Border incident reported as truce talks unfold at Changkufeng
Tokyo reports another border clash near Sakhalin as Russo Japanese tensions flare over an alleged shooting. Japan sues for peace while Litvinov and Shigemitsu discuss a boundary commission and a partial troop withdrawal. Casualty figures given for both sides.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan
Russia
Sakhalin
Soviet Union
Domei
Shikika
Siberian
Siberia
Manchoukuo
Foreign Office Today
Maxim Litvinoff
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Shigemitsu
Litvinoff
Moscow
Manchukuo
Asahi
Miyako
Hochi
Changkufeng
Foreign Office
Border Commission
Swing Leaves Irene Castle McLaughlin Cold
Hollywood August news notes Irene Castle McLaughlin dismisses modern dances as violent and overheated. She arrives as writer costume designer and technical advisor for a film about her life with Vernon Castle, roles to be played by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Employers seek business trained youths. Lawrence Business College advertises secretarial stenographic and machine courses.
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Hollywood
Irene Castle McLaughlin
Lawrence Business College
The
Business College
Test Your Knowledge seven questions from classifieds
These trivia prompts ask about humidity instruments straits separating Greenland and North America the first name of Liszt independence for Iraq a Federal Home Loan Bank chairman vertebrate animals a famous 1896 gold rush Russia's largest river and Spain's World War alliances.
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Greenland
Liszt
Iraq
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Russia
Spain
Battle in South for the New Deal continues at Barnesville
President addressed a rural electrification dedication at Gordon Memorial Stadium. Former Gov. Eugene Talmadge and William G. McRae were not invited to the Barnesville event. The President criticized Talmadge and noted McRae did not receive remarks. Talmadge earlier opposed New Deal policy and promoted a 1938 three-point program.
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Gordon Memorial Stadium
Eugene Talmadge
William G. McRae
Barnesville
McRae
Talmadge
CCC
Reunited with Relatives After Four-Horned Sheep Chronicle
Oklahoma City August 12 Al Kinsey of Alpine Texas was reunited with a sister and two brothers after newspapers carried a drawing of a four-horned Aztec sheep with Kinsey’s name and address. Kinsey 63 traveled to meet his kin including F. L. Kinsey of Newton Kansas and A. H. Kinsey of Oklahoma City. He is now an editorial and livestock news writer for Texas newspapers.
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Oklahoma City
al Kinsey
Alpine
Tex
Kinsey
Nettie Skeels
Four Nurses Injured In Auto Crash Near Vena Colorado
Four nurses from Osawatomie Kansas and one from Kansas City were injured when their car left a highway and overturned two miles west of Vena Colorado. Marguerite Loux 28 suffered a leg fracture. Others listed as Maxine Dolan 27 Nella Reed Patty Reed and Charlotte Hiatt were treated for less serious injuries. All were taken to a Flagler Colorado hospital. Fred Perkins 92 former Kansas highway commissioner died at his Oswego home. Perkins helped promote the first surfaced road in southeast Kansas now U S 59 between Oswego and Chetopa.
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Vena
Colo
Osawatomie
Kan
Kansas City
Here
Marguerite Loux
Kansas State Hospital
Maxine Dolan
Nella Reed
Patty Reed
Charlotte Hiatt
Flagler
Pioneer
Parsons
UPI
Fred Perkins
Oswego
Kansas
Perkins
U. S. 59
Chetopa
Ozark Smelting Plant Reopens Third Block at Coffeyville
Forty workers returned to Ozark Smelting & Mining in Coffeyville Kansas today as the third smelting block began operations. Ray Thomas serves as superintendent.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Ozark Smelting & Mining Company
Ray Thomas
Luther Post Fired Over Bund Cooperation, Testimony Reveals
Washington August 12 The house committee on un american activities heard that Hans Luther longtime German ambassador lost his post for not fully cooperating with the German American Bund Nazis. Investigator Metcalfe said Fritz Kuhn admitted dismissing Luther amid tensions over consular cooperation and uniforms. The testimony covered Bund strength with 25000 direct members and 500000 in indirect support along with Silver Shirts and fascist links.
