Italo-Ethiopian Clash Reported as War Looms
Paris Soir quoted Addis Ababa dispatches reporting fighting in the Mussa Ali region with Italian columns of 95,000 clashing with Panakil tribes. Addis Ababa prepared mass mobilization, with 100,000 under Atas Kassa and 60,000 under Ras Mulugeta, plus 80,000 from Jima and Wallaga. the emperor to call arms and protest to the League of Nations.
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Paris
Addis ‘Ababa
Paris Soir
Mussa Ali
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Mussa ‘Aly
Atas Kassa
Gondar
Tigre
Eritrea
Kassa
Ras Mulugeta
Jima
Wallaga
League of Nations
I Lottes
Geneva
Eet
Interior
Aduwa
Everett Colson
Mount Mussa Ali
Assab
Arabia
Beses Sa
Il Duce Pledges To Meet Force With Force In Rome
In Rome on October 2 Benito Mussolini addressed a millions strong fascist rally from Venezia palace balcony pledging Italy will answer sanctions with discipline and with military action if needed He warned the world that a historic moment is near and recalled Italy's WWI dead as crowds cheered through a 3 3 quarter hour speech lasting from 3 30 to 7 15 pm with sirens bells and drums marking the occasion
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Ethiopia
Il Duce
Venezia
Isi
Mussolini
British Plans For Troop Movement To East Africa
London October 2 reports from Bombay say India’s army of about 60 000 troops is quietly expected to be moved for quick embarkation to East Africa if war erupts. Government and Eden held a two hour cabinet session to discuss Italo Ethiopian situation while admiralty dispatches listed ships arriving at Alexandria and the Queen Elizabeth with Admiral Sir William Fisher aboard headed down the Mediterranean.
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London
Bombay
India
Africa
Anthony Eden
Geneva
East Africa
Ethiopia
Admiralty
Alexandria
Egypt
William Fisher
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Security Prices Slump and Commodities Rise in Tense Markets
Securities dipped as investors eyed Africa hostilities with tension rising over Ethiopia's invasion. Prices moved narrowly on major exchanges in New York London and Paris amid heavy selling and a late denial in Rome. Commodities turned upward as newsfueled unease across global markets.
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Africa
New York
London
Paris
New York Stock Exchange
Rome
Theft at Indian Village Restaurant Break-In
The Indian Village restaurant north of Lawrence was broken into early today. A box of cigars six packages of cigarettes and four or five dollars in cash were stolen. An attendant reported the robbery to Sheriff Fred Vogler after closing around midnight. Entry was gained by breaking an east window glass.
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Lawrence
Fred Vogler
Cubs Win Over Tigers In Series Opener 3-0
Lon Warneke throws a four hit shutout as Chicago Cubs defeat Detroit Tigers 3 to 0 in Game 1 of the 1935 World Series at Navin Field. Frank Demaree homers in the ninth after a two run first inning, Rowe allows seven hits with eight strikeouts for Detroit. Cubs manufacture two runs in the first on Greenberg’s error and Hartnett’s run, then hold on behind Warneke as the Tigers misfire in the field.
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Chicago Cubs
Lonnie Warneke
Detroit Tigers
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Lynwood
Rowe
Tigers
Frank Demaree
Cubs
Warneke
Galan
Nogell
Herman
Greenberg
Lindstrom
Hartnett King
Demarer
Rozell
Cavarretta
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Hack
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Jurges
Rogell
Gaslin
Goose
Warmeke
Tigers Greenberg
Gostin
Fox
Hermans
Hartneit
Cochrane
Gehringer
Augers
Owen
Tiger
White
Demaree
Brew
Jurses
Carretta
Goslin
Rogelt
Goelin
Cayen
Cbs
Hartnett
Demarco
Bas Goslin
Pop
Alan
Hounder
Augie
Tor Greenberg
Vinepire Quigly
Tering
Jane
Goslin Fiel
Wheat prices up as war news boosts markets
Wheat futures surged to multiyear highs in Chicago and Kansas City as war conditions abroad fueled a broad buying wave. December wheat touched about 1.06 to 1.07 a bushel, with corn climbing 24 to 34 cents, oats and rye rising, and early cash wheat quotes reaching new peaks. Open interest and daily volume showed heavy activity across grains, while provisions also firmed. A separate Kansas induction-night at the University of Kansas drew over 1,000 new Jayhawkers as freshmen donned crimson and blue caps and ceremonies culminated in the Rock Chalk pledge.
