Owens Wins 100 Meters at Olympic Tryouts in New York
At Randall's Island Stadium on July 11, Jesse Owens of Ohio State easily won the 100 meters final in 10.4 seconds, defeating Ralph Metcalfe of Marquette by a full yard. Wykoff, Draper, and Glickman followed as Olympic team contenders in a dramatic finals day amid heat and rain.
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Randall's Island Stadium
New York
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Ralph Metcalfe
Marquette
Wykoff
Frank Wykoff
California
Foy Draper
Owens
Metcalfe
Draper
Marty Glickman
Syracuse University
Sam Stoller
Michigan Star
Amsterdam
Walter Welford
North Dakota
Nebraska
Mitchell
Mount Ranidiy
Aberdeen
S. C
Paltimore
Achagille
Minneaannlis Ara
Fria
Corn Tall at Chanute In Spite of the Drouth
In Chanute Kansas July 11 readers learn of a tall corn contest by the Chanute Tribune. E C Burghart produced a 16 foot 2 inch stalk from a 44 acre Big Creek bottoms tract. Ray Rush placed second with 15 foot 8 12 inch sample from a 35 acre Neosho river bottom field. Shortest stalk stood 11 feet 10 inches. Corn prospects described as good in bottom land though upland crops need rainfall.
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Chanute
Kan
Chanute Tribune
E. C. Burghart
Burghart
Big Creek
Ray Rush
Neosho River
Officials Called to Paris for Instructions
Paris July 11 Officials from all French departments except Algeria gathered in Paris to receive directives on suppressing disturbances. The four day vacation begins with Bastille anniversary celebrations as authorities map plans to inform prefects on preventing nationalist and leftist demonstrations and to persuade striking workers to evacuate occupied businesses. Algerian officials were told to stay home to monitor potential disorders in North Africa.
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Paris
Algeria
Bastile
Rhodes Charges Highway Patrol For Campaign Literature
Topeka July 11 J J Rhodes state treasurer and Republican candidate released a letter to Harry Dar by state highway director accusing the patrol of distributing campaign literature for a Rhodes opponent Col Wint Smith denied the charge immediately Darby was unavailable for comment as he was out of the city
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Topeka
J. J. Rhodes
Harry Darby
State Highway Patrol
Col
Wint Smith
Darby
Labor Quarrel to Reach Head in AFL Split
Washington July 11 A dramatic late night conference between President Roosevelt and labor expert Edward F. McGrady highlighted official alarm over the AFL rift. McGrady reported two factions led by John L. Lewis and craft unions face suspension as executive council votes Tuesday, amid tensions affecting some 1,259,000 members.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
New York
Edward F. McGrady
Labor
John L. Lewis
Big Lewis
MicGrady
Visiting New York woman crafts Landon campaign plan
Miss Natalie Couch of New York visits Topeka to meet Governor Landon, praising his honesty and businesslike government. She vows house to house canvassing and active organization down to precincts, with plans to tour New England before Landon’s July 23 notification ceremony.
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Topeka
Kan
Natalie Couch
New York
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Iss Couch
Miss Couch
London
John Hamilton
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
James Grafton Rogers
Yale
Rogers
American Bar Association
Committee On International Law
Luther Stewart
American Federation of Sederal Employes
Capitol Building
Charles Curtis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Willard Mayberry
Kansas
Federal Livestock Office Opened in Kansas City
The federal government opened a livestock information office in Kansas City to aid drought struck farmers. E. C. Pollack leads the office in the agricultural economics bureau. It will issue daily and weekly reports on cattle and feed conditions, supply locations, and prices across the Southwest Midwest and Northwest.
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Kansas City
Drouth
E. C. Pollack
Boreat of Agricultural Economics
Southwest
Middle West
Northwest
End of heat wave sighted as cool air moves in
Chicago July 11 forecaster says a new mass of cool air from the northern Pacific will bring showers and near normal temperatures to the drought stricken nation by Monday night. Nine days of extreme heat have killed hundreds and damaged crops, with rain hoped to revive corn and pasturage across the Midwest and Plains.
