Leaders Discuss Federal Policies
Washington June 6 UP A study on preserving labor standards through interstate compacts with federal help began today as administration leaders agreed on stop gap NRA legislation. Roosevelt signaled support for the plan while lawmakers weighed inheritance taxes as part of the NRA program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joint Commission On Interstate
Senate
House
Administration
White House
NRA
Perkins
Biloxi
Miss
Spring Lake
N. J
Clark
D-Mo
Congress
High Waters Disrupt Kansas City Rail Service
Floodwaters from the Kaw river disrupted regional rail operations around Kansas City on June 6. Trains were rerouted or delayed with several routes altered to avoid the flood zone, affecting Kansas City to Emporia, Ottawa Junction, Topeka, and Denver connections via alternate lines.
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Kansas City
Kaw
Kansas City-Emporia
Santa Fe
Holliday
Lawrence
Ottawa Junction
Topeka
Emporia
Union Pacific
Denver
Kaw Valley
Manhattan
Abilene
Burlington
Omaha
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Herington
Kell Hired as Teacher and Coach at To...ansie High
Kenneth Kell has been hired to teach at Tousantsie High School for the coming year. He will assist in coaching football and basketball. Kell earned two football and three tennis letters at a university. Home address listed as Topeka.
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Kenneth Kell
Tousantsie
Kell
K. U Hig
Topeka
Professors Targeted by Freshman Prank at KU
Examinations near end of term as KU students finish finals while campus sights include a shocked professor and a window-dummy fish gag at a downtown cafe. A new book on Comanche horse Captain Keogh debuts at Spooner Thayer museum, author Barron Brown. National Guardsmen on flood duty note missing exams as professors face student cards and grade forwarding questions.
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K. U
Keogh
Custer
Battle of
Wounded Knee
Spooner- Thayer
University of Kansas
Barton Company of
Kansas City
Barron Brown
Flood and finals mix as campus scenes unfold at KU
Students endure grade concerns and flood fears as North Lawrence sees rising waters. An improvised Dyche museum tower visit offers flood vantage while security and guards monitor the area. A campus cop receives a light rebuke from guards and staff amid the river’s spread.
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Dyche Museum
K. U
North Lawrence
Poco” Frazier
Plan Baseball Game At KU Commencement Day
A Saturday event features a baseball game of the century at 3 pm on the intramural field south of Robinson Gym. Seniors play alumni and faculty in kitten ball. Team rosters list Dick Wells as senior captain and include Gene Haughey John Morrison John Darrah Ed Geist Mike Clawson Ed Tucker and Kenneth Kell. Alumni figures include Dean Lichtlater George Docking George Trombold Mike Getto Dr F C Allen Bert Nash Guy Keeler Harold Ingham Bill Cochrane Dwight Burkhead George Hulteen Jim Kennedy Beryl Kemp Glen Simmonds. Uncertainty remains whether Ernie Vanek and Warren Plaskett join the seniors or alumni. Spirts run high and, despite gloves optional, spikes are not allowed. The game starts promptly at 3 with a regulation 12 inch ball.
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K. U
Robinson
Dick Wells
Gene Haughey
John Morrison
John Darrah
Ed Geist
Mike Clawson
Ed Tucker
Kenneth Kell
Dean Lichtlater
George Docking
George Trombold
Mike Getto
F.C. Allen
Bert Nash
Guy Keeler
Harold Ingham
Bill Cochrane
Dwight Burkhead
George Hulteen
Jim Kennedy
Beryl Kemp
Glen Simmonds
Test Your Knowledge Classified Answers Quiz
Seven general knowledge questions appear on the page asking about oceans, capitals, population leaders opera composers geography and grammar. The piece invites readers to consult the classified page for the answers and offers ad copy for selling extra clothes and furniture.
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Norfolk Island
Palestine
Greenland
Fifeshire
Deaths and Funerals and Police Benefit Opens
Mrs Rhoda Johnston Ward died at her Meeker Colorado home after a long life in Tonganoai and Lawrence. Funeral services for James L. Newhouse are set for Friday 2 20 pm at Rumsey's with Dr Edward Biston and Dr R A Hunt presiding burial at Oak Hill. Mrs Florence Weise 77 died in Peoria Illinois June 5 and will be buried at Oak Hill after services at Rumsey's with Rev Edwin Price officiating. She was mother to W A Weise comptroller of the TP&W railroad and had lived in Peoria five years. Surviving are sons W A Weise Ernest F Weise Saxton A Weise and daughter Mrs Ruby M Howland. William Wright of Linwood died recently in Denver services to be arranged. Police benefit opens.
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James L. Newhouse
Rumsey’s
Edward Biston
Kansas City
R. A. Hunt
Oak Hill Cemetery
Florence Weise
Peoria
Edwin Price
Weise
W. A. Weise
T.p.&w. Railroad
William Wright
Linwood
Denver
Let Em Have It Begins a Three Day Run at Dickinson
The federal war-on-crime film Let Em Have It opened at the Dickinson theater today and runs through Saturday. Dickinson management announced that 5 percent of the three day gross will go to the police department fund for new uniforms. A donation box will be in the lobby.
