Chicago Air Races Draw Flyers From Across Nation
Airlines and aviators from Long Beach Seattle Hartford Miami Brownsville and more converge on Chicago for the national air derby season. Women led by Gladys O Donnell race from Long Beach toward Amarillo with a stop at Lubbock while Brownsville to Chicago two man derby gains on arrival at Fort Worth. Weston plan includes Los Angeles to Chicago nonstop with entrants like Roscoe Turner Wiley Post and William Brock as hundreds of other planes head toward the windy city.
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Long Beach
Cal
Seattle
Hartford
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Tex
Lubbock
Oklahoma
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Missouri
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Wisconsin
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Fort Worth
John H. Livingston
Aurora
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W. G. Moore
Kansas City
Miami
Art Killips
la Grange
Art Davis
Lansing
Mich
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Macon
Augusta
Murfressboro
Tenn
Cincinnati
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New York
Tokyo
Roscoe Turner
L. F. Schornhair
Wiley Post
Post
Naval’ Air Squadron
Lexington
San Diego
Calif
English actress Marion Terry dies at 73 in London
London reports Marion Terry, last of the four famous Terry sisters, died at her home at age 73. While her fame was often eclipsed by sister Ellen, she remained a beloved figure on the English stage after fifty years of work. Kate and Florence were her siblings. The note comes as tributes pour in from British playgoers.
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London
Marion Terry
Terry
Ellen
Kate
Florence
Kansas Weather Forecast and Road Conditions
Mostly fair tonight and Friday with little temperature change. In Pittsburg Coffeyville and Wichita expect cloudy or rainy skies with clearing later. Dirt roads ranging from muddy to good with Douglas county roads muddy. Temperatures show 7 p.m. yesterday at 72 a.m. and noon values listed. maximum yesterday and minimum today not specified. Advertisement urges buying a Chevrolet.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Wichita
Douglas County
Captain accuses Coast Guard of ignoring search for Van Lear Black
Captain of a yacht claims a Coast Guard vessel refused to aid in the search after Van Lear Black reportedly fell overboard. He says he signaled for help with four whistle blasts, but the Coast Guard vessel shut off its light and departed without responding, leaving him to continue the search alone overnight.
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Coast Guard
van Lear Black
Ile Ane
Seare
T 8
Teper Misting
Mr. Black
Kelly
Bankers 10 meet a lighter budget in Kansas drought relief work
Kansas drought relief faces funding strains as bankers from state relief committees scheduled for August 26 meet with federal agencies per President Hoover's request. M A Limbecker says Washington trip planned while Farm Bureau leader Snyder notes distress in areas despite no state-wide dire need. Budget shifts reflect reduced tax levy and state support, with $7,000 total. salaries and operating costs outlined for the county Farm Bureau pending September actions.
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Topeka
Clyde M. Reed
Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde
Kansas
M. 4. Limbecker
Emporia
B. W. Garvin
Eric
Otto H. WuWekuhler
Leavenworth
Bankers’ Committee
State Relief Committee
W. G. West
Reed
Manhattan
Bees Snyder
Kansas Farm Bureau
State Drought Relief Committee
Snyder
Federal Farm Board
Kan
M. A. Limbecker
Kansas Brouth Relief Committee
Washington
Farm Bureau
A. I. Gilkison
W. F. Butcher
Bureau
Colorado
County Farm Bureau
State Agricultural College
Cubs Giants open crucial four game NL series
Chicago and New York launch a pivotal four game NL series before 59 000 fans at the ballpark. Walker faces Sheriff Blake as New York trails the league leading Cubs by three games amid a crowded early season pennant chase.
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Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Bill Walker
Giants
Sheriff Blake
Cubs
New York
Walker
Teachout
Hogan
Hake
O'Farrell
West Philadelphia
St Lewis
Willoughby
Smythe
Davis
Grimes
Mancuso
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Quarantine in Effect at Arkansas City Infants
A public health quarantine is in force against infantile paralysis in Arkansas City and nearby areas. Dr. F. A. Kelley warns health offices are barred from public spaces until conditions improve. Cedarvale, Oxford and nearby towns face strict controls. school openings may be delayed. Funk's Ambulance serves the region, phone 119.
