Roosevelt halts army air mail amid fatal crashes
President Roosevelt ordered immediate curtailment of army air mail service after ten deaths, outlining weather and equipment conditions to prevent further fatalities. He directed stopping all air mail carriage except on routes meeting strict safety criteria, and urged rapid passage of new postal legislation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dein
Army Air Corps
Army Air Coins
Durin
House
Senate
Secretary of Commerce
Kansas Weather Forecast Promises Warmer Weekend
Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures in the eastern portion. Morning outlook shows clear skies. road reports note dirt roads and Douglas County routes improving as daytime highs and overnight lows are recorded from gas office data.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Wood
Bank clerk caught in Greenville bank robbery plot
Hugh White bank clerk along with two city detectives and a Greenville grand jury member were arrested on charges connected to a $50,000 robbery. Detectives Henry Lindsay and John Corea and grand juror Robert Willimon were named in warrants for aiding and abetting White in the crime linked to the post office to bank transfer.
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Greenville
S. C
Hugh White
South Carolina National Bank
Greenville County Grand Jury
Henry J. Lindsay
John E. Corea
Robert Willimon
White
Greenville County
Corea
Lindsay
Willimon
Bank Robbery at Kaw Valley Bank Arouses KC Hunt
Sheriff Dunkley probes EuGora bank heist with $3700 missing and two suspected bandits. Victims Mercier and wife with teller Miss Schubert were captive overnight. Federal and state help sought as fingerprints from the bandits’ suspects are examined in Kansas City and Lansing.
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Kaw Valley
EU- Gora
Jack Dunkley
Elues
Eudora
Recipents
W. C. Mercier
Fred Vogler
Kansas City
Robert Atkins
Lee Marshall
R. B. Stevens
Eudora Bank
Kelvin V. Hoover
Hoover
Dunkley
Mercier
Department of Justice
Washington
Lansing
Kaw Valley Bank
Kansas
Federal Bank
Darling is named head of biological survey bureau
J N Darling cartoonist of Des Moines was appointed chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey by Secretary Wallace. Wallace praised broad support for wildlife programs and Darling’s work on Roosevelt’s wildlife restoration committee. The Senate meanwhile approved the Jones Connally dairy and beef tax bill 39 to 38, with many amendments.
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Asington
Jay N. Darling
Des Moines
Wallace
Bureau of Biological Survey
Senate
Washington
Roosevelt Signs Crop Loan Bill for 49.66 Million
President Roosevelt signed the legislation appropriating 49 million six hundred sixty thousand dollars for crop production loans. The notice comes from Washington in an AP report dated March 10. Orley Smith Coal Co. advertisement appears in the source.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Orley Smith Coal_Co
Federal transport control urged to ICC to avert chaos
Coordinator Joseph B. Eastman warned Congress of looming chaos in the transportation system and urged placing water, motor truck, and bus transport under the Interstate Commerce Commission. He supported expanded ICC control, stricter rates, and coordinated regulation across rail and nonrail alike to protect wages, rates, and commerce.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal
Transportation
Roosevelt
Eastman
ICC
The
Three Army Airmail Crashes Leave Two Dead
Friday fatalities mark a grim Army airmail day with two more mailmen killed and a wrecked plane. Lieutenants Arthur R. Kerwin Jr. and Frank L. Howard, both with army air bases, died near Cheyenne after an engine trouble suspected during a practice flight. Earlier, Lieut Otto Wienecke and Private Ernest B. Sell had perished in crashes in Ohio and Florida.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Army
Army Airmail
Arthur R. Kerwin, Jr
March Field
Calif
Frank L
Howard
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Salt Lake City
Otto Wienecke
Ernest B. Sell
Wienecke
Chardon
Ohio
Sell
Daytona Beach
Fla
Twelve Lives Toll of Prison Break
A Kansas City report marks the Kansas penitentiary escape on May 30, 1933, as a lengthy crime chapter. It recalls 11 fugitives, 12 deaths, and about $500000 in damages from bank robberies, kidnappings, and confrontations, including the Urschel ransom and the Kansas City Union Station shooting.
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Kansas City
Jim Clark
Kansas
Southwest
Clark
Kansas Penitentiary
Ed Davis
Los Angeles
Kansas City Union Station
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Wilbur Underhill
Bob
Big Boy) Brady
M. J. Wood
Kan
Columbia
Mexico
Harvey Bailey
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Urschelli
Urschel
City joins to open Lawrence behavior clinic
A community clinic for youth and adults with educational or mental adjustment needs will start in Lawrence Monday. Funded by CWA, staffed mostly by volunteers, and run with city county and state support, the clinic aims to address delinquency and behavior problems at the Unitarian church from 2 to 5 pm through spring.
