Supreme Court debate on old age pension act reachs juristiction doubts
Washington May 5 Justice Stone questioned the court's jurisdiction in reviewing the constitutionality of the social security act old age pension provisions. Robert H Jackson argued the government waived jurisdiction for a quick ruling. Edison Electric Illuminating Co Boston stockholder George Davis sued to restrain tax payments under the act. The case tests tax and injunction principles amid intense government urgency.
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Washington
Justice Stone
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Department of Justice
Stone
Jackson
George Davis
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of
Boston
Beer Suit Is Dropped In Douglas County Court
The action for a declaratory judgment on the legality of the Kansas beer law, filed by Frank W. McDonald through attorney George K. Melvin, was dismissed on McDonald's motion. McDonald, a beer distributor who owns Indian Village, held a 1929 lease and a $1000 note from Oliver Guy, who seeks a retailer beer license in Douglas County.
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Tione
Kansas
Douglas County
George K. Melvin
Frank W. McDonald
McDonald
Melvin
Indian Village
Oliver Guy
Guy
Arrestee Former Clerk Charged With Embezzlement
Osage City Kansas May 5 Paul Cummings former Lyndon district court clerk was arrested on embezzlement charges tied to the state highway fund for condemned bridges. State auditors found a shortage over 900 dollars. Walter Maxwell appointed Lyndon clerk.
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Osage City
Kan
Paul Cummings
Lyndon
Cummings
Tom Stratton
Walter Maxwell
Robert T. Price
Duke's book to Canada withdrawn in England adapted
Canadian Revenue Minister Wiley says the book Coronation Commentary by Leis Dennis will be admitted to Canada after protest by the Duke of Windsor. The volume discusses King Edward VIII and his abdication and the duke has filed libel against the publishers who earlier withdrew the work in England with an apology noting it referenced a reign marked by alleged “troubling” events.
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Ottawa
Ont
England
Duke of Windsor
Canada
Wiley An-Dmay
Leis. Dennis
Edward
Mrs Simpson to Rank Among Nobility as Duchess of Windsor
London May 5 The American born Mrs Simpson will outrank many title holders the moment she marries the Duke of Windsor She becomes Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Windsor with full privileges including diplomatic immunity Her children would not reach the throne Edward VIII renounced the throne for the woman he loved George VI first act as king was to create a royal dukedom placing Edward ahead of the Duke of Norfolk and others
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London
Wallis Simpson
Duke of Windsor
Duchess of Windsor
Edward
George VI
Edward VIII
Duke of Norfolk
England
Hollywood Studio Strike Sparks Riot at I A T E Headquarters
Picket lines around Hollywood studios swelled to 6000 as studio craftsmen walked out aided by Longshoremen and CIO backers. A riot at I A T E headquarters left six injured while negotiations continued with producers and the Screen Actors Guild seeking wage and work conditions changes and a closed shop.
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Hollywood
Calif
Luise Rainer
Gale Sondergaard
International Alliance of the Theatrical
Pat Casey
Producers Association
Los Angeles Central Labor Council
Screen Actors’ Guild
I.a.t.3.e
I.a.t.5.e
American Federation of Labor
Federated Motion Picture Crafts
1.A.t.8.e
Josephine Antoine to sing in KU recital tonight
Coloratura soprano Josephine Antoine of the Metropolitan Opera will perform at 8:20 p.m. in Hoch Auditorium under the KU concert course. Admission is 2, 1.50 and 1 dollars. The program showcases her vocal flexibility and trills. A campus banquet at 6 p.m. in the KU Union highlights the Fine 3 Day program with Chancellor Lindley, Rudolph Ganz, Carolyn Bailey, and Miss Betty Taylor among speakers.
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Josephine Antoine
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York City
Hoch
University of Kansas
Miss Antoine
Lily Pons
The
Metropolitan
Angue
K. U. Union
E. H. Lindley
Rudolph Ganz
Carolyn Bailey
Betty Taylor
Lin
Antoine Cemeart
Bakery strikers dump shipments in city bread protest
Kansas City May 5 five men arrested and released on bond as police investigate dumping of thousands of loaves onto streets after shipments from strike closed bakeries. Harvey J Osborne union agent released on 1000 bond with May 12 hearing for writ of habeas corpus. Four men in Kansas City Kan charged with dumping bread from a truck driven by a Negro. hearings set for police court. Bread flow disrupted totals around 20000 of 75000 loaves. few loaves left after incident at Safeway truck unloading.
