Japan Ready on Russian Issue Amid Border Clash
Tokyo reports say Japan is ready to take necessary steps against Soviet Russia over the Manchoukuo area dispute. Moscow rejects withdrawal demands and signals it will move troops as it sees fit. observers doubt immediate war.
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Tokyo
CPI
Foreign Office
Japan
Russia
Tatsuo Kawai
Moscow
Changkufen
Manchoukuo
Changkufeng
Vladivostok
Siberia
Korea
Domei
Possiet Bay
Changkufenn
Asahi
Far East
Janan
Red
Suiyuan
Taierhchwang
Shantung
Inner Mongolia
Outer Mongolia
Kawai
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Maxim Litvinoff
Shigemitsu
Litvinoff
Rescue Marooned Motorists as Floods Hit New York Area
State police saved nearly 40 people from stranded cars as Sullivan and Ulster counties flooded land and endangered the $5,000,000 New York City waterworks dam project at Lackawack. A separate report notes a fairly large earthquake near Colima in Mexico at 1:53 a.m. CST.
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N. Y
Sullivan
Ulster
New York City
Lackawack
Mexico
Berkeley
Calif
Perry Byerly
University of California
C.S.T
Mexican State
Colima
Rankin Seeks Justice of the Peace Seat
Charles C. Rankin announces his candidacy for Justice of the Peace position urging voters to support him in the upcoming election.
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Charles C. Rankin
Fires Drive Hundreds From Homes on Vancouver Island
Hundreds of families fled as a 50 000 acre forest fire threatened Headquarters and Doug Creek on Vancouver Island. Police reported a critical Pacific Northwest situation with sabotage blamed for spreading fires and hundreds of workers to be dismissed as officials warn of incendiary actions and severe fire danger.
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Vancouver Island
Seattle
Headquarters
Doug Creek
C. Ramsey
Victoria
British Columbia
Washington State
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
M. McAlpine
Forbes Landing
C. J. Haddon
Vancouver
Haddon
J. M. Ferguson
State Forestry Department
Note to Mexico and Winrod Spar in 1938 Political Row
Secretary Hull seeks arbitration over Mexican expropriation of American farmlands, demanding prompt full compensation. In Kansas, Republican chair John Hamilton urges voters to reject Rev. Gerald Winrod for senator, warning his nomination would fuel intolerance and hurt party prospects. Primary set for August 2 with Reed Knepp and Fisher also in the race.
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Washington
Mexico
Hull
Francisco Castillo Najera
Roosevelt
United States
Mexico City
Cordell Hall
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Kansas
Winrod
Jre
Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
Hamilton
Topeka
Clyde M. Reed
Dallas Knepp
Jesse Clyde Fisher
Roosevelt's Galapagos Cruise Tales a Mysterious Death Story
aboard the U S S Houston Roosevelt's vacation fishing voyage heads toward the Galapagos. a long unsolved mystery centers on Marchena island where two men died of thirst and the baroness louise de wagner and companion vanished after leaving the island in a South seas tale sparked by a German nudist resident's letter.
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U.S.S. Houston
Panama
President Roosevelt
Galapagos Islands
Tropics
Houston
Clipperton Island
Galapagos
Ecuador
Marchena Island
Arthur Rudolph Lorenz
Nuggerood
Lorenz
Charles Island
Louise de Wagner
Robert Philipson
South Seas
Philipson
Frederick Ritter
Registration Books Close Tonight at City Hall
City clerk J. W. Stone urges eligible voters to register by 10 tonight to participate in the August 2 primary. Registration will not reopen until August 3.
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J. W. Stone
Japanese poised to seize Kiukiang after week of bombardment
Shanghai reports foreign observers foresee imminent Japanese capture of Kiukiang as warships and planes close in. Anti aircraft guns silenced, Japanese forces aim to seal the Yangtze city after clearing the Poyang lake entrance, with next moves upriver toward Wusueh and Tienka cheng near Hankow.
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Shanghai
Kiukiang
Yangtze River
Hankow
Poyang Lake
Wusueh
Tienkiacheng
Jews and Arabs killed in clashes in the Holy Land
A violent day across multiple districts left three Jews and eight Arabs dead. Jewish police were killed, five Jewish workers wounded, and a band attacking a Haifa colony led to Arab fatalities as forces pursued them. An ambush on the Jerusalem Jaffa road also resulted in Jewish casualties.
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem-Jaffa
Haifa
Saba
Sharon
Remarkable World Travel Feats Through the Years
A compact list chronicles historic long distance voyages and speed records from 1519 to 1981. Magellan circumnavigated the globe in 1,088 days by ship. Nellie Bly traveled in 72 days by train and boat. John H. Mears took 35 days by train and boat plus air. Gret Zeppelin 20 days. Port Gally 8 days 15 hours by plane. Post 7 days 18 hours. Hughes 3 days 19 hours.
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Magellan
Nellie Bly
John H. Mears
Zeppelin
Gally
Post
Hughes
Stock Market Index Rises to Fifty Point One
The average of sixty stocks climbs to 50.1 points, reversing yesterday's 49.9 level. Investors react as broad market sentiment shifts with modest gains across sectors.
