Japanese siege tightens on Nanking as walls are scaled
Chinese forces of about 200000 clash with 75000 Japanese outside Nanking. Japanese claim progress toward fall while fire rains over the city. Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang reportedly left for Kiangsi as 17 Americans remain inside the city amid blocked exits.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Nppaneen
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Madame Chiang
Manchang
Kiangsi
Nippon
Yangtze Valley
Anking
Anhwei Province
Kiangyin
Japan
Yangtze River
Panay
Congress Approves 222000 Travel Fund for Members
Congress authorized a 222000 travel fund to cover members travel to the special session. The House passed the measure 827 to 87 with only one Democrat voting no. Senators and representatives earn 20 cents per mile for round trips, yielding amounts from 3.20 to 21.80 depending on distance.
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Washington
Congress
Taylor
D-Colo
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Rep. Voorhis
California
Smith
Alexandria
King
Hawaii
Wind-Blown Snowballs Reported on Kansas Plains
Wind and drifting snow dominated in Hays Kansas as light wet flakes fell overnight. Reports describe wind driven drifts and snow balls forming across the plains with light accumulation in the early morning.
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Kansas Plains
Hays
Kan
Kansas
Indey Land
Fort Hays
Sorane
Bank heist sparks chase after acetylene torch use
A robbery incident ends with a suspect warning off police as an acetylene torch is used to break into a bank vault. a juvenile is alleged to have carried $5,400 in cash during the incident.
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Sta
Parade Route Clarifies Traffic Flow on Massachusetts
The note sets a 2:30 pm start on December 8 at Sixth and Massachusetts directing south on Massachusetts to Thirteenth Street. Traffic on Massachusetts will be cleared for the parade with Pier cars held and traffic regulated during the procession.
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Sixth
Massachusetts
Thirteenth Street
Lawrence High School Parade Honors Queen of Fairyland
Forthcoming parade features Lawrence High School students and community groups. Miss Faye Jean Gish named Queen of Fairyland. Ruth Bertschinger to represent 4 H clubs. Indian Queen Lucy Hart from Moorewood Oklahoma to lead Haskell section. Plan includes a new red fire truck, dalmation dogs, ponies, and up to 40 decorated bicycles. Parade marshal Major E J Renth says start at 2 30 pm with an expected mile and a half route.
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Lawrence High 5
Dalton Dalmatian
Herald
Mary Christmas
Cutter
Peter-Peter Pumpkin Eater
Jinrickisha
Tito
Jenny Wren
Little Biss
Santa Claus
Balloon Castle
Fairyland
Helland
Camel
Mary
Haskell Haskell
Faye Jean Gish
Alabama Street
Lawrence High School
Girls’ Reserve
Jas
Miss Gish
LaDean Davis
Helen Louise St .Clair
Ruth Bertschinger
Big Springs
Lucy’. Hart
Cheyenne Indiaz
Moorewood
Okla
Haskell
John Jacobs
Five Die in Explosion at Sloverville Clothing Shop
An explosion at a children’s clothing shop in Sloverville, N Faroe killed five people. Fire Chief R A Maxson said the blast occurred while three men were removing a fuel oil tank from the cellar. Edward Hall died of burns along with janitor William B Crispin.
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Sloverville
N. Faroe
R.A
Maxson
Edward. Hall
Basemeestb Jr
William B. Crispin
Congregational Church Notice of Repair and Welcome
Readable fragments indicate a church notice from Gifford Kansas about Washer Repairing Green Bros Adv. inviting public cordial reception and involvement in church activities or repairs.
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Bros
Kansan Governor Huxman Urges Grounded Progress
Governor Huxman told a Chamber of Commerce luncheon that Kansans should balance respect for the past with modernization. He urged cooperative progress across business, agriculture, industry and labor and called on citizens to engage in government and politics.
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Walter A. Haxman
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Haxman
Wren
Dolph Simons
Chamber of Ferce
Roger Wiliams
Russell M. Kelley
Haskell Institute
Alfred Lawrence
Fred Moreau
K. U. School of Law
John Brand
Robert Owthwaite
Topeka
Huxman
Phil Ernst
Law School
University of Kansas
Ernst
Walter Haxman
Haskell to Parade with Indian Float and Queen
Haskell plans a big parade entry tomorrow with a beautiful float depicting Hiawatha and a large Indian contingent. Lucy Hart of Cheyenne is chosen Indian Queen to ride with Miss Christmas and Fairyland Queen, while Warren Spaulding leads the parade unit and the float design.
