Dieckhoff Says Goodbye to Hull in Berlin Visit
German Ambassador Hans Dieckhoff bid farewell to Secretary Hull in Washington before departing for Berlin to report on American attitudes toward Germany. He arrived smiling, left with a grim look after a two minute meeting. The note on Jewish business exclusion was also reported, seeking assurances it does not apply to American citizens.
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Washington
Hans Dieckhoff
Hull
Berlin
United States
Germany
Dieckhoff
Foreign Office
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Stony Point Church To Celebrate 55th Anniversary
Stony Point Church holds an anniversary service on Sunday November 27 to mark its dedication 55 years ago. Rev W S Hastie of Ottawa will speak with attendance expected from Baker University President Nelson Horn and locals from Baldwin. Lunch may be brought to the church and a 2 p m program is planned.
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Stony Point
Joseph Eberhart
W. S. Hastie
Ottawa
Nelson P. Horn
Baker University
Baldwin
Jacob Branson
Dow
Hickory Point
Kansas
Chinese Advance Reaches Three Miles From Canton
Chinese reports say Chiang Kai-Shek's South China army has advanced to within three miles of Canton, which fell to Japanese forces a month ago, signaling a crucial push in the region.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
South China
Canton
Rubber Company Declares Dividend for Preferred Stock
The United States Rubber company announces a dividend of $4 a share on its 8 percent non cumulative preferred stock. The notice appeared in New York on November 22.
Prosecution of Wage Hour Violators to Begin Soon
Washington reports CP Administrator Elmer F. Andrews announced the wage hour administration will start prosecuting violators of the Fair Labor Standards Act. About 1,200 complaints were received as cases will be selected in major cities including New York City and other locales. He said the Justice Department will direct the prosecutions and criticized wage reductions below 25 cents an hour. seasonal exemptions could not justify skipping enforcement during Christmas.
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Washington
Andrews
New York City
Justice Department
Nations weigh recall and riots as Europe moves toward tension
Reports said Germany considered recalling its ambassador to Britain over worsening anti Jewish policies. Parliament adopted a motion denouncing Nazi treatment and urging a concerted policy with the United States. Daladier acts to end factory occupations amid stay in strikes as labor protests spread across France.
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Herbert von Dirksen
London
Berlin
Sould
Europe
Tanganyika
United States
Philip J. Noel-Baker
Labor Party
Labor
England
Noel-Baker
House
Germany
Britain
Nevile Henderson
Paris
Chamberlain
Daladier
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Munich
Anthony Eden
League of Nations Union
Leicester
Edouard Daladier
Neville Chamberlain
Denain
Cail
Denain-Anzin
France
Northern Metal Workers’ Union
Regents Meet In Topeka On School Budget Proposal
The state board of regents and budget director discussed proposed school budgets to be submitted to the legislature next January. A joint budget introduces a new procedure, replacing prior separate proposals. Regents approved a long range building program for state schools, signaling support for larger budgets in the upcoming session.
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Topeka
State Board of Regents
Regents
Hospital dispensary closure for Thanksgiving announced
Watkins Memorial Hospital will close its dispensary all day Thursday. Dispensary hours on Friday Saturday and Sunday will be 10 to 12 each day. The hospital itself remains open during the holiday.
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Watkins Memorial Hospital
R. TI. Canuteson
K. L. Student Health
Student Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy at Local Hospital
Jack Richardson a senior at the university underwent an emergency appendectomy at Watkins Memorial Hospital last night. His condition was reported satisfactory today.
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Jack Richardson
Missouri Street
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Governor Huxman Hunts Quail Near Topeka
Governor Walter A. Huxman traveled to Montgomery County to hunt quail today as a guest of Colonel James Woodrow on the governor's staff. He plans to return to his office tomorrow.
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Huxman
Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Montgomery County
James Woodrow
Rome Expels Chicago Daily News Correspondent Smothers
Rome ordered Pi Frank Smothers to leave Italy for unfriendly dispatch tone. Guido Rocco cited November 16 Anglo Italian accord coverage. The U.S. embassy made representations but the expulsion was deemed irrevocable. Smothers had been in Rome for 14 months and is the seventh resident correspondent expelled in just over a year.
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Rome
Frank Smothers
Chicago Daily News
Italy
Guido Rocco
Ministry of Popular Culture
Smothers
United States
Daily News
Far East
Paul Cremona
Christiance Science Monitor
Ash versus Babb damages suit heads for jury
Edward R. Ash sues B M Babb for personal injuries from a December 15 1937 collision. Babb files a cross petition seeking 84 for his vehicle. Trial began yesterday and continued today with civil jury trials in the November term deferred to Friday morning.
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Edward R. Ash
B. M. Babb
Babb
Hugh Means
Prison Poisoning Deaths At Lansing Penitentiary
At Lansing Kansas prisoners drank a soap compound with methyl alcohol causing three deaths and a dozen or more hospitalizations. Warden Kirk Prather said two jugs were stolen and used to prepare the beverage. a prisoner acted as host. Twenty one others were ill or in danger, with ten in hospital and ten in bunks. Autopsy ordered. coroner Ted Sexton to investigate.
