Western rail travel safest transport in world claims official
Chicago May 20 Western railroads report 99 000 U S deaths in 1934 with only four passenger fatalities on western trains. They carried 77 362 000 passengers and 5 593 911 000 passenger miles. Safety advances include the Sperry Rail Detector electric eye and the Mock Switch to prevent collisions.
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Chicago
United States
Western
H. G. Taylor
Western Association of Railway Executives
Western Railroads
Western Railroa
National Safety Council
Taylor
Sperry Ra
Remodeling at Jayhawk Plunge Under New Owner
J S Settle, new owner of the Jayhawk Plunge, is remodeling ahead of opening in about ten days. New chlorinators and filters are being installed and the pool will gain a five-entry circulating system replacing the old single inlet. A lighting system and vacuum cleaning for empty pool use are also planned. Settle runs a Denver motor car agency but will spend the summer in Lawrence overseeing the plunge.
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J. S. Settle
Jayhawk Plunge
Mr. Settle
Denver
Colorado
Lawrence
Rev A J Miller Returned To Local Church For Fifth Year
The Kansas Conference of the Evangelical church has renewed Rev. A J Miller as pastor for the fifth consecutive year. Several assignments were confirmed, including Rev J Nelson at Worden Rev GL Trabant at Eudora Rev W J Huscher at Stull and Rev E O Burgert at Topeka. A few district changes were noted in Kansas City and in the northern and eastern areas. Alford Clarke post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary will hold a meeting at veterans hall tonight at 7 30 with a 6 30 covered dish luncheon for members and families.
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Kansas
The
Evangelical Church
A. J. Miller
J. Nelson
Worden
GL. Trabant
Eudora
W. J. Huscher
Stull
E. O. Burgert
Topeka
Kansas City
Alford-Clarke Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Veterans Hall
Marriage License Issued To Frank Thomas And Trene Thompson
Frank Thomas of Sparks and Trene E Thompson of McLouth were issued a marriage license by Apobste Judge L H Menger on Saturday.
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Frank Thomas
Sparks
Trene E. Thompson
McLouth
Apobste
L. H. Menger
Aphids Appear Early in Garden Growth
One of the first garden pests is the aphid or plant louse. Aphids usually do not kill plants but reduce vigor and cause malformation. They are small pear shaped insects found in clusters at bud bases or leaf undersides. Contact spraying with insecticide sulphate will eliminate the pest.
Death of Lawrence of Arabia mourned worldwide
Wool Dorsetshire England May 20 many lands mourn the death of Colonel Thomas E Lawrence known as Lawrence of Arabia after a cycling accident left him in a coma. A simple funeral will be held tomorrow at Moreton church near his adopted name T F Shaw with few attendees and no official mourning. He refused decorations, served in the Royal Air Force then Tank Corps, and helped Britain's Near Eastern campaign in World War I. Leaders from Viscount Allenby to Winston Churchill paid tribute to a man famed as an uncrowned king of Arabia and a genius in empire defense.
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England
Colerful
Lawrence of Arabia
Theempire
Thomas E. Lawrence
Moreton
Lawrence
T. F. Shaw
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Great Britain
Arabia
Royal Air Force
Tank Corps
Khartum
Viscount Allenby
Palestine
Winston Churchill
the Admiralty
At & Am
Bleakley Rural School Graduation Plans Set
Bleakley rural school will hold graduation exercises on Thursday May 23 at Linwood School at 8 o clock. Four graduates are Lloyd Plank Velma Frank Kathryn Diehl and William Schimmel. Mary K Frederick is the teacher.
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Bleakley Rural School
Linwood School
Lloyd Plank
Velma Frank
Kathryn Diehl
William Schimmel
Mary K
Frederick
Floods and Winds Take Toll of Life in Texas and Oklahoma
Severe floods and tornadoes swept across Texas and Oklahoma over the weekend. Thirteen dead, several missing, and scores injured as roads, bridges, crops, and homes were damaged. losses exceed 2 million dollars. North and central Texas faced worst storms with rivers rising and evacuations in Dallas and other cities.
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Oklahoma
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Colorado
Turkey Creek
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Altus
Okla
Claude Gowens
Jessie Reid
J. P. Pickerell
Bill Garland
Burkburnett
E. O. Reaves
J. M. Audrian
Henry Daniels
Red
Vernon
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Austin
Waco
Little River
South Texas
Kansas News Briefs Consolidate District Updates
Clay Center L D Huff of Morganville Tribune is elected head of the Fourth District Press Association at the spring meeting. Osage City to host next year’s spring session. Manhattan will host the fall meeting. Meade tragedy reports: John R Moore 55 and sister Mary 45 die after collision with a train. Fred Beehholdt 34, charged with murder, deemed insane and dangerous. to be sent to criminal insane ward. Dr Arthur Moberg 64 found dead, likely heart attack. Margaret Farley widow of W P Farley dies in Oswene at her mother’s home. Manhattan notes delegates for the Republican grass roots convention to be held in Springfield, Illinois.
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Clay Center
L. D. Huff
Morganville Tribune
Forth District Press Association
Osage City
Manhattan
Columbus
A_ sanity commission
Fred Beehholdt
W. J. Bowersock
State Penitentiary
Bechholdt
Howard Scammell
Bertha
Here
Pittsburg
Arthur Moberg
Springfield
Life Saving Tests Conclude At University of Kansas
The YMCA life saving tests directed by Herbert Allphin at the University of Kansas wrap up after four days of work. Eighteen men participated with assistants Samuel Hopp Howard Miller and Don Shultz. This marks the final life saving activity of the year, Allphin stated.
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University of Kansas
Herbert G. Allphin
K. A
Samuel Hopp
Howard E. Miller
Don Shultz
Allphin
Vinland and Vicinity Community Notices and Events
Local residents share visits and guests from Independence to Baltimore en route to Oklahoma. Guard drill in Ottawa reported. School events include eighth graders visiting Vinland Rural high, May 13, with a noon pie a la mode. Reeder funeral at First Methodist. Fern Galle shower hosted by Wulfkhale and Hoskinson. death from heart trouble.
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Independence
Fern Galle
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Ross Stone
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College of Emporia
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Lawrence
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Sibley
Charlie Anderson
Trinity Lutheran
O. B. Glover
Extension Department
Kansas State College
J. A. Reeder
John A. Reeder
Baldwin
First Methodist Church
James Chubb
Baldwin Cemetery
Sther Wulfkhale
E. Hoskinson
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