Failure at Brussels parley signals Geneva move for Chinese war
Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos admitted the Brussels conference failed to mediate the Chinese Japanese war and said the next move would be at Geneva. Japanese forces cracked Chinese defense near Nanking and neared Soochow as China rushes reinforcements. US and other embassies arrange Nanking evacuation with Ambassador Johnson ready for Hankow. Hitler hosts Halifax at Berchtesgaden for talks on German colonial demands.
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Yvon Delbos
Chamber of Deputies
Brussels
Geneva
Japan
China
Nanking
Shanghai
Soochow
Changsha
United States
Hankow
Nelson T. Johnson
Adolf Hitler
Berchteszaden
Viscount Halifax
Germany
Workers Reject Plan to End Sit-Down Strike in Pontiac
The Pontiac local of the United Automobile Workers rejected a plea from the international union to abandon the sit-down strike at Fisher Body in Pontiac Michigan. The local voted to continue the strike after Pieper urged a return to work, citing the unauthorized nature of the action. The strike idled 14 721 General Motors workers over two days.
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Pontiac, Mich
Pontiac
United Automobile Workers of America
International Union
Fisher Body Corporation
Auto Workers
Pieper
International Executive Board
Dorr V. Mitchell
General Motors Corporation
Mitchell
Horse ends 20 years service in U S Army
Harrisburg Pa November 19 Skipper a 28 year old gelding was mustered out of the army yesterday ending 20 years of service at the 104th Pennsylvania National Guard armory. Private Robert Kautz led Skipper to a army truck after a brief reluctance. Skipper will meet his old war buddy in Virginia a former comrade who rode with him in France. The pair were the only horses ever pensioned by the government.
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Harrisburg
Skipper
Virginia
104Th Pennsylvania National Guard
Reveille
Robert Kautz
Eric Fisher Wood
France
Kautz
Ganeplank
Out Royal
Black Jack
General Pershing
Vice President Garner Objects to Wife Hat Style
Washington reports Vice President Garner reacts to Mrs. Garner's new high crown hat. He quips it makes her look like a flapper, while she argues the downward brim makes her look like an old lady. The couple drop the dispute for now.
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Garner
Wife
Washington
Alabamans Claim Estate in Kansas Heir Case
Forty seven residents of Cullman and Etowah counties Alabama filed in federal district court to share in the $500 000 estate of Ellen Doyle of Marion Kansas She traced kinship through Ransom and Joseph P Doyle brothers of Patrick Doyle Ellen's father who died in 1911 and claimed their rights to the estate
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Topeka
Federal District Court
Ellen Doyle
Marion
Kan
Cllaimants
Cullman
Etowah
Alabama
Kansas
Thru. Ransom
Joseph P. Doyle
Patrick Doyle
Ellen
Fatally Injured Man in McPherson Car Crash
Voran 57 of McPherson died after a single vehicle crash near Mound Ridge. The accident early today on icy highways was attributed to slick road conditions.
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McPherson
Kan
Voran
Moundridge
Fever Subsides for Roosevelt as Jaw Abscess Heals
President Roosevelt remains in the White House, reading mail and scheduling one appointment as fever from an abscessed tooth subsides. White House physician Dr. Ross T. McIntyre says the jaw still protrudes but the infection is nearly cleared and a return to office is not expected before next week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Farley
Ross T. McIntyre
Mr. Roosevelt
McIntire
Civil cases set for trial by Judge Means in November term
With one jury case remaining, Judge Hugh Means schedules all civil matters for trial starting Monday November 29. Remaining juried suit Glen W. Dickinson v J H X Dolen proceeds next Monday. another money suit M A Gorrill v Melvin W Goff ends in hung jury after seven hours. A list of civil-case assignments follows for November 29 to December 6, including divorces and uncontested actions.
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District Court
Hugh Means
Glen W. Dickinson
J. H. X. Dolen
M. A. Gorrill
Melvin W. Goff
Means
Move of 29 000 pound transformer begins trip to Emporia
A 29 000 pound transformer on a custom truck moved south on Massachusetts street toward Emporia as the first of three units to be rebuilt for service on the new Lawrence Emporia transmission line. The Lawrence sub station now hosts a 1 500 kilowatt transformer weighing 64 000 pounds to improve local service. Kissick Transfer of Kansas City built the truck with an I beam frame and a crew accompanied the move to install the transformers at the Emporia plant.
