Americans in Kobe Face Devastating Flood Toll
Report from Kobe Japan describes a powerful flood driving through the city, with 400 to 480 believed dead. An American resident Frederick Taylor reports homes destroyed, widespread damage, and rescue efforts ongoing as foreigners and Japanese endure the disaster. The U S consular official notes all Americans in Kobe appeared to have escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Kobe
Japan
Frederick Taylor
Sacramento
Calif
Associated Press
Taylor
Ceria
Osaka
Asia
Europe
Rokko-San
Washington
State Department
Walter P. McConaughy
Blue's Shop Entered. Thief Steals $15 in Nickels
Blue Davis of the Blue Bucket Shop on Vermont Street reports a break in last night. Entry was gained via the basement. a music box was broken and about $15 in nickels stolen. Also, a July 6 heater explosion near Sterling injured Ralph Blackhall, 34, who was relighting a butane heater at his farm home five miles northwest of the city. He was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Davis
Blue Bucket Shop
Vermont Street
Davis
Lyons
Kan
Ralph ,Blackhall
Sterling
Blackhall
Test Your Knowledge Teat Questions Answer Key On Classified Page
The page requests seven trivia answers from a list of ten questions covering world history geography astronomy and biology. It mentions a turn to the classified page for the answers and includes questions about colors in a rash ow and the French tennis championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Nice
Montana
United States
Forced migration condemned by delegate of U S
The American delegation outlines plans to aid Austrian refugees after annexation. Proposals include large scale colonization in New Zealand and South America and a German backed percentage of property for liv lihood. James G. MacDonald leads the U S effort as refugee adviser and ex League of Nations aide.
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U. S
Lems
New Zealand
South America
Germany
James G. MacDonald
New York
President Roosevelt
Advisory Committee On Refugees
League of Nations German Refugee Relief Commission
Lawrence Notes Mild Relief Effort And Local Auditing Update
The Lawrence column reports 105 crates of oranges and dried milk distributed to relief clients by the county welfare office with goods from the federal surplus division. It notes a city audit by W C Hail and company, and the county board approving sealing apparatus purchases for the WPA canning kitchen from Green brothers. Mr and Mrs W S Cady and daughter Katherine visited Lawrence en route to Fredonia, Idaho.
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County Welfare
Federal Surplus Commodity Division
City of
Lawrence
W. C. Hail and Company of
Board of County Commissioners
Green Brothers
W. S. Cady
Katherine
Pocatello
Ida
Fredonia
Mr. Cady
K. A
Idaho State Journal and Tribune
Miss Cady
Leland Stanford University
Leon Flint
Harvest Sale at Spot Cash Store Announces Stock Reduction
The Spot Cash store launches its first large stock reduction, Harvest Sale, beginning Friday after a one day closure to tag prices. E. L. Haynes and H. W. Keene, brothers-in-law, started the business in 1915 at 745 Massachusetts Street and moved to 819 Massachusetts four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spot Cash
E. L. Haynes
H. W. Keene
Massachusetts Street
Ottawa University
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Eastern railways win 2.5 cent coach fare increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized eastern railroads to raise passenger coach fares from 2.0 to 2.5 cents per mile for an 18 month trial. Carriers must record gross and net revenue during the period as expected. The estimate projects about 30 million dollars yearly additional revenue.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
Clothing workers back in Rochester as payroll nears half a million
Max L. Holtz president of the Rochester Clothiers Exchange announced that about 15,000 clothing workers would return to their jobs within a week, absorbing and distributing a payroll of nearly $500,000 weekly. Over 3,000 employees of one firm were back today, with production nearing normal at two other plants after a seasonal lull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Max L. Holtz
Rochester Clothiers Exchange
Holtz
Justice Cardozo Holding Own in Port Chester
Associate Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo of the Supreme Court, seriously ill with a heart ailment, is reported holding his own in Port Chester N Y. His secretary Joseph Rauh said he was somewhat weaker last night but today’s bulletin was more encouraging noting no ground lost.
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Cardozo
Port Chester
N. Y
Benjamin N. Cardozo
United States Supreme Court
Joseph Rauh
Woman Admits Six Lawrence House Robberies
Louise Miller 32 pleaded guilty in district court to six counts of burglary and larceny. She faces commitment to the women's industrial farm at Lansing or an indeterminate sentence. Police tied her to seven robberies in Lawrence from June 16 onward, taking clocks, a toaster, perfume, hose, and cash, with multiple break ins and warded screens.
