Kansas Public Service Commission Urges Oil Tax Change
The Kansas Public Service Commission announced that Standard Crude Oil Purchasing Co plans to cut crude purchases in Kansas Texas and Oklahoma effective immediately citing over supply and imports. The release urged President Hoover to back an excise tax and noted significant reductions claimed by the purchasing firm as due to reduced demand and imports.
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Topeka
Public Service Commission
Anaes
Texas
Oklahoma
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Ale
Southeastern
Rm Hoover
Hill
Ibugver Ingre
H ii
Kansas
Hoover
Is Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissin
Indus
Tulsa
Eliion
Star Crude
Hoover urges Congress to stay until revenue bill passes
President Hoover pressed congressional leaders to avoid adjournment until the revenue bill is enacted amid a tariff dispute. Opponents threaten broad tariff revison tied to oil coal copper and lumber taxes while Democrats and Republicans brace for tough votes and a prolonged debate.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Congress
Lindbergh case clues surface as police seek Dobson Peacock
Renewed efforts to question Rev H Dobson Peacock tied to the Lindbergh baby case unfold as police pursue a known Maryland gangster informant. Officials consider possible links to the King kidnapping while John Fondon described hiding ransom in a cemetery hedge. Norfolk jail looms for John Hughes Curtis as investigators press for immunity with new Jersey searches.
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Maryland
King
John F.condon
Jassie
Bronx County
New York
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
Curtis
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
Glal
Miniden
Bronx
Grand Jury
New Rochelle
N.Y
Crumbine to Speak at KU Hospital Dedication
Dr S J Crumbine of New York City will speak at the dedication of Watkins hospital at the University Sunday afternoon June 5 at 3 oclock. He formerly served as secretary of the state board of health and was dean of the University School of Medicine from 1911. He is now general secretary of the American Child Health Association.
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S.J. Crumbine
New York City
Watkins Hospital
University
Crumbine
State Board of Health
American Child Health Association
Pinck‘ney
Parent Teachers Association
Chubs
Parents and Teachers Association of
Pinckney School
City of
Lawrence
Parents and Teachers Association
Middle West Utilities Receivership Extends to Kansas
The Kansas case brings the Insull controlled middle west utilities receivership to Kansas in ancillary proceedings before Judge John C. Pollock. Illinois receivers Samuel Insull Edward N Hurley and Charles A. McCulloch received ancillary appointments for Kansas while A L Berger was named their attorney.
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Kansas City
Kan
Insull
Middle West Utilities Company
Chicago
Kansas
John C. Pollock
Ilinois
Samuel Insull
Edward N. Hurley
Charlesa. McCulloch
A. L. Berger
Attorner
Kansas Weather Forecast Signals Unsettled Weekend
Kansas forecast shows a somewhat unsettled period tonight and Saturday with possible showers in the north. Warmer conditions likely in the extreme southeast tonight, with clearing and partly cloudy skies elsewhere. Morning reports note clear to partly cloudy conditions at Pittsburg and generally good road conditions in Douglas County. Temperature readings from 7 a.m. yesterday to noon today show a rise toward the day’s maximum and a lower minimum today.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Douglas
Ohio Congressman Francis Seiberling Injured in Auto Crash
Washington May 20 AP) Representative Francis Seiberling of Ohio was painfully but not seriously injured when his automobile was struck by another machine. His collar bone, forehead, and knee were injured. He was taken to Emergency hospital for treatment. Police arrested Frank L. Cope of Clarendon Virginia who operated the other car and charged him with reckless driving. See the New Ford advertisement.
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Washington
Francis Seiberling
Ohio
Frank L. Cope
Clarendon
Rescue Efforts Continue in Chile Tunnel Disaster
In Temuco Chile May 20 rescue workers press on to reach 50 men trapped by a landslide in the Las Rabes tunnel. Bitter cold and water clogged gear halted work. crowds surged the entrance prompting carabineros to restore order. Officials fear drowning as floodwater fills the tunnel.
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Temuco
Chile
Las Rabes
Annual Farm Tour set for Thursday in Douglas County
The annual farm tour will run all day Thursday May 26 starting 9 30 at G H Cashman farm two miles east of Big Springs on Highway 40 visits include alfalfa plots hog herd and terrace demonstration A luncheon will be served at noon at Grove by the Douglas County Bankers Association Kansas State College crop specialist AL F Willoughby will attend The sequence moves to William B Kirby place near Lawrence then J H Saunders east of Lawrence before a noon break and terrace display on Will Pendleton farm south of Lawrence Photos of soil treatment results and nitrogen fertilizer combinations aim to boost alfalfa profitability.
