Japanese Forces Land at Woosung in Fierce Shanghai Battle
Warnings and evacuations marked a tense morning as Japanese troops and warships pressed along the Yangtze at Woosung. American refugees sailed aboard the President Pierce, escorted by a destroyer, while Chinese and Japanese forces fought fiercely, with the white band of death leading a river assault. General Iwane Matsui assumed command for all Japanese forces in the Shanghai area amid mounting bombardment and air attacks.
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Shanghai
Sug
International Shanghai
Yangtze River
Japan
Wonsung
Whangpoo
Yangtze
Saddle Islands
Woosung
President Pierce
Manila
Whangnoo
Yanetze
Iwane Matsui
Formosa
Supreme War Council
United States
University of Shanghai
Whangpoo River
Yangtzepoo
Ward Road
International Settlement
Hengkew
Whangwan
Liuho
Eleven Planes Rally To Find Six Lost Soviet Fliers
Barrow Alaska August 24 UP eleven planes prepared for a wide search for the six missing Soviet trans polar fliers. Poor weather from Moscow kept many grounded as Sigismund Levaneffsky and five companions vanished after crossing the north pole en route from Moscow to Fairbanks then Oakland. Sir George Hubert Wilkins with a 1 1 2 ton craft flew northwest of Coppermine and found no trace, joining Jimmie Mattern, Bob Randall, and Zadkoff at Barrow as search coordinators.
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Barrow
Alaska
Moscow
Sigismund Levaneffsky
Levaneffsky
North Pole
Fairbanks
Oakland
Calif
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Coppermine
N.W.T
Wilkins
Pole
Jimmie Mattern
Bob Randall
Zadkoff
Franco forces push toward Santander amid siege and refugee surge
Insurgent Generalissimo Franco lines six columns into a single attack on Santander and declares the city crowded with tens of thousands of refugees. Government reports note fierce infantry assaults aided by tanks and heavy artillery as Franco drives toward Torrelavega to cut off Santander from Gijon.
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Hendaye
Franco
Santander
Arrila
Salamanca
Biscayan
Los Corriales
Palencia
Torrelavega
Gijon
Bay of Biscay
Madrid
Hull Urges Peace Moves by Japan and China
Secretary Hull called on Japan and China to settle their dispute peacefully, warning that war would threaten world opinion and urging adherence to guiding international principles. The statement followed Navy reports that Gentler action was needed as the Augusta suffered casualties from an unidentified shell.
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Washington
Hull
Japan
China
United States
Harry E. Yarnell
United States Asiatic Fleet
Navy Department
Yarnell
Augusta
Exonerated Kansas City principal after pupil explains
Don Kirby principal of the new Muncie school was exonerated by city court Judge Joseph M. Mc Dowell of a common assault charge. A 19 year old pupil testified the student provoked the slap with profanity and it was described as a gentle slap.
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Kansas City
Kan
Don Kirby
New Muncie School
Joseph M. McDowell
McDowell
Mud Holds Army May Be Captured In China Front
Japanese forces near Peiping face a large Chinese offensive with tens of thousands of troops across a 150 mile front. Chinese units push from multiple directions to trap Japanese troops, cutting supply lines and contesting Tientsin and Peiping sectors as heavy bombardment and guerrilla activity continue.
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Tientsin
Peiping
China
Here
Nanking
Japan
Miyun
Wanpinghsien
Nankow Pass
Manchoukuo
Dolonor
Kalgan
Chahar Province
DIES AT THE THROTTLE Veteran Katy Engineer collapses on job
Katy railroad veteran Mike Murphy of Denison Tex died at the throttle while guiding the Bluebonnet near Tushka Atoka county Okla after midnight He had worked 30 years for the Katy railroad Fireman Haron also of Denison assisted and brought the train to Denison no immediate cause was given.
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Katy
Muskogee
Okla
Mike Murphy
Murphy
Denison
Tex
Tushka
Atoka County
Co. L. Haron
State Population declines by 16845 in 1937 census
Topeka Aug 24 A 1937 census compilation certified by county clerks to State Auditor George Robb shows Kansas lost 16,845 people in the past year. The 1937 tally is 1,824,000, down from 1,840,980 in 1936, marking the second county-wide loss in three years. Wyandotte remains most populous at 147,133, Shawnee up 1,910 to 92,617, while Sedgwick fell 180 to 129,609. Only 27 of 105 counties increased. Endorsed by counties including Wyandotte, Shawnee, Sedgwick, Republic.
