Britain and France Pledge Aid to Poland in Europe Crisis
Prime Minister Chamberlain declared Britain and France would defend Poland's independence. France signed a trade accord with Romania and discussed armed support. Berlin denied troop concentrations while Tokyo claimed the Spratly islands. Mussolini urged patience over colonial aims as Hungary and Slovakia moved toward settlement.
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Chamberlain
Britain
France
Poland
Europe
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Wilhelmshaven
Hitler
Romania
Aland
Berlin
Bucharest
Warsaw
East Prussia
Free City of
Danzig
Tokyo
Spratly Islands
South China Sea
Mussolini
Reggio
Calabria
Rome
Daladier
Argentina
Patagonia
Alfred Muller
Noticias Graficas
Budapest Settles Boundary Dispute With Slovakia
Budapest reports Pi Hungary and Slovakia have settled their frontier trouble over remnants of the contested boundary. Further specifics follow on page 2.
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Budapest
Hungary
Slovakia
House Passes WPA Funding Amid Parity Fight
The House approved a bill granting about 100 to 350 million dollars for WPA funding through July 1, 2 163 868 406 total for the year. Final roll call 290 to 110 with 277 to 130 against trimming to 55 million.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Bankhead
Liberty Memorial High Band Wins High Rating at Topeka Festival
The Liberty Memorial high school band directed by Oliver Hobbs earned a highly superior rating at the district music festival in Topeka and was recommended to perform at the national regional festival in Colorado Springs. The accompanying orchestra also rated superior, with vocal groups slated to perform this afternoon. A late morning fall injured David Hay, a bass horn player, raising questions about his participation in tomorrow’s solo competition.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Oliver Hobbs
Topeka
Colorado Springs
Hobbs
Joe M.williams
David Hay
Topeka High School
Ratner Praises Kansas Legislature as Session Closes
Gov. Payne Ratner lauds the 1939 Kansas legislature for a hard working session that cut total biennial appropriations by over $500,000 and enacted reforms for the greater good. The session closed at 6:20 a.m. with major reorganizations affecting the tax, revenue, and welfare structures, and the penny sales tax bracket replacing tokens.
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Topeka
Kansas
Payne Ratner
Payne H. Ratner
FBI reports growth of voluntary fingerprint records nationwide
The FBI says voluntary fingerprinting is expanding with over 1.13 million civil prints on file and 10.2 million total, gathered from politicians, White House staff, military, and the public. Prints aid accident victim ID and job applicants, with slightly fewer women volunteering due to reluctance to dirty their fingers.
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Washington
Mar
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Garner
White House
War Department
Roosevelt
F.B.I
Bureau
Secretarial Training Course Considered at Kansas University
The Kansas legislature urged the board of regents to establish a secretarial training department at the University of Kansas. The plan would serve juniors and seniors after two years, lacking funds and space for 30 typewriters and one new instructor. Dean Frank T. Stockton notes similar programs exist in 25 state universities and that stenographic skills aid job placement and advancement.
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School of Business
University of Kansas
Board of Regents
K. U
Frank T. Stockton
Business School
Professors Exonerated After Mercer Hearing in Georgia
In Macon Georgia on March 31 a Mercer University committee cleared Pi Five professors of alleged Baptist-teaching violations after a hearing led by President Spright Dowell. Students had accused instructors in physics English biology journalism and Christianity of denying biblical inspiration and essential Christian tenets.
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Macon
Mercer University
Jesus Christ
Spright Dowell
Cloudy But Warm In Kansas Through Weekend
Topeka reports cloudiness will persist through Sunday with little rain. Temperatures to hold near 60 to 65 degrees today and tomorrow, with nightly lows around 40 to 45. No rain in Kansas in the last 24 hours and warmer conditions seen in neighboring regions.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Dodge City
Goodland
Canada
Heckendorn Returns Home After Brother's Death
Kansas track athlete Dale Heckendorn was found in Texas late yesterday and returned to Newton this morning upon learning of his brother’s death. He had been slated to run on KU’s distance medley relay at the Texas Relays in Austin.
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K. U
Newton
Dale Heckendorn
Kansas
Texas
Heckendorn
H. W. Hargiss
Austin
Florence Rice Weds Robert Wilcox in Honolulu
Florence Rice daughter of Grantland Rice and Robert Wilcox, both noted in motion pictures, were married yesterday in Honolulu and honeymooning today. They have each played leading roles in films for two years.
