Roosevelts Train Trip Hears Third-Term Petition
President Roosevelt on his rail journey to San Francisco accepts a petition from the Colorado Fuel and Iron Workers club urging a 1940 bid. In Salt Lake City his daughter Anna and John Boettiger join the train while Sen. Pat McCarran seeks renomination aboard.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco
Steelworkers
Salt Lake City
Nevada
Anna Roosevelt Dall Boettiger
John Boettiger
Seattle
Colorado
Pueblo
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Iron Workers Club
Fueblo
United States
Steelworkers Club
C.F. and I. Mills
Ogden
Pat McCarran
Albert Hilliard
McCarran
Carlin
Nev
Hilliard
Benjamin C. Hilliard
Colorado Sureme Court
Truckee
Calif
William G. McAdoo
McAdoo
Sheridan Downey
Francis B. Townsend
Mac
San Francisco Exposition Grounds
Wheat harvest progress and crop issues in Kansas
Approximately three fourths of Kansas 1938 wheat crop is harvested with test weights lower than last year. Western counties show good high quality yields while other areas vary. Much of remaining wheat is severely lodged slowing combines. grasshoppers damaged late wheat and alfalfa. Corn grew well. most fields in northern counties laid by. Second alfalfa crop yields fair. sleeping sickness in horses and some hog cholera reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Attacks Farm Program Sparks Political Speech in Beloit
Rep. William Lemke told Townsend pension advocates in Beloit on July 13 that the new deal farm program returns the nation to Hoover era policies. He argued there was no overproduction, only ignorance, as Frank Carlson and R. L. Hamilton were mentioned in the remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lemke
Beloit
Kan
New Deal
Hoover
Rn.d
Townsend
Sixth
Frank Carlson
R. L. Hamilton
Veteran recalls two gunshots in Civil War encounter
Thomas B. Williams 88, living in Chapman, recalled hearing only two shots during the Civil War while with Sherman's army in North Carolina. Enlisted March 6, 1865 in Chicago, he rode to rescue a lost horse, witnessed a brief chase and two shots, and later marched through forts before mustering out at Fort Leavenworth. He attended the Gettysburg reunion and described Roosevelt’s speech and the fireworks as memorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Williams
Sherman
North Carolina
Williams
Chapman
Beulal Rogers
Connecticut Street
Old Soldiers
15Th
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Grand Army of the Republic
Chicago
Lee
Wilams
New York City
Moorehead
N. C
Johnson
Washington
G.A.R
St. Louis
Ft. Leavenworth
Ft. Kearney
Nebr
Springfield
Ill
Gettysburg
Willams
Roosevelt
Kansas Department
Quitman
Takoma Chief Calls Kidnapper a Mental Case
Washington highway patrol Chief William Cole said a man with several aliases confessed the Mattson kidnapping and slaying but is a mental case with no part in the crime. The man identified as Clarence White Thorp Mead and Olson would not be charged, likely to face a sanity hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Takoma
Wash
William Cole
Washington Highway Patrol
Mattson
Cole
Clarence White
Clarence Thorp
Clarence Mead
Frank Olson
Charles Mattson
Marriage Licenses Issued at Court House Yesterday
Marriage licenses granted to Oscar A. Mall of Broughton Kansas with Leonice R. Wadhams of Lawrence and to Henry Messenger and APA end Tastonavie.
