British freighter Alcira sunk in Mediterranean blockade bid
The British freighter Alcira was bombed by two insurgent planes and sunk about 20 miles southwest of Barcelona while carrying coal to a government port. All 25 crew members and an observer were rescued by a Spanish government sloop and fishing vessels. The incident follows the sinking of the Endymion off the Spanish coast, with Britain and France planning joint anti piracy patrols and queries into Italy's suspected role.
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Barcelona
Alcira
Palma
Mallorca
Endymion
Gibraltar
McCracken
Glasgow
London
Mediterranean
Spain
Defense Ministry
France
Great Britain
Charles Corbin
Anthony Eden
Britain
Foreign Office
Al‘cia
Eden
House of Commons
Italy
Neville Henderson
Georgia Governor Signs Liquor Bill in County Option Move
Governor Rivers signed a county option liquor bill ending prohibition in Georgia. The measure passed in a special session, leaving only four dry states Kansas Oklahoma Mississippi and Tennessee.
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Atlanta
E. D.“Rivers
Toileave
Ston
Kansas
Oklahoississippi
Tennessee
Cedars of Lebanon Reports Patient Not Yet Past Pneumonia Crisis
The Cedars of Lebanon hospital reports a patient remains in a serious pneumonia crisis. The notice notes ongoing care and status as of today with no further updates.
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Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
French Anti Nazi Show Provokes Diplomatic Protest
Paris on February 4 reports a French anti Nazi exposition depicting five years of the Hitler regime has caused a diplomatic and political storm. The German embassy urged closure for Franco German relations. The foreign ministry asked organizers to remove the most troublesome displays, but German sources say a full shutdown is demanded. The exhibit, presented by socialist and labor groups of the people's front, shows cartoons of Nazi leaders and denounces Hitler's government.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
Foreign Ministry
People’s Front
Fuehrer
Bank robbers in Ohio gun battle leaves killer dead
In Columbus Ohio Charles Bird an outlaw bank robber and an unidentified man were killed in a gun battle that wounded six others including three detectives. Two additional suspects from the Ohio National Bank robbery were reported dying. Bird is tied to a jail escape last September with brother Frank Bird and James Widmer who were later recaptured. The fatal shooting followed a 45 hour gap after a separate hilltop bank robbery.
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Columbus
Charles Bird
Otto Kaffits
Ohio National Bank
West Side
Raffits
Bird
Frank
James Widmer
Cuyahoga County
Missouri State Penitentiary
Frank Bird
Widmer
Hilltop
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Four Russian scientists see sun as ice floe sinks during救援
Moscow reports four scientists at Camp Floe watch their tent house sink from a 100 by 160 foot ice cake off Greenland as two Soviet ships close in for rescue. They mark position at 74.03 N 16.30 W, about 1,100 miles from the North Pole and 250 miles NW of Jan Mayen.
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Moscow
Russia
North Pole
Greenland
Jan Mayen Island
Relief discussion at Lawrence Town Hall Unitarian church
At a Sunday meeting in Lawrence the Unitarian church will host Paul Ibach of Topeka and Esther Twente of the University of Kansas to debate relief programs. Ibach from the state welfare board will outline emergency and long term relief goals. Twente will offer the client’s viewpoint on unemployment and morale. Mrs Mildred Watson, Douglas County social welfare director, will preside.
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Lawrence Town Hall
Unitarian Church
Paul Bb Ibach
Topeka
Esther Twente
University of Kansas
Ibach
State Board of Public Welfare
Madrid Shelled Again as Insurgents Bombard City
Heavy artillery struck Madrid on Thursday and Friday with more than 200 shells. At least 20 people were killed and over 150 injured as insurgents continued the attack on the government capital.
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Madrid
Small Business Conference Quickens Roosevelt Talk
Twenty three recommendations to combat the recession were presented to President Roosevelt by a small businessmen committee. They urged easier credit insured loans and a permanent advisory council, while urging cooperation with government and a balanced budget. Delegates were divided over the results amid disorders at the meeting.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Fred Roth
Cleveland
Little Fellows” of Business
Adisory Council
Stephen T. Early
Roth
Chlleagues
Haper
Commerce Department
Bucher
Edwin M. McKinney
Chicago
Two Men Die in Oklahoma WPA Truck Crash
Two men died when a WPA truck bound from McAlester to Stigler ran off a bridge near Quinton Oklahoma. G. E. Tuckett 38 and Marvin Scroggins 24 were burned and crushed to death in the ensuing fire.