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Lansing
Kan
PRK
Kansas State Penitentiary
Kirk Prather
Prather
Adams
Leavenworth
Ted Sexton
Thanksgiving vacation begins at Kansas University
Lawrence parts will pause as University of Kansas closes for Thanksgiving. City schools and public offices will be off Thursday and Friday, creating a four day leave from classes. Post office and library observe holiday schedules while The Journal-World prints noon Thursday edition.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Journal-World
Eighth Army Flier Dies in Bomber Crash Near LaGrange
Second Lieut John Madre died in a hospital here after a bomber crash in a pine thicket last Friday night. Six other fliers perished instantly and a seventh died hours after rescue. Madre was the son of Mrs Frank H Rayhorn of Memphis Tennessee.
Italian Plane Crashes Near Klagenfurt
An Italian aircraft en route from Munich to Rome crashed near Klagenfurt Germany killing four crew members and seriously injuring the fifth. No passengers were aboard.
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Klagenfurt
Germany
Munich
Rome
Secretary Hull Denounces Japan Note as Unsatisfactory
Secretary of State Hull said Japan's reply to his October 6 note was unsatisfactory and not responsive to the U S position on American rights in China. He noted the reply would be studied further by the State Department before further comment.
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Hull
Japan
Washington
China
State Department
Cast for Christmas Carol announced by Mrs Deal Six
Kansas theatre notice lists cast changes for Dickens revival at University of Kansas listings with Robert Calderwood Mahlon Rall Jeff Lantis and Alice Sherbon Bauman among leads and new roles for Scrooge s housekeeper and Ghost of Jacob Marley detailing performances December 2 and 3 with no reserved seats and audience attendance notes
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Robert Calderwood
Scrooge
Calderwood
Kansas Players
University of Kansas
Fiscur
Theodore Charlton
Fezizwig
Charlton
Lawrence
Alice Sherbon Bauman
Mrs. Six
Jeff Lantis
Bob Cratchit
Lantis
Peterboro
MacDowell Colony
Apa Tilian Black
Herbert Fine
Dillabar
Alice “Sherhon
Bauman
Jacob Marley
Carl Drake
Tean Marie Garrison
Bob Evans
Harold Greee
Waldemar Geltch
Fezziwie
Ada Good
Flora Fezziwigers
Gilbert Ulmer
Felicity
Democrats Meet to Find Out Reasons for Losses
A conference of eastern and southern Democratic committeemen in New York concluded with plans for similar talks with western leaders in Chicago. National Chairman James A. Farley aimed to clear up party misunderstandings tied to Roosevelt's purge drives and losses on November 8. Secretary Lawrence W. (Chip) Roberts quipped about locating the source of opposition.
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New York
James A. Farley
Chicago
Roosevelt
Lawrence W
Chip) Robert
National Committee
Runaway girl held in Dayton in poaching bid
Dayton Ohio police today held a girl claiming to be Gladys Scott 14 of Baldwin City Kansas. She denied kidnapping charges while another teen companion said they hitchhiked from Zillah Washington to Dayton three weeks ago. Sheriff Vogler sought confirmation and a local aunt supplied the lead via a postal card.
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Dayton
E. L. McElhaney
Gladys Scott
Baldwin City
Kan
Dorothy Ross
Dorothea Kames
Zillah
Wash
Sheriff Vogler
Scott
Elizabeth Pearson
Baldwin
Fred Scott
Oregon
Bend. Ore
Thanksgiving Proclaimed by Mayor Lawrence in Lawrence Kansas
Mayor J Alfred Lawrence proclaims Thursday November 24 1938 as a day of general Thanksgiving. He urges all citizens to observe in homes and churches with fitting prayer and praise to God Our Father, noting gratitude for cultural advantages youth music art and thriving institutions.
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J. Alfred Lawrence
Lawrence
Kansas
Alfred Lawrence
Holiday Thanksgiving Service at First Methodist Church
The Community Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday at 10 AM at First Methodist Church with Rev. D L Turnbough as preacher. Ministerial Alliance of Lawrence directs, committee members are Harold Barr Theodore Astman and Sidwin F Price. Dr. Robert Hunt hosts ushers Mrs. Paul Rankin organist and Minerva Davis guest soloist.
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First Methodist Church
D. L. Turnbough
Free Methodist Church
Ministerial Alliance of
Lawrence
Harold G. Barr
Theodore Astman
Sidwin F. Price
Robert Hunt
Paul Rankin
Minerva Davis
Kansas University Band Goes On Two Day Tour
The University of Kansas band leaves by special buses early tomorrow for a two day concert tour across Kansas City and a trip to the Kansas Missouri Thanksgiving game in Columbia. They will perform in five Kansas City schools and two newspapers, plus a WHB radio broadcast at 3 40 pm. An alumni pep rally at 8 15 pm in Music Hall Little Theater Friday night precedes a 8 am Thursday departure for Columbia with a turkey dinner stop in Boonville Missouri. The group arrives in Columbia at 12 30 and departs at 5 30 pm returning to Lawrence at midnight Thursday.
