Heavy rain soaks Atlantic coast from Maine to Georgia
Rain drenched the Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Georgia disrupting highways and crops. The Weather Bureau cited a high pressure system offshore as the cause with continued rain and gloom for vacationers. Flooding and property damage appeared in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and parts of the South, with several towns marooned and roads washed out.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Florida
Southwest
Texas
Damere
San Saba
Flood Commission
New York State
State Flood Control Commission
Penn Yan
Rockland
N. Y
New York
Croton Lake
Catskills
Rochester
Niagara Falls
Albany
Saw Mill River Parkway
Pleasantville
Hawthorne
Yonkers
White Plains
Washington
D. C
J. B. Kineer
U. S. Weather Bureau
Appalachian Mountains
Connecticut Highway Department
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virginia
Carolinas
Alabama
British freighter Leana fired upon near Hongkong
British authorities report the freighter Leana was stopped and searched by a Japanese warship ten miles off Hongkong after a warning shot. It is the first foreign vessel to be fired upon in the South China blockade. Chinese reports say 300 killed or wounded in Changsha air raid and over 100 die in Swatow bombardment.
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Hongkong
South China
Changsha
Suerrillz
Moscow
Ussuri
Japan
Izvestia
China
Khabarovsk
Siberian
Manchoukuo
Kwantung Army
Manchukuo
Manchuria
Tass
Changkufeng
Siberia
Japanese Korea
Russia
Tokyo Foreign Office
Tokyo
Langer cites intimidation of relief workers in Senate probe
Governor William Langer accuses WPA relief workers of intimidation amid a Senate investigation. Chairman Sheppard seeks a meeting next week to address Langer’s complaint, Senator Nye's absentee ballots, Georgia NEC director dismissal, and Hopkins remarks about Relief rolls.
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North Dakota
Georgia
Washington
William Langer
Nye
R-Nd
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Sheppard
Langers
George
D-Ga
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress
National Emergency Council
NEC
Lowell Mellett
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Langer
WPA
Senate
Labor ruling headed to Supreme Court review
A federal court of appeals overturned an NLRB finding that Fansteel Metallurgical violated labor rules by discharging 92 workers after they seized its north Chicago plant. The court held workers lost employe status during the sit down and could be discharged. The NLRB and supporters plan to appeal.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation
North
Washington
Charles Fahy
NLRB
Leonard C. Bajork
van A. Bittner
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Will M. Sparks
Walter C. Lindley
Walter E. Treanor
NLRB Rules Company Pays Unions Back Pay and Travel Costs
The National Labor Relations Board held Crossett Lumber Co liable for expenses of workers discharged for union activity who sought new jobs. The order reinstates 384 workers with back pay, excludes net earnings, and covers workers who left Crossett in 1935 to seek work in California Arizona Louisiana and other areas.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Crossett Lumber Co
Crossett, Ark
Crossett
California
Arizona
Louisiana
Crosset Company
Swedish Crown Prince Ends 26 Day U S Visit Sailed Home
Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden departed New York for home ending a 26 day U S tour with Crown Princess Louise and Prince Bertil aboard. A farewell radio address praised the strong ties between Sweden and the United States and the lasting friendship between the two nations.
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New York
Gustav Adolf of Sweden
United States
Louise
Prince Bertil
Henry Ford
Gustav V
Two Injured In Twister Near Wichita
A Wichita twister with .75 inch rain and thunderstorm struck the southwest edge of the city late yesterday injuring two people. Mrs. Ivan Gourley 22 and her son Billy were bruised by wreckage as their house collapsed. Her father James Worrell 62 was treated for over exertion from trying to reach the home.
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Wichita
Ivan Gourley
Billy
James Worrell
City Council to tackle 1938 budget and election board
The city council will meet Monday at 8 PM to discuss the proposed 1938 budget, which has been approved by the budget committee, and to considerElection board officials at the session.
Stock Market Index Edges Up to 50.7
The average of 60 stocks rises to 50.7, up from 50.1 yesterday as market activity steadies. Investors weigh small gains and watch for broader economic signals.
From Neckties to Step-Ons Chicago July 23
Mrs Henry J Kramer collected 250 cast off shirt-front adornments from 75th Congress members and made them into a rug. An old tie of House Speaker William B Bankhead is placed in the rug center.
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Chicago
Henry J. Kramer
William B. Bankhead
Britain seeks to heal Sudeten dispute with Czech leaders
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain assured the German ambassador of Britain's intent to press Prague toward a rapid minority statute and greater Sudeten autonomy. Basil Newton met Milan Hodza in Praha twice as Paris and London urged ongoing talks to avoid deadlock. Dirksen left for Berlin after a 45 minute courtesy call on Chamberlain. Berlin sources say Britain and France aim for concessions to minority demands to avert crisis.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Herbert von Dirksen
Germany
Praha
Premekr
Basil C. Newton
Milan Hodza
Newton
Paris
Britain
Chamberlain
Hodza
Sudetens
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
von Dirksen
Lord Halifax
Fritz Wiedemann
France
Gpi
Great Britain
George VI
Russia
Switzerland
Marooned in Trees at Pecan Grove Texas Flood
San Saba Texas July 23 marooned residents from several families trapped in tree tops as floodwaters from the Colorado and San Saba junction spread across southwest Texas. Mrs Lawrence Hamrick reports three boatloads had departed rescue efforts along the San Saba. Fourteen Mexicans marooned on a barn at Frank Chamberlain farm eight miles west were rescued by boat. About thirty homes washed away by noon.
