Hindenburg Holds Final Authority Check on Hitler
Berlin reports say Franz von Papen will remain vice chancellor while Adolf Hitler returns from Neudeck after a pivotal conference with President Paul von Hindenburg. The meeting is framed as a potential turning point for the Nazi program and cabinet stability amid rumors of a second Nazi revolution.
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Berlin
Franz von Papen
Germany
Propaganda Ministry
Associated Press
Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
Third Reich
Adolf Hitler
Neudeck
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
von Papen
Von Killinger Freed In Dresden After Arrest
Baron Manfred von Killinger, once star storm troop leader and Saxony premier in 1933, has been dismissed after July arrest and placement in a concentration camp. Reports of his execution circulated, but he has been released. Also notes Mrs Ayres is ill.
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Dresden
Germany
Manfred von Killinger
Killinger, Jr
Jutland
Saxony
Ayres
Wife of Kansas Representative Reported in Grave Condition
The wife of Representative Ayres of Kansas was reported in grave condition at their home in Washington. Ill for several months, her status remained unchanged though no improvements were seen in weeks. The report follows a period of medical concern and extended illness. Charles Wolfson plans to depart for Oakland after a vacation with his parents. he is a zoology instructor at the University of California.
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Kansas
Washington
W. T. Ayres
Representative Ayres
Kan
Charles Wolfson
Oakland
Cal
Abe Wolfson
Mr. Wolfson
Zoology
The
University of California
Weather forecast for Kasisas region
Generally fair tonight and Thursday with possible local thundershowers in the north this afternoon or tonight. Not as warm in the west and north tonight and in the east and south. Thursday morning clear with good dirt roads. Douglas County roads reported as good. Temperature data incomplete fromGas office records.
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Kasisas
Douglas County
Stupidity May Be Asset to a Prince
Berlin reports Prussian Premier Hermann Goering absolved Prince August Wilhelm, fourth son of the ex-Kaiser, of complicity in the German coup. Goering called him too stupid to have acted, as Ernst and others linked to the coup were rounded up. Ernst reportedly died by firing squad. the prince is believed in Berlin.
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Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
August Wilhelm
Exchange Telegraph
Reichstag
Karl Ernst
Ernst
Marland Anglin Lead Oklahoma Democratic Governor Race
Oklahoma City July 4 AP returns show Ernest W. Marland and Tom Anglin leading the Democratic nomination for governor as precincts report. Marland holds a wide margin over Anglin, with other candidates including Walton King Smith and Bruns far behind in early tallies. Congressional races show Josh Lee leading the eighth district contest and several incumbents in tight battles across districts.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Anglin
Walton
King
Smith
Burns
Rogers
Howard
Johnston
Batson
Ernest W. Marland
Tom Anglin
William H
Alfalfa Bil) Murray
Oklahoma
Congress
Murray
A. C
Jack) Walton
J. Berry King
Gomer Smith
Robert Bruns
F. B. Swank
Norman
Josh Lee
University of Oklahoma
Swank
John Tomerlin
Tom D. McKeown
Ada
Joe Looney
Wewoka
P. L. Gassaway
Mel Keown
Wesley E. Disney
Wilbur Cartwright
Johnson
Jim ¥. McClintic
Disney
Jack Nichols
Eufaula
Haden Linebaugh
Muskogee
W.W. Hastings
Tallequah
Phil Ferguson
Woodward
J. M. Gentry
Enid
William M. Bowles
Perry
Catherine Murphy Dead Aunt of Judge Hopkins
Topeka July 4 AP Miss Catherine Ann Murphy an aunt of Federal District Judge Richard J Hopkins died last night at the home of Mrs Henry Martz daughter of Judge Hopkins She had lived in Jefferson City Mo later moving to Topeka to stay with her nephew Also lived for years at Newton with her brother Will Murphy Another brother John E Murphy Kansas City Mo survives Gas Prices Lower Topeka Kan July 4 AP As result of a gasoline price war the cost of motor fuel here dropped to the lowest levels in years After an overnight drop of six cents ordinary grade gasoline was 6 9 cents a gallon plus four cents tax
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Topeka
Catherine Ann Murphy
Richard J. Hopkins
Henry Martz
Hopkins
Bide Phy
Jefferson City
Newton
Will Murphy
John E. Murphy
Kansas City
Kan
A Better Stage For Junior High
The board of education met to discuss bids on coal for the coming year and approved improvements to the Junior high assembly room adding a west classroom and stage space. They expect a cost around 10 dollars and will await district valuation figures before scheduling the budget hearing. New staff includes Rowena Longshore as junior high secretary and part time science teacher May Leonard to assist Edith Beach.
