Republicans Meet to Decide Course
Chicago reports the Republican national committee debated whether to call a midterm convention to define party stands on government. A policy committee proposal was urged to study convening in off years. Landon opposed an immediate call. Vice chairman Pomeroy and other new members were elected, and Treasurer Good cited a deficit of 836,559 with 21,464 on hand.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
George H. Bender
National Federation of Republican Clubs
Frank Knox
Landon
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Congressional Committee
Co ‘Tee
Hamilton
John D. Hamiton
Hoover
National Committee
Policy Committee
C. B. Good
Hanson Wins National Corn Husking Title In Muddy Finish
Ray Hanson of Bingham Lake Minnesota captured the national corn husking championship in a rain soaked Missouri field. He earned 21.30 bushels to win $100, beating finalists from Iowa Kansas Missouri and Minnesota. Harry Brown of Minnesota placed second. Cecil Vining of Kansas finished fourth and Layton Roberts of Missouri was third.
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Marshal
UPA
Minnesota
Ray Hanson
Bingham Lake
Missouri
Iowa
Harry Brown
Brown
Hanson
Elmer Carlson
Cecil Vining
Kansas
Layton Roberts
Kenneth House of
Goodland
Vining
King Boris Sets Royal Speed Record on Coronation Scot
King Boris of Bulgaria, wearing white overalls, piloted the streamlined Coronation Scot on a 47 mile run from Euston to Bletchley achieving a royal speed record of 88 miles an hour. The monarch, a locomotive hobbyist, rode the train amid a grime of soot and smiles.
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London
Boris
Bulgaria
Euston Station
Bletchley
Britain urges Spain to remove foreign fighters from civil war
Britain sent urgent notes to the Spanish government and to Franco forces urging approval of a new non intervention law to withdraw foreign soldiers. Delegates showed apathy amid wrangling while some feared withdrawal could come too late as the war nears end.
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London
Britain
Valencia
Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Warmth to Return For Kansas After Rainy Span
Rain brought needed moisture to eastern and north central Kansas with Topeka reporting 0.54 inches and Ottawa 0.72 as the heaviest in three months none in the west. Forecaster S D Flora said the cool spell will be brief with temperatures 56 to 65 today and a low near 32 tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Ottawa
Kansas City
Moran
St. Joseph
Concordia
Phillipsburg
Flora
Wichita
Ellis
Dodge City
Goodland
Three Suspects Captured in Mansfield Bank Robbery Case
Three suspects including Orville Sims and Orletta Sims of Wichita and John Bayleas of Kansas City were shipped to federal investigators in Kansas City for a Mansfield Mo. bank raid tied to $300 in cash and currency wrappers found in their apartment. Detective Captain Leroy Bowery said the trio were tentatively identified as Mansfield bandits.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
re _ holden
Mansfield
John Bayleas
Kansas City
Orville Sims
Orletta Sims
Leroy Bowery
Aurora
Bowery
O’s
Brussels talks on peace appeal in Chinese Japanese conflict
Conferees at Brussels failed to resolve the wording of a peace appeal to Japan and adjourned to tomorrow. They withheld appointing a committee of conciliation until Japan replies to the proposed appeal. Debate surfaced over including China's and Japan's complaints and Spaak's draft stressed the Brussels talks as independent of the League of Nations. Unconfirmed Belgian reports speculated Japan might declare war on China after four months of fighting.
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Brussels
Japan
Paul H. Spaak
China
Spaak
League of Nations
United States
Far East
Japanese Forces Break Through at Soochoow Creek South Bank
In the Shanghai area Ge canes troops scored a surprise attack across Soochow Creek, driving Chinese defenders from four villages on the south bank. Japanese forces then moved about 3000 men two miles west of Rubicon village while heavy rains limited air bombardments.
