Disaster floods Southern California as toll rises
The Los Angeles region faced a third disaster in nine months, with record rainfall causing floods across the area. Dozens died or were missing, hundreds of homes damaged, bridges swept away, and traffic paralyzed as engineers traced the disaster to a cloudburst near Montrose. A 14 year old survivor described the moment the flood struck.
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Los Angeles
California
Southland
Metropoli
Southern
Othe
Montrose
Jean Schamp
Fire at Continental Oil Station in Eudora
Eudora fire department responded shortly after 2 o clock this morning to a blaze at the Continental Oil station on Alain street. The fire started in a closet and damaged the northwest corner of the building. John Hans Rothberger is the station base. Schellack reported the fire and alerted the department. Firemen saved the remaining structure. Cause of blaze undetermined.
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Eudora ‘Fire Department
Continental Oil
Alain- Street
John “Hans” Rothberger
Schellack
Pioneer Lecompton Resident Mrs Hoad Dies at 97
Mrs Gertrude M Hoad longtime Lecompton resident died Saturday at her son s home in Lecompton After living nearly 70 years in Lecompton she witnessed early Kansas history She played a part in local events including facing a mob from a veranda and recalling early state struggles Her husband s family aided in early state affairs Her daughter in law Mrs Francis Hoad was a nurse and the family linked to Doug las county Red Cross and temperance work.
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Gertrude M. Hoad
Hoad
Lecompton
Douglas County
Kansas
Wood
Gertrude Hoad
Plains
Daniel Woodson
Territorial
Francis J. Hoad
Gillis
Kansas City
Perry
Kan
As Daughter
Ww. C. Hoad
University of Kansas
Ann Arbor
Mich
S. Hoad
The
Red Cross
Body of Ted Dodson Not Claimed in Funeral Case
The 25 year old Ted Dodson was shot by Officer Ralph Hubbel during a gun battle in front of Bassett's lunchroom in Seminole Oklahoma. Dodson’s body remains unclaimed by relatives and is at Funk mortuary. Dodson’s father and wife say no one will claim the body and Dodson will likely be buried as a pauper. County coroner Dr H T Jones found Hubbel fired in the line of duty and the death justifiable homicide.
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Ted Dodson
Ralph Hubbel
Bassett
Dodson
Funk Mortuary
Police
Seminole
Okla
J. Cummings
Virginia
H. T.jones
Hubbe
Adjustments in Auto Collision Insuring Company Action
Drafts filed today by Orville Chatterton and Orville Stone concern an automobile accident on September 12 involving a car owned by F S Butcher and driven by Van Ayer. The insurer settled the claim. Mrs Chatterton was fatally injured and Stone was injured and his car damaged. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindness after the death of Marion R F Payne. Card of Thanks thanks friends for kindness after death of Ida Marie Wallace.
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Orville Chatterton
Orville Stone
F. S. Butcher
van Ayer
Marion RF. Payne
Ida Marie Wallace
James A. Wallace
Dublin tribunal halts case against Eoin O Duffy
A military tribunal in Dublin will comply with a court order to pause its case against General Eoin O Duffy, co leader of the United Ireland party, charged with inciting to kill President De Valera until further notice. The brief item notes the suspension and context of the charges.
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Dublin
Eoin O’duffy
Coleader
United Ireland Party
de Valera
Hongkong
United States
London
Rome
Italy
Paris
France
Hitler
Berlin
Vienna
Austria
Bucharest
Romania
Miniest Titulestu
Iron Guard
Ton D. Duca
Hospital Notes On Operations And Admissions
Mrs. E. D. Shaw of Route three remains in serious condition after a major operation Saturday. Miss Minnie Dian of 742 New York Street was admitted yesterday with a fractured limb after a fall at home. Mrs. Orie Smith of Lone Star underwent a major operation this morning. Herbert McKone of 319 East Nineteenth Street is in serious condition following an operation on December 24. Bennett L. Cowden of 234 Massachusetts Street has entered the hospital for medical treatment.
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E. D. Shaw
Route Three
Minnie
Dian
New York Street
Orie Smith
Lone Star
Satsetory Herbert McKone
East Nine
Teenth Street
Bennett L. Cowden
Massachusetts Street
State Board to Regulate Milk Depots
The city commission authorized Leon Bauman to aid state health inspectors in enforcing a new regulation requiring milk depots to label milk by grade. Dairy inspector L H Hadley outlined a 30 day grace period to convert to A grade, with Bauman assisting outside the city. He noted only three cities in the state have depots and argued depots create unfair competition for Grade A producers.
