TVA inquiry sparks clash over access to employees
Knoxville July 20. Dr E Morgan charged that committee counsel Biddle ordered him not to talk to TVA employees except in presence of counsel. The exchange drew shouting questions as Morgan, removed TVA chairman, testified against former directors Harcourt Morgan and David Lilienthal.
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Knoxville
Hur E. Morgan
TVA
Francis Biddle
Rep. Jenkins
R-O
Biddle
Morgan
Jenkins
Dr. Morgan
Donahey
Vic Donahey
D-C
Wolverton
Harcourt A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
J. Morgan
Romanian Aviator Papana Flight Delayed After Crash
Norwalk Connecticut July 20 Capt Alex Papana the Romanian daredevil known as the Lindbergh of Romania had his transport plane crash during a storm delaying his proposed trans Atlantic flight by at least a month. He attempted to land in Norwalk after an earlier flight from New York to Hartford where final engine checks were to occur, hitting a wall between two fields and suffering damage to wheels propellers and engines before climbing free from the wreckage.
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Norwalk
Conn
Alex Papana
Lindbergh
Rumania
Daredevil
New York
Hartford
Papana
Uurt
Wakes Up In Hospital After Sleepwalking Incident
Mrs Gladys Wray Crowley of St Louis woke from sleep in a hospital after a nap turning into an episode. She dreamed and then walked six blocks before collapsing on a physician's porch. Authorities report no injuries.
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Gladys Wray Crowley
Crowley
Britain's Pick A Back Plane Flies Toward Botwood Newfoundlan
The Mercury lifted off from the Main in midair at Foynes Ireland headed for Botwood Newfoundland with Major Robert Mayo observing. Pilot Donald Bennett led the test flight aiming for a sub eleven hour westward crossing and a future trans Atlantic service.
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Britain
Botwood
Newfoundland
Foynes
Ireland
Mercury
Atlantia
Shannon
Montreal
New York
Robert Mayo
British Imperial Airways
Azores
Lisbon
Southampton
Imperial Airways
Donald Bennett
Earthquake Ravages Greece Killing and Injuring Dozens
A major earthquake in Greece centered near Euboea causes widespread destruction across villages including Lefanaka Neapalatia and Chalkis. Initial reports list about 20 dead and 100 injured as residents endure aftershocks and fear further shocks while relief aid arrives.
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Athens
Greece
Euboea
Altho
Oropos
Lefanaka
Neapalatia
Chalkis
O Connell Secures Nomination In Montana Primary
Jerry J. O Connell,the Democratic candidate for Montana s first district, conceded renomination after rival Payne Templeton conceded. Unofficial returns from 252 of 413 precincts showed O Connell leading Templeton 15 035 to 12 463 amid campaign denials of Wheeler influence. Senator Wheeler denied backing the rival and said Roosevelt did not direct O Connell.
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Helena
Mont
Jerry J. O'Connell
Montana
Payne Templeton
O'Connell
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Burton K. Wheeler
Jerry O’connell
Templeton
O’connell
Florence Nelson 10 Released After Auto Crash Near Lawrence
Florence Marie Nelson 10 was released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a seven mile northeast Lawrence crash that left her with a brain concussion and multiple injuries. She was brought home to Kansas City Missouri with her parents and sisters after a truck sideswiped their car yesterday morning.
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Florence Marie Nelson
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Kansas City
Chield
Shells Hit U S Embassy in Madrid Amid War Bombardment
Four shells struck the U S embassy building in Madrid early today causing damage but no injuries among embassy staff. Seven others were wounded in the city as insurgent artillery continued fire. the embassy has been unoccupied since early in the war. Ambassador Claude G Bowers runs offices at St Jean de Luz France.
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Madrid
United States
Claude G. Bowers
St.-Jean-de- Luz
France
Western democracies vow unity under George VI visit
Paris and London issued a joint communique after talks with Daladier Bonnet and Halifax. They pledged complete harmony on international problems and affirmed lasting London agreements while signaling no outright military guarantee to France. Hitler's Czechoslovak plan remained unaddressed in public notes.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
George
Germany
Italy
Albert Lebrun
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Viscount Halifax
Britain
London
Geray
Pla
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Halifax
Resistance stiffens along Yangtze fighting zone
Shanghai July 20 Chinese resistance holds a narrow riverfront line as temperatures top 100 degrees. Japanese troops push toward Hankow and Kiukiang but face stiff Chinese shelling. Reports say a new fourth route army led by Hsiang Ying is nearly formed for large scale guerrilla actions.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hankow
Kiukiang
Hsiang Ying
Predicts G. O. P. Gains in the Fall Elections
Senator Townsend predicted Republicans would gain five to eight Senate seats and 60 to 80 House seats in the fall elections. He backed Pennsylvania as likely to return Senator Davis and foresaw gains in New Jersey Ohio Michigan Illinois Kansas California and Iowa. He said a bold campaign and the administration's power policy would be key issues.
