France Warns Italy of War as Britain Stands With UK
France warns Italy that unprovoked attack on Britain would be an attack on France. Laval delivers direct ultimatum to Italy’s ambassador in Paris as League nations prep for oil embargo talks in Geneva. Britain seeks French backing to deter Mussolini amid Ethiopian crisis and possible embargo enforcement.
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Associated Press
London
Laval
France
Italy
Great Britain
Vittorio Cerruti
Paris
Lava
George Russell Clerk
League of Nations
Committee of 18
Geneva
Mediterranean
League
George Russell Clark
Il Duce
Britain
Ethiopia
Rome
Mussolini
Grand Council
Tr Duce
Eric Drummond
Pierre Laval
Samuel Hoare
Campaign extended for Will Rogers Memorial fund
The Will Rogers Memorial fund drive has been extended to December 15 by the national committee. Contributions are welcome at Lawrence banks or the Journal-World business office, with gifts of any amount encouraged. The campus extension aims to gather support from admirers to honor the late entertainer.
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Will Rogers
Nation Committee
Lawrence Banks
The
Journal-World
All States Off Dole FERA Liquidation Announced
Washington November 29. Harry L Hopkins announced the complete liquidation of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Since May 1933 FERA spent over 3.0 billion dollars and provided jobs to 3,125,000 of 3,500,000 goal. Twenty two states and territories listed final allotment dates with continued dole possible in some states from November funds.
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Washington
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Harry L. Hopping
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Hopkins
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Alaska
FERA
Thanksgiving union services draw fair Lawrence crowds
Rain kept turnout lower than past years as three Lawrence union Thanksgiving services were held. At First Presbyterian Wednesday evening Rev Howard L Koelb spoke on The People's Thanksgiving with offerings aiding cooperative religious work. Music included Mendelssohn Finale and Gounod Marche Romaine. Others included Rev N H Huffman leading Thursday morning Evangelical church service and Rev B L Wightman preaching at North Lawrence First Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
First Presbyterian Church
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
Howard L. Koelb
First Baptist Church
Theodore H. Astman
Ministerial Alliance
Servce
C. W. Straffon
Mendelssohn
Gounod
Mary Louise Beltz
Shelley
Ted Sloan
Thanks
God
Dickinson
Mildred Dunn
Oliver Hobbs
Union
Evangelical Church
N. H. Huffman
United Brethren Church
A. J. Miller
B. Lucas
Vinland Presbyterian Church
B. L. Wightman
Ninth Street Baptist Church
North Lawrence First Baptist Church
Clipper Lands First Mail in Manila Today
The Pan-American China Clipper, a 25 ton flying boat, delivered the first transpacific airmail to Manila after a 60 hour fixing period and a six day voyage including a Guam stopover. Crowds along Manila Bay cheered as the Clipper landed at 3 31 p m Pacific time.
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Manila
Pan-American Airsway
Guam
San Francisco Bay
Army
Manila Bay
Philippine Islands
Philippine Commonwealth
Baldwin case operators charged under cigarette stamp law
Two Baldwin operators faced charges in Justice of the Peace court with state inspector W S Alyca as the complainant witness. E V Twichell pleaded guilty to possessing two cartons of unstamped cigarettes for more than 24 hours, paying a $10 fine plus $7.50 costs. C E Peterson saw his case continued to December 7 on possession of four unstamped cigarette packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Court of Justice of the Peace
O. J. Lane
W. S. Alyca
E. V. Twichell
C. E. Peterson
Stock Market Index Fixes At 54.4 On 60-Stock Average
The average of 60 stocks stood at 54.4 points amid steady trading. Investors watched minor shifts as overall indices remained flat with cautious activity across sectors.
President asserts deficit decreases in Atlanta speech
President Roosevelt told a large Atlanta crowd the deficit has fallen and praised economic improvement. He noted jobs created from relief rolls and said the nation is solvent, with property values rising since 1933. Governor Talmadge was absent and later parodied via effigy on capitol grounds.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Roosevelt
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Telfair County
Talmadge
Capitol
Georgia Tech
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Walter George
George
Gene
Gov. Talmadge
Douglas County Delegates Named for Kansas Young Republicans Meet
Douglas County Young Republicans announced delegates and alternates for the third biennial convention in Topeka December 6 and 7. Donald Hults will deliver the keynote. main Saturday banquet speaker is Charles P Taft. Headquarters at the Hotel Kansas. sessions open to all Republicans with strong turnout anticipated.
