiz questions appears on the classified page asking about race terms, a Montane capital, gasoline elements, bacteriophobia, a Central American republic, earth surface comparisons, Yerkes Observatory, Ann Ward Radcliffe, and Noah's second son.
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Montane
Republic of
Central America
Nicaragua
Panama
Ann Ward Radcliffe
Noah
Tenement Disaster Strikes Staten Island Killing Nineteen
Nineteen people are dead as a collapse traps residents in a dead end Staten Island block. Rescue teams search the wreckage amid rain and lightning while four investigations outline potential responsibility. Firefighters, police, and officials coordinate as a second building threatens the area and more victims are found.
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Valentine
Fire Department
Frank Innes
Richmond County
Joseph Palma
Staten Island
Richmond
New York City
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs Christine Bolund died at home 1020 Pennsylvania street yesterday afternoon. Funeral service by Rev Charles Thomas from Rumsey funeral home at 9 30 Friday morning. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by son John Bolund brother Harry Erickson sister Mrs R E McCullough and niece Mrs Chester Robinson. Joseph L Hickock 28 of 724 New York street killed in a fall at a Canton Illinois substation transformer. Services by Rev Edwin Price tomorrow at 2 pm at Rumsey funeral home. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Christine Bolund
Pennsylvania Street
Charles Thomas
Rumsey Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Bolund
John Bolund
Harry Erickson
R. E. McCullough
Coffeyville
Chester Robinson
Lawrence
Joseph L. Hickock
New York Street
Canton, Ill
Edwin Price
Buriel
Miss Stella Phenicie Dies in Topeka Hospital
Miss Stella May Phenicie, 30, of Kansas City and former Reno resident, died last night in a Topeka hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 PM at Reno Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Mr. Moss. Survived by mother Mrs. George L. Phenicie and siblings Lacy Phenicie of Kansas City and Mrs. E. J. McKernan Jr. of Detroit.
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Stella May Phenicie
Kansas City
Reno
Kan
Topeka
Reno Methodist Church
Moss
Phenicie
George L. Phenicie
Lacy Phenicie
E. J. McKernan, Jr
Detroit
Mich
Two Neighbors Die. Rites Set in Lawrence Area
William A. Kizer 52, died yesterday morning at 1 New Jersey street. Funeral services Friday at 2 30 p.m. from Ninth Baptist church with Rev. B L Wightman. burial at Clinton. Survived by wife Ina. sons Amos Percy. seven daughters Everlene Thelma Celesta Wilma Bertha Ruby Ina all of Lawrence. three sisters Ruth Mitchell Clinton Amelia Kizer Lawrence Minnie Kizer Lawrence. Anna R. Turner 73, died today at daughter J W Stone’s home 2101 Vermont street where she lived 10 years. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Survived by daughters J W Stone Lawrence H M Smith Wichita and P L Hamilton Minneapolis Kan. two sons H R Turner Wichita and J A Turner Centerview. brother Dr N J Grim Chicago. sisters Mrs George Buckley Long Beach Calif, Mrs Lew Mather Bloomfield Iowa, Mrs John Caldwell Galesburg Ill.
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William A. Kizer
New Jersey Street
Ninth Baptist Church
B. L. Wightman
Clinton
Ina Kizer
Amos Kizer
Percy Kizer
Everlene
Thelma
Celesta
Wilma
Bertha
Ruby
Ina
Lawrence
Ruth Mitchell
Amelia Kizer
Minnie Kizer
Anna R. Turner
J. W. Stone
Vermont Street
H. M. Smith
Wichita
P. L. Hamilton
Minneapolis
Kan
H. R. Turner
J. A. Turner
Centerview
N. J. Grim
Chicago
George Buckley
Long Beach
Calif
Lew Mather
Bloomfield
Iowa
John Caldwell
Galesburg
Ill
Okla
Om Sigan Usawane Beyughter
Chariint
Sere
DeSoto
Ruth Ness
Research Hospcinity
Ben Borne
Ben Neis
Manual Weston
Arvin
Kansas City
Deleane Bowen
John Bowen
Raymond
Freddie Neis
Herold
Hesper
Floyd Broers
Mary Bryant
Falr Leaf
Vernetta Spitzli
George Broers
Kermit
Ezra
Oscar
S.F
Jonnie Reusch
Donna Mae
Clarence Broers
Junction City
Broers
Mildred Witchkier
Fedderson
Virginia Starr
Eudora
Ruth Neis
Arlie Walters
Relen Pfleger
Carl Pfleger
Arthur Bernitz
Alice Bernitz
Dan Strobel
Phyllis
Bernitz
Stro
Vernon Strobel
Henry Roche
Ed Olmstead
Clearfield
Chris Meuffle
H. J. Meuffle
Ralph Allison
Selina
John Smith
Gideon Neis
Topeka
Salem Evangelical
Forest Park
Elva Ruth Abel
Barbara Kurtz
Frank Leonhard
Doctor Suffers Brain Concussion in Auto Accident Near Newton
Kansas City optometrist Dr. Cc E Gray sustained a brain concussion when his car ran into a ditch while attempting to pass a truck east of Newton Kansas Aug 12 Mrs Christine Smith the Gray family housekeeper had a chest injury Mrs Gray and her three children were bruised Both Gray and Mrs Smith were hospitalized here
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Newton
Kan
Cc. E. Gray
Kansas City
Christine Smith
Gray
Stolen 1984 Chevrolet Coach Recovered After Abandonment
A 1984 Chevrolet coach stolen from Emmett Smith at 641 Illinois Street Tuesday night was recovered by police this morning. The vehicle had been abandoned on a dead end street behind the stadium.
