Dust Bowl risk rises in Great Plains warns soil officials
Washington July 4 1943 reports from the Soil Conservation Service warn that drought and wind erosion gain might bring dust bowl conditions back within a decade. severe storms since March and April hit Texas Oklahoma Nebraska Kansas Colorado New Mexico and Wyoming. about 4 million acres of grassland plowed since 1942 worsens the danger while rainfall remained scant. officials urge rapid vegetative cover and conservation practices plus moving land out of cultivation in portions of the southern plains.
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Great Plains
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Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
H. H. Bennett
The
Soil Conservation Service
Texas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Bennett
Garden City
Kaw
Straxsland
Dust Bowl
Hoover to Speak at Dedication of White Memorial in Emporia
Former President Herbert Hoover will speak for thirty minutes at the dedication program for William Allen White late editor of the Gazette. Gov Frank Carlson Park will introduce him. A 45 minute concert by the Emporia Municipal band follows in Peter Pan park.
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Gazette
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Emporia Municipal Band
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Peter Pan Park
Lamoi Theater
William Allen White
Russian Press Demands UN Orders to Expel U.S. Forces
Moscow July 4 Russian press campaigns harshly criticize American military intervention in Korea and Far East. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko accuses the United Nations of inaction unless it orders an unconditional U.S. withdrawal and criticizes Truman for sending the Seventh Fleet to support Chiang Kai-shek in Formosa, arguing Formosa should be governed by Peiping under Mao Zedong.
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Truman
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Formosa
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China
Mao
Lawrence Man Finishes Bunion Derby Run in 10 Hours
Forest Evans, formerly of Lawrence, finished the Olympia Washington Bunion Derby in 10 hours 57 minutes for 47.42 miles despite bunions and sore arches. The winner completed the course in 7 hours 23 minutes. Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Evans of Route 1, once lived in Lawrence and now resides in Olympia with his Wisconsin wife and two children.
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Wisconsin
U.S. Budget Deficit Deepens Amid 1950 Spending Surge
Washington reports a 1950 deficit of 3.122 billion dollars after spending 40.17 billion while receiving 37.04 billion, increasing the national debt to 257.38 billion. The year ends with 18th deficit in 20 years, amid hopes Congress will curb costs and finalize tax and appropriation bills.
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Splinter Temple: KU Arch Pupils Study In Makeshift Gallery
In 1945 46 KU architecture students used a surplus Coffeyville structure nicknamed Splinter Temple as a fast evolving study hall. Called Lindley Annex by officials yet known as The Temple by students, it housed modern art, Frank Lloyd Wright models, and varied student work while Prof. Gerald Davis advised. The building became a hub for the growing architecture program, then the nation’s tenth largest in engineering.
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University Engineering
Ikepee
George Mid
New York
Kansas City
Gerald Davis
U. Sborn
Wichita Census Totals Stirs County Confusion
County assessor reports a Wichita total of 192,520 for 1950, inflaming debate as civic leaders dispute the unfinished federal count of 165,192. Federal officials call the assessor figure too high, noting a July 14 extension for rechecks and differences in counting students and military personnel.
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Wichita
Ss Besser
Fragments Hint At Missing Federal Union Note
Fragmentary readable text hints at a discussion about a federal union with unclear context and several garbled phrases. No clear names, dates, or places are discernible to establish a full item.
District court docket shows 236 cases for Douglas County
The Douglas County district court handled 236 cases from July 1, 1949, to June 30, 1950. The report lists 142 divorce actions, 56 criminal cases, and 38 other cases with details on pending and closed statuses. The data will be sent to state authorities for inclusion in a county comparison booklet.
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Misa
Alfie Wells
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