Court denies reversal claim in stockyards ruling
Washington May 31 Chief Justice Hughes issues a vigorous decision stating the Supreme Court did not reverse itself in the Kansas City stockyards case. He says government contentions were unwarranted and the court's decisions have been consistently framed, with hearings required for quasi judicial actions. The term includes rulings on Republic Steel labor board actions and Denver Union Stock Yards rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hughes
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Wallace
Robert H. Jackson
National Labor Relations Board
Circuit Court of Appeals of Philadelphia
Republic Steel Corporation
Harry L. Brown
Denver Union Stock Yards Company
Thomas J. Mooney
San Quentin Penitentiary
San Francisco
Labor Board
Ford
Robert Watts
Circuit Court
Covington
Watts
Black
Property Lien Case Dismissed by State Supreme Court
Topeka May 31 The state supreme court dismissed the application of Richard Burns Lawrence Negro for a writ of mandamus to compel Douglas county social welfare board to grant him public assistance without a lien on his small home Burns died recently and the case tested the property lien clause of the social welfare law as it applies to homesteads The writ was filed after the welfare board refused old age assistance when Burns did not file the lien documentation on his real property
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Supreme Court
Richard Burns
Lawrence Negro
Douglas County Social Welfare Board
Burns
Supreme Court
Douglas County Welfare Board
Bond of 2500 Set For Each of 85 Auto Antitrust Defendants
Federal Judge Thomas W Slick set 2500 bonds for 85 defendants in the U S automotive antitrust case. The group includes Ford Motor Company Chrysler Corporation General Motors and 32 affiliates plus 50 executives. Edsel Ford Walter F Chrysler William Knudsen and Alfred P Sloan Jr may appear for arraignment. The government allows two to three weeks for appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automotive
South Bend
Ind
Thomas W. Slick
U. S
Motors
Enhaidiaries
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Edsel Ford
Walter F
Chrysler
William Knudsen
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Wheat harvest begins in Sumner county Kansas
The Roy Milligan farm near South Haven signals the 1938 Sumner county wheat harvest with the first sample heads of the Heberly type. Other Kansas farmers expect cutting to start as weather clears, rain has boosted western counties, and railcars are being prepared for harvest traffic amid a bearish market outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Kan
Roy Milligan
South Haven
Sumner County
Milligan
Garden City
Kansas
Smoky Hill River Floods Kansas Counties
Heavy rains caused the Smoky Hill river to breach banks in Ellis and Russell counties, three miles wide near Gorham. Flooding marooned families, forced drilling crews to higher ground, and prompted rescue attempts for the Montgomery and Hollingsworth families. Bridges and rail lines were damaged along UP routes west of Winona and between Hill City and Hoxie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Kan
Smoky Hill
Ellis
Gorham
Everett Montgomery
Earl Hollingsworth
Ellsworth
Union Pacific
Winona
Limon Junction
River Rise Delays Cofferdam Work At Kaw River Site
Delays in cofferdam construction at the Kansas Electric Power plant below Cameron's bluff due to a Kaw river rise. Core drill tests seek bedrock beneath the river as 3:30 PM level holds at 11.5 feet. Crane and tractor work continue on the hillside south of the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Electric Power Plant
Cameron’s Bluff
Kaw
Champlin Refining Fails Kansas Franchise Tax Challenge
The Champlin Refining company of New Mexico failed in the U S supreme court to overturn a Kansas Secretary of State franchise fee of 500 dollars to do business in Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court had upheld the tax as not arbitrary or discriminatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Champlin Refining Company of
New Mexico
Supreme Court
Kansas Secretary of State
Kansas
High Court
Kansas Supreme Court
Farm aid shows fewer Douglas county grants this year
