Toll of sea war mounting in December losses
London reports British capture of a German ship and sinking of multiple Nazi subs as sea warfare widens. Azuma Maru SOS noted. Scotia sunk with 21 crew dead. Corea lost with eight missing. Brandon torpedoed with nine crew dead. Henning Aldendorff captured, 19th Nazi ship seized. Casualties rise across 122 lives and several vessels.
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London
Scotia
North Sea
Harry Needham
England
Brandon
Henning Aldendorff
Germany
Althe
Daily Sketch
Jersey
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Dinard
Navasota
Atlantic
Merel
English Channel
Whinton
Thomas Walton
Norway
Students Oppose Third Term at Topeka Assembly
Student lawmakers from six states spoke against a presidential third term at a Topeka legislative gathering today. The resolution opposing a third term passed 28 to 26.
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Topeka
Legislative Assembly
United States
League debate over Russia ouster nears tough vote
Geneva December session faces grim choice as Finland presses for moral condemnation of Russia. Latin American nations push for expulsion while Britain resists. China weighs vote as Russia faces likely conviction in the League council process.
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Russia
Leave League
Argentina
Moscow
Latin America
Finland
Rudolf Hosti
Soviet Union
Jakob Surits
Geneva
V. K. Wellington
Koo
China
Japan
Richard A. Butler
Joseph Paul Boncour
Russians Suffer Heavy Losses in Arctic Landing Attempt
Reports from the Finland Norway frontier say 600 to 800 Russian soldiers died as Finnish defenders repulsed landings near Liinahamari and Petsamo. Finns used avalanche tactics to swamp Russian boats and tanks reportedly fell through ice holes, with crews perishing and survivors captured.
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Kirkenes
Norway
Liinahamari
Petsamo
Cross Lakes
Soviets May Quit League Over Finland Crisis
Moscow reports foreign sources say Soviet Russia might resign from the League of Nations to avoid expulsion over Finland charges. They note a shift from collective security and warn of wider European fallout if Russia enforces its naval blockade. A new Odessa military district is noted, while Moscow denies a policy shift toward Romania. The Red Army also advances in the Leningrad area.
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Moscow
Russia
League of Nations
Finland
League
People's
Odessa
Rumanian
Black Sea
Turkey
Moscow Radio
Foreign Office
Rumania
Red Army
Leningrad
Jews Ordered to Flee Dan zig by End of December
Berlin reports Jews in Dan zig, the former Free City, were ordered to leave by December 31. Distribution offices warned no clothing cards will be issued, cutting off leather repairs and twine for darning.
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Free City
Berlin
Danzig
Reich
Pennsylvania Chair Cleared in Blackmail Conspiracy Case
Harrisburg PA December 9 David L Lawrence cleared of blackmail conspiracy charges. He calls the verdict vindication for himself and former Governor George H Earle and his administration's efforts.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
George H. Earle
Two young men injured in highway 10 crash near Lawrence
Jack Lee 20 and companion Robert L. Amyx 20 were riding in a Ford that collided with a three ton International trailer on highway 10 four miles east of Lawrence. Lee was taken to Memorial hospital with non critical status after suffering head lacerations and possible internal injuries. Amyx, a University graduate student and Journal-World carrier, was unhurt. The incident involved truck driver Raymond Slusher of Kelsa Beane Trucklines Martin City Missouri en route home after calves delivery.
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Jack Lee
Robert L. Amyx
Highway 10
Lawrence
Lee
Thomas Lee
Elm Street
Memorial Hospital
Amyx
S. M. Amyx
North Seventh Street
North Lawrence
Eudora
M. E.N.G
Charles Banning
Lee Ford
Raymond Slusher
Kelsa- Beane Trucklines
Martin City
Tennessee Defeats Auburn 7 to 0 in Final
Tennessee tops Auburn 7 to 0 in a low scoring game. Southern Methodist leads Rice 7 to 6 after three periods with a tight contest developing.
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Tennessee
Auburn
Southern Methodist
Rice
Dewey Calls Balanced Federal Budget Essential
Thomas E. Dewey, seeking the Republican nomination, says a balanced federal budget is mandatory for the nation’s welfare. At a Gridiron club dinner he adds that a Republican must win the White House and that the next president may not fully balance outlays in the first year. He hints at detailing budget questions in future speeches.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
White House
Stamp plan reaches Hutchinson Reno County Kan
Secretary Wallace announced the agriculture department will extend the surplus relief stamp plan to Reno County Kansas and the city of Hutchinson, broadening distribution to relief families.
