Bombs Dropped in China's Civil War
AP reports Jang Kai-Shek's forces bombed Kwangtsi and Kiangsi fronts in southern China while Chiang seeks upper hand in civil conflict amid anti Japanese moves. Southwest army seeks to resist Japan and clear obstacles. Sworn gunboats patrol to block Nanking move toward Hainan. Southern officials arrest ten professors as fascists. Nanking denies exodus of Inner Mongolia. Smuggling clash prompts new Japanese warning to Chinese authorities.
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Associated Press
Jang Kai-Shek
China
Kwangtung
Hong Kong
Nanking
Chiang
I Canton
Wingchow
Kiangsi
Lichung-Jen
Fourth Army
Hainan
Inner Mongolia
Japan
Mons
Iise
Ine
Heat Persists In Topeka As Kansas Sees High Temps
June 29 dispatch reports a heat wave across Kansas with Topeka recording a record June night. Forecaster S D Flora warns of continuing high temperatures 100 plus in eastern and southern regions, with only light rain possible. Corn tasseling nears. rainfall needed. Readings reach 108 at Dresden and Phillipsburg. western Kansas cooler nights expected.
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Topeka
CPLA
Geordland
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Goodland
Tiberal
Arizona
South Dakota
St. Louis
Dresden
Phillipsburg
Landmark Kansas mansion tells of Stanton era bustle
The 1857 Fre d er ick P. Stanton home at 28 Mount Aeolita overlooks the river near Lecompton. Eleven rooms with walnut woodwork and fireplaces, a social center in the territorial era, once a refuge during Civil War times and tied to Lane University history. Lecompton’s early government, militia activity, and successive territorial legislatures are traced through the site and era.
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Frederick P. Stanton
Territory
Kansas
Congress
Tennessee
Kansas Territory
Duchanan
Lecompton
Rowena
Lane University
Campbell University
Holton
Stanton
Mount Aeolita
Nepro
Pople
Lawrenc
United States
Lawrence
Obituary Noraona Ford Ford of Lawrence Area
Noraona Ford born January 17 1884 at Circleville Kansas died June 9 1936 at home north of Lawrence aged 52. She married James Albert Ford in 1899 at Holton Kansas and had two children Grace Eva who died in 1920 and Octave Wesley. Survived by husband son two grandchildren mother Rosa A Greene sister Fern Branson. Funeral by Rev Seth Slaughter Friday 2 30 at Rumsey funeral home burial Maple Grave cemetery beside Grace Eva.
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Noraona Ford
Nona Iona Ford
Circleville
Kansas
Lawrence
Jaimes Albert
Ford
Jay
Holton
Norh
Grace Eva
Octave Wesley
James Albert Ford
Rosa A. Greene
Fern Branson
Kansas City
Seth Slaughter
Rumsey Funeral Home
Maple Grave
Vote Re-Counters Find a Kitten Among Ballots
In Waukegan Illinois CP Judge Perry L Persons and Bailiff Albert Weinberger opened the court vault housing primary election ballots for a recount. After six keys unlocked six pad locks the vault revealed a black kitten believed to have been locked inside for three days.
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Waukegan
Perry L. Persons
Albert Weinberger
Charles B. Mason
Russ Alford
Postmaster Petitioned to Double for Cupid in Knoxville
Postmaster H Woodruff Booth received a curious plea to locate a suitable middle aged widower or bachelor for a marriage matching a childless lonely widow described as five feet five inches blue eyed and 135 pounds. The item notes McEntire Topeka assumed United States commissioner duties here succeeding Frank Black after a four year term. The appointment came from Federal District Judge Richard J Hopkins.
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Knoxville
Tenn
H. Woodruff
Booth
McEntire
Topeka
Richard B. McEntire
United States
Frank Black
Richard J. Hopkins
Zioncheck Eludes Police In Maryland Escapade
Towson Maryland June 29 1939 Congress man Marion Zioncheck of Seattle evaded pursuers after leaping a 7 1 2 foot wire fence at Sheppard Pratt hospital. He vanished into a wooded area as hospital guards and state and city police searched the 675 acre campus. Officials speculated on his wife and primaries while doctors called the escape a spontaneous impulse and warned against danger to the patient.
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Towson
Marion A. Zioncheck
Seattle
Zioncheck
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital
Baltimore County
Washington State
Baltimore
Contless
Rubye Taylor Nix
PWA
District of Columbia
Max Ammerman
Washington
Maryland
Benjamin Scott Young
White House
Sheppard Pratt
Arthur E. Pattrell
Zionbheck
The
Washington Post
Bernard W. Thompson
Detective Bureau
Thompson
Rural power arrives in West Tennessee from TVA line
TVA completes 450 rural homes power feed in West Tennessee, via Wilson dam to Corinth Mississippi substation. Feeder line spans 70 miles supplying Enville Leapwood Milledgeville Morris Chapel Chewella Ramer and Finger. CPR. 0. Deming announces sale of 7000 acre Arkansas plantation to federal government for 198000 with planned division into small tracts and 100 humps.
