Iowa primary shows Dickinson and Herring leading in Senate race
Des Moines Iowa June 2 1936 Republican Senator Lester Dickinson leads with 39 6 percent of the vote after two thirds of precincts reported while Democrat Governor Clyde L Herring gains 31 6 majority in the Senate contest Former Senator Smith W Brock hart the new deaf Russian trade expert trails Dickinson with 38905 votes and three other candidates exceed 21000 votes each as Nelson Kraschel aims for governor nomination Des Moines delegates to national conventions are uninstructed and reapportionment shifts slightly from 1934 results
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Des Moines
Lester J. Dickinson
New Deal
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
Dickinson
Iowa Reublicans
Democrats
Herring
Smith W. Brockhart
Hubert Utterback
Nelson G. Kraschel
George Wilson
Towans
Wind Downs Trees on City Streets
A brief afternoon wind storm toppled a large elm at Will Olmsted Park and blocked Thirteenth street after roots were cut for a sidewalk. A dead cottonwood at 524 New Jersey street fell, damaging a shed and fence. Many yards reported fallen limbs.
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Will. Olmsted
Thirteenth
Vermont
Thirteenth Street
S24
New Jersey Street
NYA urges more workers in Douglas County projects
Douglas County NYA unit reports increased staff with five non relief supervisors and about 50 relief workers, a $1200 monthly payroll, and supervision of several hundred participants daily. Dramatics outreach invites junior and senior girls to join one act plays through contact and meeting at Green hall. Additional notes include dance classes, NYA center opening near Safeway in Ecke building, and playground work in Lawrence and Baldwin ahead of programs. A prehistoric graveyard near Robert Lee, Texas is noted.
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Douglas County National Youth Administration Unit
Ralph Wolfson
Greenhall
NYA
Safeway
Ecke
Lawrence
Baldwin
Test Your Knowledge Quiz from Classified Fare
Seven quick trivia prompts cover capitals pensions ancient empires biology oceans caribou cantons and lintels. Adelaide Anne Procter as a named figure appears, inviting readers to turn to classifieds for answers.
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Fernando de Noronha
Caribou
Cantons
Adelaide Anne Procter T
Legislator Dc C Gerstenberger Seeks renomination in GOP primaries
Dc C Gerstenberger a Twelfth district state representative born in Eudora township and lifelong Douglas county resident announced he will seek reelection in the Republican primaries. In his third term he has served in three regular sessions and two special sessions, chaired the education committee in one, and sat on agriculture and assessment and taxation committees. He is secretary of the Kaw Valley National Farm Loan association since 1928 and allied with the Federal Land Bank of Wichita.
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C. Gerstenberger
Gerstenberger
Eudora Township
Douglas County
Kaw Valley National Farm Loan Association
Federal Land Bank of
Wichita
Ottawa speaker to address Douglas County Young Democrats
Mrs. W C Harding of Ottawa will address the regular monthly meeting of the Douglas County Young People's Democratic club at the courthouse Thursday evening June 4. She is active in local and district Democratic groups and civic clubs. Curtis Cook hopes George McCarty of Lecompton will attend to discuss plans for a Democratic barbecue.
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W. C. Harding
Ottawa
Douglas County
Young People’s Democratic Club
Court House
O'Clock
Memorial Hospital Notes Reflect Local Residents
Memorial Hospital notes list Mrs. A. H. Edwards of Lebo as a patient, Mrs. Rachel Butler discharged today, Mrs. Charlotte Froeliger, mother of Mrs. Fred Vogler, admitted yesterday, George Engleberger of 527 Lake Street receiving medical treatment, and John E. Teter of Hutchinson recounts a bicycle theft after 26 years of commuting by bike.
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A. H. Edwards
Lebo
Robert A. Hunt
Rachel Butler
Charlotte Froeliger
Fred Vogler
George Engleberger
Lake Street
Professor Surprises KU Students In Office At Night
KU students left studying at Watson Library after hours and used a professor’s office for a late study session. The professor, unaware of their presence, discovered them when he returned to his office and simply noted the library’s closing time. The incident ended with the students being dismissed. Glenn Charlton to Swampscott for Employers Indemnity Company anniversary events in the United States. The Queen Mary arrives with British officials for Swampscott meeting.
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University of Kansas
Watson
Glenn Charlton
Glenn E. Charlton
Swampscott
Mass
Employers Indemnity Company
United States
England
New York
House of Lords
House of Commons
Three Men Get $50,000 From a Bank Messenger
A Bronx bank holdup nets $50,000 from a messenger car at Claremont Parkway and Washington Avenue. Theodore Frank assistant manager and Arthur Tricer lose the money as three armed men seize packages and speed off, with the bandits abandoning their car a few blocks away.
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New York
Claremont Parkway
Washington Avenue
Bronx
Theodore Frank
National Safety Bank & Trust Company
Arthur Tricer
Frank
Tricer
Lawrence women finds gold fish in water hyacinth pool
A Lawrence woman bought two water hyacinth plants for a fish pool and found hundreds of small goldfish hatched in overnight on the roots. Later a hat blown onto a city bus by wind was rescued by bus driver Elzy Davis. The Eldridge Barber Shop installed automatic lather dispensers. Theatre listings include The Princess Comes Across and The King Steps Out. Workmen began a concrete fish pond at 1345 Louisiana Street behind the residence of Chancellor E H Lindley.
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Dean Henry Wernn
K. U
Missouri
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Kansas Electric Power Company
Elzy Davis
Eldridge Barber Shop
E. H. Lindley
Louisiana Street
Scotland Yard Officials Ask for Wichita Police Forms
Wichita, Kan. June 2. Scotland Yard officials seek copies of Wichita police forms from Acting Police Chief W K Ingram. Mayor C W Wilson, on leave at Harvard, directs mailing of all Wichita record bureau forms, crime scene equipment photos, and department workings. Material to be sent to Col. Frank Brook in London.