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Africa
Kansas City
University of Kansas
FP. Eb, Melvin
Lawrence
University
North College
Sachem
E. H. Lindsey
W. L. Burdick
Law School
Moses
Hannah Oliver
Lindley
Fred Elsworth
George Guernsey
Ellsworth
George Murphy
Dr. Lindley
Murphy
Philip Raup
Wallace Lane
Sally Salathiel
Independence
Dana Durand
Junction City
Elizabeth Hanson
Iola
Hubert Anderson
Wellington
Barbara Pendleton
Timken
Barbara Humphrey
Mary Markham
Parsons
FERA to Dump Transients on Counties
From Topeka October 2 a Kansas emergency relief official said the federal government will shift transient relief to county administrations after October 11. Stutz outlined 1607 transient families plus 96 unattached men with work-camp locations, 1422 at centers, 165 elsewhere. 1227 certified for WPA work and 380 unemployable families.
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Stutz
Topeka
John G. Stutz
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FERA
Kansas
Wabaunsee Lake
Gardner Lake
Howard
Sedan
Dodge City
Wichita
Kansas City
Corn-Hog Checks Dispatched From Farm Bureau Office
Douglas county farm bureau office reports 282 corn-hog checks totaling 14 736 from the United States treasury as the first 1935 payment in group two Checks for group one already distributed and payments for two more groups to follow Farmers who have added to or decreased their farms are included in group two.
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Douglas County
District meeting outlines Red Cross roll call plans
Plans for the annual November Red Cross roll call were finalized at a district meeting at the Eldridge hotel led by district chairman Mrs. Fred R. Isaacs. About 23 people from five counties Douglas Franklin Johnson Miami and Osage attended with sessions from 10 to noon and 2 to 4 accompanied by a luncheon featuring Dr. F C Allen Kansas athletic director.
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Eldridge
Fred R. Isaacs
Douglas
Franklin
Johnson
Miami
Osage
F.C. Allen
University of Kansas
Isaacs
Kansas
Evadne M. Laptad
George Hedrick
Lawrence
C. J. Dodds
W. €. Boardman
G. M. Ross
Ottawa
Herbert Julian
Olathe
Elmer Lupton
Douglas County
B. W. Kelsey
Franklin County
Julian
Johnson County
Eastern Kansas Wheat Crop Has a Good Start
Topeka reports the wheat crop beginning well across eastern Kansas while western areas lag due to moisture shortages. Seeding is 50 to 75 percent complete in the east, with retarded sowing in the west. Late corn remains in northeastern counties, and cotton picking runs in Montgomery county. Grain sorghums show 56 to 75 percent yield in the east and 7 to 25 percent in the west.
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Topeka
Kansas
United States Weather Bureau
Montgomery County
Malin Craig Named Chief of Staff of the Army
President Roosevelt appoints Major General Malin Craig, former commandant of the war college, as chief of staff of the army effective immediately in San Diego. He succeeds General Douglas MacArthur and will serve a regular four year term. Major General Simonds remains deputy chief.
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Calif
Roosevelt
Malin Craig
Colege
Craig
Douglas MacArthur
Simonds
Berlin drives out Jews from public and business life
Berlin reports a relentless anti Jewish purge in the third reich with all remaining Jewish notaries banned and the Koesener student league dissolved by order. In Columbia South Carolina the wet law raised 350000 in taxes in three months with sixty percent earmarked for schools.
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Third Reich
Reichsfuehrer
Hitler
Voelkischer Winehachter
Koesener Student League
Germany
Columbia
S. C.P
South Carolina
Proclamation Declares Fire Prevention Week in Lawrence
Lawrence mayor Alfred Lawrence proclaims October 6 as Fire Prevention Week urging individuals and groups to support fire prevention efforts and education as a patriotic civic duty to reduce fire destruction.
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Lawrence
Alfred Lawrence
State Husking Contest in Franklin County Ottawa Kan
Franklin county will host the 1935 Kansas corn husking contest at the C L Lytle farm one mile south of Wellsville on highway K 33. Tudor Charles of Topeka, manager, announced the event to County Agent H A Biskie. The Lytle field has 45 acres of yellow corn expected to yield 35 to 45 bushels per acre. Champions from 25 to 30 counties are expected to enter. Senator Arthur Capper is expected to attend and WIBW will broadcast proceedings. The state champion may enter the national contest later.
