Women Battle in Madrid Suburbs Amid Fierce Bombardment
Morale thickens as insurgent shells pound Madrid while government forces and local women join the defense. Reports say government troops hold frontline trenches near Cuatro Vientos, with heavy artillery exchanges and planes striking into surrounding districts. Women march arm in arm with men, forming a human wall and enlisting workers to bolster Madrid’s defense as air raids intensify.
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Madril
Tellana
Alveala de Venure
Leganes
Artill
Cuatra Vientos
Alcorcara
Madrid
Postponed Hearing in Stork Derby Case Delayed
Justice Middlevan of Toronto and Ontario officials await further arguments after postponing until November 18 the action over clause 1 of the Millar will. The case involves 18 mothers, next of kin, and questions of how the range legacy should be disposed of. The supreme court noted a wide difference of opinion requiring more discussion before ruling on the clause's validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Middlevan
Millar
Ontario
Supreme Court
Miss Swarthout Performs Across Midwestern Concert Tour
Soprano Miss Swarthout returned to New York after a ten day tour performing piano recitals. She opened seasons in Cincinnati Wichita Lindsborg and Bethany college Presser Hall, with three encores and strong audience demand. Dean and Mrs. Swarthout joined her in Lindsborg as guests of Mr and Mrs Birrer Sandzen.
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Dobb's Ferry
Swarthout
Cincinnati
Music Club
New Art Museum
Wichita
Lindsborg
Presser Hall
Bethany College
Birrer Sandzen
Sandzen
Chrysler to distribute $4 million bonus to 67 000 workers
Chrysler Corporation will pay a $4,000,000 bonus to about 67,000 employees the week of December 14, with total extra compensation this year amounting to $8.3 million. About 59,000 workers are in Michigan, and each eligible employee will receive between $105 and $155, based on length of service with $2 added per year beyond ten. The minimum December share is $50, and eligibility requires payroll presence in Q1 and work during the bonus week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Pi—K. T. Keller
Chrysler Corporation
Keller
Michigan
Republicans poised to control Kansas Legislature in 1937
Early returns show Republicans leading in both chambers with at least 70 of 123 House seats and 24 of 40 Senate seats. Democrats hold 46 House seats and 16 Senate seats with nine reports pending and several contests unresolved, plus potential absentee vote impact.
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Topeka
Altho
Walter A. Haxman
Senate
House
Wsteit
Ewing Herbert
Hiat Ralli Ps Wageener
Atchison
Ten Fares
Leavenworth
Jerenhz McDonald
Kansas City
Allen
Valley Fails
Coleman
Overland Park
Ottawa
A. Richard
Seneca Insoveard
Greenleal
W. Schmid
Tumelion City
G. Tripp
Herineton
M. Tompkins
Connetl
Harris
Emporia
Crow
ElPerado
Woll
Sedan
W. Trale
Arkansas City
T. Hackney
Wellington
Todd
Wichita
Dihiblnd
Lindsberg
N. Miller
Tindsey
Mid Hansen
Jamestown
Alter E. Kref
Glen Elder
Carter
Ellsworth
Rytini
Treigsan
Tuttle
Walter F. Jones
Hutchineenese
O. Denions
Dodge City
Ry Wo
WY Senser
la Crasse
Raimon G. Walters
Garden City
Calvert
Haye
Ih. Benson
Colby
P E. Curtis
Smith Center
Maple
Douglas County Emerges as GOP Stronghold in Kansas
Unofficial returns show Douglas County leading Republican strength nationwide with Landon and West surpassing Johnson County margins. Johnson swept GOP contests while Douglas County reportedly lost two races but posted larger majorities for Landon and West. Also notes five deaths in a Cambridge fire and a steel wage rise of about ten percent for lower paid workers.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Johnson County
Landon
West
Landon Eee
Roosevelt
Landon Roosevelt
New York
Absentee Vote to Decide Kansas Lieutenant Governor Race
Topeka November 6 absentee ballots in the secretary of state’s office held the answer to the lieutenant governor race between Republican Carl E. Friend of Lawrence and Democrat W. M. Lindsay of Pittsburg. Unofficial returns favored Friend, but Crawford county revisions trimmed his lead. absentee counting starts Monday and will take about three weeks.
