Windsor and Wallis Reunited at French Castle
Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson joined at Castle de Cande near Monts France after five months apart amid abdication era rumors. The couple, escorted by police and guards, planned talks on marriage as coronation news and divorce proceedings frame their next steps.
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Austria
France
Wallis Simpson
Edward
Tours
Monts
Mrs. Simpson
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
London
Simpson
Rogers
England
Traffic Tieup Threat to British Coronation With 25,000 Men Idle
London reports warn of a total transportation tieup during pre coronation days if the strike by 25,000 bus drivers and conductors continues. Some subway and street car members consider sympathy action though the busmen oppose such walkouts until a board of inquiry completes hearings on demands for a 7 32 hour day and slower schedules. The board is expected to issue its report Friday with weekend negotiations to follow. The strike disrupts crowds and coronation visitors causing widespread weariness.
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London
Altho
Board of Inquiry
May term jury cases set for Douglas County court
Judge Hugh Means announced the May term jury schedule as opening yesterday. The criminal case Clifford Snavely for car theft will start Monday May 10, followed by civil jury trials of seventeen Damages and rent cases through May 18.
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District Court
Hugh Means
Douglas County Bar Association
Jone
Clifford Snavely
Judge Means
Baseball today NL Pirates beat Dodgers in 10-3 opener
In Brooklyn on May 4 AP reports Ed Brandt and Hill Swift stopped the Dodgers as Pittsburgh won 10 3. Pirates piled 10 runs on 8 hits while Brooklyn managed 3 runs on 7 hits. Other scores include Cubs 14 Phillies 7 and Giants 14 Reds 8. No injuries reported.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Ed Brandt
Hill Swift
Pittsburgh
Grandt
Swift
Todd
Henshaw
Butcher
Hamlin
Baker
Spencer
R._ Moore
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Jimmy Wilson
Collins
Marty
Bottarin
Cubs
Chicago
Bottarini
Grace
Harry Gumbert
Cincinnati
New York
Derringer
L. Moore
Vandermeer
Brennan
Lombardi
Hubbell
Gumbert
Mancuro
Detroit
Gomez
Dickey
Wade
Gil
Hayworth
Boston
St. Louis
W. Ferrell
R. Fervent
Boi
Hemsley
Washington
Cleveland
Newsom
Deshons
Riddle
Harder
Pytlak
American Association Indianapolis
Kansas City
Anarchist Rising Seizes Barcelona Amid Fighting
Reports from Perpignan say fierce street battles in Barcelona between anarchists and Catalan government forces. Leaders released, central telephone building seized, French marines said to shield the French consulate as clashes push toward city outskirts.
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Perpignan
Barcelona
Catalan Generalitat
Catalonia
Aragon
WAIT ON FARM MOVE
Washington leaders said they would await President Roosevelt's return before deciding how much farm program funding and policy will be shelved. The House Agriculture Committee postponed action on the $100 million crop insurance bill and no tenancy aid bills have been enacted or introduced yet.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
White House
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
H. R. Tolley
AAA
Jones
D-Tex
Department
More Rooms Needed for Visiting Band Members
The Chamber of Commerce failed to secure enough rooms for visiting high school bands for the regional Na tional Music Competition festival. A special phone line 933 is set up to list rooms from 8:30 to 12 and 1 to 5 daily. Listable details include gender of room occupants, capacity, number of nights, and nights needed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hanna
Frigidaire
Congress Urged to Register Firearms Nationwide
Attorney General Cummings urged Congress on May 4 to require all rifle shotgun revolver and pistol owners to register with the bureau of internal revenue. Registration would be free with a $1 tax on each firearm sold. He argued current laws are too narrow and that gun crime warrants broader action. Government records show thousands of machine guns automatic rifles sawed off shotguns and silencers already registered since 1934.
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Washington
Cummings
Congress
Bureau of Internal Revenue
The
Revenue Bureau
Speaker Bankhead
Bread Boom Hits Lawrence Bakers During Kansas City Strike
Lawrence bakers Drake Zephyr Moll Brinkman run four modern plants meeting surge in demand as Kansas City strike halts production. Daily output rises with 1 000 loaves nightly from Zephyr dock and shipments reach Linwood DeSoto Eu dora Edgerton Turner Gardner Merriam Baldwin Iola. Trucks from two Kansas Cities deliver bread while chain stores source from distant cities Wichita Omaha St Louis Chicago.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Msas City
Drake’s
Zephyr
Moll's
Brinkman’s
Kansas Cities
Linwood
DeSoto
Eudora
Edgerton
Turner
Gardner
Merriam
Baldwin
Iola
Lawrence Bakers
Altho
Wichita
Omaha
St. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City Bakers Increase Output Amid Strike
Kansas City reports two of the city’s 15 major bakeries speeding production to meet bread demand while 13 others stay shut due to a strike. Crowe Bakery and Weintraub Bakery boosted loaves daily from thousands to tens of thousands after wage hike demands. Union reps say talks continue at the Labor temple and bakers seek a weekly wage rise, with offers settling around a three to six dollar range.
