Miners Die as Train Blast Hits Coal Train
Thirteen miners were killed and at least 43 injured when a locomotive boiler exploded on a four coach train taking workers to the Ekhorn Piney Goal mine. The blast tore the engine apart and debris injured many as workers fled the wreckage. Victims include engineer W M Blankenship and fireman D L Oxtey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
W. Vai
Ekhorn-Piney Goal Company
W. M. Blankenship
D. L. Oxtey
Lincoln County
W. Va
Paii
Lwe
Charles Kitchen
Coal Valley Hospital
Armstrong Creek
Hil Ts
Tthe Valley
Mipo
Millares
Federal funds blocked for Independence municipal plant
The tenth circuit court of appeals issued a temporary injunction barring Independence Kansas from using federal funds to build its municipal light plant. Kansas Gas and Electric filed suit in Oklahoma federal court to stop the use of Public Works Administration aid. The injunction remains in force during the appeal. Independence sought 60000 dollars from T. A. W. A. to aid financing of the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
It Court of Appeals
Fordry
X of Independence
Kan
Kansas Gas and Electric Company
Oklahoma
Public Works
Electric Company
Oklahoma District Court
Independence
T. AW. A
Acceptance of a large tobacco fortune settlement filed
Winston Salem article notes that Christopher Reynolds, posthumous son of Smith Reynolds, through his attorney, filed formal acceptance of a proposed settlement of the Reynolds tobacco fortune worth 7 million dollars. The proposal, offered by the surviving Reynolds and approved by Cabarrus Hank Trust Co, is opposed by Anne Cannon Reynolds and her co guardians. Also reports a fatal passenger train crash in Columbus Ohio injuring several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
N. C
Christopher Reynolds
Smith Reynoldge
R. C. Vaughn
Libby Holman Reynolds
Reynolds
Cabarrus -Hank & Trust Company
Anne Cannon Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
Anne Canson
Anne
J. Cannon
Guardian Nath
Little Anne
Japan to Denounce Naval Treaty Saturday
London dispatch reports Japan plans to denounce the Washington naval treaty before December 31 1936 ahead of a formal move by Admiral Amamoto to seek talks with Britain. British American and Japanese delegates had begun final study of the naval situation, with informal meetings planned before weekend U.S. departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tokyo
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Pan Admiral
Amamoto
Purge rumors denied as propaganda before plebiscite
Reports of a new June purge in Berlin and Saarland claim hundreds killed and thousands arrested, but officials call it malicious propaganda. Volksstimme and other anti Nazi outlets report arrests and executions targeting SS and Hitler Youth, while Berlin papers cite a purge tied to monarchists and sexually abnormal persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Saar
Associated Press
Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Volksstimme
Storm Troopers
Hitler Youth
Braun
Weltbuhne
Shin
Abenblatt
Hitler
Landes-Zeitung
Landeszeitung
Saar Were
Labor board disputes with Richberg over blue eagle bulletin case
The Labor Relations Board asked NRA compliance to review San Francisco blue eagle removal for alleged failures. The dispute centers on jurisdiction between the board and the Emergency Council led by Don Richberg, with Jennings challenging his forced resignation tied to American Newspaper Guild activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Relations Board Today
NRA
San Francisco
Call Bulletin
Blue Eagle
S. Jennings
American Newspaper Guild
Jennings
Donald R. Richberg
Labor Board
Richberg
Blackwell Smith
Ell Bulletin
Industrial ‘Board
Price fixing ruled illegal by federal judge
Kansas City December 27 Judge Merrill E Otis ruled that Congress lacks power to fix prices and declared price fixing illegal in the M Lamber Company case The decision denies a government injunction against Sutherland Lumber Co and notes the company sold cash and carry in Oklahoma Iowa and Nebraska The ruling follows NRA status revocation for undercutting code prices and cites that commerce power extends only to interstate commerce and directly affecting it The opinion says contracts are not part of interstate commerce and Congress cannot regulate price terms directly or indirectly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
NRA
Merrill E. Otis
Congress
Otis
Tn. Lamber Company
Robert Sutherland
Mae G. Sutherland
