Wreck near Tucumcari kills six, injures forty
A Golden State Limited train plunged through a broken bridge near Tucumcari New Mexico. At least six people died and about forty were injured as cars cascaded into the arroyo. Rescue workers battled floodwaters to reach survivors. The wreck left five Pullman cars on the bridge and halted service along the Southern Pacific Rock Island routes.
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Tucumears
N. M
Con- State Limited
Turumeari
Tucumcari
el Paso
Amarillo
Golden State
Wasj
Rescoers
Dodge
Golden State Limited
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
Chicago
New Mexico
Golden State, Limited
Will Increase Activity in American Mines
Washington Apr 29 AP Increased profits of more than 18 million dollars and renewed mining activity are seen as an effect of President Roosevelt's gold order. Treasury officials say mined gold can be sold worldwide at about 30 dollars an ounce versus the old mint price of 20.67 dollars. This shift would raise the selling price by roughly 30 percent, about 15 million dollars based on annual production around 50 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury Leder
Roosevelt
Treasury
Mint
Wheat plan pushed to curb 1934 sowings and boost prices
Wellington August 20 AP campaign seeks a large cut in 1934 wheat plantings to qualify for $129 million in benefit payments funded by a 30 cent per bushel tax. Officials expect about 9.6 million acres fewer and 124.6 million fewer bushels, with a London export supplement aiding distribution among the United States Canada Argentina and Australia. Administrators project total year crop funds near $450 million with a $325 million harvest return plus roughly $12 million for benefits.
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Wellington
Egram
Wallace
United States
Canada
Argentina
Australia
London
Revival Minister Links NRA Belief To End Times Fear
In Stillwell Oklahoma amid revival services, Rev W E Rockett says eastern Oklahoma hill folk view the NRA blue haze as a sign of a beast from Revelations. He notes locals fear the prophesied apocalypse and warns merchants report threats to boycott stores seen as evil.
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Stillwell
Okla
W. E. Rockett
Oklahoma
John
Patmos
Ackett
First Baptist Church
Sallisaw
OO Po
Draft Code For Bituminous Coal Industry Reaches Final Stage
Washington August 29 AP Legal and technical experts at the recovery administration began drafting a final competition code for the bituminous coal industry. It reflects agreements by Appalachian non-union operators and the United Mine Workers. A 40 hour week and wage scales for regions north and south are planned. Negotiations with outlying regions aim to harmonize proposals. John L. Lewis withheld comment. Discussions on union dues and check off were sidetracked. Operators push for an automobile workers rights clause allowing hiring and promotion independent of union membership. A broader retail code remains to be concluded by Labor Day.
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Washington
The
Recovery Administration
United Mine Workers of America
Approva
Mine Workers Policy Committee
John L. Lewis
Hugh S. Johnson
Automobile
Labor de
Arthur D. Whiteside
Insull Arrest Nears as Ex-Chicago Utility Leader Faces Extradition
Athens August 29 AP The appeal court approved the detention sanction for Samuel Insull former Chicago utilities operator in American extradition proceedings. Prosecutor Regianacos said a writ for his arrest would issue after an American note charged breach of the bankruptcy act. Insull arrived at a private hospital after a second extradition bid and previously faced a mail fraud case. He claimed British birth and American citizenship. His status remains unclear as the U.S. mission has canceled his passport. An attorney sought bail, noting Insull wishes Greek citizenship and a permanent home in Greece.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Regianacos
United States
Insul
Insull
London
Insult
Greece
Mystery Deepens Over Eight Missing Missionaries in China
Eight American missionaries trapped for two months in Yuanchow face a rising mystery as word reaches the U S consulate that government troops may have recaptured the town. The telegram from General Ho Chie notes no details on the missionaries fate or conditions. General Chen Yao allegedly drowned during escape attempts as rebels had held Yuanchow since mid June.
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Hankow
China
Yuanchow
United States
Chile
Ho Chie
Hasnan Province
Pittsburgh
Chen Yao
Li Chiao
Hunan
Sen-Inlaiy
Hamilton’s.—Adv
Wichita seeks higher 1953 school levy allowance
Wichita board of education asked the Kansas state tax commission to raise the 1953 tax levy from 12.6 to 13.5 mills amid warning that without the hike curtailment of educational activity would follow. Officials cited a $21 million decline in district property valuation and said kindergarten programs and teacher salaries could be cut further.
