Pan American plan seeks one American doctrine for all states
Colombian foreign minister Luis Lopez de Mesa urged transforming the Monroe doctrine into a Pan American league. He noted shifts in U S attitudes and warned of European pressure while delegates debated declarations against territorial gains by force and foreign influence.
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Lima Y Peru
United States
Monroe
Republic
Americas
Ethiopia
Manchoukuo
China
Amputation Follows Laundry Accident
Ed Elam manager of the Independent laundry suffered the loss of his right arm above the elbow after his arm was pulled into a flatwork boner. X rays confirmed the injury and amputation was performed. He had led the laundry for eight years and is reported in good condition at the hospital.
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Ed Elam
Independent Laundry
Weather Forecast and Readings for Kansas Regions
Weather outlook shows fair conditions tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures in most areas. Northw estern extreme will be colder at night with a high next day. Dirt roads frozen at Arkansas City and Wichita. elsewhere travel generally good. Temperatures from the Gas Office Record show minus 39 at 7 pm yesterday, 28 at noon today, and a high yesterday with a low of 23 today. Year ago today high 30 and low 25.
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Kansas
Arkansas City
Wichita
Cody Ecco
Demand for Repeal of Undistributed Profit Levy Grows
Washington December 14 demands for repeal of the undistributed profits levy increased as industrialists testified before a Senate committee. Senator Van Nuys urged removing the tax entirely, arguing it creates fear and hampers expansion. The levy, tied to earnings not distributed to stockholders, was cut by the last congress from 27 percent to 24 percent, with President Roosevelt seeking restoration of the higher rate.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
van Nuys
D-Ind
Roosevelt
Fidelity Investment association charged with securities fraud
The Securities Commission filed a federal bill of complaint in the Eastern District of Michigan accusing Fidelity Investment Association of fraud in selling 600 million dollars in securities. The company with 58 offices nationwide, led by a main office in Wheeling West Virginia, faces an injunction and alleges misuses of funds and improper deposits and securities. The action targets violations of federal and West Virginia law and seeks to stop further sales.
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Washington
The
Securities Commission
Fidelity Investment Association
Federal
District of
Michigan
Wheeling
W. Va
Commission
United States
Investment Loan Association
West Virginia
Local Stores Open Evenings for Christmas Shopping
Lawrence merchants plan extended hours starting Monday December 19 with 8 pm closings on Monday and Tuesday and 9 pm on other nights including Christmas Eve. They will close all day December 26 and January 2. Tonight stores stay open for Students Night until 9.
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Lawrence
Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Plan A Farm Program in Ottawa Se counties meeting
County farm agents and planning committee members from 15 southeastern Kansas counties will meet in Ottawa to outline an agriculture planning program. Extension economists C. R. Jaccard and Vance Rucker of Kansas State College will attend as the session runs through Friday, with representation from Franklin, Woodson, Osage, Miami, Linn, Coffey, Bourbon, Anderson, Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Montgomery, Labette, Crawford and Cherokee counties.
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Ottawa
Kan
C. R. Jaccard
Vance Rucker
Kansas State College
Franklin
Woodson
Osage
Miami
Linn
Coffey
Bourbon
Anderson
Allen
Neosho
Wilson
Montgomery
Labette
Crawford
Cherokee
Navy officer named weather bureau chief
President Roosevelt appointed Lieut Com Francis W Reichelderfer of the navy as chief of the United States weather bureau. He will be acting chief tomorrow and permanent head on January 1, succeeding Willis E Gregg who died in Chicago in September.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Francis W. Reichelderfer
Navy
United States Weather Bureau
Reichelderfer
Indiana
Naval Weather Service
Weather Bureau
Willis E. Gregg
Chicago
Stock Market Index Edges Up Despite Sluggish Trades
The average of 60 stocks climbs to 51.7 from 50.8 as the market shows modest gains. A note hints at a Christmas subscription offer from the Journal-World, with delivery scheduled the day before Christmas and a contact phone line.
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The
Journal-World
McKesson Robbins Boss Reveals Brokers Paid High Commissions
Julian F. Thompson testifies in New York that W. W. Smith and Co. were paid 150000 a year in commissions despite no brokered sales. He cites 18000000 in apparent asset shortages, notes F Donald Coster's securities act arrest, and says Dunn and Bradstreet misled about Smith & Co. being large firms. The firm seeks bankruptcy protection under Chandler act with SEC involved.
