Roosevelt Defends New Deal in Defiant State of the Union
President Roosevelt delivers a combative state of the union accusing opponents of entrenched greed and autocracy and urging unity against foreign aggression. Democrats hail the speech as courageous while Republicans call it political harangue. The address outlines neutrality steps and defense plans, with debate over potential court-leaning moves to shield new deal legislation.
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Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Henry P. Fletcher
Congress
New Deal
America
Senate Democrats Push Neutrality Legislation For Quick Passage
Washington January fourth. Senate Democratic leaders vow rapid action on neutrality measures. Leader Robinson says a joint party committee meeting decided to expedite the program, while Arkansas Senator weighs which bill reaches the floor first. Foreign Relations will meet next week to consider Pittman chaired admin bill imposing embargo on arms and ammo and granting partial wartime quota discretion to the President.
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Jan
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Robinson
Arkansas
Foreign Relations Committee
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Tall Tales Prize At Douglas County Sportsman Dinner
Local fishermen and hunters join a tall story contest at the Douglas County Sportsman club dinner next Tuesday at 6 30 PM in the American Legion rooms. George K. Melvin announces a prize for the tallest tale and a fly casting demonstration will also be featured along with distributing 8 000 fish from state and federal hatcheries to interested applicants.
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Restoration of 5 percent pay cut for Kansas highway staff
Topeka, Jan 4. Restoration of a five per cent pay cut taken by highway employees in 1933 was announced by Kansas highway director Harry Darby. The department closed the year on a cash basis and the cut, taken while the department was in debt, will be restored for about 1,500 regular workers and 600 part time employees, with salaries of the director and commissioners fixed by law unchanged.
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Ethiopia asks League for inquiry into war cruelties
Addis Ababa formally urged the League of Nations to send a 13 member commission to investigate wartime conditions in Africa and establish responsibility for “war cruelty” amid the Italo Ethiopian conflict. Ethiopian officials report air raids on Dagah Bar and other targets with hospital bombings noted but casualties sparse.
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Roosevelt neutrality plan sparks euro war prep fears
The Associated Press reports that Roosevelt's message to Congress sparked European observers to fear renewed war preparations. French, London, Roman, and German sources weigh potential oil embargo revivals, U S export levels, and possible League action. Japan shows tepid interest. some German sources call it the end of dollar diplomacy.
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Reno Versus Reno Will Plan Party
Reno Kansas plans a three cent marriage service to rival Reno Nevada with Justice A C Hess marrying couples who hold licenses. He has already wed James Kelly and Orvilla Pierson from Bonner Springs at that price. A charity ball plan for infantile paralysis begins January 30 with Roger Williams leading a national effort. local proceeds fund children, 70 percent stay local and 30 percent go to the national committee chaired by Henry L. Doherty. a large general committee is established with numerous local names listed.
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Henry Ner
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Ray Wright
Dolph Shnous
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George Lowmit
Hussell Nelley
Frank G. Fitzpatrick
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Walter Schaal
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Aberteen
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R. J. Zimmerman
Ernest Seidel
Courtney Crim
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Lindberghs Visit Mor gan Home In Wales On Short Stay
Lin dberghs arrive by car at J L Morgan home in Llandaffe Wales for a temporary visit said to last about six weeks before returning to America. A Morgan family spokesman said they plan to travel to London the south of France Sweden and then back to the United States after the Hauptmann case is resolved.
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Townsend Plan Gains House Support Claimed
Washington January 4 The Townsend National Weekly reports 89 congressmen pledged to back the Townsend old age pension plan this session. Among those in the support column are Patterson and Houston of Kansas both Democrats.
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Poor relief setup debated by Douglas County officials
Douglas county commissioners and KERC district supervisor Edna Swingle met at the courthouse to shape the poor relief administration after federal relief funds end. Leon G. Abele is expected to be approved as chief clerk. Cecelia Robinson’s commissioner role remains unsettled. WPA will maintain a commodity clerk and assistant for KERC distributions, replacing Willfred Eudaly as relief office manager around January. Vernon A Sever attended as KERC auditor.
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Douglas County
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Jefferson
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WPA
Topeka
Willfred Eudaly
Paces
Vernon A. Sever
S Ofice
Family Quarantined After Infantile Paralysis Death
Doris Jean Molder, 15, died yesterday at her parents home Twenty third and Haskell. Health officers placed the family under quarantine and closed the family milk station to curb spread. Funeral at Tonea City cemetery Monday at 2 pm. Killed on Kansas Highway: A A Watson, 42, McPherson oil field worker, died when his car hit a truck on highway 40 near Carneiro.