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Kansas City
Harvey J. Osborne
Bakers Union
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Kansas
Kan
Safeway
Howard Dodson
Thomas Lassitter
Louis Rolsky
Bread Strike Keeps Lawrence Bakeries Busy
Lawrence bakeries reported brisk business as the bread strike continued in Kansas City Missouri. Production in Lawrence was near yesterday’s level with near capacity operation and many large orders being filled. Large quantities of Lawrence bread were headed to Kansas City and nearby towns and to cities served by Kansas City bread routes.
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Lawrence Bakeries
Kansas City
Lawrence
Kansas Cities
Temperatures to Rise in Kansas and Across State
Weather forecast from Topeka on May 5 predicts partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures with highs of 75 to 80 degrees in eastern Kansas and a low around 50 tonight He adds western Kansas will see about 45 degrees Tonight with a return to 80 degrees in many areas tomorrow The second item notes John D M Hamilton chairman of the Republican National Committee will deliver two more CBS addresses on May 16 and 23 after two NBC talks this week.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Royal Court Debut Tonight Amid Court Pageantry
London May 5 details the season's first royal court with fourteen American debutantes among attendees. Diplomats, Queen Elizabeth and King George attend as gowns of lame and silk shimmer. Mrs. Robert W. Bingham will present the American women to the king and queen, amid floral tributes and jeweled accessories.
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London
George
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Diplomatic Corps
Prince of Wales
Robert W. Bingham
United States
KU Senate Debates Four Year Physical Education Plan
University of Kansas senate reviewed a four year physical education department proposal from the school of education. The advisory committee will study the report and likely finish before next Tuesday’s meeting. Enrollment hours cap set at 15 percent of degree requirements. names elected to advisory and committee roles were announced. Recognition proposals included Sacred Heart college Wichita and several junior colleges for temporary or full recognition.
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University of Kansas Senate
School of Education
Neh
Senate
Bert Nash
R. W. Warner
W. E. Sanadelius
C. F. Nelson
H. E. Chandler
Sacred Heart College of
Wichita
Dodge City Junior College
St. Joseph Junior College
Hays
Tabor College
Hillsboro
New Chanute Junior College
President Roosevelt Misses Fishing Day on Coast
Port Isabel Texas May 5 President Roosevelt missed a prime fishing day by heading to sea at daybreak while anglers along the coast landed tarpon mackerel and trout as the previous day’s chop gave way to smooth seas and good fishing numbers.
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Port Isabel
Tex
Roosevelt
Wider Collaboration Offered By Italy And Germany To Powers
Italy and Germany offered wider collaboration for European security at Mussolini and von Neurath talks in Rome. The communique noted closer Italy Germany ties and a shared policy toward Britain and France while confirming plans for an ocean going navy for Italy. The two leaders met in the Palazzo Venezia to discuss political and economic issues and reaffirmed the joint intent to pursue mutual interests and unity.
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Italy
Germany
Rome
Mussolini
Sostensii von Neurath
Germa
Iginio Gayda
Mussoini
Tl Giornale D'italia
Great Britain
France
Spain
Gayda
Duce
Palazzo Venezia
Galeazzo Ciano
Mbuakgitsy
Daugh ‘Ter
Communioge
Supreme Court Action on Old Age Pensions
Washington May 5 The old age pension section of the social security act, up for argument today in the supreme court, imposes payroll tax on employers and employees from 1 percent to 3 percent after 1948. The Justice Department said 26,000,000 employees and 2,700,000 employers would pay taxes, with $3,000,000,000 in receipts over five years.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Lin
George P. Davis
Boston
New State Title Law Brings Fees and Paperwork
More than 200 county treasurers met in Topeka to discuss the new certificate of title law requiring a 50 cent fee. Douglas county officials A M Gardner and Roy Flory attended. Cars from 1936 records will receive applications by mail, with four days to apply and a $5 penalty plus 50 cent fee.
