Germany Proposes Sixteen Point Settlement to Poland
The German government published a sixteen point plan offering settlement terms to Poland after failed talks with Britain. Key proposals include a plebiscite in the Polish Corridor under international control, Demilitarization of Danzig and Gdynia, population exchanges, and international arbitration for minority complaints. Poland reportedly refused to send a plenipotentiary to Berlin.
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Berlin
Great Britain
Germany
Poland
England
Danzig
Pomorze
Gdynia
Soviet
Russia
France
Italy
Britain
Marienwerder
Grudziasz
Kulm
Brognszczis
Godnia
International Commission
Kat
Prussia
Britain Imposes Sudden Censorship on Communications
A London order halts all outgoing calls and cable news while censoring messages. Cable offices will read and approve copy. incoming calls face delays. Wireless picture service remains briefly normal as an information ministry forms under emergency plans.
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Britain
England
C.S.T
New York
London
Associated Press
Threat of Strike Shuts Broadway and Hollywood
Actors unions threaten a nationwide strike next week that could close Broadway theaters, Hollywood studios, and darken cinemas across the country. Eleven unions affiliated with the Associated Actors and Artistes of America plan meetings to vote on forcing the Stagehands to revoke its charter. Sophie Tucker defends herself as talks hinge on a possible Broadway walkout during Labor Day week.
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New York
Broadway
Hollywood
Associated Actors and Artistes of America
Union
Actor Organizations
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes
American Federation of Actors
Actors’ Field
Sophie Tucker
Imperial Theater
Actors Equity
Miss Tcker
Stagehands’ Union
Miss Tucker
4-A
Tucker
Roosevelt Holds Watchful Wait Over Europe Crisis
President Roosevelt remains in a watchful waiting stance as diplomatic exchanges between London and Berlin continue. Officials say no reply has been received to his appeal to Hitler a week ago, with a prompt response likely if one arrives. King Vittorio Emanuele says Italy is doing what is possible to bring about peace with justice and has forwarded the appeal to his government.
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Washington
Roosevelt
London
Berlin
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
Slade Case Preliminary Hearing Delayed to September 25
The state resumes the Slade case with a preliminary hearing date moved from yesterday to September 25. Eldon Slade, arrested August 1, faced arraignment August 2 in Justice Court on charges of possession and transportation of intoxicating liquor, and was released on a $500 bond. About 1,200 wine bottles valued at $854.50 wholesale were stored in the county jail basement pending trial.
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Eldon Slade
Hutchinson
Slade
Justice Court
Robert B. Oyler
Stock Market Index Dips to 46.3 After Yesterday's Rally
The average of 60 stocks stands at 46.3 today, down from yesterday's 47.0. Investors watch for further moves as market sentiment shifts amid mixed signals across sectors.
German Soviet non aggression pact ratified in Berlin and Moscow
Propaganda ministry announced the German Soviet non aggression pact was ratified in Berlin and Moscow. Berlin reported Polish destroyers left the Baltic bound westward with base at Gdynia. Maxime Weygand arrived in Cairo to meet Archibald Wavell. Tutankhamun tomb artifacts moved underground for wartime protection. Danzig Polish journalists and bureau closed as the Free City quiets.
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Berlin
Propaganda Ministry
Moscow
London
DNB
Danzig
Baltic Sea
Skagen
Gdynia
Pi—Dnb
Free City
State Cornhusking Title Will Be Decided Oct 26
Erie Kan Aug 31 The Kansas state cornhusking championship for 1939 will be settled in a contest near Erie next October The exact site is not chosen yet it will be one of five fields chosen earlier County champions may compete and the winner and runner up will enter the national contest at Lawrence next November 3 Cecil Vining of Baldwin won last year repeating his 1937 triumph Orville Peterson 30 Concordia was 1938 runner up
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Erie
Kan
Content
Althe
Lawrence
Cecil Vining
Baldwin
Orville Peterson
Concordia
Wichita Girl Seized Over Smuggling Plot
Police report a Wichita, Kansas girl identified as Irene Sylvia Phipps, 19, detained in Scottsbluff Nebraska after admitting plans to smuggle a hack saw to Arnold Hoffman, 26, jailed on a check forgery charge.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Earl Livengood
Irene Sylvia. Phipps
Wichita
Kan
Arnold Hoffman
Britain mobilizes navy as Europe moves toward war footing
Britain orders full naval mobilization and calls up reserve forces while civilian evacuations begin in metropolitan areas. Paris and Berlin tighten war preparations as Poland faces pressure from Germany and Russia. Danzig railway disruptions spark fears of notable action against Poland.