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J. A. Terrell
AL. F. Willoughby
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Grove
Douglas County Bankers Association
Big Springs
G. H. Cashman
Highway 40
William B Kirby
Lawrence
J. H. Saunders
East Eleventh Street
Will Pendleton
H. G. Seel
Highw
Terrell
Noted writer Albert Londres still missing after ship fire
Albert Londres, famed French writer of The Road to Buenos Aires, remains missing after a recheck of survivors from the rhotorship Georges Philippar which burned at sea off Marseilles. Forty nine persons were still missing, with hopes some rescued by ships without wireless or by coastal craft.
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J. Marseilles
France
Albert Londres
Buenos Aires
Georges Philippar
What Does He Know About What Should Be Done
Oklahoma Governor William H Murray arrives in Albany on the way to Hudson for the apple blossom festival. He asks about Roosevelt and warns the Democratic budget and policy choices may spark a major upheaval. Murray, with Mrs Murray and Cicero S Murray, is escorted by state police en route to a Hudson stop.
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Roosevelt
Albany
APJ
William H
Murray
Oklahoma
Hudson
N.Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cicero S. Murray
Hudson Jhy
Death and Job Report Highlight KU Employment Bureau Figures
A University of Kansas report by Sam R. Carter shows 301 of 395 job applicants filled, with about $17,000 of work secured for students this year. It notes 106 permanent jobs listed, 92 filled, 212 odd jobs listed, 210 filled, and 318 total jobs with 302 filled, plus 325 rooms listed though no figures on rooms secured.
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Sam R. Carter
University of Kansas
Employment Bureau
Eoeau
Earhart Reaches Paris Flight Milestone Reported
Amelia Earhart Putnam completes a record solo flight attempt with a 11 31 a m arrival in Paris after departing St John New Brunswick at 7 20 am. She is accompanied by Bernt Balchen and Eddie Gors. DC X arrives Holyrood Newfoundland as it prepares for next leg to Harbor Grace and the voyage to the Azores.
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N. F
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Paris
ATP
St. John
N.B
Port Aux Basques
Putnam
Bernt Balchen
Eddie Gors
Holyrood
New Foundland
Europe
Dildo
Azores
Caught Tapping Pipe Near Chanute and Farltun
Police arrested Charles F. Clovis I and Eph Parker for tampering with 8 inch Great Lakes Pipeline pipes south of Chanute. A fourth man Dan Speck is held for questioning. Three company agents spent weeks investigating and reported line taps between Chanute and Farltun eight times in fourteen months.
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Charles F. Clovis I
Eph Parker
Great Lakes
Chanute
Dan Speck
Clovis
Fry
Farltun
Oklahoma
Chanute, Jr
Rks
Lifts Martial Law for Oklahoma Oil Fields
Acting Oklahoma Governor Robert Burns lifted martial law in the oil fields, citing a U S Supreme Court decision upholding state proration powers. The order revoked last August’s martial law issued by Governor Murray, enacted to curb price aims while Murray campaigned in Hudson New York for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Oklahoma
Robert Burns
Murray
Burns
United States Supreme Court
State Corporation’ Commission
W. H. Murray
Hudson, N Y
Bohannon Convicted on Six Counts in Gasoline Tax Evasion
C L Bohannon of Wichita found guilty by Shawnee county jury on six counts involving 1728.37 dollars in unpaid taxes and penalties. He previously had two convictions. Sentencing set for June 18. Bohannon argued the gasoline came from Nebraska and was exempt from Kansas tax. More than 500 farm boys will play baseball in Illinois farm bureau leagues this summer.
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Topeka
C. L. Bohannon
Wichita
Walter T. Griffin
Shawnee County
Bohannon
Nebraska
Illinois Farm Bureau
Warren bill opens payroll records for House scrutiny
Washington May 20 AP The Warren resolution to open representatives payroll records passed unanimously in the House without debate. It directs Clerk South Trimble to keep disbursing records accessible for inspection at all times amid prior attacks over relatives on Capitol Hill. Mitchell of Tennessee had sought payroll access but was denied the privilege.
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Washington
House
South Trimble
Capitol Hill
Mitchell
Tenn
Big Six meet prelims witness sun drenched track in Lincoln
Lincolin Neb Ma Slugh Rhex of Nebras set a new Big Six shot put mark 49 feet 173 4 inches during preliminaries. Old record 49 101 2 by Jim Banach Kansas 1930. Defending champion Kan expected to repeat as trials limit to ten events with finals tomorrow amid hot sun and fast track.
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Lincolin
Neb
Slugh Rhex
Nebrasternoon
Jim Banach
Kansas
Kan
Tiresa
Uate
Inne Missouri
Kansas Stace
Thir
Retz
de Smuthy
Jackson
Missouri
Fox- Hinckley
Wane
Assign Bishops at Atlantic City Election Sparks Reassignments
The Methodist general conference filled two episcopal vacancies with Bishops-elect J Ralph Magee of Seattle and Ralph Cushman of Rochester. Cushman was chosen on the nineteenth ballot and Magee on the seventeenth. Their consecration is set for Sunday afternoon. Tennessee Democrats unit to back Roosevelt with all 24 votes.
