Treasury Cuts Foreign Silver Price and Restores Devaluation Power
Washington July 6 Roosevelt signed a hard fought monetary bill restoring his authority to devalue the dollar and letting the treasury resume its 2 billion dollar stabilization fund. The treasury lowered foreign silver price from 38½ to 36 cents per ounce and bids for London silver resumed at a narrow margin.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
London
New York
Senate
Murphy
House
Senate ‘Coalition
Forgery May Join Charges in Louisiana Scandal
Baton Rouge officials said forgery may be added to charges against Dr. James Monroe Smith over the state university scandal. Smith, jailed for $50,000 bond default, could be rearrested if released. Investigators allege he forged the endorsement on a loan check from Hibernia National Bank and lost $461,320 in stock market trades with Fenner and Beane between 1937 and 1989.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
James Monroe Smith
State University
Louisiana
Conrad Meyer
Byrne
Smith
L.S.A. Board of Supervisors
Hibernia National Bank of
Dr. Smith
Fenner and Beane
Industry backs two year price fix for silver
Spokesmen for silver mining in Rocky Mountain states support a congressional action to establish 71.11 cents an ounce for two years. They say the stabilization period matters more than the level, predicting jobs and relief relief burden easing. Denver operator Campbell calls the price a subsidy but cheaper than relief.
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Thomas Patterson Campbell
Denver
Buckner Sentenced to Two Years in Mail Fraud Case
William P. Buckner Jr a cocktail and beauty lobbyist was sentenced in federal court to two years in prison and fined 2500 dollars for mail fraud and conspiracy in the manipulation of defaulted Philippine railway bonds.
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Buckner
New York
William P. Buckner, Jr
Pennies Take Over Kansas Sales Tax Tokens
Kansas residents swapped zinc and aluminum tokens for pennies as the state implemented a penny bracket system for sales tax. The plan lowers per purchase tax across ranges 15 cents to 2.24 dollars and requires merchants to redeem tokens with the state commission or bulk through chambers. The state expects limited redemption claims and may liquidate token machines at Hutchinson.
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Smi
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
John McCuish
Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Kan
Sas
State Research Department
Kansas
McCuish
Hutchinson
LSU Former President Calls Investments in University Funds
Dr. James Monroe Smith, the imprisoned ex-president of LSU, told District Attorney Charles A. Byrne in a 15 minute jail talk that his market operations with school funds were investments for the university, while Byrne argued he had no right to use funds for speculation. Smith admitted the operations were a mistake and disputed labeling it gambling.
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Baton Rouge
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Charles A. Byrne
New Orleans
Byrne
Smith
Record Heat Reaches 105 Degrees In Lawrence
Prof C J Posey reports a 105 degree high this afternoon marking the peak since August 3 1987. August 1937 saw 106 degrees the yearly high while last year topped at 102 on August 7. The all time Lawrence high is 114 set in 1936 with yesterday’s max around the century mark.
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C. J. Posey
Lawrence
Garden City Delegation Heads to Wichita Airline Banquet
Garden City Kansas sent a 13 member delegation led by Mayor I J Carter to Wichita for an airline celebration banquet with Wichita Chamber of Commerce officials and city leaders from towns on the new Wichita Pueblo route.
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Garden City
Kan
Garden City Today
I. J. Carter
Wichita
Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
WPA demonstrations continue as Crawford county projects shut
Demonstrations by protesting WPA workers over longer hours without higher pay spread in Crawford county. WPA officials admit most of the county's 30 projects were closed, with about 400 men marching yesterday and fewer today. State WPA director Nevins says no planned action, will defer to local authorities if more protests occur.
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Pittsburg
Kan
WPA
Crawford County
Q. F. Brown
Girard
M. F. Huff
Cherokee County
Columbus
Huff
Ed Hartwig
Topeka
Clarence Nevins
Youth Hitch Hikes to Two Fairs in 10 Days
Keyes Carson Jr. of Cuero Texas arrived in San Francisco after hitch hiking from New York in ten days. He rode to the New York fair then to San Francisco and plans to form a national travel club for college students. He says highway riders should be picked up to fund future pensions. He carries an ROTC uniform and a sign bearing his destination and hometown.
