Roosevelt proposes $3.86 billion program to boost business
President Roosevelt asks Congress for a self liquidating projects and low cost housing plan totaling 3.86 billion dollars. He estimates at least 870 million in federal loans would be issued in the coming year with the rest lasting two to seven years. The plan aims to avoid taxpayer costs on self liquidating ventures and includes a revolving fund fed by project earnings.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Byrnes
D-S.c
Senate
House
King
Utah
Taft
Ohio
Ellender
D-La
Treasury
Wadsworth
Rn.y
United States Housing Authority
FHA
Federal Works Agency
Bureau of Public Roads
State Traveling Expense Total May Be Cut $100000 Annually
Topeka June 22 UP A legislative committee reviewing state department travel expenses says costs will be reduced by $100000 or more yearly. Senator Thale P. Skovgard notes many employees abuse allowances, urges uniform controls, cites departments with complete records as more efficient, and reports only a few irregularities found in travel accounts. The inquiry stems from a winter resolution authorizing reform to standardize the system.
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Topeka
Thale P. Skovgard
Skovgard
Haskell Indian troop lauded at New York Worlds Fair
John L. Sullivan praised the 26 man Haskell Indian troop under Capt. James Lansing as the hit of the fair. He told J R Holmes the troop, nicknamed Grover Whalen's Pride, displays fine horsemanship and educational value. The unit plans rope skipping to curb weight while sending $1,473 in savings home to Lawrence.
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John L. Sullivan
J. R. Holmes
Lawrence
Holmes
James Lansing
Grover Whalen
Sullivan
Eastman Company
Captain Lansing
Haskell
Tax Receipts Good as June End Near
Washington reports tax collections exceed Roosevelt estimates with ten days left in the fiscal year ending June 30. By June 20 receipts reached 5.566 billion dollars, aided by June income tax payments, while expenditures trailed budgeted outlays, narrowing the announced deficit by about 500 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Southwestern Wheat Proves High in Protein Content
In Dodge City Kansas on June 22 farmers report drought enhancing wheat protein. Southwestern wheat tests at 16 to 17.5 percent, commanding a premium of four to five cents per bushel above market. Yields run four to ten bushels per acre with total production not likely to erode the premium.
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Dodge City
Kan
Kansas
Ratner Urges Pruning Government in Kansas
Governor Payne Ratner of Kansas told the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce in Tulsa that judicious pruning is needed to combat an unhealthy condition of government. He said his administration aims to put more business in government and not more government in business.
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Ratner
Tulsa
Okla
Payne Ratner
Kansas
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Rain ends in Kansas as sun returns for wheat harvest
Rain has ceased in eastern Kansas with sun expected to dry out ripening wheat for harvest and corn cultivation. Meteorologist S D Flora notes topsoil is soaked, streams near bank full but no flood risk, temperatures rising to the mid 80s to 90s with several locales logging rainfall totals above one inch in the past 24 hours.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
More Stills Found at Lansing State Penitentiary Mine
Lansing Kan June 22 Warden M F Amrine disclosed two more stills found in the state penitentiary mine during a mutiny by about 350 convicts. A 20 gallon still from a milk can with copper coils was surfaced by Mine Superintendent Robert Murray. A 3 gallon still and earlier two 10 gallon stills had been found.
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Lansing
Kan
M. F. Amrine
Penitentiary
Robert Murray
Amrine
Soviet reply to British French mutual aid proposal reported
Moscow reports that the Soviet Union sent its formal reply to the latest British French mutual assistance proposals. The content remained undisclosed. A foreign office bulletin stated that the new proposals do not represent any improvement over the previous ones.
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Soviets
Moscow
Russia
Foreign Office
Mrs Mollie M Prather Dies in Kansas City Home
Mrs Mollie M Prather mother of Kirk Prather the recently resigned warden of the Kansas state penitentiary died at her home today in Kansas City Kansas. The obituary notes her son's notable position and marks the family loss.