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Kansas Electric Power Company
Massachusetts Street
Emporia
Lawrence
Kansas City
Kissick Transfer Company
Winter Low 15 Degrees Sets Local Cold Record
The mercury fell to 15 degrees this morning in Lawrence, the coldest reading of the winter. Temperatures rose to 21 by 9 am with a noon reading near that mark as snow from Wednesday night to Thursday morning measured 1.75 inches with 21 percent moisture, per Prof. C. J. Posey.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Agriculture Committee Approves Corn Marketing Quotas
Washington November 19 4 The House agriculture committee decided to write marketing quotas for corn into the administration farm bill. It rejected proposals for a processing tax on corn to fund expanded benefit payments.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Land speed record set by Eyston at Bonneville Salt Flats
Sir Malcolm Campbell’s 301.129 mph mark is surpassed by Captain George Eyston of England. In the Thunderbolt, the 31 hundred horsepower racer, he averages 311.42 mph for a new world land speed record, with a return leg reaching 317.74 mph. He notes goggles fluttering as he drove with one hand to straighten them.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
George’ Eyston
England
London
Eyston
Malcolm Campbell
Campbell
Euston
Headless Body Identified in Utah Well in 1935 Killing
A headless body exhumed from a St George well confirmed the 1935 killing of Spencer Malan. Charles Bosshardt and George Schaefer face first degree murder charges after confessing to disposing of the body and marrying Malan's widow, with details about a ranch fight and multiple divorces revealed by Sheriff Antone B. Prince.
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St. George
Utah
Antone B. Prince
Spencer Malan
Charles Bosshardt
Prince
Malan
George Schaefer
Cdy
Schaefer
Roosevelt asks FTC to probe rising living costs
President Roosevelt urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and report promptly on reports of a marked rise in living costs. He cited monopolistic practices and other unhealthy methods of competition as partial causes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Temperature Peak At 27 Degrees This Afternoon
The thermometer at the gas office read 27 degrees at 3 PM and then began to fall.
Proclamation Declares Thanksgiving Day in Lawrence
Alfred Lawrence mayor calls on residents of Lawrence to observe Thursday November 25 as Thanksgiving Day and a time for prayer and worship, recognizing blessings and opportunities and urging a citywide assembly if possible.
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United States of America
Pilgrim Fathers
Alfred Lawrence
Lawrence
Poster on Lynchings Draw Connally Ire
Washington, Nov 19. A poster showing lynched Negroes hung in the senate chamber drew sharp criticism from Senator Connally and prompted a demand it be removed. Senator Clark said he allowed its display for context in anti lynching bill debate and had it taken down, with plans to rehang it later if the issue returns to floor.
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Washington
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Clark
D-Mo
Missouri
Pepper
D-Fla
Missing Fish Mystery at Green Lake Deepens
A dozen men dredge a drained Green Lake at the old brickyards to uncover why fish vanished. W R Green had stocked the 4.4 acre pond five years ago and now, after draining the lake, engineers and volunteers collect remaining fish while searching for an alligator once kept in a zoo.
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Green’s
W. R. Green
Green
Huxman Invites Stark to Kansas Missouri Homecoming
Gov. Walter A. Huxman invited Gov. Lloyd C. Stark of Missouri to attend the Kansas vs Missouri football game at Lawrence on Thanksgiving Day. Huxman offered full Kansas hospitality and stadium reservations for Stark’s official party. He will present a bouquet to KU's homecoming queen, chosen by the Missouri squad from candidate photos.
