Tree Belt Would Prevent Drought
President Roosevelt weighs a plan to plant a shelter belt 100 miles wide from Canada to the Texas Panhandle to curb drought and wind erosion. The Tree Association announced the idea, with U S Forest Service involvement and a 10 to 12 year timeline, costing about 75 million dollars and creating thousands of jobs in drought areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Canada
Texas Panhandle
American Tree Association
A. Silcox
United States Forest Service
Saturda
Hawaii
Budget Bureau
Gummings
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Drouth
Charles Lathrop Pack
Tree Association
Dreath
Civilian -Conservation Corps
Leas
Deluxe House Truck Sets Ottawans For Long U S Canada Trip
The Deluxe House Truck, with running water, shower bath, two beds, fridge and studio couch, will depart Ottawa for a five year journey across the United States and Canada. Built by G. R. Pfantz and W. C. McKinney at an estimated cost of 54100, eight months of part time work enabled the project. after a Minnesota vacation the Pfantz family will begin the trek while others stay behind. The vehicle stands 6 feet 2 inches high and 7 by 16 feet at the base, mounted on a 1 1/2 ton Chevrolet chassis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
Canada
G. R. Pfantz
W. C. McKinney
Minnesota
Pfontz
Supreme Court Upholds Scottsboro Death Sentences
In Montgomery Alabama the Supreme Court upheld the death sentences of Clarence Patterson Morris and Heyward Patterson two of the original nine Scottsboro defendants. They were convicted of attacking Victoria Price a young white woman on a freight train near Paint Rock Alabama in 1931 with execution set for Friday August 31.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Clarence
Morris
Heyward Patterson
Scottsboro
Victoria Price
Paint Riock
Test Your Knowledge: seven quick questions
A jumble of trivia prompts asks about the first World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893, the White House state, a charge at Balaklava, authors of a tragedy, a city in Galesburg, a bolt joining two plates, Wilson’s role as Minister to Belgium, and a historic figure tied to a Virginia location.
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Galen
Chicago
B of
Balaklava
Galesburg
Wilson
Belgium
VaeSee
Way Cleared for Building Revival and Mortgage Support
Officials say a building revival is likely as a measure broadens mortgage access. The bill creates national mortgage associations with $5 million capital and up to $50 million in stock, insures deposits up to 5000 per depositor, raises Home Owners Loan Corporation capital to 3 billion, and earmarks 100 million for modernization via building and loan associations.
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Sims
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Frog serenade ends with a shot in Lawrence
Local police officer Bill Hayter plans frog legs as repayment for a sleepless night after a prank bull frog invaded his New York street pond at 1118. A 22 caliber shot ended the nightly serenade. The item notes dry weather and water challenges, city spraying, and other neighborhood happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hayter
Hayter
New York Street
Lawrence High band to present eight numbers in South Park
C E Sawhill announces Lawrence High School band will play eight piece program Friday in South Park at 8 o clock. The concert includes Columbian March One Beautiful Day Bennet Twilight in the Mountains Echoes of Spring Indian Trail Apollo and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Park
C. E. Sawhill
Lawrence High School
Bennet Twiligh
Weber
Niles Indian Trail
Lamater
Apollo
Rotary takes no sides on national issues
Rotary International declined to take a position on the national recovery act and other questions. Delegates at the twenty-fifth annual convention adopted the council report by Almon E. Roth noting Rotary as an international body and that one nation's program might be unacceptable to Rotarians elsewhere. Dick Van Horn Dead Kansas City. Dick Van Horn, 82, son of Col. Robert T. Van Horn founder of the Kansas City Journal, died at his home after a two year illness. He retired from the paper about 25 years ago. Census figures show Texas illiteracy at 6.8 percent of the population with about equal gender distribution.
