Lords Agree To Pact With Italy In Britain Split Vote
The house of lords approved by 55 to 6 the government's plan to put the Anglo Italian friendship pact into effect soon as November 15. The commons backed the move 345 to 138. The debate also touched on air raid preparedness and a Spanish insurgent attack on the Cantabria off Cromer. The Nadir disappeared after the assault, with crews saved from the Cantabria.
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London
GPI
House of Lords
House of Commons
Viscount Halifax
Lords
Mediterranean
Africa
Near East
Spain
Charrgerlain
Cantabria
Chamberlain
House
Europe
Italy
Thames
Cromer
Germany
Manuel Arguelles
Admiralty
Chinese army trains 300000 in Szechwan to halt invasion
In Sichuan province a 300000 strong new army trains to join 409000 seasoned troops as Chiang Kai Shek bases operations there. Civilians read anti Japanese posters while factories mines and food supplies surge. News notes farm milk production up 81 quarts per year per family member.
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Chengtu
China
Szechwan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Zechwan
Chungking
Czechwan
Yannan
Hunan
Farm Security Administration
Balko Wins National Cornhusking Championship in 80 Minutes
Ted Balko of Redwood Falls Minnesota captured the national cornhusking title with 22.24 bushels in an 80 minute contest near Sioux Falls South Dakota. It marked his second national crown as Ervin Bauman of Ford County Illinois finished second with 21.74 bushels and Harold Larson of Iowa was third with 21.65. The event drew over 125000 spectators as 21 top huskers faced muddy rows and windy conditions.
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Ted Balko
Redwood Falls
Minn
Sioux Falls
S. D
Balko
Watemant Minn
Ervin Bauman
Woolford County
Illinois
Harold Larson
Iowa
Bauman
Fountain County
Ind
Dick Post
Wisconsin
Eeus Vaughan
Pillas Jacks
Indiana
Minnesota
Ray Hanson
Bingham Lake
Marshall
Homecoming Parade Prep Amid Kansas Nebraska Hope
Alumni expect big crowds as Kansas and Nebraska football clash renews Old grads gather for Homecoming with room demand high and 15 000 attendance forecast if rain clears The parade runs 7 30 pm from South Park to WREN rally at 8 pm Kansas Relays Club mixer at Eldridge hotel 8 30 pm events continue at Memorial Union with dances after 9 00 pm
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Kansas
Nebraska
University of Kansas
South Park
Seventh Street
Vermont
WREN
Kansas Relays Club
Eldridge
Memorial Union
KFRU
Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence invited to host 1939 National Cornhusking Contest
John Brand chairman of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce invited 40 000 farmers at Sioux Falls to attend the 1939 national cornhusking event in Lawrence. He also issued the invitation to 1500 banquet attendees at the Coliseum. Brand spoke with 11 queen candidates as 17 Lawrence committee chairmen coordinated with Sioux Falls workers for today’s contest. The Lawrence delegation planned to depart after the contest arriving in Lawrence the next day.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Greater
South Dakota
John Brand
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Brand
Sioux ‘Falls
Major Japanese Break Through Defenses Above Hankow
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese forces smashing the first major Chinese defenses above Hankow after seizing Puchi a strategic point 80 miles down the Hankow Canton railway. Bombardment and infantry assaults followed by Japanese reports of Kiayu forts falling and mopping up operations spreading from Hankow with activity at Yingcheng 55 miles northwest.
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Hankow
Puchi
Hankow- Canton
Yangtze River
Kiayu
Yingcheng
Hancow
Man Eats 22 Hamburgers in Public Stunt
Louis Stein, 50, ordered and ate 22 hamburgers at a Lawrence Street restaurant as a crowd watched. He continued with two quarts of ice cream and, 25 minutes after the first burger, collected $40 from Sam Roth who bet he could complete the feat within two hours.
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Chicago
Louis Stein
Lawrence Street
Sam Roth
Sam
Louis
Ford Service Hamilton 15 W 9th Va
The brief notice lists a Ford service business at 15 West 9th in Virginia. No additional details on services, hours, or ownership are provided in the readable text.