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Douglas County
Young Republican Club of
Kansas
Topeka
Donald Hults
Young Republicans Club
Hults
John Brand
Lawrence
Joseph Pollock
Baldwin
Arthur McKittrick
Barrett Wilson
Ray Wright
Everett Petefish
Kanwaka
Paul Kochan
Charles Broadwell
Frank Gray
Wilfred C. Hunsinger
Cyrus Anderson
Lone Star
Paul Lukan
Eudora
Paul Anderson
Stull
Masonic Temple
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
William Howard Taft
Kansan
Amidon Funeral Held For Kansas Electric Power Chief
A large gathering at First Methodist church attended the funeral of Charles W. Amidon president of Kansas Electric Power Company who died Monday. Rev. Robert A. Hunt and Rev. Charles W. Thomas led services. pallbearers included J Clifton Ramsey Charles B. Russell J Wayne McCoy Karl Klooz Caryl J. Dodds and Gene Glahn. Burial followed at Oak Hill cemetery. Local officials and Chicago associates J B Wilson and Major J H Buell were among attendees.
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First Methodist Church
Charles W. Amidon
Kansas Electric Power Company
Robert A. Hunt
Charles W. Thomas
First Baptist Church
J. Clifton Ramsey
Charles B. Russel
J. Wayne McCoy
Karl Klooz
Caryl J. Dodds
Mr. Amidon
J. B. Wilson
J. H. Buell
Chicago
Refusal to Accept Responsibility for North China Move
The Japanese government told Britain it refused responsibility for North China developments. In Tokyo, the vice minister told A H F Wiggin that autonomy efforts are Chinese in origin and spontaneous. Separately, veteran anti saloon league leaders met in St Louis to plan a new campaign as their 28th annual convention neared.
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London
China
A. H. F. Wiggin
Tokyo
Japan
St. Louis
National Anti-Saloon League
Open Seal Sales Run for tuberculosis drive in Lawrence
The tuberculosis Christmas seal committee mails 3 200 letters delivering 350 000 seals to Lawrence citizens. Proceeds fund tuberculosis work next year. Officers include O J Lane general chairman and Mrs Seba Eldridge secretary treasurer with Naomi Light and Merle Coleman in key roles. Local and out of town workers listed.
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Lawrence
O. J. Lane
Seba Eldridge
Naomi Light
Seal Sale
Merle Coleman
Isabel Keeler
Edwin F. Abels
Joseph King
Corlette Cotton
Richard Stevens
Arthur Marks
Mabel Elliott
C. E. Pontius
Jack Penfold
Marie Neely
Douglas County
Clarence Hall
F. A. Janzen
J. D. Edmondson
F. L. Courtney
Vanera Miller
Agnes Evans
Mary Palmer
Louise Luckan
Edith Benson
Ruth Cadwell
Ida Booth
Harrd Allen
Kenneth Cornell
D. M. Horkmans
Sam Elliot
Lawrence Business College
Ben Brown
Girl Scouts
Baldwin
FE. J. Cragoe
A. E. Leach
E. T. Black
G. S. Bretnall
R. Hoyt
D. M. Roberts
Eudora
Kelvin Hoover
Lucille Rapier
Lecompton
Katherine Weatherby
County Treasurer Extends Tax Payment Hours
The county treasurer A M Gardner announces extended hours all day starting next Monday to accept tax payments through noon. First half 1935 taxes delinquent after December 20, with many paying in full to gain 2 percent discount on the final half. 1936 auto license tags will go on sale January 1. Tax notices continue to be mailed as a county service.
