Americans Held in Spain Claims Stir Dies Committee Hearing
Washington heard testimony that communists held Americans in jail in loyalist Spain. Sam Baron of New York testified that dungeons existed near Valencia and Barcelona, with the International Brigade controlled from top to bottom. Baron urged publicity to free the detainees as authorities warned of subversive activity in schools.
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Washington
Pi—House
Spain
Sam Baron
New York
Dies Committee
Baron
Socialist Call
Socialist Party
Santa Ursula
Valencia
Barcelona
International Brigade
Abraham Lincoln
State Department
Thomas
Norman Thomas
The
Socialist Arty
Aron
Boston
Dies
South
California
Cleveland
Chinese Halt Japanese Drive and Launch Attack
Chinese reports claim halting the Japanese drive on Changsha in Hunan province and repelling a Japanese attack on Sitang north of Changsha. They say a counterattack was launched along the north Hupeh front near Hankow, with over 30 Shansi battles in two weeks causing about 10 000 Japanese casualties. Foreign travelers in Hong Kong note village militia and guerilla activity near Canton, with regulars 40 miles west.
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Shanghai
Changsha
Hunan
Central China
Sitang
Hupeh
Hankow
Shansi
Hong Kong
Canton
Two Orthopedic Clinics Set for Friday at Lawrence Memorial
Lawrence Memorial hospital will host two orthopedic clinics on Friday November 25. Patients from the Kansas Crippled Children's commission should report noon to 2 pm, while Kiwanis club patients go 2 to 5 pm. Dr C B Francisco leads the clinics with the Kiwanis nerve and mental clinic run by Dr E T Gibson at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas Crippled Children’s Commission
Kiwanis Club
C. B. Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
E. T. Gibson
Temperature Records From Afternoon Reading
The gas office thermometer shows a 3:30 PM temperature of 1 degree with a peak of 33 degrees at 1:30 PM.
Jewish Aid Groups Reject British Emigration Plan to Colonies
London reports say Jewish aid organizations oppose the British colony scheme and stress speech as essential for refugees. Palestine and Evian group leaders favor immediate Palestine settlement for about 100 000 German Jewish youths, while broader refugee totals may reach 500 000. Australia New Zealand oppose mass influx. temporary entry in friendly countries discussed. Centers in England to teach agriculture for youths are proposed.
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London
Jewish Assistance Organizations
Germany
United Palestine Appeal Organization
Washington
M. L. Perlzweig
Sworld Jewish Congress
Africa
British Guiana
Chamberlain
Palestine
National Council of Palestine Jewry
Evian-les-Bains
South America
Australia
New Zealand
England
Suppress a Newsreel Cited in Czechoslovak Crisis
London reports Sir John Simon says Britain and the United States censored a Paramount newsreel to avoid prejudicing talks with Hitler after the Czechoslovak crisis. Kennedy says he referred the matter to the Hays office and did not know action was taken.
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London
John Simon
House of Commons
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Simon
Will Hays
Hays
Sir John
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Geoffrey L. Mander
Wockham Steed
A. J. Cummings
Hitler
Godesberg
Kennedy
Hays Organization
Motion Picture Producers-Distributors of America
Hays Office
Philip J. Noel-Baker
Laborite
Paramount Organization
Wickham Steed
the Times
Liberal News Chronicle
Jury Finds for Babb in Damage Suit Over Collision
A district court jury returned a verdict for defendant B M Babb in the suit by Edward R Ash for 5198 and car damage from a December 15 1937 crash. The panel found Ash not entitled to damages and that negligence lay with both drivers, at Massachusetts and Tenth streets where ice and snow covered the pavement.
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District Court
Edward R. Ash
B. M. Babb
Babb
Ash
Massachusetts
Tenth Streets
Dr Chubb Speaks At Liberty Memorial High Thanksgiving Assembly
Dr James A Chubb pastor of the First Methodist Baldwin was guest speaker at Liberty Memorial High School's annual Thanksgiving assembly. Hi Y sponsorship with Dan Merriott presiding. The 2 cappella choir directed by Joe M Williams sang Beautiful Savior.
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James A. Chubb
First Methodist Church
Baldwin
Liberty Memorial High School
Hi-Y
Dan Merriott
Joe M. Williams
Taylor to confer with British on Jewish refugee issue
Myron C. Taylor vice chairman of the Inter governmental committee on political refugees will sail for London Saturday to confer with British officials on the problem of evacuating Jewish refugees from Germany.