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Wichita
Kan
Scotland Yard
W. K._ Ingram
C. W. Wilson
Harvard University
Wichita Record Bureau
Wilson
Frank Brook
London
Optimism in Landon bid noted by Stauffer in Cleveland
Oscar Stauffer, chair of the Landon for President committee, arrived in Cleveland and voiced optimism for Landon’s GOP nomination prospects. He predicted Landon would secure the first ballot votes from most states west of the Mississippi, while grass roots strength grows in western states. He praised Landon as sincere with the country’s best interests at heart. Also, a Detroit storm report notes fatalities and injuries from a violent rain and wind event, with property damage.
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Cleveland
Oscar Stauffer
London
Gov. Landon
Mississippi
Oklahoma mistrial declared in Gites relief case
Federal Judge Edgar S. Vaught declared a mistrial in the conspiracy case of Carl Gites former state relief administrator and three co-defendants over alleged missteps in mule purchases for relief funds The judge cited unjustified and prejudicial remarks during testimony and criticized government spending practices in the relief program
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Oklahoma City
Edgar S. Vaught
Carl Gites
Vaught
Dan M. Jackson
Giles
Tugwell
Hopkins
Ickes
Judge Vaught
United States
Graft Probe Details In San Francisco Police
San Francisco police graft inquiry reveals a patrolman deposited 834,021 in banks over 25 years after earning 200 a month. Patrolman James F Madden testified to 126,415 in 1929 and 143,209 in 1934 from stock and bonds. Deputy attorney Madden called him a saying man. Patrolman William Quinlan claimed horse dealing funded about 100,000. Investigation triggered by internal revenue findings on vice protection payments.
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San Francisco
Grand Jury
Leslie C. Gil Jen
James F. Madden
Madden
William Quinlan
John ¥. Lewis
Federal
Internal Revenue
May Rainfall Report From Worden Observer
Walter Schwarz, a volunteer weather observer near Worden, records 4.42 inches of rain in May with measurable rain on eleven days and a trace on one day. He notes May 1935 had 12.55 inches and flood conditions prevailed in the river valleys. Three wounded in strike.
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Walter Schwarz
Worden
Schwarz
Eight Hurt Since Start of Ore Mine Fight
Three company officers were wounded early today near the Muscoda ore mine of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company as about 150 shots were fired. The wounding of the trio raised the total shot since the red ore miners strike began Sunday night to eight. Alabama had a sales tax 113 years ago.
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Birmingham
Ala
Muscoda
Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company
Visitor From Hawaii Praises Landon After Topeka Meeting
James Winne, Hawaii Republican National Committeeman, calls Governor Landon optimistic about November. He praises Landon as presidential timber with modern, safe ideas and notes Landon’s keen interest in farmers’ issues. They lunched at the executive mansion after meeting Mrs Landon before Winne’s trip to Kansas City en route to Chicago.
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Topeka
James Winne
Hawaii
Alf Mo Landon
Landon
Winne
Tyne
Executive Mansion
Kansas City
Chicago
Grace Brandm Found Insane After Shepard Case
Grace Brandm the government star witness in Maj Charles A Shepard murder proceedings was sent to a hospital for the mentally unsound after a January court ruling found her of unsound mind. The Brooks aviation field stenographer was ordered confined in a state institution following the trial that ended with Shepard acquitted on the charge he poisoned his wife to wed her.
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San Antonio
Tex
Charles A. Shepard
Grace Brandm
Brooks Aviation Field
Janacy Court
Shepard
Army
Brandon
Market News Livestock Close in Kansas City
AP report summarizes livestock close in Kansas City with steady to higher prices for heifers and steers, noting best natured cattle and varied quotes. Market details are obscured by damaged OCR but indicate activity in potatoes and regional supply shifts.
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Kansas City
Arkansas Bonds and Market Notes in a Scrambled Ledger
Fragmentary OCR shows references to government bonds, treasury issues, and market quotes. Mentions values like 1 and 2, 7.50, and various dates and tickers, but the text is largely garbled. Key entities include Kansas City Hay Market, Chicago close, and Treasury notes.
Agrifood and Market Wrap From June Trade News
Rural price quotes show July oats at 245 with September 254 and 267.4. rye July 331, September 54. December unquoted. barley July 37 and September 8.70. Livestock receipts projected include cattle 2,500 hogs 2,000 sheep 4,000. Wall Street notes mixed action after Westinghouse slide. transfers about 400,000 shares. Market mood cautious with several declines and few firm spots. Senate tax talk weighs on sentiment.
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Wall Street
New York
Westinghouse
Hoover
J. & Case
Allied Chemical
J. S. Rubber
Ontainer Corp. Standard Gils
Jersey
California
American Steel Foundries
Dome
McIntyre
Consolidated Edison
Radio
Canadan
Thema
United States
Senate
Congress
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South Carolina
W. C. Franklin
Young Democrats Club
John E.teter
Hutchinson
Tce Man
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Maida
Associated Press
Clarence VY. Beck
Clarence V. Beck
Kansas
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Detroit
Maudie
W. E Jeffreys
Shawnee, Ohls
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Henry C. Norberg
The
Round Corner Drug Store
King Edward
Edward VIII
Seaforth Highlanders
Grace Brandon Insane
Petitars
New Tan
Manley
Insurance Agency
M. C. Manley
Gene Glahe
Arkansas
Tifewnia
Wuuderate
Dale Tetisson
Kansas City Hay Market Knenity
Dane
Treasury
Maren
Kanu
Firestone Ees
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