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San Francisco
P— Keyes Carson, Jr
Cuero
Tex
New York
New York Fair
R.O.T.C
British Planes to Join French Bastille Day Exercises
London reports the air ministry will send five squadrons of British planes to France for Bastille Day exercises on July 14. The move is not tied to the European situation, though some urged a continental air warning to Germany in the prior week.
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London
Air Ministry
France
Germany
Man in Bathing Suit Watering Lawn Reported by Neighbor
Topeka police were sent to a residence after a woman complained about a neighbor. Officers described the man as looking very comfortable in a bathing suit while watering his lawn.
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Topeka
WPA Workers Walk Out Over Wage Cuts Demand
Washington July 6 WPA workers walk out in protest of reduced pay under the new relief bill. Col F C Harrington warned that five days absence will lead to dismissal. The unsettled workforce faces a 130 hour month and wage scales from 55.20 to 90 dollars depending on trade as July payroll is cut by 200000 from 2.6 million.
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Washington
F. C. Harrington
WPA
Ino
Sivetasiine
Duluth
Minn
Auburn
Wisconsin
Rochester
N. Y
Congress
Decatur
Chester
Perry County
Ill
Akron
Coshocton
Fort Dodge
Key West
Fla
Newark
N. J
St. Paul
WPA Strike Policy Seen Beyond Federal Authority
Washington officials said WPA walkouts over longer hours and lower pay should be handled locally. State and local admins noted WPA policy to not recognize strikes and to dismiss workers absent five days without excuse. The 180 hour a month rule is a congressionally set policy WPA cannot change.
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Washington
Work Projects Administration
WPA
Congress
AFL Trades Council Warns of WPA Construction Strike
The AFL in Greater New York says a national WPA construction strike may follow a Washington conference. Col Somervell reports 95 percent of New York WPA projects remain active. five days off leads to dismissal and loss of home relief. Walkouts spread across multiple states and cities.
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Somervell
William Hodgson
Girl Impounded in McAllaster School Two Hours
Four year old Margaret Olmsted, daughter of Mr and Mrs Collin Olmsted, was found after being accidentally locked inside McAllaster school for about two hours. Neighbors searched the area and police were notified before the janitor unlocked the door.
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McAllaster School
Margaret Olmsted
Collin Olmsted
Connecticut Street
McAllaster
McGuire Charged With Murder in Ray Kumpf Shooting
Hamilton county Attorney Bruce Mack filed a first degree murder charge against Earl McGuire accusing him of fatally shooting Undersheriff Ray Kumpf on July 3 in Syracuse Kansas.
War Referendum Bills Sent to Senate After Committee Rejection
The senate judiciary committee voted 9 to 5 to disapprove a constitutional amendment for a popular vote on declaring war and 9 to 6 to reject a second referendum proposal. Both would place war-declaring powers in the electorate except during actual or threatened attacks on the United States and its possessions or any non American nation in the western hemisphere.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Congress
United States
HUNT FOR RECORDS INQUIRY INTO McELROY FUNDS
Four accountants searched city hall storage boxes for missing records of H. F. McElroy’s emergency fund that funded millions over 13 years as Kansas City’s city manager. McElroy says records were lost in the 1937 move. he resigned under fire last April and faces an embezzlement indictment.
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Kansas City
City Hall
H. F. McElroy
McElroy
New City Hall
Margaret Canine
Sam C. Blair
Miss Canine
Eugene C. Zachman
Michael D. Waters
City
County Grand Jury
Large turnout for Citizens Military Training camp
Hundreds of young men from Missouri Kansas and Arkansas arrived at Leavenworth Kansas for four weeks of training at the Citizens Military Training camp. Camp officers report this year's enrollment will be the largest in recent years with 1 120 youths already applying and more expected to enroll.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Citizens Military Training Camp
Sugar Refinery Uses Burnt Bones for Filtering
Sugar refineries reportedly employ burnt bones as filtration and whitening agents, a practice cited as part of traditional processing methods.
Mrs. Deane W. Malott Arrives for KU Visit to Lawrence
Mrs. Deane W. Malott wife of the University of Kansas chancellor arrived for her first Lawrence visit. She toured the Mt Oread residence donated by Mrs J B Watkins and discussed utilities with C G Bayles. The couple may move in late August with furniture from Massachusetts and additions planned.
