Franco enters Madrid as war ends and Valencia talks
Troops loyal to General Franco entered Madrid after the capital’s surrender, sparking joyous scenes as residents hailed the nationalist victory. Madrid’s defense council fled toward Valencia where talks with Franco’s forces were reported to be underway. celebrants filled the streets as the siege’s end neared.
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Franco
Madrid
Espana
Arenas de San Pedro
Pio Navarro
Spain
Europe
National Defense Council
Adolfo Prada
Republican Army
Jose Miaja
Segismundo Casado
Valencia
Miaja
Republican National Defense Council
Railway City planned for Santa Fe special in Dodge City
Up Santa Fe officials announce a railway city to house movie stars governors and west coast newspapermen for an April 1 event in Dodge City. The town site at Santa Fe yards will include its own police force laundry eating and sleeping facilities with telegraph and telephone branches aboard the Warner Brothers special. Over a hundred staffers will work the rolling community.
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Dodge City
Mar
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Warner Brothers
Stock Market Index Dips to 48.3 After Yesterday’s 48.9
The stock index averaging 60 stocks fell to 48.3 on the latest report, down from yesterday's 48.9 reading. The figure reflects overall market movement and investor sentiment for the period.
Stop Hitler Trade Talks Continue Amid British Plans
In London, Prime Minister Chamberlain said Britain is actively pursuing talks with other governments to keep Hitler isolated while denying any final statements until all parties share views. He signaled possible expansion of the regular army and naval subsidies as wartime preparations. Viscount Gort met French officials to discuss defenses and the Maginot line, with Hore-Belisha outlining possible army growth.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Adolf Hitler
Aeuml LLC
Brbs Poors
Brito
Germany
Britain
Arthur Greenwood
Great Britain
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Viscount Gort
Army
France
United States National Guard
Hore-Belisha
France Ready to Refuse Talks If Italy Advances Claims
Paris reports say France will refuse negotiations unless Italy specifies its demands. Daladier is expected to outline a firm stance against Mussolini, contrasting with the Mussolini speech and signaling a split from the Munich group. French prestige and colonial stability are highlighted as risks.
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Paris
France
Italy
Daladier
Mussolini
Djibouti
Suez Canal
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Munich
Georges Bonnet
Marchandau
Justice
la Chambre
Pomaret
Jabor
de Monzie
Reynaud Campinchi
Mandel
North Sea
Morocco
Snow and Sleet Bring .24 Inch of Moisture
A mix of snow sleet and rain fell between 8 AM and noon in Lawrence delivering .24 inches of moisture. Snow covered the ground then melted as rain fell, with overcast skies afterwards.
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Lawrence
School Aid Fund Extended Indefinitely by Senate Action
Topeka March 28 The house concurred on senate amendments and sent to the governor a bill to extend the state school aid fund indefinitely. The original house bill provided for a two year extension but the senate added permanence.
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Topeka
House
Senate
State Labor Department
Payne H. Ratner
Joan Crawford to Appear in Court for Divorce Action
Joan Crawford will return to California Sunday to appear in her divorce case against Franchot. A spokesman for the actress disclosed the action in New York on March 28.
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Joan
New York
Joan Crawford
California
Franchote
Missouri Twins Claim 87th Birthday In Mexico
G W Earson and F M Earson of Audrain county celebrate what claims to be Missouri's oldest twin brothers turning 87. The pair weigh 183 pounds each and still enjoy farming, often helping their sons with chores.
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Mexico
Missouri
G.W
F. M. Earson
Audrain County
Engel elected president of Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway
Edward J. Engel aged 64 was chosen president of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe system succeeding Samuel T. Bledsoe. Engel, longtime Santa Fe executive, will also chair the executive committee and oversee the nation’s longest railway system spanning over 13 500 miles. He has been with the company since 1900 and has held multiple senior posts including executive vice president since 1938.
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New York
Mar
Edward J. Engel
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Samuel T. Bledsoe
Engel
United States
Ngel
The
Santa Fe
E. P. Rispley
Bledsoe
Havana
Republic
Sandusky
Chicago
Chicago Traffic Club
South Shore Country Club
Chicago Athletic Club
Louisa Carpenter DeCew
Edward Kenneth Engel
Boundaries Renewed as Hungary and Slovakia Clash
Fighting resumes along the frontier after Hungarian Slovak talks collapse. Artillery duels erupt in the Lahore river valley with casualties among Hungarian troops. Slovak delegation returns to Bratislava after rejecting Hungary's terms deemed dictatorial.
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Budapest
Fightin
Slovakia
Hungary
Bratislavia
Lahore
Czecho-Slovakia
Bratislava
Laborc
Kiskolon
French Navy Raises Enlisted Strength to 77,500
Paris reports the Navy increases its enlisted strength to 77,500 men and places frontier regions under military rule on instant notice effective today. The move tightens government control amid border concerns and rapid mobilization measures.
