Insurgent Planes Bomb Coast as Civil War Rages
Zaragoza reports insurgent air raids across government Spain targeting ports like Barcelona and Valencia. Franco warned civilians to evacuate 198 towns as air attacks threaten a large land push. Catalonia casualties exceed 4,000 with thousands more wounded.
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Zaragoza
Spain
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Valencia
Franco
Ebro
Segre
Catalonia
Kansans elect farm program committeemen this week
Manhattan Kansas dec 7 1938farm communities will elect 8600 committeemen delegates and alternates to oversee local administration of the 1939 farm program county committees will supervise allotments yields and payments Dean H Umberger Kansas State college extension service said elections are important because control of administration lies with local men Casement a Manhattan stockman criticized the plan saying it preserves a failed program and questions which farmers will support it ahead of Congress action
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
Dan Casement
Manhattan Stockman
AAA. Foe
Dean H. Umberger
Kansas State College Extension ‘Service
Umberger
Casement
Murder Charge Filed Against Arizona Ex-Convict
County Attorney Charles Rogers announced murder charges against William Lawshe for the slaying of Virgil Vaughn of Baldwin City Kansas. Vaughn’s body was found nine miles east of the area on August 14 after Lawshe sold Vaughn’s car in Lake Providence Louisiana. Investigators noted Vaughn and Lawshe departed Albuquerque New Mexico together on August 2 and extradition efforts were planned.
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Afford
Ariz
Charles Rogers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
William Lawshe
Arizona
Virgil Vaughn
Baldwin City
Kan
Lawshe
Lake Providence
Vaughn
Here
Albuquerque
N. M
Revers
Louisiana
Eden to Address U S Audience Without Official Weight
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain said Anthony Eden will present the British point of view in the United States but his remarks will have no official significance. Eden, who resigned as foreign secretary, travels to New York to speak at the national association of manufacturers convention on democracy and the modern world.
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Anthony Eden
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
United States
Viscount Halifax
Eden
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Association
Congress of American Industry
House of Lords
Wrecked car tied to Dickson flight near Pleasanton
An automobile found wrecked near Pleasanton Kansas linked to Benny Dickson and his wife, sought as bank robbers with a history of abductions and robberies across several states. FBI identified the car as stolen in Kansas City. Also reports town meetings planned for December in Douglas County agriculture groups.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Benny Dickson
Pleasanton
Highway 69
Dickson
Stotesbury
Dicksons
South Dakota
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Excelsior Springs
WPA
Kansas City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Five men fined 500 each for station sign destruction
Kansas City report states G M Sayre president of the Filling Station Operators union and three other men were fined the maximum 500 each for destruction of property. Police say car loads of men visited stations destroying signs threatening operators and announcing they would take down cut price signs not lowered by owners. The fined individuals include Theodore Sayre of Humansville Missouri Charles Deatherdge and Vernon Noble all of Kansas City.
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Kansas City
G. M. Sayre
Lloyd Ferris
D. E. Reddish
Theodore Sayre
Humansville
Charles Deatherdge
Vernon Noble
No Return of Colonies Dominions Debate Citing Public Opinion
Malcolm MacDonald told the House of Commons that British public opinion is solidly against returning colonies lost in World War I. He said the government shares this view and that the issue is no longer a practical political question, despite German statements.
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Lordon
Malcolm MacDonald
Dominions
House of Commons
Germany
MacDonald
Chamberlain
French destroyer frees Grand Quevilly in strait incident
In the Strait of Gibraltar the French destroyer Basque intervened to secure the release of the French freighter Grand Quevilly. The 2,844 ton ship had been stopped by Spanish insurgent armed trawlers while en route from Oran to France and called for aid by radio.
