Bombs Start Big Fire In Canton
Canton China June 8 A major fire raged after Japanese warplanes bombed the city in their third raid of the day. The toll of dead and wounded was estimated high with thousands displaced. Lingnam University and a Standard Oil storage plant were hit earlier. Authorities urged evacuations as missiles damaged power, rail terminals, a cement works, a waterworks and the Sun Yat Sen memorial.
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Canton
China
Lingnam University
United States
Hong Kong
Lingnam
South China
Shameen
Canton-Hankow
Hankow
Honam Island
Pearl River
Honams
Sun Yat-Sen
China’s Republic
Snow Grips Colorado Springs as Blizzard Hits Pike Peak
Heavy snowfall blankets Colorado Springs with six inches near the 14,000 foot peak. Residents double checked the calendar as blustery winds drive temperatures down to 46 degrees.
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Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Pot Peak
Stock Market Index Shows Mixed Ongoing Activity
The stock market index for 60 stocks stands at 39.0 with a nearby reading of 38.8 as traders assess gains and losses. The figures reflect varying sentiment across sectors and open market trading.
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Yeslay
Non-Partisan group formed to campaign for liberty and democracy
Hermann Hagedorn announced the formation of National Rededication a non-partisan group to advocate liberty and democracy. Acting chair James R. Garfield will lead, with members including Herbert Hoover Norman Thomas Alf Landon and others. The coalition is sponsored by major organizations such as the AFL and the Federal Council of Churches.
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New York
Hermann Hagedorn
James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
National Rededication
Hagedorn
Herbert Hoover
John W. Davis
Norman Thomas
Alf M. Landon
William Allen White
Walter Damrosch
James Trus
American Federation of Labor
The
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Jewish Welfare Board
National Catholic Alumni Federation
National Council of Women
U.M.C.A
National Grange
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Socialist Leader Norman Thomas Cheerfully Welcomed in Newark
Norman Thomas, egged and pelted in Newark four days earlier, returned to city hall where a crowd exceeding a thousand, including many International Ladies' Garment Workers Union members, cheered as he delivered complaints to the city commission. Breitkopf, opposing the rally, claimed veterans did not oppose Thomas but objected to using Military park for the event. The mayor and commissioners affirmed free speech, and Thomas left praising Newark’s spirit of liberty while noting his dispute with Mayor Hague of Jersey City.
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Newark
N. J
Norman Thomas
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
City
Michael Brietkopf
Thomas
Breitkopf
Military Park
Theu
Meyer C. Ellenstein
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Stalin
Hague
City Council Expedited Meeting Approves Licenses and Bids
In a one hour session the council approved beer licenses for Fredericka Shields Earl Skinner and Marvin Terry. Sinclair Oil won the oil contract for city vehicles from eleven bids. Barker avenue paving is first read with final action delayed to June 27. Other items include bond purchase 540.06 from the water fund transfer 238.80 to general fund and a suspension of attendance checks. The electric car donated to the county historical society will be stored at the waterworks. Council plans to fund chief training trip to Missouri Valley Fire Chiefs meeting June 21-22. Police tires purchase net 23.50. Trash collection performance praised with 11 loads per day. Bindweed control law interpretation discussed with no action. May fines 93 dollars as reported by the police judge. fire chief notes nine alarms. Claims totaling 9 652 approved. Walter patentee was the only absence.
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Fredericka Shields
Earl Skinner
Massachusetts
Marvin Terry
Sinclair Oil Company
Barker Avenue
Maple Lane
Nineteenth Street
A. W. Berger
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas City
Water Department
Eeneral Fund
J. G
Ollie Wallace
City of
Lawrence
Alfred Lawrence
A. Henley
Louisiana Street
County Historical Society
Willard Brown
Brown
George K. Melvin
Donald S. Hults
Fraser Hall
K. U
Walter Patentee
Thirteen Promotions on K. U. Faculty Announced
Chancellor E H Lindley announced thirteen faculty promotions at Kansas University effective next fall. Associate professors include E B Dade in statistics J C Malin in history and J H Taggart in economics. Promotions from assistant to associate cover Mabel Elliott S Howey Ruth Orcutt Irene Peabody N W Storer and Alice Winston.
