Roosevelt Adds Georgia Stop To Broad Tour
President Roosevelt expands a cross country tour with a visit to Barnesville Georgia on August 11 for a rural electrification dedication. He will also receive a degree in Athens Georgia, then continue to Kentucky Oklahoma and California in a largely political journey to back liberal New Deal supporters and potential Senate nominees.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Barnesville
Lawrence Camp
Atlanta
U. S
George
Kentucky
Oklahoma
California
Senate
Athens
State University
Georgia
James A. Farley
Northwest
Alaska
Farley
Mr. Roosevelt
Tydings
Maryland
Smith
South Carolina
Fort Worth
Tex
Elliott
San Francisco
Exposition Grounds
Yosemite National Park
U.S.S. Houston
Panama
Pensacola
Fla
White House
Ford urged to bargain with United Auto Workers at St Louis plant
An examiner for the labor relations board urged Ford Motor Co to bargain with the United Auto Workers at its St Louis assembly plant. He also proposed reinstating 96 workers with back pay and dissolving the Liberty Legion of America as a union representative. The report warns of possible board orders if Ford does not comply.
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Washington
Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
United Auto Workers Union
C.I.0
St. Louis
T. E. Dudley
Ford Company
Supreme Court
Labor Board
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Covington
Circuit Court
Michigan
Dudley
Liberty Legion of America, Inc
Ford
River Rouge, Mich
River Rouge
Harvard
Auto Union
Henry Ford
Dr A E Morgan Challenges President's TVA Removal Authority
Dr Arthur E Morgan sues in chancery court to void President Roosevelt's removal from TVA chairmanship. He seeks recognition as director and chair, back salary, and invalidation of Harcourt Morgan's appointment, as congressional scrutiny of TVA looms. The TVA and Lilienthal are named defendants.
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A. E. Morgan
TVA
Knoxville
Tenn
Arthur E. Morgan
United States
Tennessee Valley Authority
David E. Lilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
Antioch College
Morgan
James Lawrence Fly
Fly
Department of Justice
Congress
Roosevelt
Dr. Morgan
Harcourt Morgan
Lilienthal
Plane Reported Stolen From Shawnee Airport
Shawnee Oklahoma July 7 plane theft suspected after a Taylorcraft valued at 1600 dollars was found burned near Hays Kansas. Fred Reese manager of the municipal airport said the recovered plane matches the one stolen Monday and that Hays sheriff reported the motor removed and a man tried to sell it there for 30 dollars.
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Shawnee, Okla
Fred Reese
Hays
Kan
Reese
English speedster prepares to lift land speed record
Captain G Eyston began preparations in Wendover Utah for attempts to raise his land speed record from 311.42 mph to 330 mph with the 24 cylinder Thunderbolt. He gave no forecast on when the flying mile run would occur.
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Wendover, Ut
George E. T. Eyston
Japanese withdraw troops amid Shanghai protests
In Shanghai on July 8 Japanese military leaders bowed to protests from the international settlement authorities and pulled back troops and plain clothes men. The move follows a wave of anti Japanese terrorism that killed two Japanese and two Chinese, with foreign troops upping patrols. The conflict mirrors the wider struggle near Hankow along the Yangtze as Chinese and Japanese forces clash and move toward Hankow from Nanking.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
United States
French
Whangpoo River
Nanking
Yangtze River
Hankow
China
Yangtze
Hukow
Kiukiang
Business Leaders Conference Opens in Kansas City
Business leaders from seven states Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma Texas Missouri Louisiana and New Mexico will meet in Kansas City to discuss business conditions. The event is called by Joseph W Evans of Houston Texas a vice president of the U S Chamber of Commerce and is to be attended by chamber directors and local businessmen.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Joseph W. Evans
Houston
Tex
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Louisiana
New Mexico
Japanese Air Raid Strikes Foochow Three Times
An official communique reports Japanese war planes raided Foochow in three waves today dropping 55 bombs. Casualties may reach into the hundreds in the capital of Fuijien province, a city of about one million people.
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Canton
China
Foochow
Fukien
Easier Mortgage Terms Demanded by 500 Protesters in NYC
Five hundred men and women marched to the downtown Home Owners' Loan Corporation office urging easier terms for mortgage payments on government-held homes. Protesters carried placards calling for relief from financial strain.
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New York
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Hit-and-run Pedestrian Stages Traffic Peril in Milwaukee
An unidentified woman struck 72 year old Chicago resident Mrs. Adeline Hackfield on a downtown Milwaukee sidewalk. Hackfield suffered a fractured hip and the pedestrian fled into the crowd after the collision.