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Honolulu
Robert Wilcox
Florence Rice
Motion Pictures
Miss Rice
Grantland Rice
Wilcox
Dr Clendening Plans Move to Santa Barbara California
Dr Logan Clendening at the American College of Physicians meeting said he will move from Kansas City Missouri to Santa Barbara California. He criticized Kansas City calling it the world’s rottenest borough and cited his wife’s preference for Santa Barbara as the reason.
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New Orleans
Mar
Logan Clendening
Kansas City
American College of Physicians
Santa Barbara
Calif
Santa Barara
Clendening
Kansas
Navy to Build Hornet Carrier as Fleet Expands
A $31.8 million contract for constructing the aircraft carrier Hornet increased to 75 vessels today as the expanding Navy speeds ships down the ways. The fleet is described as the strongest in American history with several ships sliding into the water monthly.
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Washington
Mar
Citizens Endorse Armory Project in Lawrence
A group of local leaders and residents including Mrs. Erna R. Corey Chancellor E. H. Lindley A E Woestemeyer Rev Michael T Hoffman and Col Karl F Baldwin voice strong support for a new Lawrence armory and community building. They cite National Guard needs convention space hobby fairs and economic benefits with the state covering rent and operation costs.
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Erna R. Corey
Kansas
Douglas County Historical Society
E. H. Lindley
Ilieve
National Guard
Lawrence
Michael T. Hoffman
A. D. Weaver
St. Petersburg
Fla
Karl F. Baldwin
Frence
R.O.T.C
R. U
C. B. Russell
Vernon H. Smith Joins Omaha World-Herald Station
Vernon H. Smith former WREN manager becomes KOWH manager for the World-Herald and remains president of WREN Broadcasting. He will split time between Omaha and Lawrence while staffer Ver Bratton becomes assistant manager and Ernest Pontius advances to commercial manager. The Grain Exchange facilities become WAAW now KOWH with studios moved to World-Herald building.
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Vernon H. “Bing” Smith
WREN
Lawrence
Omaha World- Herald
KOWH
Smith
Wren Broadcasting Company
Omaha
Ver Bratton
Ernest Pontius
The
World-Herald Today
Omaha Grain Exchange
WAAW
Exchange
World-Herald
Tornado Toll Report Reveals 181 Deaths Last Year
Weather bureau preliminaries show tornadoes caused 181 deaths and 1,321 injuries with property losses over 8.045 million in the United States last year. Another year 29 deaths and 3.15 million in damage are cited for 1987. The number of tornadoes rose to 200 from 133 in 1937.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Rob Lumber Yard Office Break-In At 627 Massachusetts Street
Log an Moore company office at 627 Massachusetts street was broken into last night. Loss included 3.50 in stamps 85 cents in pennies and an abstract for the lot of the office. Entry gained by crawling under a rear gate and forcing a south side window.
Stock Market Index Report From KMBC Broadcast
The average of 60 stocks stood at 45.2 yesterday edging up from 47.2 as updates from KMBC were scheduled for Friday at 9 50 p m. The station host Ripley announced the market briefing.
Cornhusking funding bill clears legislature near lawrence
The state legislature approved a 2500 appropriation to fund the national cornhusking contest to be held near Lawrence next fall. The bill places administration with the state board of agriculture and requires the secretary and two board members on the general committee. Conference actions cut other livestock show funding. final approval came with a 76 to 11 house vote after senate passage.
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Lawrence
State Board of Agriculture
House of Representatives
Senate
Ways and Means
House
Rep
R. C. Rankin
Douglas
Rankin
Albert Ham
Linn
E. E. van Horn
Atchison
Don Allen
Douglas Jefferson
J. S. McDonald
Wyandotte
E. F. Abels
van Horn
Emil Heck
Heck
Abels
Allen
Rubber glass newest aid to automobile safety
The Franklin Institute awarded its accolade for a new automobile safety plastic called rubber glass. Developed over six years at a cost of six million dollars, plyvinyl acetal resin laminated glass is about five times more bendable than standard safety glass and can be rolled without glass particles shedding. Collaborating firms include E I Du Pont Libbey Owens Ford Pittsburgh Plate Glass Monsanto Carbide and Carbon Chemicals.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
E. I. du Pont de Nemours
Libbey - Owens - Ford
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Monsanto Chemical and Carbide
Carbon Chemicals Corp
State chess tournament opens in Atchison with 20 experts
The Kansas state chess tournament begins in Atchison with about 20 expert players. The event runs through April 2. The current state championship leaders are a three way tie among Kirke Mechem of Topeka Dan Rundell of Almena and Arnold Davis of Wichita. Mechem serves as president of the state association.
