Texas Kills Plan of Long on Cotton
New Orleans reports Huey Long’s plan to repeal Louisiana cotton restrictions, while Texas lawmakers reject Long’s plan. The Texas House backs the Olsen bill replacing Long, as senators adopt a coalition curtailment to one fourth of 1982 crops. Debate centers on reducing Texas cotton to one third or one fourth, with adjournment hoped this week.
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Senate
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Long
I Jn
House
Drive to Boost KU Student Loan Fund Plans $20,000 Target
The University of Kansas campaign to increase the student loan fund gained new momentum after the executive committee met with solicitors. They aim to raise $20,000 with $5,000 to be raised in Lawrence and at KU. Committee members include Karl Klooz, Henry Werner, Miss Agnes Husband, and Fred Ellsworth. Solicitors were assigned to each campus building as about $30,000 of the current loan fund is due from students, with many notes expected to be paid later.
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University of Kansas
Lawrence
At. K. U
KK. U
Karl Klooz
Henry Werner
Agnes Husband
Fred Ellsworth
Trade balance lacking as August shows deficit for US
The United States posted an unfavourable foreign trade balance of 1 700 600 dollars in August, the first deficit since 1926. Exports were 165 million and imports 166 million, versus a favorable 79 million in August 1930. For eight months ending August 31, a net gain of 214 million. Also reports Roy J. Miller, navy radio operator, died from burns after a plane crash near David, marking the third fatality.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Panama
Roy J. Miller
Navy
David
Kansas Weather Forecast Highlights Unsettled Plains
Partly cloudy and unsettled conditions linger tonight into Friday with cooler temperatures, especially in the north. Ottawa expects light rain in the morning while Salina stays cloudy. Roads vary from good to dusty in Arkansas City and Wichita. Temperatures show yesterday's high and today's low, with forecasts noting clear spells and cautious drivers.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Salina
Arkansas City
Wichita
Gandhi demands full India suffrage at Round Table
London Sept 17 Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Indian representation on the federal structures committee as nonrepresentative of the nation. He warned the talks were endless and likened them to a debating society. He urged India-wide adult suffrage without wealth, class, or literacy constraints and refused to wait long for the vote.
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London
Mahatma Gandhi
Federal Structures Committee
Indian Round Table Conference
Mahatma
Gandhi
Prober to push reviews on murder case in Long Island
District Attorney Alexander Blue said he had information likely to indict the person or persons who killed Benjamin Collings of Stamford. An inquest opens tomorrow, with witnesses including Clarence Fairchild. Autopsy found Collings drowned with eight skull fractures and salt water in the lungs.
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Buliet
Huntington Station
N. Y
Alexander Blue
Benjamin Collings
Stamford
Fred J. Mander
Suffolk County
Brooklyn
Munder
Collings
Otto Schultz
New York City
Clarence Fairchild
William A. Kelly
Many Die in Storm Ravaging Mexican Coasts
AP reports 50 plus killed at Santa Rosalia and eight more lost when small vessels wrecked in the Gulf as hurricanes battered the Lower California peninsula over the weekend. Vera Cruz harbor clogged with wreckage. communications disrupted to Bagal del Rio and Alvarado. Perkins freighter damaged with an officer and seaman washed overboard before returning to port.
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Mexico City
Lower California
Vera Cruz Gulf Coast
National Telegraph
Santa Rosalia
la Paz
Gulf
Vera Cruz Harbor
Baga del Rio
Alvarado
Perkins
Germany is loan rich says James Gerard upon landing
Former U S ambassador to Germany James W Gerard arrived in New York aboard the liner Paris and proclaimed Germany in apple pie order. He claimed Germans have paid reparations and that American bankers should aid the United States. He noted Germany’s public and private borrowings totaling about eighteen billion marks while paying ten billion in reparations.
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New York
James W. Gerard
Germany
Paris
America
Philadelphia Veteran Is New G. A. R. Commander
Samuel P. Town of Philadelphia was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the close of the 65th annual encampment in Des Moines Iowa Town won with 293 votes beating Harding I Mernll of Wichita Kan by 118 and Emmett Taggart of Akron Ohio by 33 Also named were William A Anderson of Boston as senior vice commander A D Bunger of Des Moines as junior vice commander and Frank Huston of Knightsville Indiana as another official New general council members named Charles R Hale James M Hughes Jr and William el McGirr
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Samuel P. Town
Philadelphia
Grand Army of the Republic
Town
Harding I. Mernll
Wichita
Kan
Emmett Taggart
Akron
Ohio
Frank Huston
Knightsville
Ind
Com Brandes, Oy Chet
Sons of Nion
Allan 8
Navy discipline threatened after refusal to obey orders
London Sept 17 AP In Commons Sir Austen Chamberlain warned further refusals by British sailors to carry out orders would be punished under the navy discipline act amid pay reductions and unrest. Ramsay MacDonald said the labor government was advised by the admiralty that cuts would be accepted if balanced elsewhere and unemployment relief was also reduced.
