Silk Stockings A War Casualty
New York reports a shift in global trade as the United States and Britain froze Japanese credits and suspended deals with Japan. Analysts say halting silk and oil flows could cripple Nippon’s economy, while US tin and rubber imports rely on Far East sources and may shift to substitutes or rationing.
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New York
Special News Service
United States
Japan
Great Britain
U. S
Washington
Far East
Indo- China
Netherlands, East Indies
British Malaya
China
Bolivia
U.S
Britain
Indo-China
Pacific
Dutch East Indies
Synthetic Rubber and Tin Trade Shifts Considered
The article discusses stockpiling rubber to cover eighteen months and the rapid setup of synthetic rubber plants as a fallback. It notes the costs and dislocations of switching from tin and the desire of the United States to prefer buying tin and rubber from Far Eastern sources.
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United States
Martha Dooley Recital at Bell Music Company Tomorrow
Talented young pianist Martha Dooley will present a varied program at the Bell Music company tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. The public is invited to attend. Selections include Mozart and Mendelssohn pieces, Etrilles Moszkowski, Preyer and Capriccio Brillante, with orchestral parts played on second piano by Mrs. V. B. Dalton, her teacher.
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Martha Dooley
Bell Music Company
Palmgren
Ohio youths head home after cross country trip
Eight Hamilton youths aged 16 to 18 were returned to Ohio today with two deputy U S marshals after their car overturned on U S 40 near Topeka. Two boys suffered broken legs, others had minor injuries. They said the automobile was stolen by another person at Hamilton and began with one license and seven dollars.
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Topeka
Hamilton
U.S
U.S. 40
California
Edw B McLean Dies Once Harding Confidant and Publisher
Edward B McLean longtime Washington Post publisher and Harding confidant dies at 55 in a private Maryland sanitarium after a Baltimore court found him mentally incompetent in 1933. He owned racing horses a private golf course and a famous party house. His widow battled guardianship over his estate amid ongoing court actions.
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Washington
Edward B. McLean
Warren G. Harding
Washington Post
Baltimore
McLean
Harding
Albert B. Fall
Fall
New Mexico
Edward Doheny
McLain
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Ned
Albert Fall
Vsew
White House
Little Green House
McLlean
Eye Street
John Roll McLean
Wshington
Two Killed in Crash Near Wellington on Highway 6
A Saturday night auto crash on Highway 6 and 1 nine miles north of Wellington killed Mrs. Ellis Bassford and Paul Blankinship and injured five others. Bassford and Anthony Blankinship died within hours, while Paul Blankinship died later in Wichita. Injured include Lynn Blankinship 10 Phyllis Blankinship 8 Barbara Bassford 12 Fred Huebner Jr. 20. The victims were en route to a wedding in Wichita.
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Wichita
Wellington
Ellis Bassford
Anthony
Paul Blankinship
Harper County
Lynn Blankinship
Blankinship
Phyllis Blankins
Paper Profit on Grain Deals Across Government and Farmers
Chicago reports a projected paper profit exceeding 50 million dollars from wartime grain price gains. Inventory gains arise from higher prices on wheat corn and rye held by the government and co allied farmers under federal loans.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Joan
Flashes of Life Not Statistics New York July 28
A New York Sunday at Rockaway Beach draws near million attendance figures with estimates totaling at least 2.5 million across beaches near the city. Rescue tales include a grease-assisted freeing of Olga Suss and a shirt tail lifesaving incident involving Harvey Filskaw and Melvin Filskaw.
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New York
Rockaway Beach
Coney Island
New York City
Capper Doubts Draft Change Aims Abroad Use Of Troops
Senator Arthur Capper warned on a radio talk that confusion over draft act changes could reflect a plan to employ U S troops overseas rather than defend the hemisphere. He contrasted current proposals with last year’s stronger push for one year of training.
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Topeka
Arthur Capper
Europe
Asia
Africa
Contracts Awarded for Fort Riley and Leavenworth Projects
The War Department announces contracts to five Kansas firms for Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley work. Collins Construction of Leavenworth to grade surface and shoulder roads at Fort Leavenworth for 5733 dollars. Busboom and Raih of Salina to build bar racks for medical detachment at Fort Riley for 14000 dollars and construct buildings at Fort Riley for 103000 dollars. Mont J. Green of Manhattan to build patient recreation facility at Fort Riley for 30310 dollars, plus 5310 dollars for a 30 ton ice dock and 21782 dollars for two 63 man barracks at Fort Riley, 4945 dollars for ordnance magazines, and a strong room in hospital warehouse. San-Ore Construction of McPherson to create cold storage at Fort Riley for 17783 dollars. M. W. Watson of Topeka to build motor vehicle housing sheds with utilities at Fort Riley for 13950 dollars. Delivery dates not disclosed.
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Washington
War Department
Collins Construction Company
Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth
Busboom and
Raih
Salina
Fort Riley
Mont J. Green
Manhattan
Bank President Dies During Vacation in Minnesota
Roy S. Johnson, 51, president of the Wichita Federal Land Bank for four years, died of a heart attack while vacationing with his wife in Alexandria Minnesota. A 1912 Oklahoma University graduate, he led Allbright Title and Trust in Newkirk Oklahoma before moving to Wichita in 1937. He served as trustee of the College of Emporia and as president of the Oklahoma Mortgage and Oklahoma Title associations. Survivors include his widow a daughter and three sons.
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Wichita
Roy S. Johnson
Wichita Federal Land Bank
Alexandria
Minn
Johnson
Oklahoma University
Allbright Title and Trust Company
Newkirk
Okla
College of Emporia
Oklahoma Mortgage Association
Oklahoma Title Association
Pilot Uninjured After Emergency Landing at Manhattan
A U S naval plane en route from New York to San Diego was damaged but its pilot Lieutenant Jacobson was uninjured in an emergency landing at Manhattan Kansas. Rain at Fort Riley forced the landing and the plane overran the runway.
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Manhattan
Kan
New York
San Diego
Jacobson
Fort Riley
Runwa
Pola Negri Denied U.S. Entry Over Permit Lapse
Pola Negri the Polish silent film star was refused entry on arrival from Lisbon aboard the Excalibur in Jersey City New Jersey. Immigration officers said her return permit had expired though she planned film work and citizenship papers. Negri expressed regret and explained she did not renew annually. She also described living on the French Riviera and helping feed her family.
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Jersey City
N. J
P— Pola Negri
United States
Lisbon
Europe
Miss Negri
Wichita banker declines city manager post
H. D. Lester of Wichita bows out of the city manager job on July 28, withdrawing from the post and leaving questions over the city administration.
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Wichita
H. D. Lester
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