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London
Great Britain
Britain
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Paris
Daladier
Eric Phipps
War Ministry
France
Hitler
Moscow
Poland
Germany
Supreme Soviet
C.S.T
London Stock Exchange
Italy
Umberto
Rodolfo Graziani
Rhine
German Defense Council
Nippon Good Will Plane Leaves Whitehorse for Prince George
Pan American Airways announced at 9 50 a m that the Japanese goodwill plane Nippon has departed Whitehorse Yukon Territory for Prince George.
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Whitehorse
Juneau
Alaska
Pan American Airways
Good Will
Nippon
Y. T
Prince George
Censorship Bans Code Messages Sent to Belligerent Ships
Britain France and Poland impose partial censorship on commercial messages to ships at sea. Incoming traffic via American radio and cable firms is barred from sending code or cipher messages. RCA says allied powers refuse cipher transmission. German censorship not yet noted.
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Britain
Poland
France
New York
R.C.A. Communications, Inc
Germany
Atlantic
European traveler offers views on Germany and Hitler at Kiwanis meeting
William Kandt, after four years in Germany as a Tubingen scholar, discussed life in the Reich and the Nazi regime. He argued the Rome Berlin axis is government led, noted Jewish purge sparked German outrage, and claimed Hitler seeks victory only if sure to win.
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Tubingen
Phi Psi
William Kandt
Reich
Kiwanis “Club
Wiedemann’s
Russia
Hitler
Kandt
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Czechoslovakia
Italy
America
Poles Say Nazi Patrols Have Crossed the Border
Polish sources report German patrols crossed the border at several points and a German bomber flew over Silesia pursued by Polish planes. Danzig accounts claim new Nazi aggression with cut communications between the Free City and Gdynia and Nazi occupation of railway stations in Danzig territory.
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Warsaw
Polish Silesia
Danzig
Free City
Gdynia
McElroy in Critical Condition After Heart Attack
Henry F. McElroy 74 former Kansas City city manager under Boss Pendergast was reported in very low condition after an acute heart attack at his home. He resigned last spring amid reforms under Mayor Bryce B. Smith and faces an embezzlement indictment tied to city hall activities.
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Kansas City
Henry F. McElroy
McElroy
Tom Pendergast
Bryce B. Smith
County Fair Into Finale Tomorrow at Big Springs
Douglas County Fair enters final day after a record entry and large crowds. About 2,500 attended last night with 850 cars on the grounds. Today judging for poultry livestock and agriculture continues while stage acts and a baseball game headline tomorrow schedule.
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Douglas County
Big Springs
Pete Bahnmaier
The
Fair Association
Faye
Ezra
Ollie
Sheriff's Office
J. P. Brown
KFEQ
St. Joseph
Shawnee County to Open Lake Shawnee for Fishing
Lake Shawnee near Topeka will open September 3 with strict rules. Residents pay $1 season or 25 cents daily, non residents $3 season or 50 cents daily, and both must hold county and state licenses. Fishing limited to 6 am to 6 pm, one pole per angler, no boat rentals. self-boat users pay 50 cents daily. Eskridge and Wabaunsee lakes will follow similar regulations.
