Dust Bowl Shifts to Eastern States
Washington reports mid summer drouth gripping millions of acres but localized to middle Atlantic New England and western mountain regions. Officials say damages will be limited as relief rains come and broad U.S. supplies keep prices steady. conditions favorable in the midwest and Mississippi Ohio valleys for corn and meat crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Drouth
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Bumper Corn Corp
Kansas begins continued study of northern Kansas clays
The Kansas Geological Survey extends its summer program examining clays in Ottawa, Ellsworth, Raline, Lincoln and eastern Russell counties. They sample and test in KU labs to match burning qualities for bricks pottery and chinaware. Some clay shows high refractoriness suitable for commercial fire brick.
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Kansas Geological Survey
Kansas
Ottawa County
Ellsworth
Raline
Lincoln
Russell
Rice County
Washington County
McPherson
Saline
Ottawa
Clay
Cloud
Republic
University of Kansas
Rain Falls on Waynesburg Tradition Busts Only Twice
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania on July 29 193? the weather fulfilled a long standing joke as rain fell for about ninety minutes despite a local tradition that it always rains on this date. Attorney John Daily bet his hat on rain and claimed victory with two top hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesburg
John Daily
Tarkington Reaches 70th Birthday in Maine
Kennebunkport Me July 29 Booth Tarkington the Indiana born author reached the 70th milestone today. The famed novelist and essayist chose to ignore the added year and continued his noted literary life with wit intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Booth Tarkington
Indiana
Cranium Crackers Right or Wrong
A fragmented quiz item questions truth values. Statements include Managua as Nicaragua’s capital and Francis Hopkinson linked to the U S Great Seal. It mixes unrelated phrases about Esperanto and a garbled note on Mississippi and a number puzzle.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Portugal
Mississippi
Francis Hopkinson
United States
Spending bill battles split Congress and WPA wage clash
Debate over lending and housing measures intensifies as the Senate votes to wipe out the administration highway program and a wage amendment for WPA workers fails. House banking committee trims $250 million from highway plans while Senators clash over rail equipment and RFC loans. The current lending bill stands at 1.64 billion with authorizations for rural electrification and other programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Banking Committee
Senate
WPA
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Congress
Wheeler
D-Mont
Minton
D-Ind
Barkley
Tobey
R-N.h
Wis
Mr. Jones
Thrif T Service Ad with Contact Details
An early 20th century classified ad note promotes thrift services, featuring contact hints and a phone number. It mentions sale or repair offerings and area contact points for local residents seeking economical repairs or purchases.
Lewis Attack on Garner Backfires in Senate and House
Washington July 29. Debates on the administrations lending bill echo John L. Lewis attacks on Vice President Garner. McCarran seeks to restore WPA wage base while Tydings proposes curb on party fundraising. The row over Lewis and United Mine Workers’ loan of 470000 spurred exchanges over political affiliations and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Garner
Senate
McCarran
D-New
WPA
Lewis
House Labor Committee
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Altho Tydings
Democratic Party
United Mine Workers
House
Representative Gross
R-Pa
Norton
D-N.j
Labor Committee
Jack Garner
Hoffman
Rmich
John O’connor
New York
America
O’connor
Patrick
Train Derailment Spurs Grand Canyon Traffic Delays
A Santa Fe derailment six miles south of Grand Canyon, Ariz., disabled two locomotives and four coaches, injuring about 57 people. Crews reunified service with buses between Grand Canyon and Williams and expect track clearance by Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Williams
Santa Fe
Canyon
Here
Oklahoma Pro Jack Mann Leads St Paul Open With 143
Jack Mann of Shawnee Oklahoma posted a two under par 70 in the second round to reach 36 holes at 143 in the St Paul Open. The pro birdied the third, seventeenth and eighteenth holes while bogeying the tenth on the Keller course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Mann
St. Paul
Pi—Firine
Keller
Shawnee
Okla
Mann
Fae Boggie
Deaths and Funerals for Hawkins and Garner
Mrs. Amy W. Hawkins, 80, died this morning at her son Harry Betz’s home near Williamstown. Funeral 10:30 Monday from Tonganoxie Friends Church. burial Maple Grove cemetery. Cyrus H. Hawkins husband survives. Oliver Garner, 76, died last night at his home on R.F.D. 3 Lawrence. Funeral tomorrow 2:30 from Rumsey funeral home. burial Underwood cemetery near Williamstown. Survived by wife Ida June Garner and eight children including Earl Oskaloosa Harold Lawrence Lloyd Raymond Lawrence Leo Ousdahl Arnold Williver Coffman Coffman and Alberta Garner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy W. Hawkins
Harry Betz
Williamstown
Friends Church
Tonganoxie
Maple Grove Cemetery
Cyrus H. Hawkins
Oliver Garner
R.F.D
Lawrence
Rumsey Funeral Home
Underwood
Ida June Garner
Earl of
Charles Coffman
Allen ‘Coffman
Alberta Garner
Defense adds 50 million to U S military bill
Washington reports the House defense sub committee will seek to add about 50 million to the roughly 1.7 billion defense total in a year end supply bill. The proposed increase funds army air corps activities including 17 million for new air bases and possibly half of 25 million for strategic materials purchases plus an undisclosed aeronautical research lab budget at Langley field.
