Woman May Have Leaped From Car in Platte County Case
Platte City Mo July 25 a traveling Bible peddler possibly leaped from a motor car to escape an attack and died. Sheriff Elliott noted skull fracture and found the body six miles southeast of Platte City with boxes of clothes and new Bibles nearby. The woman identified as Mrs Lilian Garber Davis 45. She had been twice married and had a son adopted due to homelessness. Neighbors reported seeing a sedan with Kansas plates near Riverside race track around 6 45 pm. The investigation centers on locating the car and hour before death.
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Platte City
George Elliott
Platte County
Here
Lilian Garber Davis
United States Employment Service
Des Moines
Elliott
Emory Brenner
Riverside Race Track
Kansas City
Brenner
Kansas
Colo
Arthur Davis
Harry Elsam
Joplin
Daughter located in Davis death case in Iowa
Davenport police announced they had found the daughter of Mrs. Lillian Davis, who was found dead near Platte City Missouri. Edith Cox identified herself as the daughter and said she had a postal card from her mother last week from Joplin Missouri. The mother was a Durant Indiana native doing sales work and had visited her daughter this summer.
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Davenport
P— City
Lillian Davis
Platte City
Edith Cox
New KU Piano Teacher Joins University Of Kansas Faculty
George N. Daggit named piano instructor in the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts. He will teach piano and theory after the retirement of Prof. Carl A. Preyer. Daggit studied at the Institute of Musical Art and Juilliard before joining KU. In Lansing, guards search for trusty C. W. League, 24, who is missing from state prison custody.
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George N. Daggit
School of Fine Arts
University of Kansas
Raymond Nichols
Daggit
University of Minnesota
Carl A. Preyer
Institute of Musical Art
New York
Julliard School of Music
Trusty
Lansing
Kan
C. W. League
League
Brown County
Cranium Crackers Buried Cities Puzzle
A puzzle item asks to deduce prominent city names from clues. It lists four lines with cryptic hints including an employer and 2,000 pounds, a reversal of two of a kind, a long fight and a tool with eth, and the wife of Jupiter. Each clue likely points to a major city by wordplay.
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Milwaukee
Eth
Jupiter
Ninth annual 4-H fair set for August 25
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce announces the ninth annual 4-H club and vocational agriculture fair will be held August 25 with exact site to be announced later. Entries must be filed by August 19 at the Farm Bureau office and are limited to enrolled 4-H or vocational agriculture students. Awards depend on judge’s quality, ribbons awarded at judging. cash prizes mailed afterward. No entry fee. livestock exhibitors cover their own care and equipment. Entries cover livestock foods and clothing.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Deal Six
Farm Bureau
Topeka
Hutchinson
Britain Acknowledges Japanese Controls in China
Chinese press denounces the move as another Munich while Britain accepts Japanese "special requirements" for public order in occupied regions. Halifax confirms an agreement but anti British agitation rises in North China. In Shanghai the British consul protested Japanese police detaining the health chief and 100 Chinese staff over garbage dumping dues. In Canton the Japanese navy blocks the river for two weeks cutting shipping between Hong Kong and Canton.
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Munich
Great Britain
China
Britain
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Shanghai
International Settlement
Health Department
Canton
United States
Canton River
British
Honkong
Kansas Wins In Exhibit At Agr. Editors Meeting
Officials announced winners in the journalism exhibit at Lafayette Indiana during the 26th annual meeting of the American Association of Agricultural Editors at the university. Kansas took first in short paragraphs with Wisconsin second and Indiana third.
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Lafayette
Ind
American Association of Agricultural Editors
Kansas
Wisconsin
Indiana
Massachusetts
New York
Texas
Snow Slides Endanger Searchers on Mt Baker Rescue
New slides of snow and ice, loosened by 90 degree heat, threaten four searchers on Mt Baker as six people were buried alive in a weekend avalanche in western Washington.