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K. U
E. H. Lindley
E. B. Dade
J. C. Malin
J. H. Taggart
Mabel Elliott
S. Howey
Ruth Orcutt
Irene Peabody
Cogswell to Speak in Lawrence on Taxation
C C Cogswell master of the Kansas State Grange speaks Friday evening in Lawrence under the Douglas County Taxpayers League at the court house. The meeting will start at 8 o clock and address taxation issues.
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C. C. Cogswell
Kansas State Grange
Lawrence
Douglas County Taxpayers League
Court House
Cogswell
Sees Blue Eagle Flying Again
Representative Hartley of New Jersey warned the old blue eagle of the NRA has returned in the wage section of the wage hour bill. He described the revived emblem as more likely a vulture than an eagle in a statement from Washington.
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Washington
Hartley
House
Joint Congressional Committee
NRA
Casualties Heavy for Both Japan and China
Central China fighting pushed Japanese totals beyond 300000 and Chinese over 1000000 as Japan moved toward Chengchow near the Lunghai and Peiping Han-kow rail junction. They planned a final assault on Hankow, while Chinese troops formed a buffer to defend the doomed city.
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Shanghai
China
Central China
Chengchow
Lunghai
Peiping-Hankow
Hankow
Flyers at Wake Island report Pacific expedition stop
Richard Archbold and five companions in a seaplane reached Wake Island at 7 15 a m local time after a 2 300 mile flight from Honolulu. The group continues an 8 000 mile San Diego to Hollandia New Guinea route to collect specimens for the Paris Museum of Natural History. They left San Diego Friday and flew to Honolulu in 2 624 miles.
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Wake Island
Richard Archbold
New Guinea
California
mid-Pacific
Honolulu
San Diego
Hollandia
Paritan Museum of Natural Hisory
Winrod Files for Senator in Kansas June Primary
Gerald B. Winrod of Wichita filed today his formal declaration of candidacy for the Republican nomination for U S senator from Kansas at the August primaries.
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Winrod
Topeka
Gerald B. Winrod
Wichita
U.S
Kansas
Gillette Renominated in Iowa Primary by Big Margin
U S Senator Guy M Gillette wins renomination by 36 534 votes over Rep Otha Wearin according to complete unofficial tallies from all Iowa precincts. Republican totals outpace Democrats by about 90 964 votes with Gillette getting 77 801 and Dickinson 137 598.
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U. S
Gillette
Iowa
Otha Wearin
Des Moines
Guy M. Gillette
Otha D.wearin
Lester J. Dickinson
Dickinson
Lloyd Thurston
Labor Focus Shifts to Harvest Helper Shortage
county and national reemployment offices study harvest labor needs as wheat turns in parts of the county. Mildred Watson says WPA will release men if labor is scarce, with rehiring on federal projects after field work. Farmers urged to contact reemployment office days before work begins.
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National
Mildred Watson
WPA
Clarence Nevins
Topeka
Third Aerial Invasion of France From Spain
A Spanish lone plane over Hendaye circled St. Jean de Luz signaling the third aerial invasion of France from Spain this week. It swerved toward San Sebastian after a harbor pass and did not drop bombs. Earlier, nine gray warplanes penetrated 50 miles into southern France cutting power lines and frightening residents.
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Hendaye
France
Spain
St. Jean de Luz
San Sebastian
Davis Circulates Petitions for Independent Governor Bid
Jonathan M. Davis, former Democratic governor, announced that a group of friends is circulating nominating petitions in Fort Scott Kansas to place him on the November ballot as an Independent candidate for governor.
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Jonathan Davis
Reward Raised for Kidnappers in Florida Case
The reward for the capture of James Bailey Cash Jr. kidnapers in Princeton Florida was increased today to five thousand dollars half the ransom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Fla
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Friend announces bid for lieutenant governor in Republican primaries
Lawrence resident and former state senator Carl Friend announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in August. He previously ran for the post two years ago and plans to file nomination papers in Topeka within days. W. M. Lindsay won the November election by a small margin.