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Mollie M. Prather
Kansas City
Kan
Kirk
Prather
Kansas State Penitentiary
Indian Warpath Report Traced to Film Set Near Buckman
A hoot of noise and headlines about Indians on the warpath drew a panic call to State Police Chief Tom Summers. Investigators, guided by Mrs. Esther Wilson of Peoria, Ill., locate a motion picture crew filming battle scenes near Buckman New Mexico.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Tom Summers
Buckman
Esther Wilson
Peoria
Ill
Warning To Leave Swatow Rejected By Yarnell
The United States rejects a Japanese demand to remove ships from Swatow and vows to stay in the port to protect American citizens. Admiral Yarnell says U S warships will remain as long as needed, with Pope and Asheville slated to follow. Secretary Hull says the state department will not press Tokyo.
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United States
Japan
Pillsbury
Swatow
Harry E. Yarnell
Navy Department
Asheville
Hongkong
South China
Hull
State Department
Tokyo
Yarnell
Navy
Admiral Yarnell
British Bluejackets Halt Japanese Cargo Inspection in Tientsin
On June 22 British bluejackets appeared in Tientsin halting Japanese checks on cargo discharged by British fighters amid the ongoing nine day blockade of the British and French concessions. London pledged to protect British interests and end the crisis while anti British sentiment spread to Peiping with planned mass protest and anti British day. Milk supplies improved easing shortages but meat and vegetables remained scarce with heat affecting produce in foreign zones.
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Tientsin
London
Lord Halifax
E. G. Jamieson
Peiping
Central Broadcasting Station
H. F. Barnes
Jenkins to Kansas City job
Col. Jack B. Jenkins, retiring director of the Kansas highway patrol, will return to his post as head of the city detective department July 1. Jenkins was appointed to the state post by former Gov. Walter Haxman and was granted a leave of absence from municipal police work.
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Jenkins
Kansas City
Kan
Jack B. Jenkins
Kansas Highway Patrol
Walter Haxman
Stock Market Index Dips to 47.4 After Yesterday’s Rise
The stock index for 60 stocks slips to 47.4 after a prior 47.6 reading. Notes reference Wallpaper Keeler's Book Store advertising in the market brief.
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Keeler’s Book Store
Murray Resists Leaving Missouri WPA Post
Sharp speaking Matt Murray declared he has no intention of quitting as Missouri WPA director. Gov. Stark expressed confidence Murray would resign to avoid Roosevelt administration embarrassment, but Murray stated no resignation is on file and he does not plan to leave his WPA job.
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Matt Murray
Missouri
Jefferson City
WPA
Lloyd C. Stark
Murray
Stark
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Washington
Kansas City
Kansas Bar Admits 32 KU Law Graduates in 1939 Class
Chief Justice John S. Dawson administered the oath to 32 graduates of the University of Kansas School of Law. Eighteen others took the exam with six failing. nine KU graduates plan bar attempts in other states. Names listed include Robert M. Averill Ottawa Oscar Belin Clay Center Elbert Brainerd Whitewater Harold Cook Ford Harry Deutch Kansas City Kan John Farley Hutchinson Billy Hampton Lawrence James Haughey Concordia Swain House Coffeyville Richard McMillen Florence Paul MacCaskill Wichita Burton Mader Florence Morris Matuschka Pittsburg Loyal Miles Medicine Lodge Joan Newbill Hutchinson James Putnam Emporia Sam Redmond Lawrence Ray Roberts Jr Peabody John Rounds Lawrence Joseph Sheedy Fredonia Herman Smith Parsons Omer Voss Phillipsburg James Williams Sharon Springs Edward Beougher Grinnell Lawrence Christensen Olsburg eerie Cochrane Kansas City Mo Marvin Price Baldwin James Riddell Wichita James Terrill Ulysses Sol Weinstein Kansas City Kan Leo Haughey Concordia.