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Dickinson
Police Department
Toning In First Burglar I Need Glasses
A humorous exchange from Stray Stories about a burglar who cannot see clearly while fiddling with a safe as a dance orchestra unexpectedly plays in the background. The vignette relies on wordplay and situational comedy.
Levee Break At Kaw Flood Spurs CCC Rescue Effort
CCC men under Lt James Lansing battled flood at the river edge as a levee burst forcing 69 workers to retreat. Rescue crews ferried men out, fed them in town, and secured trucks stuck in mud. A second levee break near a trestle sent water across highway 59 prompting guards to tighten city lines.
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Vogler
CCC
James Lansing
Lone Star
Ivan Fuller
CCC Company
Fuller
Calvin Wyant
Jack Davis
Jack Burns
Leo Bruner
Bill Adams
Howes
North Lawrence
Union Pacific
Bill Shook
Highway 59
Indian Village
Hillside Drug Store
June probate court issues 14 marriage licenses
Probate Judge L. H. Menger issued two more licenses bringing June’s total to 14. Gerald P. Clawson and Bessie L. Fletcher of Lawrence received licenses yesterday, and today James R. Walker of Lawrence and May Simmons of Kansas City were licensed. Ralph Crays, CCC camp member from Lone Star and formerly Baxter Springs, underwent emergency appendicitis surgery at Memorial Hospital after working on the levee north of town.
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L. H. Menger
Gerald P. Clawson
Bessie L. Fletcher
Lawrence
James R. Walker
Pie May Simmons
Kansas City
Kan
Ralph Crays
CCC
Lone Star
Baxter Springs
Memorial Hospital
Red Cross Mobilizes in Kansas Flood Crisis
Washington reports the Red Cross and federal relief officials coordinating with Kansas lawmakers over the flood. About 30 Red Cross workers led by Albert Evans mobilized to spend needed funds and begin rehabilitation as waters fall, with relief for those on and off relief rolls. Senators Capper and McGill and Kansas delegation monitor actions and liaise with federal agencies.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Kansas
Red Cross
Albert Evans
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
National
Capper
McGill
Capner
Gratz Speaks on Building Better Business to Kiwanis
Hugh T. Gratz delivered a rapid fire inspirational talk to Kiwanis members and visiting Rotary and cooperative club guests on Building Better Business. He stressed that the human element is key, arguing higher pay and better service follow from improved worker interest and conditions. The talk used engaging blackboard illustrations.
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Rotary and Cooperative Clubs
Kiwanis Club
Hugh T. Gratz
Gratz
Indications of Large Commencement Crowd at Hotel Eldridge
Large number of room reservations for the upcoming commencement week at the Hotel Eldridge. Notable guests include Senator Edgar Bennett, Newton. Thornton Cooke and family of Kansas City. Mrs. Ada Taylor of Parsons. F. S. Foster. Ellsworth. Homer J. Conley of Ft. Smith Arkansas. Dr. Paul S. Anderson of Sylvan Grove. and Roy Heaton of Omaha. A tobacco salesman joked the NRA hours stay the same, salary unchanged. Red Cross Douglas county chapter date for June meeting not yet set. Heavy hail reported in several county areas with damage to some wheat. National Guardsmen report many calls to North Lawrence to help mothers-in-law.
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Hotel Eldridge
Edgar Bennett
Newton
Thornton Cooke
Must See Insurance Agent Helps Store Goods Three Days
Glenn Charlton arranged to keep household goods insured under North Lawrence policies for three days regardless of storage location. Policyholders should meet him for further coverage if items are not moved back yet. This extension reflects his firms' disaster service and support for the community.
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Glenn Charlton
North Lawrence
Charlton
Discoveries spur officers on hunt for boy’s kidnappers
Tacoma June 6 reports say authorities searching for the nine year old George Weyerhauser kidnapers were spurred by the discovery of a second bank note used in the ransoming. A man detained for questioning was reported to have moaned at a Seattle hotel.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhseuser
Seattle
Markets in Kansas City and Chicago Financials
Estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow show cattle 1,500 hogs 1,500 and sheep 1,600 in Kansas City notes. Chicago futures drift with June to December contracts across grains and metals, while livestock prices ease and steady. Government bonds close amid mixed Wall Street activity with renewed focus on silver mining shares and steel industry wage codes.
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Kansas City
Colorado
Wall Street
New York
Washington
Coca-Cola
Owens-Ilinois Glass
Cerro da Pasco
Howe Sound
Evang
Pullman
National Biscuit
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
Chrysler
Columbian Carbon
Diggett and Myers
Weatinghouse
Amerada
American Telephone
Western Union
Public Service of
New Jersey
U.S. Steel
Santa Fe
General Motors
Standard Oil of
Philip Morris
American Smelting and Refining Company
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Hayes
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Rhoda Johnston Ward
Rhoda Woodward Johnston
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Ellis T. Johnston
Tonganoaie
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Funk’s Mortuary Ambulance Service
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Chicago
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U.S
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