Floods delay taking of capital amid world tensions
The Yellow river flood blocks 200,000 Chinese from rescue near Hankow while Japanese forces push up the Yangtze toward Kiukiang. Berlin reports anti-Jewish and anti-Czechoslovak protests, plus Spanish insurgents gain on Valencia fronts. France threatens a general strike by 750,000 public workers as Daladier blocks wage demands.
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Yellow River
Berlin
Britain
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hankow
China
Yangtze
Yangtze River
Yangtze Valley
Kiukiang
French Union of Public Service Workers
Edouard Daladier
PWA Reveals 49 Held Up Power Projects Nationwide
Washington June 18 The Public Works Administration released a list of 49 proposed power projects held up pending clarification of national power policy. One project in Clyde Kansas involves 112970 dollars and questions of competition with private utilities. PWA seeks a fair price formula to offer utilities and let municipalities take over private plants if agreement is reached. If not, PWA would fund construction loans and grants. Senator Barkley notes the administration policy shift to municipal power buildouts. Corcoran and Cohen are tasked with formulating a practical policy to guide a future presidential pronouncement on power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
PWA
Clyde
Kan
Senator Barkley
D.-Ky
Thomas G. Corcoran
Benjamin V. Cohen
Roosevelt
Fred Robertson and Nelle Numbers James Wed in Kansas City
Former U S district attorney Fred Robertson and English teacher Nelle Numbers James were married in Kansas City. They departed for a honeymoon to Hawaii Bannas New Zealand and Australia after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred, Robertson
Kansas City, Kan
Fred Robertson
United State District
Kansas
Nelle Numbers James
Kansas City Junior College
Hawaii
Bannas
New Zealand
Austraia
Barrett Leads Woman Open Battle at Beedmoor
Beatrice Barrett of Denver area holds a two stroke lead over Helen Hofmann of Salt Lake City after 18 holes of the 36 hole Womens Western Open at Beadmoor. The 21 year old competes as a top contender in Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Barrett
Colorado Springs
Colo
Inneapolis
Helen Hofmann
Salt Lake City
Beesdmoor
Three-Man Court Rules Against Government On Impounded Livestock Funds
A three judge federal panel held that the government cannot stay disbursement of 586 093 dollars impounded in the Kansas City livestock rate case. The ruling preserves a reimbursement order to be paid to commission firms, with Swift and Henry as the largest claimant, pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Federal District
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Supreme Court
District Court
Arba S
Commission Houses
Swift and Henry Livestock Commission Company
Union Room Addition Contract Let at K U
The contract for a new top floor room at the Union building was awarded to Green and Green by a committee including Karl Klooz and Miss Hermina Zipple. About $3,500 is budgeted with $1,200 donated by the class of 1938. The room, to host about 70, will feature a fireplace and rustic pine furnishings. Work starts next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Building
K. U
Green and Green
Karl Klooz
Henry Werner
Werner F. Smith
Fred Ellsworth
Alumni Association
Hermina Zipple
Union
Miss Zipple
Senate committee to question senate candidates on federal ties
Chairman Sheppard announced a Senate campaign expenditures committee plan to ask all U S senate candidates if any federal officials are connected with their campaigns and to disclose campaign contributors and amounts. The panel will collect data on possible corrupt practices violations and refer findings to state authorities if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sheppard
D-Tex
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
United States Senate
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Europe May Not Import More Wheat Than Usual
A Berlin attache’s report to the agriculture department says Europe may not need more American wheat this year despite drought. Prospects point to a good bread grain harvest, but European wheat yield may decline while rye increases. drought hurts Italy, Spain, Greece, and Scandinavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Berlin
Europe
Italy
Spain
Greece
Stock Market Index Reaches 38.7 on 60-Stock Average
The Journal-World reports the average of sixty stocks at 38.7 as a market index reading. Ambiguity in place name Aveanbion sie prevents precise geographic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Aveanbion Sie
Kansas Chamber Reelects Officers and Sets Topeka Meeting
Wichita June 18 The Kansas Chamber of Commerce reelected E C Mingen back af McPherson as president and named a tentative Topeka mid July industrial committee meeting. Also reelected were senior vice president Frank Haucke and secretary manager Sam Wilson for ninth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
E. C. Mingenback
McPherson
State C. of C. Industrial Committee
Topeka
Frank Haucke
Council Grove
Charles Taylor
Liberal
H. S. Kilby
Great Bend
H. W. Jacobs
Junction City
C. H. Waring
Kansas City
C. D. Blake
Hays
George Godfrey Moore
Sam Wilson
Kansas
State Chamber of Commerce
Evan Griffith
Phil S. Hanna
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Kansas Chamber
State Board of Directors
E. W. Stilwell
F. C. Huller
Emporia
J. A. Fenimore
Pittsburg
D. L. Wheelock
Clay Center
R. K. Howse
Charles 8. Calladay
Hutchinson
Dr. C. D. Blake
J. C. Denions
Dodge City
Elza Baird
G. G. Moorse
John C. Nitsch
Oberlin
Guy Stanley