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Lawrence
CWA
City Commission
Douglas County Medical Society
University of Kansas
Unitarian Church
Joseph F. King
Dinsmoor Alter
Roy Roberts
K.U
Penfield Jones
Test Using Rage For Power On Santa Fe Lines
AP reports Santa Fe grants M E Gregory permission to test powering a rail coach via radio transmitted energy. Test planned between Boise City Oklahoma and Farley New Mexico with two 60 foot towers near Boise City. J F Jarrell editor of Earth says officials will observe, details kept confidential.
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Topeka
Santa Fe Railroad
M. E. Gregory
J. F. Jarrell
the Earth
Boise City
Okla
Farley
N. M
Santa Fe
Amarillo
Tex
Dodge City
Kan
Gregory
Jarrell
World Still Flat Says Zion Overseer on Birthday
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, head of the Christian Catholic Apostolic church in Zion Alabama, proclaimed on his 64th birthday that the world is flat and asserted he expects to live to 100.
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Zion
Zion, al
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
Mayor Spalding Announces City Street Purchase Plan
The city completed negotiations to acquire property for a 40 foot right of way from Indiana street above Seventeenth to the south edge of the KU campus. A new paved diagonally northwest street will close a gap on Indiana north of Seventeenth. R E Gowans of Ottawa discussed terms, with City officials. The plan seeks quick approval from CWA, with $2950 of GWA funds allocated for materials. Opposition focused on extending the street through the Walker property as officials review traffic flow from the campus to the south.
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W. E. Spalding
Indiana Street
Seventeenth
K. U
Indiana
Sevententh
R.E. Gowans
Ottawa
Gowans
Power Company
L. Constant
Public Utilities
Topeka
CWA
Lawrence
GWA
Walker
Unitarian Church to Hear Prof Nelson Sunday Morning
The Unitarian Grauy will host Prof COR Nelson at 10 oclock Sunday morning at the Forum. Nelson, associate professor of biochemistry at the University, will discuss The Beginnings of Life On This Planet a Bio chemical Interpretation. A 11 oclock service features minister Charles A Engvall addressing Pivotal People in Contemporary Religion.
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Unitarian
C. F. Nelson
The
Kansas Medical Society
Charles A. Engvall
William Howie
Org
Palestrina
Bach
Scheidt
Promethean Club
Floyd Johnson
Potato growers urged to join Kaw Valley marketing group
A Douglas county potato growers meeting with Kaw Valley and Missouri producers discussed marketing problems. An association was formed to set established market grades and Kaw Valley growers are considering joining. The session was called by W. H. Leker from Kansas State College in LaSalle Kansas City.
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Douglas County
Kaw Valley
Missouri
Chamber of Commerce
Astern
Wo. H. Leker
Kansas State College
Supreme Court dismisses Stutz appeal on West Hills taxes
Topeka March 10 The Supreme Court dismissed John G Stutz of Lawrence appeal from Douglas County district court ruling that blocked county commissioners from collecting special taxes for West Hills paving. Judge Means had ruled the grouping of three streets was illegal, leaving only front foot frontage assessed. Stutz had paid part of the new $743.71 assessment under protest.
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Topeka
Supreme Court
John. G. Stutz
Lawrence
Douglas County District Court
Stutz
West Hills Terrace
Hugh Means
Board of County Commissioners
West Hills
West Hills Parkway
Stratford Road
Judge Means
Asstead
R. B. Stevena
Douglas County
Stevens
Theft ring suspect held after Chase near Garnett
A young man, Cordis Schermerhorn, 21, was arrested after a field chase near Garnett and held in Leavenworth county jail. He confessed to eight grand larceny cases involving farm tools machinery and fixtures, tying him to a broader theft ring with Carl Redding and others. Police recovered about $3,000 in tools and $250 worth at falls City sales and camps near Maywood and Falls City Nebraska.
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Sheriff's Office
Garnett
Leavenworth County
Jude “Anderson
Cordis Schermerhorn
Anderson County
Iowa
Redding
Anderson
Schermerhorn
Ed Winters
Fred Laptad
Douglas County
Jean McKone
Near Renos
Carl Redding
Leonard Turner
Laptad
Falls City
Neb
Maywood
Highway 40
Leavenworth
State Seeks New Depository for Soldiers' Bonus Funds
Topeka Kan March 10 The state treasury board will rereadvertise for a depository for soldiers bonus funds from 250000 in securities after receiving only two bids yesterday. The board rejected both bids and will invite offers returnable March 19 and seek additional depositories for the general fund.
