Landon Seen as 1936 Electable by Publishers
Topeka Kansas December 1 publishers Hearst and Paul Black predicted Governor Alf Landon of Kansas could be nominated and elected president in 1936. Hearst called Landon a doer not a promiser and argued the New Deal faced three issues high taxes living costs and government costs. Block and Brisbane echoed optimism while noting Landon’s statewide and national appeal and suggesting the convention could name him easily if held tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
William Randolph Hearst
Tme
Paul Black
Landon
Hearst
California
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Block
Arthur Brisbane
Eleanor Patterson
Washington Herald
Patterson
New York
Coolidge
Rhode Island
Brisbane
Hauptmann Kidnap Case. Defense Promises Sensational Disclosures
The Hauptmann defense, led by C. Lloyd Fisher, vows new disclosures after the U S Supreme Court review denial. He claims evidence on Rail 16 of the ladder will challenge government testimony that the floorboard ladder piece came from Hauptmann's attic. Governor Hoffman and Burlington detective Parker discussed the case as Parker defended Hauptmann’s innocence and offered to present new evidence if found.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
United States Supreme Court
Bronx
Charles A. Livibergh
Lloyd Fisher
Parker
Harold G. Hoffman
Reed Becomes Ill in Bankhead Case at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court adjourned 15 minutes early as Solicitor General Reed fainted during arguments on the Bankhead cotton act. He recovered briefly and was assisted to his chair. Court will resume at noon tomorrow as officials described a fainting spell.
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Washington
Dee
Supreme Court
Stanley Reed
Hughes
Reed
AAA
Lee Moor
President Roosevelt Promises Better Days Ahead
President Roosevelt travels toward Washington with confidence of improved conditions nationwide. He urged unity among all elements of society and defended the farm program before 18,000 farmers in Chicago. He spoke of keeping the country out of war and promoting religious freedom at Notre Dame.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Congress
Toledo
Chicago
Notre Dame University
Notre Dame
South Bend
Hope for Lake Ninnescah approval in Kansas
Sponsors of Lake Ninnescah in Kingman County Kansas hope for an early decision from Comptroller General John R McCarl on a WPA project. After McCarl rejected the initial filing for inadequate land ownership data the amended application for 465 291 dollars shows state forestry fish and game commission holds the land title and the lake would span about 1564 acres.
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Washington
Lake Ninnescah
Kingman County
Kansas
John R. McCarl
McCarl
State Forestry, Fish Aid Game Commission
Employers given food for thought at Chamber luncheon
About 75 Lawrence businessmen heard Prof. F. H. Guild explain the federal social security program and its impact on employers and employees. He outlined unemployment compensation starting in 1937 and old age benefits, noting Kansas must pass its own legislation for state participation, and urged employers to analyze workforce stability to prepare for future rules.
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Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
F. H. Guild
Kansas Legislative Council
Guild
Kansas
Professor Guild
University of Kansas
F. T. Stockton
Kansas University School of Business
Schmeling to Meet Louis in Yankee Stadium Bout
Max Schmeling former world heavyweight champion signed to face Joe Louis in June at Yankee Stadium after a brief meeting with promoter Mike Jacobs. Schmeling had just learned he could not challenge for the title until he defeated Louis, per the New York State Athletic Commission.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Detroit
Yankee Stadium
New York State Athletic Commission
Jimmy Braddock
Louis
Schmeling
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Floods Leave Hundreds Homeless in Houston Sector
Houston floodwaters receded, leaving hundreds homeless and at least one dead with scores missing. National guardsmen patrolled the area while police and fire crews searched wreckage for bodies. Ollie Wilson, 15, is presumed dead as others recall seeing him drown. Roads, rail and bus traffic resumed.
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Houston
Tex
National
Joe Wilson
Ollie
McGill bill seeks another federal judge for Kansas
Representative John M. Houston of Newton aims to push early in January a House passage of the McGill bill to add a Kansas federal judge. The measure, approved by the Senate last session amid GOP opposition, follows a circuit judges conference recommendation Houston says could ease opposition and reflect statewide sentiment.
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Washington
House
McGill
Kansas
John M. Houston
Newton
Senate
Arthur Capper
R-Kan
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Houston
United States Circuit
Circuit Judges’ Conference
Push Into Region Invasion Report From Peiping
Chinese sources claim a Manchoukuan army with tanks and planes drove southeast Chahar police into Kuyuan. Invasion left police in a siege situation as Japanese forces allegedly take control of more Chinese territory. Chinese authorities protested to Lt. Col. Tan Takahashi, with a Kwantung staff request to desist.
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Peiping
Manchoukuan
Chahar
Kuyuan
Manchoukuo
Kalgan
Tan Takahashi
Takahashi
Kwantung Army
Demilitarized Zone
China
Japan
Moscow Spy Case Sparks State Department Inquiry
Washington reports the state department asked the American embassy in Moscow for details on a Soviet citizen tied to International News Service. The Moscow correspondent says M. Mikha ilov was convicted by a military tribunal of espionage and sentenced to death within 72 hours. He previously worked for the Associated Press in Moscow.
