McNary Plans Midwest Campaign Tour After VP Nomination
Charles L. McNary outlined a six to seven stop campaign schedule with national and state Republicans. He attacked the Roosevelt farm program and reciprocal trade, urged continued hydroelectric development, and opposed foreign military entanglements while defending national dignity and independence.
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Salem
Ore
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Washington
D.C
Senate
Labor
Joe Martin
Wendell Willkie
Midwest
Martin
McNary
State Fairgrounds
Roosevelt
Kitchen to Close For Woodlawn School Plumbing Work
The Social Service League kitchen, housed in the Woodlawn school basement and used by families lacking pressure canning gear, will close Friday and Saturday due to plumbing work. Appointments for next week may be made. Jars with Mason or two piece lids are needed. volunteers may donate jars by calling 909. The kitchen, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. six days weekly, invites public visits.
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Woodlawn School
Social Service League
League
Rains Boost Kansas Crops Across State
Rains improved soil moisture across much of Kansas, lifting pasture and crop conditions. Wheat seeding benefits appear with western counties started. sorghums head well. forage yields look good to fair grain yields. Alfalfa harvest continues and plans show a large fall seeding. fruit prospects remain above average.
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Topeka
Kansas
Raid on Port Said Alexandria and Port Said by Enemy Planes
Cairo reports enemy air raids on Port Said Alexandria and the British naval base at Alexandria. Casualties were zero and minor damage noted. It was the first raid on Port Said, defended by British fleet and land forces under a British Egyptian accord. Alexandria has faced prior Italian attacks.
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Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
Port Said
Suez Canal
Ipon
Said
Britain
R.A.F
England
Big Springs Fair speakers announced for Friday
Thomas County stock raiser M. Lgungdahl to speak at the Big Springs Fair Friday at 2 PM. Lgungdahl is a farmer and stock raiser from Thomas County.
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M. Lgungdahl
Thomas County
Big Springs
Mw Lgungdahl
State Board of Revenue’ and Taxation
Wn Igdahl
Thomas ‘County
Cattle Theft Charge Leads To Arrest In Osage and Douglas Counties
Bob McClune of Overbrook was arrested yesterday on a cattle theft charge. The two heifers, taken near Lyndon in Osage County, were sold in Lawrence on July 18 for 57.20 dollars. McClune, on parole from Lansing, allegedly confessed after arrest. Lawmen Wayne Owens and O M Cates reported the case to Sheriff Charles E Banning.
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Bob McClune
Overbrook
McClune
Lansing
Charles Ulrich
Lyndon
Osage County
Douglas County
Wayne Owens
O. M. Cates
Lawrence
Owens
Cates
Charles E. Banning
Deaths and Funerals for Peek and Weber Families
Mrs. Hugh E. Peek formerly Maybeth Parker of Lawrence died last night in Jacksonville Florida leaving husband and brother J Howard Parker of Lawrence among survivors. Funeral arrangements were not set. August Weber Sr 79 died in Independence Missouri and funeral is tomorrow at 2:30 pm at Funk chapel. Buried in De Soto. Weber Brothers piano firm linked to August Sr and son Fred. Survived by wife Anna M Weber two daughters six sons and siblings in Kansas City Seattle Liberal Madison and Custer.
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Hugh E. Peek
Maybeth Parker
Lawrence
Jacksonville
Fla
Washington
F. M. Peek
Wichita
August Weber
Independence
Funk Chapel
Edwin F. Price
DeSoto
Anna M. Weber
Home
Louise Weber
H. A. Gaskill
Alfred
Seattle
August, Jr
George
Madison
Wis
Fred
Custer, Mont
Harold
Topeka
Joseph
Kansas City
Lena’ Weber
Kasold Rites Set For Lawrence Resident Paul Kasold
Funeral services for Paul A Kasold 84 who died at his home west of Lawrence will be held tomorrow at 2 80 oclock from Rumsey Funeral Home Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery He was born in Germany in 1856 and came to Lawrence with his mother and five brothers after his father died He had lived in and around Lawrence for 70 years and at Cedar View for 40 years.
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Paul A. Kasold
Lawrence
Rumsey Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Germany
Cedar View
Baldwin Willkie Club Meeting Set in Fellowship Hall
A Baldwin gathering is planned for Friday evening at 8 in Fellowship Hall to organize a Baldwin Willkie club. Lawrence residents are expected to attend. Also noted, Lawrence fisherman Guy Pennock returned from California with a stomach scar from a near catch near Catalina Island. Roy of 1300 Connecticut reports a sunflower reaching 16 feet 10 inches, the largest yet noted.
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Fellowship Hall
Baldwin
Lawrence
Guy Pennock
California
Catalina Island
Pennock
Fpennock
W. W. Roy
Connecticut
Law rence Mason Meets Member Injured In Car Accident
K P Adams of Lawrence, a participant at Kansas Negro Masons annual meetings, suffered a broken leg when a car driven by fellow lodge member Arthur Standfield failed to brake near 808 Vermont Street. Adams was pinned against the lodge hall as the car mounted the curb and struck the building.
