Great Britain and Italy press Ibn Saud on Yemen aims
London reports Britain and Italy demand Ibn Saud reveal ultimate objectives in his Yemen war. Authorities note uncertainty over the Imam’s fate and Britain fears Ottoman like expansion while protecting nationals as Ibn Saud’s forces use motorized units toward Sana a. Britain lands police at Hodeidah as Italian boats move in and France may follow.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
Sana
Yemen
Britain
Sanaa
Imam Yaha
Hodeidah
Red Sea
Arabia
Great
France
Cairo
Jidda
Tornado injures four in Coffeyville and damages farms
A May tornado near Coffeyville Kansas injured four people including a brakeman from Missouri Pacific with scalp wounds and internal concerns. Farmers Everett Hale J L Moore and Mrs Orvaille Lawson were lightly hurt as rows of farm buildings and the Parker bridge over Verdigris River suffered damage. Rainfall totaled 1.55 inches. In Manhattan Kansas more than 96 percent of farms reporting hogs in 1930 had signed corn hog reduction contracts as extension service reported.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Archie Dark
Nevada
Everett Hale
J. L. Moore
Orvaille Lawson
Parker
Verdigris River
F. A. Goodwin
J. L. Goodwin
Sam Dickinson
John Willems
Howden
Oklo
Manhattan
Kansas State College Extension Service Today
Kansas Weather Forecast With Variable Clearing
Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with a warmer Sunday. Northwest areas expect cloudy to partly cloudy skies, some clearing at Pittsburg, dirt roads mostly muddy except good at Arkansas City and Coffeyville and soft at Wichita and Pittsburg, slipping conditions at Ottawa. Douglas county roads muddy. temperatures recorded by gas office show yesterday’s 7 pm and today’s morning readings with notable neon values.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Arkansas City
Coffeyville
Wichita
Ottawa
Douglas
Soviet moves push Outer Mongolia to wartime footing
Outer Mongolia officials report Soviet Russia rapidly placing the region on a war-time basis to deter a potential Japanese invasion via North China. Mongolian leader Pai Yunt says preparations are nationwide under Soviet direction as tensions rise in the area.
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Peiping
China
Outer
Mongolia
Russia
Pai Yunt
Dillinger Sought Aboard Duchess of York Liner
Greenock Scotland May 5 Captain Stewart reported he searched the ocean liner Duchess of York for John Dillinger without success. Local police say Dillinger is not aboard but alien officers will meet the ship on arrival. Detectives may also board at Belfast to confirm rumors.
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Greenock
Scotland
Stewart
John Dillinger
Dillinger
Great Britain
Duchess of York
Belfast
Mellon rails at government over tax case in grand jury move
Former treasury secretary Andrew Mellon denounces a government bid to collect $1.3 million in back taxes and a $659,540 penalty as railroading. He says no hearing was held before the grand jury and will appeal to the tax appeals board, arguing unlawful delays and violations of statutory regs.
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W. Mellon
Republic
Mellon Financial
Washington
Cummings
Mellon
Grand Jury
Treasury
Attorney-General
Bureau of Internal Rev
Democratic Party
Pittsburgh
Girl Still Missing in Arizona Kidnap Case
Tuscan Arizona May 5 AP authorities debate whether six year old June Robles remains alive after ten days since the April 25 abduction. Officials delay action as family pursues private ransom exchanges amid no word from kidnappers and no proof of life.
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Tuscan
Ariz
June Robles
Robles
Fernando Robles
June
Fernando
Haskell Institute Band to Perform Sunday Concert
A concert will be given tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 by the Haskell Institute band in the auditorium of the Indian school as part of Haskell’s eleventh annual music week festival to be held all next week. A L Bach will direct the band. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Haskell Institute
Audctorium
Indian ‘School
Haskell
A. L. Bach
Finney to be resentenced by Kansas Supreme Court order
Topeka May 5 AP Ronald Finney bond forger who drew 31 to 635 years in Shawnee county for 31 guilty counts must be resentenced under a Supreme Court order. The court found the judge erred by not allowing concurrent or consecutive sizing and remanded for new sentencing with guidance on how counts should run.
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Topeka
Ronald Finney
Shawnee County
Supreme Court
Paul H. Heinz
District Court
Finney
Heinz
Court of
Officials Keep a Check On Crop Damage Reports
Washington May 5 AP Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and aides monitor weather damage in the farm belt while downplaying food shortage fears. They await the May 10 crop report to gauge impact on contracts, acreage and supplies though notes re surplus and foreign markets persist. Rexford Tugwell and H R Tolley cite ample wheat, cotton, dairy and cattle stocks, arguing starvation policy is unfounded. The piece notes 1928 29 surplus acreage and export plans affecting wheat shipments.
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Washington
Wallace
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Midwest
Rexford G. Tugwell
United States
Pacific Emergency Export Association
Final School Year Closes with Art Class Exhibition
The city school art department sponsored the final session of the present year. An exhibit of work by the class will be on display at Bell's Music store all next week. About 20 attended the Saturday sessions this year. The program has run for three years with Miss Mary Margaret Parry directing this year.
