Roosevelt urges US Canada unity amid world peace pledge
President Roosevelt told Queens University in Kingston that the United States will not stand idly by if Canadian soil is threatened by any empire. He called Canada part of the British Empire sisterhood and urged free thought and public opinion to guide policy. He spoke on world peace after Hull's seven point plan and warned against brutal regimes and bitter propaganda.
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Kingston
Ont
Roosevelt
United States
Queens University
Canada
Fellowship of the Americas
Americas
Dominion
Hull
Ivy Lea
Ontario
Queens University Stadium
Hemisphere
Montreal
New York
Ottawa
Washington
Toronto
Chicago
Vancouver
San Francisco
America
Wallace
Guyew
Guyer
Supreme Court
Congress
American youth in Spain called virtual prisoners by witness
Abraham Sobel of Boston testified to the Dies committee that 1600 to 1700 American boys fought for Loyalists in Spain and were effectively prisoners there. He said most would return if allowed, and that communists helped recruit the volunteers. He described being jailed in Teruel, wounded, escaping to France, and stowing aboard a liner home.
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Washington
Abraham Sobel
Boston
House’‘Committee
United States
Dies
Sobel
Mason
R.-Ill
Spain
Communist Party
Sbbel
Teruel
Brunette
Matoro
France
Pyrenees
George Washington
Ukrainians Workers’ Club
Australia
Marseilles
Paris
Monroe Doctrine Extended to Canada by Roosevelt Speech
State Department officials interpret Roosevelt's Kingston remarks as an expansion of the Monroe doctrine to Canada. They note Canada’s independence and foreign office as grounds for applying the doctrine beyond Latin America.
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Canada
Roosevelt
State Department
Kingston
Washington
United States
Monroe
Great Britain
Western Hemisphere
Atlantic Hop Halted in France Flight Delay
The French flying boat Lieu tenant de Vaisseau Paris returned to base in Bordeaux ten minutes after takeoff delaying its first leg of a planned transatlantic flight to New York due to propeller trouble.
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Bordeaux
France
de Vaisseau Paris
New York
Roosevelt Likens Queens Degree to a Power Not a Prince
President Roosevelt in Kingston Ontario accepts an honorary Doctor of Laws from Queens University. He notes the U.S. constitution bars titles from foreign powers yet says accepting the degree would raise no qualms with the Canadian Supreme Court and remarks Queens is not a prince or potentate but is a power.
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Kingston
Ont
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Queens University
Harlem policy racketeering case links judge to treachery
Testimony ties late New York magistrate Francis Erwin to Dewey labeled fixes in the Harlem policy racketeering case. Brander describes mob threats and attempts to recruit him after a 1932 release as jurors hear notes from the Erwin records and the Hines trial proceeds.
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New York
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
James J
Jimmy) Hines
Tammany
Francis Erwin
Erwin
Harlem
Joe Joe” Ison
Masjo
Little Joe
J. Richard
Dixie” Davis
Erwin-tone
Dewey
Hines
Wilfred Brander
Policy “Bank
Stock of Old Wheat Is Greater Than Last Year
The agriculture department reports July 1 old wheat stocks at 154,072,000 bushels, up from 83,214,000 last year. Carryover includes 59,258,000 on farms and 31,833,000 in country elevators and mills. Total supply on August 1 with new crop is 1,110,061,000 bushels, vs 957,855,000 a year ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Lilienthal Presses Criticism as He Testifies on Marble Deal
Knoxville reports TVA Director David E. Lilienthal resumes testimony on the Berry marble deal and renews criticism of ousted TVA chairman Arthur Morgan. He defends himself against charges of hiding a memorandum and notes close ties between Morgan and Carl Bock while addressing committee questions.
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Lilienthal
Morgan
Knoxville
Tenn
TVA
David E. Lilienthal
Arthur Morgan
U. S
George L. Berry
Arthur E. Morgan
Bock
Carl Bock
Congressional Committee
Harcourt Morgan
Edwin C. Eckel
Roosevelt urges joint action on St. Lawrence waterway treaty
President Roosevelt, at the Thousand Islands bridge dedication, warns a group of American interests could gain control of river development without US-Canada cooperation. He envisions deepening the channel to 27 or 30 feet, creating vast ocean-port potential and boosting railroad traffic.
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Thousand Islands
U. S
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence
Boundary Line River
Canada
United States
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Lawrence Woman's Club Wins Hoch Auditorium for F D R Talk
The Lawrence Woman's Club advances plans to bring Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt to town for a fall lecture. The University of Kansas regents grant use of Hoch auditorium with receipts above a $1000 guarantee to the student Joan Jund. A Friday 10 a m meeting of the club body will discuss the arrangement. The lecture is set for Saturday evening October 22. The club seeks full attendance of members and board on Friday.
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Lawrence Woman’s Club
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lawrence
Board of Regents
University of Kansas
Hoch Auditorium
Joan Jund
C. E. Pontius
Stock Market Index Dips to 47.9 After Hectic Day
The average of 60 stocks stands at 47.9 as of yesterday’s close, down from 48.0. Officials warn that the most dangerous hour for accidents in New York City falls between 7 and 8 p.m.
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New York City
RUSH WEEK PLANS AT K U FOR GREEK RECRUITMENT
Fraternity and sorority houses at the university prepare for fall rushing. Women rushees must report to Myers hall on September 10 and Corbin hall by September 9. Rushing runs September 16 to 18 with pledges announced on September 18.
