League Considers Raising an Army Amid Peace Talks
Bulletin Pars Dec 20 1 France informs Britain it has taken necessary mobilizations to deter an Italian attack Britain seeks to mobilize League members for a possible strike Italy threat and Mediterranean defense plans dominate Geneva discussions London sources say a covenant force may be formed to deter aggression The British government faces pressures over Ethiopia and potential sanctions while Laval remains in office and Mussolini prepares a council response.
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Bulletin Pars
France
Britain
Italy
Ethiopia
London
League of Nations
International Wireles
Geneva
Council
Jena Oof
Mediterranean
Viollator
All Powers
Paris
Turkey
Tyreece
Lavia
Baldwin
Laval
House of Commons
House of Lords
Great Britain
Iteam
Grand Council
Enmfidenes
Celles
Feubionia
Eirelee
Samuel Hoare
Pierre Laval
Anthony Eden
Viscount Halifax
Jordariv
Austen Chamberlain
Chamber
Deputies
Mussolini
Kansans Without Jobs Still Number 12,700
Relief officials estimated today that about 12 700 employable relief clients remain jobless. The Works Progress Administration lists 41 280 relief workers on projects, state administrator Evan Griffith said. The national re employment service estimates roughly 54 000 eligible relief workers exist. Unassigned workers should be covered by public works and highway projects as soon as weather allows.
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Topeka
Works Progress Administration
Evan Griffith
National
PWA
Roosevelt outlines plan to transfer NRA functions
President Roosevelt said plans were under study to transfer the NRA to several government departments for the remainder of its life, possibly until April. He noted George Berry’s activities were in step with NRA goals, but he gave no department names and cautioned against misinterpretation of any announcements.
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Hington
NRA
Roosevelt
George Berry
Berry
NERA
Commerce Department
Federal Trade Commission
Forefathers Day plan draws many visitors to Lawrence
The Sons and Daughters of New England in Lawrence will host Forefathers Day with residents and numerous out of town guests. Notables include Mrs. E. W. Cole and Miss Bessie Boughton from Maine, J. Newell Abrahams president of the Vermont Society, and Dr. Albert W. Palmer of the Chicago Theological Seminary who will speak on The New Puritanism after a 4 pm business meeting and 6:45 pm dinner at the Eldridge hotel.
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Sons and Daughters of
New England
Lawrence
Topeka
E. W. Cole
The
Ear Society of
Mayflower
Bessie Boughton
Maine
Morse
Winnetta Haver Abrahams
J. Newell Abrahams
Vermont Iety
Arthur Groesbeck
And
Albert W. Palmer
Chicago Theological Seminary
Injuries Fatal From Exploding Truck Tire
Kansas City reports say Ralph M. Cellar aged 36 died in General hospital from injuries sustained when a truck tire exploded while he inflated it in a local garage. He is survived by his widow of Kansas City and his father and brother in Waverly, Iowa.
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Kansas City
Ralph M. Cellar
General Hospital
Cellar
Waverly
Plan Another Bond Election In Pittsburg Water Works
Hutchinson Kan Dec 76 17 An order of the supreme court approving revenue bonds for Pittsburg water works improves and an election is planned around February 1 to issue gas distribution bonds totaling a half million dollars.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Borah Sets Primary Objective for Liberal Convention
Washington reports Senator Borah of Idaho declared his 1936 aim is a liberal platform and a convention of liberals to name a liberal candidate. He will cooperate with liberal groups pledging delegates to him or to other liberals as needed, stressing flexible tactics. In Massachusetts, a move to place Borah pledged delegates in spring primaries was announced by Robert Washburn.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Horah
Cleveland
Massachusetts
Reston
U.S
William F. Borah
Robert M. Washburn
Theodore) Roosevelt Club
United States Senate
Washburn
Bosah
Marshall Sues Six Promoters Over Wrestling Monopoly
Everett Marshall of Columbus files suit in Franklin County alleging a $1 million damages claim against six promoters and Curtis Publishing for forming an American wrestling monopoly. Defendants include Curley Mondt Bowser ite Parks Texbiani with Marshall and manager Sundow asserting a 11 year partnership to control events and talent.
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Columbus
I—Fyerett Marshall
America
Curtis Publishing Co
Philadelphia
Marshall
Saturday Evening Post
Franklin County Common Pres
Jack Curley
New York
Joseph Mondt
Los Angeles
Paul Bowser
Boston
Edward Ite
Chicago
Thomas Parks
St. Louis
Ray Texbiani
Billy Sundow
Combine
Tom Packs
Everett Marshall
Roosevelt grandson injured in Boston car crash
Kermit Roosevelt Jr., 20, grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, was injured when his car skidded on the Arborway in Jamaica Plain and struck two trees. Harvard classmate William Burnham, 20, of Brookline, also hurt. Both taken to Forest Hills Hospital with non dangerous injuries.