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House
Unamerican
Hans Luther
Bund
John C. Metcalfe
Fritz Kuhn
Metcalfe
Los Angeles
Kuhn
Germany
Hans Dieckhoff
United States
Bunds
Silver Shirts
Black Shirts
The
Asheville
N. C
Silverator
Dresden
Chicago
New York
Dies
Nazi Bunds Global Goals Revealed By Metcalfe Hearings
Metcalfe outlines three aims of the Nazi movement in the United States including building a spy network a sabotage capability and expanding the Bund into a broad German American organization. He cites the Auslands bureau in Stuttgart run by former U S Nazi leaders and notes ongoing efforts to direct finance and operations for the German American Bund.
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Bund
Germany
Metcalfe
Stuttgart
Auslands Bureau
Walter Appe
Fritz Gissibl
Nazi Bund
McCormack
Heinz Spanknoebel
Baseball doubleheader and league results across cities
Summary of multiple early baseball results: American Association features Kansas City at Louisville in a doubleheader. In the American League, Bob Johnson hits his 24th homer as Philadelphia defeats New York 5-4 in the first game, with other homers by Finney and Hayes. second game ends 6-5 New York. Cubs hammer Pirates 9-3 in Chicago, Hack homers. Mets not shown. In the National League, Boston beats Brooklyn 2-1 on key early hits. St Louis at Cincinnati night game listed. Further details on line scores and pitchers provided.
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Bob Johnson
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees
Lou Finney
Frank Hayes
A's
Joe DiMageto
Bill Dickey
George Selkirk
Philadelphia
Nelson
E. Smith
Hayes
Ruffing
Dickey
Ross
D. Smith
Williams
Brucker
Hadley
Glenn
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Stanley Hack
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bill Lee
Chicago
Hartnett
Tobin
Brown
Odd
Gumbert
Danning
Hollingsworth
Davis
Boston
Washingto Wilson
Tels
Peacock
Leonard
Giuliani
Cleveland
Harder
Whitehill
Putlak
Lyons
Boyles
Bensa
Detroit
St. Louis
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Debs Garris
Elbie Fletcher
The
Bees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jim Turner
Brooklyns
Brooklyn
Hamlin
Campbell
Turner
Tamulis
Mueller
Shea
Cincinnati
Senators Release Wes Ferrell from Team
The Washington Senators gave pitcher Wesley Ferrell his unconditional release today. Owner Clark Griffith said waivers had been obtained from all other clubs and the move aligns with a policy of building with younger players.
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Wes Ferrell
Washington
Washington Senators
Wesley Ferrell
Clark Griffith
Griffith
Tulsa man held on dynamite extortion charge
Reuben Houghton, 38, was held under a 5000 dollar bond in Tulsa on a preliminary hearing set for August 18 on a charge of trying to extort money from his wealthy uncle H. G. Barnard by threatening to blow him up with dynamite.
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Tulsa
Okla
Reuben Houghton
H. G. Barnard
Coldwater approves bond for six room elementary school
Coldwater Kansas voters on August 12 approved a bond issue of 44000 to fund a six room elementary school building by a 319 to 41 vote. A federal grant of 36000 has already been approved to support the project.
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Coldwater
Kan
War Department allocates 300000 for Missouri river revetment
Washington August 12 The war department allotted 300000 of rivers and harbors funds today for revetment construction at several points on the Missouri river near Kansas City and Sioux City. Dr Alexander dentist Phone 506 Adv.
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Washington
War Department
Missouri River
Kansas City
Siouxity
Dr. Alexander
July Brings Kansas Second Wettest July in Six Years
Federal meteorologist S. D. Flora at Topeka reports July rainfall across Kansas was abundant, except for limited areas, with several inches in most counties meeting current needs. An Associated Press photo accompanies coverage.
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Kansas
S. D. Flora
Topeka
War anniversary in Shanghai fuels tense security actions
Shanghai braces for the anniversary of the Chinese Japanese fighting as anti Japanese and anti Chinese violence erupts. Bombings hit a Japanese cotton mill in the Italian sector and a Japanese box factory in the American zone with casualties. Japanese targets in the British sector also dynamited while police and civilian volunteers patrol streets.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
United States Marine
Chiang Kai- Shek
Canton
Wuchow University
North Canton
Kwangsi
China
Trash Fire Ignites Grass on Rhode Island Street
A trash fire in a vacant lot in the 2200 block of Rhode Island Street prompted a 1:30 PM call to Fire Station No. 2. Firefighters contained the blaze with no damage reported.
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Rhode Island Street
No. 2
Bond Scandal Closure in Auction of Emporia Bank Assets
An auction sold Fidelity State and Savings bank assets for 1136 dollars of face value 287000. Ronald Finney serves a long term sentence for bond forgery. W W Finney killed himself when officers arrived. Creditors received 20 percent in two dividends. final payment to come within 40 days.
