Hull urged to condemn blockade and keep sea lanes open
Berlin reports German sources urge Secretary Hull to condemn the British blockade as a violation of freedom of the seas while noting U S and British policies may diverge. They say preparations for an attack on Britain are nearly complete and Hitler may issue an ultimatum soon as Ciano may visit Berlin for a peace offer.
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Berlin
Hull
Germany
Italy
Burma
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Britain
Adolf Hitler
England
Hiitler
Europe
Rome
Hitler
Reichstag
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Churchill
50-50 Representation Wins in Democratic Platform Committee
Democratic women gain equal numbers on the platform writing group after a long battle led by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and backed by James A. Farley. Ten women named to membership, with state delegations planning caucuses to assign woman members for final committee sessions.
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Chicago
Platform
James A. Farley
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Caroline O’day
Frances Perkins
Marian Dickerman
Resolutions Committee
Revised deeds ready for Lone Star lake lots
Revised deeds on about 70 lots at Lone Star lake are available to original owners at the Chamber of Commerce office. The Lone Star lake association voted to resurvey and remark the lots at a cost of three dollars per owner. Deeds were prepared by J Clifton Ramsey attorney for the association. Lot owners urged to call for deeds promptly.
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Lone Star Lake
Chamber of Commerce
Lone Star Lake Association
J. Clifton Ramsey
McKnaught Testifies in Topeka Ouster Hearing
In Topeka on July 17 Charles D. McKnaught suspended police chief testified at his ouster hearing that he used a Kansas City undercover man to probe rumors of a protection payoff. The undercover man did not work due to a Kansas Bureau of Investigation intervention. Three gang members were arrested from the B I activities. He denied mentioning liquor when inviting the Kansas Peace Officers’ Association to visit Topeka last year.
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Charles D. McKnaught
Topeka
Kansas City
McEnaught
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
K.B.I
Kansas Peace Officers’ Association
Toveka
KU Geology Camp Builds Base in Colorado Wilderness
University of Kansas geology students, 14 in total, begin six week camp near Canon City Colorado. First permanent camp building rises with dorms planned. staff house, shower facility, and water system completed. Students study field techniques and map geology with trips to Royal Gorge Cripple Creek and capulin volcanic cone. Notable participants include Robert Morton and Edgar Oehler with others from across the United States and abroad.
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Rocky Mountains
K. U
Canon City
Colo
K. K. Landes
The
University
Sheep Mountain
Cripple Creek
Garden Park
Ganon City
Royal
Raton Pass
Mount Capulin
New Mexico
Cuchara Pass
la Veta Pass
Great Sand Dunes National Monument
Arkansas River
Leadville
Climax
Tennessee Pass
Empire Zinc Company
Gilman
Robert Morton
Birmingham
Ala
Edgar Oehler
Peiping
China
Alvin Rink
Maize
Kan
Albert Krasnicka
Wakeeney
Harry Patton
Wichita
Oren Baptist
Uniontown
Eugene
Maxwell
White
Jack Menish
Arkansas City
Harold Edwards
Lyons
Ben Gabrowski
Milwaukee
Wis
Stewart Earhart
Steele City
Neb
James
Clark
Kansas City
Emmett Brother Dies in Piedmont Calif.
William Edwin Emmett, brother of L H Emmett, died last night in Piedmont California. Born in Lawrence he graduated from the engineering school of KU in 1909 and later supervised on the Pacific coast for the American Institute of Steel Construction. Survived by wife and two daughters Joan of the home and Mrs William C Gruver of Oakland. Funeral services set for tomorrow in Oakland.
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Oakland
Guver
Lawrence
Kansas Crops Need Moisture As Drought Persists
Topeka reports corn and grain sorghums are in fair to good condition but require moisture. Upland corn will reach a critical stage without rain. Top soil moisture is deficient across most of the state while rains are needed. Pastures in the eastern and southern regions remain fair, northwest and north central areas are dry. Wheat harvests near completion in western counties as farmers prep fall seeding, halted by lack of rain.
