Germany Presses a Danzig Settlement in Crisis Talk
Europe watches as Poland resists Nazi demands over Danzig. Berlin hints at direct talks without a Munich reprise while German sources push for wider gains in Polish border regions. Poland detains and releases Rudolf Wiesner amid a crackdown on pro Nazi activity. Britain rearmament proceeds as Belfast launches the Formidable carrier and Southampton trains manpower. A League of Nations panel questions Britain's Palestine policy amid Zionist responses.
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Associated Press
Europe
Poland
Danzig
Berlin
Germany
Munich
Free City
Warsaw
Rudolf Wiesner
Wiesner
Czecho-Slovakia
Sudeten
Konrad Henlein
Britain
London
Althe
Authoritative
Times
Great Britain
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Southampton
Ickes Sees Possible Recession If Private Money Lags
Secretary Ickes warned that without private investment stepping in after public spending wanes, the economy could face another business recession. He noted 1937 showed private money failed to pick up slack and urged private funds to front load activity to sustain heavy industry.
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Washington
Ickes
Congress
Public Works Administration
Federal Aid Against Machine Is Asked Again In Kansas City
Kansas City neighbors press for federal action to break Boss Tom Pendergast’s Democratic machine. Hal Luhnow asks U S attorney Milli gan to probe threats against WPA workers who sign recall petitions targeting Mayor Bryce B Smith and four councilmen. City officials debate legality of recalling signatures via postal card method and petition checks continue.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Hal W. Luhnow
Charter Party
Maurice M. Milligan
United States District Attorney
WPA
Bryce B. Smith
Sam C. Blair
Charles W. Regan
Regan
Blair
Bund leader testifies of Murphy speech in Detroit
Fritz Kuhn of the German American Bund testified before the Dies committee that Attorney General Frank Murphy spoke at a Bund meeting in Detroit in 1936. Kuhn said Murphy spoke about German citizens for about ten minutes at the German House, denying praise for the Bund.
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Washington
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Dies Committee
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Kuhn
Murphy
Thomas
R.-N.j
Dies
D-Tex
Starnes
D-Ala
Germany
United States
Hitler
Rhea Whitley
Governors Split Over Moving Thanksgiving Date
A Roosevelt plan to move Thanksgiving from November 30 to 23 drew mixed state responses. Of 24 governors leaning yes, 14 leaned no, four undecided, with Gov. O'Daniel proposing two celebrations. Responses spanned 42 states, showing 23 affirmatives and 14 negatives, two undecided.
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Roosevelt
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Alabama
Arizona
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Colorado
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
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Rhode Island
Vermont
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Georgia
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Michigan
Mississippi
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New Mexico
New York
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North
Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming
Robbins Named President of Commodity Credit Corporation
Wallace announced the appointment of Carl B Robbins as president of the Commodity Credit Corporation a $1 000 000 000 federal agency that makes government loans on major farm products Robbins served as a troubleshooter and congressional contact in the agriculture department for years He formerly taught economics and finance at Stanford and engaged in California business.
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Washington
Wallace
Carl B. Robbins
Commodity Credit Corporation
Robbins
Congressional
Agriculture Department
Stanford University
California
Two Guards Killed in Rumanian Hungarian Clash
Bucharest reports two frontier guards killed and one wounded after Hungarian troops open fire near Salonta Mare. Budapest sources say no information available by 8:45 p.m. local time. The clash follows a prior August border incident with four Hungarian guards wounded.
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Bucharest
Salonta Mare
Budapest
Tisza
German Troops Dig In Near Polish Border
German forces in Upper Silesia have dug in within 300 feet of Poland’s border as they speed up trench work along a 40 mile front. From Schoenwald six miles south of Gleiwitz, engineers push bombproof shelters and roofing in communication trenches amid grinding mixers and diesel pumps.
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Gleiwitz
Germany
Upper Silesian
Poland
Schoenwald
Stock Market Index Notes Slight Dip and Recovery
The stock market index for 60 shares registered at 48.1 yesterday, slipping from 48.2 earlier. Analysts monitored benchmark movements as traders weighed gains and losses across sectors.
Indictments in Paper Industry Case Across United States
Federal indictments in New York accuse 27 corporations and 28 individuals tied to the National Container Association and allied groups of stifling competition in the paper container trade. The case centers on an alleged regulation scheme to share business, fix prices, and curb production. Irving Hill and Paul A. Dinsmoor of Lawrence Paper are among those named. records requests were noted, and Hill was out of town.
