Shanghai Food Crisis Amid War Skirmishes And Refugees
Reports from Shanghai on November 25 describe hunger-stricken crowds storming rice shops as 2,000,000 refugees roam the streets. Docks are guarded as a British ship unloads rice and aids protect food shipments from attacks. Japanese offensives push toward Nanking while supply lines shrink and 3 days of food remain.
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Shanghai
Shanghai Volunteer Corps
Bund
Lake Tai
Nanking
Althe
Huchow
Gangster Millman slain in Uptown Detroit bar shooting
Harry Millman once tied to gambling interests was killed in an uptown Detroit restaurant and bar hit by gunmen early today. Four others were wounded as 20 plus shots rang out. two wounded men identified as Millman associates Harry Gross and Harry Coozer.
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Detroit
UPI
Harry Millman
Purple
Millman
Harry Gross
Harry Coozer
Bey
Harry Shulak
Toledo
Abe Butensky
Linoles Leum
Tom Hu‘chinson
Hutchinson
Hutchingon
Gross
Seek Youthful Bandits in Midwest Bank Robbery
Cincinnati Iowa dispatch reports two young bandits robbed a branch bank, fleeing with about 900 dollars. Missouri officers traced the car to Mendota and Ottumwa, with a sedan bearing Iowa plates. A cashier slammed the vault preventing further loot, while the robbers tied a man to a tree in Agency.
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Cincinnati
Missouri
Mendota
Ottumwa
Ralph Creagan
Agency
GM Workers Return as Chrysler Lays Off 10,000 in Detroit
General Motors plans to bring nearly 15,000 Pontiac workers back to work as sit down strikes end. Chrysler announces about 10,000 Detroit area employees laid off with hours cut from 40 to 32 due to reduced production schedules.
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General Motors
Chrysler
Detroit
Pontiac
E. R. Leeder
Fisher
Chrysler Corporation
France probes thwared revolutionary plot in Paris
Government agents questioned a retired aviation general as investigations linked Jacques Correze a 28 year old furniture salesman to a secret committee for revolutionary action. Police searched Les Gagoulards ties while arrests of Algerian officers and a key engineer were noted. Defense Minister Daladier's Metz trip sparked army loyalty.
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Paris
France
Jacques Correze
Secret
Committee For Revolutionary Action
Csar
d’Action Revolutionaire
Joseph le Maresquier
Aviator Cheron
Edouard Duseigneur
Les Gagoulards
Correze
Eugene Deloncle
Defense
Edouard Daladier
Maginot Line
Metz
Switchmen Killed in Mt Riley Train Hold-Up
Two gunmen halted a Southern Pacific passenger train at Mt. Riley New Mexico fatally wounding yardman W L Smith of El Paso before passengers and trainmen overpowered them. Conductor W M Holloway reported the robbers boarded at El Paso and targeted passengers as the train neared Mt Riley. A second fatality followed when Maggie Ellenwood 35 of Wellsville Kansas died after a ladder fall severing her jugular while helping her husband with home renovations.
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Far Wellsville
Kan
Maggie Ellenwood
Ome
Be Wise Winterize at The Motor In Ady
A compact notice urges readers in Ady to winterize their vehicles at The Motor In with seasonal service tips and reminders for winter preparation. The brief promotes a local auto shop's readiness for colder months.
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Ady
Compulsory Crop Control Draft Faces House Opposition
Washington reports scattered but strong opposition to the House Agriculture Committee draft of a compulsory crop control program. Critics cite insufficient funding for soil conservation, potential regimentation, and concerns over constitutionality and impact on interstate commerce.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Corn Bloc
Caucus
Committee
Rep. Coffee
D.-Neb
Madrid Struck by Heaviest Shelling of Civil War
Madrid awoke to count its dead after a night of heavy bombardment sweeping the city from center to suburbs. Early reports said about a score killed with many wounded. Walter Thurston and eight other Americans observed Thanksgiving without a feast as Thurston planned to move to Barcelona to establish new embassy offices.
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Madrid
Walter Thurston
United States
Thurston
Barcelona
Chicago Restaurant Feeds the Homeless on Thanksgiving
In Chicago at Mother Greenstein's on 7th and State streets a Russian Jewish couple, Ma and Pa Greenstein, keep a Thanksgiving tradition of feeding anyone hungry lacking money. Ray Greenstein recalls Ma's belief that giving brings return, and the restaurant serves turkey and trimmings to those in need.