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Deane W. Malott
Kansas City
E. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Malott
Elizabeth Watkins
Shortest Air Mail Route Inaugurated In Philadelphia
The six mile route from the Philadelphia post office roof to Camden airport starts today with a blue and white autogiro. Five daily round trips under a 1937 congress approved experimental service cut the trip to about five minutes. Officials from postal military and naval branches attended the inauguration as thousands of stamp collectors queued with letters. The roofed facility, 350 by 275 feet, was built in 1931 for autogiro service and features asphalt paving and steam pipes to melt snow.
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Philadelphia
Camden
Congress
W. W. Howes
Autogiro
Harvest Season Driving Cautions Urged By Sheriff
Sheriff Charles E. Banning warns motorists to use extra care on highways during harvest. Heavy laden wheat trucks turning onto and off roads slow traffic and create a major hazard, especially at night due to poor lighting and hard to see slower vehicles.
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Charles E. Banning
Oklahoma Officials Visit Topeka For Talks On Rates Barriers
Oklahoma Governor L C Phillips and aides Walter Harrison and Lloyd Noble visited Gov. Payne Ratner in Topeka to discuss interstate freight rates and trade barriers. A post season Kansas football game potential topic was also mentioned during a luncheon with Kansas board chair Fred M. Harris. Phillips noted Oklahoma has abolished ports of entry, while Kansas has not, seeking federal court or congressional action to adjust freight rates.
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Topeka
L. C. Phillips
Oklahoma
Walter M. Harrison
Oklahoma City
Daily
Oklahoman and Times
Lloyd Noble
Ardmore
Oklahoma Board of Regents
Payne Ratner
Ratner
Fred M. Harris
Kansas Board of Regents
Harrison
Phillips
Kansas
Mississippi River
United States
Wettest June in Four Years Hits Kansas Crops
Generous rains across Kansas last month brought the wettest June in four years. Wheat harvest slowed with losses, while corn benefited. Statewide rainfall averaged 4.59 inches, above normal, with eastern, middle, and western thirds reporting 5.64, 5.52, and 2.60 inches respectively. Hutchinson saw 11.36 inches. Syracuse 0.66. Harvest resumes in northern counties as rains reduced bottom-land wheat yields. Prospects for corn remain good.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Hutchinson
Syracuse
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Stock Market Index Steady At 46.3 Despite Fluctuations
The stock market index averaged 60 stocks at 46.3 points, holding at the same level as yesterday's reading of 46.3. Investors watched small-cap activity and broad market trends as traders assessed gains and risks.
Potato Harvest Races Ahead In Kaw Valley Fields
Farmers report rapid potato digging forming the main harvest as dust from Kaw Valley drifts and the crop moves toward Chicago markets. Yields run 125 to 175 bushels per acre with Irish potatoes at 1.05 and Triumphs at 1.25 per 100 pounds. Alfalfa second cuttings show strong quality and rainfall boosts. Prairie hay prospects improve as soybeans and cowpeas look promising. fall plowing begins where wheat is done.
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Kaw
Kaw Valley
Chicago
Lawrence
Heat to linger as Kansas endures record temperatures
Topeka reports 105 degrees marking the highest in two years as a persistent heat wave grips Kansas. Forecaster S D Flora notes no relief soon with 100 plus readings likely today and tomorrow, while drought highlights aid wheat harvest in central and northern counties.
Norway's Royalty Farewell US After 84 States Visit
Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway wrap up a 15,000 mile tour through 84 states and say they must return to see more. They depart New York aboard the Stavangerfjord smiling and sun-tanned, noting the country is vast.
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New York
Crown Prince
Olav
Martha of
Norway
United States
Stavangerfjord
Weather View Kansas Forecast With Warmth Likely Thunder
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with possible local thunder showers in the extreme northwest. Continued warm temperatures with a high near 102 today and a previous record of 108 yesterday. At noon, conditions show a 81 degree minimum today and a 73 degree high last year.
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Kansas
M. Yostetmayy
CODAY
Tow
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