Insurgents Break Government Defenses Near Valencia
Reports from Hendaye and Badalona describe Spanish insurgents piercing main defensive lines near Valencia and delivering a major air raid on Badalona near Barcelona. Governments claim heavy losses for defense troops while civilian casualties rise in urban bombing raids. International calls for a neutral inquiry into raids mount as Britain seeks clarity.
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Hendaye
France
Valencia
Sierra de Espadan
Francisco Franco
Teruel
Miaja
Spain
Madrid
Badalona
Barcelona
London
Britain
Pablo de Azcarate Y Florez
Grasshopper parasite aids fight against hoppers in Franklin
Ottawa June 30 The nature driven parasite is killing grasshoppers in Franklin County. County Agent H A Biskie reports thousands dying from small red parasites attaching to their backs. He adds poison bait distribution will continue as parasites spread.
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Ottawa
Kan
H. A. Biskie
Franklin County
Biskie
Couple Found Shot Dead at Luther Hyatt Farm
Parsons Kansas June 30 Glenn Evitts 18 found the Hyatt farm near Mound Valley with farmer Luther Hyatt and his wife dead from a .22 rifle shots. Coroner Dr J D Pace ruled Hyatt killed his wife then himself. No inquest. Survived by three daughters Evelyn Coffeyville Mary Pittsburg Wichita Falls. Hyatt about 47.
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Parsons
Kan
Glenn Evitts
Luther Hyatt
Hyatt
J. D. Pace
Parsons, Labette
Pace
Mound Valley
Hyatts
Evelyn Hyatt
Coffeyville
Mary Hyatt
Coffeyville Junior College
Pittsburg Teachers College
Lillian Hyatt
Wichita Falls
Tex
Finney County Wheat Yields Reported Amid Harvest
Finney county wheat farmers in Garden City report yields of 15 to 25 bushels per acre as harvest continues north and south of the Arkansas River. Market prices fell from 66 to 65 cents per bushel yesterday.
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Finney
Garden City
Kan
Finney County
Arkansas River
Two Thousand Veterans Tenting for Last Time at Gettysburg
Two thousand aged Civil War veterans gathered on the Gettysburg battlefield to mark the 75th anniversary of the 1863 battle. They reunited as comrades beyond blue or gray, pitched 2,000 tents, and prepared four days of parades, band concerts, military displays, and battlefield tours with guards and Boy Scouts assisting.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Oak Hill
Angle
Seminary Ridge
Johnny Red
Dam- Yankee
Grand Army of the Republic
Robert E. Lee
National Guardsmen
Douglas County Corporate Values Show Decline in 1988 Totals
Total valuation drops 134 381 from last year as tangible value falls to 5 197 115 with 296 341 in tangibles and 230 125 in intangibles. Major decreases occur in Clinton Eudora Kanwaka Palmyra Wakarusa townships and Lawrence Lecompton cities, led by a 882 698 drop in City Service gas company pipes.
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Douglas County
Clinton
Eudora
Kanwaka
Palmyra
Wakarusa
Lawrence
Lecompton
Service Gas Company
Padora
Kanwaka Wwe
Marion
Wakarusa J
Willow Springs
Baldwin
Lecompton Eae
Public works allotments hit 19 year high at 1.32 billion
Public works funds for the war and navy departments total 1,322,047,452 for the coming year, the highest since 1920. Congress approved the bulk, with an additional 77,878,000 from the public works administration for barracks navy yard development and upkeep. Non military spending rises relative to 1920 when combined war and navy outlays were 1,813,628,283.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War and Navy Departments
Armed Services
Congress
Public Works Administration
Navy Yard
Army Navy
War and Navy
Flood Bill Authorizes Milford Reservoir Project
President Roosevelt signed a flood bill authorizing a Milford Kansas reservoir with a construction cost of 14.73 million and land damages of 6.174 million paid by the federal government. The measure recommends an initial 9 million to start Milford and eight other Missouri basin reservoirs within five years, but no appropriation is included and projects require future congressional funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Milford
Kan
Missouri River
Congress
PWA Funds Total Over Ten Million For 48 Projects
The Public Works Administration approved loans and grants totaling 10 618 310 for 48 federal and non-federal projects in Washington on June 30. This brings the program’s cumulative grants and loans to states and municipalities to 400 828 688 under the 1938 job making effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Works Administration
Stocks Tanked Then Wavered In Tumultuous June Trading
