High Waters Sweep Swell Devastated Valleys Nationwide
Floods and heavy rains across Kansas Nebraska and Colorado wreak havoc in towns like Benkelman McCook Trenton Cambridge Concordia and La Grange. Lives lost include Mrs Harold Mosier near Benkelman and evacuations stretched residents to higher ground as Republican Smoky Hill and Neosho rivers surged. Bridges washed out rail lines damaged farms and roads while vaccine shortages and typhoid fears complicated response efforts.
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Teir Farm
Nebraska
McCook
Neb
Republican River
Here
Cambridge
Trenton
Cunbertson
Colorado Flood Threat Diminished By Cool Weather
In Colorado the flood threat eased in the mountains as cool weather reduced snowmelt and river levels. Turbulent streams fed by melted snow risked high water on the plains where the Little Arkansas and North Fork rivers breached banks near Salida. Water fell a foot, with no serious damage reported, though dynamite was used yesterday to manage flow.
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Colorado Plain
Bethune
Colorado
Rock Island Railroad
Republican
Nebraska
Kansas
Rock Island
Deerfield
Badger Creek
Neosho
Chanute
Kan
Parsons
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Burden
Grouse Creek
Winfield
Frisco
Tiber Creek
Cedar Vale
Walnut River
Denver
Plains
Salida
Little Arkansas
North Fork
Public Service Company of Colorado
Alabama, Georgia leaders chosen to head state relief groups
Washington June 17 The Holt of Alabama and Miss Gay B Shepperson of Georgia were selected by Harry L Hopkins to head two of five state administrator groups. The Alabama man was assigned his state along with Wyoming Nebraska Colorado New Mexico Kansas Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi. The groups will assemble tomorrow after today’s conferences.
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Washington
Thed Holt
Alabama
Gay B. Shepperson
Georgia
Harry L. Hopkins
Writ in Mooney case to be heard by state high court
The California Supreme Court issued a writ of habeas corpus for Mas J Mooney, a San Francisco 1916 Preparedness Day bomber. The writ is returnable June 27, moving the legality of Mooney's imprisonment before the state’s highest tribunal.
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Mooney
San Francisco
California State Supreme Court
Mas J. Mooney
W C T U Meeting At Local Church Today
About 50 members of the W C T U gathered at the Methodist church for a motorcade meeting led by Mrs. Lydia Wellman and Mrs. A B Connor. The program included welcomes greetings, reports, solos, and talks by county and district leaders.
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W.C.T.U
Methodist Church
Lydia Wellman
A. B. Connor
Douglas County
Wellman
Winchester
Conner
Danley
Connor
Mr. Lucas
Presbyterian Church of
Vinland
C Fe, Birch
Arold Fisher
Will Ask PWA Grant for State Tuberculosis Sanatorium
A Kansas City delegation asked Gov. Alf Landon to apply for a 250000 PWA grant to build a tuberculosis sanatorium in Topeka near Bell Memorial hospital. W T Willette said 100 percent grant possible, state takeover considered, Norton hospital overburdened with 8000+ waiting list, need for eastern state patients. The group urged locating the facility in Topeka for proximity to KU medical school.
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Topeka
UPI
Kansas City
Kan
Alf M. Landon
W. T. Willette
Norton
Audh
Willette
Kansas Citians
Bell Memorial Hospital
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Chamber
Deserters Escape After Canton Naval Revolt
Hongkong June 17 The Canton government two greatest cruisers Haichi and Haishen deserted and slipped to sea after groundings near Whampoa. Crew, mostly northerners, complained of pay and service. Artillery and air attacks by loyal forts failed to stop them. ships headed toward Fukien port Shanghai amid crossfire.
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Associated Press
Hongkong
Canton
Haichi
Haishen
Whampoa
Fukien
Shanghai
Nanking
Italy mobilizes nearly one million as war footing grows
Rome announces a semi war footing with about a million men called to arms and silver nationalized. Italy speeds troop and material departures to East Africa as the Italo Ethiopian arbitration commission plans to reconvene. Mussolini proclaims readiness for Europe and Africa, while the commission eyed by the United States seeks a peaceful settlement but faces skepticism.
