45 May Be Lost In New York Floods
The flood in upstate New York left 45 dead or missing as fires, disease, and water shortages disrupted relief efforts. Steuben County reported a $4 million loss with total property damage over $10 million and about 2,000 homeless. Red Cross, FEMA, CCC and state agencies mobilized, while towns faced ruined homes, water boil advisories, and planned train resumption by nightfall. A separate divorce suit names Madaline Marts and Aubrey Marts amid the disaster coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Upstate
New York
Steuben County
Binghamton Weather Bureau
Susquehanna
Sun
FERA
CCC
Red Cross
Walton
Delhi
Delaware County
Binghampton
Hornell
Altho
the Sun
Weather Bureau
Bert Lord
Federal Relief Administration
American Red Cross
Washington
Herbert Lehman
National Guard
Thomas HH. Parran, Jr
Southern Tier
Pennsylvania
Binghamton
Finger ‘Lakes
Watkins Glen
Sevral Hundred
Trumansburg
Perry Ity
Lehman
Conservation Department
Department of Public Works
Hornell and Bath
Test Your Knowledge Questions on the Classified Page
A reader challenge asks seven trivia prompts including ghost, Vriesland province, the American ambassador to Mexico, UK subdivisions, French word for castle, Homo sapiens, and a British south Cuba island. It ends with a threatening note about Jose Lopez and a meeting at Varsity Theater Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vriesland
Mexico
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Cuba
Gerardus Mercator
D.F
Jose Lopez
Varsity Theater
Adv
IS NAMED TO FACULTY AT KANSAS UNIVERSITY
After weeks of interviews in New York City the University of Kansas named Joseph Wilkins as professor of voice and head of the vocal department in the School of Fine Arts. Wilkins, from Asheville, N C, trained at Cornell in engineering before turning to music. He studied in Milan with noted teachers, performed in Italy and France, and later sang with the St. Louis Municipal Corporation and the Shubert Theater Corporation. His concert singing has earned favorable Metropolitan critics’ notices. He will teach voice, coach repertoire, and lead the university men’s glee club. Mrs Wilkins is a singer and accompanist. They plan to visit Lawrence for housing and Wilkins will give his opening recital on October 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
D. M. Swarthout
Joseph Wilkins
School of Fine Arts
University of Kansas
Wilking
Asheville
N. C
Cornell University
University Glee Club
Bostonsians
Shubert Theater Corporation
Franz Hallasch
Munich National Opera
Mr. Wilkins
Dean Swarthout
Fine Arts
Metropolitan
Wilkins
Frederick Jagel
Metropolitan Opera Company
Italy
Relief From Heat Promised Across Kansas Tonight
Topeka reports relief from 100 degree heat as federal meteorologist S. D. Fiora predicted cooler conditions for southwest and north Kansas tonight and west and north Kansas tomorrow. Readings hit 106 at Liberal and Phillipsburg, the highest in the nation, with lows near 66 at Goodland. Local showers were sparse, with Concordia 0.06, Larned 0.10, Dodge City 0.62, and Goodland 0.02 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
North Kansas
S. D. Fiora
Liberal
Phillipsboro
Phoenix
Anz
Goodland
Concordia
Larned
Dodge City
Faculty Concert Will Be on Thursday Evening
The one faculty concert of the summer session will be given by seven members from the University of Kansas school of fine arts music faculty Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the Administration auditorium. Performers include Alice Moncrieff contralto Meribzh Moore soprano Tone Peabody mezzo-soprano in Tutti Fior from Madame Butterfly, Howard C. Taylor pianist with three piano solos including The Cat and the Mouse. Ruth Orcutt Alfie Merle Conger will play three two piano numbers Waldemar Gelich violinist will perform three selections. Cooling system to operate, outer doors closed, fans provided at door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas School of Fine Arts Music
Alice Moncrieff
Meribzh Moore
Tone Peabody
Aaron Copeland
Cat and the Mouse
Ruth Orcutt
Alfie Merle Conger
Waldemar Gelich
City Moves to Dismiss Zoning Ordinance Case
