Graf Spee poised for potential fight after Montevideo halt
Britain and United States dispatch conflicting reports on the Graf Spee's status at Montevideo. Reinforcements to Ajax and Achilles guard the harbor while Exeter limps in. Hull notes a 48 hour stay may extend as repairs resume amid German casualty figures and or interests.
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Washington
Hull
Montevideo
Graf Spee
Uruguay
United States
Exeter
Rio de la Plata
Achilles
Ajax
Spee
Otto “Langmann
Admiralty
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Oe Spee
Finns gain near Ladoga as Russians burn border towns
Finnish army reports recapture near Tolvajarvi and Russian retreat. Russians press toward Salmijarvi as Finnish forces withdraw with rear guard. Fire consumes Salmijarvi Kolosjoki Tullevi Koivolahti Kovoranta. Norwegian frontier towns brace for further explosions.
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Riverasvik
Norway
Finland
Salmijarvi
Kolosjoki
Tullevi
Koivolahti
Kovoranta
Boris- Glev
Petsamo
Arctic Ocean
Svanvik
4-H and Vocational Banquet Hosts 250 Youths
The 12th annual 4-H and Vocational Agriculture Achievement banquet will honor more than 250 4-H members and FFA students. Kelvin Hoover presides at Eldridge hotel dinner. awards from Deal Six amid songs, a quartet, marimba solo, and motion pictures conclude the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Bankers Association
Eldridge Hotel
Kelvin Hoover
First National Bank
Bankers Association
Deal Six
Ike Schellenberg
Betty Stone
Jayhawk
Future Farmers of America
Dale Babbitt
Elmer Lindell
Everett Nottingham
Warren Flory
Olive Flory
Robert Jenkins
University of Kansas
German Christmas Party at K U in Green Hall
K U German department hosted its annual Christmas party in Green Hall Little Theater. The program opened with two songs by Mrs Jane Chia passo, followed by Ludwig Thoma's Die Kleinen Verwandten directed by John Ebelke with cast Ebelke Hagemann Mrs Otto Springer Myrtle Moyer Evelyn Longerbeam R L Talmadge. Santa Claus handed out lollipops and food was served to about 200 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. U. German Department
Green Hall
Weinachtslie
Marius Wiegenlied
Jane Chiapasso
Ludwig’ Thoma
John Ebelke
Ebelke
Hans Hagemann
Otto Springer
Myrtle Moyer
Evelyn Longerbeam
Santa Claus
Andre Gronicka
Hagemann
Average of Sixty Stocks Falls to 50.8 Yesterday
The daily average of sixty stocks stands at 50.8 after yesterday’s activity, a slight drop from 50.9. Market observers note modest declines across several sectors and call for cautious trading ahead.
Committee Clash Over NLRB Decisions Sparks House Hearing
A heated exchange erupted between Rep Murdock and committee counsel Toland during a hearing on future committee action concerning the National Labor Relations Board. Toland outlined questions for the panel, including whether employers can contract away rights and if the board would refuse to decide individual bargaining units in industries with state-wide employer associations.
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Washington
House
National Labor Relations Board
Murdock
D-Ut
Edmund M. Toland
Toland
NLRB
Smith
D-Va
Labor Board
Boy Scout Carnival Opens Tonight at First Methodist Church
The second annual indoor carnival of Troop 52 Boy Scouts of America sponsored by First Methodist church opens at 7 pm and runs to 10 pm through Friday and Saturday. Gerald Smith leads the troop as scoutmaster. main shows at 8 pm feature two short plays sword swallowing ventriloquism and songs by Kaw Valley.
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Troop 52
Boy Scouts of America
First Methodist Church
Gerald Smith
Kaw Valley
League Council Expels Russia for Invasion of Finland
The League of Nations expelled the Soviet Union by unanimous council vote over its invasion of Finland. Four members, including Finland, abstained. This marked the first expulsion in league history as the assembly condemned Russia and urged aid to Finland.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Russia
Finland
China
Yugoslavia
Greece
League
United States
Little Republic
Council
Assembly
Joseph Paul-Boncour
Althe
France
Paul-Boncour
Maxim Litvinoff
Paul Boncour
R. A. Butler
Germany
Concrete Pour Underway for Community Building Foundation
Workmen began pouring concrete for the foundation footings of the community building and National Guard armory. Over 20 men on site with basement excavation near completion. Concrete poured at the north end of the basement where excavation is done and a sewer is being installed between Eleventh and North Park Streets replacing a private sanitary sewer under the foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard Armory
Massachusetts Street
Eleventh Street
North Park Street
German Liner Columbus Aims to Run Allied Naval Blockade
Vera Cruz Dec 14. The 32 581 ton German liner Columbus slipped from Vera Cruz at night in an apparent bid to reach a German port via the Allied naval blockade. A second German freighter Arauca also left Vera Cruz with a mixed cargo for New Orleans. Columbus carried papers for a trans Atlantic crossing and secrecy was kept due to British warship patrols. Rumors said a British destroyer might pursue the Columbus while American destroyers were seen in Gulf waters. The liner had loaded heavy supplies including 20 000 barrels of oil.
