Roosevelt presses for flexible relief in public works plan
President Roosevelt personally intervened to back a flexible emergency relief approach for the proposed 2 7 million public works bill. He urged immediate employment and rejected earmarked projects, citing worsening unemployment and the need for rapid starts to works programs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Adios
D-Coro
Adams
Congress
Hyde Park
N. Y
Senator Adams
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
The
Treasury
Communists accused of aiming to control transport and labor
A Massachusetts commission reports evidence that the Communist party seeks to dominate water fronts and industrial labor to paralyze the country in war. It cites the National Maritime Union as likely Communist controlled and contrasts AFL and CIO loyalties. Commencement exercises at Ore ad training school awarded 23 diplomas.
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Boston
Communist Party
Massachusetts
National Maritime Union
Atlantic
New York
Commission
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
Oread Training School
Memorial Union Building
F. O. Russell
R. A. Schwegler
Six Charged By Dewey In Looting of Seven Investment Trusts
New York authorities announce indictments against six individuals for looting seven investment trusts with assets exceeding 16 million dollars. Prosecutors say Continental Securities was the keystone, with losses sweeping hundreds of investors after initial funding and legal guidance by Morris and Robb, who were arrested.
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Dewey
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Vincent E. Ferretti
Continental Securities Corporation
Keystone
Lostoan
Thomas W. Morris
Ralph H. Robb
Robb
Wakefield
Mass
Morris
Boston
Telmont
John J. Jonnett, Jr
New York State
Continental
Japanese advance stalls as China resists air power in central front
Forces along the Sunghai railway crumble under Japanese air raids while Lan feng and nearby lines see heavy bombing. Nippon claims Ningling taken as Doihara’s division possibly encircled, yet Chinese report says Pohsien remains contested and gates at the city face repeated tank assaults.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sunghai
Lanfeng
Army of
Nippon
Kaifeng
Chengchow
Central China
Hankow
China
Ningling
Kweiteh
Kenji Doihara
Doihara
Pohsien
Officials Stir U S To Be Sympathetic On Income Tax
Roswell Magill undersecretary of the treasury promised states sympathetic treatment in collecting back taxes from officials previously thought exempt. He offered no specific commitment on retroactive taxation legislation. A large delegation of state officials feared taxes for years back to 1926 after a Supreme Court ruling on New York port authority employees.
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U. S
Washington
Roswell Magill
The
Treasury
Magill
New York Port Authority
United States
Insurgents Drive on Valencia Push in Franco Offensive
Dispatches from Hendaye report insurgents under General Francisco Franco advancing east of Teruel in a major offensive to seize Valencia. Air and ground forces bombarded eastern coast cities as infantry and artillery forced government troops along the Teruel Sagunto Valencia corridor. Death toll from reported Gyrenollers bombing near Barcelona could exceed 500 with many more wounded.
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Hendaye
France
Teruel
Valencia
Francisco Franco
Sagunto
Barcelona
Rains Damage Wheat Across Kansas Crops Hit by Heavy Rain
Topeka reports say heavy rains worsen ripening wheat in southeastern and south central Kansas. Orange leaf rust reduces yields in some areas while late freezes and frost damaged western and south central fields. Hail damaged wheat locally as farm work lags behind the season.
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Topeka
South Central
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Kansas
Passage of new food and drug bill sent to Senate
The House approved a modernized food and drug bill, expanding the 32 year old law. It returns to the Senate, which passed it a year earlier, for action on changes. The measure bans misbranding, requires premarket testing of new drugs, and authorizes standards for food identity plus higher penalties for violations.
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Senate
Washington
House
Wallace
Grim Kidnapping Manhunt Grips Princeton Florida
A massive search unfolds for five year old Jimmy Cash after a daytime kidnapping in Princeton Florida with $10,000 ransom paid. FBI agents seize a suspect M F Braxton among crowds of volunteers including Boy Scouts and veterans. A death note suicide is reported at Cutler as authorities intensify the probe.
