Pension Debates Shape Two Off-Year Elections
California and Ohio voters weigh old age pension plans as mayors seek re election in Philadelphia Detroit and San Francisco while Kentucky Mississippi governors races draw attention. Bigelow pledges higher taxes to fund pensions if defeated California would issue weekly scrip tax plan and Olson backs state oil control. Johnson and Havenner highlight national themes as Philadelphia mayoral contest tests party strength. New York weighs legalizing pari mutuel betting at tracks.
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California
Ohio
Philadelphia
Detroit
San Francisco
House of Representatives
Kentucky
Mississippi
Herbert S. Bigelow
Culbert L. Olson
King Swope
Roosevelt
Keen Johnson
A. B. Chandler
Senate
Chandler-Johnson
Paul B. Johnson
Robert E. Lambertson
New York State
Switzerland as Model Nation Shaped by U S Democracy
W W Davis, head of history at the university, describes Switzerland to Ro tarians noting its 100 year old democracy modeled after the United States. He praises its credit, neutrality, compact size, and citizen military prowess while detailing its agriculture minerals industry and political system. About one tenth of residents are foreign born through naturalization.
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Switzerland
W. W Davis
University
United States of America
Woman Falls to Death Escaping Hotel Fire in Kansas City
A woman trapped by a small fire at the Netherlands hotel fell from an eighth floor window as a fireman attempted rescue. Hotel officials identify her as Mrs. T. Harrison. Also, the School Board will meet tonight at Liberty Memorial High School at 7 30.
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Kansas City
Pia
Netherlands
T. Harrison
Board of Education
Liberty Memorial High School
Browder Attacks Thomas Over Name Change Allegations
Earl Browder, jailed for using a false passport name, demands investigation of Representative J Parnell Thomas alleging a congressional identity under a pseudonym. Browder accuses Thomas of name changes while praising the Soviet Union and socialism. Thomas retorts Browder is trapped by his own smear and refuses to be drawn into mystery.
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Boston
Earl Browder
J. Parnell Thomas
Ar-N.j. Y
Congress
Anneur
Browder
Frank Murphy
Thomas
Soviet’ Republic
John Parnell
Feeney, Jr
Soviet Union
Allendale
N. J
CPL
Parnell Thomas
Quota Enlarged for Kansas WPA County Allocation
The county welfare board reports Senator Clyde M. Reed has secured a Kansas WPA quota increase to 22 285 for November from October 21 010. Reed advised applying through the state office for county level boosts while 141 certified workers await assignment. Currently 246 men are employed on WPA projects including road work in Lecompton Eudora and Pleasant Grove.
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County Welfare Board
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Reed
Mildred D. Watson
Lone Star
Lawrence
Lecompton
Eudora Township
Pleasant Grove
WPA
Five County Residents Win U S Citizenship at Hearing
Five Douglas County residents became U S citizens at a naturalization hearing before Judge Hugh Means as the November term of district court opened. The new citizens are Eben Hugh Boss of England, Ernst Arvid Marie Lindvall of Sweden, Phillipp Ernst Schulmeyer of Germany, Lucie Holske of Germany, Lorentz Olsson of Sweden, and Israel Tcherepasnicz of Russia. Olsson, Lindvall, and Tche repasnicz have changed their names to Lawrence Gottfrid Olson, Ernst Arvid Monte Lindwall, and Sam Raffelock respectively.
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Douglas County
United States
Hugh Means
Eben Hugh Boss
England
Ernst Arvid Marie Lindvall
Sweden
Phillipp Ernst ‘Schulmeyer
Lucie Holske
Lorentz -Olsson
Israel Tcherepasnicz
Russia
Olsson
Lawrence Gottfrid Olson
Lindvall
Ernst Arvid Monte Lindwall
Tcherepasnicz
Sam Raffelock
Back Salaries Granted in Kansas City Case
Kansas City officials awarded back salaries totaling 457 249.85 to 1 541 municipal workers by a circuit court order issued by Judge Allen C. Southern. The city was compensated for pay cuts ordered by former City Manager H F McElroy to balance the budget, while 193 other employees were denied claims of 77 355.95 as their salaries were reduced under the annual budget.
