Congress backs Patman inflation bill for next session
Washington reports CPI-Bonus forces in Congress will drop the fight for cash payments this session. Leaders agreed to push the Patman inflation bill to the people for a campaign next session, preceding the presidential vote. A compromise was rejected as Roosevelt’s veto loomed, with 75 percent of Congress described as favoring the Patman bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CPI
Congress
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Thomas
D-Okla
Patman
Harison
Louis Ward
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Borah
Rida
Smith
Dike and revetment sites listed for Missouri River project
Washington June 4 Army engineers announced the locations for dikes and revetments to be built along the Missouri river between Kansas City and Sioux City with a 10 million work relief allotment. The project aims to extend navigation at an estimated total cost of 77 million with 24 million more needed for completion. Locations include Wolfcreek Forbas bends near Troy Missouri Morgan Island bend Nemaha County Nebraska and Atchison County Missouri Lincoln bend Nemaha County Nebraska and Atchison County Missouri Barney bend Otse County Nebraska and Atchison County Missouri dike sites Pomeroy Little Platte bends near Parkville Missouri St Joseph Bend near St Joseph Missouri Derrion bend near Holt County Missouri Nishnabotna Peru bends Nemaha County Nebraska and Atchison County Missouri revetments Kickapoo Bend near Leavenworth Kansas and Bellmont bend near Wathena Kansas.
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Washington
Up—Army
Gineers
Missouri River
Kansas City
Sioux City
Army Engineers
Wolfcreek-Forbas
Troy
Kan
Morgan Island Bend
Nemaha County
Neb
Atchison County
Lincoln Bend
Barney Bend
Otse County
Pomeroy-Little Platte
Parkville
St. Joseph Bend
St. Joseph
Derrion Bend
Holt County
Nishna- botna-Peru
Bro
Kickapoo Bend
Leavenworth
Bellmont Bend
Wathena
Partial Report on Closed Roads Across Topeka Area
Topeka June 4 partial report shows U S 40 closed from To To Manhattan and U S 40 S from Manhattan to Salina. Bridges washed out at Manhattan where Kaw crossings lie. Numerous state and U S routes reported closed or damaged with several bridges out across Concordia Clay Center Mulvane and western Kansas.
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U. S. 40
Manhattan
Salina
Department
Rock Island
Kaw
Wrence
Blue Rapids
S. 50
Ottawa
U.S
Paola
LaCygne
Neosho Falls
Chanute
U. S
Shaw
St. Paul
Oswego
Chetopa
Concordia
Clay Center
Mulvane
Kansas
Wichita
Hutchinson
School Field for Recreation Moves Approved for Summer
The board voted to let the Cordley school field be used for Negro recreation after 6 pm June through August, with no outside groups policy. Married women in the district may be replaced if they marry, and summer contracts may end. resignations of three teachers were accepted and two new teachers elected. A six person summer staff will run playgrounds under KERC funds, with music, art, and shop programs. A school bus for trips was discussed for rural and senior high groups, funded by tuition and supervised driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
City Council Park Committee
Cordley
City Council
Elizabeth Johnson
Ethel Shaw
Pinckney
Margaret Kennedy
Alice van Buskirk
Lois Peck
Edd A. Wood
KERC
Dean Lichlyter
Louise Ditmaris
Esther Dossert
Nicholas Rizzo
Kenneth Smith
Leta’ Walker
Wood
Wichita
Kiwanig Club
Paul B. Lawson
Test Your Knowledge Quiz Questions
A set of trivia prompts asks: Brown University location. founder of the Society of Jesus. approximate American troop numbers to France in World Wars. Ohio River flow. camphor source. celery salt. author of The Ring and the Book. Connecticut River source state. definition of whiting. Lilly Langtry nickname. plus a note about Journal-World daily delivery during summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown University
Society of Jesus
Jesuits
France
Connecticut
Lilly Langtry
Final Exhibit for Betty Lou McFarland at Wisconsin
Betty Lou McFarland of Pi Phi receives a signed photograph from German exchange student Herbert Mueller before his departure. Lyman Field, Pi Phi president, shouted outside the house. a university survey notes co ed routines, while Ad Lindsay and others are mentioned in campus vignettes. Raleigh Macklin, in the U.S. Air Corps, reports a minor plane crash during hedge hopping. Chancellor Lindley signs diplomas as they dry, and Lyman Field plans a Europe trip with Iceland note warnings about red headed visitors.
