Allies in Accord On Aims in War
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Chamberlain stating Britain and France are in complete accord on war aims and that any specific war aims will be published only by agreement with France. He notes statements have been made but future wording will come via joint consultation.
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Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
France
Arthur Henderson
Henderson
Europe
Poland
Czechoslovakia
British Warships and German Planes in Battle
The admiralty reports repeated clashes between British warships and German planes in the northeast North Sea today with no British casualties known. Eyewitness in France says four British planes conducted daylight reconnaissance from France to the North Sea and one pair passed two anti aircraft barrages.
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London
North Sea
Admiralty
France
Proposals of Russia to Finland Stir Scandinavian Worries
Moscow authorizes moves to back Hitler’s peace gestures while pressuring Britain and France. Molotov fast-tracks German trade talks as Turkey and Lithuania host talks, with Paasivski of Finland arriving. Russia eyes Finnish Swedish islands to control shipping routes, prompting Swedish concern.
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Soviet
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Izvestia
Great Britain
France
Europe
Lanvansaari
Seiskar
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Aaland
Sweden
Finland
Stockholm
Germany
Juhu Paasiviki
Germany plans transfer of Germans from Baltic states
Berlin reports outline negotiation plans for mass relocation of 60,000 Germans in Latvia, 15,000-20,000 in Estonia, and 40,000 in Lithuania. Officials cite property compensation and capital transfer issues while signaling decisive action possible without waiting for full details.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Baltic States
Reich
Hitler
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Europe
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Fire Prevention Week program at Haskell Institute
Fire Prevention Week activities are planned at Haskell Institute as part of the year long safety and health drive. Fire Chief Paul Ingels will speak Thursday at 1 pm in the Haskell auditorium. Fire drills are scheduled, first aid lessons occur in shops, and Dr. Fred T. Renick will give talks on living and health throughout the year.
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Haskell Institute
Paul Ingels
Haskell
W. I. Evans
Fred T. Renick
COURSES TO BEGIN FOR KU AVIATION STUDENTS
A five hour ground school for University of Kansas civilian aviation students starts tomorrow at 7 30 AM. Prof Earl D Hay announced two sections taught by Howard Henry and Richard King. Textbooks supplied by the federal government include meteorology navigation and air commerce rules. Of 104 applicants 74 passed the first physical exam. 18 tested by noon with final tests pending for the top 50 scholastically. Flight training contract status unclear pending those selections.
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University of Kansas
Earl D. Hay
Howard Henry
Richard King
Lyle Powell
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Hay
Salvation Army Drive Names Local Division Chairs
Robert Ovler selects division chairmen for the Salvation Army drive with opens for employee and specialists committees. Downtown blocks leadership includes Fred Kahn and captains, while Prof. P. W. Wiesselman will chair the University drive with about twenty helpers. Special gifts committee to follow prior year practice aims at $10 contributors.
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Salvation Army
Fred Kahn
Laverne Vincent
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Ray Wright
Milton Beach
P. W. Wiesselman
School of Law
Olin Brigman
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Ratner to Address Kansas Grand Lodge Meeting
Gov. Payne Ratner will address a Kansas 1.0.0.F. grand lodge gathering on Wednesday afternoon with 3000 expected in attendance.
Balkan States Seek Closer Ties With Italy to Avoid War
Reports from Budapest indicate Germany is pressuring Balkan nations to relocate German minorities from Romania Hungary and Yugoslavia with government subsidies. Italy may pursue new friendship pacts with Hungary and Yugoslavia as Italy seeks to protect Balkan interests amid rising war tensions.
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Bucharest
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Belgrade
Adolf Hitler
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Europe
Senate blocks recess on European peace push
Washington on Oct 9 the senate leadership blocked a three day recess sought by Senator Johnson to let Roosevelt pursue an honorable peace in Europe. Johnson argued the world would approve while Hull said the U.S. had not been approached by Germany Britain or France. The debate touched on neutrality bills and a Tobey led push for immediate repeal with a cash and carry trade plan debated in coming days. House Woodrum proposed a seven man committee to probe a national committee supporting non intervention.
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Know Your P T A Week to Be Marked in Lawrence
Governor Ratner proclaims October 9 to 15 Know Your P T A week with Lawrence schools open to visitors. Events include Woodlawn October 12 at 3 p.m. with Superintendent Clifford D. Dean and Pinckney October 19 at 8 p.m. with Dean, plus October 19 meetings at New York and Cordley and a October 16 junior high session led by John E. Jacobs.
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Ratner
Woodlawn
Clifford D. Dean
New York
W. C. Boardman
McAllaster
John G. Stutz
League of Women Voters
John E. Jacobs
Brother of O. W. Maloney Dies Suddenly in West
O. W. Maloney traveled by air to Long Beach California after the sudden death of his brother George Maloney age 45 from a heart attack. George is survived by his wife and his mother Mrs. W. Maloney Sr. Funeral services will be at 2:30 tomorrow at the Daniel Mottell funeral home in Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Calif
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Long Bea
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Stock Market Index Edges Up on Saturday
The average of 60 stocks rises to 51.8, up from 51.7 on Saturday as market activity resumes. Investors watch small-cap moves and sector rotations amid cautious trading.
Rain and frost sweep eastern and northwest Kansas
Eastern Kansas will receive more rain with colder air pushing in from the northwest. Frost is expected tonight in northwestern counties as skies clear, with crops mostly dried up and minimal impact from late frost. Temperatures will drop to 50s in the east and 30s to 40s in the west, with 70 to 75 expected tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Wyoming
Montana
North Dakota
French War Front Moves Reported On Western Front
Paris reports first general operations since war began five weeks ago with very great German patrol activity from the Moselle valley to Saarbruecken. French tank corps foresees possible large Nazi offensive near Saarbruecken as rains and veterans from Poland bolster German lines.