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Leon Bauman
State Board of Health
L.H. Hadley
Bauman
Hadley
Seace Voard
Lawrence
Wichita
Marysville
Charyer Leare
Firemen Entertained With Annual New Year’s Dinner
About 35 persons attended the firemen’s New Year’s dinner on the second floor of the old city hall. Wives of the firemen cooked and the firemen served. County Attorney B Stevens and Rev Puls led the ceremony. City and county officials were guests. In the evening 45 persons attended cold turkey and ham sandwiches. No fires interrupted the events.
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Old City
B. Stevens
A. Puls
Government Bonds Close Report from New York Market
U S government bonds closed with mixed results led by Liberty issues trading around 140.9 for Liberty 2748 and Liberty first at 120. Liberty fourth near 161 25. Treasury 4s quoted at 10 percent with several series showing gains and losses including 99.21 for June 1948 and 29.15 for 1943 maturities.
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York
Jay
Liberty
Liberty First
Liberty Fourth
Treasury
Mrreh
Attendance Mark at Music Teachers' National Meet
Delegates, from as far west as California to the east as Boston, broke attendance records at the Music Teachers National Association annual meeting in Lincoln Nebraska. Chancellor Lindley spoke on Art and the World of Men. the Lincoln Symphony performed with Howard Hanson and Dutch cellist Philipp Abbas.
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DM. Swarthout
Lincoln
Nebraska
Music Teachers’ National Association
California
Boston
EB. H. Lindley
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra
Howard Hanson
Eastman School of Mousic
C. S. ‘Skilton
University School of Fine Arts
Philipp Abbas
Dutch c Ellist
Hanson
Rochester
New York
Skilton
Organ Forum
Waldemar Gelich
Fine Arts
Violin Forum
Lawrence
Roy
Carl Preyer
Howard C.tylor
Maury Thomas
Madame Winifred Christie
Great Cathedral Choir
Omaha A Cappella
Kirksville
Lincoln High School
University of Nebraska
Brahms Singers
Denver
Basil Gauntlett
Herbert Wall
Parvin Titus
Agannst
C. Bryan
New State Capitol
Karl Gehrkens
Oberlin
Ohio
Leo C. Miller
St. Louis
Drive Against Hoboes Campaign Aims To Regulate Wanderers
A state wide effort organized by police, sheriff forces, and county case worker Miss Mary E. Jamison initiates a campaign against hoboes and hitch-hikers. Transient camps will register wanderers, house stranded families, offer medical care, and provide men with Civil Works projects. The Topeka camp is the nearest to Lawrence.
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Hobses
Sheriff’s Force
Mary E. Jamison
Lawrence
Topeka
Jamison
Opening Congress Session Broadcast Planned nationwide
Washington January 2 AP The opening congress session will be broadcast nationally starting at noon EST The National Broadcasting Company will carry the first hour and the Columbia system will continue after the President’s speech President Roosevelt will deliver his first annual message from the joint session in the house chamber Equipment was set up today in the chamber
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia
House
Senate
Ickes Deliberates on Gasoline Stabilization Pact
Secretary Ickes said he would decide this week whether proposed market practices and gasoline stabilization pool agreements from 24 companies are satisfactory. Mechem to undergo appendicitis operation after hospital admission. An ear nose throat clinic is planned for January 3 at the health department office in the new city hall. Mr and Mrs Herbert Allphin return from a ten day motor trip to visit relatives in Oklahoma and Texas. Classifieds note daily horse rentals and property listings.
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Washington
Ickes
Health Department
New City Hall
C. Nelson
Herbert Allphin
South
Allphin
Sarah Allphin
Anadarko
Okla
Finney Sentenced on All Counts After Mental Exam
Judge Heinz accepted a plea plan after a mental capacity exam found Finney sane. Schenck sought a separate sanity review before pleading guilty on 31 counts, with concurrent sentences aligned to county attorneys and the court's agreement.