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Fister
Kan
F. A. Kelley
Céedarvale
Oxford
Big Springs 4-H Clinches Top Ranks in Clothes Judging
Big Springs 4-H club dominated the clothing judging contest in the Chamber of Commerce rooms with first through third and fifth places. Grace Kellogg won first with 99 of 350, Leths Glenn second at 273, Hazel Glenn third at 271, qualifying the trio for the county team to go to the state fair. Wilma Hartmann placed fourth and Elsie Kellogg sixth. Gold silver bronze medals were awarded to the top three. A food judging contest follows tomorrow with Miss Elizabeth Randle presiding as judge.
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Big Springs
Chamber of Commerce
Grace Kellogg
Leths Glenn
Hazel Glenn
Douglas County
J. B. Taylor
Wilma Hartmann
Jayhawk Club
Elsie Kellogg
Elizabeth Randle
Place of civic clubs discussed at Kiwanis meeting
Wayne Curfman, visiting Rotarian, told Kiwanis members that civic clubs must accept responsibilities to the community and their members. He cited broader acquaintance and friendships, and noted clubs can support community projects and act as morale builders promoting ethics and fellowship.
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Kiwanis Club
Wayne Curfman
Curfman
Fraternal Congress Elects Allen and McCullough
At the national fraternal congress session in Detroit Tom L. McCullough of Dallas was elected president of the congress. George R. Allen of Topeka was chosen as vice president, with Allen serving as national president of the Fraternal Aid Union Lawrence.
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Fraternal Congress
Detroit
Tom L. McCullough
Dallas
Tex
Pratorians
National
Fraternal Congress of America
George R. Allen
Topeka
Kan
Lawrence
Davis Sentenced to Life for Carson City Murder
Stanton Michigan Aug 21 William H Davis 25 pleaded guilty to first degree murder before Judge Royal A Hawley and was sentenced to life imprisonment for the slaying of Doris Loree of Carson City. Arraignment proceedings and district actions followed in a tense legal backdrop. Alabama Republicans at Birmingham convention set plans for a ticket in the upcoming election.
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Stanton, Mich
William H. Davis
Doris Loree
Carson City
Royal A. Hawley
Davis
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Republicans
Haskell Homecoming Draws Oklahoma Indian Leaders
McDonald and Dietz toured Oklahoma visiting tribes from Pawnee to Cheyenne. Hundreds plan to attend Lawrence Homecoming October 9 and 10. They met Sun Dances and stomp dances with thousands of Indians alert for tents and beef provisions.
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Oklahoma
Haskell
Lawrence
Frank W. McDonald
Sooner
McDonald
W. H. Dietz
Five Civilized Tribes
Nebraska
Pawnee
Anniversary of Quantrill Massacre remembered at Lawrence
Sixty seven years after Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence on August 21 1863 the town’s massacre is recalled. The slaughter of 159 men shocked the nation and a planned Quantrill reunion near Independence Missouri was cancelled due to a death in the Wallace family who sponsored the event for years.
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Quantrill
Independence
Associated Press
J. D. Wallace
Traffic heads to meet to consider emergency freight rates
St Louis August 21 AP General offices of the Frisco railroad said traffic executives from western railroads would meet in Chicago to decide emergency freight rates for drought relief. The Frisco paused cutting rates in Missouri drought zones as per Agriculture Secretary Hyde. Western lines likely to adopt the eastern southern rate reductions already in place.
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Frisco Railroad
Western Railroads
Chicago
Missouri
Arthur M. Hyde
Frisco
Locomotive Endurance Run Nears Record Pace
Engine No. 4,213 of the Frisco railway completed 6,352 miles in an endurance run from August 1 in Kansas City to Memphis, hauling trains with the fire kept burning. Officials plan to beat last year’s 7,350 miles by Frisco engine 4,113 without snuffing the fire.
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St. Louis
Frisco Railroad
Kansas City
Memphis
Frisco
Milk Strike Shots Hit Kansas City Milk Truck
A Meyer Sanitary Milk truck from Kansas City Kansas was shot at 8 45 this morning half a mile west of Victory Junction. Armed guards fired back but could not identify the attackers from a wooded hollow. About 1000 gallons of milk spoiled and a 4000 dollar thermos tank was damaged. No injuries reported amid ongoing Kansas City milk strike violence in Leavenworth county. Sheriff Gallivan recently announced patrols on highways and side roads to curb violence during the strike.
