April a Freakish Month in Kansas
Topeka reports a record freakish April with an average state temperature of 54.8 degrees and a 1.15 inch total precipitation. Readings included 98 degrees in Eureka Parsons and Wellington on April 14 offset by subzero 2 degree readings at Dresden and Oakley on April 2. Snow accompanied the cold spell with 3 to 10 inches in northwest Kansas, dust storms occurred across counties, and fruit crops suffered minor damage.
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D. Flora
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Showers Ahead In Kansas As Cold Front Passes
West to northwest winds bring brief spring warmth followed by showers in eastern and central Kansas. Federal meteorologist S. D. Flora tracks a low pressure area over Colorado foreseeing possible showers this afternoon or tonight with little advance notice. Clouds cover most of the state as moisture builds after a hot 24 hour period.
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Puff and Miss Alice Reach Dry Land After Voyage
Puff and Miss Alice ride ashore on dry land after escaping the crocodile. Puff feels unsure about his next action and wonders what to do now that their perilous journey ends.
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Miss Alice
Weather forecast Heralds cool spell across state
Flora predicted several degrees above midsummer normals with a northwest wind cooling the state. By tomorrow the cooling wind would push temperatures below 75 degrees nationwide, with 98 at Phillipsburg yesterday the nation's high. Strong winds in western Kansas were drying soil and could trigger local dust storms today.
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Kansas
Changes Plea to Guilty by Humboldt Postoffice Clerk
Former Humboldt Kan postoffice clerk Mae Schleicher pleaded guilty to 11 counts of robbing the mails near the trial's end. The case involved money sent through the mails to J. S. Lehman of Humboldt for an information bureau on old age pensions. Judge scheduled sentence for today as the trial concluded Monday afternoon after jury selection.
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Kan
Mae Schleicher
Humboldt, Kan
Postoffice
J. S. Lehman
Humboldt
Lehman
S. G. Schwartz
Parsons
Miss Schleicher
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