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Board of Education
New York
Rowena Longshore
John E. Jacobs
Juniior High School
Marie Curie Dies in France At 66
Mme. Marie Curie the renowned scientist died in Sallanches France at age 66 after weeks of anemia treatment. She and her late husband Pierre Curie helped discover radium enabling cancer research and medical advances. She twice won the Nobel Prize and was the first woman elected to the French Academy of Sciences.
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Sallanches
France
Mme
Marie Curie
Pierre Curie
Paris
Mme. Curie
French Academy of Sciences
Mme. Currie
United States
Harding
Hoover
Bank Deposits Rise in Kansas City to 321 Million
Bank deposits in Kansas City totaled 321 million dollars, up 40 million since March and 70 million since January 1. The current total trails only the September 24, 1936 peak of 328 million.
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Kansas City
Justice Thiele Sits With Poison Ivy On Julys Bench
Associate Justice Walter Thiele faced a bruised week on the bench in Topeka Kansas during the July hearing period. He endured two black eyes and discomfort as he explained his condition and the unusual cause, a poison ivy reaction, while the court session continued.
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Justice Thiele
Topeka
Kan
Walter Thiele
Lake projects gain federal approval for Lone Star site
Federal authorities approve Lone Star lake site and a CCC camp for the project near Lone Star two miles southwest. The 150 acre lake features a 1400 foot dam 45 feet high and 30 feet top width, with 146,000 cubic yards of earth and rock fill. Approval hinges on Douglas county land and material readiness for the spillway.
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Lone Star Lake
Kathryn O’laughlin McCarthy
Hays
Sheridan Lake
Saline River
Quinter
Nemaha
Anderson
Clark Counties
Rep
McCarthy
Lone Star
Wallace Enraged Sacks Papers In AAA Test Case
Baltimore July 4 AP secretary of agriculture Henry A Wallace enraged when aroused from his Pullman berth he hurled papers naming him as a defendant in a test case of the Agricultural Adjustment Act back at a United States deputy marshal. Wallace had been named in a suit by the Royal Farms dairy of Baltimore challenging the act’s constitutionality and seeking an injunction to stop book examinations. Federal Judge W Calvin Chesnut denied dismissal but said the secretary’s appearance would be necessary for a full merits hearing. Detectives learned Wallace was bound for Chautauqua when deputies boarded the train at Washington and confronted him in Odenton Md. The deputy marshal reported Wallace threw the summons twice and was served again on a Baltimore circuit court action.
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Baltimore
Pullman
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Wallace
United States District Court
Royal Farms Dairy
AAA
Maryland
W. Calvin Chesnut
Chesnut
Chautauqua
N. Y
Charles G. Page
Washington
Odenton
Norris Becker
Dairy Company
Compare Old and New Rail Equipment Exhibit at Emporia
At Emporia travelers can compare rail ages from light early steam rails to 110 steel used on the Santa Fe mail line. The display shows an old link and pin coupling beside a modern automatic coupling, highlighting progress in rail technology.
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Emporia
Kan
Santa Fe Railroad
Frail Girl Clerk Beats Up Steel Worker
Miss Helen Sodak a 26 year old hosiery shop manager in Chicago tripped and bumped a man’s head on the sidewalk while detaining him for stealing socks. Policeman William Kabab stopped the fracas and the assailant identified as Harry Hayes a steel worker.