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Shanghai
Ge Canes
Soochow Creek
Chapei
Rubicon Village
Chengchow
Hankow-Peiping
Hangchow Bay
Pootung
Whangpoo River
State Teachers Meet Convene Across Kansas
Kansas teachers gather for the 74th annual convention in Manhattan Dodge City Hays Lawrence Parsons and Wichita with about 18000 members expected two day sessions feature 800 speakers from many states and England. Delegates elect district officers choose representatives to form the state board and select classroom teachers for the board as votes tally for congressional district directors proceed Sunday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Manhattan
Dodge City
Hays
Lawrence
Parsons
Wichita
Kansas State Teachers Association
States
England
State Assembly
K.S._T. A. board of
Congressional District
Visiting Teachers Attend Dances Tonight
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce hosts dances after the session. Most events begin around 9 30 p m at the K U Memorial Union ballroom with one dance at Lincoln schoolhouse for colored teachers. Teas for teachers were served this afternoon.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
K. U. Memorial Union
Lincoln School House
Germany May Settle Far East War With Hitler Mediation
Berlin reports say Germany expected to act as impartial mediator in the Chinese Japanese war at the Brussels conference. Hitler ordered diplomat Ribbentrop to return from Rome for preliminary negotiations amid hopes of a new German role. Tokyo denies mediation, while Berlin presses for settlement.
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Berlin
Germany
Brussels
Chine
Japan
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
Reich
China
Efore
Hiter
Tokyo
Adolf Hitler
Traffic Delays Mark Kansas Teachers Meeting
Heavy traffic in Lawrence due to the Kansas Teachers Association district meeting tied up police and campus officers. Mt Oread witnessed the worst congestion during Hoch auditorium opening. downtown also slowed as classes began. Police redirected duty to assist campus officers. parking was solved by using vacant areas behind buildings.
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Kansas Teachers Association
Lawrence
Mt. Oread
Hoch Auditorium
George Snyder
James Roosevelt Calls for Bold Democratic Action in Speech
James Roosevelt urged Catholic student rally that democracy must do whatever is necessary to keep faith of the many from falling under the control of the few. He spoke of youth duty, human dignity, and warned against Isms as false gods. He praised economic strength and urged tackling economic inequality to prevent internal strife.
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Chicago
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Catholic Youth Organization
KU Alumni Meeting At Memorial Union Tonight
About 200 graduates are expected at the University of Kansas alumni gathering in Memorial Union at 5 30 this evening. Dr F C Allen will preside as toastmaster and Dean R A Schwegler will give the invocation while Chancellor E H Lindley speaks briefly. The dramatics department presents two skits Louder Please and Seeing New Work and Prof John Ise will sing numbers. Martin Nugent of Waltham Mass will perform magic. J T Craig to lead group singing. Other events include Kansas Dinner club 6 30 at Colonial tea room Pittsburg Teachers College 5 30 Colonial tea room McPherson College 6 Evans Hearth and reunions of the Kansas Association for Childhood Education Pi Lambda Theta. Emporia Teachers College alumni meet tomorrow at 7 30 a m at Colonial tea room.
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University of Kansas
Memorial Union
F. C. Allen
K. U
R. A. Schwegler
E. H. Lindley
K. U. Dramatics Department
John Ise
Department of Economics
Martin Nugent
Waltham
Mass
J. T. Craig
Kansas Dinner Club
Colonial Tea Room
Pittsburg Teachers College
McPherson College
Evans
Kansas Association For Childhood Education
Pi Lambda Theta Group
Emporia Teachers College
Huxman Praises Red Cross In Kansan Drive
Gov. Walter Huxman urged Kansans to join the Red Cross membership drive saying the organization has proved its worth on countless occasions. The campaign runs from November 11 to November 25.
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Huxman
Red Cross
Topeka
Walter Huxman
American Red Cross
Potato Show Awards Highlight Multiple Potatoes and Judges
A lengthy list details awards in both professional and non professional potato categories at the Kansas event. Winners include Alfred Heck Lawrence Herbert Eisler Nortonville Ned Conrow Manhattan and many others across Irish potatoes sweet potatoes and non professional varieties with cups and booths noted.