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Navy
Austen Chamberlain
Admiralty
House of Commons
Pome
Ramsay MacDonald
Labor
Bar Association Repeal Stance Echoes Prohibition Debate
Atlantic City reporters note the American Bar Association voted to repeal the prohibition amendment at its 54th convention session. Executive results showed 13,779 in favor and 5,240 opposed, out of 20,119, about 75 percent. Charles A. Boston linked repeal to Washington’s era cautions on distilleries and urged constitutional focus amid broader debates on slavery, secession, and the bank. Prohibition remains contested within the association.
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N. J
The
American Bar Association
Washington
Charles A. Boston
George Washington
Boston
Association
Baseball Scores From Sept 17 Doubleheaders
Pittsburgh tops Boston 4 2 in the second game after Boston shut out the locals 1 0 in the first. The second game ended early due to rain. Cleveland and Boston split, Johnny Hodapp drives in a ninth inning run for Cleveland. Yankees rout Browns 7 0 as Murals of hits surge. Ruth homers for New York and again later in the day for his 42nd. Coroner rules drowning murder in Hampton, Kane dies at hands of husband.
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Lou Gehrig
Sam Gray
Hampton
Jenny Graham Kane
West Virginia College Takes Steer as Fees
A Barboursville youth enrolls at Morris Harvey College with two steer, five bushels of potatoes and 30 bushels of apples to pay tuition. The steer is butchered and the produce stored for cafeteria use as the college accepts farm products for expenses due to economic conditions.
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Barboursville
W. Va
Morris Harvey College
Leonard Riggleman
Oklahoma plan to cut cotton and wheat acres debated
Oklahoma growers from cotton and wheat counties meet the governor to propose a statewide acreage reduction for 1932. Cotton tillable land would drop to one third and wheat to two thirds with enforcement by law or referendum if three-fourths of states adopt similar measures. Some wheat leaders oppose the plan.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
W. H. Murray
Texas
John L. Allen
Vinita
Resolutions Committee
Love Mart in Dallas Probed for Blackmail Scheme
Police investigated a Dallas operation dubbed the Love Mart where gay stenographers and tire business men allegedly recruited women via newspapers ads. Women met employers at a downtown hotel then were pressured into illicit acts. An operator with two warrants toured offices posing as a ribbon salesman and used flattery to trap victims. One businessman reportedly paid $3,560 last week.
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Dallas
Texas
Constitution Day observed with few visitors at LOC
Washington reports Constitution Day 144th anniversary passed with little attention as visitors at the Library of Congress failed to note the date. In Harrisburg Pinchot plans an extra legislative session to tackle unemployment. Colorado utility board opposes freight rate increases now. Dr Anderson recovering well after appendectomy at Memorial Hospital.
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George Washington
Library of Congress
A. J. Anderson
Memorial Hospital
Classes Begin at Kansas University
Power plant whistle signals first day as regis tration shows a slight dip from last year. At noon 3,730 registrations compared with 3,954 last year, with 219 fewer than the record year. Pharmacy enrollment exceeds last year's first-semester total at noon. Freshman week ends with a banquet, convocation set for tomorrow, and Chancellor Lindley hosting receptions in Memorial Union.
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University of Kansas
George C. Foster
K. A
School of Pharmacy
Mount Oread
Memorial Union
Fishes a Bank Robber Out of Missouri River
Sheriff Joseph Corzanier of Doniphan County Kansas fished a bank robber from the Missouri River between here and Wathena. He recovered 4000 dollars in loot and jailed the suspect, Russell Morgan of San Francisco, in Troy Kansas within two hours of the Farmers State Bank at Wathena robbery. The robber had locked three employees in a bank vault and fled in a new sedan from St Joseph Missouri.
