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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1939
Page
1
The Senate voted 47 31 to end the treasuries power to devalue the dollar and 48 30 to set domestic silver at 77.57 cents an ounce, with debates on monetary reform and conference committees shaping the final bill amid pressure from administration allies.
Washington report notes Senators Capper and Reed of Kansas, both Republicans, voting with the majority to support an amendment in the monetary bill aimed at ending President Roosevelt's push to further devalue the dollar. The same vote also backed Senator Adams's measure to set the treasury price of newly mined domestic silver at 77.57 cents per ounce.
Topeka announces July 6 effective start for the penny bracket system replacing token use. The Iowa North Dakota style brackets set pennies per purchase from 15 to 65 cents up to five pennies for $2.25 to $2.74. Kansas joins 13 of 25 states collecting coin without tokens.
Farmers haul new wheat to elevators while waiting for fields to dry after rains. Cutting halted due to high moisture and risk to quality. Yields unclear. tests show 58 to 60 pounds per bushel, but moisture lowers test and storage risk remains. Corn benefits from moisture. erosion reported on some hillside plots near Lawrence.
Japanese navy officials prevented two British steamers from unloading passengers and freight at Swatow, a South China port, citing military operations. The vessels left after several hours. The message, attributed to Domei, notes the suspension applies to embarkation and discharge except mail and provisions for foreigners.
Amos Majors, 61, retired businessman and serving his second term as mayor of Mound Valley Kansas, died yesterday. His widow, two daughters and a son survive.
A 22 year old youth with no golf lessons and a nine hole sand green home course won the Missouri amateur title. Ted Adams defeated Don Smith of St. Joseph 2 and 1 at Blue Hills course after a week of strong play in Kansas City.
Rain hampers digging plans for the 1939 potato harvest in the county. Growers anticipate delays of up to a week as soil clings to tubers. experts say quality is good despite moisture and soil issues. Alfred Heck farm north of Lawrence shows fewer tubers but solid size and smooth skins. Deal Six notes overall good prospects if ground dries soon.
Kirk Prather a twice appointed Lansing State Prison warden under Democratic governors died at 56 after attending his mother's funeral. Born near Columbus Kansas he moved to Kansas City aged 11 and rose through political and business roles before serving again as Lansing warden until earlier this year. He survived a 1933 kidnapping by escaping convicts and later worked with the Federal Housing Administration.
London June 26 Prime Minister Chamberlain expressed regret at Italian press attacks on Britain but rejected a proposal to protest to Italy. Laborite Philip Noel-Baker asked if this violated the Anglo-Italian agreement and urged a protest as a matter of principle. The prime minister replied he would protest if he believed it would do any good.
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Baton Rouge police searched for Dr. James Smith president of Louisiana State University after a letter of resignation and reports of financial irregularities. Governor Leche and Lieutenant Governor Long tangled in a crisis over the university as bonds questions surfaced and a grand jury was ordered.
St. Louis reports Dizzy Dean, former Cardinal great, will pitch in the three game series at Sportsman's Park this week after being sold to the Chicago Cubs in April 1938. President Sam Breadon said he was advised by Cubs vice president Charles A. Weber that Dean would start tomorrow.
President Roosevelt sent numerous nominations to the senate for Kansas postmasters including Greever P. Allen at Tonganoxie Bertha A. Maichel at Overbrook Everett Pelfrey at Rossville and Tracy A. Hand at Wadsworth announced on June 26.
Harold Swords a 26 year old blind man on state pension was seen driving an old jalopy near East Peoria. Officers Vern Roberson and Leo Mauschbaugh took him to the station after confirming no license. He was released after promising not to drive again.
Weekend rains drenched Kansas with downpours and high winds across multiple counties. A Wichita area tornado killed one and injured many at a race meet, while towns like Hutchinson El Dorado and Newton faced flooding, crop damage, and delayed harvests. Widespread rainfall totals varied with dozens of communities reporting several inches, and forecasts nine that cooler, wetter weather would give way to warmer conditions soon.
A Salt Lake City report says a senate passage of a bill to raise silver to 77.5 cents will create work for many in western silver districts. George W Snyder of W P Snyder and Sons says it will prevent layoffs by stabilizing future prices, noting 53,000 jobs were lost when silver dropped last year.
British Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons he hopes Tokyo talks will settle the Far Eastern dispute with Japan. He spoke after a British case in Tientsin where a British couple said Japanese sentries forced them to undress.
Mayor Bryce B. Smith and City Manager Eugene C. Zachman declare 4200 city workers are free men. They need not contribute to political funds or attend ward meetings unless they wish. They may attend or abstain from meetings as they choose. County and local officials will not pressure contributions. Washer Service Green Bros Adv.
George W. Plummer, 69, veteran Republican Kansas legislator from Jefferson county, died at his Perry home after a heart attack. A 14 year state representative and former chairman of the house rules committee, he sought the speaker's post in two sessions. Survived by his widow and two sons Morris and Eugene Plummer of Perry.
Deane Waldo Malott the incoming Kansas University Chancellor will land in Lawrence Tuesday night for several days of familiarization with duties. He arrives solo and will stay at the Eldridge, planning time in Frank Strong hall and a return to Cambridge afterward. His summer plans remain unspecified.
Jefferson City report notes the 60th general assembly adjourned after approving a $232 million appropriation for state government for this year and next, a new record by about $40 million. A $29.75 million social security bill passed in the House after an eight hour deadlock near adjournment, likely prompting a future special session for relief funding.
The bureau of agricultural economics predicts the world wheat crop will be about 600 million bushels below last year’s 4.555 billion. Carryover by July 1 is forecast to be about double the 1938 level of 600 million bushels amid U.S. acreage cuts and European weak yields.
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Albany June 26 governors at the 31st annual conference clashed over federal spending. New York's Herbert Lehman defended federal projects as beneficial investments while Connecticut's Raymond Baldwin argued federal aid extended Washington powers and harmed private enterprise.
A near tornadic windstorm struck the Hinson dairy farm five miles south of Lawrence blowing down a 75 foot stock shed and damaging a 1984 Ford coupe. A broader house at the Tom Jones residence on highway 10 was lifted from its foundation and destroyed. A 21 ½ inch diameter ash tree fell near Phillips Casolina station, severing a telephone line and narrowly missing the station building. Rainfall was heavier nearby, while Lawrence received less than an hour of rainfall totaling nearly three quarters of an inch.
Washington reports former President Hoover supports Republican push to shift unemployment relief administration to the states. Hoover telegraphed Sen Capper from Palo Alto as Sen Schwellenbach and Capper debated relief on radio. Schwellenbach argued federal responsibility while noting costs show state admin consumes more.
The index based on 60 stocks stood at 46.6 on Saturday and rose to 47.4 the following day, signaling a modest gain.
The Kansas forecast shows generally fair conditions in the west and isolated thundershowers in the east this afternoon and tonight. Cooler in the northeast and north central tonight with a rise in temperatures Tuesday, then warmer. Temperature records note 7 p.m. yesterday at 88, 7 a.m. today at 73, with rainfall since 3:30 PM Saturday at .52 inch.
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