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San Saba
Tex
Pecan Grove
Colorado
Texas
Lawrence Hamrick
Hamrick
Frank Chamberlain
Farmers to Receive About Two Billion From Farm Output
Washington reports the agriculture department forecasts farmers will gain about 2 billion dollars from sales of farm products and government benefits in the July to September period. Projected nine month receipts total around 5.314 billion, down from 6.171 billion the previous year, with breakdowns across grains cotton fruits meats dairy poultry and eggs and benefits.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Rains Dampen Texas Primary Voter Turnout in Houston
Heavy rains and floods slowed statewide voting as crowds faced long ballots. In Houston an unofficial tally gave W Lee O Daniel 198 votes to Mc Craw 181 and Thompson 77 with 40 for Hunter as others struggled to reach polling places.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Houston
W. Lee O’daniel
Fort Worth
O’daniel
McCraw
Thompson
Hunter
Guardsmen to Camp for Kansas Annual Encampment at Camp Whitside
Kansas national guardsmen will hold two encampments at Camp Whitside Fort Riley starting tomorrow with 1400 field artillerymen in the first session and about 1800 in the second for infantry and cavalry units General M R McLean disclosed Brig Gen George H Wark will command 60th Field Artillery Brig Col Guy C Rexroad will lead 130th Field Artillery Regt Col N A Anderson 161st Field Artillery Regt Col Charles H Browne will command 137th Infantry and Col Paul A Canaday 114th Cavalry in the second camp The division staff will join the Nevada Mo instruction camp August 14-28 for the 35th Division.
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Topeka
Kansas National Guardsmen
Camp Whitside
Fort Riley
M. R. McLean
McLean
George H. Wark
Caney
60Th Field Artillery Brigade
Guy C. Rexroad
Hutchinson
130Th Field Artillery Regiment
N. A. Anderson
161St Field Artillery
Charles H. Browne
Horton
137Th Infantry
Paul A. Canaday
Coffeyville
114Th Cavalry
Kansas
35Th Division
Nevada
Salvation Army Speaker Heads Sunday Union Service
Major P L DeBevoise from Salvation Army headquarters Kansas City will speak at South Park Sunday at 7 45 pm on Men Who Are Half and Half Mrs Brigman leads singing Captain Brigman presides A brass quartet performs Abide With Me In rain the service moves to Trinity Lutheran church Church officials include Rev R A Hunt and Rev Howard Koelb Girl Guards led by Mrs Bessie Gregg Usher duties remain in place
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P. L. DeBevoise
Salvation Army
Kansas City
South Park
Olin Brigman
Howard Koelb
Bessie Gregg
Trinity Lutheran Church
Thiele Visits Friends in Lawrence on Campaign Trail
Justice Walter G. Thiele of the Kansas Supreme Court toured Lawrence today meeting supporters and discussing political campaigns. A former leading Lawrence attorney, he was elected to the Supreme Court in 1982 and has served six years, seeking a second term in the August Republican primaries. Charles C. Rankin for Justice of the Peace Adv.
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Walter G. Thiele
Kansas Supreme Court
Lawrence
Justice Thiele
Supreme Court
Big Registration For Primary Here In Lawrence
City clerk J. W. Stone announced 9,485 voters registered by closing time last night for the August 2 primary. The figure exceeds all prior Lawrence primaries since 1982, with 1,185 new registrations since April 5 and women outnumbering men by 291. Poll books have been open nightly at city hall since July 13 and will reopen August 3.
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Lawrence
J. W. Stone
Stone
Pleasant weekend forecast for Kansas with scattered showers
Pleasant weather with temperatures near normal is expected for Kansas this weekend. Local thundershowers could occur any time while overall the week shines with moderate temperatures and limited moisture loss for crops. Rain fell at several spots yesterday, with Fort Scott reporting 1.18 inches and Wichita 0.79 inches.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Robb
Robb
Fort Scott
Wichita
Columbus
Eureka
Dodge City
Ellis
Welfare Budget Talk Sets Meeting in Lawrence
State welfare board representatives will visit Lawrence on Wednesday to confer with the Douglas county social welfare board over the 1939 welfare budget. County director Mrs. Mildred D. Watson said Topeka notified her of the visit. Officials seek to resolve the dispute that led to state board disapproval after the county re submitted the budget with the same totals.
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State Welfare Board
Lawrence
Douglas County Social Welfare Board
Mildred D. Watson
Topeka
Thompson to Speak Tonight in South Park
Charles W. Thompson Republican governor candidate speaks at 7:45 PM in South Park. A Shawnee county farmer and former state senator and two term lieutenant governor, he headlines a Kansas City rally drawing about 7,000. In Lawrence he outlines tax and budget limits to curb public spending.