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Detroit
Rotary International
Council
Almon .E. Roth
Leland Stanford University
California
Rotary
Dick van Horn
Kansas City
Robert T. van Horn
The
Kansas City Journal
van Horn
Memorial Hospital May Be Upgraded to Standard Status
Dr T R Ponton of the American College of Surgeons visits Lawrence Memorial Hospital to inspect facilities and staff. A standard hospital ranking involves annual review and triennial personal inspections, with the Boston meeting on October 16 announcing new standards. Ponton notes Memorial compares well with similar institutions nationwide and expects a full Haskell Institute inspection later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
American College’ of Surgeons
T. R. Ponton
Chicago
Lawrence
Memorial Hospital
Fenton
Ponton
College of Surgeons
Haskell Institute
Deaths and Funerals of M W Brady and James W Tuttle
M W Brady of Modesto California died Monday June 18 and was visited in Lawrence last August by Mr and Mrs Brady who are related to Mrs A B Coker of 1530 New Hampshire. James William Tuttle 60 a painter and decorator was found dead today in his room at 81812 Massachusetts Street death attributed to heart failure worsened by heat. Funeral services tomorrow at 2:30 pm from Rumsey parlors with Rev Husted officiating. Burial at Vinland. He was born and raised in Douglas County and had lived in Lawrence many years. he is survived by three sisters and three brothers.
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M. W. Brady
Modesta
Calif
Mrs. Brady
Lawrence
James William Tuttle
Massachusetts Street
Rumsey
Mr. Husted
Vinland
Mr. Tuttle
Douglas County
Personal Notes From Lawrence Social Roundup
Mrs Arthur L Kirchhoff and children Richard and Jane left today for Green Mountain Falls Colorado where they will spend the remainder of the summer Miss Madre Brown of Wichita arrived last night to spend until Monday visiting friends in Lawrence She is staying with Miss Jane Lewis University of Kansas student from Kansas City Miss Marie Frances Hill and William Hill have returned from St Marys where they were guests of Father W D OLeary and Miss Loretta OLeary and attended the ordination dinner Sunday at St Mary's college of Father OLeary who left immediately for Augusta Jr and Mrs George Kirchhoff Sr have returned from a visit to Pacific coast points
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Arthur L. Kirchhoff
Richard
Jane
Green Mountain Falls
Colo
Madre Brown
Wichita
Lawrence
Jane Lewis
University of Kansas
Kansas City
Marie Frances Hill
William Hill
St. Marys
W. D. O'Leary
Loretta O'Leary
St. Mary’s College
Father O'Leary
Augusta, Jr
George Kirchhoff
Pacific Coast Points
Can't Get Settlement on Farm Mortgage Case
A widow farmer holds a mortgage of about 4000 on a family farm. Her two brothers signed the note. She offered to accept 1000 less than face value to settle over a year ago, but no action followed. In the past year no principal or interest has been paid while taxes accrue.
Locate Gun in Shootings
Officers believe a shotgun used to kill three men near Canadian Oklahoma was found at Bun Riley relatives’ home in McAlester Oklahoma Sheriff Lackey said Riley’s sister Mrs William Wilson told authorities the weapon had been in the house for about three weeks. In Topeka Kansas a Universal Oil representative reported a midnight robbery of his car and $32 by armed men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester
Okla
Bob Lackey
Bun ‘Riley
Lackey
Riley
William Wilson
Wea
Topeka
APJ
A. F. Carlson
Wichita
Universal Oil Company
North Topeka
Accident kills Delbert Welden near Cherryvale
Victim Delbert Welden age 21 of Cherryvale died from a fractured skull and broken left leg after a car driven by C. E. Case struck him on highway 160 one mile south of Cherryvale. He died without regaining consciousness.
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Cherryvale
Kan
Delbert Welden
Here
Highway No. 160
C. E. Case
Welden
Appointment of R.T. McCluggage as El Dorado city attorney
June 38 (AP) Summerfield v Alexander US District Attorney for Kansas announces at his home the appointment of R.T. McCluggage as first assistant city attorney of El Dorado.
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Kingman
Kan
Summerfield v. Alexander
United States
Kansas
R.T. McCluggage
el Dorado
FIGHT IN STREETS MILWAUKEE Affects Trolley Service
Milwaukee street violence disrupts Oakand Avenue lines of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company as strike pickets pull Motorman John Nixon and guard John Zak from a car. Doors are kicked in, windows shattered, and passengers stranded. 220 of 397 cars operate with service at a standstill amid daylight clashes.
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Milwaukee
Oakland Avenue
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
John Nixon
John Zak
Nixon
Zak
Shorewood
First Bathtub in America 1842 Sparked Controversy
Historical note contrasts modern bathing ease with 19th century heat. The first regular bathtub, mahogany and lead lined, was installed in Cincinnati in 1842 and celebrated with a party. Next day papers labeled it luxurious and undemocratic while physicians warned of a menace to earth. Virginia taxed bathtubs, Boston barred them, and colleges banned them from dormitories.