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Washington
State Department
Moscow
International News Service
M. Mikhailov
Mikailov
Associated Press
Gangsters Dewey Gilmore and Russell Land Cooper Sentenced
Muskogee Oklahoma December 10 1949 Dewey Gilmore and Russell Land Cooper of the O'Malley gangsters were recaptured after a dramatic jail break. They received concurrent 20 year and 25 year terms for the December 1934 double robbery of two Oklahoma national banks.
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Muskogee
Okla
Dewey Gilmore
Russell Land Cooper
O’malley
Okeawa National
Lawrence Memorial hospital board reelected officers today
At a meeting today the board of Lawrence Memorial hospital reelected the present officers for another term. They are W. C. Simons president D. Weave vice president I. J. Meade treasurer and Miss Madge Bullene secretary. Victim's Wife in Collapse: Mrs. Walter Liggett collapsed as police planned to take her to view Isadore Blumenfeld in connection with her husband’s slaying. Cincinnati and Casement Steers Sell High: Thirty head of prime 810 pound yearling steers sold for 13 at Kansas City Market, highest price here since May. Reports Purchase of Simmons: Detroit News says Detroit Tigers bought Al Simmons for 75000 in cash from Chicago White Sox.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
W. C. Simons
4. D. Weave
I. J. Meade
Madge Bullene
Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Isadore Blumenfeld
Midwest American
Ceenetieeen
Casement
Kansas City
Dan Casement
Manhattan Stockman
Simmons
Detroit
Detroit News
Detroit Tigers
al Simmons
Chicago White Sox
Peace Plan Forwarded to Rome and Addis Ababa
Paris reported Premier Laval announced that a Franco British peace plan, in full accord on its text, has been officially sent to Rome and Addis Ababa. The stock market closed with an index of 54.7, down from yesterday’s 55.2.
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Paris
Laval
Rome
Addis Ababa
Seven County Delegations Meet for Potato Session
Delegations from Wyandotte Johnson Leavenworth Douglas Jefferson Shawnee and Riley counties gather for an all day meeting in Topeka replacing this year’s potato show due to poor crops The program features Dr O H Elmer Kansas State College Manhattan on seed treatment and rot control and C Cochran Topeka on the National Fruit and Vegetable Exchange The afternoon focuses on a new potato program under the AAA with John Taylor Edwardsville and Scott Kelsey speaking
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Kaw Valley
Wyandotte
Johnson
Leavenworth
Douglas
Jefferson
Shawnee
Riley
Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
O. H. Elmer
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Elmer
Cochran
Topeka
National Fruit and Vegetable Exchange
Les McGee
Lawrence
Lawrence Business Men
Roger Williams
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee
Haskell Institute
AAA
John Taylor
Edwardsville
Scott Kelsey
Licenses Soon On Sale With 1935 Car Tags Required
County Treasurer A M Gardner urged that licenses will go on sale after January 1 only to owners presenting their 1935 car registration certificates. Certificates are mailed from Topeka after license purchase. He advised those without the proper certificate to apply to Topeka to avoid delays later.
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A. M. Gardner
Topeka
Gardner
Grange Convention Opens in Liberal Kansas
More than 190 delegates gather in Liberal for the Kansas State Grange convention. The meeting opened last night with a speech by state master C. C. Gogsli as additional delegates arrived. Seventy three inches of rain fell in Samoa in 193?
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Kan
Kansas State Grange
C. C. Gogsli
Samoa
Goodspeed Traces History of the English Bible
Dr Edgar J Goodspeed of the University of Chicago outlines four hundred years of the English Bible in a Kansas University convocation noting the 1535 Antwerp printing of the Bible by Coverdale and tracing editions to Rogers and the 1611 King James Version. He links literary growth to the Tudor era and Elizabethan works while discussing translations and funding hints from Cromwell. A separate talk covers Germany, Hitler and religion, given to visiting ministers.
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Edgar J. Goodspeed
University of Chicago
Kansas University
Goodspeed
Kansas
Missouri
Plymouth Congregational Church
England
Antwerp
Zurich
Frankfort
Marburg
Myles Coverdale
Dr. Goodspeed
Thomas Cromwell
Henry VIII
Coverdale
Sir Thomas More
Shakespeare
Isaiah
Job
John Rogers
E. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
Waldemar Geltch
KK. U. School of Fine Arts
Donald M. Swarthout
School of Fine Arts
Hitler
Lawrence
Andreas Bard
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Kansas City
Myers Hall
K. U
Bard
Germany
Tragic Tractor Accident Claims Eudora Native
Alvin Bohnsack aged 30 died when a tractor fell on him as he plowed a ditch near his home one mile south and west of Eudora. He was the eldest son of Gus and his wife. Surviving are two brothers Ralph and Earl. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 pm at the Methodist church with Rev. Loren Rapier. Burial in Eudora Cemetery.
