Fliers Given a Loud Reception in New York Parade
Howard Hughes and four globe circling companions drew vast crowds on Broadway from the Battery to City Hall, as ticker tape showered the procession in a hero’s welcome. Mayor La Guardia and RFC chairman Jesse Jones lauded the feat, while Hughes thanked engineers and pilots.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Broadway
City Hall
Jimmy Walker
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Ederle
English Channel
Byrd
North Pole
Financial District
Texas Sportman
Hughes
Wiley Post
Winnie Mae
Floyd Bennett Field
Lewis J. Valentine
Thomas J .Thurlow
U. S.A
Harry P. M. Connor
Ed Lund
Richard R. Stoddart
Thurlow
Stoddart
Connor
Tommy
Brooklyn Bridge
Court House
City Hall Park
Municipal Council Chamber
la Guardia
Paris
Directors
Moscow
Fiorello
Bucharest
Jesse H. Jones
Texas
RFC
Howard
Jones
Grover A. Whalen
Metropolitan Club
Fifth Avenue
Senate Committee to Probe Tennessee Campaign Abuses
Washington July 15 The special senate campaign expenditures committee probes charges of political abuse in Tennessee. Chairman Sheppard said the undisclosed state is under investigation with misuse of public funds cited. The panel sent questionnaires to 140 senatorial candidates in 34 states. four replies received and publication decisions await further action.
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Washington
Sheppard
D-Tex
Special
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Tennessee
Senator Berry
D.-Tenn
Tom Stewart
Winchester
J. Ridley Mitchell
Cookeville
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Edward W. Carmack
Murfree
Senate
Maryland
Pennsylvania
California
North Dakota
Roosevelts wage hour pick eyed as Andrews settles wage post
President Roosevelt, touring Yosemite, weighs appointing a federal administrator for the new wage hour law and may announce before sailing. Elmer F. Andrews of New York state, offered and believed to have accepted, would replace Frances Perkins. Andrews says he will finish state projects first. Salary noted at 10,000 a year federally versus 12,000 locally.
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el Portal
Cal
White House
Roosevelt
Yosemite National Park
Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
New York
Andrews
Frances Perkins
Charles V. McLaughlin
Houston
San Francisco Bay
Hull
Homer Cummings
James
Rochester
Hughes Flight Demonstrates Time Perception Shift
National Geographic notes Hughes and four companions completed five sunrises in four days during a round the world flight. Flying with Earth's rotation, Hughes effectively outpaced the planet and its atmosphere, producing one extra loop of the earth's axis relative to observers below.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
National Geographic Society
Hughes
Arctic
Antarctic
Hopkins Optimistic on Relief Roll Decline and Jobs Outlook
Washington reports WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins expresses optimism about improving employment as relief rolls peak at 2,853,345. He cites weekly gains since October and notes nearly $10 million in surplus clothing stock purchased for relief recipients, including $3 million in women’s coats.
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Washington
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Ryderwood Forest Fire Out of Control Near Hood Canal
Washington Forest Fire Association reports the Ryderwood blaze in Long-Bell timberlands is out of control again and likely larger and more dangerous than the 6000 acre Toandos peninsula fire. The clouding smoke rises 8000 feet as 200 workers and local youths battle the flames near Camp Meany and Hood Canal communities.
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Ryderwood
Hood Canal
Seattle
Washington Forest Fire Association
Long-Bell Company
Toandos Peninsula
Puget Sound
Tacoma
Robert Dill
W. A. Dill
Meany
Dill
Bomb Explosions Trigger Riots in Jerusalem and Safed
Rioting erupts after a bomb in a David Street Arab bazaar in Jerusalem kills six and wounds 40. British troops and police rush the area as gates of the old city are closed. A second blast sparks a Safed riot where two Arabs die as troops fire on the crowd.
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Jerusalem
David Street
Old City
Holy Land
Safed
Hiker Rescued After 380 Foot Plunge At Mount Olympus
Rescue crews reached Roger Carney, 25, of Salt Lake City after an 18 hour isolation on a Mount Olympus ledge. Flashlight aided descent followed a 380 foot fall leaving his left ankle fractured. Crews half carried and half lowered him for 15 hours toward medical care.
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Salt Lake City
Mount Olympus
Roger Carney
Ottawa Seeks PWA Grant for City Utilities Upgrades
Ottawa requests a PWA grant covering 45 percent of planned improvements for water and light departments. If approved, two high pressure steam boilers and water softening equipment will be bought. Power department cost estimated at 454,800 dollars and water department at about 68,200 dollars.
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Ottawa
PWA
Water and Light Departments
Power Department
Water Department
Water shutoff notice for repairs on several streets
Water will be shut off Saturday July 6 from 8 00 a m to 1 00 a m to repair a main at Nineteenth street east of New Hampshire 1900 block on Rhode Island Barker avenue from Nineteenth to Twenty Third Leonard avenue from Nineteenth to Twenty Third street Frank FE Willey Water Superintendent Adv.