German plane Nordmeer lands at Port Washington after 2397 mile flight
Germany's 19 ton catapult flying boat Nordmeer landed at Port Washington N Y at 7 42 a m CST after a non stop 2397 mile Azores flight in 17 hours 42 minutes. Aboard were Capt Joachim von Blankenburg Otto Brix Wilhelm Kueppers and Alfred Eger. Next week Friesenland will toss Nordmeer for homeward run as part of Luft Hansa exploratory flights.
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N. Y
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Nordmeer
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Schwabenland
Horta
Joachim von Blankenburg
Otto Brix
Wilhelm Kueppers
Alfred Eger
Friesenland
New York
Luft Hansa
Norwind
Nordstern
Air France
Bordeau
Great Britain
Mercury
King George VI Ends France Visit Returns Aboard Enchantress
Dover scene reports King George VI and Queen Elizabeth landing at Dover after a four day state visit to France aboard the Enchantress. In Villers-Bretonneaux the King declared Britain and France bound by unbreakable ties while dedicating a memorial to Australia's WWI dead.
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George VI
Queen Elizabeth
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Enchantress
France
Villers - Bretonneaux
King George
Britain
Australia
Paris
Brothers Beaten While Loading Truck in Kansas City
Clarence Ritter 31 and Charles Ritter 28 of Marquette Kansas recount a late yesterday beating by five men as they loaded a roofing material load in an alley near a Barber Company distribution site. The brothers plan to testify before a Jackson County grand jury investigating vandalism, saying two men warned them not to load the materials.
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Kansas City
Clarence Ritter
Charles Ritter
Marquette
Kan
Sergt
D. E. Reddish
Barber Company, Inc
Ritter Brothers
Junction City
Reddish
Jackson Cowty Grand Jury
Heiress protests fine in speeding case at New York court
In New York on July 22 Charles Donohue paid a $50 speeding fine for his daughter Mrs Julia Donohue Higgins heiress to a 5 and 10 cent store fortune. Higgins pleaded for more time to pay but Judge Richard C Cotter denied the request and issued a warrant for her arrest after she claimed she was broke.
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New York
Charles Donohue
Julia Donohue Higgins
Higgins
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
Richard C. Cotter
Damages Sought After Death in Wichita CO Incident
Mrs Iva DeVaul of Wichita files a district court civil suit seeking 36764 dollars from Southern Kansas Stage Lines alleging her husband died from inhaling carbon monoxide fumes at the defendant companys garage where he was employed in January. Ford Service Hamilton 15 W 9th Adv.
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Wichita
Kan
Iva DeVaul
Southern Kansas Stage Lines
Chamberlain Delivers Message for Hitler to Dirksen
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain conveyed a personal message for Hitler to German ambassador Herbert von Dirksen after a long talk at Ten Downing Street. The move follows Hitler's peace assurances and ties to Wiedemann's envoy visit, with Czechoslovakia’s German minority a central topic.
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Chamberlain
Hitler
Fuehrer
Europe
Ten Downing Street
Herbert von Dirksen
Berlin
Fritz Wiedemann
Viscount Halifax
Wiedemann
Halifax
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain-Von Dirksen
University Music Camp Concerts Change Sunday Schedule
The Sunday evening concert at Hoch auditorium shifts to start after the Vespers program at 7 o clock, with the band performing from Fowler grove after the Vespers. Conductors Wiley Lawson Altimari Rifkind lead multiple numbers, featuring solos by John Ehrlich and Marguerite Hynek, plus a piano concerto. The Sunday 3 30 concert includes Fingals Cave Overture and pieces by Grieg Tschaikowsky Dvorak and Verdi with various soloists and conductors.
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Fowler Grove
Russell L. Wiley
K. A
David T. Lawson
Topeka High School
William G. Altimari
Atchison
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Lawson
Altimari
Rifkind
John Ehrlich
Marguerite Hynek
Alta Mae Adams
Hoch
Mendelssohn
Nates Dvorak
Timari
Retail trade shows gain in recent period
Accompanying the turn to greater activity in industry, retail trade last week showed gains over the preceding period and narrowed the recent margin of decline as compared with last year, said Dun & Bradstreet in their weekly trade survey. Progress of retail distribution was checked by rain in some districts but went ahead sufficiently to make disparity with 1937 comparatives less pronounced.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Danish Freighter Bodil Bombed and Sunk Off Spanish Coast
Lloyds reported the Danish freighter Bodil was bombed by airplanes and sunk off the Spanish coast. The crew was rescued by the British cruiser Shropshire. The Bodil, 844 tons, was en route from Danzig to Nice and owned by J Lauritzen of Copenhagen.
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London
Lloyds
Spanish
Shropshire
Danzig
Nice
J. Lauritzen
Copenhagen
Lawrence to open 12 voting places for primary
With the primary ten days away Lawrence city clerk J W Stone announced twelve voting places for the city and said election boards will be named after Monday night’s council meeting. County has 26 precincts with 14 township precincts still awaiting final prep and Kanwaka and Wakarusa townships balancing are noted.