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Kansas City
Martin Crowe, Jr
Crowe Bakery Company
Joe Kleinstein
Weintraub Bakery
Frank Rushton
Kansas City Wholesale Bakers’ Clubs
Labor Temple
Harvey Osborne
Bakers Union
Bread shipments planned to ease Kansas City shortage
Kansas City May 4 Mayor Bryce B Smith also VP of General Banking Co said 75 000 loaves would be shipped tonight to meet bread shortage caused by strike. Bread sent by railway express from Omaha Tulsa Wichita St Joseph and nearby towns. Police guards will accompany express trucks delivering to closed bakeries and individuals or stores may call for it at the bakeries.
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Kansas City
Bryce B. Smith
General Banking Company
Omaha
Tulsa
Wichita
St. Joseph
King and Queen rehearse coronation steps at Westminster Abbey
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited Westminster Abbey to rehearse their coronation procession on May 12. A large crowd gathered as they arrived, with the King in civilian clothes and the Queen in a pale beige suit. Royal aides including the Duke of Norfolk and archbishop of Canterbury watched as the couple rehearsed the rites.
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London
Edward
Knight
Herman J. Rogers
Duke of Windsor
Cantle
Chateau
Charles Ef.) Bedaux
George VI
Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
George
Duke of Norfolk
Earl Marshal
Archbishop of Canterbury
Marquess of Zetland
Viscount Halifax
Earl Stanhope
Marquess of Londonderry
Duke of Sutherland
Viscount Swinton
County warns salvage thieves over county bridge material
County Attorney Charles Springer said the rise in junk iron prices has led to unauthorized removal of scrap bridge steel, with County Engineer E. E. Trueblood reporting several tons of usable material have been taken from across the county. Authorities warn against taking any county scrap and vow prosecutions for violators, noting that old bridges in creeks remain county property.
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Charles Springer
Board of County Commissioners
E. E. Trueblood
Trueblood
Washington Creek
Brown’s Grove
Kaw River
Lawrence
Son of Lawrence Couple Burned in Kansas City Fire
Robert L. Stephenson, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Stephenson of Lawrence, was badly burned in a Kansas City apartment fire. He remained in critical condition at Reprarsh hospital with his parents at his side after being carried out unconscious. Ernest Carter of Omaha, a Baker University graduate, died in the blaze. A third youth escaped while Washer repairing.
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Robert L. Stephenson
Kansas City
J. J. Stephenson
Lawrence
Stephensons
WREN
Stephenson
Bowersock ' Mills
Robert Stephenson
Reprarsh Hospital
Ernest Carter
Omaha
Carter
Baker University
Musical program features KU Symphony and Lawrence festival
Two main events headline Music Week in Lawrence tonight. The KU Symphony Orchestra under Kari Euersteiner performs its Pop concert at Hoch Auditorium, with concertmaster Robert Ledere featured. The Lawrence public school music festival follows at Liberty Memorial High School Auditorium under Sawhill, Williams, Hobbs, and Barnhart.
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University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Public School
Kari 0. Euersteiner
K.U. Symphony
Hoch Auditorium
Robert Ledere
School of Fine Arts
Liberty Memorial High School
C. E. Sawhill
Joe M. Williams
Oliver Hobbs
Mabel Barnhart
Health Board Retains Mott as Superintendent
Dr. J. M. Mott was re elected superintendent of public health by the city health board at its regular monthly meeting last night. The board recommended to the city council re election of Leon Bauman sanitarian Helen Fitch city health nurse and Miss Erma McManus health department secretary. Under laws governing health service under the council form of government the health board elects the superintendent and recommends other members of the staff to the council.
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J. M. Mott
City Health Board
Leon Bauman
Helen Fitch
Erma McManus
Health Department
Health Board
Pension Before Court on Social Security Old Age Provisions
The supreme court will hear arguments tomorrow on the old age pension provisions of the social security act. A final decision on the act’s constitutionality, covering both the pension section and unemployment provisions, may be issued on May 17. Arguments already have been heard on the insurance aspect of the law.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Huxman Names Paulen as Fifth Social Security Board Member
Governor Walter A. Huxman announced the appointment of Ben S. Paulen of Independence as the fifth member of the state social security board. Paulen, a former Republican governor, accepted after urging by Huxman, who pledged resignation if duties became too burdensome. The board now includes Douglas Graham of Topeka Jess Turner of Parsons Charles F. Scott of Iola and Al G. Wright of Arkansas City.
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Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Ben. S. Paulen
Independence
Social Security Board
Haxman
Paulen
Douglas Graham
Jess Turner
Parsons
Charles F. Scott
Iola
al G. Wright
Arkansas City
Kansas State Music Festival Entries Announced At KU
Thirty four high school bands and 16 choral groups are entered for the national festival opening Thursday at the University of Kansas. Contest chairman Russell L Wiley expects late entries to raise bands to about 40 and choruses to about 20 with strong representation from Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Colorado. Notable units include Central High School Omaha directed by Miss Carol Pitts and a 126 voice choir.