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Topeka
Lloyd C. Stark
Missouri
Kansas
Lawrence
Walter A. Huxman
Huxman
Stark
K. U
Retail trade on increase despite unemployment and uncertainty
Retail trade for the country edged one to three per cent above last year as Christmas shoppers boosted activity. Dun & Bradstreet reported rising unemployment and restricted buying amid uncertain industrial outlook, with some centers showing dips while overall sales stayed 3 to 12 per cent higher than the prior year.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Emily Post Seeks Rule on Who Pays the Check
Emily Post, after 15 years and millions of words on manners, says no satisfactory rule exists for when a woman should reach for the check. She advocates a new order of manners with give and take between hosts and guests, noting equality in business but not in dining. She suggests alternating who pays when both earn similar amounts.
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New York
Emily Post
All-Musical Vespers Open Year at Hoch Auditorium
The 55th annual All-Musical Vespers at the University begin Sunday at 4 in Hoch auditorium. Westminster A Cappella Choir, 72 voices, performs unaccompanied works including The Earth Is the Lord's. University Symphony Orchestra, 80 players, opens with Wagner and Tschaikowsky. The University string quartet, Meribah Moore, and Popper Requiem feature. A broadcast on KFKU, free to the public.
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University
D. M. Swarthout
Hoch
Westminster A Cappella
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
E University Symphony Orchestra
Wagner
Tschaikowsky
University String Quartet
KFKU
Proposal to refund gas tax for Kansas farmers
Topeka November 19 A plan by the Citizens Road Association of Kansas calls for a state gasoline tax loan and refund program for farmers. W L Young says the measure targets evaders not farmers and would refund tax paid on fuel used for agriculture after quarterly inspections and sworn affidavits. Rep W P Noone proposes cutting the tax from three cents to one cent with no exemptions.
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Topeka
PGA
Citizens Road Association of Kansas
W. L. Young
Legislative Council
Young
W. P. Noone
Decatur
Homecoming Parade Seeks Flat Bed Trucks From Businesses
The Chamber of Commerce appeals to Lawrence firms and citizens to loan flat bed trucks for the Homecoming parade next Wednesday night. The parade, on the eve of the Kansas Missouri game, is expected to be the largest in history. Greek houses have entered floats and plans are underway. At least 30 trucks are needed, with use on Wednesday afternoon for float construction and Wednesday evening for the parade.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
First Reports On Welfare Spending In Kansas
Old age assistance grants in October ranged from 3 to 120 dollars for single persons and 3 to 60 dollars for two persons. Averages for 2,532 grants across 33 counties were 14, 23, 25.50, 29, and 27.50 dollars for 1 to 5 or more persons. The report noted 96.2 percent of basic needs were covered and called for a special study of state and county resources. It also cited progress on uniform state laws in criminal procedure and efforts to ensure budgets and avoid emergency warrants.
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Topeka
Kansas
Division of Research and Statistics
State Welfare Board
Legislative Council
Home Economics Division
Kansas State College
Chautauqua
Greeley
Ellsworth
Cowley
J. Glen Logan
Shawnee
Council
Lester Luther
State Tax Commission
Quail Season Opens Across Kansas
The Kansas quail season runs 11 days from tomorrow through November 20 with a 10 daily bag limit and 15 in possession. Douglas county reports meager crops while hunters target Franklin and Anderson counties and nearby Missouri. Quail stamps cost 50 cents with proceeds supporting quail propagation. stamps available at county clerk and Rutter repair shop.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Franklin
Anderson
Bob White
Rutter
Missouri
Unemployment Census Deadline Remains Tomorrow
Postmaster Roger M. Williams urged unemployed and partially employed residents to mail all unemployment census registration blanks by midnight tomorrow. Helpers are available at the post office or the national reemployment office, 209 West Eighth Street, for assistance in completing the forms.
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Roger M. Williams
Post Office Department
Williams
West Eighth Street
Senators Join in Asking Probe of Bullitt Poland Visit
Senators Vandenberg and Lewis urged an immediate inquiry into reports that William Bullitt, U S ambassador to France, went to Poland to warn against joining a pact with Italo German and Japanese anti communist forces. State Department called the reports baseless, saying Bullitt's Warsaw visit is a personal matter.
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Bullitt
Poland
Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Lewis
D-N
William C. Bullitt
France
Vandenburg
Senate
Paris
Roosevelt
State Department
Department
Warsaw
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
Salvation Army Tag Day Planned in Lawrence
Lawrence Salvation Army officers and assistants will conduct a tagging campaign in Lawrence tomorrow to raise funds for feeding clothing and sheltering the needy. About 250 dollars is needed to complete a 1544 dollar budget through October 1938.