The city voted to dismiss a zoning dispute with Harzfelds over a Twelfth and Oread remodel used to add a balcony for stock. The suit, filed last summer, is pending in district court. Baldwin Mitchell argued the city’s zoning rules must be reasonable and permit approval weakened its position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harzfeld’s
Lawrence
Harzfeld's
Twelfth and
Oread
Baldwin Mitchell
Harzfeld
Cherokee county sheriff named under martial law dispatch
Topeka July 9 1930 Gov Alf Landon appointed C E Simpkins farmer near Columbus as Cherokee county sheriff after Earl Neeley resigned ill health and riot turmoil at a Galena smelter. Landon ordered deputies chosen without regard to politics or location with 25 special deputies ready with cars and weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Cherokee County
C. E. Simpkins
Columbus
Alf ‘M. Landon
Simpkins
Earl Neeley
Dave Hasenplaugh
Landon
Galena
Learn How to Spend City Officials Attend W P A Session
Excelsior Springs Missouri July 9 Kansas and Missouri works progress administration executives met to learn how to spend 152 million dollars. State and district supervisors and engineers reviewed the program aimed at creating employment on work projects with security wages. Missouri gets 96 million Kansas 56 million with CCC PWA and public roads allotments to come. Kansas administrator Evan Griffith and Missouri administrator Matthew Murray led the school of instruction assisted by Howard C Hunter who was to arrive for the next day session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Springs
Kansas
Missouri
Works Progress Administration
Evan Griffith
CCC
PWA
Bureau of Public Roads
Matthew S. Murray
Kansas City
Griffith
School of Instruction
Howard C. Hunter
Chicago
Harry Hopkins
Kansas City Beer Licenses and Franchise Tax Figures
Kansas City records show franchise tax paid by Kansas Electric Power Co. for the first six months of 1935 totaling 2612.25 dollars and 2406.98 dollars paid by Kansas Public Service Co. The city clerk reports 31 retail beer licenses and seven wholesaler licenses issued since July 1 when the beer ordinance became effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Electric Power Company
Kansas Public Service Company
Comparison shows fine condition of Home Banks
A Kansas City bank declares strong health with surplus and profits totaling 54149 of its capital. Lawrence banks, in contrast, hold 449,102.37 in surplus and profits totaling 163.9 percent of their combined capital, suggesting higher depositor safety and reinforcing Lawrence’s reputational standing among midwestern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lawrence
Journal-World
United States
Deaths and Funerals of Cutler and Chambers
F D Cutler former Lawrence resident died in Pasadena California Funeral services were held Monday July 8 He is survived by his wife Nellie a daughter Mrs W J Stratman both of Pasadena a son Frederick D Cutler Jr of Comalis and one sister Mrs W Ester of Lawrence Harriet Caroline Chambers nee Rowland died July 4 in Chanute Funeral services were deferred until two children could come to Kansas from the west She was 89 and a half born in Dillsboro Indiana and came to Kansas in 1868 Her husband Joel R Chambers a minister died in 1916 and served as Lane University general agent The family lived at Lecompton She remained keenly interested in affairs despite a long life with one sister and was the last of a three sons and seven daughters A Civil War veteran brother lost an arm at Gettysburg and two of her sons served in World War I
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Cutler
Pasadena
Calif
Lawrence
Nellie
W. J. Stratman
Frederick D. Cutler, Jr
Comalis
W. Ester
Harriet Caroline Chambers
Rowland
H. L. Chambers
Chanute
Kansas
O. W. Chambers
Red Bluff
Sarah E. Starr
Tucson
Ariz
Chambers
Dillsboro
Ind
Mississippi
Missouri
Joel R. Chambers
Lane University
Lecompton
Gettysburg
Potato Shipments Below Normal in Kaw Valley
