July Fourth Notes Highlight Lobbying and Huey Long
The piece discusses congressional lobbying as a burdensome ongoing factor and Huey Long drafting new legislation in Louisiana. It notes critics have points to base their complaints and mentions reformatories and prisoners during Independence Day celebrations along with thefts at an auto tag factory.
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Congress
Washington
Huey Long
Louisiana
Huey
Hutchinson Reformatory
Rules For Right Living And Local Government Debate
Government officials report that new jobs under the work relief bill are mainly CCC camp related with July activity promised and full program spending not until November. Governor Landon urged retention of local government structures to counter centralization and called for study of township authority amid obsolescence in places. A hitching post census on Massachusetts street hints at federal data needs and possible spending opportunities.
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CCC
Lone Star
Landon
Kansas
Massachusetts Street
Ethiopia seeks US help to curb Italy under Kellogg pact
Difficult persuasion centers on forcing Italy to observe the Kellogg peace pact. Ethiopia asks for American ideas to prevent war as Italy plans expansion. It notes the paradox of arguing a nation from war by taking war as policy and questions the logic of using force to enforce renunciation of war.
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Ethiopia
United States
Italy
Roosevelt says utilities lobbied against proposed amendments
President Roosevelt charges utilities with elaborate lobbying against amendments sought by his administration in the facilities bill. Representative Hamilton Fish contends the President should push back and seek passage of the proposed changes.
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Roosevelt
Hamilton Fish
Lawrence council reelects Braden as dean of religion school
The Lawrence Council on Religious Education reelected B. Braden as dean of the school of religion at a dinner meeting at Wiedemann's. Dr. Edward Hislop was re-elected president of the board. The faculty includes Braden, Rev. Charles W. Thomas, and Rev. Arnold.
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Braden
Lawrence Council On Religious Education
B. Braden
School of Religion
Wiedemann’s
Edward Hislop
Dean Braden
Charles W. Thomas
Arnold
Ruth Adair
Portland
Ore
Hugh Adair
Helena
Mont
Seattle
Wash
J. B. Henry
W. H. McKone
F. M. Testerman
Camden
N. J
Sastle Testerman
Camden Daily Courier
Connecticut
Chicago
Emil Gauck
Dorothy Gauck
California
Eli Schneck
Thirteenth
Haskell Ave
Carl Phillips
Newman Shoe Store
Massachusetts Street
Arthur Welty
Leavenworth
Weltey
A. T. Johnson
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Johnson Defeats Jeffries In Fifteen Round Championship Fight
Twenty five years ago, a heavyweight title clash drew a jammed arena and a delayed start as Johnson battered Jeffries. Johnson’s decline as a comeback and the crowd’s reaction defined the era, with early dispatches racing to readers at 5:29 and a special edition soon after.
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Johnson
Daya
Roman Gladiators
Jeffries
Lawrence
Ma threatens boarding house plan messaging
A speaker quotes a mother claiming she would not be burdened if payin boarders filled the house instead of relatives. The remark weights family duty against practical income, reflecting tensions over household labor and financial support. The note cites a 1985 Pubilahera Syndicate copyright.
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Pubilahera Syndicate
Fire Dept Fights Basement Blaze at Journal Office
Night operator spotted smoke at 2 am and alerted Senator Brad as flames poured from basement windows. Firemen battled the blaze, gaining control by 3 30. Cause traced to a bill poster room behind the press room. Cc E Lindley sworn in as probate judge during Judge Means vacation in Colorado.
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Journal Office
Brad
E. Lindley
Means
Colorado
Forties Era News Snapshots From June Picnic And Fireside Events
Forties era items note a small picnic party at Mrs C H Hoyts, a lightning strike on Mrs Dinsmoors house with no serious damage, Will Ashby selling popcorn after receiving aid, and J E Peairs planning a Denver trip with details to share. Effie Scott invited to address Pi Beta Phi convention in Washington in August. The day marked the season’s hottest at 96 with a fireworks display on Massachusetts street despite rain. Mrs B N Beal of 1041 Rhode Island fractured her hip in a serious fall. Barrie Bowersock hosted a small party. Wheeler party to Denver and May Gardner heading to Boston for summer and educational meeting, Winifred Churchill leaving for Denver for a visit and to attend the NEA.
