Fines assessed for oil price fixing in Midwest case
Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone in Madison on June 2 fined 13 major oil firms 360000 and 25 thousand costs, with 11 officials also fined. Eight others face trial September 26 after pleading not contendre. several companies listed. The indictment charged illegal fixing of jobbers profit margins in 1935 and 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Patrick T. Stone
Midwest
Stone
Gulf Refining Company
William V. Hartmann
Pittsburgh
the Texas Company
W. S. S. Rodeere
New York
H. H. Dodge
S. Fk. Wright
Chivarn
Tidewater Associated Oil Company
Edward I. Shen
J. FR. Warner
Tulsa
Barnsdall Refining Corporation
Edward B. Reeser
Globe Oil and Refining Company of Oklahoma
Globe Oil and Refining Company
Globe Oil and Refining Company of Kansas
R. A. O'Shaughnessy
Minneapolis
Globe Companies
National Refining Company
Indictmen
U S Deficit Nears Roosevelt Estimate in Latest Treasury Report
Washington June 2 The treasury shows a deficit of 1 470 573 054 for the year ending June 30 with eleven months of outlays exceeding receipts near the 1 544 000 000 projection in President Roosevelt s budget message The public debt stood at 37 422 827 048 on May 31 and Morgenthau says no new money will be borrowed in the June 15 financing operation to be used only for refunding maturing securities.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Hays Appoints Topeka Manager Ellis’ J Allison
The Hays city commissioners select Ellis J. Allison of Topeka 88 as city manager. He will begin work within two weeks. Allison studied at the University of Kansas from 1920 to 1924.
Radio Station Granted in Atchison Kansas
The Communications Commission authorized Carl Latenser to establish a 100 watt daytime radio station in Atchison Kansas operating on 1420 kilocycles.
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Atchison
Washington
the Communications Commission
Carl Latenser
Atchison, Kan
Japan Yields on Restitution of American Properties in China
The United States announces Japan will restore major American properties in China and allow unhindered return of American staff. The Southern Baptist mission property in Shanghai’s Chapei district is returned, and passes are issued for missionaries to return to Nanking. An interdepartmental committee will visit central China to assess occupancy issues and propose settlements.
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Washington
Japan
China
State Department
Shanghai
Southern Baptist Mission
Chapei
Nanking
Grew
Tokyo
Foreign Office
University of Shanghai
Frank Lockhart
States Policy Stirs Senate Over Public Utilities Funds
Senate debates restrict PWA construction of public utility plants that compete with private systems until private owners can offer to sell at a reasonable price. Barkley says Roosevelt would fund only if municipalities prove good faith offers and fair prices. Senate restores $965 million public works funding and weighs targeted allocations for reclamation and irrigation.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Roosevelt
Senate Appropriations Committee
PWA
Borah
Idaho
Appropriations Committee
Public Works
House
Hayden
Dariz
Wheeler
Dmont
Russell
D-Ga
Flood watch eases as Smoky Hill crest nears
Topeka reports that northern and southeastern Kansas will see respite from rainfall for the next 36 hours as the Smoky Hill river crest moves past Ellsworth and toward Salina. Floods peak at Ellsworth reached 9.6 feet above bank full, with rising levels at Lindsborg and Marquette. Temperatures climb to 80s and 90s with only minor rain. Flora warns Salina crest could exceed 1927 levels. Kaw basin not expected to rise above half bank full.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Smoky Hill
Ellsworth
Lindsborg
Flora
Salina
Kaw
Solomon River
Beloit
Tescott
Neosho
Iola
Oklahoma Line
Centralia
Army Tests Tricycle to Supplement Cavalry Unit
Army officials consider using rugged motor driven tricycles to carry three soldiers and weapons up steep slopes as a supplement to horses. Tests show potential for rough country travel similar to horses, but mechanical improvements are needed before adoption.
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Army
Washington
i—Army
Field Artillery Board
War Planes Pave Way as Japanese Columns Move Up
War planes of the Japanese army open destructive operations along the Sunghai railway corridor aiding advance of columns. They claim to have seized a corner of Kihsien twenty miles south of Lanfeng after an hour of combat. Chinese gun positions north of Kihsien suffer heavy damage as two weeks of fighting continues near Lanfeng and Lunghai railway station on the route to Chengchow.
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Shanghai
Army of Nippon
Sunghai Railway
Kihsien
Lanfeng
Lunghai
Chengchow
Penkowe
China
Lakes Formed by Recent Rains Near Cheyenne Bottoms
Report from Great Bend Kansas on June 2 describes new lakes forming in Cheyenne Bottoms after recent rain. The area, once a large dry basin seven miles northeast of town, previously filled in 1927 creating a vast water body used for hunting and as a stopover for wildlife. A drive to make it a federal game refuge was started amid later droughts.
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Great Bend
Kan
Cheyenne
Here
Bourbon county residents urge probe into county spending
Gov. Walter A. Huxman asked the attorney general to review complaints from a Bourbon county delegation led by H. Cogan. The Bourbon county taxpayers league contends county commissioners are spending money unwisely and an investigation may be conducted to determine possible irregularities.
