Business spokesmen deny strikes against policies in Senate hearing
Washington heard Lammot du Pont and Dr. Claudius Murchison deny industry plans to strike or act against administration policies. They attributed slowdowns to tax uncertainty, debt, and new rules, while detailing Du Ponts expansion and payroll trends amid a worsening business climate and cautious hiring.
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Washington
Senate
Lammot du Pont
Claudius Murchison
Cotton Textile Institute
Murchison
du Pont
Roosevelt says $983,925,505 in old relief funds remain available
President Roosevelt told Congress that $983,925,505 of unobligated old relief and public works funds remain. The overall unobligated balance since 1932 stands at $15,291,918,017, with about half likely to go to the Works Progress Administration for the next six months and the other half to be allocated later to WPA.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Chinese Reinforcements Meet Advancing Japanese in Shantung
Chinese reinforcements push into southern Shantung to meet advancing Japanese threatening the Lunghai railroad. Japanese forces near Suzhou seek control of the Lunghai junction as transports land bluejackets for inland drive. Japanese announce unresisted occupation of Tsingtao with leaflets warning of deadly consequences.
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Shantung Province
Lunghai
China
Suchow
Kiangsu Province
Haizchow
Tsingtao
Japan
International Settlement
K. Kanazashi
Y. Fuki
London Dispatches
Great Britain
France
United States
Sunghai
Domei
Tientsin
Nippon
North China
North China Front
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Nanning
Kwangsi
Cardozo Improves but Faces Prolonged Quiet Rest
Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo shows improved condition after recent alarming heart attacks but will not return to the Supreme Court bench soon. He, 67, has been ill for a month and must be kept absolutely quiet with daily consultations among heart specialists. He may not resume work before January 18 when Justice George Sutherland retires.
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Benjamin N. Gardozo
Supreme Court
John Paul Earnest
Thomas S. Lee
John H. Keating
New York
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Cardozo
Rye
N. Y
Hoover
George Sutherland
War Referendum Riles House Shelved
The House voted 209 to 188 against floor consideration of a proposed war referendum amendment. President Roosevelt urged defeat, warning it would cripple a president and invite rights violations abroad. Speaker Bankhead defended democracy while opponents warned of a radical shift in governance.
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Washington
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Ludlow
D-Ind
United States
Republic
Congress
Fish
Imperial Conference to Decide Policy on China
Tokyo reports say an imperial conference convenes under Emperor Hirohito to seal Japan's plan toward China after Premier Ko naya presented policy. The cabinet seeks a decisive stance, with talks hinting at war or peace successors as pressures on Chiang Kai-shek persist.
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Hirohito
Japan
China
Fumimaro Konoye
Imperial Headquarters
Foreign Office
Chiang Kai-Shek
Germany
Italy
Hongkong
Asahi
Nobumasa Sugetsugu
Roosevelt Calls Democrats to Shed Sectionalism
President Roosevelt urged the Democratic Party to abandon sectional and class consciousness as he spoke on Jackson Day. The comments sparked debate in Congress among administration opponents who questioned future support. James A. Farley reported strong finances from the Jackson Day dinner, with receipts over 400000 and potential funds to reduce a 200000 debt.
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Roosevelt
Jackson Day
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
James A. Farley
New York
National Committee
AGREE ON SUBSIDIES FOR SEVEN SHIP LINES
The Maritime Commission approved long term contracts to build 20 new ships by 1942 for foreign trade with subsidies totaling 7.359 million dollars annually for seven companies. If realized the program could reach 63 ships. 25 more had been arranged earlier. Chairman Joseph P Kennedy is set to leave to become ambassador to Britain.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Joseph P. Kennedy
Commission
Great Britain
Textile Business Upturn Predicted by Executive
The president of the cotton textile institute forecast a business upturn in the textile industry. Dr Claudius T Murchisa, head of the Association of Cotton Manufacturers, told the Senate unemployment committee that conditions point to higher employment and sales by early spring.
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du Pont Company
du Pont
Washington
Cotton Textile Institute
Tday
Hunt For Bomber Halted In San Pedro
A large naval search for a missing patrol bomber and seven crewmen ended with the force in port. The plane vanished last Wednesday about 200 miles northwest of its San Diego base, prompting a four day hunt.
