200 Million for Safer Crossings
Kansas City July 26 News reports a federal plan to spend 200 million dollars to eliminate dangerous road rail crossings. Projects prepared by state highway departments with railroad cooperation would remove Danzeros crossings and narrow bridges, easing unemployment and speeding traffic. Attending engineers from Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Texas and Wyoming discussed guidelines and eligible sites in Kansas and Missouri.
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Pajama politics? Hot weather reshapes Pittsburg law attire
Pittsburg Kansas July 26 reports a stir among southeastern Kansas attorneys as coats and neckties waver. Some courtrooms may see shorts and bare collars amid new talk from County Attorney Vernon Rosenstahl and City Attorney C J Taylor. The movement extends to officials debating dress codes in court and offices as heat rises.
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Test Your Knowledge Quiz on a Classified Page
A reader question set asks seven factual items from names and places to calendars and elements. Questions include Gogol, University of Michigan location, chocolate, Kabul’s country, Milan province capital, calendar differences, Missouri capital, Chopin, and Homer S. Cummings official U.S. government role. An extra note promotes using classified ads to turn items into cash.
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Missouri
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Statehouse Highlights Topeka July 26
Rumblings of revolt against new school texts after the state supreme court ruling spread as districts threaten to ignore adoptions. Officials weigh enforcing the commission, penalties and potential court actions by publishers. John Blood signals possible Republican Senate run. Kansas Chamber urges pay as you go policy, lower taxes, industry growth, and stable government credit.
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Patton Bond Purchases Probed In Congressional Hearing
In a Washington hearing Patton affirmed buying three thousand dollars in bonds over four months and offered to let the committee inspect his bank accounts. Critics pressed him on discrepancies in his income, while Patton noted mileage reimbursements and cancelled checks to support his purchases. Other items include a Salina worker killed by an electric charge, KERC paychecks, a man jailed over peace bond issues, and a divorce suit filed by Jessie Clark against Leonard Clark.
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Gibson
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Texas
On My Payroll Bribery Allegations Involving Silverman
Testimony alleges Silverman pressured for contract advantages in 1933 33 000 000 in war department equipment plans. Speicher claims he saw efforts to insert force feed lubrication to exclude Chevrolet and to split profits with Haig and others. Meetings at the Mayflower hotel allegedly linked Silverman Haig Speicher to underbid Ford and arrange payroll placements.
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Washington
Many Attend Eagles Initiation Ceremonies Across Region
Delegations from Independence Missouri and Kansas City plus Rosedale Leavenworth Topeka Fort Scott Chanute Parsons Great Bend Olathe Ottawa attend Eagles initiation at the Eagles hall Sunday 2 to 4 pm. About 180 candidates and over 350 visitors expected with Eddie Sheehan assisting and a Kansas City Missouri team aiding in the ritual. Chauncey Little of Olathe and Conrad H Mann of Kansas City Missouri among visitors.
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Tells Local Democrats They Are Not Forgotten
Members of the Douglas County Democratic Central committee met at the office of Frank Fitzpatrick, county chairman, for the first session in some time. Frank McDonald assured the group the federal patronage would come to Douglas County later, and after the meeting several committeemen said everything is lined out now.
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K. U. Summer Session Sing to Be Thursday
Ray Gafney leads the University of Kansas summer session sing next Thursday at 7:45 PM on Fowler shops grounds. A six piece orchestra accompanies the singers and several soloists are on the program. All summer session students are invited to attend. the event has drawn crowds in the past. Rob Scranton, Pa Bank Scranton, Pa., July 26.
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Southwest High School
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League Session Set for July 31 in East Africa Row
Geneva July 26 The League of Nations may convene a council session on July 31 to address the Italo Ethiopian dispute. Max Litvinoff plans to dispatch invitations after notes from Italy and Ethiopia accusing each other of causing the East Africa crisis. Ethiopia seeks a full discussion of the controversy beyond frontier incidents. Italy earlier backed Ethiopian admission to the league as a civilizational pioneer in Central Africa.
