Roosevelt weighs special session amid reform goals
President Roosevelt indicated a possible special session of Congress between November 8 and 16 to act on surplus crop control wages and hours and government reorganization. He hedged on court reform while stressing fast action on surplus controls and regional planning after a cross country trip.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Duchess County
Supreme Court
Europe
Chicago
Grand Forks
N. C
Donovan cites NRA code in defense of oil price fix claim
Madison Oct 6 Chief counsel for 23 oil companies Col William J Donovan told a federal court the main point of his defense rests on certified copies of the NRA petroleum code and President Roosevelt designation of Harold Ickes as oil administrator. He argued these documents show any concerted action by the firms to stabilize prices had government approval.
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Madison
Wis
William J. Donovan
NRA
Roosevelt
Harold Ickes
Donovan
Priests Kidnapped in Manchukuo Demand $50,000 Ransom
Bandits abducted Rev. Father Gerard A. Donovan from a North Fushun church sacristy and demanded $50,000 ransom. Donovan, once a Pittsburgh resident and Maryknoll member, under Japanese authorities' scrutiny. In Shanghai, Dr Alfred Sze urged an American boycott of Japan to aid China in the Sino Japanese conflict.
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Mukden
Manchoukuo
Gerard A. Donovan
North Fushun
Father Donovan
Pittsburgh
Maryknoll Mission
Japan
Shanghai
Alfred ‘Sze
Washington
United States
Ching
Roosevelt No Comment On New Justice Hugo L Black
President Roosevelt in Hyde Park said he has no comment on Associate Justice Hugo L Black and has not spoken with him since Black’s vacation in Europe. He noted his prior remark implied a possible later statement if circumstances warranted. He did not hear Black’s radio address last week.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Hugo L.black
Europe
Washington
Ku Klux Klan
United States to Join Nine-Power Conference Over China Crisis
Washington reports high officials say Roosevelt's policy speech signals U S participation in the nine power conference to curb Japan's invasion of China. The League of Nations assembly condemned Japan and urged action, while approving a warning and the nine power talks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
League of Nations Assembly
Japan
China
League
America
Geneva
Assembly
Poland
Siam
Aga Khan
United States
Sky Fair But Cooler
Topeka Oct 6 fair weather will continue in Kansas with cooler temperatures and no rain. Federal meteorologist S D Flora notes a northerly wind push. records show 38 degree low at Goodland and 92 degree high at Moran yesterday. Lows projected 40 to 45 in the north and 45 to 50 in the south with highs near 70 on Thursday.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Moran
Flora
K U Man Nominated for Engineering Society Presidency
Henry Earle Riggs honorary professor of civil engineering at the University of Michigan was nominated for the presidency of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Boston. Balloting will be in December. Dean Riggs graduated from the University of Kansas School of Engineering in 1886. Ivan C Crawford attends the Boston meeting.
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Boston
Henry Earle Riggs
University of Michigan
American Society of Civil Engineers
Dean Riggs
University of Kansas School of Engineering
Ivan C. Crawford
Wichita Commissioner Nightwonger Dies at 79
Frank Nightwonger, 79, longtime Wichita city commissioner for 15 years, died unexpectedly yesterday. He served three terms as mayor of Wichita and two terms as state senator. His widow and a daughter survive.
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Wichita
Wichita, Kan
Pi— Frank Nightwonger
Yankees Take Series Opener Behind Seven-Run Inning
At Yankee Stadium on Oct 6 1937 the Yankees defeated the Giants 8 to 1 in the World Series opener. The Yanks erupted in the sixth inning scoring five runs off Carl Hubbell aided by four walks and two Giants errors. Lefty Gomez pitched through a rough fifth inning.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Yankees
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Hubbell
Harry Gumbert
Dick Coffman
Gomez
Moore
Gehrig
Bartell
Ott
Leiber
Crosetti
Yankee
Rolfe
McCarthy
Lazzers
Mancuso
Selkirk
Hoag
Whitehead
Lazzeri
Hopper
DiMaggio
Dickey
Ripple
N.S
AB Moore
Bad Bartell
Oes
Cf Ripple
Rf McCarthy
C . Whitehead
di Wea
Gumbert
P Coffman
Berger Smith
Ccccces
Esceseere Anges
A.L
A. Crosetti
Rex Rolfe
Et Gehrig
Or Dickey
I Selkirk
Il Lazzeri
Sptreenene
N.L
Crosett
Coffman
Kings
Smith
Ormsby
A. J
Barr
N. L
Basil A. L
Stewart
Pre game antics headline star Roland Logan at KU
Roland Logan former KU football player and later trainer for KU teams and now trainer for the Boston Red Sox assisted Al Schacht in pre game theatrics. Schacht wore a silk hat and frock coat while Logan, famed for his barber shop tenor voice, rode special trains to games. Logan scored the lone KU run as part of a six hit performance cited in the piece. The report shifts to a Yankees Giants game with Lazzeri's eighth inning homer, and notes attendance at 60 573 with gate receipts 284 256, players share 119 470 56. The Giants bullpen and lineup changes are described as Terry plans Melton to face the Yanks. The narrative ends with a detailed inning by inning box score.