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Topeka
Kan
Secretary of State
Kansas
Carl E
Lawrence
W. M. Lindsay
Pittsburg
Friend
Crawford County
Douglas County
Lindsay
Clarence V. Beck
Innis J. Harris
Wichita
George Robb
Salina
J. Powers
W. T. Markham
Ira O. Scott
Garden City
Frank J. Ryan
Gberg
Clay Center
Clay County
Lindsey
Leanyass
Roosevelt to Confer on Pacific Maritime Strike Action
President Roosevelt planned talks with the maritime commission and Labor Secretary Perkins on the Pacific coast strike now in its second week and spreading to more ports. McGrady stayed to aid warehousemen’s talks as Boston crews forced ships outbound and New York seamen clashed with the central trades council over irregular status. Curran said 141 ships and 15,000 men were idle in Atlantic and Gulf forts.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
Perkins
Pacific Coast
Maritime Federation of the Pacific
Washington
Edward E. McGrady
Boston
International Seamen's Union
New York
Central Trades and Labor Council of
Greater New York
John Mulholland
Joseph Curran
Seamen’s Defense Committee
Atlantic
Gulf Forts
Three in Family Killed in Breakfast Table Quarrel
Atlanta November 6 19 A man L Neal Owen 40 killed his wife and daughter and shot his 11 year old son Neal Jr who summoned police after a breakfast quarrel Three were dead and the boy was critically wounded as Owen then wounded himself with a .22 rifle Police said they expected no hope for the boy whose name was Neal Jr
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Atlanta
L. Neal Owen
Neal Jr
W. C. Tumsin
C. Cawthorn
Owen
Hawaii Imports Key Mainland Goods in early 1936
Hawaii data show six months of 1936 imports totaling 44 581 423 dollars for mainland products including Stewart Warner radios and Miller's goods. The figures illustrate strong consumer demand in Honolulu and the Territory of Hawaii for established brands and electronics.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
T. H. Gpi
Territory of
Eeagen
County attorney race tightens as canvass continues
Charles Springer leads A B Mitchell by 140 votes in unofficial Douglas County returns after 4 rural precincts were canvassed. The canvassing board debated finishing tonight or tomorrow as 22 precincts remain. Corrections shifted figures, Springer gaining 30 votes in North Baldwin and Mitchell losing 11 in Wakarus. Official totals await all 26 precincts and absentee counts due next week.
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Charles Springer
Denvert
A.B. Mitchell
Douglas County
Board of County Conmissioners
Springer
Mitchell
U. S. G. Plank
Ofice
North Baldwin
Mitchel
Wakarus
Juders
Phank
Cowny
Welcome Home Celebration for President Roosevelt
Washington welcomed the president with a grand arrival at Union Station and a White House procession. Police planned for about 200000 along the parade route while schools and shops opened late and workers were told to be late. Music from eleven bands accompanied the celebration as the president and his wife appeared on the White House lawn to renewed cheers.
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Washington
White House
Union Station
Morern
Navy
Mr. Roosevelt
Sean Epee Ay
President Roosevelt Likely to Visit Buenos Aires on South American Trip
President Roosevelt, greeted warmly in Washington, may announce a definite decision next week on a Buenos Aires voyage. If he goes, he plans a two and a half week Caribbean fishing cruise aboard the cruiser Indianapolis, leaving from Baltimore and Charleston, with a one day stay in Buenos Aires on December 1 to attend the opening of the peace conference he started to strengthen Western Hemisphere peace.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
South America
Caribbean
Baltimore
Charleston
Engineers Arrive for Kansas Nebraska ENG Education Meet
Delegates to the twenty first annual Kansas Nebraska section meeting of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education arrive at the University of Kansas. A dinner at Lawrence Country Club features remarks by Dr Gindley and an illustrated lecture by A Kirkpatrick. The program includes roundtable meetings, women’s events, committee reports, officers to be elected, and a football game attendance.