Nine carloads of potatoes were shipped yesterday in the Kaw Valley, well below the typical 60 carloads daily. Growers delayed digging awaiting market direction while crop quality remains fair and yields average about 100 bushels per acre. Estimates place the season total under 1,000 carloads, well below par.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw Valley
Gome
Calls for Young Men topeka CCC Enrollment Urged
Topeka July 9 A Kansas emergency relief committee official says 2391 men are needed to fill the June CCC quota of 4002. County poor commissioners were urged to enroll 18 to 23 year olds from relief families and farm homestead rehab families. Enrollment is touted as a rare chance for employment and education not found in a $75 monthly job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Civilian Conservation Corps
John G. Stutz
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
CCC
Stutz
House Debates TVA Measures Centered on TVA Bill
Washington July 9 A Republican charge that the Tennessee Valley Authority violated the intent of Congress sparks the house into final debate on a compromise TVA bill. Representative Short faulted TVA for pursuing hydroelectric power, density while claiming it serves national defense flood control and navigation and soil protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
House
TVA
Representative Short
R-Mo
Senate
White House
Short
Farmers Halt a Foreclosure Sale in Barton Wisconsin
About 250 farmers stopped a foreclosure sale of horses owned by Andrew Hornick in Barton county. A spectator died of excitement and R. K. Erwin, 70, died of a heart attack during the melee. Sheriff Otto I. Anderson and a dozen volunteers helped restore order after a free-for-all fight at the sales pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton
Wis
Otto I. Anderson
Andrew Hornick
Barron County
Yestern
R. K. Erwin
Polk County Professional Bureau
Anderson
Fire Department
Free after long fight for Dr Dean to resume practice
Jacksonville Mississippi July 9 Dr Sarah Ruth Dean freed after a two year fight and pardon from Governor Conner for the poison highball slaying of Dr John Preston Kennedy she expects to return to work as a child specialist. State case said the potion was given at a midnight tryst ahead of Kennedy's planned remarriage to his ex wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Miss
Conner
Sarah Ruth Dean
John Preston Kennedy
Dean
Dr. Kennedy
Detroit man pleads innocent in Lillian Gallaher murder
Merton Ward Goodrich pleaded innocent at arraignment in recorder's court for the murder of 11 year old Lillian Gallaher. He requested court to appoint an attorney as spectators watched, while Judge Thomas M. Cotter ordered a routine mental and medical examination before further action. Goodrich was removed from the courtroom and his wife Mrs Goodrich was not brought in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Merton Ward Goodrich
Lillian Gallaher
Recorder’s Court
Goodrich
Thomas M. Cotter
Cotter
Mrs. Goodrich
Oil Employes Celebrate Year Without Lost Time Accident
Empire Oil and Refining Company plant in Ponca City Oklahoma held a picnic as employees and families marked a full year with no lost time injuries. About 1200 people attended while the Ponca City refinery logged 600000 hours from June 30 1934 to June 30 1935 with no injury serious enough to halt work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Okla
Empire Oil and Refining Company
Engert Transfer Generally Tied to Ethiopian Situation
Washington reports Cornelius V. Engert, previously first secretary in Cairo, is named charge d affaires of the American legation in Addis Ababa. George C. Hanson, formerly first secretary in Moscow, becomes consul-general at Salonica. Officials provided no explanation for the shift, observers cite Italo Ethiopian tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Cornelius V. Engert
Cairo
Egypt
Addis Ababa
George C. Hanson
Moscow
Euiopie
Salonica
Greece
Dinitrophenol Linked to Blindness Studied by Stanford Medical Team
Stanford University Medical School researchers in San Francisco seek to determine if the new anti fat drug dinitrophenol caused temporary blindness in 12 Bay Area women. Cataracts may result from the drug or other factors. authorities warn against its use. The drug, advertised to speed metabolism and burn fat, has seen wide sales with about a million users worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Stanford University Medical School
