Wage Hour Bill Return Sparks House Debate
Washington a heated day as William Green urged sending the wage hour bill back to committee amid AFL objections. The House rejected an AFL substitute for 40 hour week and 40 cent minimum wage, while factions vie over administration backed control and exemptions.
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Washington
William Green
House
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Federal Trade Commission
Lamneck
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Congress
Bankhead
White House
Senate
D-C
Labor Department
Lee
D.okla
Griswold
D-Ind
Russians Decide to Stay On Drifting Polar Floe
Four Russian polar campers observing weather chose to remain on their drifting floe as it nears Cape Berskadeland. Radio operator Ernest Krenkel reported the group hoped a southerly drift would carry the floe past danger. Krenkel had warned on December 7 they were ready to be taken off.
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Dec
Cape of Eenland
Ernest Krenkel
Krenkel
Royal Car Collision in Trafalgar Square
King George and Queen Elizabeth were shaken but uninjured after their car collided with another in Trafalgar Square on the way back from a charity matinee. The royal party remained unharmed and continued to Buckingham Palace.
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ROYAL
King George
Queen Elizabeth
London
Queenlizabeth
Trafalgar Square
Buckingham Palace
Japanese Army Forces Concentrating for Drive Into China
Shanghai reports that Japanese forces are concentrating for further thrusts into central China with attacks on southern coast cities to crush Chinese resistance. Following the fall of Nanking observers expect simultaneous knockout strikes on multiple fronts. in Peiping Wang Keh-min says government takes over customs at Tientsin and Chinwangtao.
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Shanghai
China
Nanking
Peiping
Wang Keh- Min
Survivor's account of Panay attack and Yangtze bombardment
F Hayden Vines, a Roanoke, Virginia tobacco company employee, recounts surviving the Japanese aerial attack that sank the Panay and damaged three Standard Oil tankers above Nanking. He describes bomb blasts, fires, escape by foot to the south bank, aid by Japanese officers, and a trek toward Wuhu and Shanghai with fellow refugees Jim Marshall and John Hodge.
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Yangtze
Nanking
F. Hayden Vines
Roanoke
British American Tobacco Company
Shanghai
Meiping
sankEl
Ames
Wuhu
Jim Marshall
Collier
John Hodge
Panay
Taiping
Foreign Mission
Marshall
Hodge
Vines
Yone Masuda
General Hospital
Welfare program needs more funds for Kansas
Governor Walter A. Huxman urged a possible special session to add 3 to 4 million dollars from sales tax revenue to Kansas social welfare. He warned current funding is insufficient, noting counties face emergency bonds as welfare costs rise and tax relief would be minimal. He questioned constitutionality of diverting funds and urged focus on emergency measures only.
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Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Haxman
Kansas
Hexman
Kansas Faces Washburn in Topeka Tonight
The University of Kansas basketball team meets Washburn College in Topeka with a 7 30 start. Half time and final scores will be available in the Journal World tonight. Call 22 for the scores.
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University of Kansas
Washburn College
Topeka
Journal-World
Tiber River Flooding in Rome Erupts with Sandbag Barriers
Firemen and Fascist volunteers rushed sandbag dikes along the Tiber today to contain the river in its worst flood since 1900, as the Italian capital faces rising waters and emergency efforts.
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Tiber River
Rome
Tiber
Public assistance grants reach new high in Kansas November
Kansas welfare board reports November public assistance total of 520 103 17 dollars up from October s 440 245 39. Counties paid 276 906 59 dollars state 118 674 32 dollars and federal 124 522 26 dollars. Average payments listed include old age 18 20 206 235 58 total, aid to the blind 20 52 5 847 79, dependent children 27 90 61 540 08, general assistance 15 28 245 479 72.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Welfare Board
Douglas
Counties
Panay incident deepens as Japan shores bombard Panay
Secretary Hull said official reports confirm Japanese surface vessels moored to Panay and that aircraft bombed the gunboat. Survivors were machine gunned as Panay sank while Japanese boats fired on them. Hull noted new facts bolster the U S protest and demanded full satisfaction from Japan.
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Washington
Hull
Ender
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Althe Hull
State Department
Panay
Stores to Stay Open Late for Christmas Shopping
Lawrence merchants announce most shops will open evenings starting Monday to aid Christmas shopping. Dry goods clothing and shoe stores will stay open long hours, with other retailers expected to follow. Charles Radcliffe, Merchants Bureau chairman, said the plan aims to help daytime shoppers.
