Britain orders halt to most spending to preserve reserves
London reports Britain will curb nonessential outlays as Cripps warns exports to the United States have fallen and reserves of gold and dollars have shrunk. He vows no pound devaluation, outlines tighter dollar purchases and a standstill until September with ERP funds to be distributed later.
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London
Britain
Stafford Crippp
United States
Cripps
Sterling
Crinns
House of Commons
Treasury
John W. Snyder
U.S
Canada
Sudan
Burma
Iceland
Iran
Cripes
Captain Parker to Retire After 22 Years of Service
Captain Charles R. Parker of the Lawrence fire department will retire August 1 after 22 years on the force. He joined in June 1927 and became captain later. He plans to farm, fish, and assist his son Charles Jr who runs a wood shop at 507 Mechanic Street while his daughter Darlene, 16, attends Liberty Memorial High School.
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Charles. R. Parker
Lawrence
Eudora School Board Rejects All Building Bids
The Eudora school board rejected all bids for a new grade school after bids opened last week. Voters had approved $210,000 in bonds in April, but none bids matched the figure, and the board has not decided on next steps.
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Eudora
Long Summer Heat Wave Brings Death Toll Across Nation
The nation endured a record heat wave with at least 132 deaths, plus nine more dead and five missing from a violent Monday squall on Long Island. States report heat related fatalities, crop losses exceed 50 million dollars, and New York City faces unprecedented water usage amid drought.
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New York
Long Island
Illinoia
Chicago
Coron
Indiana
Lewa
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Wisconsin
Midwest
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pacific Coast
Upper Lakes
Vandenberg urges Senate ratification of North Atlantic pact
Washington July 6 Senator Vandenberg Michigan urged swift senate ratification of the North Atlantic pact as a shield against communism. He said the treaty signals a warning to would be conquerors and that the real strength lies in the twelve pact nations potential military might. Senate leaders hoped for final approval within a week of debate amid general lack of opposition. President Truman planned to send the arms program to Congress after ratification.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
United States
Connally
D.-Tex
U. S
Truman
Congress
Wheat Prices Soar On Heavy Mill Buying In Chicago
Chicago July 6 heavy mill buying sent wheat prices to the highest levels since February. Wheat futures rose about 4 percent to the 57% cent range, with the July contract closing near 2.01 dollars per bushel. Brokers cite flour sales to bakers and renewed flour buying as the key driver. Kansas City receipts lag behind last year and the Fourth of July holiday reduced car counts.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Milla
Kansas City
No Weather Change Forecast In Kansas July 6
Topeka reports continuation of partly cloudy warm humid weather through Thursday. Kansas may see scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers with lows in the 60s to low 70s and highs in the mid to upper 90s. Rainfall varied, Independence 2.46 inches, Pomona 1.56, El Dorado 1.22, Waverly 1.12, others lighter.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard A. Garrett
New
Independence
Pomona
el Dorado
Waverly
Miltonvale
Lebo
Council Grove
Harvesville
Garnett
Phillipsburg
Manhattan
Climax
Chanute
Anthony
Hays
Goodland
Kansac
Chicago
Denver
Edmonton
Havre
Mont
Kansas City
Trace
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Newark
Jsaobeee Asta
Oklahoma City
Washington
Scoop Ferguson Returns to Shine Parlor After Shooting Attempt
Scoop Ferguson resumes duty at his downtown shine parlor after a morning shooting attempt on Massachusetts Street. The assailant, a Black gunman, fled the scene. officials say no one was harmed, while two Black individuals, Latha and Davis, are at large and a county prosecutor faces charges of intent to cause fatal harm.
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Ferguson
W. M
Massachusetts St
Tharetey Eee
Flay
Latha
Davis
St Lex
Aseaul Storney Robert
Edward R. Schauffler Dies at 60 in Kansas City Hospital
Edward R. Schauffler, 60, longtime Lawrence writer on Kansas and Missouri history, died after a stroke while traveling with his son and daughter in law to Lake Lotawana. A Kansas City native and KU alumnus, he served in the National Guard and the Army, later contributing to the Kansas City Star and reporting on regional history and memories of Wesport. His last Lawrence visit was June 27, when he penned a tribute to Lawrence’s summer beauty.