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Boston
Pi—Kermit Roosevelt, Jr
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Arborway
Jamaica Plain
Forest Hills Hospital
William Burnham
Brookline
Harvard
Roosevelt
Burnham
TVA Defense in Supreme Court Sparks Clash Over Purpose
On December 20 in Washington the TVA case drew sharp opposition as an unprecedented socialistic scheme. Solicitor General Reed argued the act’s main aim is navigation aid and that making power generation its primary purpose would be unconstitutional. Alabama Power investors labeled TVA actions a humiliating chapter and warned of federal overreach into electricity across six states.
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Washington
TVA
Supreme Court
Stanley Reed
Alabama Power Company
James M. Beck
Milne kidnapping probe widens as feds target hideout
Federal agents doubled back on a tumbledown Wrightstown farmhouse ten miles from Doylestown amid ongoing efforts to solve the Milne kidnaping case. Caleb Milne Jr. described four assailants who bound, drugged and restrained him during four days of captivity, prompting a nationwide manhunt and renewed victim-led leads. Meanwhile Sigma Xi named ten new members and an associate, and Dr. Marl C. Wadgett spoke on malignant disease while Dr. Arthur Haas set a Vienna lecture at the University.
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Doylestown
Milne
Hdf
Wrightstown
Caleb J. Milne
New York
Milne O
Department of Justice
Caleb J. Milne, Jr
Little Hospital
Bureau of Investigation
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Sigma Xi
E. Carlson
Kk. U. Medical School
Nelse F. Ockerblad
Key Medi School
Alfred Baldwin
Whittier
Cal
Lyman Henderson
Lawrence
Melvin EB. Griffith
Milton W. Sanderson
Walter A. Varvel
Myra FE. Wildish
North Bawn
Kansas City
Karl A. Youngstrom
Bradshaw Burnham
Marl C. Wadgett
Bell Memorial Hospital
Arthur Haas
University of Vienna
Government seeks Supreme Court ruling on Guffey coal act
Washington government joins Carter request for high court ruling on constitutionality of the Guffey coal control act after about nineteen Kentucky operators filed petitions for constitutional test. Topeka clerk Clarence J B Ryan filed a general denial to charges in ouster proceedings in the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Washington
Supreme Court
James Walter Carter
Kentucky
Stanley Reed
Carter
Topeka
Clarence JB Ryan
Leavenworth County
Clarence V. Beck
CONDITION IS CRITICAL FOR SENATOR SCHALL AFTER CRASH
Washington reports Senator Thomas D. Schall of Minnesota, a blind Republican, in critical condition after being struck by a car. He remained unconscious about 15 hours after the accident, with a fractured skull, a compound fracture of the left leg, and internal injuries. Secretary Vrel Leen, 39, also injured while aiding Schall, suffered minor injuries. Police charged driver L G Humphries with reckless driving, then released him on own recognizance.
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Washington
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Todey
Last Day to Pay Taxes Without Penalty Announced
Gard ner county treasurer announced a final date for payment without penalty for the first half of 10385 taxes. An extra day is allowed due to last minute rush. many tax checks are still arriving. Lenora and Norton voters approved bonds for WPA projects and park ground.
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Alm
Gardner
Leah
Uond
Norton
Kan
Waters of
Lenora
Noreatur
Douglas County Cuts Relief Personnel and Salaries
The Douglas County board of commissioners reduced relief administration staff and salaries as KERC withdrawal shifts most costs to the county. Ten relief personnel remain from fourteen, with new pay scales and a forthcoming chief clerk. The county plans to cover remaining relief needs within the current budget despite winter increases.
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Douglas County Board of Commissioners
KERC
Ist
Rkrerc
KER
Nee
Relief
H.T. Baker
Scounty Wood
Report Big Increase in Holiday Shipments Here
Lawrence post office and Railway Express report a sharp rise in Christmas shipments. Postmaster Hager notes earlier holiday volume than last year and sustained growth. C. C. Case, local Railway Express manager, cites about 13 percent year over year rise, led by more outgoing parcels as the peak rush begins tomorrow and continues through Christmas Day.
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Lawrence
Railway
Fexpress Company
Hager Wi
C. C. Case
Railway Express Company
Express Company
Entire crew killed in Britt Marie shipping explosion
Shipping officials confirm all 25 crew members aboard the Swedish freighter Britt Marie were killed when the vessel loaded with nitrate exploded at the Santos dock in Brazil on December 20. Local authorities and investigators began assessing the scene and causes of the blast.
