Italians in Spain vie for decisive Bilboa push
Italian war correspondents report the Black Arrow Legion is concentrating on the Bilbao front for a major offensive, with volunteers flocking to the Biscay coast. Captured Bermeo is noted in Francoist lines as Italian forces report. Casualties in Barcelona reach four hundred killed and one thousand wounded amid ongoing exchanges.
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Rome
Spain
Black Arrow
Bilbao
Bay of Biscay
Marco Franzetti
Bermeo
la Tibuna
Biscayan
Franzetti
Francisco Franco
Attilio Terruzi
Benito Muszolini
Guaralajara
Madrid
Ettore Bastico
Barcelona
Perpignan
Catalonia
Valencia
Raskob Hid 1930 Income From DuPont Ties
New York May 6 A tax case reveals multi millionaire John J. Raskob paid no income tax in 1930. His listed income totaled 799181.94 with deductions of 867263.54 and salaries from DuPont and General Motors both at 10000 plus 4115.66 in director fees. The hearing discussed the 1929 losses tied to Pierre du Pont and Raskob amid a long running dispute over about 1.8 million in alleged deficiencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John J. Raskob
Pierre 8. du Pont
Democratic National Committee
Mason B. Reming
International Revenue Bureau
Raskob
Richard Disney
U. ‘B. Board of Tax Commissioners
Joseph Hartfield
Raskoh
Disney
Mien
Ikob
Li. I. DuPont de Nemours
General Motora
du Pont
Leming
DuPont
Raskeb
Wall Street
Legion meeting opens as national exec committee meets
Indianapolis May 6 National Commander Harry W Colmery led the opening of the American Legion national executive committee two day spring session. Reports were set from about 30 national committees commissions and boards with Colmery slated to host a dinner for the panel and five national vice commanders assisting. In Junction City Kansas Samuel Tucker was re elected president of the Kansas Telephone Association as directors set plans for next year's convention in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Harry W. Colmery
American Legion
Colmery
Legion
Byrd proposes home loan merger to save 24.5 million
Senator Byrd proposes consolidating three federal home loan bodies into the Federal Home Credit Administration to save 24.5 million dollars annually. The plan would reduce executives and staffing, overseeing related agencies and the RFC Mortgage Corporation. Senator McKellar also urged a 10 percent blanket reduction after hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Washington
D-Va
Senate
Federal Home Loan
Home Loan Bank Board
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Home Credit Administration
RFC Mortgage Corporation
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Roosevelt
McKellar
Hung jury ends murder trial of Brig. Gen. Denhardt
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt is released on 25000 bail after a hung jury failed to reach a verdict in the murder case of Verna Garr Taylor. The trial, in New Castle Kentucky, spanned 14 days with seven jurors for acquittal and five for conviction. the case will be tried again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Henry H. Denhardt
Verna Garr Taylor
Denhardt
Louisville
Kentucky
Richard Adcock
Charles G. Marshall
Court House
A. T. McCormack
State Board of Health
Marshall
John Marshall Berry
Taylor
Mary Prior Brown
Frances Taylor
George Baker
The
Commonwealth
Hea
Chester Woolfax
Stock Market Index Dips to 68.1 After Yesterday’s 68.5
The average of 60 stocks falls to 68.1 reversing a previous reading of 68.5. Market watchers cite modest profit taking as uncertainty lingers in the session. Investors monitor key sectors and large-cap performance for early signals.
Widow Robbed of 220000 Fortune in Denver Heist
Federal district attorney Thomas F. Morrissey disclosed the theft of more than 220000 in cash and bonds from widow Martha Blous of Denver. Her nephew J Turner Watson, a former university student, is under arrest on a warrant. Bonded items include 80000 in government bonds and 6000 in Denver bonds.
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Denver
Thomas F. Morrissey
Morrissey
Martha Blous
Aaron Blous
New York
Blous
Los Angeles
Watson
Panama Canal
California
Ten Arrested In Kansas City Bread Strike Raid
Ten men were arrested on May 6 in Kansas City after a raid on a grocery amid a bakery strike. Inspectors escorted by a motorcycle officer observed bread distributed from a struck bakery and scattered loaves along the sidewalk. Police assigned to protect grocers seeking imported bread prevented further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Contina
WrePy Kenney
Senate OKs Woodring as Secretary of War
The senate confirmed the nomination of Harry H. Woodring of Kansas to be secretary of war on a permanent basis. Woodring has been serving as secretary under a temporary appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate O. K
Woodring
Washington
Senate
Harry H. Woodring
Kansas
K U Book Helped to Found Mellon Institute
Andrew W. Mellon recounted how a French language lesson and a chemistry book by Robert Kennedy Duncan spurred the founding of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research. He described the 1913 idea behind merging science and industry and noted the dedication of a new six million dollar laboratory building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Mellon
Robert Kennedy Duncan
University of Kansas
Mellon Institute
Ted
Institute
Duncan
Firea
Cousin of Landon Dies in Kansas Funeral Planned
David L. Landon, 76, cousin of Alf M. Landon, died yesterday at Independence after living in Tola. Funeral services are set for Saturday in Tola. Good Venetian Blinds. Miller's- Adv.