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Topeka
Agriculture’ Department
Lawrence plants, performances, and civic notes from Kansas
Heard in Lawrence Buhrman in New York City as the Névachord feature at the Hotel Piccadilly lounge. A paint dealer reports dispensing 5,000 gallons since January. Parsons stores still lack modern canopies with a citizen group proposing a delegation for improvement. Union building basement remodeling progresses and 650 attendees enjoyed a street dance at the university. Local chatter covers Roosevelt and delegates, miracles in ordinary services, and a man lighting water and ice in his home. Fishers speculate on Lone Star lake opening and licensing impacts. Brutus Hamilton visits, plum branch with 62 plums turns in at the Journal-World. National Guard units prepare for Camp Ripley August 4.
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Bert Buhrman
Kansas City
K. A
WREN
Piccadilly
New York City
Buhrman
Night session turmoil as third term debate rages
Delegates erupt in bedlam at the convention after Alben Barkley reads a White House message asserting Roosevelt has no desire to run again. Hopkins expresses confidence Roosevelt will accept renomination. leaders plan platform adoption for Wednesday and continued talks next day.
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Vidrene
Robert H. Anderson
Florida
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
New Deal
Secretary of Commerce
Hopkins
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
White House
Barkley
Michigan
Byrnes
South Carolina
Roosevelt Forces
Resolutions Committee
President Roosevelt
Mrs Roy Helm Improves Slowly After Illness
Mrs Roy Helm, long ill at Memorial hospital, shows gradual improvement after a period of illness.
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Roy Helm
Memorial Hospital
No clear VP winner as Wallace Johnson and Douglas loom
The vice presidential race appears settled with Secretary Wallace and Assistant Secretary Louis Johnson among the leading figures. Supreme Court Justice Douglas is also prominently mentioned as a candidate for the post.
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Wallace
Louis Johnson
Supreme Court
Douglas
NYA Allocates 26 Million for Student Aid 1940-41
The national youth administration allocated 26,240,281 dollars to fund NYA student work for 1940-41. About 500,000 needy students aged 16 to 24 will gain part time jobs in secondary and college programs. Kansas receives 211,943 for school work and 274,050 for college work.
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Washington
National Youth Administration
NYA
N.Y.A
Kansas
Red Sox Triumph in First Game of Doubleheader
Capacity crowd of 32 000 watches Boston top Detroit 8 to 5 in the first game as Newsom exits after a 14th straight win. Benton takes the loss. Second game details incomplete with rain hampering New York and St Louis plans. Yankees executor Silleck confirms Ruppert estate action.
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Boston
Aphroxiaktny
Red Sox
Detroit Today
Newsom
Benton
Detroit
Trout
McKain
Sullivan
Wilson
OstermaeHer
Peacock
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Smith
Sears, Rowe and Tebbetts
Bagby
Glenn
Cleveland
New York
Feller
Hemsley
Pearson
Ickey
Cicago
Ashington
Dietrich
Tresh
Leonard
Errell
Brooklyn
Chicago - Hamlin
Phelps
Mancuso
Mooty
Page
Hartnett
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Yankees
H. Garrison Silleck, Jr
Jacob Ruppert
Tif
Farley to head syndicate buy of Yankees for 4 million
Postmaster General James A. Farley leads a syndicate proposed to purchase the Yankees for 4 million dollars. The plan calls for 1.5 million in cash with the remainder secured by a mortgage. Completion could stretch over two months.
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Yankees
James A. Farley
Wheat futures slip as profit taking offsets gains
Chicago market notes a drop of over a cent in wheat prices ending yesterday's advance. Traders cited mild profit taking and hedging after overnight rain in the spring wheat belt. Government reports warn of stem rust damage in east central Kansas but less in the soft wheat belt.
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Chicago
Kansas
Kansas City Live Stock Prices Report
Kansas City market figures show hogs 2,000 head uneven. early bids down about 10 from Tuesday. Cattle 3,000 with grain fed steady to strong, grass stock weaker. vealers steady. Sheep 2,500 with limited early sales, lambs steady at 8.75. Top hogs 6.60, sows 4.65 5.25, cattle calves mixed across weight classes.