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Kansas City
Allen C. Southern
H. F. McElroy
Southern
French Air Battle Reports Nine German Pilots Down
Paris dispatch says the Frema general staff reported nine German pilots shot down in a single aerial encounter amid heavy activity. French planes returned unhurt. date and place not specified.
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Paris
Frema General Staff
Rhine
Vosges Mountains
Forbach
British Viceroy Seeks Unity in India After Rejected Offers
Lord Linlithgow, facing emergency administration in several provinces, offered cabinet posts to Congress and Muslim League leaders to bridge factional divides. He stated the offers were refused but would be renewed to unite divergent groups in the struggle for independence.
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Bombay
India
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Linlithrow
Congress Party
Moslem League
Britain
Divorce Granted to Harriett Turner in District Court
Judge Hugh Means granted Harriett Turner a divorce from Houston Turner in district court this afternoon. The decree becomes effective within six months and awards a $300 alimony judgment. Harriett Bleakley is restored as her maiden name.
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Hugh Means
Harriett ‘Turner
Houston Turner
Harriett Bleakley
Tropical cyclone batters East Coast with sea damage
A 65 mile per hour gale from Cape Hatteras lashed the eastern seaboard with sleet rain and cold. Coast guards battled distressed vessels from New Jersey to Boston while inland damage hit lines trees and shrubs. Snow and freezing temperatures followed with heavy accumulations in Vermont New Hampshire Maine and Virginia’s Shenandoah valley.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Cape Hatteras
New England
Charles F. Brooks
Harvard
Blue Hills Observatory
Brooks
Vermont
New Jersey
Boston
New Bedford
Mass
Rhode Island
Nantucket
Massachusetts
Worcester
New York City
Pennsylvania
New York
Appalachian
Roxbury
N. H
Bellows Falls
Virgini
Shenandoah Valley
Bridgeville
Darby Indicted in Embezzlement Query in City Funds
Kansas City reports A L Darby city finance director pleaded innocent to an embezzlement indictment tied to the city manager’s emergency fund. The grand jury named eight people in ten indictments amid McElroy’s era control. Darby bonded $2000 with a November 13 hearing set.
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Kansas City
UPL
A. L. Darby
Jackson County Grand Jury
Henry F. McElroy
Darby
Water Department
Fourth Hearing on Long Trial Postponed to Tomorrow
The fourth trial of David E. Long, Jackson County judge, for allegedly allowing county claims was postponed until tomorrow after an agreement between Attorney General Roy McKittrick and defense counsel Arthur C. Popham. Contempt proceedings against bailiff Charles W. Fields were also continued to tomorrow at McKittrick's request.
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Kansas City
David E. Long
Jackson County Court
Roy McKittrick
Arthur C. Popham
Charles W. Fields
McKittrick
Bomber Convoys Delayed by Range Limits Experts say long range raids await staging.
London reports British military experts foresee large scale bombing waiting on improved distance fighting convoys. They cite German exploratory raids as evidence bombers without escorts struggle against fast attack planes. With 650 mile ranges a safe margin for maneuver is needed and mass raids likely after staging gains.
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London
Germany
Britain
British Isles
Firth of Forth
Scapa Flow
Kiel
England
Germans Disappointed by U S Action Repealing Arms Embargo
Berlin reports show German editors and the foreign ministry press reacting with disappointment to the United States lifting the arms embargo. Commentary warns of increased sea warfare and accuses war profiteers of seeking profits with blood.
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U. S
Berlin
United States
Germany
Foreign Office
Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politische’ Korrespondenz
Roosevelt
German prize crew captures American freighter City of Flint
Captain Joseph A. Gainard described the capture on NBC radio saying the German prize crew threatened to sink the ship if any trouble arose. He noted armed guards and that the Germans painted out American ownership on October 18 and raised the German flag on October 20.
