Farm bill moves ahead as legislative jam eases
Washington reports the House passed the crop control bill by 267 to 130 amid a stalled session. Senate leaders predict quick approval of a house-differing farm measure and then attention to wage hour and residential building bills. President Roosevelt aims for up to 500 million annual program cost with farmer set quotas and penalties for overproduction.
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House
Roosevelt
Barkley
Senate
Mrs W O Hamilton Named Sponsor of Wilson Luncheon Club
Mrs W O Hamilton of Law panel medias Bee Beens was appointed sponsor of the Woodrow Wilson Luncheon Club by the club president. The organization, founded in 1925 to honor Woodrow Wilson and promote Christian citizenship, aims to be a force for good in the state. The annual meeting was scheduled for February 22 with Democrats from across the state expected in Topeka.
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Topeka
Stock Market Index Shows Small Early Gains
Fragmentary OCR shows a stock market note with figures around 46.1 for stocks and 60 index, indicating a modest opening improvement. The readable text is incomplete and lacks full names or dates.
Congressmen oppose Roosevelt plan to curtail highway fund
Washington December 11 Congressmen voiced cool reception to President Roosevelt's road funding curtailment. Representative Cartwright Oklahoma said no need for a roads committee meeting as the special session targeted four aims and road curtailment was not one. He noted Congress is tied up with the farm bill and labor bill and may do nothing. Secretary Wallace must issue the regular road allotments to states on January 1 for 1938 39.
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Congress
Jones
D-Tex
Agriculture Committee
House
Rep
Boileau
Wis
Washington
Capitol
Cartwright
D-Okla
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States
Kansas University athletic board to meet on bond papers
The Kansas University athletic board reconvenes Monday at 3 30 to approve final papers on the refunded stadium bonds. Tonight the board discussed indenture changes with the bonding company and KU attorneys. A committee, led by Dr W W Davis, will meet tomorrow morning to study bond questions. The board reports KU Physical Education Corporation is about $8 000 ahead of budget and remains solvent into the new fiscal year. An authorization of up to 375 was given to enlarge Robinson Gym dressing rooms, with plans to be finalized with C G Bayles. Rehiring of coaches may be decided at the Monday meeting after Gwinn Henry’s departure for Chicago.
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University of Kansas Athletic Board
Athletic Board
W. W. Davis
J. B. Smith
J. O. Jones
Karl Klooz
Davis
Klooz
K. U. Physical Education Corporation
Chicago
Henry
K. U
Landon Greets Old Friends in Washington Ahead of Gridiron Dinner
Alf M. Landon, former 1936 Republican presidential nominee, visited Washington to attend the Gridiron Club dinner. He met with Republican congressmen and renewed acquaintances, following a dinner with William R. Castle, former undersecretary of state and adviser in the 1936 campaign.
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Alf M. Landon
Washington
Landon
William R. Castle
Blizzard Strands Families as Buffalo Faces Snow Crisis
A brutal snowstorm paralyzed Buffalo and nearby towns for four days with 32.6 inches of snow on average. Rescue teams battled to reach snowbound residents while Governor Lehman mobilized the 106th Field Artillery and fire units. Amid outages and blocked roads, mothers were stranded, some mothers near Sheridan Drive faced hunger and cold, and several towns reported fatalities across New York.
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N.Y
New York
New York State
Sheridan Drive
Lehman
106Th Field Artillery
New York National Guard
Niagara Falls
Weather Bureau
Tonawanda
Amherst
Here
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
I W. B. Brotzman
Italy Withdraws From the League of Nations
Rome reports Italy announces withdrawal from the League of Nations. Mussolini told a large crowd outside Palazzo Venezia that sanctions over Ethiopia had estranged Italy, and the decision was described as momentous amid steady rain as crowds gathered.
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Italy
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Palazzo Venezia
Benito Mussolini
GE profit sharing to pay $415000 to 7150 workers
General Electric plans a $415000 profit sharing payout to 7150 employees in Lynn Massachusetts on December 20. This is the largest distribution since the program began three years ago.
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Lynn
Mass
General Electric Constans
Floods Drown Three Men in Northern California Storm
Torrential rains flood northern California forcing hundreds from homes. Three men reported drowned near Chico as youths possibly perished. Albert Costa 75 missing at Downieville amid damaged towns. Alturas reservoir breach floods streets. rescue boats used and relief stations set up.
