Wallis Simpson Says She Will Give Up King Edward
In Cannes on December 7 Wallis Warfield Simpson announced she is ready to withdraw from the situation to spare the throne. Prime Minister Baldwin said the king will not be rushed into abdication and will have time to weigh his decision. The government emphasized no change to royal marriage law and public debate grew over abdication and constitutional issues.
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France
Edward
Mrs. Simpson
Lord Brownlow
British Empire
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Faeland
Eaward
Stanley Baldwin
Commons
Empire
London
England
Britain
Walis Simpson
Baldwin
Iet Commons
Thie Reumtre
Dominions
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Ernest Simpson
Atene
Winston Churchill
Churchill
House
Churchill Churchill
Col
Josiah Wedgwood
Wedgwood
George Lam
Deen
Plans Annual Dinner for New England Society in Lawrence
The Executive Board of the Sons and Daughters of New England, shifting toward a Kansas base, met at Dr M Hopkins home to plan the December 21 Founders Day dinner. Dr W W Davis of the University history dept will be the guest speaker, with music, folklore, and local voices. Membership open to those with New England ties. 25 cent fee covers clerical and postage costs.
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The
Sons and Daughters of New England
Kansas
Lawrence Society
M. Hopkins
New England
W. W. Davis
University Department of History
Historical and Patriotic Societies
E. M. Hopkins
Elizabeth R. Cook
Edward Bumgardner
EB. R. Learned
G. §. Skilton
Agnes Emery
Lawrence
Fred N. Raymond
Ilinois Street
D. H. Spencer
Mississippi Street
Inter-American arms talks meet stiff opposition
At a committee session of the inter American peace conference in Buenos Aires on December 7, Gen Jose Maria Moncada of Nicaragua argued that a Chilean proposal to limit armaments would be useless given heavy European armament programs. He urged rejection as impractical amid rising defense expenditures.
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Bueno Aires
Jose
Maria Moncada
Nicaragua
Arms Limitation Committee
Kansas Ice Men open 20th annual convention in Newton
On a bitter Newton day one of the coldest of the year the Kansas Ice Men's Association opened its 20th annual convention with about 100 attendees. Ice advertising shaped the afternoon session agenda.
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Newton
Kan
Kansas Ice Men's Association
Fair Trade Acts Upheld by Court
The Supreme Court upheld state fair trade acts barring sales of standard products below producer-set prices. Justices ruled retailers may own goods but not the goodwill or mark, affirming that goodwill is property and protectable by legislation. Oral opinions covered California and Illinois laws with several other states noted.
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Supreme Court
High Tribunal
District of Columbia Supreme Court
New York
California
Illinois
Ohio
Iowa
Maryland
New Jersey
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Sutherland
District of Columbia
Justice Stone
Jhigh Tribunal
Benjamin Spang
Philadelphia
United States
King May Refuse To Give Up His Friend
London reports say King Edward could accept abdication or exile to ease empire crisis if it solves the problem. Mrs. Simpson may issue a statement from Fort Belvedere and flee to France, fueling sympathy for the American-born divorcee. Strong royal circles doubt surrender will occur.
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Mrs. Simpson
London
Edward
Upi
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Cannes
Simpson
Fort Belvedere
France
Britain
Baldwin
Mixed Up Weather
Winter drove a spearhead of cold into the middle United States while summer rains hit the east and south faced extensive wind damage. Subzero readings in Iowa and Minnesota, freezing mist in Illinois, and snow in Missouri marked a dramatic winter break with many roads blocked and harbors threatened. Five killed, eight injured in Detroit fire. tornadic winds hit several southern states with injuries and property loss. extr adition ordered for Mrs Hewitt in California mayhem case.
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Iowa
Illnois
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
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Coast Guard
Duluth
Minn
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Detroit
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Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Greenville
Miss
Longview
Tex
Marshall
Panhandle
Washington
Philadelphia
Ohio
North Battleford
Sask
Canada
Predicts Parliament Will Legalize King Edward Morganatic Marriage
Lord Rothermere in Evening News predicts Parliament will pass a bill to legalize a morganatic marriage between King Edward and Mrs Wallis Simpson by a huge majority. He says it would be simple to legalize such a match and warns that abdication would be dangerous to legalize. The king would remain monarch-ally single even if married.