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Ottawa
Kan
Franklin County
Kansas
C. L. Lytle
Wellsville
Tudor Charles
Topeka
H. A. Biskie
Lytle
Bang Board
Arthur Capper
WIBW
May Get Up Early at University Senate Opens Debate
University of Kansas senate referred Prof M E Rice suggestion to start as 10 after the hour forenoon classes to its calendar committee for consideration. The panel includes Men’s Student Council and W S G A representatives. The calendar committee also handles semester dates holidays and exams. New members and appointments were announced and resignations noted in sessions.
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M. E. Rice
University of Kansas Senate
Rice
Senate
W.S.G.A
Lindley
H. C. Thurneau
Paul Lawson
Alperta Corbin
W. S. Johnson
A. 5
Glin
R. A. Schwegler
Olin ‘Templin
W. C. Stevens
Committee On
Professor Thurneau
Committee On Committees
Hollands
Davidson
Twente
W .I. Brockelank
Joseph Wilkins
Franklin Babcock
Richard H. Frazier
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Loans Toward Voluntary Potato Control Program
Washington reports shifting views toward a voluntary potato control program as a funding source emerges from customs receipts. Officials note 30 percent of gross customs receipts could exceed 100 million dollars annually, with up to 50 to 60 million reserved for subsidies to potato farmers. A meeting with potato growers is planned to discuss production controls.
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Washington
CPI
AAA
Farm Administration
McCarl
Comptroller General
Tien
State winners announced at 4-H encampment in Hutchinson
Evelyn Gray of Osborne and Ronald Berry of Cowley were named state winners in fire prevention projects at the 4-H club conservation and cooperative marketing encampment on the state fair grounds. Kansas State zoologist M J Harbaugh said bull snakes are valuable and should not be killed, noting Kansas has only four poisonous snakes. Other speakers included Joseph Myers of Kansas City and Glenn Fox of Manhattan.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Evelyn Gray
Osborne County
Ronald Berry
Cowley County
M. J. Harbaugh
Kansas
Joseph Myers
Kansas City
Consumers Co-operative Association
Glenn &. Fox
Manhattan
Franksion
Frank Robin Ellinwood
Charles Scott
L. F. Smith
Howard Cowden
Consumers’ Co-operative
Bandits Hold Up Baldwin Junction Lunchroom Cash
Two customers at Brumfield filling station and restaurant Baldwin Junction Highway 59 entered for coffee and chili, then held the place up at 2 am. They stole about 4 dollars, cigarettes and cigars, then fled east toward Baldwin on Highway 50 after forcing attendants to surrender money and pulling telephone wires. No vehicle description, suspects wore leather jackets and caps. one bandit weighed 160 pounds and was 5 feet 10 inches, the other 135 pounds with light complexion. Sheriff and deputy investigated after a phone call from attendants.
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Brumfield
Baldwin Junction
Highway 59
Fred Vogler
Jude Anderson
John Dillion
Joe Augustine
Baldwin
Dillion
Augustine
Kansas City
Former Carlotta Lamer Files for Divorce from Bh Rogers
Salina Kansas October 2 Mrs Carlotta Lamer Rogers wife of Bh Rogers brother of film star Buddy Rogers has filed for divorce alleging mental cruelty gross neglect and seeks restoration of her maiden name The couple wed December 15 1934 in Tia Juana Mexico Both attended the University of Kansas where Lamer was a sorority member and beauty queen in 1931 and Rogers belonged to Phi Kappa Psi, with both ending schooling in 1932.
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Salina
Kan
Bh Rogers
Buddy Rogers
Carlotta Lamer Rogers
Rogers
Bruce Henry Rogers
Tia Juana
Mexico
Carlotta Lamer
University of Kansas
Miss Lamer
Kappa Alpha Theta
Ed Rogers
Phi Kappa Psi
Legion Official Visits Lawrence Forenoon Stop
Preston Dunn newly elected Kansas American Legion department commander visited Lawrence for a few hours this forenoon. Dunn, from Eskridge, was en route to the National Military Home at Leavenworth and discussed membership with local Legion officials. He served in the Thirtieth division on the British front in World War I. To Have New City Building. Junction City plans a $100,000 bond issue for a municipal building with a government grant of $96,120.
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Preston Dunn
Kansas American Legion
Lawrence
Junction City
Kan
UPL
Weather forecast for Kansas and Douglas County roads
The latest gas office record shows yesterday’s afternoon high and morning low, with noon today. Forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions tonight and Thursday, with frost in the northwest tonight. Morning skies clear, roads reported good in Douglas County and overall.
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Kansas
Douglas County
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