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Topeka
State Tax Commission
City of
Wichita
Wichita Board of Education
Walter Pleasant
Fred Horn
Wells Miller
H. Hudson
Sedgwick County Taxpayers
Tax Commission
Boards of ‘Education
Jevy
Board of Education
H. B. McKibbin
Col
Frank Barr
Otto, Sanders
Bishop
Horn
Branstet ter transfers to Topeka as sergeant instructor
Staff Sergeant Ray J Branstet ter regular army instructor with Kansas National Guard units in Lawrence since April 1932 moves to Topeka to serve as sergeant instructor with the 137th infantry effective September 1 His new headquarters will be in the adjutant general's office Topeka He came from Wichita and has spent 10 years as Kansas National Guard instructor Roosevelt motor trip up state Aug 29 AP President and Mrs Roosevelt depart Hyde Park by car for inspections of two new state bridges at Albany and Troy
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Ray J. Branstetter
Kansas National Guard
Lawrence
Topeka
137Th Infantry
Adjutant General's Office
State
House
Branstetter
Wichita
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Pirates Beat Phils 4 1 Behind Maine Shutout Spoiled
In Philadelphia, Heinie Maine his etc. Pittsburgh Pirates won 4 to 1 as Pi-Two hits in the ninth spoiled Maine’s shutout bid. Aloxd Vaughan doubled three times for Pittsburgh.
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Heinie Maine
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phils
Klein
Aloxd Vaughan
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Quiz
OUI
Carl Hubbell
St. Louis Cardinals
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Gants
Graves
Feee
Louis AM
Han Kog
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Bon MA
Ore Hallahan
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Wilson
Hubbell
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AOL
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O'Ferrell
Fitzsimmons
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Walter Beck
Chicago
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Herrmann
Nelson
Campbell
Beck
Lopez
Brookly Oki Cou
Warnecke
Hartnett
Carroll
Rynnam Urea
Veague Eland
Washington Senators
Walter Stewart
Oral Hildebrand
Cleveland Indians
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Goslin
Manush
Washington Aml
CAT
Cleveland
Stewart
Russell
Sewell
Hilde
Brand
Pytlak
Washington
Burke and Berg
Pearson
Pytlate
Finney Tax List Updates Include $6000 in Eggs
Topeka Aug 29 AP Ron ald Finney central figure in the 1 million municipal bond forgery scandal has been placed on Shawnee county tax rolls for 513000 intangible property and 6800 personal property Deputy assessors visited him in his jail cell and took his property statement He reported 12000 intangible property in Topeka banks as of March 1 He also listed 325 furniture in former hotel quarters Assessors raised furniture to 500 and added 6000 value for five carloads of ores stored under A M Mader name with belief Mader acted as Finney s agent
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Topeka
Ronald Finney
Shawnee County
Kansan bond scandal figures face jail over forged issues
Topeka officials report Tom B Boyd state treasurer still jailed after failing to post 25000 bail in a Kansas million dollar bogus municipal bond case. Ronald Finney and Leland Caldwell remain in custody on federal charges alleging mail fraud as investigators probe spurious Eureka bonds and duplicated issues in the state school fund.
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Topeka
Tom B. Boyd
Kansas
Ronald Finney
Leland Caldwell
Leutenant
Boyd
Kansas School Fund Commission
Eureka
Roland Boynton
Genewal
Fred M. Harris
HW. H. Troxell
Ltta Cutmyer
School Fund Commission
Caldwell
Emporia
Clarence V. Beck
Lyon County
Warren W. Finney
W. W. Finney
Beck
David Hinshaw
Westtown
Kansas City
Lester Goodell
Shawnee County
Hinshaw
Renata ;Inney
Three Airmen Dead In Randolph Plane Crash
Three Randolph field fliers died when two pursuit training planes crashed in flight. Lieut Harley Grater and Cadet William Pasche perished near impact. Lieut Louis Vaupre survived a bail out but suffered a broken ankle. Cadet H R Sandberg and others were involved.
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San Antonio
Tex
Randolph Field
West Point
Harley R. Grater
Lebanon
Ind
William Pasche
Chicago
H. R. Sandberg
Denver
Colo
Louis K. Vaunre
Vaupre
Army
Lieut. Grater
Sandberg
Cadet Sandberg
Lieut
Grater
Cadet Pasche
Lieut, Vaupre
Cadet Sandsberg
Gold embargo lifted opens world market to U S gold
President Roosevelt ended the gold embargo allowing sales of newly mined gold abroad and tightened hoarding rules. Treasury licensing authority shifts to supervise overseas sales and domestic holdings. disclosures required from holders of gold over 190 dollars within days. New York trading followed with Homestake and other miners rising on the news.