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Chicaco
Helen Sodak
William Kabab
Harry Hayes
Heat fuels county primaries campaign sweep
A July Fourth campaign surge covers the county as candidates rush to win nominations on August 7. Republicans field 31, Democrats 16, Socialists 6 with sheriff and county clerk races drawing the fiercest contention. Township slates include 89 Republican nominating seats and 18 for Democrats. Despite tempers rising, no donations or baby kissing reported as candidates map schedules at public gatherings.
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al Tho
Decide by July for August primary ballot in Toneka area
July 8 is the cutoff for candidates to confirm or withdraw their names from the August primary ballot. Some deadlines affect county clerk affidavits and party voting rights, with changes allowed up to 30 days before the primary. A separate item notes Santa Fe plans a new Kansas bus line between El Dorado and Strong City along Highway 13.
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Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe Railroad
el Dorado
Strong City
Santa Reayes
Lamy
Santa E
N. al
Termites Prompt Major Repairs at Manhattan Fire Station
Manhattan Kansas will repair its fire station after termites destroyed wooden crossbeams under the concrete floor. City commission approved rebuilding plans citing structural damage. In Concordia Kansas, grasshoppers swarm as a mill reports 131 pounds of pests in 500 bushels of wheat.
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Manhattan
Kan
Concordia
Wide observance of Fourth today with heats and festivities
The community celebrated the Fourth of July despite heat with picnics and country trips. Offices and many stores closed. Lone Star Farmers Union held its tenth annual program with games, speaking, and band music. Haskell and Lawrence high bands performed. An address by Homer Hoch was set for 2 pm. Merchants vs Cardinals baseball at Shooks and other games planned at South Park. University summer session dismissed.
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Lone Star
Lone Star Farmer's Union
Haskell
Lawrence High
Homer Hoch
State Public Service Commission
Ble Messer
Pleasant Grove
Baldwin
Holcom’s Grove
Douglas County
United Brethren and Evangelical Churches
Lawrence Merchants
Kansas City Cardinals
Shooks
South Park
Unidentified man found shot and burned on Kansas farm
Lincolnville, Kansas July 4 AP reports officers seek leads in the slaying of a man aged 35 to 40 with hands tied behind his back. Found dead in a burning haystack on Herman Heanke’s farm, a bridgework tooth and a card reading Katz Drug Co were recovered. Buckshot from a 12 gauge fired at close range. Sheriff L T Richter cites possible gangland feud links though no evidence supports it.
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Lincolnville
Kan
Herman Heanke
Here
L. T. Richter
Kansas City
Heanke
Katz Drug Company
E. H. Johnson
Peabody
Marion County
Gun Loaded Firearm Kills Kansas City Advertiser
Kansas City, July 4. H. Sigman, 33, an advertising salesman for the Kansas City Star, was accidentally killed by a pistol discharge intended for a Fourth of July celebration. He was a University of Missouri 1926 graduate, Phi Psi, and a debater. He also attended Kemper Military School, Missouri and Kansas universities, and studied law summers at Colorado and Chicago.
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Kansas City
H. Sigman
Kansas City Star
Sigman
University of Missouri
Kemper Military School
University of Kansas
Missouri
University of Colorado
Chicago
Plan to Start Monday On West Ninth Street Resurfacing
The project will begin Monday on the asphalt resurfacing of West Ninth Street from Mississippi to Michigan. It is an extension of a federal PWA docket and will be performed by Abel Construction. Costs will be shared by the city, property owners, and the government with full street resurfacing and curb repair included.
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West Ninth Street
Mississippi
Michigan
PWA
Abel Construction Company
Landon Seeks to Retain State Prohibition stance
Topeka Kansas July 4 AP Gov Alf M Landon reiterates opposition to repealing the state's prohibition amendment. In a union church address he argues national sobriety should take precedence over national revenue and cites an earlier Newton speech as reaffirmation of his stance ahead of the November vote.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Union
Landon
Newton
Few Affiliation Changes Filed Before Primary Deadline
County Clerk Bowman reports few party affiliation changes filed to date as the Saturday deadline nears for 30 days before the primaries. Most changes move from Democratic to Republican with some Republican to Socialist, totaling about 25 to 30 filings. A two year ago late rush brought changes to several hundred.