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Fraternity and Sorority
K. U
Lawrence
Wichita
Kansas City
Myers Hall
Corbin Hall
Elizabeth Meguiar
Frank Strong Hall
Mussolini Inspects Panterlleria Base On Flight
Mussolini undertook a flying inspection trip to Pantelleria in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia. He flew his own bombing plane at 180 mph from Rome, landed after two hours, and returned in time for lunch. The visit signals ongoing development of the base following the Ethiopian war.
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Rome
Mussolini
Pantelleria
Mediterranean
Sicily
Tunisia
Iince
Island
Nomination Certificate Mailed for Sheriff Candidate Banning
Charles Banning received his nomination certificate from the county board after defeating George Price by 21 votes for the Republican sheriff nomination. Both candidates tied 25 votes in yesterday canvass, following out of state absentee ballot counting.
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Charles Banning
Board of County Commissioners
Banning
George “Game” Price
Ford Service Hamilton 15 W 9th Adv
Ford Service at Hamilton 15 West 9th Avenue is listed with address guidance and service details. The brief notice outlines location and contact focus for vehicle maintenance.
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Ford Service
Hamilton
Amilton
Kansas Regents Review KU Ten Year Building Plan
The University of Kansas seeks a 10 year program totaling over 2.25 million dollars focusing on a medical sciences laboratory, Watson library extension, an industrial research building, and completing the Dyche museum. Officials warn crowded facilities and rising enrollment demand, with 170000 square feet for the lab and 175000 volumes in the library.
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University of Kansas
State Board of Regents
Regents
Ralph T. O’neil
Topeka
Maurice Breidenthal
Kansas City
Kan
H. L. Snyder
Winfield
Leslie Wallace
Larned
K. U
Watson
Kansas
School of Pharmacy
Bailey Laboratory
School of Medicine
Dyche Museum
University
Ratner Returns From Vacation to Start a Campaign for Election
Payne H. Ratner Republican nominee for governor returns from a Colorado trip to launch a general election campaign. He vows steady work from now until November and cites dissatisfaction with the current administration over the Kansas oil situation and machine influence. Ratner plans a stop in Cowley County and a talk at a Winfield soldiers reunion.
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Parsons
Kan
Payne H. Ratner
Colorado
Ratner
Cowley County
Winfield
Svith Kansans
Kansas
Pendergast-Fitzwilliam
Harry Washington
Douglas county fair calls for entries this summer
Douglas county invites participation in its annual livestock and agricultural fair staged August 1 to September 2 at Big Springs. Fete Bahnmaier, secretary, announced entry deadlines including August 20 for livestock poultry 4 H booths and farm garden entries and August 31 for agricultural fancy work and cooking entries.
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Douglas County
Big Springs
Fete Bahnmaier
Bahnmaier
Lecompton “Kitchen Cabinet
Kanwaka 4H Club
Warmer Weather In Kansas Forecast With Showers
Aug 18 Topeka Kansas reports warmer weather moving into the state. Forecaster D Flora says unsettled conditions include probable local thundershowers tomorrow. Yesterday’s high hit 95 at Elkhart and today will approach 100 in many areas. Light showers fell in the west, moisture improving dry spots. eastern Kansas remains soil-moist. Precipitation totals include Goodland 0.75, St. Francis 0.15, Garden City 0.07, Dodge City 0.04 inches. Low pressure moving in from the northwest brings tomorrow’s thundershowers. tonight’s lows 68 to 76.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Elkhart
Goodland
St. Francis
Garden City
Dodge City
Time Extension on Crop Insurance Applications
The final date to file federal crop insurance for wheat moved from August 15 to August 31. About 135 farmers have policies covering roughly 6,000 acres, about 10 percent of this year’s wheat crop. Opal Richardson of the agricultural office urged interested farmers to apply at the conservation office in the federal building.
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County Agricultural Conservation Office
Opal Richardson
Agricultural Conservation Office
Douglas County
Heat Makes Roof Repairer Break Thermometer Record
In Penn Yan New York on August 18 Charles Schultz was repairing a tin roof when heat caused his thermometer to break at 120 degrees. He then went home.
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Penn Yan
N. Y
Charles Schultz
Schultz
Guyer Speaks at the C P A Picnic in Eudora
Congressman U S Guyer spoke at the Eudora C P A picnic with about 5000 attendees. He warned taxes rise toward destruction, urged warning on supreme court changes, and urged nations to talk to avert war while noting current political and economic strains.
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Eudora C. P.A
Lawrence
Rep
U. S. Guyer
J. B. Wilson
Douglas County Central Committee
Republican Party
Wilson
Guyer
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Kansas City Southern Reports July Income Decline
Kansas City Southern railway reported July net operating income of $255,780, down from $335,608 in July 1937. Gross income for July was $1,102,672 compared with $1,219,006 a year earlier.
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K.C. Southern
New York
Pi—-Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas Weather Forecast With Showers and Warmer South East
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with unsettled Friday in the southeast and extreme east. Morning outlook: partly cloudy Salina, other areas clear. Dirt roads muddy at Arkansas City rough at Coffeyville and Manhattan soft at Wichita fair at Emporia and Salina good at Garden City Pittsboro and Topeka. Temperatures show yesterday’s 7 p.m. Gas Office Record to 88 high today 66 low. year ago high 97 low 73.
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Kansas
Salina
Arkansas City
Coffeyville
Manhattan
Wichita
Emporia
Garden City
Pittsboro
Topeka
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Dixie) Davis
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