The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
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Floods In Kansas

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Z Floods In Kansas
Hays, Kansas-Property dan
age amounting to several thou,
and dollars is the result of clouC
bursts this week causing a floo,
in the west central wheat belt O
the state. 800 families were
forced to flee from their homes
in darkness. Water was six fee
deep in the buildings of the Kan
sas State Teachers College
Union Pacific railroad tracks were
washed out in several places. At
Ellis water ragged through the
streets at depth of from three to
ten feet. Thousands of bushels of
grain in elevators are soaked,
and many acres of shocked wheat
are ruined.
Dan Moody Popular
Dallas, TeXas-Dan Moody. the
youthful governor of Texas, is re-
nominated by a majority of some
100000 over his three opponents.
Five Planes Burn
San Antonio. Tex.-Five planes
and a hangar valued at about $685.
900 we're destroyed Sunday in a
spectacular fire which was at
tended by gasoline and oil expIo-
Olympic Games
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam.
Holland-In the Olympic field
and track meet. the 10O-meter
championship went to Canada,
he 40O-meter hurdles to England
Ind the hammar throw cham
lionship to Ireland. American
athletes placed 4th and 9Th in the
l00-meter dash, second and third
n the hurdles and third, fifth and
sixth in the hammer throw.
Morgan Taylor, former champion
hurdler, placed third.
Millionaire PhiIanthropist Dead
Minneapolis Thomas Barlow
Walker, SO, millionaire lumber
man, philanthropist and art col
lector died here Saturday. He
made his millions numbering in
Minnesota and California. The
Walker art galleries, comprising
5000 pieces, estimated to be
worth $4,000, 900 was given to the
city of Minneapolis.
Amundson Believed Dead
Oslo, Norway, July 2S-Convin-
ced that Raold Amundson, Lieut.
Lief Dietrichsen and their four
French companions have persisted,
the Norwegian newspapers
searching expedition is returning
to Tromsoe from the ~Spitzenber-
gen area. With them is Capt.
Oscar Visiting, who was supply
officer of the Amundsen rescue
party. He, too, is persuaded that
his erstwhile comrades are dead.
Convicts Fatally Burned
Houston, Texas-Five convicts
of the Blue Ridge state prison
farm were probably fatally burned
and twenty others suffered Sc
we're burns about the body, and a
prison guard almost lost his life
when a box of moving picture
film exploded in a dining room.
Sixty-five cOnvicts were witness
ing the regular Saturday show. A
lighted cigarette tossed into a
box containing the films caused a
terrific explosion.
Railroads Plan To Save Day
New York-Reduction of one
day of the travel time between
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
appears to be an early possibility
with two of the country's larger
railroads making plans for trans
continental air service. The New
York Central and Pennsylvania
roads will begin air service soon.
Duce Has Birthday
Rome-Premier Mussolini cele-
brated his 45th birthday on the
Goth. He threw off the burden of
official duties and sought the Sc
clusion of the farm home near
Predappio where he was born.
A-Year-old Saves Brother
Livingston-Four year old Bet
-ty Bonnell plunged into an irriga-
ton ditch to save the life. Of her
"A months old baby brother, Ro
bert, who had fallen into the
She. could not get him out,
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