Training flight disaster kills crew in South Texas hills
Two B-29 Superfortresses crashed during instrument training from Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio. One aircraft plunged into a hilltop on the Gus Krause ranch, scattering wreckage and bodies over a five mile area. the other exploded after gliding down near a ranch landing strip. Eight and seven men were aboard the planes, whose cockpits were reportedly blacked out. Witnesses described a midair collision before both crafts went down as the formation broke.
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Randolph Air Force Base
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J. W. Heard
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Approval of rate increase for American Telephone Co
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved an annual rate rise of 176.02 dollars for the American Telephone Co effective immediately, averaging a 5 to 6 dollar yearly hike per customer with higher burdens on business users. The list of towns affected includes Alma, Baldwin, Barnard, Bennington, Beverly, Burlingame, Cardinal? Clifton, Clyde, Delphos, Dighton, Durham, Eskridge, Garnett, Glasco, Goff, Hamlin, Havensville, Hiawatha, Highland, Hill City, Hillsboro, Horton, Kincaid, Lenova, Luray, Lyndon, Maple Hill, Mapleton, Melvern, Moran, Morland, Morrill, Mound City, Mound Valley, Onaga, Osawatomir, Osborne, Oskaloosa, Oswego, Paradise, Po...
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American Telephone Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
Jeff Robertson
KCC
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Baldwin
Barnard
Bennington
Beverly
Burlingame
Carbondale
Clifton
Clyde
Delphos
Dighton
Durham
Eskridge
Garnett
Glasco
Goff
Hamlin
Havensville
Hiawatha
Highland
Hill City
Hillsboro
Horton
Kincaid
Lenova
Luray
Lyndon
Maple Will
Mapleton
Melvern
Moran
Morland
Morrill
Mound City
Mound Valley
Onaga
Osawatom
Taxed At Four Levels Of Gasoline taxation study cited
A Treasury Department study shows the same gallon of gasoline is taxed by up to four levels of government including federal state county and city. Triple taxation occurs in liquor cigarettes and admissions while double levies by federal and state governments are common and taken for granted.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Endacott Becomes KAU Resident and Pep Leader
Grace Endacott, daughter of Norman Endacott of 445 Tenn. St., elected president of the Jay Janes pep organization at the Unie Ss Endacott tied to the School of Fine Arts. She is a junior in art, active in the Quark Club, Wampen's Athletic Association, and Sigma Alpha Iota, and previously served as president of the Red Pepper women’s organization.
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Norman Endacott
Tenn
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Unie
Endacott
School of Fine Art
Pitno
Dent
Junist Chase Delta
Oxford Road
Quark Club
Wampen
Sigma Alpha Tota
Endicott
Old Costumes and Dutch Articles Gathered for JHS Play
Dutch costumes and Dutch articles have been gathered from various sources for use this Friday and Saturday by Junior High graders in the play Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates. Charles Malone and Mike Joni lwha will play the title role in two casts, wearing Albert coats and vests. a wedding dress from 1896 is also noted. A Hampton watch with a nickel case will be carried by the doctor character, destined for Charles Malone’s great grandfather. Martha Crnsier will play Gretel in a Dutch hand-knit outfit gifted from friends to Malone family, and a Dutch pipe is included in the prop list.
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Elans Brinker
Charles Malone
Mike Joni Lwha
Tine Morl
Albert
Ant i
eVor
York City
Hampton
Charles Marlone
Martha Crnsier
Gretel
Hans Brinker
Pern
Charles
Malone
Holland
Dutch Dolls and Window Display At Royal Shoe Store
Nancy Jo Smith owns a china piece with a blue Dutch scene used in a school play. Several elementary girls brought Dutch costume dolls, displayed in the Royal Shoe Store window. Grade pupils read stories about a beloved fleeing pan as scenes are staged.
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Nancy Jo Smith
China
Royal Shoe
Pan
Hugh Herbert Dies in North Hollywood at 66
Actor Hugh Herbert famed for his fluttering giddy persona died at his North Hollywood home from a heart attack at age sixty six. He began in vaudeville and New York theatre before moving to Hollywood in 1927 where he became a featured comedian in many films.
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North Hollywood
Califan
Hugh Herbert
Victor Kovner
New York
Hollywood
Kansas University sidewalk bids due March 25 at Burge office
Bids for constructing sidewalks near the campus campanile stadium Dread Hall and Strong Hall on the University of Kansas campus will be opened March 25 in the office of State Business Manager Ed Burge.
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Dread
Strong Hall
University of Kansas
Ed Burge
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