Border killing heightens Poland Danzig tensions
Warsaw reports the fatal border guard shooting near Postelau sparks Poland Danzig strain with calls for full indemnity. Danzig claims self defense and Polish accounts say the shot came on Polish soil as Nazified Danzig Senate moves to conscript and mobilize amid rising tensions.
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Poland
Danzig
Warsaw
Gdynia
Ik Eos
Postelau
Free City
Bozepple
Oland
Witold Buflziewicz
Budziewicz
Free City of Danzig
Witold Budgiewicz
Max Stein
Marian Chodacki
Germany
Defense Arvarisesjans
Fox Andlie
German War Chief Warns Poland Over East Prussia Claim
Germany will not seek war but will not fear it Colonel General Walter von Brauchitsch warned Poland at Tannenberg East Prussia that any claim to German territory would be a grave mistake. He noted the historic battlefield near the Polish border and said Adolf Hitler would speak there August 27 to honor past victories.
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Tannenberg
East Prussia
Germany
Walter von Brauchitsch
Poland
von Brauchitsch
Prussia
Adolf Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
House Orders Investigation of National Labor Relations Board
A five member investigating committee was approved by a large Republican majority with many Democrats backing it. The resolution seeks a probe into the Wagner Act board and its impact on labor relations, amid protests to delay until existing committee hearings finish.
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House
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
Bankhead
Smith
D.-Va
Senate
Bee
Norton
D.-N.j
Labor Committee
Seccombe
Welch
R.-Cal
House Committee
Ramspeck
Dva
HANGING FEIGHS AIDERS STOPPED IN NEW YORK PROTEST
Police halted a planned hanging and burning of two WPA probe committee members at Columbus Circle. About 450 officers patrolled as demonstrators gathered for a Workers' Alliance protest against WPA dismissals and a one day strike. Carpenters prepared gallows for two effigies of Woodrum and Taber before police intervened.
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New York
WPA
House
Columbus Circle
Workers’ Alliance
Alliance
Woodrum
Dva
Taber
R'N.y
Louis F. Schilling
Ejected British, Chinese at Kaifeng Mission Hospital
About 100 Chinese patients and 75 Chinese workers at the China Inland Mission hospital in Kaifeng were reported ejected in last week's anti-British campaign in the Japanese controlled Henan capital. An ultimatum expired. British residents were driven out. hospital staff and patients were evacuated to other missions amid blockaded supplies and tightened access.
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Tsingtao
China
China Inland Mission
Kaifeng
Henan
Anglican Mission
Southern Baptist Mission
Rescue ends in tragedy as three children saved
Leavenworth Kansas July 20 Tomas Pohl rescued three children from a Missouri river backwater near Richardson but could not save Virginia Starostka 14 who drowned. Virginia's sister and two brothers initially fell into the water after a raft toppled the group.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Tomas Pohl
Missouri River
Richardson
Virginia Starostka
Virginia
Pohl
Sewage Plant Remodel Begins at Haskell Institute
Work on the sewage disposal plant at Haskell Institute started yesterday. The facility will be remodeled with several new features at an estimated cost around 1000 dollars.
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Haskell Institute
Protest ends as ROTC students withdraw over train fare
Leavenworth July 20 A group of 20 Kansas University ROTC cadets ended their protest against not receiving train fare home instead of to Lawrence. Lt. Col. John Mendenhall said army rules allow fare only to college towns if the college closes within four days of the camp start. KU closed in June, a day or two before the camp opened, ending the dispute.
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Leavenworth
Kansas University R. O. T. C
Lawrence
K. U
John Mendenhall
Colllege
Kansas University
Ivo
Douglas County Tobacco Tax Receipts Show Per Capita Increase
A. M. Gardner reports Douglas County received $5,045.21 from the tobacco tax for the year ending June 30, with per capita tax at 76.5 cents. June’s tax totaled 3.38 cents per person while Sedgwick led in county totals at $148,592.92 and Wyandotte ranked third with $72,085.88.
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A. M. Gardner
Douglas County
Gardner
Eounty
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Louisiana corruption probe to continue, attorney general says
Washington reports Attorney General Murphy states the federal government will pursue its Louisiana corruption investigation vigorously, regardless of who is involved. The stock market index continued fluctuating with the average at 49.1 after yesterday's 49.6.
