Midget Teams Open Morning Picnic Baseball
Three midget league games played at South Park under clear skies. Skeezix beat Ranke Dinks 1 to 0. Astualls tied Panthers 2 to 2. Wildests defeated Tigers 7 to 1. Pitcher Casteel hurled a no hit no run game against Rinky Dinks. Skeezix center fielder Davidson made the team's only hit.
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South Park
Skéezix
Ranke Dinks
Astuaals
Panthers
Tigers
Casteel
Rinky Dinks
Davidson
Skeezix
Krum
Tetire Arain Ore
Teel
Henry M. Black
Cardinals
Wise
RicGce
Reber
Cateser Caughron
Caughron
Todd
Hodges
Wildcats
Wetzel
Stewart
Flashes of Life and Odd News From Across the Nation
An assortment of brief items reports hay fever fears from cosmetic use, a civil suit over a freight collision in Burlington North Carolina seeking damages, a Mississippi golfer’s remarkable 2 hole in one, a hawk incident in a barber shop window in McComb, a Denver council quip about prison stokers, a Wilmington police chief anecdote about a new car, and a Clinton County farmer buying a brand new livery horse cart in a decade.
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Associated Press
Chicago
N.C
Hickael
G. W
Southern Railway
Tex
Houston Country Club
Dick” ‘Franklin
McComb
NRA
Brimfield
Denver
State Executive Council
B. F. Stapleton
Wilmington
Clinton County
May Brighten Homes Three Orphan Girls Visit Puls Home
Rev C A Puls and Mrs Puls hosted three orphan girls Betty 5 Betty Jean 6 and Betty Lou 7 for a week at the Trinity Lutheran parsonage in Lawrence. Visitors showed interest in adoption and Puls invites more inquiries by visiting or calling.
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Lawrence
C. A. Puls
Mr. Puls
Puls
Kansas Cito
Harry Evans
Betty
Betty Jean
Betty Lou
Trinity ‘Lutheran Parsonage
Narsonare
Injured in fall at old Newmark building
C M Doane of 307 East Eighth street broke two bones in his left leg Tuesday after falling through a plate glass floor panel in the show window at the old Newmark building. He was fixing wiring when he struck a large rock in the basement. Doane, Graebner Brothers electrician, is home and reported in good condition this morning. Meanwhile the West Hills area gets 100 feet of four inch gas mains as the gas company replaces old lines to serve new homes.
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C. M. Doane
East Eighth Street
Newmark
Breken
Mr. Doane
Graeber Brothers
Weat Hills
West Hills
Leaf Hoppers Invade the Business District
In Lawrence a swarm of tiny green leaf hoppers filled the downtown lights and traffic areas last night. Entomologists cite climate and recent rains as triggers but note the insects are not long term city residents, returning to fields after brief nocturnal forays.
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Lawrence
Philip Reach
Readie
Owever
KK. U
Watermelon King Of Kansas Sees Small Yield In 350 Tons
Heard in Lawrence reports Art Underwood near Fadora plans the smallest watermelon yield in years about 350 tons down from near double last year. He owns fifty five acres, possibly the state’s largest patch, and is tipped to be Kansas Watermelon King. A Kansas City sports editor admits wishing Iowa State or Kansas State would crush rivals on the track to the Big Six title.
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Art Underwood
Fadora
Underwood
Kansas
Kansas City
Iowa State
Kansas State
Shoe Sale to Close After Success, Store in Lawrence
Announcement today states the Spot Cash Shoe Store will close Saturday night August 26 after a successful sale that began July 7. The store owners E. L. Haynes and H. W. Keene have operated in Lawrence for over eighteen years to make room for new fall footwear.
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E. L. Haynes
H. W. Keene
Lawrence
Hollywood Strike Ends After Walkout By Technicians
Hollywood ends the strike that began July 8 as more than 3,000 men are expected to report to work at major studios. The International Alliance of Theater Stage Employees honors the labor board decree dissolving the walkout.