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Lawrence
Charles Radcliffe
Merchants Bureau
Tax Collections Rise Nearly One Million This Year
Kansas final quarter federal income tax receipts for December 1 to 15 totaled 1,683,205, up sharply from 722,000 a year ago. F. E. McMullan, assistant collector, noted total collections to date near 10,250,000 as the rise continues.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
F. E. McMullan
Internal Revenue
McMullan
Bank clearings decline 24.3 percent from 1936
Bank clearings in 22 leading U.S. cities for the week ending December 15 totaled 5.4747 billion dollars, or 24.3 percent below the 7.2309 billion the previous year. The drop marks the fifth straight weekly decline versus 1936, with the prior week down 8.4 percent.
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New York
United States
Dun & Bradstreet
Treasury Deficit Falls Below Roosevelt Estimate
Washington reports the treasury deficit has dropped below the $695,245,000 estimate set by President Roosevelt. Heavy tax collections in early December cut the gap by about $55,000,000, leaving expenditures near $686,947,023 on December 14 with further reductions expected from quarterly income tax payments due yesterday.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Republican policy group chair to be announced today
St Louis December 16 The Republican executive committee awaits final approval of a chair for a new policy drafting group before revealing the chairman’s name. The steering committee will feature about 150 members with two state chairmen and excludes current county chairs and precinct committeemen. The mid term convention question remains unresolved.
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St. Louis
Republican Executive Committee
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Herbert Hoover
Alf M. Landon
Spanish Armies Endure Snow in Northeastern Spain Front
Reports from Hendaye on the Franco-Spanish frontier say insurgent and government forces clash amid cold winds and drifting snow. Government offensives against Teruel are confirmed though sources dispute outcomes with Salamanca noting repulsion and Barcelona claiming advances to success.
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Hendaye
Spain
Teruel
Aragon
Salamanca
Barcelona
County Seeks Bids for Six New Trucks
Douglas county board of commissioners invites firms to bid on six new trucks to replace aging road department equipment. Bids on two 1 3/4 ton dump trucks two half ton pickup trucks and one half ton panel truck are requested on a trade-in basis. A bid on a 1 1/4 ton long wheel base cab chassis without trade-in is also sought. Bids due by 11 am December 22 and will be opened that day.
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Board ‘of County Commissioners
Douglas County
County Road Department
December water is free in Salina for second year
Salina Kansas December water bills were marked paid by the municipal water board after a summer drought. Officials attributed the gesture to excessive earnings and generosity during hot weather. The gift totaled about 12000 dollars, marking the second straight year December water service was free.
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Salina
Kan
UPI
Municipal Water Board
Santa Claus to visit Lawrence Saturday for kids
Santa plans to come to Lawrence this Saturday and will stay all day to meet every child. He urges youngsters to visit downtown and share their Christmas wishes, saying he enjoys seeing all his little friends despite a busy schedule.
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Santa Claus
Lawrence
Altho
Police trace clothing thefts to Kansas City pawnshops
Chief Jude Anderson says much of KU students clothing stolen since the school year began may be in Kansas City pawnshops. Ray Redfern and Fred Mills, with Dewey Mays and Thelma Redfern, confess to numerous Lawrence robberies and identify aliases used in pawning items.
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Jude Anderson
K. U
Kansas City
Anderson
Ray Redfern
Fred Mills
Lawrence
Redfern
Mills
Dewey Mays
Thelma
Howard
Tony
Immel
Denver
Colo
Moody Apartments
Samuel Stewart
Reserve
Brady Apartments
Elmer Goering
Moundridge
Mays
Manhattan
Will Johns
State Attorney General’s Office
Kaul and Dowling
Topeka
Johns
Mount Oread
Millis
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Redferns
Lawrence Late Yester
Stock Market Index Report Cited Mixed Readings
A brief market update notes a stock index of about 60 stocks showing a small loss of 0.5 percent amid cautious sessions. Investors weigh economic data and weather related risks as traders position ahead of earnings reports and policy signals.
Stayton Recommended for 35th Guard Division Command
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark today urged in Washington the appointment of Brig. Gen. E. M. Stayton of Kansas City as commander of the 35th division of the National Guard. An agreement with Nebraska and Kansas will rotate leadership on a three year basis, Missouri's turn follows Gen. Herbert J. Paul’s retirement on November 6.
