Tax Chief Brodrick Plans Retirement From State Post
Lynn R. Brodrick Kansas chief federal tax collector for nearly 14 years says he will retire December 31 for health reasons. He notes Kansas taxpayers largely honest, with 97.7 percent trying to pay their taxes, and reflects on a 22 year government career, war service, and long public service in Kansas politics.
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Wichita
Lynn R. Brodrick
Kansas
Brodrick
Marcéline
Harry Brodrick
Marysville
Kas
Ben. S.paulen
U.S
Frank Carlson
State Highway Commission
Harry H. Woodring
All
M. Landon
Roosevelt
Internal Revenue
Truman
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Service
Memorial to Victims of Pearl Harbor Attack
A new memorial honoring the men who died in the Pearl Harbor attack will be dedicated December 7. Sponsored by the Navy Club of America, the 10 foot lava rock with a plaque sits on Ford Island near the sunken battleship Arizona, where more than 1,000 sailors are entombed.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Navy Club of America
Ford Island
Arizong
Missouri man origins unique steamship trip booking
John G. Rogers of Parkville Missouri devised a novel method to book transatlantic passages with Canadian Pacific steamships in Montreal. The ham radio operator connected him to the Montreal agent via a telephone jack, enabling swift bookings for a Britain voyage next spring. J R Ross, CP’s general passenger agent, called the approach unique to say the least and successful.
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Montrea
Missouri
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
John G. Rogers
Parkville
Britain
Rogers
Steamship Line
J. R. Ross
Grocer Loses Money As Passers By Scammer Flees
Detroit police report a knife robbery at a grocer where George Jacob chased a thief who stole 256 dollars. A gust blew 80 dollars from the thief’s hands, and Jacob and bystanders recovered 38 dollars, leaving about 175 dollars with the robber as pedestrians fled into the night.
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Detroit
George Jacob
Jacob
Manila Storm Kills Manilla Residents In Philippines
A late season storm swept central Philippines leaving at least eight dead, nine injured and about 15,000 homeless, the Red Cross reported today. The Red Cross warned of continuing dangers from floods and high winds as rescue crews searched affected areas.
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Manila
Philippines
Red Cross
Truman urges world peace and warns on atomic war
Beverly Hills California Former President Harry S Truman told 740 attendees paying 100 each for a Independence library fundraiser dinner that keeping world peace is a top duty of leaders and that atomic warfare could annihilate civilization He warned against public hysteria citing anti Masonic anti Catholic and Ku Klux Klan episodes and said there are not enough Communists to worry about in the United States
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Independence
United States
Osawatomie Man Chosen Chicago Hay King for Second Year
Clyde W. Seales of Osawatomie Kansas won the hay championship at the International Livestock Exposition for the second year running with Prairie Variety hay. He was reserve champion in 1953. Also noted, John Calhoun resigned the U S vice presidency in 1832 to join the Senate.
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Chicago
Clyde W. Seales
Osawatomie, Kas
Seales
John Calhoun
U. S
Senate
Murderer Arthur Brown Indicted for Kidnapping
Arthur Ross Brown, 29, ex convict and confessed slayer of Mrs. William Allen Jr., was indicted by a federal grand jury on kidnapping. Conviction could carry death or life imprisonment. Brown, arrested in San Francisco on November 13, admitted taking Mrs. Allen in Kansas City Missouri and shooting her in Johnson County Kansas on August 4. Arraignment set for Thursday or Friday. he is held without bond.
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Kansas City
Arthur Ross Brown
William Allen Jr
Brown
San Francisco
Allen
Johnson County
Kansas
Seven-Time Groom Sam Sexton Dies in Kentucky
Sam Sexton, 60, of Sand Lick Gap near Whitesburg Kentucky, died yesterday. He had married and divorced the same woman seven times, his wife named as Mrs Martha Sexton.
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Whitesburg
Sam Sexton
Sand Lick Gap
Martha Sexton
Hunter Rocks Game Rolls Kerrville Tex
Kerrville Texas reports Johnnie Anderson hobbled on crutches after a recent game. Local sports note highlights his impact despite injury and notes upcoming matchups and team status.
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Kerrvill
Tex
Johnnie Anderson
Hunting Party Triumphs: Turkey Gobbler and Deer Bagged
After a fall last month, hunting season began with friends building a blind and a rocking chair. On Sunday a hunter killed a fat wild turkey gobbler. Yesterday he tracked on and bagged a deer.
Mine Inspector Dies at Baxter Springs in Mine Visit
Jack Teague aged 75 a state metal mine inspector for eight years collapsed and died of a heart attack while inspecting a mine near Baxter Springs Kansas He previously built lead and zinc mills in the Joplin Missouri area as a contractor before moving to Baxter Springs in 1917 to operate lead and zinc mines.
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Baxter Springs
Kas
Jack Teague
Teague
Joplin
Ben-Gurion accuses Britain and Russia in Parliament
In Jerusalem and Parliament the Israeli leader David Ben-Gurion charged Britain and Russia with pursuing policies that threaten Israel. He claimed arms supplied to Egypt by Britain and Russia would be used only against Israel.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Premeter
David Ben-Gurion
Britain
Russia
Egypt
Tuberculosis case reported across United States
A new case of tuberculosis is reported in the United States every fifth minute, highlighting ongoing public health challenges and the need for vigilance in medical surveillance and treatment access.
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United States
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FORD
Vermont
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Joan Pickens
George I “Haves Agency
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