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K. P. Adams
Lawrence
Kansas
Lex
Adams
Vermont Street
Arthur Standfield
Walnut Street
Willkie Clubs to Incorporate in Topeka
Incorporation papers for the Associated Willkie clubs of Kansas were filed with the secretary of state. Wichita is listed as headquarters and the four incorporators include Frank Haucke of Council Grove, Jay W. Scovel of Independence, A Campbell of Wichita, and Marlin S. Casey of Topeka.
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Topeka
Associated
Willkie Clubs of
Kansas
Secretary of State
Wichita
Frank Haucke
Council Grove
Bomines
Jay W. Scovel
Independence
A. Campbell
Marlin S. ‘Casey
Kiwanis Friday Clinics Split Between Orthopedic and Psychiatric
Two clinics sponsored by the Kiwanis club will be held in Lawrence on Friday afternoon starting at 2 o clock. The orthopedic clinic will be conducted by Dr. C. B. Francisco in the clinic room at Lawrence Memorial hospital while Dr. E. T. Gibson will run the psychiatric clinic in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
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Kiwanis Club
Lawrence
C. B. Francisco
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
E. T.’ Gibson
Chamber of Commerce
Bolona replaces gute nacht in Berlin greeting
A Berlin wit coins the shorthand bolona for bombenlose nacht meaning bombless night and the term spreads quickly among residents marking a shift from the traditional goodbye phrase in the city.
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Berlin
Kansas Parties Adopt State Platforms in Hullabaloo
In Topeka on August 28 Kansas Republicans and Democrats adopted platforms at biennial councils. The GOP blasted the New Deal and praised Willkie. the Democrats attacked Ratner’s administration while praising Roosevelt. Both parties endorsed reforms in taxation education and state administration and set campaign tones for 1940.
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Topeka
Kansas
Roosevelt
Payne Ratner
Alf M. Landon
G. O.P
Wendell Willkie
Clifford Hope
G.O.P
Ratner
Ee Willkie
Labor Department
Ratner to Visit Fairs and Attend Midwest Conference
Gov. Payne Ratner will travel to Belleville tonight to present awards at the North Central Kansas Fair. He will attend a nine state Midwest conference on national defense industries in Kansas City Friday. He dedicates the first historical marker by the highway department at Shawnee Mission in Johnson County and visits the Johnson Miami county fair at Spring Hill that night.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
Belleville
National Defense Industries
Kansas City
Highway Department
Shawnee Mission
Johnson County
Johnson-Miami
Spring Hill
Milwaukee Train Derailed Near Milbank injuring several
A Milwaukee railroad train derailed twenty miles west of Milbank South Dakota this morning injuring several people with at least one person in critical condition. The incident was reported from Milbank. A column notes a Lawrence Business College course is a stepping stone for every graduate.
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Milwaukee
Milbank
S. D
Milwaukee Railroad
Here
Lawrence Business College
Lawrence Business
Pirates blank Phillies as Sewell wins twelfth of season
Rip Sewell tossed a three hit shutout to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 to 0 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Only two Phils advanced to second base as Mulcahy and Warren teamed for Philadelphia’s defeat.
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Pittsburgh
Rip Sewell
Pirates
Phillies
Phils
Philadelphia
Mulcahy
Warren
Sewell
Davis
Higbe
Atwood
Bowman
Fernandes
Boston
Chicago
Oe Errickson
Berres
French
Root
Bryant
Collins
New York
St. Louis
Melton
Danning
Warneke
Owen
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Cubs Recall Dizzy Dean From Tulsa for Reds Series
Chicago manager Gabby Hartnett announced the recall of pitcher Dizzy Dean from Tulsa in the Texas League. Dean is slated to join the Cubs for the Cubs Reds series opener in Chicago on September 7. Hartnett also released infielder Bill Rogell, who had been obtained from Detroit in exchange for Dick Bartell.
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Chicago
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Dizzy Dean
Tulsa
Hartnett
Bill Rogell
Detroit
Dick Bartell
City probes bid collapse linked to Pendergast era ties
Kansas City Mayor John B. Gage opened an inquiry into possible monopoly in city contracts after the Ready Mixed Cement Co. won a bid nearly one third lower than two years ago. He cited contractor claims of concrete shortages at bid price and warned monopolies harm the public interest.
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Kansas City
John B. Gage
Democratic Organization
T. J. Pendergast
Gage
Pendergast
Shipstead backs Willkie in Minnesota outside party lines
Henrik Shipstead, Minnesota's senior senator since 1922, who recently quit the Farmer-Laborists for the GOP, announced support for Wendell Willkie. The 18 year veteran also endorsed a presidential candidate from a major party, marking another political upset.
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Minneapolis
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Congress
Farmer-Laborites
Wendell Willkie
Washington
Hal Shipstead
Bob LaFollette
Express Strike Threatens Nationwide Action
George M. Harrison of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks said union leaders and the Railway Express Agency had a dispute over applying a 44 hour week and a meeting is planned Monday to fix a date for a nationwide strike.