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Milwaukee
Adeline Hackfield
Chicago
British Troops Clash With Arabs in Palestine Violence
Jerusalem July 7 British troops fought a four hour pitched battle with about 600 Arabs entering from Transjordan as rioting deepened in Palestine. Reports say five Arabs killed eight wounded with no British casualties. Britain rushed Emerald to Haifa amid rising Arab Jewish fatalities and new bomb assaults.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Transjordan
Holy Land
Britain
Haifa
East Indies
Malta
Sir John Woodhead
Rain Needed as Kansas Sees Varied Storms
Rain fell across eastern and southern Kansas while western areas expected fair skies by Friday. Meteorologist S D Flora noted crop damage risk to ripened wheat. wheat and oats harvest halted in Butler county after .63 inch rain at El Dorado. Beloit logged 2.26 inches with hail. unharvested wheat in Mitchell county damaged.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Butler County
el Dorado
Arkansas City
Wichita
Toreka
Beloit
Mitchell County
Record Wheat Flow Into Kansas City Market
Kansas City wheat receipts accelerated in a four day run with 1,824 cars arriving, nearing the previous year’s peak. The week’s total reached 6,633 cars, equating to over 10.5 million bushels, as grainmen weighed reasons for the surge and possible storage shifts amid government loan terms.
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Kansas City
Pistol Found Sparks Warden to Search Penitentiary
In Lansin, Kansas, warden Kirk Prather placed nine convicts in solitary and ordered a full 30 day search of prison grounds after a rusty .38 pistol was found in the mine. The find follows four prior weapon discoveries and prompts concerns of plots and concealed arms among inmates. Bert Kessellring will direct the investigation spanning 50 acres and 35 miles of tunnels.
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Lansim
Kan
Kirk Prather
Kansas Penitentiary
Jean Perry Named Jubilesta Ambassador of Good Will
Jean Perry 19 daughter of Mrs C C Perry of 1512 Vermont will be Miss Lawrence in the Jubilesta Ambassadors of Good Will contest sponsored by the Kansas City Jubil esia executive committee. The event runs September 17 to 25 with travel prizes and city publicity as rewards.
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C. C. Perry
Vermont Street
Lawrence
Kansas City
Alfred Lawrence
Miss Perry
Liberty Memorial High School
University of Kansas
Kappa Alpha Theta
Municipal Auditorium
Europe
Honolulu
West Indies
Canada
Mexico
United States
Rainfall Totals For Two Days Reach 1.22 Inches
Weather observer Professor C. J. Posey reports the last readings show 1.22 inches of rain since yesterday at 12 45 PM. Rainfall prior to 7 AM today totaled 0.11 inches with 0.01 more after 7 AM to noon. Normal July rainfall remains 4.35 inches, leaving 3.13 inches to reach average.
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C. J. Posey
Prince Edward Shows Aptitude for Engineering
An article notes that a two year old Prince Edward son of the Duke of Kent is said to show an interest in engineering. The stock market index report lists 60 stocks at 48.2 yesterday.
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Prince Edward
Duke of Kent
Douglas County weighs welfare budget and bond needs
County officials met with a state welfare board member in Topeka to resolve the 1939 relief budget shortfall. The proposed 202,950 plan was rejected as inadequate for four programs, implying a potential 30,000 bond issue if funded via federal and state reimbursements.
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Douglas County
State Social Welfare Board
Topeka
State Board
Chris Schaake
Earl Black
James Brass
Mildred LeSner
Leon Abele
Welfare Office
Kansas
Auto Crash In Eudora On Main Street
Two separate collisions occurred on Main Street at the Daugherty grocery corner in Eudora today. At 11 30 a Ford V8 from the east driven by Leslie Kindred of Eudora hit a southbound Ford V8 from Ottawa. both cars suffered bent fenders and bumpers. At 1 30 in the afternoon a Chevrolet from the east driven by Miss Lila Hearin with family met a southbound car from Lawrence. a man was injured with a head bump, front fenders were damaged, and the Lawrence car’s right front tire blew out.
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Eudora
Main
Daugherty
Leslie Kindred
Ottawa
Lila Hearin
J. M. Hearin
Lawrence
Bargain Rush Injures Eight at Berwick Department Store
Eight persons were injured in a bargain sale rush at a Berwick department store as crowds surged through an 18 foot entrance. A window shattered on one side and another pane broke as the crowd moved, raining glass on more than 100 people. Several victims were knocked down or trampled amid the chaos.