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Chicago
Greenstein
7Th
State Streets
Pa” Greenstein
Ray Greenstein
Ray
Thanksgiving contrasts mark 1941 observance nationwide
The Associated Press notes a Thanksgiving with feasting and prayers, less religiosity than Plymouth pilgrims. President Roosevelt stayed in Washington for the first time in five years, praising abundant harvests, stable employment, and peace amid world conflict. Turkey featured at White House and on many tables, while prisons served meals without it.
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Roosevelt
White House
Scretary of Commerce
Roper
Turkey
Roosevelts
Washington
Georgia
Garner
Sing Sing
Army
Navy
Mass
Rebels accuse France over border air raids reported from Salamanca
Spanish insurgent authorities said warplanes would chase nationalist planes in France if raids continued into nationalist regions after crossing French soil. They charged 18 Spanish government planes crossed from France into insurgent territory west of Logrono with evident complicity of the French government. France called the accusation ridiculous.
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Hendaye
Salamanca
France
Logrono
Popular Front
Gate-crasher credentials questioned at House lobby
Social Security tag used by a man attempting to enter the speaker's lobby was deemed invalid. Robert Menaugh, longtime gatekeeper, said a recent intruder flashed a Social Security tag and claimed credentials, but Menaugh refused entry and noted the attempt.
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Washington
Robert Menaugh
House Chamber
Menaugh
U S Marshal Killed in California Apartment Standoff
Deputy U S Marshal Raul Dorsay was shot and killed during an arrest attempt in Oakland and was mistaken for a robber by the apartment house owner. Police inspectors quoted owner William Pierce as saying I thought it was a stickup.
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Oakland
Calif
U. S
Raul Dorsay
Early Ag
Clyde Croswell
Emil Hantb
Dorsay
William Pierce
Census results to show apprenticeships and surplus workers
Associates of John D. Biggers, administrator of the unemployment census, said the count will indicate which industries can absorb new apprentices and which have a surplus of trained workers. The findings were announced in Washington on November 25.
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Washington
Pi—Associates
John D. Biggers
Eldorado Physician Dr Anna Perkins Dies at 65
Eldorado Kansas November 25 Dr Anna Perkins 65 a former member of the state board of health died here yesterday. She had been an Eldorado physician for 40 years.
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Eldorado
Eldorado, Kan
Anna Perkins
State Board of Health
Farm Bill Penalties Highlight Crop Controls and Quotas
Washington November 25 crop control provisions of the house farm bill outline farmer approved marketing quotas for corn and wheat based on yield surpluses above normal. Corn would face a 15 cent per bushel penalty tax on above quota sales and storage loans of 55 to 75 percent of parity to run an ever normal granary. Wheat would impose a 25 percent excess yield quota with similar acreage allotments and loans. Cotton would set base acreage on a ten year production basis with penalties of 2 cents per pound on excess sales and possible loss of loans subsidies and payments.
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Washington
Strike Spreads Across Greyhound Network Across 16 States
A bus drivers strike spread from Cleveland to 16 states impacting Greyhound lines. Fist fights and four arrests reported as peace talks failed. Operations were disrupted in Baltimore St Louis Chicago and Detroit with about 1000 to 1800 drivers affected.
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Cleveland
Greyhound
Labor Department
New York
Pittsburgh
Ss. R. Sundstrom
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines
Brotherhood of Railroad
Boston
Detroit
Indianapolis
Washington
Baltimore
Stuis
Chicago
Kansas City
Brotherhood
Ivan Bowen
National Labor Relations Board
St. Louis
Portland
Proposals to Amend Constitution Reach 107 Items
Washington reports a peak of 107 constitutional amendment proposals in Congress. Among them 32 address changes to the federal court system and 15 seek popular vote approval before declaring war. Senator Borah proposes repealing the fourteenth amendment for a new equal rights provision.
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Washington
Congress
Borah
R.-Ida
Injuries Prove Fatal in Belleville Auto Crash
Albert Miller a 70 year old traveling salesman died from injuries after his car skidded over a 20 foot embankment Tuesday night. He lived 20 miles southeast of Belleville Kansas.