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Washington
George M. Harrison
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Railway Express Agency, Inc
ENMU Alumni Survey Questions Activity Since Graduation
Eastern New Mexico College sent a survey to alumni asking what they have been doing since leaving ENMC. A former coed replied with a brief line about her current status.
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Portales
N. M.C
Eastern New Mexico College
E.N.M.C
Papled
Hard Winter for Europe Predicted by Observer
Dr. Cassius Way president of the American Veterinary Medical Association warned that famine and disease threats loom across Europe this winter. He cited adverse weather poor crops and mass emergency slaughter of cattle sheep and horses as factors forecasting an eight month siege of hunger for millions. His views stem from trips through England and the continent and reports from European colleagues.
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Washington
Cassius Way
American Veterinary Medical Association
Europe
New Yorker
England
Purge Backlash as Johnson Wins California Primary
Rep Martin of Massachusetts called Hiram Johnsons California victory an ignominious defeat for President Roosevelts purge attempt. He said the results boost Republican confidence that California will back Willkie McNary in November.
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Johnson
California
Roosevelt
Washington
Martin
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Hiram W. Johnson
Wheat futures ease after early rise in Chicago market
Wheat prices in Chicago closed little changed after reaching a high of 55 cents earlier. Mills and local traders bought while profit-taking and hedging pressured DE market. Balkan crisis fears prompted liquidations, but loan program tying up large quantities limited selling. September and December quotations shown for wheat, corn and oats.
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Chicago
Northwest
Balkan
Grain futures and open interest figures reported
Grain futures purchases yesterday reached 17 580 000 bushels with weekly and yearly totals. Open interest in wheat in Chicago yesterday stood at 75 534 000 bushels and in corn at 23 112 000.
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Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Markets Report
Hogs 5,000 head slow to 5 lower than Tuesday on a mixed quality run. top 7.15, good to choice 150-270 Ibs. Cattle 7,000 with beef steers and yearlings very slow, fed cattle steady to higher for select lots. cows slow to 25 lower, vealers steady. sheep 2,500 slow with bids slightly lower but some natives above 58.75. Nearby futures show hogs steady, cattle and bulls mixed, spring lambs steady to higher with Colorado lambs around 9.25.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Ap-U
USDA
Colorado Spring
Livestock Receipts Estimated for Tomorrow at Kansas City
Official USDA estimates set cattle at 3,000 calves 350 hogs 3,000 and sheep 3,000 for tomorrow's receipts.
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Kansas City
USDA
Grain Market Summary From Kansas City and Chicago Reports
Kansas City wheat and corn prices show mixed movement with No. 2 dark hard wheat around 73 1/2, No. 2 white corn near 68 to 66, and oats steady to up slightly. Chicago prices list wheat at 75 1/2, corn around 61, oats near 29, with rye and barley quoted. Potatoes in Chicago weaker, Idaho russet and Bliss Triumphs varied by grade and region. Nebraska and Colorado potato notes show minor strength in Bliss Triumphs and mixed cobbler quality.
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Kansas City
Chicago
U.S.C.A
U.S
Idaho
Kansas City Produce Kansas City Aug 28
Kansas City Aug 28 AP Eges reports on regional produce market trends and price movements. Trade prices for fruits and vegetables show fluctuations with supply notes from local dealers and wholesalers.
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Kansas City
Eges
Local Market Prices Report
Readable market roundup lists grain prices for wheat and yellow corn and poultry rates for hens broilers springers and roosters. Butterfat eggs and hog prices are shown with No 35 and 222 references and a 6 90 hog quote.
Government Bonds Closing in New York on Aug 28
The AP reports closing government bond prices in New York with Toscan 3s at 102.17 and Teagury 4s at 113.15 for March maturity.
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Government Bonds
New York
Toscan
Teagury
Wall Street Rises Amid Moderate Trading Interest
Leading stocks gain fractions amid a buy wave and renewed interest in steel motors and rails. Transactions total about 400000 shares as investors weigh England’s war outlook and market strength. Bethlehem American Telephone Chrysler and General Motors among leaders. cotton futures show mixed moves.
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Wall Street
New York
England
Bethlehem
American Telephone
Chrysler
Watinghouse
du Pont
American Smelting
Douglas
Great Northern
General Motors
Bullard
Union Carbide
Lawrence city to condemn alley land between Mass and Vermont
Public notice to owners Merritt Clough Albert Hatfield Rose Hatfield et al that August 3 1940 commissioners were appointed to appraise damages for the City of Lawrence taking by eminent domain of a parcel described as beginning 117 feet west of the northeast corner of Park Lot Sev.
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Lawrence
Daily Journal-World
District Court
Douglas County
Kansas
Massachusetts
Vermont
North Park Street
State of Kansas
Merritt Clough
Albert T. Hatfield
Rose Hatfield
Charles F. Hardtaffer
Ella Hardtaffer
Olivia D. Berry
Byron A. Berry
Park Lot
Park avenue land sale notice by Douglas County commissioners
The Douglas County commissioners announce a hearing on the sale of land described as a public alley project. The notice lists parcel boundaries and appraised value, inviting affected owners to attend the meeting and present any objections before adjournment to a later date.
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Douglas County
Aber
Salaa
Amcia
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