France and Germany sign war renunciation pact
Paris reports a Franco German accord pledging peaceful dispute resolution and explicit recognition of existing frontiers. Foreign Ministers Bonnet and von Ribbentrop signed on vellum sheets amid heavy security.
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Paris
France
Germany
Georges Bonnet
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Berlin
von Ribbentrop
Foreign Office
Hitler
Alsace-Lorraine
Austria
Czechoslovak Sudetenland
Daladier
Bonnet
Bull on Rampage Roams Midtown New York Street
A yearling bull escaped from an East Side abattoir and charged through Manhattan streets from 24th Street to Times Square. Patrolman George Brennan chased the animal on a passing car, leaped to its neck, and wrestled it to the pavement after a 30 minute pursuit.
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New York
Ferdinand
24Th Street
Madison
Times Square
George Brennan
Wheat stored under insurance plan in national program
Missouri leads ten states with 1,620,000 bushels storage space under contract for the Federal Crop Insurance program. Washington says 57 bonded warehouses hold 8,000,000 bushels, with premium payments totaling 3,069,451 bushels by December 1.
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Kansas City
Missouri
W. A. Talbot
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Washington
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
New York
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Rally Launches Garner For President Movement in Texas
Detroit Texas hosts a northeast Texas rally to form the first Garner for President club. Thousands attend to honor John Nance Garner born near Detroit in 1868 and rally behind frontier virtues of thrift and self reliance. The vice president has not pledged but supporters believe he would accept if nominated by the people.
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Tex
John Nance Garner
Texas
Red River County
Garner
John Garner A
Roosevelt backs pay as you go defense financing policy
President Roosevelt said at a press conference the nation should fund defense programs on a pay as you go basis even if it requires higher taxes. Major Bob Neyland signed a seven year extension to stay as Tennessee football coach and athletic director. Crowds gathered for the tri county tobacco market opening with about 670000 pounds in two warehouses. Whittall carpet mills eyed an early reopening with 1100 workers promised by workers who loaned 35000 dollars to new owners.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Knoxville
Tenn
Bob Neyland
University of Tennessee
Weston
Tri-County
Ideal Christmas Gift Subscribes to Journal World
A year long mail subscription to the Journal World offered as a thoughtful Christmas gift. Include a reminder of the recipient’s kindness with Ford Service at Hamilton 15 W. 9th.
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The
Journal- World
Ford Service
Hamilton
Lawrence board studies plan to improve schools
The Lawrence board of education discussed a five point study program covering achievement standards promotion policy curriculum and extra curricular activities. Dean Paul B Lawson led the education committee in presenting the report urging a year end study and a written reply to patron concerns. The school policies council is asked to review and report back before year end with recommendations and possible policy changes.
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Board of Education
Lawson
Paul B. Lawson
Education Committee
Lawrence
Committee On Education
School Policies Council
Kansas
C. E. Birch
Neal M. Wherry
H. L. Sutherland
Vesta White
John FE. Jacobs
Arthur E. Miller
Hazel Lee
Cordley
Lillian Webster
Lincoln School
Susan Todd
McAllaster
Mildred Kirkham
New York School
Opal Jayne Kennedy
Pinckney School
M. Alice Dicker
Woodlawn
Susan Friend
Electa Kindlesperger
Mabel Barnhart
Maud Ellsworth
L. R. Perry
Ida Good
L. E. Thurman
Pearl Carpenter
Bernice Nash
Edyth M. Salveson
Daladier Orders 259 Sailors to Take Liner to U S on Schedule
Paris reports Premier Daladier, aiming to break the Le Havre shipping strike, ordered 259 sailors to man the liner Paris for a New York crossing. Navy crews and requisitioned stewards will keep transatlantic service moving, with the Paris sailing via Cherbourg to pick up passengers before departure. The liner includes many of the 322 American volunteers evacuated from Spain last week.
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Daladier
le Havre
New York
Arbourg
Navy
Cherbourg
Spain
Removal Call Sparks KU Football Coach Controversy
The Pan-Hellenic Council unanimously recommends removing Ad Lindsey as Kansas football head coach. The group reasons their stance reflects fraternity sentiment, while not naming a successor. Petitions for Lindsey’s ouster and Gwinn Henry’s possible appointment circulate locally.
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K. U
Pan-Hellenic Council
Ad Lindsey
University of Kansas
Lindsey
Ted North
Topeka
Harry Wiles
North
House
Gwinn Henry
Kansan
Unseasonably Mild Weather Forecast in Kansas
Topeka reports little change in the unseasonably warm pattern across Kansas with no moisture expected. Wheat crops suffer from continued dry spell as forecasts call for sunny skies and highs around 55 to 60 degrees, while north areas dip to 26 to 30 at night.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Canada
Mercury
Goodland
Governor declines to intervene in Hahn execution
Columbus Ohio December 6 Gov Martin L Davey said he will not intervene in the scheduled execution of Anna Marie Hahn the Cincinnati poison slayer set for tomorrow night Hahn a Bavarian born woman convicted November 6 1937 of killing Jacob Wagner a 78 year old gardener for his fortune remained calm during her stay in prison authorities said Hahn has insisted she would not be put to death.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Anna Marie Hahn
Cincinnati
Bavaria
Jacob Wagner
International Wheat Crisis Meet Called by Kennedy
United States ambassador Joseph P Kennedy chairs a 21 nation wheat advisory committee and calls a January 10 London meeting to address the world wheat crisis. The gathering, requested by the United States Britain France and Australia, aims to propose stabilizing actions for low prices and large grain stocks.
