Flood Crest Recedes as Kaw River Floods Kansas City Area
Across eastern Colorado into Nebraska and Kansas the flood waters surged, the Kaw river crest flooding the industrial district and widening to five miles in places. More than 100 lives lost and extensive property damage reported as the Red Cross notes 124 deaths in Missouri and tens of thousands affected. Water covers 400000 acres from Kansas City to St Charles, with towns evacuated and backflow relief beginning in Kansas City area.
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Gh. H. Krusekapt
University of Missouri
St. Charles
Oklahoma Floods Slow Travel and Damage Rise
Oklahoma towns from Vinita to Bartlesville endure heavy floods after a night of intense rain. Creeks like Big Cabin and Bull continue to surge, stranding motorists, blocking rails, and forcing evacuations. Neosho rises three inches an hour, with rail lines washed out and trains delayed as residents flee lowlands and highways flood.
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Dallas
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W. B. Comfort
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Sheriff conducts tour of Rio Grande valley
Edinburg June 16. Texas sheriffs convened today and toured the Rio Grande valley. They visited Port Isabel and Matamoros for supper in a display of regional cooperation.
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Barrymore Involved in Fiery Fracas at Havana Airfield
In Havana on June 7, John Barrymore aged actor clashed with a Cuban photographer seeking a portrait. The incident occurred at Pan American field where Barrymore, Miss Barre, and Miss Bartle’s mother boarded a taxi for Bhatt.
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John Barrymore
Juan Barrie
Barrymore
Pan-American Air Field
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Miss Bartle
Flight near miss ends long endurance flight
Meridian Mississippi June 1. A swinging oil can dangling from a refueling plane struck Fred Keys on the face as he and his brother Al Keys continued a nonstop endurance flight. The alert maneuver by the back wing prevented a serious accident. The pair had been aloft 57 hours and covered 3260 miles.
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West Sets Hearing on Oil Case June 17
Federal Judge DuVal West scheduled a hearing for June 17 on Gil Man D Lacey’s request to permit 13,000 barrels of waste oil from Gregg County. Lacey says the railroad commission refused to honor a three judge federal court order issued in Houston in April. The matter arose after a conference with state railroad commission attorneys and court briefs filed by Dick Holt. Judge West said he asked Judge Nathan P. Bryan of New Orleans to hear the case with another appointed judge.
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DuVal West
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Dick") Holt
Sion
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Nathan P. Bryan
New Orleans
Waters Drafted as Special Investigator by Oklahoma Governor
Walter W. Waters, leader of the 1932 Bonus Expeditionary Force, has been drafted by Governor E. W. Marland as a special investigator. Since the bonus march Waters has lectured across the union, organizing veterans and advocating payment of the veteran bonus.
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Oklahoma City Sets Record Low for June
June 1 to June 7 marked Oklahoma City's coolest stretch since 1894. Federal weather official Harry Wahlgren reported temperatures dropping to 51 degrees early today, confirming an unusually cold spell for the month.
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Wrarherman
Man Freed After Acquittal In Aggravated Assault Case
Ansome Garcia a commission house worker was acquitted of aggravated assault by a jury in County Court No 1. Deputy Constables J J Flevenhagen and Joe Escobar testified Garcia struck Flevenhagen when they went to a commission house on April 15 with cayas pro fine. The jury deliberated about 30 minutes.
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Commission House
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J. J. Flevenhagen
Joe Escobar
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Garcia
Klovenhagen
Mexico Highway Open by Monday Opens Roads to Tourists
Rosarians en route to the convention in Mexico City and general tourists will be allowed to travel the Pan American Highway by Monday. The bulletin from Jose L. Gonzales, director of roads in Mexico City, was received by W. H. Furlong, Pan American Highway association representative in San Antonio. Furlong’s office at the St Anthony Hotel was designated as the official headquarters for Belarians seeking road and weather information in Mexico.
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W. H. Furlong
Pan-American Highway Association
San Antonio
Furlong
St. Anthony Hotel
Wee
Mexico
Kidnap Victim's Attorney Detained In Havana
Antonio San Miguel's kidnapped guardian attorney Pedro Herrera Sotolongo was detained by police in Havana amid ongoing efforts to contact the abductors of the 7 year old railroad magnate. Authorities withheld charges, while supporters urged restraint and reassessment of police and army involvement in the case. A former publisher associate cited police vigilance thwarting a ransom delivery of 268000 dollars.
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Pedro Herrera Sotolongo
Antonio San Miguel
Millionair
Railroad Maginate
Roving reporter Arthur Ruhl dies at 58 in New York
Arthur Brown Ruhl, famed roving reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, dies at age 58 in New York. The obituary notes his long career and widely read dispatches from various locales. A separate quoted exchange mentions unresolved kidnapping threats and a cautious stance on a ransom without the subject's consent.
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Arthur Brown Ruhl
New York Herald-Tribune
Long Thinks New Day Near in Huey Long Urges Wealth Plan
Huey Long predicted a two year path to a utopian wealth sharing in the United States during a radio address. He blamed Roosevelt for opposing the plan at the Chicago convention and cited Barbara Hutton as an example of extreme fortunes to justify limits. He urged patience, saying people would soon see the benefits despite laughter.
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Sane 7
United States
Huey P. Long
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
U. S Senate
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Barbara Hutton
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