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Joseph Corzanier
Doniphan County
Kan
Missouri River
Here
Wathena
Troy
Farmers State Bank
Russell Morgan
San Francisco
Corzanier
St. Joseph
Bluejackets board the Akron air cruiser for maiden flight
Akron Ohio September 17 AP Bluejackets of Uncle Sam's navy today took their stations aboard the zeppelin Akron the newest of the government's air cruisers Final inspection by Goodyear Zeppelin corp completed weeks of tests show the Akron nearly perfect After days of familiarizing with duties officers and crew will walk the ship out Prepare for maiden flight with no definite time set but predictions say as early as next Monday.
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Uncle Sam
Navy
Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation
Kiwanis Aid Adds Douglas County Chairman for Crippled Children
Raymond H Wheeler named Douglas county chairman of the Kansas Crippled Children's Commission after a Kiwanis luncheon discussion. The commission operates without salaries and aims to fund care through a one tenth mill levy. Father Edmund Pusch praised the new law and urged broad community support and organization to administer it effectively.
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Kiwanis Club
Douglas County
Kansas Crippled Children’s Commission
State of Kansas
Edmund Pusch
Atchison
East
Pusch
Lawrence
Sol Cohen
Leavenworth Kiwanis Club
Gus Senz
Roland A.‘ Raymond
Wichita
The
Father Pusch
St. Benedict's College
Senz
Atchisoft
Uncover New York Alien Smuggling Ring
Washington AP reports special agents of the labor department uncovered another large alien smuggling ring in New York. Murray W. Garsson, assistant secretary for alien smuggling investigations, traveled to discuss details with Secretary Doak. At least 24 were arrested as the investigation expanded and return permit frauds were traced.
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Washington
Labor Department
New York
Murray W. Garsson
Labor
Doak
Garsson
Dosk
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Hoover to Yorktown trip plans announced
President Hoover will travel to Yorktown Virginia for the October 19 celebration aboard the battleship Arkansas, boarding at Annapolis Maryland. He intends to reach Yorktown Monday morning for the Cornwallis surrender ceremonies at 10 30 o clock with a small party whose members will be disclosed later.
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Washington
Hoover
Yorktown
Arkansas
Annapolis
Navy Declines Curtiss Trophy Seaplane Race Entry
Navy officials have decided not to participate in this year’s Curtiss Marine Trophy seaplane event to cut expenditures. Officials are testing with the National Aeronautic Association to determine who will conduct or assign the race, and whether the contest will be held at all.
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Navy
Washington
National Aeronautic Association
Girls win prizes at the Topeka free fair
Twenty eight Douglas county 4-H girls won prizes at the Topeka free fair as Christie Hepler announced. Wilma Hartman led with twelve prizes, Dorothy Griffin followed with seven, and Opal Richardson plus others earned multiple awards in foods, breads, pastries, vegetables, fruits, and cookies. Booth winners included Sunflower and Meadow Lark clubs, with judging teams led by Opal Richardson, Elsie Kelley, Fern Kasson, Fern Wymer, Enid Brown, and Elizabeth Wiggins.
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Topeka
Ball Bros. Co
Muncie
Ind
County Club
Manhattan
Wilma Hartman
Jayhawk Club
Dorothy Griffin
Meadow Lark Club
Opal Richardson
Ethel May Griffin
Eunice Tobler
Lucille Blough
Elsie Kelley
Sunflower Club
Big Springs
Kanwaka
Elsie
Grace Kelley
Elizabeth Wiggins
Fern Kasson
Fern Wymer
Enid Brown
New York Yeast Company
Trio Robs Omaha Bank In Quick South Omaha Heist
Three men robbed South Omaha Savings Bank in Omaha Nebraska taking from 10000 to 12000 dollars. They forced three employees and a customer to the floor at gunpoint and fled within two to three minutes. Two women entering during the robbery raised the alarm as local spectators noted three men loitering near the entrance beforehand.
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Omaha
Neb
South
Frederick A. Cressey
Indians Open Oklahoma In dian golf tourney at Tulsa
Oklahoma golfers from many tribes begin qualifying for the Oklahoma Indians golf tournament at Indian Hills country club in Tulsa. An estimated 80 to 100 braves vie in a 36 hole finals lineup scheduled for Saturday with Chick Clark, Shawnee, the previous champion, not defending as he turned professional.
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Okla
Oklahoma
Indian Hills
Oklahoma Indians
Indian Hills Country Club
Chick Clark
Shawnee
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