Roosevelted senatorial races in South Carolina and California
Returns from South Carolina show Ellison D. Smith winning renomination over Gov. Olin D. Johnston, with a red shirt victory celebration at a Wade Hampton statue site. In California, Downey leads McAdoo as the pension plan becomes a campaign issue, while Olson dominates the gubernatorial field and Bancroft leads the Republican senatorial race.
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Roosevelt
South Carolina
California
Ellison D. Smith
Olin D. Johnston
Smith
Johnston
William Gibbs McAdoo
Sheridan Downey
Downey
McAdoo
Senator Smith
Important
Agriculture Committee
Columbia
S. C
Lee
Hampton
Wade Bampton
New Deal
Edgar A. Brown
Brown
Culbert Olson
John Dockweiler
Frank F. Merriam
Phillip Bancroft
Major Burnet Maybank
Charleston
Government Loses Cash On Wheat For Exporting
Washington reports the government lost about 5.4 cents per bushel on the first export sale under Secretary Wallace. A total of 451,000 bushels of surplus grain were sold to exporters for foreign use, with 235,000 bushels in Pacific ports at a 4 cent loss and 216,000 in Gulf ports at 7 cents. The final destination was not disclosed. The program aims to move 100 million bushels of surplus grain into world markets.
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Washington
Wallace
Pacific Northwest
Gulf of Mexico
Britain warns Hitler as Germans in Czechoslovakia split on policy
Britain’s ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson traveled to Berlin with authority to deliver a stronger warning to Hitler if needed. In Paris, a union of workers balked at a cabinet decree raising hours for defense, while Sudeten Germans split over autonomy talks. France and Britain monitor German mobilization and regional maneuvers, with Spain and China actions ongoing.
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Great Britain
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Nevile Henderson
Union
Germany
Reich
Swiss
France
Edouard Daladier
Britain
Sudeten Party
Sudeten Fuehrer
Konrad Henlein
Spain
China
Estremadura
Perkins balks on Bridges deportation case
Washington reports Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins refused to deport Harry Bridges, Senate committee chief Dies says the action is astonishing and potentially improper. Perkins notes due process and court rulings must guide such actions, citing political pressure and the Strecker case as concerns. A witness alleged stars like Shirley Temple were used in communist propaganda.
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Washington
Dies
D-Tex
House Committee On un-American Activities
Perkins
Harry Bridges
West Coast
C.I.0
Texas
Secretary of Labor
Bridges
Executive Department
Congress
Department
Supreme Court
Strecker
Miss Perkins
Shirley Temple
New Zeppelin Ready To Fly In Germany
Germany prepares the LZ 130 airship for its first flight next week under Dr. Hugo Eckener. The ship will be hydrogen powered with no passengers until helium is secured, and will operate for navigation practice along the south, North Sea, and Baltic coasts. The LZ 130 measures 738 feet, holds 7 062 800 cubic feet of gas, 4400 horsepower, and can carry 40 passengers, compared with the Hindenburg’s 803 feet, 7 300 000 cubic feet, and 10 passengers.
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Friedrichafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Lakehurst
N. J
Eckener
United States
South Germany
North Sea
Baltic
Stock Market Index Edges Higher After Yesterday Gain
The index of 60 stocks rises to 48.0, up from 47.8. Ford Service in Hamilton at 15 W. 9th reports activity amid market moves.
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Ford Service
Hamilton
Voter Fraud Tangled in James J. Hines Conspiracy Trial
Richard Davis testified at the Hines conspiracy trial about floaters used to cast multiple ballots for William C. Dodge in a district attorney campaign. Davis described meetings with Jules Martin and other mob figures, and that he supplied 400 to 500 voter cards and extra funds to Hines. Davis also noted Martin's 1935 Troy murder, never solved.
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New York
James J. Hines
Richard “Dixie
Davis
Thomas F. Dewey
William C. Dodge
Jules Martin
Dewey
Abe
Landau
Big Harry” Schoenhaus
Marty Krompfer
Schultz
Hines’ Monongahela Club
Dodge
Justice Pecora
Hines
Julie Martin
Troy
N. Y
Margaret Hill McCarter Dies at 78 Kansas Author
Topeka reports the death of Margaret Hill McCarter 78 a nationally known author and suffrage leader from Topeka after a heart ailment. She wrote frontier family novels and lectured for prohibition and during the 1920 Republican convention in Chicago. Survived by husband Dr William A McCarter two daughters and a son. Her first novel The Price of the Prairie appeared in 1909 and others followed.