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Kansas
Topeka
State Vehicle Department
A. M. Gardner
Roy Flory
Douglas County
Carl Newcomer
Gardner
Hapgood Signs to Play With New York Team
George Hapgood, a former University of Kansas quarterback and Clay Center high school graduate, signed a contract to play with the New York Yankees football team next fall. Hapgood starred for KU as a sophomore in 1934 and contributed key plays, including a 30 yard pass for a TD against Notre Dame and a notable pass to beat Oklahoma.
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George Hapgood
New York
Clay Center
Kan
University of Kansas
New York Yankees
Hapgood
Clay Center High School
Tnrower
K. U
Geo
Ingo
Jayhawker
Wade Green
Kansas
Notre Dame
Rutherford B. Hayes
Oklahoma
Norman
Kansas high schools vie for music honors festival
High school musicians from Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Colorado travel to the University of Kansas for a three day national music competition festival in Region Nine. 34 bands one drum corps 17 choruses and 150 soloists compete across Hoch auditorium Spooner Thayer Fraser Marvin and central administration buildings. Ticket options include season passes for 1 and 25 cent single day and event admissions with a free Westminster concert opening the event.
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University of Kansas
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Hagiatration
Hoch Auditorium
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Fraser Hall
Marvin Hall
Central Administration Auditorium
Union Building
Haskell Stadium
Westminster A Conperts Choir
Dean D. M. Swarthout
University of Kansas Band
Russell Wiley
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence
K. U
Haskell
Sixth
Massachusetts Street
Southpark
Food Prices Are Up In Chicago
Mrs. Wil bur Fridley president of the Housewives League of America called upon about half a million members to combat rising retail food prices. She blamed taxation for the rise, noting the agriculture department reported seven percent higher costs than last year and the highest in six years. Women may cut consumption to bridge the gap.
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Chicago
Wilbur Fridley
Housewives League of America
Fridley
Agriculture Department
McCarran offers substitute for Roosevelt court plan
Senator McCarran presented a complete substitute to the senate judiciary committee for the Roosevelt court bill. The plan calls for ten supreme court justices, ten associate across the ten circuits, and chief justice, with no new lower court judges and eliminates the court proctor provision.
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Washington
McCarran
D-Nev
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Nevada
Kansas to hear Isserman and Norlin as speakers
Rabbi Ferdinand Isserman of St Louis will give the baccalaureate address and Dr George Norlin, president of the University of Colorado, will deliver the commencement talk at the University of Kansas in June. The baccalaureate is set for June 6 and the commencement for June 7.
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Norlin
Colorado
Rabbi Isserman
Ferdinand Isserman
St. Louis
George Norlin
University of Colorado
University of Kansas
E. H. Lindley
University of Cincinnati
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
University of Pennsylvania
Belgium
United States
Holy Blossom Congregation
Toronto
Canada
Temple Israel
Social Justice Commission of
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Concordia
Kan
Hastings College
Hastings
Neb
University of Chicago
Sorbonne
Paris
Colorado College
University of Missouri
Columbia University
Roosevelt
University of Berlin
Weil
University of North Carolina
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Learning
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Gamma Delta
Fire Wipes Out Village Norbuck Norbuck Destroyed by Blaze
A roaring brush fire swept Norbuck, a village 60 miles southwest of Edmonton, driving residents to Winfield. Flames consumed 5,000,000 feet of logs and wiped out the village except for the railroad station, the school, and a few small buildings. livestock was released. No casualties reported.
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Edmonton
Alta
Norbuck
Winfield
Lawrence seeks host homes for visiting band students
Lawrence calls for hospitality as thousands of band boys and girls arrive this week. More than a thousand beds are already listed. about 400 additional rooms are needed for Thursday and Friday nights. Visitors pay fifty cents per night to help cover laundry costs. Call 933 to list rooms and indicate preference for boys or girls.
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Lawrence
Beauty of Music Stressed by Ganz at Kansas Convocation
Rudolph Ganz, president of the Chicago Musical College, urged students to resist music mechanization and seek inner happiness through art during the University of Kansas Fine Arts day convocation. He praised past masters, warned of modern trends, noted radio's benefits, and called for high standards and broadened musician education. The KU band opened with March Militaire Francaise and Prof. Wilkins sang La Danse.
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Rudolph Ganz
Chicago Musical College
University of Kansas
All-University Assembly
Ganz
Bob Burns
United States
St. Saens
Joseph Wilkins
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