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Calif
San Diego
Jasper County Attorney Dies in Joplin Hospital
Jasper County prosecutor Charles R. Warden died in a Joplin hospital from complications of intestinal ulcers. He was 49.
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Joplin, Mo
Attorne
Charles R. Warden
Jasper ’County
Thrift the Forgotten Word in United States
Senator Capper of Kansas urged thrift as a national aim citing nine years of deficits totaling nearly 22 billion dollars. In a Sunday radio address he warned Uncle Sam faces a budget shortfall for 1938 and 1939 and urged three options: cut spending, raise taxes, or drift.
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Washington
Arthur Capper
Kansas
United States
Kansan
Sam
Roosevelt
Capper
Fresh insurgent gains press Teruel battle near stalemate
Fresh insurgent victories signal the fight for Teruel continues. Government forces plan counterattacks north and south to blunt gains on the flanks. The capture of La Coca and advances in Vilastar threaten to sever government supply lines as the insurgent garrison surrenders about 6,000 including the Teruel governor Martin Rodriguez Suarez is identified among those captured.
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Teruel
la Coca
Francisco Franco
Vilastar
Asuncion Hospital
Santa Clara Convent
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Lindbergh reward split among 100 recipients in New Jersey
In Trenton New Jersey Governor Hoffman allocated the 25000 dollar Lindbergh baby ransom award to more than a hundred individuals. Walter Lyle received 7500 dollars for locating the body. William Allen earned 5000 dollars for finding Charles A Lindbergh Jr. body. Strong and Cody each got 2000 dollars for checking the ransom bill. Lyons and four witnesses got 1000 dollars each. The remaining 3000 dollars will be shared at 25 dollars each among about 100 bank tellers and others who turned up ransom bills.
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N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Walter Lyle
New York
Operaor
William Allen
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Mt. Rose
Lindbergh
Hopewell
William Strong
William F. Cody
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
John Lyons
Lyle
Epsonian
Birthday Scroll Campaign Boosts Standard Life Policyholders
George R. Allen and John V. Lees celebrate birthdays with a January Birthday Month. Employees plan a gift by presenting a list of new policyholders from Lawrence, aiming for over 100 names by month end. Woodrow Miller leads the drive, reporting 50 first-time applicants already, with more to come.
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George R. Allen
Standard Life Association
John V. Lees
Association
Lawrence
Woodrow Miller
Allen
Death notices travel with mislaid ties and family grief
Mrs. De Rodky Freese of Schenectady New York notified Lawrence friends that she was en route to Blue Rapids after the death of her mother. Freese had visited Lawrence recently after her father’s death about six weeks earlier at Blue Rapids.
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de Rodky Freese
Schenectady
N. Y
Lawrence
Blue Rapids
German pastors freed as Nazi church crackdown eases
Berlin a year after mass arrests 13 of 94 Protestant pastors remain in custody others freed quietly over the holidays the crackdown on church control subsides and release orders proceed locally supported by German authorities and church officials
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Berlin
KU Alumni Pass in Rotary Review
Chester Woodward of Topeka spoke to Lawrence Rotary about the Kansas University Alumni Association. He traced the group from its 1883 founding through growth, notable campaigns, and the Endowment Association, noting 55 alumni clubs and 18,000 graduates. A letter from Dr. Frank Herron Smith urged Rotary guests for a San Francisco visit and fair review.
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Chester. Woodward
Topeka
Kansas University Alumni Association
Rotary
Woodward
Lawrence
Kansas
B. W. Woodward
Round Corner
Altho
Joe W. Murray
Journal-World
Olin Templin
Lawrence Journal
Wren
Frank Herron Smith
Berkeley
Calif
W.C. Simons
Smith
San Francisco
Open Hearings Planned for Supreme Court Nominee
Chairman Ashurst of the judiciary committee pledged open hearings for any supreme court nomination. He said any coherent citizen who wants to be heard will be heard and supported a rule applying to presidential nominations for the court. He also backed Bridges’s proposal to require open hearings on all supreme court nominees.
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Ashurst
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Supreme Court
Bridges
R.-N.h
French buy rights to American aircraft engine
Paris January 10 The French government has purchased manufacturing rights to an American airplane engine to improve motors for fighting planes. The air ministry disclosed the move but did not name the American company or the amount paid nor specify the motor type.
