Skelly Fighting for Oil Holdings in Tulsa Power Clash
Tulsa, July 8. Bill Skelly the 56 year old oil magnate fights to retain control of his sprawling independent as Mission Corp dominates ownership. Auditors scour the Skelly Building while Mission weighs ousting him and potential new firm formation. Skelly’s roughneck rise from Pennsylvania to midcontinent fame includes a storied past of fist fights and philanthropy in Tulsa.
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Okla
Bill Skelly
W. G. Skelly
Oklahoma
Mission Corp
Mission
Tidewater Oil Corp
Skelly
Pennsylvania
Midcontinent
Frank Phillips
Bartlesville
J. R. Simpson
Skeliy
Liquor Revenue Higher in Missouri for Six Months
Missouri liquor revenue nearly doubles first six months of 1935 vs 1934. The State Liquor Control Department reports $1,776,120 collected to date, up from $897,807 last year, with the gallonage tax on hard liquors and wines totaling $1,099,531 and inspection fees noted.
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Jefferson City
State Liquor Control Department
Rankin claims utility lobbyists tapped Congress wires
Washington July 6 Rankin D Mississippi charged that some utility holding company lobbyists tapped telephone lines of members of congress He said they listened on the line but the connections could not be located and he criticized the house rules committee probe as likely to be an idle gesture Rankin urged a senate investigation to extend to all lobbying Also reported a collision near No 6 school house southwest of Lawrence in which Paul Beardslee Kansas City Mo and Raymond Schaake collided their cars both damaged slightly
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Rankin
D-Miss
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Congress
House Rules Committee
O'Connor
New York
Sen‘tence
United States Senate
Senate
No. 6 School House
Lawrence
Paul Beardslee
Kansas City
Beardslee
Raymond Schaake
Alias Mary Dow at the Varsity Theater
A Kidnap tale unfolds when six year old Mary Dow vanishes and after eighteen years Mrs. Dow falls seriously ill Her husband seeks a substitute daughter Sally a waitress played by Sally Eilers becomes Mary Dow for $100 and stays to help save the mother Sally then falls for Ray Milland and considers remaining as Mary Dow amid social pressures A Harry Langdon comedy and a news reel complete the program.
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Sally
Sally Eilers
Mrs. Dow
Dow
Mary
Park Avenue
Dows
Ray Milland
Harry Langdon
State tax levy may rise a tenth of a mill
Gov Alf Landon announced that the state tax levy will likely be raised slightly this year perhaps a tenth of a mill to cover a 275000 relief appropriation approved by the legislature last winter. The move stems from the relief fund action and aims to ensure funding for the targeted program. The notice indicates government budgeting will adjust to meet the approved relief needs.
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Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Governor notes relief aid affects state taxes
The governor explained that federal aid is needed to cover relief costs in the state. Of the appropriated funds, $600,000 must be raised this year and the remainder next year. He added that without this relief appropriation the state tax levy would have been lower this year.
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Sai
Obituary of Noah S. Weimer in Pomona and Lawrence
Noah S. Weimer born December 2 1857 in Indiana died at Pomona Valley Hospital California aged 77 years 5 months 28 days. Survived by 11 nieces and nephews and brother in law Louis Georgii with whom he lived much of the time since 1920 and prior Kansas summers. Body brought to Lawrence June 5 funeral June 6 at Rumsey parlors. Burial in Brombaugh cemetery near his old home now owned by D A Wray. Pallbearers Ed Pardee D A Wray William Pomeroy Ed Heaston John Churchbaugh H H Ulrich.
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Indiana
Pomona Valley Hospital
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Calif
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Sarah
Maggie
Missouri
Kansas
California
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D. A
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D. A. Wray
Ed Pardee
William Pomeroy
Ed Heaston
John Churchbaugh
H. H. Ulrich
Americans Trapped as Yangtse Flood Hits Shasi Port
Three groups of American missionaries from Episcopal, Covenant, and Lutheran missions face grave danger as Yangtse waters overwhelm Shasi in southern Hupeh. Officials warn millions affected across Hunan Kiangsi, with Kiukiang dikes breached and widespread destruction. Continuous telegraph cuts hinder casualty estimates.
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China
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Shasi
Hupeh
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New York
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Chicago
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri
St. Louis
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Hunan
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Szechuen
Poyang Lake
Poyang Lake Size Described Near Tung Ting Lake
The text notes Poyang lake beside Tung ting lake in Hunan province as China's largest lake. It is about eighty miles long and twenty miles wide with an average summertime depth of fifteen feet.
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Poyang Lake
Tungting Lake
Hunan Province
China
Men Without Names at the Dickinson theater
Paramount's G Man thriller stars Fred MacMurray as a rookie investigator sent to Delafield Kansas to trace stolen Brooklyn armored car loot. Lynne Overman aids under cover, both locate the gang’s hideout. Overman is killed when his identity is exposed.
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Fred MacMurray
Delafield
Kan
MacMurray
Brooklyn
G-Man
Washington
Lynne Overman
Feds
Overman
Robbers flee to abandoned factory after police siege
Injured associate forces robbers to seek refuge in an empty factory pursued by police and government agents. They abduct Madge Evans's young brother as MacMurray risks the mission to avenge Overman and save the boy by confronting the gang leader. Shorts feature Andy Clyde, Anson Weeks orchestra, a Popeye cartoon and a Movietone news reel.
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Madge Evans
MacMurray
Overman
Andy Clyde
Anson Weeks
Movietone News
Two Men Fined by Judge for Intoxicated Charge
Judge Oscar Learnard fined two men five dollars each for intoxication. Earl Stevens and O. K. Ince were cited after a patrol stop involving Louis Knight during the prior night. Henry Spencer’s intoxication case was dismissed.
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Oscar Learnard
Earl Stevens
Louis Knight
O. K. Ince
Henry Spencer
Purses Snatched in South Park Reported Saturday Night
Marguerite Griffith reports a purse snatching on Saturday night in South Park. A man seized a purse containing $3, and police are investigating the incident at 2033 Massachusetts Street.
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South Park
Marguerite Griffith
Massachusetts Street
Thief in South Park Snatches Purse and Package
Puffy and Dingle endure a stormy sea drift while Bright sun blazes and hunger grows. A purse worth $3 and a package are stolen as a woman walks through South Park. The thief wears a straw hat light shirt and trousers and fled east toward New Hampshire Street per police report.
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South Park
New Hampshire Street
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