Sutherland Lumber Co
Lumber Pee
Oklahoma
Iowa
Neraska
Blue Eagle
Maurice Milligan
United States District’ Attorney
Oklahoma City
M. A. Tucker
Moore
Okla
Oreson
Verdor
Vendure
Sutherland Lumber Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
NRA i Omaha
District Court
Nebraska
Lumber Company
Rabid Assis
NRA weighs appeal to ruling on lumber code price fixing
Washington dispatch reports NRA local authorities expect to appeal the Kansas City decision that the price fixing clause in the retail lumber code is unconstitutional. They note retail code prices were not altered by last week’s suspension and cite favorable rulings in similar cases. No Supreme Court case is pending, but the government plans to appeal a Birmingham, Alabama ruling nullifying the NRA act and the lumber code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NRA
Merelll B. Otis
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Birmincham
Ala
Webb proposes party conventions select primary candidates
Topeka Kansas Senate Republican Simeon Webb of Pittsburg proposes a primary law change based on the Massachusetts system where county, district and state conventions name candidates for each office and any opposition filings trigger a primary. If no filing occurs the convention pick advances to the general election with no primary ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Simeon Webb
Pittsburg
Webb
Massachusetts
Kirke Dale
Arkansas
Arrest During Probe In Death Case Of Opal Gideon
Wichita police arrest Alton Crapo on Cowley county warrant for bank robbery at Winfield State Bank about $50,000 on May 27, 1926. Officers found Thad Caton at Crapo home. Caton to attend Opal Gideon funeral. Coroner to weigh whether Opal died by husband Chester Gideon’s bullet or by own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Qoal Crapo Gideon
Alton Crapo
Cowley County
Winfield State Bank
Crapa
Opal
Alton
Thad Caton
Kansas Penitentiary
Marrow
Gideon
Caton
Medford
Oklo
Crapo
Tulsa
Hays
Kan
Farmers State Bank
Colorado
Manitou
G. C. Davis
Opal Crapo Gideon
Chester Gideon
Meteor fragment found near Arkansas farm after sky fireball
Five pound meteor fragment recovered by farmer Ray Bristow near a farm four miles west of Fayetteville Arkansas. Davis Richardson and assistant professor of mathematics and astronomy planned analysis. The event was seen in Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas with some observers mistaking it for a burning airplane. The fragment buried two and half feet, grey stone possibly with iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Ark
Dee
University of Arkansas
Here
Ray Bristow
Bristow
Davis
Richardson
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Henry J. Allen Analyzes British Recovery
Former U.S. senator Henry J. Allen, returning from England, says Britain's recovery from depression is faster than America’s. He cites budget balancing, tax changes, tariffs, and a new building program as key factors and urges more recovery and less reconstruction in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry J. Allen
U.S
Kansas
England
America
Great Britain
Wichita, Kan
Allen
McKinley
Canadian Youth Speakers At Kiwanis Meeting
Two students at Iowa State College Ames spoke at the Wiedemann’s Kiwanis meeting today. J. R. Adams of Montreal Canada and Chang Han of Korea described Cosmopolitan Club goals and shown Canada’s view of American administration fears. They noted enduring British tradition and mutual understanding across continents while noting upcoming club leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Wiedemann’s
J. R. Adams
Montreal
Canada
Chang Han
Korea
Iowa State College
Ames
Myron Mesenheimer
K.U
Adams
Massachusetts
New Brunswick
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Cosmopolitan Club
Delly
Orient
Middle West
GC. Stevenson
Post Plans for New Altitude Record Flight
Bartlesville Oklahoma December 27 AP Wiley Post outlines a dead stick landing plan and gear changes for Winnie Mae to improve altitude attempt after failing to beat the record of 47 4352 2 feet held by Italian Lieut Renato Donati. He will modify undercarriage and add a horizontal propeller reset device before tests in California. Funeral services for city commissioner Henry F. Oelschlager will be held Friday afternoon in Leavenworth Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
Okla
Pearth
Wiley Post
Sam
Globe Flier
Dallas
Tex
Bureau of Standard
Renato Donati
Italy
Post
Diex
Weather Forecast and Road Report for Kansas