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Alvin Bohnsack
Eudora
Gus Bohnsack
Eudora High School
Ralph
Earl
Methodist Church
Loren Rapier
Eudora Cemetery
Eleven Die in Belgian Airliner Crash in England
Eleven people died when a Belgian Sabena airliner crashed in a rainy valley in Hampshire, England. Seven were passengers and four were crew members. Initial reports listed ten dead. Sabena later confirmed eleven fatalities. The plane was en route from Brussels to London amid strong winds and rain.
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Tatsfield
England
Sabena Company
London
Brussels
English Channel
Baker University President Plans Retirement
Kansas City December 10 Dr William C Hanson said Baker University Baldwin Kan president Wallace B Fleming plans to retire at end of 1936 37 school year He is 63 years old and has served 14 years Trustees voted to grant his request and named a committee to recommend a successor.
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Kansas City
UPH
William C. Hanson
Baker University
Baldwin
Kan
Wallace B. Fleming
Methodist University
Hanson
Fleming
Annual Elks Ball Promises Charity and Dance in Crystal Room
The thirty fifth annual Elks charity ball will be New Year’s Eve at the Hotel Eldridge Crystal Room with Louie Kuhn’s band. Proceeds support needy Lawrence families with baskets of food toys and clothing. at least 300 children are planned to be served. Tickets are $1 per couple, via Elks members or Round Corner drug store.
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Elks
Crystal Room
Eldridge
C. G
Boots” Evans
Louie Kuhn
K. U
Kuhn
Middle West
Rockaway Beach
Ozarks
St. Joseph
Gene Austin
KWTO
WMBH
Lawrence
The
O. W. Maloney
Lodge 595
Lodge
B.P.C. Ellis
Round Corner
Elks Entertainment Committee
Evans
Charles Mertz
Carl Allen
Jury pool tightens in Stugard murder trial
In Edinburg Texas on December 10 questioning of more prospective jurors failed to yield another juror for the trial of Jerry Stugard a Rio Grande Valley business leader accused of fatally shooting J S Roe on a downtown Aluo street September 23 Two jurors were selected yesterday Defense counsel signaled a temporary insanity plea and veniremen faced close scrutiny on suspended sentences Stugard then headed a large citrus association and officers attributed the shooting to domestic trouble.
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Edinburg
Tex
Niremen
Jerry Stugeard
Rio Grande Valley
J. S. Roe
Aluo Street
Yester
Stugard
Venicemen
Roe
Will Drop Indictments In Kansas Liquor Tax Case
Assistant U S District Attorney Homer Davis announced that nine indictments against Kansas residents for failing to pay liquor excise taxes would be dismissed after a U S Supreme Court ruling invalidated the tax law. The indictments were tied to sales in dry states, and only one Kansan, a Salina druggist, had paid the tax.
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Kansas City
Kan
CPR
U. S
Homer Davis
Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Davis
Kansas Federal Court
Supreme Court
Salina
Woman Dies of Burns After House Fire
Mrs Mildred Regier 28 mother of six died in a Hutchinson hospital from burns suffered when a kerosene stove exploded last Friday at her Burrton home. She managed to lead six children to safety before collapsing and the blaze was extinguished. the children were uninjured.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Mildred Regier
Burrton
Re- Fler
City council debates dog care contract and budget
The adjourned council session discussed a potential contract for next year to handle stray dog care and disposal as the $400 annual budget ran $36 in the red by November 10. Other actions included rejecting a cut in pool hall and bowling alley license fees, bidding on storm sewer bonds, and various city expense audits and reports.
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A. W. Berger
Ways and Means
George K. Melvin
Woestemeyer
Philippine Clipper Roars Toward Honolulu on Transpac Flight
Pan American's Philippine Clipper sped from Alameda with 15,000 letters on the second westbound transpacific airmail leg to Honolulu. The air cruiser, first leg toward Manila by December 16, followed the China Clipper route across 2,406 miles. Local boy Eddie Pace Jr. 5 died in Mobile when a Santa Claus suit ignited near a trash pile.
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Alameda
Calif
Pi— Pan American
Honolulu
Manila
Santa Claus
Mobile
Ala
Eddie Pace, Jr
Kansas Weather Forecast and Road Conditions
Weather overview for Kansas showing fair tonight and Wednesday with rising temperatures. East portion sees higher temps tomorrow. Pittsburg expected clear morning with some clouds. Road conditions vary from good to fair. dirt roads fair at Pittsburg and Manhattan, frozen at Arkansas City. Douglas County roads listed as good. Gas office records note yesterday's maximum 56 and today's low around -6 with today’s noon readings.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Manhattan
Arkansas City
Douglas County
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