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Hutchinson
Washington
Wallace
Agriculture Department
Reno County
Kan
Wheat at 81 Cents in Wichita Market Rise
Wheat hit 81 cents a bushel in Wichita Kansas on December 9 the highest price since March 18 1938. Frost damage to the Argentine crop and drought in the southwest are cited as reasons for the rise which has gained ten cents since November 27.
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Wichita
Kan
Wheeler Urges Consolidation of Social and Economic Reform
U S Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana told 2 500 industry leaders at the American Congress of Industry that now is the time to reform labor laws and curb government spending. He warned no party can balance the budget during national emergencies. Wendell Willkie also spoke criticizing New Deal authority and farm cooperatives.
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New York
U. S
Burton K. Wheeler
D.-Mont
Wheeler
American Congress of Industry
Progressive Party
Congress
Wendell L. Willkie
Finns Hold Lines On Karelian Front
Reports from Helsinki and London describe Finnish forces repelling a Russian assault on a two mile front in the Karelian isthmus. British planes reinforce Finnish air power as fighting continues with heavy artillery and tank clashes.
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London
Reuters
Helsinki
Karelian
Hogland Island
Gulf of Finland
Garelian
Lake Ladoga
Tapale
Summa
Finland
Alexander Mellbloom
Viipuri
Insurrection Reported in Dobogrytch Oil Region
London reporting an armed insurrection against Russian troops in the oil producing area of Dobogrytch in western Ukraine. Rebels attacked occupying forces, causing many casualties. Russian officers and men were said to be hospitalized in Lwow as reports filtered from the Soviet occupied Polish zone.
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London
Reuters
Dobogrytch
Ukraine
Russia
Poland
Lwow
Lemberg
Supreme court orders increased workers compensation award
The Kansas Supreme Court remanded the Douglas County case of Clarence O. Chamberlain v Bowersock Mills to add compensation for temporary total disability from June 6 1938 to August 6 1938. Chamberlain, injured repairing machinery at the mill on June 8 1938, sought 10 per cent loss of use of three fingers. The district court awarded 396 for compensation and 399.85 for medical expenses.
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Topeka
State Supreme Court
Douglas County District Court
Clarence O. Chamberlain
Bowersock Mills and Power Company
Lawrence
Chamberlain
Farm policy test as cotton quotas vote today
Farmers in the south and far west vote on an Agriculture Department proposal to extend strict marketing controls adopted two years ago to curb a large cotton surplus. The action marks an early pre presidential campaign issue for the administration.
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Washington
Administration
South
Far West
Agriculture Department
Refunds Cut State Income Tax Collections In 1939
Topeka December 9 State income tax receipts for November totaled 41023 versus 62171 a year ago. For 11 months ending November 30 collections reached 1967563 down from 2546457 last year. McCuish notes smaller taxpayer income in 1938 and larger refunds this year explain the shortfall.
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Topeka
John McCuish
The
Revenue and Taxation Commission
McCuish
Coordinated Christmas Aid Through Welfare and Salvation Army
The county welfare office and the Salvation Army pool names to avoid duplicating aid. The Army plans 125 baskets this year. kettles move slowly and stay out until December 23. A basket costs 3.00 and donations may be sent to 729 Vermont street or the welfare office at the courthouse.
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County Welfare Office
Salvation Army
Mildred Watson
Welfare Office
Olin Brigman
Brigmann
Army
Vermont Street
Brigman
Man Seeks Arrest for Chanute Robbery Case
A man named Bernard Francis Barry of Elizabeth New Jersey arrived at Chanute police headquarters asking to be arrested for the Chanute J C Penney store robbery. Barry, 39, said he was ill with tuberculosis and wanted prison medical care. He allegedly admitted disposing of goods valued at 252.17 after the Saturday night crime and gave directions about the loot’s journey.
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Jude
Anderson
Chanute
Bernard Francis Barry
Elizabeth
N. J
J. C. Penney
Barry
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Lawrence
Finds Son In A Well
Mrs. Cecil Mckinens heard a faint cry from her two and a half year old Keith from a 54 foot muddy bottom well in Pontotoc Mississippi. She shouted down and the boy replied I am dirty too.
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Pontotoc
Miss
Cecil Mckinens
Keith
National Guard Completes Final Field Training Expedition
The last of five special field training expeditions for M and H companies of the Kansas National Guard will be held tonight and tomorrow. Guardsmen left for the Wayne Allphin farm this afternoon and will return tonight. They will march out again tomorrow morning and stay until about noon.
