Topeka Young Republicans Ease Into Praising Kansas Delegation
The Topeka Young Republicans adopt a resolution praising the Kansas congressional delegation after quiet negotiations. Speakers focus on domestic issues and avoid foreign policy to prevent controversy. The article questions how much groundwork is laid for next year’s campaign and whether issues voiced will drive the future race.
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Topeka
Kansas
Congress
Republican State Committee
Massachusetts
Juggling Act in Tokyo Washington Talks
Japanese diplomacy remains a juggling act as Tokyo answers Roosevelts questions without clear shifts. Talks hint at a conciliatory tone and a chance for progress, but Japan keeps heavy sea and land forces in Indo China, keeping tensions alive and delaying full relaxation.
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Tokyo
Far East
Roosevelt
Washington
Indo-China
Congressional clash over strike control bills and leadership
The piece details pressure on Congress as Senator McNary seeks hearings on strike control bills while the Smith bill faces House passage and possible substitution. It notes a hands off White House stance but administration backing for a replacement, and describes labor pressure and goon squad tactics influencing lawmakers.
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Congress
McNary
Senate
House
Washington
Santa Claus Parade Opens City Christmas Season
The appearance of Santa Claus and his wife yesterday sparked the official start of the Christmas season as crowds filled stores after the parade, heeding early shopping advice.
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Santa Claus
Axis forces renew offensive in Libya near Egypt
A British report says Axis troops again attack in the Libyan theater near Egypt while Allied efforts to drive the Germans from the corner fail. A Rome dispatch described the Libyan situation as stabilizing for the Axis, with Britain warned they must seize an advantage in the desert war.
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Libya
Egypt
Rome
Good Neighbor Policy in South America Seen With Caution
The South American view on the U S good neighbor policy is to wait and see. They acknowledge U S neighborliness and view the policy as a reaffirmation of the Monroe Doctrine era belief in Western hemisphere shared interests. They favor caution and judge the policy by its results.
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United States
Associated Press
Journal-World
Western Hemisphere
Weather talk dominates daily life and culture
Meteorologists convene at K U to discuss weather as a growing daily topic. The piece notes weather featuring in literature with a hurricane as a central figure, reflecting the public interest in highs lows and isobars beyond scientific discussion.
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K.U
Lady Astor faults Churchill over women understanding
The article notes Lady Astor assailed Prime Minister Churchill for not understanding women, a common complaint men face. It asserts there is no record of a man successfully using not guilty on that charge, and it doubts Churchill will perform notably above average.
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Lady Astor
Churchill
Mail theft haul from 1852 found in Philadelphia
A cache of mail stolen in 1852 was discovered in Philadelphia. The value to thieves is unknown, but the recovered items interest philatelists and collectors. Many pieces are now worth far more than at the time of snatching from the postal department custody.
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Philadelphia
Postal Department
Moscow Front Faces Record Cold Temperatures
Reported temperatures drop to thirteen below zero on the Moscow front. Soldiers forced from trenches endure brutal winter conditions as war continues to press the line.
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Moscow
Unqualified right to strike challenged by bill of rights
Opinion argues that rights guaranteed by the bill of rights must be brushed aside to preserve an unlimited right to strike. The piece questions constitutional limits on labor action and frames the issue as a clash between civil liberties and collective bargaining power.
Democrats Take House and Garner Elected Speaker
The Democratic Party regained control of the House after years of defeats and elected John N. Garner as speaker. A mass protest on Pennsylvania Avenue featured 1500 hunger marchers shouting for unemployed relief while police escorted them past blocked White House and Capitol doors. A charity football game raised 5500 for relief in Kansas and Washburn, and local obituaries noted Edward Warren Melville of Eudora and Raymond Nichols's posthospital recovery. Adolf Hitler signaled limited reforms and reliance on elections to empower national socialists, while keeping the gold standard dependent on French stance and rejecting a Berlin march.
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House
John N. Garner
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
White House
Capitol
Opeaa
University
Kansas
Washburn
Edward Warren Melville
Eudora
Memorial Hospital
Raymond Nichols
E. H. Lindley
Adolf Hitler
Germany
France
Berlin
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Serial Story Lady by Request Complication at Thorpe Lodge
Diana Curt confronts Richard Thorpe to rescue Adela, amid a plot that risks her marriage to Stephen Curt. Thorpe’s insinuations clash with Stephen’s trust as Diana risks exposure of Adela and Evalyn in a tense night of deception and desire.
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Stephen Curt
Diana
Altho
Stephen
Ellen Curt
Evalyn Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Adela
Thorpe
Bill Jackson
Phil Bruce
Mrs. Curt
Essie
Thorpe’s Lodge
Evalyn
Trath
Icicle
Steve
Richard’s Lodge
Richard
Green Street
Flashes of Life Star Witness Houston Collision Case
Louis Lopez quit arguing after his wife called him from the scene and drove away. Judge Lawrence Dumars dismissed the case after reading a birth certificate and noting Lopez spent three days pacing hospital corridors. Boonville farmer Edwin Wassmann found seven possums near his chicken house after hearing nocturnal noises.
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Houston
Tex
Louis Lopez
Lawrence Dumars
Lopez
Little Miss Lopez
Boonville
Edwin Wassmann
Soldier Eligibility and Draft Seeps Through Local Talk
The town discusses Holbrook resident Arizi W. C. Scorse marriage and possible draft deferment. If the English youth passes next week’s medical, he will join the army alongside Winston Churchill referenced as W C.