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Princeton
Fla
Jimmy Cash
James Bailey Cash
G-men
M. F. Braxton
Miami
Braxton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cutler
Princton
Veterans Organizations
CCC
E. J. Connolly
FBI
D. C. Coleman
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Princeton, Fla
Three Injured in Highway 59 Crash South of Lawrence
A late night crash near Dutton Bridge on highway 59 left Laura Patmon 21 Baldwin with a scalp wound plus Esther Buchanan 6 Ottawa with forehead lacerations and Vernon Mauldin 20 Kansas City Kan slight shoulder injuries. The Ford V-8 suffered about 200 dollars in damage as rain fell and all were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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Dutton Bridge
Highway 59
Lawrence
Laura Patmon
Baldwin
Esther Buchanan
Ottawa
Vernon Mauldin
Kansas City
Kan
Ft. Riley
Patman
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
George Price
Two Children Drowned in Eagle Tail Creek
In Sharon Springs Kansas two 10 year old cousins Hariett and Geraldine Merritt drowned while wading in Eagle Tail creek after a recent rain. Two boys playing nearby witnessed the tragedy and called for help. rescuers recovered both bodies after about 35 minutes.
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Sharon
Springs
Kan
Harriett
Geraldine Merritt
Eagle Tail Creek
Twister Damages Oats Field Near Hill View Golf Course
Dr A P Hults reports a small twister about 6 o clock last sight pushed in a west win dow of his home south on highway 59 near Hill View golf course and laid flat a small field of oats south of his house.
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A. P. Hults
Highway 59
Hill View
Hults
Smoky Hill Flood Threatens Ellsworth Area as Water Rises
Heavy rains push the Smoky Hill to record levels in Russell county. Homes, bridges and business basements flood while residents seek safety in camps and with neighbors. Rescue efforts are hampered by swift currents as the river nears the 28.5 foot crest.
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Ellsworth
Smoky Hill
Frank Spousta
Long Mason
Spousta
Wilson
Russell County
William Montgomery
John Maier
M Hollandsworth
William Bangert
Highway 8
Russell
Trafic
Concordia
C. Corkhill
Nebraska
Republican
Junction City
Kansas River
Salina
Abilene
Marquette
McPherson County
Kansas
Casement to Speak on Agriculture and Business in Lawrence
Dan Casement of Riley County speaks in Lawrence Thursday evening June 2 under the Douglas County Taxpayers League. The meeting at South Park or court house opens at 7 30. Businessmen and farmers are invited to hear Casement who opposes farm regulation and government programs, presenting his views forcefully.
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Dan Casement
Riley County
Lawrence
Douglas County Taxpayers League
Southpark
Casement
Wheat yield may be disappointing across Douglas County
County agent Deal Six notes wheat heads are not filling properly due to heavy rains during bloom and army worm damage. Field observations show few grains per head, with potential yields around 20 bushels per acre, well below last year’s 40. Grasshoppers seen but early bait distribution planned. Potatoes in Kaw Valley mostly good except waterlogged low spots.
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Douglas County
Deal Six
Dave McCreath
McCreath
Six
Kaw
Government reorganization looms for 1939 Congress
Washington June 1 The issue of government reorganization gained prominence as congressional leaders with President Roosevelt's approval abandoned for this session the disputed bill. Senators Byrnes and Warren said some form of reorganization will be brought before the 1939 Congress, while critics warned voters may oppose the measure at the polls.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Byrnes
D-S.c
Warren
Dn.d
Senate
House
Congress
Highway bill approved by Congress for 1940 and 1941
Congress gave final approval to a highway bill authorizing 357.4 million dollars for 1940 and 1941 plus 150 million dollars from old unused appropriations. The measure proceeds to the White House for signature. Senator Hayden cited 158.5 million in new authorizations for 1940 and 191 million for 1941.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Hayden
D.-Ariz
Second Largest Kansas Wheat Crop Forecast by Santa Fe Officials
Topeka reports a 200000000 bushel Kansas wheat crop could be the second largest in history if moderate weather allows maturation. Western Kansas wheat is in good condition after timely rains, offsetting losses from high water elsewhere. Eastern Kansas shows bank growth and leaf rust. early harvest delayed by rains and cool spell.
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Topeka
Kansas
Santa Fe Agricultural Department
Governor warns patrol overstep after arrest incident
Gov. Walter A. Huxman said he warned the highway patrol against stepping out of line but did not indicate plans to seek the resignation of patrol superintendent Jack Jenkins. He noted criticism from labor representatives over the arrest of Harry S. Helgesen of Wichita in Kansas City, Kansas, and stressed patrols should limit to patrol duties unless in dire necessity.
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Topeka
Walter A. Haxman
Highway Patrol
Jack Jenkins
Jenkins
Kansas City
Harry S. Helgesen
Wichita
Helgesen
Helgesen Questioned After Kansas City Arrest Escalation
Harry S. Helgesen was brought to Lawrence police early May 23 for questioning after Kansas City officers and state highway patrols with their prisoner fled Sedgewick County. He was questioned from 12:30 a.m. until daybreak. no state troopers accompanied the transport.
