Roosevelt urges five measures for a special session
President Roosevelt calls a November 15 special session to push a five point program by Christmas. The plan includes crop production control wage hour standards regional planning government reorganization and stronger anti trust laws. He stresses prosperity must be sound and permanent and previews a swift House vote on key items.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Bankhead
D-Ala
O'Connor
D-N.y
House Rules Committee
Hugo L. Black
China
Aeeme
Nature Controls Own Crop Prospects In Wheat Belt
Washington reports from UPI say the weather bureau notes nature is hindering winter wheat yields due to widespread moisture shortages. Early fall sowing is slow to sprout with uneven germination and soil too dry in several states, while North Dakota and Montana see beneficial rains and Montana records a fall rainfall “best in years.”
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Washington
UPI
Weather Bureau
Nature
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
North Dakota
Montana
Midwest
Roosevelt peace plan faces doubts from Logan on foreign policy
Senator Logan voices doubt about the peace program’s foreign policy, calling neutrality “foolish” and warning of outcomes if the nine power meeting fails. Senator Hatch urges a special session to address agricultural overproduction after AAA invalidation, noting ruinous prices for cotton, wheat, and corn.
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Washington
Logan
D-Ky
Roosevelt
Altho
Japan
China
Carl A. Hatch
D-N-M
Congress
Supreme Court
AAA
New Deal
Hatch
Senate Agricultural Committee
Utah Banker Elected President of American Bankers
Pi-Orval W. Adams aged 53 of Salt Lake City was chosen president of the American Bankers Association at its 63rd annual convention in Boston He succeeds Tom K. Smith of St Louis Adams has been executive VP of the Utah State National Bank and served as first vice president of the association the past year Philip A Benson of Brooklyn was elected first vice president
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Boston
Pi—Orval W. Adams
Salt Lake City
Utah
American Bankers Association
Tom K. Smith
St. Louis
Philip A. Benson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Adams
Utah State National Bank
Association
Civil War Veteran Byron B. Clark Dies at 96
Ashland Kansas reports death of Byron B. Clark 96 last Civil War veteran in Clark County died yesterday in Ashland. Clark served in the Union forces and was noted as the final surviving veteran in the county.
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Ashland
Kan
Byron B. Clark
Clark County
Crisis Shapes Up On Spanish Front In War News
London reports a cabinet session to discuss calling the hands off Spain committee for swift action on withdrawing foreign volunteers. Chamberlain and Attlee confer on Spain crisis as battles rage along Aragon front near Zaragoza with air and ground clashes and disputed outcomes.
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London
Spain
Neville Chamberlain
Clement R. Attlee
Arthur Greenwood
Italy
Britain
France
Hendaye
Aragon
Zaragoza
No Man’s Land
Francisco Franco
Valencia
Madrid
Franco
Salamanca
Gijon
Bay of Biscay
Italy Calls Volunteers for Emergencies
Italian blackshirt leaders asked for 50 000 volunteer militia men to meet emergencies. Fascist officials denied intent for Spanish service while Britain and France were disturbed by reports of further Italian intervention amid the Spanish intervention impasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Fascist Officials Deny 50000 Volunteers For Spain
Rome reports fascist officials deny that the 50,000 volunteers in a new blackshirt recruiting drive are bound for Spain. They say Italy is filling military holes to stay strong amid the European situation and that no specific point dictated the action.
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Rome
Italy
Farm problems pressing says Kansas expert at meeting
Economist P C R Jaccard of Kansas State College extension says agricultural stability cannot be bought and many urgent issues remain for farmers. Bushrod Allen of AAA planning outlined methods and goals. J C Mohler of the state board of agriculture was set to speak to about 500 attendees.
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Manhattan
Kan
P. C.R. Jaccard
Kansas State College Extension Service
State Farm Bureau Convention
Bushrod Allen
AAA Agricultural Planning Section
Washington
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Stock Market Index Inches Up Amid Mixed Data
An index of 60 stocks posts a day’s average around 50.1 with a slight rise to 50.6. Notes mention Ford Service and Hamilton, with a reference to .702 and Vermont.
