Democrats After the Farm Votes in Contest
Democratic platform argues to continue or expand farm programs with Wallace style language. Republicans at Philadelphia pledge to keep present payments but curb government production control and bureau interference. Both parties vow to ease farm mortgage load, safeguard family farms, and finance programs to reach foreign markets and aid the needy.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Wallace
Platform Committee
Republican Party
Democratic Statement
Congress
Agriculture Department
Mullen Plays Ocarina on Campus Night Watch
C H Mullen former He Men's student council president at the University plays the ocarina while patrolling campus buildings as a night watchman. He discovered the instrument helps time pass during rounds and was woken by two girls at 5 45 am who said his melodies had awakened them.
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C. H. Mullen
He Men’s
University
Mullen
Premiere to Chanute features Osa Johnson travel film
Chanute Kansas July 18 a premiere screening of I Married Adventure based on Osa Johnsons travels and adventures with her late husband explorer Martin Johnson will be shown in Chanute. Mrs Johnsons mother Mrs W Leighty will attend as a guest Verne Carstens Wichita will attend she toured Africa with the Johnsons. Mrs Johnson is in the east for a lecture tour. African trophies are on display downtown this week.
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Chanute
Kan
Osa Johnson
Martin Johnson
Wichita
Johnsons
Africa
SARGON Tonics Claim Cure for Vitamin B-1 Deficiency Sufferers
An ad excerpt argues widespread misery from sluggish digestion and poor blood due to Vitamin B-1 lack. It sells SARGON as a tonic that boosts appetite digestion and blood formation, promising vigor, better sleep, and overall health.
Kansas City Man Shrinks Weight From 568 to 488 Pounds
Kansas City Kansas July 18 Ponderous Tom Grisnick 27 was carried to a hospital after weighing 568 pounds on June 15 and has since reduced to 488 pounds through dieting and glandular treatments. He expects further loss to reach around 300 by next year while remaining on a 600 calorie diet. His bedbound state persists despite normal appetite. Max Schmeling, former world heavyweight champion, was drafted into the German air force last Monday with duties not disclosed.
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Kansas City
Kan
Tom’ Grisnick
Grisnick
Grisnic
Schmeling
Air Force
Berlin
Max Schmeling
Parachute Corps
Martin backs Willkie as Roosevelt third-term test
New York July 18 Joseph W Martin Jr Republican National Chairman said the third term nomination of Roosevelt will show if voters want to abandon one man rule. He voiced supreme confidence in the people and said when they learn the facts they will elect Wendell Willkie, the real hope for the country.
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New York
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Roosevelt
Martin
Wendell Willkie
Valley Chapel Guests Spend Fourth at Lamb Home
Valley Chapel residents and visitors from Lawrence and Kansas City joined at the Charles Lamb residence for the Fourth. Lois and Eddy Bouten Norma Jean of Lawrence and others shared a weekend of swimming and fishing with local families.
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Harry Bouten
Lois and Eddy
Eugene Cobb
Norma Jean
Lawrence
Charles Lamb
Mary. Thome
Emma Nieder
Will Curtis
Junior Sedlacek
Jack .Massey
Kansas City
John Dunn
Elizabeth
Hugo Schelihorn
Gottlieb Nieder
David and
Roger
Eudora
Marty Lamb
Richland
University recital by Helen Mae Peters delights audience
A sizeable audience at the University attended Helen Mae Peters recital from Alice Moncrieff's studio. The contralto impressed with graceful stage presence and refined vocal style. The program spanned early classics to English songs, featuring My Heart is Weary from Nadeschda and Clough-Leighter numbers sung with Winifred Hill accompaniment. Peters will lead vocal work in Colby public schools next year.
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Helen Mae Peters
Alice Moncrieff
Altho
Miss Peters
Rosa
Cavalli
Haydn
Nadeschda
Thomas
Peters
Loewe
Franz
Graben-Hoffman
Debussy
Thatcher
Clough-Leighter
Carpenter
Pepper
Clough- Leighter
Lover
Winifred Hill
Miss.Peters
Colby
Kansas Delegation Backs Roosevelt At Democratic Convention
Kansas delegates to the Democratic National Convention announce 18 votes for President Roosevelt during the roll call. Delegation chair Guy T. Helvering notes the group will support the President on nominations. Harry H. Woodring, former secretary of war, is present as the Roosevelt show gains momentum.
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Chicago
Kansas
Roosevelt
Guy T. Helvering
Helvering
Harry H. Woodring
Matt Guilfoyle
Abilene
James Greenback
el Dorado
Weekend Visits Across Towns Include Wallace Johnsons
A fragmented note lists visits by Mr and Mrs Wallace Johnson visiting Topeka to see Mr and Mrs Anthony Coyne. It also mentions W G Martin Aubrey Eugene and Amos Wilson of Tonganoxie visiting Charles Lamb, plus Edgar Martin and Fiona of Fort Worth spending Sunday with Lamb and family and others with W C Flory of Valley Grove.
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Wallace ‘Johnson
Topeka
Anthony Coyne
W. G. Martin
Aubrey Eugene
Amos Wilson
Tonganoxie
Charles Lamb
Edgar Martin
Fiona
Fort Worth
Tex
John Dunn
Elizabeth
W. C. Flory
Valley Grove
Rattlesnake Killed On Lawrence Farm
Milton Deihl killed a timber rattlesnake six miles north of Lawrence. The 414 foot reptile with nine rattles sprang from a well when Deihl neared on boards. He forced it back with a pitchfork and stabbed it to death in the water.
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Milton Deihl
Lawrence
Deihl
Girl Suffers Forearm Fracture After Fall
Seven year old Jean Denny daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Denny 937 Illinois street fractured both bones of her left forearm yesterday while playing near her home. Taken to Memorial hospital for X rays the fracture was reduced she rested at home today.
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Jean Denny
Ed Denny
Illinois Street
Memorial Hospital
Arrest 66 LR A Suspects in Belfast Dawn Raids
Police arrested 66 men in Belfast at dawn raids, detaining suspects believed to be Irish Republican Army members. The operation followed 200 plus ILRA detainees already imprisoned.
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Lr.a
Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Ilr.a
Defense Meeting July 26 Heads of Chambers of Commerce
Heads of Chambers of Commerce from Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa and Oklahoma were summoned to attend a conference in Kansas City on July 26 to discuss participation in the national defense program. Grant Stauffer Kansas City chamber president will preside and address recognizing the area's capacity to produce industrial goods for defense.
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Kansas City
Chambers of Commerce
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Oklahoma
Grant Stauffer
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