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Carl Friend
Lawrence
Friend
W. M. Lindsay
Pittsburg
Topeka
Final bond payments set for July by school board
The board of education will pay July 1 final bond payments totaling 33 0000 on three school buildings and 9 057 50 in interest. After these payments outstanding bonds drop to 367 000 with Liberty Memorial high at 319 000 and New York school at 48 000. The district reports a decade long reduction from 642 000 to 275 000 less debt.
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Woodlawn
Board of Education
Liberty Memorial High
New York
Reelection of Roy A. Bailey Highlighted Kansas AP Meet
Kansas AP members reelected Roy A. Bailey Salina editor as chairman and planned returns for August primary and November general elections. The gathering at Topeka featured Topeka papers hosts A L Shultz hosts Columbia dean Carl W. Ackerman on journalism trends since 1924. C H Kline Kansas City AP division news editor was reelected state secretary.
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Topeka
Kansas
Associated Press
Roy A. Bailey
Salina
C. H. Kline
Kansas City
Orange Leaf Rust Reduces Wheat Prospects in Kansas
Topeka June 8 heavy infection of orange leaf rust in Kansas wheat has reduced yield prospects somewhat though fair to good yields remain likely. A light black stem rust has been present since May 15 but not serious. a serious outbreak is possible but unlikely. Much of the wheat crop was damaged by hail floods and standing water yet a large acreage remains for harvest and will yield fairly well. Corn planting nears completion with replanting due to floods and cutworms. grasshoppers and armyworms threaten crops in several counties.
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Kansas
Topeka
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Conference Opens at Kansas University Brethren Assembly
The 152d annual Church of the Brethren conference began at the University of Kansas with sectional meetings today and a projected 5 000 attendees for the week. Dan West discussed Spain relief work and C D Bonsack outlined aid for Chinese refugees as the council okayed a 275000 budget with 208000 for missions. A women’s forum met in Marvin Hall.
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Spain
Dan West
Elgin
Ill
C. D. Bonsack
General Mission Board
Marvin Hall
Rooms sought for Brethren conference attendees
The Chamber of Commerce conventions committee appeals for rooms to house visitors for the 152nd annual Church of the Brethren conference opening today. Officials expect about 5,000 attendees. pricing is $1.20 per double room for five days or more, $1.50 for shorter stays. Demand peaks Friday or Saturday, then eases after Monday night.
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Chamber of Commerce
Church of the Brethren
Missionary Conference Programs At McPherson Campus
Plans for study groups and missionary fundraisers were outlined on campus. Tomorrow features breakfast conferences, children and peace workers sessions, and a 7 30 evening general conference with E H Lindley welcome address and C C response.
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Ance
Peace Commission
Peace
China
Fraser Theater
Hoch Auditorium
C. E. Davis
McPherson College
Paul B. Lawson
W. F. Schwalm
E. H. Lindley
C. C
AAA wheat loan rates tied to grade and market distance
Washington officials said loan rates under the new farm law would vary by wheat grade and distance to central markets. The base rate is near 60 cents a bushel, with higher grades up to 75 or 80 cents and lower grades below 60. Rates fall with greater distance, potentially 40 to 45 cents in western Kansas.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Kansas
Plans for KU summer recreation and campus events
The plan includes men’s leagues and tournaments in softball handball golf tennis badminton deck tennis and horseshoes with a swimming meet late in the session. The all school picnic is set for June 13 at Brown’s Grove with reservations by June 10. Weekly open houses and mixers start Mondays at 7 pm in the Union, plus campus junkets and a schedule of musical events including faculty recitals and band and orchestra concerts.
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K. U
Brown's Grove
Fraser Hall
Union
Bandits Rob Bank Across Arkansas Louisiana Border
Bank robbers struck the Minden Bank and Trust in Minden Louisiana and escaped with an estimated 20 000 to 25 000. The same bandits had robbed the Bradley Bank in Bradley Arkansas a day earlier taking 685. Cashier James Meek identified two suspects Floyd Hamilton and Ted Walters both of Texas. Captain Cliff Atkinson noted Hamilton is brother of Raymond Hamilton executed in Huntsville Texas. The group hid inside the Minden bank before opening time, tied seven employees, and forced assistant cashier Louis Scruggs to obtain the money.