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A. M. Gardner
Gardner
Shot by his mother ends life hope for Jesse Livermore Jr
In Santa Barbara California on November 29 1934 15 year old Jesse Livermore Jr son of famed Wall Street operator was fatally wounded early today. Undersheriff Jack Ross said his mother fired the shot while both had been drinking. The divorced wife of Livermore formerly Miss Dorothy Wendt of Brooklyn had married Livermore in 1917 and divorced in 1932 later marrying and divorcing Longcope. The bar and family dispute are noted as context but the motive remains unclear.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Jesse Livermore, Jr
Jack Ross
Livermore
J. Walter Lonecope
Dorothy Wendt
Brooklyn
Longcope
Ross
Althe
Plan A Memorial For The Pioneers Memorial Corp Formed
A Kansas Pioneers Memorial corporation was formed at a Union building meeting to foster understanding of early Kansas years and to erect a pioneer memorial. Officers include Charles F. Scott president and Olin Templin secretary, with an executive committee and a statewide board plan. William Allen White of Emporia pledged $100 to support the project.
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Kansas Pioneers Memorial Corporation
University
Kansas
Olin Templin
R. C. Rankin
Charles F. Scott
Iola
Lawrence
Frank J.carson
Wichita
August L. Lauterbach
Colby
Chester Woodward
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas State Historical Society
The
Pioneers Memorial Corporation
William Allen White
Emporia
Spurs Investigation Ties to Missing Persons Case in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City scene as burial of Chester Comer sparks investigators efforts over nine missing persons linked to his supposed guilty knowledge. Quinn R. Beavers, 55, returns home after being missing since last Thursday, easing family and Sheriff Clyde Kaiser’s fears. Parents of Comer’s first wife say a girl’s photo found slain near Kansas City resembles their daughter. Kansas City officers seek definite proof amid 18 claims of identifications proving false. Comer, a young hitchhiking gunman, allegedly confessed to killing several people and hiding bodies after he was wounded and captured at Blanchard last Monday.
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Oklahoma City
Chester Comer
Quinn R. Beavers
Clyde Kaiser
Comer
Elizabeth Childers Comer
Kansas City
Kan
Blanchard Last Monay
Treat Three for Injuries in Clinton Road Crash
Three people were treated for minor injuries at Memorial hospital after a collision on Clinton road near Model schoolhouse. Dee Maness of Route 4 drove the car that crossed into a CCC truck as glare from another car blinded him. Passengers Mollie Hald erman of Route 4 and Barbara Maness, plus CCC crew James Greer Joseph Jones and Wyman Cooper, sustained minor injuries.
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Memorial Hospital
Clinton Road
Model School House
Dee Maness
Route 4
CCC
Maness
Sheriff's Office
Mollie Halderman
Barbara Maness
James Greer
Joseph Jones
Wyman Cooper
Lone Star Camp
Cooper
World Still Awaits News On Ellsworth Missing Flight
Six days after Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick Kenyon vanished while crossing Antarctica the Wyatt Earp base ship moved closer to the Bay of Whales to begin a search. A wireless message said the last contact noted fair weather at 10 48 a m eastern standard time last Saturday. Second Victim of Accident Parsons Kan Nov 29 Harry VanBoskirk 28 died in a late Wednesday collision with a truck and crushed rock. his father 74 also killed when their car struck the truck.
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New York
Lincoln Ellsworth
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
Antarctic
New York Times
Alliance
Wyatt Earp
Ellsworth
Bay of Whales
Fair Weath
Parsons
Kan
Harry VanBoskirk
VanBoskirk
D. R. VanBoskirk
Governor Landon Urges Public Help to Cut Autok Toll
Topeka reports Governor Alf Landon highlights 448 highway fatalities in Kansas during the first ten months of the year. He urges motorists to exercise utmost care and emphasizes individual responsibility as essential to reducing the deadly toll. He notes safety campaigns and civic groups are insufficient without public cooperation.
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Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Kansas Safety Council
Solemn tribute honors Tommy Johnson at Kansas Homecoming
A somber Homecoming tribute honors Tommy Johnson as Kansas University’s greatest athlete. Charles P. Ted Woodbury praises Johnson’s multi-sport brilliance and service, noting his battles with lifelong illness. Attending were nine 1910 teammates, Gov. Landon, and Homecoming Queen Betty Grove as the Missouri and Kansas bands performed.