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Berwick
Regent Dr Beyer Named To Kansas Board Of Regents
Dr L J Beyer physician and surgeon from Lyons is one of three new regents appointed June 28 by Governor Haxman for four year terms. He earned an A B from McPherson College and earned his medical degree at the University of Kansas. Other appointees are Leslie Wallace of Larned and Maurice L Breidenthal of Kansas City Kan.
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L. J. Beyer
Lyons
Kansas Board of Regents
Walter A. Haxman
McPherson College
Medical School
University of Kansas
K.U. Medical Department
Leslie Wallace
Larned
Maurice L. Breidenthal
Kansas City
Kan
Giants Bond Ties Massman Grand River Dam Deal
Oklahoma City July 7 a group of local businessmen signed what they call the largest surety bond in the nation to guarantee labor and material costs for the Grand River dam and powerhouse project at Pensacola. Massman Construction of Kansas City holds the contract for 9 822 960 with 50 percent work to Massman and the rest split among Pendergast affiliated firms. Massman president H J Massman said no work will start for several weeks.
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Oklahoma City
GRP
United States
Grand River
Pensacola
Massman Construction Company
Kansas City
Oklahoma
T. J. Pendergast
Kansas City Democratic Organization
Grand River Dam
Massman Company
American Consulate Surrounded by Kobe Floodwaters
Walter P. McConaughy, American consul at Kobe, says the consulate was inundated by flood waters from Kobe disaster. The basement flooded but archives and supplies were saved. No American casualties reported and damage to property deemed not serious.
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Washington
Walter P. McConaughy
Kobe
Japan
McConaughy
Kansas City Title President John H Smith Dies
Kansas City real estate and business leaders gathered for a dinner when CPI John Henry Smith president of the Kansas City Title and Trust company collapsed last night and died today.
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Kansas City
CPI
John Henry Smith
Kansas City Title & Trust Company
Church Memorial for Mothers Rising in South Wick England
A new church project in South Wick England dedicates the building to the memory of mothers. Local planners say the memorial aims to honor maternal figures and provide a community space for worship and reflection.
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Southwick
England
Former Nazi Storm Trooper Calls Bund Members Oath to Hitler
Willy Brandt a German-born former storm trooper testified at the trial of six directors of the German American Settlement League that members of the German American Bund must take an oath of allegiance to Hitler. He said he joined the Bund and described Nazi oppression in Germany and the oath as the same as that taken by storm troopers.
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Hitler
Riverhead
N. Y
Land
German American Settlement League
Willy Brandt
Nazi Germany
Brandt
William S. Earle
Roy P. Monahan
Disabled War Veterans
Bund
Monahan
Henry Hauck
Yaphank
Long Island
Fritz Kuhn
Kuhn
Karle Thruout
Karle
Tomato Self-Help Project Expands At Haskell Institute
At Haskell Institute land near Wakarusa three plots totaling 60 acres host the tomato growing project aiding 50 to 60 families. A three member committee led by Willard Morgan oversees work with oxen and donated equipment to clear weeds and flood-damaged plots. Despite early setbacks, the operation now produces sturdy plants ready for sale to the Columbus Foods corporation with proceeds benefiting the county welfare fund.
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Haskell Institute
Wakarusa
Columbus Feods Corporation
Willard Morgan
J. R. Holmes
Irwin Morgan
Willard
Young Morgan
Robert Seaman
Charles Schulz
Marion Coolidge
County Welfare Fund
Taxpayers League
I. C. Stevenson
Mildred Watson
George Banby
Eureka Girl Fatally Injured At Auto Collision
Eureka July 7 Fern Boone 24 hotel employee died from injuries after an auto collision Monday. Three other passengers in the same car remain in serious condition in a hospital.
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Eureka
Fern Boone
Weather Outlook for Kansas with Local Rain and Roads
Kansas forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with cooler readings in the extreme east and warmer in the west. Morning reports note rain in Manhattan Emporia Ottawa Kansas City and Wichita while Salina is cloudy Coffeyville Garden City and Pittsburg are clear. Dirt roads vary from muddy at Manhattan and Wichita to good at Coffeyville Garden City and Pittsburg with slick conditions in Emporia and Ottawa.
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Manhattan
Emporia
Ottawa
Arkansas City
Wichita
Salina
Coffeyville
Garden City
Pittsburg
Arkansas’ City
Cody
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