Italy threatens to leave the League of Nations
Fascist Italy warned it may withdraw from Geneva over sanctions for Ethiopia aggression. Mussolini’s government announced economic independence and an embargo on 197 imported products, effective next Monday as league sanctions take effect.
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Associated Press
Italy
League of Nations
League
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Geneva
Haile Selassie
Ji Duce
St Duce
Emier
Pierre Laval
Paris
France
London
Ill. Duce
Britain
Eric Drummond
Il Duce
Makale
Rome Communique
Rudéelfo Graziani
Ogaden Desert
Sowaliland
Sasa Baneh
Two Railroad Crew Members Die In Missouri Pacific Crash
Two workers from a railroad extra gang were killed and three others were injured when a Missouri Pacific motor car overturned between Bushong and Allen, Kansas. Victims Albert McMurdra of Allen and Frank Taber of Allen died. Injured were William Wolf Ernest Stowers and Curley Hay-Feeds, taken to a hospital.
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Council Grove
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Bushong
Aljen
Albert McMurdra
Alen
Frank Taber
Allen
William Wolf
Ernest Stowers
Curley
Holdip A Brewery Newark Cash Heist at P. Ballantine & Sons
Two young men held up the paymaster of P Ballantine and Sons brewery in Newark today, seizing 10000 dollars in cash and 28000 dollars in checks before fleeing in an unspecified vehicle or direction. No suspects identified yet as authorities investigate the brazen theft.
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Newark
No 1
P. Ballantine & Sons
Robb Named State Auditor by Kansas Governor
George Robb of Salina is appointed state auditor by Governor Alf Landon to fill the vacancy from Ed J. Powers's death. Robb, a World War II era veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, previously served as Salina postmaster and is married with two children. He was born May 19, 1887 in Assaria and held ranks in the 369th Infantry, 93rd Division.
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Topeka
Aly M. Landon
George Robb
Salina
Ed J. Powers
Rabb
Powers
Kansas City
Montengrin
Prince Deniso I
Robb
Washburn College
Landon
Park College
Parkville
Cornell University
Assaria
Kan
369Th
Roosevelt Proclaims November 28 as Thanksgiving Day
President Roosevelt designates Thanksgiving 1935 for national gratitude and seeks to keep America at peace as an example to the world. He urges fellow citizens to pursue the greater good, improve peaceful relations, and aid distressed peoples while offering devotions to God.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
United States
Crash blamed on locked controls in big army bomber
Washington reports the war department blamed locked cockpit controls for the Dayton October 30 bomber crash. Brig. Gen. A W Robins led the board investigating the Boeing incident, noting the controls found locked after the test flight. Pilot Major P P Hill died from injuries. four others were less seriously hurt. Also noted was the sudden death of Kenneth Bollinger, 19, a Lu ray high football player, from a cerebral hemorrhage after a game. Officials cited exertion and excitement as possible causes. The stock market index quoted: Average of 60 stocks 53.3. Ford V-8, Hamiltons ad noted.
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Washington
War Department
Dayton
A. W. Robins
Army Air Corps
Wrightfield
P. P. Hill
Newburyport
Mass
Lincoln
Kan
Kenneth Bollinger
Luray
Lincoln High School
Bollinger
Luray School
Perfect Close To High Air Journey
White Lake South Dakota November 12 science awaits data from stratosphere flight by Captains Orvil A Anderson and Albert W Stevens. They reached an unofficial 73000 feet in record altitude, studied cosmic rays and solar observations, with instruments undamaged after landing near Kimball Nebraska.
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White Lake
S. D
World of Science
Orvil A. Anderson
Albert W. Stevens
Washington W
National Geographic Society
Army Air Corps
Rapid City
John Matheye
Here
Sipey
Rean Pee
Hale
Anderson
Ethiopians Claim Capture of Armored Cars in Ogaden Battle
Ethiopian forces reported a fierce clash at Anele in Ogaden with Italian tank and machine gun units. The communiqué claimed Ethiopians killed Italian officers and soldiers, and seized four Italian tanks and two armored cars amid heavy casualties on both sides.
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Addis Ababa
Ogaden
Anele
Haile Selassie
Ethiopian Bee Today
Anleh
Ogaden Arnecetth
Reuters
Daggah Bur
Guebreheyot
Banks and government roles debated at New Orleans convention
High administration officials outlined steps toward withdrawing government from banking and private business as the 61st annual American Bankers Association meeting began in New Orleans. Jesse H. Jones urged caution while Leo Crowley pressed for private credit and banking reforms to curb abuses and boost soundness. The article also notes a Women’s Christian Temperance Union institute in town and related events.