C. B. Russell
Lawrence
W. A. Bailey
Fred T. Wilkin
Independence
Deadline Monday for 1937 property tax payments
The county treasurer’s office will stay open until 5 30 Monday evening to receive last half 1937 property taxes. A M Gardner announced the deadline. After Monday night unpaid taxes incur 10 percent interest. The office opens at 7 and remains open through the noon hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Gardner
Trail of Hutchinson Attack Suspect Reaches Manhattan
In Manhattan Kansas investigators chase the gunman who abducted and assaulted Rosanna Sandberg. A shoe store manager reported a wet man in a gray suit who bought shoes with a large roll of bills claiming he was stuck in mud. A $1,000 reward was offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Rosanna Sandberg
Hutchinson
Lawrence Critchlow
C. W. Barnes
Critchlow
Russians and Manchoukuans Clash at Nanbetsuri
A Domei dispatch reports border patrols from Manchoukuo and Soviet Russia clashed at Nanbetsuri. One Manchoukuan was killed and another wounded as Soviet forces retreated and both sides remained squarely facing each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Domei
Manchoukuo
Soviet Russia
Nanbetsuri
Insurance deadline extended for 1939 wheat in Kansas
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation sets August 20 as the wheat insurance application deadline for the 1939 crop in Kansas, with Oklahoma previously set at August 2. This notice appears in Washington data dated June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Kansas
Oklahoma
Auwae
An Event in Nahant as Roosevelts Attend Roosevelt Wedding
John Roosevelt and Anne Lindsay Clark wed in Nahant Massachusetts in a simple Episcopal ceremony watched by President Franklin D Roosevelt. The service drew a large crowd, included family members and notable guests, and the couple planned a honeymoon to Campobello before sailing to Bermuda.
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Nahant
Mass
John Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Roosevelt
John
Anne
Clark
Union Church
Nahant Club
Roosevelt Summer Home
Campobello Island
New Brunswick
Bermuda
Wheat Rust Threat Animates Kansas Crop Outlook
The agriculture department reports stem rust may badly damage Kansas winter wheat unless dry weather returns. Texas shows limited damage while Oklahoma is spotty. If moist conditions persist, rust could spread from west central Kansas to Missouri and Nebraska, with broader rust in south central Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Bowl of Rice Party Aids Chinese Relief Drive
Nearly 200 tickets sold at the Bowl of Rice event at the Methodist church fundraising for China relief. Contributions total about 75.65 with expenses 9.17. local committee plans to send funds to the United Council in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
United Council
China
Howard E. Koelb
Lawrence Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Company
Haskell Institute
Lawrence Transfer Company
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Koelb
New York
Chinatown
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Alice Marie Meyn
Dorothy Enlow Miller
Ernest Charles
Jack Dalby
K. A
George D. Walter
D. M. Swarthout
John T. Andrews
E. F. Price
H. W. Howsman
Bowl of Rice
United Council For Civilian Relief
Roosevelt
H. D. R. Burgess
Wall Street
Drunk Driving Allowed On Private Property under Judge Ruling
In Fredericksburg Virginia Judge Frederick W Coleman ruled that a man may drive his car on his own private property while intoxicated without violating the law. The decision followed Paul Dudley 26 appealing a police court fine for throwing furniture into a driveway and driving over it while drunk. Dudley did not appeal the intoxication fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Frederick W. Coleman
Corporation Court
Paul Dudley
Dudley
Oxford Voters Approve Gas System Bonds
Oxford voters approved issuing 32000 dollars in bonds to build a municipal gas system by a 301 to 50 margin yesterday. The Gas Service Company, a subsidiary of 2 Cities Service, currently supplies gas in Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Kan
2 Cities Service Subsidiacy
Oxord
Ford Service Hawilion 15 W 9th
Ford service listing for Hawilion address at 15 West 9th Street appears in the fragment. The note lacks full details but indicates a local automotive service location and street information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Service
Hawilion
Heauilion
Music Camp Opens At KU With Guest Conductors
The University of Kansas hosts the third annual Midwest music camp starting Monday for about 100 students and instructors. Russell L. Wiley directs with weekly guest conductors from Ludwig Hebestreit to David Lawson slated for concerts. Private lessons in woodwinds and brass are offered by noted instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Russell L. Wiley
Ludwig W. Hebestreit
Dallas
Tex
Ralph R. Rush
Cleveland
N. de Robertis
Kansas City
Harold Bachman
University of Chicago
David T. Lawson
Topeka
Herbert Rifkind
Chicago
Bertram N. Haigh
University of Oklahoma
Utilities Valuation Set At 465 Million In Kansas
The state tax commission fixed the 1938 tax valuation for all Kansas utilities at 465,217,119, up from 460,538,427 in 1937. W. G. Fink, chairman, said owner totals of 348,350,427 were increased after property examination. Grouped figures show both owner and commission valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
State Tax Commission
W. G. Fink
Commission
Cunningham Wins Princeton Mile In 4 07.2 At Princeton Meet
