Anti-Lynching Bill Faces Senate Delay in Debate
The senate moved to consider the anti lynching bill but filibuster threats and opposition from southern senators slowed action. Senator Wagner backed the measure while Connally warned of delay. House efforts pressed to advance wage hour and corporate tax revisions amid broader push to enact Roosevelt program measures.
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Washington
Senate
Burns
D.-S.c
Roosevelt
Wagner
D.-N.y
Clark
D.-Mo
Byrnes
Connally
D-Tex
House
Eforts
Snell
Barkley
van Nuys
Smith
D-S.c
Divided
Agriculture Committee
Rules Committee
Norton
D.-N.j
House Labor Committee
O’connor
Congress
Houseways and Means
Vinson
D.-Ky
No Charges Filed Against Ted Mendenhall in Fatal Fall Case
Kansas City Kansas county prosecutor Arthur J. Stanley Jr announced that no criminal charges would be filed against Ted Mendenhall, 19, after an October 2 incident in which Miss Helen Verdon, 23, fell or jumped from his car, suffering fatal injuries. Stanley cited lack of evidence to justify charges against Mendenhall, son of former mayor H. A. Mendenhall.
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Kansas City
Kan
Arthur J. Stanley, Jr
Wrandotte County
Ted Mendenhall
Helen Verdon
Stanley
Mendenhall
H. A. Mendenhall
Fisher Body strike ends at Pontiac plant
Mitchell president of the United Automobile Workers local says the Fisher Body plant will operate tomorrow after a 12 hour sit down strike ended this morning following talks with management.
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Fisher Body
Pontiac
Mich
Gpa Corr
Mitchell
United Automobile Workers
Fisher Body ‘Corporation
Three Great Chinese Cities Are in Path of Japanese Advance
Chinese authorities worry over the fall of Nanking and Tsinan as Soochow and Shanghai-area defenses brace for a forward Japanese push. Foreign observers forecast Japanese fighters reaching Nanking within about a month as the capital's status is debated amid the retreat.
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China
Japan
Shanghai
Nanking
Tsinan
Shantung
Soochow
Hindenburg
Snow brings needed moisture across central Kansas
Heavy snow blankets central Kansas with highs near 40 and lows in the 20s. Weather officials call the moisture a life saver for wheat while noting the western third remains dry. Several towns report 2 to 8 inches, travel hazards persist, and two local accidents occur as crews clear roads.
Unemployment Census Cards Delivered at the White House
A postman delivered several unemployment census cards to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington. The cards were handed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and placed on a silver tray as the White House staff observed. Rudolph Foster supervised the distribution to the President.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Rudolph Foster
White House
Community growth hinges on unseen laws of friendliness
Dr. Nelson P. Horn of Baker University urged Chamber of Commerce diners to advance not only physical amenities but also social bonds. He compared community progress to farming, stressing cultivation of neighborliness and fellowship, and suggested applying these principles to international relations. The talk, broadcast on WREN, also named future luncheon guest Gov. Walter Huxman.
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Nelson P. Horn
Baker University
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Eldridge
Wren
Kansas Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Russell M. Kelley
Haskell Institute
Paul B. Lawson
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Kansas
John Brand
Walter Huxman
Kansas
Telegram offers to transfer Michigan star Harmon to Tulane
The Michigan Daily reports a telegram signed by Bill Bevan inviting freshman football star Tom Harmon to transfer to Tulane. Bevan says the offer was legal athletic aid and connected to Harmon’s brother Gene at Tulane. Michigan investigates athlete subsidies amid rumors.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan Daily
University of Michigan
Tom Harmon
Tulane University
Bill Bevan
Simon Pure
New Orleans
Bevan
Harmon
Tulane
Gene
Daily
Michigan
Horace Mann School
Gary
Ind
Board of Control of Physical Education
Policy limits on emergency bonds and warrants in Kansas
Topeka Kansas November 16 UPI Lester Luther member of the state tax commission announced that authority for emergency bond issues and emergency warrants will not be granted after the next county budgets are adopted unless an actual emergency exists. He spoke to the county clerks association during the Kansas official council convention.
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Topeka
UPI
Lester Luther
State Tax Commission
County Clerks’ Association
Kansas Official Council
Belgian Plane Crash Kills Eleven Including Hesse Family
A Belgian airliner crashed near Ostend during fog while landing at Steene airport killing eleven people. Among the dead were Grand Duke George von Hesse, his wife Princess Cecile of Greece and Denmark, their two children, and the dowager Grand Duchess. Also killed were three Germans en route to a wedding in London and the crew. Prince Ludwig von Hesse and Margaret Campbell Geddes were among those affected.
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Ostend
Belgium
Hesse
Here
Steene
George von Hesse
Prince Ludwig
Croydon
Frankfort-on-the-Main
London
Census for the unemployed begins in Lawrence
The Lawrence post office distributes blank census forms for unemployed residents and those on government projects. No special census takers, rely on postal service. Return by November 20 with or without stamp. blanks to be dropped in boxes or given to carriers. assistance available at the post office.