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J. R. Lloyd
Chicago Weather Bureau
Rockies
Pacific
Dakotas
Lloyd
Dreuth
America
Middle West
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
Midwest
Northwest
Lloyd's News
Northern Pacific
Rocky Mountain
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Lower Michigan
Indiana
Michigan
Lower
Missouri
Minnis
Kansas professor warns on handling poison bait near farms
Prof. George A. Nean of Kansas State warns that careless distribution of poison bait near birds, livestock, and buildings can cause deaths. He urges keeping chickens away and waiting two to three hours after distributing poison to minimize risk. Industry note mentions a new Ford V-8.
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Manhattan
Kan
George A. Nean
Kansas State Rollere Entomaloev Department
Noison Hall
Kent
End of Feud Between Austria and Germany Berlin
A friendly settlement ending months of tension between Germany and Austria was announced by Paul Goebbels. The accord recognizes Austria's independence, limits interference, and envisions cooperation to stabilize central Europe, with Austria declaring itself a German state and a re-organized cabinet to include Nazi members. Papen confirmed Austrian approval by telephone.
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Berlin
Germany
Austria
Europe
Paul Josef Goebbles
Reiches
Goebbels
Italy
Hungary
Hapsburg
Franz von Papen
Vienna
Douglas county seeks pipe relief for water wells
County engineers and commissioners wrestle with a pipe shortage delaying ten Douglas county water wells. Efforts focus on exchanging black for galvanized pipe, sourcing from KERG, or buying pipe. Deep wells require three inch galvanized pipe, while shallower wells use smaller sizes. Elevators and equipment shortages hinder progress as crews drill and prepare the Matchal well and other sites. Relief expenditures drop by 885.21 in June, with 39 families on relief at start and 358 by July 1, and distribution logs detail substantial food and supply provisions to 325 families representing 962 people.
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Altho
Douglas County
Court House
E. E. Trueblood
KERG
Marshal
Toutcher
Rappard
Trueblood
Kansas City
Ottawa
Maichal
Henry Maichal
Marchal
Stony Point
Eckman
March
Mildred P. Watson
Wheat Dips Five Cents at Local Elevators
Wheat held near the dollar level but fell five cents at local buying points amid a broad market drop tied to cooler weather forecasts and a possible drought impact in the spring wheat area. Oats remained at eight cents, corn eased by one cent with elevators quoting 97 cents for yellow corn and 92 for white. Potatoes steady with bids from 1.75 to 2 per hundredweight as harvest in the Kaw Valley winds down.
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Drouth
Kaw Valley
Balloon crash at Fort Sill kills four soldiers
An army training balloon burst into flames near Cogar Oklahoma killing Master Sergeant Ralph J. Rumple and Sergeant Douglass M. Tucker and Fort Sill's Sergeant Joseph Murray burned severely. Captain Frederick Lynch and others suffered minor injuries as the craft crashed during a four hour flight.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Cogar
Caddo County
Ralph J. Rumple
Milwaukee Wis
Douglass M. Tucker
Fort Sal
An Andarko
Joseph Murray
Frederick D. Lynch
Murray
Landon Reappoints State Officials to Various Terms
Topeka July 11. Gov Alf M Landon announced reappointments to state commissions and boards. Names include Phyllis Obee Hutchinson Charles Case Abilene J E Clements Independence for terms ending July 1 1940 Dr Clara Shinn Barrier Topeka June 1 1939 Dr Forrest J Loveland Topeka June 30 1940 Edwin Potts Independence July 31 1929 R J Paulette Salina July 1 1940.
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Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Phyllis Obee
Hutchinson
Charles Case
Abilene
J. E. Clements
Independence
State School Book Commission
Clara Shinn Barrier
State Board of Podiatry
Advisory Commission of State Tuberculosis Sanatorium
New high in six years as industry activity rises
New York reports the seasonally adjusted Associated Press index of industrial activity at 92.6 for the week, the highest in over six years, with gains tied to cotton manufacturing, electric power production, and freight carloadings amid strong retail demand.