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University of Kansas
Russell L. Wiley
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Lawrence
Central High School of Omaha
Neb
Carol Pitts
Hoir
South High School
Omaha
North Platte
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Kansas City
Salina
Southwest High
Springfield
Topeka High
Westport High
Abilene
Atchison
Burlington
Kan
Chanute
Colby
Dodge City
Hamilton
Humboldt
Jefferson City
Liberal
North High
Ottawa
Pratt
Cameron
Julesburg
Colo
Luray
Minneapolis
Pawnee Rock
Peru
Raytown
Wilson
Fairview
Marquette
Hiawatha
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Monett
STILL MORE SHOWERS IN KANSAS EXPECTED
Partly cloudy weather to continue in Kansas tonight and tomorrow with scattered showers likely across most areas. Forecaster S D Flora predicts mild lows around 35 in eastern Kansas and 45 in western parts, with near 70 by tomorrow. Rain amounts: Topeka .03 inch, Concordia .15, Dodge City .03, Goodland .21, Ellis .15, Wichita .20, Kansas City .20. A medical society meeting invitation for 1938 will be extended in Topeka by Dr. Chambers and Dr. Auchard. The presidential yacht Potomac, escorted by the Decatur and Moffett, sailed from Port Aransas to Port Isabella with President Roosevelt aboard and expected back in two days.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Concordia
Dodge City
Goodland
Oran
Ellis
Philipsburg
Wichita
Kansas City
City
Kansas Medical Society
H. L. Chambers
W. M. Auchard
Douglas County Medical Society
House of Delegates
Presidential Yacht
Corpus Christi
Tex
Potomac
Decatur
Moffett
Port Aransas
Port Tsabel
Roosevelt
Stock Market Index Sees Slight Rise to 69.1
The average of 60 stocks climbed to 69.1 yesterday from 68.3, with Ford Service and Hamilton noted among the entities in the move.
Board Adds Five To School Staff
At the May meeting the board hired four teachers and one librarian for city schools. Edward Dissinger and Forrest Frease join the Junior high staff, Miss Yeniera Gulbner will teach at McAllastar, Miss Edna Norrington at Pinckney, and Miss Pauline McKinney becomes high school librarian. The board also approved a $500 planned study of the curriculum to be undertaken with the Kansas Teachers Association, supervised by KU education faculty.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Board of Education
Edward Dissinger
Forrest Frease
Yeniera Gulbner
McAllastar
Edna Norrington
Pinckney School
Pauline McKinney
Dissinger
Baker University
Edd A. Wood
Battle Ran
Baker
Washburn
Kansas
Alpha Delta Sigma
Emporia State Teachers College
Pinckney
Park College
Parkville
University of Kansas
Junction City
Kansas City
Teachers College
Yetieve Gulliner
McAlastar
Pratt
Iuka
Frederick
Iola
Vida Ruth Watson
Graceland College
Lamoni
Miss McKinney
Kansas Teachers Association
C. E. Birch
Bert Nash
A. H. Turney
School of Education
Duke's suit is heard in chambers in libel case
London May 4 The duke of Windsor's libel suit against Geoffrey Dennis author and William Heinnemann Ltd publisher of Coronation Commentary was heard in chambers with no result announced The hearing was secret making a decision unavailable The duke seeks damages and an injunction restraining circulation of the book Townships Ban Beer Winfield Kan May 4 Cowley county boards have refused retail beer licenses so far Four roadside resort applications near Winfield and Arkansas City were denied without reasons Man Killed by Train Osage City Kan May 4 A man identified as Natt Haramijo Duluth Minn was killed instantly when struck by a Santa Fe eastbound train at Malvern Kan
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London
Duke of Windsor
Geoffrey Dennis
William Heinnemann, Ltd
Chambers
Papa
Winfield
Kan
Cowley County
Arkansas City
Osage City
PA Iman
Duluth
Minn
Malvern
Kansas Weather Forecast Brief
Weather overview for Kansas from the Gas Office Record reports generally fair conditions in the west and cloudy to partly cloudy skies in the east tonight and Wednesday. Light showers possible in the extreme east with rising temperatures on Wednesday. Morning readings show general cloudiness with showers and fair roads, 7 p.m. yesterday 56, 7 a.m. today unknown, noon readings show a high of 58 and a low around 54.
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Kansas
Jaa Inch
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D. X. Dolen
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Alfred Thelor
McKesson-Faxon Drug Co
F. HW. Turner
Carl Butell
Margaret Knight
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Dick Sidles
Ayia M. McKissick
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Lake View Fishing and Shooting Association
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E. H. Lindley
Lawrence Music Club
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