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Ford Service
Hamilton
W. 9Th
Rain Life Saver For Wheat As Kansas Gets Winter Moisture
Eastern Kansas received 1 to 3 inches of rain described by federal meteorologist S. D. Flora as life saving for the 1939 winter wheat crop. The wet spell boosted moisture across most of the state except extreme southeast and western regions. Temperatures will edge up after a brief cold snap with more rain ending tonight.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Althoit
Goodland
Shell Hits Embassy in Madrid Amid Insurgent Bombardment
In Madrid an unoccupied American embassy building was struck and its ambassador's rooms damaged during an insurgent artillery attack. Police report 15 killed and 34 injured from 204 shells. seven killed at the International Red Aid building. French delegate Mme Agnes Dumay among the dead. An insurgent air raid also damaged the British freighter Stanwood at Valencia.
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Claude G. Bowers
Hendave
France
Saint Jean-de- Luz
International Red Aid
Solidarity
Mme
Agnes Dumay
Jose Maria Arroyo
Febus
Valencia
Stanwood
Cherokee Indian Carlee Gordon Hunt Enrolled at Cincinnati University
Carlee Gordon Hunt, a Cherokee Indian, enrolled at the University of Cincinnati to study English. His aim is to return to his tribe and write a history of its legends and culture.
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Cincinnati, C
Carlee Gordon Hunt
University of Cincinnati
Japan Severs League Ties Over Nations Note
The Japanese government announces breaking off all relations with League of Nations technical organizations amid a note published by the League secretariat on November 3.
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Japan
League Geneva
League of Nations
Othe League Secretariat
Hutchins Seeks Education To Make Society Rational
University of Chicago president Robert Maynard Hutchins spoke at the University of Kansas convocation marking the 150th anniversary of the Constitution. He urged education to cultivate social consciousness, warned against cynicism and presentism, and criticized anti intellectualism and sentimentalism as barriers to progress. Hutchins argued knowledge about society should counter superstition and limit reliance on purely historical or ecstatic approaches in arts and letters.
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Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
University of Kansas
U. S
Chicago
Hume
Montaigne
Hutchins
Hungary to repay helpers in economic concessions
In Budapest Nov 3 informed quarters believed Hungary would grant economic concessions to Germany and Italy to show appreciation for their aid in obtaining a large slice of Czechoslovakia.
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Hungary
Budapest
Germany
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Stock Market Index Sees Small Gain
The stock index for 60 stocks rises to 52.7 yesterday from 52.4, indicating a modest uptick in overall market activity. The report notes continuing cautious trading and slight day-to-day fluctuations among major issues.
Lawrence Banks Close for Kansas Nebraska Game
Banks in Lawrence will close at noon on Saturday November 5 to observe the Kansas Nebraska football game.
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Lawrence
Dies Committee Faces Witness Securing Hurdles
Chairman Dies told reporters the House committee probing un American activities faces trouble securing witnesses as many hold government jobs and fear losing positions. He noted labor witnesses also hesitate after the presidents rebuke and said contributions from the public have poured in, while a hearing on alleged communist activity in Ohio sit down strikes was postponed to tomorrow.
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Washington
Dies
D-Tex
House Committee
Roosevelt
Texan
Are
Ohio
November term docket details for Douglas county court
The bar docket lists 16 criminal and 109 civil cases for the November term. Trial timing will be decided after the docket sounding by Judge Hugh Means next Monday. Notable criminal cases include three murder charges against Earnest Fenstemaker and Jim Wright. Civil cases feature many damages suits, 42 divorces, and 12 mortgage foreclosures.
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John Callahan
District Court
Hugh Means
Douglas County
Judge Means
Charles Springer
Earnest Fenstemaker
Ella Bachelor
Charles Bachelor
Lawrence
Faye Kyle
Highway 40
Jim Wright
Baldwin Necro
Ralph Shults
Baldwin
Berlin decree bars Jewish patent attorneys from practice
A decree published today bars all Jewish patent attorneys from practice in Germany after November 30. It supplements October 17 decrees limiting to 175 the number of Jewish attorneys allowed after December 1. At present 1,600 Jews practice law, including 41 Berlin patent attorneys.
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Berlin
Germany
Mrs. Clarke’s insomnia tips from a decade of clippings
Mrs. Fred Clarke of Grand Rapids Michigan has gathered insomnia clippings for ten years. Her remedies include counting sheep and walking barefoot in the dewy grass.