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Court House
Oscar A. Mall. Broughton
Kan
Leonice R. Wadhams
Lawrence
Henry Messenger
Apa End
Tastonavie
Miss Lillian Wilkins Visits McLouth Before California Trip
McLOUTH Miss Lillian Wilkins of Walnut stayed several days in McLouth as guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gensler Ed monds then left for a month in California. She will return to resume duties as domestic art instructor at M A H S in September. O N Snell and sister Mrs. Ar gesinger of Kansas City visited Mr and Mrs Alvin Means last week. Betty June Laster and Bobby Moe Laster accompanied Mr and Mrs Ray Scott to McLouth after a week with William Laster in Kansas City. George Harrison and family and Mrs W H Harrison of Sand Springs Okla visited Mrs R E Hesse last week. Harold Enoch and son of Topeka accompanied L L Davison to Jetmore on a weekend business trip returning Monday. Dorothy Ashworth accompanied Mr and Mrs Herman Ash
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U. B. Church
William Edmonds
Meda Baer
Jay Bond
Edmonds
Floyd Brown
Ventura
Calif
Ida Brown
John White
Doris Bateman
Edna Mae Hayward
Topeka
May Dick
Jeanette Leech
Oskaloosa
Lillian Wilkins
Walnut
Alvin Means
Fannie Zabriskie
Grant Woodhead
Nora Glogan
Zada Woodhead
Hoyt
Kenneth Hamilton
Kansas City
Earl Edmonds
Chicago
Sylvia Tarr
Tulsa
Gerald Caufield, Jr
McPherson
Maxine Kimmel
Mary Steele
Akron
Homer Reardon
Minneapolis
Kan
A. F. Lister
Susie Lloyd
Hollis Lobb
Miles Walker
Illinois
Annie Lobb
Roy Lobb
Leyraine Reynolds
McLouth
Gensler Edmonds
California
M.A.H.S. O. N. Snell
Argesinger
Betty June Laster
Bobby Moe Laster
Ray Scott
Local Social Roundup From McLouth Area News
A series of social visits and outings across the region includes Mr and Mrs L C Kerns of St Joseph Missouri visiting the H W Steeper home last Sunday. The County Hymn Festival at Oskaloosa drew a well attended crowd with the United Brethren Sunday school orchestra providing music.
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State Lake
L. C. Kerns
St. Joseph
H. W. Steeper
Thurman Moore
Ralph Stumbaugh
Gene Thornton
William Burnam
CCC
Hickory Point
Nettie Hayward
W.C.T.U
W. A. Edmonds
Harold
McLouth
Ralph Johnson
Kansas City
Wichita
Plin Cook
Edmonds
E. C. Steeper
Floyd Ratliff
Tonganoxie
Herbert Ratliff
Baltimore
Pine
Dallas
Tex
Walt Ressmeyer
Andrew Dick
Ressmeyer
Leavenworth
Oskaloosa
United Brethren Sunday School Orchestra
Community Notes From Stull and Surrounding Areas
J Kraft travels to Chicago as guest of International Harvest for selling the most trucks in the northwest district. Esther Moss of Topeka and Deloras Roller of Kansas City visit nearby relatives. Leo Bidinger slowly improves but remains at home. Mrs. George Forester hosts an all day club meeting from Lawrence. Mrs. O R Platz visits from Kansas City. Betty Christy surprise birthday at Kanwaka hall. John Schugart returns from Winchester. Deskin and Bidinger families visit Clinton. Rev Fenton of Ottawa preaches at Stull Church of Christ. Hoffsommer's cast removed and patient at Christ hospital. Gladys Russel of Gardner visits Russel Spencer home. Harmon duo from Gardner visit daughters. Russel Spencer family also noted.
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Co. J. Kraft
Chicago
International Harvest Company
Esther Moss
Topeka
Stull
Deloras Roller
Kansas City
Leo Bidinger
George Forester
Lawrence
Anna Louise Hoffsommer
Christ Hospital
Gladys Russel
Gardner
Kan
Russel Spencer
Harmon
Pleasant Grove Folks and Visitors Report Local Activity
Mr and Mrs Dan Flory moved to Lawrence Friday Evelyn and Carrol Horton of Riley Kan are visiting at the Lloyd Hereman home Jack Dillon took the school census Friday Dudley Flory drives the truck for Fred Turner hauling wheat Dick Brown arrives from Illinois to join wheat cutting on the Lyons farm Harve and Avery Hibner host a sister visiting from New Mexico Elsie Hibner Paul Flory of Iowa spends weekend with parents Irve Flory and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Flory
Lawrence
Evelyn and
Carrol Horton
Riley
Kan
Lloyd Hereman
Jack Dillon
Dudley Flory
Fred Turner
Dick Brown
Illinois
Lyons
Harve
Avery Hibner
New Mexico
Elsie Hibner
Paul Flory
Iowa
Mrs
Irve Flory
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Steelworkers’ Club
Pueblo, Colo
George M. Cohan
Mr. Cohan
Hughes
Paris Field
Howard Hughes
le Bourget Field
Paris
New York
Toronto
Lloyd Humphrey
Creston
D. K. Dick
Mary Dick
Earl Fisher
Idaho
Ozawkie
Brammel
B. R. Umholtz
Betty
Maltbie
Man
Sig V.vd Co. Ft
Montgomery
Yarnold-Stull
Pleasant Grove
Arrow and
Ober Label
Arrow and Resilio
Journal-World
Headto Fooi Outfitters
General Ventilation Motors
M. F. Hudson Motor Company
New Hampshire
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