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America
Cincinnati
Virginia
Old Dominion
Boston
Chorus Choir Director Named for Plymouth Church
The Music Committee of Plymouth Congregational Church names Mrs. Alice Moncrieff as director of the volunteers chorus for next year. A long-time Fine Arts faculty member, she has led choirs in Montclair and New York City and performed in concerts around New York. Charles Wilson, KU Fine Arts graduate, will continue as organist.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Alice Moncrieff
Voluntees Chorus
Mont Clair Congregational Church
Mark Andrews
New York City
Har- Vincent Milligan
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Lynwood Farnum
New York
Ity
Plymouth
Charles Wilson
School of Fine Arts
K. U
Decline Cement Bids For Fort Peck Dam Project
Washington reports Secretary Dern announced the 400000 barrel cement purchase for the Fort Peck Montana dam project was postponed due to unsatisfactory bids. A 200000 barrel contract went to a plant in Louisville Nebraska at about 1.19 per barrel. The remaining 400000 barrels await a more competitive bid.
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Washington
Dern
Fort Peck
Montana
Louisville
Neb
Mooney Appeal Denied by U S Circuit Court
Federal Judge Sadie F. St. Sure in San Francisco denied Thomas J. Mooney the right to appeal his habeas corpus petition for release from San Quentin. Mooney’s lawyers may still go directly to the United States circuit court. The judge found no probable cause for the appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
F. St. Sure
Thomas J. Mooney
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
San Quentin
Kansas City Officer Dies After Motor Crash
Kansas City detective sergeant and special investigator George L. Keithack died in a hospital from injuries from a Monday motor car crash east of Lees Summit Missouri. He was 46 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
George L. Keithack
Director of Police
Lees Summit
Missing man found after month long search near Carthage
John Klumpp 46 former Rich Hill postmaster, long missing, was located in Carthage Missouri after amnesia had halted his recall. Authorities had mounted a widespread search beginning more than a month ago.
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Carthage
John Klumpp
Rich Hill
Summer Shop Workers Are Guests of Kiwanis Club
Twenty seven boys completing the Kiwanis sponsored summer shop course under E T Burgess were inspected as he described the items made this summer. They plan to enroll again next summer if offered The four week course will close after luncheon tomorrow Most furniture made has moved to the homes of the makers All are doing nicely
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E. T. Burgess
Burgess
Mmekert
Quintuplets Reach Halfway Mark In Incubator Ride
Corbeil Ontario June 28 AP The Dionne quintuplets now one month old reached the halfway point in their incubator care doctors report they continue to grow and gain strength Dr A R Dafoe notes the infants are in satisfactory condition and four weeks remain to life expectancy estimates to normal birth.
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Corbeil
Ontario
A. R. Dafoe
Testify For Minister Denial of Marriage Claim
Church members backed Rev. William D. Welburn denying he married Mrs. Wineta Long Welburn who sues for divorce. They supported his alibi that he was in San Antonio on July 22 and July 25, 1933, contradicting her testimony about filing intentions and a Boerne wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
William D. Welburn
Wineta Long Welburn
Not Enough Evidence in Harriman Hosiery Mills Probe
Washington June 28 AP Attorney General Cummings said the Justice Department holds there is not sufficient evidence to prosecute the Harriman hosiery mills shutdown. The mills lost their blue eagle by order of Hugh S Johnson for alleged violations of the hosiery code and the collective bargaining guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cummings
Justice Department
Harriman
Hugh S. Johnson
Taylor Bill 15 Signed Gives Interior Control Over Grazing Lands
President Roosevelt signed the Taylor bill to give the secretary of interior control over public lands to conserve grazing areas. The measure creates grazing districts within about 80,000,000 acres, following a careful constitutional study.
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Taylor
Department of Interior
Washington
Roosevelt
Secreta‘of Interior
Heat and Perils Mark June 28 in U S Air and Oil News
In Kansas City a pilot at 11 000 feet reported cabin heat turned on as outside air dropped to 42 degrees while Wichita to Amarillo flight. In Pittsburgh President Tighe says steel industry board should end suspensions. In Breckenridge Texas three oil workers died from gas fumes at Baker Purdue well.