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Meyer Sanitary Milk Company
Kansas City
Kansas
Victory Junction
Lawrence
Douglas
Jefferson Counties
Carl Christ
Leavenworth County
BE. R. Gallivan
Striker William Haas Named Mob Leader in Milk Strike
A warrant for the arrest of William Haas of Piper Kansas issued by Wyandotte County officials accuses him as a leader of a mob that threatened a milk collector during the Kansas City milk strike. Raids on milk trucks followed including an early morning ambush that punctured a glass lined tank, rendering 1000 gallons unusable as guards returned fire.
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Kansas City
Kan
William Haas
Piper
Earl B. Swarner
Wyandotte County
Lee E. Weeks
Haas
W. J. Bratten
Edwardsville
King Carol Refuses Reconciliation Amid Coronation Delays
Vienna reports a Romanian statesman connected to the Bucharest court says the coronation postponement of King Carol stems from his obstinate stance against reconciliation. He claims his wife left him and aligned with enemies, noting his political exile and opposition to Bratianu. He says he can forgive opponents but not his wife.
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Bucharest
Carol
Maniu
Romania
M. Bratianu
Bartianus
Trial boat races name winners for defender selection
In Newport R I on August 21 the yacht Enterprise defeated Weetamee by two minutes and 55 seconds while the Yankee defeated the Whirlwind by a wide margin in the second trial race for the America's Cup challenger selection against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V.
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Enterprise
Thomas Lipton
Newport R. 1
Cate
Staged Man Hunt Across the River
North Lawrence joined a cross river manhunt last night for Elmer Washington a 29 year old convict who escaped from a Kansas prison. State penitentiary guards joined city and county officers in searching Union Pacific sidings and nearby buildings after a brakeman saw a man matching Washingtons description leaving a freight car. Washington a third degree robbery convict from Labette county hid in a brick car and pried a ventilator opening using an iron bar to escape. Guards searched Bismarck grove and former convict homes while kids reported a sighting near Robinson park in blue denim prison garb with a white stripe. Authorities believed Washington fled toward Topeka aided by a motorist who picked him up west of Kanwaka. continuous nightlong search drew heavy local attention.
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State
Elmer Washington
Lansing
Washington
Union Pacific
Labette County
Wes J. Cummings
Bismarck Grove
Chief Cummings
R. R. Rutherford
Cummings
Kanwaka
Topeka
Park
Robinson Park
Two Young Men Sought After Wounding in Irving Kansas
Peace officers in Irving sought two young men after a yesterday shooting that wounded a person. Sheriff F Laphart of Tecumseh Nebraska planned to question them. An abandoned sheriff’s car and a stolen vehicle linked to the youths were found on the main street, with bystanders recalling the men leaving a small sedan before disappearing. Guns and clothing marked Haddam Kansas were recovered from the abandoned car as Tecumseh officers joined the search.
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Cloer
Gandhi letter offers terms for peace ceasefire
Simla Aug 21 AP Viceroy Irwin to meet Jayakar soon after Mahatma Gandhi sent a letter via Sapru and Jayakar from Poona jail. The message reportedly lays out terms for ending civil resistance that has seen hundreds of Congress volunteers jailed nationwide. The Poona talks involved Nehru Sarojini Naidu Motilal and Jawaharlal Nehru. Delhi Working Committee to decide next Tuesday. Napa County prune growers set wages 3 dollars per ton for picking and 35 cents per hour for tree pickers.
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India
Lord Irwin
Mahatma
Gandhi
Tej Bahadur Sapru
Jayakar
Poona
Congress
Saro Naidu
Motilal
Jewarhalal
Nehru
Allia Congress
Delhi
Napa
County
Cal
Plan to Start a Globe Flight in a Few Days
Washington reports the state department asked five governments for permission for Roger Q. Williams and Ted Lundgren to fly over their territory in a possible globe encircling flight. The pair planned to depart from Old Orchard, Maine, within days, after talks with Commerce and State officials and with Clarence M. Young on the trans Atlantic route to Germany.
