Sterling Declines as Debt Reaction Hits Markets
London broker quotes show sterling dipping to $3.22 and closing near the prior low as debt uncertainty weighs on the market. Gold rises while editors debate reparations and a British December debt payment posture. Premier Herriot signals renewed talks with the United States on war debts as three injured in Pittsburg, Kansas, car crash prompt local notices.
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London
Sterling-Dollar Exchange
Stock Exchange
Manchester Guardian
England
United States
Europe
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Mr.Hoover
America
Paris
Edouard
Herriot
Actress Edwina Booth Fights Tropical Illness in Tropic Film
Hollywood reports Edwina Booth, star of Trader Horn, is seriously ill from tropical disorders contracted during jungle scenes. She has been confined to her mother’s home for seven months with only brief periods of improvement, as doctors work to reveal the illness and restore her health.
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Hollywood
Calif
Edwina Booth
Trader Horn
Josephine . Woodruff
Miss Booth
Mia
Woodruff
Blood Will Tell At International Livestock Show
Chicago hosts the International Livestock Show with 16 states sending 3 entries each in a youth judged contest setting the tone for the expo. More than 14 000 blooded cattle sheep swine and horses fill stalls at Union Stock Yards as show officials cite crowded schedules and steady demand for exhibitor momentum.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
Toronto
Canada
King enters plea in Detroit cult murder case
Detroit, Nov 25 AP The guard over 500 members of a Negro cult emptying the courtroom as Robert Harris pleaded guilty to first degree murder for killing James J Smith during a sacrificial rite Harris claimed kingship in the room and argued with Judge Boyne as to who ruled the court Harris was returned to a cell pending a possible sanity hearing The cult members dispersed without disturbance
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Detroit
Rober Harris
James J. Smith
Neary
Harris
John A. Boyne
Tell
Injuries Fatal to Clerk at State Soldiers Home
Karl Johnson chief clerk at the state soldiers home Fort Dodge died in a Topeka hospital after his car collided with a truck at a highway intersection north of Topeka two days earlier. He suffered 16 broken ribs a punctured lung and a broken shoulder blade. His wife who rode with him was uninjured. J R Allen the truck driver endured painful injuries but was reported recovering in a hospital.
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Topeka
Karl Johnson
State Soldiers Home
Fort Dodge
Johnson
J. R. Allen
Secretary Hyde lands 50-pound sail fish off Fort Lauderdale
Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde landed a 50-pound seven feet two inch sailfish in the gulf stream near Fort Lauderdale after a 60 minute fight. The report notes the notable catch by the official, highlighting the dramatic angling episode in Florida waters.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Secretary of Agriculture
Arthur M. Hyde
Gulf Stream
Urges repeal of 18th Amendment in Congress
Washington reports Representative Snell of New York urged a short session House move to repeal the 18th Amendment. Speaker Garner hoped Congress would legalize beer before year end. Snell said the people want regulation or repeal. he backed a constitutional amendment like Senator Glass proposed to empower federal action against dry states and outlaw the saloon. He predicted rapid state ratifications as legislatures meet this winter. Leaders plan quick floor action. Hastings backs repeal but opposes wine and beer provisions.
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Washington
Snell
New York
Republican House
Congress
Garner
Newanawer
House and Judiciary Committee
Carter Glass
Virginia
Senate
New Yorker
Obo N. Garner
Pep
House
Ways and Means Committee
Collier
Ways and Means
Hastings
Delaware
Long
Democratic House
Rainer of Holinois
Rankin
Mississippi
Veterans Committee
McDuffie
Alabama
Ene
Tennessee
Carn Ees Committee
Bankhead
Warren
North Carolina
O'Connor
Greenwood
Indiana
Valde Lo-West
Dixie
Swedish prince weds German princess in grand Stockholm celebration
Stockholm marks the marriage of Prince Gustav Adolf to Princess Sibylle with a royal procession through flat-veined streets. King Gustav greets the couple at the station as 1200 guests from Europe attend a family dinner at the castle and a White Hall ball follows. The weekend concludes with an opera at the royal theater.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Tle
Gustav Adolf
Sibylle
Gustav
Cobure
Royal Theater
Man Hurt When Motorcycle Wheel Collapses By Tree
Clyde Fine of 1012 Alabama street was injured when the wheel of his motorcycle collapsed and the bike crashed into a tree in the 900 block of Tennessee street at about 10:30 Wednesday night. He was delivering for a drug store and walked to the police station before being taken to Memorial hospital, where his injuries were treated.