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Barrett Pontius
Route 5
Ray McCall
Pennsylvania ‘Street
Lester Roberts
Little Helen Chambers
Tennessee Street
George Lowman
Indiana
J. H. McCreath
J. C. Kennedy
St. Joseph
Gertrude Charlton
Misses Engle
C. H.hoyt
Effie Scott
I Pi Beta Phi Society
Washington
Massachusetts Street
Rs. B. N. Beal
Rhode Island Street
Barrie Bowersock
Flashes of Life and Oddities Across Towns
Philadelphia Patrolman stops 65 year old Marvin Franklin after he strips to a purple bathing suit and heads for a fountain swim at Rittenhouse Square. He is sent to the house of correction for ten days. In Lock Haven Pat Hoover finds a snake in his coat after work at a lumber camp and recovers the garment. Bees swarm Nelson home. gas spray saves it. In Edgerton Frank Mach drowns in Rock River while fishing with $1,550 on him. undersheriffs note inability to explain the money.
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Philadelphia
Marvin Franklin
James Robinson
Rittenhouse Square
House of Correction
Lock Haven
Pat Hoover
Earl
Edgerton
Wis
Frank Mach
Chicago
Rock River
London
Laurie
Shea
Mark Albery
Ibrary
Chelsea Embankment
Cambridgeshire
Chelsea
Thames
Battersea Park
Moore
Miss Dixie
Ian
Finntom
Peter
Twente to Speak Before Union For Sunday Meeting
Prof J W Twente of the University will address Union for Sunday at 6 30 o clock in the Methodist church. A social hour will follow with refreshments served.
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Twente
J. W. Twente
I U. Choo
Education
Union For Im
Flight of the past returns to London’s Rex Moore reunion
Widowed Laurie Moore, once saved from a fall by a mysterious blind-turned-illness survivor, crosses paths with Mark Albery, a London aircraft magnate. Albery hosts Rex Moore, presumed dead after a crash, who reveals he was blinded by shock but has since recovered, renewing old ties and secrets from their aviation circle.
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Laurie Moore
Mark Albery
Albery
Laurie
Liv
Figter
Dawson
Alsbery
Rex Moore
Moore
Fairman
Liver‘Pool
London
Rip Missing in Dawn Search at Puddle Muddle
The Puddle Muddlers await Rip as Christopher Columbus Crow circles the skies. Willy Nilly and Top Notch visit a farm where a dog matching Rip’s description is found injured and returning home, leaving Rip still unaccounted for amid a restless hunt.
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Top Notch
Christopher Columbus
Crow
Rip
Rooster
Willy Nilly
Ton Notch
Puddle Muddle
In Memoriam for W. J. Flintom at Benbough Funeral
The service for W. J. Flintom was held Monday at the Benbough funeral parlors in San Diego. The program featured organ music and a memorial that praised his long life, faith, and gentleness, with readings from scripture and tributes from family and neighbors.
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W. J. Flintom
Benbough
Seventh
Date
San Diego
Calif
Kathleen
Willis L. Goldsmith
Mission Hills
New England
Kasas
Dany
Deep Errvern
Fuil Oambien
Beware of Rabies In Summer Dog Bites Threat This Season
Advice from the New York Academy of Medicine warns rabies spread via dog bites peaks in summer. Not every bite means rabies, but assume rabid when bitten until proven otherwise. If dog is alive, isolate and observe. if killed, proper nerve tissue tests may show rabidity. Bites on face and fingers are most dangerous, and other domestic animals can also spread the disease.
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New York Academy of Medicine
Ago Galdston
Convict Guards Flee After Prison Break Newscast
Two convict guards assisting a search for a fleeing prisoner escaped, wrecked two cars, stole from motorists, and fled yesterday with a third car still missing. Seven frightened citizens were left behind, four forced to ride along during a 100 mile chase. A statewide search was launched. Lane to Talk Monday Dr H H Lane will discuss the history of the human ear at the University of Kansas summer session forum.