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Topeka
George Robb
Shawnee County
Wyandotte County
Sedgwick County
Republic County
Atchison, Barton
Chautauqua
Finney, Gray
Greenwood
Jackson
Johnson
Kearney
Lincoln
McPherson
Montgomery
Ness
Ottawa
Reno
Rice
Riley
Rooks
Russell
Saline
Seward
Shawnee
Stafford
Washington
Wichita
Wyandotte
Missouri closes slots as governors push crackdown
Missouri officials led by Governor Stark and Attorney General McKittrick ordered immediate action against slot machines. In Jackson County operators removed machines and roadhouses folded. Ouster filings were filed in Cole County against Prosecuting Attorney Wymore for failure to prosecute. Stark vowed the crackdown would continue and McKittrick signaled further action against noncooperating officials. A search in Buchanan County yielded one penny slot machine.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Jackson County
Kansas City
Lloyd C. Stark
Roy McKittrick
Buchanan County
George Moran
St. Joseph
Fort Riley
Kan
Stark
Tam
Kansas City Kansas braces for slot machine stowage
Kansas City Kansas officials report slot machines from Kansas City Missouri may be stored but not run. Mayor Don C McCombs says stored machines in the city escape seizure. Wyandotte Sheriff George S Baker warns many machines have arrived and may be operated, promising prompt seizure.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas City, Mo
Don C. McCombs
George S. Baker
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Teachers Discuss C I O Affiliation At Madison
In Madison Wisconsin on August 24 the American Federation of Teachers moved to close convention hall doors to the public and debated affiliation with the CIO. Delegations from New York Pennsylvania and California submitted resolutions and a private session began at 4 pm to seek a peaceful settlement. Dr Jerome Davis of Yale urged an open break with the AFL only if clear pro CIO sentiment appears at the convention.
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Madison
Wis
American Federation of Teachers
Committee For Industrial Organization
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Jerome Davis
Yale University
American Federation of Labor
GIO
Air Mail to Europe Likely 25 Cents a Letter in Fall
Washington reports air mail to Europe may begin this fall at 25 cents per letter. Officials said 20 cents was hoped for, but Congress' failure to authorize a 2 poundage rate raises costs. Two airmail bills awaited action. tests by British Imperial Airways and Pan-American Airlines aim for November inauguration.
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Washington
Europe
Harllee Branch
Congress
British Imperial Airways
Pan-American Airlines
Blues Lose A Hill In Fort Riley Mock War
At Fort Riley Kansas on August 24 Maj Gen Herbert J Paul led the Blue division against Brig Gen Guy Henrys Reds in a three mile front battle over Randolph hill. The Reds captured the hill after a cavalry envelopment and a white flag dispute paused the action. Two Doughboys from Company A 140th Infantry were captured. Blues withdraw after a brief standoff as Allied observers including German attache Fried rich von Boettcher watched.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Herbert J. Paul
Reds
Guy Henry
Paul
17Th Infantry
Company A
140Th Infantry
Steel
Missouri
Blues
Kansas
Arkansas
Nebraska
Red Provisional Cavalry
35Th
Friedrich von Boettcher
Tax deadline near for Douglas county delinquent taxes
Douglas county taxpayers have six days left to pay delinquent 1936 taxes without penalties. By paying in full, back taxes may be settled without interest. Delinquent property will incur 10 percent interest and may be redeemed within four years. A moratorium ends after March 1, 1939, with advertising costs and redemption fees due. Fourteen?
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Douglas County
A. M. Gardner
Fox
Roosevelt weighs call for a fall special session of Congress
Washington reports President Roosevelt said he has wider advisement on whether to call a special session in the fall and does not know if Congress will be recalled before January. Senate leader Barkley and House leader Rayburn offered no firm views while Prescott Jones signals farm legislation as priority.
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Washington
GPI
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Senate
Barkley
House
Rayburn
Kentuckian
Jones
D.-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Senator Schwellenbach
D-Wash
Schnellenbach
Capitol
Democratic Party
eeSo
Phil Miller Breaks 200 Straight to Lead Shoot
Vandalia Indiana August 24 Phil Miller of French Lick broke all 200 targets to lead the North American Clay Target championship at the grand American. Joe Hiestand dropped four of the first 100. It is the first perfect 16 yard mark since 1932 by M E Dewire. Mrs Lela Hall led the women with 98 of 100 and could become the first woman to win three titles.
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Vandalia
Phil Miller
French Lick
Ind
Joe Hiestand
Hillsboro
Miller
M. E. Dewire
Hamilton
Lela Hall
Strasburg
Japanese Claim to Hold Kalgan After Chinese Trapped
Tokyo reports Kalgan seized by Japanese forces cutting a key Mongolian route through the Great Wall. The Domei agency says six to eight Chinese divisions are trapped between mechanized Japanese armies at Kalgan and Nankow Pass to the south.