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New York
Associated Press
Stock Market Index Shows Small Drift After Day
Daily index for sixty stocks stands at 65.2, edging from yesterday's 64.8. Mentions of new white balls and Hillview Drive driving Tee-ady appear as stray fragments with unclear relevance to market data.
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Hillview
Last Rites Held For Judge Smart
Funeral services for Judge Charles A. Smart were conducted at Plymouth Congregational Church with Rev. Joseph F. King and Rev. William A. Elliott delivering the sermon. Elliot praised Smart for 50 years of friendship, his self-made rise from limited schooling, twenty years as district judge, and his Christian character. Attending were Smart’s wife, four daughters, a grandson, sons-in-law, and numerous bar association members from Douglas Franklin and Anderson counties. Pallbearers included Justice Thiele and several local officials. burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Vermont Street
Plymouth Congregational Church
Joseph F. King
William A. Elliott
Ottawa
Mr. Elliott
Judge Smart
Smart
W. M. Clark
St. Joseph
Walter Cannon
Salt Lake City
Utah
Kenneth D. Bower
Syracuse
Billy Cannon
Clark
Mr. Sproull
Keith Davis
Douglas
Franklin
Anderson County
Fred M. Harris
J. D. Dye
H. M. Funston
W. S. Jenks
Ben Bower
J. L. Sheldon
Franklin County
DeWitt M. Stiles
J. Q. Wycoff
Charles W. Garrison
Garnett
Douglas County Bar Association
Walter G. Thiele
Walter Pleasant
Tobeka
T. J. Sweeney
To. J. . Fitzpatrick
Justice Thiele
W. 8. Jenks
DeWitt Stiles
Henry H. Asher
Memorial Park Cemetery
State Vocational Rehabilitation Funds Totals 1.89 Million
Washington July 11. The federal office of education announced today dollar-for-dollar matching allotments for vocational rehabilitation for the year ending June 30, 1937. Total allocations reach 1,885,009 with 45 states participating. Kansas Vermont and Delaware not yet eligible. State figures include Colorado 15,551 Kansas 28,240 Missouri 54,490 Nebraska 20,688 Oklahoma 35,973.
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Federal Office of Education
Kansas
Vermont
Delaware
State Departments of Education
Office of Education
Children’s Bureau
The
Labor Department
Colorado
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Armed Clash in Tientsin Over Public Park
Japanese and Chinese detachments clashed at Tientsin during a dispute over a public park. Both sides fired after arguments escalated. no casualties were reported and an early settlement was anticipated. Japanese at Taku near Tientsin attempted target practice amid Chinese troop objections.
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Tientsin
Taku
Jack Lovelock
Stanley Wooderson Wins by Yard in British Mile Race
London July 11 Stanley Wooderson England's ace miler defeated New Zealand's Jack Lovelock by a yard in the one mile at the British AAA track and field championships. Wooderson timed in 4 15. Osendarp of Holland won the 100 yards final, defeating defending champion A W Sweeney by one foot.
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London
Stanley Wooderson
England
New Zealand
Jack Lovelock
Wooderson
B. Osendarp
Holland
A. W. Sweeney
Eeere
Roosevelt Dedicates Tri-Borough Bridge With WPA Aid
President Roosevelt unveils the 64 million dollar Tri Borough Bridge linking Manhattan Queens and the Bronx. He notes changing needs and cites public works as a tool against unemployment, accompanied by Harold Ickes and other officials. The bridge spans the East River, symbolizing evolving government.
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New York
Queens
Bronx
Harlem
Manhattan
Drought Prospects Discussed by Douglas County Agent
County farm agent Deal Six reports drouth damage dominates Douglas County crops with pastures gardens and hay drying up. Early corn will be fodder or envy, alfalfa cuts were low but stock water relief comes as commissioners open emergency wells. Wheat oats and potatoes showed some profits despite losses. rain could revive pastures for fall grazing.
