Nine Die, One Missing After Rail Wreck in Colorado
A Rock Island train wreck near Burlington Colorado left nine dead and one missing after a bridge collapsed into Sand Creek on Thursday. Crews lifted the Pullman car The Popoise from the bed of the arroyo as searchers recovered bodies and continued looking for Carlie, 21, of Newark Falls. Officials met to determine fault while a coroner's inquest was planned. Two additional railroad workers, Toler and Griggs, were reported killed and had been lifted again.
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Colo
J Uly
Sarid Creek
Rock Island and
Pacific
Aula Carlie
Newark
Rock Island
Interstate Commerce
Commission
Buslington
Dailroad
Toler
St. Louis
Griggs
Final Plans for Non Stop Trip to Japan
Lt Harald Bromley arrives in Tacoma after a 1000 mile non stop flight from Los Angeles in 4 hours 27 minutes with his specially built Shandplane. Twenty thousand cheer as he praises the aircraft and hopes to reach Tokyo within a week after final checks by Lockheed engineers.
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Pacific
Facoiia
Tokyo
Harald Bromley
Los Angeles
Tacoma
Bromley
Lockheed Lane
STAR
Real estate lease secures 99 years adjoining Nelson tract
The building and Investment Co. obtained a 99 year lease on a vacant tract adjoining the Star plant at Eighteenth street and Grand Avenue. Trustees of the William Rockhill Nelson trust estate set rent at 18000 annually for the first 151 years and 22100 yearly for the last 84 years. Funds to buy art for the Nelson artery fort. Kansas City Star Co officers said no concrete development plan yet. land acquired for potential future expansion of the newspaper plant.
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Uilding and Investment Company Ay
Newsspaper’s
Oni
Eighteenth Street
Grand Avenue
Dhé
William Rockhit Nelson Trust
William Rockhill ‘Nelson
Fort
Kansas City Star Company
Service Medal to Landis Receives Legion Honor
Chicago July 20 The distinguished service medal of the American Legion, the highest award of the organization, was awarded to Judge Landis commissioner of baseball by Paul V. McNutt national commander. Landis becomes the third American to receive the medal joining General John J. Pershing and Admiral Robert E. R. Nine.
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Chicago
Themerican Legion
Day
Renesaw Mountain Landis
Paul V. McNutt
American ‘Legion
Udge Landis
Amani
John J. Shing
Robert E. Nine
Mrs 0 8 Bi Leads iy 20 AP golf final four up
Miss Marion Turpie of New Orleans is central to a garbled AP wire summary about Swansen golf, with references to a defending city and a morning round. The incomplete text hints at a final four up situation after 48 holes with unclear context.
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City
Swansen
An’ Ker
Augusta youths face manslaughter trial after bond set
Jkt Devado Kans July 20 AP three Augusta high school students Gaihm Cole Thompson and Wilbur Hunt were bound over on manslaughter charges in the death of Albert Watkins after a preliminary hearing before Justice W H Coutts Jr. Bonds set at 5000 each with no defense testimony. Witness John Berner 17 said Watkins and he were taunted for a song he wrote. he testified Thompson drove a car over Watkins after a struggle. Internal hemorrhages from the injuries led to death in a Wichita hospital after an operation. Watkins mother said her son was healthy before the incident. All three defendants are under 18 and are sons of prominent Augu stans. trial expected in November.
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Jkt
Watkins
Augusta
Berner
Hunt
Thompson
Albert
R. J. Cabeen
Wichita
Albert Wetkins
Gahm
Sunlight League urged lighter dress in London meeting
London July 20 APJ reports Dean Inge of St Pauls Cathedral opening a Sunlight League meeting. He quotes a verse praising reduced gowns and noting the revolt against heavy clothing. He says sunlight benefits the body and supports lighter dress for mothers and daughters amid the movement. Rural mail carriers meet.
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London
APJ
Dean Inge
St. Paul's Cathedral
Sunlight League
Stallaby
Twenty Seventh Annual Convention Held In Wichita
Kansas Rural Letter Carriers prepare for a three day convention in Wichita starting Sunday with about 1,500 delegates expected. R A Grinstead presides as program chairman and officers L B Rickey Ross J HuValI S B Bachus arrive for the event. Senator Henry Allen is expected to address delegates. Separately Akron reports Harvey Firestone in improved condition after pneumonia risk subsides following a restful night.
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Wichita
Kansas
R. A. Grinstead
Wichta
LB. Rickey
Phillipsburs
Ross J HuVall
Waverly
S. B. Bachus
Abbeyville
Y Ghain
Henry
Allen
Wil
Kellogg Pact Seen Influencing China Russia Tension
Washington July 20 AP Abiereny officials expire the Kellogg pact for renunciation of war to exert influence toward peaceful settlement of the China Russia crisis stemming from the Chinese Eastern Railway seizure. Soviet and diplomatic circles express reassurance as Washington presses for prompt Chinese adherence and ratifications by Japan. remarks from Senator Borah and France’s position accompany ongoing communications through Briand and Stimson.
