Reds activity in colleges under glare of inquiry
A House committee heard that the Stalinist backed American Youth Congress received a letter from President Roosevelt in 1936 praising the group. Brooklyn College professors accused colleges of harboring communist propaganda and called World Youth Congress radical and dangerous to democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee
American Youth Congress
Roosevelt
Congress
Edward S. Fenlon
Philosophy
Brooklyn College
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fenlon
Milwaukee
Rezard
Pourdkeensie
St. Mary's College
California
United Front
World Youth Congress
Vassar College
J. B. Matthews
Communist Front
Moscow
Uion
C.I
Fenton
Hitler and Horthy Discuss Fate of Czechoslovakia on Helgoland Trip
In Kiel on a fortified Helgoland voyage Adolf Hitler and Admiral Horthy debated Czechoslovakia’s future. They reportedly favor autonomy or return of Hungarian and Sudeten German populations, hinting at possible Yugoslav reconciliation and revised postwar borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Helgoland
Kiel
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Mussolini
Italy
Yugoslavia
Kiel Canal
Brunschuettel
Elbe
Hunger-striking inmates die in Philadelphia prison
Autopsies reveal four hunger-strikers died from suffocation or scalding at Philadelphia County Prison. Coroner Hersch blames prison officers and orders microscopic tests to determine cause, while Warden Mills and others dispute steam usage. Victims include James McQuade, Frank Comadeca, Joseph Walters, and Henry Osborne with varied robbery and assault convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Charles H. Hersch
Hersch
William B. Mills
Harry S. McDevitt
the Common Pleas
Gourt
Martin Curran
James McQuade
Frank Comadeca
Edward Hayes
Joseph John Walters
Henry Osborne
Three Men Hurt When Roof Collapses at McAllaster School
Albert Wright and A. A. Craig suffered fractures and severe bruises, while Harry Muldrow had minor injuries after falling about 20 feet through the roof of the McAllaster school addition. They were employed by J. T. Constant construction, with Constant holding the roof deck subcontract, and were taken to Memorial hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wright
McAllaster School
Indiana Street
A. A. Craig
New York Street
Harry Muldrow
Wright
Craig
Memorial Hospital
J. T. Constant Construction Company
Constant
Mac Allaster
Loyalists Hold on Ebro but Give Ground on Tagus
In Hendaye on the Spanish frontier Aug 23 insurgent forces under General Franco pressed two fronts in a major civil war phase. Government troops on the Ebro and Tagus fronts held key hill positions and repelled heavy assaults though both sides suffered large losses amid artillery, tanks, and air power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
France
Ebro
Spain
Tagus River
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Gandesa
Catalonia
Farmer Refuses Parking Ticket for Horse In Washington
Pappy C. Chadwick a farmer from Dobbin refused to pay a $1 fine after being ticketed for parking against traffic with his horse Dobbin in Washington. He argued the horse is not a motor vehicle and cannot violate the motor code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbin
Washington, Pa
Pappy
C. Chadwick
Chadwick
Much Better: Mrs Krueger Shot by Envious Husband
Los Angeles reports Mrs Emila Krueger wife of conductor Karl Krueger is much better after bullet wounds from last Friday. The suspect, 29 year old electrician Charles McDonald, is charged with assault with intent to murder and held on 50000 bail. Krueger gave a deathbed statement to police in hospital as McDonald denied memory of the shooting amid an attempted habeas corpus escape and threats to kidnap the child Theresa.
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Los Angeles
Emila Krueger
Karl Krueger
Names for Eight Warships Approved by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt approved names for eight new warships. Four battleships will be Indiana Massachusetts Alabama and South Dakota. Four light cruisers will be Atlanta San Juan Juneau and San Diego. Names derive from retired vessels with long gaps since service.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
White House
Indiana
Massachusetts
Alabama
South Dakota
Atlanta
San Juan
Juneau
San Diego
Navy Department
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Honolulu
Barrier chosen Greenwood county GOP chairman in Eureka
Bert Barrier of Eureka former stockman and state legislator was elected chairman of Greenwood county Republican central committee. Caroline Bowman of Virgil was named vice chairman.
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Barrier Greenwood
Eureka
Kan
P.E. L
Bert) Barrier
Greenwood County
Republican Central Committee
Caroline Bowman
Virgil
Old Settlers Meeting Plans Meeting with Hannah Oliver
Those interested in the September 14 Old Settlers meeting are asked to meet with Miss Hannah Oliver at 802 Tennessee Street on Wednesday at 7 30 p m for the program planning session.
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Old Settlers
Hannah Oliver
Tennessee Street
Stock Market Index Edged Up To 49.6
The index of 60 stocks rose to 49.6 ending yesterday at 48.5 steps.