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Gibraltar
Grand Quevilly
Strait of Gibraltar
Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Oran
Algeria
France
Weather forecast and temperatures across Kansas districts
The weather report notes fair skies tonight and Thursday with cooler readings in the southeast and extreme east. Cloudy conditions in Coffeyville and Emporia, partly cloudy in Arkansas City and Salina, clear in Manhattan, Wichita, Garden City and Topeka. Dirt roads listed as good with gas office temperature records for yesterday and today.
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Kansas
Coffeyville
Emporia
Arkansas City
Salina
Manhattan
Wichita
Garden City
Topeka
Japanese Claim Control of Ten Chinese Provinces
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese authorities asserting aerial supremacy gives control of ten Chinese provinces though ground troops have not held territory. Japanese planes are said to have destroyed ten Chinese aircraft at cities including Sian Chungking Lanchow and Yuanchown, with key defenses within bomber range.
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Shanghai
China
Hankow
Sian
Shensi
Chungking
Czechwan
Lanchow
Yunnan
Yuanchown
Hunan
Two Burlington Officers Die in Gun Battle with Escaped Convict
In Burlington North Carolina a gun battle at a filling station killed Sheriff M P Robertson and Officer S E Vaughan. Deputy F B Bailiff wounded and described firing through a window. The slain robber was Roy Huffman an escaped convict from an Anson county prison camp. An additional fugitive escaped.
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Burlington
N. C
M.P. Robertson
Ala Mance
S. E. Vaughan
F. B. Bailiff
Roy Huffman
Anson County
Americans Leave Barcelona to Enter France in Second Group
The second group of about 200 American volunteers is set to cross into France as Barcelona demobilizes its international brigades. The first contingent, 332 strong, already crossed last Friday, with 150 sailing from France today on the liner Paris. A few severely wounded or unapproved cases remain.
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Barcelona
Spain
France
Paris
le Havre
United States
May Be House Leader Washington December 7
Supporters of Rep. Martin R Mass say they have enough pledges to elect him House Republican leader on the first ballot.
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House
Washington
Martin
R-Mass
Farm Bureau to Meet Monday in Douglas County
The Douglas County Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting Monday at Trinity Lutheran church Thirteenth and New Hampshire. Morning sessions include township vice presidents electing an executive board, and unit officers planning 1939 programs with Miss Vernetta Fairbairn. Luncheon at 12:15 features speaker Dr. W M Jardine.
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Douglas County Farm Bureau
Trinity Lutheran Church
Thirteenth
New Hampshire
Lutheran Church Organization
Farm Bureau
Mild Weather Lingers Across Kansas With Clear Skies
Mild weather will persist in Kansas for the next 36 hours with no moisture expected. High pressure over Idaho promises clear conditions. Phillipsburg reports a trace of precipitation. Tonight lows near freezing in the east and south and about 25 in the northwest. tomorrow highs around 55. Extremes yesterday ranged from 26 to 58 in Goodland and Phillipsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Idaho
Flora
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Legion Leader Pierson Tours Kansas Posts on Hurry Up Visit
Ray Pierson Burlington department commander of the American Legion spent 15 minutes with about a dozen Dorsey Liberty Post members at Legion rooms. He praised the post’s membership drive and greeted wartime friends before a lunch at Atchison and planned visits to Garnett Ottawa Oskaloosa en route to Atchison. He aims to visit 128 posts before Christmas.
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Ray
Pierson
Burlington
American Legion
Dorsey- Liberty Post
Legion Rooms
Atchison
Garnett
Ottawa
Lawrence
Oskaloosa
Legion
Medical Society Elects Dr. Sherwood President
Dr. Noble P. Sherwood of the University of Kansas faculty was elected president of the Douglas County Medical Society for the new year at the dinner meeting at the Hotel Eldridge. Other officers elected include Dr. R. A. Schwegler Jr as vice president, Dr. E. M. Owen as treasurer, and Dr. J. M. Mott as secretary. Delegates to the 1939 state convention in Topeka are Dr. H. L. Chambers and Dr. Lyle S Powell. Board censors include Dr. W. M. Auchard for one year and Dr. H. P. Jones for three years. The entertainment featured a talk by Dr. Sherwood on his Europe trip with colored slides.