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Paris
Air Ministry
Britain Opposes Permanent Shanghai Admin Changes
London today opposed permanent administrative changes in the Shanghai international settlement demanded by the Japanese conquerors. Britain signaled willingness to meet some Japanese demands, possibly increasing Japanese representation on the settlement police, though officials did not specify the points.
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London
Shanghai
Britain
Liberty Memorial Debating Teams Win Second at Invitational
The Liberty Memorial high school debaters placed second at the Wyanottte tourney with forty four Kansas and Missouri schools. Newton won first, Lawrence took second after semi final defeats while Newton also defeated both brackets. Geraldine Buhler fell ill but David Whitney competed in both Lawrence teams.
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Wyandotte High School
Kansas
Missouri
Lawrence
Newton
David Whitney
Albert Decker
Ann Murray
David Watermulder
Lee’s Summit
Geraldine Buhler
Jeanne Moyer
Jack Stephenson
Dan Marriott
KU students injured in high speed collision near Eudora
Three University of Kansas women students were injured in a head on collision on highway No. 10 near Eudora Saturday afternoon. Mary Lou Schmierer suffered a fractured nose and lacerations. Nancy Newlin had minor cuts and remained in hospital. Elinore Shockley received minor injuries and was released. They are Pi Beta Phi sorority members en route to Kansas City. Edward G. Roseler of Topeka drove the other car which was destroyed by fire after the crash.
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University of Kansas Women
Mary Lou Schmierer
Atchison
Nancy Newlin
Kansas City
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Elinore Shockley
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Miss Newlin
Edward G. Roseler
Topeka
Warm Day Forecast for Topeka and Kansas
A federal meteorologist forecast spring-like weather across Kansas with sunshine and rising temperatures. Tonight will not drop below freezing in any area, with northern counties near 32 and southern parts near 35. Tomorrow should see readings from 40 to 45 degrees amid variable cloud cover and no measurable statewide moisture.
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Topeka
Kansai
S. D. Flora
Flora
Kansas
Concordia
Kansas City
Woodring Sees Huxman Likely Re-elected Governor
Secretary of War Harry Woodring predicts Kansas Governor Walter Huxman will win another term. The two met in Kansas City as Huxman, who has served one term, did not discuss his chances. Woodring stated there is no question about reelection.
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Kansas City
Harry H. Woodring
Walter A. Huxman
Kansas
Huxman
Woodring
Stock Market Index Report and Winterization Ad
Average of 60 stocks stands at 47.6 with yesterday at 416.6. Be wise and winterize at The Motor In. AGY.
Lawrence League to study Social Security topics this year
The Lawrence League of Women Voters will study all phases of Social Security this year with C H Tucker of the Kansas State Board of Social Welfare delivering next Thursday’s luncheon address at Trinity Episcopal church. The talk titled The Kansas Social Security Law and Experiences in the Oper Bent of This Law Since Its Incep tion discusses Gov. Haxman’s proposed special session and the law’s changes.
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Lawrence League of Women Voters
C. H. Tucker
Kansas State Board of Social Welfare
Trinity Episcopal Church
Walter Haxman
Department of Government
Mildred LeSner
Elmer the Legion Goat Visits Lawrence Post
Elmer the Legion Goat arrives in Lawrence to visit the Dorsey Liberty post. Commander Richard B. Stevens plans to transfer responsibility for the goat as dues are paid or unpaid, while Elmer is tethered near a fire plug the police found the goat chewing paint.
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Elmer
Lawrence
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Richard B. Stevens
Ottawa
Himer
Stevens
Union Man Shot in Leg in Kansas City Market Tension
In Kansas City today a union conflict over closed shop demands escalated with a shot injuring Bernie Dye a 30 year old who claimed CIO membership and prior market employer status He said a passing car fired on him A fellow CIO member was stabbed last week and hospitalized The article notes Kansas mineral mining value exceeding all non feed farm product value.
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Kansas City
Bernie Dye
C.I.0
Weather Outlook and Road Conditions Briefing
Generally fair conditions give way to unsettled weather in the northwest on Tuesday. Temperatures ease, with clearer morning skies and dirt roads listed as good. Information from University Coal Co. hotline 44-Adv.
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University Coal Co
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