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C. QO. Bowman
Altho
Republiccan
Socialist Party
Hope for heat relief as Kansas foresees showers
Topeka July 4 AP reports that a cooling trend may begin as a low pressure system moves away and a high pressure area replaces it. Forecaster B R Laskowski expects cooler conditions late in the day with possible showers in northern counties and 90 to 95 readings tomorrow. Kansas endured 100 degree heat with limited rainfall, leaving crops in need of moisture.
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Topeka
Kansas
B. R. Laskowski
Goodland
Laskowski
Brinkley gubernatorial ballot fate to be decided
The state contest board met to decide Friday whether Dr John R Brinkley can appear on the Republican primary ballot for governor. Protests were considered but no decision was made, with the matter carried to the next session. Salina objector J W Densford said he had not been formally notified and sought attendance later.
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Topeka
Ran.daly
John R. Brinkley
Brinkley
J. W. Densford
Salina
Goetz Trophy Won Again by Sam Haskin of Olathe
Baker University announces Sam Haskin son of Mr and Mrs S B Haskin Olathe Kan has been awarded the John T Goetz Athletic Scholarship Trophy for the second year Haskin a mainstay on the Baker football team is a Baker graduate and his father also played for the Baker athletic group In fall Gertrude Stein will lecture bringing Alice B Toklas as a myth questioned by readers
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Baldwin City
Emil
Liston
Baker University
Sam Haskin
S. B. Haskin
Olathe
Kan
John T. Goetz
Haskin
Baker
John Goetz
Mr. Haskin
Sam
Balloon flight broadcast tests to relay stratosphere ascent
WREN engineers test a balloon transmitter on a hill 500 feet high to send a stratosphere flight description to NBC network stations. Tests span several points to gauge reception as the balloon drifts toward Iowa and eastern Kansas, with Lawrence a possible relay site.
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Wren
Black Hills
Rapid City
S. D
National Broadcasting Company
Iowa
Knsas
NBC
Lawrence
Allo
New Water Line Goes In Without Any Difficulty
A new auxiliary water line serving North Lawrence was installed by the city water department last night under PWA funding. Water was shut off across North Lawrence during the work, residents were warned, and service resumed by 9:30. The line runs under the Kaw bridge and will increase fire protection and service. A valve was installed after cutting a pipe section at the north end of the bridge, with caulking and related work completing the project.
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North Lawrence
City Water Department
PWA
Kaw Bridge
Okada Begins Formation of New Japanese Cabinet
Admiral Keisuke Okada former navy minister starts cabinet formation after Emperor Hirohito assigns him to form a government to succeed Makoto Saito whose resignation followed a financial scandal Saito backs Okada and may keep several older ministers while Okada pursues moderate policies amid naval and militant calls for greater tonnage and army expansion ahead of next year’s conference Marie Dressler Dies Imminently as Cancer Takes Toll in Santa Barbara California Actress Marie Dressler 62 rests as doctors warn death is near President Roosevelt Anchors Fourth at Sea aboard the cruiser Houston near the Bahamas fishing and watching sailors sports events
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Tokyo
Keisuke Okada
United States
Hirohita
Admiral Okada
Makoto Saito
Saito
Okada
Great Britain
U. Gilmer
Roosevelt
Houston
Bahamas
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Catherine Murphy
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Denver
H. K. Barron
Lena Patterson
Journal-World
ARE
Toneka
Keeler’s Book Store
Rush
Densford
Goetz Trophy
Baker Prize
Sam_ Haskin
Gertrude] Stein
Alice B. Toklas
Miss Stein
Engineers of Wren
Marie Dressler
Santa Barbara
Calif
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