Princeton New Jersey June 18 Glenn Cunningham yesterday won the fourth annual Princeton invitation mile run finishing in 4 minutes 7.2 seconds. Archie San Romani led at the stretch before Cunningham passed to win in the same time as last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Cunningham
N. J
Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Romani
San Romani
Teachers Elect John Lowe President in Kansas Meet
The Kansas Vocational Agriculture Teachers association elected John Lowe of Winfield president. Other officers are Lee Raines of Olathe as vice president and Harold Kugler of Manhattan as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lowe
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Winfield
Lee Raines
Olathe
Harold Kugler
Labor On Demand As Wheat Harvest Drives Help Needed
The National Reemployment Service reports 15 men sent to farms for wheat harvest. Mrs. Wallaces office has 250 workers ready for farm jobs. Wages range from 25 cents to 85 cents hourly with some meals provided. Office hours are 7:30 to 5 daily and farmers are urged to file requests promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Reemployment Service
Merle Akers
Wallace
Akers
Gas Tax Collection Surpasses Ten Million for Year
Topeka reports gasoline tax receipts for the year ending May 31 to June 1 reached $10,263,911.84, the first exceedance since 1933. Exemptions rose $85,606.14 while total collections rose 6.9 percent over the prior year. May 1938 receipts were $786,807.73, down from May 1937, with exemptions also lower by $41,717.97.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Aee
Walter A. Haxman
Tony
Haxman
Big Program Sets Agenda for Next Congress and Railroads
Washington outlines a broad postwar agenda for the 76th Congress to convene in January. Railroads loom as urgent, with debate over a possible special session. Other items include relief funding, crop control, tax reform, anti trust revisions, governmental reorganization, and regional planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
76Th
O’connor
D-N.y
House Rules Committee
Wheeler
Congress
T Roosevelt
Roosevelt
House
Vath Congress
McNary
R.-Ore
Snell
R.N.Y
Boulders to Be Placed in Park West of Belvoir
Large granite and quartzite boulders from a Belvoir area deposit will decorate the west side of South park. About seven large stones and several smaller ones will be used to balance the east side flower garden. The stones weigh from 1,000 pounds to 2.5 tons and come from a 160 acre Bowen farm site southwest of Belvoir. University of Kansas geologist says they are glacial boulders laid down around 750,000 years ago. City plans include engraving one stone in front of the 4.7 inch gun presented by veterans of the Thirty-fifth Division AEF. No city cost. trucks will haul the stones after digging them from the ground with earth cleared from their bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belvoir
South Park
Alfred Lawrence
Bowen
W. H. Schoene
University of Kansas Geological Staff
Kansas
Waka
Tusa
Ben Babb
Thirty-fifth Division
A.E.F
Lawrence
Garages Entered on Ohio and Louisiana Streets
At least four garages were entered after 11 last night within three blocks on Ohio and Louisiana streets. Radios were stolen from Bert A. Nash and Max Wilhelmi, both of Ohio addresses, while a third auto radio was unbolted from William Underwood’s Louisiana car. Two men fled after being spotted by the Underwood garage as 16 year old Allyn Underwood and Rollie Killcox gave chase. two other garages were ransacked but yielded no thefts. A spare wheel and tire were stolen from J F C Broeker’s Lincoln after 11. No noise or other items reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Louisiana
Bert A. Nash
Max Wilhelmi
William Underwood
Allyn Underwood
Rollie Zillcox
Nash
Underwood
Wilhelmi
Asher
J. F. C. Broeker
Lincoln
Potatoes in Kansas Seen At 1.56 Million Bushels
Kansas early commercial potato crop is estimated at 1.56 million bushels by federal and state agricultural departments, up from 1.495 million last year. The Kaw valley shows mixed conditions with rainfall injuring some areas, but a good yield is expected if May temperatures remain moderate. digging begins about June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Kaw Valley
Weather forecast for Kansas with scattered thundershowers
Considerable cloudiness with local thundershowers Sunday and tonight in northwest Kansas. Cooler in west and north central areas on Sunday. Morning weather partly cloudy at Arkansas City and Ottawa, elsewhere clear. Dirt roads vary from rough at Emporia to good at Wichita and Topeka. Temperatures show 69 at 7 am today and 85 max yesterday. Vacation edition promotion included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Arkansas City
Ottawa
Emporia
Coffeyville
Salina
Wichita
Topeka
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Prenacie
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Lokalanzeiger
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Lam
Alencia
Mijares
Villarreal
Castellon de la Plana
Green & Green
K.U
Federal
Senate Committee
Russell Sturgis
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
John Held
Anna Roosevelt Boettiger
Henry Knox Sherill
Episcopal
Massachusetts
Endicott Peabody
Groton School
Roosevelt Boys
Atlas
Mendelssohn
Morgenthau
Farley
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Bernard Baruch
New England
Anna Cabot Mills Lodge
Senator Lodge
Lowells
Salem
Mr. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Sherrill
James
Elliott
John Boettiger
Potomac
Bentinusd
H. E. Koele
Pi Kappa Alpha
Case
Miller Hall
Pi K
Rattvik
Sweden
West Side
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