Premature blast kills ten crew in Baltimore tunnel project
A 450 pound dynamite charge exploded early near the Lake Montebello to Gunpowder River tunnel site, killing ten of eighteen workers and injuring others. The dead were all Black and the accident halted a seven mile water tunnel project begun in 1937 with a $5.3 million budget and 500 workers.
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Baltimore
Lake Montebelo
Gunpowder River
Baltimore City
PWA
Walter Colston
George Cotton toDiscuss Theater Trends in Fraser Theater
George Cotton of New York City will discuss American and European theater trends at 7 PM tomorrow in Fraser theater. He has ten years on stage and recently studied theaters in Norway, Sweden, Finland, England, Austria, Italy, and France. He appeared in Theater Guild productions including Marco's Millions and Volpone and also acted in Dead End and Mary Queen of Scots. He is visiting as Kenneth Rockwell's guest.
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George Cotton
New York City
Fraser Theater
Cotton
Norway
Sweden
Finland
England
Austria
Italy
France
Theater Guild
Marco’s
Eugene O'Neil
Volpone
Stephan Zweig
Mary, Queen of Scots
Kenneth Rockwell
McCarthy and Bergen to Leave Footprints at Grauman's
Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy will imprint their handprints and footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood on July 20. The event joins a roster of stars such as Mary Pickford Charles Chaplin Norma Shearer and Deanna Durbin.
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Hollywood
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Grauman
Mary Pickford
Charles Chaplin
Norma Shearer
Deanna Durbin
Workers Return at Chicago Hardware Foundry With Pickets Routed
More than 200 employees reported to the Chicago Hardware Foundry today resuming work after yesterday's picket line was dispersed by tear gas. Officials said the turnout was about half the regular workforce, while strikers stood by at the plant gates without attempting to block entry.
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North
Chicago
Ill
Chicago Hardware Foundry Company
C.S.O
Test Your Knowledge Challenge on Classified Answers
Seven trivia questions cover topics from the New York World's Fair cornerstone to the number of Mars moons. The piece asks readers to turn to the classified page for solutions and mentions figures like Braddock and Poitiers, plus general knowledge queries on weathering and rivers.
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James J. ‘Braddock
Wisconsin
Mars
Poitiers
Sheriff Fires Undersheriff Over Policy Differences
Sheriff Fred Vogler announced the dismissal of Undersheriff George Price citing long standing friction over office management. Price, a Republican candidate for sheriff, had left the office on vacation without notice while Vogler was away. Vogler said the vacation would become permanent, with deputy Henry Collins running the office in his absence.
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Fred Vogler
George “Game” Price
Vogler
Price
Sheriff’s Office
Lawrence Mortday
Lawrence
Marysville
Henry Collins
Lawrence Guests At Ruppert Stadium Watch Blues Double Bill
In Ruppert stadium last night Kansas City Blues swept a double bill from Columbus. Local spectators from Lawrence included Dick Wagstaff Fred Ellsworth Fred Bunny Black Prof John L Kistler C G Bayles Billy Mills Ed Duver Winston Harwood and Milford Harwood.
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Lawrence
Ruppert Stadium
Kansas City Blues
Columbus
Dick Wagstaff
Fred Ellsworth
Fred “Bunny” Black
John L. Kistler
C. G. Bayles
Billy Mills
Ed Duver
Winston Harwood
Milford Harwood
Kidnapping Suspect Earl Young Sought by G Men
Justice department agents searched eastern and midwestern states for Earl Richard Young wanted in the July 13 kidnapping of Miss Marion Netta Costin in Louisville Kentucky. He faces federal auto theft and escape charges from a Lebanon Pennsylvania jail break.