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New York
Julian F. Thompson
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
W. W. Smith and Co
Thompson
John T. Bennett, Jr
Ambrose V. McCall
F. Donald Coster
Fairfield
Conn
McKesson & Robbins
W. W. Smith & Co
Manning & Co
Smith & Co
Dunn
Bradstreet
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Streets
U. S
Lester C. Dunigan
Securities and Exchange Commission
Montana-Dakota protests Kansas Pipe Line gas project
Montana-Dakota Utilities protests to the Federal Power Commission against granting Kansas Pipe Line and Gas Company's 21 million dollar gas pipeline plan. They argue existing Baker field gas service to Fargo Grand Forks Moorhead East Grand Forks and Crookston would suffice if extended, while Kansas proposes a northern pipeline from southwestern Kansas to serve five states.
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Washington
Montana-Dakota Utilities Company
Federal Power Commission
Kansas Pipe Line and Gas Company
Fargo
Grand Forks
N.D
Moorhead
East Grand Forks
Crookston
Minn
Baker Field
Montana
North Dakota
Kansas Company
Kansas
Danish Nazis arrested near Premier Stauning villa
Four Danish Nazis were arrested outside Premier Stauning’s suburban villa after midnight in a car full of pamphlets. They were released hours later when police could not prove a kidnapping plot. Stauning remained at his desk.
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Copenhagen
T. H. Stauning
Stanning
Big Dairy Barn Burns at Lecompton
Fire yesterday afternoon destroyed a large grade A dairy barn at Lecompton owned by Tom Checksfield assistant fire chief. The blaze caused more than $2,500 in damage partly insured and ruined a cattle shed 125 bushels of wheat and hay. A horse was rescued by Henry Checks field brother of Tom.
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Tom Checksfield
Lecompton
Henry Checksfield
Tom
Chamberlain For Tunis Status Quo
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House that Italian aggression toward French Tunisia would be a matter of grave concern to Britain. He asserted the status quo agreement applied to Tunisia while warning against any attack, amid Nazi protests over his Munich era appeasement policy.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Tunis
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Commons
Arthur Henderson
Henderson
Foreign Press Association
Berlin
Earl Baldwin
Hitler
Munich
Italy raises military budget for 1934 to 1940
Italy announced a 2.48 trillion lire increase in army navy and air force appropriations for 1934 1940 about 129.8 million dollars raising total military outlay to 10 billion lire about 526 million dollars including other ministries.
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Rome
Italy
Spy Situation in U S Seen as Serious Menace
House Dies Committee heard that the spy situation in the United States is a very serious menace. Investigator John C Metcalfe said the American Nazi movement aims to build a spy network and sabotage machine in the United States. He warned similar efforts abroad and noted sabotage plans could cause great damage in war unless militant action is taken. He also said espionage information from his probe was turned over to the justice department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
United States
John C. Metcalfe
South America
Metcalfe
Justice Department
Kansas selects two men for Rhodes scholarship region
K U students Jo intner Wichita and Don ald Taylor Topeka Baker University were named Kansas representatives in the district Rhodes scholarship competition. They were chosen from 18 interviewed by the state committee. Lintner is a Summerfield scholar Phi Beta Kappa economist and debater. Taylor majors in psychology and plays football. The regional contest will be in Des Moines in mid January with Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Iowa and Minnesota also in the district.
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Kansas
Jo Intner
Wichita
University of As
Donald Taylor
Topeka
Baker University
Lintner
Summerfield
Phi Beta Kappa
K. U
Taylor
Baker
Des Moines
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Towa
Minnesota
Spy trial opens as Gorin and Salich face espionage charges
In Los Angeles on December 14 government agents prepare to present to a federal grand jury a case involving Mikhail Gorin, coast head of Intourist, Inc., and Hafis Salich, a former Berkeley police officer, charged with sending U S naval intelligence documents to the Soviet. Both held on $25,000 bond and housed separately in county jail cells. U S Attorney Palmer notes the case will be presented to the grand jury soon.
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Los Angeles
Federal Grand Jury
West Coast
Pacific Coast
Berkeley, Cal
U. S. Naval Intelligence
Mikhail Gorin
Intourist, Inc
Hafis Salich
Naval Intelligence
U. S
William F. Palmer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
David B. Head
Karl Allen Drummond
Army
Navy
Drummond
Warmer Thursday in Kansas Topeka area forecast
The Kansas weather forecast notes a plunge toward above normal temperatures Thursday in Topeka and surrounding areas with a high expected between 45 and 50 degrees and a low near 28 to 25 in various regions. Extreme highs reached 48 in Topeka with 14 low at Goodland yesterday. A Lawrence reader reports gifts sent home and asks about daily letters from home.
