Burke predicts limited purge of anti Roosevelt Democrats
Senator Burke predicts the administration will target only three anti Roosevelt Democrats in primaries Senators George of Georgia Smith of South Carolina and Tydings of Maryland Burke notes they opposed the Roosevelt court bill and other White House measures The president plans a transcontinental trip to bolster renomination efforts and may avoid direct involvement in Indiana and Nevada contests while some allies say others may face stiff opposition from party factions
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D.-Neb
George
Georgia
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South Carolina
Tydings
Maryland
White House
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Owever
Colorado
Adams
Benjamin Hilliard
Indiana
van Nuys
Paul V. McNutt
Nevada
McCarran
Fee
Gillette
Iowa
Clark
Missouri
Lonergan
Connecticut
Menace of Motor Cars Outpaces Fireworks Fatalities
The 162nd Independence Day toll shows fireworks deaths nearly absent while motor vehicle crashes kill at least 256 people on crowded holidays. Drownings total 189 and 27 people were shot to death across 46 states and DC.
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America
District of Columbia
Crossword Puzzle Wordplay With Historical Clues
The page presents a scrambled crossword puzzle with across and down clues ranging from mythic names to measurements and professions. Several entries include references to Roman goddesses and currencies, while others hint at fauna, geography, and generic puzzle terms.
Toll from Fourth of July weekend deaths rises in 1987
The report cites 513 deaths over the holiday period from 18 people killed by trains to 50 from falls and lightning. New York led states with 39 deaths while freak accidents caused many fatalities including a Missouri resident struck by ice, and Maryland and Pennsylvania cases involving improvised devices.
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New York
Missouri
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Three Men Forfeit Bonds in Overparking Case
Rader and Calvin forfeited $1 bonds for failing to appear in police court on an overparking charge. Grafke of Kansas City Kansas forfeited $5 for speeding. Schweitzberger fined $5 for speeding. Albro, Wilson, and Porter pleaded guilty to intoxication. Albro and Porter sentenced to 10 days in jail, Wilson fined $5.
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Ralph Rader
Clifford C. Calvin
Seth Grafke
Kansas City
Kan
Dale Schweitzberger
Fred Albro
Fred “Tug” Wilson
Lora Porter
Donald S. Hults
Albro
Porter
Wilson
Man Slashes Wrists in Shed Attempt on Laura Avenue
Albert Young a 39 year old county bridge crew employee attempted to kill himself by slashing both wrists with a razor in a shed on Laura avenue around 11 this morning. He also tried to cut his throat and was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial hospital then to the police station.
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Fred Vogler
Albert Young
Young
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Vogler
Laura Avenue
Japan wartime gains tallied at 775000 square miles
The War Office reports Japan has occupied 775000 square miles in the China incident’s first year and tallied 1,300,000 casualties, with Japanese losses at 36629. The note adds there is no neutral wide survey of casualties.
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Tokyo
War Office
Sugar shock treatment questioned by Mayo Clinic doctors
Mayo Clinic doctors report mixed results from Manfred Sakel’s insulin shock therapy for schizophrenia. Sugar shock cured some patients but relapses occurred. researchers call for tempered enthusiasm and further study.
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Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Manfred Sakel
E. F. Rosenberg
M.D
F. P. Moersch
Mayo
Deputy Marshal Killed in Nebraska Car Encounter
Ralston Nebraska July 6 Deputy Marshal Lester Scoville age 42 was killed instantly when his weapon discharged during a car incident investigators said the deputy may have been struck by the vehicle and the gun fired through the crank area as officers responded at dawn.
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Ralston
Neb
Lester Scoville
Man Cranks Gun Dropped Striking Heart
Officers report a man cranking his car spun the crank so hard the shoulder gun dropped from its holster and the bullet struck him in the heart.