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City School Art Department
Bell
Mary Margaret Parry
Derby Crowd Packs Churchill Downs in Derby Day Spectacle
Derby day at Churchill Downs drew an estimated 55 000 turf enthusiasts despite an early shower. The packed stands and crowded lawn saw gate crashers clashing with police, while notables including Postmaster General Farley General Hugh Johnson Governor Ruby Laffoon and Isabel Dodge Sloane observed Cavalcade among top three year olds in a record crowd.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Farley
Hugh Johnson
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
Isabel Dodge Sloane
New York
Florida
Token payments keep nations from default status
Washington May 5 AP Attorney General Cummings ruled Great Britain Czechoslovakia Italy Latvia and Lithuania making token payments on US debts are not in default and thus not subject to the Johnson act. The Soviet is in default for unrecognized obligations. Subdivisions of nations in default are not in default unless they fail to pay their own debts.
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Washington
Cummings
Great Britain
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
United States
State Department
Hull
Congress
Roosevelt
Kansas City Hosts Joint Dental Assistants Meeting
The Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma Dental Assistants Associations plan a joint meeting in Kansas City from May 6 to 9. Events will be at Ararat Temple with Hotel Muehlebach as Kansas HQ, featuring lectures by Dr Frank M Castro Dr A L Walters and Miss Marian Quinlan plus extensive clinics. All Kansas assistants are urged to attend.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Ararat Temple
Hotel
Muehlebach
Frank M. Castro
American Dental Association
A. L. Walters
Marian Quinlan
Athletics Rally to Beat White Sox 10 4 in Eight Inning Slugfest
Philadelphia Athletics exploded for seven eighth inning runs to defeat the Chicago Whit Sox 10 to 4. Simmons McNair Cole man Dykes and Higgins homered as Philadelphia struck late. Other scores included Detroit New York Boston in varied exhibits of early season baseball. Babe Ruth hit two homers and Bill Dickey drove in three as the Yankees beat Detroit 10 to 6 for a two game lead.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago Whit Sox
Simmons
McNair
Coleman
Higgins
Chicago
Philadelphi
Earnshaw
Gallivan
Shea
Pomopski
Cain
Maturak
Berry
New York
Fischer
Grace
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston Braves
Cubs
Charlie
Root
Braves
Boston
Betts
Hogan
Root, Malone, Tanning and
Hartnett
St. Louis Q
Moore
Pearce
Todd
J. Dean
W. Davis
American Association
Kansas City
RIKO
Toledo
Shores
Brenzel
Perrin
Marleau
Dossack
Garbark
Ruth
Babe Ruth
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Detroit
Chicago Jury Frees 17 Of Racketeer Charge
A Chicago jury acquitted 17 defendants on racketeering charges after about 12 hours of deliberation. The verdict ends the longest criminal trial in the city, which began January 4 and concluded on May 5. Notable defendants included Aaron Sapiro, New York organizer, and Dr. Benjamin H. Squires, University of Chicago labor mediator, tied to trade associations supporting power laundries and cleaners and dyers’ institutes.
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Chicago
Aaron Sapiro
New York
Benjamin H. Squires
University of Chicago
Sapiro
Squires
Cleaners and Dyers' Institute
Auction Bags 1 032 75 From School Site Building Sale
A New York school site auction drew a happy crowd despite recent rain as bidders paid 1032.75 for multiple buildings and structures. Earlier sales totaled 250, including 150 for 936 New York street and 50 for the 940 New York street office.
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New York
H. C. Gauck
New York Street
Lundgren & Carlson
General Contractors
New Jersey Street
W. T. Confox
Poison is retained in trees after rain says entomologist
Dr H B Hungerford state entomologist reports rain does not wash away spray poison once dry and trees sprayed minutes before rain still hold enough poison. He notes death from worms may take days and sprays are applied by seven outfits in city districts. Bonthron wins two races as Princeton loses to Harvard 72 62 percent with Bonthron taking 1509 and 3000 meters.
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H. B. Hungerford
Bonthron
Princeton
N. J
Bill Bonthron
Tiger Track
Harvard
Warren Rainear
Cunningham Wins Without A Record At Triangular Meet
Glenn Cunningham of the University of Kansas failed by 2.5 seconds to break the world three quarter mile mark on a soggy Memorial Stadium track. Kansas led the triangular meet with 47 points to Nebraska 26 and Kansas State 2546, while Kansas and Kansas State won dual meets 49-31 and 51-31, respectively. Ed Hall and Knappenberger set several new meet records as Kansas, Kansas State, and Nebraska contested a rain affected triple dual.
