Corrigan Grants Dublin Flight Stunt Aims at London Show
Douglas Corrigan, the 31 year old Californian known for a wrong way flight from New York to Dublin, met Prime Minister Eamon de Valera and toured government buildings. He planned to exhibit his old $900 plane in London or Glasgow while awaiting papers and customs clearance.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Douglas G
Corrigan
New York
Ireland
California
de Valera
Irish Sea
Department of External Affairs
Baldonnel
London
Glasgow
United States
Henry Ford
Atlantic
England
Legation
Cudahy
Douglas
Iriah
Los Angeles
Son Born to Wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Philadelphia July 19 a son was born to Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt Jr wife of the President's third son The baby weighing over seven pounds was born shortly after 3 pm at Pennsylvania Hospital Mrs Roosevelt formerly Ethel DuPont was brought there yesterday by her husband The birth makes him the eighth grandson of President Roosevelt
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Philadelphia
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Pennsylvania Hospital
Roosevelt
Ethel DuPont
Boonke Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Chicago Police Drive Picket Line From Hardware Plant
Chicago officers and deputy sheriffs used tear gas and clubs to break up a 400 to 500 strong picket line at a northern Illinois hardware foundry. About 50 officers moved in after the crowd ignored a dispersal order, striking several women and causing stones and bottles to fly. Demonstrators retreated three blocks from the plant, which has been closed for six weeks amid a strike by the Amalgamated Association of Tron Steel and Tin Workers.
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Chicago
Planét Stadew
Piauy Suvuseys
North Shore
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
Committee For Industrial Organization
TVA Rate Controversy Spurs Morgan Testimony
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan testifies before a congressional panel that TVA rate figures were set and published without his knowledge by Director David Lilienthal. He says board action ignored him and questions the propriety of the rate base and reporting.
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Arthur Morgan
TVA
Knoxville
Tenn
Arthur E. Morgan
Congressional Investigation Committee
David KE
Lilienthal
Congress
Harcourt Morgan
Wolverton
R-N. J
Dr. Morgan
Seventeen Convictions in Di Case Sustained
Madison with Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone affirming 17 of 46 defendants in a 1985 1986 conspiracy to raise Midwest gasoline prices. He fined 12 companies and five executives $65,000, and granted a new trial for 15 officials and three firms while dismissing 10 executives and one corporation.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick T. Stone
Durbin Twins Return to Solitary at Reformatory
Ralph and Robert Durbin told reporters they were brought back to solitary confinement at the state reformatory after their escape two weeks earlier. They said one of the two trail officers had a cold trail in the hunt for them and three other fugitives. The five escapees, who slugged a guard and fled July 5, had fled in a stolen car found abandoned in Enid, Oklahoma, the next day after their capture in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Hutchinson
Kan
State Reformatory
Ralph
Robert Durbin
Trails
Durbin
Kansas City
Crown
Enid
Okla
Mercury and Maia fly toward Atlantic crossing from Ireland
Southampton reports two aircraft, the Mercury and the Maia, prepared for an Atlantic crossing from Foynes Ireland. The Mercury is light and fast with a 4000 mile range, while Maia provides power to lift the lighter craft. A novel lever-release system separates the planes during flight.
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Southampton
Britain
Foynes
Ireland
Escape Flood Drenches Five in Colorado Roadwater
Mrs Jessie Grimes postmistress of Eudora her daughter and Mr and Mrs Francis Grow of Allentown Pa and Paul Hadl of Denver Colo had a close escape from drowning when their car stalled in floodwater on the highway between Stratton and Burlington after a seven inch rain sent Launchman creek walls of water. They waded waist high with luggage to safety as water rose to cover the car. They were rescued to a bus and later to Burlington. the car was later pulled free by a wrecker and remained in Stratton with flood insured.
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Jessie Grimes
Eudora
Francis Grow
Allentown
Paul Hadl
Denver
Colo
Stratton
Burlington
Launchman Creek
Grimes
Grow
Weather Flight Delivers Eight Pound Baby Tale
Heavy Weather Chicago reports a humorous miscommunication as Bruce Pettigrew of American Airlines speeds to land early after mistaking a weather message for a newborn. Airport staff confirm the infant weighs eight pounds, eight pounds, eight pounds, triggering a tense but playful exchange.
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Chicago
UPI
Elmira
N. Y
Bruce Pettigrew
American Airlines
Pettigrew
New Protest to Russia Demands Strong Action
Tokyo wires instructions for a tougher protest to Soviet Russia over Manchukuo territory seizures. A Tokyo demonstration demanded war on Russia while Mamoru Shigemitsu was told to take the protest to Maxim Litvinov directly. Soviet troops occupy Manchukuo territory near Kufeng at the junction of Manchukuo, Siberia, and Korea.