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Clyde Fine
Alabama Street
Wag
Memorial Hospital
Tennessee Street
Fine
Coalition cabinet crisis in Germany delays new government
Berlin reports that President von Hindenburg was told a coalition cabinet is impossible and a presidential government may be appointed. Ludwig Kaas will consult leaders while Adolf Hitler’s 196 Nazis oppose any new chancellor, and Alfred Hugenberg refused to join a coalition. Hitler remains hopeful he may still become chancellor despite lack of Reichstag support.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Ihhief
Ludwig Kaas
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Alfred Hugenberg
Franz von Papen
Geneva
von’ Neurath
Hitley
Dr. Kaas
Japan’s Largest Budget Faces Debt and Inflation Risk
Tokyo reports the 1933-34 budget at 2,239,000,000 yen amid army navy demands for Manchuria. A deficit of 897,000,000 yen will require bond issuance, drawing protests from Baron Seinosuke Goh about rising national debt and potential currency inflation. General Araki counters that economic concerns await continental stabilization. In Washington, Democratic House race dynamics surge as contenders surge for Speaker rank amid a large majority.
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Tokyo
Japan
Manchuria
Seinosuke Goh
Japan Chamber of Commerce
Germany
Baron Goh
Chamber of Commerce
Sadao Araki
Araki
Bridge project approved for Seventh Street over Kaw River
The War Department approved the Kansas highway commission plan for a bridge across the Kaw River at Seventh Street in Kansas City Kansas. The Kansas City Bridge Company submitted the lowest bid of 446,084 dollars to the state highway department, among eight bidders, with formal letting to be considered at the highway commission meeting next Monday.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Thesas Highway Commission
Kansas River
Seventh Street
Kansas City
Kansas
Topeka
Kansas City Bridge Company
State Highway Department
Kaw River
Kaw
Schene
The
Highway Commission
Combine Efforts to Aid in Fuel for the Needy
Douglas county residents join forces to cut wood for those unable to secure fuel. Volunteers from the post office will operate at the municipal wood yard with a buzz saw loaned by Lee Robinson and tractors from Green brothers hardware. Fritz company provides the fuel as crews aim to cut about fifteen cords.
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Douglas County
Municipal Wood Yard
Lee Robinson
Green Brothers Hardware
Fritz Company
Kansas 4-H Girl Honored With National Scholarship
Keneta Guthrie, 15, of Bourbon county Kansas, among three top 4-H farm girls nationwide, wins a national scholarship from the national committee on boys and girls club work. Gene Sheppard, 17, of Macon County Alabama, and Elvin M Dutchier, 15, of Kent County Michigan also receive honors. They were chosen from eight regional winners and will accept awards next Tuesday at the national club congress during the International Live Block Exposition weekend event.
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Chicago
Keneta Guthrie
Bourbon County
Kansas
National Committee On Boys
Gene Sheppard
Macon County
Ala
Elvin M. Dutehér
Kent County
Mich
Revenue urge grows for new taxes in short congress session
Washington reports Senate Finance Chairman Smoot says general revenue laws are needed at the brief session. He criticizes the Democratic plan to balance the budget with only economy and a beer tax. He favors a general sales tax as the likely source of additional funds.
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Washington
Congress
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Emoot
KU Students Largely Church Affiliated, Registrar Says
A University of Kansas registrar report shows 74 percent of students are church members and 85 percent are either members or have a church preference. Methodists lead among denominations with 933 adherents followed by Presbyterians 686, Christian 356, Baptists 269, Catholics 202, Congregational 174, Episcopalian, and Lutherans.
