South China Asks For War On Japan
Canton declares war on Japan amid conflicting reports as Nanking mobilizes 35,000 troops. Chinese authorities insist on unity with Nanking while Canton faces rising tensions and a possible independent movement. Cantonese leaders warn of military action as South China mobilizes forces.
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Japan
Shanghai
Canton
Jay
Accr
North China
Nanking
Kwangtune
Kwanga
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
China
Capper Announces Bid for Re Election in Kansas
Washington jun 27 senator Arthur Capper Republican of Topeka Kan announced he would seek a fourth term after completing his third. He plans to return to Kansas for summer and fall, talk with voters, and outline his platform later. Omar B Ketchum Democrat announced from Wichita that he would run for Capper’s seat, promising a clean cut campaign and to express views on national issues. he is the third Democrat to enter the race with Bob George and Dempster Potts already seeking the nomination.
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Washington
Arthuy Capper
Topeka
Kan
Capper
Kansas
Congress
Wichita
Omar B. Ketchum
United States Senate
Arthur Capper
Ketchum
Bob George
Lebo Stockman
Dempster Potts
Potts
Kansas Women Arrive for Sessions in Washington
Kansas delegates led by Amy Kelly and Georgia Anna Smurthwaite arrived in Washington for the third triennial meeting of the Associated Country Women of the World. About 230 Missouri women joined them. Douglas County participants included Mrs. Jack Kelsey and others, with Miss Lorene Fairbairn and Miss Vernetta Fairbairn among those traveling.
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Washington
Kansas
Associated Country Women of the World
Missouri
Amy Kelly
Georgia Anna Smurthwaite
Douglas County
Jack Kelsey
C. C. Gerstenberger
Mary Cole
Clifford Repsch
Lorene Fairbairn
Mackey
Leavenworth County
Vernetta Fairbairn
Independence
Kane
Reusch
Rebels Raise White Flag At Leon Fort In Nicaragua
Managua reports that loyal Epops raised a white flag over Acoseseo fort in Leon after three days of defense by forces under Gen Anastacio Somoza. Somoza was said to enter the fort to accept surrender as the final government objective fell.
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Managua
Nicaragua
National Army
Juan B. Sacasa
Epops
Leon
Anastacio Somoza
National
Somoza
Acoseseo
Guard
Italians Massacred on Road to Addis Ababa
Italian military authorities said 30 air force soldiers escorting supply trucks were killed on the road between Makale and Addis Ababa. The detachment fought off attackers, sent a radio call, and reinforcements arrived too late. the unit was wiped out to the last man.
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Rome
Addis Ababa
Addis Abpbe
Makale
Allis Ababa
Senate Approves Flood Control Bill in Senate Vote
Washington June 2 The Senate approved by voice vote the conference report on the 220 million Omnibus flood control bill sending it to the House for final action. The measure requires states and local subdivisions to meet land costs and damages from site acquisitions for flood control works. It provides for 217 projects all approved by the Army Engineers board. Representative Klopplemann said after a Roosevelt conference that money would soon be distributed under the 50 million flood relief loan bill signed April 17.
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Washington
Senate
House
Board of Army Engineers
Klopplemann
Dconn
Roosevelt
Suffrage campaigners toss socks at French senators
Paris on June 2 witnessed women campaigning for voting rights in France drop hundreds of socks from gallery heads bearing jokes about voting and socks. Guards removed the demonstrators as the scene drew a courteous response despite the protest. Tells of Fight With Loeb Joliet, Ti, June 2. Convict James Day’s detailed account of slashing Richard Loeb in a Stateville prison bathroom was presented to a jury in the Chicago larconist murder case. The state rested after Day’s statement.
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Paris
France
Loeb
Counts Her War Cost
Rome reports Italy tallies African war losses at 4,359 lives with 2,313 white officers and men dead, 1,304 in combat, 1,009 by illness or accident, plus 1,493 native troopers and 453 workmen. Ice House now open 19th Mass. Day.
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Rome
Italy
Connecticut Votes Landon To Republican Nomination
Hartford reports State Chairman J. Henry Roraback announced Connecticut will cast its 19 votes for Governor Alf M. Landon at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Roraback expects a harmonious gathering with Landon nominated on the first ballot and Wadsworth as vice president.