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Tokyo
Russia
Manchoukuo
Moscow
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Japan
Maxim Litvinoff
Gkufeng
King and Queen Welcome in Paris State Visit
Paris greets King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with 101 gun salute as they arrive for a four day state visit. Crowds cheer along a guarded route from Bois de Boulogne to Quai d Orsay while 50 thousand troops and 20 thousand police secure the capital. The royal couple are to meet President Lebrun and Premier Daladier at the Elysee palace.
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George
Elizabeth
England
France
London
Albert Lebrun
George V
President Lebrun
Elysee Palace
Gayety
Marne
Britain
Europe
Bois de Boulogne
Madame Lebrun
Marseillaise
Mount Valerian Fort
Suresnes
Queen Elizabeth
Boulogne
Edouard Daladier
Lebrun
Foreign Ministry
Quai d’Orsay
King
Regents Meet in Topeka to Organize New Board
The state board of regents holds its first meeting since appointing three new members on July 1 in Topeka to organize. A chairman will replace Charles M. Harger of Abilene. New regents are Maurice L. Breidthal, Kansas City Kansas Dr. L. J. Beyer Lyons and Leslie Wallace Larned. Terms end June 30 for Harger Fred M. Harris Ottawa and Drew McLaughlin Paola. Ralph T. O Neil announces the organization plan.
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State Board of Regents
Topeka
Charles M. Harger
Abilene
Maurice L. Breidthal
Kansas City
Kan
L. J. Beyer
Lyons
Leslie Wallace
Larned
Walter Haxman
Harger
Fred M. Harris
Ottawa
Drew McLaughlin
Paola
Ralph T. O’neil
Genres
Rollo Jeffries Colapses From Heat at Mill Site
Rollo Jeffries of 400 Louisiana street, an employee at Bower Sock Mill and Power Co., collapsed from heat illness while leaving the power plant. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by ambulance after coworkers saw him fall near Rhode Island street. Doctors say it appears to be a recurrence of a heat stroke and he may be released later today.
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Rollo Jeffries
Louisiana Street
Bowersock Mill and Power Co
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Effries
Rhode Island
Lawrence Paper Co
Jeffries
Finland to host 1940 Olympic Games in Helsinki
Helsingfors reports Finland accepted a formal invitation to hold the 1940 Olympics after Japan renounced. Count Henri de Baillet Latour, IC president, notified Finnish authorities of Japan's decision. Dates not announced, originally slated for late September to early October in Tokyo. Finland may seek earlier dates more favorable to the United States and Europe.
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Helsingfors
Finland
International Olympic Committee
Japan
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Belgium
Tokyo
United States
British ship Standland bombed in Valencia harbor
A thousand pound bomb struck the British merchantman Standland in Valencia harbor, setting her afire but with crew and two observers escaping injury. Five planes raided. eight Spanish workers were killed in dock area. Insurgents had paused raids after pressure from London and Mussolini.
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Valencia
Francisco Franco
Spain
Stanhope Shipping Company of London
Stan
Stans
Aeronal Sovernment Toe Een
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Italy
Franco
Alcira
Twenty-Two Firemen Hurt Fighting Refinery Blaze
Twenty two firefighters were slightly injured today as they battled the Sinclair oil refinery fire in Wellsville New York. The three day blaze left three dead and about one hundred injured with loss estimated at one thousand dollars. Steam jets and cooling foam helped suppress the blaze as engineers restored power to the dewaxing plant and the refinery neared full operation.
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Wellsville
N. Y
Sinclair
Japanese Nationalists March Demanding Eviction at Russian Embassy
July mobilization by Japanese nationalists near the Tokyo border scene escalated as demonstrators chanted threats to the Soviet Union. Groups carried canes and clubs while shouting for expulsion or retaliation, yet were allowed into embassy grounds during clashes reported near the Ma Sa ro Siberia frontier area.
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Tokyo
Tewenty
Siberia - Frontierings
World’s Fair Strike Ends In New York Settlement
A three weeks' tieup in construction at the New York world's fair site ended today with a settlement of a strike affecting 6,000 electrical and building trade workers.
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New York
Weather Outlook for Kansas Turns Cooler in Northeast
The Kansas forecast expects generally fair skies tonight and Wednesday with a slight cooldown in the extreme northeast. Morning conditions are clear, roads remain good, and temperatures show a drop from yesterday and a high near 88 last year.