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New Orleans
American Bankers Association
Association
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Hecht
Kennard
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
First Christian Church
Tenth
Kentucky
Madeline Southard
F. C. Allen
W. A. Dunn
A. B. Conner
Miss Southard
Loyal Helpers
The
Christian Sunday School
C. E. Birch
Rescues 3 Crew Members From Silverhazel Wreck
United States navy destroyer Peary reported that three crew members of the British freighter Silverhazel were rescued from a life raft at 5 15 p m as efforts to save the 54 aboard continued in San Bernardino Straits amid a advancing typhoon. Hindus among the castaways had no food or water for two days while rescues faced high winds and heavy seas near Luzon. Major General Frank Parker ordered two bomber planes for dawn aid as destroyer Bulmer heads to assist. In Kansas City, veteran trainer Lou Benton of the Blues died.
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Manila
Upi
United States Navy
Peary Wire
San Bernardino Straits
Luzon
Frank Parker
Philippine
Bulmer
Bekry
Explorer 1 Balloon to Return to Akron Factory
The 3,700,000 cubic foot Explorer 1 balloon and gondola, built by Goodyear and used in the Army Air Corps National Geographic Society stratosphere flight, will be transported back to Akron for repairs and reissued. Guards and cavalry guarded the craft at Ft Meade and Mitchell. Instrument payloads will be sent to eastern laboratories for examination. Also, Harry G. Clark, 60, executive vice president of the Rock Island railroad, died suddenly in Chicago.
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Ft Méade
National
Rock Island
Chicago
Harry G. Clark
The
Rock Island Railroad
Interview Candidates for Poor Commissioner in County
County commissioners interview several candidates to fill the poor commissioner and case supervisor post and seek KERC approval at Topeka by late today or tomorrow. Cecelia Robinson acts as poor commissioner after H. T. Baker resigned last Friday to meet KERC rules requiring a college degree and social service experience. Baker remains at the courthouse to aid the transition and relief operations.
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KERC
Topeka
Cecelia Robinson
H. T. Baker
Baker
Court House
Missouri milk bottle cap tax brings in $829545
Jefferson City Mo November 12 The first month collections under Missouri milk bottle cap sales tax totaled 829545 according to state auditor Forrest Smith About 50000 was paid under protest Revenue comes from a 1 percent tax on most retail sales and services for September under the pass on levy started August 27 Smith and G H Bates head of the sales tax division hailed the results If September stands as an average month annual revenue would reach about 10000000
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Forrest Smith
Smith
G. H. Bates
Auditor's Department
Blame Early Frost for Poorer Crop Prospects
Washington reports the agriculture department attributes October frost to lower harvest prospects for late crops. Potato production drops by 12,190,000 bushels from October estimates, grain sorghum down 16,615,000, totaling 354,000,000 bushels, below last year and the five year average. Prices rose 30 days due to the revision and corn forecast falls to 2,211,268,660 bushels.
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Washington
Agrriculture Department
Kansas Ruling Upheld On Intrastate Freight Rates
Washington November 12 The Interstate Commerce Commission upheld a decision by the Kansas state corporation commission denying emergency intrastate freight rates on less than carload traffic and on grain grain products coal brick and other articles.
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Kansas
Washington
Kansas State Corporation Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Negro CCC detail arrives at camp for Lone Star lake work
The first contingent of colored CCC workers, about 20 men, arrived from Reading Kansas at the Lone Star camp late this afternoon under Lieut James W Lansing. Remaining 180 are due early next week. Work on the lake project will resume, with total dirt placed at about 195000 yards and 200000 more to go. Completion is projected to take at least a year.
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CCC
Lone Star Camp
Reading
Kan
James W. Lansing
Lake
South Dakota
Nebraska
Oskaloosa
Minnesota
Council Grove
Arkansas
Lone Star CCC Camp Lake
C. A. Rennick
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Rennick
Lone Star CCC Lake
Nine Candidates Seek Ottawa Postmaster Job
Washington reports nine applicants for the Ottawa Kansas postmaster position on the filing deadline day. Two women, Inez A. Clark and Marie G. Harding, sought the $3,200 annual post, among eight men listed. The civil service commission will certify three eligible, with local political figures guiding the recommendation.
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Washington
Ottawa
Kan
Civil Service Commission
Inez A. Clark
Marie G. Harding
Ruel W. Mitchell
Roy W. Waiters
Warren G. Sheldon
Thomas J. Cummings, Jr
Pierre P. Elder
Walter Gay Slater
Harry G. Cochrane
Republiican
U. S
Thieves Take Purses at Faculty Women's Club
Police report two men entered the Faculty Women's Club vestibule at 1300 Louisiana Street last night and stole three purses containing money pens and keys. Chief Johns warned clubs churches and other gathering places to guard valuables near doors and maintain vigilance to deter further robberies.