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Conn
J. Henry Roraback
Cleveland
Connecticut
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Roraback
Landon
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Corinne R. Alsop
Avon
Roosevelt
National Committee
Wadsworth
John Hamilton
Hamilton
William E. Borah
Mass Treason Charge in Budapest Sees 770 Arrests
Budapest reports 770 persons charged with high treason amid a May Day putsch plot to smash revolutionary Naziism. Twenty eight arrests occurred quickly, with Solton Boszormeny named as alleged plot leader. Police found army uniforms indicating planned peasant assault on the capital.
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Budapest
Hungary
Solton Boszormeny
Boszormeny
Wife visits Zioncheck in hospital after separation
Mrs Marion A Zioncheck 21, wife of Washington representative, met him for a half hour at Gailinger hospital amid police custody for mental observation. Doctors said rest and observation may take one day or longer as Mr Zioncheck cooperates.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
Gailinger Hospital
Washington State
Zioncheck
Joseph Gilbert
District of Columbia
Edgar A. Bocork
Dr. Bocock
King Opens Senate Debate on Tax Measure
King opens Senate debate on the tax plan arguing the House version harms revenue and industry. He condemns the House bill for penalizing small corporations and aiding larger ones while urging a Finance Committee compromise to remove inequities. Republican leaders plan to back the compromise initially but oppose final passage.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
House
King
Utah
Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Rates for soil conservation payments by Kansas counties listed
Average rates for diverting land to soil conservation vary by county from 4.20 in Wallace to 12.50 in Doniphan. Dean Harry Umberger announced the county averages and noted farm payments may exceed or fall short of these figures. Other farm program contents include soil building payments, signing work sheets by June 15, and a community canning project reopening next Monday at Woodlawn school. Belle Davis allocates 10 percent of her luxury purchases to a private charity fund.
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Wallace County
Doniphan
Dean Harry Umberger
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Kansas Extension Service
Allen
Atchison
Barton
Bourbon
Cloud
Cowley
Crawford
Dickinson
Douglas
Ellis
Ford
Franklin
Geary
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Lahette
Leavenworth
Lyon
Montgomery
Neosho
Pratt
Riley
Reno
Saline
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Sumner
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Freed J. Boyles
Social Service League
Roles
Carrel Clark
Sam Elliott
Social Service League Canning Committee
Mildred Davis Watson
Margaret Ford
WPA
Bertha E. Flynn
Miss Flynn
Confession Evidence Ties Poole Slaying to Black Legion
Detroit June testimony in the Poole murder case links the execution plan to the night before Poole’s body was found. Det Sgt Harvill testified about Dayton Dean’s statements and Harvey Davis’s rope remark, with Dean admitting he shot Poole as others failed to appear at the meeting hall. Rockefeller starts north as others work long hours. stock averages noted.
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Detroit
Charles Poole
Black Legion
John Harvill
Dayton Dean
Poole
Harvill
Dean
Harvey Davis
Davis
Ervin Lee
Baseball Scores and Standings From AL and NL Action
Baseball results show Boston defeating Cleveland 14 to 6 as part of a doubleheader. Chicago crushed Philadelphia 11 to 4. Detroit swept the Athletics 5 to 4. Pittsburgh toppled Boston 4 to 5 in a late eighth inning. St Louis dropped Mike Ryba to meet roster limits while New York and Chicago postponements affect the schedule.
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Jeury
Terg
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Washington
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Lehnhards
el Peshons
Hune
New York
Tay i OE
Chico Cart
Chicago
Woelirane
Tavses
Psig
PHS
Detroit
Philadelphia
Gruges
Cochrane
Kelley
Hayes
Tittschargeh
Jane
Jary
Rittes
Veryus
Tediay
Boston
Beck Explains Lottery and Trading Stamp Laws at Chamber Luncheon
Attorney General Clarence W Beck outlined Kansas lottery and trading stamp laws at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Hotel Eldridge. He noted constitutional lottery prohibitions and steep licensing costs that deter participation, discussed Bank Night rulings, and warned merchants about compliant prize drawings amid rising promotional schemes.
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Chamber of Commerce
State of
Clarence WY. Beck
Hotel
Eldridge
Beck
Berk
Douglas
University of Kansas
Kansas State College names track captain for 1937
Manhattan Kansas June 2 6R Coach Ward Haylett announced today Robert Dill Winchester has been elected captain of the 1937 Kansas State College track team in a mail ballot among this year's lettermen Dill a senior next year won the half mile in the Bic Six meet at Lincoln and helped lead relay units setting a conference record plus contributed to two mile relay teams that won at Kansas and Drake relays this spring.