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Belleville
Kan
Albert Miller
Here
Kansas Homecoming Torchlight Parade Lights Up Suburban Show
University of Kansas Homecoming parade features 30 floats two bands a drum and bugle corps and hundreds of students. Missouri vs Kansas clash highlighted by Theta Tau Alpha Gamma Delta prizes and several fraternities and sororities. Parade ends with rally at radio station and campus dances as queen candidates predict game score.
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Missouri
Kansas
Theta Tau
Memorial Stadium
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Francis Quadrangle
Acacia Fraternity
William Kollender
K. U. Band
South ‘Park
Jay Jones
Ku Ku Club
Lawrence American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
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Queens
K- Men
Massachusetts
Seventh Street
Vermont
WREN
Hovey Hanna
Warren Woody
Chicago
Nebraska
K. U
Woody
Lawrence
Ralph Conger
Ad Lindsey
Gwinn Henry
George
Dumpy” Bowles
District Dairy Meeting at Baldwin Draws Eight Counties
Dairymen from eight eastern Kansas counties will gather Tuesday at Baldwin for a district booster meeting featuring an all day milking contest for girls under 21. Douglas county entrant is Jo Jordan of Baldwin, with program speakers from Kansas State and Hoard's Dairyman presenting on herd improvement, eastern Kansas dairying, breeding cattle, master farmer practices, and profitable dairy programs.
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Baldwin
Douglas County
Jo Jordan
D. M. Seath
Extension Dairyman
Kansas State College
L. O. Williams
Department of Agriculture
Jack C. Nesbit
Hoard
Tudor Charles
Paul Potter
Frisco Railroad
War Chest Aims to Battle Ford in St Louis Strike
United Automobile Workers seek a $55,000 war chest to oppose Henry Ford as Thanksgiving quiet settles over a day-old strike at the St. Louis assembly plant.
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Ford
Four Turkey Day Tilts Close Kansas Football Year
Four turkey day tilts involving seven Kansas college teams closed the season. McPherson at Kansas Wesleyan in Salina could decide a title tie with Baker. Washburn faced Wichita University, Emporia Teachers met Pittsburg Teachers, and Haskell played Missouri Valley. St Benedicts plans a Sunday game with Rockhurst in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Marshall
St. Benedict’s
Atchison
Rockhurst
Weather forecast for Kansas into Friday
Weather outlook across Kansas continues fair tonight and Friday with mainly clear skies in the east and south. Temperatures will dip to 30s in the north and west and rise to 50s or 60s statewide with highs near 55 in the east and south and a daily national benchmark near normal, Dodge City low 32, Goodland high 58.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Dodge City
Goodland
United States
Phoenix
Durango
Colo
Douglas County Supports Red Cross Drive
Douglas County shows steady Red Cross support with 1197 memberships and $1952.71 received. Leaders urge residents across districts including residential areas, schools, and local clubs to donate, with Mrs. T. J. Sweeney Jr. as residential chair and several captains listed.
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Red Cross
Baldwin
Eudora
Lecompton
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Douglas County
Dellay
T. J. Sweeney, Jr
Legion Commander Demands Organized Fight Against Un American Elements
Boston November 25 National Commander of the American Legion Daniel J Doherty urged all citizens to join an organized effort to curb and destroy un American influences. He warned that communistic groups Nazi camps fascist cells and other un American elements are expanding and propaganda against the government is rising.
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Boston
Daniel J. Doherty
The
American Legion
Big Game Draws Thousands To Kansas Lawrence
Lawrence braced for the 46th Kansas vs Missouri gridiron clash as 25 000 to 30 000 fans gathered for Thanksgiving day festivities. Students alumni and visitors filled K U campus and Lawrence streets ahead of the 2 PM kickoff with trains and highways bottlenecked by traffic.
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Missouri
Jayhawkers
Tigers
Lawrence
K. U
Kansas State
Nebraska
Ad Lindsey
Don Faurot
Kansas City
Tiger
Santa Fe
Missouri Band
Union Pacific
Weather record shows low temperatures and coal firm data
Weather summary lists yesterday's high and today's low with 7 p.m. and 10:30 a.m. readings. It notes a minimum around forty and includes a reference to University Coal Co with the phone number 44.
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University Coal Co
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