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Fred Clarke
Grand Rapids, Mich
Kansas Potato Show Opens With Large Exhibits at Armory
The sixteenth Kansas Potato show opens with many sweet and Irish potato displays. Judges from Kansas State College and the University of Minnesota assess Irish and sweet potato exhibits while Georgiana Smurthwaite weighs foods and booths. A new brushing system and sorters attract attention as junior 4-H teams compete in potato judging.
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Kansas
Farm Bureau
W. G. Amstein
Kansas State College
A. G. Tolas
University of Minnesota
Georgiana
Colonial Tea Room
Julian C. Miller
University of Louisiana
O. H. Elmer
Vace Rucker
Kansas Electric Power Company
Monks Arrested as Innsbruck Monastery Closed by Authorities
German police closed the Serviten monastery in Innsbruck and arrested several monks and residents on charges of immorality. Officials said the monastery would stay shut permanently.
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Innsbruck
Germany
Yomiuri Warns US on Open Door Policy in China
The Yomiuri says that if the United States maintains its nine power treaty based claims for open door and equal opportunity in China Japan will reject them in a resolute manner.
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Tokyo
Yomiuri
United States
China
Japan
Red Cross Roll Call Heads Douglas County Drive
Major Raymond Edwards of the University of Kansas will head the Red Cross Roll Call for Douglas County this year. He will organize the membership drive from November 11 to 24, aiding civilian home service first aid life saving and disaster relief through the local chapter.
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Ray Edwards
University
Roll Call
Douglas County
The
American Red Cross
Raymond Edwards
University of Kansas
Red Cross
Douglas
Edwards
National Guard Aids Clearing Massachusetts Street
Eighteen National Guard members will assist police in clearing Massachusetts street for the Homecoming parade. The operation starts at 5:30 PM with sections from Thirteenth to Seventh streets and from Massachusetts to Vermont streets cleared. Guardsmen will guard intersections to prevent entry except for emergencies until after the parade.
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National Guard
Massachusetts Street
Jude Anderson
Thirteenth Street
Seventh Street
Eighth Street
Vermont Street
Oklahoma Senator Josh Lee to headline fourth district rally
United States Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma will be the principal speaker at a fourth district Democratic rally in Emporia on Saturday night, November 5, according to the party state campaign headquarters.
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Josh Lee
Emporia
Topeka
United States
Oklahoma
Education as preparation and trained attention in life
William Allen White, speaking on K U radio, argues education is not a static store of facts but a preparation to understand environment and live usefully. He praises trained attention, reading fifty pages at once and summarizing clearly, and links education to character, judgment, and humane living.
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K. U
N.B.C
William Allen White
Emporia
State University of Kansas
Lincoln
KU marks 75th anniversary with dinner and radio program
Alumni faculty and state officials gathered at the Memorial Union in Lawrence to commemorate the 75th anniversary of KU’s official proclamation. William Allen White led the event, detailing the school’s evolution from a classical college to a modern university, with remarks from regents and notable attendees. A half hour NBC radio program on WREN carried the celebration nationwide.
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University of Kansas
Lawrence
Memorial Union
Kansan
Foomer K.U
Mr. White
University
Vernon Kellogg
White
School
Board of Regents
T. W. Butcher
Emporia
Hannah Oliver
Miles Wilson Sterling
Olin Templin
Frank Strong
Ralph T. O'Neil
Topeka
State Board of Regents
O'Neil
Clarence G. Nevin
Dodge City
Maxine
Old North College
Hearst editor dies by own action at New York hotel
Victor Watson a 58 year old Hearst editor and executive leaped to death from an eleventh floor window of the Hotel Abbey in West 51st street. A familiar figure in newspapers he had served in Chicago Boston and New York and recently worked in Hearst promotion after stepping down as managing editor of the New York Journal and American. A friend said he had been dealing with melancholia.
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New York
Victor Watson
Hearst
Abbey
West_51st street
Watson
Chicago
Boston
New York Journal and American
Hearst General Management
Carlton Simon
Weather Forecast for Kansas: Rain Texas?
Frigid forecast with rain in extreme southeast and cooler air moving eastward. Morning readings show rain in Topeka and Wichita area with mist in Garden City and cloudy conditions at Arkansas City. Dirt roads varied from soft to good across the state as temperatures shifted from cool to mild.
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Topeka
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Emporia
Garden City
Arkansas City
Wichita
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