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George C. Foster
K. U
University of Kansas
Bank Robbery Reported at Cedar Hill Texas
Two men robbed the First State Bank of Cedar Hill shortly after opening today 26 November. They forced assistant cashier R. H. Carrell and Methodist minister Rev. L. B. Trone into the vault then fled with about 1800 to 1900 dollars. No other people were inside and no direction of escape was established.
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Dallas
Tex
First State Bank
Cedar Hill
R. H. Carrell
L. B. Trone
Carrell
Trone
CHANGE OPERA BUILDING TO PRESENT LIGHT OPERA
Chicago Civic Opera building becomes a theater for light opera and musical comedies after Samuel Insull's 20 million contribution to classical music. Chicago Operetta Company leased the venue, led by David Erwin Russell, ex Municipal Opera of St. Louis.
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Chicago
Chicago Civic Opera
Samuel Insull
Chicago Operetta Company
David Erwin Russell
Municipal Opera of St. Louis
Regents Trim $1.43 Million From State Schools Budget
Topeka November 25 AP The Kansas board of regents cut 1 426 600 from the five state schools budget for the next two years proposing total appropriations of 5 996 950 down from 7 423 550 for 1932 33 They say the reduced budget preserves essential instruction and equipment maintenance while eliminating many services and cutting personnel The November 1 enrollment was 9 125 about 944 under current figures and the board hopes the governor and legislature will approve the plan
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Topeks
Board of Regents
Harry H. Woodring
C. M. Harger
The
Regents
Hatger
Bilennium
Cortant
Evcnd
Death of Pioneer Woman Recalls Early History
Nancy Jane Roberts 75 native Kansan died in Kansas City Kansas. She helped defend homestead against Indian raiders at age nine and later taught school and music in Lyon County. Survived by sisters Margaret Gilmore John Greer and Wilbur Frost, and brother Rice E Brown.
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Kansas City
Kan
Nancy
Jane Roberts
Clay Roberts
Solomon G. Brown
Emporia
Kaw
Cottons Wood
William M. Jaberte
Roberts
Kansas State Eachers College
Lyon County
Margaret Gilmore
John Greer
Wilbur Frost
Salina
Rice E. Brown
Emporia, Kan
Canning Brings Rewards for Three 4-H Girls
Three farm girls will receive national 4-H scholarships at the congress in Chicago after collectively canning 7 276 pints of fruits vegetables and meats. Keneta Guthrie 15 Bourbon county Kansas Gene Shepard 17 Macon County Alabama and M Dutcher 15 Kent County Michigan were named among 950 000 4-H members for the prize.
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Chicago
National
Keneta Guthrie
Bourbon County
Kan
Gene Shepard
Macon County
Ala
A M. Dutcher
Kent County
Ich
National Committee On Boys and Girls
Weather Forecast For Nansas County
The forecast notes fair conditions tonight and much colder Saturday. Roads in Dirt write county are reported as good and temperatures were around mid afternoon yesterday.
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Nansas
Tair
Saturior
Yesterdal
G O P Holds Legislature by Narrow Margin in Kansas
Topeka Nov 25 An unofficial roster completed today shows Republicans will hold only two more than a bare majority in both chambers of the 1933 Kansas legislature. House 65 Republicans 60 Democrats with 63 needed for a majority. Senate 23 Republicans 17 Democrats, two more than the 21 needed for a majority. Official canvass pending.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Alfred M. Landon
E. A. Cornell
Social Service League Sets $800 Drive For Winter Relief
Next Monday marks the start of a fundraising drive by the Social Service League to raise about 800 for winter relief. Ministers will support with sermons the day before the drive, and Relief Sunday was proclaimed by the Ministerial Alliance. Women are urged to help solicit funds and leave names with church pastors. The league aims to provide clothing shoes and food via its store to the city's needy, with contributions from five cents upward. Membership is $1 and the work relies on volunteers. those who can help should contact Rev. C A Puls Rev Seth Slaughter Mrs Br B Corey Mrs C D Young or Mrs F G Boylen.