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Ford Service
Hamilton
W.F. W. DOES NOT BLAME K. U. FACULTY
Don Henry a Kansas University student died in the Spanish Civil War yet Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars leader P C E Adams says the faculty is not to blame. He argues communism is a political theory and education should analyze all governments to understand Americanism. Adams urges a campaign to combat communism in Kansas with intelligent presentation of American government benefits.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Don Henry
Wichita
Kan
P.C. E. Adams
Kansas Department
Kansas University
K. U
Salina V
United States
Adams
Dodge City
Kansas
Labor Divisions Cloud AFL CIO Rift Across Nation
In Denver and Atlantic City, AFL leaders reject peace terms with the CIO and push to curb the National Labor Relations Board. They back amendments to the Wagner Act and oppose labor wage hour bill proposals, signaling continued labor division and potential confrontation with CIO factions.
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Denver
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
C.I.C
William Green
A. F
A. F. of L
Labor Board
Matthew Woll
Federation
Woll
Bureau of Commission
Atlantic City
N. J
Committee For Industrial Organization
C.I.O
United Labor Movement
C.I
Free maids proposed as WPA project for Detroit housewives
President Roosevelt aides of Senator Iss. Brown of Michigan announced a plan to provide free maids for needy and incapacitated Detroit housewives using Works Progress Administration funds. A suggested allotment of 178 980 dollars awaits comptroller general approval.
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Washington
Detroit
Works Progress Administration
Roosevelt
Iss. M. Brown
Michigan
Rural Forum Opens on Kansas State Campus Theme The People and the Land
The National Rural Forum sponsored by the American Country Life association will begin a three day session at Kansas State College tomorrow. About 1,500 persons are expected to attend the event on the campus in Manhattan Kansas October 18. New 1938 Plymouths and Chryslers advertised.
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Rural Forum
Manhattan
Kan
National Rural Forum
American Country Life Association
Kansas State College
Evidence of Possible Sabotage on U S Ship Vincennes
A Navy inquiry board found evidence suggesting possible sabotage on the heavy cruiser Vincennes. In two gear boxes at the Boston yard, a large metal piece and a later fire were detected, with a nonstandard file found in another box. The cause and intent remain under investigation.
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Washington
UPL
Navy
Vincennes
Boston Navy Yard
Kansas University grants 46 degrees to graduates
The graduate School faculty voted 46 degrees awarded since June, with new members named to the administrative and research committees. New appointees include Domenico Gagliardo and John E. Hanins. The list spans Master of Arts, Master of Science, Education, and Business Administration with recipients from multiple cities and states.
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University of Kansas
Domenico Gagliardo
John E. Hanins
F. FE. Kester
W. E. Sandelius
J. O. Jones
Otto Springer
J. H. Nelson
Bert A. Nash
Lawrence
Guy V. Keeler
James Henry Smith
Wilmont Toulson
Guy Clifton Omer
Byron Crutchfield
Mason
Bernhard Bargen
Bethel
Joseph E. Brewer
Independence
Kan
Wilmot D. Carr
Blue Rapids
Elizabeth Culver
Topeka
Rollin B. Devore
Britton
Okla
Isabelle Dills
Hillsboro
Leonard J. Franz
Elbert H. Himes
William W. Hinkley
Spearville
Gordon Merl Krueger
Mulvane
Amos IL
Lingard
Princeton
Minnie N. McDaniel
Lawrence E. Moberly
Wilkinsburg
George B. Moore
Winfield
Alma A. Oakes
Yazoo City
Miss
James W. Putnam
Emporia
Emma E. Sage
Hutchinson
Joseph P. Shelden
Gem
Eula R. Smith
Ella M. Thomas
Kansas City
Frank B. Toalson
Dodge City
Wilmont Toalson
Ralph L. Tweedy
Hays
Arthur *. Voss
Guy C. Omer, Jr
Pollye S. Baucom
Anadarko
Fred H. Howell
Larned
Thomas N.millard
Sedan
Charles P. Nels
Coffeyville
Frances X. Shea
Haddam
James A. Shotton
Kincaid, Ill
Alfred D. Smith
Rusell D. Smith
Needesha
Florannah A. Welsh
Orlie K. Wolfenbarger
Overland Park
Clarence H. Franklin
Parsons
Wilfred B. Kintigh
Olathe
Byron C. Mason
Waldo McCort
Rozel
Shelley F. Peters
Chester E. Taylor
Whson
Dale C. Mlarcoux
Willis S. Quant
Dutch Air Commander Dies With Eight Officers In Java Sea Crash
Nine people perished when a Dutch naval bombing plane crashed into the Java Sea during a night flight off the coast. Commander H G Debruyne, newly appointed head of the Netherlands-India air service, was among the dead. he was stationed at Soerabaya, Java.
