Tornadoes Kill Six In Kansas
Six are dead and up to one hundred injured as a tornado strikes Columbus Kansas near noon. The west and north sections of the city are in ruins with over 80 blocks damaged and the waterworks badly damaged.
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Columbus
Kan
Joan Grizzle
Joe Grizzle
Barbara Sue Grizzle
Joan
Louis Camfield
Jerry Lee Grayson
W. J. Grayson
Clara Garrison
Charles Crain
Highland School
Community High School
West Side Highland School
Esther Olson
Highlands School
Insurgent Forces Close In On Lerida In Civil War
Moroccan troops under Gen Juan Yague reach Lerida at 1 p m amid heavy fighting as Franco's forces aim to encircle the city. Reports say the Segre valley columns seized Aytona hydro plant aiding 50 Catalan villages. Government mobilizes recruits and international brigades for a desperate stand.
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Hendaye
France
Cpi
Juan Yague
Lerida
Barcelona
Yague
Fraga
Segre
Francisco Franco
Aytona
Franco
Barbastro
Cinca River
San Marcos
Morella
Mediterranean
Irun
Afl
International Brigade
Perpignan
Port Bou
Etl Wey
Mussolini urges Italians to flee cities for war safety
In a Senate address Mussolini urged moving from major cities to smaller towns and the countryside to withstand air war. He touted Italy's armed strength, factories, navy, and oil supplies as buffers for a future conflict. United States envoy Williams Philips attended.
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Mussolini
Rome
Duce
Italy
Second Search for Man Heir in Kansas Estate Found After Disappearance
Rochester New Hampshire March 30 PR Nelson Burroughs again the target of a search as officials seek to notify him he is heir to an estate in Kansas. Fourteen years earlier he vanished and 19 days later was found dazed and claiming a Klan branding hoax later. City Marshal Fred Hartford reports a letter from Belle Plaine Kansas asking for Burroughs whereabouts as heir to Mrs Susan J Clough the estate holder.
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Rochester
N. H
Nelson Burroughs
Kansas
Fred Hartford
B. F. ‘Speer
Belle Plaine
Kan
Burroughs
Speer
Susan J. Clough
Plainville Rejects Bond Issue
Plainville Kansas voters rejected a $100,000 bond proposal for a city electric plant by 329 to 250. The measure backed municipal ownership by proponents, with the result announced yesterday.
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Plainville
Kan
Navy fliers missing after Waianae crash near Honolulu
Five navy fliers are missing and feared dead after a big patrol bombing plane crashed off Waianae on Oahu. One radioman swam ashore to report to the commandant while another was brought to shore unconscious. The aircraft, a twin engined flying boat, went down three miles offshore during a rainstorm after a scouting exercise.
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Honolulu
Mar
Waianae
Oahu
Naval Base
G. J. Nilles
V. A. Luciana
G. H. O'Neil
Nilles
Bartz
O'Neil
Cold snap targets eastern Kansas with freezing forecast
The Weather Bureau notes a surge of cold air from the west bringing subfreezing lows tonight in eastern Kansas after a night with 30 degrees at Goodland. Clouds linger with little moisture, showers were light in places like Chanute, and statewide highs tomorrow expected around 45 to 50 in the east and mid-40s west.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas
S. D
Flora
Goodland
Chanute
Tola
Cherryvale
Seven New Directors Elected to Chamber Board
The Chamber of Commerce announces seven new directors John Brand Henry Brinkman Glenn Chariton Emil Heck Walter Keeler Walter Schaal and Junius Underwood after last nights election ballots counted by retiring members. The board will swear in the new directors at the April 13 meeting when officers for the next year are chosen. Retiring directors include Dr H L Chambers L E Eby Gene Glen Al Green Karl Kreider J H Robinson and F C Whipple. By laws prevent immediate reelection of retiring members. A rail journey from the United States to El Salvador via Mexico and Guatemala is noted.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
John Brand
Henry Brinkman
Glenn Chariton
Emil Heck
Walter Keeler
Walter Schaal
Junius Underwood
H. L. Chambers
L. E. Eby
Gene Glen
al Green
Karl Kreider
J. H. Robinson
F. C. Whipple
Bitter House fight foreseen over reorganization bill
Washington reports describe a bitter party clash as the special reorganization committee votes 7 to 2 to urge a six hour debate on Roosevelt era reforms. Democrats push a single omnibus bill uniting four measures with Republican objections voiced by Taber and Gifford.