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Scheveningen
Netherlands
East Africa
League Council
Two Hoover Conferees in Criticism of Roosevelt
In Los Angeles two Palo Alto conferees seeking 1936 nomination criticized Roosevelt and the New Deal. Col Frank Knox accused the president of enacting laws to undermine the supreme court, while Patrick J. Hurley forecast a Democratic defeat and attacked the administration as crafting unconstitutional laws.
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New Deal
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Chicago Daily News
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Wheat Rises on Rust Damage Fears at Kansas City
Wheat gained about four cents in Kansas City trading as northwest reports of prospective black rust damage circulated. July wheat closed at 96 1 8 cents, up from 92 1/2 cents yesterday.
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Kansas City
Lawrence Notes and Local Hors d Oeuvres of the Week
In Lawrence Mrs. Charles Carman of 720 Louisiana street donated a large easy chair to the police, once owned by her late husband, former chief and utilities commissioner. Chief Will Johns and Officer Lilburn Dowers were seen in a rock collection run near Belvoir, likely for a rock garden project. A prowler call at Ed Riling's West Ninth street home yielded nothing. Police cleared about 25 boys from the river at Ohio street for swimming without bathing suits. Arthur Richards is the carrier group member pictured recently. Charles McCreight, on vacation from the university business office, reportedly fainted from heat after shooting a blazing $9 at the local country club. C. C. Carl notes this is for mine holes too. A 80-minute car census at Eldridge hotel corner at noon logged 1 tourist car eastbound and 19 westbound, with a crowd of college-age travelers in the rear bearing a “California or bust” banner.
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Eldridge Hotel
California
Landon Seen As Possible Presidential Hope in East
Washington reports Rep. Frank Carlson says Gov Alf Landon of Kansas is drawing serious attention as a presidential possibility among eastern leaders. Carlson, Landon’s 1933 campaign manager and former Kansas party chair, notes Landon’s balanced budget and business success as reasons for its appeal. He stresses Landon is not a candidate yet, only a rising likelihood discussed by outsiders.
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East
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Trotsky predicts another world war after Italo-Ethiopian war
Leon Trotsky the Russian exile in Oslo today forecast that after the Italo-Ethiopian conflict a new world war would follow within three years. He said predicting is difficult but likened it to the Balkan war leading to World War I and spoke to Arbeiter Bladet during health-related stay in Norway.
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Roosevelt Emphasizes Isolation in Ethiopian Situation
President Roosevelt outlined American peace policies emphasizing restraint in foreign conflicts. He said Washington would keep out of difficulties that do not concern the United States.
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Roosevelt
Silver Senators Press Roosevelt On Silver Buying
Washington July 26 46 senators urged the administration to continue buying silver to raise prices. President Roosevelt promised to execute the silver law in the manner most advantageous to the public interest. The letter asked to push purchases until silver reached 1.29 an ounce or Treasury holdings hit 3 billion dollars, aiming for one quarter of the nation’s monetary metal in silver.
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Roosevelt
Thomas (Dokla
Fire follows explosions at Marmara naval base dumps
In Ankara on July 28 a series of heavy explosions hit ammunition dumps serving the Marmara naval base near Ismidt. A fire raged into the night as fire brigades and troops fought the flames. Military censorship prevented confirmation of casualties.
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O Neill resigns NRA post effective July 31
President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of James L. O Neill as acting chairman of the NRA. O Neill sought release to return to private work with a trust company in New York City after a White House call.
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Roosevelt
James L. O'Neill
White House
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Clements' Tonic Promises Real Effects On Health
An advertisement proclaims Clements' Tonic as the best tonic, claiming it creates rich new blood, steadies nerves, and stimulates appetite. It urges a three day trial of two tablets three times daily with meals and offers money back if results are not real, with a purchase point at Round Corner Drag Co.
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