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Delecates
Kansas- Nebraska
Society For the Promotion of Engineering Education
University of Kansas
Lawrence Country Club
Aith
W. M. Farr
FE. , Gindley
A. Kirkpatrick
Kansas City
Freezing Day Forecast Across Kansas and Plains
Nov 8 forecast shows subfreezing temperatures for Kansas with lows near 12 in the northwest and about 20 in the east and south. A cold wave is expected for Nebraska while Montana, Wyoming, and Minnesota report heavy snow. Yesterday’s highs reached the upper fifties with Goodland recording 58 and a low of 24, no precipitation in Kansas.
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Kansas
D. Flora
Flora
Nebraska
Montana
Wyaming
Minnesota
Goodland
Topeka
City and County Offices Close at Noon Saturday
City hall and court house offices will close at noon tomorrow for KK,U homecoming and the Kansas Nebraska football game. The city’s banks will also close at noon. Some clothing and drug stores plan to close at 10 tomorrow afternoon until after the game, but a definitive list was not available late Friday.
Crown Princess Juliana to Wed January Seventh
Amsterdam reports official announcement that Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands will marry January 7 at the palace. The 28 year old heir to the throne will wed German Prince Bernhard zu Lippe Biesterfeld, who is three years younger, and both are noted sports enthusiasts.
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Amsterdam
Juliana
Netherlands
Palac
Pluma and
Jolly
Bernhard
Lippe- Biesterfeld
Editors Gather at KU for Kansas Conference Roundtables
About 40 Kansas editors attended the University of Kansas for the annual editorial roundtables sponsored by KU journalism. William Allen White of the Emporia Gazette will speak at a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the Eldridge hotel crystal room. Kansas editors will also participate in morning roundtables at the Journalism Building and Fraser Theater.
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Kansas
University of Kansas
K. U. Department of Journalism
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Strock
Crystal Room
Eldridge
White
AL Green
Elt Lindley
K. C
Joseph Wilkins
School of Fine Arts
Ralph Hemenway
Minchapolis Messenger
Kansas Press Assertion
C. M. Rose
Dightoy Herald
Kacsis Staite Editorial Association
Journalism Builitins
Thef
Fraser Theater
Prenksts
J. J. Kistler
W. A. TH
EB. OW. Hullinger
Royce West
Municipal University
Omaha
Ned
Europe
Front
Roosevelt reveals misfired election forecast
President Roosevelt admits his forecasts over the years underestimated the final electoral vote. He cites an envelope forecast of 860 to Landon 523 eight to ten. He notes three earlier estimates, including Jan 30 and June 4, and says his fourth forecast was his best. He apologizes for the bad guess while smiling at reporters.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Landon iI
Landon
Quebec
Armistice Day Observance In Lawrence Held Quietly
For the first time in years there will be no closing of business houses in Lawrence next Wednesday Armistice day. A one minute pause in activities at 11 o clock was observed after a Merchants Bureau committee attended an American Legion meeting.
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Lawrence
American Legion
Merchants' Bureau
Banks of Lawrence to Close for Kansas Nebraska Game
Closing notice announces Banks of Lawrence will close at noon Saturday due to the Kansas Nebraska football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banks of
Lawrence
Adv
Colorado approves $45 old age pension without funding plan
Colorado voters approved a $45 monthly old age pension in the state constitution to take effect January 1, 1937. Officials say no funds or revenue measures are provided. the welfare department estimates about $13.49 million annually needed to support roughly 1,000 pensioners and related aid programs. Governor Johnson ruled out a special session to craft new revenue.