Kansas forecast calls for partly to mostly cloudy conditions with possible rain or snow in extreme southeast. Colder by Friday with clearing in the morning at Arkansas City. Dirt roads generally good. Douglas County roads reported as good. Temperature data appeared incomplete with references to gas office records for yesterday and today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Arkansas City
Douglas
Lawrence milk supply rated among best in Kansas
A United States Public Health Service survey shows Lawrence with a top tier milk rating in Kansas, led by scores over 90 percent in 1934. Topeka, despite later improvements, trails with a 97 percent rating and higher enforcement in raw and pasteurized milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas
United States Public Health Service
Topeka
U. S
Lawrence Iiew
McGill pushes bill to bar tainted officials from farm credit
Senator McGill of Kansas announced plans to introduce legislation to purge the Federal Land Bank and other farm credit agencies of individuals with criminal adjudications or civil damages. The measure would ban anyone with criminal outcomes or fraud from executive and board roles in farm credit agencies, and apply nationwide to directors and officials. McGill cited farmer concerns that New Deal farm credit officials are too reactionary and stressed directors must be above reproach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas
Farm Credit Administration
McGill
Senate Agriculture Committee
Four men held as probe of Stafford county farm raid
Police press for a quick break in a Stafford county raid after a gunfight left August Ruiter dead and others beaten. Four suspects including William F. Wiebeck and Harry Pyle are in custody in Hlinchinson. Rewards totaling 1400 announce leads as eight to ten more suspects may be arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford
Kan
Kansas
Stafford ‘County
William F. Wiebeck
Harry Pyle
Babe) Pyle
Ilinchinson
Lacey
Cunningham
Dodge City
Sheri Reuben Welch
Stafford County
Otto
John Schriner
Reiter Farm
CAN SELL GRAIN PRODUCTS Grows Russia and Siberia permission
Grain growers in European Russia and eastern Siberia have been allowed to sell grain, flour, and bread on the open market as a reward for late fulfillment of the grain collection plan. The permission covers collective farms and individual farmers and was granted by the central committee of the Communist Party and the Council of People's Commissars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
APM
Siberia
Central Committee
The
Communist Party
Cottncil of Peoples Commission
Gold Plated Tips Stolen From Monument Top
At the Washington Monument 555 feet up, 107 gold plated lightning rod points were stolen during cleaning. Valued at $8.56, they were reached by climbers on the surrounding scaffold. Guards protect the remaining 63 points, made of expensive metals to deter corrosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Monument
C P A Wolf Hunt Opens New Year Near Lawrence
The annual Douglas county C P A wolf hunt invites public participation on New Year’s Day, starting 9:30 a.m. north of Lawrence. Field marshals Elmer Ousdahl and Jay Schultz direct by airplane. Formation lines form at several landmarks including Widland’s store Buck Creek school and state lake dam with lunch on grounds. Rifles and side arms are prohibited and pistols confiscated. only shotguns allowed. Free transport returns participants to the start after rounds. wolves are auctioned to cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Lawrence
Elmer Ousdahl
Jay Schultz
South Line
Widland'store
West Line
Buck Creek
North Line
Wellman Church
Woodstock School
State Lake Dam
Clevenner
C.P.A
Fred Laptad
Entitnins
Perl Jahnson
Lex Motieo
Roy Sanders
Narl Lindell
Hugo Nelder
Otto Hael
al Schanke
Willard Morgan
Buck Greek
Roy Desking
Ambrose Riraby
Leutenants
Hobo Stallard
L. Ey Garrett
Holliday
Bill Murphy
Pink Humphrey
George Petefish
Sarcosiy
Hine
Cistoml
Wethnan School
Ross
Whitman
Frank
Horst
Joutements
Dan Votrie
Bill No- Gih Whitpin
Gale Oreke
Thiry
Art
Ferris
Six Corners
Clevenger
Pony Creek
State Park
Carl Peterson
Sharles Blnland
Ro Smith
Jeurements
A Wiliam Hegeman
Verne Pettit
Ed Heaston
George Shuler
Glenn Plorn
Carl Schwarty
Bert Harmor
Kansas City Man Severely Cut in Air Crash
