Stratosphere Balloon Flight Ends in Collapse
The giant National Geographic U S Army Air Corps stratosphere balloon collapsed before the first flight of the year, eight hours after inflation. No official cause announced. theories ranged from fabric weakness to humidity. About 50,000 spectators witnessed the incident. no injuries. Guarded, investigators plan inch by inch fabric examination.
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Rapid City
National Geographic
U. S. Army Air Corps
Albert W. Stevens
Washington
The
Geographic Society
Gilbert Grosvenor
Society
Lynn J. Briggs
Scient Committee
National Geographic Society
Sgt
G. W. Money
U.S. Army Air Corps
Scott Field
Ill
J. F. Cooper
Goodyear- Zeppelin Corporation
Akron
Orville A. Anderson
Upward Trade Movement Evident in Wholesale and Retail
New York reports from Dun & Bradstreet show a strong upward trend in both wholesale and retail trade. Retail distribution gains exceed prior year figures with July sales rising, and wholesale markets start fall buying well. Consumer demand for summer merchandise grows across regions, with nationwide sales up to thirty percent.
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New York
CPRA
Dun & Bradstreet
Inflation fears as gold clause damages loom in Congress
The house banking committee approved an administration bill to bar suits against the government over damages from dollar devaluation. Senate discussion centered on potential inflation from such legislation. Treasury officials disputed dire scenarios, noting that only a portion of the $10,000,000,000 in gold clause obligations might be cashed and that new bonds would fund any losses.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Treasury
McAdoo
D-Calif
John G. Harlan
The
Harlan
Maloney
D-Conn
J. G. Laylin
Adams
D-Colo
Laylin
Steiner
Morgenthau
Monay
Cummings
House Committee
United States
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Congress
AAA
Senate
Philip H. Gadsden
Philadelphia
Two More Deaths From Heat Occur in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports 98 degrees as two more heat deaths are recorded. Grady Villine, 17, dies of heat exhaustion after four hours in a cotton field near Henryetta. Thomas F. Arndt, 49, a Guthrie carpenter, dies of sunstroke. Oklahoma’s summer heat deaths reach fourteen.
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Oklahoma City
Mercury
Guthrie
Thomas F. Arndt
Henryetta
Grady Villine
Oklahoma
Mass Opposition to Tax Proposal
Washington July 12 mass opposition mounts as business groups attack President Roosevelts tax plan while the White House says the president sticks to his proposal. Democratic leaders fear a telegram protest wave though passage is still expected this session. The House Rules Committee to resume hearings on the Passamaquoddy project and a lobbying probe into public utilities draws focus.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
House
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
A NEW RECORD IN AIR
Laura Ingalls attempts the first non stop east to west flight by a woman, leaving New York at 4 31 a m and finishing in 18 hours 19 minutes 30 seconds over Pittsburgh Cleveland Chicago Kansas City to the coast. She cites head winds and a storm near Winslow Ariz as delays and misses the 16 59 30 record set by Ruth Nichols in 1980.
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Burbank
Calif
Laura Ingalls
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Miss Ingalls
Indianapolis
Ruth, Nichols
Miss Nichols
Amelia
Earhart
Irish police use force after Orange parade disturbance
In Belfast on July 12 police fired firearms to halt disorder as the Orange procession celebrating the Boyne anniversary returned from Belmont. Stones were thrown at officers who opened fire on attackers near the markets. A separate Washington report notes a federal study claiming railroads could save over 56 million dollars annually through unified terminal coordination.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Belmont
Battle of the Boyne
Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Heat Wave Sends Cool Air Across Southwest States
The Associated Press reports a high pressure front moved northward, bringing cooler air to Kansas and Missouri after extreme heat. Kansas City saw temps drop from above 80 to 68, while fatalities due to heat reached 49 and drownings rose to 15. Record highs of 109 to 118 were logged in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas as storms and light rain followed.
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Kangas
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
A. M. Ham Fick
Kansas City
Mid-West
Fairfax
Okla
Salina
Kan
St. Louis
Hamrick
Middle West
Will Fight Huey New Orleans Resists Long Control
July 12 New Orleans leaders of the old regular party urged Mayor Irma Semmes Walmsley to resign and end the political war with Senator Huey P. Long. Walmsley refused and pledged to continue fighting Long alone if needed. A nine member committee sought an appeal to state authorities to restore normal city government after Long’s legislature cut city patronage, tax power, and control over appointments.
