Murray denounces Voorhees attack on miners pensions
New York August 26 Philip Murray head of the CIO coal workers union called the criticism of John L. Lewis and miners pensions vicious and insulting. He said Voorhees voice and steel board remarks insult miners and those who produce steel and coal. Murray recalled the miners won a $100 monthly pension last year.
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John L. Lewis
Stael- Gipting Board
Enders M. Voorhai
U. S. Steel
Murray
Voorhees
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Protests Over Black Dress Order In St Joseph Stores
In St Joseph on August 26 salesgirls protested a new order requiring all workers to wear black dresses starting September 1. Spokeswoman Martha L Anderson called the demand outrageous and said workers are normal people like customers. Some clerks were told to stay home if unwilling to wear black. Stores affected include a major department store a ladies ready to wear shop and a chain store.
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St. Joseph
Girlx
Martha L. Anderson
Aad
Kiack
Sparrow Young Reaches Grand American Trap Milestone
In Vandalia Ohio on August 26 1926 Sparrow Young aged 84 of Ohio became one of three to win the Grand American Handicap with a perfect 100 from 23 gates. The 49th Grand marks the golden anniversary of trapshooting with about 1700 entrants from the United States Cuba the Canal Zone and Canada expected to compete.
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Vandalia
Ohio
Bsep
Sparrow) Young
Water hearing ends on Cedar Bluffs irrigation district petition
Topeka Aug 26 A state water resources engineer delayed decision at a Cedar Bluffs district hearing covering Ellis and Trego counties. He will study the record and rule later after possible signers withdraw. The petition faces a majority signer requirement and would source irrigation water from the Smoky Hill river via a dam project. Also reported Missouri state fair news with a Kansas owned bull winning champion at Sedalia.
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Cedar Bluffs
Ellis
Trego
George S. Knapp
Knapp
Kansas
Lande&rern
U. S. Bureau of Reclama
Smoky Hill
Tago County
Lutheran School Report Reveals Church Education Scale
President reports 1,238 schools with 1,379 male and 1,118 female teachers. Sunday school educates 345,000 pupils taught by 41,188 teachers. Fifty Lutheran chaplains are on duty. Church property valued at 188 million dollars.
New 1950 Studebaker Displays Arrive At Sanders
Sanders Motor Company on Massachusetts Street shows four 1950 Studebaker models a convertible coupé four door sedan and a two door sedan ready for demonstration. A ten day display is planned with models featuring air plane fuselage hood air-foil fenders chrome spinner and four air intake openings for cooling. Front and rear fenders are bolt on with large vertical tail lights integrated into back fenders.
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Studebaker
Sanders Motor Company
Massachusetts Street
Sanders
Lawrence county crops thrive despite high taxes and back-to-school bills
Residents praise a banner agricultural year in Douglas county with lush corn soybeans and pastures after a recent storm. Yet tax increases and upcoming school expenses dampen pride as families fear higher bills next year and prepare for the new school season.
Memorial Hospital notices list local residents
At Memorial Hospital several names appear across addresses in Baldwin Sunflower Eu Dora and North Kansas City Missouri including Christopher Maxwell Mrs Ruby Grammer Mrs Maxine Lee Evelyn Sheard Becky Dean Helen Miller and baby boy Henry Christian Hoover Claire Bryant Fern Hagerman Charlene Traynor and baby boy with multiple street and route listings.
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Baldwin
Ery Oo Hoover
Sunflower
Mrs. de Meer
West Fourteenth Street
Paul C. Chandler
Kansas City
Ruby Grammer
Elm Street
Maxine Lee
Maple Street
Evelyn Sheard
Eudora
Becky Dean
Helen Miller
West Fifteenth Street
Henry Christian Hoover
Claire Bryant
Walnut Street
Fern Hagerman
Charlene Traynor
Route 1
Births and campus library gift head Wichita report
Birth notices record a son born to Mr and Mrs Is Rollo and a son to Mr and Mrs Jack Webb Jr in Sunflower yesterday. Wichita aug 26 a journalism library for Maj Kenneth Sauer memorialized by his family with 1250 dollars. Sauer died in 1944 as a prisoner of the Japanese.
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Yesto
Jack Webb, Jr
Wichita
University of Wichita
Kenneth Sauer
Major Sauer
Plan Bridge Tears Chillicothe Football Practice
Plan calls for more than 100 contestants at Emnhoria State Teachers College training camp opening Monday under head coach F. G. Prana W. The incident appears in UP dispatches from August 36 to September 25, noting early practice with multiple state connections.
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Te Coen
Emporia
Kan
Emporis State Teachers College
F. G. (Prana
Unclear fragment hints at rail, wheat, and economic notes
Fragmentary AP style note mentions rail traffic, wheat conditions, and a political or economic summary. Names and places are unreadable, leaving only general references to steasy observations and market tones without concrete actions or dates.
Power funds assure vast government transmission program
Washington August 26 UR Funds were assured today for the most extensive program of government power lines ever approved by Congress. A $668 million interior department appropriation bill passed the Senate funding transmission lines to distribute hydroelectric power from government dams in the southwest northwest California and Rocky Mountain area. The House has approved the administration's public power program except for the Havre Shelby line for the Fort Peck project Montana. The Senate backed this line as the final step after defeating its appropriations committee which had cut most transmission items in the House bill. Final passage awaits House return from vacation in September.
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Congress
Interior Department
Senate
Southwest
Northwest
California
Rocky Mountain Arca
House
Havre-Shelby
Fort Peck
Montana
Appropriations Committee
Wall Street Ends Steady Amid Last Minute Bovine Interest
In New York on August 26 AP reports cautious trading with limited price movement. General Motors led gains while Chrysler and Studebaker held firm. Texas Pacific Land Trust showed mixed activity as the market remained narrow with only small swings.
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Wall Street
New York
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Lgl
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Livestock and Grain Market Snapshots from Kansas City and Chicago
AP reports advance livestock receipts with hogs scarce and sows steady, while cattle and calves show moderate activity. Kansas City grain prices edge higher on wheat and corn. hay and prairie markets vary with demand strongest for top quality alfalfa. Butter, eggs, and poultry prices drift, with regional movements in New York stocks noted.
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Prairie
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