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Kalgan
Tokyo
Domei
Mongolia
Great Wall
Nankow Pass
Little aid to corn
The rains last week aided forage crops hay and pastures but hardly touched corn, with only limited acreage reported. Sorghums are recovering and good yields are seen in the eastern half of Kansas, alfalfa shows good condition with a third cutting in prospect in the south, and prairie hay is being cut in east-central and southeast counties though weed content is high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Kansas
Stock Market Index Edges Higher as 60 Stocks Rise
The stock index for 60 issues stood at 67.6, up from 67.4 yesterday. In other notes, Green Bros. advertises washer repairs and related services.
Plan to Take Top Layer From the National Debt With Income Tax Money
Washington officials announced a treasury financing plan to cut the public debt by 350 million dollars in September by using third quarter income tax receipts to retire 350 million in bills from spring. The program includes an undisclosed security exchange for 817 million in notes maturing September 15 and three 60 million discount bill issues weekly totaling 150 million, lifting total bills issued for anticipated fourth quarter receipts to 500 million. The 50 million issue last night pushed the debt above 37 billion. exact amount over will be reported later.
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Washington
Treasury
Wayne C. Taylor
Lawrence City Council Holds Executive Session for Clerk Candidate
Mayor Alfred Lawrence calls an executive session to discuss candidates for city clerk. About 15 applicants applied by noon. The session limits access to mayor and councilmen. A. E. Woestemeyer resigns September 1 to become bank assistant cashier. a health nurse vacancy expected to be filled at next Monday’s meeting.
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Lawrence
Alfred Lawrence
A. E. Woestemeyer
Woestemeyer
Peoples State Bank
Kidnapped Baby in Chicago Found Alive Near Apartment
A three month old girl matching Diane Carol Lucas description was found alive on a doorstep behind an uptown Chicago apartment three miles from the abduction scene. Dorothy Lucas identified the child at Rogers Park police station after Mayor Kelly had offered a $1000 reward. The infant was snatched from a carriage as Mrs. Lucas shopped on Wilson Avenue. Police had hunted the kidnapper and received an anonymous tip to police 1313.
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Chicago
Diane Carol Lucas
Rogers Park
Dorothy Lucas
Memorial Hospital Notes: Mrs Wilcox and Baby Home
Mrs C E Wilcox and her daughter returned to their home at 2115 Barker today after hospital notes at Memorial Hospital. Ford Service, Hamilton, 702 Vt Adv.
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C. E. Wilcox
Baby
Barker
Ford
Hamilton
Teachers Picnic at Clinton Park
On the second day of the Douglas County Normal Institute at Liberty Memorial High School, teachers gathered for a picnic lunch at Clinton Park after morning lectures. Tomorrow features more lectures and a party for first year teachers as new officers are elected at the annual meeting.
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Douglas County Normal Institute
Liberty Memorial High School
Institute
Clinton Park
Douglas County Teachers’ Association
Normal Institute
Bleyer
Clarine Beyer
Lawrence
India School
C. E Dunigan
Route Six
Eldridge
Joe Louis
Tommy Farr
Clyde Bysom
Maud Ellsworth
Ruth Kittle
Topeka Igs Maen
Weather forecast for Kansas turns dry and warm
Topeka notes pleasant weather in Kansas with cool and fair skies predicted by meteorologist Andrew D. Robb. Rain remains absent though needed for pastures and crops, with lows 60 to 70 degrees tonight and highs 55 to 90 across the state tomorrow, as Dresden and Phillipsburg top the day at 92 degrees and Eureka and Goodland report 64.
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Topeka
Kansas
Andrew D. Robb
Dresden
Man Adjudged Insane in Fatal Axe Attack
Eugene Paul Warner of Hutchinson Kansas was found insane and ordered committed to the hospital for the criminal insane at Lansing after he killed his wife and three children and attempted suicide with an ax. Three physicians and a Halstead psychiatrist concluded he was insane. he faces trial if ever released. Also Wichita increases library levy approved by state tax commission from 0.4 to 0.5 mill.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Eugene Paul Warner
Lansing
Warner
Halstead
J. G. Somers
George Allison
Wichita
State Tax Commission
Weather outlook Kansas faces fair skies through tonight and Wednesday
The Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions with slightly warmer readings in the southeast and extreme east tonight. Wednesday brings cooler weather in the northwest and north central portions with morning clearing and dry roads.
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Kansas
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Angus
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Yungting River
Fengtai
Wanyingsien
Mentou
Kow
Peiping-Tientsin
Chachow
Peining
Lianghsiang
Mentoukou
Kangchia
Marco Polo Bridge
Yungting
Changsintien
Federation
Atlantic
Badin
N. C
Carolina Aluminum Company
UPI
McKinley
Green Bros
Council
Livesay
Cole
Perle Frazee
Grant County
Loyd Livesay
Lansing Hospital
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