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Tommy Johnson
Kansas University
Charles P
Ted” Woodbury
Kansas City
Johnson
Memorial Stadium
Kangag
Missouri
Woodbury
Kansas
Missouri Valley
Bell Memorial Hospital
Charles Woodbury
Ansas City
Harold
Bill” Cowell
Durham
N. H
New Hampshire State College
Roy Heil
Topeka
Levi Kabler
Kingman
Frank Lynch
Roy Spear
Haroldoodbury
Joplin
Harry Snyder
Council Grove
George Beezley
Girard
A. R. Kennedy
Lawrence
Betty Grove
Corbin Hall
Tulsa
Oklo
Clair Houston
John Peterson
Miss Grove
Alf M. Landon
William L. Burdick
Guy B. Park
Missouri Band
Ietters
K. U
M. U
Little Buster State
Columbia Missouri
Buster
Kansas University Homecoming Honors Grad Reunion Activities
Kansas University's 1985 Homecoming ended after a weekend of events led by Laurence Woodruff of the entomology department. Alumni and students joined in decorations, a torchlight parade, a radio rally on WREN, and a 1910 team reunion banquet. An alumni reception, 1911 silver jubilee plans, and extensive registration at the Union completed the program.
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Kansas University
K. U
Laurence Woodruff
K. U. Entomology Department
Kansas-Missouri
Alpha Delta Pi
Phi Delta, Theta, Delta Upsilon
Phi Kappa Psi
George Beal
Maud Elliott
K. KK. Landes
Union
Hill
WREN
Hugo T. Wedell
Potterlake
Agnes Husband Geltch
K. U. Union
Kansas
Missouri
University W.S.G.A
Jay Jones
Bill Cochrane
Tommy Johnson
Fred Ellsworth
Memorial Service For Lawrence Lodge Elks
The Lawrence Lodge No. 595 Elks hold a memorial service on Sunday at 3 in the lodge hall with Rev. Carter Harrison of Trinity Episcopal Church delivering the memorial address. Yearly deaths noted include Metcalf Leavy Chariton Daugherty Smith Evans Pierson Amidon. The program lists prayers, eulogies, and a memorial address by Rev. Carter H. Rector.
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Lawrence Lodge
the Elks
Lodge
Carter Harrison
Trinity Episcopal Church
Wilder S. Metcalf
Abe Levy
W. H. Chariton
Charles H. Daugherty
Orley M. Smith
Bruno Hubn
George Lowman
Errett Dooley
H. W. Craig
Agnes Evans
Carter H
Pioneer publisher Cortez Brown dies in Oklahoma City
Cortez Brown, 82, pioneer Oklahoma City publisher, died at his home from a heart ailment. He retired in 1926 as president of the Times-Journal Commercial Printing Company. Brown moved from Washington County, Kansas to Oklahoma City in 1895 and bought an interest in the Daily Times-Journal, now the Oklahoma City Times.
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Oklahoma City
P— Cortez Brown
Brown
Times-Journal Commercial Printing Company
Washington County
Kansas
Daily Times-Journal
Oklahoma City Times
Requa Visits Governor Landon On Courtesy Call
Requa, Republican national committeeman for California and ally of Hoover, paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Alf M. Landon in Topeka on his way to a GOP committee meeting. In Lawrence, Carrollton man R. M. Rea set a Missouri Kansas football attendance record by attending 39 of 44 annual games.
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Topeka
Mark L. Requa
California
Arbert Hoover
Alf M. Landon
Republican National Committee
Requa
Landon
Carrollton
Pi R. M. Rea
Lawrence
Kansas Weather Forecast Shows Warmer East, Clear Skies
The Kansas forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday with slight warming in the extreme east. Morning weather is clear and dirt roads are mostly fair except muddy in Manhattan and rough in Coffeyville. Douglas County roads are fair. Temperature records from the Gas Office show data for 1 PM yesterday, 7 AM today, and Noon today, with all maximum and minimum values unlisted.
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Kansas
Manhattan
Coffeyville
Douglas County
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Santa
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence High School
North Pole
Poe
Young Republican
Amidon
Rites
North China
OPEN
Hamilton
SPURS
K.U.M.A
Lawrence Elks Lodge
Pioneer
Cortez Brown
Hoover
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