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Glacier
Wash
Mt. Baker
Washington
Grain prices slump puzzles traders amid record storage
Chicago July 25 grain markets show wheat at seven year lows and corn near six year lows despite government price supports. Traders note world conditions, U.S. storage loans, and hefty carryovers as Argentina and Canada push subsidies to win European business.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
United States
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Argentina
Canada
NYA picks west area rep to NYA post
Washington July 25 NYA appoints Pi Orren H Lull as representative for the entire area west of the Mississippi River with Kenneth W Rowe as assistant Rowe holds regional duties for the former far western states district Aubrey Williams national administrator notes prior academic roles Rowe is a Carleton and Johns Hopkins graduate who taught at Ottawa and Denver universities before government service.
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Washington
Orren H. Lull
New Mexico
NYA
Mississippi River
Kenneth W. Rowe
Far Western States
Aubrey Williams
Fred Ellsworth Heads Alumni Trip Through Oklahoma and Kansas
Fred Ellsworth secretary of the University alumni association leaves on a four day tour through Oklahoma and Kansas traveling to Harper and visiting Bartlesville Tulsa Stillwater Ponca City and Arkansas City. He aims to organize local alumni groups in each city and will lunch today with Paul Endacott in Bartlesville.
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Fred Ellsworth
Alumni Association of
the University
Oklahoma
Kansas
Harper
Ellsworth
Paul Endacott
Bartlesville
Ohlo
Tulsa
Stillwater
Ponca City
Arkansas City
Dickens Manuscript Sold to New York Firm
Sotheby's auction rooms sold the autograph manuscript of The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens for about 6 550 dollars to the New York firm A S W Rosenbach. The work, written for Dickens children, was previously known only within the Dickens family until after the death of Sir Henry Dickens in 1933.
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London
Our Lord
Charles Dickens
Sotheby’s
Tolday
New York
A. S. W. Rosenbach
Dickens
Sir Henry Dickens
Rush for Wheat Loans In Wichita After Plunge in Quotes
Wheat quotations in Wichita fall to 44 cents a bushel the lowest since 38 years ago. Farmers hurry to secure government loans at 64.8 cents as the rush for loans intensifies.
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Wichita
Kan
Andrews Defends Tribute Amid Wage Hour Debate
Washington July 25 Elmer F Andrews wage hour administrator told the house rules committee his recent tribute to labor cheerful for help did not signal governance by organized labor in his tax administration The committee weighs Barden amendments extending broad exemptions for workers processing agricultural products and Norton bill proposals Both sides showed little willingness to compromise as the panel prepares to vote on future action.
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Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
House Rules Committee
Andrews
Barden
D.-N.c
House
Rules Committee
Norton
Dn.j
House Labor Committee
Lawrence club members celebrate noon birthday with cake
Heard in Lawrence Hutson surprised Bonehead club members at their regular luncheon with a birthday cake. Lawrence residents urged to take plaster Cornhusker Jayhawk figures for the November 3 corn husking contest in Lawrence. orders may be phoned to the Chamber of Commerce for prompt delivery. Loud noises from Bugle Ann echo near Clinton Park stirring complaints about a horn and coon dogs training at dawn. Officers checked the area and found no hunter or dogs. At Griffith No 1 near Lone Star drilling reached 577 feet and continued toward Kansas City.
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W. G. Hutson
Bonehead Club
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Clinton Park
Grifffth
Lone Star
Kansas City
Lme
McElroy Indicted in Kansas City Water Survey Scam
Former city manager Henry F McElroy and Rathford Engineering head John J Rathford along with contractor J J Pryor were indicted by Jackson County grand jury for conspiracy to obtain money under false pretenses in a water leak survey costing 356 000. Additional charges were filed against Rathford Pryor and two others, with nine true bills returned.
