Two Unusual Rainbows Seen During Total Eclipse
Boston tabloid report by a Boston Herald staffer describes two remarkable rainbows observed from an aircraft three miles up during a total solar eclipse. One appears as a distant multi colored spectrum above cloud layers. the other is a circular rainbow on a cloud layer beneath the moon's shadow with a shrinking dark center. The observer notes a moment when the sun seemed black before corona and solar prominences glow in vivid red hues.
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Boston
Boston Herald
Earth
Burglary Suspect Pleads Guilty On Train Tampering
Cecil Bo Edwards, 20, of New York street, pleaded guilty before Justice J. H. Mitchell to riding a Rock Island train without authority and was fined 57.50, with jail time to work off the fine after unable to pay. Railroad agents testified Edwards tampered with air brake tubes to stop trains. he admitted hopping the ride. Agents anticipated further arrests connected to the case amid ongoing union church service plans.
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Cecil Bo Edwards
New York Street
Rock Island
J. H._Mitchell
Edwards
Jack Dunkley
Kansas City
Rock
South Park
A. D. Grey
Ply
South Congregational Church
Will Lawrence
C. A. Puls
Mr. Puls
Worst fisherman to present fish tale to Hoover and Roosevelt
Chicago man Will Morrison, famed as the world’s worst fisherman for 28 years without a catch, recounts an epic Muskie saga on Squaw Lake near Minocqua Wisconsin. He claims Old Sleigh Bells, a 60 pound muskie, leapt from the water, tangled his gear, and nearly flipped his canoe before Morrison and Bill Stevens finally retrieved the fish after shooting it. Morrison plans to write to President Hoover and send a copy to Governor Roosevelt.
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Chicago
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Will Morrison
Squaw Lake
Minocqua
Wis
Sauan Lake
Bill Stevens
Telephone strike threat trims Hutchinson phones
Hutchinson Kansas August reports show Southwestern Bell lost 31 telephones from 6268 in 30 days as customers threaten to remove lines unless rates are cut. Sixty extra customers suspended service for offering less than regular rates, with others awaiting removal proposals. Meetings voiced protests to current charges.
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Hutchinson
Kan
H. M. Cowan
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Death notices for Elmer Landis in local funeral records
Funeral services for Elmer Landis aged 67 will be held Friday at 2 30 PM from Rumsey Funeral Home. Burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by wife, three sons Ward E Virgil A of Lawrence and Edgar M of Kansas City Kan, daughter Mrs Robert Gentry of Lawrence, and eight grandchildren.
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Elmer Landis
Rumsey Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Landis
Ward E
Virgil A
Lawrence
Edgar M
Kansas City
Kan
Robert Gentry
Hoover Aids MacNider to Rally Legion Votes
Washington reports Hanford MacNider resigns as minister to Canada and joins Hoover campaign efforts to mobilize former service men. He will work from Chicago headquarters and attend the American Legion convention amid debate over bonus payments.
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Washington
Hanford MacNider
Canada
Hoover
Henry Allen
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Republican Ex-Service Men’s League
MacNider
American Legion
Rob Whitcomb Greenhouse
Oread Training School Enrollments Open Daily
The Oread Training school office will be open daily for enrollment and conferences until September 22 when classes begin. Prof. F. O. Russell announced hours are 10 to 12 and 3 to 5. University high school information is available by calling at the school. Classes aim to maintain high standards and assist individual students.
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Oread Training School
F._O. Russell
Altho
Oread
Russell
DeSoto High Plans Economy Textbook Use and Opening Day
DeSoto high school will reuse last year’s textbooks with minimal changes and ask teachers to use as many supplementary texts as possible. A special teachers meeting is set for Saturday September 3 for student teacher conferences. Eighty eight students are already registered and total enrollment is expected to exceed 100. School opens September 5 with noon dismissal.
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DeSoto High School
DeSoto High
Liner waits for dying wife of Canal Zone official
New York Sept 1 AP The liner Olympic delayed its departure for Europe to await Mrs Clive Payne who is racing 5000 miles from the Panama Canal Zone to England to reach her dying husband Absalom Payne is wife of the Canal Zone marine superintendent Fascists gain control in San Marino with a 60 member governing council election Mussolini leaders receive congratulations
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New York
Olympic
Europe
Clive Payne
Panama Canal Zone
England
Abs. Payne
Canal Zone
San Marino
Republic of San Marino
Mussolini
Captain Mollison Ends Flight Plan for Quebec Start
Captain J. A. Mollison abandoned his plan to fly back to England and took off for Quebec to begin his return home by steamship from Sydney Nova Scotia on September 1 per AP report.
