Rains Would Save Portion of Crops Across States
Parched farms in many states welcomed rainfall but relief varied. Heavy rains in seven states offered hope for crop recovery while some areas faced near total losses in wheat and oats. Livestock feed scarcity worsened in Wisconsin and Nebraska, with drought relief funds and potential relocations debated.
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Town Department of Agriculture
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Department of Agricultural Statistician
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Early Works On Psychological Lives of Famous Figures
The writer began in his thirties to craft psychological essays and biographies intended to gain fame. He authored Lives of Jesus Goethe Napoleon and others, emphasizing the psychological aspects of these figures.
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Jesus
Goethe
Napoleon
KFKU Schedule And Weather Notes With Heat Watch
KFKU events run through Tuesday and Wednesday with a 2 30 p m News Notes by the K U News Bureau under Prof W A Dill. Musical programs planned by Meribah Moore and W A Downing follow. Texas reports heat rising to the upper 80s to 90s with Phoenix noted as the warmest spot. Topeka humidity and scattered showers fail to cool conditions. Readings vary 85 to 90 degrees, with 95 to 100 expected tomorrow amid unsettled conditions. Rain accumulations include Dodge City 06, Lawrence 04, Topeka 38. Journal-World classifieds note rooms rented annually.
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Meribah Moore
W. A. Downing
Topeka
Altho Dresden
Phoenix
S. D. Flora
Flora
Dodge City
Lawrence
Weather Turns Sultry as Kansas Faces Heat Spike
Topeka June 5 AP hot sultry weather struck Kansas as showers failed to ease dry soil and lower temperatures. The state has been among the hottest in the nation, sharing top heat status with Phoenix, with 100 degree risks returning and the heat continuing to dominate.
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Kansas
Phoenix
Ariz
Swedish Harvest Hours Cut To Four Meals In Scandia
In Scandia Kansas Swedes reduce daily meals from five to four as back-saving machinery and fatigue influence harvest season. Forenoon lunch vanishes, replaced by sandwich and coffee while afternoon lunch remains common. Farmers and workers had long negotiated extra mealtimes for laborers. New summer schedule noted.
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Scandia
Kan
Dickinson Theater to Show First Run Pictures This Summer
Ted Siler announced Dickinson and Varsity theaters will swap schedules for summer. Dickinson becomes first run house from Sunday, June 10 with 25 cent shows on Sun Mon Wed Thu Fri and 10 cent shows Tue Sat to conserve refrigeration. Varsity will show return features and rotate every two days with a one day Saturday showing at 15 cents admission.
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Mary Brian in Private Scandal and The Varsity with Will Rogers
Actress Mary Brian stars in Private Scandal while Will Rogers headlines Mr Skitch in The Varsity. The two program notes highlight 1930s cinematic pairings featuring notable performers and a marquee comedy lineup.
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the Varsity
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Mr. Skitch
Widening of Eleventh Street Nearly Finished
The Eleventh Street widening from Massachusetts to Vermont is nearly complete as concrete cures. A CWA project under the city engineer, it adds ten feet of width each side with new curb and gutter. Center is asphalt, side pavement concrete, and new sidewalks are planned.
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Vermont
Parke H Davis Dead Football Pioneer
Parke H. Davis, 62, renowned football pioneer, historian and statistician, died at his Easton home. A Princeton player, he coached at Wisconsin Amherst and Lafayette in the 1890s and served on the rules committee 1909 to 1915 shaping the modern game including quartering and numbering changes.
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Parke H. Davis
Princeton
Wisconsin
Amherst
Lafayette
Tayis
Football author and historian who shaped the game’s record
The passage notes a key figure who wrote football articles for the Encyclopedia Britannica and compiled a glossary of football terms. He also maintained records and authored a history of the game for the football guide, contributing to the sport’s terminology and archival history. The text references interlocked interference as part of the game’s technical discussion.
Kansas City union votes on sympathy strike plan
Kansas City packing house workers will vote Thursday on a sympathy strike in response to a Oklahoma City packers strike. The Amalgamated Butcher Workmen local executives met last night and report a union membership of about 2,100 through James W Doherty, business representative.
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Kan
Oklahoma City
Amalgamated Butcher Workmen of North America
James W. Doherty
JUDGE MEANS SPEAKS ON CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT AT DOUGLAS COUNTY BAR MEETING
Judge Hugh Means spoke at the Douglas County Bar Association meeting at Wiedemann's, outlining the history of legal punishment and arguing that the issue is punishment type rather than severity. He said capital punishment is not the solution to crime.
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District Court
Douglas County Bar Association
Wiedemann’s
Means
Kansas City Drum Corps Wins Encampment Drill Prize
The Kansas City Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars drum corps won first prize of 150 dollars with 96.6 points at the Kansas annual encampment in Newton. Arkansas City took second with 98.8 points and 75 dollars, Topeka third with 86.7 points and 25 dollars. An exhibition drill by McPherson junior corps earned 15 dollars. Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler urged veterans to join and support lawmakers who back bonus and pension payments.
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Says rate is too high for many mines to reopen
Kansas City June 5 AP Despite coal code wage reductions in Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma W C Shank head of Southwestern Coals nc said last night only a few mines would be able to open The new rate is still higher than in the agreement existing before NRA action he added.
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