New York June 30 brokers faced a frenzied start as more than a million shares traded in early minutes. Profit taking pulled many leaders back from peak gains while overall activity eased after the first hour. Cotton rubber copper and other materials strengthened on renewed forward buying amid hopes of higher factory output.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
New rains in China slow Japanese advance on Hankow
Shanghai reports renewed rain across the middle and lower Yangtze Valley raising flood danger as Chinese say they retook positions near the Matowchen boom two miles east and brought in reinforcements to block Japanese efforts to open the river for warships. Japanese silence persists while air forces clash and a Chinese bomber is claimed shot down in the Yangtze area. Guerrilla raids around Paotung force Japanese reinforcements opposite Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hankow
China
Yanette
Fankow
Yangtze
Paotung
Whangpoo River
Wichita Toll Rises to Five Fatalities in 1938
Wichita reports its fifth traffic death of 1938 as Victor J. Hively a 52 year old plumber dies after being struck by a car at an intersection. The incident occurred in Wichita Kansas with the timeline noting last night’s fatality.
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Wichita
Kan
Victor J. Hively
Ford Service Hamilton 15 W 9th Ee Ve
A brief classifieds item for Ford Service located at 15 West Ninth Avenue in Hamilton. The notice notes maintenance or repair services offered at this local shop with emphasis on automotive care.
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Ford Service
Hamilton
Higher limits on ships and guns agreed by U S Britain France
London June 30 United States Britain and France announced 45 000 ton battleship limits with 16 inch guns as a sequel to abandoning the 35 000 ton London treaty. Cooper said Britain aims for 40 000 ton ships in 1988 and urged others to stay under 40 000 tons. Italy attended the 1935 86 conference but did not sign.
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Robert M. Hodson
Burgos
Francisco Franco
Chamberlain
Franco
Mussolini
Italy
Spanish
Blanes
Barcelona
Commission
Britain
Hodgson
London
United States
France
House of Commons
Alfred Duff Cooper
Admiralty
Japan
Cooper
Washington
Earnings Drop Forces Proposed Rail Wage Cut
Chicago reports a 70 plus percent fall in railroad net earnings with an accompanying 16 percent rise in average monthly earnings for trainmen. H A Enochs, chairman of the carriers point conference committee, warned at a conference with Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen officials that profits deteriorated from 65 million dollars in early 1932 to 19 million this year while brakemen and flagmen saw monthly pay increase from 146.75 to 170.01 between March 1982 and March 1988.
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Chicago
H. A. Enochs
Carriers Point
Brotherhood of Railroad
Enochs
Permanent receivership on Bergman estate declared
Federal Judge Albert L. Reeves made permanent the receivership of Ralph Bergman’s $100,000 estate in Kansas and Missouri. Receivers Mrs. Edna Bergman and Arthur Schmahlfeldt will manage the holdings, including taverns in Columbia and Excelsior Springs, under court supervision. Bergman sought to void a trust indenture naming F. L. Kimber as trustee.
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Kansas City
Albert L. Reeves
Ralph Bergman
Lawrence
Kan
Reeves
Edna Q O. Bergman
New York
Arthur Schmahlfeldt
Bergman
Columbia
Excelsior Springs
Federal
F. L. Kimber
Search for Medill McCormick Goes On in Sandia Foothills
Albuquerque June 30 The search for missing heir Medill McCormick widens through Sandia foothills eight days after he vanished. Sister Mrs. Cortland Barnes says the effort continues but forces will be reduced while investigators pursue the theory he fell with climbing companion Richard Whitmer and was killed or seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Sandia
Sandia Peak
Rio Grande Valley
De Valera Re-elected Prime Minister of Ireland
New York born Eamon de Valera secured a 75 to 45 vote in the Dail Eireann to continue as prime minister. Fianna Fail dominated after its June 17 victory, with Cosgrave’s Fine Gael losing support as labor members and independents abstained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
New York
Senator Holt Attacks Sale of Campaign Books to Businessmen
In the congressional record Senator Holt of West Virginia denounces campaign books sales as a questionable method of obtaining contributions. He cites 1936 1937 purchases by firms and individuals, including Beech Aircraft in Wichita and several Kansas residents, with amounts from 100 to 500 dollars.