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New Orleans
Ir. Semmes Walmsley
Huey P. Long
Regular
Eugene Stanley
Long
Senator Long
Walmsley
Stanley
Luncheon Planned for Col Koenig by Chamber and Rotary
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club announce a farewell luncheon at the Eldridge Hotel Monday at 12 20 p m to honor Col W C Koenig for five years of service to the University community and state. Russell and Ramsey will preside, with brief community and University remarks. attendees should call 485 to reserve. Koenig and his wife and two daughters will depart for Washington immediately after.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Eldridge Hotel
Col. W. C. Koenig
Col. Koenig
War College
Washington, D. C. C
Russell
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Ramsey
Koenig
Barbara
Winifred
Washington
Dissolve 45 Baden Steel Helmets Groups Authorized
Karlsruhe July 12 1959 UPI the ministry of the interior dissolved 45 Baden Steel Helmets groups the German veterans organization on charges of subversive tendencies local ranks were sailed by former opponents under whose influence the organization turned into political opposition to the Nazi movement endangering political unity of the German people
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Karlsruhe
Germany
UPI
Ministry of the Interior
Baden Steel Helmets
Air Circulator Boosts Comfort A Word From Kansas Power
Stock market index shows an average of 45.4 with yesterday at 45.1. A cool breeze through homes aids family sleep, and the Air Circulator from Kansas Electric Power Co. promises comfort.
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Kansas Electric Power Co
Conviction Sought in Weyerhaeuser Kidnap Case Trial
United States attorney Owen P. Hughes urged a conviction under the Lindbergh law in Tacoma as he summed up the government case against Margaret Waley in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnap trial. Mrs Waley testified she feared Dainard and was unaware of the abduction. The defendant and Harmon Waley face heavy sentences in the high profile federal case. Wheat protein content for the new crop runs 19.06 percent versus 15.15 last July per state inspector Charles Shull.
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Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Waley
U. S
Owen P. Hughes
George Weyerhaeuser
Waley
United States District
Harmon M. Waley
McNeil Island
Dore
John F. Dore
George
Dainard
E. E. Cushman
Hutchinson
Kan
Charles Shull
Athletics blank Browns as Higgins homers in 9 0 Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on July 12 the Athletics hammered 14 hits to blank the St Louis Browns 9 to 0. Blaeholder pitched shutout ball over the Browns, Pinky Higgins hit a homer, and key players included Fox, Thomas, Walkup, Andrews and Hemsley. St Louis scoring was limited to one run in the 9th. Postponed game noted due to rain.
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Philadelphia
Athletics
Harrise
St. Louis Browns
George Biaeholder
Pinky Higgins
St. Louis
Fox
Thomas
Walkup
Andrews
Hemsley
Blaeholder
Berry
Philadelohia St. Louis
Farmers in Need of More Workers
Douglas county farmers struggle to hire extra hands during harvest threshing and potato picking. The county relief committee, KERC offices, and re employment agencies coordinate to fill jobs. Many workers lack transportation and some employers hire only a fraction of reported workers, limiting earnings to about $1 a day for potato pickers.
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Douglas County
KERC
County Relief Committee
County Board of Commissioners
H. T. Baker
Baker
Teah Employment Office
Baker Sara
Old City
Warmup Day at the Elks Club Turns Into Sauna Episode
In a hot Elks Club room the stove was left on and fans off as players, including Walter Johns and Sam Atkinson, sweltered at about 102 degrees. Billy Evans entered to find the room blazing and jokes about a Sahara like heat, with a thermometer reportedly hitting 120 at the peak. The culprit remained unnamed, and no one was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Club
Mercury
Walter, Johns
I. J. Meade
Jack Walton
Q. P. Barber
Candy
Rev S R Ludwig to Speak at Southwark Park Service
The Rev Sylvester R Ludwig of the Church of the Nazarene will preach at the union service in Southwark Sunday at 745 PM. The theme is The Christian and the Lord's Day. He recently arrived in Lawrence and the public may meet him. Rev Theodore H Astman will preside and Joe Williams will lead the songs.
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Sylvester R. Ludwig
Church of the Nazarene
Southwark
Ludwig
Lawrence
Theodore H. Astman
First Presbyterian Check
Joe Williams
Mileage taxes rise at ports of entry in Kansas
The Kansas port of entry law improves motor carrier mileage tax collection. For the first six months this year, receipts reached 217,321 dollars, down from 253,787 last year. In 1932, pre ports, receipts were 171,000. Last year 605,000. this year projected between 700,000 and 700,000. Trucks passing totaled 335,084 vs 260,548 year earlier.
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Topeka
Kansas Port of Entry
Homer Hoch
State Corporation Commission
Hoch
Dreyfus Dies at 76 After Tumultuous Career
Alfred Dreyfus, central figure in one of France's most infamous trials, died at age 76. Twice convicted of treason, he spent years on Devil's Island before vindication, later serving in World War I and rising to lieutenant colonel. The affair nearly toppled the republic and left a lasting mark on French history.