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Washington
State Department
Roger Q. Williams
Ted Lundgren
Williams
Lundgren
Commerce and
Old Orchard
Clarence M. Young
Commerce
R. H. Bakaloe
North American
Germany
Miles pleads guilty in Ottawa liquor case
E. Pickle Miles of Lawrence pleaded guilty to transportation and possession of intoxicating liquor in Ottawa justice court this afternoon and was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to sixty days in county jail. E Adams was found not guilty by a jury. The two were arrested Tuesday by motorcycle officer Olin Minkley for a Buick loaded with liquor bound for Ottawa. County Attorney R. E. B. Page seeks to confiscate the 1927 Buick. hearing set for October 23.
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Lawrence
Ottawa
I Cl
E. Adams
Miles
Adams
Olin Minckley
Pittsburg
R. E B. Page
Yachting Cap Believed Linked to Van Lear Black
Two fishermen found a yachting cap matching Van Lear Black’s New York Yacht Club insignia ten miles off Point Pleasant New Jersey. Police and coast guards patrolling the coast kept watch for Black’s body as a strong northeast wind lifted hopes that the vessel missing since Monday night might wash ashore.
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Point Pleasant
N. J
van Lear
Black
Baltimore
New Jersey
The
New York Yacht Club
Fire sweeps through town destroys twenty two buildings
A $100,000 blaze in Chamontt village near Watertown, New York, destroyed twenty two structures including a restaurant, church, twelve houses, nine boathouses and a boat. Crouse, 69, died after his garage caught fire as the flames spread along one street.
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N. Y
Chaumont
Here
Ontario
Crouse
Waltz to Return to Favor in Dance Circles
New York August 21 AP The return of the waltz to popular favor is predicted by Thomas H Sheehy president of the Dancing Masters of America speaking at the convention He cites long skirts and crooning melodies as drivers of a graceful ballroom revival. Oil Company Is Sold Tulsa OK August 21 AP Formal announcement of the sale of the Transcontinental Oil Company to Ohio Oil Company made by F B Parriott president at Tulsa. Sheriff's Slayer Sentenced Sayre OK Aug 21 AP Frank Griffin Beckham county farmer convicted of murder in Beckham county sheriff C H Phillips killing life imprisonment recommended by the jury. Marathon Swimmers Approved Toronto August 21 AP Thirty six women marathon swimmers were approved after medical exam will compete tomorrow in a ten mile race at the Canadian national exhibition for 10900. Boxer Dies of Injuries San Francisco August 21 AP John Anderson 20 died from injuries suffered in a four round bout with Red Luehl Presidio soldier brain hemorrhage. News brief ads follow.
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Thomas H Sheehy
Chicago
Dancing Masters of America
Oil Company
Tulsa
Transcontinental Oil Company
Ohio
F. B. Parriott
Transcontinental Company
Sayre
Okla
Frank Griffin
Beckham County
C. H. Phillips
Toronto
Ont
San Francisco
John Anderson
Luehl
Presidio
National Hall
Injunction Filed Over Pinckney School Bid Delays
A district court injunction filed yesterday by Mrs. Lizzie S. Sheldon aimed at blocking Pinckney school construction prompted the board of education to defer bid openings until September 19. The suit alleges noncompliance with Kansas school law, questions over voter submission, and ground purchase expenditures over 2000 dollars. The temporary order was refused to avoid delaying contracts, and bids were sealed and stored in a bank vault. Meanwhile, board members discussed counsel guidance and notified contractors of the postponement to Monday night August 25.
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Board of Education
Pinckney
Lizzie
S. Sheldon
Walter Thiele
Menger
Ewing
Howard Sutherland
Sutherland
Las
W. W. Curfman
Mr. Curfman
Curfman
W. A. Smith
Kansas
Henry Albach
McConnell
W. C. McConnell
L. Preston
Henrietta
Okla
Clarence White
Oil Firms Cited for Proration Violations in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City August 21 AP The Oklahoma corporation commission issued 73 citations against officials of 59 oil companies for alleged violations of the oil proration and curtailment agreement. The state also announced abandonment of a threatened receivership action against Oil and Royalty Company led by C C Julian, whose firm would be added to the cited list.
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Oklahoma Corporation Commission
C. C. Julian
Attorney General’s ‘Office
Julian
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