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Atlantic City
Net
Methodist General Conference
J. Ralph Magee
Seattle
Wash
Ralph
Cushman
Rochester
Magee
Graduation Exercises Set for June 4 at Memorial High
Graduation exercises for rural eighth graders will be held at Memorial High School on June 4. A class of 161 pupils will receive certificates and medals. the speaker will be announced later. Sixty-two students plan to continue to high school next year. Notable achiever Gladys Kraft of Lecompton completed eight years of perfect attendance at Deer Creek school.
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Memorial High School
O. J. Lane
Gladys Kraft
Lecompton
Deer Creek
Rail Credit Corp Sets July 1 Interest Plan
New York May 20 AP Provisions made to cover interest charges on all railroad bonds up to July 1 says E G Buckland president of the Railroad Credit Corp after its monthly meeting. He notes receipts are below expectations while expenditures exceed forecasts. When formed it anticipated receipts over 100 million and interest disbursements around 60 million this year. Now about 100 million to meet railroads interest charges is needed though revenues will run 55 to 60 million.
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New York
E.G. Buckland
Railroad Credit Corp
Harrington Circus Delights Large Woodland Park Crowds
Large crowds attended matinee and evening shows by the Harrington circus at Woodland Park. About 800 watched the afternoon performance and 1,875 enjoyed the evening show, with around 200 turned away for lack of seats. The two day engagement continues with another matinee today and the final 8 pm performance tonight. The street parade yesterday drew mixed reviews but many called the circus entertaining. Brought by Lawrence merchants under the Chamber of Commerce, the drive offered half price tickets with purchases and more than 4,000 tickets had been sold by last night. Tickets sold by merchants are valid for tonight’s show. Admission at the grounds is fifty cents.
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Harrington Circus
Woodland Park
Altho
Lawrence
Jmerchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Pioneer 100 Years Old Parsons Pioneer Seufert Reaches 100
George Adam Seufert, Kansas pioneer, observes his 100th birthday in Parsons. Born in Germany, he arrived in America at age four with his parents. He lived in Leavenworth and near Tonganoxie before moving to live with his daughter Mrs J W Herman, where a birthday gathering will be held.
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Parsons
Kan
George Adam Seufert
Kansas
Germany
America
Seufert
New York
Leavenworth
Tonganoxie
Kansas student injured by discus at intramural meet
Charles Cutler a sophomore from Topeka sustained a broken nose and facial wound requiring four stitches after a discus struck his face during the University of Kansas intramural track and field meet. He was taken to the student hospital and rested well, as teammate Mell Harper of the Thi Delta team threw the discus.
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Charles Cutler
Topeka
University of Kansas
Cutler
Beta Theta~Pi
Mell Harper
Thi Delta
Jess Harper
Notre Dame
Baseball Recap With National and American Leagues
May 20 results feature Brooklyn and Philadelphia wins in the National League and Yankees top Washington as Lazzeri, Weaver, and Berg star. American Association reports a fatal shooting of a poultry raiser by a trap he set, while track history notes Frog Town’s 1872 record. want ads close the page.
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Brookly
Vance
Jkteksen
Mack
Taihel Nul Magan
Vanes
Thurston
Lanes
Eston
E- En
Phillies
Fteaves
Wittus
Creome Javia
Monte -Weaver
Washington
Lazzeri
Hoag Hey
New York
Eh Burkensid Berg
Gomez
Tony Hor
Tagan Tye
Ita
Hogsett
Hysier
Berry
Buty
Orto Fa Hebert
Cooney
Ferry Ferrell
Speakers on good milk supply discussed at Chamber meeting
About seventy attendees at a Chamber of Commerce session heard Dr Earle G Brown explain milk chemistry and its role as a near perfect food while outlining risks from uninspected milk. Glenn Aikens emphasized inspection and handling as vital, preferring dairy field work to lab analysis, with pasteurization key to safety.
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Chamber of Commerce
Earle G. Brown
State Board of Health
Doctor Brown
Glenn Aikens
Kansas State College
Topeka
Aikens
Brown
E.0. Treece
K. U. Bacteriology Department
A.H. Turney
Aiken
Lawrence
Stutz
John Stutz
League of Kansas Municipalities
H. B. Chubb
Av E H. Turney
Citizens Committee
The
League of Women Voters
Turney Kl
FF. I. O Brien
George Hedrick
FL Nelson
Agnes Thompson
Chapter dedicates tree at Pinckney School
The Betty Washington chapter of the D A R dedicated a planted oak on Pinckney school lawn during a 10 o’clock ceremony. Parents teachers and pupils attended. A bronze marker bearing the chapter insignia was set in cement at the tree foot. The service included an invocation and singing of America led by Mrs E R Learned and a dedicatory address by regent Mrs F T Barteldes.
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Pinckney School
Betty Washington
Washington
E. R. Learned
America
F. T. Barteldes
Betty Washington Chanter
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