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School of Law
University of Kansas
Leo Eugene Haughey
Sol Weinstein
John S. Dawson
Kansas Supreme Court
T W. F. Lilleston
Wichita
State Bar Examining Board
K.U. ‘School of Law
K. U
Robert M. Averill
Ottawa
Oscar F. Belin
Clay Center
Elbert B. Brainerd
Whitewater
Harold C. Cook
Ford
Harry S. Deutch
Kansas City
Kan
John M. Farley
Hutchinson
Billy V. Hampton
Lawrence James M. Haughey
Concordia Swain
William House
Cedar Vale
William R. Kirby
Coffeyville
Richard M. McMillen
Florence
Paul H. MacCaskill
Burton C. Mader
Morris E. Matuschka
Pittsburgh
Marvin D. Price
Baldwin James V. Riddell
James S. Terrill
Ulysses Sol Weinstein
Concordia
Glider Pilot Conquers Continental Divide in Record Flight
Captain Peter Riedel, a 33 year old glider pilot with the German embassy staff, completed a 300 mile 7 hour 50 minute trip from Winslow Arizona to a ranch near Magdalena New Mexico. He unofficially claimed a 17600 foot altitude record on his west to east crossing.
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Magdalena
N. M
Peter Riedel
Here
Winslow
Ariz
Riedel
Washington
A. L. Myrland
Pueblo poised for new air service to Wichita
Pueblo civic leaders who for seven years have fought for a Pueblo Wichita airline will witness the dispatch of mail on the first east bound flight over the route. Continental Air Lines after 10 daily mail flights will begin passenger service to Wichita probably. Continental announced last night its trips between Denver and Albuquerque would be extended about July 5 to El Paso, now served by only two flights daily.
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Pueblo
Colo
Continental Air Lines
Wichita
Continental
Denver
Albuquerque
N. M
el Paso
Tex
Topeka Declares War on Marihuana and Weeds
Pi Gov Payne Ratner orders Kansas highway department to wage war on marihuana as a common enemy with the noxious bindweed, directing state action. The proclamation frames weed control as a public safety and roads matter.
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Marihuana
Topeka
Payne Ratner
State Highway Department
Weed Notice To Cut Your Lot Under City Ordinance
You are notified to cut the weeds on your lot or the city will cut them and assess the cost against your property under Ordinance No. 1777. J. Wm. Stone, City Clerk Ve
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J. Wm. Stone
Wheat harvest in gear after delay
After soaking rains, wheat harvest in the area resumed today with fields drying and farmers optimistic of full swing by tomorrow or Saturday. Yields meet expectations, best in Kaw vale and Faulcaster varieties, with 50 cent top prices and early grain testing around 60 pounds.
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L. O. Armstrong
Lawrence
U. S. Highway 59
Earl Trowbridge
Pleasant Grove
Wakarusa
Kawvale
Faulcaster
National Retail Grocers Convention Adopts Resolutions
The National Retail Grocers association passed resolutions at its annual convention denouncing WPA workers who fail to pay bills and opposing chain stores. New York was chosen unanimously for next year’s meeting after Chicago and Minneapolis withdrew their nominations. All officers were re-elected, including Gerrit Vander Hooning of Grand Rapids as president Hmsack of Oakland as vice president and Schuyler Crawford of Wichita as treasurer.
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Kansas City
National Retail Grocers Association
WPA
New York
Chicago
Minneapolis
Gerrit Vander Hooning
Grand Rapids
Mich
H. Hmsack
Oakland
Cal
Schuyler Crawford
Wichita
Kan
Starve Out Killer Olson in Wisconsin Wilderness
Weary possemen in Montmorency County search northern Wisconsin lake and wood lands for Ray Olson a 30 year old fugitive and ex convict who killed two deputies in a rough woods getaway. Reports of sightings have led nowhere as the hunt continues after Olson escaped Saturday.
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Hayward
Wis
Ray Olson
Wisconsin Lake and
Woodlands
Olson Bas Ely
Wheat receipts surge at Kansas City elevators in 1920
Kansas City reports a dramatic wheat influx with 704 carloads totaling about 1 125 000 bushels received this morning, far beyond last year. Weekly receipts reach 1 776 cars and 2 840 000 bushels. Most shipments are new crop from Kansas with many cars from northern Oklahoma. Rail lines Santa Fe 400 M P 162 Rock Island 50 C B Q 26 M K T 23.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Santa Fe Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Douglas county medical costs survey for 1938 39
A survey by Mildred D. Watson shows Douglas county medical expenses totaling 17415.38 from January 1938 to January 1939, with over half for care at Lawrence Memorial Bell Memorial and Norton Tuberculosis Sanatorium. 2079 orders to the county physician and 1725 off hour calls without written orders occurred.