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Noble P. Sherwood
University of Kansas
Douglas County Medical Society
Hotel Eldridge
R. A. Schwegler, Jr
E. M. Owen
J. M. Mott
Topeka
H. L. Chambers
Lyle S Powell
Board of Censors
W. M. Auchard
H. P. Jones
Europe
Stock Market Index Edges Up at 60 Stocks
The index of 60 stocks rises to 50.7 from 50.5 yesterday. Ford Service in Hamilton at 15 W South Advy appears in the brief market note.
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Ford Service
Hamilton
Woman seeks fake passport promise to avert European war
A court clerk in the state department reports a woman asked if buying a passport could guarantee no war in Europe that summer. The clerk answered no. The exchange highlights concerns over fraudulent travel documents amid international tension.
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Washington
State Department
Europe
Profit Sharing Should Be Voluntary Opinion Front Senate Panel
T. M. Beavers vice president of People's Drug Company argued profit sharing should be voluntary and not government engineered. He noted his firm pays about 20 percent of net earnings in bonuses and wage dividends and cited a failed employee stock plan from 1928 29 due to stock market losses and resulting ill will.
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Washington
Senate
T. M. Beavers
People’s Drug Company
Beavers
Vandenberg
Fire ruins National Guard Armory. rebuilding costs rising
Blaze destroyed the second floor of the National Guard Armory at 800 New Hampshire street. Owner L L Riling began compiling replacement costs while debris was cleared and walls assessed for rebuilding. Local guardsmen await decisions on temporary drill space and permanent quarters.
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National Guard Armory
New Hampshire Street
L. L. Riling
Riling
National Guard
Chamber of Commerce
137Th Infantry
American Legion
Eighth
Vermont Streets
M. F. Hudson Motor Company
US embassy doubts impact of Funk decrees on property rights
Berlin reports the United States embassy said Washington is seeking German interpretation of Walther Funk decrees restricting Jews from acquiring or selling valuables and depositing securities. Officials fear potential effects on American property rights as rules may apply to German and stateless individuals. The same issue notes punishment for interracial relations and harsher penalties for women in such partnerships.
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Berlin
United States
State Department
Walther Funk
Washington
Funk
Ameri
S. S
Portland officer links Bridges to anti government drive
Portland detective chief Captain James Keegan testified before a house committee that Harry Bridges and Harold Pritchett used their organizations to overthrow the U S government. Keegan said evidence in his files supports the claim as he appeared with other witnesses in Washington.
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Bridges
Washington
Portland
Ore
House Committee
Harry Bridges
Harold Pritchett
United States
James Keegan
Ratner resigns Kansas senate to focus on upcoming term
Governor Elect Payne H Ratner resigns his Labette county senate seat and plans to base his headquarters at Parsons until January 9. He will interview applicants for state posts, delegate department hires to heads, and tour the state to support campaign promises while attending events in Topeka Atchison and nearby towns.
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Parsons
Kan
Caribbean
Ratner
Labette County
Walter A. Haxman
W. M. Lindsay
Pittsburg
Kansas
Kaw Valley Potato Growers Association
Topeka
Atchison
Coffeen Refuses Stand in Slaying Case in Kansas City
Carroll C Coffeen an apartment manager charged with the slaying of 14 year old Earl Matthews near a Catholic church declined to testify at his habeas corpus hearing in Kansas City The court took the release request under advisement Coffeen 56 earlier told police the boy threw a brick and he believed Matthews tried to rob him Witnesses said no brick dust on the youth hands and that he had been shot in the back A preliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge is set for December 20
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Kansas City
Carroll C. Coffeen
Coffeen
Earl Matthews
Young Matthews
Yugoslav Regent Guarded in Paris Amid Threats
The Surete Nationale surrounded Prince Paul regent of Yugoslavia in Paris after London police warned of possible terrorist plots.