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Topeka
Margaret Hill McCarter
McCarter
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Charlottesville
Sedan
Tex
Old Quivira
Quake Shakes Los Angeles During Election Night
An earthquake struck Los Angeles during election night, jolting the white city hall building twice at 7:18, felt strongly in Long Beach and other seaside towns. No damage was reported as clerks tabulated primary returns.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
Beating Death Trial Tells of Lamance Case in Missouri
Coroner J H Lucas testified at Dr William F Lamance preliminary hearing that Mrs Ella Lamance was beaten and choked to death. State witnesses described torn clothing and a mattress in the Lamance home studio as evidence. Sheriff Max Brown testified about the discovery in the fruit cellar and inconsistencies in Lamance's accounts.
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Laclede
J. H. Lucas
William F. LaMance
Ella. LaMance
William LaMance
Kansas City
Centre College
Illa
Max Brown
Doc
Brown
Sheriff Brown
LaMance
William Carson
Thurlo
Dr. LaMance
Green
Kansas
Harbaugh
Lon R. Owen
Justice Carson
Colorado
Tydings Delighted by Smith Renomination Victory
Baltimore August 31 Senator Millard E Tydings said he was greatly pleased that his colleague Senator Smith of South Carolina, also opposed by President Roosevelt, had won renomination in the Democratic primary.
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Roosevelt
Smith
George
Georgia
Tydings
Maryland
California
Downey
McAdoo
Tydings II
Baltimore
Millard E. Tydings
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Renominaton
Ratner
Reed Harold McGugan
Carl Newcomer
Republican Council
Frank Haucke
Council Grove
Clyde M. Reed
Parsons
Haucke
Reed
Harry Woodring
Dallas Knapp
C. M. Fitzwilliam
Reno
Roos
Lakin Meade
Topeka
James Farley
Wichita
France's Armed Forces Readied for Any Trouble
Premier Edouard Daladier told the chamber that France's armed forces were prepared for emergencies and compared their strength to other European states. The 44 member committee met in a closed session amid concerns over Germany's army maneuvers, while Daladier's national defense government had already moved to an emergency footing in industry.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
France
Germany
Alfred Wallagh
W Atkinson Dies Veteran Insurance Man at 75
S. W. Atkinson formerly with Continental Fire Insurance died at his home 628 Louisiana Street just before 10 last night at age 75. Funeral at 10 Thursday conducted by Rev. Harold G. Barr. Burial in Nevada Missouri. Survived by widow Anna Prewitt Atkinson a son S W Atkinson Jr and three daughters Mrs Vance H Day Mrs George March and Mrs Robert Mason all of various states.
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S. W. Atkinson
Louisiana Street
Harold G. Barr
Nevada
Continental Fire Insurance Company
Atkinson
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
The
Elks Lodge
Kemper, Military Academy
Cumberland University
Tennessee
Anna Prewitt
Vance H. Day
Kansas City
George March
el Reno
Okla
Robert Mason
Salina
Kan
S. W. Atkinson, Jr
W C T U Convention Set at First Presbyterian Church
Members of the Douglas County W C T U will meet September 5 at the First Presbyterian Church. The morning session begins at 10 with devotions led by Mrs A L Carey. Reports by Mrs C S Spahr and heads, lunch served, afternoon session at 2 led by Mrs Frances Mankle with a Spahr address on San Francisco convention highlights. Visitors welcome.
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Douglas County
W.C.T.U
First Presbyterian Church
A. L. Carey
Coila Morrison
Anna Ewell
C. S. Spahr
Frances Mankle
Lecompton
San Francisco
French Plane in New York After Flight Over Ocean
The French flying boat Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris landed at Port Washington New York at 2 18 p m E S T after a 22 hour 48 minute flight from Horta Azores The 2397 mile cross Atlantic trip averaged 104 miles an hour and marked Air France first experimental crossing The eight man crew carried no passengers or mail The takeoff from Horta was delayed by weather before reaching Bordeaux and making stops en route to the Azores
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Port Washington
N. Y
Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Paris
Air France
French International Flying Line
North Atlantic
Horta
Bordeaux
Cut Shop Force In Halp
Fifty four employees half the force of the Sens Railroad shops in Ottawa Kansas will be laid off tonight. A Santa Fe spokesman in Chicago said the cut is due to discontinuance of repair services handled locally. The men will not be shifted to other shops and officials indicated no reductions are planned elsewhere.
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Ottawa
Kan
Sens
Santa Fe
Chicago
Pittsburg State Signs New Line Coach Perry
Freeport Ill August 34. Harold Boat Perry joins Pittsburg State Peachers College Pittsburg Kas as line coach and commerce instructor after serving on Elgin Al high school coaching staff.