Clifford L. Harding of the Farm Security administration reports April grants in Douglas county fell to 77 families totaling 1,228 dollars from 224 families totaling 4,268 dollars a year ago due to better feed crops and livestock survival. He notes five year FSA loans in Douglas county amount to 46,915.65 dollars with 9,305 in cooperative loans and the rest in individual loans. Kansas total loans 6,421,645 with 1,817,192.60 due and 635,691.34 delinquent, largely renewed to aid good clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Clifford L. Harding
Farm Security Administration
Harding
FSA
Kansas
Mahan accused in kidnaping and fugitive case
W H Mahan ousted labor organizer faced state kidnaping charges and a federal fugitive from justice complaint in Kansas City. Prosecutor Russell T Boyle questioned C W Airheart and Clarence Ratliff after Airheart alleged being kidnapped September 22, 19387 by two men linked to Mahan. Conviction could yield up to ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
W.H
Wally) Mahan
Russell T. Boyle
C. W. Airheart
Clarence Ratliff
Mahan
Airheart
Dodson Sets Pace in National Open District Qualifier
Leonard Dodson of Springfield, Me led 23 players at the 18 hole mark in 86 hole national open district qualifying at Kansas City Country Club. He shot 35 34 69 under par to lead. Grable Duvall Jr Kansas City amateur was second at halfway with 35 70. Other scores include Ted Hume 44 45 89 Tex Consolver 34 41 75 and Dave Truffelli 34 38 72. Jack Robertson withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Leonard Dodson
Springfield
Dodson
Denver
Grable Duvall, Jr
Ted Hume
Bethel
Kan
Tex Consolver
Wichita
Billy Jones
Jack Wilson
Salina
Dick Price
Glenn Oatman
Lawrence
Dave Truffelli
Donald Dushane
Webb Gilbert
Topeka
Mike Murra
Jack Robertson
Investigate a Spy Ring Involves US Officers Before Grand Jury
Four United States army officers appeared before a grand jury as federal authorities pursued a secret probe of a foreign spy ring. Col. H. W. T. Eglin of Fort Totten was named as a potential kidnap target to extract army secrets. Also testifying were Maj. J. N. Dalton Maj. Stanley Grogan and Capt. James K. DeArmond from Mitchel Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Army
Col
H. W. T. Eglin
Fort Totten
J. N. Dalton
Second Corps
Governors Island
Army Intelligence
Maj
Stanley Grogan
Dalton
Army ‘Intelligence
Fourth District
CCC
Richmond
James K. DeArmond
Army Air Corps
Mitchel Field
Japanese Strike At Vital Centers In China War
Shanghai May 31 Japanese air forces struck Hankow provisional capital and Canton southern gateway for war supplies. Thirty planes hit Hankow with 18 Chinese planes downed. Hankow airfield bombed and one Japanese plane missing. Canton raid continued for fourth day as Chinese reported four of 22 planes shot down. Refugees, including American and other foreign women and children, fled to British Hong Kong. 24 000 refugees recorded since Saturday. Chinese said Japanese forces trapped near Lanfeng on the Lunghai railway amid a 21 mile square siege as Doihara’s division sought a westward push toward Hankow through Lan feng and Chengchow. Chinese forces along a crescent front estimated at 1 000 000 men. Japanese claimed Pohsien taken, denied by Chinese. four thousand Japanese with 18 field pieces and 20 tanks were said to storm that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Japan
Hankow
Canton
Metropolis
Hirohito
China
Abroad
Hongkong
Kwangtung
British
Saturay
Central
China Front
Kenji Doihara
Lawrence
Manchuria
Doihara
Lanfeng
Lunghai
Chengchow
Wuhu
Yangtze River
Anhwei
Pohsien
Special Art Display At KU Features alumnus Paul Mannen Works
University of Kansas Spooner Thayer museum presents June exhibit by alumnus Paul Mannen of Lawrence. About 25 oil and watercolor paintings include rain scenes Estes Park and Mt. Oread view, plus a high drive panel. Additional displays include Kansas wildflower photos by W. C. Stevens and Kansas Landmarks by Margaret Whittemore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner-Thayer Museum
University of Kansas
Paul Mannen
Lawrence
Estes Park
Colo
Mt. Oread
Highway 10
Fred Smithmeyer
Kansas
W. C. Stevens
K. U. Camera Club
Margaret Whittemore
Topeka
Watson Library
Department of English
Cincinnati Slayer Confesses Slaying of Girl Shirley Woodburn