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Edward Reynolds Schauffler
Lawrence
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Edward W. Schauffler
Lake Lotawana
University of Kansas
Edward R. Schauffler
Leavenworth Times
Kansas City Star
Old Wesport
Kang City
Midwest
Schauffler
Journal-World New Day
85 Per Cent of Kansas Irrigation in 9 Counties
Walter Selby of Iowa State College reported that 85 percent of Kansas irrigation acreage, totaling 221000 acres, is concentrated in nine counties. Finney leads with 65000 acres, followed by Scott 50000, Kearny 22000, Grant 14000, Wichita 9000, Hodgeman and Ford 8000 each, and Stanton and Hamilton 7000 each.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Walter Selby
Iowa State College
Selby
Washington
Marshall
Finney
Scott
Kearny
Grant
Hodgeman
Ford
Stanton
Hamilton
Ouster suit filed against Parsons mayor and police chief
Kansas attorney general Fatzer filed in the state supreme court to oust Parsons Mayor Vernon C. Axton and seek removal of Police Chief Frank Williams. The petition alleges misconduct for protecting gambling and illegal liquor, accepting payments for inaction, and ties to slot machine operations involving Axton’s relatives and associates. Williams allegedly ordered payoffs in a case linked to Mrs. Grace Nutt’s murder.
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Topeka
Kan
Vernon C. Axton
Parsons
State Supreme Court
Harold R. Fatzer
Fatzer
Frank Williams
Kansas
Axton
21St and Briggs
Packard Distributing Company
Ray G. Axton
Lee Weekley
Weekley
Williams
State of Kansas
Kansas All- Seen
Ceatty
Grace Nutt
Labette County
Leason
William S. Fouts
Par, Sonsor
Nutt
Harvest in Kansas wheat belt reaches eighty percent complete
At Great Bend Kansas on July 6 W C Stark head of the state harvest control office announced the closure of 22 temporary harvest placement offices in the southern Kansas wheat belt. He estimated the statewide harvest at about 80 percent complete Liberal will stay open while combines arrive from Oklahoma and Texas leaving 41 offices functioning. Stark reported a small amount of wheat stored on the ground near Elkhart in Morton county.
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Great Bend
Kan
Kansas Wheat Belt
W. C. Stark
Kansas
Liberal
Oklahoma
Texas
Stark
Elkhart
Morton County
Britain's export curb deepens US trade slide
Foreign traders see Britain's renewed drive to sell English goods abroad as worsening US exports. Cripps signals further cuts to dollar-area purchases hurting American tobacco wheat cotton and gasoline refiners. May import total fell 10 percent from Q1 and 9 percent from last year as markets react with global austerity pressures.
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New York
Britain
United States
Stafford Cripps
Exchenquer
Commerce Department
Stock Exchange
Sir Stafford
Alboit
Wall Street
America
Income Tax Canvass Reaches Lawrence Professionals
Over 500 local business and professional men in Lawrence are being canvassed by the federal income tax division regarding their last returns. A four-expert team operates in the county courthouse with appointments through July 29. The drive checks records against filings, adjusting for any discrepancies.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Maurice B. Myer
Missouri Street
Phillip Marsh
Maryvilles
H. R. Thaete
Belleville
Calvin Schooler
Goodland
Aggie Graduation Exercises Set for August 6
Kansas State College will grant more degrees in 1949 than any year in its 86 year history Registrar Richard C. Maloney said today More than 400 candidates will receive degrees August 6 Already granted at January and May commencement activities were 1 324 the total for the year will be more than 1 700 Maloney said Highest number previously conferred was 1 205 in 1948.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
Richard C. Maloney
Maloney
Laundry workers vote to strike Friday in Kansas City
Kansas City laundry workers in 39 plants vote to strike for a 7 cent an hour raise. About 1,329 approve while 319 oppose, affecting 2,600 workers in the Greater Kansas City area. A. Galatas, president and business manager of Local 238 AFL, announced the ballot results last night.