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Louisiana
Washington
Murphy
Works Financing Act replaces self liquidating label
Washington July 20. The administration dropped the term self-liquidating from the lending program bill. Senate leaders say the renaming addresses objections while keeping the program to loan money for recoverable assets. Reform includes removing a permanent revolving fund and turning repaid money over to the treasury. Leaders seek swift action and possible adjournment by July 29 amid neutrality debates.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Danaher
Connecticut
Senate Banking Committee
Treasury
Congress
McNary
R-Ore
D-Ky
Martin
Rmass
House
Roosevelt
RFC
Senator Mead
D-N.y
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Mead
Jesse Jones
Federal Lending Agency
Emil Schram
Altho
Minton
Mr. Roosevelt
Europe
Federal move to indict Singing Cowboy for Lindbergh law kidnap murder
Chicago July 20 The federal government seeks an indictment against Jack C. Russell known as the Singing Cowboy for the kidnapping and killing of William Scott Hamilton, a Kansas University graduate. Russell, captured near Ozark Arkansas, was moved to McAlester Oklahoma prison from which he escaped last week. Assistant US Attorney Martin Ward prepared to present evidence before a grand jury possibly tomorrow morning with a request for the death penalty if convicted.
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Chicago
Jack C. Russell
Oklahoma
William Scott Hamilton
Kansas University
Russell
West Madison Street
Farm Sales Rise in Wichita First Half 1939
Wichita reports the federal land bank sold 690 farms in early 1939, totaling 1 658 780 dollars. President Roy S. Johnson announced an increase of about 450 000 dollars from the prior year. Kansas farm sales also rose by 47 percent over the year-ago period.
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Wichita
Kan
Federal Land Bank of Wichita
Roy S. Johnson
Kansas
Johnson
British House Adjourns After 17-Hour Session on Preparedness
London July 20 The House of Commons rose on a humorous note after 17 hours of work on preparedness legislation. Brendan Bracken notes German legislators earn about £200 more yearly while working fewer days and asks about pension rights. Sir John Simon replies Germans are more obedient to the government. British MPs earn £600 annually.
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London
House of Commons
Brendan Bracken
John Simon
Reichstag
M. P
Merchants Back New State Sales Tax Method
General approval from Lawrence merchants and customers today says the new sales tax method speeds up transactions and is convenient. Grocers and druggists report quicker handling and reduced token nuisance though some shoppers protested the one cent tax on small purchases, with acceptance rising for larger totals.
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Lawrence
Guards Join Search For Missing Boy On Katahdin
Millinocket Maine guardsmen joined police forest rangers and volunteers in a large-scale search for 12 year old Donn Fendler of Rye New York lost on Mount Katahdin. The operation covered Roaring Brook Chimney Pond Saddle Slide and surrounding ridges as bloodhounds aided the effort. Donn's father waited at base camp expressing cautious hope for his son's survival.
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Millinocket
Maine National
Local Wheat Prices Dip Two Cents Further
Local wheat prices declined two more cents today to 53 cents per bushel for No 1 wheat amid light receipts at local elevators. Grainmen attribute the drop to rising supply from northern and northwest states, while Liver pool reports show a price at a 400 year low.
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Liverpool
City Sees 12 Days of 100 Degree Weather
Lawrence recorded 12 days this summer with temperatures at or above 100 degrees all occurring in July. Volunteer observer Prof. C. J. Posey notes four such days in July 1938. July totals in prior years show 10 days in 1937, 24 in 1936, 8 in 1935, and 22 in 1934.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Youth Drowns After River Swim Near Wichita
Vaughn Spargur, 17, drowned in the Ninnescah River south of Wichita after failing to surface following a dive. His brother Eugene, 18, tried to rescue him but failed. The incident occurred July 20.
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Wichita
Altho
Vaughn Spargur
Ninnescah
Eugene
Dickinson recall plan dropped after petition withdrawal
Lansing Michigan July 20 1932 John B Corliss Jr of Detroit withdrew petitions to recall Governor Loren D Dickinson. Attorney General Thomas Read blocked a special recall election by ruling petitions not in proper form. The episode follows a radio address linking Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt to permissive drinking.
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Lansing
Mich
John B. Corliss, Jr
Detroit
Loren D. Dickinson
Corliss
Thomas Read
Gpi
Michigan
New York
Our Nation
Eleanor Roosevelt
Washington
Murphy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
British Ambassador Cragie Under Guard as Anti British Sentiment Grows
Tokyo police kept a protective guard over British Ambassador Robert Leslie Cragie amid intensified anti British actions in Japan. A man who scaled the embassy wall was arrested hiding there. Cragie leads Britain’s negotiating team in the Tokyo China dispute talks that have stalled.
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Tokyo
Robert Leslie Cragie
Japan
Robert
Britain
China
Hachiro Arita
James Smith says advised no ground for charges in petition
New Orleans July 20 former Louisiana State University president James Monroe Smith claims in a federal court petition that he was advised to resign and told there was no basis for criminal charges He faces ten forgery counts one conspiracy charge and a $189 500 total bond set after today’s actions Governor Richard Leche called the statement absurd.