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Saarbruecken
Saar
Germany
France
Saarlouis
Nied
Tank Corps
Luxembourg
Mazinot
War Council
Communist‘party
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Saarland
Nied River
Adolf Hitler
Ofer
Hitler
le Figaro
Russia
Baltic
Poland
National Cornhusking Contest Folder and Sticker Availability
The Chamber of Commerce office is distributing folders about the three day program of the National Cornhusking Contest. Lawrences residents are urged to pick up folders or have firms receive them as enclosures. Windshield stickers in two colors feature the Jayhawker atop an ear of corn as the official souvenir.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Aton
Real Estate Trends Highlight 1930s City Planning Debate
David Neiswanger of Topeka spoke on Significant Trends in the Real Estate Field, linking population shifts, decentralization, and city planning to future rental values and growth. Rotary attendees included C. A. Galloway and others. Marion Hume of Ottawa to meet next week.
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Rotary
David Neiswanger
Topeka
Neiswanger Investment Company
National Association of Real Estate Boards
J. C. Nichols
Kansas City
United States
John Stutz
R. A. Schwegler
C. A. Galloway
Andrew Hamilton
Park Rapids
Drought-hit Kansas gets relief from heavy rains
Widespread rains, especially in south central Kansas, revive prospects for the 1940 wheat crop and ease drought conditions. Temperatures cool as moisture supports germination, pasture recovery, and late seeding, though more rain is needed to replenish subsoil and stock water.
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Kansas
Grainmerie
Rainfall Reaches .39 Inch By Noon Here
Rainfall measured .39 inch at noon today as showers began early and persisted through the morning. Professor C J Posey, a volunteer weather observer, reported the total up to noon was .11 inch. This rain aids wheat, young alfalfa, and the emergency pastorate, marking October’s first rain after September’s drought peaked with only .53 inch.
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C. J. Posey
Kirby Page to Speak to Lawrence Student Groups
Kirby Page, author and lecturer, arrives in Lawrence tonight to address a YMCA and YWCA assembly at Fraser theater at 4 30 tomorrow on Religious Contribution in a Time of Social Crisis. He will also deliver the first Forums board lecture at 8 15 tomorrow night in Fraser theater. Page, author of Must We Go To War and On National Defense, was formerly linked with Sherwood Foldy.
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Kirby Page
Lawrence
John J. O. Moore
Y.M.C.A
Page
Y.W.C.A
Fraser Theater
Sherwood Foldy
Pace
Topeka
Ministerial Alliance
Rains Bring Cheer Across West Texas Amid Storm Damage
Western Texas experienced welcome rains breaking a six week dry spell for farmers and stockmen. Wheat benefited and stock tanks filled in many areas from the Panhandle to the Big Bend. A Crane windstorm injured three and damaged about forty houses as rain spread from Wichita Falls to El Paso. Dallas reports October 9.
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West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Crane
Dallas
Tex
Secret Dies Committee Session on Communists in Government
Washington, Oct 9 The Dies committee held a secret session to hear a government employee tied to Communist factions among various government workers. The witness requested anonymity due to fear of reprisals as the panel shed light on missing files and a ransacked committee office. A stolen espionage suspects list and other bags of material were mentioned. The purported Communist report criticized local CLC progress and named John L Lewis William Green and AF of L concerns.
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Dies Committee
Em Ee Ener Ergetter
Dies
Justice Department
Communist Party
C.L.C
John L. Lewis
C.L
A.F.L
William Green
Navy Yard
Plan Re Surfacing On Indiana Street From Ninth To Twelfth
City plans a new asphalt surface on Indiana Street from Ninth to Tenth and from Eleventh to Twelfth as part of a WPA project. WP A funds cover the shale bank cutting and soil removal, with about 3,000 yards moved and 50 percent of dirt moving completed. Completion hinges on weather.
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Indiana Street
Ninth
Tenth Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Street
Ben Babb
High Bank
The
University
Babb
Kansas sportsmen form first annual fish and game group
Pratt Kansas October 9 Gov Payne Ratner says the goal is to improve outdoor recreation for Kansans who now hunt and fish out of state He calls the convention a milestone in Kansas fish and game administration The association will coordinate county groups and aim for about 20000 members in a year with 3000 county game protectors directing wildlife policy and regulations Directors for the Kansas Fish and Game Development association are elected across districts including Lawrence Holton Salina Lenora Emporia Cherryvale Ellinwood Kingman and Dodge City.
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Kan
Payne Ratner
Kansas
Kansas Fish and Game Administration
Ratner
Kansas Fish Arid Game Development Association
Forestry, Fish and Game
Fred Kahn
Lawrence
Otto Grundeman
Holton
George Wallerius
Salina
Ed Murray
Herington
J. C. McArthur
Lenora
Martin Sutcliffer
Grainfield
E. S. Dunn
Emporia
Dee McQuillen
Cherryvale
Frank W. Robl
Ellinwood
W. M. Benefield
Kingman
R. E
Immetus to Planting of Wheat Given by Rainfall
Wide weekend rains boost late Kansas wheat planting but officials warn acreage will still be below normal. Federal statistician H. L. Collins cites about 40 percent of normal winter seedbed, while J. C. Mohler of the state agriculture board sees new drills starting across the state. Trocadero Night Club Closes in Hollywood.
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Immetus
Topeka
Kansas
H. L. Collins
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Collins
Kansas Weather: Cloudy Cool With Rain and Frost Nationwide
Mostly cloudy and cooler in Kansas with rain in the extreme east and frost in the northwest tonight. Tuesday will be generally fair with cooler conditions in the extreme northeast and rising afternoon temperatures in the northwest and west central areas.
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Kansas
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