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Social Service League
Ministerial Alliance
C. A. Puls
Seth Slaughter
Br. B. Corey
C. D. Young
F. G. Boylen
New Low Level for Wheat on Board of Trade
Chicago November 25 Wheat prices hit an all time low of 41 1/2 cents a bushel as traders dumped selling orders after Britain’s pound fell. December futures rallied to 42 1/2 cents within an hour, still below the pre holiday close. Corn and provisions also fell as the market slid.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Australia
Liverpool
Angry Robbers Burned Truck Load of Toys
Oscar Botts, a truck driver, was robbed of $20 nine miles west of Kansas City on U.S. Route 40 by three men in a car. They then poured gasoline on his load of Montgomery Ward toys and burned the truck, halting traffic as Botts continued toward Salina and other cities.
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Kansas City
Kan
Oscar Botts
Here
U. S. Highway 40
Botts
Salina
Dodge City
Larned
Hutchinson
Montgomery Ward & Co
Hoover Opens Christmas Seals Campaign With Pigeons
On the White House south lawn President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover released two homing pigeons to launch the National Tuberculosis Association Christmas seals drive. Army carriers sped north to Fort Monmouth to return messages to New York City headquarters, as three child health crusaders presented their seals.
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Washington
White House
Holiday lights to adorn Lawrence business district
The merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce plans Christmas lighting and trees in downtown Lawrence. Unemployed workers will string lights and place trees, with open house planned the night lights activate, likely next week. A committee will finalize details aiming for December 1 display, with a large Merry Christmas sign at Seventh and Massachusetts.
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Lawrence
Mérchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Seventh
Massachusetts
Merchants Bureau
Grave Digging Follows Death Of George Birdwell
Earlboro Oklahoma reports grave dug by friends for George Birdwell lieutenant to outlaw Charles Floyd after a bank raid at Boley left one white robber wounded and Floyd still at large. Services set for 3 p.m. at a Seminole morgue before burial in the off field region. Birdwell’s wife and children stood by the bank robber’s casket as officers watched for Floyd. Floyd’s brother reportedly viewed the body while four officers tended to the diggers at the grave site.
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Earlsboro
Okla
George Birdwell
Oklahoma
Charles Arthur Floyd
Seminols
Boley
Birdwell
Floyd
Altho Floyd
Hold Convention at Evangelical Church
Representatives from six Evangelical churches gather for the annual district young people's convention at the First Evangelical church. The program opened at 2:30 PM with devotion, an address by Rev. C. O. Bickel, discussions at 3:30, a 4:43 social, and a 6:46 fellowship luncheon. A closing address by a guest speaker follows at 6 PM. Fourteen similar conferences are planned across the Kansas conference territory under Rev. C. Bur gert, director of the Conference Board of Religious Education.
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Young Peoples
First Evangelical
Hesalke
Vassar
Worden
Stull
Eudora
Rev. C. 0. Bickel
Yates Center
Kansas
Conference Board of Religious Education
Rev. C. 0. Burgert
Ralph Burgert
Lawrence
Burglary case bound over in Kansas City
Ketes Bennett and Sam Gillio of Kansas City Missouri were bound over to district court for trial on a burglary charge after a preliminary hearing before Justice J H Mitchell. Bonds set at 500 each. both returned to county jail. counsel indicated Bennett and Gillio will be able to make bond. Landmark details include alleged robbery at Coe drug store 4 West Fourteenth Street and seizure of a radio and cigarettes.
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Ketes Bennett
Sam Gillio
Kansas City
Tral
J. H. Mitchell
Coe
West Fourteenth Street
Mitchell
Counel
Bennett
Gillie
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Hitler
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K.U
Ford
Hamilton
Texas Bank
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Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Corbin Hall
Walnut River
el Dorado
David Pittman
Wichita
Donia
Eighth Street
Mud Creek
Canning
G.O.P
Social Service
Wheat Board of Trade
Hoovers
Ody
Evangelical Church
Stillwater
Bernadine Udell
Trinidad
Colo
Claremore
Oklahoma A. & M
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kathleen Majors
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