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Betty Lou McFarland
Pi Phi
Betty Lou
Herbert Mueller
Lyman Field
Then
Raleigh Macklin
United States Air Corps
Randolph Field
Texas
Secretary of War
Raleigh
E. H. Lindley
Orster
Europe
Iceland
Lyman
Deaths and Funerals: M A Anderson 72 at Big Springs
Funeral services for M A Anderson 72 who died at his home nine miles west of Lawrence will be held Thursday at 9 30 from St Peter's Catholic church at Big Springs Surviving are four daughters Sister M Bernard Anderson Denver Mary Theresa and Edith of the home two sons Billy and Leo of the home brother George Anderson Sr Lecompton and two sisters Mrs Margaret Browne St Marys James L Newhouse 59 died at his home 988 Vermont street last night Funeral services will be announced later
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MR. Anderson
M. A. Anderson
Lawrence
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Big Springs
M. Bernard. Anderson
Denver
Mary
Theresa
Edith
Billy
Leo
George Anderson
Lecompton
Margaret’ Browne
St. Marys
James L. Newhouse
Vermont Street
Saddest Scene Morris Anderson Recounts Banquet Remark
Morris Anderson spoke at a Hannibal newspaper banquet and recalled the saddest thing he had ever seen, a man sitting on an auto Paris Appeal, in a brief anecdote reflecting on sorrowful sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Anderson
Hannibal
Hogy
NRA Rebuild Talk Spans Social Security to TVA
Summary outlines a revived NRA program touching social security, banking, utilities, TVA expansion, and ship subsidies. House-passed social security and banking, Senate OKs transport and TVA, with debates on utilities and holding company bills. Wagner labor measure likely to be amended to create a national labor relations board and adjust collective bargaining to interstate matters. Gaffney-Snyder coal bill would set a national coal commission, pursue standard wages and hours, fix price ranges, define unfair practices, and create a labor board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utilities Holding Company
Social Security
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
Senate
Transportation
TVA
Utilities Transportation
Wagner
National Labor Relations Board
NRA
Gaffney-Snyder Coal
Bituminous Coal Commission
Worst flood in Manhattan prompts river rise
At Wamego the Kansas River reached 23.6 feet with more rise expected, surpassing 1908 but below 1903 levels. Kenneth Doyle, publisher, warned livestock losses near Wamego as valley residents evacuated, while Belvue and St. Marys faced potential flood effects along an old river channel.
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Wamego
Kaw
Manhattan
Kenneth Doyle
Man hitchhikes to West Point for cadet appointment
Washington dispatch reports Private Charles E. Oglesby of Fort Riley Kansas plans to hitchhike to Washington to secure a West Point appointment. As a 20 year old who joined after high school in Aurora Missouri he passed the mental and physical exams and will report July 1 as Cadet Oglesby pending plans to begin studies. Representative Short secured the additional appointment under congress approval to boost army officer strength.
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Washington
Fort Riley
Kan
Charles E. Oglesby
West Point
Oglesby
Representative Short
D-Mo
Congress
Army
Aurora, Mo
Heintzelman Heads To Topeka On Flood Visit
Major General Stuart Heintzelman commanding the army area left Omaha in an army plane for Topeka Kansas to confer with the governor on the flood situation. He cancelled a flight to the Rapid City stratosphere bowl after latest reports showed serious conditions in Kansas. A O U W Lodges meet tomorrow evening with Juvenile drill team and an important business session for adult members. Willard Larsh and two children of New York City arrived in Lawrence joining his sister Mrs Madre Brown who had visited and went on to Wichita.
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Omaha
Neb
Stuart Heintzelman
Apventic Corps
Topeka
Kansas
Heintzelman
Stratosphere Bowl
Rapid City
Willard Larsh
New York City
Lawrence
Mrs Treathen Visits Parents Near Lecompton
Mrs. C. E. Treathen of Jackson Beights visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John French, near Lecompton, staying for a time with the family.
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C. E. Treathen
Jackson Beights, L. L
John French
Lecompton
Belleview Volunteer Helps Fight Lone Star Flood
Belleview residents recall James Crane with his CCC volunteer group aiding the Lone Star camp as flood waters threatened. The community shares news of visits, family gatherings, school and church events, and multiple relatives dropping by or traveling through.
Sunday Dinner Guests Honor Margaret Birthday
Mrs Minnie Whaley was a Sun day dinner guest at the James Dun can home Mr and Mrs Ed Forsythe entertained a few guests Sunday at a dinner in honor of Margarets birth day Plates were laid for Miss Le one Parker Ruth Rapier Virginia and Gladys Shirek Mr and Mrs Curtis Diedrich and Lois Maxine Mr and Mrs J F Shirck and Mr and Mrs Forsythe Lyle Gerrett who has spent the past six months with relatives in Town returned to the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Ger rett Friday
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James Crane
CCC
Lone Star
Geneva James
Kansas City
Carl Pfleger
Clifton
F. W. Freese
Lucien
Claude Landon
Charles Olsen
Henry Miskimen
Arthur Boehla
Homer Knapp
W. K. Williams
Marietta
Anna Lee Williams
Lawrence
Carrol Gerstenberger
Wanda Hadl
Gladys Shirck
Mildred Skinner
Ellis Jackson
Siby Williams
George Eichelmeyer
George
Frances
Barbara
Boney
City
Minnie Whaley
James Duncan
Ed Forsythe
Margaret
Harry Gerrett
Captains Creek Community News Highlights
Mrs. Harry Ambler Jr and daughter Juanita visited with her in laws before returning to California. Lucille Gabriel stayed with her parents for a few weeks. Henry Caviness and family visited Howard Caviness and Betty, who then visited grandparents. Captains Creek overflow blocked crossing Tuesday due to high water. Albert Miller and Merle Seiwald hosted Hadl family for dinner. Will Jacobs, injured in a recent car crash, is improving. Prairie Center churches repaired facilities during rain. Merlyn Andrew family returned from Greenwood County. Odie Corp ill after surgery in Kansas City. Ed Milburn family visited Gertie Staffen in Belleview. DeSoto and Olathe graduates noted among local students. Edgar White and ...