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Atchison, Kan
Kirke Mechem
Topeka
Dan Rundell
Almena
Arnold Davis
Wichita
Mechem
Dodge City Hosts Governors and Stars for Wild West Fest
Dodge City Kansas gears up for a weekend round up festival and the world premiere of the Warner Brothers film Dodge City. Hollywood stars Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Ann Sheridan travel by special train with Gov Miles and Gov Ratner joining state officials. public events include three theatres showing the movie at night and a large arrival of visitors.
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Dodge City
Kan
Kansas
Errol Flynn
Olivialde Havilland
Ann Sheridan
California
John E. Miles
New Mexico
Topeka
Palyne H. Ratner
Hollywood
Mrs Eliza Fey Dies In Lawrence After Illness
Mrs Eliza Fey wife of A P Fey died suddenly from a heart attack at their home 21 Winona avenue. The body was found by her husband about 3 30 this morning. She had been active in Lawrence life as a singer painter and photographer and recently published poetry. Funeral plans await arrival of her brother in law Walter C Fey of Sequin Texas.
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Eliza Fey
A. P. Fey
Winona Avenue
Mrs. Fey
Dr Hertzler Heads for Kansas Out of Bedlam
Dr. E Hertzler of Halstead Kansas left Washington after calling the capital bedlam. The author of The Horse and Buggy Doctor said he could not understand why someone would be elected to come to the bedlam. Hertzler was guest at a luncheon by Sen Capper and then departed by train for Kansas.
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Congress
WPA
Maas
R-Minn
Condoree
Rmich
Washington
Mar
E. Hertzler
Halstead
Kan
Bedlam
National Capitol
Hertzler
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Norton amendments proposed to wage hour law
Administrator Elmer F. Andrews told Congress that enacting the Norton amendments would promote the effective and evenhanded administration of the wage hour act.
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Norton
Washington
Mar
Elmer F. Andrews
Congress
Stark accuses Kansas City gamblers of funding slush fund
Kansas City gamblers allegedly raise a 175000 dollar slush fund to defeat Gov. Lloyd Stark’s bid to place Kansas City police under state control. Stark vows to use state resources to thwart the scheme as lawmakers consider a bill to move police oversight to a state board. City officials decline to comment.
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Kansas City
Stark
Jefferson City
Lloyd G. Stark
Anvarnar Darlarads
House Judiciary Committee
Kansas science and IS A delegate surge at university meeting
About 500 delegates registered by noon as Kansas Academy of Science and Independent Students Association moved into busy programs at the university. Dr Laurence Gould to give Antarctic exploration talk in Hoch auditorium this evening.
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University of Kansas School of Education
Kansas
K. U
L. W. King
State Department of Education
Jefferson City
E. H. Lindley
John G. Rockwell
St. Paul
Minnesota
State Departments of Education
George McClenny
Kansas State
Parsons
R. W. Potwin
McPherson
C. O. Wright
Kansas State Teachers Association
Rockwell
Earl Hillbrand
University of Wichita, A
Kansas Academy of Science
National Independent Students’ Association
Academy
I.S.A
Ls.a
Ohio University
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Purdue
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Georgia
Colorado University
Michigan State
Wichita University
Indiana
Oklahoma University
Texas University
Illinois
Tulsa University
Butler
Southern Methodist
Louis Fockele
LeRoy
Academy of Science
Hoch Auditorium
Laurence McKinley Gould
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Antarctic
Gould
University of Michigan
Putnam
Memorial Union
Walter E. Schoene
Kansas Entomological Society
Arno Nowotny
University of Texas
Charles Frederick
University of Illinois
Kansas Entomological Society and AAUP Sessions at KU
The Kansas Entomological Society will meet at 10 in Snow Hall with Prof. Laurence Woodruff presiding as papers are read. The Kansas-Nebraska AAUP chapters will also meet at 10 in Haworth Hall with Dr. D A Worcester present, as part of the Kansas Academy of Science convention.
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Kansas Entomological Society
Kansas-Nebraska
American Association of University Professors
K. U
Kansas Academy of Science
Snow Hall
Laurence Woodruff
A.A.A.P
Haworth Hall
D A. Worcester
University of Nebraska
Kansas Weather: Cloudy Nights and Mild Weekend Trend
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with little temperature change, and partly cloudy, mild conditions Sunday. Temperatures recorded show similar readings to yesterday and today with notable data gaps.
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Kansas
Pesiereay
Pines
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