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Lawrence Post-Office
WPA
NYA
CCC
Roger Williams
Ofice
Lawrence
Congress Opens But President Isn't Told
Washington reporters recount a ceremonial Congress opening where no actual notice reaches President Roosevelt. Sergeant at Arms notes that word isn’t sent to the White House anymore, though the ritual persists as legal form. Vice President Garner assigns senate messengers to relay the convening.
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Congress
Washington
Kenneth Romney
House
S.A.R
Garner
Barkley
D-Ky
McNary
R-Ore
Senate
Bankhead
Rayburn
D-Tex
Snell
R-N.y
Doughton
D-N.c
Roosevelt
United States
House of Representatives
Serjean
White House
Unemployment Census Cards Draw Post Office Crowds
Within 15 minutes after the first unemployment census cards were distributed today scores of recipients appeared at the post office believing the cards were applications for federal jobs. Many said they had not heard of the census and expected first come first served.
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Rockford, Til
Japan Regrets Brussels Conference Did Not Heed Second Communication
Tokyo officials condemn the Brussels conference for rejecting Japan’s China stance and lament that its second communication was ignored. They say Japan rejected mediation via the nine power pact while open to talks through Far Eastern powers including the United States if arranged.
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Brussels
Japan
China
Russia
United States
Asia
Jury Off For Day In Means Court After Dismissal
The November term jury was excused by Judge Hugh Means when the Harland Ooley appeal against Henry Buerman was dropped. The day closed with a verdict for I L Dawson in a truck damages suit against M S Winter and C W Meyn and a confessed judgment of 212 dollars against T J Sulzen in a school tuition case.
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District Court
Hugh Means
Harland Ooley
Justice Court
Henry Buerman
C. W. Meyn
I. L. Dawson
School Board of District 36
Lecompton
T. J. Sulzen
Police Ordered to Throw Ignition Keys in Gutter
Kansas City dispatch reports Police Lieut Oscar E Johnson ordered 16 officers in the motor theft bureau to pull motorists ignition keys from parked cars and throw them in the sewer as a deterrent. The rule has been followed for a week with no reported lost keys, except when the key is on a ring with other keys, in which case they are taken to headquarters.
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Kansas City
Oscar E. Johnson
Motor Theft Bureau
Johnson
Rep Lambertson denounces St Louis Jefferson memorial
Washington November 16 Republican W P Lambertson of Fairview Kansas renewed opposition to the St Louis Jefferson memorial project in the congressional record. He urged the project be wiped from the books and funds returned to the treasury while praising Roosevelt for budget balance aims.
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Washington
W. P. Lambertson
Fairview
Kan
St. Louis
First Snow of Winter Falls Here
Prof. C. J. Posey reported .75 inch of snow yielding .08 inch of moisture yesterday afternoon. Scattered flakes fell again this morning with overcast skies. The low temperature reached 27 degrees.
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C. J. Posey
Legion Membership Drive Advances Across States
UPA telegraphic roll call shows the American Legion at 47.4 percent of its 1938 national quota with 443,350 advance memberships toward 925,112. Wisconsin leads with 30,000 advance memberships against a 29,930 quota.
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Legion
Indianapolis
UPA
American Legion
Wisconsin
Wichita juror Karl Mattern backs woodblock show
Judge Karl Mattern, assistant professor of painting and drawing at the University, served as a juror for the Wichita Art Museum annual woodblock exhibit held Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Karl Mattern
The
University
Wichita Art Museum
Douglas County Relief Costs Compare October 1937 and 1936
County records show social security funds reduce net relief costs for October 1937 to 7 640 38 from 8 101 45 in 1936. Old age assistance increases case load to 207, dependent children to 46, and aid to the blind to 6. general assistance rises due to higher relief standards and WPA changes.
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Douglas County
Social Security Fund
Mildred Watson
Watson
WPA
Kansas building and loan officials discuss home ownership drive
Officials and employees from Lawrence building and loan associations plus state and national leaders met at Wiedemann's for the twenty third and final Kansas dinner in a year long series. The session noted 94 percent want to own homes, U.S. assets of five to six billion dollars, and national association losses of 1.16 percent last year. Kansas plans show continued reductions in past year.