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Roosevelt
Cummings
Extortion Plot Fails in Leavenworth Arrest of Dan Harliss
Dan Harliss was arrested in Leavenworth on charges of sending extortion letters to Dr. C A Bennett and John Underwood. A decoy package, marked bills, and a hidden money drop led to the capture after investigators traced threats to Barbara Ann Bennett. The former sailor confessed and a charge of sending extortion letters through the mail was filed.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Dan_ Harliss
C. A. Bennett
Barbara Ann
L. A. Johnson
Hartiss
James Irvine
Albert Geise
Harliss
Dr. Bennett
Underwood
Chicago
Doyle Identified by Prints in Bank Robbery Case
Coffeyville Kan Aug 29 AP a man held in jail at Grand Haven Mich was identified by fingerprints as Earl Doyle sought since January 28 in a robbery of a north Kansas City bank messenger. Identification came with Doyle's revised fingerprint record noting he was wounded in a gun battle with officers during a Grand Haven hold up.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Grandhaven
Mich
Earl Doyle
Kansas Weather Forecast and Road Conditions Brief
Mostly cloudy tonight with Wednesday fair and warmer. Morning clouds from Pittsburg to surrounding areas. Dirt roads muddy except at Arkansas City and Coffeyville where soft or good conditions apply. Douglas County roads remain muddy. Gas Office records show yesterday's low around 50 and today’s high around 66 with today’s temperatures continuing.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Arkansas City
Coffeyville
Douglas County
Ickes to Lead Oil Industry Price and Production Plan
President Roosevelt named Harold L. Ickes secretary of the interior as administrator of a new oil industry agreement. Ickes will convene a 15 member petroleum committee to set price and production controls, with Roosevelt to announce the full panel soon. One government member is expected to be James A. Morrett, former vice president of Standard Oil of New Jersey.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Petroleum Committee of 15
James A. Morrett
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Five Die As TCW Airmail Plane Crashes Near Tucumcari
In a storm near Mesa mountain south of Tucumcari New Mexico five people perish in a Transcontinental & Western Air night mail and passenger tri motor crash. Victims include Mr and Mrs Ralph Gore of Albuquerque their granddaughter Evelyn Gore and pilots Howard Moran and C W Barcus. Gore was a railway mail clerk.
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Amarillo
Tex
Transcontinental & Western
Mesa Mountain
Quay
N.mn
Ralph Gore
Albuquerque
Evelyn Gore
Paul Gore
Howard Moran
C. W. Barcus
Kansas City
Tucumtari
Golden State Limited
Tucumcari
Morgan
Gore
Washington votes on eighteenth amendment repeal
Seattle observers predicted a surprise result as Washington citizens voted on the eighteenth amendment. Prohibitionists and wets claimed hopeful outcomes, noting Washington joins 23 states in the repeal debate. The election uses a legislative district plan. 99 delegates to the state constitutional convention will be selected from 396 candidates across 46 districts.
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Seattle
Wash
Aso- Hin
Columbia
Garfield Counses
Emery Asbury
Emergency Committee
Washington
State
Senate
Gargotta Indicted for First Degree Murder in Kansas City
Kansas City August 29 AP A county grand jury indicted Charles Gargotta on first degree murder and assault with intent to kill. Sheriff Bash killed two men caught in the act of assassinating Ferris Anthon a racketeer. Gargotta allegedly fired at Bash until his revolver ran dry. The panel also heard Circuit Judge James Page describe raids on slot machines and racketeering.
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Kansas City
Allen C. Southern
Charles Gargotta
Gargotta
Thomas B. Bash
Ferris Anthon
Bash
Southern
James Page
Local merchants back NRA drive in Lawrence campaign
A cheerful response and strong cooperation marked today’s NRA canvass in Lawrence as volunteers surveyed business districts. Reports from Massachusetts Street noted 20 new workers already on site, five more ready for September 1, and payroll gains of 1100 dollars monthly, with full results promised tomorrow.
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NRA
Massachusetts
I.C. Stevenson
Chamber of Commerce
Agnes Thompson
W. 0. Hamilton
F. P. O’brien
L. H. Frink
John Brand
H. T. Jost
Charles Dicker
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps Hopes for Title
Lawrence based Dorsey Liberty Post drum and bugle unit aims to win the Kansas state championship at Salina on September 4. About 40 members travel by road to compete in the Salina Wesleyan arena under Commander George March and drum major Cecil Hough, hoping to unseat Ottawa’s current champions.
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Lawrence
American Legion
Dorsey-Liberty Post
Salina
Ottawa
Sam P. Moyer
Farm Act 18 Upheld In DC Supreme Court Ruling
Justice Daniel W. O Donoghue upheld the agriculture adjustment act against a bid for an injunction to block Secretary Wallace from enforcing the Chicago milkshed agreement. The suit was filed by Milton Beck and Economy Milk Co. who said the 10 cent a quart price would ruin their over the counter cash trade. They plan to appeal.
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Washington
Daniel W. O'Donoghue
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Wallace
Chicago
Reas
Neil Burkinshaw
Nugent Dodds
Milton R. Beck
Stickney, Ills
Economy Milk Company
Norman Park
Ils
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Oil and Gas Journal
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