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Hollywood
Aps
International Alliance of Theater Stage
National Labor Board
Lindberghs Land at Lerwick Shetland Islands Flight Stop
Pan American Airways received word Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh have landed at Lerwick Shetland Islands at 930 am EST after flying from the Faeroes. In Liberty Missouri Lee R Walridge and Anna E Schmitt and in Junction City Glenn E Kirkpatrick and Myrtle V Koepecke were issued marriage licenses with local ministers set to perform ceremonies.
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New York
Pan American Airways
Charles A. Lindberch
Lerwick
Shetland Islands
Treraa
Faeroes
Lee R. Walridge
Anna E. Schmitt
Liberty, Mo
R.A. Hunt
Lawrence
Glenn E. Kirkpatrick
Myrtle V. Koepecke
Junction City
C. A. Puls
Southern streams up as rains flood Kansas towns
Heavy rains across southern Kansas flood lowlands and overrun streets in Great Bend and Liberal while rivers in the north recede. Smoky Hill at Lindsborg and Walnuts Creek overflowed, with Salina and La Nina areas watching for further rises as drought ends and cooler, drier weather is forecast.
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Topeka
Kansas
Great Bend
Walnut Creek
Hutchinson
Cow Creek
Liberal
Lindsborg
Salina
Flora
Lana
Blue River
Independence
Goodland
Death by grief for mother of Oklahoma schoolteachers
In Blackwell Oklahoma Aug 24 AP death claims Mrs J F Griffith mother of Jessie and Zex ia Griffith two sisters murdered in what police call a wanton killing two and a half years after the killings Earl Quinn Kansas City hoodlum was on trial and appealing a second death sentence Prosecutors accuse Quinn of shooting the sisters as they returned to their schools after Christmas 1930 leaving their bodies by a roadside The girls father a former police chief survives
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Blackwell
Oklah
Jessie
Zexia Griffith
Oklahoma
J. F. Griffith
Earl Quinn
Kansas City
Quinn
Three Men Named by Fr Coughlin in Detroit Bank Case
In Aug 24 AP report Fr Charles E. Coughlin named three former Detroit Bankers Co officials Peter J. Monaghan E D Stair and Wilson W Mills as likely to face federal indictments. He said Monaghan Stair and Mills were tied to the bank and Mills had served as chairman of First National Bank Detroit.
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Detroit Bank
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit Bankers Co
Peter J. Monaghan
E. D. Stair
Wilson W. Mills
Naghan
Detroit
Clair
Mills
First National Bank
Ee O
Fire in Stockyards at Kansas City Kansas
Fire broke out this afternoon in the Kansas City stockyards where 20,000 rigs were received today for government purchase. The blaze consumed hay barns quarantine pens and sheds at the west edge of the yards but no animals were reported destroyed. Fire departments from both Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas aided in containment.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kaw River
Morris Packing Company
Kaw
Homecoming Brackett event and other local notices
H Russell Seacat recuperates at home after a tonsillectomy and will miss work for a couple of days. Brackett Homecoming, sponsored by Pleasant, will be Sunday with a large crowd expected and bring-your-own-service plates. John Simpson, Farmers Union president, will speak Saturday at 11:30 on National Farm Home hour via WREN. Gus Welch returns Sunday as Haskell’s athletic director and football coach. American Legion Chorus meets 7:30 at Wiedemann's for rehearsal. Journal-World Market and Basket pages preview shopping Saturday.
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Brackett
Nonn
John Simpson
Farmers’ Union
National Broadcasting ‘Company
National Farm Home Hour
WREN
Youth Admits Holdups In Secret Marriage Scheme
Kansas City August 24 AP police say 17 year old Jim Turley confessed to a career of banditry to fund a secret marriage. He claimed to partner in holdups with Charles Frazier and John Muehlebach, linked to the death of Officer Eric Bjorkbach in a car crash last week. Turley’s bride Thelma Weaver was present during questioning. Frazier and Muehlebach were later arrested in Rosebud Missouri and implicated Turley.