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Africa
Europe
Rome
Italy
East Africa
Coliseum
Mussolini
East
Benjamin Pitman Potter
Arbitration Commission
Netherlands
Storms Hit Oklahoma and Arkansas Flooding Cities
Oklahoma City reports two boys killed and their fathers injured by a tornado near Russellville Arkansas. Lightning near Big Bend Oklahoma fatally injures another boy and injures his father. Wide floods threaten Nowata and Choctaw counties as rivers rise. roads and water supplies disrupted. A flood control meeting in Lawrence Kansas will discuss forming a comprehensive levee district with Army engineers and state officials in attendance. B. Russell will preside.
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Oklahoma City
Red River
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Granville Gibson
Thomas A. Gibson
Russellville
Ark
Freddie Gates
Ed Gates
Big Bend
Okla
Choctaw
McCurtain
West Fork
Arthur City
Hugo
Choctaw County
Kiamichi
Heavener
Leflore
Black Fork Creek
Nowate County
Kansas
Nowata County
Missouri Pacific
Clarksville
Lamar
North Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Douglas County
United States Army Engineers
State Engineers
George Knapp
Division of Water Resources
State of Kansas
State Highway Department
Union Pacific Railroad
Grant Township
Richetti Defense Opens in Kansas City Murder Trial
The state closes its murder case against Adam Richetti for the Union Station shootings. Defense attacks prosecution witnesses including Mrs. Lottie West while Charles Floyd and Verne Miller are named co‑suspects. Richetti faces specific charges for killing Detective Herman’s death in the 1920s gun battle.
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Kansas City
Adam Richetti
Union Station
Frank Nash
Richetti
Charles
Pretty Boy
Two Checks Bypassed In Eudora Gas Theft Incident
A man passed two worthless checks in Eudora on Saturday reports the sheriff. A $7 grocery payment at Daugherty's used a Mor tis Cohen signature from 800 Louisiana street drawn on Lawrence National bank. A $9 gasoline charge at a Conoco station used L M Walters signature on Lawrence National bank. Walters says no such check was given. The suspect left with three gallons of gas in a can and fled in a car.
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Eudora
Hoe
Daugherty
Mortis Cohen
Louisiana Street
Lawrence National Bank
Cohen
Conoco
L. M. Walters
Baseball Roundup Highlights NL and AL Games Across Cities
Today’s National League action features the Giants routing the Cardinals 14 to 7 as Paul Dean scores off early. Berger powers the Braves past the Reds with two homers in a doubleheader split, while Pittsburgh blasts the Phillies 12 to 5 behind Wat-kins and J Moore. Klein hits two homers for the Cubs in a 5-3 win over the Dodgers. also notes postponed games due to wet grounds and rain across multiple venues.
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New York
Giante
Paul Dean
Ray Harrell
Cardinals
St. Louis
New York Q
Dean
Delancey
Schumacher
Mancuso
Boston
Berger
Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Schott
Ith
Lombardi
Brandt
Hogan
Derring
MacFayden
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Vietory
Phillies
Watkins
J. Moore
Swift
Waters
Prim
Bowman
Wilson
Brooklyn
Chuck Klein
Cubs
Dodgers
Chicago
Earnshaw
Opez
House Pushes Must Bills in Rapid Sessions
Washington dispatch describes the House accelerating action on administration bills. Speaker Burns urge speed, aiming to adjourn by mid July. Measures include nuisance tax extension, TVA, federal alcohol control, motor bus regulation, and coal legislation by Guffey and Snyder. NRA revival and relief work program also move forward.
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Washington
House
Burns
Snell
Byrns
Utilities Holding Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
Guffey- Snyder Coal
Guffey- Snyder
NRA
Ways and Means
Representative Snyder
D.-Pa
McSwain
D.-S.c
House Military Committee
National Recovery Administration
Congress
Roosevelt
James L. O'Neill
Senate
Clipper Ship Starts Return Hop to Mainland
Midway Island via Pan American radio reports the Pan American Clipper began its return flight to the U S mainland. The 1500 mile hop to Honolulu is expected in a bit over nine hours and thirteen minutes due to headwinds and extra flight checks. Captain Edwin C Musick and a five member crew piloted the voyage after takeoff at 10 54 a m central standard time.