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Paris
May Ask Germans To Pay Debts to Czecho-Slovakia
Secretary Hull said the United States was considering demanding Germany assume Czecho-Slovakia's debts to the United States, as Washington officials weighed the question in March.
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Washington
Hull
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Kansas lawmakers approve reorganization bills and labor move
Topeka measures sent to Gov Ratner include creating a revenue and taxation commission, reestablishing the fire marshal, transferring vehicle oversight to the highway department, and abolishing the state tax commission. A separate bill creates a state labor department with a four year term for the labor commissioner and a two year term for a wage board official.
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Topeka
Mar
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Highway Department
Payne H. Ratner
House
Senate
Carper
Hinshaw
Youse
State Tax Commission
Department of Inspections and Registration
Revenue and Taxation Commission
Tax Commission
Vehicle Commission
State Highway Department
Department of Inspections and Registrations
Fred Broeker Injured As Car Overturns In Crash
Fred Broeker of 341 Lincoln Street was injured when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Morgan Allison at Fourth and Maple streets. Broeker’s car overturned. he was taken to Memorial hospital with severe bruises and torn muscles but no broken bones after 12:45 PM.
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Fred Broeker
Lincoln Street
Morgan Allison
Fourth
Maple Streets
Allison
Maple Street
Broeker
Fourth Street
Memorial Hospital
City Officials Meet On Public Swimming Pools At KU Relays
During April 21 and 22 at the Kansas Relays the University of Kansas will host a conference on public swimming pools. City officials park superintendents pool operators and managers consulting engineers and architects will discuss pool design operation sanitation and recreational programs.
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Division of Sanitation
State Board of Health
University of Kansas
School of Engineering and Architecture
Department of Bacteriology
Department of Physical Education
University
Kansas
1939 Kansas Legislature Seen as Costliest on Record
Senator Jess C. Denious chairing the senate ways and means committee said the 1939 biennial session is the costliest in Kansas history. The adjournment deadline was extended, making it the longest in state history. A bill to appropriate an extra 7,500 for expenses would raise total costs to 207,500.
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Topeka
Jess C. Denious
Senate Ways and Means
Kansas
March Weather Report From Topeka Sees Snow and Sleet
March lion arrives as snow sleet and rain spread across Kansas with Topeka blanketed before turning to rain. Meteorologist S D Flora warns of sub freezing lows tonight and a slow warming trend by tomorrow, with regional totals and moisture data from Dodge City Salina and others.
German Warning to Poland Over Independence Policy
Berlin dispatch reports Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politische Korrespondenz warns Poland against abandoning its independence policy. The mouthpiece says such a move could be disadvantageous for Poland and Europe, citing alleged attacks on Germans in Poland and stressing German rights and honor.
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Poland
Berlin
Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politische Korrespondenz
Korrespondenz
Europe
Lucile McVey Recital At University Auditorium
Lucile McVey, pianist and KU student, presents a senior recital in Frank Stronghall auditorium. She is Gamma Phi Beta member, Mu Phi Epsilon president, Women’s Glee Club president, Mortar Board, Pi Lambda Theta, and W.S.G.A. fine arts rep. The program includes works by Rameau, Bortkiewicz, Rachmaninoff, Woods, and Liszt. Public invited.
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Howard
Taylor
Frank Stronghall
Miss McVey
K.U
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Mu Phi Epsilon
University Women’s Glee Club
Mortar Board
Pi Lambda Theta
W.S
Notice to Bidders for City Hall Painting in 1939
Sealed bids will be received until 5 p m Friday April 7 1939 for painting the main City Hall office and the office of Manleys Insurance Agency. Specifications available at city clerk's office. Proposals based on exact specs only. bids for lower quality materials will be rejected. Separate bids requested for each office. City reserves right to reject any or all bids. J Wm Stone City Clerk-Adv.
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Manley’s Insurance Agency
Indians Examined for Troop Duty at Haskell Institute
Captain James Lansing announced tentative selection of 26 Indian youths for the mounted guard of honor troop to serve at the New York World Fair starting next month. Twenty eight candidates were interviewed from Oklahoma and Kansas. 17 are Haskell or ex Haskell students, five Chilocco students, and eight from the Five Civilized Tribes. Physicals and horsemanship tests follow. parental approval secured.