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University of Kansas
Kansas City
Columbia
WHB
Little Theater of Music Hall
Hotel Stars
Boonville
Lawrence
Luray Bank Robbed in Salina District Heist
Salina Kansas November 22 reports say a lone bandit robbed the Peoples State Bank at Luray northern Russell County. The thief escaped east in a gray two door Ford with Nebraska plates initial 33 carrying about 400 dollars. The robber was described as dark heavy set man in a dark overcoat.
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Salina
Kan
Saline County
Peoples State Bank
Luray
Russell County
Nebraska
Marriage Licenses Listed for Multiple Couples
Marriage licenses have been issued to William Wilks of Cartherville Missouri and Minnie Sellers of Mapleville Missouri Clayton F Marker of Ozankie Kansas and Marilyn Priest of Lawrence Joe Miller of Nashville Tennessee and Sylvia Williams of Topeka John M Sullivan of Waverly Kansas and Marie Grosdidier of Eudora and Meredith Smith of Kansas City Missouri and Betty Hemphill of Lawrence. Steamer Fights Heavy Sea Duluth Minn Nov 22 fifty autom biles missing and crew of 34 safe arrival in port after hours long battle with snow seas and wind on Lake Superior John P Gerstman docked here today. Professor Skilton Improved The condition of Charles Sanford Skilton professor of organ at the University was somewhat improved today. He is at Memorial hospital suffering a mild attack of appendicitis.
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William Wilks
Cartherville
Minnie Sellers
Mapleville
Clayton F. Marker
Ozankie
Kan
Marilyn Priest
Lawrence
Joe Miller
Nashville
Tenn
Sylvia Williams
Topeka
John M. Sullivant
Waverly
Marie Grosdidier
Eudora
Meredith Smith
Kansas City
Betty Hemphill
Duluth
Minn
John P. Gerstman
Lake Superior
Skilton
Charles Sanford Skilton
Memorial Hospital
Mail Presents to Foreign Countries Deadlines for Christmas
Postmaster Roger M Williams urges senders to start mailing gifts now for Christmas delivery. China mail must be in the local post office by next Monday. Central and South America and Asia by December 1, Europe and Japan by December 5, Hawaii by December 12.
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China
Central
South America
Near East
Europe
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
Roger M. Williams
Hoover greets Toronto crowd at city hall reception
Former President Herbert Hoover was welcomed at Toronto city hall arriving to address the York Bible class banquet. In a brief speech he said U S and British Empire unity is forged for peace by unbreakable bonds.
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Toronto
Herbert Hoover
City Hall
York
Hoover
United States
British Empire
Short of Goal in Kansas City Charities Campaign
The Kansas City charities campaign closed with pledges totaling 1 025 388 02 dollars. It fell 73 978 89 dollars short of the goal and was 52 779 56 dollars below last year’s subscriptions.
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Charities
Kansas City
Diaper Shortage in Soviet Russia Alarms Izvestia
Izvestia reports a diaper shortage as factories lag behind rising demand. In 1938 the people’s health commissariat ordered 3,170,000 newborn diaper sets, but nine months into 1938 only 765,900 were produced, with many not reaching consumers. Moscow shops show scarce baby articles and census plans for pregnant women are criticized as bureaucratic.
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Moscow
Russia
Izvestia
Peoples’ Commissariat of Public Health
Altho
Commissariat of Light Industry
People’s Commissariat of Trade
Tzvestia
City Salary Hike Meets Council Snags in Debate
Budget plans for a general five percent raise across city staff hit strong opposition in a lengthy Ways and Means discussion. The committee recommended no blanket raise, proposing increases for only select employees and possibly one department head, with final council action still uncertain.
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Ways and Means
Council
Cold weather to ease in Kansas Thanksgiving period
Topeka reports a sharp cold snap across Kansas with lows around six to twenty degrees and a high of 54 yesterday. Federal meteorologist D. Flora forecasts a moderating trend today and tonight with clearing skies and no rain or snow for 48 hours. A hard freeze is expected again, with minimums near 10 to 20 degrees and modest daytime highs in the 35 to 40 range.
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Topeka
Kansas
D. Flora
Mercury
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Ellis
Salina
el Dorado
Ottawa
Wichita
Chanute
Flory
Stock Index Averages Slight Dip After Market Day
The stock market index averaged 60 stocks at 51.2, slipping from 51.4 the previous day. Traders watched for trends as shares in key sectors moved with cautious turnover.
Weather forecast and regional conditions report
The Kansas forecast calls for fair tonight and Wednesday with cooler winds in the northwest tonight and likely fair and cold Thursday. Morning observations show cloudy skies in Garden City Pittsburg Ottawa Wichita and Salina partly cloudy in Kansas City and clear in Topeka. Dirt roads rated good. Historic temperatures from the Gas Office record note highs and lows with last year’s figures for comparison.
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Garden City
Pittsburg
Ottawa
Wichita
Salina
Arkansas City
Topeka
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