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Quinton
Okla
McAlester
Stigler
G. E. Tuckett
Marvin Scroggins
Chinese Division Cut Off From Troops Near Nanking
Shanghai reports a Chinese division trapped by a ring of Japanese bayonets on the frozen ground north of Nanking. Japanese sources say the unit, retreating from Pengpu, is isolated at Hsushan as Tokyo pushes toward Suzhou and the Lunghai corridor.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Hwai River
Pengpu
Hsushan
China
Lunghai
Suchow
Sunghai Railway
Nippon
Hitler takes direct command of Germany armed forces
Berlin February 4 Adolf Hitler announced direct command over the entire armed establishment and named Joachim von Ribbentrop foreign minister. He also appointed himself minister of war after Werner von Blomberg's resignation, as the Reichstag was called to meet February 20 in Berlin.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Erika Gruhn
Hitler
von Blomberg
Capri
Fuehrer
Reichstag
Sixty Cars Burned In Bonner Springs Fire
A major fire in Bonner Springs Kansas started in Yeaman's garage and spread to damage the Mason temple and the telephone building. Sixty automobiles burned as flames threatened downtown until the Kansas City Kansas fire department helped extinguish the blaze. Mrs. Robert S. Miller remained at her post to sound the alarm and call for aid.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
Kansas City
Yeaman
Masonic Temple
Robert S. Miller
Kansas City Fire Department
Kansas Senators Vote to Shelve Anti lynching Bill
Capper and McGill joined 41 senate Democrats nine Republicans one Farmer labor and one Progressive in shelving the anti-lynching measure and starting work on the independent offices appropriation bill. Thirty Democrats three Republicans and one independent backed shelving the bill.
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Kansas
South
Washington
Capper
McGill
Senate
Farmer-labor
Independent Offices
Constance Bennett Awarded Judgment for Missing Film
Actress Constance Bennett wins a $35,000 judgment against Gaumont-British Picture Corp for a movie she did not appear in. Judge Burnell, after cautious remarks, granted the award amid closing arguments, with Bennett noting contracts and future profits as claimed damages.
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Los Angeles
Constance Bennett
Gaumont- British Picture Corp., Ltd
Charles S. Burnell
Miss Bennett
Mickey Mouse
Burnell
Kansas athletic board to meet over football coaching vacancy
Dr W W Davis said the Kansas athletic board may convene within the month to fill the vacancy caused by Glenn Presnell resignation. Director Gwinn Henry will consult Adrian Lindsey and staff before recommendations go to the board and then the regents. Presnell will join Nebraska as backfield coach, a Nebraska graduate and former Kansas star.
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W. W. Davis
University of Kansas Athletic Board
Glenn Presnell
Davis
Kansas
Presnell
University of Nebraska
Gwinn Henry
Adrian Lindsey
Henry
Athletic Board
Board "of Regents
Tne
Lincoln
Huskers
Nebraska
School Officials Attend Conferences in Topeka
A number of city school officials are attending meetings in Topeka Thursday through Saturday. Neal M. Wherry and J. E. Jacobs joined the Kansas Educators club and will take part in sessions of the Council of Administration of the Kansas State Teachers Association. C. E. Birch and many elementary principals will attend sessions as well. Lloyd E. Houston and W. H. Quakenbush attended a meeting of the Kansas Association of School Boards today.
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Topeka
Neal M. Wherry
J. E. Jacobs
Kansas Educators Club
Council of Administration
Kansas State Teachers Association
C. E. Birch
Lloyd E. Houston
W. H. Quakenbush
Kansas Association of School Boards
Goldwyn Says He Goes To Movies Each Night
Film producer Samuel Goldwyn says a good way to spend an evening is to see a movie. He explains I go to a picture show every night to get my mind off my business. The remark reflects his habit of frequent cinema visits in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Samuel Goldwyn
Suit Filed Over Mexican Mine Contract Rental
Sue Hutchinson attorney in Wichita files suit in federal court against Orville E. Torrey of Hutchinson to recover 3400 dollars. The claim arises from a contract on a Mexican gold mine near El Fuerte under which Torrey would pay ten percent of all metal extracted as rent.
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Hutchinson
Wichita, Kan
C. Sewell Thomas
Denver
Sinaloa Nuggett
Orville E. Torrey
el Fuerte
Mexico
Torrey
Senate Opposes Motion to Lay Aside Anti-Lynching Bill
Washington reports the Senate voted 52 to 34 to avoid laying aside the anti-lynching measure amid a month long filibuster by Southern senators. Borah challenged the measure’s provision for federal action against state governments, urging that state sovereignty be preserved.
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Washington
Senate
Glass
D.-Va
Senate Appropriations Committee
Borah
R.-Ida
Supreme Court
Cat Saves Two From Gas in Chicago Apartment
A black and white cat named Skippy earned a bronze bravery medal after saving two women from asphyxiation when gas leaked from a stove. Mrs. Anna Augustine and Mrs. Mary Suppert slept unaware until Skippy alerted them by meowing and biting to wake Mrs. Suppert as help arrived.