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Washington
Mar
House
Senate
Cochran
D-Mo
Representative Taber
Rn.y
Gifford
R-Mass
Taber
Comptroller General
Marines Escape Bombs in Shanghai Attack
United States marines on patrol escaped injury when a bomb exploded at a busy Shanghai intersection wounding two Chinese. The blast occurred near the Nanking and Yuyaching roads junction as Marines patrolled the boundary of the fence sector.
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Shanghai
Mar
United States
Nanking
Yuyaching
Fense
Pretender to French throne campaigns for monarchy in Paris
Henri, Count of Paris, the royalist pretender, appears on posters urging a monarchy to heal France as Leon Blum weighs a plan to close the Bourse over the weekend. France faces a 420 million dollar budget gap and labor unrest amid metal strikes. 800 Ferodo workers return to work under government arbitration.
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Paris
Leon Blum
France
Henri
Duke of Guise
Belgium
Germany
Europe
Blun
Ferodo
Congress to probe TVA and private utilities in Tennessee basin
The House voted overwhelmingly to create a joint inquiry into the Tennessee Valley Authority and private power firms in the TVA region. A Senate resolution asks for a five senator five representative committee, with amendments to expand or limit scope to be considered.
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Washington
Mar
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Senate
Big Power
Tennessee River Basin
Roosevelt
Snell
Arthur E. Morgan
Senate-House
Tennessee River
Dr. Morgan
O’connor
D-Ny
Rules Committee
Bankhead
Congress
Will Seek an Indictment in Fatal Beating Case
In Washington the district attorney said he would seek an indictment next week against James L. Landis a 24-year-old fireman accused of fatally beating his wife 18. A ropener’s jury found him responsible at the inquest with doctors testifying about finger marks on her throat and 15 wounds on her face and head Landis cried during the inquest Detective Sergeant Robert Barrett testified Landis left the firehouse to visit his wife to reconcile after a quarrel Barrett said he claimed she jumped from their moving car in a panic
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Washington
Mar
District Attorney’s
James L. Landis
Landis
Robert Barrett
Barrett
Kansas Track Team Heads to Texas Relays
Members of the University of Kansas track team and coach Bill Hargiss depart tomorrow at seven by special bus for the Texas Relays in Austin. Gwinn Henry, director of Athletics, will accompany the group.
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Texas
University of Kansas
Bill Hargiss
Austin
Gwinn Henry
Chamber of Commerce membership hits new high
Membership in the Chamber of Commerce rose to 410 after an 86 hour drive adding 48 new members. Total pledges reached 785 dollars as 84 volunteers gathered at the Eldridge hotel for the campaign launch.
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Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Charles Louk
Dick Keene
J. J. Lavery
James Lansing
Nobel
Lindstrom
William Kollender
Henry Brinkman
Memorial Hospital
Brinkman’s Bakery
Senate panel moves to end taxes on utility holding liquidations
Washington March 30 The senate finance committee voted to eliminate taxes on most utility holding company liquidations to simplify structures. An amendment to the tax revision bill exempts capital gains taxes on such transactions. Chairman William O Douglas urged the change, saying it would allow simplification without heavy penalties. The panel also aims to free between 2 and 4 billion dollars blocked in personal holding companies by encouraging liquidation.
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Washington
Mar
Senate Finance Committee
William O. Douglas
The
Securities Commission
Douglas
Harrison
Wheat prospects improve across Kansas after rains
The winter wheat crop in Kansas improved generally last week and should develop satisfactorily due to good rains. Some western counties saw prospects decline slightly from soil moisture shortages, according to federal and state agriculture reports.
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Kansas
Topeka
UPI
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Stock Averages Report Narrow Decline
The average of 60 stocks stood at 34.2 yesterday, slipping from 34.5 in the prior session as market activity cooled. Investors watched sector leaders for direction amid a quiet trading day.
Roosevelt Criticism Sparks Senate Reorganization Debate
Senator Johnson quoted President Roosevelt at Warm Springs arguing the reorganization bill shows the Senate cannot be bought by telegrams based on misrepresentation. He condemned the President's remarks as disrespectful to the Senate while Senator Wheeler cited telegrams from labor, railroad, veterans, and farm groups opposing the measure.