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Alfred Dreyfus
Paris
Germany
Dreyfus
Devil’s Island
Republic
Fire destroys frame house at 701 West Twenty-Third Street
Firemen struggled to locate the blaze that leveled the frame residence at 701 West Twenty-Third Street just after midnight. Jess E. Miller, a University of Kansas law student, occupied the home owned by George N. Russell. Firefighters faced no water except 80 gallons on the truck and could not save the building, though they prevented spread to nearby structures. The house lay outside city limits.
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West Twenty-Third Street
Jess E. Miller
University of Kansas Law School
George N. Russell
U. S. Highway 40
U. S. Highway 73
Paul Ingles
Twentythird Street
Ingles
Floods claim five lives near Granada Colorado
In Granada Colorado floods late last night after cloudbursts left five dead and seven missing. Victims include Mrs Alzada Karn and her son Leo and Mrs Anton Eder with two of her children. Eder ranch on Granada creek flooded trapping two families as the washed house collapsed. Residents fled as flood waters rose to a foot or two, with no major town damage reported. Granada is eight miles east of Lamar in the dust bowl region.
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Granada
Colo
Here
Alzada Karn
Leo
Anton Eder
Glenn
Ruth
Karn
Eder
Wolfe Creeks
Granada Creek
Lamar
Now Owner of Fourth Interest in Ober Store
H B Ober announces sale of stock making Charles O Radcliffe a one fourth owner. Ober keeps one half. C P Radcliffe retains the remainder. Charles Radcliffe began as a Christmas door-opener, later full time since 1920, aside from army service. Ober aims to perpetuate the business. Opposes bank underwriting in senate banking bill. Roosevelt comments on opposition. Ickes approves PWA grant increase for Riley County bridge repairs. Gas prices noted at Hudson’s.
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H. B. Ober
Ober
Charles O. Radcliffe
Mr. Ober
Nuatter
C. P. Radcliffe
Charles Radcliffe
Ober’s
Riley County
Washington
Ickes
PWA
Ottawa Furnishes All But The Milk
Agitation for a milk ordinance in Ottawa resurges as CCC boys transfer to the Franklin county camp north of Ottawa and reject Ottawa milk in favor of Lawrence supply. Lieut. Nelson oversees 50 boys as the Lawrence supply and Ottawa’s pasteurized milk shortage prompts a push for city ordinance changes. The camp, housing about 250 WW veterans for soil erosion work, won’t open for two weeks.
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Ottawa
CCC
Franklin County
Lawrence
E. M. Nelson
Lone Star
Ottaw
Ottawa Herald
Sam
The
Herald
United States
P.T.A
Cooler Weather Brings Welcome Relief After Heat Wave
A cool breeze arrived this morning easing an extreme heat spell that sent temperatures above 100 degrees for six days. The forecast notes 75 degrees at 7 am, rising to 86 by noon, with a 2 degree drop to 84 by 3 pm as relief set in after a record 102 degrees yesterday afternoon.
Levee Workers Paid After June Floods
Pay day arrives for non relief laborers pressed into levee work during the June flood. Men worked at Alfred Heck farm and Fred Lewis dike. towns and county arranged payment. Workers at Heck place collect from Emil Heck of Grant township. Lewis dike workers collect at the county clerk's office. They supplemented CCC crews, county employees, and relief staff on duty.
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Alfred Heck
Fred Lewis
Emil Heck
Grant Township
Lewis Dike
CCC
A Claim by CCC Mother Over Nostalgia Damages
In Washington on July 12 Civilian Conservation Corps officials heard a claim from a mother whose son returned to North Carolina with acute nostalgia. She asserts the corps caused damages by his homesickness, insisting he never had nostalgia until he left.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
North Carolina
Corps
Kansas Weather Forecast Shows Fair Conditions Tonight
Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with cooler air in the south. Morning observations show clear skies at Wichita and Arkansas City, cloudy to partly cloudy conditions at Pittsburg Emporia Ottawa Manhattan Topeka and Coffeyville with Dodge City dusty. Dirt roads listed as good and temperatures from yesterday and today show a 102 degree maximum and a 7 degree minimum. An air circulator ad from Kansas Electric Power Co. offers a call to action.
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Kansas
Wichita
Arkansas City
Pittsburg
Emporia
Ottawa
Manhattan
Topeka
Coffeyville
Dodge City
Douglas County
Kansas Electric Power Co
Ady
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Association of American Railroads
Wall Pn
Seeler
tor _ l Paper
Keeler's Book Store
House Rules Committee
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Representative Brewer
Ferdinand Pecora
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Associated Press
Huey
Baden
Lou Gehrig
Frank Crosetti
Yankees
Cleveland
Pearson
Bhlillpe
Ruffing
Dickey
Detroit
Echrane
Linke
Crowder
Holbrook
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Clydell Castleman
New York Giants
Hamilton
Armers
S. R. Ludwig
Park Service
Radio Free At Hogson's
Adv
Colorado
Federal Reserve
Frea Gas
Hudson’seAdy
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