England Waits On Decision Of King Over Abdication
London reports say Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin rushed to Fort Belvedere to learn Edward VIII final decision on renouncing the throne or Wallis Simpson. The public awaits, fearing a abdication and possible flight as talks continue amid industrial disruption and a looming May coronation.
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Apps
Stanley Baldwin
Fort Belvedere
Edward VIII
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Royal Lodge
England
Empire
Baldwin
Commons
Edward
Duke of Kent
Duke of York
Mrs. Simpson
Great Britain
Croydon
Marseille
France
Cannes
Theodore Goddard
Treasury
Home Office
le Bourget
Queen Mary
Leicester Square
Mystery Lane
Arignane
Flood Toll in Turkey Rises in Seyhan Basin
Swirling flood waters along the Seyhan River left 300 dead and 50,000 homeless in Adana, southern Anatolia. Thousands of terrified women and children wandered in freezing cold, with numerous insanity cases reported. Property losses reach about 2.5 million dollars.
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Seyhan Basin
Ankara
Turkey
Seyhan River
Adana
Austolia
Seyhan
Southern Cross Flying Boat Missing Over South Atlantic
Dakar reports search parties comb the South Atlantic for the giant four motor flying boat Southern Cross. Jean Mermoz says one motor failed en route to Natal Brazil but weather is good. The airplane, Air France 72nd regular mail flight from Africa to South America, carried five crew.
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Dakar
Senegal
South Atlantic
Southern Cross
Natal
Brazil
Jean Mermoz
Air France
Africa
South America
Japanese Marines Guard Tsingtao Amid Tension Over Mills
Twelve ships of Japan's third fleet anchor at Tsingtao harbor as 2,000 marines patrol the city to prevent possible disorders after Chinese workers are shut out of idle cotton mills. Chinese authorities oppose Japan's demand for discharge of municipal officials over anti Japanese activity. Domei reports an amicable settlement is expected with Japanese-German pact cited as possible cause of communist fear.
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Tsingtao
China
Japan
Domei
War Pension Plan Faces Broad Widow Orphan Proposals
Washington December 8 reports say Congress may push for wider pension coverage for widows and orphans of veterans. A uniform pensions bill could extend benefits to World War Spanish American Indian and Civil War survivors. Cost estimates not yet released as lawmakers weigh broader eligibility.
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Washington
Congress
Gasque
D-S.c
House Pensions Committee
Mrs Simpson Poses for the Press Photographers in Cannes
Mrs Simpson stayed in close contact with London by telephone and made at least four calls during the day. Late in the afternoon she posed for press photographers wearing a pink rose shaped brooch over her heart.
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Cannes
Arthur wins in national farm women speaking contest
Pasadena presents Mrs. Robert A. Arthur of Cupertino California first prize in the National Farm Women's Public Speaking contest sponsored by the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau Federation. 1000 entries from 15 states competed with essays on What Is Ahead for Rural America. Mrs McArthur gets 25 dollars and a gold medal. Second place earns 15 dollars and a silver medal going to Mrs Felix Shirley of Brownville Alabama. Play: University of Wichita presents Juliet Wednesday at Fraser theater 8 30 PM.
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Pasadena
Calif
Robert A. Arthur
Cupertino
Santa Clara County
Farm Women
Associated Women of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
McArthur
Felix Shirley
Brownville
Ala
Expected Assault Delayed by Cold in Madrid Front
In Madrid a bitter cold wave delayed fascist infantry attacks around the capital. Government artillery shelled insurgent positions in Moncloa and Cuatro Caminos while 21 died in an insurgent strike on Guadalajara. Luftier fighting centered on University City with no decisive result as German troops held the frontline.
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Madrid
Moncloa
Cuatro Caminos
Emergency Defense Council
Guadalajara
el Escorial
Escorial
University
Pozuelo de Abcacora
Milicianos
Manzanares
Spanish death toll exceeds half a million says Red Cross
Rear Admiral Grayson says from Paris reports to the Red Cross congress place a death toll in Spain of more than 500,000 with Madrid alone reporting about 25,000 non combatants slain. He warns life and humanity in Spain are greatly diminished by executions considered wholesale.