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Roland Logan
K. U
Boston Red Sox
Logan
al Schacht
Schacht
Yanks
Tony Lazzeri
Giants
Terry
Cliff Melton
Yankees
Charley
Red Ruffings
Joe McCarthy
Lou Chiozza
Hank Leiber
Spanish City of Mahon Appeals for Aid Amid Starvation
About thirty thousand residents of Mahon on Minorca face starvation as Valencia authorities fail to provide enough food. An urgent appeal for aid was sent to Spanish government sympathizers in France, Perpignan, urging relief.
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City of Mahon
France
Perpignan
Mahon
Minorca
Valencia
Reunion of Thirty-Fifth Division Veterans in Lawrence
The 35th Division veterans from Kansas and Missouri plan their Lawrence reunion November 10 and 11. Dorsey-Liberty American Legion will discuss reception plans and program at tomorrow night’s meeting. General Von Boetticher and other high ranking officers expected visitors.
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National Guard
Kansas
Missouri
Lawrence
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Richard B. Stevens
Legion Post
Legion
Fred R. Fitzpatrick
Salina
Thirty-Fifth Division Association
Battle of the Arsenne
National Legion
von Boetticher
Washington
the Argonne
Huxman Challenged in Topeka Welfare Debate
Senator Thale P. Skovgard of Green Leaf attacks Governor Huxman over welfare funding figures. He argues Huxman distorts data to gain control of welfare administration for political ends. Skovgard contrasts legislative numbers with the current and proposed funding shares from state, counties, and federal sources.
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Topeka
Thale P. Skovgard
Greenleaf
Walter A. Huxman
Huxman
Skovgard
KU Alumni Good Will Tour Set for October Trip
University of Kansas representatives will visit Salina Hill City Colby Garden City Pratt Hutchinson and McPherson on an alumni good will tour next week. The trip runs from October 12 to 15 led by Fred Ellsworth Gwinn Bene Paul B. Lawson Ray Wright and Horace Mason.
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Kansas Cities
University of Kansas
Fred Ellsworth
Gwinn Bene
Paul B. Lawson
Ray Wright
Horace Mason
Salina
Hill City
Colby
Garden City
Pratt
Hutchinson
McPherson
Stock Market Index Climbs to 54.2
The average of 60 stocks rose to 54.2 yesterday from 52.9, signaling a positive shift in early market trading. Investors watched several major issues move higher as volumes increased across sectors.
Sharp Drop Shown in Cases of Infantile Paralysis in Kansas
Kansas health officials reported a sharp weekly decline in infantile paralysis cases for the week ending October 2. Twenty-six new cases appeared across 14 counties, down from 86 the prior week, with Kansas City Kansas and Wichita each reporting three cases and multiple counties recording two or one cases. Typhoid, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, and meningitis totals were provided for context.
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Kansas
Topeka
C., H. Kinnaman
State Board of Health
Brown
Cowley
Doniphan
Franklin
Riley
Allen, Clay
Greenwood
Marshall
Montgomery
Shawnee
Wyandotte
Seventh Annual 4-H and Vocational Fair at Mount Hope
The Chamber of Commerce sponsors a one day fair at the Mount Hope Nursery building. Entries range from handkerchiefs to full costumes and chickens to stock over 1000 pounds. Premiums total about 200 dollars with ribbons. No entry fees. space furnished free. Judging for livestock clothing and foods begins 1 30 p m with 10 o'clock opening.
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Mount Hope Nursery
Chamber of Commerce
Warren Decker
W. R. Essick
Harold Fisher
F. G. Hagenbuch
Lawrence Leonard
Robert Miller
Deal Six
Elgin Button
Kansas-Wichita football ticket sale lifts with train ride
Ticket sales for the Kansas Kansas–Wichita game rise as a special train will run from Lawrence to Wichita on Saturday. Tickets cost 168 per seat and round trip 364. The train carries the KU band and fans, departing 6 30 AM Saturday from the Santa Fe station and returning 7 30 PM. KU headquarters will be at Hotel Lassen in Wichita. The Jayhawkers depart Friday night and the squad list for the trip is not yet announced.
