Gas Explosion Kills and Wrecks London School
East Texas New London London consolidated school wrecked by gas explosion. Between 424 and 600 feared dead as workers pull bodies from rubble. Major fire and rescue units, martial law declared, Red Cross aid, and state inquiry under way. Survivors questioned as weather hinders final salvage. A grim, nation watching tragedy of oil country.
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Texas
Cal
Gaston Howard
Major Howard
E. P. Shoch
University of Texas
J. J. Lynn
Oklahoma City
New London
W. C. Shaw
Roosevelt
National Red Cross
Albert Evans
London Consolidated High School
Hot Oil Theory Offered On New London Explosion
A former Texas railroad commission investigator states the New London school blast was caused by gas from hot oil wells drifting into the building and ignition by a lit match. He says gas heavier than air sinks, creating an explosive menace, and asserts illegal crude production feeds this danger. The two story school suffered a collapse with many dead and injured as rescue workers dig through the ruins.
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New London
Tote
Overton City Hall
Bobby
S Tyler Hospital
Kin
Mary
Tom
East Texas
San Antonio
Mar
Texas Railroad Commission
al Dechman
C. K. Quin
Dechman
Railroad Commission
New London School
London Consolidated School
London
Texas
Governor Strives For Strike Peace In Detroit
Governor Frank Murphy conferred with Sheriff Wilcox and U A W A leaders over a court order to eject about 6 000 strikers from captive Chrysler plants. He said he was exhausting every effort for peace as authorities consider arrest warrants for union leaders and strikers. 1800 words from the Cairo article remain unread.
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Detroit
Mar
Frank Murphy
Thomas C. Wilcox
Richard T. Frankensteen
United Automobile Workers of America
George S. Wilson
Dodge
Homer Martin
Murphy
Allan Campbell
Bernard McGrath
Chrysler
Joba
Newton
U.A.W.A
Jefferson Avenue
Io Atrike
Earhart to Attempt Night Hop to Howland Island
Amelia Earhart and navigator Capt. Harry Manning prepare for the second leg of their 27,000 mile world flight from Honolulu. A night takeoff is planned to use star guidance to hit Howland Island, a 2 mile long speck 1,532 miles from Honolulu. The 10 to 12 hour hop could land after dawn with Noonan aiding star navigation.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Amelia Earhart
Aviatrix
Oakland
Howland Island
Army
Long Island
Harry Manning
F. J. Noonan
Kansas language teachers to meet at KU Saturday
The Kansas Modern Language Association will convene at the University of Kansas on Saturday. Prof. E F Engel presides. Sessions begin at 10 in Fraser Theatre with speakers Chancellor Lindley Dean Schwegler Dr Otto Springer and others. Luncheon at 12:30 in the Union. entertainment by Mrs Jan Chiapusgo and a musical trio. A tea follows at 4 in the Administration building. Local Kansas City guests are expected. townspeople invited.
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Kansas
University of Kansas
Kansas Modern Language Association
E. F. Engel
K. U
Fraser Theater
E. H. Lindley
R. A. Schwegler
School of Education
Otto Springer
Charles Qualia
K. U. Department of German
J. W. Carman
Union
Jan Chiapusgo
Marguerite Burke
Mary Jane Bruce
Charlene Barber
Modern Language Society of
Kansas City
Corydon Black Dies Appeal Denied in Poison Highball Case
Corydon A Black, 35, lost his bid for a new trial in Chicago. He was sentenced to die in the electric chair on April 23 for the murder of his divorced wife Cordelia, dubbed the poison highball killing. Black, son of C W Black of Council Grove Kansas, said he came to Chicago seeking reconciliation. Also note stock averages listed as 60 stocks 72.1 yesterday 72.1.
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Chicago
Mar
Corydon A. Black
Cordelia
C. W. Black
Council Grove
Kan
Black
House Passes School Aid Bill in Kansas Legislature
An amended senate school aid bill passed the Kansas House 105 to 6 and moves to the senate for concurrence. It would grant state aid to small districts to ensure at least 675 dollars yearly for one room schools and ties aid to local levies. Cost estimated about 2 million dollars annually.
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Topeka
Mar
Senate
House
Ratner
R-Parsons
Grant
Waggoner
Ray Smith
Barton
Clay Carper
Greenwood
M. E. Bolan
Sedgwick
Committee On Agriculture
Boards of County Commissioners
Only Living Retired Justice to Discuss New Plan
Senator Robinson announced that John Hessin Clarke the only living retired supreme court justice would discuss President Roosevelt's court reorganization program in a radio address Monday night. The plan asks authority to enlarge the high court if justices over 70 do not retire. Chief Justice Hughes may testify next week depending on talks with other justices.