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Netherlands
Singapore
Straits ‘Settlements
H. G. Debruyne
Java
Debruyne
Netherlands-India Air Service
Soerabaya
Waive Student Fees for Vocational Training Proposal
Gov. Walter A. Haxman proposes waiving college fees for several hundred Kansas high school graduates of limited means to attend state schools for vocational training. The plan, backed by NYA Kansas head Miss Ann Laughlin, would use NYA funds for living costs but not fees, with 42 work hours monthly for support.
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Topeka
Kansas
Board of Regents
Clarence V. Beck
Walter A. Haxman
Ann Laughlin
National Youth Administration
NYA
Haxman
Charles M. Harger
Attorney General
Beck
State University
Harger
Regents
Miss Laughlin
Jury Deadlocks in Milton Beach Liquor Case
A 12 man jury in Milton Beach failed to reach a verdict in the Ray Barnes liquor case after about an hour and 45 minutes of deliberation. Barnes faced charges of possession and sale of intoxicating liquor. officers testified pints of alcohol and whiskey were found along the road near Haskell Institute. No witnesses for the defense were called.
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Justice Court
Milton Beach
Ray Barnes
Barnes
Haskell Institute
Arthur Petefish
Frank Frye
Frye
Nineteenth Street
John Ingalls
Ralph Dicker
Petefish
Jude Anderson
William LaCoss
G. S. Scott
Harold Gill
Edwin Fenstemaker
Oscar Miles
J. M. Stone
F. C. Durland
Martin Jost
A. C. Pontius
William Zweifel
Thornton Hemphill
Ed Nevin
Osa Johnson to Lecture in Manhattan Kansas
Mrs. Osa Johnson explorer and lecturer will present two talks in Manhattan on December 2 under the auspices of the American Association of University Women. Johnson has spent the last four months in East Africa.
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Manhattan
Kan
Osa Johnson
American Asociation of University
Johnson
East Africa
McCarthy Named Yankees Manager
New York October 13 Joe McCarthy signed a three year contract to manage the world champion New York Yankees at thirty five thousand dollars per year Ed Barrow club general manager announced.
Sox Win Chicago Series
Chicago's tie Sox captured their fourth straight city baseball title by defeating the Cubs 6 to 1 at Writeley Field in the seventh and final game of their 22nd series.
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Sox
Chicago
Writeley Field
Cubs
Literacy Claim Sparks City Debate in Fall River
A claim that ten percent of Fall River residents are illiterate sparks debate on education needs. Officials, educators, and community groups discuss implications for schools, adult programs, and local policy responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River, Mass
Million a Month Revenue From State Sales Tax Expected
Topeka—The state tax commission reports June data complete with total collections at $2,341,826.46 as of Oct 9. Chairman W. G. Fink said August may exceed $1,000,000 and the year total at least $12,000,000. June payments came from 40,892 retailers. July from 37,198. August from 23,247. September from 279. Use tax has $69,331.07. 55,621 merchants have registered to collect the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Slnes
W. G. Fink
State Law Commission
Fink
Potatoes Attract Large Out-Of-State Speakers Plan
Kansas Potato show moves to November 4 and 5 at the National Guard armory with co operation from the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and the extension division of Kansas State college. Roger M Williams leads arrangements. Prof L B Melchers plans a full program for men and women including sweet and Irish potato exhibits a women s potato food show a junior judging contest and a banquet with awards on November 4. Out of state speakers include Prof H C Werner R Hastings and J W Anderson. Miss Georgiana Smurthwaite oversees women s program while J O Miller and W G Amstein handle exhibits. Deals Six county farm agent serves as secretary.