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Manhattan
Kan
Ward Haylett
Robert Dill
Winchester
Kansas State College
Dill
Lincoln
Kansas
Drake
Leavenworth selects Ridgway as new athletics coach
Carroll Ridgway of Burling ton Kansas is named coach of athletics at Leavenworth High School replacing Richard M Godlove who becomes director of athletics at Ottawa University. Ridgway a former Emporia Teachers College athlete and four year coach at Burling ton High School succeeds Godlove after six years coaching here.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Carroll Ridgway
Emporis Teachers College
Burlington, Kan
Leavenworth High School
Ridgway
Richard M. Godlove
Ottawa University
Agricultural Bureaus Report Past Week For Wheat Crop
Topeka June 27 Wheat in Kansas showed a good week for development with adequate moisture and moderate temperatures aiding growth and preventing premature ripening. Smut damaged oats in southern two thirds. corn cultivation widespread. winter barley rebounded to fair condition. pastures supplying ample feed in the east and improving in the west.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kaw Valley Potato Tour Dates Set Across Counties
The annual Kaw Valley potato tour will run June 1 and 12 with field visits in Wrandotte Leavenworth Douglas Jefferson and Shawnee counties. Five test plots in Douglas county examine seed treatments and fertilizers on farms of Heck Stiner Garrett Pine and Mee. The Friday June 12 afternoon visits the Newman experimental farm to study potatoes and other crops.
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John ©. Miller
Kansas State College
Wrandotte County
Leavenworth
Douglas
Jefferson
Shawnee
Douglas County
Alfred Heck
W. R. Stiner
E. D. Garrett
Ross Pine
Lester Meee
Thedan, Jr
New Jersey Governor Deposes Schwarzkopf in Police Shakeup
In Trenton Governor Harold G. Hoffman ousts Col. H Norman Schwarzkopf as New Jersey state police superintendent after criticizing the Lindbergh kidnap murder investigation. Col. Mark O. Kimberling, longtime state prison warden and Schwarzkopf deputy, is nominated to succeed. Lindbergh praised Schwarzkopf's handling. both Kimberling and Schwarzkopf declined to comment on the $9,000-a-year appointment.
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N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Cel
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
Senate
Mark O. Kimberling
Schwarzkopf
Kimberling
Brono Richard Haartmann
Lindbergh
Altho
Trauptmann
Hoffman
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt Calls Court Ruling Creates No Man's Land
President Roosevelt said the Supreme Court's decision invalidating New York's minimum wage law for women creates a no man's land where government cannot function. He spoke at a press conference without detailing how New Deal aims will be achieved given the court rulings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
New York
Ano Man’s Land
No Man’s Land
4-H Club Roundup Draws 105 Counties to Manhattan
Boys and girls from 104 of 105 Kansas counties registered for the annual State 4-H Club roundup in Manhattan. Total registration reached 1,280. The opening assembly was led by President F. D. Farrell and Dean H. Umberger of the college. Two general assemblies were planned for the day as study and recreation filled the schedule. the roundup continues through Saturday.
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Manhattan
Kan
F. D. Farrell
Dean H. Umberger
Dunkards Debate Messenger Selection At National Conference
German Baptists at the Elmer Flory farm near Pleasant Grove handle business on day four of their national conference. Elders oversee church policy while delegates discuss messenger selection rules and unity across congregations.
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Elmer Flory
Pleasant Grove
Haze
Union
Dunkards
Dunkards Hall Cameramen Halted At Conference
W A Andlauer and Louis Studna of Paramount News were stopped after ten feet of film at a German Baptist conference in Douglas County Kansas. Deputies took them to Lawrence. Andlauer signed a statement pledging no portion of the film would be shown publicly. The incident occurred from a porch near Elmer Flory’s home as Dunkards protested the camera.
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W. A. Andlauer
Paramount News
Louis Studna
Kansas City
German Baptist Conference
Dunkards
Lawrence
C. W. Gates
Henry Collins
Andlauer
Elmer Flory
R. B. Stevens
Weather outlook unsettled with light showers and cooler temps
The Kansas forecast calls for a somewhat unsettled spell tonight and Wednesday with possible showers in the northwest and cooler air in the east. Morning skies vary from clear to cloudy across Wichita and Dodge City while road conditions remain good in Douglas County. Temperature readings show a 7 pm yesterday high near 88 and a 7 am today low around 55 with noon today not specified.
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Wichita
Dodge City
Douglas
Rome
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