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Warm Springs
Senate
Wheeler
D-Mont
Burke
D-Neb
Washington
Mar
Johnson
Calif
American Federation of Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods
Veterans’ Bureau
Montana
United States
Welders to Meet at KU Two Day Conference
The fourth annual welding conference sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Engineering and Architecture opens tomorrow. Noted speakers from Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma discuss maintenance, repair, and welding equipment with demonstrations in Marvin Hall and Fowler shops. The event ends Friday with a Kansas City American Welding Society meeting at the Hotel Kansas City.
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University of Kansas
School of Engineering and Architecture
American Welding Society
E.U
Marvin Hall
Fowler
F. A. Russell
T. B. Jefferson
U. S. Engineer Department
Ft. Peck
Mont
E. H. Lindley
William E. Crawford
Milwaukee
Wis
J. W. Yale
Kansas City
Kansas Cition
Five Die in Crash Near Wilder Kansas
Five members of the Debrick family died in a grade crossing wreck near Wilder Kansas when their car was struck by a west bound train. Mrs Katherine Debrick and Gus Debrick aged 55 died earlier, with three daughters and a sixth relative injured. Norene Debrick survived with injuries. The couple had celebrated their silver wedding anniversary and were en route to visit Mrs Potter in Leavenworth.
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Kansas City
Kan
Wilder
Ka N
Gus Debrick
Katherine Debrick
Fontana
Mary Wright
Osawatomie
Katherine Wright
Hillsdale
Dorothy Debrick
Norene Debrick
Debrick
Leavenworth
Allen Potter
Fierce Chinese Japanese battle along Grand Canal area
Both sides rush matériel into a 100 mile battle triangle north of the Grand Canal. Chinese claim gains on Tsining and Lincheng rail line areas while Japanese try to break encirclement and reach Suchow. Fresh Kwangsi divisions join Chinese counterattacks as fighting rages under artillery and air reinforcements.
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China
Grand Canal
Shanghai
Yenchow
Suchow
Lini
Tsining
Lincheng
Tientsin-Pukow
Lunghaji
Kwangsi Province
Central China
Taierchwang
Yihsien
Douglas County Taxpayers League backs relief car rules
A Douglas County Taxpayers League meeting approved a resolution proposing a 20 cent minimum wage for unskilled relief work, a relief client job liaison, and the exclusion of drinkers and certain women from relief. The plan also discussed leasing 80 acres for tomato cultivation by relief clients and possible county funding. The next meeting is April 12, with a committee to coordinate information and boost attendance.
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Douglas County Tax Payers League
Court House
I. C. Stevenson
Stevenson
Mildred D. Watson
League
Ray Wright
Elmer E. Brown
Lawrence
County Welfare Board
Welfare Office
First Entry For Kansas Relays From Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau Missouri teachers college becomes the first collegiate entrant for the sixteenth Kansas Relays to be held April 23. Gwinn Henry, athletic director, announced the school will compete in several events. Team captain William MacLane will enter the decathlon. Four class B high schools Gardner Louisburg Clearwater Linwood join the invitational meet starting April 22.
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Cape Girardeau
Teachers College
Gwinn Henry
Girardeau
William MacLane
Gardner
Louisburg
Clearwater
Linwood
Few Clues in Death of William A. Morgan
Columbus Kansas March 30 county attorney Joe Henbest said he had few clues in the death of William A Morgan who died from a fractured skull as revealed by a post mortem The body was exhumed at the request of Mrs Morgan after death was first attributed to heart disease He died near Baxter Springs on February 15.
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Kansas
Chetopa
Piety Hill
Virginia Sappington
Lou Kass
Columbus
Kan
Joe Henbest
William A. Morgan
Morgan
Baxter Springs
Weather forecast and temperature report for Kansas
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with colder conditions in the eastern regions. Morning conditions show generally cloudy skies with Coffeyville and Ottawa clearer. Dirt-road conditions vary, with loft in Coffeyville and several cities noted. temperatures record shows 7 p.m. yesterday at 68 and noon today at 73 with a maximum of 70 yesterday and a low today.
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Kansas
Coffeyville
Ottawa
Emporia
Arkansas
City
Wichita
Pittsburg
Topeka
Manhattan
Salina
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