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London
Lord Rothermere
Evening News
Edward
Wallis Simpson
Four Die In Crash Near Osage County Intersection
Osage county reports four killed and one injured in a collision at the Highway 50S and 75 intersection eighteen miles south of Topeka. Victims include Sam Wentworth of Hutchinson and R L Gormley of Tulsa, with Paul B Vautrauvres of Topeka also killed. Dale Ruff of Manhattan injured. vehicle pair headed to Tulsa when crash occurred. Coroner Dr O G Fritts noted the stop signs were present and no blame assigned yet.
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Topeka
Here
Osage County
Sam Wentworth
Hutchinson
R. L. Gormley
Tulsa
Okla
Paul B. Vautrauvers
Jack Farley
Arkansas City
Kan
Osage
Lawrence
Aid to Children Helps Fund Kansas Preventorium
The Christmas seal sale supports the Legionville Preventorium near Independence, run by the Kansas American Legion and affiliated groups. Founded in 1922 on a 388 acre Dabney Farm as a memorial to veterans, it cares for Kansas children ages 6 to 12 for girls and 6 to 10 for boys, teaching eating habits, healthful living, exercise, sleep, play, and work before reintegrating them into their homes and schools.
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Kansas
Legionville
Kansas Department of the American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Independence
D. A. Dabney
Far
Charles Dabney
Lawrence
Ome
Seal Sale
AWAIT LANDON'S RETURN Delay Naming of Speaker for Kansas Day Banquet
Emporia Kan Dec 7 Wil ford Riegel president of the Kansas day club said no speaker for the Republican party Kansas Day banquet at Topeka January 29 would be named until Gov Alf M Landon returns from his present vacation trip The question was whether the speaker should be a Kansan or an out of state speaker Names considered included Sen Arthur Van denberg Mich Sen Elect Henry Cabot Lodge Jr Mass Ernst Pihlblad Bethany college Henry J Allen Topeka Fred Harris Ottawa Harold McGugin Coffeyville Rep U S Guyer Kansas City Henry Buzick Sylvan Grove Roy Bailey Salina.
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Kan
Wilford Riegel
Kansas Day Club
Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Riegle
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Henry Cabot Lodge
Baker Inaugural Draws Big Crowd
Nelson P. Horn was inducted Baker University’s 19th president in Baldwin with attendees from 70 colleges and churches. He urged a curriculum balance placing sciences with liberal arts and noted Fleming’s 14 years of service. Lawrence figures included KU and several named professors and university officials.
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Fleming
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Baldwin
Nelson P. Horn
Baker University
Warmer Weather Forecast For Kansas Tuesday Afternoon
Federal meteorologist S D Flora says shivering Kansans can expect temperatures between 40 and 45 degrees Tuesday afternoon. He notes the cold spell is ending, with unsettled but warmer conditions and a small chance of more precipitation. Overnight lows range from 20 to 25 in eastern Kansas and 25 to 30 in the west.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Toneka
Concordia
Kansas
Lyndon
Wichita
Dodge City
Kansas City
Osage City
Baldwin
Newland Encephalitis Patient Fails to Improve
William T. R. Newland a University of Kansas senior in Lawrence remains in very critical condition with encephalitis at Watkins Memorial Hospital. Dr. R. J. Canuteson reports the case is the most serious since admission last Monday and notes no new or suspected cases at the hospital.
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William R. Newland
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Watkins Memorial Hospital
R. J. Canuteson
Newland
Haseen
Canuteson
Three share honors in Southwestern college debate
In Winfield on December 7, the Southwestern college tournament concluded with Texas Tech winning the men’s debate title as Junius Carter and Alton Hawkins defeated Edmond Oklahoma Teachers. Oklahoma University’s La Rue Pottorff and Leota Davis captured the women’s championship, beating Fort Hays’ Faye Garten and Marguerite Taylor. Hutchinson Junior College won the junior division with Robert Brian and Barbara Woodward defeating Pittsburg’s Leo Howard and Allan Pratt.
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Winfield
Texas Tech
University of Oklahoma
Hutchinson
Junius Carter
Alton Hawkins
Edmond
Oklah
la Rue Pottorff
Leota Davis
Oklahoma University
Fort Hays
Faye Garten
Marguerite Taylor
Robert Brian
Barbara Woodward
Leo Howard
Allan Pratt
Pittsburg
Wage hike for Salt workers announced in Lyons
Officials of the American Salt company in Lyons say employees will receive a seven percent raise, effective on checks issued after December 22. Superintendent A. L. Miller also states the firm is establishing vacations with pay.