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Kansas City
Henry F. McElroy
Jackson County
Grand Jury
John J. Rathford
Bogus
Rathford Engineering Company
J. J. Pryor
McElroy
Rathford
Pryor
E. Mont Reily
Puerto Rico
Michael D Waters
Leads Followed in Louisiana Inquiry Ties to Huey Long Legacy
Washington July 25. John Rogge head of the justice department criminal division said the federal government is intensifying its investigation of alleged violations of federal statutes in Louisiana. He will send more agents to pursue scores of leads as federal interest widens in Huey P. Long's political empire.
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Washington
O. John Rogge
Justice Department
Louisiana
Rogge
Huey P. Long
Comiskey Wills Property To Wife and 3 Children
Chicago July 25. J Louis Comiskey president and owner of the Chicago White Sox left the baseball club valued at 2,250,000 to his widow and three surviving children. The First National Bank of Chicago was named trustee for the estate. Injured in train truck crash at Neodesha Kansas two men escaped with injuries as a passenger train demolished a truck. William H Garrett 84 suffered head injuries and Ken Bennett 58 was cut and bruised.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
J. Louis Comiskey
First National Bank of Chicago
Neodesha
Kan
William H. Garrett
Ken Bennett
Glass Returns Home After Critiquing Congress
Washington July 25 Senator Carter Glass of Virginia left the capital for summer at the age of 81. He quipped that congress should have adjourned some time ago and said he would vote against excessive spending and lending measures. Glass, the eldest senator, lives in Lynchburg.
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Glass
Washington
Carter Glass
D.-Va
Lynchburg
Prevailing wage rider threatens to delay lending bill
Washington reports a new drive to attach a prevailing wage rider to the $2.49 billion lending bill for WPA relief. Senator Murray would add the wage amendment to the bill, while others warn it could delay passage and provoke opposition from southern senators and critics like Representative Taber.
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Washington
Senate
Murray
D-Mont
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Adams
D.-Cole
Russell
D.-Ga
McCarran
D.-Nev
New England
Wagner
D-N.y
Death Notices of Paul Weybright at Mason City Wash
Paul Weybright aged 88 drowned near Mason City Washington Saturday afternoon. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at Washington Creek church with Rev. Lou Griffith officiating. Burial in Washington Creek cemetery. Survived by three children Hazel Weybright Grace Weybright and Charles Weybright of grandparents home his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Weybright of Lone Star a sister Mrs Emery Bailey of Topeka and a brother W S Weybright of Washington.
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Paul Weybright
Mason City
Wash
Washington Creek
Lou Griffith
Weybright
Hazel Weybright
Grace Weybright
Charles Weybright
Lone Star
Emery Bailey
Topeka
W. S. Weybright
Washington
George Carroll 88 Dies at Lawrence Home
George Carroll aged 88 died yesterday at his home on R.F.D. 1 Lawrence. Funeral arrangements are pending. He is survived by his wife Mary Carroll and two daughters Mrs. L. M. Jackson and Mrs. A. B Johnson, both of Lawrence.
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George Carroll
R.F.D. 1
Lawrence
Mary Carroll
L. M. Jackson
A. B Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah E Todd
Mrs Sarah E Todd aged 85 died yesterday at her home 982 New Jersey street Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 pm from St Luke A M E church Rev J N Goddard to officiate Burial will follow at Oak Hill cemetery
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Sarah E. Todd
New Jersey Street
St. Luke A.M.E
J. N. Goddard
Oak Hill Cemetery
House Okays Rate Cuts Provision in Transportation Bill
The House tentatively added an amendment to permit carriers to cut rates with ICC approval if the reductions stay compensatory. Proposed by Rep Wadsworth and backed by a bipartisan waterway bloc, it aims to maintain a differential between rail and water haulage costs.
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Washington
House
ICC
Wadsworth
London pastor becomes new head of Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance elected Rev. J. H. Rushbrooke of London as president at Atlanta on July 25. He was the sole candidate to succeed President George W. Truett of Dallas, with unanimous adoption of the nominations committee's recommendations.
