Roosevelt opens talk of revised war debts funding
Washington June 1 AP President Roosevelt told Congress he may discuss revised funding terms with European debtors facing special circumstances. He stressed recovery use or reasonable payment and urged debtor nations to consider productive spending while noting Finland has met all payments. The message signals possible talks ahead amid filibuster tension.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Great Britain
Ronald Lindsey
White House
Finland
United States
Kansas Weather Forecast for Northeast and Southeast Regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures in extreme northeast tonight and southeast Saturday. Morning weather shows clear skies with some cloudiness at dawn and dusty conditions in Pittsburg Douglas County. Roads are generally good with improving conditions after today.
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Kansas
Pitts
Douglas County
Vesterda
Panhandle Cattlemen Boycott Government Buyout Program
Amarillo Texas June 1 AP Panhandle cattlemen led by Jay Taylor president of the Panhandle Live stock Raisers Association declare they will refuse to take part in the emergency cattle purchasing program slated to start in the region The group calls the plan a detriment and a menace to the cattle industry arguing loan debt exceeds the government offer and the stated top price of 14 dollars plus a 6 dollar bonus. Taylor criticizes Harry Hopkins as well, suggesting a failed policy curve.
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Amarillo
Tex
Panhandle
Jay Taylor
Panhandle Livestock Raisers’ Association
Taylor
Harry Hopkins
Wyandotte grand jury returns 55 indictments in city probe
Kansas City Kansas Wyandotte county grand jury concluded twelve weeks of investigation with a lengthy report criticizing city hall and county departments. Indictments total 55, with 48 counts against park chief F Leroy Cooke. The report exonerates Streets Commissioner Henry F Schaible and urges city leaders to take responsibility for public funds. It also faults the civil service commission for bypassing examinations and notes mixed regard for the Ikaw Valley drainage board.
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Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte
Wyandotte County
Park Department
F. Leroy Cooke
Henry F. Schaible
Cooke
City Hall
Board of City Commissioners
Ikaw Valley Drainage Board
Civil Service Commission
Seek to Halt Strikes and Prevent Many Others
AP dispatch reports peacemakers working to settle current strikes and avert more in cotton, textile, and steel sectors. United Textile Workers threaten a Monday strike. steel strike tentatively set for June 16. Toledo electrical and automotive workers vote to delay or peace plan. a national guard withdrawal occurs. Cleveland tugmen and firemen discuss a federal mediator plan with wage minimums and 200 days work. Pekin alcohol distillery lockout ends with open shop operations.
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Associated Press
Washington
United Textile Workers
Toledo
Toledo Automotive
National Guard
Central Labor Union of
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Great Lakes
American Commercial Alcohol Distillery
Pekin
Landon urges return to simple life at Bethany College
Gov Alf M Landon told Bethany College graduates that Americans must abandon the market mania for easy money and restore honest toil in a speech highlighting national values. He cited the money craze as eroding civilization and prosperity. A separate proclamation designates June 14 as Flag Day with patriotic observances urged statewide.
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Lindsborg
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Bethany College
Topeka
United States
Drought relief heat to stay as allotments announced
Washington AP reports a $5,476,000 drought relief allotment for ten states led by Wisconsin 1.6 million and Minnesota 1 million. House members urge White House action on public works and water conservation, with talks of funds for chinch bug eradication and soil erosion projects. Kansas officials seek immediate seed purchases and corn support amid extreme heat and drought across the plains.
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South Dakota
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Gov. Moyer
Farm Credit Administration
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Yakota
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Illinois
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Iowa
Missouri
McCarthy
TENSION IN BUSINESS New York June 1 AP
In a Dun and Bradstreet weekly trade summary tension spread through business as distribution failed to stay at high Q1 levels, crop prospects weakened and labor troubles rose. The review urged removal of regulatory barriers and noted abundant funds awaiting investment. It predicted summer production aligning to immediate consumption and a potential fall rise as recovery forces strengthen. Consumer demand rose post Memorial Day with gains in staples, dress goods, and cotton goods.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Kaw River at Low Ebb Dam Saves City Water
The Kaw River is at a historic low this season due to drought. C Jackman said the river at the dam is the lowest in 30 years and water power machinery is largely idle. Without the dam, Lawrence would face a water supply crisis.
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Kansas
C. Jackman
Lawrence
Jackman
Stock Market Index Climb Shows 90 Stocks Tracked
The report notes an average index of 76.3 for 90 stocks as of yesterday. It highlights Ford vehicles, including a V-8 model, and mentions Hamilton’s Adv as an industry reference.