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New York
National Container Association
Lawrence Paper Company
Irving Hill
Paul A. Dinsmoor
Southwestern Container Association
Dinsmoor
United States
Churches Seek Concessions for National Corn Husking Contest
Concessions committee chair Robert Haggart reports several organizations have applied for rights at the November 3 event. The fee drops from 25 to 20 dollars to rent space, with 50 food concessions available to church civic and agricultural groups. A three day program and Kansas resources exhibit are planned. regulations and price lists are available from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Robert Haggart
Hareart
Kansas
Hageart
Chamber of Commerce
Butler Is In Hospital At Garfield Washington
Associate Justice Pierce Butler of the Supreme Court is a patient at Garfield hospital in Washington. Authorities would not disclose his condition or ailment. A physician reportedly went to the country for the day, suggesting he may not be in immediate danger after a recent illness.
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Washington
Pierce Butler
Supreme Court
Garfield Hospital
Justice Butler
Aussie Doubles Team Advances To Semi Final
Brookline Massachusetts August 17 Harry Hopman and Jack Crawford of the Australian Davis Cup forces defeated Charles Haze of England and Lad I Hecht a former Czecho Slvakian internationalist to reach the semi final of the national doubles tennis tournament at Longwood with a five set 6 3 3 6 6 3 4 6 6 4 victory.
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Brookline
Mass
Harry Hopman
Jack Crawford
Charles Haze
England
Ladislaw Hecht
Longwood
Pickets Arrested at Ford Foundation Project near Rouge Plant
Fifteen men described by Dearborn police as A F L building trades council pickets were arrested today after a disturbance at a Ford Foundation sponsored construction project near Ford Motor Company Rouge plant in Detroit on August 17.
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Detroit
Dearborn
A.F.L. Building Trades Council
Ford Foundation
Rouge
Ford Motor Company
England Imports Matches From Japan And Russia
England imports matches from Japan and Russia at a price including import duty of two cents for 11 boxes.
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England
Japan
Russia
Desperado Jack Russell Taken to Chicago for Trial
Desperado Jack Russell was moved from the McAlester state penitentiary to face a federal murder charge in Chicago for killing William S. Hamilton of Arkansas City. escorted by United States Marshal Granville Norris and a deputy, the route by auto began plans for arraignment Friday. Hamilton’s body was found near Ringwood, Illinois, last month. Russell reportedly confessed the killing after recapture. He also faces a Lindbergh kidnapping law count in the abduction of R. E. Brown at the start of his July 11 prison escape.
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Okla
Jack Russell
Chicago
William S. Hamilton
Arkansas City
Kan
United States
Granville Norris
Muskogee
Norris
Russell
Hamilton
Ringwood
Ill
Jess Dunn
R. E. Brown
Oil price rise and company protests in oil regions
Bell Oil and Gas increases crude purchase price by 20 cents a barrel in North Texas Oklahoma and Burkburnett pool amid a partial price restoration. Lion Oil refines operations continue in Shuler field despite a state shut down order with court action planned. Ickes calls federal state cooperation essential and supports Cole legislation to oversee oil production.
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Okla
Bell Oil and Gas Company
Red River Bed
North Texas
Oklahoma
Burkburnett Pool
North
Texas
Little Rock
Ark
Lion Oil Refining Company
el Dorado
Jones Land
Martin
Lion Oil
Keer-Lynn
Atlanta
Columbia County
Shuler
Lion
Jones Sand
Washington
CPI
Ickes
Interior Department
Mullin Dies At 88 Journal-World Employee
Firmin W. Mullin 88 longtime Journal-World employee died early today at Lawrence Memorial Hospital from acute lymphatic leukemia. He had worked nearly 15 years in make-up and organized office activities including picnics golf tournaments and the Christmas gift exchange. Funeral services are set for Saturday at Rumsey. he is survived by wife Frances four children and several relatives.
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Journal-World
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mullin
Force
Santa Claus
Moon” Mullin
Rumsey
Journal- World
Frances Mullin
Elsie Marie
Violet
Dorothea
Firmin, Jr
FE. F. Mullin
Fern Martin
Hutchinson
Veola Beery
Lawrence
Earl of
Horton
Ernest
Leroy
Ernest and
The
Marble and Palfrey Fabyan Reach Semi Finals in National Doubles
In Brookline Massachusetts on August 17 Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey Fabyan advanced to the national women's doubles semifinals at Longwood Cricket Club by defeating British pair Betty Nuthall and Nina Brown 6-1 6-2. A separate tip advises cleaning matting with cold water and ammonia instead of soap.