Pay-off testimony links Hines to Dutch Schultz racket
George Weinberg, 86, ex-manager for the Dutch Schultz policy ring, testifies in New York supreme court that Tammany District Leader James J. Hines agreed to fix policy raid arrests and received $500 a week in cash. He says a meeting on Andrew J. Keating’s club house steps preceded the Harlem policy bank raid cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Weinberg
Dutch Schultz
Supreme Court
Hulon Capshaw
Tammany
James J. Hines
Hines
Weinberg
Capshaw
Dewey
Francis J. Erwin
William Coveland Dodge
Andrew J. Keating
Alexander Pompez
Grey
Tammany District
Harlem
Jimmy Hines
Hina
Thomas E. Dewey
Pop
J.H
Schultz
J. Richard
Dixie” Davis
Kid
Davis
Poison test finds no poison in Ella LaMance death case
Laclede Missouri August 23 its. Prosecutor says state chemist found no poison in Ella LaMances organs. Dr William LaMance husband held for murder contends she died by her own action. Private chemist claimed poison in viscera but defense notes blood clot from head blow as cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laclede
Ella LaMance
G. Derk Green
William F. LaMance
LaMance
Green
Marceline
French Labor Leaders Fight to Retain 40 Hour Week
Paris action centers on Daladier government plan to extend work periods for national defense. The General Confederation of Labor and major unions mobilize 5,000,000 members with a possible general strike feared in French ports. Waterfront unions oppose overtime bans and threaten action if extra pay isn’t granted.
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Paris
UPI
Daladier
General Confederation of Labor
Lsts
Marseille Stevedores
Federation of Port Workers’ Unions
Marseille
Chubb Outlines Three Keys to Adult Education
Dr James Chubb of Baker University and Baldwin First Methodist Church spoke to WPA adult education teachers. He listed three factors: growing mind after middle age, awakening underprivileged groups spurring progress, and era of social advancement aided by modern technology. He then described his fieldwork in slum areas and outlined an afternoon talk on making adult education achievable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Chubb
Baker University
First Methodist Church of
Baldwin
WPA
Chubb
McAdoo Denies Klan Charge Amid Campaign Claims
California Senator William G. McAdoo dismissed as wanton false a claim he joined the Ku Klux Klan in 1924 while seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. A so called imperial passport to McAdoo was shown by Peirson M. Hall, with H W Evans allegedly backing the card. Evans called the passport false and McAdoo asserted no direct or indirect link to the Klan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William G. McAdoo
Ku Klux Klan
California
Peirson M. Hall
United States
Sheridan Downey
H. W. Evans
McAdoo
Hall
Atlanta
Hiram W. Evans
Soviet Guards Enter Japanese Territory Near Sakhalin
A Tokyo dispatch reports Soviet guards entered Japanese territory near Sakhalin's western coast but vanished when Japanese guards neared. The Sakhalin boundary has long seen Russo Japanese friction akin to Siberian Manchukuo border tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Yomiuri
Toyohara
Sakhalin
Japan
Siberian-Manchoukuo
Three Drowned When Cherbourg Seaplane Sinks
A French navy seaplane named Loire Olivier sank after landing at Cherbourg harbor. Three crew members drowned and three others were saved. The accident occurred August 23.
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Cherbourg
France
Rew
Roosevelt flags party interference in Idaho primary
President Roosevelt at Hyde Park said that cross party intervention in a party primary raises a moral issue. He noted 10 000 to 15 000 Republicans voted in Idaho’s Democratic senatorial primary where James P Pope was defeated by D Worth Clark. He argued direct primaries should let party members choose nominees without outside influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Idaho
James P. Pope
D. Worth Clark
Pope
The
Idahoan
Roosevelt urges press to act for public morality
Hyde Park August 23 President Roosevelt said the press could perform a public service by examining intervention in primaries by opposition parties. He claimed a large share of daily papers support his policies but questioned a recent poll showing 300 of 800 papers backing him.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Roosevelt hints at independent bid after Sunday talk
President Roosevelt spoke at his Hyde Park home about possibly running as an independent and named Idaho Georgia and Maryland as states where primary campaign ethics were being tested. He cited Representative John O Connor and said Democrats should not participate in Republican primaries, stressing the issue is moral not personal.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Idaho
Georgia
Maryland
John O’connor
Minister shot at Baptist encampment in Mandeville La
Rev. Kearnie Keegan of Alexandria president of the statewide Baptist encampment was shot and wounded at a Lake Pontchartrain area camp. Murray McGuire of New Orleans, father of a drowning boy, was arrested after witnesses said he accused the minister and fired five bullets. Keegan was treated locally and sent to New Orleans. the encampment weekend was led by Rev. Shirley Briegs of Baton Rouge.
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New Orleans
Kearnie Keegan
Alexandria
Mandeville
Philip Smith
Marshal Smith
Murray McGuire
Lawrence McGuire
Louisiana
McGuire
Lake Pontchartrain Beach
Dr. Keegan
Keegan
Shirley Briegs
Baton Rouge
Porkers Entered in Race in Washington City Block
In Walla Walla Washington on August 13 three pigs race a city block to prove who raised the fastest porkers in the county. Roy Kelly boasts a pig could outdistance a jack rabbit while Jack Smith and Guy Kent insist their hogs are sprinters too.