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Pittsburg
Freeport
Ill
Harold (Boat) Perry
Elgin, al
Commerce
Pittsburg State Peachers College
Kaz
New Deal Becomes Kansas Campaign Issue In 1932
Topeka August 31 Republicans attack national New Deal reforms and court plans while Democrats praise Roosevelt era gains. Platforms urge tax policy tweaks food exemptions and social welfare funding plus free textbooks and a merit system. Party harmony noted with cross endorsements and leadership changes in state tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Roosevelt
National Administration
Payne H. Ratner
Parsons
Walter A. Haxman
Governor Huxman to use plane for labor day speeches
Gov. Walter A. Huxman said he will resort to an airplane to reach all his Labor Day speaking engagements. He will first address the state American Legion convention at Salina in the morning, then attend a Labor Day picnic at Cedar Vale, and return for an evening talk.
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Toneka
Walter A. Huxman
American Legion
Salina
Cedar Vale
Unmarried Woman’s Will Revoked by Subsequent Marriage
In many states the will of an unmarried woman is deemed revoked by her subsequent marriage. The rule reflects common law on testamentary instruments and marriage affecting prior dispositive documents.
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States
Lack of Funds Delays TVA Probe Completion
The congressional TVA investigative committee faces funding doubts and plans two more days of hearings in Knoxville before recessing next Friday. Chairman Vic Donshey may call the panel back in October or November to hear from TVA critics and utility executives as results from engineers and auditors are released. Congress has appropriated only fifty thousand dollars for the study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Congressional Tva Investigating Committee
Tennessee Valley
Vic Donshey
Ohio
Washington
TVA
Congress
Soda Pop Crash Floods Street At Eighth And Indiana
A collision between a Dr Pepper Bottling truck and a Chevrolet coach caused the vehicles to overturn at Eighth and Indiana. The truck driver M A Hay 56 received minor bruises while Charles F Olmstead 63 escaped unharmed. Soda pop bottles spilled and city workers removed debris as both cars were moved to garages.
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Eighth
Indiana
M. A. Hay
Charles F. Olmstead
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Olmstead
Hay
Indiana Street
Olmsteads
Eighth Street
John Skie, Jr
Bottling Company
City Street Department
Cool Wave Expected as Kansas Braces for Cooler Night Air
Topeka reports a cool front moving in from the north with high pressure over Canada driving cooler breezes into Kansas. Skies were clearing in the north with little rain chances, while overnight lows should dip to 60s in the west and 68 to 70 in the east. highs tomorrow near 90. Local rainfall totals ranged from trace to .27 inch with scattered light showers across several towns.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Kansas City
Centralia
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Columbus
Concordian Trace
Expedited Plane Deliveries Sought by Britain and France
Britain and France press to speed US warplane deliveries as Roosevelt officials assess neutrality limits and looming delays. Britain orders 400 aircraft from US firms Lockheed and North American. France orders 100 pursuit planes from Curtiss-Wright with export licenses pursued. Manufacturing firms expand plants to meet foreign and domestic orders.
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Roosevelt
State Department
Europe
Great Britain
Lockheed Company
North American’ Aviation’ Corpor
Repairs Sought for Historic Hesper Academy Building
Alumni and Douglas County Historical Society push to preserve Hesper Academy built in 1884 at Hesper Douglas County Kansas. Stockholders meet December 27 1938 to decide on repairs and charter details while the building remains a local community center hosting meetings and events.
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Hesper Academy
Hesper
Kan
Lawrence
Kansas
Douglas County Historical Society
Academy
Neve
Eudora High School
Farm Bureau
James Smith
Winslow Davis
George F. Rogers Barclay Thomas
Samuel Stanley
M. C. Hill
Friends
Society of Friends
Penelope Gardner
Corporation
Oscar Wotan
Chawkley Hill
Samuel H. Davis
Raymond Stanley
Charles Gordon
Hill
Davis
Mildred Davis Watson
Soldier Killed In Missouri Highway Crash
Scott Jordan aged 27 a civilian clerk at Leavenworth Army Post was killed when an army truck collided with a motor car on highway 71 near Parkville Missouri last night Three others were injured none seriously J M Miller the truck driver and Jordan’s wife and Mr Williams of Parsville were among the injured.
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Kansas City
Scott Jordan
Leavenworth
Kan
Parkville
J. M. Miller
Jordan
Charles Williams
Parsville
Weather forecast for Kansas looks cooler and clearer
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight then fair and cooler in southeast and extreme east portions. Warmer in northwest with a clear morning in Topeka Pittsburg Garden City Coffeyville Emporia Salina and partly cloudy at Manhattan. Dirt reads good.
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Kansas
Topeka
Pittsburg
Garden City
Coffeyville
Emporia
Salina
Manhattan
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Chamber
W. Atkinson
W.C.T.U. Convention
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Halp
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New Party
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