J L Bud Parker chairman of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce aeronautics committee was severely cut about the face when an Mckee owned by the chamber crashed during a forced landing three miles south of Kansas City. Parker and two other Kansas City men Col Ruby D Garrett and Clarence Monney were aboard en route to Miami Oklahoma for a meeting to promote aviation in the area. The crash followed engine trouble after takeoff as wheels struck a hedge and the nose plunged into the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Kan
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Here
J. L
Bud)Parker
C. of C. Aeronautics Committee
Kansas
Parker
Miami
Okla
Chamber of Commerce
Joplin
Chanute
Wichita
Four Sisters Drown In Ice River Crossing
Harrisville West Virginia December 27 AP Four young sisters under ten perished when a rowboat capsized in the icy north fork of the Tuthos river. Their mother and Grace Cunningham, age 1, reached shore safely. Victims are Laverna Mason 5 Betty Mason 7 Marie Mason 9 and Maggie Mason 2, children of Mr and Mrs Dexter Mason of Patroleum West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisville
W. VI
North Fork
Tuthos River
Grace Cunningham
Laverna Mason
Betty Mason
Marie Mason
Maggie Mason
Dexter “Mason
Patroleum
Firm on Philippines Mission Recommends Stand to President
An American senatorial mission in Manila indicates it will urge President Roosevelt to keep the United States firm on the Philippines independence act. The delegation, after a week of inquiry, did not show willingness to modify the Tydings McDuffie terms despite Filipino appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
P. I
Roosevelt
United States
Philippines
Congress
National convention opens at University of Kansas
The Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs begins its national convention at KU in Lawrence with a neon luncheon and sessions in the Union building. President Myron Messenheimer expects about 100 delegates from Colorado, Colorado State, Iowa State, Ames, and Kansas State to attend as talks cover humanity and world affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of, Cosmopolitan Clubs
Association of Cosmopolitart
University of Kansas
Maday
Union
Myron Messenheimer
Lawrence
Messenheimer
Colorado Agricultural College
Ft. Collins
University of Colorado At
Boulter
Town State College
Ames
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Is. HH. Lindley
Nam-Rohb
Osawatomie
W. Smith
Williamn Jewell
Liberty
Pacific Basin
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Surrogate denies guardian bid in Vanderbilt case
New York December 27 AP Surrogate James A Foley signed an order denying Mrs Gloria Morgan Van derbilt the guardianship of her 12 year old heiress daughter Gloria The ruling follows Justice Carews Supreme Court decision that named Mrs Harry Payne Whitney guardian and allowed weekend visits for the mother at her New York City home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James A. Foley
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Gloria
Foley
Supreme Court
John F. Carew
New Flight Across Antarction Delayed by Clouds
Reports from New York and Wellington say Ellsworth with Bernt Balchen hoped to fly from Dew Dec isolation to the Way of Whales but cloud cover over Snow Hill Island and Wendell sea delayed the attempt. Byrd expedition heard nothing of Ellsworth's progress while air reconnaissance across Antarction was completed by Elisyeorth and Balchen. The Byrd team remained encamped awaiting clearer weather for the historic crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
APJ
New York ‘Times
Elisyeorth
Bernt’ Balchen
Anteretion
Dew’ Cention
United States
Byrd Expedition
Ellsworth
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West Virginia
Christopher Reyalds
Columbus
Ohio
API— Ie
Penmaeania
Gil
Hamilton
Bulletin
Labor ‘Relations Board
Leavenworth
James Adams
Jlverage
North Carolina
Cameron Morrison
Reeves De‘nies
Arkansas U
Federal Judges Center
Eighth Judicial Circuit
United States Circuit Court of ‘Appeals
Kimbrough Stone
Health Service
Russia
Pontiac
Monument Top
P. A. Wolf Hunt
Lawrence Business College
E.O. Morris
Dve
K. U
Carter Harrison
Trinity Episcopal
Europe
Henry Ron
Cloud
Haskell” Snstitute
John Bekker
Bekker
China
Ieee
Karis Siete College
Dolin
Rte
Patestbent
I Institute
Daelieean
RAL
Telnuue
Estep
Charles DL Plurroy
Tonimony
University of
University of Kapens, Rush Prime —Baptillet, Linien. Idldines Aiblvesy
Albero
Dubner
Con
We Paihia
Brleeclig
Werle Ce
Vanderbilt
Postoffice
Lyeasury
Postofice Ab
Fredonit, Kan
Savanry 11
Ciel
Hunsinger
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