Pendergast Faces Prison Time and 1940 Campaign Fallout
Kansas City reports Tom Pendergast will begin a 15 month federal prison term for income tax evasion, shaping Missouri's 1940 race as Gov Stark and U S Senator Truman seek reelection. The boss’s network, nephew Jim and a long political machine, may attempt to continue influence from Leavenworth, while state audits pursue back taxes and local collectors prepare enforcement.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Tottering Democratic
Pendergast
Leavenworth
Kan
Missouri
Lloyd C. Stark
U. S
Harry S. Truman
Stark
Maurice Milligan
Truman
Supreme Court
U.S
Jackson County
Jim
Tom
New York
Main Street
Milligan
Merrill E. Otis
R. Emmet O’malley
Otis
Treasury
L Milligan
Forrest Smith
Milking Shorthorn Show Set At Duallyn Farm
The annual milking Shorthorn Show will be held Thursday at the Duallyn farm five miles east and a mile south of Lawrence. About 30 head will be judged by James King of St. Joseph MO with several renowned breeders exhibiting. John B. Gage owns a leading Shorthorn herd at the Duallyn farm as interest in the breed grows. Lunch will be served and judging starts about 1 PM. the public is invited.
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Duallyn Farm
Lawrence
James King
St. Joseph
John B. Gage
Millerland
Mount Hope Nursery
Supt Birch Receives Briefcase From PT A Council
Retiring Lawrence superintendent C E Birch was given a leather briefcase by the Lawrence Parent Teachers Association yesterday at his home. Presenting were Mrs Deal Six, chairman, Mrs J J Kistler and Mrs Frank Dodds. The gift signified hope he continues research and community service. The council praised Birch for his cooperation at their May 8 meeting.
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C. E. Birch
Lawrence Parent-Teachers Association Council
Deal Six
J. J. Kistler
Frank Dodds
Birch
P.T. A
Dust Bowl Anthropoids Critique of Federal Relief Shares
Baltimore May 23 P H L Menken critic and editor writes in the Baltimore Sun that Oklahoma and Washington receive far larger federal relief than Maryland. He says wealthier states fund bankrupt ones through CWA WPA and farm relief grants, calling Dust Bowl anthropoids and noting Maryland pays more in taxes yet gets less in aid.
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Baltimore
P.H. L. Menken
Oklahoma
Baltimore Sun
Mencken
Washington
Maryland
CWA
WPA
Yankee Clipper lands at Southampton inaugurating transatlantic air service
The flying boat Yankee Clipper arrived in Southampton at 12 45 a m today after leaving New York Saturday and flying from Marseille marking the first transatlantic air service opening.
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Southampton
Eng
C.S.T
Marseille
New York
Witness Tells of Red Plot Inquiry During Hearing
Washington May 23 Felix McWhirter Indiana Republican official told the house committee his only reason for inquiring into Mrs Hull bloodlines was to obtain information for himself He admitted sending a letter to James Campbell asking if Mrs Hull was part Semite and questioned about Landon and White. He dismissed Campbell reports as fantastic and noted a six foot wastebasket for disposed material.
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Washington
Felix McWhirter
Indianapolis Bankr
House
Cordell Hull
Indiana
Republican State Central Committee
James E. Campbell
Owensboro
Campbell
Alfred M. Landon
William Allen White
Kansas
Dies
McWhirter
Thomas
R.N
Harmonie Club
New York City
Dies Committee
House Committee
George Rice
Dudley P. Gilbert
New York
Gilbert
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Mr. Campbell
South
Roosevelt
Dixie
United States
Queen Wilhelmina Begins Belgian State Visit
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands arrived in Brussels for a state visit to Belgium accompanied by Foreign Minister J A N Patijn. The May 23 premier meeting marks a notable diplomatic engagement between Brussels and The Hague.
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Belgium
Brussels
Wilhelmina
The
Netherlands
J. A. N. Patijn
Kappas Defeat Pi Phis In Intramural Baseball
Kappa team wins 27 to 6 over Pi Phi in the sorority intramural playoff at the field near the intramural grounds. Margarette Parker and Ellen Irwin led pitching for the Kappas, while Virginia Anderson and Denny Lemoine pitched for the Pi Phis. Budd Russell was elected president of the Owl society as other officers named. Don E. Hatch builds a glass house exhibit for Tomorrow Town at the New York World’s Fair.
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Owl Society
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Pi Phi
Kappa
Margarette Parker
Lawrence
Kappas
Ellen Irwin
Kansas City
Virginia Anderson
St. Louis
Denny
Lemoine
Pi Phis
Delos Woods
Wichita
Budd Russell Lawrence
The
James Arnold
Downs
Ernest Klema
Salina
Brent Campbell
James Meredith
Don E. Hatch
University of Kansas School of Engineering
Hatch
University awards and design honors noted in Collegians page
The May 6 Colliers article highlights Hatch as a Scarab and Delta Upsilon member and Thayer awardee for design. Dr W P Hessler of Kansas University authored a May General Electric Review article on corrosion films. Walter Varnum of Round Corner Drug spoke on prices and trade regulation to a retail class.
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Terial
Colliers
Hatch
Scarab
Honorary Architectural Society
Delta Upsilon
Thayer Award
W. P. Hessler
University of Kansas
General Electric Review
Walter Varnum
Round Corner Drug Company
University invites total set for commencement in print
About 6575 printed invitations will be issued for this year’s commencement exercises. The business office announced the ordered count today and outlined the student list to receive them.
Couch Becomes President of Kansas City Southern Railway
Harvey Couch, chairman of the board, was elected president of Kansas City Southern Railway. He succeeds C. E. Johnston who resigned at the end of last year. The report also notes three classes of mineral wool: rock wool slag wool and glass wool.
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Couch
K C. Southern New York
Harvey
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
C. E. Johnston
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J. R. Holmes Investment Co
Charlton Insurance Agency
Manley Insurance Agency
M. R. Gill
Frank Banks
McGrew-Peck Investment Co
Chas. Louk
T. G. Fitch Insurance Agency
F. M. Holliday
S. J. Hunter Real Estate
J. C. Emick
Claud Scott
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