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Walla Walla Wash
Roy Kelly
Jack Smith
Guy Kent
Smith
Kelly
Kent
Civil Service Warns Federal Workers to Avoid Politics
The Civil Service Commission warned about half a million federal employees staying out of politics. The notice under the heading Warning says classified employees could be discharged for minor infractions such as wearing campaign buttons. It also cautions that executive and judicial officers face penalties including fines up to 5000 dollars and three years imprisonment for soliciting campaign funds from fellow officials.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Alfalfa Plot Trials Begin in Douglas County
Twenty one alfalfa plots are set to be planted today and tomorrow in Douglas county to test three fertilizers on the legume. County agent Deal Six and aides Chester O. Johnson Joe Barr C C Gersten berger and George Walter supervise plots on four farms. Each farm performs three plots with distinct fertilizers Prospate lime and a mix. John G Bell Kansas State college extension specialist will assist tomorrow on three more county farms with Six. Tomorrow workers include James Sanderson Dr F G Hagenbuch and Hubert Wulfkuhle.
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Douglas County
Deal Six
Chester O. Johnson
Joe Barr
C. C. Gerstenberger
George Walter
John G. Bell
Extension
Kansas State College
Lawrence
James Sanderson
F. G. Hagenbuch
Hubert’ Wulfkuhle
Art Work Exhibited From Lawrence Schools Across County Institutes
Art work by children from six Lawrence elementary schools has been or is being shown in at least ten Kansas county institutes this year. The displays include 20 to 50 mounts of drawing design crafts and painting created in regular classroom sessions. Lawrence teachers Miss Ida Good Miss Verna McQuey Miss Marian Leno and Miss Margaret Marie Miller contributed and praise art’s role in correlating with other subjects in rural classrooms.
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Lawrence
Maud Ellsworth
Ida Good
Verna McQuey
Marian Leno
Margaret Marie Miller
Pratt
New Forces Training to Resist the Japanese at Hankow
Shanghai August 23. About 1.0 million mobilized including 209,900 civilians to defend Hankow area if Japan advances. Civilians train in behind the lines with 60,000 rickshaw pullers joining troop transport. Women join nurses and medical aides with graduates from leading Chinese families. The struggle for Poyang lake near Hankow remains fierce.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Poyang Lake
Fish Fry at Green's Lake for Institute Teachers
Almost 100 teachers and staff of the Douglas County Normal Institute held a noonday fish fry at Green's Lake after morning sessions. They enjoyed fried catfish, games, and boat rides before returning to the high school for afternoon classes with Miss Kittle and Miss Lane. The first nail making machine was invented in 1786 by Ezekiel Reed.
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Douglas County Normal Institute
Green’s Lake
Miss Kittle
Miss Lane
Institute
Ezekiel Reed
Bridgewater
Mass
Barker Avenue Paving to Begin Thursday in Lawrence
Pavement reconstruction on Barker avenue from Nineteenth to Twenty first street starts Thursday weather permitting. Concrete pavement will cost about 44 000 with total project cost around 54 000 including water and gas main upgrades by WPA labor and M N Penny company contract for mixing concrete.
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Barker Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Twentyfirst
Ben Babb
Babb
WPA
M.N. Penny Construction Company
East Lawrence
City Water Department
Kansas Public Service Company
M. N. Penny Company
Fifteenth
Twentieth Street
C. J. Dodds
Dodds
Sixteenth
Twentieth Streets
Frank E. Willey
Sixteenth Street
Nineteenth Streets
Cool Weather Forecast for Kansas and Nearby States
Topeka reports cooler weather and possible local thundershowers for night and Wednesday in the north east and east portions of the state. Maximums expected 90 to 95 degrees with cloudiness west and south. Kansas may benefit later this week. yesterday's high 108 at Phillipsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
S. D. Flora
Canada
Flora
Kansas
Phillipsburg
Corrigan May Visit Topeka Between Sept 10 and 15
Transatlantic flier Douglas Corrigan told Gov. Walter A. Huxman by phone from St. Louis that he might drop in at Topeka between September 10 and 15. The governor invited the aviator to receive the capital city’s welcome, and Corrigan said he would notify if possible.
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Topeka
Douglas Corrigan
Walter A. Haxman
St. Louis
Corrigan
Huxman
Weather forecast for Kansas with clearing and rain chances
Partly cloudy in west and south with thundershowers in northeast tonight or Wednesday. Cooler in northeast tonight and in east Wednesday. Morning skies generally clear. Dirt roads good. Gas Office Record notes yesterday evening and today morning temperatures. State weather details include highs and lows compared to year ago. Ford Service info appears in ad.
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Kansas
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Young Communist League
Marxists
American Student Union
League For Peace and Democracy
Earle Martin
Brooklyn
Hunter College
Queens Colleges
Mosier
Ohio
la Guardia
Nisa
Tagus
Krueger
Tam
Klan
Island of Sakhalin
Green Bros. Ady
FDR
J. G. Bell
County Institutes
Ford Service
Hamilton
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