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Little Rock
Ark
Government supervised lottery proposal gains unlikely support
Washington notes a House bill H R 8540 by Rep Kenny of New Jersey to create a billion dollar government supervised lottery. The measure, backed by the National Conference for Legalized Lotteries, aims to raise revenue via 2 ticket sales with 40 percent to the government and 60 percent in prizes. Critics fear moral and economic impact while supporters cite preventing foreign lottery spending and historic precedents.
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Herbert Plummer
Washington
Representative Kenny
New Jersey
Mane Civced
Sineg
House
National Conference For
Kenny
Samuel Seabury
New York
Seabury
Sandy Hook
Huey P Long Moves to Take Over New Orleans City Hall
In Baton Rouge on July 6 Senator Huey P Long drives a swift pass of 26 strict dictator bills aimed at New Orleans. The measures place city employees under state civil service, bar the anti Long District Attorney from naming assistants, bar liquor tax in the city, mandate jail terms for misusing federal relief funds, restrict deputy discharges, and let state boards borrow against city police and fire payroll to cover salaries.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
House
Ways and Means
Jack Williamson
Lake Charles
Wong
Williamson
New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
State Civil Service Commission
Long
Eugene Stanley
State Bureau of Identification
State Board of
Fire Boards
Radio Programs Friday and Sunday Listings Page
A dense schedule lists radio programs across KMBC WREN WDAF and others for Friday July 1 and Sunday July 7 with hours from 1:30 to 12:00 plus a noted item instructing to transfer city tax collection to the state. The long list names multiple orchestras bands singers and programs across stations and time slots ending with a directive to move tax collection away from city officials.
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KMBC
Wren
Dot
Will
WDAF
Pickens Sisters
Dangerous Paradise
Eage—Beake Carter
Nasar Kurkdje
Jessica Drig
Reconstruction Protifems
Wren—College
Storia
EMBC
Hollywood
Lucille Manners
Phil Baker
Richard Himber
A ‘Orch
Wren—Thavits
Andre Kostelanitz
Wren—Sinfoniets
Geo. R. Holmes
Amas
Andy
Kmac—Tattler’s Sports Review
Tony
KMEC
the O'Neills
KMAC
Dr. Pepper
Terrace Gardens Orch
Moment Musicale
Dickstein
WDAE
Chevrolet
Luigi Romanei
Orch
LeRoy Smith
Bark Hopkins
Horat Orch
Wren—Shandor
Joe Rine
KMIEC
Billy Bissett
Oriental Gardens Orch
Glen Lee
Bismarck Hotel Orch
KMC
Horacio Zita
Broadmoor Club
KMBEC
Bill Hogan
Estra
Floyd Town
Roy Maxan
Ben Pollock
RB W- Chambers
Jack_ Armstrong
Wren—Goldman
Carmen Roselle
H. V. Kaltenborn
Columbia Concert Hall
WDAEF
Radio City Party
A! Jolson
Vancouver
Grant Wren
Jan Garhes
Kennywood
Kmbc—Tattler
Abe Lyman
Lincoln Tavern
KMDC
Claude Hopkin
Ambassador Hotel
Mal Haslett
Lee Gordon
Bob Chester
Wdaf—Palace Hotel
Bismarck Orch
Horacio Zito
al Dien
Jeasie Hawkins’ Creck
Willard Robison
Oreck
Pedro Via
Erie
Imperie
Sting
Leola Turner
Julia Sanderson
Bob Becker
Jack Benny
Vivian Chicas
Burris Jenkins
BC Raythe
Fe _ tring Symphony
Kowas
Hendrike Willen van Loes
Silken
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Sen
Vandenberg
Musical Mirror
Wren—Press
Gien Lee
Jollang Membrch
el Chico
Jaish Revus
Marvy Mulligan
Ore
Lotus Gardens
LDS
Roy Maxon
NHC
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