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Douglas County
Mildred D. Watson
Lawrence Memorial
Bell Memorial
Kansas City
Norton Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Bee Bell Memorial
Esse Eesensot Enon Norton VT
B. Santorium
Baldwin
Eudora and
Lecompton
House Joins Senate on Farm Parity Fund Bill
Washington June 22 Pi The house reversed an earlier decision and approved a 225 million parity fund for farm payments in addition to the 500 million soil conservation benefit fund. By a 180 to 175 roll call the compromise between agriculture bills was adopted. The house had rejected parity last March. Consideration then moved to other senate changes in the 1.2 billion agriculture department appropriation, including 113 million for disposal of surplus commodities.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Special Band Concert At Woodlawn Park North Lawrence
The Liberty Memorial high school band directed by Oliver Hobbs performs a special concert tonight from 5 30 to 8 00 before the scheduled ball game at Woodlawn park in North Lawrence.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Oliver Hobbs
Woodlawn Park
North Lawrence
Showgirl Testifies in Philippine Bond Case Trial
Broadway showgirl Carol Maurice testified in the Buckner et al. mail fraud and conspiracy trial over Philippine railway bonds. She described trips proposed by promoter Buckner in 1937, frequent nights out, and Buckner’s use of committee checks to pay club bills. Rosoff, a New York subway builder, said Buckner’s bond tips held no interest for him.
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New York
Carol Maurice
William P. Buckner, Jr
Buckner
Washington
Manila
William Power Maloney
U. S
Miss. Maurice
China
John Minton
Defense Counsel
Minton
Miss Maurice
Henry W. Goddard
William C. Gillespie
Doris (Pee
Wee) Donaldson
Noel Carter
Maloney
Philippine Bondholders Protective Committee
Gillespie
Sam Rosoff
Six additions to the KU faculty for next fall
The University of Kansas announces six new faculty members for the coming academic year. Geology instructor Robert M. Dreyer comes from Northwestern and Caltech with U.S. Geological Survey experience. German assistant Hans Hagemann holds Clark MA and Wisconsin PhDs. Journalism’s Ray Heady arrives from Wyandotte High School succeeding Prof. Dill. Chemical engineering’s Donald A. Spalding expands the department. Albert S. Palmerlee joins engineering drawing. Lawrence L. Vance becomes business school instructor and CPA replacing J. Bland Pope.
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University of Kansas
Robert M. Dreyer
Geological Survey
Dreyer
Northwestern University
California Institute of Technology
United States Geological Survey
Hans Hagemann
Alan Holske
University of Minnesota
Clark University
University of Wisconsin
Ray Heady
Wyandotte High School
Kan
W. Dill
Heddy
State Teachers College
Pittsburg
Donald A. Spalding
Chemical Engineering
Spalding
Albert S. Palmerlee
Palmerlee
North Dakota Agriculture College
North Dakota
Minnesota
Business School
Lawrence L. Vance
Vance
Minnesota University
J. Bland Pope
Kansas to vacate refreshment stand for blind association takeover
The Kansas executive council unanimously ordered the first floor statehouse refreshment stand vacated by August 1 so the Kansas Association for the Blind can take over. Gov. Payne Ratner led the reading of the ouster resolution with party officials present. The council, comprising the governor and state officials, did not formalize bids, stating the concession would be awarded to aid welfare rehabilitation efforts.
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Topeka
Kansas Executive Council
Statehouse
State Office
Kansas Association For the Blind
Secretary of State
Payne Ratner Pecerity
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ratner
Jay S. Parker
Frank J. Ryan
State
Association For the Blind
Commission extends standard broadcasting license period
The Federal Communications Commission today extended the license period for standard broadcasting stations from six months to one year effective immediately. The move shortens renewal frequency and aligns with broader regulatory updates affecting broadcasters nationwide.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Standard Broadcasting
Weather Forecast Kansas Fair Tonight and Warmer Friday
Kansas forecast calls for fair weather tonight with rising temperatures into Friday. Gas Office records show yesterday’s high 89 and low 0 today with rainfall totals around .09 inch since noon yesterday and .85 inch since 7 am yesterday.
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Kansas
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