Quintuplets to Exhibit in Chicago Tour Deal Signed
Rev Fr Daniel Routhier said Ovila Dionne signed with a Chicago tour bureau to exhibit the five Dionne girls born last Monday at a Century of Progress. They will travel once Dr Dafoe greenlights, with travel and salaries covered. Dionne family to earn 250 weekly plus 30 percent receipts. Dionne to receive 100 weekly in interim, while staying under Dafoe care for up to two months. The quintuplets remain healthy and fed with human milk from local mothers and shipments from Chicago and Toronto.
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North Bay
Ont
Daniel Routhier
Corbeil
Ovila Dionne
Tour Bureau of
Chicago
Orillau
D. A. Dafoe
Dionne
Man Feared Kidnapping Tecumseh Resident Ends Life
The body of James Murphy of Tecumseh, a prominent landowner, was found hanging in his garage. Coroner Dr. H L Clark indicated death by suicide, suggesting fear of kidnapping may have driven Murphy, who was in ill health and anxious about a brother. Murphy was a bachelor. Edward W Patterson of Pittsburg filed to run for Congress in the third district as a Democrat. In Washington, the American Railway Association reported revenue freight loadings for the week ending May 26 at 624,567 cars, up 13,425 from the prior week and well above 1933 and 1932 levels.
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Toneka
James Murphy
Tecumseh
H. L. Clark
Murphy
Topeka
Edward W. Patterson
Pittsburg
Secretary of State
Patterson
Harold McGugin
Washington
American Railway Association
Navy Drops Anchors in New York Harbor
Navy arrives in New York Harbor for an 18 day stay led by the flagship of Admiral William D. Roosevelt. About 35 000 sailors descend on Manhattan with pay day funds and a holiday mood as crowds line the waterfront watching the fleet in.
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New York Harbor
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Manhattan
Roosevelt
Four Vacation Bible Schools to Start Monday
The Council of Christian Education announced four daily vacation Bible schools begin Monday at 9 a.m. at West Side Presbyterian Church United Brethren Church Friends Church and Woodlawn School in North Lawrence. A volunteer staff will lead nonsectarian Bible instruction for children aged 6 to 12 and Sunday schools are urged to enroll unregistered pupils. For details call Rev. A. J. Miller at 1403.
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Council of Christian Education
West Side Presbyterian Church
Maine
United Brethren Church
Vermont
Friends Church
Delaware
Woodlawn
North
Lawrence
A. J. Miller
Complaints Rise Over Sling Shots Endangering Birds
Citizens appeal to police as several robins are killed or injured by children using sling shots. A city ordinance bans sling shots and a state law forbids killing birds, with many birds nesting and vulnerable young. Parents urged to supervise youth and curb the practice.
Baseball Recap: National League and American League action highlights
Base runners and timely hits fueled a high crime of runs as the Phillies and Athletics posted victories. In New York, Manareras Terry delivered a ninth inning single to lift the Giants past Philadelphia 4 3. Pittsburgh rallied in the ninth to topple St Louis 3 2. Bob Johnson homered twice for Philadelphia to beat the Yankees 5 0. Several games were postponed or impacted by weather, with regional reports from Chicago Cleveland and St Louis.
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Tony Lazzeri
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Kansas City
Pheins
Fenner
Fullerton
Harris
Brenzel
Returning Alumni Face Busy Times at KU Commencement
Ambitious plan for the 62nd annual University of Kansas Commencement June 9 to 11, led by Alumni Association secretary Fred Ellsworth. Class of 1909 the Quarter Century group includes Edward Weidlein of Mellon Institute and Oscar C. Hill of Detroit as keynote speaker. Events span Fraser Hall, Memorial Union, and Union building with reunions for pre-1880 alumni, 60th anniversaries, and joint classes 1899–1902 and 1918–1921, plus golf, a baseball game, and campus concerts.
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University of Kansas
Fred Ellsworth
K. U. Alumni Association
Ellsworth
Edward Weidlein
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
Fraser Hall
Oscar C. Hill
Detroit
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Hull
University of Michigan
Board of Education
American Bar, Association
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American Judicature Society
State Liquor Control Board of Michigan
Fraser Theater
K. U
Memorial Union
Union Building
Hannah Oliver
Carrie Watson
Ida Blood Hasselman
Miss Oliver
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Union
Lawrence Country Club
Union Buildings
Alumni Association
Rain halts outdoor commencement at Kansas State college
A light rain stopped outdoor commencement at Kansas State college in Manhattan on June 1. Despite the shower no degrees were withheld and 5,000 attendees dispersed after exercises in Memorial stadium. Commissions in the Officers Reserve Corps and senior and sophomore honors were postponed.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
Memorial Stadium
President Roosevelt Attends Groton Graduation
President Roosevelt visits Groton school in Massachusetts to witness his son John's graduation. He tours the campus privately with family while reporters are excluded. The event follows a long association with the prep school through the Roosevelts.
