Streams Rising After Big Rains In Kansas
Northeastern Kansas rivers rose rapidly after heavy rains. Valley Falls logged 5.62 inches, with Blue River near Blue Rapids four feet from bank full and the Kaw at Topeka up 3.5 feet to 6.8. Meteorologist Flora warned large rivers near tankful as waters passed. Drier south Kansas, cooler temps, highs easing from 75 to 95 range. Manhattan rainfall reached 4.64 inches causing damage, including pavilion collapse and disrupted utilities.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Kaw
Blue River
Blue Rapids
Kidnap plot cracked as suspects arrested in multiple cities
New York police announced the kidnaping plot involving broker Charles Rosenthal was solved. Four men and a light skinned Negro woman are in custody, with Rosenthal identifying the woman who lured him into captivity. He was held from August 11 until ransom paid on August 29. Arrests occurred yesterday and today in New York New ark New Jersey and Atlantic City.
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New York
Charles’ .Rosenthal
Mulrooney
Rosenthal
Newark
N. J
Atlantic City
Isa Rhc Hacia
Muscle Shoals extends proposal period indefinitely
Washington AP reports the Muscle Shoals commission extended indefinitely the deadline for proposals to lease and operate the Tennessee River plants after a two and a half hour executive session. Seven proposals were discussed though names and bid details were not released.
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Commission
Washington
Muscle
Kansas Weather Forecast With Cool East and South
Forecast calls for generally fair weather with cooler readings in the east and south portions tonight. Wednesday should be fair with partly cloudy conditions across all points. Temps show Be yesterday and 8 a.m. reading at 63 with noon higher, muddy conditions noted in Douglas County towns of Manhattan and Pitts.
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Kansas
Empore Nees Manhattan
Pitts- Douglas County
Kansas Farmers Plan Wheat Cut Reduces Acreage in 1932
Topeka AP report: Kansas plans to sow about 10.89 million acres of winter wheat in 1932, down from 12.81 million last fall, a reduction of 1.92 million acres after the state’s largest wheat crop. Planting depends on rainfall and conditions in September with rains ahead possibly lifting acreage. Low wheat prices and seeding costs may keep more land fallow for 1932. Kansas 1930 yield officially 223.497 million bushels from 12.56 million acres.
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Topeke
United States Department
State Board of Agriculture
Federal Department
Kansas
Haskell Institute Opens Under New Superintendent Baldwin
Dr Robert D Baldwin newly appointed Haskell Institute superintendent arrived in Kansas City to participate in opening activities. The week features student assembly s and conferences with about 750 students present. Weather storms brought rain and lightning with minor damage and power line transformer repairs. river flow along the Kansas river rose at Jackman mills.
Rural pupils enroll for ninth grade at junior high
About thirty students from rural schools enrolled in the ninth grade at the junior high school by 2 p m with several more expected this afternoon Principal M F Hyde said enrollment for eighth and ninth grades will continue tomorrow for pupils from other systems from 8 to 12 in the morning and 1 to 5 in the afternoon at Hyde’s office Seventh grade enrollment from other systems will be Thursday at the same hours and place Classes begin September 8 Oklahoma City Sept 1 AP Jim Thorpe will finish motion picture work in California before becoming athletic director at Putnam City High School He will help Glenn Warner at Palo Alto with a series of educational football pictures Thorpe was appointed last spring after reports he was digging ditches in Los Angeles drew attention
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M. F. Hyde
Oklahoma City
Jim Thorpe
California
Putnam City
Here
Thorpe
Glenn Warner
Stanford
Carlisle
New speed marks in national air races by Bayles
Cleveland AP reports Lowell Bayles of Springfield set new pace marks in the national air races, flying an eight region speed trial and a mile dash at high speeds. He achieved 286.86 mph in the mile with a 264.9 mph average, surpassing the 278.8 mph world record, though not official. Bayles then crossed a mile straightaway four times for an average 367.242 mph, edging the American record. the tests aim to a Thompson Trophy race next Monday.
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Cleveland
Lowell Bayles
Springfield
Mass
Adjutant Bennett
France
Bayles
Alford Williams
Williams
Ada
Gethae Cayles
Coal Oil Stove Explosion Damages North Lawrence Home
In North Lawrence Roy Holmes at 541 Perry street reported a coal oil stove blast in the kitchen late yesterday afternoon. The incident caused about 450 dollars in damage to the house and contents with no injuries reported. Mrs Holmes was in the backyard picking fruit. Mr Holmes was uptown. Firemen confined most damage to the dining room and rear kitchen, scorching front room wallpaper and saving other contents by moving them to the yard. The residence is owned by Mrs A Crisp of 547 Perry street.
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University
Michigan Street
Locust
Lght Company
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Lawrence
Wamego
Kansas River
Jackman Mills
Roy Holmes
Perry Street
Holmes
Mr. Holmes
A. Crisp
Rudy
Crooner Warned of Kidnap Plot on Train Ride
New York Sept 1 AP Rudy Vallee declined police guard after a report overheard on a Albany to New York train of a plot to kidnap him. Police Commissioner Mulrooney said a passenger alerted authorities. Vallee noted friends often stay with him at home when not touring.