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Harry S. Helgesen
Lawrence
Kansas City
Sedgewick County
Helgesen
Lightning at Eudora Mill Sparks Quick Fire Defense
Lightning struck the Eudora Mill yesterday around 5 PM. Dick Erwin and J D Adams acted fast to extinguish the fire after the strike blew fuses, spraying water from barrels to prevent damage. Rain totals reached 1 inch by evening, with 1.5 inches nearby by 5 PM.
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Eudora
Dick Erwin
J. D. Adams
Erwin
Adams
Hopkins Stand Lauded by Iowa Treasurer in Primary Row
Des Moines reports Iowa Treasurer Leo J. Wegman released what he called the substance of a telegram to Harry L. Hopkins. The message praised Hopkins for endorsing Otha Wearin in the Iowa Democratic senatorial primary. The telegram dated May 26 followed Gov. Kraschel's expressed resentment and intensified the campaign featuring Wearin and rival Guy M. Gillette.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leo J. Wegman
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Otha D. Wearin
Nelson G. Kraschel
Hopkins
Wearin
Guy M. Gillette
Senator Wheel
D-Mont
Senate
Former Mayor Zimmerman Sentenced to Prison
Former Buffalo mayor George J. Zimmerman, convicted of taking illegal fees while in office, was sentenced today to a maximum of five years and a minimum of two years in Attica state prison.
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Buffalo, N. Y
George J. Zimmerman
Attica State Prison
Smith Executed in Indiana Electric Chair for Holdup Killing
Twenty two year old John Dee Smith was put to death in Indiana's electric chair in Michigan City for the holdup killing of Arlie H. Foster a Fort Wayne restaurant owner. The execution occurred on June 1.
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Michigan City
Ind
John Dee Smith
Indiana
Arlie H. Foster
Fort Wayne
Stock Market Index Rises to 38.1 on 60 Stocks
The average of 60 stocks advanced to 38.1, up from 37.1 yesterday, signaling a modest market gain as traders priced in fresh data and corporate results.
May rainfall ranks tenth in Lawrence station history
The May total of 7.61 inches was the tenth rainiest in 70 years at the Lawrence weather station. Normal is 4.75 inches, with 14.89 inches year to date, 2.13 inches above normal. Measurable rain fell on 19 days, 2.28 inches fell in 24 hours May 19, and the Kaw River rose without flood threat.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Kaw
Altho
Kansas Electric Power Plant
Cameron’s Bluff
Depot at Williamstown Destroyed by Fire
The Williamstown depot burned yesterday afternoon with only the communication lines and poles spared. Lawrence firemen arrived to battle the blaze using water drawn from a Union Pacific locomotive tender sent from here. A. C. Campbell, Union Pacific agent at Williamstown, retrieved most equipment and records. A Rock Island freight train was briefly held up until the fire cooled enough to remove danger to the cars.
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Williamstown
Lawrence Fire Department
Union Pacific
A. C. Campbell
Rock Island
Aid to Big Business in Relief Bill Sparks Debate
Senator Holt criticizes a relief bill provision allowing WPA funds to train household servants, arguing it aids big business by teaching maids for domestic workers. Senator Adams argues the measure helps colored people qualify for better jobs and reduce relief rolls.
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Washington
Holt
D-W.va
Congress
Senate
Adams
D- Colo
Film Actor Held on Kidnapping Charge in Hollywood
Ralf Harolde, a film actor once on Broadway, was jailed in Hollywood on suspicion of kidnapping seven year old Maurice Marshall Tomeo from Vine Street Elementary School playground yesterday. He denied the charges saying he only wanted to take the boy to buy ice cream and was also charged with loitering on school grounds.
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Hollywood
Ralf Harolde
Maurice Marshall Tomeo
Vine Street
New York
Ralph Harolde
Acator
Weather Forecast For Kansas Areas
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Thursday with cooler change in southeast and extreme east tonight and warmer conditions on Thursday. Morning observations show partly cloudy skies at Emporia and Manhattan and clear elsewhere. Road conditions vary from muddy near Ottawa to rough at Manhattan and soft at Arkansas City with better conditions at Wichita. Temperature records show 7 p.m. yesterday and 8 a.m. today with noon readings today. Rainfall to 7 a.m. today measures 24 inch.
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Kansas
Emporia
Manhattan
Ottawa
Arkansas City
Coffeyville
Wichita
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