Red Cross work gains legal delay in filing papers
Judge Oscar Foust allows an unavoidable delay citing Red Cross fundraising as the reason. The case involves Allen Woodson county district and Iola Sawyer testified the filings occurred during Red Cross activities. Railroads prepare storage for winter coal with Santa Fe and Pacific lines stockpiling 20 000 tons in Topeka yards.
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Red Cross
Oscar Foust
Allen-Woodson County
Iola Sawyer
Topeka
Santa Fe
Acific
Hartig Team Leading Bryant Team Fails to Appear
In an Elks club matchup Rising played without Bryant, winning three of four games on a dead-score night. Edmonson led Rising with 208 points as Hartig tops the league while Stevenson trails. final standings hinge on Friday wind-up games between Reatz and Hetzel. Police court summons follow Topeka license tag enforcement. 24 cited after a grace period.
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Bryant
Elks’ Club
Edmonson
Bryan
Hartig
Stevenson Quintette
Reatz
Hetzel
W. Il
Pet Hartig
Stevenson
Reatz Graeber
Pierson
Hetzel Rising Bryant
Topeka
Kans
United States Indebtedness Certificates Offered for Sale
Navy orders call thousands of reservists into active service on ships built under the shipping board and navy programs. Exact numbers not announced, but every man with space in training camps summoned for duty.
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Washington
Navy Department
Shipping Board
Navy
Corn Standing Drouth Relief From Light Rains In Kansas
Topeka July 31 The weekly crop report by S D Lora federal meteorologist for Kansas notes corn is standing the extreme heat surprisingly well. It says rains revived crops where they fell and crop status remains excellent in the southeast and east central counties.
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Topeka
S. D. Lora
Kansas
Food Administration fixes fair flour prices in Kansas
The Food Administration announced Kansas millers may charge fair prices for flour and feed, with a 50-50 rule. In Kansas City car lot flour at the mill door lists 9.89 a barrel, bran 22.26 a ton, mixed feed 23 a ton, middling 24.26 a ton. Freight sacks handling and retailer delivery profits add to bulk prices.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Food Administration
Kansas City
London
Herbert Hoover
Innes
Automobiles poised to break county licensing record
Douglas county officials report 1 984 auto license applications in the first month of the new fiscal year, close to last year’s total. Farmers buying tracks and pleasure cars boost figures as Chief Monroe readies a drive against unregistered vehicles tomorrow.
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Douglas County
L. C. Stevenson
Prince Yoshihiai Toku gawa visits to study Red Cross work
A Japanese Red Cross mission arrived in the country to observe the local Red Cross operations. The visiting prince, Yoshihiai Toku gawa, was noted for his composed posture and attentive gaze as he considers the activities and duties characteristic of the organization.
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Prince
RED Cross
Yoshihiai
Tokugawa
Theosians
Arthur
Demonstration Shows Poison Bran Mash Fights Grasshoppers
A Farm Bureau demonstration at T. E. Hill farm north of Baldwin shows the poison bran mash effectively ridding three acres of alfalfa of grasshoppers. Fifteen pounds treated the field by Friday night, with costs under fifty cents per acre, and by Monday the grasshoppers were gone and alfalfa began to recover. The article notes infestations across Palmyra and southern Eudora townships, threatens corn and young orchards, and warns repeat treatments may be needed to ensure full eradication next year.
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Farm Bureau
T. E. Hill
Baldwin
Bureau
Palmyra
Eudora
What Makes Thunder Rumble and Boom
The article explains that lightning heats air along its path causing a rapid explosion that creates an atmospheric wave heard as thunder. The flash is nearly instantaneous but sound travels about 1090 feet per second, so nearer portions of the path are heard first and distant parts later.
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Popular Science Monthly
Fighting Doors and Locking Knobs in a House
A fragment from Harry in Shumyay in House Beautiful describes doors that jam when misaligned with rugs and each other. It compares stubborn doors to fighting bulls and notes the impracticality of exiting when doors lock together.
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Harry
Van Wormer Forfeits $25,000 Bonds In Murder Case
The Kansas Supreme Court refused to rehear Don Van Wormer, ending legal fights over his life term for the murder of Morton County Sheriff Martin C. Moore. He fled after bond forfeiture, with Governor Capper offering $500 for his capture.
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Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
Don van Wormer
Kansas
van Wormer
Hamilton County
van Wermer
Martin C. Moore
Morton County
Rolla
Moore
Perkins
State Supreme Court
Capper
Vegetables Make Good Munitions to Fight the Kaiser
Instructions for war gardening will be sent to readers on application to the National War Gardens Commission in Washington D C, with a ten cent stamp for postage. Money Talks: a small amount, spent properly, will make a tone that carries far. Try a fifty cent a week want ad in the Journal World to tell thousands about your needs.
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National War Gardens Commission
Washington, D. C
Journal-World
Dyes Debate: American Fabrics Claim Faster Class Ranking
A New York dye expert argues American dyes match German ones in speed and quality. The discussion spans dye classes and references 20 04 class standards, urging avoidance of bookmaking and side bets as degrading to sport.
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New York
Near Beers Life Savers For Soft Drink Makers
Food Administration substitutes are being used by Lawrence bottlers. The McNish Bottling Co adopted a substitute after failed experiments and claims it preserves palatability. Near-beers, which use no sugar, help sustain business amid sugar shortages and rising bottling gas prices.
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Food Administration
Lawrence Bottlers
la Ee
McNish Bottling Co
McNish
Lawrence
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