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Kansas City
Kansas
City
USDA
Livestock Prices Mixed As Markets Close In Kansas City
Hogs finished slow with declines up to 10 cents from Tuesday’s averages across weight classes 230 to 300 pounds. Cattle showed slow to steady movement with grass stock steady and Missouri fed steers unsold late. Sheep and spring lambs held firm with some spots higher, top native lambs around 8.75 and light lambs near 8.40.
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Kansas City
USDA
Missouri
Arizonas
Kansas City Livestock Receipts Forecast for Tomorrow
Official estimates show cattle 1,500 calves 00 hogs 2,000 and sheep 3,000 to be received tomorrow by Kansas City market.
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Kansas City
USDA
Kansas City Cash Grain Report Delay and Price Ranges
Wheat and corn prices across Kansas City trading, with bids for No. 2 dark hard and No. 2 red wheat, and No. 2 white and No. 2 yellow corn. Nearby closes show July and September figures, with oats, rye, barley, and kaffir futures listed, plus mixed grain values and Chicago market adjustments.
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Kansas City Cash Grain
Kansas City
Hay market summary from Kansas City report
The report lists hay and grain prices with receipts and market notes. Prices shown include July and September figures for oats and barley, and hay receipts at Kansas City with No 2 leafy and other lots priced per unit.
Chicago Potato Market Report July 17 AP USDA
Potatoes arrivals and supplies moderate with mixed demand. Prices for U S No 1 Bliss Triumphs range 1.50 to 1.70 in Nebraska Missouri and Kansas markets with quality variations and several varieties showing differing demand and strength.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
California
Bliss
Missouri
Western
Idaho
Missouri Bliss
Kansas
Kansas City Produce Market Report 1934 Prices
AP wire lists local market figures with egg and butterfat prices, poultry yields, and grain quotes. Entries include eggs at Firsts 14 and current receipts 12, creamery butterfat 20, poultry ranges from hens under 4 to over 4 pounds, and hogs at 6.25.
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Kansas City
Getter Creamery
Springs
Brolers
Wall Street Dims After Early Rally Fades
In New York July 17 AP reports stocks fell back after an initial rally attempt fizzled. Traders lightened holdings as gains turned to fractional declines aided by quiet, drifting activity and about 375000 shares changing hands. Major declines hit United States Steel and peers with some leaders like Allied Chemical and Caterpillar holding gains.
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Wall Street
New York
United States Steel
Eaighem
Westinghouse
Du_ Pont
Phem
Douglas
Standard Ol
Jersey
Western Union
Amrican Can
Santa Fe
Sy J. I. Case
Allied Chemical
Consolidated Edison
Caterpillar
Union, Carbide
U. S. Rubber
Langreg
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Lone Star
Alben Barkley
North Carolina
K.U
William Edwin Emmett
Wayne McCoy
Parsons
McCoy
Union Building
Massachusetts
New
Lincoln
Tonganoxie Lake
Brutus Hamilton
University of California
Harrisonville
Joe E. Fowler
Grant Street
Journal-World
National Guard
Camp Ripley
Minn
Ryan
Minnesotan
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Kelly Nash
Democratic
Kirby Vidrene
Garner
Arizona
Allison Aestrons
Rosemary Ketcham
University of Kansas
Sul F
Cowens
CV Relat
Ann Burkhart
Mass
Massachusetts ST
Hay Lay
Hay Receipts
Aitalia
Government Bond
Treasury
Chem & Dye Amt
Smelt &R
Atch
T & SF
Beth Steel
Chrysler Corp
General Electric
Gene 1 Motors
Intervest
Kennecott Sewensee
Montgomery Wardoo Nat Dairy Pr.oer Oppeye
North Am Co
OM Penney J C
Phillips Pet
Sears, Roebuck
Ind
Steel Wappeenseees Joe
West el & Nfg Oalg —Ly Cities Service
Aeeteee
Auto Spa Schulz Biachesth
Manley
Insurance
M. C. Manley
City Hall
Gene Glahn
Lawrence National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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