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Faculty Women's Club
Louisiana Street
Johns
German scholar shot in New York apartment. former secretary charged
Dr. Fritz Gebhardt, a 43-year-old German political scientist, was killed by four bullets in his Sut ton Place flat. Vera Stratz, 26, his former secretary and fiancée, faced homicide charges and was held without bail after initially admitting to the shooting. She was arraigned before Magistrate Ford for a hearing on November 21. Gebhardt was described as wealthy and educated and affiliated with Frank von Knopp, Inc., shoe machinery importers.
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New York
Fritz Gebhardt
Sutton Place
Vera Stratz
Miss Stretz
Gebhardt
Sheriff Faces Crowding as 15 Prisoners Linger in 14 Cots
Sedan Kansas reports Sheriff Frank Green grappling with jail overcrowding. Fifteen prisoners fill a 14-cot jail after the Bond Johnsons, recently arrested in Ramona Oklahoma for poultry thefts near Elgin, were lodged there.
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Sedan
Kan
Frank Green
Bond Johnson
Ramona
Okla
Elgin
Earth's Curvature Seen From Strato Balloon
Panorama of the earth’s surface showing curvature, as Capt. Orvil A. Anderson described during the army air corps National Geographic stratosphere flight. He noted the horizon distant, about 400 miles, with small towns indistinct and farms appearing as checkerboards.
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Niobrara
Valentine
Neb
Henry Abel
Kimball
Anderson
S. D
Orvil A. Anderson
Army Air corps-National Geographic
Educators highlighted on KFKU radio week
National Education Week events on KFKU feature University of Kansas leaders Dr. E H Lindley Dean Paul Lawson and Dean R A Schwegler plus a woodwind quintet and talks by area educators. Haskell Institute and Indian Affairs official J C McCaskill participate while several programs are cancelled to host these guest speakers.
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KFKU
Mildred Seaman
Journal-World
University of Kansas
E. H. Lindley
Paul B. Lawson
College of Liberal Arts
R. A
Lawrence Junior High School
Haskell Institute
Algo
J. C. McCaskill
Indian Department
Washington, D. C
Haskell
R. M. Kelley
Office of Indian Affairs
Freight Train Derailment Fires Destroy Willard Station
Wrecking crews cleared debris after 19 derailed freight cars crashed into Willard Kansas Rock Island Station. Gasoline cars ruptured to avert a larger explosion while eight gasoline cars and other freight burned. Officials estimated fire damage at 40 000 with 26 000 in equipment losses.
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Willard
Kan
Rock Island
Fer
Dick Lewis
Kansas City
Rock Island Railroad
Kang
Locate Victim's Brother In Death Toll Crash
El Dorado Kansas reports authorities have located the brother of George Gibson, killed when a passenger auto crashed into his 2,500 gallon gasoline truck on November 4, causing a fire that killed five. Everett W. Gibson of Los Angeles identified the victim. The body will be sent to Rocky Ford Colorado for interment, with a Fort Worth Texas sister surviving.
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el Dorado
Kan
George Gibson
Gibson
Everett W. Gibson
Loz
Angeles
Rocky Ford
Colo
Fort Worth
Tex
Capper Attacks New Deal Spending At Chamber Luncheon
Kansas Senator Arthur Capper addressed a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, praising some New Deal acts but condemning what he called reckless public spending. He cited federal employee growth, the national debt near 30 billion dollars, and a daily deficit of about nine million dollars, while endorsing the AAA as a necessary emergency measure for farmers and urging reforms to stabilize farm prices. Capper warned against League of Nations involvement and criticized Mussolini as a world menace. A Farm Bureau district meeting in Ottawa was noted as well.
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Arthur Capper
United Ko Tee States
Kansas
Chamber of iCommerce
Eldridge
Senator Capper
Capper
Europe
United States
AAA
East
West
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
League of Nations
Mussolini
Ottawa
Deal Six
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Kansas Weather Forecast With Sparse Details
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with rising temperatures in the east and south. Morning map shows cloudy areas with clear spots in Wichita Arkansas City and Dodge City and light snow flurries at Pittsburg. Dirt roads rough except good at Dodge City and fair at Topeka Wichita Pittsburg and Manhattan. Douglas County roads fair. Temperature figures show gas office record with 7am readings and a maximum yesterday and minimum today.
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Kansas
Wichita
Arkansas City
Dodge City
Pittsburg
Topeka
Manhattan
Douglas County
Cnan Inteerematiceeet
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