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J. W. Stone
Lawrence
Stone
Kanwaka Township
Wakarusa
Insurgent advances threaten Valencia highway link
Reports from Hendaye at the frontier with Spain say government troops have been driven from the Espina mountains north west of Segorbe. Segorbe controls the Valencia corridor as insurgent artillery blocks the Teruez road hindering munitions movement. The capture of Higueras links Generals Garcia Valino and Jose Varelo, forming a front from Viver to the sea.
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Hendaye
France
Espina
Segorbe
Jose Miaja
Valencia
Viver
Teruez - Sagunio - Valencia
Higueras
Garcia Valino
Jose Varelo
Mediterranean
Planes Fire On Near Perpignan At Franco Border
French anti aircraft batteries fired on six airplanes crossing from Spain at Osseja near Bourgmadame fifty miles west of Perpignan. After three shots the planes turned back to Spain. Border guards described the craft as insurgent.
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Perpignan
France
Spain
Osseja
Bourgmadame
Here
Rain and Hail Drench Wichita in Evening Storm
A severe late afternoon storm swept Wichita on July 22 with heavy rain thunder and hailstones about a half inch in diameter striking the city. Local officials warned of slick streets as several blocks reported minor property damage from the hail.
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Wichita Wichita
Salvation Army to Lead Union Services in South Park
The Salvation Army will host Sunday night services at 7 45 in South Park with Major P L DeBevoise from Kansas City as speaker on Men Who Are Half and Half. Captain Olin Brigman will preside with Dr R A Hunt guiding evening prayer and Mrs Brigman directing singing.
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South Park
P. L. DeBevoise
Kansas City
Olin Brigman
R. A. Hunt
First Methodist Church
Howard Koelb
Bessie Gregg
Trinity Lutheran Church
Union Young People
Christian Church
Two Demonstrations of Use of Sodium Chlorate
Asa Colman county weed supervisor will demonstrate sodium chlorate to control field bindweed. The first demonstration occurs at 9 a.m. on Strong avenue in West Hills near Mrs. Frank Strong home, followed by a 2 p.m. session at the Ben Hammond farm west of Baldwin on highway 50. A small hand powered spreader will apply the chemical.
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Asa Colman
Strong Avenue
West Hills
Frank Strong
Ben Hammond
Baldwin
Highway 50
Colman
Dorsey Liberty Legion selects new post commander
D J Richardson was elected commander of the Dorsey Liberty American Legion post, succeeding Richard B Stevens, at last night’s annual officers election. Installation is set for August 4 with a state official presiding. Other officers include T S Mason vice commander and William Pasewark finance officer.
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D. J. Richardson
Dorsey-Liberty American Legion
Richard B. Stevens
State Legion
T. S. Mason
William Pasewark
Arch Oliver
Charles B. Holmes
Walter McClain
Steel Rises at Cameron’s Bluff Kansas Power Plant
Progress on the Kansas Electric Power plant at Cameron’s bluff shows the steel skeleton nearly complete with rivet driving nearly finished. Foundations for the turbine are being formed as two 36 inch pipelines are begun to run to the Kaw river.
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Kansas Electric Power
Cameron’s Bluff
Kaw River
Ruling Sets Welfare Budget Duties For Kansas Counties
Attorney General Clarence V. Beck ruled Kansas counties must prepare welfare budgets and levy taxes per state board recommendations. Douglas County’s $202,950 plan was resubmitted after disapproval, with a possible $30,000 bond to meet needs, while Form 104 figures and seasonal variations prompted calls to revise budgeting methods.
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Say
State Board
Genera Clarence V. Beck
Kansas
State Welfare Board
Douglas County
Beck
State Tax Commission
Topeka Forecast Promises Pleasant Heat Wave Continues
July 22 Topeka. USP A continuation of excellent weather is in prospect for Kansas for 36 hours at least says A D Robb federal meteorologist. Night around 60 to 70 degrees and tomorrow similar. Summer average slightly above normal but pleasant. Some Kansas points could use rain crops not suffering. Light showers reported, amounts include Quinter 0.68, Horton 0.14, Centralia 0.47, Phillipsburg 0.12, Dodge City trace.
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Topeka
USP
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Robb
Quinter
Horton
Centralia
Phillipsburg
Dodge City
Youth Injured by Plow in Wichita Incident
Donald Clark aged 19 of Isabel Kansas was run over by an unattended tractor plow in Wichita while uncoupling the implement. He suffered fractures of both hips and was listed in fair condition at a local hospital.
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Wichita
Donald Clark
Isabel
Kan
Weather update for Kansas with cloudy morning forecasts
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Morning topeka cloudy while other areas clear and dirt roads listed as good. Temperature records show 83 yesterday evening and 74 this morning with noted maximum and minimum values for the day. Special mail subscription offer advertised at 25 cents per month.
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Kansas
Topeka
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