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Lyons
American Salt Company
A. L. Miller
Pope Pius XI Gains Strength and Eyes Leaving Bed
Vatican City December reports Pope Pius XI growing stronger after partial paralysis and asking physicians to permit him to leave his bed at the earliest moment. Doctors and intimates urge rest to avoid complications while the pontiff signs papers and follows inquiries about his illness with appreciation for public sympathy.
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Pope Pius XI
Vatican City
Pius
Holy Father
Lost Bride Found In Tulsa With Her Kansas Husband
La Dora Conover, 18, a Kansas State coed who married George Conover of the University of Kansas, was located safe in Tulsa Oklahoma. The couple, with the girl’s brothers Ed and Cliff Barber of Atchison, plan to return to Atchison then Lawrence after confirming her location and notifying her parents by telephone.
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Kansas
Conover
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The
University
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Lawrence
Ponca City
Okla
Barber Brothers
Ponca
Tulsa
Labor Peacemakers Seek End To Civil War Thursday
Washington December 7 Am erican Federation of Labor peacemakers plan to use George L Berry s industrial progress conference Thursday as a backdrop for a new bid to end labor s epochal civil war Leaders of John L Lewis ten suspended unions and the federation s craft factions will meet to discuss industrial legislation Peacemakers aim to learn if Lewis will modify his demand that all workers in each industry be organized into one union regardless of craft lines
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American Federation of Labor
George L. Berry
Industrial Progress Conference
John L. Lewis
Lewis
A. F
L. Craft Lines
Sister’s death drives Bernice Jones to leap from Kaw bridge
Bernice Jones, grieving over her sister’s suicide last June, jumped from the Kaw river bridge last Friday. A note found in her pocketbook at the bridge in Tinton station, Kansas City, urged no one to blame anyone else for her distress and included wishes about her funeral attire and pink roses.
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Nernice Jones
Kaw River
Tinton Station
Kansas City
Rende
Misa Tutcher
Bernice Jones
Lawrence man resigns as deputy state game warden
Tom Brown of Lawrence says he resigned as deputy state game warden in Douglas county due to other business. He had served off and on for eight years. his last appointment ended last January. In Clay Center a 70 year old woman Mrs W F H Thurman was killed when her car overturned after losing a front wheel. four others escaped injury.
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Tom Brown
Lawrence
Douglas County
Brown
Clay Center
Sec
W. F H. Thurman
Stock Market Index Shows Slight Rise This Saturday
The index averages 60 stocks at 70.1 with a small gain to 70.4 observed on Saturday. Investors monitor shifts as market activity remains steady amid mixed sector performance and steady trading volumes.
Drouth relief program causes county welfare shakeup
Farmers flocked to the resettlement office as drought relief grants replace WPA drouth relief jobs. In Douglas county 79 workers were cut from WPA, leaving 57 on relief with direct grants capped at 30 dollars monthly. Jefferson county added 5 more dropped workers, Franklin 60. C. L. Harding led surveys, while a soil conservation project began at the Haverstock farm with sixteen men sourced from relief rolls.
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Resettlement Administration
Court House
Drouth
Douglas County
Jefferson County
Franklin
Franklin County
C. L. Harding
Douglas
Jefferson
Franklin Counties
Oskaloosa
Soil Conservation Service
E. G. Haverstock
Kanwaka
Federal
Haverstock Farm
Rotary Lesson From World Tour Screens Color Films
Dr James BE Detweiler former world traveler spoke to the Rotary club at noon detailing color motion pictures he shot in Japan and India. The show included Tokyo scenes and a vast Hindu procession on the Ganges along with shrine footage in Japan. The lecture covered Japan's modern growth and religious rites with an introduction by Rev Theodore Astman.
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Japan
India
Rotary Club
James BE. Detweiler
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Gresgions
San Francisco
Tokyo
Detweiler
Chicago
Ganges River
Theodore Astman
Rotary Committee On International Relations
Weather forecast prompts unsettled conditions in Kansas
The Kansas weather forecast calls for somewhat unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday with temperatures rising tonight and in the far east Tuesday, cooler in the northwest. Morning skies are clear and roads are in good condition in Douglas County. Gas Office records show temperatures around 7 p.m. yesterday to today with a low at dawn and rainfall of about 0.9 inch expected Friday and Saturday.
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Kansas
Douglas County
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