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Washington
China
Russia
Stimson
Moscow
Congress
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Yegret
Japan
State Department
Poland
He Belinning
Setren
France
United States
Rusasia
Briand
Claudel
Cotton
Nelson T. Johnson
Johnson
Will
Virginia Mountain
Hoover
Women Bootleggers Target Arkansas Raid Launched
Little Rock July 20 A P Federal prohibition raiders launched an unannounced Arkansas drive against women bootleggers under S O Gurley Western regional prohibition deputy administrator. He credited 75 percent of liquor vending to women and warned hundreds will face federal judges. Nineteen women aged 20 to 60 have been arrested since the campaign began last week with raids at Pine Bluff Texarkana and Texas. Five arrests were made yesterday as raiders crossed into Texas. Raids Wednesday and Thursday near Texarkana yielded fourteen women seven white seven Negroes. Most were released on bond.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Gurley
West- Lern
Pine Bluff
Texas
Texarkana
Deaths and funerals in Lawrence area today
Mrs Minnie May Young 23 of three miles southeast of Lawrence died this morning at a local hospital. Funeral from Rumsey Funeral Home Sunday at 3 pm. Burial in Clinton Cemetery. Survived by husband Albert W Young and three children, plus relatives. Also Mrs Amelia Newcomb aged 89 died at local hospital. Funeral at St John’s Catholic Church Monday morning. Survived by two sons, two daughters, eight grandchildren. Also obituary notes of a Deroy Grain Company employee, died Thursday night, with several survivors listed. Funeral Monday 2 pm at Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary Wins Tennis Title. Mae Corvourst of Wichita won the Missouri Valley tennis title. Havana American Club to erect ten-story house on Prado boulevard costing $500,000 in Havana. A Schultz house from 1876 remains near Pawnee Rock.
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Minnie May Young
Lawrence
Aocal Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Clinton Cemetery
Amelia Newcomb
Howie
Fennsy
Strest
St. John's Catholic Church
Revi Henry Fitzgerald
Ethel Dick
Topeka
Humber
Colleze-avenue
Flora
Dicky
Susan Dick
Ger True Dick
Tovekal
Mra. R
Flarier
Indiana
Alis
Indi
HD Dick
Iidor
Neier’ Dick
Little Rover
O. Hosford
Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary
Independence
Kans
Mae Corvourst
Wichita
Melicent Endicott
St. Louis
Havana
Hayana
United States
Stubl
Prado
Chief Justice Johnston To Celebrate 81st Birthday
Topeka AP William Agnew Johnston, longtime Kansas Supreme Court chief justice, marks his 81st birthday upcoming Wednesday. He has served on the bench since 1884 and as chief for 27 years, with a noted record of 2,721 opinions across 92 volumes. He and his wife will celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary next November.
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Topeka
Mwilliam Agnew Johnston
Kansas Supreme Court
United States
England
Johnston
David D. Brewer
Kansas
United
Justice Johnston
Oxford
Ontario
Canada
Appleton
Minneapolis
Kan
Torres
Chief Jug of
House of Representatives
Senate
State
Law Forces
Supreme Court
Johnson
Divorces and civil cases handled by Judge Hugh Means
Judge Hugh Means presided in morning court, granting one divorce to Effie Mae Higgins with custody of children and Kansas real estate awarded to her. support set at Sd weekly. A divorce action by Earl L Faith vs Myrtle M Faith was taken under advisement. Defendants won in George Shropshire vs Thomas Browning and others. A $685 judgment favored the plaintiff in E F Bridson vs M T Michael and May Michael on a note. costs awarded to defendants.
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Hugh Means
Effie Mae Higgins
David Lee Higgins
Kansas
Earl L. Faith
Myrtle M. Faith
Fudge
George Shropshire
Thomas Browning
E. F. Bridson
M.T. Michael
May Michael
Yates Center Man Charged With Passing Worthless Check
K R Gault of Yates Center was being held in Cousins county jail awaiting arraignment this afternoon on a charge of passing a worthless $6 check at the Continental filling station on 1901 Massachusetts street. He was arrested yesterday in Yates Center and returned to Lawrence by Sheriff Rutherford and Deputy Sheriff Houston Turner yesterday afternoon.
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R. Gault
Yates Center
Cousins County
Continental
Massachusetts
Gault
Lawrence
Rutherford
Houston Turner
Scientist Finds Missing Link Skeleton Near Arkansas City
H. T. Martin, assistant curator at the museum of paleontology, guides excavation of a giant skeleton southeast of Arkansas City. Kansas City expert L. B. Roberts calls it a missing link between mastodon and modern elephant, with bones to be brought to the University museum for mounting after restoration.