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Brookline
Mass
Ri— Alice Marble
Beverly Hills
Calif
Sarah. Palfrey Fabyan
Longwood Cricket Club
Betty Nuthall
Nina Brown
Annual fair entries pour in for Mt Hope event
A steady flow of 4 H club and vocational agriculture entries for the ninth annual fair at Mt Hope Nursery began arriving at the Farm Bureau office. Entry sheets must be filed by August 19, with projects approved by club leaders. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event and awards include blue red and white ribbons with cash prizes mailed after judging.
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Mt. Hope Nursery
Farm Bureau
Altho
Chamber of Commerce
Study in Stanton County Water Supplies Aims For Irrigation
Bruce Latta of the Kansas Geological Survey conducts a reconnaissance study of Stanton county as part of a cooperative western Kansas project with the U S Geological Survey. The aim is to assess ground water to support irrigation.
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Bruce Latta
Kansas Geological Survey
Stanton County
University of Kansas
Kansas
United States Geological Survey
World Series Broadcast Rights Awarded to Mutual
Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announced Mutual has exclusive radio rights to the 1939 World Series. Gillette of Boston will sponsor the broadcasts, contributing $100000 to the World Series pool.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Mutual Broadcasting System
Gillette Safety Razor Company
Boston
Mass
KU adds four new degrees to liberal arts curriculum
University of Kansas announces four new bachelor and master degree tracks in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Degrees include BS in Physics, BS in Geology, combined BS Geology and Physics, and BS/MS in Geophysics. Programs emphasize a middle ground between general culture and professional training.
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University of Kansas
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Paul B. Lawson
Lawson
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bank in Receivership Robbed of About 75 Dollars
The Blue Springs state bank near Blue Springs Missouri in receivership four years was robbed at 11 a m by a man in a black 1933 Chevrolet sedan. Deputy bank commissioner Miss Mary Jane Switzer was alone and said the robber displayed no weapon but acted as if to draw a revolver. Police began a search for the car and license numbers.
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Kansas City
Blue Springs
Mary Jane Switzer
Missouri
Five Hold Up Wyoming Bank in North Philadelphia
Five men robbed the Wyoming Bank and Trust Company in the Olney district of North Philadelphia fleeing with between 15 000 and 20 000. Employees and customers were held up during the heist conducted in broad daylight.
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Roch Philadelphia Bank
Philadelphia
Wyoming Bank and Trust Company
Olney
North Philadelphia
Navy Salvage Crew Trys Again To Move the Squalus to Shore
Portsmouth New Hampshire August seventeenth report of the U S navy salvage crew hoisting the sunken submarine Squalus for a second time in six days. The craft remained embedded in mud and lifting pontoons revealed the stern elevation between sixty and eighty feet while the bow pinned at about one hundred feet below the surface. Final action expected as tide turns.
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Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
U. S. Navy
ST Lo Heable
Falcon
3000 Persons Attend Eudora C P A Picnic Parade
Crowds of about 3000 packed the C P A picnic grounds in Eudora for an afternoon and evening of contests and amusements. Lawrence team led by Sheriff Charles Banning won the tug of war with late arrivals boosting the effort.
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Eudora
C.P
Lawrence
Mike Sihlanick
Quida Massare
Tom Raybourne
Leon Bauman
Earl Tuttle
Chester Skinner
Jim Alexander
Pete Pflager
G. Neider
Paul Grob
John Reusch
Roy Daugherty
Erwin Thoren
Gideon Neis
W. Reed
Virgil Gasbriel
Clyde Deay
Annual Douglas County 4-H Picnic At Brown's Grove
About 75 people attended the Douglas County 4-H picnic held yesterday afternoon at Brown's Grove. County agent Deal Six reported a good time despite weather, with 12 local 4-H clubs represented. The morning program featured music songs and club skits, followed by a noon basket lunch and a softball tournament among six clubs in the afternoon.
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Douglas County
Brown’s Grove
Altho
Deal Six
Peck outlines FHA lending plan at Kiwanis meeting
Arthur S. Peck of McGrew Peck Investment spoke at Wiedemann's grill to Kiswanis members on the lending plan of the federal housing administration. He traced the agency's history and explained FHA rate terms. Lion Oil Refining challenged in court the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission order to shut down crude production in state fields.
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Arthur S. Peck
Kiwanis _ Club
Kiswanis Club
Wiedemann’s Grill
McGrew-Peck Investment Company
Federal Housing Administration
Peck
F.H.A
el Dorado, Ark
The
Lion Oil Refining Company
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
Kansas Weather Forecast Shows Mild, Fair Conditions
Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Temperatures record shows today’s noon reading and a high near 65, with a low around 38.
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