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Philbert Brothers
Kansas City
Kan
Alfred Heck
Lawrence
M. W. Harris
Vern Browning
Linwood
Ohio
Herbert W. Eisler
Nortonville
Roy Bert
Leavenworth
Howard E. Hanson
Topeka
Raymond Pine
Alfred Hanson
Margaret Eisler
Arthur Heck
Walter Heck
Law- Senne
Omar Browning
Jersey
Ned Conrow
Manhattan
al McGehee
A. W. Travis
Lee Pearson
Wichita
A. W. Travis and Son
Ie Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City, Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Irrigation Prospects For Kansas Potatoes Discussed
Kansas State extension expert Hal Kier told Topeka potato growers the Kaw valley irrigation results are inconclusive but show potential. Trials near Topeka and on the Howard Jackson farm yielded 184 to 225 bushels per acre with irrigation, versus lower yields on unirrigated plots.
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Kaw Valley
Hal Kier
Extension Service
Kansas State College
Chamber of Commerce of
Topeka
Howard Jackson
Jackson
Fier
Williams
Decatur
Bier
Kansas
H. C. Werner
University of Nebraska
Nye warns on war aims to Kansas teachers
Senator Gerald Nye told about 1,200 southwest Kansas teachers at the state convention that the United States failed to win any objective in World War I. He claimed there is "never been so great a militarism" in the world and declared, if peace has lost its war, there is nothing left worth fighting for.
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Dodge City
Kan
United States
Gerald P. Nye
R-N.d
Southwest Kansas
Tony
Nye
See new 1938 Plymouths and Chryslers in Motor In
The Motor In section highlights the 1938 Plymouth and Chrysler models with notable features and pricing hints, showcasing upcoming releases and dealer highlights.
Noted Flier Lands Here After Pacific Flight
Trans Pacific flyer and 1927 Dole flight winner Art Goebel landed at the Lawrence airport last night en route from Marshall Missouri to Pueblo Colorado. He avoided Kansas City due to heavy fog and nearby buildings, praised Lawrence’s landing field as very good, and spent the night at the Eldridge hotel before continuing to Colorado.
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Art Goebel
Hawaii
Lawrence
Marshall
Pueblo
Colo
Goebel
Kansas City
Eldridge Hotel
Colorado
Hail the Potato Banquet Celebrates Kaw Valley Growers
About 130 Irish and sweet potato growers gathered at Wiedemann’s for awards and a talk on The Potato in History by Prof. W. W. Davis. The event featured music by Mildred DeWeese Bohnsack and the Miami Triad chorus, praise from Dolph Simons and Omar Browning, and notes on potato farming in the Kaw valley with 553 growers and growing 11,000 acres in 1957.
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Kansas
Wiedemann's
Kaw Valley
W. W. Davis
K. U. History Department
Mildred DeWeese Bohnsack
Miami Triad Chorus
K. U
Daisy
L. C. Williams
Kansas State College
Davis
Althe
North America
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
Spain
Sir Francis Drake
England
Professor Davis
Riley County
Kansas City
Roger Williams
Roscoe Pine
Will Stiner
Lawrence
Roger Regnier
Kimball Backus
Wyandotte
Kansas City, Kan
Average stock figures and repair note from Green Bros ACV
The report records an average of 60 stocks at 46.7 with yesterday at 46.6. Mention includes washer repairing by Green Bros. ACV.
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Green Bros
Dorothea Brande Opens Kansas Teachers Convention
Dorothea Brande, New York author, addressed more than 4 000 teachers at the Kansas State Teachers association district convention in Hoch auditorium on the KU campus. About 4 500 teachers attended as sessions began with remarks on educational legislation and war danger by Lord Marley. Brande recalled early writing struggles, embracing reason will and imagination in character studies.
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Dorothea Brande
New York
Kansas State Teachers Association
Hoch Auditorium
University of Kansas
Altho
Lord Marley
London
England
House of Lords
Wellsville
American Review
Seward Collins
Phillipa
G.H. Marshall
Ottawa
Association
Liberty Memorial High School
Oliver Hobbs
Theodore Astman
First Christian Church
Weather outlook for tonight and Saturday in northwest area
Weather forecast notes not as cold in the northwest tonight with rising temperatures into Saturday. Morning conditions clear with muddy dirt roads and soft terrain in Topeka areas. elsewhere the roads are fair.
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Teres
Topeka
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