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Paris
Surete Nationale
Prince Paul
Yugoslavia
London
Scotland Yard
Made in America Toy Stamp Declared for Christmas
The commerce department reported a shift this Christmas with more toys stamped Made in America than ever before. Foreign toy shipments drop to under five percent as munitions production crowds out toy factories and raw materials are requisitioned for military use. The U S exports rise while German and other foreign toys fall from prior years.
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Washington
America
Commerce Department
United States
Japan
Lawrence Woman's Club seeks tax relief and exemption
A Lawrence delegation asked county commissioners to abate the 1937 tax delinquency or remove the club's Twentieth and Massachusetts street property from the tax rolls. They urged a reduced valuation from 12185 to about 8000, arguing charitable purpose. The board said no action possible now, with an appeal likely to Supreme Court after Judge Means ruled the property not exempt.
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Lawrence Woman’s Club
Board of County Commissioners
Twentieth
Massachusetts Streets
Supreme Court
Means
Moley urges Republicans to offer solid economic ideas for 1940
Raymond Moley, former Roosevelt adviser, told the congress of American industry that Republicans must present prudent economic policies and safeguard experienced statesmen. He warned against outbidding Democrats and against complacence amid a hoped for revival in 1940.
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New York
Raymond Moley
Roosevelt
Congress of American Industry
Moley
Tax Evaders Plead Guilty in Kansas City Ring Case
Twenty five persons accused of belonging to an alcohol tax evasion conspiracy pleaded guilty today to violations of the internal revenue laws. Judge John Caskie Collet deferred sentencing until January 6.
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Kansas City
Internal Revenue
John Caskie Collet
France and Germany Pledge Peace Talks Amid War–Risk Differences
Paris reports France and Germany, after signing a nonwar pledge, held talks between Foreign Ministers Joachim von Ribbentrop and George Bonnet to resolve differences that could threaten peace. Germany reportedly forswears immediate colonial demands and rejects Italy’s Tunisia and Corsica ambitions for now while seeking France’s consent to loosen ties with the Franco-Soviet mutual aid pact.
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Paris
France
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
George Bonnet
Italy
Tunisia
Corsica
von Ribbentrop
Bonnet
Pyrenees
Kansas University Athletes Board to Convene Tonight
The University of Kansas athletic board will meet at 8 tonight in the relief of Chancellor E B H Lindsay to tackle the ongoing coaching issue. A three member regents committee including Howard Payne Clathe Lester McCoy Garden City and Maurice L Breidenthal Kansas City will join the meeting with Ralph T ONeill as ex official chair. The first order of business is the coaching problem and approving the list of foot-
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University of Kansas Athletic Board
EB. H. Lindsey
Regents
Athletic Board
Howard Payne
Clathe
Lester McCoy
Garden City
Maurice L. Breidenthal
Kansas City
Ralph T. O'Neil
Regent
W.W. Davis
Oppose Hasty Action At Board Meeting On Coaching
The Journal World reports that several athletic board members resist rash moves at tonight’s meeting. If Lindsey is not renewed, a group urges wide coaching survey and hiring a big name coach. A spokesman says absent a new angle they oppose assigning head football coach duties to Gwinn Henry.
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The
Journal-World
Athletic Board
Lindsey
Gwinn Henry
Question Looms Over Kansas U Coaching Choice
Board votes on head football coach with Lindsey facing removal pressure. Possible successors include Gwinn Henry, Vic Hart, William Dietz, and Earl Clark, while regents might block Henry’s path and more sessions may follow. Signs on campus target Lindsey and petitions circulate among students.
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Ad Lindsey
Gwinn Henry
Lindsey
Henry
Vic Hart
Tulsa University
William “Lone Star” Dietz
Albright College
Earl “Dutch” Clark
Detroit Lion
Athletic Board
Board of Regents
K. U
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Resolutions Committee
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U. S
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