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Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Attorney General
Bourbon County
Bourbon County Taxpayers’ League
H. Cogan
Jay Parker
Haxman
FBI Chief Takes Charge Of James Bailey Cash Jr Case
Princeton Florida June 2 Edgar Hoover head of the FBI assumed charge of the James Bailey Cash Jr kidnapping case as a large posse searched 80 square miles in rain for the 5 year old victim. Agents questioned suspects while a nationwide effort offered a $10 000 ransom reward and a $500 local bounty.
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Princeton
Fla
I. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Bailey Cash
Miami
Washington
Hoover
FBI
Altho
Seven Tornadoes in May Cost Kansas in Damages
Federal Meteorologist S. D. Flora reports seven tornadoes in Kansas during May caused about 51 900 dollars in property damage. The largest loss was 25 000 dollars in Trego and Graham counties on April 26, with other storms across Seward Haskell Ford Lane Stanton Rooks and Harper counties causing smaller sums.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Trego
Graham
Seward
Haskell
Ford County
Lane County
Stanton County
Rooks County
Harper County
Flora
Optimistic Wheat Outlook From Winnipeg Official
C. C. Fields of Winnipeg, Kansas City grain firm vice president, reports southwestern wheat prospects as the best ever. After a survey, he says Kansas condition is the best in the country and that he has studied wheat across North America for 30 years, seeing unparalleled possibilities.
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Kansas City
Southwest
C. C. Fields
Winnipeg
Kansas City Grain Company
Kansas
Fields
North America
Ciano Names Italy Germany and Japan World Benefactors
Milan June 2 Count Galeazzo Ciano pictured Italy Germany and Japan as world benefactors in fighting bolshevism in Spain and China. He praised Rome Berlin axis and pledged closer ties with Japan and Germany while stressing collaboration with Britain and influence in the Balkans.
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Milan
Italy
Galeazzo Ciano
Germany
Japan
Spain
China
Count Ciano
Barcelona
Balkans
Bread Shortage Hits Pittsburgh as Truck Strike Spreads
In Pittsburgh 35 major bakeries cooled as 1,400 truck drivers strike halted movements. 2,400 inside workers idle with potential sympathy walkout. Picket lines blocked freight into seven firms. two men injured in clashes. Union seeks seniority rights closed shop and union label.
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Pittsburgh
American Federation of Labor
Bakery Truck Drivers
A.e.l.’S General Teamsters
George E. Frazier
Business leaders urged to curb unintelligent spending
Orval W. Adams, president of the American Bankers association, urged Salt Lake City businessmen at the mountain states accounting conference to end wasteful spending. He said government fiscal policies have hindered industry and left workers facing uncertainty, urging lenders to help restore confidence and prevent the collapse of the nation’s economic experiment.
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Salt Lake City
America
Orval W. Adams
American Bankers’ Association
Mountain States
Adams
Cardozo May Not Return to U S Court in Fall
New York Post reports from Washington that Supreme Court Justice Cardozo due to illness will not return when the court reconvenes after the summer recess. Cardozo's secretary declined to comment, noting his usual silence. The dispatch suggests formal retirement may be deferred until January despite inability to return next fall.
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New York
New York Post
Washington
Supreme Court
Cardozo
Port Chester
N. Y
Stock Market Index Report and Local Service Ad
The Stock Market Index shows 60 stocks averaging 38.1 points for yesterday. Ford Service in Hamilton advertises at 15 W. 9th with value-grade VG indicating good condition.
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Ford Service
Hamilton
County Officials Seek Better Care for Tomato Aid Plots
County commissioners welfare director and Taxpayers League pressed to fix a tomato growing aid project. Most of 59 plots are cared for while five or six lack proper attention. action against defaulting workers remains undecided as relief eligibility scrutiny continues.
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County Taxpayers League
Welfare Office
League
Sheriff’s Office
Mildred D. Watson
KU Students Start Homeward in Canoe Trip
Two University of Kansas men Terry Lilly and Ted Raymond left Kansas City for home in a canoe at 5 AM traveling down the Kaw river. They expect to reach by about 3 PM with Lilly's mother Mrs. T. E. Lilly and Mrs. Art E. Stoner among about five KU students seeing them off. The paddlers, both expert boatsmen, carried lunches water a rifle and a camera.
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University of Kansas
Terry Lilly
Ted Raymond
Kansas City
Kaw River
Lilly
T. E. Lilly
Art E. Stoner
K. U
Two KU Juniors Return Home After Kaw River Canoe Trip
Terry E. Lilly Jr and Theodore L. Raymond, University of Kansas juniors, arrived in Kansas City at about 2 PM after canoeing roughly 42 miles along the Kaw River since early morning.