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Mofllison
Quebec
Sydney
N. S
J. A. Mollison
England
Pole to Quit as Comptroller of Currency
Washington dispatch reports John W. Pole announces he will soon resign as comptroller of the currency to President Hoover. Pole has sought to quit for eight months and names no definite successor, though Howard W. Simms of Chicago is mentioned as a possible appointee. Some banking circles say Pole was offered a Wheeling Fidelity Investment Association presidency and may depart within weeks.
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Washington
John W. Pole
Hoover
Pole
Howard W. Simms
Chicago
National Bank
Chicago Clearing House
Mr. Hoover
Fidelity Investment Association of
Wheeling
W. Va
Eclipse Reaction Observed On Farm Animals In New Hampshire
Phillip Davis watched his stock during yesterday's eclipse noting roosters crowing seven minutes before totality and animals retreating to shelter as darkness fell. Swallows, frogs, crickets, and a wary dog reacted, while kittens played. Thousands observed similar effects near Franklin Institute's field.
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Conway
Boston Museum of Nature History
Phillip Davis
Davis
University of New Hampshire
New England
Franklin Institute
Block
von Papen
Missouri Democrats pledge repeal stance for congress nominees
Rep. Ralph F. Lozier said Missouri's Democratic congressional nominees all back the repeal provision of the party platform. Twelve of thirteen signed. Joseph B. Shannon absent for a New Orleans hearing but said to sympathize. Five of the twelve had Anti-Saloon League endorsements.
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Kansas City
Ralph F. Lozier
Carrollton
Missouri
Congress
Prohibition
Joseph B. Shannon
New Orleans
Shannon
Lozier
Sanford MacNider Resigns Canadian Minister Post
President Hoover accepted the resignation of Hanford MacNider American minister to Canada and congratulated him on his role in the St Lawrence waterway treaty. The diplomat said he resigns to devote himself to private affairs, with officials noting he achieved his main objective in the post.
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Washington
Hoover
Hanford MacNider
Canada
St. Lawrence
Sessions Set for Sunday at Trinity Episcopal Church
Sunday school at Trinity Episcopal Church will resume next Sunday at 9 45 o clock per J S Barrow superintendent No services will be held until the arrival of Rev Carter Harrison the new rector around mid September Rev M Harrison has been traveling in Russia this summer and expects to arrive in New York September 7 Workmen are remodeling the rectory and anticipate completion by Rev M Harrison arrival The fall term at the Lawrence Business College begins Sept 6 Ve
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Trinity Episcopal
J. S. Barrow
Carter Harrison
M. Harrison
Russia
Con
New York
Big Six Directors to Decide on Broadcasts
Athletic directors of the Big Six meet tomorrow at 9 o clock in Kansas City Athletic Club to decide on football broadcasts for the year. They will also select basketball and football officials, conclude football crowds outlook, and discuss general business. Saturday morning coaches meet for a rules interpretation led by Dana X Bible of Nebraska.
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Big Six Conference
Kansas City Athletic Club
Dana X
Bible of
Nebraska
the Nations Rules Committee
Wanda Jean Strimple Born to Mr and Mrs Earl Strimple
A daughter named Wanda Jean was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Earl E Strimple of Hays. The baby’s father is a journalism professor at Kansas State College, and the grandparents are Mr and Mrs Eugene Strimple of 207 North Fifth Street.
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Earl E. Strimple
Hays
Wanda Jean
Strimple
Kansas State College
Eugene Strimple
North Fifth Street
Personal notices of KU faculty and families on travels
Prof Noel Gist and Mrs Gist return from a three week trip visiting Kansas and Missouri. Miss Elizabeth Meguiar and her mother T A Meguiar came back from Kentucky after a month and two months away respectively. Prof F C Russell and family report a three week vacation in central and western Ohio. Earnest Boyce and son James visit Winterset IA. Prof Thomas EB Atkinson and Mrs Atkinson with son Tommy return from Estes Park CO after three weeks. Mr and Mrs Fred Beverstock return from a month in Mansfield OH with side trips to Niagara Falls and other cities.
