O'Malley Given Year and a Day
Kansas City story reports O'Malley former Missouri insurance chief and Tom Pendergast will enter Leavenworth to serve sentences for income tax evasion. Judge Otis sentenced O'Malley to a year and day plus a 5000 dollar fine. Pendergast got 15 months and a 10000 dollar fine. Totals include delinquent taxes and interest.
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Kansas City
P.R. Emmet O’malley
Missouri
Tom Pendergast
Leavenworth
Merrill E. Otis
O’malley
O'Malley
Pendergast
Otis
Pendergast Democratic Organization
Justice Court
William G. Boatright
Salvage Plan Outlined for Squalus Recovery
Navy officials unveiled a staged plan to raise the sunken submarine Squalus, with more than 70 divers ready. The operation could take at least a week and perhaps two before lifting the 1450-ton vessel, using pontoons and a helium oxygen breathing mix for deep dives.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Navy Yard
C. W. Cole
Falcon
A. T. McKee
A. R. McCann
Washington
Union shop clause in new contract for miners
The United Mine Workers of America and anthracite operators disclosed terms of a two year contract effective today covering 100000 hard coal workers. John L. Lewis predicted an overwhelming union vote as miners prepare to vote by referendum. The agreement aims to stabilize the industry after the prior contract expired April 30.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
U.M.W
French Turkey pact eyed as Goebbels issues final warning
Paris plans for a Turkish French mutual aid accord parallel Britain's stance as Goebbels threatens a deafening counter blow. Hatay move eyed, minorities dispute to Ankara. Finland Sweden and Russia discuss Aaland fortification while Franco regime trials rise as 588 dead in Madrid.
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Associated Press
Turkey
Joseph Paul Goebbels
Germany
Paris
Britain
Ankara
Hatay
Alexandretta
France
Goebbels
London
Russia
Geneva
Two Trainmen Killed in Missouri Pacific Derailment Near Jefferson City
A Missouri Pacific freight train derailed near Jefferson City, Missouri, killing Engineer E. I. Love, 52, and Fireman Paul Lackey, 42. Brakeman G. A. Gregg was reported missing but later found safe after workers recovered the bodies trapped under coal. A cloudburst washed out tracks and some cars fell into Grey's Creek.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Pacific
E. I. Love
Paul Lackey
G. A. Gregg
Grey’s Creek
Sales Tax Bracket Proposed in Topeka
Wichita Chamber of Commerce committee proposes a two tier sales tax after July 1 with one cent on purchases from 15 to 65 cents and two cents on buys from 66 cents to 1.24 dollars. The plan follows a collection system change authorized by the legislature last winter.
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Topeka
Wichita Chamber of Commerce
State Revenue and Taxation Commission
New Street Markers Planned for Ninth Street Intersections
City installs painted wooden markers at Ninth street Ver mont Kentucky and Tennessee crossings. Councilman Willard Brown invites citizen comment while a sample marker is shown at the Journal-World office. Markers sit on cement blocks above the curb, cost about 30 cents each, and can be replaced easily as paint fades.
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Ninth Street
Vermont
Kentucky
Tennessee
Willard Brown
Journal-World Office
Brown
Dedicate Paper Mill Opens in Lufkin Texas
Paper executives from six southern states gather in the tall timbers to dedicate a 6 million dollar mill the first of its kind in the south A plaque honors Dr Charles H Herty and Dr Francis P Garvan whose work made scrub pine into newsprint The mill will start producing newsprint this fall with editors and publishers from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee Kentucky and Louisiana present.
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Lufkin
Tex
Tall Timbers
South
Charles H. Herty
Francis P. Garvan
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
City Library to Close for Memorial Day Observance
The city library will be closed all day Tuesday in observance of Memorial Day. Washer Service by Green Bros. advertised.
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Green Bros.— Adv
Defense angle in tax revision discussed by Morgenthau
Washington May 27 Morgenthau urged Ways and Means to remove inequities from tax laws while maintaining a balanced budget He proposed reexamination of the undistributed profits tax capital stock tax and profit loss rules and stressed funding for national recovery amid international crisis He compared defense spending across major powers.
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Washington
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means
Morganthau
Treasury
America
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Japan
Russia
Madrid Trials Move Fast After Nationalist Victory
Madrid authorities report treason robbery and vandalism trials at 380 per day since March 28 when nationalists seized the city. Since then 688 have died by firing squad and 1,000 sentenced to death, many commuted by Franco. Widespread roundups press charges across Toledo Ciudad Real and Albacete.
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Aaland
Baltic Sea
Finland
League
Russia
League Council
Spain
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Madrid March 28 and Suspects In the Central Zone
Toledo
Ciudad Real
Albacete
King and Queen Rest in Midst of Rockies Visit Banff
King George and Queen Elizabeth rested in Banff Alberta today away from crowds. They walked alone by the Bow River after arriving from Calgary and thanked officers before resuming their royal tour toward the Pacific coast.