San Francisco Bay District
Loren Chandler
Chandler
Walter W. Boardman
Journal of the American Medical Association
Chandler Warner
Stanford
Martin Miller resigns as HOLC Kansas manager
Topeka July 9 Martin Miller of Fort Scott announced his resignation effective August 28 as manager of the Home Owners Loan corporation for Kansas. The retirement follows an amendment to the home owners loan act barring private lending connections from HOLC service. Miller noted Kansas HOLC lent 24 million dollars to about 13 000 distressed homeowners since March 1934. He did not know his successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Martin Miller
Fort Scott
Home Owners Loan Corporation For
Kansas
Miller
Home Owners Loan Act
HOLC
Standard Life Association of
Lawrence
Community Notes From Mackey Area July Gatherings
Frank Bereiter and Manuel Ber reiter visited Leavenworth last Monday. Audrey North and Thomas North toured Wichita visiting the Ailey family at the Masonic home. Several gatherings marked the Fourth of July with relatives from Lawrence and Kansas City. The Mackey club plans its annual picnic at the schoolhouse next Sunday. The Derby farm near Lawrence now has 320 acres, up from 100. Families hosted meals, visits, and a swimming outing at Turkey Creek.
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Frank Bereiter
Manuel Berreiter
Leavenworth
Audrey North
Thomas North
Wichita
John Ailey
Evelyn
Shirley
Stanley Ailey
Masonic Home
North Home
Marjorie Bereiter
Dorothy Wilson
Kansas City
George Derby
Lawrence
John North
Eugene North
Albert Steinbring
Fall Leaf
Mackey Community Club
Big
J. C. Hemphill
Paul North
Francis Bereiter
Rose Kirk
Alley
North
Jerry Schowenlein
Suna
Peole
Turkey Creek
G. E. Stanwix
Ross Stanwix
Buck Creek
George Stanwix
G. E. Schaake
Wayne
Kaw Valley
Ed Brazil
Joyce Leach
Clayton Stanwix
Stanwix
Local Residents Share Weekend Visits Across Town
Prospect Mr and Mrs Roy Vandeventer of Lawrence spent Tuesday afternoon at Harry Werts. Mrs Martin Roche Jr and Beulah visited Mrs Charles Soward Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Ed Melville and son of Denver are spending vacation with his mother Mrs Melville and sister Ellen. Mrs Henry Roche Mary and Edith Jo, Mrs Glenn Smith, Arthur and Billy spent Sunday at Reuben Weeks home. Mrs Howard Desay and drew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Vandeventer
Lawrence
Harry Werts
Martin Roche, Jr
Beulah
Charles Soward
Ed Melville
Denver
Colo
Melville
Ellen
Henry Roche
Mary
Edith Jo
Glenn Smith
Arthur
Billy
Reuben Weeks
Howard Desay
Drew
Harvest Social and Fourth of July Nearby Visits
The report lists multiple local social visits and gatherings surrounding a harvest period and the Fourth of July. Names include Mrs. Deay, Miss Dorothy Parsons, Mil dred Parsons, Reuben Weeks, Eva, Helena Schopper, Lorenz Speicher, Sevier Tadlock, Betty Hans, LaJuie Hans, Martin Roche Jr, Walter Parsons, Emery Bell, Cyril Rohe, Russell Rohe, Belle Rohe, Mildred Madl, and others. Events feature meals, visits, and an evening of ice cream and fireworks with festivities at Lone Star and various homes in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Deay
Deay
Dorothy Parsons
Mildred Parsons
Betty
LaJuie Hans
Reuben Weeks
Eva
Henry Roche
Helena Schopper
Lathrop
Lorenz Speicher
Sevier Tadlock
Baldwin
Martin Roche, Jr
Walter Parsons
Emery Bell
Henry Rohe
Glenn Smith
Belle Rohe
Marion
Mildred Madl
Cyril
Russell Rohe
Lone Star
Cecil Jordon
Marvin
Matt
John Eichelmeyer
Lorenz Speicher, Jr
Oskaloosa Community Bulletin Highlights Local Weddings
The town notes a wedding of Alice Plummer Kir b at her Perry home on April 20 and announces the Kirby couple will live in Lawrence. Also Lorena Carey and Otis Proctor wed at the Presbyterian manse June 29 with local attendees. Roscoe Miller begins two month recreation supervision, and Basin Valley announces a July 28 Homecoming with a basket dinner.