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Noel Gist
University of Kansas
Gist
Kansas
Missouri
Elizabeth Meguiar
Universiy
T. A. Meguiar
Hentucke
Meguiar
F. C. Russell
School of Education
The
University
Mussell
Ned
Jean
Budd
Ohio
Earnest Boyce
James
K. A
Canada
New York City
Boston
Gettysburg
Wheeling
W. Va
Columbus
Dickinson Showings of Winner Take All Draw Big Laughs
Crowds packed the Dickinson theater for both showings of Winner Take All starring James Cagney. His sharp wise cracks drew roaring laughter, marking a strong reception since The Public Enemy. Marion Nixon Dickie Moore and Virginia Bruce co star.
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Dickinson Theater
James Cagney
Cagney
Marion Nixon
Dickie Moore
Virginia
John Gilbert
Last Evening in August in Lawrence Fashion Show
A Lawrence glimpse shows pedestrians in the 700 block on Massachusetts Street as cool weather and sales set the mood. Guardsmen at Camp Whitside conduct field inspections, packing gear and comforts while shoppers bustle like pre-Christmas bustle. The Legion team defeats the Fat side 21 to 10 due to a scorekeeper quirk.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Kanwaka 4-H Club Plans for Achievement Day Booths
The Kanwaka 4-H club gathered August 27 at Golan Roll’s home. Members discussed their local Achievement Day plans and booth ideas for the fair.
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Kanwaka 4-H Club
Golan
Bausch Named Coach At Pembroke In Kansas City
Pete Bausch, former University of Kansas star in football and basketball, named head coach of basketball and track at Pembroke, Kansas City. He will assist in football and teach, succeeding Chet Benefiel. Bausch, from Wichita, brother of Olympic decathlon champ Jim Bausch, earned KU medals and Sigma Chi member. Pembroke athletic director Hugh H. Francis expects a bright future.
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Pete Bausch
Pembroke
Kansas City
Land
Bausch
Wichita
Jim Bausch
Liwo
K. U
KK. U
Knute
Rockne
Junior Dickinson
Glen W. Dickinson
Hugh H. Francis
Chet Benefiel
Tulsa U
Sigma Chi
F. C. Allen
Chickens Win Prizes at Johnson Bounty Fair
A farm flock pen of White Plymouth Rock chickens owned by Mrs Earnest Milburn of Eudora won first prize at the Johnson bounty fair near Shawnee Mission, which concluded August 27. The five hens and a rooster competed in the White Rock class. Mrs Alvin Gabriel, also of Eudora, captured the top four spots with five fowls. The Lawrence free public library opened regular hours today after the summer schedule, noting closures on Labor Day.
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Lawrence
Picnic Supper at Elsie and Ted Brown's Home
A Sunday picnic supper was hosted at the home of Miss Elsie and Ted Brown. Attending were Mr and Mrs Howard Randolph Mr and Mrs Wade Jarhoe Mrs Ella Brown Kansas City Portal NC Mr and Mrs Harold Marshall Patricia Ann G W Cooner Kenneth Bobby Shirley Jean Blue Mound E L Brown Burton and Robert Meeks and Dr Will Gorrill of Lawrence who accompanied them to Kansas City for dinner with Mr and Mrs Cunningham.
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Elsie
Ted Brown
Howard Randolph
Wade Jarhoe
Ella Brown
Kansas
Cuty
Harold K. Bowen
Portal
N. C
Harold Marshall
Patricia Ann
G. W. Cooner
Kenneth
Bobby
Shirley
Jean
Blue Mound
E. L. Brown
Burton
Robert. Meeks
Will Gorrill
Lawrence
Kansas City
Cunningham
Community Notes From Overbrook and Vicinity
Bethel residents Dr. and Mrs. King with daughter Charlotte visit relatives en route to Mt. Pleasant Iowa where Dr. King teaches mathematics at Iowa Wesleyan. Brecheisen families from western Kansas and Vassar spend time with Overbrook friends. quinsy and high fever illnesses noted. Kenneth and Robert Root stay with grandparents during Charles Root’s illness. Darwin Chubb visits from Overbrook. several guests join Brecheisen home for Sunday. Overbrook Free Fair draws crowds with floats livestock and product displays. a Thursday Friday Saturday pool baseball game ends 11 innings 9 to 6 for Globe. Kenneth Topping of Overbrook dies suddenly after illness in town.