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Kansas City
S. A. Galatas
Laundry Workers International Union
A.F.L
Kansas tax on coin machines raises gambling questions
Wichita July 6 Federal taxes were paid on 2078 coin operated devices in Kansas last fiscal year the Wichita Eagle reported amid slot machine controversy. The $100 per machine tax covered 1904 establishments with renewals pouring in. 315 machines in Shawnee County were in Wyandotte County and Kansas City Kan. Other counties listed include Geary 101 and Douglas 86 with licenses issued to various organizations. County Attorney Oyler noted licenses do not prove gambling and some licenses were issued to pinball owners seeking protection from federal prosecution. Mayor Turner warned about continued operations in some groups and pledged to press for evidence. The U S Senate has sat as a court of impeachment 12 times.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Wichita Eagle
Parsons
Federal Internal Revenue
The
Eagle
Shawnee County
the Eagle
Wyandotte
Kansas City
Topeka
Hutchinson
Reno County
Sedgwick County
Carlson
Concordia
Atchison
Barton
Great Bend
Bourbon
Butler
Augusta
el Dorado
Cherokee
Clay
Cloud
Cowley
Arkansas City
Crawford
Pittsburg
Dickinson
Abilene
Douglas
Lawrence
Ellis
Ellaworth
Finney
Ford
Franklin
Ottawa
Geary
Harvey
Newton
Saheron
Labette
Leavenworth
Lyon
Marshall
Miami
Montgomery
McPherson
Nemaha
Neosho
Pawnee
Pottawatomie
Pratt
Riley
Saline
Sumner
Robert Oyler
Oyler
William J. B. Turner
the Elks, Eagles
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Government approves ships for grain storage use
The government authorized 12 war surplus ships to join emergency grain storage for the record wheat harvest. The Maritime Commission and Agriculture Department will test feasibility, taking ships from the reserve fleet at Jones Point, New York. Storage capacity reaches about 3.2 million bushels, with use expected over ten to twelve months.
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Washington
Maritime Commission and Agriculture Departments
Jones Point
N.Y
Maritime Commission
PREPARE FOR CAMP Lawrence Guardsmen plot Ft Leonard Wood training
Civilian soldier members of Lawrence National Guard plan an August 21 to September 4 summer camp at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Company H will train on crew served weapons including heavy machine guns mortars and a 75 millimeter recoilless rifle.
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Lawrence
National Guard
Fort Leonard Wood
Maurice Knott
Rolla
35Th Infantry
Ft. Leonard Wood
Knott
Death Toll Hits 711 in Fourth of July Holidays
The national safety council calls 711 accidental deaths during the three day Fourth of July period shameful and disgraceful. The tally shows 315 traffic fatalities 25 above earlier estimates plus 256 drownings and 140 other deaths all spanning 6 pm Friday to midnight Monday.
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National Safety Council
Stock Market Index Closes Higher on 60-Stock Average
The closing figures show a 60-stock index up 6.0 points to reach 61.2. Investors reacted to gains across key sectors as the market ended the trading session with a modest advance.
Wheat and oat farming shift in Lawrence Vicinity crops
Farmers in the Lawrence area report ongoing wheat and oat harvesting with hay and alfalfa work. Elevators received about 11 000 bushels of wheat and 19 rail cars shipped to Kansas City due to holiday backlog. Oats show lower yields from late planting and cold weather.
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Lawrence
Seaton
Kansas City
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Fanersleee
Kay G. Axton
Coffeyville
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Penecats
Louisiana
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Lee's Amusement Company
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Camp Leonard Wood
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Eudora Road
Schmidt
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