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Groton
Mass
Roosevelt
John
Groton School
Worcester
Washington
James Roosevelt
Anna Curtis Dall
James
Republican Filibuster May Delay Congress
Washington June 1 AP House Republicans declare war on adjournment as they accuse Democratic leadership of breaking House rules. Rep Snell New York charges Speaker Rainey ignored rules by not recognizing Rep McGugin’s quorum question. A vote erased Snell’s remarks from the record as Republicans resume their push after a night’s rest.
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House
Congress
Representative Snell
New York
Rainey
Snell
Representative McGugin
MacGugin
Tri city gas rate cut approved by commissioners
The three cities Atchison Lawrence and Leavenworth unanimously approved a plan to reduce the city gate gas rate from 40 to 25 cents per thousand cubic feet. Representatives coordinated by telephone with Doherty Utilities in Bartlesville Okla to arrange a meeting in Kansas City Mo next week to finalize the agreement and ensure any reduction is passed to consumers.
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Atchison, Lawrence
Leavenworth
Doherty Utilities Corporation
Bartlesville
Okla
Kansas City
Doherty Company
W. E. Spalding
George Lowman
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
J. L. Constant
E E. Alexander
George K. Melvin
George Hedrick
Republicans to Organize Douglas County GOP at Court House
Republicans meet at the Court House this evening at 7 30 to organize a Douglas County Republican Club. By laws will be adopted and officers elected for a county wide party organization. J R Holmes chaired a committee to present a plan and report with nominations. A governing board with precinct workers is expected. All Republicans in the county are invited.
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Court House
Douglas County
Republican Club
J. R. Holmes
Johnson Blasts Ogden Mills as Nation Wreckers Mouthpiece
Hugh S. Johnson denounces Ogden Mills as the mouthpiece of a crew of nation wreckers. In a National Catholic Alumni Federation speech and radio address he asserts Mills’ group ruined American industry and cites 14,000,000 unemployed and widespread small-business losses as proof.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Ogden Mills
Mills
NRA
Johnson
National Catholic Alumni Federation
Rome
Carthage
T B Clinic Saturday at Memorial Hospital
An all day tuberculosis clinic will be held at Memorial hospital tomorrow under the supervision of Dr. C F Taylor head of the state sanitarium at Norton. Hours are 9 a m to 4 p m patients enter by the Missouri street entrance. The clinic will be the last one until September under the Douglas County Tuberculosis Association. Vail Medal to a Kansan Norlin Independence Kan received a silver medal and $250 for aiding victims of a plane crash near Neodesha Kan on March 31 1933.
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Memorial Hospital
C. F. Taylor
Norton
Missouri Street
Douglas County Tuberculosis Association
Vail
New York
Manly A. Norlin
Independence
Kan
Theodore N. Vail
Neodesha
Haskell to Open Large Industrial Building Tomorrow
The largest central west industrial school building will open at Haskell Institute tomorrow from 10 to 12 at Pontiac Hall. The one story brick facility covers 300 by 300 feet and houses drafting painting carpentry auto mechanics electricity masonry shoe repair plumbing welding and smith work. Public tours will be given with guides on duty in the fireproof structure.
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Central West
Pontiac Hall
Haskell Institute Industrial Mechanics
Parade on Campus Opens Commencement Program
Haskell's commencement program opens with a campus parade led by Superintendent Henry Roe Cloud on a white Arabian charger. Floats show school progress from 1884 to present, including a New Deal for Indian Women float with a teepee. The day features a stadium polo game, band sections, and awards tonight at 8. A Haskell vs K C A C pairing and later baseball and a dramatic class play are scheduled.
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Haskell
Ala
Henry Roe Cloud
Steuard
Dr. Cloud
Big Payments to Farmers under Reduction Programs
The farm administration reported in Washington that in the first six months of 1934 it paid $19,209,639 in rental and benefit payments to farmers under cotton, tobacco, and corn-hog reduction programs. Payments are about $1,000,000 per day, with cotton receiving $9,155,515, tobacco $8,010,883, and corn-hog $2,048,241.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Douglas County students honored at Kansas State College commencement
Two Douglas county students were named on the honor awards list at Kansas State College during the seventy first annual commencement last night. Wilfred Harold Pine of Lawrence earned highest ranking in agriculture and Jessie Gertrude Dean of Baldwin earned top ten percent in industrial journalism.
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Douglas County
Kansas State College i
Wilfred Harold Pine
Lawrence
Jessie Gertrude Dean
Baldwin
OOS
Farmers relief debate set at county courthouse
The Douglas County Tax Payers League will discuss farm relief tomorrow at 2 PM in the courthouse. Speakers for and against the government's wheat allotment and corn hog plan are expected, with a resolution against such measures likely to be proposed.
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Douglas County Tax Payers League
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