Prohibition Enforcement Reorganization Delayed In Washington
Washington clerks report that the proposed reorganization of the prohibition service is delayed. Officials including Secretary Andrews and Haynes cite difficulties drawing details and selecting personnel for twenty two new administrators. The plan aims to standardize districts while resisting political influence as the White House signals broad discretion in regional officer appointments.
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Washington
Clty
A. P
Andrews
Haynes
Winston
Prohibition
Beenj
Sargent
Leontigen
White House
Jeneetnada
Prohibition Service
Aoa Ee
Murder case to jury in Crown Point trial
Mrs Anna Cunningham stood trial in Crown Point Indiana for the murder of her 10 year old son Walter by poisoning. Judge Martin Smith gave the jury final instructions and demanded a verdict of guilty or not guilty on first degree murder, ruling out any compromise verdict.
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Crown Point
Ind
Anna
Cunningham
Walter
Martin “Smith Pied
Hig Tinal
Smith
Fire Threatens Miners at Roane Iron Company Disaster
Fragmentary report describes a fire that smoldered for days at the Roane Iron Company site. Eight men were entombed as barriers burned and flames spread toward the shaft, with investigators and a chem analyst named Gill among those testing the blaze and coordinating rescue efforts.
Lloyd George in Secret Will Draws Fire in London
The Evening Standard reports that Lloyd George is the target of criticism in Lord Curzon’s alleged secret supplementary will. Curzon’s sharp remark apparently accuses the former prime minister of overstepping as foreign secretary while Versailles terms were crafted.
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Lloyd George
City sells bonds for water line project contract awarded
The city approved bonds totaling 83 675 sold to Merchants National Bank at 34 087 82 accrue d interest. O Neill Construction Co was awarded an eight inch water line contract in West Hills after other bids were rejected. Construction will begin soon with equipment on site. A petition to pave Third Street was referred to a commissioner.
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Merchants National Bank
City Commission
Central Trust Company of
Topeka
Commission
Shawnee Investment Company
Lawrence National Bank
Prescott, Wright & Snider
Kensas City
Sterh ‘Brothers
Kansas City
Tennessee Street
Ohio Street
Nineteenth Street
Massachusetts
Louisiana Street
Rhode Island Street
Delaware Street
O'Neil Construction Co
Leavenworth
West Hills
Howan & Rickard
O'Neil Construction, Co
Dahlene
Ehginger
Pate Third Street
Locust Street
City Lim
Clelarid
Wool Mills Shut Down in Wage Dispute in Bradford
A wage dispute halted wool textile production in Bradford affecting 135,000 workers today. At Barker End Mills fighting broke out but many female workers refused wage cuts and remained at their posts.
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Bradford
England
Associated Dies
Barker End Mills
Bandits Foiled in Venice Payroll Robbery Plot
Fifteen police and railroad guards trapped four robbers near Venice depot after a decoy package prompted a failed payroll theft from Hunter Riley of the Venice State Bank. One robber was wounded. two getaway cars and two sedans pursued them as officers closed in. Names listed include Frank Charles and Thomas Kiley.
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Venice
Lls
Associated Press
Chicago & Alton
Hunter Riley
Venice State Bank
Owen
Joe Schrader
Ilinois
Waich
Iley
Ra atVhim
Messenger Wyhoe
Charles
Sind
Scott declares ten percent guilty ninety percent innocent
Chicago July 24 The condemned Russell Scott says he is about ten percent guilty and ninety percent innocent as a judge sets a new hearing date for August 3 after a seven day reprieve granted earlier. His father cites possible insanity since conviction for the murder of Joseph Maur in a robbery.
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Scott
Chicago
Russell Scott
Cook County
Joseph David
David
Small
Jon
Thomas Brot
Joseph Maur
Jowel Papermen
Threats to American Missionaries in Nicaragua
Report from July 1964 states three American missionaries in Granada, Nicaragua face ongoing threats amid protests against the Central American Protestant mission. Their residence suffered vandalism and a door was blown off by an explosion. Police promise protection. withdrawal of marines planned in August continues.
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Washington
Grandada
Nicaragua
Gedagada
Granddada
iManagua
Vinland High Advances Class Duo Classification Change
The state board of education and Vinland High School discuss advancement from one class to another based on recent years’ coursework. City water office repairs continue as staff return and floors are refinished in the building.
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State Board of Education
Vinland High School
Ness County Farmers Greet Wheat Train in Ness City
Fifteen hundred Ness County farmers welcomed the Opportunity Special in Ness City at 9 am as 3,000 heard the program despite heat. Lorena Kilitzke was elected the Ness County wheat queen. The train carrying Kansas State Agricultural College agricul turists toured Kansas to promote state farming. five attendees were overcome by heat.
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Ness City
A. P
Lorena Kilitzke
Ness County
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas
Outing a Success for Kansas Electric Power Co Employees
Kansas Electric Power Co employees held a Broad View Inn picnic with about 125 guests. The event featured contests for cakes, a sales campaign talk, and multiple games including fuse plug racing, tug of war, tennis, croquet, and dancing. The power plant department won best display, and plans for an August stock offering were announced.