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New Orleans
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Smith
Covington
Richard Leche
Haskell Institute Reclaims Troop I Cavalry Stables
Washington Indian Service approves moving 32 horses of Troop I the 114th Cavalry back to Haskell Institute. A barn south of the campus will be remodeled with stalls and a cement floor. second floor space will hold stores and classrooms for 64 enlisted men. Acting Supt Spaulding praises the plan as premier housing, noting Hagkel will furnish the storeroom free of charge.
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114Th Cavalry
Aster Institute
Washington
The
Indian Service
Institute
Hillview Golf Course
Haskell
Ahds
G. Warren Spaulding
Hagkell
Mason
John D. Kelly
Topeka
Sam Mover
F. E. Morawetz
Spaulding
Tax Tokens Redeemed Through Chamber of Commerce
Local sellers who collect sales tax tokens must turn them in by Saturday July 22 as stated by W T Douce state tax commission field auditor. Several hundred dollars worth have already been submitted to the Chamber of Commerce. Tokens up to 50 cents are redeemed locally, while larger amounts are forwarded to the state for redemption.
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Chamber of Commerce
W. T. Douce
State Tax Commission
Murphy Says Strikes Against Government Won't Be Tolerated
Washington July 20 Attorney General Murphy declares strikes against the government should not be tolerated and federal aid only on request if local authorities fail. He warns toleration could foster fascist tendencies and that local officials must handle disorders with state and possible federal support upon request. WPA strike activity has declined as Workers Alliance protests continue, with Minneapolis WPA workers given a path to return by affidavits.
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Murphy
Washington
Alliance
F. C. Harrington
WPA
Minneapolis
Transylvania University Tour Buses Head West From Kansas
Two large chartered buses carrying sixty Transylvania University students from Lexington, Kentucky, visit the University of Kansas during a six week travel study tour. The group includes mostly girls and travels about 200 miles daily, camping at night and covering sights from Haskell to Mt. Oread on their western route to San Francisco.
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University of Kansas
Transylvania University
Lexington
San Francisco
Calif
Yellowstone Park
Lawrence
Haskell
Mt. Oread
Bailey Chemical Laboratories
Chi Omega
Mississippi Street
Topeka
Hill City Sees 118 Degree High Amid Heat Wave
Hill City Kansas reports a 3 PM temperature of 118 degrees as a heat wave grips the state. Other readings include Salina 105, Garden City 105, Hays 110, with peak afternoon highs around 98 in Hill City.
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Kansas
Associated Press Wire Today
Salina
Garden City
Hays
Heat blamed for illnesses at Leavenworth veterans home
Officials at the Veterans Home and Hospital in Leavenworth Kansas attributed illness among 45 residents to heat rather than food poisoning after a noon meal on Tuesday. One patient, Curtis Haire, died but doctors say death due to other causes. an autopsy was planned.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Veterans Home and Hospital
Curtis Haire
Landowners Seek Damage Over Stock Water Loss
Thirteen Greenwood county landowners filed suit in district court seeking 143000 from Eureka city. They allege Eureka’s Bachelor Creek dam five miles north of town stopped the stock water supply by impounding the stream for municipal use.
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Eureka
Kan
Greenwood County
Bachelor Creek
State Nurses Board Members Appointed
Governor Payne Ratner announced the appointments of Ethel L. Hastings from Wichita and Cora A. Miller from Emporia to the State Nurses Board for four-year terms. Miss Miller succeeds Sister M. Winifred of Dodge City.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
Ethel L. Hastings
Wichita
Cora A. Miller
Emporia
State Nurses Board
Miss Miller
M. Winifred
Dodge City
Juarez Ends Liquor Ban After Citywide Protest
Governor Talamantes lifts hard liquor ban in Juarez Mexico amid a protest strike that closed all businesses. Bars reopen as citizens celebrate a return of service and commerce while tensions ease.
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Juarez
Chile
Mex
Talamantes
Western Kansas farmers to air 1940 wheat allotment complaints
Complaints from western Kansas wheat farmers that they faced discrimination in 1940 acreage allotments will be aired at a forthcoming meeting in southwestern Kansas, according to the report.
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Washington
Kansas
Lewis Confers With F D R In Secret CIO Talk
John Lewis spent half an hour with President Roosevelt today but the discussion remains secret as the CIO leader guards the topic. The meeting in Washington highlights labor pressure on policy.
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Lewis
F.D.R. Washington
John Lewis
Roosevelt
C.I.O
Kansas Weather Forecast For Local Area
The Weather Bureau notes high yesterday of 95 degrees and a low of 63 today. Temperatures around noon show warm conditions with a fair night ahead and a warmer northeast Friday.
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Kansas
Northeast
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