Italy and Britain back plan to withdraw foreign volunteers from Spain
London reports say the non intervention subcommittee empowered its chair to pursue Italy and Germany favored a commission to supervise voluntary withdrawals from both sides in Spain. Key points include equal withdrawals, independent supervision, and a decision on belligerent rights after evacuation begins. Count Grandi urged removing volunteers ASAP.
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London
Italy
Germany
Spain
Dino Grandi
Count Grandi
Court Stay in Child Labor Amendment Case
In Topeka on October 20 the Kansas Supreme Court granted a 90 day stay of execution in its ruling that the legislature ratified the child labor amendment. State Senator Rolla W. Coleman and 23 other lawmakers had sought to block the ratification, relying on a tie broken by Lieutenant Governor W. M. Lindsay.
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Topeka
State Supreme Court
Kansas
Supreme Court
Rolla W. Coleman
Johnson County
W. M. Lindsay
Senate
Terrorism Charges Hover Over Ford Plant Row
Kansas City on October 20 reports business leaders claim agitators are staging terror acts and slugging people with no police interference. The Democratic city administration investigates as it considers reopening the Ford assembly plant. The chamber of commerce forms a Detroit trip committee to sway Ford officials against permanent closure.
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Kansas City
Ford Assembly
Chamber of Commerce
Detroit
Ford
Missouri official fired ends O Malley era
Jefferson City Oct 20 R E O Malley state superintendent of insurance was fired by Governor Lloyd C Stark ending four turbulent years in office The administration’s break with T J Pendergast Kansas City leader deepened as Stark ignored Pendergast’s recommendation to retain O Malley George A S Robertson of Marshall who O Malley had fired previously served as deputy at the time of dismissal
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Jefferson City
R. E. O’malley
George A. S. Robertson
Marshall
O’malley
Lloyd C. Stark
T. J. Pendergast
Kansas City
Stark
Pendergast
O'Malley
State Historical Meeting Draws Lawrence Delegation
At the Kansas State Historical Society annual gathering in Topeka yesterday at least twelve Lawrence residents attended. Notable attendees included R. C. Rankin, Miss Hannah Oliver, Prof. J. C. Malin, Miss Agnes Emery, Dr. Edward Bumgardner, W. C. Simons, Mrs. E. M. Owen, Dr. and Mrs. Olin Templin, Miss Helen McGregor, Miss Myra Hull, Mrs. E. R. Learned, and Prof. and Mrs. F. N. Raymond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas State Historical Society
Topeka
R. C. Rankin
Hannah Oliver
J. C. Malin
Agnes Emery
Edward Bumgardner
W.C. Simons
E. M. Owen
Olin Templin
Helen McGregor
Myra Hull
E. R. Learned
F. N. Raymond
Hoover Takes Lead in Ross Kidnap Probe
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover assumed personal charge of the nationwide hunt for the kidnapers of Charles S. Ross, retired Chicago manufacturer, as the government intensified its search efforts.
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Hoover
Ross
Washington
Pi.j. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles S. Ross
Chicago
Firewood Availability and Classified Ad Guide
Question about fireplace wood supplies. Suggests checking the classified page to find a place to buy wood.
Spanish Airmen Flee To France As Gijon Falls In Rebel Hands
Six Spanish government planes seeking refuge in France claim they are last of Gijon’s air force as rebels close on the city. They report Gijon in flames since Tuesday and say defense against insurgents is impossible. Advancing insurgents reach within 12 miles of Gijon near Avilés and Infesto.
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Biarritz
France
Asturias
Gijon
Hendaye
Villaviciosa
Infesto
Market in Rally Pushes Stocks Higher in New Overall Day
New York traders pushed share prices up by $1 to $6 or more as the market extended yesterday’s rally. Gains were broad across sectors with notable advances in Sears Roebuck Coca Cola Kennecott Copper Douglas Aircraft and Westinghouse while steel stocks lagged.