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Kansas Electric Power Company
Broad View Inn
Gilbert
Smith
Ed Jameson
Ena
Raymond Rice
Thes
Gus Wolf
A. D. Brown
Art
McGee
L. H. Read
Railway Department
Torcy
al Weber
C. F. Noble
Veny
Nienic
Ottawa
Picnic Scene At Franklin County Farm Bureau Event
Reported attendance from southern Douglas County areas for the Franklin County Farm Bureau annual picnic at Ottawa. The all day fair will feature a principal address by the national farm bureau president in the afternoon.
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Franklin County Farm Bureau
Ottawa
National Farm Bureau
Soaps
Maintenance Emphasis Outlines Kansas Road Plan
Walter Van Byck, state highway engineer, told over a hundred county commissioners and engineers in Topeka that federal aid highways must be maintained and dirt roads improved. Douglas County representatives said maintenance will dominate the next two years, with funds directed to maintain federal aid roads rather than build new hard surfaced roads. A county patrol system is proposed, using teams and limited equipment to keep roads in good condition, with one patrolman per eight miles of federal aid road.
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Walter van Byck
Kansas
Topeka
Douglas County
E. E. Trueblood
D. L. Burton
Trueblood
Buck
W. T. Hole
State Highway Commission
Hole
State Highway Department
Douglas
Freed of Heresy Charge in Madison Presbytery
Dr. George E. Hunt, master of Christ Presbyterian Church Madison, Wisconsin, was cleared of all heresy charges after a report by a committee of foreign ministers and laymen to the Madison Presbytery and Presbyterian synod of Wisconsin. The charges included affirmation of evolution and support for Harry Emerson Fosdick. Concordia reports severe wind and hail damage northeast of here injuring crops and outbuildings. Red Russian commanders are being appointed to command gunboats in Canton, per the British consul general.
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Wnapaca
Wis. Duby
Assoiated Press
George E. Hunt
Christ Presbyterian Church
Madison
Wis
Presbyterian Synod of Wisconsin
Hin
Earth
Hunt
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Concordia Concordia
Cuba
Agenda
Canton
Canton Club
Dismissal of Pittsburg State History Tutor Sparks Debate
John G. Scott, assistant in Pittsburg State Teachers College history, was dismissed last spring by President W A Brandenburg citing unsatisfactory work. The firing was not tied to his views on evolution, despite rumors. Scott alleges his citizenship class was moved to Dean Trout, removing him from instruction of civics, while about fifty students remain in the class.
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Pittsburg
John G. Scott
Pittsburg State Teachers
Branjenburg
Scott
Dean ‘Trout
Brandenburg
Dean Trout
Scot
Haskell Institute Stadium Construction Progress
Excavation for the new Haskell Institute stadium advances with storm and sanitary sewer work by Stingley Construction of Manhattan beginning Monday. Curbing and track base materials follow, old Eldridge hotel brick used in the cinder track base. Once sewer and curb are done, stands and concrete pouring start by fall. Players are employed on site, conditioning for a 14,000 mile, twelve away and one home game season under Coach Hanley.
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Haskell Institute
Stingley Construction Company
Manhattan
Eldridge Hotel
Plan annual county picnic by C P A committee
A county C P A committee met at the courthouse to plan the annual picnic set for August 18 at Helcom's Grove. Events include juvenile baseball, horseshoe pitching, a noon picnic dinner, a short afternoon program, a clogging contest, and an evening dance. Public attendance announced.
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C. PL A
Court House
C. P. A. Plense
Helcom’s
Lone Star
Belvair
Midland
D. M. Swithh
County Organization of
P. A
Loyola law student sentenced in manslaughter case
George Wray Gill, Loyola University law student, is sentenced to five to seven years in the state penitentiary and fined $1 plus costs after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of Centenary College student Robert Read. Read drowned after a fight in water waist-deep at Pleasureville. Mrs Gill faced murder charges but remains free on $5,000 bond as DA Blanchard said no change in her case.
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Shreveport
Associated Press
George Wray Gill
Loyola University
Robert Read
Centenary College
Read
Gill
Pleasureville
Lawrence Establishes Zone Number One In New Zoning Law
Lawrence city commission enacted Zone Number One restricting commercial and industrial construction to residences schools and churches. Map completed with funds approved for planning services and zoning ordinances prepared by Hare and Hare.
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Lawrence
City Commission
Tenth Street
Tennessee
Kentucky
Seventeenth
Louisiana Street
Commission
A. Dinsmoor
Harvey Walker
Donald Lyons
City Planning Commission
Hare & Hare
Kansas City
Park Has Own Phrases in Yellowstone Park
Ashton July 24 A P Yellowstone Park has its own vocabulary and tourists are surprised by it. An automobile driver is never a chauffeur but a gear jammer a waitress is a heaver and a cook a meat-burner. Most hotel and camp workers are students with many teachers among them. Twenty colleges are represented among waitresses and housemaids. Many motored to the park in their own cars from New York and California.
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Ashton
Ida
Yellowstone Park
Park
Transportation and
New York
California
Berlin Fire Chief Praises American Fire Systems
Berlin fire director Gempp, returning from New York, praised U S fire-fighting features noting New York fire alarm systems and fuel storage precautions as models for Germany. He observed Berlin's 1700 firemen largely lack automobiles, with many volunteers and infirm members, unlike full-time paid American crews. Also mentioned: England plans long range radio links and a Calcutta jackal abducting a baby as a street incident.
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Berlin
A. P
New York
Gempp
America
New York City
Germany
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