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Rockies
Banff
Alberta
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
Dominion
Bow River
Calgary
Pacific Coast
Oklahoma regents push for tenth football game
The Oklahoma board of regents left open the possibility of scheduling a tenth 1930s football game with Oregon despite a Big Six conference ruling against extra games. Coach Tom Stidham weighed the decision after a non conference game approval dispute. The issue may go to conference faculty representatives for action.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Tom Stidham
Stidham
Oregon
W.B. Bizzell
Columbia
C. L. Brewer
Missouri
Missouri Valley Conference
Big Six
Oklahoma
W. W. Craft
W. W. Davis
K. U. Athletic Board
Kansas
Oklahoma Regents
Fair Weather Sunday Brings Pleasant Kansas Outlook
Topeka May 27 fair weather was ahead with cleared skies for tomorrow and a pleasant week. A. D. Robb reports most of Kansas received rain since yesterday with scattered spots over an inch. Northwest cooling breezes helped limit heat while many towns logged varying rainfall totals from 0.01 to 2.06 inches across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Leopecsaese
Dresden
St. Francis
Elkhart
Columbus
Norton
Randolph
Smith Center
Salina
Scott City
Cherryvale
Kuhn Free On Five Thousand Dollar Bond
Pi Fritz Kuhn, head of a German American bond group, was released on a $5,000 bond after being charged with forgery and larceny of $14,548 in bond funds. He pleaded not guilty and spent six and a half hours in Tombs prison before bail was posted anonymously.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Tombs
Diploma Graduation for 156 Douglas County Students
One hundred fifty six boys and girls from Douglas County rural and graded schools received eighth grade diplomas at a high school auditorium graduation. Harold C. Fisher, county superintendent, distributed the diplomas as music, solos, and a principal address by Rev. Harold G. Barr highlighted the ceremony.
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Douglas County
Harold C. Fisher
Floyd Ott
Eudora School
Ramond Heim
Central School
Ted Crady
Harmony
Miriam Kraft
Lawrence Memorial High School
Maxine Maust
Lecompton
Lester Stauffer
Glenn
Helen Deane Collins
Esther Hillman
Annamae Whitman
Midland
Average of 60 stocks shows dip to 47.5
The daily average of sixty stocks prints at 47.5, down from yesterday's 47.2. Market observers note a mild retreat across sectors as trading closes.
Stark Orders Contempt Citations Over Pendergast Bribery Case
Governor Lloyd C. Stark directs filing of federal contempt citations against Tom Pendergast and R. Emmet O Malley alleging bribery tied to a 9 5 million fire insurance rate compromise. O Malley, once insurance chief, pleaded guilty to income tax evasion and received prison time and a fine. The motion empowers the federal court to probe all details of the settlement and bribery evidence.
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O’malley
Missouri
Tom Pendergast
Maurie M. Milligan
United State Distrit Attoney
Pendergast
A. L. McCormack
St. Louis
Missouri Insurance Agents Association
Jefferson City
Lloyd C. Stark
Ray B. Lucas
R. Emmet O’malley
O'Malley
Kimbrough Stone
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Pendergast-O’malley
Cadets to Camps From University of Kansas R O T C
Col. Karl F. Baldwin announces lists of KU ROTC cadets attending summer training camps. Twenty four will report to Ft. Sheridan Illinois coast artillery camp June 17 and twenty five to Ft. Leavenworth infantry camp June 11. Names and hometowns of cadets are given for both assignments.
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University of Kansas R. O. T. C
Karl F. Baldwin
Ft. Sheridan
Ill
Coast Artillery
Ft. Leavenworth
Big Increase in Earnings for K U Students Placed
The men’s student employment bureau at K U reports a 25 percent rise in earnings for this year, totaling $20 255 75, with 244 steady jobs and 1299 odd jobs filled. The bureau, listing 706 registered men from 17 states, often places students in local homes in Lawrence as calls come in from residents.
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K.U
Lawrence
Bureau
Gas Well Near Anadarko Kills One
A wild gas well eight miles south of Anadarko Oklahoma, which broke loose yesterday, blew out its tubing today and killed one man. Spectators were kept a mile away from the West Cement field well.
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Anadarko
Okla
Here
Senate Bill Creates Special Court for Railroad Bankruptcies
The Senate approved a bill to revise railroad bankruptcy procedures by placing them under a specialized five judge court. The measure passed without a recorded vote after two days of debate, defeating an attempt to strip judicial powers, and would require ICC certification of capitalization and earnings forecasts for reorganizations.
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Senate
Washington
House
Clark
D-Mo
Wheeler
Dmont
Congress
Baltimore and
Ohio
Lehigh Valley Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Liberty Memorial High School Grants Diplomas In Unconventional Ceremony
Liberty Memorial High School held its graduation in an auditorium rearranged with floor seating and incline rows. Nearly 2,000 attendees watched 208 seniors march past led by Evelyn Mercer and Arthur Nelson as Lloyd S. Purcell and H. Roe Bartle spoke on civic duty and education. Bartle urged lifelong faith, neighborly sharing, and equal educational rights for all students.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Evelyn Mercer
Arthur Nelson
Lloyd S. Purcell
Board of Education
H. Roe Bartle
Supt. C. E. Birch
Neal M. Wherry
Alph E. Graber
Charles A. Puls
Trinity Lutheran Church
Puls
Roger C. Wilson
Mildred Clevenger
Clifford Reynolds
Geraldine Buhler
Ida Quiarade
Keith
Kansas City
Supt. Birch
University
Bartle
United States
Stores to Close for Decoration Day in Lawrence
General closing will prevail in Lawrence next Tuesday. The Merchants Bureau chairman H. W. Keene says stores will close for Decoration Day. The post office will be closed but outgoing mail and specials will be dispatched. City and county offices and University of Kansas students also will be dismissed for the day.
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Lawrence
H. W. Keene
Merchants Bureau
Tony
University of Kansas
Kansas Weather Forecast Quiet with Mild Temperatures
Generally fair conditions in Kansas tonight and Sunday with cooler air in the far east. No rain expected Monday and Tuesday with seasonable temperatures. gas office record shows 7 pm yesterday at 73 and today’s noon temperature, with a high of 63 yesterday.
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Kansas
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Philip C. Wikoff
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Ft. Smith
Ark
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K. U
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