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Louise Miller
Hugh Means
Lansing
John Ingalls
William Cox
Lawrence
Ingalls
Cox
Hubbel
Schiller
Jude Anderson
Karl M. Todd
Kentucky Street
Todds
Tulsa
Okla
R. L. Conger
Missouri Street
Kansas City
F. B. McCulloch
Louisiana Street
W. E. Stone
New York Street
Miller
Stone Home
Connecticut Street
Vermont Street
New Hampshire Street
Margaret Swisher
Miss Miller
Wichita
Kan
New Jersey Street
Oklahoma
Diagnosis of the South Seeks Solutions to Economic Problems
A 17 point analysis of the South’s economy, prepared for the National Emergency Council, was approved by a Dixie delegation of 23 businessmen and educators. The survey cites cotton dependence, low farm incomes, underfunded industry, and education gaps, with recommendations to follow after President Roosevelt reviews it.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Emergency Council
Dixie
Lowell C. Mellett
NEC
Mellett
Congress
South
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Fourth Explosion Victim Succumbs in Texas Cafe Fire
In George West Texas a cafe explosion from a refilled fuel tank killed Patsy Jean Morris six and John Lytle cafe cook. James Thomas Davis San Antonio driver died earlier. Mrs. Voss Yates San Diego and Mrs. J M Morris San Antonio were critically injured. Seven others hurt.
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George West
Tex
P-L
Teate
Three Rivers Hospital
Patsy Jean Morris
San Antonio
John Lytle
James Thomas Davis
Voss Yates
J. M. Morris
Mr. Yates
San Diego
Court Grants Divorce Between McKee Partners
The district court grants a divorce to Florence H. McKee from Bruce I. McKee. The ruling terminates their marriage and settles related legal matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence H. McKee
Bruce I. McKee
District Court
Building Up Resistance in Atlanta Scrape
A court scene in Atlanta features defendants discussing urges to steal cars. Judge Paul S. Quinlge prescribes prison time of two to three years to build up resistance, highlighting repeated automobile theft urges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Paul S. Qnelge
Augusta Housewife Forced to Drive Suspect to City
Mrs Ethel Bethtel 36 of Augusta Kansas told Oklahoma troopers a man she picked up claiming injury forced her at gunpoint to drive from Wichita to Oklahoma City She registered at a local hotel and the FBI planned to question her further The incident reportedly had no link to Hutchinson reformatory prison escapes
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Augusta
Kan
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Wichita
Ethel Bethtel
Hutchinson, Kan., Reformatory
Jones and Brazil Divide Research Engineer Work
No action on appointing a successor to R C Mitchell will be taken until fall. Mitchell’s duties at the state water and sewage laboratory at K U are split between Ogden S Jones geologist and James Brazil assistant engineer based at Hays. Both handle oil field waste and brine disposal work. Brazil is a KU graduate who played football in 1930 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Mitchell
State Water and Sewage Laboratory
K.U
Mitchell
Ogden S. Jones
James Brazil
Hays
Jones
Brazil
K. U
Grass Fire Extinguished on West Ninth Street
Firefighters were summoned to extinguish burning grass at 1637 West Ninth Street around 5 PM yesterday. The blaze, burning between the homes of E A White and Arthur E Huddleton, was brought under control with no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ninth Street
E. A. White
Arthur E. Huddleston
Stars Clash In All Star Game Defining Showdown
The All Star clash features American and National lineups with DiMaggio, Gehrig, Medwick and Foxx among stars. Ott triples, Lombardi and McCormick drive runs while Lee and Grove work on the mound in a high tempo exhibition. Cronin drives in the lone American tally as pitching and fielding produce tight plays and dramatic moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lee
Cubs
Carl Hubbell
Gehringer
Lee
Averillo
Medwick
Foxx
Durocher
Herman
DiMaggio
Johnny Allen
Cleveland
Ott
Lombardi
McCormick
Dickey
Cronin
Lou Gehrig
Iron Man
Yankees
Lewis
Allen
Nationals
Gehrig
Hack
Averill
Roger Cramer
Boston
Kreevich
Cramer
Goodman
Mace Brown
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brown
DiMaglio
Bob Johnson
Athletics
Grove
Civil War veterans die after reunion
Two 91 year old veterans who attended the last Blue and Gray reunion died in Carlisle and here. Daniel T. Price of Marion Indiana and John W. Cooper of Largo Florida both suffered heart conditions per doctors.
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Gettysburg
Daniel T. Price
Marion
Ind
Carlisle
John W. Cooper
Largo
Fla
Prisoners to Alcatraz Depart in Leavenworth Bus
A barred window prison coach carried 28 federal prisoners to Alcatraz Island from Leavenworth Kansas with ten arriving from Atlanta. No high‑profile inmates noted in the transfer per prison sources.
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Alcatraz Leavenworth
Kan
Alcatraz Island
Atlanta
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Tunney Is Suggested as Spirits Institute Head
Dr. James M. Doran, head of the Distilled Spirits Institute since 1935, will resign September 1 for rest and may stay as consultant. Directors meet in New York July 18 to elect a new chairman. Gene Tunney, former boxing champion and director of the American Distilling Company, has been mentioned as a possible successor.