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Landon
Tola
Kan
David L. Landon
Alf M. Landon
Independence
Miller's — Adv
Bands on Parade in City Festival Down Massachusetts
Thirty bands in uniform will parade at 3 30 pm tomorrow along Massachusetts street from Sixth Street to Southpark with K U leading and Wentworth Academy, Cameron drum corps, and several Kansas and Missouri schools participating in the annual event.
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Massachusetts Street
K. U
University of Kansas
Haskell Institute
Cameron
Crack Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Wentworth
Memorial Stadium
Fred C. Wickham
Lawrence
Sixth
Southpark
North Platte
Neb
Salina
Abilene
Burlington
Kan
Chanute
Colby
Dodge City
Hamlton
Humboldt, Jefferson
City
Liberal
North High
Kansas City
Pratt
Julesburg
Cole
Luray
Minneapolis
Pawnee Rock
Peru
Raytown
Wilson
Fairview
Marquette
Canton
Hiawatha
Wentworth Military Academy
Monett
Fred C. Wickh Tam
South Park
Trade Group to Meet at Colonial Dinner
The merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual dinner Tuesday evening May 11 at the Colonial tea room starting 6 30. Dinner price is 50 cents with reservations via the Chamber office. Elections for chairman vice chair and executive committee will be held for the coming year and reports from committees will be presented.
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Merchants’ Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Colonial
Bureau
C. W. Pollom
C, PD. Maier
Lawrence Nales
University Musicians Perform for Kiwanis Club
University School of Fine Arts artists Waldemar Gelich Ruth Orcutt and Keith Davis performed at Wiedemann's Kiwanis meeting to mark Music Week. Orcutt accompanied others and received hearty applause for a brief program featuring violin, piano, and tenor pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Fine Arts
Kiwanis Club
Wiedemann's
Waldemar Gelich
Ruth Orcutt
Keith Davis
Orcutt
Huxman Attacks Lawyers Charging 50 Percent on Veterans Claims
Gov. Walter A. Huxman denounces as a racket the practice of certain attorneys soliciting World War II veterans to handle compensation claims for a fifty percent fee. He urged veterans to seek claims before the state compensation board and said fees should not be taken until claims are rejected and ready for court, noting many hearings result in allowances.
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Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Haxman
State Compensation Board
National Music Festival Eyes Honors At KU
Solo and ensemble contests center attention at the National Music Festival at the University of Kansas. Lawrence high school musicians excel with first and second division ratings in brass, woodwind, and other ensembles as judges from several cities tally results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Wilbur Gerrard
Bell Music Store
Lawrence
Harold Bachman
University of Chicago
Fred Jost
Kansas City
A. R. McAllister
Joliet
Lawrence Brass
Trombone
Brass Quartet
Billy Hunzicker
Cornet
Gene Whetstone
Jack Stephenson
Glen Bremer
Budd Russell
Barotone
Joe van Sickle
Brass
Stephenson
Russell
van Sickle
Wayne Dicker
George Learned
Garland Landrith
Reed Whetstone
Bill Dunn
Lawrence High School
Buddy Moll
Robert Pine
Ted Conley
Bob Pine
Margaret Hyde
Betty Bridges
Jeanne Moyer
Bob Haynes
Doris Twente
Marjorie McCarty
Jean Dooley
Guara Bee Pine
Mildred Clevenger
Clifford Reynolds
Bob Haines
Jean Moyer
Art committee named for Kansas exhibit in New York
Gov. Huxman appointed a panel to select Kansas art for the second annual New York art exhibit opening in June. John H. Helm Jr. of Manhattan returns as chair, with Dean D. M. Swarthout from the University of Kansas and Mrs. E. Feeley of Jennings joining the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Kansas
New York
John H. Helm, Jr
Manhattan
D. M. Swarthout
Department of Fine Arts
University of Kansas
E. Feeley
Jennings
Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs
Study details of new health plan to help Douglas county
The Lawrence Council of Social Agencies will study a proposed full time public health unit for Douglas County with the aim of judging practicality and advising the city and county. A committee will collect data on personnel and costs and compare how other Kansas counties operate similar units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Council of Social Agencies
Community Service Committee
Thorely
Douglas County
Council of Social Agencies
Lawrence
Harold Beck
Register of Deeds
Seba Eldridge
Douglas County Tuberculosis Association
Fred R. Isaacs
Red Cross
Ursula Henley
Cordley
A. W. Berger
City Council
W. H. Quakenbush
Board of Education
Marvin LeSner
Joseph F. King
Kansas Mental Hygiene Society
W. C. Simons
Lawrence Hospital Board
Kiwanis Club Health Committee
C. D. Clark
Kansas
U. S. Public Health Service
Kansas State Health Service
Board of County Commissioners
Douglas County Medical Society
State Board of Health
R. B. Stafford
State Health Board
Isaacs
LeSner
Lyon County
Federal Jury Convicts Hill in Coffeyville Postal Robbery Case
Fort Scott Kansas May 67 federal jury convicts Tommy Hill a life convict of conspiracy to rob tied to a $4 postal heist at Coffeyville in September 1934. Judge Hopkins orders two year term to run concurrently with life. Hill acquitted on robbery with firearms. Other inmates Jess Doyle Jack Rich Langdon Floyd Isaacs plead guilty and await sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Kan
Tommy Hill
Kansas State Penitentiary
Hill
Coffeyville
Richard J. Hopkins
Jess Doyle
Nebraska
Jack Rich
John Langdon
Missouri
Floyd Isaacs
Hopkins
Gun Kills Attendant at Shooting Gallery
Police blamed the accidental pistol discharge by a customer for the death of gallery operator John Baughman 61 in Kansas City. Clayton Valentine told officers the revolver discharged while resting on a table. he was booked on a manslaughter charge. Baughman survived by two brothers Jesse of Topeka and Edson of Kansas City.