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Kansas City
Terry E. Lilly, Jr
Theodore L. Raymond
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kaw River
Outside Powers May Try at Spanish Arbitration
Jose Aguirre former president of the Basque republic said outside powers might mediate in the Spanish civil war and he expected a statement within five or six days After fleeing Bilbao and Santander last June and July he arrived in Paris from Barcelona The Basque republic was an autonomous ally of the Spanish government Balloon ascents with passengers were made in both France and the United States in 1783
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Paris
Jose Aguirre
Barcelona
Aguirre
Bilbao
Santander
Basque Republic
Merchants Bureau reelects Radcliffe and Keene at annual meeting
The Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce reelected Charles Radcliffe as chairman and H. W. Keene as vice chairman at its annual meeting in the Colonial tea room. They set summer retail hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 5 through Labor Day and authorized a traffic problems committee for Massachusetts street with Police Chief Jude Anderson. A fundraiser to reduce merchant solicitation and a study with city officials on revising the out of town peddling ordinance were also discussed.
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Charles Radcliffe
H. W. Keene
Merchants Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Colonial Tea Room
Massachusetts Street
Jude Anderson
Walt Varnum on a fast schedule this week
Walt Varnum works a tight itinerary with his son’s engineering school graduation at the stadium Monday followed by a Shrine Imperial Council meeting in Los Angeles Tuesday morning. He will travel to Kansas City after the ceremony and catch a 12:30 am westbound flight to arrive by 8:00 am. Potentate of Abdallah Shrine, Varnum’s Lawrence druggist, sits on the Imperial Council.
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Walt Varnum
Walter Jr
Shrine
Imperial Council
Los Angeles
Varnum
Kansas City
Lawrence
Abdallah Shrine
National Organization
Capper Fails To Push Wheat Benefit Payment
Senator Arthur Capper failed to advance a senate amendment allowing benefit payments up to 13 cents per bushel for wheat growers. The vote followed a $212 million farm act spending package, with Capper arguing the measure would lift farmer incomes to about 85 cents per bushel when combined with other payments. Senators Russell and King blocked the proposal on parliamentary grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur Capper
R-Kan
Senate
Capper
Russell
Dga
King
Utah
KU 1913 Class to Return for Grand Reunion
About 125 members of the KU Class of 1913 are expected back after 25 years abroad for luncheons dinners dances and receptions at the Union building. Registration begins Saturday at 10 o clock with a radio interview by Helen Rhoda Hoopes and Fred Ellsworth. A big reunion dinner is set for Sunday at 4 p m with a reception to follow at Miss Agnes Evans home.
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K.U
K. U
University
Kansas
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
Colorado
Ohio
Texas
Nebraska
California
Oklahoma
New York
Union
Helen Rhoda Hoopes
KFKU
Fred Ellsworth
Alumni Association
Eldridge Hotel
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Union Building
Agnes Evans
Alabama Street
Evans
Will Griesa
Griesa
T. D
Camera Film Of South African Safari Shown At KU
Chester Woodward presents a three reel color film of South African scenes at Hoch auditorium Topeka with images from the Zambezi Victoria Falls and Kruger National Park The film includes lions zebras hippos and giraffes footage shot from a plane and in a car and the projector doors will close between reels
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Chester Woodward
Topeka
University of Kansas Alumni Association
Hoch Auditorium
K. U
Jayhawker Alumni Association
Woodward
Southampton
Capetown
Duke of Northumberland
Africa
Kruger National Park
Mountainind Plain
Six Killed in Mine Explosion at Butler Mine
Six men were confirmed dead with six others seriously burned and two missing after a blast at the Butler mine of Volpe Coal in Scranton Pennsylvania. Rescuers said a prior rock fall that blocked ventilation may have worsened conditions. The blast followed an earlier eastern Pennsylvania anthracite incident in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Butler
Volpe Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Chile Withdraws From League Over Covenant Reform
Chile gave formal notice of withdrawal from the League of Nations confirming the council decision that she would quit due to failure to act on her reform request for the covenant.
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Chile
Geneva
League of Nations
Weather Outlook Kansas Sees Unsettled West Friday Warmth Follows
Kansas forecast shows fair tonight with a Friday turn to unsettled conditions in the west and warmer temperatures, with morning sun giving way to clear signals. Dirt roads listed as soft at Pittsburg and fair at Salina with other routes okay, Gas Office records show highs near 81 today and a trace of rainfall to 7 am.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Salina
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Charles FE. Arnott
Wadhams Qi] Company
A. O. McGuire
Lonard
Milwaukee
Standard OW Company
Tindiana
Amos Gall
Maser
Chicago
Cities Service Company
Empire Oil and Refining Company
Harry DD. Fruenuff
Oklo
Cities Service Oi Company
Continental Oil Company
Edward Karstedt
Denver
Pure Oil Company
G. C. Morris
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Alexander Fraser
St. Luis
Sinclair Refining Company
J. W. Carnes
New York City
Mid-Continent Petroleum Company
Robert W. McDowell
Phillips Petroleum Company
Frank Phillips
Bartlesville
Ohlo
Ohio Oil Company. Skelly Oil Company
W. G. Skelly
U. S
F.D.R
U.S
Huxman
Bourbon County Administration
J. Edgar Hoover
Palm Beach Town
Er. J. Connelly
Justice Department
Connelly
M. F. Braxton
Cash
Ciano Pictures
World
Bank Association
France
United States
Zambezi River
Woodwards
British Air Corps
Great Victoria Falls
Zambesi
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