Landon's Campaign Impresses Crowds With Plain Speaking
The Topeka Capital notes Alf Landon’s gubernatorial campaign as direct and issue focused. He opposes the 144 and 2 percent constitutional amendments and pledges vetoes against nonuniform tax bills. He champions home rule for free textbooks and promises a cost-efficient administration.
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Alf Landon
Landon
Great Bend
Republican State Central Committee
Highway Department
Kansas
Brinkley
Dr. Brinkley
Topeka Capital
Policy to Hasten Better Times Through Public Works
The piece urges rapid job creation to fund food and clothing for families while spending less money. It argues directing public funds to essential projects like roads yields the greatest public benefit and employs more workers within budget constraints. It compares road quality to overall usefulness and emphasizes need over luxury.
Machine praised as ally to mankind in economic progress
Dr James S Thomas of the Commonwealth and Southern Corp argues the machine lifts work, reduces accidents, and expands wealth. He cites displaced workers yet notes new trades and jobs created by mechanization, asserting the machine is a universal evolution toward a richer civilization.
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James S. Thomas
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Thomas
Wsay Chan Aoe
Frank Carideo
University of Missouri
Northwestern
Tom Kiene
Voting prudence urged in local elections amid party loyalty
The Observation Tower warns voters to research candidates, not just follow party lines. It cites lack of information on many officials, calls for sample ballots, and argues independents suffer after elections. It notes strong candidates on both sides and urges choosing by record and ability rather than prejudice.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Cuba
San Juan
Billion Dollar War Debts Weigh on Americans
An editorial argues that World War I cost about 50 billion dollars and that the United States financed most of it through non taxable bonds and loans to Europe. It accuses critics of blaming Hoover and urges recognition of the tax burdens on producing people as repayment for the war. The piece contrasts prior U.S. credit with wartime expenditure and calls for relief measures under current leadership.
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Congress
America
Europe
U. S. Treasury
U. S
Hoover
Douglas Tribune
Postal rate vote backs two cent first class
Washington reports the house post office subcommittee unanimously favors restoring the two cent rate for first class mail due to reduced volumes since the three cent rate took effect July 6. The panel will report to Congress in December after hearings on postal issues.
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Washington
A. P
House
Post Office
Congress
Topeka
Time Table Missouri Pacific Passenger
Train timetable fragment lists passenger and freight routes with bound destinations and times, including an 9:40 departure and partial station notes. Reading shows South bound and unclear train details from a historical timetable page.
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Testi Ae Epiby
Asee A
Local Kansas Notes Laugh Lines From District Press
A collage of Kansas newspaper quips and small-town anecdotes. Bits from Weston, McPherson, Kansas City Star, Augusta, Belleville, Peabody, Belleville, and other papers recount light jokes about romance, weather, school, farming, and political banter. Notable lines include a jab about a rich older husband, a cantaloupe sendoff, a high school game delay, tanning hides at home, and a pear tree gag in rural debate chatter.
Smith Earns Strong Endorsement in Scandia Township
The article lauds J. J. Smith of Scandia township as a capable farmer with mature judgment and strong local standing. It argues his experience and fair, open minded nature make him the best representative for Republic County in the upcoming legislature, praising his conviction and steady record.
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Jake Stofer
Snerdahl
E. C. Wires
Manhattan
Tom Willis
Excelsior Springs
Boyce
Presbyterian Church
Hicks
Methodist Church
Day
Belle
Howard Mahan
Republic County
J. J. Smith
Scandia Township
Smith
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Fern. Witmer
Phillipsburg
John May
Marion Hays
Ray Lawrence
Smith Center
Red Cross
Federal Farm Board
Republic County Chapter
W. O. Stark
Laura M. Hill
Belleville
Henry Jansen
Herkimer
Kans
Fairbury News
Joe Beeler
Oakland
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Jack
Lester
Fred
Rockies
Topeka State Journal
John J
Pershing
Fort Scott Tribune
Atchison Globe
Bertha Shore
Babe Ruth
Garden City
Telegram
Thompson
L. L. Coleman
Tenaa
Francis Kifer
J. H. Kifer
Will Stanley
Jack Baker
Selina
Clara Roy
Tescott
Lee
Stanley
Culver
C. Kifer
Minneapolis
Carl Linton
Mr. Linton
Frank Rugg
Scottsville
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Weston Leader
McPherson Republican
Jack Harris
My Old High School
Kansas City Star
Bill Hubbard
Hugoton Hermes
Morton
Peay
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Augusta Gazette
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Stafford
Agricultural College
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