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Chicago
Skippy
Anna Augustine
Mary Suppert
Skip- RY
W.A. Young
Anticruelty Society
American Humane Association
Garnett Completes 12 000-Foot Pipe To Lake Garnett
Garnett Kansas announced completion of a 12 000 foot pipeline linking the city water system to nearby Lake Garnett. The project ends a threat of water shortage as city reservoirs now hold only a few days of supply.
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Garnett
Kan
Roosevelt backs wage floor tied to farm price move
President Roosevelt said he is trying to establish a wage floor in line with farm price support, but rejected price fixing. He warned reporters not to misinterpret his aim, noting the parallel between wage floors and agricultural price supports rather than setting specific prices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wagner
D-N.y
Local officials weigh sales tax and relief at LWV session
About 100 women attended a League of Women Voters study group meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to hear legislators discuss the forthcoming special session. Rep E F Abels, Rep R C Rankin, and State Senator Donald Allen outlined costs, the sales tax law, and welfare questions while opposing changes to current revenue allocation. Questions followed the talks.
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League of Women Voters
Chamber of Commerce
League
E. F. Abels
R. C. Rankin
Donald Allen
Allen
Shoes for Lawrence needy children face cold days
Mild weather slows Shoe Fund appeal by the Social Service League in Lawrence. Electa Kindlesperger calls for contributions to cover at least 400 dollars in shoe purchases before summer vacation to keep children in school. Shoes shown in storefront windows illustrate the need. gifts may be left at the Journal-World or sent to Rev. C A Puls.
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Lawrence
Social Service League
Electa Kindlesperger
C. A. Puls
Journal-World
New Hampshire
Pastor eliminated in spelling bee as church wins
The Rev. Robbins E. Ralph, pastor of Court Street Congregational Church, was eliminated on the word Genesis while his church defeated First Baptist Church in the spelling bee. Members of both congregations competed.
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Genesis
N. H
Robbins
E. Ralph
Court Street Congregational Church
First Baptist Church
Ralph
Woman’s Leader Mrs Percy V Pennybacker Dies At 76
Mrs Percy V Pennybacker, renowned women’s leader and former General Federation of Women’s Clubs president, died at her Austin home aged 76 after long illness. She led suffrage efforts and chaired the Chautauqua Assembly in Newark at her death.
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Austin
Tex
Percy V. Pennybacker
Pennybacker
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Newark
Break Store Windows in Kansas City Vandalism Spree
On the night of February 4 fifteen plate glass windows were shattered in four stores by bottles and bolts thrown from passing cars. This marks a fresh vandalism wave following damage to eight Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. stores weeks earlier.
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Kansas City
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
City reforestation aims at March planting season
C B Russell heads the citizens committee named by Mayor Lawrence to spur tree and shrub planting from March through May. Prof W Donald Durell and A W Berger with Bruce Cameron and W C Simons form the panel. Durell notes favorable winter moisture and selects elm hackberry green ash pin oak and hard maple as best for local conditions.
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C. B. Russell
Citizens Committee
Lawrence
Citizens
Russell
W. Donald Durell
University of Kansas Botany Department
A. W. Berger
Bruce Cameron
W. C. Simons
Durell
Citizens Committee On
Colder Weather Forecast for Kansas Tomorrow
Topeka reports unsettled conditions tonight with colder air moving into Kansas tomorrow. No moisture is expected statewide, except trace precipitation in Topeka and Moran. Temperatures will rise to near normal with highs around 45 in the east and 40 in the west, while lows dip to 30s.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Moran
Roosevelt's Stamp Interest Boosts Post Office Revenue
Roosevelt's hobby raises philatelic sales, with the department reporting agency revenue climbing from 300000 to 2000000 dollars annually since he took office. Deputy Postmaster General North told the Senate appropriations committee. New stamp collections are being assembled.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Roosevelt
R. A. North
Senate Appropriations Committee
Department
Philadelic Agency
Rents Rise at HOLC Homes in 1937
Increased demand for lower cost housing pushed HOLC owned home rentals up 27.9 percent in 1937. Average rent climbed from 20.92 dollars per month on January 1 to 26.75 dollars by December 31.
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HOLC
Washington
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Weather Outlook unsettled and cooler in Kansas
The forecast warns of unsettled conditions tonight and Saturday with colder air, especially in the extreme northwest. Morning skies will be mostly cloudy and dirt roads in Arkansas City and Pittsburg remain wet, Coffeyville soft, with other roads generally good.
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Kansas
Arkansas City
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
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