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Bergen
Joseph A. Gainard
City of
Flint
Gainard
United States
NBC
Deutschland
Denmark
Special train to Lincoln for Kansas- Nebraska game
A special Union Pacific train will carry fans from Lawrence to Lincoln for the Kansas Nebraska game this Saturday. Departure is 6 30 a m from Lawrence with 11 30 a m arrival in Lincoln, return at 6 p m arriving in Lawrence at 11 p m. Tickets at the K U athletic office cost 2 50 and round trip 4 20 with a dining car offered. A Jay Jones women’s pep group plans to ride the special.
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Lawrence
Kansas- Nebraska
Lincoln
Sturday
John Robinson
Union Pacific
K. U. Athletic
Earl Falkenstien
Robinson
Jay Jones
Boys Find 400 Hidden in Old Bank Basket
Indla Oklahoma November 6 A cobweb masked find of 400 dollars in a musty old basket at the Indla State Bank, closed six years ago, spurred a spree by three boys. Officers recovered 105 dollars. widow Mrs. D Koenig, founder’s wife, suspects prior robberies caused the stash. The boys claim they were just poking around and were not held.
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Indla
Okla
Pardner
Indla State Bank
D.koenig
Law Convocation Features Trust Powers Discussion
Gilbert J. Stephenson of the American Bankers Association spoke at a law school convocation on trust and will powers. The event included remarks by trustees and bankers Walter A. Schaal Frank W. Hosford and F C Whipple of local banks. President Roosevelt sent regrets to Plymouth November 30 Thanksgiving observance, hoping the later date would be successful.
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Gilbert J. Stephenson
American Bankers Association
Law School
Stephenson
Walter A Schaal
Frank W. Hosford
Lawrence National Loank
F. C. Whipple
First National Bank
Plymouth
Mass
Roosevelt
November Court Term Opens with Judge Means Presiding
The November term of district court opened today with Judge Hugh Means presiding. County bar members planned to meet to form the civil docket and court adjourned to Monday November 13. Margaret Hunter pleaded guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor. sentencing postponed to November 18.
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Hugh Means
Memors
The
County Bar Association
Margaret Hunter
Hickory Street
Judge Means
Miss Hunter
Kansan Delegation Reads Ahead to 1940 Campaigns
In Washington after the special session most Kansas members prepared to depart or return home for the holidays with plans to run again in 1940. Senator Capper and Rep Carlson and Hope indicated continued presence for legislative matters while Rep Houston planned to decide by January 1 on another run. Several others had already left or were ready to leave.
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Washington
Kansas
Capper
Reed
Frank Carlson
Clifford Hope
John Houston
House Appropriations
Lambertson
Guyer
Winter
House
Houston
Inquiries Open After Leavenworth Raids
Investigators from the attorney general’s office probed liquor and gambling conditions in Leavenworth after raids that led to 13 arrests. Assistant AG A B Mitchell led the inquiry, while Kansas AG Jay S Parker noted uncertainty about potential official actions. Preliminary hearings for defendants are scheduled for November 13 and 14.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Attorney General’s Office
A. B. Mitchell
Topeka
Jay S. Parker
Mitchell
Emery Bird Thayer Wins Gold Clause Rent Case
The Emery Bird Thayer Dry Goods Co. wins a rent dispute decision against Boston Ground Rent Trust. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules the store pays quarterly $6,000 instead of $10,158.75, which the landlord claimed as gold-equivalent. An injunction enjoining interference with the lease is to be entered.
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Kansas .City
Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods Company
Boston Ground Rent & Trust Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston Company
W R C in Session in Kansas for 36th Annual Convention
Washington Relief Corps of Lawrence hosts the thirty sixth annual convention of the second district Woman's Relief Corps Kansas Auxiliary to the G A R. Delegates include district president Agnes Olson and past national president Ida Heacock-Baker with sessions, memorial services, flag ceremony, and elected officers listed.