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Washington
Congress
House
Army Air Corps
Roosevelt
Aeronautical Research
Langley Field
United States
Painted Sidewalk Red in Boston West End
A woman was found painting a sidewalk red on Joy Street in the West End at 1 a.m. She said the color keeps dirt down and makes the sidewalk look pretty. Lieutenant Foley ordered her to stop and she complied.
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Boston
Joy Street
West End
John Foley
Foley
Anyon
Hire A Track Coach
Winfield Kansas July 29 PI L C Seay a Denton Texas teachers college graduate was hired as assistant football coach and head track coach at Southwestern college Dean Reese Marsh said he would also be an instructor in physical education Seay succeeds George Parker who resigned to take a similar post at Washburn college Topeka He has coached at two Texas high schools and at Appalachian college
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Winfield
Kan
Denton
Tex
Teachers College
Southwestern College
T. Reese Marsh
Seay
George Parker
Washburn College
Topeka
Texas
Appalachian College
Upland Corn Crop Noted Amid Drought and Heat
Lawrence J A Robinson reports a good upland corn crop on a 3 acre field near Memorial Park cemetery planted with Reid's Yellow Dent. Station KOWH in Omaha, led by Vernon H Smith, dedicates new studios, and a weekly open house at Memorial Union is canceled next Monday.
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J. A. Robinson
East
Fitzeerth Street
Memorial Park Cemetery
KOWH
Omaha
Vernon H. “Bing” Smith
Lawrence
The
Omaha World-Herald
Smith
Memorial Union Building
F. C. Allen
Allen
Fowler
Miss Olson Returns Home From Grandparents Farm
Miss Teddie Jean Olson has spent two months with Mr. and Mrs. Axel Olson and left for Sapulpa Oklahoma on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A E Olson accompanied her to Independence Kansas where she was met by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ted Olson. Mrs. Mary E Penchard will spend a week in Leavenworth with her daughter Mrs. W C Harris. They will leave August 3 for Denver Colorado to visit W C Harris then proceed to Los Angeles to meet Mrs Harris's son William C Harris who recently returned with the Marines from Honolulu. In Los Angeles they will visit Mrs E J Krause and family. They expect to return in about six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddie Jean Olson
Axel Olson
Sapulpa
Okla
A. E. Olson
Independence
Kan
Ted Olson
Mary E. Penchard
Leavenworth
W. C. Harris
Handcraft Classes Close After Winter to June July Work
Sessions hosted by the Lawrence council of parents and teachers ended after eight months of craft courses from pottery to loom weaving. Instructors Mrs. Charles McCowen and Miss Bertha Zimmers guided 40 members, with visitors from Kansas City Topeka Gloucester Mass. looms produced 126 rugs and 62 pieces on warped looms while four harness looms were built for private use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Council of Parents and Teachers
John Patchen
Charles McCowen
Bertha Zimmers
State Adult Education Department
Kansas City
Topeka
Gloucester
Mass
K. U
NLRB Sets Union Election at Armour 31st Street Plant
National Labor Relations Board announces an election next Thursday at Armour & Co 31st street plant to decide bargaining agency for workers. PWOC sought certification to represent 31st street plant employees, amid threats of a nationwide strike if talks fail. Elections also planned at Armour Oklahoma City and Fort Worth plants by August 8 and a similar vote at Cudahy Packing Denver plant.
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Chicago
National Labor Relations Board Today
Armour & Co
31St Street
Packinghouse Workers ‘Organizing Committee
Chicago Armour
NLRB
PWOC
Armour
Armour Oklahoma
Perry Dies: Noted Oklahoma Republican Ed Dynamite Ed
Prominent Oklahoma figure A E Perry known as Dynamite Ed dies after emergency operation in Denver hospital. He was a pioneer in Oklahoma politics and a colorful public figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
A. E
Perry
Denver
Colo
The Journal World Classified Page Delivers Readers and Results
The Journal World classifies ads to connect readers with products services and opportunities. Local businesses post listings to reach residents and drive responses through concise notices and small display ads.
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Journal-World
Ratner reviews Kansas Guard artillery at Camp Whitside
Gov. Payne H. Ratner inspected the 130th field artillery at Camp Whitside Kansas National Guard in hot sun. He pledged Saturday reviews for guardsmen and will stay until Sunday with his two sons. The governor and family arrived last night and hundreds of visitors are expected tomorrow. Captain Harve Kinzey will retire in March during a regiment al parade. An infantry two week camp opens August 18.
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Junction City
Kan
Payne H. Ratner
Kansas National Guard
Camp Whitside
Kansas
Payne, Jr
Cliff
Ratner
Topeka
130Th Field Artillery
Harve Kinzey
Hiawatha
Don McNeill Reaches Seabright Final in Tennis
Seabright New Jersey July 29 Don McNeill 21 of Oklahoma City advanced to the championship final at the 52nd Seabright invitation with a straight set win over Bryan M. Grant Jr of Atlanta. Frankie Parker of Pasadena also reached the final by five sets over Gilbert Hunt Jr. Dorothy Bundy of Santa Monica upset by Helen Bernhand in the women’s semifinals.