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Kansas
National Guard
Highth
New Hampshire Street
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Kansas State College
Roger M. Williams
Chamber of Commerce
L. B. Melchers
Manhattan
H. C. Werner
University of Nebraska
R.hastings
State Seed Department
Fargo
N. Dak
J. W. Anderson
University of Missouri
Georgiana Sm
Frost Expected Across Kansas With Freezing Night
Topeka reports a heavy frost or freezing night for Kansas with temperatures dipping to the lower 30s. Readings today ranged from 50 to 55 degrees. upper 50s anticipated Thursday. Rain totals varied across locations, and the frost may damage late grain sorghums while aiding wheat and controlling grasshoppers. Moran posted the state high of 72 degrees, with morning lows as low as 34 in several towns.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Dodge City
Ellis
Salina
Phillipsburg
Arkansas City
Kansas City
Goodland
Concordia
Moran
St. Joseph
Wichita
Burns Sues For Old Age Aid Writ In District Court
Richard Burns petitions the district court against the Douglas county social welfare board and county director Mildred D. Watson seeking a mandamus to compel old age assistance. He says he applied September 15 and October 3 but was told aid requires signing an application and placing a lien on his property. Burns, over 65, says his earning power is gone and his wife and an invalid daughter depend on him.
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District Court
Richard Burns
Illinois Street
Douglas County Social Welfare Board
Mildred D. Watson
Burns
Rains Bring Relief to Texas Farmlands
Pi Rains soaked agricultural lands across Texas from the Panhandle to central regions and east to Texarkana. Farmers expressed satisfaction as moisture reached crops in Del Rio and along the oil belt, signaling reprieve from drought.
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Texas
Dallas
Panhandle
del Rio
Oil
Texarkana
Local Men Faced by Liquor Charge in Leavenworth
Tom Robinson and Ross Cooper of Lawrence posted $500 bonds in Leavenworth city court for appearance next Tuesday on charges of possession of liquor and operating a liquor nuisance after a Monday raid on the Dew Drop Inn north of Six Corners on highway 40. About 234 bottles of whiskey gin and alcohol were seized. liquor was hidden in walls.
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Tom Robinson
Ross
Cooper
Lawrence
Leavenworth
W. D. Reilly
Leavenworth County
Six Corners
Highway 40
W. E. Scott
Scott
Clarence V. Beck
Beck
Reilly
Dew Drop Inn
John Doyle
Robinson
Homecoming Planned by Hesper Friends Church
Plans for a Hesper Friends church homecoming were announced for October 31. An 11 a m service at the church will precede a community dinner at the old Hesper Academy building. Afterward a program at the church will feature talks and letter readings from former members scattered across the country. The general committee includes Rev. William Garrison, Roger Stanley, Mahlon Cox, Ed Grob, Mrs. Blanche Knabe and Mrs. Mildred D. Watson.
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Hesper Friends Church
Hesper
Hesper Academy
William Garrison
Roger Stanley
Mahlon Cox
Ed Grob
Blanche Knabe
Mildred D. Watson
Dentists to Hold Joint Kansas Meeting at Eldridge Hotel
The first and fifth districts of the Kansas Dental association plan a joint meeting Friday and Saturday at the Eldridge hotel with a 10 30 a m Saturday session. Dr George B Winters of St Louis will show motion pictures on extracting the third molar. Papers by Dr W O Massey Jr of Denver on Bridging the Gap Between Patient and Dentist and Dr Leon R Kramer on The Dental Aspect of Public Health will be presented with a discussion by H G Ingham on The Lay Educational Phase of Dentistry. Clinics are scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Dental Association
Eldridge Hotel
George B. Winters
St. Louis
Dickinson Theater
W. O. Massey, Jr
Denver
Colo
Leon R. Kramer
State Board of Health
H. G. Ingham
University Extension Division
Weather Outlook And Road Conditions Report
Generally fair tonight and Thursday with slight cooling in the southeast. Heavy frost or freezing tonight and a warmer Thursday afternoon. Morning is cloudy with possible rain, dirt roads soft at Tonka, others good. Gas Office records show a high 61 and low around freezing with 0.27 inch rainfall in the past 24 hours. University Coal Co reports contact details.
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Toneka
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