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M and H Companies
Kansas National Guard
Wayne Allphin Farm
West's Friendly Ways In Capital
Washington visitors from Missouri Kansas and Minnesota mix social warmth with a lean political edge. Landon and his wife travel simply while Governors Stark Ratner Stassen and Wilson mingle with farmers and reporters, keeping open doors and light talk as Roosevelt aides plan dinner entrees.
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Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Minnesota
Middle West
M. Landon
Starks
Stassen
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Quail Stamp Sales Reported by County Clerk
County Clerk T R Gerhart reported 207 quail stamps sold for the 1939 season and $103.50 paid to the state fish and game department. He noted 200 stamps were sent and exhausted November 29, with seven hunters receiving receipts thereafter. Proceeds fund quail propagation in the state.
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T.R. Gerhart
State Fish and Game Department
Gerhart
Stock Market Index Falls Slightly to 50.7
The average of 60 stocks slid to 50.7 yesterday from 50.8. Investors watched market moves as gains and losses balanced across major sectors.
Christmas date on minds of governors in Washington
Gov Payne H Ratner visited Washington for a gridiron dinner and to settle Christmas date. He and former Gov Alf Landon were luncheon guests of Representatives Lambertson Guyer and Carlson. Carlson planned to attend a farm committee hearing in Hutchinson December 12 13. Ratner toured sights with Guyer.
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Washington
Payne H. Patner
Bill Lambertson
Ratner
Alf. M. Landon
Lambertson
U. S
A. L. “Shultz
Topeka State Journal
C. B. Merriam
Topeka
RFC
William Culbertson
Emporian
Chile
Carlson
Concordia
Congressional Farm Committee
Hutchinson
Guyer
Lakeview Fishing and Shooting association seeks water diversion plan
County commissioners and Lakeview club officials discuss diverting Baldwin creek water to Lakeview. A 900 foot open ditch, 12 feet deep, would run from the creek to the lake with a 25 foot inlet, costing about 500 dollars to the county. The lake association would hire county equipment and build a flood gate to prevent backflow, with land owned by the Brune brothers involved.
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Lakeview Fishing and Shooting Association
Lakeview
Baldwin Creek
Club
Board of County Commissioners
The
Lake Association
Brune Brothers
County Commission
Earl T. Black
James Brass
Chris Schaake
C. A. Karlan
C. Smith
Auto Crash Injures Local Student at Seventeenth and Barker
Charles Love Jr. a Liberty Memorial high school pupil aged 16, suffered a severe scalp laceration when his Whippet and Martin Denlinger’s Chevrolet collided at Seventeenth and Barker. Love and Denlinger, plus three passengers, escaped with minor injuries. both cars were badly damaged.
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Charles Love, Jr
Charles Love
Delaware Street
Liberty Memorial High School
Martin Denlinger
Barker Avenue
Seventeenth
Love
Seventeenth Street
Denlinger
Barker
Erwin Netzer
Jack Todd
Bobby Jack King
Vanishing Tribes and Animals To Be Filmed by Osa Johnson
Pi-Kidogo M Kubwa Little Big Boss returns to East Africa to finish Martin Johnson’s project filming vanishing tribes and rare animals along the Kenya Ethiopia frontier. She plans to depart in March to catch the rainy season and minimize jungle noise on wildlife. Since 1937, after her husband’s death, she has continued lecturing and filmmaking, travels by plane, and will not renew her pilot’s license. She heads back to Hollywood soon with her mother and grandmother for Christmas in civilization after thirty years.
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New York
Pi—Kidogo M’kubwa
East Africa
Osa Johnson
Martin Johnson
Martin
Kenya- Ethiopia
California
Johnson
Texas
Hollywood
Civilization
Belle Leighty
Nancy Taylor
Santa Claus Leads Lawrence Parade In Warm Holiday Welcome
Thousands lined Massachusetts street as Santa arrived in a plane for a festive Lawrence parade. A 47 degree evening drew crowds from city and rural districts with 21 rural county schools marching in costume, flags, and drums.
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Santa Claus
Lawrence
Old
Santa
Eleventh Street
K.U
Saralena Sherman
Globe
Twin Mound
No. 6
Heat to Stay On Topeka Forecast Says No Rain In Sight
AP reports a mild weekend with fair skies and above normal temperatures for next week. No rain is forecast for dry Kansas as S D Flora notes highs near 60 to 65 degrees today and 55 to 60 tomorrow, with widespread freezing nights. Goodland reached 68, Ellis dipped to 27.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Mercury
Goodland
Ellis
Weather Forecast for Kansas Fair Tonight and Sunday
Kansas forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Sunday with mild temperatures. Previous readings show morning temperatures around 44 and afternoon near 56 with no significant fluctuations noted from the prior day.
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Kansas
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