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Lake
Shawnee
Topeka
Fred W. Kahn
Douglas County
Kahn
Eskridge
Wabaunsee County
Lake Shawnee
Shawnee County
Lone Star Lake
Governor Patton Change Speaking Hour at Santa Fe Picnic
Governor Payne Ratner will speak at 3 30 PM tomorrow at the Santa Fe Trail picnic in Baldwin, moved up from 4 PM. The event runs through Saturday, with Judge Walter A. Haxman, former Kansas governor, delivering the 3 PM address that afternoon.
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Payne Ratner
Baldwin
Walter A. Haxman
Kansas
Pope Pius XII launches sudden five nation peace plea
Vatican notes hand delivered to envoys of Italy France Germany Poland and Great Britain carry a unified appeal for peace. Cardinal Maglione met Yugoslavian Hungarian and Romanian representatives while signaling readiness for a pacific solution before the crisis worsens, with a deadline seen as soon.
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Italy
France
Germany
Poland
Great Britain
Vatican City
GPI
Pius XII
Europe
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Vatican
Castel Gandolfo
Cardinal Maglione
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Romania
Lawrence Labor Day Picnic Planned in South Park
Plans are set for a Lawrence I O O F Labor Day picnic in South Park with baseball softball a Manhattan Odd Fellows band concert and an evening dance. Game times include 9 30 am Legion versus Hopewell and 2 30 pm Semi Pros versus All Stars with later girls softball and a 9 pm dance after the R C Cola Atchison team faces Knox Merchants Topeka.
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Lawrence
South Park
Lawrence I. O. O. F. Lodge
Kansas Odd Fellows
Manhattan
O. E. Bellinger
Lawrence American Legion
Hopewell
Lawrence All-Stars
R. C. Cola
Atchison
Knox Merchants
Topeka
Lawrence Shiger
D. T. Ransdell
Lawrence Rebekahs
Ray Rnoney
F. M. Tidrow
Charles Rumsey
Odd Fellows
van Alm
Malotts in Soon at University of Kansas
It was reported the Chancellor Deane W. Malott and his family left Boston last Saturday to drive to Lawrence. The late Mrs Eliza beth M Watkins home has been redecorated and is ready for occupancy. No exact arrival date given, but he is expected in Lawrence soon and in his office by Tuesday September 5.
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University
Deane W. Malott
Boston
Lawrence
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Malotts
C. G. Bayles
Malotti
France Reaffirms Aid Promise to Poland in Event of German Attack
Paris Aug 31 French cabinet in a rapid session unanimously reaffirmed its pledge to aid Poland if Germany attacks. Premier Daladier and Foreign Minister Bonnet briefed ministers on the international situation and emphasized that France must keep its promise to Poland. Rumors linked the meeting to a possible six power peace conference and talks among British Italian representatives.
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Paris
Poland
Daladier
Georges Bonnet
France
Albert Lebrun
Eric Phipps
England
Germany
Italy
Berlin
Rome
Galeazzo Ciano
Belgium
Pope Pius XII
Mussolini
Indian Honor Guard at New York World's Fair Tours Dignitaries
Capt James Lansing led 26 Indian guardsmen who escorted royals and notable guests at the 1939 New York World's Fair. They lined up on avenue of the fair grounds to greet King and Queen of England, Crown Princes of Norway and Denmark, maharajahs, and stars like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
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James Lansing
Norway
Denmark
England
Fair Grounds
Lansing
Costurge
General Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Payne Ratner
Kansas
Charlie McCarthy
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Johnny Weissmuller
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Lloyd Stark
Army
Navy
New York
Fort George
Perylon Hall
Heat relief promised as Kansas endures record heat
Topeka reports yesterday’s heat wave with 107 degrees the state high. A low pressure system moves east bringing cooler northeastern winds and no rain. Temperatures near 90 to 95 by tomorrow with dry topsoil conditions in western counties.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
McPherson
Dodge City
Wellington
Wichita
Fredonia
Parsons
Mercury
Robb
Kansas Weather Forecast Shows Fair, Cooler East Tonight
The Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures in the eastern regions. The report notes yesterday's conditions and provides today’s temperature readings, including high and low marks.
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Kansas
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