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Emmett Smith
Illinois Street
Marriage License Issued To York and Hammond
The probate judge issued a marriage license to James W. York of Irwin Pennsylvania and Eunice Hammond of Vinland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. York
Irwin, Pa
Eunice Hammond
Vinland
Hugo Black Named to U S Supreme Court
Hugo Black, a longtime senator from Alabama, is nominated for the U S Supreme Court. Details recount his career, wartime service, wage and hour advocacy, and prior role as special prosecutor in a liquor case. Critics fear political risks while supporters note his record and potential impact on constitutional questions.
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Neely
Miack
Senate Labor Committee
William P. Connery
Massachusetts
Connery
Roosevelt
Alabama
Supreme Court
Black
Senate
Obama
John H. Bankhead
Josephine Foster
Birmingham
Hugo Lafayette, Jr
Sterling Foster
Martha Josephine
Birmington
University of Alabama
Japanese Troops Pour Into Shanghai Amid War Fear
Chinese forces overwhelm routes to Shanghai isolating foreign residents as Japanese marines drill in their concession. Reports say the 87th and 88th Nanking divisions lead the advance from Hangchow and Soochow while Liuho may have seen landing troops. Far north, fighting erupts near Nankow pass as the 89th Chinese division defends strategic ground.
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Shanghai
Hangchow
Soochow
Shanghai- Hangchow
Yangtze River
Nanking
Peace Preservation Corps
Liuho
Yangtze
China
Shanghai Telephone Company
Japan
Nankow Pass
Great Wall
Peiping
Senator Hugo Black’s Early Legal Roles Noted
Washington reports that Hugo Black’s bench experience was limited to a Birmingham police judge post in 1910 to 1911. He later served as solicitor-prosecuting attorney of Jefferson County from 1915 to 1917, and earned a national reputation in the Senate for sharp questioning during ocean and air mail investigations.
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Washington
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Senate
Ocean
Air Mail
France
Fire Call at Johnson and Barker Avenues
The fire department answered a call at Johnson and Barker avenues this afternoon at 2 45. A small playhouse built by children in a vacant lot was on fire but no property damage occurred. Cecile Dionne stays in bed in Callander Ontario August 12 Canadian Press Cecile, alone of the quintuplets, had a cold and temperature. The others, also ill, were up and about.
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Ashurst
Senate
Johnson
Garner
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Neely
Johnson and Barker Avenues
Cecile
Callander
Ont
Dionne
House rules panel votes against probe into DNC yearbook sales
Washington August 12 The house rules committee voted to table a resolution calling for a congressional investigation of the Democratic national committee sale of 250 copies of its yearbook autographed by President Roosevelt. Chairman O'Connor said no action was taken while other members supported tabling the measure.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
O'Connor
D.-N.y
Snell
R-N.y
Shirley Hanover Wins First Hambletonian Heat in Goshen
Pi Shirley Hanover from Lawrence B. Shepard's Hanover Pa shoe farm upset the field to win the first mile heat of the Hambletonian at Good Time park Goshen N Y before about 35000 spectators. The event runs best two of three heats.
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Goshen
N. Y
Pi— Shirley Hanover
Lawrence B. Shepard
Hanover
Shoe Farm
Good Time Park
City Ordinance Halts Work on Kern Building
A long dispute over a elm tree between Lutle Kern and J. R. Edmonds leads to a city ordinance obstacle. Police halted excavation for Kern's store as five foot side yards are required near a residence. Kern may need to cut a porch to proceed. The feud spurred a radio reenactment offer from the We the People program in New York, awaiting both sides' decision.