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London
Admiralty
Graff Spee
Ajax
Achilles
Montevideo
New York
National Broadcasting Company
Uruguay
Admiral Graf Spee
Graf Spee
Tacoma
Ae Graf Spee
Langmann
Patrick
G. Dove
Portugueseast Africa
J. W. Edwards
Trevanion
Newton Beech
A. H. Brown
Huntsman
William Stubbs
South Atlantic
Charles Pottinger
Ashlea
Vera Cruz
Mexico
UPI
Vera Cruz ‘Harbor
New Orleans
Columbus
Hier
Becaus
Pasar
Gulf
Oslo
Norway
Atantic
Gulf Waters
Hungary First To Make War Debt Payment
Washington reports Hungary became the first country to remit a semi annual war debt payment, sending $9,828 or 1 percent of the principal. Meanwhile Yugoslavia failed to meet its due amount of $38,515 and faces unpaid principal of $2,725,000 and interest of $154,062 outstanding since 1932.
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Washington
Hungary
Europe
United States
Hungariae
Yugoslavia
Finland Day Proclamation Declares December 17 1939
Mayor of Lawrence Kansas proclaims Finland Day to honor Finnish Americans and urge citizens to pray for divine protection and aid Finland by contributing via local newspapers on December 17 1939 as Finland fights for its republic against overwhelming odds.
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America
United States
Finland
Lawrence
Kan
Finnish Republic
Ready to Wrap The Merchants Wrapping Station Opens Tomorrow
The Merchants Wrapping Station, run by the Chamber of Commerce, opens tomorrow through Saturday December 24 at 841 Massachusetts in the former Terry shop. Last year it used 223 pounds of wrapping material for 5,000 to 6,000 packages with little extra postage, aided by post office and railway express staff.
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Merchant’s Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Terry Shop
Massachusetts
Merchants Wrapping Station
Post Office
Railway Express
Bruce McKee
Ralph Allen
Jack Hourihan
New Jersey
Virgil Leigh
2 100 Casualties During War So Far
Prime Minister Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons that Britain's total casualties in the first three months of war were about 2,100. He compared this with 12,500 in the first two months of war in 1914, and noted Royal Air Force fatalities were 442 with naval losses around 1,680.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Royal Air Force
Finnish relief fund receives Lawrence contributions totaling 64
The Journal-World reports Lawrence residents donated 11 to the Hoover Finnish relief fund, adding to 53 previously given. The item lists several donors and notes Greta Garbo contributed 5,000 to the relief drive in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Journal-World
Lawrence
Hoover Finnish Relief Fund
Greta Garbo
New York
Herbert Hoover
Builders of Tomorrow shown at Kiwanis meeting
Kiwanis club at Wiedemann's heard Rev H Lee Jones present a film titled Builders of Tomorrow about the National Youth Administration. Final arrangements were announced for the club's annual Christmas party at Plymouth Congregational church next Monday evening.
Last Citadel of Freedom in U S Voices Reading Realism
Poet Louis Untermeyer told a packed University audience that America remains the last citadel of freely spoken and printed words. He contrasted fairy tale reading with a growing realism and praised writers who expose life as it is, even amid controversy over works like Grapes of Wrath and Tobacco Road.