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pri _st
Scoville
Local Social Notes Include Weddings Travel and Visits
Mrs. Frank Bereiter spent last week visiting her daughter Mrs. Woodie Laughlin and seeing her doctor daily. Word came of the wedding between Evelyn Alley and Ivan Millikan of Wichita last Sunday in Wichita. Evelyn, a former local resident, is Lulu North’s granddaughter. Millikan owns a Wichita steel mill stake. Potato digging slowed during a three day holiday and extreme heat. Mr. and Mrs. Paul North of Kansas City and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hummelgaard of Leavenworth enjoy vacationing with the North family. Frances Gardner of Springfield Vermont visits brother Raymond Gardner. it is her first trip west and she enjoys Kansas. Vermont’s weather man predicts about 80 degrees for a very warm day. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krum of Lawrence visited Gardner home Wednesday evening. Raymond Gardner and guest later drove to Leavenworth for a picnic. Mrs. Nate Pettengill and daughter of Lawrence were Fourth of July guests at the Nunemaker home. Mrs. G. C. Schoenlein of Kansas City and Mrs. E. H. Bereiter of Lawrence were weekend and holiday guests at the Frank Bereiter home. J. J. Wilson’s condition at Memorial hospital shows slight improvement. Thomas Cawley is cutting wheat in the Valley Falls area. Mrs. Henry Lambert of Edgerton helps at Maurice Sutter’s home, arriving Friday for an extended stay. Miss Betty Hemphill of Topeka, nurse at Christs hospital, enjoys a brief vacation at her parents J. C. and Mrs. Hemphill’s home.
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Woodie Laughlin
Evelyn Alley
Ivan Millikan
Wichita
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Lulu North
Milliken
Paul North
Kansas City
Clarence Hummelgaard
Leavenworth
North
Frances Gardner
Springfield
Raymond Gardner
Gardner
Kir
Robert Krum
Lawrence
Gardner Home
Nate Pettengill
Nunemaker
G. C. Schoenlein
Infant ill from poisoned flower in De Soto area
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Murphy fell violently ill after contact with a flower that had grasshopper poison. He was treated at a Kansas City hospital and returned home Sunday. Numerous local residents and visitors, including home demonstration agents Mae Gordon and Marie Antrim, were noted in the De Soto community news with various visits and illnesses.
Wedding plans and alumni notes from Linwood and Prescott
Eleanor Harbaugh of Linwood announces her August wedding to William McClure of Kansas City Kansas. Anna Mary Eastwood of Prescott, who studied at Baker University, married on June 26. her father J. A. Eastwood once led DeSoto High. Mrs. John Whitelaw hosts a Methodist church tea. Margaret Hunter attends University of Indiana summer school. C Muerman of Stillwater Oklahoma visits the Koellers.
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Linwood
William McClure
Kansas City
Kan
Harbaugh
L. F. Taylor
DeSoto
Baker University
Anna Mary Eastwood
Prescott
J. A. Eastwood
DeSoto High School
John Whitelaw
Methodist Church
Margaret Hunter
Herbert Hunter
University of Indiana
C. Muerman
A. and M. College of
Stillwater
Okla
Willoughby Koeller
Weekend visitors and relatives attend funeral in de Soto
A list of out of town relatives and friends gathered for the Buford Osher funeral includes Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Talley and Mrs. Paul Sutton from Baldwin. Ethel Mae and Richard. Mrs. Melvin Clark and sons Alfred and Lloyd. Mary of Clathe. Jennie Jenkins. Eleanor Frowe of Lawrence. John Mohler and family. many others from Eudora and nearby towns. Visiting relatives traveled from Past California and Lawrence while local residents hosted them in De Soto and nearby communities.
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Soldier
C. G. Mickel
Mickel
Blanchard
Buford Osher
Floyd Talley
Paul Sutton
Ethel Mae
Richard
Baldwin
Melvin Clark
Alfred
Lloyd
Mary
Clathe
Jennie Jenkins
Eleanor Frowe
Kansas City
Colorado
C. C. Breithaupt
Raleight
N.C
DeSoto
Emmie’s Pride Porter Kings Long Dream of Wealth
A 1937 syndicated piece notes Emmie, raised with wealth fantasies, grows into prideful restraint, refusing simple chores like milking a cow even at a young age. The remark reflects social expectations surrounding wealth and status in the era.
Youngs and Rogers Wed in Olathe Service
Miss Lois Young and Kenneth Rogers married in Olathe on Sunday after a weekend visit with relatives in Mawoaketa Iowa. The bride, a DeSoto graduate, will live in Iowa with her husband.
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Harley Blaylock
Lois Young
Kenneth Rogers
Mawoaketa
Mae Blaylock
Topeka
John Blaylock
Miss Young
Mr. Rogers
Olathe
DeSoto
D.R.H.S
Iowa
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