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Emporia
Kansas
Fidelity State and Savings Bank
Finney
W. W. Finney
Ronald Finney
Ronald
W. W Finney
Hinsdale County
Colorado
Peter F. Caldwell
Citizens State Bank
Topeka
R. H. Garvey
Wichita
Finney Bank
Eureka
Frank J. George
Lebo
Kansas Bank
Emporia Bank
George
Republican county central committee to reorganize in court house
The Lawrence Republican county central committee will hold its reorganizational meeting tomorrow at 2 o clock in the court house with new officers to be elected. Ed Heaston of the Douglas County Taxpayers league urged broad attendance at the hearing on the potency budget set for 10 o clock next Monday morning at the court house.
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Republican County Central Committee
Court House
Ed Heaston
Douglas County Taxpayers League
Will Spalding
Colorado
Y.M.C.A
Colorado Springs
Spalding
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Hubbell
North Lawrence
Deaths and Funerals of Yeoman and Wray
Royal W Yeoman aged 65 dies at home near Lawrence funeral at Funk chapel Saturday 2 30 burial Memorial park cemetery Survivors wife Anna daughter Mrs Arnold Fralick brothers Frank Yeoman Paradise Calif and B F Yeoman Long Beach Calif granddaughter Jo Ann Fralick Funeral arrangements for Mrs T L Wray 72 include service at Os kaloosa Presbyterian church burial Winchester cemetery Survivors include husband three sons Frank Wray Albert Wray Floyd Wray and two daughters Ruth Rice and Grace Way
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Royal’ W. Yeoman
Lawrence
Funk’s Chapel
Memorial Park Cemetery
Yeoman
Anna Yeoman
Arnold Fralick
Frank Yeoman
Paradise
Calif
B. F. Yeoman
Long Beach
Jo Ann Fralick
T. L. Wray
Christ’s Hospital
Topeka
Oskaloosa
Presbyterian Church
Winchester
Frank Wray
Albert Wray
Floyd Wray
For Sale Girl's Bicycle in Good Condition
A 40c classified ad in the Journal-World offered a girl's bicycle for sale and noted it was sold to the first caller by 6:30 pm on Monday August 8. The listing drew 14 calls including a long distance inquiry, illustrating the paper's strong advertising pull.
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Journal-World
Journal- World
No Money From Government Bond Rejections Cost Federal Aid
Ohio communities that rejected public works bonds in Tuesday's primary must forfeit federal aid unless local funds are available by October 1, as ruled by PWA officials.
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Washington
Ohio
PWA
City to discuss rapid transit bus line change
Pine announces city council special committee will meet Tuesday at 8 pm in city hall to discuss proposed bus line change. The plan would end service in east Lawrence. Members include R O Burett C C Shimmons I F Eberart Frank Rowland and Harry Edmondson with invitations to various groups.
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Ralph. Pine
Pine
East Lawrence
R. O. Burett
C. C. Shimmons
I. F. Eberart
Frank Rowland
Harry Edmondson
Carroll Case to Jury in Maine Murder Trial
Former Deputy Sheriff Francis M. Carroll faces a Maine murder trial over the death of elderly Dr. James G. Littlefield. Judge Fisher outlined three possible verdicts: acquittal, murder, or manslaughter with respective penalties of life imprisonment or 20 years. Meanwhile in Providence a zoo park shooting case has prosecutors probing multiple animal killings at Pawtucket Park.
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Paris
Francis M. Carroll
James G. Littlefield
William H. Fisher
Maine
Zoo
Providence
R. I
Pawtucket
R. I. Park
Lawrence Corrente
Early Methodist Sunday Service Announced
The First Methodist church starts at 8 30 a m with Dr Robert A Hunt preaching When I Became a Man Guest soloist Keith Davis will sing Be Thou Faithful from St Paul by Mendelssohn Dorothy Enlow Miller is the pianist.
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First Methodist Church
Robert A. Hunt
Keith Davis
St. Paul
Mendelssohn
Dorothy Enlow Miller
Meeting of Samuel Walker Women’s Relief Corps No. 118
The W R C No 118 holds a short session tomorrow afternoon at the court house at 2 o clock. All members are urged to attend promptly. Tuttle's Midland offers chicken for 40 cents. Adv.
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W.R. Co. Samuel Walker Women’s Relief Corps No. 118
Court House
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