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New York
Rudy Vallee
Albany
Mulrooney
Vallee
Labor Day Observance and Holiday Hours Briefly Noted
Law Honing for Tait day mentions observing Labor Day with merchants bureau planning half day closings. Spring votes by bureau members to close on select holidays. Indictment news reports Sept 1 as seventy doctors two druggists and two drug clerks charged in Brooklyn after a Justice Department liquor distribution probe.
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Or & Day
Acco
P. P. Radcliffe
Merchants Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Brooklyn
Department of Justice
May Redraft Oil Order for Texas
Governor Murray criticized the Texas Railroad Commission proration plan as favoring Sinclair Gulf and large companies while harming independents and East Texas landowners. Texas officials signaled a revised rule set to cap field production at 226 barrels per well per day with a 20 acre drill limit, while East Texas oil fields face martial law implications and calls for orderly reopening.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Texas Railway Commission
C. ¥. Terrell
Sinclair, Gulf
Commission of Texas
East Texas
Ae Npercell
Towini
Terrell
Kilgore
Texas
Great East Texas
Tulsa
Okla
Midcontinent Oil Company
Giants blank Braves as Mooney fires shutout
In Sunday baseball, New York Giants pitcher Jim Mooney held the Boston Braves to eight scattered hits and a shutout, routing Boston 4-0 to stretch their five-game series win streak to three. O’Farrell and Hogan drove in runs for the Giants.
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Jim Mooney
Boston Braves
Giants
Ae York
O'Farrell
Hogan
New Yorke
Lou" Gehrig
Boston R Red Sox
Wal G
Poston
MacFayden
Gaston
Berry
Gomez
Dickey
Boston
Durham
Berrey
Connolly
Ies
Jorg
Piladelphia
Ashington Sena
Senators
le Thirigett
Oy Cronk
Philadelphis
Spencers
Valberg
Barnshaw
St 'Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Association
Napoli
State cars private use sparks criticism and plan
Topeka report says Kansas Auditor French urged marking state owned autos with signs reading property of the state and the department. He called private use of public cars a severe criticism and proposed the idea for towns and counties statewide.
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Topeka
Willa Boigen
Kansas Nurserymen hold Lawrence field day meeting
The Association of Kansas Nurserymen stages a two day event in Lawrence on September 3 and 4 at the Country Club. About 60 to 75 visitors from Kansas and invited guests from Iowa Nebraska and Missouri will attend. The program includes field stock tours trade reports and discussions with leaders E P Bernadin of Parsons president and W Griesa of Lawrence vice president.
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Association of Kansas Nurserymen
Lawrence
Country Club
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Lawrence Nurseries
Middlewest
E. P. Bernadin
Parsons
Griesa of
Charles Scott
McPhergon
Ovation for Hurley in Manila Parade
A 15 000 strong Filipino parade in Manila greeted Secretary of War Patrick J Hurley with cheers despite earlier opposition to Philippine independence In a public statement Hurley said he had not reached conclusions and wished to gather facts He planned to fly to remote districts to see life of the people and their unity.
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Manila
Patrick J. Hurley
Hurley
Governor General
Dwight F. Davia
Chinese Plot Foiled After Yangtse Flood Subside
Shanghai authorities announced the seizure of documents detailing a communist plot to seize Hankow Wuchang and Hanyang following the Yangtse River flood subsidence that reportedly killed about 250 000 in the tri cities. Officials said the plot was temporarily foiled though they warned Reds could strike if flood conditions permit.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Wuchang
Hanyang
School Board to Meet Early For Open September Session
The regular September meeting of the board of education is moved to tomorrow night at 7 30 in the board rooms to clear up last minute business ahead of the opening of schools on Tuesday September 8. Nine Arkansas banks close after a letter bearing A T Hudspeths name claimed responsibility for their condition and a Canada price mention appears in print. President Ortiz Rubio says Mexico will reorganize government to cut expenses and run on reduced income.
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Board of Education
Arkansas
Harrison
Ark
Pe A. T. Hudspeth Chain
Jack Holteed
Hudspeth
Price
Canada
Mexico City
Ortiz
Rubio
Liberty Memorial High School Enrollments Near Last Year
Advance word from Principal H. L. Baker indicates enrollment at Liberty Memorial High School for the coming year will approach last year’s figures. Opening day is Tuesday, September 8, with 571 students already enrolled across sophomores 225 juniors 200 and seniors 147.