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Washington
Holt
D-W.va
Congressional Record
Kansas
Beech Aircraft Corporation
Wichita
F. M. Butcher
Frank L. Hawkins
Marysville
Charles E. Miller
Tonganoxie
W. E. Pepperell
Joseph J. Poizner
Topeka
Repair Big Trees At Haskell Institute Grounds
Haskell Institute undertakes extensive tree restoration led by G W Spaulding with five expert tree surgeons and two more for three months. Workers prune dead wood, reinforce trunks with asphalt and cement fills, and straighten branches for a symmetrically shaped campus. Bushes, landscaping, and stadium turf also receive ongoing care including a Bermuda bluegrass red top mix and night watering by a travel rain machine.
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Haskell Institute
G. W. Spaulding
Spaulding
Haskell
Drouth
Hidden Arsenal Not Found In Lansing Prison
Charles E. Younes said Warden Kirk Prather reported no hidden arsenal could be located at the Lansing state prison. Several inmates tied to the alleged plan, based on grapevine information, were returned to their cells after questioning.
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Topeka
Charles E. Younes
State Board of Administration
Kirk Prather
Lansing
Six Mexicans Die In Storm in Two States
Six people die in wind and rainstorms sweeping two Mexican states, with belated dispatches confirming the toll. Local authorities assessed damage as heavy and ongoing rescue efforts continued.
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Mexico City
Stock Market Index Dips to 46.4 After Yesterday’s High
The average of 60 stocks fell to 46.4, down from yesterday’s 46.9 as investors refrained from new risk. Analysts cited cautious trading and mixed earnings as key factors behind the decline.
Harvest of Spuds and Wheat Harvest Underway
Farmers report full harvest of potatoes and wheat as rain delayed labor. Potatoes bring 80 to 85 cents per hundred pounds on board cars. yields around 200 bushels per acre with excellent quality aside from dirtiness. Wheat selling for about 59 cents per bushel. moisture remains high and California washed potatoes enter distant markets. Farmers fear heat after vines die and anticipate market improvement next week.
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Kaw Valley
California
New York Stock Exchange Names Wall Street Czar
New York June 30 William C Martin 31 year old chairman of the New York Stock Exchange was chosen as its first salaried president replacing his chairmanship He will resign as chairman transfer his exchange membership and divest from A G Edwards Sons to meet the new constitution’s no other interests rule His salary will be 48000 a year Previously presidents served without pay and acted as president since May 16 after Charles R Gay retired
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New York
William C. Martin
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Martin
The
Stock Exchange
St. Louis
A. G. Edwards & Sons
Exchange
Charles R. Gay
Veteran Conductor George W. Rourke Retires After 56 Years
Kansas City June 30 veteran CP George W. Rourke retires at 70 after 56 years in railroading. A telegraph operator at Dodge City in 1884 he recalls Bat Masterson Wyatt Earp and other early two gun days. He ends as assistant to the Rock Island general manager in Kansas City with past roles including superintendent and vice president. Labor groups plan a dinner tonight in his honor.
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Kansas City
George W. Rourke
Dodge City
Kan
Bat Masterson
Wyatt Earp
Boot Hill
Rock Island
Topeka
el Reno
Okla
St. Louis Terminal
Kansas City Terminal
Kansas to Push Water Conservancy Law After Flood Bill
Topeka June 30 The Roosevelt flood control law spurs state action. The state board of agriculture water resources committee will push a Kansas water conservancy law. A sub committee was named to study proposed plans for next winter's legislature. Dr O O Wolf of Ottawa chairs the group.
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Topeka
Roosevelt
State Board of Agriculture
Water Resource Committee
Kansas
Orders Telephone Investigation by Washington Agencies
The communications commission ordered an investigation into the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co enlarging the Kansas City exchange area. The Kansas and Missouri commissions will be invited to participate in the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Communications Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kansas City Exchange
Kansas
Missouri
Turkeys Raised in Tents At Roseville Grower’s Success
Turkeys spend early life in tents under Mrs. William Doyle, an experienced grower, replacing wooden brooders with tents and achieving excellent results in Roseville California.