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Holbrook
Arizi
W. C. Scorse
Uncle Sam
W. C
Winston Churchill
Lights Out Omaha Man Loses Discount Bill to Parking Agony
Ferris of Omaha attempted to pay a light bill before a discount period ended. Unable to find a parking spot he sent a young man to pay on his behalf. After five minutes, Ferris learned the man had left the office with his payment, amounting to $3.53.
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Omaha
E. Ferris
Ferris
Light Company
Baldwin News Social Roundup Features Visits and Club Meeting
Mrs. William Green visits in Cherryvale at son John Green’s home. Mrs. Max Campbell of Edgerton calls on Baldwin friends. The McIntyres of Topeka spend the weekend with Mrs. Balch in Baldwin. Mrs. J L Hobson hosts the Needle Craft club with ten members and guest Mrs. Wellborn.
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William Green
John Green
Cherryvale
Max Campbell
Edgerton
Baldwin
Robert C. McIntyre
Sara Catherine
Robert C., Jr
Topeka
McIntyre
William M. Balch
J. L. Hobson
Needle Craft Club
R. C. Wellborn
Tennyson
George Banks
Kate Riggs
Prof. Carruth
Ed House
Sweet
Friends In Council
A. D. Weaver
Congregational Church
McCok Field
Oratorical Society of the University
J. B. Wilson
G. L. Metcalf
M. N. McNaughton
F. B. Banter
W. L. Burdick
R. D. O’leary
Frazier
Josiah Kramer
State Oratorical Society
Kansas University
West
Romania loses capital to Germans in WWI era report
In 1918 projections Secretary McAdoo warns the national treasury faces a $186 million deficit. A city water pump failure disrupted mains pressure before repairs. Other items note a Christmas poem, local club events, weather turn and university sports policy debates.
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Romania
McAdoo
Fortieth anniversary of the Friends in Council
The thirtieth anniversary celebration at Brynwood honored Mrs. Woodward’s home. A seven o’clock banquet began from the library and about fifty covers were laid with place cards engraved in quotations.
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Friends In ‘Council
Brynwood
Woodward
Community life and obituaries noted in Baldwin
Thanksgiving activities include Red Cross sewing and gift exchange. Women listed as members and guests, with Mrs Wellborn added. Miss Margaret Coleman visiting from Dubuque. Local dinners, hospital recoveries, bank cashier news, and a death in Ottawa followed by tributes. Rebekah lodge Christmas party plans noted.
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Ernoon
Red Cross
R. T. Green
Russell Greer
C. E. Francis
John Thomas
E. C. Wright
Charles Griffith
Walter Kennedy
James H. Stanley
J. I. Hockensmith
Wellborn
8. D. Vincent
J. W. Waldron
Larry Hardin
W. C. Harper
Bethany Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
Barnett
Esther Howell Lawler
Harper
Elton Peterson
Meriden State Bank
Peterson
Meriden High School
O. L. Hankins
Ottawa
Gardner
Hankins
Baldwin
Timothy Hankins
Baker
Orley
I. C. Rankin
Alice D. Porter
Boston
Topeka
Social notes from Eudora and nearby towns
Eudora and Kansas City visitors share Sunday and weekday visits with local residents. Iota Phi Phi club met with Mrs. Gerstenberger. bridge prizes awarded to several members. Various residents traveled to Lawrence Ottawa and Kansas City for shopping and visits, with gatherings at Catholic Altar Society meetings and a luncheon planned for December. A mail subscription note concludes the column.
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Ed. Howe
J. E. Baker
E. E. Wild
Kansas ‘City
Lillian Fuller
Minnie McCrea
John, Sommer
Paul Sommer
Retta Daugherty
Lawrence
Clem Zillner
Tom Raybourn
Ernest Papenhausen
Billings
Mont
Kenneth Rash
Thayer
T Heir
J. N. Hearin
Minerva Rebekah Lodge
Gottlieb’ Nieder
AY * Westerhouse
George Warmker
Fred Moll
Martin Able
June Louise
Evening Star
Altar Society
Catholic Church
Bert Seiwald
Alfred Seiwald
Albert Grosdidier
William Mercier
Henry Blechel
William Stadler
Radio Programs Saturday Evening Schedule Notes
Saturday evening radio listings show time slots across WREN KMBC and WDAF. Program highlights include Jean Cavall songs Cavaliers NBC Grand Ole Opry and Truth or Consequences among others with names like Wayne King’s Orchestra Guy Lombardo’s and Ted Steele.
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Wren
Ted Weat
KMBC
WDAF
Jack Armatrong
Tom Mix
Little Orphen Anita
Newacaat
WDARF
Fred Waring
Frank Parker
Blondie
Elmer Davia
National Radio Forum
Kmbc—Radio Theatre
J.Q
America
Brewster
Cavalcade of America
Western Echoes
Ted Steele
Orch
Amos and
Andy
DAF
Gabriel Heatter
Lanny Ross
Glenn Miller
Frankie Master
Stanley Kenton
Ray Heatherton
Moon River
United Press
Press
A.P
Jean Cavall
Cavaliers
Israel
Wayne King
Grand Ole Opry
Hollywood
Guy Lombardo
Wdaf—Playhouse
Dutch Guiana
Hobby Lobby
Elmer Davis
Tuberculosis Clinic Set for Monday at Lawrence Memorial
The monthly tuberculosis clinic will be held Monday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Dr. C. G. Taylor of Norton will conduct the examinations. Patients should enter from the west side and make appointments through the city health office. The clinic funds Christmas seals sales.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
CG. F. Taylor
Norton
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