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California
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Albert Costa
Downieville
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Salvation Army
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Edgar
Plans for annual Douglas County C P A wolf drive outlined
The Douglas County C P A schedules its annual wolf drive amid abundant wolves. The 35 square mile hunt area covers Kanwaka Lecompton and Kan Waka townships along highway 40. The roundup starts January 1 at 9 am in Fitzpatrick pasture with an airplane directing the hunt and shotguns only.
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Lecompton
Kan Waka
Kanwaka School
Big Springs
Fitzpatrick Pasture
Kanwaka
Armstrong
Roy Deskins
Leslie Demeritt
Ray Stoneking
al Schaake
Earl Lindell
C.P.A
Grant Township
Midland
Barker Lodge
Pleasant Grove
Excelsior Local
Lone Star Local
Belvoir Local
Hunt Area
Kanwaka Store
Shellhorn Corner
Mound School
Stull
Fatal Child Traffic Death Breaks City Record
Kansas City reports its first child fatality after over 14 months, Shelley Shubert, five, struck by a car December 1. He died from a fractured skull Monday, marking the 68th traffic death in the city this year. Rev C E Newton Pittsfield. HK, December 11. A judge overruled a motion for a new trial and sentenced Newton to life imprisonment for the murder of Mrs Dennis Kelly in Paris, Missouri.
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Shelley
Shubert
Kansas City
C. E. Newton
Pittsfield
A. Clay Williams
C. E Newton
Dennis Kelly
Paris
Be Wise Winterize at The Motor In Adv
A brief winter safety advisory urges motorists to winterize at The Motor In Advance, highlighting critical maintenance steps and timing for seasonal prep.
President Hoover Liner Grounded Off Formosa in Worsening Plight
The transpacific liner President Hoover ran aground on reefs near Formosa. Hundreds rescued from the $8 million vessel amid reports it was leaky and bumping heavily. A skeleton crew remained aboard as Empress of Asia and destroyers moved to assist. Weather calmer later, Dollar Steamship officials aimed to refloat.
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President Hoover
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Preussen
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Associated Press
United States
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Yuletide in Music at KU Hoch Auditorium
University of Kansas presents two Christmas vesper performances tomorrow at 4:00 and 7:30 in Hoch auditorium. Free admission with reservations for legislators and regents. townspeople urged to attend the evening show. Tableaux and carols feature the University Vesper Choir, orchestra and guest soloists under D. M. Swarthout with Willan and Fischer selections, organ pieces, and a recessional A festive, period-tone program for holiday audiences.
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Hoch Auditorium
State Board of Regents
Kansas
Vesper
Louis Maser
Leo Horacek
James van: Dyck
Red Conner
University Vesper Choir
Breton Melody University Vesper Choir
D. M. Swarthout
Isaiah
Gene Holmberg
Cordelia Myers
Vergie Frazier
Lucille Mavity
Peggy Harrison
Virginia
Hawkinson
Robert Kahn
Wiliam Shipley
Carol Rhapsodie
Frank Cunkle
Irene Peabody
Waldemar Gelich
Raymond Stuhl
Mervyn Anderson
Carl August Fischer University Vesper Choir
Tableau
Katherine Hard Angel
Walter Yost
Shepherds and the Magi
R. Rousseau Waldemar Gelich
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Lewis Copeland
Laurel Everette Anderson
Hodie
Christ
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Usper
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Friend Missing After Fire Alarm Call Near Donnelly
Michael Donnelly, 35, a WPA worker, recalled his friend in the fire department early today. A fire truck arrived at the alarm but his friend did not appear, and police said it might be some time before Donnelly sees his friend again.
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WPA
Donnelly Gang
Donnelly
D Coal
Tim
Simos
Japanese Capture Wuhu Threatens Nanking Retreat Plan
Reports from Shanghai and Peiping say Japanese forces seized Wuhu on the Yangtze, 60 miles from Nanking, while storming the capital. Chinese sources foresee a revived Republican government in North China and predict Tokyo may recognize a new regime amid hopes for control over Manchukuo remnants. Tsao Kun and Wu Pei-fu are named as possible leaders.