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Roseville
Cal
William Doyle
Doyle
PWA Allocations Not to Be Forced Upon Cities Says Secretary Ickes
Secretary Ickes stated that New York and other cities need not accept PWA loans and grants if they do not want them. He noted some communities felt pressed by debt limits but emphasized full legal and technical records exist for each case and no project will be forced.
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PWA
Ickes
Washington
New York
Lawrence Building and Loan wins federal insurance approval
The Lawrence Building and Loan association secured Telegram approval from the Federal Savings and Loan Corporation in Washington. I Stevenson, secretary, will forward the first insurance premium, with final steps including new stock certificates and a 4% annual dividend on Class A stock for the first half of 138.
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Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Federal Savings and Loan Corporation
Washington
I. Stevenson
Association
Chester A. Sterling
Federal Home Loan Park
Topeka
Kiwanis Club
Lawrence Association
Stevenson
Court order delays sale of naval hero widow home
In New York a Supreme Court order delayed the Home Owners Loan Corp auction of widow Sadie Lesle Monssen's Brooklyn house. Monssen, widow of a naval hero who saved the U S S Missouri, faces a 7000 dollar mortgage and a 30 dollar monthly pension. The Navy later announced a destroyer would be named for her husband.
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New York
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Sadie Lesle Monssen
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Monssen
U.S.S. Missouri
Navy Department
Bates suggests penal colony on island for inmates families
Sanford Bates former federal prisons chief proposed an island penal colony where habitual criminals could live with their families. Speaking at a national conference of social work, Bates said a man unable to follow social order should be confined for life and could have his family with him perhaps on an island.
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Seattle
Sanford Bates
National Conference of Social Work
Bates
British crush plot in Waziristan linked to Afghanis dynasty
British army says it has crushed a plot by Waziristan warriors to overthrow the Afghan dynasty and seized the Syrian “holy man” Shamipir who surrendered at Wana. The leader, Saiyd Mohamed Sadi, is to be deported to Syria by air to Delhi for processing.
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Simla
India
Afghanistan
Shamipir
Wana
Delhi
Syria
Saiyd Mohamed Sadi
Odd party shifts complicate county poll book changes
Odd angles surround party affiliation changes filed at the county courthouse ahead of the July 2 primary deadline. Many changes lack voter registrations. 142 switch to Democrat from Republican or Socialist, with 76 unregistered. Some voters seek to switch twice. clerks note duplicate notices and changes back and forth.
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Socialist Party
FSA Plans Doubling Loans Across Nebraska and Plains States
Lincoln Neb June 30 The farm security administration will loan 12 million dollars next year in Nebraska Kansas and the Dakotas, double this year’s total. Grants will be cut and livestock purchase loans rise in the new program as regional director Cal A Ward aims to reduce relief and push toward self sustaining farmers. The tenancy loan program has almost exhausted its 612000 first year allotment with 52000 left after spending on 82 loans across four states.
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Lincoln
Neb
Farm Security Administration
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Cal A. Ward
Ward
Marriage licenses issued at courthouse reach fifty two in June
A total of 52 marriage licenses were issued during June at the courthouse in Topeka, tying the June 1937 total. The final license was issued to Albert M. Foster and Marie M. Smith, both of Topeka.
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Albert M. Foster
Marie M. Smith
Topeka
KU students injured in Canon City camp car crash
Seven campers returning from a town dance near Canon City Colo. lost control on a mountain turn. The accident demolished their car and left two students with broken bones LeRoy Fugitt with a broken arm and Clifford Willis with several broken ribs. Five others were badly shaken. They were hospitalized.
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K. U
Canon City
Colo
LeRoy Fugitt
Clifford Willis
Kansas Weather Forecast and Temperature Report
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Friday with cooler conditions in the northwest Friday afternoon. Morning outlook shows partly cloudy near Arkansas City and Manhattan and clear elsewhere. Dirt roads are rated good. Temperatures noted: yesterday high 86, today low around 44.
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Kansas
Arkansas City
Manhattan
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