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Denver
Colorado
F. C. Johnson
State Welfare Department
Acean
Loser Pays A Bet Wheelbarrow Poll The Main Street Stunt
John Vance and Everett Turner, a Douglas County farmer and Globe storekeeper, completed about six miles in a wheelbarrow between Globe and the Eldridge hotel as a presidential election wager. About 500 spectators watched as Turner pushed Vance, who crumpled from knee cramps, along Massachusetts street to the bridge amid cheers and photo shots.
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John Vaneeo
Doug County
Massachusetts Street
Everett Turner
Globe
Eldridge Hotel
Turner
Vance
Worden
Lumber 6
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Landon
London
Douglas County
Seventh
Sixth Street
Plan Huxman Celebration at Hutchinson Tonight
Kansas Democrats plan a Hutchinson event to celebrate Waller A. Huxman as governor elect. Leaders from across the state will attend as Huxman, the first Hutchinson native elected governor, gives a victory address with his wife and daughter. He returns from a Syracuse rest trip after a strenuous campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
Waller A. Huxman
Huxman
Syracuse
Homecoming at Kansas to Greet Alumni Tonight and Tomorrow
The University of Kansas prepares for Homecoming with alumni registrations at the Union, a radio rally on KFEU from 6 to 6 80, and musical numbers by the KU band and glee club. The football team will dine with 1916 squad members at the Eldridge to mark the event. A torchlight parade with 17 floats and two stunts, led by the KU band and local drum corps, will travel from South Park to Vermont and return near the WREN building. The 1916 team car and Homecoming Queen Betty Ruth Smith will be featured, with floats entered by many campus organizations. A mixer-dance, reception, and class plans follow, culminating in pregame activities at Memorial Stadium starting 1:30 with kickoff at 2.
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Berry Burd Smith
Betty Ruth Smith
Wichita
University of Kansas
Miss Smith
Kappa Alpha Theta
K. U
Union
Kansas
KFEU
H. Lindley
F.C. Allen
Dick Waestaff
Cuy Keeler
Ed Bilbel
K. U. Band
Jay Janes
Ku Ku Club
Eldridge
Ad Lindsey
Nebraska
Lincoln
South Park
Massachusetts Street
Seventh Street
Vermont
Eighth Street
WREN
Harold Constant
Lawrence American Legion
Wichitz
Rarges
University
Annua
Watkins Hall
Alpha
Gamma Delta
Sigma
Chi
Sigma Kappa
Alpha Chi Omega
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Phi Delta Theta
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Beta Theta Pi
Delta Chi
Alpha Delta Pi
Chi Omega
Alpha Omicron Pi
Gamma Phi Beta
Phi Gama Delta
Kappa Sigma
Jay Jones
Acacia
K. U. Union
Seeand
Central Administration
Memorial Stadium
Ottawa Drum and Bugle Corps
American Legion
Union Building
Henry B. Joy Sr. Dies at 72 in Michigan Estate
Henry B. Joy Sr., 72, former Packard Motor Car Co president, died of heart disease at his Grosse Pointe Farms home. Joy rose as a capitalist and industrial leader and was a sponsor of the Lincoln Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry B. Joy
Packard Motor Car Company
Grosse Pointe Farms
Joy
Kansas Weather Forecast for Tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Saturday with much colder air, especially in the east and south. Morning weather shows clear skies except for partial cloudiness at Coffeyville. Dirt roads are reported good and Douglas County readings are favorable. Gas Office Record lists temperatures from yesterday evening.
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Kansas
Coffeyville
Douglas County
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Stewart Warner Radios
Miller's.Adv
Shaws
Milsler’s
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Society For Promotion of Engineering Education
Kansas-Nebraska
Crown Princess
Julians
W. A. White
Alfred Hill
Alfred G
Scoop” Hill
KLA
The
Journal-World
Kansas Associatedress
Pine Room
Kansas Press Association
Associated Press
Fraser
E. N. Dean
Vo Royce West
Robert Reed
Kansas City Star
W. A. Smith
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Arthur Capper
Eae
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
F. C. Taylor
Norton
Hamilton
Packard Company
Henry B. Joy, Sr
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