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Baptist World Alliance
Atlanta
J. H. Rushbrooke
London
Alliance
Rushbrooke
George W. Truett
Dallas
Tex
Kansas City Potato Market Report Summary
Kansas City on July 25 reports 15 cars received 5 diverted 11 on track. Carlot sales list Idaho Triumphs and Cobblers with No 1 1.50 to 1.55 per 160-lb sack. Truck arrivals from Kansas and Missouri Cobblers and Warbas priced 50 to 75 cents per 100-lb sack.
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Kansas City
Idaho
Kansas
Missouri
Truth about Advertising by Charles B Roth
An essay argues against self sufficiency by highlighting advertising as a beacon guiding households to better, easier ways to live. It notes historical shifts from home production to market goods, citing time, sanitation, and economy as drivers, and defends the role of advertising in shaping choices.
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Truth About
Charles B. Roth
Dodgers Rally To Beat Cubs In Ninth Inning Showdown
In Chicago on July 25 the Brooklyn Dodgers staged a dramatic ninth inning comeback to defeat the Cubs in game one of a western invasion, scoring three runs after Chicago pitchers shut them out earlier. Hamlin left the mound in the sixth after allowing multiple runs as Brooklyn pulled ahead 8 to 6.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Kansas City
National League
Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cubs
Luke Hamlin
Brooklyn
Hamlin
Evans
Presswell
Phelps
Hayworth
Root
Passeau
French
J. Russell
Hartnett
Casey
Page
Mancuso
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pearson
Mulcahy
Davis
Tobin
Sewell
Klinger
Berres
New York
Oper
Owen
Atley Donald
Slinger
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Joe DiMaggio
Red Rolfe
Yanks
St. Louis
Athletics
Cleveland
Harder
Dobson
Hemsley
Beckman
Joyce
Hayes
Detroit
Washington
Hutchinson
York
Leonard
Guillani
Boston
Knott
Brown
Tresh
Grove
Desautels
Ase Marcum
Schluetter
Gatehouse
Heving and Peacock
British steamer Haitian strikes a mine off China coast
The 3,554 ton British ship Haitian reported a mine strike off the China coast near Swatow halting engines and anchoring. Authorities said a British demand wave or rescue likely. The report also notes U S Steel net income for the quarter ended June 30 totaling 1,309,761 dollars, up from prior quarters.
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Hong Kong
Gpi
China
Swatow
U. S. Steel
New York
U. Ss. Steel Corp. Today
Detroit Banker Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Walter P. Jacobs formerly of Adrian Michigan admitted guilt in federal court to embezzlement and making false entries. Authorities say the shortage totaled about 125000 dollars.
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Detroit
Walter P. Jacobs
Adrian, Mich
Renewed border fighting between Mongolia and Manchukuo
Japanese forces renewed close range fighting along the Mongolia Manchukuo border as a second offensive in two days aims to dislodge Soviet backed Mongol troops from a foothold on the east bank of the Khalka river.
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Tokyo
Outer Mongolia
Manchukuo
Khalka River
Woman Lived 10 Years on Liquids and Lollypops
East Orange N J July 24 Miss Linnea Fransson aged 29 died after ten years of a liquid diet consisting of ginger ale lemonade water and lollypops Medical examiner Dr George P Olcott attributed the death to chronic malnutrition saying she was a victim of major hysteria and that she was operated on when she was a child
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East Orange
N. J
Linnea Fransson
Starving Girl Refused Operation Then Died in 1929 Case
The 66 pound Miss Fransson reportedly avoided solid foods since 1929 and refused operation though autopsy found no medical cause for starvation. Dr. Olcott noted chronic appendicitis and puzzling status despite perfect health. Meanwhile reports say Japanese airmen downed 41 Soviet planes near Nomonhan in Manchoukuo.
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Fransson
Olcott
Tokyo
Hsinking
Manchoukuo
Nomonhan Hill
Outer Mongolian
Manchoukuoan
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University of Illinois
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Charles Roth
Manley
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Gene Grah
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