Will Cut Acreage in Wheat In Kansas As Part of Adjustment
Wheat farmers in Kansas plan to reduce winter wheat acreage by 20 to 40 percent to tackle overproduction. Many will leave fields fallow or idle due to finances, with harvest mostly finished and only about half the crop moving to market. Meanwhile Federal Farm Board leaders said they would consider selling wheat and cotton to Germany on credit if it boosts consumption and aids Germany, pending a formal proposal.
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Wichita
Kan
Istill
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Germany
Washington
James C. Stone
Federal Farm Board
White House
State Department
James ©. Stope
Farm Board
Geverly Hills
Cal
North West
UN Plac
Kinder
Tomoon
Flyers Over Siberia Lose In Race Today
United Press reports Clyde Pangborg and Hugh Herndon Jr attempt a nonstop Moscow to Irkutsk flight but land in Omsk half way, 11 hours behind the Post-Gatty time. Miss Amy Johnson flies east toward Tokyo from Krasnoyarsk with an Omsk stopover. Lindberghs depart Ottawa for Moose Factory on a vacation air tour to Tokyo.
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United Press
Clyde Pangborg
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Moscow
Irkutsk
Omsk
trans-Siberian Railway
Amy Johnson
London
Tokio
Miss Johnson
Krasnoyarsk
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ottawa
Moose Factory
Buying Tickets for Chautauqua Season
Season tickets for Washington's 28th chautauqua went on sale at all local banks. Pledgers are urged to buy now to ease prior commitments and support the finance committee. The event runs from Wednesday August 12 to August 19 with plays, operatic programs, Filipino acts, lectures, and a liquid air demonstration.
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Washington
Chautauqua
Finance Committee
Weather outlook for week starts with warm, showers likely
The Weather Bureau outlines a warm first half of the week for the upper Mississippi and lower valleys and the northern central plains with normal or above temperatures afterwards. Local showers are expected by Tuesday or Wednesday and possibly again toward the end of the week. Haning family reunion trips to Minner Illinois are noted for Pete Wittrig and several Wittrig families traveling tomorrow.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Great Plains
Pete Wittrig
Vernon Wittrig
S. C. Wittmer
Minner, Ill
Haning
Ramseyer to Move Hatchery Operations to Oskaloosa
Harry Ramseyer who ran Ramseyer Hatcheries since 1926 will relocate with his family to Oskaloosa to be in close touch with the main office and oversee all flocks across the hatchery system. Lyle Augspurger remains in Washington as manager of the Washington hatchery and Ramseyer plans to visit Washington weekly during the season.
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Harry Ramseyer
Ramseyer
Oskaloosa
Mr. Ramseyver
Lyle Augspurger
Washington
Ramseyers
Rameseyer
Child Shot By Gangsters Buried In New York
Five year old Michael Venex was buried after a gangster shooting in Harlem's Little Italy. Thousands attended as police and plainclothes officers guarded the funeral procession and citywide patrols were increased to capture the gunmen who struck on 107th Street.
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New York
Ave. 1
Michael Venex
Harlem
Little Italy
107Th Street
Festival Funds Drive Continues Amid Broad Support
The fall festival committee reports ongoing fundraising efforts led by chairman Georges Methaniel. Business leaders have responded well and organizers expect the needed funds to be raised by early next week. A second, more intensive campaign will soon follow inviting broad public participation across Washington.
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Georges Methaniel
Newtown Department Store Fire Causes Major Loss
A large fire at the Lauderman Department Store in Newton Iowa caused about 175000 in damage and threatened the business district. Firemen from Colfax assisted, Des Moines prepared to send aid, but the blaze was halted. no injuries reported as walls weakened and sections collapsed.
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Newton
U.P
Colfax
Des Moines Fire Department
Lauderman
Grasshoppers Ravage North West Farms
A report from Roches in California notes grasshoppers infesting northern areas and devastating crops. The speaker claims the insects tend to flourish in Republican regions and jokes about political reactions, referencing Kansas and Democratic deferral of the pest problem.
Shower Brings Cooler Weather and Rain Relief
A light morning shower moistened grounds, followed by continued cloudiness and hope for more rain to ease parched fields. Yesterday’s high reached 92, eight degrees below the prior day, July rainfall totaled 2.62 inches, with 16 days above 0 degrees and a high of 101 on the 3rd and 5th. Mrs. Harry Dye plans a trip to southeastern Ohio next week for relatives, farm products show, with Harold Montgomery chairing the exhibits committee, aiming to boost the festival’s success.
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Harold Montgomery
Wickersham Group Urges Police Civil Service Protections
The Wickersham commission denounces U S police systems as politicized from patrolman to chief, blaming political control for incompetent leadership and poor training. It urges civil service protections to remove chiefs only for cause to restore public confidence and police efficiency.
Police Reforms Urged by Wickersham Commission
The Wickersham Commission recommends removing political influence from police selection, ensuring competence for chiefs, public trials for removal, a rigorous intelligence and physique standard, adequate pay and benefits, training, better communications, and improved crime records. It also proposes crime prevention units and expanded state police and investigative bureaus.
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State Bureaus of Investigation and Information
Police Chiefs Civil Service Debate Cited Across Cities
The commission argues merit and tenure protect office from fear and favoritism and cites Milwaukee where only two chiefs have served in 46 years. It contrasts Indianapolis where a mayor made his tailor chief, claiming practical insight predicts quality, urging removal from politics and better wages and training for officers.
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Havor Civil Service
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Wickersham
Indianapolis
State Board Cuts Farm Land Values Across Iowa
Iowa board of assessment and review announces a statewide farm land value reduction of just over five percent in the second phase of equalization. Final adjusted agricultural land values total $2,126,865,488, with counties reporting lower valuations and potential tax relief in coming years.
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Des Moines
State Board of Assessment
Iowa Board of Assessment and Review
sJoard
Live Rock
County Boards of Review
Lowa
Tucker to Visit Denver for Two Week Vacation
Miss Irma Tucker plans an afternoon trip to the airfield then a train ride to Denver Colorado for a two week vacation. She will visit her sister Mrs. D F Newland and her brother Harr old during the trip.
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Irma Tucker
Denver
Colo
D. F., Newland
Harrold
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