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Santos
Brazil
Judge Guinotte Saw All Kansas City's Growth
Jules Edgar Guinotte, 30, long time Jackson county probate judge, died at his Kansas City home of heart disease. Born in 1855, he watched Kansas City grow from a riverfront trading center after his election in 1886, serving until last January. His father Joseph Guinotte, a Belgian civil engineer, supervised railroad construction in Mexico.
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Kansas City
Jules Edgar Guinotte
Jackson County
Guinotte
Joseph Guinotte
Belgium
Mexico
Moody elected president of Heads Co-Op Club at Eldridge Hotel
Glenn Moody was chosen president of the Co-Operative Club for the ensuing year at the Eldridge Hotel meeting. New officers include A. N. Yancy as first vice president Noble Lindstrom second vice president Art Olson third vice president Forrest Jackson secretary Walter Schaal treasurer Nick Thome sergeant-at-arms and directors C. U. Lanier Ruben Fox and C. C. Carl. Members swapped gifts around a Christmas tree then Junior high students directed by Miss Mabel Barnhart sang. Walter Schaal dressed as Santa distributed candy and nuts while every member received a sack and card from President Craig. Officers will attend the annual meeting.
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A. N. Yancy
Noble Lindstrom
Art Olson
Forrest Jackson
Walter Schaal
Nick Thome
CU. H. Lanier
Ruben Fox
C. C. Carl
Mabel Barnhart
Santa Claus
Craig
Schaal
Wife faces charges in Kansas City plot to kill husband
Mrs Helen Woods, 42, estranged wife of Forest Woods, fireman, is jailed on charges of conspiring to kill him for life insurance. Detective Howland said Woods offered payment from the firemen’s benefit fund to a man posing as a killer. Woods denied the plot and said custody of her two children matters most.
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Kansas City
Der
Helen Woods
Frank Howland
Forest Woods
Wittise
Howland
Bush Wells
Wells
Woods
Caftier Woods
Frustrate a Plot in Mexico City. Morones House Raided
La Prensa reports a government crackdown in Mexico City outlining the seizure of rifles, ammunition, and 24 machine pins tied to an anti-government plot. One man arrested while carrying machine guns into Luis Morones’ unoccupied house. war department denies troop movement claims. In Newton, Kansas, Leonard J. Nelson is appointed to the city commission to replace Walter J. Trousdale, who died in a car accident.
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Mexico City
la Prensa
Luis Morones
Plutarco Elias Calles
Morones
Army
War Department
Newton
Kan
Leonard J. Nelson
Walter J. Trousdale
Wolf Hunt Planned for January First in Douglas County
Final plans for the annual wolf hunt by the Douglas County CPA layer were announced at the quarterly meeting in Lone Star. The event will start at 9 30 a.m. on January 1 with routes through Perry Ozawkie McLouth Tonganoxie Linwood DeSoto Budora and surrounding towns. Major organizers include Lester McGee as general chairman Jare E Ousdahl Guy Schultz as marshals and Doc Hagenbuch handling the roundup grounds.
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Douglas County
C.P.A
Lone Star
Buck Creek
Sarcoxie Township
F. Laptad
Lester McGee
Jare E. Ousdahl
Guy Schultz
Doc Hagenbuch
Wolf Hunt Committee
Midland
CVA
Hell
Gand
Te Best
Perry
Ozawkie
McLouth
Tonganjexie
Linwood
DeSoto
Budora
Lone
Habdwin
Ottawa
Weather Outlook for Kansas: Increasing Clouds and Warmth
Kansas forecast calls for rising cloud cover and warmer temperatures tonight and tomorrow. Overnight lows and daytime highs are broad, with morning and noon readings noted but not clearly specified due to garbled text.
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Kansas
Goord
Douglas County
Woman Solicits for Charity in West Lawrence
Journal-World reports a woman conducted house to house charity solicitations in West Lawrence yesterday afternoon for funds to be given to the poor through the Journal-World. The paper states it has not authorized such appeals and urges donations go through official charities or county welfare. Readers are asked to report uncredentialed charity solicitations to the Journal-World or police.
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Journal-World
West Lawrence
Salvation Army
the Elks
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Kermit Roosevelt, Jr
Milne Kidnaping University
Guffey
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Charles Dickens
Ford V. Hamilton
Heads Co-Op Club
Glenn Moody
Co-Operative Club
Eldridge Hotel
C.P.A. Drive
McGee
Alf Landon
Pathe
I.P.A
Ax Follo North Line
Clyde Husted
Ross Whitman
D. F. Smith
Wellman Church
First Cross Road
Woodstock School
Captain Gee
Porl Johnson
Midland Store
Roy Deskins
Ambrose Rieshy
Carl Petersson
Charles Elm
Six Corners
Clevenger
Pony Creek
Tonganoxie Lake
Chreys Gars
U1. A
Excelsior Indree
Ins and
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