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Kansas City
Jimmie Turley
James Turley
Jimmie
Charles Frazier
John B. Muehlebach
Eric O. Bjorkbach
Muehlebach
Frazier
Rosebud
Turley
Thelma Weaver
Beer IN
Arkansas
Arkansas legalizes 3.2 beer and light wines
In Little Rock at 11:13 am Governor J M Farrell signed the engrossed beer bill making sales and manufacture of 3.2 percent beer and light wines legal immediately in the state. The final Senate tally was 24 to 7, with the emergency clause attached in the House yesterday.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
J. M. Farrell
State Senate
House
Community Visits and Local Canvass Events
Union residents shared Sunday visits with neighbors including Mr and Mrs Albert Pippert and June Beck while Lenora and Leslie Hardtarfer stayed with grandparents. Other callers from Baldwin and Topeka visited the Beck home and W H Johanning. Mrs Ruth Breithaupt assists Schwalm family as Roy Schwalm's wife is hospitalized. Prof Roy Underwood and KU student Robert Slater will drive to Oskaloosa for the band concert and participate in the Friday Saturday picnic programs.
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Howard Hardtarfer
Albert Pippett
Frank Sutton
Lenora
Leslie Hardtarfer
Philo Beck
June Beck
J. A. Leach
Helen
Henry Seele
Katie Oswald
Vane. K
Albert Pippert
Oscar
Otto Stoebener
Milton Niebrugre
Ruth Breithaupt
Schwalm
Irwin Schwalm
Roy Schwalm
Ike Thomas
Jack
Missouri
John Pippert
Elmer Lutz
Kansas City
Oskaloosa
Roy Underwood
C. E. Sawhill
Robert Slater
K. U
Underwood
Yard-Long Pickle Exhibited In Holdenville
Ed Phillips recently exhibited a garden cucumber 83 percent inches long in Holdenville Oklahoma. The report notes the unusually large vegetable as a local curiosity from the area.
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Holdenville
Okla
Ed Phillips
Market News Roundup Chicago Grain Fluctuations Amid Thin Market
Grains fluctuated erratically with early break and rally in sympathy with stocks. September contracts liquidations caused further reversals. Liverpool wheat weaker on rains in Argentina. Cash wheat in southwest in demand amid heavy salt losses. Corn up and down but weak overall. rye down sharply. provisions lower. Kansas City cattle and hogs mixed. Idaho lambs offered with lower bids. hogs slow, prices down about 19 cents. Chicago livestock market lower, with 180-220 lb hogs around 4.40 to 4.50.
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Chicago
Aux
Liverpool
Argentina
Cor
Kansan City
Idaho
Hehe i
Livestock Market Report With Prices Across Grades
Strong cattle and hog prices report with steer and heifer values steady to mixed. Slaughter cattle and vealers show firmness, while lighter weights and stockers move slowly. Kansas City area shows barely active demand, steady to higher than Wednesday, with top hogs at 4.20 and sheep steady to lower on limited bids.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Aus
Stromt
the. S
Kansas City Produce Markets Report Aug S4 AP
Kansas City markets list grains oats butterfat and poultry prices with active bids and bids for wheat corn and related commodities. Values include No 1 heavy creamers eggs and various futures names and dates.
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Kansas City
BR Creamers
Nutterfar
Springs
Ana U
Wall Street closes higher amid mixed bonds and stocks
U S government bonds posted varied levels with Liberty issues at scattered quotes. Stocks drifted up despite ski market pressure, led by gains in mining, oils, chemicals and rails as trading remained orderly and selective with a cautious tone in the market.
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New York
U. S
Liberty
Liberty First
Treasury
Wall Street
York
Aus
Altho
U.S
Coton Pacific
San= la Fe
Alske
Juneau
Dome Mines
Melnisré Porcupine
American Can
Celanise
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Armrod Freeport
Texas
Erie
North American
Public Service of New Jersey
Consolidated Gas
Trady
Tpquin
Groum
Federal Reserve Board
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Weitzel
Tiger
Warner
Hodge
Grourier
Owens and
Hormuthard Hodges
MAY Brighten Homes
Harry Shaw
South Orange
N. d
Hegan
Lindberghs
Flier
Kansas City, Kansas
Russell Seacat
H. Russell Seacat
Kansas Electric Power Company
Seacat
Journal-World
Milo G. Burcham
Falcon
Ele Force
Burcham
Chicago Livestock
API
USDA
Lupe
Ting Tie
Lupe Velez
Joan del Vallee Velez
Lee's
Annes
Starley
Lawrence, Kansas
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