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Nanking
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Yangtze
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Chinkiang
Taiping
Peiping
China
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Nemoto
Japanese War Office
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Chang Yen-Ching
Manchoukuo
Henry Pu-Yi
Kang Teh
Tsao Kun
Anfu
Wu Pei-Fu
Oil Proration Change Suggested by University Expert
Prof Eugene A Stephenson head of Kansas University's petroleum engineering dept urged replacing oil proration with a plan to limit indiscriminate drilling. He argued for a new approach focusing on proper spacing of oil and gas wells and begins at development limits rather than after wells come in.
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Wichita
Kan
Eugene A. Stephenson
Kansas University
American Institute of Mining and Metalurgical Engineers
Jthen
Sheik slain in Palestine as assailant escapes wounded constable
Haifa December 11 A well known Haifa lawyer Sheik Mahmud El Khatib was shot dead while his accompanying constable was dangerously wounded. The assailant escaped. The Husseinis oppose Amin El Husseini the Moslem Grand Mufti now believed in hiding in Syria.
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Palestine
Sheik
Mahmud el Khatib
Amin el Husseini
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Syria
State supreme court voids Ottawa ban on transporting inflammables
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that Ottawa town ordinances prohibiting shipment of more than 600 gallons of inflammable liquids on city streets were void. The decision held that traffic regulation powers fall to municipalities only as specified, and that the state vehicle commissioner holds broader safety rule authority.
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Topeka
Ottawa
Supreme ‘Court
William Smith
Will Form A Band In Douglas County Junior Band Planned
A Douglas County Junior Band will be organized at a Saturday meeting December 18 at 10 o'clock in the KU Union. Directors include Russell L. Wiley William Knox Wilbur Gerrard and James Van Dyck. Instruction by KU band musicians with 25 cents weekly fees aims to provide instrumental training for rural children and offer parade participation and concert programs with possible radio broadcasts on KFKU.
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K.U. Union
Russell L. Wiley
University of Kansas
William Knox
Wilbur Gerrard
James van Dyck
K.U. Band
Opport
KFKU
Cold air eases with rising Kansas temperatures forecast
Kansas weather outlook shows rising temperatures from Moran to the east and south with continued cloudiness and light precipitation early next week. Federal Meteorologist S D Flora says tonight will be warmer with lows around 22 to 25 and daytime highs near 35 to 45 across regions.
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Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Moran
Indict Emporia Farmer and Three Sons on Counterfeit Coins
Federal grand jury indicted Oscar Arnold Oliver, farmer near Emporia, and his three sons Vernon, Leland, and Walter, plus Marion Baker, on two counts of making and possessing counterfeit coins. Arrests followed when bogus half dollars appeared in Emporia Junction City Salina and other central Kansas cities. The jury also returned 91 other indictments against 126 defendants.
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Kan
Oscar Arnold Oliver
Emporia
Vernon
Leland
Walter
Marion
Baker
Junction’ City
Salina
Kansas Cities
GOP Clears Field as Hoover Landon Exit Spotlight Shifts
Washington observers say Hoover and Landon have stepped back from 1940 race so new leaders may emerge. Senator McNary notes the party must look to fresh figures after their withdrawal and the GOP plans a 100 member program committee in St. Louis. Landon met Roosevelt for a cordial White House visit amid calls for broader leadership.
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Alf M. Landon
Herbert Hoover
Altho
Landon
Hoover
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Oregon
Senate
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Frazier
R-N. D
Dover
St. Louis
White House
Roosevelt
Kansan
Christmas Aid Drive Seeks County Help for Needy Families
Douglas county welfare chief Mrs. Mildred Watson urges coordinated giving to feed and clothe the needy this Christmas. The county lists about 600 relief cases with ten typical families shown, from a child aged 8 months to an elderly couple, all awaiting food baskets and clothing.
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Douglas County
Cit
Mildred Watson
Hull urges quick full facts on missing American in Moscow
Secretary Hull told reporters in Washington that the State Department and Soviet Ambassador Troyanov agree on the need to determine at once all facts surrounding the disappearance of American writer Donald L. Robinson and his wife in Moscow.
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Hull
State Department
Troyanovsky
Moscow
Weather Forecast For Kansas Sunday Outlook
The Kansas forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday with cooler temperatures. Overnight details include warmer readings in the east and south, while roads remain frozen in some areas. Garden City and Pittsburg show fair conditions, Emporia reports good conditions elsewhere, with general clearing and cold adaptation.
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Pittsixt
Emporia
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