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Washington
Justice Department
Earl Richard Young
Marion Netta Costin
Louisville
Lebanon
J. Edgar Hoover
G-men
Miss Costin
John S. Schachtel
Schachtel
Arlington
French Lick
Ind
Young
Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
Rosanna Sandberg
Improvement in Outlook for Cattle Prices Late Summer
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports better outlook for cattle prices in the late summer and fall. Prices for better grades may rise more than expected, though unlikely to reach last year’s highs without ongoing business improvement. Withholding cows, heifers, and calves could prevent a seasonal drop in lower grades. Feed supplies next winter are expected to be well above average.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Kansas Medical Society Leader Attacks Roosevelt Health Plan
Dr. N E B Melencamp president of the Kansas Medical Society denounces the 85 million dollar health program backed by President Roosevelt’s committee. He calls it a bureaucratic socialist move and questions the need for government overtures amid economic recovery. The piece notes Spanish as the native tongue of 55 million people.
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Dodge City
Kan
Roosevelt
Committee of Medical Care
N. E B. Melencamp
Kansas Medical Sciety
Guest Artists in Concert at K U
Two guest artists Evelyn Swarthout pianist and Marie Wilkins soprano join the final summer faculty concert in Hoch auditorium tomorrow at 8. Swarthout recently returned from Masters School and will perform a varied program with forthcoming engagements in Kansas City Washington D C and New York. Wilkins a Cornell graduate and Schola Cantorum alumna appears in a duet with her husband along with violin solos and other works. The program moves to Hoch auditorium due to large audiences at Frank Strong Hall and is open to the public free of charge.
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Evelyn Swarthout
Marie Wilkins
Hoch Auditorium
Miss Swarthout
Masters School
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Kansas City
Karl Krueger
National Symphony Orchestra
Washington, D. C
Hans Kindler
New York
Townall
Dean Swarthout
Guy Maier
London
Tobias Matthay
Jeffrey Reynolds
United States
Kinley Memorial
University of Illinois
Wigmore Hall
Lawrence
Joseph Wilkins
School of Fine Arts
Cornell University
East
Paris
Schola Cantorum
Milan
Italy
Picoli
Cadore
Cataldi
America
Shubert Opera Company
Municipal Opera
St. Louis
Mrs. Wilkins
Munich
Germany
Wilkins
Waldemar Gelich
Meribah Moore
University String Quartet
Ruth Orcutt
Dorothy Enlow Miller
Frank Stronghall
Appeals filed in Sherman anti trust case against oil firms
Madison Wis July 20 UP counsel for 12 oil companies and five individuals convicted of Sherman act violations filed formal notice of appeal in U S district court. They face a total fine of 65 000 and costs and may bond 25 000. The five executives appealing include Arnott Ashton McDowell McElroy and Lakin. The companies appealing include Socony Vacuum Pure Oil Sinclair Shell Skelly Continental Mid-Continent Empire Phillips and Globe Oil. A 90 day period to agree on a bill of exceptions was set. failure moves the matter to Judge Stone. Government prosecutor unavailable for comment. Kansas security board approves grants to state for old age assistance aid to the blind and dependent children totaling 862 -
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Madison
Wis
Patrick T. Stone
U. S. District Court
John Henry Lewin
Stone
Kansas Kansas City
P—Ed McDonald
Regional Security Board
Kansas
Phillies Rout Pirates In Doubleheader Opener
In Pittsburgh the Phillies overwhelmed the Pirates 11 to nothing in the first game of a doubleheader. Hollingsworth limited the Buccos to six hits while Philadelphia batted around against four pitchers.
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Pittsburgh
Phillies
Fittebuces Pirates
Southpaw
A Hollinrth
Bucs
Mrea
Philadelphian
Hollingsworth
S Davis
Saris Klinger
Brown
Bowman
Sewell
Philadelphia
Ponners
Hank Leiber
Rob Setttrstame
New York
St. Louis
Melton
W. Brown
Mancuso
Shoun
Owen
Leiber
Chicago
Boston
Mayo doctor urges regional test of government medical care
Dr. Hugh Cabot of the Mayo Clinic proposed a federal health program tested in the Tennessee valley before nationwide rollout. He said subsidized physicians would be supervised to study care access, noting a great lack of medical services in the valley. He suggested a midwest area as another experimental ground to inform a national plan.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley
National Health Conference
Hugh Cabot
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Middle West
Cabot
American Medical Association
Olin West
Lee Pressman
C.I.O
West
Pressman
Missouri to Sioux City navigation after Fort Peck dam
The Missouri river will be opened to modified navigation up to Sioux City Iowa after the Fort Peck Dam in Montana is completed next year. Army engineers say the dam will prevent extremely low water periods and allow moderate barge loads during the navigation season.