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Wichita
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Santa Fe
Lassen
K. U
Jayhawker
Freight Train Plunges Through Burning Bridge Near Ottawa
A UGP A Missouri Pacific freight train plunged into a burning draw 15 miles southeast of Ottawa Kansas. Enginemen jumped to safety, and several following cars burned. Engineer G W Lyttle and Brake man R E Laub escaped unharmed while Fireman Joe Bunk rode the engine into the draw. Three freight cars loaded with merchandise were set on fire.
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Ottawa
Kan
UGP
Missouri Pacific
Here
Santa
Council Grove
Emporia and Lawrence Linked in 66 000 K V Power Line
The new 66 000 K V line connects Lawrence and Emporia with a 55.4 mile route. Admin touches completed October 1 with final checks on October 3 and 4. Power to be turned on within ten days for a final electrical test. The line will join the Tecumseh-Lawrence line at Watson Kansas, five miles south of Tecumseh.
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Lawrence
Emporia
Watson
Kan
Tecumseh
Unemployment Address Critiques Made Work Relief
Henry J. Allen spoke to about a hundred Lawrence business leaders on unemployment at the Hotel Eldridge. He attacked made work relief and urged England’s direct relief model and civil service administration to reform the U S relief system and curb the growing burden on taxpayers.
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Henry J. Allen
United States
Eldridge
Lawrence
Crystal Room
Allen
Kansas
Topeka State Journal
Dolph Simons
Chamber of Commerce
England
Mr. Allen
United States Census Bureau
Costs More for Food as Meat Prices Lead Rise
Labor Department data show food costs up 28.6 percent over five years with meat prices driving the climb. Meat, dairy, and overall food indices rose since last year, dairy products up 14.5 percent and meat 8.5 percent, while butcher charges surged sharply.
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Washington
Labor Department
Tony
Department
Mystery figure linked to Kansas communist probe disclosed
Kansas City police traced the mysterious "Max" who sent Don Henry $22 to aid his trip to Spain to Max Salzman, secretary of the Kansas City Communist Party. Salzman's whereabouts are unknown as details of campus liberal study groups and Y M C A talks surface in the investigation.
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University of Kansas
Don Henry
K. U
Spain
Max Salzman
Communist Party
Kansas City
Salzman
Max
Kansas
Hunt
New York
Don
Rain shortages mark seventh driest September in 51 years
Topeka reports September 1987 was the seventh driest in 51 years and the sixth straight month of deficient statewide precipitation. Statewide moisture through September ranked fifth lowest for the first nine months, with regional variations and the highest monthly total of 7.81 inches in Emporia and the lowest 0.07 inch in Olathe. Mean monthly temperature reached 71.3 degrees. The month’s high was 106 at Manhattan on the 3rd and the low 30 at Centralia on the 26th.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Emporia
Olathe
Manhattan
Centralia
Don Henry trip fallout fuels University denials
Ed Henry of Dodge City denies K U officials influenced his son Don Henry to travel to Spain where he was killed. Dean Paul B Lawson and Y M C A secretary John L Hunt rejected Henry’s charges and offered to discuss the matter. The inquiry into alleged campus communism remains in recess as Chancellor Lindley is away.
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Kenneth Graeber
University of Kansas
Loyalist Medical Corps
Spain
Don Henry
K. U
Aragon Front
Graeber
Lawrence
Ed Henry
Dodge City
Don
Henry
Paul B. Lawson
College of Liberal Arts
John L. Hunt
Hunt
Y. M
Dean Lawson
Dean of Men’s Office
Men’s Employment Bureau
Ed. Henry
Mr. Henry
Paris
Kansas Weather Forecast Noted For Tonight And Thursday
Generally fair tonight with cooler conditions in extreme southeast and warmer later Thursday in the northwest Morning weather remains generally clear Dirt roads listed as good The report includes yesterday's gas office temperature readings and notes on crevises and sweetmen in odd phrasing with unclear data from University Coal Co Phone 44-
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WPA
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U.S
K. U. Man
H. E. Riggs
Engineering Society
National Giants
Pound Carl Hubbell
Lefty Gomez
Melton
Mound
Nancy
Paul Gebus
Exle
Germany
Gebus
Maginot
Gaynor
Hamilton
Vt. Ve
Civil Service Aids
Henry Case
University
Earl Browder
Second Avenue
Lawson
Cod AY
Cody
University Coal Co
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