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Salvation Army
Lawrence Salvation Army
Lawrence
M. E. Burkhardt
Burkhardt
Lawrence Salvation Army Advisory Board
County Directory Details Douglas County Schools and Salaries
The Douglas County public school directory lists 83 schools outside Lawrence, 120 teachers, and 1 687 students. One teacher per room schools number 75 with salaries 50 to 95 dollars monthly and average 69 74. average pupils per teacher 13 5.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Harold C. Fisher
Football Tomorrow at Baldwin Baker Bethany in View
Lawrence fans may attend the Baker Bethany game at Baldwin at 2 o clock for an on site view. Radio options include WREN Yale Harvard at 12 15 p m and WHB Notre Dame Northwestern at 1 45 p m.
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Lawrence
Baldwin
Baker-Bethany
Wren
Yale
Harvard
Penny Low Bidder On Pavement Link
The M N Penny Construction Co led the bids for 0.380 mile of earthwork and concrete paving between the Union Pacific underpass and US 59 40 at 25 368 28. Bids opened at the courthouse with rivals from Grande man Construction and Cook and Ransom.
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M. N. Penny Construction Company
Union Pacific
Grandeman Construction Company
Holton
Cook and Ransom
Ottawa
North Lawrence
State Highway Department
Coffey Low Bidder on State Highway 4 Earth Work Project
James Coffey of Topeka submitted the lowest bid for earth work and light surfacing on one fourth mile of State Highway 4 in Jefferson County near Valley Falls, at 1427.94 dollars. Other bids included Grandeman Construction 2734.82, C. E. Gray 3691.94, Cook and Waddell 2478.18, Oscar H. Schmidt 3642.04, T. F. Marbut 2238.76, Blue Rapids Gravel 2608.73, Bros Nahan Brothers 2760.33, M. W. Watson 1953.23, Bert Metzger 2176.71, List and Clark 1819.10, and W. N. L. Sherwood 2323.40.
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James Coffey
Topeka
Jefferson County
Valley Falls
Grandeman Construction Company
Holton
C. E. Gray
Emporia
Cook and Waddell
Ottawa
Oscar H. Schmidt
St. Joseph
T. F. Marbut
Blue Rapids Gravel Company
Blue Rapids
Brosnahan Brothers
Kansas City
M. W. Watson
Bert Metzger
Ozawkie
List and Clark
W. N. L. Sherwood
Independence
Cold spell lingers in Kansas with lows near zero
Topeka reports subfreezing readings as a federal meteorologist warns the cold spell is not over. Tonight's lows will be 10 to 15 degrees above zero with Saturday highs in the lower 30s. Some snow possible in northwest Kansas while recent moisture was scant across the state.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Wichita
Flora
Goodland
Salina
Pittsburg
Ottawa
Stock Market Index Dips After Previous Day Rally
The index for 60 stocks stood at 43.2 as of yesterday, retreating from the prior day’s level of 45.9. Investors monitor broad market movements and sector rotations amid cautious trading.
Weather outlook and road conditions from Kansas forecast
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Saturday with snow in the northwest Saturday. Warmer Saturday in central and west districts. Morning outlook shows generally cloudy skies. Roads frozen at Emporia Salina Pittsburg Arkansas City Wichita rough at Coffeyville icy at Ottawa good at Garden City and Manhattan fair at Topeka. Temperatures shown by Gas Office Record with last reading yesterday evening and today morning.
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Kansas
Emporia
Salina
Pittsburg
Arkansas City
Wichita
Coffeyville
Ottawa
Garden City
Manhattan
Topeka
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Eere Einacaste
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North Side Bridge
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J. A. Tobin
Clay Center
Imperial Construction Company
Leavenworth
Bert Anderson and Sons
E. H. Krehbiel
Gieger and Rutherford
Schlichter Bridge Company
Central Construction Company
Hoisington
W. B. Hoskum
D. L. Wheelock
Jefferson County Project
Peetary Coal Co
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