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Haskell
Lucy
Hart
Cheyenne
Moorewood
Okla
Mary
Fairyland
Christmas Message From Lawrence Parade Organizers
A public note from a speaker in Lawrence, Kansas, expresses plans for a midnight departure and a 2:30 PM parade tomorrow. The message conveys anticipation for a wonderful celebration and wishes merry Christmas to all.
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Lawrece
Senate rejects McNary amending limit on farm bill
Washington December 7 The senate voted 51 to 25 against McNary Oregon proposal to limit the farm bill to 1938 40. Support came from 14 Republicans and 11 Democrats, with Johnson California among opponents. Other amendments to crop control were pursued as administration leaders seek a final vote perhaps Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Friends of the Bill
Adams
Colorado
Bailey
North Carolina
Bulkley
Ohio
Byrd
Virginia
Copeland
New York
Gerry
Rhode Island
Lee
Oklahoms
Pittman
Nevada
Russell
Georgia
Tydings
Maryland
Walsh
Massachusetts
Johnson
California
House
Representative Coffee
D-Neb
Kleberg
D-Tex
Coton
Jones
Agriculture Committee
Douglas County Leaders Debate Sales Tax Relief Session
Douglas county representatives Robert C. Rankin and Edwin F. Abels discussed Gov. Walter Haxman’s proposal for a special session to adjust sales tax distribution for relief. Abels questioned urgency for a session and urged directing county surplus to the county general fund, while Rankin supported directing more revenue to relief to avoid bond issues. Douglas County has issued 35,000 in poor relief bonds this year and seeks authority for an additional 12,000.
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Robert C. Rankin
Edwin F. Abels
Douglas County
Walter Haxman
Abels
Rankin
Haxman
Light Snow Briefly Falls Over City Streets
Light snow began early this morning just before 7 with a brief shower that left a light coat on the streets. The snowfall stopped around 8:30 and the sun broke through the clouds after temperatures rose several degrees.
Well Completion Expands Habitat Northward In Kansas
A historical report notes a oil well completed for 225 barrels or 36 water barrels, extending the habitat northward from a wildcat in the NW SW section. Operators and company details are partially legible, with references to Zink and others in the new era.
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Os Eam
Kansas
Berlin Memo: Dodd Resigns as U S Ambassador to Germany
Berlin reports confirm William E. Dodd will resign as United States ambassador to Germany effective January 1938. Dodd, 52, has opposed American attendance at the Nazi party congress in Nurnberg and is expected to return to the University of Chicago. Hugh R. Wilson may be named his successor.
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Berlin
GPI
United States
William E. Dodd
Dodd
Washington
Nurnberg
Prentiss Gilbert
Germany
Hugh R. Wilson
State Department
White House
Wilson
Tony Eons
Hull
Switzerland
University of Chicago
Roosevelt
Dodds
Safety Lesson Teaches Caution With Mock Crash
Massachusetts street traffic paused for a staged wreck before Liberty Memorial High School. Dummies posed in crash positions while a death head banner warned Don t Let Your Christmas Be Like This. Students received safety cards and heard Capt. Ed Wallace lecture on driving rules and statistics.
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Massachusetts Street
Liberty Memorial High School
Auto Mechanics
Auto Club
E. J. Logsdon
Autto Mechanics
Ed Wallace
State Highway Patrol
Wallace
Jump Save Bravery As Fire Burns East Side Home
An 87 year old woman leaped from a second story window to safety into the arms of a 57 year old man as fire destroyed a Kansas City east side home. Seven others escaped, one boy among them. James Phillips saved the woman by breaking her fall while wearing a night shirt in 28 degree temps. Mrs Phillips, 47, helped rescue another occupant as an overheated furnace was blamed.
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Kansas City
Sarah
James. Phillips
Owas
WPA approval received for Lawrence mud jack project
The city council heard that the Works Progress Administration has approved the long sought mud jack project for Lawrence. Ben Babb city engineer filed the application months ago and weather may delay start. 20 WPA laborers will work at least six months with city supplying materials and equipment.
