Varied Weather Across Nation Brings Thunderstorms and Floods
The Associated Press reports widespread unsettled weather with thunderstorms heavy rain hail and warm humid air. Tornadoes struck open country in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains with minimal damage. Rain and floods affected Colorado Nebraska Kansas and nearby areas with highway closures and evacuations near Wauneta.
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South Plains
Western Plains
mid-Mississippi River Valley
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Colorado
Greeley
Grover
Colo
Wyoming-Neraska
Nebraska
Kansas
Wauneta
Neb
Flooded Homes Leave Over Thirty Families Displaced
More than 30 families from flood damaged homes seek shelter as damage estimates run around a quarter of a million dollars. Local officials assess the impact and outline recovery steps for affected neighborhoods.
Smith Attacks Foreign Aid in Newsletter
Kansas congressman Rep. Wint Smith denounces America’s foreign aid as socialism. He argues Congress must reveal how funds are spent and claims reports from abroad show little benefit and potential for bankruptcy.
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Washington
Kansas
America
Wint Smith
Congress
Beaten To Death Near Wichita
Norma Young blood, 33, was beaten to death and found in the rear seat of a car south of Wichita. Coroner Sam Smith reported severe bruises and a broken neck. Her common law husband A D Owens, 33, and four men seen with the couple Saturday night were arrested and questioned by Sheriff Lloyd Schroeder.
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Wichita
Norma Youngblood
Sam Smith
Here
A. D. Owens
Lloyd Schroeder
Schroeder
Owens
Woman's body found near grave in field under foul play suspicion
Kansas City area authorities say a badly decomposed body found beside a shallow grave in a field off a dead end road yesterday appears to be a murder. Deputies report the victim is a fully clothed Negro woman with no identification and a broken shovel nearby. autopsy not planned.
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Kansas City
Kas
Wyandotte
Unusual Proofs Help Prove Social Security Ages
Ray Henry discusses how Social Security accepts varied age evidence from old letters tombstone photos birth certificates toys to verify eligibility. The article lists preferred proof types from public records to government documents and notes the policy for proving age.
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Census Bureau
Held Innocent In Man's Death
A 57 year old rural mail carrier was released after an autopsy showed 80 year old John Lee died of a heart attack. County Attorney Reeder said a coroner's jury will likely clear C M Parsons of any responsibility for Lee's death. Lee died in White Cloud after an argument with Parsons, who struck Lee but the blow did not cause the death.
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Troy
Kas
John Lee
Robert Reeder
C. M. Parsons
St. Joseph
Reeder
Parsons
Lee
White Cloud
New Healing Substance Shrinks Hemorrhoids Without Surgery
New York report notes a scientific breakthrough with a new healing substance that gently relieves pain and produces actual shrinkage of hemorrhoids in case after case without surgery, boosting hopes for noninvasive treatment.
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New York, N. Y
World Wide News Briefs from Bonn to Tokyo
Bonn reports a violent clash at the Strasser rally in Miltenberg injuring five as Socialists tried to disrupt a nationalist German Union rally. London cites Pravda denouncing bureaucratic red tape and urging a relentless war on it. Tokyo police halted a gang raid on a gambling boss with 15 gunmen. Munich reports Spain’s police not conducting nocturnal checks on auto trailers for tourists.
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Germany
Otto Strasser
Strasser
Miltenberg
River Main
Adolf Hitler
London
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
Moscow Radio
Tokyo
Munich
German Automobile Assn
Spain
Married Occupants Seal Sign Rule Noted
A brief item notes that only those who display an officially sealed sign indicating marriage are considered compliant. The report references local regulations and the expectation that households adhere to the designation for recognition or access.
Demo Stand On Civil Rights At Wisconsin Meeting
Superior Wisconsin's Democratic convention urged the national party to take a firm stand in favor of civil rights. A unanimous resolution called on the national convention to make its position clear on insuring full and equal rights for every citizen. Sen Estes Kefauver commented that the draft resolution was generally good and sound. The presidential candidate, who won all 28 Wisconsin national convention votes while unopposed in the state primary, addressed the convention Saturday night.
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Superior
Wis. W
Wisconsin
National Party
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Wichita Man Killed in Intersection Crash
Wichita resident Lewis R. Allen, 23, died when his car rear ended a vehicle stopped for a red light. Vernon S. Anderson, 40, escaped with minor injuries though his car burned after the gasoline tank exploded.
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Wichita
Lewis R. Allen
Vernon S. Anderson
Suit Against Sheriff Dismissed After Jury Ruling
James Edward Roof of Wichita had filed a 51 000 suit in Olatha Kansas against Sheriff Norman F Williams claiming illegal detention for 15 days and denial of medical care after a car crash during a police chase. The District Court jury awarded no damages. Roof was later convicted of robbing a drive‑in theater and sentenced to the state reformatory.
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Olathe
Kas
Felon
Norman F. Williams
James Edward Roof
Wichita
Roof
Will*liams
Johnson County
State Reformatory
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