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Gage Park
Alice Plummer Kirby
Perry
Humphrey
Margaret Roberts
Zelma Thompson
Ottawa High School
Margaret Thompson
Kansas City
Lee Johnson
George
Harry
Naomi Johnson
Marysville
Harry Johnson
Roscoe Miller
Oscar Raines
Toneka
Ris
Lillian Ijams
Kessinger
Avice Vanderpool
Mary Alta Waggoner
Mary Katherine Morrow
Beatrice Bell
Lorraine Dennis
Horace Edmonds
Lawrence
Wren
Lee Gibson
L. L. Thompson
Ness City
George Raines
New County
Clara Hawk
H. R. Bradley
State Lake
Shawnee Mission
McLouth
Tonganoxie
Jeanette Leech
June Steeper
Bmelouth
Homer Trapp
Veterans Hospital
Leavenworth
Dunn
Lucile Lake
Lorraine Lake
Liberal
James Gibson
Pittsburg
Irene Brock
Emporia
Local notices and social happenings from Tonganoxie area
Mrs. Campbell hosts daughter and husband at home in Tonganoxie. Mrs. Will Arstead visited Kansas City for her daughter Helen Hamilton’s hospital return. Miss Clara McGill acts as Supt J D Everett secretary. DCI camp enlistees Frendle, Roberts, Quinton sent to Leavenworth. Mrs. Hattie McCoy appointed deputy for Ike Ferrell. Mrs. Stewart resigns to Valley Grove home. Grayson Happy Hour club hosts at Wiley home. July hostess announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gon
Robert Campbell
Tonganoxie
Will Arstead
Kansas City
Helen Hamilton
Clara McGill
McLouth
J. D. Everett
Daryl Frendle
Willis Roberts
Don Quinton
DCI
Leavenworth
Hattie McCoy
Floyd Wray
Ike Ferrell
Stewart
Valley Grove
Lew Wiley
Imogene Garren
Grayson Happy Hour Club
Wiley Home
Jennie Gibson
Market News Kansas City Livestock and bonds updates
Hogs unchanged cattle mixed with beef steers and yearlings steady to 25 higher on select weights. stockers and feeders flat. Sheep unchanged. Government bonds drifted in New York with Liberty 4s around 101.23 and various Treasury issues quoted. Chicago grain and hog futures listed with July and September values for corn oats rye barley and fats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Texas
Government Bonds
New York
Government
Liberty
Treasury
Card of Thanks from Rose Reed and family
Card from Mrs. Rose Reed and family expressing thanks for kindness and sympathy during their recent bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Reed
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Madaline Marts
Aubrey Marts
Mr. Marts
Ethela Hunter
Mamie Hunter
U. S. 40
Acadia Lodge
A. F
A. M
P.m
Carl Hobeck W. M. John H. Parker
Alice Preisach Learned
Stanley Learned
Quantrill
Oread Avenue
Dispatch Commission
Manuas
Missouri Works
Charles H. Browne
Horton
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Neosko River
Parsons
Kan
Evelyn Jackson
Faulkner
Here
Neosho River
Brady Apartments
Kentucky Street
Empire
Mackey
Oskaloosa
Mr. Dingle
Puffy
Rumsey Funeral Home
Indiana
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