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Kansas
City budget outlines 1939 levy cuts and radio test plan
City budget committee approved a tentative 1939 outline with a 46 mill levy reduction from last year. Mayor Alfred Lawrence announced a five percent wage increase for city employees and a possible .33 to .36 mill operating levy cut. Bond and interest levy may rise 0.94 from last year to 4.62 mills for one year to align with state cash basis. A two way police radio is approved for test use if the budget passes. Meetings and dates: budget public hearing around August with publication July 7 and hearing August 8.
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Alfred Lawrence
Lawrence
J. W. Stone
Willard Brown
Wilfred Hunsinger
F. A. Russell
John Selig
R. C. Burgert
C. C. Shimmons
A.W. Berger
Walter Palmare
Pleasant growing weather eyed for Kansas crops in July forecast
Topeka reports 36 hours of clear skies and temperatures under 100 degrees with excellent growing weather for corn and fall crops. Local showers relieved drought in the west while Garden City records .54 inch precipitation and other towns show minor totals. The Blue River remains within banks after heavy weekend rains.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Robb
Garden City
Goodland
Scott City
Mercury
Blue River
Robbb
Paul Rader Evangelist Dies After Long Illness
Paul Rader aged 58, internationally known evangelist, died at Hollywood Hospital following a lengthy illness. He traveled worldwide for his ministry and earlier starred in boxing and football at the University of Denver. Born August 24, 1879 in Denver.
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Paul Rader
Los Angeles
Hollywood Hospital
Rader
University of Denver
Beta Kappa
Denver
OConnell Declares Roosevelt Orders to Defeat Wheeler
Rep. Jerry J. O Connell of Montana said President Roosevelt told him to fight to defeat Senator Burton Wheeler’s bid for renomination. He spoke in Butte after a campaign for the Democratic primary. Wheeler’s term expires in 1940 and he has opposed the Roosevelt court reorganization plan.
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Helena
Mont
Jerry J. O’connell
Montana
Roosevelt
Wheeler
O’connell
Frank Hague
Jersey City
N. J
Butte
Mexico
Burton K.wheeler
Fires Game Price Fired as undersheriff by Sheriff Vogler
George Game Price veteran Douglas county peace officer was dismissed this morning as undersheriff by Sheriff Fred Vogler. Price a Republican sheriff candidate had planned to campaign during the two weeks before the primary. Henry Collins and Joe Candreia were brought in to work at the office.
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George “Game” Price
Douglas County
Fred Vogler
Vogler
Price
Court House
Jack Dunkley
Henry Collins
Joe Candreia
Tax Appeals Hearing Set by State Tax Commission
The state tax commission will hear appeals from Douglas county tomorrow in Topeka. County officials County Clerk T R Gerhart and County Attorney Charles Springer will attend. Ten appellants including the Lawrence Women's Club filed notices of appeal from the county board of tax equalization.
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State Tax Commission
Douglas County
Topeka
T. R. Gerhart
Charles Springer
Lawrence Women’s Club
County Board of Tax Equalization
Temperature Readings Record Highs at Local Gas Office
The gas office reported a temperature of 90 degrees at 3 15 today and about 85 degrees at noon. The gauge rose about five degrees by 2 00 as the day progressed.
Accident near Midland ends chase. driver missing
A minor highway wreck west of Midland involving Dale Metzger left him unaccounted for after an ambulance was sent. Sheriff Vogler pursued leads as a bearded man named William Kearns surfaced at the scene and Metzger’s whereabouts remained unclear early today.
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Fred Vogler
William Kearns
Girl Hurt In Crash Near Lawrence Kansas
Florence Marie Nelson ten year old twin daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Nelson Kansas City Missouri suffered a concussion and head lacerations in a seven mile northeast of Lawrence on highway 40 early today five others narrowly escaped injury. She was taken to Lawrence Memorial hospital in an ambulance and reported not critical. The Nelson party were traveling to Denver when the Oldsmobile sedan was struck from behind by a truck driven by Roland Moreland Wakefield Kane.
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Florence Marie Nelson
Harry Nelson
Kansas City
Lawrence
Highway 40
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Denver
Colo
Nelson
Roland Moreland
Wakefield
Kane
Moreland
Average stock values and probate gift notes
The report lists an average of 60 stocks at 50.2 with yesterday at 48.9. It mentions Frank Gra for Pirate Jr and Sigsk Grey for Probate Shee as named individuals in the context of estate matters.
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Frank Gra
Pirate Jr
Sigsk Grey
Shee
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