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Melvin M. Molder
Haskell Avenue
J. M. Mott
H. Penfield Jones
Tonea City
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Kansas
Salina
Kan
A. A. Watson
McPherson
Carneiro
House Bonus Factions Agree on Procedure
Washington January 4 The Patman and Vinson bonus factions in the house reach near unity to back the veterans bill endorsed by three major veterans groups. Senate Democrats authorize Leader Robinson to discuss the cash bonus with President Roosevelt before senate action.
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Prominent Leavenworth man abducted and robbed near Parkville
S. C. Hoffman, 74, a long time Leavenworth businessman, told Parkville Missouri authorities he was abducted by three men in Leavenworth yesterday afternoon and driven to a farm near Parkville. He was beaten and robbed of 22 dollars, given medical aid, and identified as a well known hardware and tin shop proprietor.
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Parkville
Holt Coffey
Platte County
Missouri
R. E. Gallivan
Hoffman
W. J. Miller
Miller
Leavenworth Resients
Hoover Withholds Comment on Roosevelt Speech
Former President Herbert Hoover said he would not comment on President Roosevelt’s congressional speech until he studies it. He may make informal remarks if time allows before leaving for New York City to attend a January 8 meeting of the New York Life Insurance board and to deliver a January 12 Lincoln address in Nebraska on agricultural issues.
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Clarence M. Gorrill Joins Local Law Firm as Partner
At a district court and bar session in the courthouse this morning Henry B. Asher announced Clarence M. Gorrill, long in Kansas City Kansas practice, has become a partner in Gorrill and Asher. The firm will be known as Gorrill Asher and Gorrill from January 1, 1936. Gorrill, born and raised in Lawrence, KU 1918, KU Law, admitted 1921, has bought 1300 Ohio Street and moved his wife and two children to Lawrence.
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Modifies an Order Exempts Small Telephone Exchanges
The state labor and industry commission loosened an eight hour six day week rule for telephone operators. Small exchanges no more than two operators on duty, home exchanges run by household members, and any exchange where emergencies would hinder service are now exempt. A new term starts next Monday at Lawrence Business College.
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State Commission of Labor and Industry Today
Two men sentenced to Kansas State Penitentiary in larceny case
Carl Koerner and Orville Brooks pleaded guilty to grand larceny before Judge Hugh Means and were sentenced to the Kansas State Penitentiary. Koerner, tied to a December 17 Curtis filling station robbery, received a two to ten year term. Brooks drew one to five years for stealing clothing from a CCC camp worker. Hunter waives hearing and awaits district court trial on related charges. Fortney couple identified the defendants, but no charges filed against them.
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Orville Brooks
Hugh Means
Kansas State Penitentiary
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Hubert Hunter
North
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Jerry Curtis
Highway 50
Baldwin
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Fifteenth and
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Curtis
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Fortney
Welcome for Henry in Topeka as editors toast Allen
Public officials and citizens honored Henry J. Allen at a testimonial dinner in Topeka. More than 300 Kansans and Missouri editors attended as Governor Alf Landon lauded Allen’s return to the newspaper field and noted the city’s two papers edited or owned by former governors and senators. Judge McDermott served as toastmaster and read congratulatory telegrams.
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Henry J. Allen
Alf M. Landon
Allen
Toneka State Journal
Kansas
Missouri
Landon
United States
Senator Capper
George T. McDermott
Withdrawal from KERC disrupts relief programs in Bourbon and Jewell
John G. Stutz, executive director of the Kansas Emergency Relief Committee, reports Bourbon and Jewell counties have withdrawn from KERC halting surplus commodity distribution and the ability to select CCC camps and approve resettlement aid. Works Progress projects continue but sewing room products cannot be distributed in the counties. Withdrawal stems from an unapproved relief setup and regulatory disagreements.
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John G. Stutz
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
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Jewell
KERC
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Resettlement Administration
Stutz
Bourbon County
KFRC
Jewell County
Weather forecast and road conditions across Kansas
Increasing cloudiness and rising temperatures expected tonight and Sunday. Rain or snow possible in the east with unsettled conditions, while morning is clear. Dirt roads mostly fair but frozen in Kansas City and Manhattan, slippery at Ottawa and Topeka. Douglas County reports muddy roads. Temperature readings shown by Gas Office record indicate lows and highs for yesterday and today.
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