Police Captain Patrick Hayes announced that Lindberg Heist aged 15 alias Lindberg Trent confessed to killing six year old Shirley Ann Woodburn. Detective Walter Hart filed a murder charge against the former newsvendor identified by a five year old playmate as the lurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Patrick Hayes
Lindberg Heist
Lindberg Trent
Shirley Ann Woodburn
Walter Hart
Shirley Ann
Ford Service Hamilton ib W ninth Va
Ford service in Hamilton at W ninth street Virginia area noted. Details unclear due to fragmented OCR but indicates local automotive service presence in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Service
Hamilton , Ib W
New Yorkers Eat With Their Faces Down Says Kansas High School
Whitewater Kansas senior Jimmie Duncan 18 explains New Yorkers eat with faces down while folks from his town eat with faces up. He notes happiness in his community during a 41 member Whitewater high school class bus tour across the country and contrasts cleanliness and poverty in eastern towns with political views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas High School
New York
Whitewater
Kan
Jimmie Duncan
Duncan
Ransom Paid in Florida Kidnapping Case
In Princeton Florida on May 31 a wealthy uncle paid a $10000 ransom to kidnapers for five year old James Bailey Cash Jr who was abducted from his bed Saturday night. The father delivered the money in two trips along routes on a map from the abductors expecting the boy’s release by noon. The FBI joined the investigation and notes from the criminals are being reviewed as authorities pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Fla
James Bailey Cash, Jr
W. P. Cash
Cash
Miami
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Here
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Wilson P. Cash
Janis Cash
Wilson Cash
FBI
State
Stock Market Index Shows Broad 60-Stock Move
A Saturday session noted a diverse index of 60 stocks with a 37.1 point reading. The market displayed mixed gains and losses across sectors as investors weighed early weekend data and earnings.
Reorganization Plan Dropped For Time
Washington announces that the government reorganization bill will not be pursued in this session. President Roosevelt and congressional leaders met to map strategy and clear the way for other measures and imminent adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Tony
White House
Barkley
O’connor
Rules Committee
Merchants to Gather for Annual Chamber Meeting
The Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting tomorrow at 6 30 PM in the Colonial tea room. New officers and committee reports will be presented as summer hours and next year's Lawrence Sales Days dates are discussed. Retiring chairmen Charles Radcliffe and H W Keene will be honored. All Lawrence retailers urged to attend and reserve by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Colonial Tea Room
Lawrence
Charles Radcliffe
H. W. Keene
Federal Crop Insurance opens new Kansas City offices report
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation opened a suite of 25 offices in Kansas City with 30 employees starting work. The number is expected to reach about 100 as winter wheat insurance applications roll in. Spring wheat filings will be in Minneapolis. headquarters are in Washington. Also reported is the death of 87 year old Chris W. Schafer, struck by a Rock Island train at a Wellington crossing while visiting his sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Minneapolis
Washington
Wellington
Kan
Chris W. Schafer
Sumner County
Rock Island
Schafer
Tille Sears
John Schafer
Borah Attacks Both Wage Hour Bills In Sharp Critique
Washington May 31 Senator Borah Idaho criticizes both the House and Senate wage hour bills in a joint committee debate. He warns a five member board could grant exemptions and opposes wage differentials in the Senate version. Borah urges caution and speed toward a satisfactory agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borah
House
Senate
Washington
R-Ida
Thomas
D-Ut
Local youths urged to enroll in summer military camps
Douglas county seeks more applicants for citizens military training camps at Fort Leavenworth July 26 to August 24 and Fort Riley July 7 to August 5. Colored youths may attend Fort Riley. 17 to 24 year olds may enroll. withdrawal allowed before camp opens. no service obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Citizens Military
