Pendergast Plea Guilty Sentenced To Prison And Fine
Tom Pendergast once Kansas City Democratic boss was sentenced to one year and three months in federal prison and a $10,000 fine for income tax evasion on $448,550 in 1935 and 1936. He faces five years probation after release and must pay all taxes, penalties and interest. He will surrender to Leavenworth next week and remains free on $10,000 bond.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Merrill E. Otis
Pendergast
United States
Otis
Leavenworth
Robert Pulliam
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Brewster
St. Joseph
Milligan
R. Emmet O'Malley
State Insurance
Madden
United States Marshal
Pendergast Pleads Guilty For Tax Dodging In Kansas City
Boss Tom Pendergast pleaded guilty to evading federal income taxes on 1,240,746 since 1927. U S District Attorney Maurice Milligan described him as a major money figure who funded Kansas City's political machine. The sentence reduces to about 10 months with good time, and civil action to collect delinquent taxes will proceed. Further criminal action tied to 1985 and 1936 charges was dropped.
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Tom Pendergast
U. S
Maurice Milligan
Pendergast
Milligan
T. J. Pendergast
United States Marshal’s Office
Maurice M. Milligan
United States
Lawrence Chamber to Honor Dr Lindley at Dinner
Arrangements are set for the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at 6 30 PM Wednesday with Chancellor E H Lindley as honored guest and principal speaker. The dinner will be at the Lawrence Country Club. Special entertainment will be provided by the Episcopal Boys choir. Charles Radcliffe will be installed as president.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
E. H. Lindley
Lawrence Country Club
Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and Co-Op
Lindley
Payne Ratner
Board of Regents
Weather Forecast Unsettled with Showers Likely
Kansas region expects unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday with scattered showers or thundershowers in the east and vest areas. Temperatures near 64 this morning, 68 at noon, and 68 today with a maximum around 89 yesterday and a rainfall total of .04 inch by noon.
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Kansas
Kennedy Urges Britain to Tailor Clothes for American Market
U S Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy told the American Chamber of Commerce in London that British manufacturers should shorten socks and shorts and lower trouser waistlines to appeal to American buyers. He said American men would prefer English socks and shirts not too long or high waisted.
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London
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
American Chamber of Commerce
Dudley Gilbert Testifies on Red Revolution Plot
Washington, May 22. Dudley P. Gilbert, New York socialite, told the Dies committee he planned months to organize a campaign to ready the nation for a red revolution. He warned of civil war and a Franco style takeover, while saying the aim was not a military movement but resistance. He linked possible raids on government bonds and food and water cutoffs to bring the country to its knees. Also called were John Hamilton, Felix McWhirter, and George Deatherage, with Hamilton questioned over mailing lists supplied to Campbell.
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Dudley P. Gilbert
New York
Dies Committee On UN- American Activities
J. E. Campbell
Owensboro
Gilbert
Healey
D-Mass
Franco
John Hamilton
National Republican
Felix McWhirter
Indianapolis
George Deatherage
The
Knights of White Camellia
Campell
Hamilton
Campbell
Republican Committee
Giants wallop Pirates as Schumacher dominates
New York Giants lineup overhaul yields 12 hits in a 9 to 2 victory over the Pirates. Hal Schumacher earns the win with six hits allowed, while Tobin Mue ller and teammates contribute in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Pirates
Hal Schumacher
New York
Schumacher
Oden
Tobin
M. Brown
Clemensen
Berres
Mueller
Boston
Chicago
Fette
Errickson
Lopez
Lee and
Mancuso
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
I Hamlin
Evans and
Todd
Grisson
Thompson and Lombardi
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Hollingsworth
Millies
Cooper
Owen
Mel. Mazzera
Harland Clift
Browns
Athletics
A’s
Bill Navel
Kennedy and
Sullivan
Caster
Pippin
Potter
Brucker
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicess
Washington
Average Stock Values on Saturday Report
The average of 60 stocks stood at 45.7 points. On Saturday the value was 45.3 points.
Trucker Tosses Cantaloupes Meant For Royal Breakfast
A Spokane incident describes Henry W. White warning a trucker after cantaloupes labeled for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were tossed as they were prepared for shipment. The melons cost 151 dollars to import from southern California and were to be sent by train to Calgary tonight.
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Spokane
Wash
Henry W. White
California
Calgary
Alta
Axis Powers In Ten Year Pact Signed In Berlin
Germany and Italy formalized a ten year military and economic alliance in Berlin with Reichsführer Hitler present. The accord follows a Milan meeting between Ciano and von Ribbentrop and coincides with a deadly Danzig shooting disputed by Poland.
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Axis Powers
Germany
Italy
Britain
Soviet Union
Free City
Danzig
Galeazzo Ciano
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Milan
Berlin
Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Intangible Stock Tax ruling
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the law classifying shares of foreign corporations as intangible property taxed at 50 cents per $100, not ad valorem. John L. Hunt won a mandamus directing the Shawnee County assessor to accept his stock shares as intangibles. dissenting justices were Walter XK Thiele and W H Harvey.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
John L. Hunt
O. B. Eddy
Shawnee County
Hunt
Wilfrid Cavaness
Chanute
Cavaness
Walter Xk, Thiele
W. W. Harvey
Two Die In Training Plane Crash Near Great Bend
In Great Bend Kansas on May 22 22 year old student pilot Claudius Davis and Dave Dunn Jr both of Great Bend were killed when their training ship nose dived and burned during a Sunday flight. A second plane in a separate takeoff accident injured highway patrolman Larry Hughes who escaped unharmed.