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New York
Carv
Grayson
American Red Cross
League of Red Cross Societies of the World
Paris
Spain
Madrid
Kansas State College urged salary hikes and new science building
Kansas State college president F D Farrell urged salary increases and a new science building in a biennial report to the state board of regents. He proposed a regular appropriation of 2,621,220 for the biennium plus a 450,000 allocation to replace the science hall destroyed by fire two years ago. In New York General Motors reported November sales of 356,552 units, the highest for the month on record, versus 136,859 in November 1935.
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Manhattan
F. D. Farrell
Kansas State College
State Board of Regents
New York
General Motors Corporation Today
United States
Resettlement to Give Grants to WPA Drouth Farmers
Washington UPI Resettlement administration will provide direct money grants to about 250000 drouth area farmers being discharged from WPA relief. Direct grants average about 21 dollars monthly. Resettlement will also continue feed loans to maintain livestock through winter as WPA carries a heavy load and state officials protest the timing.
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Washington
UPI
Resettlement Administration
Drouth
Works Progress Administration
Will W. Alexander
WPA
Pierre
Alexander
Lawrence council defers WPA airport project amid budget concerns
Lawrence city council narrowly defers action on a $125,000 WPA airport expansion, citing no clear funding source and budget constraints. A regional report suggested lease ground costs of $14 to $15 per acre, totaling about $2,220 yearly plus unknown operating expenses. Officials questioned university interest in an aeronautical school and warned no guaranteed airline use exists.
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Lawrence
F. A. Russell
State Board of Regents
WPA
Santa Claus
A. W. Berger
Fred M. Harris
E. H. Lindley
Berger
I. F. Eberhart
Courttilman Willard Brown
Kansas City
Eagle killed in air raid over Suwanee River
Fargo Georgia reports the death of an American eagle during a dramatic air raid. Prowling near the Suwanee River, the eagle attacked a 40 pound pig, was shot by Hardy Johnson, and fell with its prey.
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Fargo
P.C. N. Clark
Eale
Clark
Suwanee River
Hardy Johnson
Planes Twice as Large May Be Built For Air Routes
Washington says the Bureau of Air Commerce projects planes double the size of current aircraft within two years. A 40 passenger four motor ship is under construction by one firm, with five operators pooling $100,000 each for tests. Passenger total this year tops one million as demand soars.
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Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
America
Air Leviathan
Douglas County Farm Annual Meeting Agenda Highlights
The Douglas County Farm annual meeting schedules a Monday gathering at Trinity Lutheran church with a 12 15 dinner. Harold Harper of Beardsley and L E Hawkins of the Kansas City Chamber address the afternoon session starting 1 15 with group singing by Mildred Reuter and performances by the Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus and 4 H member Winifred Haverstock. Reports follow from Deal Six the county agent B G Haverstock the treasurer and Frances Perkins president of the County 4 H Club Council before a general business close and officer elections.
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Douglas County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Thirteenth
New Hampshire Street
Harold Harper
Beardsley
Kansas Farm Bureau
L. E. Hawkins
Kansas City
Mildred Reuter
Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus
Winifred Haverstock
Harper and Hawkins
Deal Six
B. G. Haverstock
Frances Perkins
Fatal Collision Near Osage Intersections Claims Five Lives
Topeka reports a fatal car crash 18 miles south of the city killed Paul B. Vautravers and four others. Jack Farley and Dale Ruff were badly injured with skull fractures and leg injuries. Farley and Ruff were unconscious. the accident occurred at Highways 50N and 3 in Osage county.
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Topeka
Jack Farley
Farley Machine Works Co
Arkansas City
Dale Ruff
Manhattan
Here
Milton Miller
Farley
Ruff
Osage
Paul B. Vautravers
Sam Wentworth
Hutchinson
R. L. Gormley
Tulsa
Highway 50
Revolving Door Heist Leaves Man $200 Short
Memphis reported two thieves used a revolving door ruse to trap P T Anderson as he left a bank. A two man team allegedly blocked the exit and wedged into the same compartment, causing a dizzy spin and loss of cash. The suspect pair fled with $200 and a $900 gas fumes were blamed for another death in Kansas.