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New York
Wall Street
U. S. Rubber
Chrysler
du Pont
J. I. Case
Sears, Roebuck
Coca Cola
American Can
Kennecott Copper
Douglas Aircraft
Santa Fe
Phillips Petroleum
Westinghouse
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
U. S
United States Steel
Bethlehem
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Sell Season Tickets for Two Haskell Grid Games
Merchants Bureau and Haskell Institute students canvass the business district to sell season tickets for two home football games. The opener features Baker University Wild Cats on Friday night, followed by Armistice Day with McPherson College in the afternoon. Tickets are $1.10 including tax, with Armistice Day linked to Legion events and the 35th Division reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Bureau
Haskell Institute
Haskell
Indians
Baker University Wildcats
McPherson College
American Legion Committee
35Th Division
Chamber of Commerce
Urge Clinic to Continue Tuberculosis Work Meeting
Citizens and physicians gathered at Wagstaff's for a dinner to discuss continuing the tuberculosis clinics in Lawrence. Out of town guests included Dr. C. H. Serrigo of Topeka, executive secretary of the Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Association, and Dr. E. K. Musson of the State Board of Health. Dr. H. L. Chambers presided as the group voiced support for ongoing efforts.
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Lawrence
Wagstaff’s
C. H. Serrigo
Topeka
Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Association
E. K. Musson
State Board of Health
H. L. Chambers
War Mothers Hold Biennial Convention at Congregational Church
The American War Mothers state group held its biennial convention at the Congregational church. Mayor Alfred Lawrence opened the meeting, Rev. Joseph F. King gave the invocation, and about 50 members attended.
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War Mothers
American War Mothers
Alfred Lawrence
Joseph F. King
Blunt Indictment of Grab for Power by Landon
Topeka Kan Oct 2044 Ailf M Landon reasserted leadership of the Republican party in a radio address denouncing the Roosevelt administration as greedy for power and a failure in wielding power already granted He opened by addressing seventeen million voters and promising to serve the country as the minority party while opposing current policies
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Topeka
Kan
Ailf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Landon Overwhelmed With Messages After Radio Appeal
Topeka dispatch reports M. Landon spent the day handling business and congratulatory messages from supporters across 25 states and the District of Columbia. More than a thousand calls and telegrams arrived by noon, reaching his desk shortly after his broadcast ended.
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Topeka
Pi—Aie M. Landon
Roosevelt
District of Columbia
Landon
Landon criticizes Roosevelt policy in Kansan remarks
In a combative office speech Walvinz urged action on promised policies. Landon assailed Roosevelt’s administration, claiming excessive power and the need for bipartisan guidance. The Kansan summarized social, tax, and constitutional criticisms, noting opposition to NRA substitutes and labor acts amid a fatal Bronx accident.
Oklahoma Guards Put Under Martial Law At Oil Leases
Ardmore Oklahoma October 20 three Oklahoma National Guardsmen acting under Gov Marland patrolled Jones oil company leases near Healdton where over 200 CIO workers had shut 60 wells. Guardsmen blocked access, none present for trouble as Union protests cited.
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Ardmore
Okla
Oklahoma National Guardsmen
E. W. Marland
Jones Oil Company
Heladton
Raymond R. McCoy
Bill Ratliff
Healdton
Marland
Floyd Randolph
Ratliff
Stringtown
Oklo
Wendell Johnson
Oklahoma City
Ross M. Routh
Maurice Daly
Tulsa
Lawrence Chamber Eyes Ford Plant as Kansas City Option
Lawrence Kansas leaders urged Ford Motor to consider Lawrence as a site for a permanent assembly plant if Kansas City plants wind down. A telegram from industrial chair Glenn Charlton highlighted Lawrence's population 15000, rail access, University of Kansas, and cooperative officials. The firm denied new territory plants but Lawrence plans continued outreach and local industry promotion.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Ford Motor Company
Lawrence
Ford
Glenn Charlton
Harry Bennett
Detroit Michigan
Kansas City
Kansas
Kansas River Valley
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Rock Island
University of Kansas
Chariton
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Committee
Board of Education
Treasury hints tax changes to aid business
Washington officials said the forthcoming treasury recommendations for tax legislation may include measures to ease taxes on undistributed corporate profits. They noted no link to the stock market slump but acknowledged the levy as a factor in market declines and expect modifications to reassure business.
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Washington
Treasury
Altho
Hays Marks 70th Anniversary With Parade
Hays Kansas celebrated its 70th anniversary with a parade featuring Wild Bill Hickok Calamity Jane Poker Alice Buffalo Bill and other pioneer characters.