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Shreveport
Minden Bank and Trust Company
Minden
Bank of
Bradley
Ark
James Meek
Bradley Bank
Floyd Hamilton
Ted Walters
Texas
Cliff Atkinson
Arkansas State Police
Hamilton
Raymond Hamilton
Huntsville
Tex
Minden Bank
E. Harper
Louis Scruggs
Insurgents Press Front at Hendaye Coast in Spain
Insurgents attacked the Spanish government defense lines near Hendaye on the French border as night air raids hit Barcelona Valencia and Alicante. Heavy reinforcements and patrol planes supported a battle along the coast forcing government out posts back to prepared lines near Albocacer while militia counter attacked.
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Hendaye
France
Valencia
Barcelona
Alicante
Albocacer
Predict Appropriation for Cash Kidnappers Probe
Washington reports that Senator Adams predicts a $50,000 appropriation will be provided as a matter of course to fund the U S investigation into the kidnapping of James Bailey Cash. President Roosevelt backed the request after a Budget Bureau report noted expenses will be incurred.
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Washington
Adams
D-Colo
Senate Appropriations
Little James Bailey Cash
Roosevelt
Garner
Budget Bureau
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Iti
Wage-Hour Compromise Sets Stepwise Minimum Wage
A congressional committee reached a wage hour compromise calling for a 40 cent per hour minimum in all interstate industries after seven years with unemployment exceptions. It approves 25 cents with no exceptions in year one, rising to 30 cents in year two.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
City ordinance warns against obstructing street drainage
Notice cites city ordinance making it unlawful to place or alter objects in streets or alleys that impede water flow in drains or gutters and to interfere with street grade or drainage. Jude Anderson, Chief of Police.
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Jude Anderson
City Schools Plan 9312 Outlay for Repairs and Hiring
Lawrence school board approved a 9312 expenditure for summer repairs including a 5005 high school repairs, 2000 furnace stoker, 1200 auditorium painting, 800 new gym roof, 310 lighting system. Bids will be invited for materials and shop inspections enforced. Three teachers were hired Edwin F Menze Ira Edwin Hunt and Kenneth W Weaver and Mildred Wiedemann added part time. Miss Celig O Connor resigns to move to Des Moines Iowa schools.
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Lawrence
Board of Education
Liberty Memorial High School
H. L. Sutherland
Sutherland
State
Edwin F. Menze
Atchison
University of Kansas
Kate Riggs
Ira Edwin Hunt
Holton
Pittsburg Teachers Colleges
Kenneth W. Weaver
Meridan
McPherson College
Mildred Wiedemann
Maud Ellsworth
Robert Seamore
Sedore
Celig O’connor
Pinckney School
Miss O’connor
Des Moines
Eruption Fears Grip Manila Area As Volcano Roars
Authorities scrambled to calm terrified natives near Luzon as the Mayan volcano erupts every three hours. A man died of fright and another went insane after witnessing the towering plume and molten rock, while refugees fear disease in Nayda camps and water is unsafe.
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Manila
Luzon Island
Nayda
Miguel Selga
Government Weather Bureau
Pawa
Postmasters All Set for Kansas Convention in Ottawa
Smith W. Purdom of Washington fourth assistant postmaster general will speak at the annual convention of postmasters of third and fourth class post offices in Kansas in Ottawa Friday and Saturday. An attendance of $50 is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kan
Smith W. Purdom
Washington
Pene Eral
Kansas
Kansas Weather Forecast and Road Conditions Update
Occasional thundershowers unlikely tonight and Thursday. Warmer in the west and north tonight. Morning conditions show generally cloudy skies. Dirt roads soft at Arkansas City and Wichita, fair at Pittsburgh, elsewhere good. Gas office records report 7 p.m. yesterday and 4 a.m. today at 63, noon today at 63, maximum yesterday 80.
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Kansas
Arkansas City
Wichita
Pittsburg
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