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Kansas City
Wichita
Kan
Amarillo
Tex
Pittsburgh
Michael F. Tighe
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Today
National Labor Relations Board For Steel
Breckenridge
Baker Purdue
Kansas low protein wheat may beat premium this year
Dodge City reports grainmen expect a shift in pricing as mills consider paying a premium for low protein wheat to secure sufficient mixing content. Farmers anticipate a possible reversal of the usual high protein premium if the current crop quality trend continues.
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Kansas
Dodge City
Community Social Notes Round Up Local Visits
Kaw Valley is filled with family visits and weekend gatherings. Grandparents hosted Dona Mue Wichman and other relatives while Gordon Davis hosted Turner and guests. Nearby travels included Abels family from Evening Star visiting Homewood and St Louis, with several dinners and Sunday guests across multiple households.
Linwood Visitors Fill Week With Guests From Far Regions
Miss Esther LINWOOD spends weeks in Kansas City as guest. Mrs. Frank Atterberry and family host Miss Helen Hays of Denver. Mrs. C. E. Barnett and daughter Selah Barnett host. Mrs. Q. W. Martin and daughter Helen Lois Martin visit in Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Kimball and sons Wesley and Dickie Don come from Canton Oklahoma plus Mrs. Bertha Fimugher of Conway Springs visit Linwood. They travel toward North Dakota and Canada. Kimball’s wife, formerly Miss Helen Adams, was Alfred Bowen’s granddaughter. Other guests include Mr. and Mrs. James Ouderkirk of Modesto and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baker and Pearl Tront of Doto.
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Helen Hays
Denver
Colorad
C. E. Barnett
Selah Barnett
Rs. Q. W. Martin
Helen Lois Martin
Kansas City
C. B. Kimball
Wesley and
Dickie Don
Canton
Okla
Bertha Fimugher
Conway
Springs
Linwood
T.P. Frederick
North Dakota
Canada
Kimball
Helen Adams
Alfred A. Bowen
Frederick Home
James Ouderkirk
Modesto
Cal
J. W. Baker and Son
View
Linwood Man Dies After Fifty Years with Union Pacific
John E Tudhope a Linwood resident and lifelong railroad worker died June 15 1984 of bronchial pneumonia at his Linwood home He spent nearly fifty years with Union Pacific in roles from fencing to foreman of the Marysville and Arm-strong shops and later served as unit general chairman of the miscellaneous Employee Association Married to Nettie Sizcoe Tudhope he leaves a widow three children and six grandchildren The service was held in the Masonic temple with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery beside his son.
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Charles Harris
Mooris
Minn
Jacob Barker
Leavenworth
Gertrude Bain
Linwood
Roy. Power
Burton
Latiia
Johnn Tudhope
T. W. Martin
Elsie Nicholson
Peabody
Kan
Sam Purcell
Lawrence
John Tudhope
Farm Bureau
Frank Reed
Ollie Bales
Manhattan
W. P. Quinlan
s _o
Ladies Aid
Eva Baird
Fred Johnson
Baldwin
Flora Stevens
Lucas
F. M. Adams
John E. Tudhope
Leavenworth County
Nevada
Union -Pacific Railroad Company
Armstrong
Kansas City
Ellis
Marysville
Denver
Colo
Miscellaneous Employee Association
Union Pac l Railroad Company
Bs Tailroad Company
Nettie Sizcoe
Pearl Power
Salina
W Tudhope
Hoewal Tudhope
Topeka
Sadie Parry
Mamie Harbaugh
James Tudhope
Nettie Tudhope
First Methodist Church of
Masonic Lodge No
Alo
Rachel Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Grange of
Modern Woodmen of America
Masonic Temple
E. Roy Farwell
Beverly
Oak 'Euit Cemetery
Houwk’s
Kid
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Vigor
Vitalay
Ares
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Carl Altenbernd
Henry Deckway
Deloris
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John Ott
Gg . Turner
Gordon Davis
J. A. Turner
Frank Steele
Martin Abels
June Louise
George Abels
Otto Abels
Evening Star
Homewood
Abels
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Charles Jeffrie
Ozie Buife
Jefferson City
William Altenbernd
John
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Hubert
Theodore Thulin
Albert Wichman
Dona Mae
Iisses
Gladys
Ona Mae Turner
Gracie
Noma Steele
Joe Foster
Burlingame
Esther
Frank Atterberry
Sinclair HC
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