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King
Charlotte
Kenneth
Robert Root
Henishburn
Charles
Darwin Chubb
Overbrook
Cecil Brecheisen
Brecheisen
Globe
Durene Brecheisen
Mary
Helen Platt
Kenneth Topping
Jack Topping
Overbrook community notices and obituaries summary
Deaths and funeral notices span Overbrook and nearby towns. An operation preceded a Friday death from ulcers of the stomach, with services at the Methodist church and large attendance from Bethel. Remembrances include pallbearers led by Fred Fisher, and relatives from St Louis and Nowata Oklahoma attending funerals and services. Additional items note birthdays, school moves, team results, hospitalizations, Institute attendance, and travel for visits and family gatherings.
Market News Wheat and Corn Prices Weaken on Heavy Delays
Chicago market notes show wheat under pressure from heavy September deliveries 4 045000 bushels first deliveries and 3510000 bushels for corn as traders switch to cash houses. Reports claim Russian exports eyes, with Canadian and Russian grain offered cheap er, while oats show some strength and hog futures drive provisions.
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Chicago
Sodey
Russia
United States
Market notes show little crop impact on grain and cattle
The year’s crops barely moved prices with wheat near 265 million bushels unofficially and corn around 2.9 billion bushels. Wheat condition was 68.7 percent versus 70 official. livestock markets remained steady with cattle bids mixed and prices unchanged amid quiet provisions and stable receipts in Chicago and Kansas City.
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Wits
Uishels
Varied Historical Market Notes and Training Ad Placeholder
The fragment lists commodities and grain items with values and units, then mentions chickens, eggs, and government bonds, followed by a training ad urging business college enrollment and suggesting it as a career starter in competitive times.
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Cecil Edwards
Hutchinson Exchange
Legion
Whitcomb
Ninth
Tennessee Streets
Clyde Bell
Bell
Grand Canyon
Kanab
Utah
Union Pacific
Arizona
Lawrence Business College
DeSoto
Wheeling Bank
Bertin
Franz von Papen
Sanford Macnider
Episcopal Church
Lawrence ‘Business College
Big
Dickinson
Camp Whitside
Kansas National Guard
Dorsey-Liberty Post
Fats
Kanwaka
Jim
Dorothy Pollak
Harry M. Fisher
Joe Pollak
Joe
Earnest Milburn
Fairview
Bethel
Peka
Fred Fisher
Luella Russel
St. Louis
Jim Jones
Jones
S Fr
L. D. Crawford
Crawford
E .Cleveland Clark
Charles Jones
Dan Allen
Josephine Fisher
Harold Fisher
Quenemo
Lloyd Spurgeon
White Eagles
Scranton
Lone Star
Fisher
Lawrence Schmidt
Ransom Hospital
Ottawa
Lillian Runyon
Barclay
Cleveland Clark
Douglas County
Teachers’ Institute
Lawrence Hospital and Radium Institute
Ohio Streetawrence
Mary Gieseman
R. N
Sean Min
Ng Sowe
Tanga
Rome
Rotel Hulle
Niledeond
Ehalee
Cobbiers
Sne
Minnesota US
Berar Kutter
Roosters Ags
Springs
Kansas City Livestock
Fredera Ste Jo Wenks Cholce
Ted Livestock
Tamore Wa
Kansas City Gash Grain Kansas & Its
Tig Inc
I A ! Peta
Edmund Lowe Englea
Adrienne Ames
Ralph Ince
Ome
Siete Ayer
Jackie
Cooper Conrad Nagel
Lewis Stone
Lois Wilson
Outey T White
Stilo Matze
Kaffir
Rye
Bartoy
Tan
BNF Belles
Kaftiran
Government
Sept
Liberty
Business College
Svarstys
Marie Dressler
Polly
J. C. Penney
George O'Brien
Will Rogers
Bill
Ruth Wright
Namby
Palmby
Funk’s Mortuary Ambulance Service
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