Hurricane Lashes Eastern Coast Across Seven States
A massive hurricane battered the Atlantic coastline sweeping through North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York. Ocean City and Ocracoke Island faced major flooding while ships and coast guard crews battled to save lives as telecommunication links collapsed and rescue stations opened along the shore.
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Tall Buildings Brace for Hurricanes Full Force Test
New York City braces as a tropical hurricane nears the eastern seaboard. Empire State Building and Radio City are designed for movement but engineers warn of possible sway as winds reach 75 miles per hour or more. The city expects the hurricane to strike around morning rush.
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Radio City
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American Institute of Steel Construction
New York City
Toledo Alcazar blasted. fascists mired in ruins
A massive explosion at Toledo Alcazar crippled the fortress and left about 700 fascists still fighting amid debris. Government forces with 6-inch guns then pressed a grueling two hour assault, planting a flag in the western academy ruins as women and children hid in the cellars.
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New Trucks Aid Lone Star CCC Dam Project
CCC camp at Lone Star unloads 12 two ton Dodge trucks at Union Pacific freight house to augment the dirt moving fleet for Lone Star lake dam. When in use the fleet reaches 34 trucks including 22 Indiana trucks, replacing 15 mule wagons. Dump wagons to be discontinued October 1. about 5000 yards of dirt moved daily. 145 boys on site. winter completion expected barring bad weather. after dirt work, 30000 cubic yards of rock rip rap remains plus seven miles of roads and a park fence to finish.
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Revolt in League as Ethiopians Barred from Assembly
Geneva reports a revolt by smaller nations against a plan by a major power to bar Ethiopian delegates from next week's League of Nations assembly. The first private league council session ended with such sentiment evident despite Italian delegates not attending. Earlier, big European powers reportedly agreed on a formula to exclude the Ethiopians to win renewed Italian cooperation.
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Peace of North China Threatened by Troop Clash at Fengtai
Japanese forces reported clashes near Fengtai south-west of Peiping as Chinese troops attacked a Japanese officer and orderly. Japanese HQ said combat positions were taken but no open fighting occurred while reinforcements arrived and negotiations began to settle the incident.
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Rescue for Seven in Concho River Flood Buildup
Seven refugees stranded in trees above Plum Creek floodwaters near San Angelo are rescued as Concho River recedes. Family of Eurone Weavers, two children, and two boatmen are saved. another boatman previously rescued. Estimated flood damage surpasses 2 million dollars with 400 homeless in the city.
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Jackson of Lawrence Wins MIT Freshman Scholarship
Dugald Caleb Jackson Jr of 1100 Ohio Street Lawrence has been awarded a freshman competitive scholarship by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced today. He is the son of Prof. DuGald C Jackson of KU and director of the Lewis Institute, with MIT ties through his grandfather former head of electrical engineering. He studied at Oread Training School and Kansas University before this prize.
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Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Kansas
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Chicago
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Electrical Engineering
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Woman killed in crash near Garden City detour
Mrs T L Lake of Scotia was killed and her husband, a prominent Scoti farmer, injured when their car collided with a gasoline transport truck on a detour about 16 miles north of Garden City Kansas. Truck driver F G Gibbs Greensburg said Lake seemed to pass a car when the collision happened. The truck was owned by Collingwood Grain of Greensburg. Football Tonight listing notes Valley Falls at Haskell Stadium at 7 p m Adv
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Fall Style Show Great Success on Massachusetts Street
The Fifteenth Annual Fall Window Unveiling drew one of the largest crowds on Massachusetts street. Merchants showcased attractive displays across categories with women’s fashions drawing major attention while men’s wear followed. A new window guessing contest engaged crowds with 25 000 blanks and a rush for thousands more. Winners will be published tomorrow.
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Weather forecast signals sun for wheat planting in Kansas
Topeka reports moderating temperatures and clearing skies likely tomorrow for eastern Kansas farmers preparing to plant wheat. Unsettled weather continues in eastern and central Kansas with possible showers in the southeast, while western Kansas may need rain. Rain totals were light in several southeastern counties, and temps are expected to rise to around 80 in the east and 85 in the west.
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Agriculture Head Warns Against Feed Mixtures
Manhattan Kansas September 18 Dr C W McCampbell of Kansas State College animal husbandry warns farmers to be wary of new feed mixtures amid shortages. He says few mixes beat standard feeds in cost or quality and urges checking with county agents or the college before buying.
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Insurgents Muster At Orio In Spanish Drive Toward Bilbao
Diplomatic dispatches report insurgent forces under Gen. Emilio Mola have occupied the city of Orio, Spain, as they push toward Bilbao. Fascist gains extend toward Zarauz in the Bay of Biscay vicinity, signaling a widening advance in the government conflict.
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Flyers Off to New York In Transatlantic Flight
Harry Richman and Dick Merrill rejoined their voyage from England to New York in the Lady Peace. The pair began the leg after repairs followed a forced landing in a bog during their prior non stop London to New York attempt.
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Stock Market Index Steady at 67.9 Points
The average of 60 stocks rose to 67.9 from 67.3 yesterday. Hanna reports data for Frigidatee and references phone 303. The note lacks full context but shows a daily market index update with scattered organization names.
House Near Girard Was Burned to Cover Crime of Murder
Girard Kan Sept 18 Inquest concluded County Attorney E V Bruce believes a partly cremated woman found in a burned vacant house west of here was murdered The inquest adjourned to October 16 Car seen in driveway before fire none identified two hammer heads found near body skull fractured over left ear autopsy confirmed female identity Investigators have received no missing person reports
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Car Thief Trio Nabbed After Topeka Car Theft
Three Topeka youths aged 15 to 17 were arrested in Kansas City Missouri after the 1985 Pontiac sedan theft from behind City Hall. The car was found by KC police at 8:20 p.m. Grand larceny charges were filed by County Attorney R. B. Stevens.
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James McGinnis
Finney Returns to Prison as Dormitory Runner
In Topeka on September 18 Ronald Finney, a longtime state penitentiary inmate linked to the 1938 Kansas bogus bond scandal, takes a night shift as a dormitory runner supervising inmate safety and alerting guards to illness or disturbances. The board of administration reversed his intelligence test promotion, stating it occurred without its knowledge or authority. Previously Finney worked in the prison library.
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French Strikes Spread Across Vosges Cotton Mills
Spreading strikes paralyzed Vosges region mills while Lille strikers evacuated. Government moved to address new trouble after settling Lille. About 30,000 idle workers near Epinal and Saint Die, with most mills occupied. Lacey Simpson Honored at Chicago meeting. Simpson named second vice president of the National Association of Wardens of Probation? penitentiaries.
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Opening KU convocation dignity and dust storms theme
About 4,000 students attended KU's 71st opening convocation where Lester D. McCoy urged focus on ideals over drought and dust. Regents sent best wishes, praising education's value and America's future, with music by KU band and a broadcast on WREN. Cutter explosion in Winfield killed Arthur H. Houston, 45, injuring his father, while Chinese and Japanese troops clashed near Peiping at Fengtans railway hub.
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Winfield
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Arthur Houston
Kansas Weather Forecast and Road Conditions Report
Fair tonight and Saturday with unsettled southeast. Morning outlook cloudy with rain at Pittsburg. Dirt roads rough to muddy at Pittsburg and Coffeyville, soft at Emporia, wet at Arkansas City, fair at Wichita. Douglas County roads fair. Gas Office records show yesterday's max and today’s min via Johns Coal Co. Phone 84.
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