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Great Bend
Kan
Claudius Davis
Dave Dunn, Jr
Larry Hughes
King and Queen Meet the Dionne Quintuplets in Privacy
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the Dionne quintuplets in a private meeting attended only by the royal entourage the quints the Dionnes and Dr. Allen Dafoe It was arranged to avoid excitement for the children and outsiders were not admitted Afterward the royal couple left smiling and continued their engagements each quint kissing Queen Elizabeth on the cheek.
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Toronto
George VI
Elizabeth
Allen Dafoe
Ontario
Queen Elizabeth
Soaking Rains Hit Eastern Kansas Ponds Rise
The Topeka weather report notes weekend soaking rains across eastern and central Kansas filling ponds and small streams while the western third stays dry. Unsettled conditions continue with thunderstorms forecast tonight and Tuesday, and a falling barometer signals a moving low pressure area from the west.
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Topeka
Kansas
Winfield
Deluge at Fredonia Deluge Mainly Drops Heavy Rain
Heavy rain clouds darkened Fredonia on May 22 as a city deluge dumped more than 1.30 inches of rain with some hail in a 30 minute period. Street lights were turned on during the downpour.
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Fredonia
Yankee Clipper Opens Regular Atlantic Service in Marseille
The Yankee Clipper landed in Marseille at 3 40 p m marking the first regularly scheduled commercial flight across the Atlantic. The Paris bound service completed its inaugural Atlantic run with the Marseille stopover on May 22.
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Marseille
France
Revision of Farm Plan Is Stopped
Washington reports Secretary Wallace scored a political win blocking major farm plan revisions this session. Senator Lucas leads a Midwest bloc opposing changes while backing current benefit funds and price supports for cotton, wheat, corn, rice, and tobacco. The House and Senate set billions for direct payments and surplus removal programs.
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Washington
Congressional
Wallace
Lucas
Ill
Senate
House
Gas kills four in Oklahoma dairy well
In Blackwell Oklahoma officials seek chemist help to identify an odorless gas that killed four men in a dairy water well. Lowell Curry 28 first died while repairing a pump as others including co owner Aaron Briggs 49 his son Napier 19 and John Pennewell 22 perished. Police suspect carbon monoxide or black damp from a natural gas engine and ordered an investigation.
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Blackwell
Okla
Lowell Curry
Aaron Briggs
Napier
John Pennewell
Don James
Hiram Ragan
Cash Savings of Citizens Estimated at 69 Billion
Harvard professor Dr. Donald H. Davenport told the federal monopoly committee that U S citizens hold more than 69 billion dollars in savings and that government aid may be needed in future depressions to protect these funds. He said thrift habits remain strong and noted government credit as a potential source of aid if savings institutions face solvency threats.
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Washington
Harvard
Donald H. Davenport
Harvard School of Business Administration
Federal Monopoly Committee
Davenport
To Sing for Royalty Washington May 22
Open air concert singer Marian Anderson will perform for King and Queen of England at a White House dinner on June 8. The program to highlight American music and talent also features Metropolitan Opera tenor Lawrence Tibbett. First lady Eleanor Roosevelt announced the appearance.
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Royalty
Washington
Marian Anderson
D.a.r.’S
Constitutional Hall
Federal Judges Must Pay Income Tax on Salaries
The Supreme Court ruled that federal judges salaries are subject to federal income taxation. Justice Frankfurter delivered the opinion reversing prior decisions and noted the $12,500 1986 salary for Joseph W Woodrough of Omaha, a United States circuit judge, is taxable. Justice McReynolds did not participate. No dissent noted.
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Washington
Upi
Supreme Court
Justice Frankfurter
Joseph W. Woodrough
Omaha
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
McReynolds
Haskell Institute Graduates Hear Commencement Address
Graduating class members in caps and gowns processed into the auditorium at 7 p m for the baccalaureate address by Dr Raymond A Schwegler dean of the University of Kansas school of education The program included invocation hymns and music from the concert orchestra and mixed chorus followed by a reception at Pocahontas Gardens after the service Tonight diplomas will be awarded as Mrs Roberta Campbell Lawson of Tulsa Oklahoma delivers the commencement address
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Haskell Institute
Raymond A. Schwegler
School of Education
University of Kansas
E. Russell Carter
Phil Cato
Hazel V. Wilcox
Schwegler
G. Warren Spaulding
Haskell
Pocahontas Hall
Roberta Campbell Lawson
Tulsa
Okla
Idaho Convicts Escape From Prison After Gun Rampage
Four long term Idaho convicts escaping from a state prison during the night seized a rifle and ammunition from a mountain sheep camp and declared they would fight it out. The authorities described the escapees as mighty tough as 125 peace officers pursued them after the Saturday morning breakout.
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Idaho
Crouch
Ida
Meredith
Statehouse to relocate refreshment stand and barber shop
Topeka May 22 The executive council adopted a resolution ending rent free days for the statehouse concessions and awarding them to the highest bidder. The refreshment stand will move to a less conspicuous location near the rotunda and the barber shop may follow. Governor Ratner and a Topeka merchant cited unfair competition and a lingering “hangout” impression.
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Statehouse
Topeka
State Capitol
Walter A. Haxman
Ratner
Measurement of Life sermon at Liberty Memorial High
Rev Joseph F King preached on The Measurement of Life to Liberty Memorial High seniors. He argued true worth comes from ideals faith and sympathy not wealth or length of life, urging personal virtue and social concern within democracy and Christianity.
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Jerusalem
Joseph F. King
Plymouth Congregational Church
Liberty Memorial ‘High School
Zechariah
J. King
Mr. King
King
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