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Building and Loan Associations
Lawrence
Wiedemann
Kansas
L. E. Roush
Paul B. Morrison
Kansas State League of Building and Loan Associations
R. H. Burton
Federal Home Loan Bank
Topeka
Clarence T. Rice
Kansas City
United Statesague of Building and Loan Associations
United States
Huxman Urges Kansans to Fund Capitol Murals
Gov Walter Huxman asked all Kansas citizens and civic groups to help raise 20000 for John Steuart Curry murals in the state capitol corridors. He cited the project as monumental and lasting and said J R Burrow of Central National Bank of Topeka will serve as fund treasurer, with subscriptions sent to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
John Steuart Curry
Walter A. Haxman
Commission
Haxman
J. R. Burrow
Central National Bank of Topeks
Minor injuries in series of Ottawa road crashes
A sequence of crashes near Ottawa Kansas injures 23 people. A Southern Kansas Stage Line bus hit a truck nine miles north of town, ten were hurt. Mrs Maggie O Dell of Topeka cuts and bruises in a two car collision six miles south on U S 59. The Mishlers of Spencer Indiana were injured when their car left the road near Pleasant Grove and were placed on the bus involved in the northern crash.
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Ottawa
Kan
Here
Southern Kansas Stage Line
Maggie O'Dell
Topeka
U. S. 59
Fred Mishler
Spencer, In
Pleasant Grove
Mishler
Firemen Seek Toys to Repair for Christmas
Ed Anderson of the Elks welfare committee asks residents to donate new or used toys for a Christmas toy repair drive. Toys may be left at any fire station to be refurbished by firefighters and given to a child in need. Quick donations are urged.
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Ed Anderson
The
Elks Lodge
Anderson
Japan to Recognize Franco Regime on Anniversary
In Salamanca the insurgent general headquarters announced Japan will recognize Generalissimo Francisco Franco's government on November 25, the anniversary of the German Japanese pact against communism.
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Japan
Franco Tran
Spain
Salamanca
Francisco Franco
Notable Guests At Lawrence Douglas Building and Loan Dinner
Officials from the Lawrence Building and Loan association attended the event along with members from the Douglas County Building and Loan association. Attendees included J. C. Stevenson Lisle Eby C. V. Hamilton Miss Lena Altenbernd George O. Foster W. C. Simons Ed Arnold E S Weatherby C C Stewart George Shawnee Mr and Mrs John Riling Dewey Schmittendorf Miss Evalyn Hannon Paul Friend Mr and Mrs John Emick and Mrs R E Protsch.
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Lawrence Building and Loan Association
J. C. Stevenson
Lisle Eby
C. V. Hamilton
Lena Altenbernd
George O. Foster
W. C. Simons
Ed Arnold
E. S. Weatherby
C. C. Stewart
George Shawnee
Douglas County Building and Loan Association
John Riling
Dewey Schmittendorf
Evalyn Hannon
Paul Friend
John Emick
R. E. Protsch
Ku Klux Klan raid hits La Paloma night club
In Miami Florida authorities probed a Ku Klux Klan raid on La Paloma night club after a public initiation of 150 new Klansmen. The proprietors said patrons were ordered to leave, the club closed, and cash and valuables were stolen. An entertainer reported being choked unconscious and $10 taken amid property damage.
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Miami
Fla
la Paloma
al Youst
Virginia Daw
Hiryu Aircraft Carrier Launched At Yokosuka
The 10,500 ton Hiryu aircraft carrier was launched today at Yokosuka before about 100000 spectators. The Japanese ship’s name translates to flying dragon and marks a major naval milestone for the fleet.
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Japan
Tokyo
Hiryu
Yokosuka
Lawrence Urges Citywide Tree Replanting Initiative
The Lawrence committee on reforestation urged immediate action to plant street trees across the city. Citizens are asked to purchase trees from reputable nurseries, with guidance from Fire Chief Paul Ingels, and to wrap trunks, water regularly, and plant before ground freezes within four to six weeks. Prices vary, with some trees as low as one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Paul Ingels
City Forester
Snowy Highway 59 Ditch Accident Report
Heavy snowfall south of Lawrence made roads dangerous with several skids on Highway 59. An International truck and trailer with Cowley County plates left the road twelve miles south of Lawrence. occupants’ names were not learned. A man and a woman suffered minor cuts and bruises. no other injuries reported.
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Highway 59
Lawrence
Cowley County
Fred Vogler
Retires After 30 Years At Leavenworth Prison
John H. Dempsey 66 a veteran turnkey will retire December 1 after 30 years of service. In the 1931 federal prison break he refused to open the outer gates when ordered by convicts, stood by hostages, and later helped during the siege. Warden T B White was seriously injured and several convicts died or were recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
John H. Dempsey
Dempsey
T. B. White
White
Stock Market Index Edges Down After Previous Rise
The average of 60 stocks fell to 46.9 from yesterday's 47.3 as traders faced a quieter session. Investors watched shifts in major sectors and awaited clearer guidance on economic signals.
Weather Summary and Road Conditions Report
Mostly cloudy and cold tonight and Wednesday. Snowing lightly at Topeka. Dirt roads frozen at Salina and snow covered at Pittsburg Arkansas City and Wichita. Elsewhere good. Temperatures show a low around 27 tonight and a high around 35 yesterday. Snow or moisture precipitation to 7 am today about .08 inches.
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Topeka
Salina
Pittsburg
Arkansas City
Wichita
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