Varied estimates on fate of bonus bill in Congress
Washington May 8.9 Both houses passed the Patman bill to pay veterans the bonus in full with new currency. Administration leaders predicted a veto would be sustained, while cash bonus advocates argued a two thirds override was possible. The vote fell short of a two thirds majority, advancing the drive and signaling a major test for Roosevelt administration policy.
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Harrison
Charles E. Coughlin
McAdoo
Cal
Morgenthau
April brings driest, coolest month in Kansas since records
The United States weather bureau reports April was extremely dry and cool across Kansas. Eastern counties received about 2.12 inches of rain, while the west averaged only 0.27 inch, marking the fourteenth straight moisture deficit month. Walnut in Crawford County saw 4.46 inches. Hugoton, Liberal, Plains, and Sublette reported no rain. Average statewide rainfall was 1.14 inches, 1.48 inches below normal, with the coolest April in seven years and a mean temperature of 52 degrees, two degrees below normal. Freezing conditions occurred across the state in the first half of the month.
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United States Weather Bureau
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Plains
Sublette
Walnut
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Temperature Range Report in April Across Kansas Towns
The record notes a narrow April temperature range with highs near 90 degrees in Alden and Medicine Lodge and lows around 20 degrees in Tribune Goodland and Oberlin, indicating little or no danger to crops.
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Alden
Medicine Lodge
Tribune
Goodland
Oberin
Valley Grove notes and farm reports from May meeting
Valley Grove region items show Sunny Valley Farm Bureau on May 7 with Mrs C A Tones hosting an all day meeting and lunch on canned food grades. Cheesesdemonstration by Mrs C E McGuire of Ozawkie. various local residents attend events and trips, with news on births and grapevine visits.
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C. A. Tones
C. E. McGuire
Ozawkie
Gerald Flory
Lawrence
Guy Shultz
Valley Grove community notes and obituaries dated spring
Visitors from Lawrence and Oskaloosa attended local events at Valley Grove. Alfred Ward died after a stroke. funeral held at Wellman Chapel with Rev Moss officiating and beloved family members listed. May 9 work bee at Hardy Oak cemetery planned for grave care. A soil erosion tour by C T Hall scheduled May 24 across four county points to promote terracing and forage crops.
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Grange
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Ward
Earl Keller
Ottawa
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Lawrence
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Laurence Ward
Taylor Dairy
Perry and
Amos Nichols
Ford
Ira- Ward
Valley, Grove
Miss Perry
Alfred Ward
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Tonganoxie
Frank Champion
Harry Wellman
Fred Champion
Hardy Oak
Emma Ward
Mary Edmonds
George Edmonds
Floyd Baldwin
Leavenworth
Robert Eagle
Joe Jaynes
McLoush
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Theodora Brown
Robert Graham
Darlene
Lawrence Smith
McLouth High School
Ruby
Lloyd Garner
Clifford Kincaid
Kansas City
H. F. Greene
Ruth Rose
Valley Grove
Robert Reborn
Allen Coffman
O'Neal
C.C.C
Charles Petrie
Oliver Garner
Lloyd
Alberta
Raymond Garner
Arthur Quidahl
Clifford Thiry
Baker Murphy
John Thiry
Earl Janeway
Francis Thiry
Glen Colburn
Janeway
Knowledge Hill
Gill
Pauline
Denver
Octave Ford
Topeka
Emma Dodd
Francis Wesley
Grace Marie
Mrs. Greene
Sunnyside
Ira Ward
Local social notes and county agricultural update
Mrs. Arthur Quidahl visited relatives in Tonga n oxie. Jefferson county farmers signed corn hog contracts totaling 2816143.52 dollars. Dr. Elijah Jones, longtime county friend, died in Phoenix. Easter Sunday visits included many local families and friends.
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Tonganoxie
Leo Ousdahi
Midand
W. C. Thiry and
Charles Eberwein
Fall Leaf
Josephine Shaw
Howard Erwin
Lawrence
C. A. Jones
Dunavant
Karl Eagle
Lee Gibson
Orin Smith
Wren
Gibson
Gibsons
Jefferson County
Elijah Jones
McLouth
Phoenix
Ariz
Jones
Local Social Notes Describe Visits and Meetings in Community
Villa Eden residents and neighbors mingle as Hopkins and Hughey families stay with relatives. Mosser family ill and with relatives in Law, others visit Wichita, Amoret, and Lawrence. Elmer Torneden passes eighth grade exam in Tonganoxie. Community club meets with short program and plans July picnic.
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Orville Hughey
Mosser
Fall Leaf
Cora
Ida Winkelman
Lawrence
J.T. Hughey
Wichita
Julius Torneden
Arleta
Claude Hanson
Amoret
Ruth Pettengill
Elmer Torneden
Tonganoxie
Agnes Quinlan
Chas,Davidson
Maxine Meinke
Arch Meinke
Pleasant Valley Farmers Meeting Notes Inflation Lesson
The Pleasant Valley Farmers Educational meeting opened at the schoolhouse Tuesday with good attendance and a lesson on inflation led by Arthur Holcomb. A follow up session is planned for May 7 on taxation. Refreshments were served. Local residents visited relatives, welcomed a newborn, and crops benefited from recent rains.
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Farmers Educational School
Arthur Holcom
Lewis Howell
Garnett
Howell
William Sinks
Neal Thayer
Lawrence
Cleve Dunigan
Kathleen
John Maloney
Heart in the Mouth: Pat Describes Close Call in Battle
The exchange quotes Pat claiming a bullet struck near his heart but Mike doubts the claim. Pat insists his heart was in his mouth at the moment of being shot, a vivid, skeptical reminiscence reported by London Answers.
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Pat
Mike
London
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