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Joseph B. Kennedy
London
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Radio operations aid in recovery of stolen car
Police used radio dispatches to locate a stolen 1938 Ford coupe owned by Dr. Eugene Ferguson of Kansas City Kansas. Benton A Fabian of San Antonio Texas was arrested after officers recovered the vehicle in North Lawrence and handed him to Kansas City detectives Ed Hayes and Tomman.
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San Antonio
Tex
Eugene Ferguson
Kansas City
Kan
Evan A. Edwards
State Highway Patrol
Highway 10
Twentythird
Massachusetts Street
North Lawrence
Fabian
Ed Hayes
Tomman
German Plane Sinks in Manila Harbor After Turbine Stall
A large German Condor monoplane forced to land near Manila after one of its four motors stalled. All six on board including Heiz Junge were uninjured and rescued. The craft had flown from Tokyo in 10 hours 58 minutes and experienced fuel line trouble.
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Tokyo
Heiz Junge
Focke Wulff
Lindley’s Service Praised by Governor Huxman
Gov. Walter A. Huxman sent a letter praising Dr. E H Lindley for his long faithful service as chancellor of the University of Kansas. The governor noted remarkable progress under Lindley’s leadership and the state’s growing value from the school. Lindley received many letters by mail yesterday and today.
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E. H. Lindley
University
Gaelic Athletic Hall Bombed in Tyrone Protest Incident
Three bombs wrecked the newly erected Gaelic Athletic Association hall near Dungannon Tyrone today in a protest against Sunday games by association teams and the display of the tri color of Eire authorities suspect.
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Belfast
Gaelic Athletic Association
Dungannon
Tyrone
Eire
Southern Ireland
Stock Market Index Edges Higher On Broad Gains
The stock market index averaged 60 stocks rose to 50.5 from 50.2 yesterday as gains spread across sectors led by large cap names. Investors awaited corporate earnings and guidance amid mixed economic signals.
Kansas Chamber outlines industrial research push at Topeka luncheon
Mark Drehmer secretary of the Topeka Chamber of Commerce presented the Kansas Chamber agenda at a district meeting at the Eldridge hotel. He urged a state department of research funding and highlighted the need for state support for smaller industries. He noted Kansas population decline and the shift from pure agriculture. Chancellor Lindley and Mount Oread research plans were discussed along with tax, advertising, and forestry funding within the legislative program.
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Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Drehmer
State Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Research
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Carlson wins protest over potato bids for camps
Rep. Frank Carlson of Kansas announces success in challenging how the war department asked bids for civilian conservation corps supplies. A Col. John F. Franklin letter from Seventh Army Corps headquarters says bids will now be asked only on U S grade No 1 Irish potatoes and may come from any state.
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Frank Carlson
Kansas
War Department
Idaho
Civilian Conservation Corps
Missouri
John F. Franklin
Seventh Army Corps
Omaha
U. S
Americans Convicted for German Currency Law Violation in Vienna
Dr. Michael George Albert of New York and Dr. Oscar Lavine of Mount Rainier Maryland were convicted in Vienna of breaking Germany currency laws. Albert faces one year hard labor and a 60 000 mark fine or two months extra imprisonment. Lavine receives six months imprisonment and a 60 000 mark fine with similar option. Time served will reduce sentences. Both planned appeals.
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Vienna
Michael George Albert
New York
Oscar Lavine
Mount Rainer
Germany
Albert
Lavine
Pardons Push Progress in Douglas County Legislature
Douglas County CPA campaigns to curb governor clemency power for first degree murder robbery forcible rape or habitual criminal cases. Petitions circulate among residents and jurors from the Fenstemaker murder case urging a legislature to pass a bill restricting pardons paroles and sentence commutations. Jury notes influenced Judge Means who supports the reform.
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Douglas County
Earnest Fenstemaker
Hugh Means
Feastemaker
Judge Means
Fenstemaker
Outi
State of Kansas
Roosevelt Returns to Capital for Liberal Policy Push
President Roosevelt, returning to Washington aboard the Roosevelt train, pledged to continue a liberal domestic program and defend democratic nations. He planned swift meetings with congressional leaders and diplomats to set courses for the new Congress and American envoys amid rising totalitarian challenges.
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Washington
World l
Georgia
White House
Congress
Armory Burns Losing Weapons and Plans for New Site
Fire at the National Guard Armory at 800 New Hampshire Street destroyed equipment for Companies H and M of the 13th Infantry Kansas National Guard. Losses topped $100,000 to the Army, $15,000 to the building owner, with many uniforms and ordnance ruined. Fire began about 2 03 a m as drills continued and temporarily forced two Guard companies to seek new quarters. Plans for a separate armory building are revived as officials study new sites and temporary drill spaces.
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Kansas City Star Service
Eighth and
New Hampshire Streets
National Guard
National Guard Armory
New Hampshire Street
M. F. Hudson Motor Company
L. L. Riling
U. S. Army
Company M
Kansas National Guard
Army
Army Ordnance
Galen Gorrill
Wayne Allphin
Sam Moyer
Milton. R. McLean
Kansas
Topeka
E. J. Reath
Military Affairs Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Lee Riling
McLean
Rehearing Sought in Woman's Club Tax Case
Edward Riling for the Lawrence Woman's Club filed a motion for a new trial or rehearing on Judge Hugh Means finding that the club's property is not exempt from taxation. Means denied the injunction but ruled against the exemption. The filing contends the finding contradicts law and evidence.
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Hugh Means
Lawrence Woman’s Club
Edward Riling
Woman's Club
Judge Means
Kansas Weather Update and Chevrolet Ad
Fair tonight and Wednesday with cooler central and eastern areas. Western centers rise tomorrow. Morning skies clear and dirt roads good. Gas office records note temperatures. yesterday 89, today 33, high 27 yesterday. Chevrolet Christmas ad appears.
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