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Heinz
Schenelt
Finney
Schenck
Iheing
Kleinz
Supreme Court
Oklahoma Racketeers of Music Admit Locker Robberies
Deputy sheriffs reported two Stillwater Oklahoma musicians admitted involvement in looting Salina Kansas country club lockers after a New Year’s dance. Conductor Vice Sears age 24 and Joe Tarris age 19 signed confessions and were taken to Salina. Eight other orchestra members released. golf equipment valued at 43 dollars found with them.
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Parsons
Kan
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Salina
Vice Sears
Joe Tarris
Salina Iy
D. F. Shogren
Leonard Toner
Salina Country Club
Nickk
Lynching Case Leads to First Degree Murder Indictments
In St Joseph Missouri Jess Davison and Raymond Young were arraigned on first degree murder charges in the November 23 lynching of Lloyd Warner a 19 year old Black man. Davison allegedly owned and drove the truck used to tear down the jail door while Young aided him. Bond set at 10000 each. Indictments tied to a mob that attacked the jail and defenders of Warner prompted calls for sheriff and police accountability. Also named were Aaron Levin John F Zook and Walter Garton as other mob participants.
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St. Joseph
Jess Davison
Fithnore
Raymond Young
Savannah
Andrew County
Lloyd Warner
Davison
Young
Davisan
Judee J. Vi
Otto Theisen
Warner
Aaron Levin
John F. Zook
Walter Garton
Oklahoma Board of Affairs Move on Sterilization Law
Oklahoma City January 2 AP The state board of affairs asked the warden of the state prison and the superintendents of three hospitals for the insane to file formal applications for sterilization of habitual criminals and the hopelessly insane This is the first enforcement step since the law was amended to include three time convicts Hearings are planned at each institution after applications arrive and some provisions are called impractical Liquor Bills First in Senate Washington January 2 AP The Senate Democratic policy committee made liquor tax and District of Columbia liquor regulation bills its first business and forecast presidential power to conclude reciprocal tariff treaties without Senate ratification.
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Oklahoma City
State
Nrison
Altho
Senate
Washington
Democratic Policy Committee
District of Columbia
Will Guarantee Deposits Across Kansas Banks
In Topeka on January 22 AP Kansas state bank commissioner H W Koencke reported 174 state banks and trust companies had applied for membership or were already members of the federal benefit guarantee corporation now in effect. He noted 579 state banks total, with 165 filing for membership and 11 automatically joining via Federal Reserve ties. Koencke had no data on the share of total benefits these banks represent. An independent bankers group claimed majority membership of Kansas banks to oppose the federal guarantee provision.
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Topeka
H. W. Koencke
Kansas State Bank
Federal Benefit Guarantee Corporation
Koentke
Federal Reserve System
bankers _organization
Claiiing
Kansas State
Represee
RFC reports large foreign gold purchases and domestic mine sale
Washington January 2 AP The Reconstruction Finance Corp said it bought over 49 million dollars of foreign sold in a bid to lift commodity prices and offered 406 cents an ounce for newly mined U S gold for the tenth straight day Chairman Jones noted U S gold purchases totaled 24 8 million dollars foreign purchases likely around 30 million dollars The Young People’s Democratic club of Kansas will meet in Salina next Sunday to plan participation in Washington day in Topeka Charles Swan of Wichita presides the group
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporating
RFC
Jones
Topeka
Jaq. 2
Young People's Democratic Club of
Kansas
Salina
Jack Charvat
Charles, Swan
Wichita
Young People’s Club
Is This Too Good for Your Cough
An ad promotes Creomulsion as a multi effect cough medicine claiming seven major helps in one for quick relief and safety. It suggests mild coughs may need lesser remedies while many rely on Creomulsion, noting a higher cost but a druggist guarantee if it fails to bring relief.
Blaze in an Oil Well at Oklahoma City
A wild oil well burst into flames in the Oklahoma City field injuring three workers. L. Stephens, a switcher at Russell Petroleum Company's No. 1 Reno well, was hurled about 7100 feet and remains in critical condition at a hospital. The fire prompted a major effort as most city fire apparatus fought to prevent spread to nearby property.
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Oklahoma City
L. Stephens
Russell Petroleum Company
Reno
Russell
Olive Tablets Offer Remedy for Digestive Woes
Diet ad appeals to stomach upset sufferers, blaming a clogged liver and disordered bowels. Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim to arouse liver function and aid digestion without griping. Purely vegetable, olive colored, sold by all druggists at 15c 30c and 60c. Take one or two at bedtime for quick relief.
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Dr. Edwards
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