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Nineteenth Street
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Barker Avenue
Nineteenth
Twenty Third
Learnard Avenue
Frank FE. Willey
Adv
Wheat allotment set at 55 million acres for 1939
Washington July 15 1939 wheat allotment fixed at 55 000 000 acres the minimum under the new farm law. Kansas would receive 11 017 493 acres versus 17 458 000 this year.
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Washington
Wallace
Kansas
Kenneth C. Jones dies at 35 after two months illness
Kenneth C. Jones a pressman and stereotyper for the Journal-World for nine years died Thursday at Norton state hospital after a two month illness. He is survived by his wife Martha Good five children two sisters and three brothers. Funeral at Lamb funeral home Ottawa Sunday at 4 30 pm with burial in Highland cemetery Ottawa. Pallbearers include Journal-World staff Harold Johnson Raymond Stockert F W Mullin Glenn Moody Jesse Jackson William Neustifter.
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Kenneth C. Jones
Journal-World
State Hospital
Norton, Kaw
Jones
Lamb Funeral Home
Ottawa
Highland Cemetery
Walter Brandon
Kansas City
C. E. White
Glenn Jones
Kan
Raleigh Jones
Salina
Eeman Jones
Franco Forces Extend Drive Toward Valencia
Franco widened the offensive along the Teruel Sa gunto highway as government resistance stiffened the front. Reinforcements under General Jose Miaja arrived to halt renewed insurgent frontal assaults while insurgent forces pressed weaker government flanks.
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Hendaye
France
Franco
Teruel
Sagunto
Valencia
Jose Miaja
Trustees seek approval to lease Missouri Pacific line
Trustees for the Missouri Pacific Railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a lease of the Kiowa to Hardiner 10.4 mile line in Kansas. The lease would have Missouri Pacific pay $8 000 a year. The deal already won federal district court approval at St Louis, pending ICC authorization.
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Washington
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kiowa
Great Storm Blasts Mid Atlantic Coast. Havoc Reported
A severe storm with heavy rain and gale winds swept the middle Atlantic coast from Pennsylvania to Maryland. In Monmouth County New Jersey uprooted trees blocked streets while Red Bank and Sea Bright suffered damage. Train service was disrupted and hundreds of beach storefronts lost merchandise.
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New York
Middle Atlantic Seaboard
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Monmouth County
Red Bank
N. J
Sandy Hook
Central Railroad of
University Music Camp Sets Sunday Concerts
The University music camp band and orchestra announce Sunday performances under guest conductor Ludwig William Hebestreit from Houston with local and national players. Wiley leads the band at 7 pm in Fowler Grove and Lawson conducts the orchestra at 3:30 pm in Hoch Auditorium. Admission is free.
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Ludwig William Hebestreit
Houston
Tex
Chicago
Russell L. Wiley
K. U
Fowler Grove
David T. Lawson
Hoch
Grove
Ludwig William Hebestreil
Hebestreit
T'Pagnacci
Leoncavallo
Katinka
Pschaikowsky
Curzon
Pacific
Peril in high taxes argues for reform in Kansas
Charles W. Thompson, Republican gubernatorial candidate, told Shawnee County listeners that the present tax system is a menace and warned of economic collapse if not remedied. He urged a tax limitation plan to curb real estate assessments, enable home improvements, and boost jobs in construction. He pledged to return state government to Kansas control.
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Topeka
Charles W. Thompson
Shawnee County
Thompson
Faom
Stock Market Index Slight Up From Yesterday
The stock market index average of 60 stocks rose to 47.8 from 47.3 yesterday, signaling a modest gain across the daily session. Investors watched for further moves as trading closed with slight uplifts in key shares.
Potatoes Stuck in Market Glut Across Douglas County
Douglas county potato growers face shortages as half harvests remain and markets saturate. The Surplus Commodities Corporation reduced purchases while futures were traded to Kansas City brokers. Farmers plan a rotation to reenter local sales as yields soar above 200 bushels per acre.
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Douglas County
Surplus Commodities Corporation
SCC
Kansas City
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Security Board to Probe Kentucky Check Distribution
The Social Security Board said it would immediately investigate reports that Kentucky public assistance checks for the aged were issued by state agents rather than mailed. Senate Leader Barkley had claimed agents warned pensioners payments would stop if they did not support his opponent Gov. Chandler. The board noted no complaint from Barkley and said regional agents prompted the inquiry into the distribution change.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Kentucky
State Social Security Department
Senate
Barkley
A. B. Chandler
Prisons Put Under Military Guard At Florence
Phoenix July 15 Governor Stanford placed the state prison at Florence under military control and ordered National Guardsmen to prevent mass escapes. Warden Eager warned that without help half the prisoners could escape as eighteen had already broken out since June 7. Eleven remain at large including a life termist. the 739 prison population exceeds capacity and troops with machine guns will be quartered on the grounds.