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Washington
James M. Doran
The
Distilled Spirits Institute
Gene Tunney
Gene
Tunney
American Distilling Company
Deaths and Funerals Read in Lawrence Area
Miss Emma G. Fitz died June 20 at her sister Myra Rodman’s San Diego home. She lived in Vinland for years and was 84. Miss Ella McClaskey, formerly of Lawrence, died July 2 in Los Angeles after a lingering illness. Funeral in Bramble parlors and burial at Inglewood Cemetery. Surviving siblings: Mrs. Blair and Irma McClaskey, Morgan McClaskey. The McClaskey land once hosted the family greenhouse business.
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Emma G. Fitz
Lawrence
Myra Rodman
San Diego
Calif
Miss Fitz
Vinland
Ella McClaskey
Los Angeles
Bramble
Inglewood
Miss McClaskey
E. §. Blair
Irma McClaskey
Morgan McClaskey
California
McClaskey
Ers
Mrs. Sarah C. Schmitt Dies in Kansas City
Mrs. Sarah C. Schmitt of Kansas City Missouri died yesterday at her home. Funeral services are planned at Newcomer chapel in Kansas City likely Friday. She is survived by two children Mrs Edwin Schreiber and Harold Schmitt, both of Kansas City. Both children attended the University of Kansas.
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Sarah C. Schmitt
Kansas City
Newcomer
Schmitt
Edwin Schreiber
Harold Schmitt
University of Kansas
Railroad Labor Unions Back Roosevelt Stand Against Cuts
P A Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen said after a White House visit that railroad labor would endeavor to support Roosevelt's stance against wage cuts in industry. Whitney's union and 18 other rail labor groups plan national conferences with carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
P—A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
White House
Roosevelt
Whitney
Rail workers seek wage cuts and wider demands
The discussion centers on a 15 percent wage cut demanded by railroads. Negotiators for the brotherhoods, led by Whitney, plan stronger proposals than past talks. They aim to address rebates, funds used for propaganda, and losses from speculative investments, arguing railroads could save hundreds of millions annually by selling transportation.
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Whitney
Party Ends in Drowning at Moonlight Lake Swim
In Kansas City on July 6 a 27 year old grocery worker J T Hailey drowned while moonlight swimming at Kernodle's lake south of the city. Four divers and four swimmers with a grappling hook recovered Hailey from 12 feet of water after about four hours.
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Kansas City
J. T. Hailey
Kernodle
Here
Paul Kernodle
Hailey
Market News The Day In Wall Street July 6 Rise Prompts Stock Uptick
The buying urge returned to the market after a midyear dip. A late wave of orders focused on copper oils and other industrial groups pushed stocks higher, overcoming earlier hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Market gains offset early losses across sectors
Stocks firmed after early declines with strong buying in mining, oil and industrials. Major gains listed include Sears Roebuck, Woolworth, Dow Chemical, Bethlehem Steel, and General Motors. Trading volume neared 1.6 million, with corn, wheat and cotton futures lifting while Phelps Dodge raised its quarterly dividend to 20 cents per share.
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General Motors
Chrysler
Sears, Roebuck
Woolworth
Westinghouse Electric
Anaconda Cooper
Kennecott
Cerro de Pasco
Johns Manville
Allis Chalmers
Santa Fe
Montgomery Ward
Union Carbide
Dow Chemical
Great Northern_preferred
International Harvester
Bethlehem Steel
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Chicago
American Gas & Electric
Aluminum of America
Gulf Oil
Niagara Hudson
United Gas
Phelps Dodge
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Ninobiki
Blue
Invader
ICC
Bulletin
Charles E. Decker
Tennessee Street
National Stars
P—J. M. Patterson
New York News
Mary King
Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate
Supreme Court
Salvatore A. Cotillo
Bronx County Court House
Hungary
Hitler
Budapest
Ferenc Szalasi
Mary McCormack
Leavenworth
Mary Isabelle McCormack
Sisters of Charity
Journal-World
Spirits Institute
Guest
Consol Oil
Gen Motors
Int Harvester
Kennecott Cop Serene
Montgom Ward
Nat Dairy Pr
North Amer Ca
Penney (Jc
Phillips Pet
Ally
Stand Oil
Union Pacific
United Gas Imp Eeny
U_S Steel
Ane
West el & Mfg
Citier Service Oo
Douglas County Building & Loan Association
John C. Emick
Lawrence National Bank
TOTAL
Irving Hill
I. J. Meade
Geo. D. Walter
J. D. Bowersock
Geo. W. Kuhne
W. A. Schaal
W. E. Decker
Cashier
A. D. Kolterman
F. W. Hosford
W. H. Andrews ‘Lumber
Paul A. Dinsmoor
Lawrence Paper Co
W. H. Varnum Druggist
G. R. Shultz
A. W. Berger
U. S. Mail Service
F. H. Smithmeyer
Poehler Merc. Co
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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