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Washington Relief Corps of
Lawrence
Woman’s Relief Corps
Department of Kansas
Clemmie Evans
Washington Corps
Agnes Olson
W. W. Nixon
Jewell
G. A. RR
T. B. Williams
Chapman
Anna L. January
Owasatomie
The
Kansas
Bernice Collins-Ludwick
National
Ida Heacock-Baker
Parsons
Woman's Relief Corps
Oraville
Iola
Florence Penrod
Bonner Springs
America
Hostess Corps
Osawatomie
Congregational Church
C. B. Russell
January
Stanley Norman
C. E. Birch
Mabel Silvers
Kansas City
Effie Mae McKee
Nellie McCulley
Olathe
Ora Dille
Winnie Lyons
Winnie Brooks
Etta’ Chowning
Emily Williams
Fort Scott
Stella Smith
Paola
Harriet Aydlett
Ida M. Swadley
Dorothy Grigsby
Fort. Scott
Rosella Risley
Lizzie Tyrol
Oma Lamb
Green opposes slowdown strikes in AFL campaign
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor denounces sit down and slowdown strikes as he announces the launch of a national organizing campaign.
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Green
Washington
UPI
William Green
American Federation of Labor Today
Communists Attack American Bourgeois Over Arms Embargo
Moscow reports the Communist International condemns the repeal of the arms embargo by the United States and urges workers in Britain and France to oppose those favoring war. Premier Molotov leads a three day Bolshevik anniversary celebration while Stalin and Voroshilov applaud.
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Moscow
The
Communist International Today
Great Britain
France
Pravda
Communist Party
International
Workers of the World
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
United States
Molotoff
Britain
Cornville Cleanup After Big Event Leaves Debris Littered
At Cornville noon today the International Harvester tent stood while workers planned to knock its props. Canine International and Minneapolis Moline gear remained on the ground as most machinery was removed. Grounds chair Pete Underwood oversaw a crew to clear the site, remove last races, and dismantle poles and fencing while debris filled Chow Row and tents were stripped.
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International Harvester
Cornville
Canine
International
Oliver
Minneapolis-Moline
Pete Underwood
Underwood
Oggie
Armstrong
Scales
Mild and Rainless Outlook for Kansas Wheat Belt
Topeka reports that mild, drier weather will persist in Kansas for some time, with cooler nights but no extreme cold expected. The region notes a past weekend of pleasant conditions, while the eastern area recorded a 28 degree low and St. Joseph, Missouri hit 17 degrees as national forecasts predict 50s to 60s in the east and south and 50s to 40s in the northwest.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Tomorow
Topka
St. Joseph
Weather Bureau
Mercury
North Dakota
Flora
Lindleys plan month in China prior to travel to Indies
University note reports Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Lindley will spend a month in Pekin China before continuing to the West Indies and India. They mention meeting Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Husband in Tokyo and that Husband will lecture March 7. Dr. Lindley recalls a porcelain factory visit showing crates addressed to the Jones store Kansas City. Review of Rogers case refused by Supreme Court.
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E. H. Lindley
Pekin
China
West Indies
India
K.U
Lindleys
Wilfrid
Tokyo
Waldemar Gelich
Dr. Lindley
Rogers
Washington
Supreme Court
Betty Rogers
Will Rogers
Stock Market Index Sags Amid Mixed Trading
The stock market’s average of 60 stocks sits around 52.3 with a quoted Saturday reading near 52.7 as traders weigh earnings and economic data. Analysts note several sectors show uneven momentum while small gains appear in technology and energy shares.
Weather forecast for Kansas mixed skies and cooling temps
Readable forecast notes show fair conditions in western Kansas with considerable cloudiness in the east. Tonight a cool, Tuesday fair day is expected with cooler temperatures across the state. Temperature records include 7 p.m. yesterday, 7 a.m. today, and noon today with yesterday's maximum and today's minimum listed.
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Kansas
Benaneoas
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Wiese
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Chester Borders
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Otto Gulley
Ernest Higgins
John Artman
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E. A. Stevens
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Thayer
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