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Arkansas City
H. T. Martin
K. A
Roberts
Martin
University
Enue
Curtis Hesse
Billy McNown
Lawrence
Claude Hinnard
Fall River
Andrews
Lie University
BORDER PATROLMAN SHOT DEAD AMID AMBUSH BY SUPPOSED RUM RUNNERS
AP reporting from El Paso Texas says Border Patrolman E Scotten, aged 25, was killed early today during an ambush on San Elizario Island near Los Pontas on the Rio Grande. Scotten and six other patrolmen were repelling an attack by Mexican rum runners when gunfire erupted from both shores. Scotten was struck by two bullets, one through his heart and another through his hip, and died instantly. The Americans drove off the attackers, wounding one rider who escaped to the Mexican side.
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el Faso
Tex
Jey
Iyun E. Scotten
Spector
Pat
San Elizavio Island
Los Pontas
Hto Grande
Scatten
Scotten
Local Society Notes Show Reach of Summer Travel
Dr and Mrs Paul B Lincson and family depart for California for several weeks. Eugene Lamb joins the navy and heads to San Diego to study aviation. Dr Hans C Olsen leaves for Kearney to direct a state normal training school. Dean RA Schwegler joins family for Chicago summer. Mrs R A Schwegler and her mother plan a motor trip to Chicago and Minnesota for the season. Mary Alice Trittan and family return home after an eastern trip. Elizabeth Purcell and Heal Purcell Jr depart for St Louis with visiting relatives. Mrs Glenn W Stancliffe and son Bobby plan a month with her parents in Parsons. Miss Peggy Knotls spends the day in a city. L C Sith heads to Enid and Ward for a two week ranch vacation. Lucille Van Swearingen heads on a vacation to Detroit Chicago and Illinois. Mr and Mrs C Straffon leave for ten days motor trip, escorting Miss Katherine Miller to Enid and stopping at Joplin.
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Paul B. Lincson
California
A.W., Lamb
Los Angeles
Cal
Eugene Lamb
Navy
Eugene
San Diego
Hans C. Olsen
Kearney
State Normal
Dean RA. Schwegler
Chicago
R. A. Schwegler
N. A.' Dunn
Ottawa
Chicsea
Minnesota
A. J. Trittan
Mary
Alice
Elizabeth Purcell
Heal
Purcell, Jr
St. Louis
Glenn W. Stancliffe
Bobby
Stas
Radio wide program tests if fans recognize voices
A nationwide test titled see through the microphone will air July 23 at 10 30 eastern daylight time. Ten famous radio personalities from major stations will perform from WJZ WBZ WBZA WB AU WHAM KDKA WJR KYW KWK WREN KSTP KOA KSL KGO KOMO KHQ KGW KF WET WFAA along with two extra stars including a talkie star and a stage actor whose voices resemble real persons. Audiences will record reactions using special charts at WT MJ station readers club.
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Joseph D. R. Freed
Freed Eisemann Radio Corporation
WJZ
New York
WBZ
Springfield
WBZA
Boston
WBAU
Baltimore
WHAM
Rochester
KDKA
Pittsburgh
WJR
Detroit
KYW
Chicago
KWK
St. Louis
WREN
Lawrence
Kans
KSTP
St. Paul
Minneapolis
KOA
Denver
KSL
Salt Lake City
KPO
KGO
San Francisco
KOMO
Seattle
KHQ
Spokane
KGW
Portland
Ore
Los Angeles
WET
Charlotte
WFAA
Dallas
Major Bowes
Bob Sherwood
Barnard’s Clowns
Dixie Circus
Curt Peterson
Phil Spitalny
John B. Kennedy
Colliers
Jarminie Calloway
Texas Emboy
George Frame Brown
Nat Tompkins
Best Folks
Paul Sisters
Yasha’ Bunchuk
Premiere
Edidie Gale
WTMJ
HAS
Seckatary Hawkins Club Reaches 103000 Children
Milwaukee reporter notes the Seckatary Hawkins Club has grown from a humble start to over 102000 members in three years. Members wear a distinct badge and carry membership cards. The club meets at the station studio and fans listen at home via radio broadcasts.
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Milwaukee
Seckatary Hawkins
WTMJ
Milwaukee Journal
Seckatary
Clib Hetton
Seckatary Hawkins Club
Hope to Add Channels Through Frequency Control
Naval radio expert Lieut. Com. T A M Craven tells a senate committee that better frequency control could lift radio channels from 2 240 to 33 022 within five years. Most gains will occur in high frequency bands used for trans oceanic and continental links, notably the 6 000 to 23 000 kilocycles range, currently 624 channels, expected to rise to about 1 400.
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Washington
T. A. M. Craven
Naval Radio
Craven
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Couzens
M Commission A Communications
Galena
Saturday Radio Schedule and Broadcast Developments
A dense listing of Saturday programs from various stations including WBEM WEAF WGN and WLW covers events like weather forecasts, music hour features the Detroit Symphony and radio guilds. Notable notes include WBEM plans to broadcast out of town Cubs games and Gilbert and Sullivan operas moving to WEAF Wednesday slots. Rita Burgess Gould joins WEAF as a singer and comedian.
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WBEM
Chicago Cubs
Iwide
Florena Ziegfeld
Rita Burgess Gould
Miss Gould
Txw
WEAF
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