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Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
John Hessin Clarke
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Senate
William Draper Lewis
American Law Institute
Senate Judiciary Committee
High Court
Hughes
WPA Aid Sought for Park Improvements in Topeka
City engineer Ben Babb will present an application in Topeka this afternoon seeking WPA labor aid to improve Lincoln and Clinton parks. Work includes sidewalks rustic bridge drainage at Clinton park, grading and baseball diamond prep at Lincoln park, and street grading along Mississippi Illinois Maine and Second streets to provide access and fill old hospital excavation. Mayor Alfred Lawrence and Councilman R O Burgert oversee the project.
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Topeka
Ben Babb
WPA
Lincoln Park
Alfred Lawrence
R. O. Burgert
Parks Committee
Clinton
Lincoln Parks
Clinton Park
Mississippi Street
Maine Street
Second Street
Indiana
Alabama Street
Alabama
Maine
City Hospital
Freakish March Weather Sweeps Kansas Topeka Forecast
Weather records report unusual March conditions across Kansas with rain turning to snow. Federal meteorologist S D Flora cites intense low pressure from Dodge City causing the shift, while dust blows from Dodge City to Amarillo. Local rainfall totals vary, and temperatures are set to fall tonight to the high 20s to low 30s with a chilly day ahead.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Dodge City
Amarillo
Tex
Moran
Wichita
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Landon Well Strikes Pay Sand In Butler County
Former Governor Alf M Landon and adviser Hill Blackett visited a new oil test eight miles southeast of Leon in Butler County Kansas The No 1 McKaigwell drilled in NE NE SE 18 28 6E showed a Bartlesville sand pay before casing operations paused The scene at the well was reported from Dorado with Reed's 12 E 8th listed for orders.
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Dorado
Kan
Mar
Alf M. Landon
McKaigwell
Leon
Butler County
Bartlesville
Hill Blackett
Chicago
Rainfall deficit projected by Kansas experts at KU meeting
At the Water and Sewage Association gathering Prof. J O Jones of the University of Kansas warned of a 5 to 10 year trend of deficient rainfall. He shown 50 years of month by month data indicating excess until 1929 and deficits since, plus charts of Kansas rivers noting brief flood peaks and longer dry spells. The event drew 105 registrants for the waterworks session and 130 for the welding conference in the Administration building.
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Kansas
Water and Sewage Association
J. O. Jones
University of Kansas
Jones
The
Water and Sewage Works Association
Kansas Union
E. H. Lindley
Keith Davis
Lawrence
R. C. Mitchell
Kansas State Board of Health
Mitchell
Sumatra
Dutch West Indies
Conners
A.C. San
Menggersol Onservation Service
Ottawa
W. J. Crites
Phillips Petroleum Company
Bartlesville
Oklo
Ogden S. Jones
State Board of Health
Charles H. Spaulding
Springfield
D. H. Rupp
Topeka
Earnest Boyce
K.U
W. C. McNown
G. Raymond
Oklahoma City
Okla
E. D. Soderstrom
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
LaMotte Grover
Kansas Highway Commission
William Anderson
Kansas City
W. C. Swift
Kenosha
Wis
Ed H. Hill
Weather overview for Kansas with mixed precipitation
The bulletin reports cloudy conditions with snow in the western areas and rain turning to snow in the east tonight, followed by colder temperatures into Saturday morning. Morning outlook shows clear skies at Wichita, with cloudy conditions at Topeka, Arkansas City, Ottawa, Coffeyville and Manhattan, plus dust haze in Garden City, Scott City and Colby and snow at Goodland and St Francis.
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Kansas
Wichita
Topeka
Arkansas City
Ottawa
Coffeyville
Manhattan
Garden City
Scott City
Colby
Goodland
St. Francis
Kanseseh
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Austin
Walter Elliott
State Highway Patrol
New Yondon
New Toton
Elliott
James V. Allred
Red Cross
St. Louis
Overton City
Evans
Murphy Fenfery
Agriculture Department
Hamilton
X. U
Corydon Black
Kansan
New London Consolidated School
A. F
Daily
Oklahomam
Oklahomta City
Capy
City
PWA
Lincoln
Hanna
Frigidaire
Fowler Shops
Air Reduction Sales
American Brass Company
Lincoln Electric Company
Turner Coal Co
University Coal Co
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