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Washington
Missouri River
Sioux City
Fort Peck
Mont
Army
Franklin III Birth Announced by Roosevelt in Telegram
New York July 20. The World Telegram reports that Franklin D Roosevelt Jr telegraphed intimate friends after his son was born in Philadelphia. He notes Battling III finished first at 5 p m with Stroke Ethel doing well. Love Papa Frank.
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New York
World-Telegram
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Philadelphia
Battling III
Ethel
Papa Frank
Rollo Jeffries Recovers After Heat Stroke
Rollo Jeffries, treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a heat stroke, was released last night and returned home following medical updates on his condition.
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Rollo Jeffries
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Farming It by Willard Bolte Heats Moth Traps
In Indiana breeder Willard Bolte promotes a cooling thermometer in mason jars half full with a molasses water mix to trap codling moths by hanging jars on orchard pulleys after blossoms fall. He also shows an A shaped farrowing house with an electric heater to winter pigs and a glass bottle label system to identify young fruit trees. A creep-feeding setup for pigs before weaning speeds growth and market readiness.
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Indiana
Seizure of 244 Tons Marijuana Tied to Students
A state investigator disclosed that 244 tons of marijuana were seized and destroyed near Larned after a two year probe tracing sales to college and high school students in seven Kansas cities and neighboring states. Jay S. Parker, assistant attorney general, led the quiet inquiry from Topeka, with sales traced to universities and schools in Wichita Emporia Lawrence Kansas City Kan Topeka Lindsborg Manhattan and also to Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas St Louis St Joseph and Omaha.
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Kan
Larned
Kansas
Topeka
Jay S.parker
Emporis
Lawrence
Kansas City
Lindsborg
Manhattan
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Dallas
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Omaha
Plane crash at Bettis airport kills pilot and injures student
Pittsburgh July 20 A training plane crashed near Bettis airport killing Richard W Coulter of Greensburg Pa pilot and former vice president of Pennsylvania Central airlines and critically injuring student Elmer Kerti of McKeesport who was unconscious with little hope for recovery at Homestead hospital.
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Pittsburgh
Bettis
Richard W
Dick) Coulter
Greensburg
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Homestead Hospital
Elmer Kerti
McKeesport
Flood Casualties Reported in Kweichow Province Floods
Kuo Min news dispatch from Kweiyang Kweichow reports about 2 000 killed or injured after heavy rains caused floods in the province. The casualty figure reflects broad impact across the region near Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Kuo Min
Kweiyang
Kweichow Province
Storm Hits Southeastern Kweichow Leaving Thousands Homeless
A dispatch reports ten counties in southeastern Kweichow hit by the disaster, with thousands of homes destroyed and large areas of farmland inundated.
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Kweichow
Deadlocked on Wage Cut as Rail Workers Facing 15 Percent Slash
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen blamed bankers and coupon clippers for the proposed 15 percent wage reduction affecting about 900000 railroad workers. A. F. Whitney said management may lift the order to settle, while both sides continued talks with other unions. Spokesmen reported progress in conferences.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood
Whitney
Kellogg Estate Valued at 1.43 Million in Ramsey Probate
The estate of the late Frank B. Kellogg former U S secretary of state and world court justice was valued at 1 429 679 in a Ramsey county probate inventory filed today He died December 21 1937 Bonds mortgages and notes form the bulk of the estate most of which goes to his widow Mrs Clara Kellogg
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Kellogg
St. Paul
Frank B. Kellogg
United States Secretary of State
Justice of the World Court
Ramsey County
Clara Kellogg
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Charles E. Arnott
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Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
Robert W. McDowell
Mid- Continent Petroleum Corporation
R. H. McElroy
Pure Oil Company
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Shell Petroleum Company
Socony Vacuum Oil Company
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