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Washington
Townsend
Senate
Pennsylvania
Davis
New Jersey
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Kansas
California
Iowa
Roosevelt
Wheat harvest near done as 90 percent stored in Kansas
Kansas wheat growers have stored about 90 percent of the 1938 crop, with less than 10 percent remaining to harvest. Remaining grain is lodged and hard to combine, while yields and quality are reported disappointing. Western counties produce the best quality, though test weights remain below average across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
State Departments of Agriculture
Violent strike clash injures many at Maytag plant
In Newton Iowa on July 20 a clash between union strikers and supporters left at least six seriously injured and 20 to 50 others knocked down or beaten. National guardsmen restored order within 20 minutes as Maytag resumed operation with a skeletal crew.
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Newton
Maytag
National
Matt A. Tinley
National Guard
C.I.C
Ard
National Guardsmen
Nelson G. Kraschel
Charles Grahl
Des Moines
George Campbell
Earl Shields
Jasper County
Homer A. Fuller
C.I.Q
Defense by Government Slows Insurgent Drive
Franco's forces facing a hastily formed U shaped defense along the Teruel Valencia highway slowed the insurgent six day offensive. Government resistance stiffened as militiamen retreated to the new line and began reorganization of their positions.
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Hendaye
France
Teruel- Valencia
State Senator Berg Dies in Apparent Suicide Amid Corruption Indictment
New York July 20 State Senator Julius S Berg a Bronx Democrat shot himself in his Broadway office after a 12 hour dispute with his wife who urged him to tell all The death follows news that he had been indicted on charges of taking money to aid liquor license procurement and concessions for the World's Fair Detective Captain Conrad Rothengast said Berg fired a pistol into his right temple in his office at 1650 Broadway after the heated argument.
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New York
Julius S. Berg
Bronx
Thomas E. Dewey
Berg
Conrad Rothengast
1650 Broadway
Stock Market Index Holds At 49.9 After Day
The average of 60 stocks stands at 49.9 with a note that yesterday’s level was 50.2. A political advertisement promotes Frank Gray for Probate Judge.
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Frank Gray
Pol
Governor Earle Slightly Hurt After Plane Forced Landing
Newtown Square Ja July 20 Governor George H. Earle was slightly injured when his private plane struck a tree during a forced landing on Ellis College campus. He said his left side arm and leg felt sore and he would see a doctor. Fog prevented landing at the municipal airport near the Philadelphia navy yard. The veteran flyer climbed out uninjured and quipped about damaging the young tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown Square
George H. Earle
Ellis College
Earle
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Corrigan To Return Aboard Lehigh Free To Dublin
Douglas Corrigan plans to sail home on the steamship Lehigh after his transatlantic flight and a Dublin welcome. The maritime commission will bring his plane back aboard the Lehigh at no cost, with no punishment decided until his July 29 arrival.
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Chicago
Douglas
Corrigan
Transatlantic
Dublin
Ireland
New York
Airlines
London
Harry
Nova Scotia
Washington
Maritime Commission
Douglas Corrigan
J. Monroe Johnson
Lehigh
Commission
Johnson
Atlantic
New Civil Aeronautics Authority
California
Unsettled Weather With Light Showers Across Kansas
Topeka reports unsettled weather tonight and tomorrow with little rain expected other than possible light local showers. Temperatures will stay near normal with highs 90 to 95 degrees and lows around 60 to 70. Rain fell modestly in parts of the north central and western areas over the past 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Robb
University of Oklahoma student dies on campus note cites romance
Ralph Eugene Pellette, 29, of Liberal Kansas, was found dying on a Norman lawn and left a note to a co-ed named Lydia suggesting a blighted campus romance caused his despondency. His body will be sent to Liberal for burial. he is survived by his parents, a sister in Houston, and a brother in Amarillo.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Ralph Eugene Pellette
Liberal
Kan
Lydia
Nigele
E. F. Pellette
Frank Craven
Houston
Tex
Paul Pellette
Amarillo
University Band Camp Switches Conductors With Seven Instructors
The University music camp operates without a guest conductor this week and uses seven instructors led by William G. Altimari to direct the band and orchestra in alternating numbers. Next week Harold Bachman will join as guest conductor for orchestral and band performances. The concerts include a Sunday 3:30 PM afternoon orchestra concert in Hoch Auditorium and an 8:15 PM band concert in Fowler Grove following vesper services. Admission is free.