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Drouth
Douglas County
Deal Six
Mrs Shaad and Son En Route to Boston for Dean Shaad Funeral
Mrs. George C. Shaad and her son Paul arrived in Kansas City from Pasadena to Lawrence. They head to Boston for the funeral of Dean Shaad who died Thursday. A private service is planned with burial in Newton Memorial Cemetery near Boston. The wife and son will be joined in Boston by other relatives.
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Paul
Kansas City
Pasadena
Calif
G. J. Hood
I. C. Bushong
Lawrence
Shaads
Boston
Dean Shaad
Shaad
Professor Hood
Newton Memorial Cemetery
George
Traps Alleged by San Francisco Shopkeeper
San Francisco July 11 Hy man Gorwitz 56 a second hand store proprietor was arrested early today on a charge of setting steel animal traps to catch children who annoyed him Inspectors Walter Harrington and Griff Kennedy said Gorwitz told them he set traps in his yard because neighbor children had robbed him
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San Francisco
Hyman Gorwitz
Walter Harrington
Griff Kennedy
Gorwitz
Davis to Be Here Sunday Talks Townsend Plan
Former Governor Jonathan Davis will speak Sunday at 3 30 p m in South Park under Lawrence Townsend club auspices. He will discuss The Possibilities of the Townsend Plan and urge support for the program.
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Jonathan Davis
South Park
Lawrence Townsend Club
Davis
Townsend
Engel Appointed for Tour Abroad by German and Austrian Mission
Professor E F Engel of the University of Kansas will join an educational commission to visit Germany and Austria to study foreign language instruction and educational relations with the United States. Other universities represented include Wisconsin Stanford Iowa New Jersey State and Pennsylvania State Teachers Colleges. The voyage sails from New York on the Bremen August 22 and returns in November. Engel heads a leave of absence from KU for the trip and will help finalize plans in Berlin. He will also consult on radio plans to broadcast lectures from abroad to American colleges and cultural groups.
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E. F. Engel
University of Kansas
Germany
Austria
Oberlaender Trust
Philadelphia
Allce
United States
University of Wisconsin
Stanford University
University of Iowa
New Jersey State Teachers College
Pennsylvnais State Teachers College
New York
Bremen
Engel
Berlin
Trust
Rain Snow and Dust Hit Colorado Across The State
Denver reports rain and snow in parts of Colorado with a severe dust storm in the southeast. Pike's Peak saw a brief snow in 32 degree weather while Glenwood Canyon highway 24 was blocked by a dirt avalanche. Estes Park and surrounding mountains experienced heavy rain hail and lightning with a drop to 59 degrees. Western Colorado soaked by 0.82 inches in 24 hours as cooler temperatures arrive.
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Denver
Colorado
Pike's Peak
Glenwood Canon
Highway 24
Estes Park
Rev Slaughter to Speak at Union Service in Southpark
The Southpark union churches host a 7 45 pm service with Rev Seth W Slaughter of First Christian speaking A Prophet Discovers the Tenderness of God Rev A J Miller Evangelical church presides The summer theme is Great Moments in the History of Religion A trio sang Dreams of Galilee with piano accompaniment Tonight’s reading ends with a dramatic line turning over and burns up
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Southpark
Seth W. Slaughter
First Christian Church
A. J. Miller
Evangelical Church
T. H. Astman
First Presbyterian Church
Marianna Smith
Celia McCune
Mildred Brown
Galilee
Morrison
Alice Smith
Nate
George Fraker Loses Car in Lake View Crash
George Fraker of North Second Street lost his car yesterday afternoon when it turned over in a ditch near the Noah Het rick farm in Lake View and burned. The grass caught fire but was quickly checked by the Lawrence fire department. Fraker suffered minor bruises and lacerations, with no grass damage reported.
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George Fraker
North Second Street
Noah Hetrick
Lake View
Lawrence Fire Department
Fraker
Weather forecast and road conditions for Douglas county
Forecast calls for generally fair and warm weather through tonight and Sunday with local cooler spells in the extreme northwest. Arkansas City expected clear to partly cloudy skies. Dirt roads are good, Douglas County roads in good condition. Temperatures show yesterday's high around 98.5, today near 80 at noon, with no further extremes provided.
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Arkansas City
Douglas County
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