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Jackson
Tenn.Pi
West Tennessee
TVA
Wilson Dam
Corinth
Miss
Enville
Leapwood
Milledgeville
Morris Chapel
Chewella
Ramer
Finger
Arkansas Plantation
Oswego
CPR
Deming
Deming Investment Co
Osengo
Jefferson County
Arkansas
Swedish Immigrants Will Millions to Home Folk
Legacies left by Swedish immigrants in the United States and Canada are handled by a foreign office inheritance bureau. In four years about 8,000 Swedish heirs have received $4,250,000, with 90 percent of funds from the U.S. and Canada. The smallest bequest was 1 cent. Local social notes follow with names of visitors, new residents, and a birthday party.
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Stockholm
United States
Canada
Foreign Office
Sweden
America
Bureau
Pleasant Grove social notes and family visits
Pleasant Grove notes list visits by Mrs. Wm. Flory and others to relatives, a visiting Miss Gladys Gish, and various daughters and neighbors in Pleasant Grove. A community singing led by Rev. Robert Edgar, a Flory Williams family reunion with a noon basket dinner for about 45 guests, and census work by Mrs. Albert Jcle are recorded. Threshing begins in the area with OQelart and Weifle machines at local farms.
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Wm. Flory
John Churchbaugh
Evelyn Horton
Riley
Lloyd Hegeman
Gladys Gish
Lawrence
Charlie Wells
Whittier Calif
Frankie
Richard Holsapple
Jack Dillon
Clyde Puckett
High Prairie
John Daniels
Pleasant Grove
Robert Edgar
Flory
Williams
Maria
Flory) Williams
Norwalk
Calif
Daniels
Albert Jcle
Pleasant Grove Hall
South Park
Maria Williams
Bud Perdue
Oscar Markley
N. D. Messer
Rose
John Metsker
Robert Markley
Lila
Lawrence Wednesay
Fairfax Belmont Guests of Mr and Mrs Charles
Genevieve and Bonnie Jean Rains are listed as guests of Mr and Mrs Charles in Fairfax Belmont social notes. The brief item notes their visit and hosts without additional details.
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Genevieve and
Bonnie Jean Rains
Mrs
Charles
Social visitors and family updates across Topeka district
Topeka and Manhattan residents visited relatives this week. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Cawood and daughters Virginia and Joan. Miss Darlene Patrick. Mrs. Kay Moore. Mrs. Bessie James visiting Mrs. George Gullickson. Perry Kaub and children. Paul Abel and children. Mabel Haskell spends summer in Colorado. Virginia Morris visited the Browns. Carl and Verner Strong visited their parents with Mrs. Strong still ill. Rev. Frank Smith from Wichita called on Haskell Beers. Bonnie Avey, two, suffered a mouth burn from lye. mother provided antidote quickly.
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Gene Gibler
J. B. Gibler
Clinton
Paulette Cook
Topeka
Charles Nelson
T. C. Cawood
Virginia
Joan
Darlene Patrick
Manhattan
Kay Moore
Ft. Riley
Bessie James
Minneapolis
Dewey Rains
Mabel Haskell
Colorado
Virginia Morris
Fairview
Fred Brown
Carl Strong
Verner Strong
No. 6
Marion Strong
Frank Smith
Wichita
Haskell Beers
Bonnie Avey
C. C. Avey
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Capitol
Landon
Alf M. Landon
Estee F Parks Zole
Tioncheck
F.D.R
Roosevelt
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Presdent
Anna Boettiger
John
Associated Presa
Richard Sawyer
Charles Schaake
Joseph Yoder
Harry van Neste
Elmer Trowbridge
Dolores
Patsy
Joe Newman
Joe, Jr
Max
Yoder
Geraldine Chambers
Leavenworth
Irwin Chambers
C.D. Turner
Vonn Avey
Ed Papenhausen
Eudora
Dolores Trowbridge
Margaret Jane Morman
Helen Transue
Dorothy Jean
Jean Summer
Mary Cloppers Vernice Hill
Patsy Trowbridge
Ed Deay
Irene Daniels
Roy Hegeman
Ward Landis
Sarl Johnson
Chester Weible
Jack Perdue
Pleasant Valley
Fairfax
Belmont
Patee
Fay Wray
Ralph Bellamy
Jean Harlow
Spencer Tracy
Riffraff
Hepburn
Sylvia Scarlett
Montgomery Ward
Mags. St
Dickinson
Paramount
Rochelle
Granada
Frisap
Color Cartoon News
Dick Powell
Marion Davies
Charlie Ruggles
Clark Gable
Liberty
Ann Mix
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