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K. U
Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Glenn Cunningham
ER. U
Nebraska
Kansas State
Cunningham
Don Landon
Funk
Landon
Jack Lovelock
Oxford University
Aggies
Ed Hall
England
Dees
Knappenberger
London
McNae
Nixon
Kansas &State
Zi Roeder
Sas
Thir Raves
Ikansas
Roberts
Rooney
Wyatt
Hall
Jacobson
Pitt Kansas
Gough
Locke
Grady
Dohrman
Secon Schmutz
Miller
Hostettler
Borel
Ayres
Lambertus
Nebrask
Sas State
Hail
McGuire
Boerkman
Toman
Neal
Coffman
Schmutz
Ted
Alt
White
Dean
Nichols
Gray
Carter
Keelock
Cumingham
Kan
Court Reverses Award In Omaha Car Crash Case
The Supreme Court reversed a Wyandotte County District Court judgment for Lulu Green of Omaha seeking $1200 against W G Hutson Jr. after an Omaha car collision on Highway 40 near Kansas City. Hutson argued the award was excessive and Green had no permanent injuries.
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Toneka
Supreme Court
Wyandotte
Lulu Green
Omaha
W. G Hutson
Yale Cres Wins Blackwell Cup Regatta at Harlem River
Yale Crescent boats took the varsity race for the sixth time in eight years at the Blackwell cup regatta on the Harlem River. Penn finished second, about one and a half lengths back, with Columbia badly distanced.
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Yale Cres
Harlem River Course
New York
Yale
Penn
Ee Columbia
Kentucky Colonels Go Under NRA Code
Louisville May 5 AP The honorable order of Kentucky Colonels adopted an NRA code limiting mint juleps to 25 cents and barring new colonels who have not seen a horse race. The governor Ruby Laffoon announced plans to appoint a million colonels to secure votes for Roosevelt. He joked about being dry yet having eighteen drinks.
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Louisville
Honorable
Order of Kentucky
Ruby Laffoon
Franklin D Roosevelt
Laffoon
City Commission Set to Appoint 12 Officers Monday
City commission meets at 10 at the new city hall to appoint 12 city officers for the coming year. Agenda includes officer appointments and the award of a lease for the municipal airport, with three proposals referred to the airport board for recommendation.
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City Commission
New City Hall
Airport Board
Water Department
Still Dry in West Topeka Water Forecast
In western Kansas the rain eased with the last night drizzle leaving western counties dry while central areas had limited moisture. Federal meteorologist S. D. Flora said the rain was likely over as western skies cleared and eastern Kansas could only expect scattered showers totaling 1.5 to 2 inches overall. Temperatures rise tomorrow with highs of 80 to 85.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Deaths in Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma Four Dead
Four tornadoes sweeping Oklahoma over 24 hours left four people dead. The first struck near Wynnewood on Thursday and three more followed near Alsuma Howden and Bartlesville. Injuries occurred near Alsuma, while Union Consolidated School avoided harm as a tornado passed overhead. Victims include Andrew Tackett 59 his wife 45 Grady Tankard and Carrie Lowe all residents of Alsuma or Howlen.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Wynnewood
Alsuma
Here
Howden
Kansas Line
Bartlesville
Union Consolidated School
Andrew Tackett
Grady Tankard
Carrie Lowe
Howlen
Oil rig builders strike for two dollar daily raise in Kansas fields
About 150 to 200 oil rig builders in Kansas walked off the job, two thirds in McPherson county, demanding a $2 a day wage increase. Current pay runs $8 for eight hours underground and $10 for above ground. King of Fort Worth, head of the builders council, says the strike may spread across the mid continent, affecting 1,500 to 2,000 workers.
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McPherson
Kan
Kansas
McPherson County
King
Fort Worth
Tex
Builders’ Council
International Oil Field, Gas Field
Mid-Continent
Stock Market Index Drops from 81.9 to 80.7
The stock market index covering 90 stocks fell to 80.7 after yesterday’s close, marking a decline from 81.9. Traders watched key sectors and listed firms for signs of recovery.
Week of Music Opens in Lawrence with University Events
Lawrence and the University of Kansas launch a week of music featuring Westminster a cappella choir Mu Phi Epsilon and the eleventh annual festival with Josef Hofmann the Hilger string trio and Eve lyn Swarthout at KU. The program includes church services radio broadcasts and a costume concert at the KA auditorium. Hofmann closes the concert course Monday at KU.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Westminster A Capella
Mu Phi Epsilon
Josef’ Hofmann
Hilger
New York City
Midland College
Evelyn Swarthout
Carl A. Preyer
K. U
Westminster Choir
First Presbyterian Church
Gretchaninoff
Karl Bratton
Baker University
Mendelssohn
WREN
Bach
Dett
Gretchaniénoff
Mary Louise Beltz
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Henry Gauck
George Fraker
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George Thurber
Delaware Street
W. A Harvey
Ed Salisbury
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OI Rig Builders
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Orran
Flolen Russell
Chorale
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Madge Craig
Maxine Roche
Helen Beard
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Jean McKee
Hilma Powell
Cello Eolo
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Tschaikowsky
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Mildred Allen
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