Jailbreak in Fort Scott Robbery Case Escapes
Chauncey Hotchkiss and Robert Brooks escaped from the Fort Scott county jail after attacking Sheriff Harry Hyle with a pistol. They seized the sheriff’s pistol, fled in a stolen car, and were pursued by the sheriff. They are charged as accomplices of Bennie Dickson in a local robbery and the Stotesbury Bank robbery on June 17.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Chauncey Hotchkiss
Robert Brooks
Harry Hyle
Ooks
L. W. Griffin
Tone
E. R. Wood
Hyle
Bennie Dickson
Stotesbury
State Bank
Kidnaper Uses Pigeon For Ransom Note
A pigeon mailed with a $25 000 ransom for Edgar Hazelton Jr was traced to a Flushing pigeon coop by a police air unit. A guard waited as detectives surrounded the coop after one pilot lost the bird. Hazelton Jr 14 had been missing for a week.
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New York
Edgar F. Hazelton
Northport
L. J
Edgar, Jr
Charles Kofernack
Edger Hazelton, Jr
Poultry Group to Confer with K State Experts in Manhattan
A Kaw Valley Poultry Association committee of four plus officers travelled to Manhattan to meet poultry specialists at Kansas State College about the egg laying contest for next year. The delegation included Nelson LeSner, president, George Hedrick, secretary, W. C. Boardman, and Preston Hale, Leavenworth county agent. The new contest will begin November 1, following the current one that started November 1 last year.
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Kaw Valley Poultry Assocation
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Kaw Valley Association
Nelson LeSner
George Hedrick
W. C. Boardman
Preston Hale
Leavenworth County
Kidnapping report shocks Kansas City bank clerk
PJ Willard Dengal a 20 year old bank clerk told police he was kidnapped by two bandits forced to drive around town with one man holding a pistol on the running board then released and driven away by the assailants. A second man boarded later at the same spot.
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Kansas City
Kates
Willard Dengal
Murder Farm Business Prospect in Quiet Dell
In Clarksburg West Virginia on September 1 county officers found a board fence along the highway in front of the slaughter farm at Quiet Dell. A man was selling tickets at a cafe nearby. Workmen said they were hired by a man named Kincaid who had leased the property and the fence was completed at 4 am today. Sheriff Grimm ordered the workers to locate the man and bring him in for questioning.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Quiet Deil
Kincaid
WB. Grimm
4-H and Vocational Fair Plans Highlight Parade and Style Show
Plans for the second annual 4-H club and Vocational Agriculture Fair to be held in Mount Hope Nursery building this Thursday and Friday were announced by Miss Christie C Hepler. The program features a livestock parade, 4-H style revue, music, talks, and a fitting and showing contest. Calves from Jersey, Holstein, Guernsey, Angus, Shorthorn and Hereford breeds will be shown, each raised and prepared by the exhibitor. The style revue aims for outfits that win a State Fair trip. ten or more contestants are expected in the outfit contest and 20 to 30 in the style revue. The fitting and showing contest will judge animal preparedness, show ring handling, and the exhibitor's oral explanation. Music includes three sets of twins from Lone Star 4-H club, Ruth Blough will speak on 4-H and vocational classes, with Willett Taylor also presenting. Articulated aims emphasize 4-H value and club work.
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Mount Hope Nursery
Christie C. Hepler
Air
Jersey
Halstein
Guernsey
Miss Hepler
Hutchinson
Byth
Lone Star
Ruth
Ida Metsker
Clarince
Arthur Anderson
Vera
Vena Biery
Ruth Blough
Pleasant Valley
Willett Taylor
Riverside
Parade of Veterans at Kansas City Encampment
The thirty second annual Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment in Kansas City featured a parade with more than 5,000 marchers, bands, and auxiliary groups. National Commander Paul C. Wolman and Navy official Ernest Lee Jahnke addressed the crowd, urging restraint on federal aid amid economic downturn, while Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines assured delegates there will be no shortage of food or shelter for veterans in winter.
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Kansas City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank T. Hines
United States Veterans Bureau
Roosevelt urges immediate action on crime legislation
Governor Roosevelt sent a special message to the legislature urging rapid passage of crime measures. He seeks strengthening of the antipistol law private possession of machine guns prohibition and a tougher disorderly conduct section to empower communities to remove criminals. The governor calls gang warfare holdups and reckless shootings to be fought by organized society.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Alumni push $20,000 boost for KU student loan fund
The University of Kansas alumni association launches a campaign to raise $20,000 to enlarge the KU student loan fund. Bursar Karl Klooz notes the fund’s revolving capital is about $20,082, far below peer institutions. Committee heads say at least $20,000 more is needed to meet demand as enrollment rises and work opportunities decline in Lawrence.
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Kansas
Alumni Association of
The
University of Kansas
Watkins Hall
Karl Klooz
Kansas State” College
University of Oklahoma
University of Missouri
Kansas Loan Fund
Klooz
Lee
George O. Foster
Student Loan Fund Committee
K. U. Alumni Association
Alumni Association
Lawrence
Abandoned car found near Lawrence investigated by deputies
County officers search ownership of a found car fifteen miles northeast of Lawrence on highway 40. The vehicle bore Missouri plates and was discovered around noon by Deputy Sheriffs Fred Vogler and George Price. Authorities plan to determine the owner.
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Paerzalet Co
Missouri
Fred Vogler
George Price
Lawrence
Highway 40
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