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WPA
Lawrence
Willard Brown
Ben Babb
Jack
Babb
Frost Fights in Florida Hit Lakeland and Regions
Florida forecasters and growers battle freezing temperatures causing heavy frost damage across Lakeland and surrounding vegetable fruit areas. The coldest of the year threatens crops, forcing protections and raising concerns for winter markets near Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades region.
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Florida
Lakeland
Fla
Lake Keechobee
Vane
America
S. Rich
Peat- Prone Company Reported With Bord Service
Partial OCR reads about a peat related business report from Hamilton and a Bord Service at 702 Vermont Street. Names appear as Otte and possible Pho x cum company. Details are fragmentary and uncertain.
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Ean Otte
Dee
Pho
President Roosevelt Undergoes Dental Checkup After Florida Trip
Doctors said the president had no bone involvement after X rays and photos were reviewed by Navy dental officer H Yando and Dr Ross McIntire. The medical team noted the tooth socket healing and planned soft tissue treatment with a lunch appointment for Labor Secretary Perkins plus further afternoon visits.
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Roosevelt
Ross
Labor
Perkins
New Forms Here For Tax Exempt Gasoline Claims
County Clerk T R Gerhai reports new tax exempt gasoline forms for 1938. Farmers must estimate yearly usage by acre and tasks, with limits on 40 gallon lots and a state table guiding fuel needs per acre. Weather and soil affect estimates, with a typical 10 gallons per acre for power farming under normal rainfall.
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T. R. Gerhai
State Office
Ste
Light Snow Falls Across Kansas With More Likely
Topeka reports light morning snowfall bringing moisture across north and west Kansas. Forecaster S D Flora says additional precipitation tonight could add inch to two inches in places with colder air sweeping in from the north.
Lawrence Schools Put Retirement Plan In Abeyance
The Lawrence Board of Education votes to hold in abeyance any retirement plan action and invites the Chamber of Commerce to appoint a committee to work with the board in studying the issue. A special committee, chaired by Dean Paul Lawson, will review the plan and a fall report is to be printed later. The move follows Chamber opposition to the bill in its current form.
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Merce
Board of Education
Paul B. Lawson
Chamber
Commerce
The
Eal ‘Lawson
Spple
Ord
Hel. Waeple
Sen Land
of Education
Marston
Regar
Susan Todd
McAllaster
Kansas
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Leweedes Chamber ‘of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Russian Polar Campers Decide to Return Home
Four Russian polar campers retreat from their drifting ice floe near Greenland after 200 days collecting weather data. They planned to stay until May or June, but the ice island has drifted about 740 miles from the pole into an unexplored region. Expedition Leader Evan Papanin radioed that the group will likely be removed soon by plane.
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Moscow
Greenland
Poh TE
Pole
Evan. Papanin
Rate Hearing Set On Drouth Freight For Western Kansas
Gov Walter A Huxman reports railroads agreed to an early hearing on his request for emergency drought freight rates for livestock feeds in western Kansas. Officials said the hearing could be December 18 and cited the drought as a reason to reduce shipping costs.
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Walter A
Kansas
Kansas- Area
Western
Point Fi
Weather Summary for Kansas Local Area
Fragments indicate snow tonight with generally fair weather Wednesday. Colder tonight and Wednesday with rough dirt roads in places including Col Ne and Manhattan. Slippery conditions around Benporis and Topeka areas and variable temperatures from afternoon to noon readings.
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Kansas
Pécomini
Emporia
Colne
Manhattan
Benporis
Ottaway
Topeka
Fichita
ePttabure
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Little America
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North Pole
Merry Christmas
William A. Dodd
Jump
Brown
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Tennessee Street
Babcock Addition
Fifteenth Street
J. Houston Turner
Turner
Judé Anderson
Elmer Schiller
Schiller
Anderson
Blue’s Bucket Shop
Jemeriia Davis
Blue Mill
Charles “Long
Don Hults
Willard Larkin
Paul Ingels
A. W. Berger
Ways and Means Committee
Lawrence Board of Education
Water Works Sinking Fund
Water Sinking Fund
Hamilton
S. D. Flora
Inter Act
Canada
Concordia
Ells
Dodge
Garden
Board: of Education
CG. Group
University Coal Co
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