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Topeka
Kan
State Treasury Board
State General Fund
Legion to Celebrate Fifteenth Anniversary with Posts
Topeka March 10 AP Kansas posts of the American Legion prepared to mark the fifteenth birthday with extensive programs next week. More than 100 speakers are set to address 300 Legion posts at founder day meetings across Kansas. Commander Frank T. Sullivan of Lawrence will speak at multiple towns including Parsons Columbus Girard Pittsburg Chanute Neodesha Coffeyville Independence Sedan Howard and Eureka. Ernest A. Ryan says addresses will also take place in Doniphan Chase and Ellis counties. The Legion was founded March 15 1919.
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Topeka
Kansas
American Legion
Legion
Ernest A. Ryan
Frank T. Sullivan
Lawrence
Parsons
Columbus
Girard
Pittsburg
Chanute
Neodesha
Coffeyville
Independence
Sedan
Howard
Eureka
Traffic Plan Adopted by Chamber Committee
The Chamber of Commerce traffic and public safety panel approved several improvements. A sub-committee report on campus drive near Chi Omega urged stop signs, widening the curve north of the flower bed, and eastward bus stop relocation to ease congestion. Recommendations will go to University official C G Bayles and to city planning bodies for further action.
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Chi Omega House
C. G. Bayles
University
Planning Commission
City Commission
Eleventh
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Fourteenth
Tennessee
Rhode Island
Broun
Franklin County Officials Targeted in Ottawa Complaints
Attorney General Roland Boynton ordered Everett Steerman to investigate complaints filed by Ottawa residents against Franklin county officials. The plaintiffs allege coercion of county employees to shop at Johnston’s store, public intoxication by Halloren, driving while intoxicated, overcharging for warrants, gifting confiscated liquor, and excessive charges by Justice Walker.
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W. A. Wantland
Gardner P. Walker
Ottawa
Johnston
Halloren
Wantland
Walker
Immortality Lecture at Trinity Lutheran by Rev Puls
Confirmation lecture on The Immortality of the Soul and the Resurrection of the Body to be given Sunday night at Trinity Lutheran church by Rev C A Puls. Topic follows a series on the Ten Commandments and includes an organ recital before the service. More than thirty may join the church this year and members of the confirmation class will be received during Holy Week. The public is welcome. Four firemen injured when a Hutchinson fire truck overturned responding to a false alarm late last night.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
C. A. Puls
Puls
Mr. Puls
W. B. Downing
Lawrence
Mildred
Reuter
Grace
Endacott
Trinity Lutheran
Hutchinson
Kan
Stock Market Index Advances with Ford V-8 News
The stock index for 90 stocks rose to 85.5 from 82.5 yesterday. News mentions the new Ford V-8 Hamilton model as a notable development affecting market sentiment.
Board to Receive Bids on New York Street School
The board of education voted to seek bids for the New York Street School building at a special meeting held last night. Bids for general construction heating plumbing and electrical work will be opened April 4 after public bid opening at the board office. Plans may be purchased from Yarrick and Compton Architects for a deposit. Bidders must meet Public Works Administration wage rates and NRA codes. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Board of Education
New York
Public Works Administration
New York Street
Yarrick and Compton
Massachusetts
Department of Labor
P. W
Kansas Sees Warm Up With Springlike Temperatures
Statewide warmth returns as eastern Kansas warms from a cold snap. Federal meteorologist D. Flora forecast moderate temperatures through the week with little precipitation, predicting highs around 45 degrees today and near 50 degrees tomorrow across Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Fine program at Jun High senior gym demonstrates student work
About 100 boys from all grades joined a physical education program directed by L R Perry last night. The seventh grade led with marching and relays as eighth graders staged pyramid building. Ninth graders performed calisthenics, tumbling, diving, and stunts while Fred Frenger showcased a horizontal bar demonstration.
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Junor High School
L.R. Perry
Fred Frenger
Injured Driver Taken to Hospital After Crash
Mrs J H Pippert of Worden was slightly hurt in an afternoon automobile crash at the Twenty third and Louisiana streets intersection. Taken to Memorial hospital, she had only minor bruises found. The Pipperts were east on highway 73 W when Mr Pippert began a turn. their car was rear ended by a Kansas City driver B Nichols. Southwest High of Kansas City beat Beaumont of St Louis 23 19 in the Missouri interscholastic semi finals to face Jackson in the final.
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J. H. Pippert
Southwest High
Columbia
Kansas City
Beaumont
St. Louis
Jackson
Doniphan
Farmer names pie Dillinger after outlaw in Indiana
Marion Shimer, a farmer near Anderson, Indiana, has given a pie the name Dillinger because, as he explains, I cant keep him in his pen. Garry Turner Coal Co. Ph.1010. Ve .
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Dillinger
Anderson
Ind
Marion Shimer
Garry Turner Coal Co
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