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Louis Untermeyer
Untermeyer
Hoch Auditorium
United States
Hamlet
Kansas City
America
Deane W. Malott
University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra
Calvert Pleads Guilty in Tire Theft Case
James Calvert pleaded guilty in the justice court of Robert Oyler to a charge of receiving stolen property and was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail. He was the first of seven charged this week in a tire oil and tool theft cleanup. others face felony counts while some maintain misdemeanor charges. Others still jailed for failure to post bond include Carl Otto Darrell Gibler Jimmy Litz LeRoy Walker and Fred Lindley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Calvert
Justice Court
Robert Oyler
Calvert
Carl Otto
Darrell Gibler
Jimmy Litz
LeRoy Walker
Fred Lindley
Reading Problems in Our Public Schools University Roundtable
Tonight on KFKU from 9 30 to 10 Dr A H Turney Dr B A Nash of the school of education and Lee Gem mell of the University extension division will lead a roundtable on reading problems found in research using the diagnostic reading service for public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KFKU
A. H. Turney
B. A.nash
School of Education
Lee Gemmell
University Extension Division
Typhoid Cases Rise Slightly in Fall But Not Serious
Kansas reports a small upturn in typhoid cases with 18 cases in October, up from nine in October 1938. Health officials urge boiling rural water and sending suspicious samples for tests as water shortages drive people to creek and pond sources. Ogden S. Jones notes WPA and KERC wells opened to the public have been tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Kinnaman
State Board of Health
Ogden S. Jones
The
Health Board
Christmas Vespers Planned at KU Hoch Auditorium
Plans for the annual Christmas vespers at University of Kansas Hoch auditorium are completed. The program includes afternoon and evening services with brass quartet preludes, candle lighting by Dolph Simons Jr. and Whitfield Anderson, new choral work by Laurel Everette Anderson, Basque carol arrangement by Charles Sanford Skilton, solo by Mer ibah Moore, and a 100‑member University Symphony Orchestra under Karl Kuersteiner. tableaux will be staged and a free will offering supports a fine arts scholarship fund. Attendees include a 70‑member Tonganoxie schools party and 45 Kansas City supervisors.
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Hoch Auditorium
University of Kansas
Donald M. Swarth
School of Fine Arts
Dolph Simons, Jr
Whitfield Anderson
Laurel Everette Anderson
School of Fine Arts Organ and Theory
Christus
Christ
Charles Sanford -Skilton
University
Meribah Moore
Fine Arts Voice
University Symphony Orchestra
Karl Kuersteiner
Department of Building and Grounds
Jay Janes
Tonganoxie
Kansas City, Mo
New Receiver Appointed for Cemetery Company
Judge Richard J. Hopkins named Charles J. Rooney Topeka receiver for Cemeteries of America Inc. Rooney replaces Keene Saxon as officers resign, including W. W. Gordon former Kansas City Kan mayor, Max Schuchardt, and W. M. Woodruff. The firm holds property in Lawrence Hutchinson Topeka Wichita and Kansas City Kan.
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Kansas City
Kan
Richard J. Hopkins
Federal District Court Today
Charles J. Rooney
Topeka
The
Cemeteries of America, Inc
Rooney
Keene Saxon
Shawnee County
Max Schuchardt
Chicago
W.M. Woodruff
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Wichita
Debt Limit Hike 50 Billion Suggested by Morgenthau
Secretary Morgenthau testified on the public debt during the fiscal year estimates and said he would have no objection to raising the limit to 50 billion dollars. Members noted he did not formally recommend the increase, though some believed raising the cap would be better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgenthau
Washington
House
Ana Ann Haan
Pecsche Cic
Treasury
Ways and Means
Christmas mail plan in Lawrence post office extended hours
Postmaster Roger M. Williams announced preparations for the holiday mail surge in Lawrence. The office will open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, with one window open each night until 9:30 p.m., and a wrapping station staffed at 839 Massachusetts Street starting Friday. The University of Kansas station will operate 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Packages should be mailed by December 23 to arrive before Christmas. Christmas Day closures apply with only specials and outgoing mail handled.
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Roger M. Williams
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
University of Kansas
Williams
United States
Pacific States
Northwestern States
Southwestern
Kansas
Clouds but no rain over eastern Kansas forecast
Light clouds drift across eastern and southern Kansas with little prospect of precipitation. Forecaster Flora says skies may clear tonight with nippy but above freezing temperatures. Milder readings are seen tomorrow with highs around 55 in western areas and 45 to 50 in the east. Last night’s low was 27 at Ellis. tonight’s lows likely 25 to 32 west and 35 to 40 east. Temperatures run about 12 degrees above normal amid subnormal precipitation.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Flora
Ellis
Four German Planes Downed by British in Air Battles
London dispatch says the air ministry announced that four German Messerschmitt fighters and three British fighters were shot down in fierce air battles over Helgoland during the last 24 hours. It noted Royal Air Force forces operated over the North Sea in this period.
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London
Air Ministry
Messerschmidt
Helgoland
Royal Air Force
North Sea
Weather Outlook for Kansas Friday Fair and Warmer East
The Kansas forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures in the eastern and extreme eastern areas. Gas Office records show 7 p m yesterday and 7 am today with noon readings today and maximums for yesterday and today.
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Kansas
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Montevideo Harbor
Ladoga
Helsinki
Tolvajarvi
Lake Ladoga
Suomussalmi
Kirkenes
Flaming Salmijarvi
Pasvik
Salmijargi
K. U
Walter E. Evans
Dover
Okla
Jessie A. Liverett
Overland Park
Court House
League Council
U. S
Armory
Keeler
Celia
Jennie Watt
Anne Foe
Rev. H. Lee Jones
Keeler’s
Cemetery Company
Roger Williams
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