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New York
Myron C. Taylor
Inter-governmental Committee On
London
Germany
WPA Reports Enrollment Decline Since Peak in Work Relief
The Works Progress Administration reported today that enrollment had declined 5 282 from the highest peak in the history of work relief.
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WPA
Washington
Works Progress Administration
Wallace Urged to Settle Chicago Strike
Federal conciliators met with a striking stock handlers representative as the Chicago livestock market faced a three day work stoppage. Officials urged Secretary Wallace to use presidential influence to end the dispute and avert crippling losses, with 60,000 head stranded and 575 workers involved.
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Chicago
Wallace
Chicago Livestock Exchange
United States
Exchange
C.I.0
Commission
Packers and Livestock Commission
Benjamin Brown
Union
C.I.C
Markets Closed Tomorrow on Thanksgiving Day
The nation's security and commodity exchanges will remain closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Leading livestock centers, which typically ignore holidays affecting other markets, will also close.
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New York
Roper Estimates 1938 Income Tax Payments
Secretary Roper estimated that 1938 national income tax payments may total 65 billion dollars, down from last year’s 69 billion. The forecast reflects anticipated changes in tax collections and economic factors impacting federal revenue.
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Washington
Roper
Kansas Schools to Get Nearly a Million From State Funds
Kansas will distribute 989,874 in state sales tax funds as the first half of the 1938 39 school aid totaling 1 979 774. The funds go to 4 017 one teacher districts 378 elementary districts 166 elementary and high school districts 73 second class cities and eight first class cities based on average attendance and assessed valuation.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Education
Europe trip insights from W T Grant Kiwanis talk
W T Grant president of the Business Men's Assurance Company of Kansas City spoke to the Kiwanis club about his European impressions after a spring trip. He noted tension after crossing into Germany, discussed Austria and Czechoslovakia, and blamed earlier English inaction for rearmament.
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Austria
Czechoslovakia
W. T. Grant
Business Men’s Assurance Company
Kansas City
Kiwanis Club
Grant
Europe
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Sam Roberts
Vienna
Masaryk
Russia
France
England
Hitler
Budapest
Kansas
Chamberlain
Munich
Capper Sees End of New Deal Excesses This Year
Sen. Arthur Capper told a Republican rally in Girard that the next Congress would end New Deal excesses and cut politics from relief. He urged farm bill changes to ensure cost of production and fair profit, and warned against wasteful spending. He also condemned Hitler’s persecution and warned of a world danger from anti-Semitic policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard
Arthur Capper
Congress
Capper
White House
Kansas
Europe
Cold grips Colorado as winter bites the Rockies
A deep cold snap hits Colorado and nearby states driving temperatures down to 13 degrees below zero. Snow and ice blanket highways creating slippery travel conditions across the region.
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Colorado
Denver
Rocky Mountain States
December Committee Elected by North Lawrence C E
The North Lawrence Christian Endeavor held its monthly meeting Sunday and elected the December committee. Members listed include Wilma Bond as chairman Edward Hubbell Phyllis June Marrall and Dennis Hubbell.
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North Lawrence Christian Endeavor
Wilma Bond
Edward Hubbell
Phyllis June Marrallow
Dennis Hubbell
Kelley to Post in Oklahoma as Five Tribes Director
Washington reports R M Kelley superintendent of Haskell Indian Institute Lawrence Kansas named educational director of the Five Civilized Tribes at Muskogee Oklahoma. Warren G Spaulding becomes acting superintendent with Kelley planning to depart by December 5.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
R. M. Kelley
Haskell Indian Institute
Lawrence
Kan
Five Civilized Tribes
Muskogee
Okla
Warren G. Spaulding
Haskell Industrial Department
Percy W. Danielson
Indian Education
J.C. McCaskill
John Collier
Kelley
Haskell
Institute
Indian Service
Russell, Jr
Lawrence Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
University Club
League of Women Voters
Haskell Institute
Flandreau, S.D
Chilly Forecast For Holiday Football Crowds
Topeka reports shivering weather for tomorrow with little chance of rain or snow. Snow fell lightly at Goodland and a thin layer was seen at Garden City, unlikely to spread. Temperatures in the northwest may dip to five to ten degrees with highs near thirty to thirty five tomorrow.