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Charles W. Thompson
South Park
Thompson
Senate
Trick Mary McCormick Entangled in Pierre Concert
Opera soprano Mary McCormic refused to sing at a Kiwanis sponsored concert in Pierre South Dakota after disputes over pay. A hotel bellboy delivered a legal notice threatening seizure of her property if she did not perform. McCormic later sang after assessing her claimed value of the engagement at about $12 while the Kiwanis club said it paid over $30.
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Miss McCormic
Pierre
Kiwanis Club
Laffoon Takes Early Lead In Chicago Open
Chicago star Laf foon shot 35 33 68 to lead the $5 000 Chicago Open after the first round at the Olympic fields course. He trails by two strokes the defending champion Gene Sarazen Wilford Wehrle and Ray Mangrum.
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Chicago
Fin Ky Laffoon
Olympic Fields
Laffoon
Gene Sarazen
Wilford Wehrle
Racine
Wis
Ray Mangrum
Oakmont
Walter Hagen
Deschner Joins Kansas University as Assistant Professor
Walter W. Deschner, formerly of Beloit Kansas, will become assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Kansas on September 1. He has been an instructor at Pratt Institute since 1935 and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
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Walter W. Deschner
Beloit
Kan
University of Kansas
Pratt Institute of Brooklyn
N. Y
Brooklyn
University of Michigan
Michigan
Deschner
Corn Products Company
Kansas City
Standard Oil Company
Sugar Creek
Engineering Research
Detroit Refuction Company
Republican Club Meeting Held on Lawn at Mrs Lambkin’s Home
The Republican club of colored women met on the lawn at 1111 Mississippi Street Friday evening to meet Republican candidates. Mrs J W Clark presided, introducing all candidates as a large audience listened. Refreshments were served by the committee.
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Republican Club
Republican Club of Colored Women
Farinda Lambkin
Mississippi_street
J. W. Clark
Worst Forest Fire on Vancouver Island Rages Closest to Communities
Seattle dispatch reports the largest forest fire in Vancouver Island history burning out of control 100 miles north of Victoria. It scorched over 160000 acres as flames jeopardized Bevan and Cumberland while crews saved homes with water sprays and fifty sailors from the destroyer Fraser aided Bevan.
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Vancouver Island
Seattle
Victoria
Pacific Northwest
Bevan
Cumberland
Fraser
Vancouver
Picnic Supper Draws 250 Plus to Douglas County Tomato Field
More than 250 people including relief clients and visitors from Topeka Ottawa Olathe and McLouth attended a county farm picnic meal sponsored by the Douglas County Taxpayers League. C Cogswell praised the 60 acre tomato field welfare project as a model for national adoption while noting rising relief costs and urging government to back such programs. Local businessmen funded and served the meal and tours of the field followed the speech.
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Wakarusa Bottom
Douglas County Taxpayers League
Topeka
Ottawa
Olathe
McLouth
C. C. Cogswell
Kansas Grange
State Tax Commission
Cogswell
Douglas County
Taxpayers League
Collumbus Foods Corporation
North Lawrence Endeavor Holds Monthly Business Meeting
The North Lawrence Christian Endeavor held its monthly business meeting Friday at 8 at the church. The topic was Ways to Improve Our Endeavor. An ice cream social is planned for Friday, July 29. A four member committee was chosen to lead August meetings: Roy Matherly chair, Merle Jackson, Violet Carr, and Virginia Hubble.
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North Lawrence
Endeavor
Roy Matherly
Merle Jackson
Violet Carr
Virginia Hubble
Farm Loans Sought After wheat crop failure in Kansas
William Schoen of Topeka, district farm debt adjustment supervisor, reports many applications for Farm Security Administration loans due to partial failure of the northwestern Kansas wheat crop. Phillips Smith Jewell and Norton counties showed poor yields with most wheat failing to cover harvesting costs.
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Wichita
William Schoen
Topeka
Kansas
Farm Security Administration
Phillips, Smith, Jewell
Norton
Dallas Knapp Visits Lawrence Area Ahead of Senate Bid
Dallas Knapp of Coffeyville Republican candidate for the United States Senate nomination visited Lawrence. He spoke at Olathe last night and planned to address a meeting at Overbrook this evening.
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Dallas Knapp
Coffeyville
United States
Lawrence
Knapp
Olathe
Overbrook
Temperature Hits 96 Degrees In Afternoon Spikes
The day opened with a low of 64 degrees and rose steadily to 92 by noon. Readings jumped to 96 at 2 PM and then held at 94 degrees through 3 15 PM, with no further data after that time.
Registration tops in Parsons during primary period
Parsons Kansas news notes a voter registration high for the August 2 primary with 8,369 registrants. The count is 128 above two years ago and 78 above 1932, with 41 more women than men registered.
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Parsons
Kan
Kansas Weather Forecast Preview
Kansas forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday. Warmer in the southwest and northeast areas tonight, with a cooler Sunday in the northwest and north central portion.
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Kansas
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