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Lutle Kern
J. R. Edmonds
Kern
W. R. Larkin
Edmonds Grocery
Massachusetts Street
Larkin
Edmonds
Edmond
Phillips Lord
New York City
Fred Cox
Western Union
Waller admits shooting father over operation funds
Oklahoma City reports by GPR Walter Marlin state Verle Waller, 26, told his county attorney he shot his father Albert Waller at Edmond last night after his offer of money for an operation was refused. Albert died in a city hospital. the son did not reveal his father's identity.
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Oklahoma City
Walter Marlin
Oklahoma County
Verle Waller
Albert Waller
Edmond
Marlin
Waller
Two Clues Question Chester Bud Identity in County Jail Death
The county jail death on Saturday sparked a widening ID quest. Washington reported fingerprints miss FBI records while Detroit linked the man to Chester Budzinski, not Chester Bud, noting height, hair and a prior local resident named Chester Bud.
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Chester Bud
Sheriffs Office
Washington, D. C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Detroit
Lawrence
Bud
Chester Budzinski
Bees Triumph Over Giants In 6-4 Win
Boston Bees beat New York Giants 6-4 behind Guy Bush and Johnny Lanning. Mel Ott and Harry Danning homered for the Giants. In Philadelphia, Pinky Whitney drove in the run that gave the Phillies a 3-2 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first game of a doubleheader. Mulcahy pitched well for Philadelphia.
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New York
Boston Bees
Giants
Guy Bush
Johnny Lanning
Mel Ott
Harry Danning
Boston
Bush
Lanning
Mueller
Castleman
Mellon
Coffman
Danning
Philadelphia
Pinky Whitney
Johnny Moore
Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hugh Mulcahy
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Coco
Tix
Hamlin
Spencer
Mulcahy
Grace
Butcher
Cantwell
Henshaw
Chervinko
Passeau
Lindsey
Atwood
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Brandt
Brown
Bauers
Padden
Carleton
French
Hartnett
O'Dea
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Ney
Peerson
Makosky
Chandler
Wicker
Dickey
Marcum
Walberg
Newsom
Berg
Hadley
Glenn
McKain
DeBautels
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Roxie Lawson
Radelift
Sox
Gehringer
Tigers
Cain
Rigney
C. Brown
Rensa
Lewson
York
Whithead
Shea
Bridges
Hemsley
Hudlin and Bullivan
Washington
Kelley and Brucker
Deshong, Jacobs
R. Ferrell
Capper Proposes $2500 Damages in Post Office Shooting
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas introduced a bill seeking $2500 damages for Orville E. Davis of Leavenworth. Davis, an innocent bystander, was shot in the foot during a gun battle between outlaws and federal officers at the Topeka post office on April 16.
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Washington
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Orville E. Davis
Leavenworth
Kan
Topeka
Most Intensive Campaign Start by Republican Leader
Washington August 12 Republican national chairman John D. M. Hamilton told national committee women in the capital that the meeting marked the beginning of the most intensive congressional campaign ever waged by the party. He said the crusading interest of the women has earned them an equal place in party organization and noted a marked trend away from President Roosevelt and his New Deal.
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Washington
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Roosevelt
Community Socials and Visits Around Eudora
Threshing in the vicinity finished Thursday afternoon. Friday evening patrons gathered at the schoolhouse for ice cream from Mr. Wilson and home baked cakes. Numerous local families hosted or visited relatives and friends across surrounding towns and farms during the weekend and into Sunday.
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Glen Wilson
Wilson
Harry Wichman
Topeka
George Kaegi
Charlie Ott
Butler, Mo
George Ott
Belleview
Carl Bernitz
Kansas City
Jake Strobel
Bernitz
Arthur
Johnnie Reusch
Donna Mae
Eudora
Floyd Broers
Myla Hendershot
Marquette
Kan
Margaret Spitzli
Elmer Kurtz
Prairie Center
Otto Abel
Esther
Josephine Ott
Elfreida Koehler
Ars
Ars. Ray Paxton, Near Prairie Dener. Mr. and Mrs. William Spitzli
Greta
Ralph White
Troy
Shirley Leng
Kathaleene Broers
Agnes Strobel
Viola Broers
Lottie Neis
Salem Evangelical Women's Foreign Missionary Society
D. O. Cochran
Lydia
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