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Harry Ambler, Jr
Juanita
California
Harry Ambler
George
Lucille Gabriel
Philip Gabriel
Henry Caviness
Howard Caviness
Betty
Captains Creek
Albert Miller
Merle Eugene Seiwald
Lewis Hadl
Kaw Valley
Will Jacobs
Prairie Center
Merlyn Andrew
Lloyd
Leslie Andrew
James Hale
Greenwood County
Odie
Gertie Staffen
Belleview
Margaret Hunter
Ruby
Reba Parker
DeSoto High School
Elmer Denham
Olathe High School
Edgar White
Community Guests Share Sunday Meals Across Several Families
The Thompson White home hosted Sunday dinner guests including Mrs. George Mitchell and her husband from Boonville Missouri, with multiple families in the area attending. Additional visits included Frank Johns and family near Lawrence, and the Deckwa and Hausman households from Clearfield. A minor collision occurred at Bert Dowding corner between Fred Hale and Jim Anderson, resulting in little damage due to slow speeds. Edwin Rice bought a new cus from Hubert Woodard in Elola. Prairie Center Friends Missionary Society met at the church two weeks ago. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy and flowers after a bereavement for Arthur O. Robertson and family.
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Thompson White
George Mitchell
Boonville
Mitchell
Tom Broadhurst
Dee Manness
Clinton
Howard Caviness
Philip Gabriel
Lucille
Paul
Lawrence
Wesley Deckwa
Clarence Hausman
Clearfield
Sam Neis
Carl Neis
Weaver
Fred Hale
Jim Anderson
Bert Dowding
Edwin Rice
Hubert Woodard
Elola
Prairie Center Friends Missionary Society
Local Club Notes and Social Gatherings Report
Social event round up from DeSoto area with Birthday celebrations and dinners. Audrey Thornburg and Mary Gordon honored guests. Hosts Tom Bird and Mrs A Ambler served noon meal. Families including Reynolds and Parker attended, with upcoming Prairie Center church meeting noted. Amos Westerhouse Jr attended Baldwin sale. dates and guests listed.
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Audrey Thornburg
Mary Gordon
Tom Bird
A. Bean
Mrs. Thompson
Severod
Alonzo Ambler
Mildred Louise
J.A. Reynolds
DeSoto
Herbert Reynolds
Shirley Ann
Kansas
Wesley Reynolds
Hesper
Elroy Parker
Etta Marsh
Amos Westerhouse, Jr
Baldwin
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State Highway Department
Marais Des Cygnes
Associated Press
Journal- World
Coeda
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
W.A
Womens Athletic Association
Meale
Ad Lindsay
K. U
Wakefield
Junction City
Milford
A. C. James
M. B. Starr
Marian Tuttle
Bert Jackson
Alfred Tornaden
Arleta Wilson
Milton Shafstal
Claudie Landon
Herb Landon
Euora
Berthold Durr
Fred Lauer
Frank Miller
Queen City
Fred Lotz
Otto Rosneau
Dauhters
Otto Durr
Clathe
Bert Rood
Edna Welsh
Allen Cochran
Robert Shellack
Verda Jellings
F Wade
Fred Whaley
John Miller
Ruth
Owen
Eudora
V. K. Williams
Roslan Skinner
Clifford Ulrich
Elizabeth
Dorothy Nuttall
Elsie Plummer
Roy Cramer
Lois
Len Plummer
de Soto
Crane
Vinland
Vernon Hale
Glen Ballentine
Bonner Springs
Rosian Skinner
Lillien Ulrich
C. E. Wotan
Cook
J. D. Mills
Friends Church
Mia
Clarence Griffith
Johanna
Bernice
Bert Road
Republican River
Scandia
Arthur O. Robertson
George E. Newton
Harry L. Newton
Clifford Cooper
Marian
Myrna
Pontiac
General Motors
Wiedemann
N. H. St
Union Pacific
Wilbur Cushman
Ed Gardiner
Vanessa
Buster and
Verne
Betty Lee
Eva Marlow
Rosends
Langdon
Althea Auderer
Simon Demar
Forgy Sisters
George Royale
Terpsichore
Footlight
Jimmy Read
Rhythm
Granada
J. R. McCausland
Pittsburgh
Round Corner Drug Co
Ny Drug Store
Ed Insurance
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