Dry Augusts Means Wet Septembers in Kansas Weather Pattern
Kansas records show Augusts typically drier than Septembers with August average 3.12 inches and September 2.93 inches. Historical data note five driest Augusts from 1915 to 1894 and a pattern of September rainfall following dry Augusts, with a 1900 standout wet September at 5.44 inches after August 1.91 inches. climatologist A D Robb calls the mid August situation quite serious amid rural water hauling despite normal spring rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Weather Bureau
Reinfall
Child Teeth Extraction Notice From Marsland Battle Scene
Fragmented report mentions a child needing teeth pulled, bleeding and pain. It references Martland area with Red Cross figures and a wartime context. Nearby activities include soldiers at Fr Ignas and a warned estate offer. details are unclear.
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Fred
Rosato
Ornench
Tin Waran
Marsland
New York
Huntinern
Fr. Ignas
Red Cross
Outail
Kansas Weather Pattern Shows Wet September Likely After Dry August
Lawrence records indicate Kansas aligns with a long term trend of dry August followed by wet September. In 90 years only five Augs have under an inch rain, and in four of those a 4-6 inch September followed. Northeast Kansas reports wells going dry, ponds still decent, as subsoil moisture deficit from the 1952-56 drought remains.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Robb
Payroll Cuts Announced For Kansas Naval Bases
The Navy plans civilian staff reductions at Hutchinson and Olathe Naval Air Stations in Kansas. It will cut 30 jobs at Hutchinson by Oct 31 and 12 at Olathe. At June 30, Hutchinson employed 228 civilians and Olathe 176.
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Washington
Navy
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Sen. Schoeppel
R- Kan
Hutchinson Naval Air Station
Olathe Naval Air Station
Hutchinson
Olathe
Atomage demo in Bragg draws observers to Honest John rocket
About 200 to 250 observers at Fort Bragg watched an Honest John rocket launch toward an imagined target at 1 700 miles per hour showcasing atom age capabilities.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Atomage
Power Plant Study by State Council in Topeka
In Topeka the State Executive Council may explore a power plant to supply electricity to the statehouse new state office building and other nearby state buildings. Kansas accident records show fatalities in the past 24 hours and year totals with statewide traffic fatality counts.
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Wies
Topeka
State Executive Council
Kansas
Tapped Telephone Talk Links Hoffa to Teamster Ties
Secretly wire tapped recording features racketeer Corallo advising contact with Jimmy Hoffa to sway New Jersey Teamsters affairs. Cavallo invokes Fifth Amendment. NYPD agent identifies the voices. The tape, dated 1954, hints at avoiding local splits for Local 522. Photographer Florey claims a newly acquired Indonesian island Pulau Psiang from Sukarno after aiding rebels.
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Waliington
Senate
Tony
Ducks
Coralla
Alfred Reger
James Kroffa
Cavallo
New York Police Department
Natale Laurendi
Corallo
Rower
Jimmy
Jimmy Hoffa
New Jersey
Teamsters Council
Teamsters
Tad Loe
Campbell Misses World Speed Record On Canandaigua Lake
Campbell fails to match his world speed mark, hitting 204.05 mph on a one kilometer Canandaigua Lake run in the jet powered Bluebird. He notes the water defeat him after two round trips, aiming for 225.63 mph. Separately in India Nehru marks independence anniversary with unity call amid ongoing economic and political challenges. He speaks to 250000 at the Red Fort, saying freedom is earned and India must be friend to all nations.
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Canandaigua
Donald Camp “Bell
Campbell
Canandaigua Lake
Nehru
India
Delhi
Red Fort
Pakistan
Kashmir
Circus heir to wed Parisian socialite in September
Henry Ringling North, vice president of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, announced plans to marry Mrs. Marsha Gayle of Paris, France, on September 1 in Sarasota Florida. The engagement confirms a high society union linking the Ringling name with European social circles.
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Sarasota, Fla
Henry Ringling North
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Curcus
Marsha Gayle
Paris
France
Weather For Other Areas
Patches of rain sprinkled scattered areas while hot humid conditions persisted east of the Rockies. The eastern two thirds faced heat with cooler spells from Lake Superior to the Dakotas. Scattered thundershowers watched Gulf Coast through central Plains to the desert Southwest, with general showers along the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to the Carolinas.
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Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Lake Superior
Dakotas
Gulf Coast
Ohio Valley
Central Plains
Desert
Maine
Carolinas
Man Survives Long Plunge From Wichita Hotel
Eldon T. Haun, 47, survived a fall from the fourth floor of the Salvation Army Hotel in Wichita. Police say the man’s descent was broken by a second floor fire escape before he landed in a paved alley near Wichita Union Station.
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Wichita
Salvation Army
Wichita Union Station
Eldon T. Haun
Strawberries and Orange Juice Sale Notice
The notice advertises a sale of strawberries and orange juice. It lists quantities and discount details for customers, with location and dates unspecified in the readable text. The source reads as a brief promotional item in a local paper.
Typhoon Agnes Heads Toward Okinawa From Manila Report
Hospital attendants yesterday reported Haun in fair condition with a broken ankle and possible skull fracture. Agnes, a typhoon sweeping the Philippines, was 750 miles east of northern Luzon with 100 mph winds, moving northwest toward Okinawa at 10 mph. The deepest ocean dive by man was 10,300 feet by Prof. Auguste Piccard in 1953.
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Haun
Manila
Agnes
Philippines
Okinawa
Prof
Auguste Piccard
France
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Juroark
Lawrence Sanitary
Dairy Fresh
Gol
Bure
Cameron Hawai
Honolulu
John Florey
Indonesia
Florey
Southeast Asia
Sukarno
Florea
Pulau Psiang
Circus Exec
Harwood's Market
Indiana
Reeves
Washington Bartlett Pears
del Monte
GOD Wolferman
Concord
Pillsburys Angelfood
Speas
Maxwell Instant Coffee
Pillsbury's Flour Sifter
U.S
Flint Hills
Pacific
Chile
Penjel
Lean Swifts
Carol
Klas White
Hy-Klas
California
Turner
Maine St
Turner's
Spartan
Valvita
Holly Brand Sugar
Hulls Bros Coffee
Bosco Si
Spic and Span
Prozen
Sally Ann
Léon Loaves
Tor Syoo
Ee Armour
Wilson
Trey
Utah
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