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Kansas City
John Baughman
Stanley Beatty
Clayton Valentine
Valentine
Baughman
Jesse
Topeka
Edson
Haskell Queen Effie Downing Crowned Campus Queen
Effie Downing a Cherokee maiden from Locust Grove Oklahoma was elected campus queen at Haskell Institute May elections. Richard Greer a Mohawk from Buffalo New York voted campus brave. Campus day program May 12 features parade coronation barbecue street dance and stomp dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Downing
Locust Grove
Oula
Richard Greer
Buffalo
N. Y
Haskell Institute
Margaret Pearson-Speelman
Haskell
Miss Downing
Green
Lena Rose Vale
Ophelia Tillman
Ruth Menz
Genevieve Brown
Evelyn Tidmore
Verna Pepion
Margaret Waubane
Pemberton Doxtator
Bernard Gregnon
Marion Miller
William Sherwood
Raymond Kruskie
Eugene Greenlee
Bernice Chosa
Gladys Hill
Geneva Sutton
Winona Hall
Libby Botone
Chpelia Tillman
Pochahontas Hall
John Carmody
Rain Expected Across Kansas Tonight Through Tomorrow
Topeka reports rain clouds moving in over Kansas bringing scattered showers and cooler temperatures. Federal Meteorologist D. Flora notes light rain in western Kansas with Goodland .04 inches Ellis .16 and Dodge City trace. highs today 75 to 85, tonight 55 to 56, with tomorrow near 80.
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Topeka
Kansas
D. Flora
Goodland
Ellis
Dodge City
No Frills For Writer
Margaret Mitchell says she will stay true to her simple life despite fame from Gone With the Wind. She aims to stay happy and plain and notes her weight has risen from 97 to 110 pounds. The Mitchells live in their prewar apartment with husband John Marsh as sales of 1.3 million copies of the book bring wealth but no lifestyle change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
John Marsh
Musicians Open National Music Festival at KU
Hundreds of high school musicians arrived for the National Music Competition Festival at the University of Kansas campus. Registration, room assignments, and early contests filled the day as brass and woodwind ensembles and solo events took place across Fraser hall, central Administration auditorium, and Spooner Thayer museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Ofach Auditorium
Fraser Hall
Central Administration Auditorium
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Robinson Gymnasium
Oliver Mageek
Geddes
Lawrence
Weather forecast and brief regional note
Kansas forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions with local showers Friday and tonight in central and west areas Brought by the Gas Office recap brief includes yesterday’s high and today’s minimum with a mostly clear morning except in the west and good road conditions
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Kansas
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Parsons
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Columbia
Youngs
Bands ON Parade
Mr. Davis
Misa Orcutt
Chopin
Mr Gelte Sierra Morena
Dansa de Colmette
Hanna
Frigidaire
Ady
Huxman
Ixion T
Leo Horechek
Eugene Lee
Dean Smith
Springfield
Betty Wisner
Hastings
Bill Cole
Norton
Malcolm Easterday
Atchison
Ray Miller
Ottawa
Lawrenc David Platenhauer
Crystal
George Reynolds
Dedee
Don Shelton
Moe Vercell Selle
Westport High
George Diemer
South~ West High
Carroll Dunn
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jack Fidler
Balisbury
Elton Fleer
Ba Grange
LaMonte Haesel
Holdredge
Kenneth Helm
School For the Blind
Kanzas City
John Herwig
Southwest High
Bernie Keller
Scottsbluff
Sames
K. A. Dean
Ford Service
Hamilton
National Band
A. R. McAister
Joliet, Ill
National High School Band Association
IS Haskell
Richard Green
Green Bros
Union Building
University of Kan«sar
Westminster 4 Cappella
Hochaudi
University
Haskel Stadium
Hoch Auditorium
K. CU
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