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Topeka
Flora
Aitho
Goodland
Garden City
Wichita
Stock Market Index Rises to 51.4 on 60-Stock Average
The daily index for sixty stocks reaches 51.4, up from yesterday's 51.2 as market activity continues. Investors track notable gains across key shares and sectors amid cautious trading.
Liquor Stash Found In Car After Patrol Stop Near Eudora
Patrolman Larry Porter stopped a motorist east of Eudora on Highway 10 to aid a flats tire. In the 1938 Dodge sedan were 1 600 pints of liquor with a wholesale value of 860 dollars. Fred Johnson of Topeka was jailed on a charge of possession and transportation of intoxicating liquor with bond set at 500 dollars for a December 12 preliminary hearing.
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State Highway Patrol
Larry Porter
Highway 10
Eudora
Porter
Fred Johnson
Topeka
Fred Vogler
Johnson
Justice Court of
Milton Beach
Toveka
Leo J. Horne
Alex Johnson
Douglas County
Jay Chappell
Landslide Disaster Leaves 250 Missing In Castries
Rescue teams in Castries St Lucia list 250 missing after landslides from three weeks of heavy rain. At least 56 killed and 32 injured have been recovered, with many buried under earth. Over 500 refugees housed by colonial authorities and property losses around 500000 dollars. The Bastille dates irrelevant to event.
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Castries
St. Lucia
British West Indies
Kansas Coach Laments Hospitality in Columbia Hotels
University of Kansas coach Ad Lindsey complained that Columbia hotels forgot the Jayhawks ahead of their game with Missouri. He said Kansas will stay in Moberly until game time due to lack of rooms, while hotel managers cited late or missing reservation requests from KU. The KU band performed in Columbia as fans gathered for a pep rally.
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Ad Lindsey
Columbia Hotels
Kansas
Moberly
Kansas City
Ad Lindsay
University of Kansas
Missouri
Columbia
Jayhawk
Lindsay
Lawrence
University ‘of Kansas
Ad ‘Lindsey
T. R. Bowen
Tiger Hotel
Pennant
Daniel Boone
Jayhawkers
Classic GridIron Clash Tomorrow In Columbia
The Kansas Kansas Missouri football rivalry renews in Columbia with both teams finishing the season. Kansas prepares for a road trip to Moberly and Kansas City events while Missouri eyes Paul Christman and a strong defense. Fans pack trains and buses as alumni rallies and radio broadcasts set the stage. Kansas leads the series 24–15 with seven ties and 500 to 287 points.
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Columbia
Tiger
Kansas
WDAF
KMBC
WHB
Kansas City
Dave Shirk
Fred Basilevac
Quido Massare
Charles Warren
Ferrell Anderson
Mike Sihlanick
Steve Renko
Paul Masoner
Lyman Divens
Milt Sullivant
Bill Bunsen
K. U
Max Replogle
Dick Amerine
Ralph Miller
Jayhawkers
Kansas State
Exposition Field
Jays
K. UW
Missouri
Tigers
Kansas City Deans Update on Moreau Medical Observation
Dr. H R Wahl dean of the KU school of medicine in Kansas City reports Dean Frederick J Moreau of the KU school of law is in University of Kansas Hospital for medical observation. Wahl says release possible by Monday.
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Dean Moreau
University of Kansas Hospital
H. R. Wahl
K. U. School of Medicine
Kansas City
E. H. Lindley
Frederick J. Moreau
School of Law
Moreau
Wahl
Weather Forecast Kansas Tonight Through Thursday
Kansas weather outlook calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday. East and north spots cooler tonight with milder Thursday afternoon in the west. Morning report shows light snow in Garden City and cloudy skies in Pittsburg Salina and other cities with Wichita clear.
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Kansas
Garden City
Pittsburg
Salina
Arkansas City
Topeka
Coffeyville
Emporia
Manhattan
Wichita
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Prather
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Glen C. Roy
McPherson County
Monroe Adams
Shawnee County
J. B. Harris
Coffey County
Winter
b.—Ady
DR. Chubb
Baldwin Church
Bulletin
A.F.L
Thomas Devere
C.I.O
Review OF Europe
Ford Service
Hamilton
Oklahoma
Spaulding
Chilly
Little Theater of Music Hall
Thirteenth Street
Lyle Kendig
K. U. Club
Henry Schwaller
Hugo Wedell
Kansas Supreme Court
Ralph L. Conger
Santa Fe
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