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Altimari
John Francis
Merriam
Benny Maynard
Pratt
Don Moore
Cimarron
Hazen Richardson
Ottawa
H. A. Anderson
Lubbock
Leland Roberts
Glasco
Rex Connor
McPherson
University
Bachman
Harold Bachman
Chicago University
Hoch Auditorium
Fowler Grove
Grove
Tractor Accident Pins Wilbur Olmstead Near Baldwin
Wilbur Olmstead of near Baldwin was pinned under a tractor in a field. He was rushed to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with several fractured ribs and chest injuries. Doctors warned lung injuries could develop in the next days and noted the machine’s weight caused the chest damage. He was transported by ambulance from a Baldwin mortuary.
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Wilbur Olmstead
Baldwin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Olmstead
Two Killed in Army Plane Crash Near Scottfield
Lieut. Ralph Guy La Baw aged 28 from Lincoln Illinois and Private Alney L. Tanner aged 22 from Sikeston Missouri died when an Army plane crashed on a farm in Madison County about 15 miles northeast of Scottfield Illinois.
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Belleville
Ill
Ralph Guy la Baw
Lincoln, Ill
Alney L. Tanner
Sikeston
Madison County
Scottfield
Old Age Aid Queried Over Due Process Claim
John W. Ireland seeks a writ of mandamus in district court alleging denial of old age assistance and a fair hearing. He claims his 65 plus status was not properly verified and that county and state welfare boards failed to grant benefits and due process under the fourteenth amendment.
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John W.ireland
Fifth
Walnut Streets
District Court
Ireland
Mildred D. Watson
County Welfare Board
R. B. Church
State Welfare Board
County Board
Myrtle Faler
Mary E. Scott
State Social Welfare Board
State Appeal Board
U. S
North Lawrence
Benton County
Missouri
Gov Earle to Call on Democratic Legislature for Inquiry
Gov George H. Earle declares that the Democratic legislature will be summoned into special session to probe charges against him and 13 associates. He frames the Dauphin county grand jury investigation as politically motivated and likens the probe to a star chamber proceeding.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Dauphin County
Earle
U. S. Senate
Elephants and pickets clash as Al Barnes Circus travels
In Janesville Wisconsin labor strife disrupted the Al G Barnes circus with elephants driven through a picket line and a sheriff chased by a slipping animal. An unidentified man was hurt by an elephant hook amid the melee as unions protested outside the lot. A warrant was issued against John Ringling North for assault and battery though not served.
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Wisconsin
al Barnes
Janesville
Wis
al G. Barnes
Davenport
James Croake
Croake
Barnes Circus
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey
Scranton
Ringling
Barnes
Ray Blum
Central Labor Body
Ernest Agnew
John Ringling North
Crops Flourish In Douglas County This Year
Farm incomes in Douglas county will dip from last year due to lower wheat and potato prices yet crops show strong growth from ample rain. Forage crops and hay will store well for winter, dairy milk profits rise, fruit and vegetables abound, and farmers plan home canning and preserved meats as pasture and grain prospects brighten.
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Douglas County
Altho
Bindweed Meeting Set With Douglas County Officials
T F Yost state weed supervisor will meet with the Douglas County weed committee at 8 30 tomorrow to discuss the bindweed problem and control plan for the coming year. County committee members include Chris Schaake James Brass Earl Black T R Gerhart Deal Six and Asa Colman. Demonstrations of using sodium chlorate to control small infestations will be held Saturday with two sessions.
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T. F. Yost
Douglas County
Chris Schaake
James Brass
Earl Black
T. R. Gerhart
Deal Six
Asa Colman
Colman
Ben Hammond
Baldwin
Highway 50
Frank Strong
Strong Avenue
West Hills
Fatally Wounded Prowler in Leavenworth Arrest
City Detective George Odell said he shot and fatally wounded John Greeley, 47, a Black man, last night when he resisted arrest on suspicion of prowling. The incident occurred in Leavenworth, Kansas, on July 20.
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Prowler
Leavenworth
Kan
Cp— City
George Odell
John Greeley
Kansas Weather Outlook and Town Temperatures
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with unsettled conditions and little temperature change. Topeka Salina and Garden City morning clouds with other areas clear. dirt roads soft only in Garden City. Gas Office record shows yesterday 86 at 7 p.m. 70 at 7 a.m. 81 at noon. Highs and lows compare with last year 88 and 6.
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Kansas
Topeka
Salina
Garden City
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