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Memphis
Tenn
T. B. Anderson
Anderson
Lighting Contract Stalemate Delays City Deal with Power Firm
City officials and Kansas Electric Power remain at odds over a new five year lighting contract to replace the expiring agreement. Brown’s committee backs a five year term with metered rate reductions, aiming for 1.5 cents per kilowatt for city services including hospital and library, and seeks to lower gate charges. Company leaders are away, delaying a definitive response until an adjourned session December 23.
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Light Company
Lawrence
Willard Brown
Brown
Memorial Hospital
Nurses’ Home
Union Pacific
Kansas
Emporia
Lawrence Hope
The
What is in a name stirs pension board debate
Washington officials face a flood of name change cases as the social security board contemplates disclosing original birth names. Actors, convicts, business women, and divorced spouses fear exposure of private identities. a compromise requires listing real names with a memorandum of current ones for identification cards.
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Washington
Dec
Shakespeare
Social Security Board
Uncle Sam
Mild Weather Ahead as Kansas Sees 50s Tomorrow
Federal meteorologist S D Flora forecasts Kansas will record high temperatures from 50 to 60 degrees tomorrow with no precipitation in sight. Tonight's lows range from 30 to 32 in eastern Kansas and 25 to 30 in western Kansas with partly cloudy skies expected tomorrow.
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Topeka
Dec
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Kids Become Cops to Collect Funds for a Big Christmas Party
In Burden Kansas on December 8, all children patrol the town as junior police to enforce ordinances. Offenders are fined 23 to 50 cents plus costs, with proceeds supporting a Christmas fund for the needy. The children target traffic violations and unshoveled sidewalks to raise money.
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Burden
Kan
Fone
Newland Dies After Encephalitis At KU Hospital
William Robert Newland 22 of 1142 Indiana street KU engineering senior died at 8:45 PM in Watkins Memorial Hospital from encephalitis. He contracted illness November 28 after an engineering field trip and isolation in the student hospital. He is survived by his mother, a twin sister, two sisters, and several aunts. No public funeral due to health board rule. body to be taken to La Junta, Colorado for burial Wednesday night.
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William Robert Newland
Indiana Street
University of Kansas School of Engineering
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Newland
University
Dorothy Spencer
Denver
Colo
KEU
Chicago
Mary Newland
Ethel Chapman Newland
College
Mabel Secard
Cheyenne
Wyo
Elizabeth Newland
University of Minnesota
la Junta
Defense in Protest Blocks Indictments of Oil Firms
Madison Wisconsin officials report defense counsel argues grand jury was illegally drawn delaying charges against 23 oil companies and 58 individuals for Sherman Act violations. Judge Stone asked for time to respond as government considers quashing indictments and reshaping a new grand jury within weeks. The case centers on gasoline price fixing and limiting independent jobber profits.
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Madison
Wis
UPA
W. J. Donovan
Patrick C. Stone
Donovan
Louis D. Sumner
Asistant
John Henry Lewin
Grisenau Battleship Slams Wall During Christening
Kiel Germany December 8 Germany's 26000 ton battleship Grisenau veered from neutral control at christening and crashed into a stone wall watched by Adolf Hitler and high officials. The ship slid across a narrow stream tearing a 16 foot by seven foot hole in the embankment. the vessel suffered only a dent in the stern.
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Kiel
Germany
City Council Orders Sidewalk Repairs and Street Improvements
City council passed five resolutions to rebuild and repair sidewalks along Massachusetts Street with notices to abutting property owners. If owners fail, the city will repair and assess costs. Projects include curb and guttering, white way lights, and a WPA funded sanitary sewer under Lane's addition. An interim neon sign request was refused for 222 West Ninth, with possible new signage rules to be studied.
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Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
Lane
Sinois
Eighth Street
White Way
Massachusetts
Frank Banks
J. W. Miller
Charles Louk
A. W. Berger
Ways and Means Committee
J. S. Daniels
West Ninth Street
Daniels
Committee On Laws and Licenses
Weather and road conditions forecast for Kansas
Kansas forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and Wednesday with slightly warmer conditions. Morning skies to be clear and roads vary from good to rough, with Dodge City Garden City and Pittsburg fair and Manhattan rough. Douglas county roads listed as good. Gas Office readings show temperatures around 35 to 37 degrees, with yesterday’s high 41 and current near 34.
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Kansas
Dirk
Dodge City
Garden City
Pittsburg
Manhattan
Douglas County
Johns Coal Co
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