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Topeka
Dec
Mercury
Lora
Federal
Goodland
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Seeks Fair Income
Five thousand farmers gathered in New Orleans for the American Farm Bureau Federation convention to push for greater money circulation and a fairer share of income. Sen Bankhead outlined a plan to cut the cotton surplus by selling 4 to 5 million bales from allotment and using 86 million dollars from the 1939 relief fund to finance cotton adjustments. He also proposed a cotton commissioner and supported a possible wheat commissioner with allied legislation.
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New Orleans
United States
American Farm Bureau Federation
John H. Bankhead
D-Ala
Edward A. O’neil
Roosevelt
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture
Faor
Bankhead
Treasury
Mrs Lauer pleads innocent in federal smuggling case
Mrs Elma N Lauer wife of Justice Edgar J Lauer pleaded innocent in federal court to an indictment charging her with smuggling and conspiracy Bail was set at 1000 with January 3 as the next date She blamed a vengeful servant for the case and Judge Henry W Goddard led the proceeding after Judge William Bondy recused himself George Burns pleaded guilty Monday to a similar indictment as Treasury agents questioned other entertainment figures.
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New York
Elma N. Lauer
Supreme Court
Edgar J. Lauer
Treasury
Department
U. S. Attorney’s Office
German Servants Ordered Home As Labor Shortage Grows
Amsterdam reports a German decree requiring about 25 000 German maid servants to return to Germany promptly due to a labor shortage there. Many had lived in the Netherlands a decade or more and some prefer not to go back to the Reich.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Germany
Reich
France Refuses Any Cession of Territory to Axis Powers
Paris reports Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet informed Italy and Germany France would not yield an inch of empire even at the threat of war. He quoted Von Ribbentrop saying Germany had no interest in Mediterranean issues while remaining in the Rome Berlin axis. Ciano denied Italian responsibility for demonstrations and said Mussolini would make any formal claims.
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Paris
Georges Bonnet
France
Italy
Germany
Bonnet
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Rome
von Ribbentrop
Ciano
Chamber of Deputies
Mussolini
Glamorous Gladys Swarthout Captivates Big Concert Crowd
The renowned mezzo soprano Gladys Swarthout performed at Hoch auditorium drawing the season’s largest audience. She wore a striking blue wool gown with a basque waist and flowing fourfold skirt, complemented by beige sandals and diamond jewelry.
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Gladys Swarthout
Hoch Auditorium
Miss Swarthout
Ruth Etting and Myrl Alderman Wed Amid Snyder Trial
Ruth Etting and Myrl Alderman married in Las Vegas while the Martin Snyder attempted murder trial moved forward in Los Angeles. Witnesses testified Snyder threatened Etting and Alderman, and he reacted with astonishment at the elopement.
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Ruth Etting
Snyder
Myri Alderman
Las Vegas
Nev
Miss Etting
Alderman
Los Angeles
Martin Snyder
Myrl Alderman
William Orr
Grange delegates tour KU and Haskell campuses
Delegates to the Kansas Grange convention toured the University of Kansas and Haskell Institute campuses this afternoon then returned to Eriksen hall. The main business was officer elections with ballots to decide a winner by majority. Morning sessions heard reports and a solicitors luncheon preceded this political address by Ray McKaig.
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Kansas Grange
University of Kansas
Haskell Institute
Eriksen Hall
Eldridge
Middle Road
Chester Grange
Jefferson County
Hayes
Jefferson
First Methodist Church
W. W. Davis
Department of History
Chamber of Commerce
Jenny Wren
Grange
WPA rolls drop sharply in week ending December 10
The Works Progress Administration reports a 45,514 decrease in work relief enrollment for the week ended December 10. The total rolls fall to 8,139,045, a drop of 123,624 from the peak reached on November 5.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
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Lima
Juan J. Remos
Japan
Peace Committee
Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
Mexico
F. W. Reichelderfer
W. E. Gregg
Drug Company
McKesson & Robbins Discoveries
Montana-Dakota Company
Kansas Pipe Line
Green Bros
England
Dr. Schacht
Fund For Refugees
Labor Party
Laborite Daily Herald
John Lintner
Sas
Ifquayne
Ford Service
Hamilton
Farm Bureau
FAIR
Gladys
K. A
Martin
Col. Gimp) Snyder
Ttwo
Haskell
Ray McKaig
Boise
Ida
Idaho
McKaig
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Hoover
Cy I. O
Burton K. Wheeler
Edward R. Burke
William Borah
State Grange
Pomona Grange
Douglas County
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