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Riley
Nebraska
John H. Rodman
C.M.T.C
Seventh Corps
C.M.T
E. R. Renth
Federal Building
Lieutenant Lansing
Officers Reserve Corps
Harry Frazee
Lawrence National Bank
Rivers behave as Kansas rainfall eases this weekend
Topeka May 31 federal meteorologist S D Flora said rivers in Kansas have a 36 hour window to shed weekend runoff. The Solomon rose 17 feet near Beloit and may overflow toward its basin while the Neosho receded from Emporia to the Oklahoma line. Eastern streams stay near bankfull. western and central areas face heavy rain and thundery showers with highs near 85 and lows around 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Solomon
Beloit
Neosho
Emporia
Oklahoma Line
Chanute
Oswego
Elkhart
Man Charged With Assault and Battery in Milton Beach
A complaint charging Allen New Man with assault and battery against Clarence Payne was filed in Milton Beach justice court today. The beating is alleged to have occurred on May 30 and was signed by Minnie Payne, Clarence’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Newman
Clarence Payne
Justice Court of
Milton Beach
Minnie Payne
Grasshopper Bait Distributed Countywide This Week
The first grasshopper poison distribution of the season will occur Thursday afternoon at seven county points. The 10 cent per 100 pounds includes bags. Distribution repeats every Thursday all summer with locations in Tecompton Eudora Baldwin Lone Star Stull Globe Lawrence and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
State Extension Service
Douglas County Commissioners
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Tecompton
Carr
Eudora
Aay
Baldwin
Baldwin Elevator
Lone Star
Flory
Mer Stull
Kraft
Globe
Lawrence
County
Seventh
Connecticut
Memorial Day Toll: Nearly 300 Die in Three-Day Holiday
Nearly 300 persons died in accidents over the Memorial Day long weekend across 45 states. Traffic crashes caused 174 deaths, drownings 72, and other incidents 51. Illinois led with 25 fatalities, followed by Pennsylvania with 22 and Ohio with 20. A cloudburst drowned five members of a Manchester Kentucky family of eight, with the others missing. Five died in a single Illinois motor crash, and four perished in airplane accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Manchester
Workers Stay in Plant in Pure Oil Strike Clash
More than 100 workers remained at the Pure Oil refinery in Muskogee Oklahoma as mediators sought to end a violent labor dispute that injured scores. Non-strikers sheltered inside the plant overnight at a civic committee’s request despite a unilateral armistice and a pledge of safe conduct through picket lines. The Memorial Day surge of sympathizers from Seminole Tulsa Sasakwa and Wewoka had mostly departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
C. H. Youngblood
Seminole
Tulsa Sasakwa
Wewoka
Weather conditions and temperatures across Kansas districts
Partly cloudy to cloudy in the east with thunder showers possible this afternoon or tonight. West mainly fair with slightly cooler readings in the extreme northeast. Morning conditions show clouds in Manhattan and Arkansas City, partly cloudy in Coffeyville and Emporia, and clear elsewhere. Dirt roads vary from muddy to good across the state. temperatures yesterday reached 82 with today’s high near 86 and a low around 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora
Kansas
Manhattan
Arkansas City
Salina
Coffeyville
Emporia
Pittsburg
Garden City
Wichita
Ottawa
Dodge City
Topeka
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NLRB
Republic Steel-labor Board
Roberts
Butler
McReynolds
Stone
Cardozo
Secretary of Agriculture
Jackson
Wal
Binder
Ellis and
Russell Counties
K.E.P
Refinery
Green Bros
Ady
U.S. Army
Alexander
Spooner-Thayer
K. U
East
James Bailey Cash,Jr
Byrnes
D-S. C
State Reorganization Committee
Warren
D-N. C
Rayburn
Bankhead
Garner, Barkley
Bureau
Centralia
Lindsborg
Otton
McPherson
Florence
Tola
Hutchinson
Pratt Chanute
Phillipsburg
Anthony
Eloit
Goodland
Concordia
Hill City
Eneetaeeeeas
Quinter
Hanover
Tribune mi
Scott City
Lincoln Smrenenvene
Ness City
Alina
The
Associated Press
Oklahoma
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