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Jefferson City
Lloyd C. Stark
Washington
E. M. Stayton
Kansas City
National Guard
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Herbert J. Paul
Lincoln, Neb
Rhodos Scholars Interviews Underway for Kansas Picks
Seventeen Kansas college men and one University of California student are interviewing for Rhodes scholarships. Two will advance to the regional exam in Des Moines on December 20. The K U group includes five nominees. Final selections will lead to Oxford University scholarships.
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Kansas College
University of California
Rhodes
Des Moines
E. H. Lindley
Hutchinson
Emory Lindquist
Union Building
K. U
Martin Maloney
Lawrence
George Waggoner
Wagoner
Okla
Dean Moorhead
Dean Moorhead, Hugoton; Martin Withers
Clay Center
Donald Voorhees
Leavenworth
Oxford University
England
William I. Martin
Claude E. Arnett, Jr
Emporia
Teachers College
Charles F. Eckert
Carl F. Graham
Donald Taylor
Baker University
Aaron C. Butler
Arsel E. Coulson
Pittsburg
Weather Outlook Delivers Mild Finish to Week in Kansas
Topeka reports a fair day Friday as forecast by federal meteorologist S. D. Flora. Temperatures will rise to 35-40 degrees in the east and 40-45 in the west with little chill. Snow and ice east and north will melt. highways remain clear though southeast counties may see clouds. A sprinkle at Moran was the only moisture in the last 24 hours.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
J. B. Jenkins
Kansas Highway Patrol
Moran
Downtown Coaches Run Ottawa Team Tonight
Ottawa Kansas reports a novel game night where fans hold tickets enabling them to pick a starting lineup for Ottawa University and appoint a five member coaching board. The public will guide in game actions by submitting written suggestions as lineups are tested.
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Ottawa
Kan
Toaal
Ottawa University-Friends University
Otawa
William Allen White Undergoes Mayo Clinic Exam
William Allen White editor of the Emporia Gazette was examined at Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota today. Doctors gave no disclosure on the results. He and Mrs White arrived from New York last night.
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn
William Allen White
Street Department Clears Downtown After Ice Storm
The city operates a street flusher and tractor grader to remove sleet and ice from downtown Massachusetts Street and intersecting streets. Snow is hauled by six trucks with about 200 workers finishing from the bridge to the courthouse. Residents may help by placing limbs in parks for removal and burning yard debris to assist the cleanup in time for Christmas shopping.
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Street
Lawrence
Street Department
Massachusetts Street
Court House
Alred Lawrence
Shots in Ford Strike Sparks Brief Scuffle Near Plant
Kansas City reports a brief clash near the Ford plant as a scuffle between two Ford workers and alien men escalates. Police say no one was wounded though several bruises occurred. six men and a woman were detained for questioning amid more than 300 picket arrests since the strike began.
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Kansas City
D. E Reddish
Ford
Reddish
United, Automobile Workers of America
New Prices Take Effect Under Bituminous Coal Commission
Washington reports that the bituminous coal commission fixed F C B prices for thousands of mines and set retail prices by wholesale and freight charges above the bases. The commission denied postponement requests including one from the American Association of Railroads over locomotive fuel prices.
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Washington
UPI
Bituminous Coal Commission
F.C.B
American Association of Railroads
Indirect Tax Seen As Evil Burden By Council
State Senator Thale P Skovgard of Greenleaf told the Northeast Kansas County Officials association that indirect taxes are the top issue before the state legislative council. He predicted serious attention next session as the indirect tax menace threatens orderly government administration.
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Marysville
Kan
Thale P
Skovgard
Greenleaf
Northeast
Kansas County Officials Association
State Legislative Council
Weather Forecast For Kansas Sees Sunny For Most Areas
Kansas weather shows fair conditions tonight and Friday with possible rain in extreme southeast. Fog in Emporia Coffeyville and Pittsburg. cloudy in Manhattan. other areas clear. Dirt roads sleet. slick conditions at Emporia Ottawa Topeka Salina Garden City. muddy at Pittsburg. soft at Coffeyville. Gas Office Record notes yesterday's 7 p.m. reading and today’s a.m. forecast. temperatures include maximum yesterday and minimum today.
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Emporia
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
Manhattan
Ottawa
Topeka
Salina
Garden City
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