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Midway Island
Pan American Radio
Honalu
Honolulu
Edwin C. Musick
Two carpenters injured in Oswego roof collapse
Oswego Kansas June 17 two carpenters P Elmer Walters 52 and Ted Scott 55 fell 40 feet when the ice plant roof they were repairing caved in. Walters suffered broken ribs and shock while Scott was less seriously hurt. The roof had been damaged by a fire last week. Marcus Schell of Topeka sustained an injured right arm in a Baldwin junction auto accident and was in Lawrence Memorial Hospital with improved condition.
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Oswego
Kan
Elmer Walters
Ted Scott
Walters
Scott
Marcus Schell
N. Chandler Street
Topeka
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Baldwin Junction
Long Share Wealth Substitute Rejected by Senate
Washington June 174 The share wealth substitute for the administration social security bill was rejected by the senate. Senator Long would have provided old age pensions for all over 60 with income under 500 or net worth under 3 000 financed by a wealth levy starting at 1 percent for fortunes over 1 000 000 rising to 99 percent above 8 000 000. The plan was defeated by a chorus of noes without a record vote.
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Washington
Senate
Long
D-La
Rotary speaker Bruce Hurd outlines rail progress and risks
Bruce Hurd Santa Fe attorney spoke at Rotary about rail growth and public reliance on rail transport. He noted 1914 law training, a Kellogg alumni wife, and daughter Katherine at Kansas University. He described diesel engines, air conditioning upgrades, rising speeds, and rail jobs worth millions as railroads seek revived patronage. He pointed to Fare cuts and faster freights, with Trains and engines pushing technological advances while private investment funds improvements.
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Bruce Hurd
Santa Fe
Kansas
Rotary
Hurd
Madeline Nachtman
K. A
Katherine Hurd
Lawrence
Western Railroads
K. U
Chicago
Pacific
Topeka
Dodds
Dolph Simons
Harold Constant
More Attending Summer Classes at Kansas University
Total KU summer session enrollment reaches 1201, up 58 from last year with 30 in the medical school at Rosedale down five. Gains appear in the graduate school liberal arts and sciences and education while other schools stay stable. law almost unchanged after a record enrollment.
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University of Kansas
Rosedale
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Education
School of Law
K. U
Feee
Kaw Valley Potato Yield Over a Million Bushels
Flood damages in Kaw Valley cut potato acreage. 1935 yield projected at 4,094,000 bushels by US and state boards, down from 7,15,000 in 1934 and below the 1929–1933 average. About one third of 12,500 acres planted washed out, leaving 8,750 for harvest. Eastern fields hardest hit. Lawrence area shows good prospects only west of town. valley condition at 80 percent. Scott County acreage estimated at 550 acres, down from 750, with fair to good condition.
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Topeka
Kaw Valley
United States Department and
State Board of Agriculture
F. K. Reed
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Lawrence
Scott County
Kansas
Grand Jury Takes Up Tacoma Kidnapping Case
A Tacoma grand jury will meet Wednesday to weigh charges against Harmon M Waley and his wife in the $200000 kidnapping of George Weyeauser. Federal agents say the couple confessed their roles and trial under the Lindbergh law could begin in about three weeks. Mrs Waley, held in Olympia, was not confirmed to be pregnant after officials sent a doctor to examine her.
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Tacoma
Wash
UPI
Harmon M. Waley
George Weye
Aeuser
Stock Market Index Report Saturday 60 stocks at 44.2
The stock index averaged 60 shares closed at 44.2 with Saturday trading showing a slight uptick. Investors tracked gains across the board as notable names shifted positions, signaling cautious momentum in the market.
Weather Summary Kansas Forecast and Road Conditions
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cooler temperatures in the extreme east. Roads vary from fair to muddy across Topeka Ottawa Emporia Manhattan Wichita Arkansas City and Pittsburg with hard rains reported in Manhattan Pittsburg and Arkansas City. Gas office records show yesterday’s high 45 and today’s low 68 with 2 inches rainfall by 6 am.
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Kansas
Topeka
Ottawa
Emporia
Manhattan
Wichita
Arkansas City
Pittsburg
Manhattn
Arkansasity
Douglas County
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Weather Bureau
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Schmeling
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Madison Square Garden
Jimmy Braddock
Mix Schmeling
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Basle
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Rotary Club
State Department of
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Topekehich
Leavenworth County
Janet Gaynor
Hollywood
Calif
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Henry Fonda
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A. Alter
Grand Jury
Pitts
Sioner
Sing Sing
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F. R. Gross
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