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Mounted Guard of Honor
James Lansing
Haskell Institute
Oklahoma
Kansas
Haskell
National Guard
Chilocco
Potawatomie and Kickapoo
Horton
Russell M. Kelley
Muskogee
A. C. Monahan
A. A. Exendine
John Woolery Jr
Oklahoma City
Nelson Rowe
Delaware
Pawnee
Iowa
Maharaja of Indore Marries American for Mental Peace
Indore India March 28 The Maharaja Yeshwant Holkar 30 Oxford educated son of ex ruler Tukoji Rao Holkar says he has married an American girl Marguerite Lawler in Europe to gain mental peace He met his bride in California years ago and says he loves her The state covers 9902 square miles and has 1 325 000 people His first wife died two years ago and his father abdicated in 1926 amid a scandal involving a dancing girl and a later suit filed in Bombay high court
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Indore
India
Maharraja Yeshwant
Nancy Miller
United States
Europe
Marguerite Lawler
California
Los Angeles
Eee
Kagal
Tukoji Rao Holkar
Muntaz Begum
Nancy Ann Miller
Seattle
Bombay
Trustees Seek $1,225,000 for Modern Equipment
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad asked a federal court to approve a $1,225,000 expenditure for light weight equipment to compete with services to Chicago, Colorado Springs and Denver.
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Chicago
Mar
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Federal Court
Colorado Springs
Denver
Wife of U S Ambassador To Germany Dismisses Her Servants
In Berlin Mrs. Hugh R. Wilson announces dismissal of all servants effective May 1 as U S Ambassador Wilson plans not to return. He reported to President Roosevelt on November anti Jewish outbursts. Dieckhoff summoned to explain Nazi campaigns. Uncertainty continues on envoy returns and embassy sign removed.
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U. S
Germany
Berlin
United States
Hugh ‘R. Wilson
Washington
Wilson
Wilsons
Independent Students Association Plans National Convention
Plans for the second annual national convention of the Independent Students Association at the University of Kansas were finalized under Louis Fockele and a local committee. Delegates from many universities will attend with talks from Edg ar Barton and others. Chancellor Lindley will give the welcome. The program includes the play Hay Fever and a slate of housing and convention activities. Frederick I. Thompson was nominated to the Federal Communications Commission.
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University of Kansas
Louis Fockele
LeRoy
K.U
Memorial Union
National Executive Board
National Organization
David Gambill
University of Colorado
Edgar Barton
University of Iaineis
Jack Strong
University of Minnesota
William A. Schworm
Iowa State College
Laura Titus
University of California
Lee Holman
University of Isconsin
Sidney Reagan
University of Texas
Charles W. Filson
University of Illinois
Paul Meacham
University of Indiana
Myron Chevlin
Northwestern University
Bruce Scages
George Washington University
Cornell University
Michigan State College
Ohio State University
University of Oklahoma
Kansas
E. H. Lindley
Marco Morrow
Capper Publications
Topeka
Arno Nowotny
Charles Frederick
Department of Dramatic Art
Fraser Theater
Kansas J.S.A. Council
National Congress
Louis R. Fockele
Agnes Mumert
Viiets
Bill Vickers
Lawrence
Maurine Mong
Neodesha
Susan Maloney
David Oberlin
Atchison
Bert Brandt
Wichita
Lloyd Estes
Eudora
John Oakson
Kansas City
Kan
City Council Spring Meeting Ends Early Ahead of April 7
The city council wrapped up swiftly, ad journed to April 7, and will start at 8 instead of 7:30. Mayor Lawrence faces his final administration meeting, and the body honored him with the desk pen used during his term.
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Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce Armory and Community Building Committee
Democrat
Roosevelt authorizes two 45000 ton battleships
The White House announced that President Roosevelt has granted the navy authority to construct two battleships of 45,000 tons each.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Navy
Move to double 250 million farm parity fund in agriculture bill
Washington March 28 Representative Ferguson of Oklahoma urged doubling the parity payments fund in the agriculture department appropriation bill from 230 million to 500 million, arguing current prices threaten farmers while opponents seek offsetting revenue. The move followed a technical strike on the 250 million provision as Cannon of Missouri tried to restore it.
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Washington
Ferguson
D-Okla
House
Agriculture Department
Congress
Army
Navy
Immedi
Ately
Cannon
D.-Mo
Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
Marcantonio
al- N. Y
Germany Buys Argentine Wheat in Barter Bargain
Buenos Aires reports Germany has barter purchased 100000 tons of wheat and 8000 tons of wool in exchange for 900 railway cars and 60 locomotives. The deal valued at about 14000000 marks, set at 60 pesos per ton, about 18.72 dollars, below the current price.
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Buenos Aires
Nazi Germany
Great Britain
United States
Argentina
Brinkley Libel Suit Final Arguments Begin
Del Rio Texas March 28 Arguments began today in the final round of the trial of Dr John R Brinkley’s two hundred fifty thousand dollar libel suit against Dr Morris Fishbein editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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del Rio
Tex
John R. Brinkley
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Weather Forecast and Temperatures Report
The Kansas forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Wednesday with possible snow in the west on Wednesday. Colder in the southeast and extreme east, milder in the extreme northwest. temperatures rise slowly on Wednesday. Gas Office Record shows yesterday’s high 50 and low 7 am reading. today’s high and low not fully listed. moisture from rain and snow to noon today measured at .24 inch.
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Kansas
Mscsemnenemmni
Rae
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