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Phoenix
Ariz
R. C. Stanford
Florence
John C. Eager
Taylor Urges Germany Allow Refugees Belongings Transfer
Myron C. Taylor chairman of a 32 nation conference on the refugee problem urged Germany to permit refugees to take personal belongings. He said orderly emigration with property ensures roots in new countries as the intergovernmental conference plans to hand off work to a London committee meeting August 3.
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Evian-les-Bains
France
Myron C. Taylor
Germany
Taylor
Roosevelt
Intergovernmental
London
Tylor
Sermon by Dr. Hunt at Union Park Services
Dr. Robert A. Hunt of First Methodist will speak on Christian Optimism at Union Park Services Sunday at 7 45 p m led by Rev Harold G Barr Captain Olin Brigman Salvation Army will give the evening prayer Congregational singing directed by A E Woestemeyer with Rev Howard E Koelb as soloist Dorothy Enlow Miller on piano and H L Sutherland in charge of ushers Bad weather moves services to Trinity Lutheran church Union Young People hear Prof R Q Brewster Kansas University chemistry at 6 30 at Christian church
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Robert A. Hunt
First Methodist Church
Union Park
Harold G. Barr
Olin Brigman
Salvation Army
A. E. Woestemeyer
Howard E. Koelb
Dorothy Enlow Miller
H. L. Sutherland
Trinity Lutheran Church
Union Young People
R. Q. Brewster
University of Kansas Chemistry Department
Christian Church
Huge World Wheat Crop Prospects Alarm Officials
London reports representatives from 16 leading wheat nations expressed alarm over a likely huge global wheat crop. The International Wheat Advisory Committee approved the secretariat’s report and urged governments to act, planning an autumn meeting and extending the advisory group two years beyond July 1938.
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London
International Wheat Advisory Committee
Secretariat
Gree
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
International Institute of Agriculture
Gave Mass Nazi Salute at King's Birthday Ceremony
In Tanganyika Germans performed a mass Nazi salute as God Save the King played for King George VI's official birthday on June 9. Colonel John Sandeman Allen, a Conservative MP, announced he would ask Colonial Secretary Malcolm J. MacDonald next week what action was taken to address the breach of law.
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London
Tanganyika
Africa
George VI
House of Commons
John Sandeman Allen
Malcolm J. MacDonald
Chinese Slight Edge in Kiukiang Battle on Yangtze
Chinese air raids continue along the upper Yangtze below Kiukiang after days of fighting. Chinese high command claims 45 enemy ships sunk or damaged, with 19 towed for repairs, while Japan reports air strikes causing Chinese losses on the ground and in the air.
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Yangtze
Kiukiang
Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hanaw
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hankow
Taihu
Flax Emerges as Profitable Crop locally
E J Sturm near Williams town harvested 21 acres of flax from 41 acres grown, selling 190 bushels of number one quality seed at 1.43 per bushel after a 60 cent tariff boosted returns. Total check reached 271.70 with more flax remaining to harvest on 20 acres, while additional seed may go to Neodesha plant for processing.
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H.R. Tolley
E. J. Sturm
Williamstown
Drouth
Sturm
Neodesha
William Lemon
Charles Titterington
Recession From Heat Hints Cooler Kansas Weather
Topeka reports a cooldown from recent heat with temperatures not exceeding 90 to 95 tomorrow. Showers or thunderstorms expected in parts of Kansas as relief arrives. A cooler night touched 66 degrees in Topeka, the most comfortable since June 28, with minor rainfall recorded in Dodge City and Elkhart.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Dodge City
Elkhart
Plane Hits a Hospital in Buenos Aires Killing One
A PRA commercial airplane crashed into the Ituzaingo hospital for chronic patients near Buenos Aires after taking off for Rio de Janeiro. One person was killed and 16 injured, including hospital patients. The pilot and passengers escaped injury, though the plane was destroyed.
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Buenos Aires
PRA
Here
Rio de Janeiro
Ituzaingo
Weather report hits 97 degrees in afternoon heat
The temperature peaked at 97 degrees around 2:36 pm with low humidity. By 3 pm the thermometer read 93 degrees. Overnight’s cool breeze produced a low of 64 degrees around 5:30 am.
Senate probes abuse charges in three states
Washington reports that a special senate campaign expenditures committee decided to investigate charges of political abuse in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
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Washington
Senate
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Weather forecast for Kansas with showers and clearer conditions
Local showers or thunderstorms are possible tonight or Saturday with slightly warmer temperatures in extreme northwest. Morning outlook shows partly cloudy skies in Arkansas City Wichita and Salina while elsewhere remain clear. Dirt roads rated good and temperatures show 7 p.m. yesterday and by 7 a.m. today with a high yesterday of 90 and a low today of 64. Year-ago high was 100 and low 70.
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Kansas
Arkansas City
Wichita
Salina
Ealprignene Papesmene
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