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Seabright
N. J
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Okla
Bryan M. Grant, Jr
Atlanta
Grant
McNeill
Frankie Parker
Pasadena
Gilbert A. Hunt, Jr
Washington, D. C
Dorothy Mae Bundy
Santa Monica
Calif
Helen Bernhand
New Yorker
Obituary of Mrs Charles Douglas Estella Georgia Springer
Mrs. Charles Douglas Estella Georgia Springer born October 29 1874 near Marengo Iowa. She joined the Baptist church at eighteen and married Charles Douglas in 1896 at Fairfax Missouri. They lived in DeSoto and Graham Kansas then Leavenworth County and Linwood area. She had catarrachal fever as a child and later defect hearing but remained cheerful. She leaves her husband son Lloyd his wife and three grandchildren plus three brothers and three sisters and many friends.
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Charles Douglas Estella
Georgia Springer
Marengo
Atchison County
Missouri
Baptist Church
Charles Douglas
Fairfax
DeSoto
Kan
Graham, Mo
Lloyd
Leavenworth
Kansas
Douglas
Linwood
Clothes Stolen From Line On Tennessee Street
Mrs. C. E. Hill reports clothing stolen from her clothesline on 1185 Tennessee street sometime last night. Police investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Hill
Tennessee Street
Baseball Scores From Major Leagues Today
Cincinnati Reds sweep doubleheader as Gene Thompson blanks the Phillies 3 0 in game one and 3 0 in game two. Giants defeat Cubs 5 2 as Gumbert falters in ninth. Pirates edge Bees 6 5 on Rizzo homer. Browns beat Red Sox 4 3 while Yankees and Chicago game called.
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Cincinnati
Gene Thompson
Phils
Reds
Philadelphia
Mulcahy
Kersieck
Milles
Thompson
Lombardi
Pearson
Davis
Moore
Hershberger
Chicago
New York Giants
Chicago Cub
Harry Gumbert
New York
Gumbert
Lynn
Danning
Root and
Hartnett
Pittsburgh
John Rizzo
Pirates
Boston Bees
Bees
Boston
Shoffner
Errickson l
Lopez
Mass
Bowman, Brown and Beares
Sewell
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Hamlin
Phelps
Warneke
Padgett
Two Cars Collide On Locust Street In Afternoon
In the 500 block on Locust Street two cars collided during the afternoon. Jim Wright of 534 North Street drove a Ford sedan and struck Mrs. Bob Green of 1045 Connecticut Street driving a 1938 Dodge sedan. The Dodge sustained damage to the right front door running board and rear fender with no injuries reported. Bettie Butler denied performing a “dance of the seven veils” during a breach of promise deposition in Los Angeles.
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Locust Street
Jim Wright
North Street
Bob Green
Connecticut Street
Locust
Los Angeles
Bettie Butler
al Rogell
House Passes Bill to Curb Subversive Acts
Washington July 29 UPI The House passed legislation to curb subversive activities of undesirable aliens. The bill would increase deportable offenses guard military personnel from influences deport anarchists require fingerprinting in native lands and forbid advocacy of overthrow of the government by force.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Smith
D.-Va
Army
Navy
Young Tucson boys loot keys in street crime spree
A 12 year old in Tucson started collecting keys after obtaining 15. He recruited two younger boys with the promise of slingshots as a reward. Police search for owners of 258 automobile keys stolen from cars in parking lots and garages. Police urge to take up stamp collecting instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Roy Robinson
Couple Andersons Welcome Baby Girl at Lawrence Memorial
Mr and Mrs Russell Anderson of Route One are the parents of a baby girl born yesterday morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Anderson
Route One
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Card of thanks for Alfred Bass and family
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy and floral offerings during bereavement of Alfred Bass and mentions Stella Hunter Leo Bass Jesse Fred Willie John Carson Bessie Carr and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Bass
Stella Hunter
Leo Bass
Jesse
Fred
Willie
John Carson
Bessie Carr
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Geological Survey
Tarkington
H. W. Cave
Kansas State College
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Stillwater
Jones
Jesse H. Jones
Esaners
Oklahoman
Air Corps
L. C. Seay
Southwestern
Ernst Scholmeyer
Germany
Lucie Holske
Switzerland
Lorentz Olsson
Sweden
T. G. Fitch Agency
Lawrence Clearing House Association
American Express
National City Bank of New York
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Peoples State Bank
9Th and
Massachusetts
Fritz CO
American Association
Columbus
Lanier
Franks
Babich and Riddle
Jake Wade
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
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Sox
Kramer
Whitehead
Mills
Glenn
Wade
Wilson
Ostermueller
Desautels
Peacock
Berg
Bridges
McKain
Thomas
York
Nelson
Joyce
Dean
Hayes
Cleveland
Hemsley
Leonadr
Gintiani
Chicaga
Wall Street Journal
N. Y
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Lawrence National Bank
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