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Hays
Kan
Wild Bill Hickock
Calamity Jane
Poker Alice
Buffalo Bill
Teady
See new 1938 Plymouths and Chryslers.
Auto ad notes new 1938 Plymouth and Chrysler models being shown, inviting readers to visit Motor In at 827 Vermont Avenue for details and purchase options.
Administration vows no reversal of banking policy
President Roosevelt declared the government will improve and coordinate credit machinery to sustain lasting prosperity and avoid booms and depressions. He spoke at the dedication of the new Federal Reserve building and stressed the administration will not reverse banking policies, saying 1937 is not 1913 and the hands of the clock should not be turned back.
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Washington
UPI
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve
University of Kansas Liberal Arts Faculty Form Committees
Dean Paul B. Lawson announced the administrative and appointive committees at the October faculty meeting. The administrative panel includes J. H. Nelson as associate dean and others like Carroll D. Clark W. W. Davis May Gardner Guy Smith N. P. Sherwood and J. D. Stranathan. Reinstatement and other panels named with members A. W. Davidson Sara Laird C. J. Posey etc. The meeting also approved physics and geology course changes and new law course lists. Nelson reported reinstatement outcomes and probation statistics. Florence Black was reelected secretary and Lawson spoke on a westward goodwill tour.
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Paul B. Lawson
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Kansas
J. H. Nelson
Carroll D. Clark
W. W. Davis
May Gardner
Guy Smith
N. P. Sherwood
J. D. Stranathan
R. Q. Brewster
Sara Laird
C. J. Posey
A. W. Davidson
Laird
C. B. Realey
H. B. Chubb
N. W. Storer
Matheus Smith
Florence Black
Amida Stanton
R. A. Schwegler
W. S. Johnson
Lawson
F. QO. Russell
A. H. Turney
Department of Physics
Astronomy
School of Law
Dean Lawson
Wester
Star To Run For Governor
San Francisco reports motion picture star Leo Carrillo announced his candidacy for California governor in the 1938 election. He aims to end machine politics and restore the state to its "place in the sun" while backing President Roosevelt. Carrillo did not specify his ticket. His great grandfather Carlos Antonio Carrillo was a provisional California governor in 1835.
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San Francisco
Leo Carrillo
California
Roosevelt
Carrillo
Carlos Antonio Carrillo
White elected president of Kansas Historical Society
Topeka October 20 The Kansas State Historical Society chose William Allen White Em- poria publisher as president for 1937 1938 to succeed E A Austin Topeka Other officers J M Challis Atchison first vice president Robert Rankin Lawrence second vice president Kirke Mechem secretary The society also reelected 33 directors.
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Topeka
The
Kansas State Historical Society
William Allen White
Emporia
E. A. Austin
J. M. Challis
Atchison
Robert Rankin
Lawrence
Kirke Mechem
Churches Face Foreclosures in Sublette Kansas
Two Southwest Kansas Methodist churches face foreclosure on their Satanta and Ulysses buildings unless the conference raises $6,000 within a year. Poor wheat crops blamed for financial strain that accompanied earlier growth.
Douglas Shawnee sheriffs push reward fund to $1000 in Kelly case
Officials from Douglas and Shawnee counties and the Kansas Highway Patrol seek an additional 107 to reach 1000 for the Russell Kelly reward. The fund stands at 893.04 with donations from Journal-World, KU faculty and students, and Topeka supporters. Funds aim to fund nationwide circulars to aid capture of the attacker of KU student Russell Kelly near Stull last month.
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Douglas
Shawnee
Kansas Highway Patrol
Russell Kelly
Journal-World
Fred Vogler
Roy Boast
Jack B. Jenkins
The
Highway Patrol
Topeka
K. U
Stull
University of Kansas
Pan-Hellenic Council
Baldwin man 66 takes his own life in home
Cornelius Scott was found dead at his Baldwin residence from a shotgun wound reportedly triggered by a stove poker. Coroner Dr. L K Zimmer deemed it self inflicted. Neighbors found unread newspapers, noting his despondency after his wife’s death. Funeral set for Stewart Funeral Home Baldwin.
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Cornelius Scott
Baldwin
L. K. Zimmer
Scott
Stewart
Haldwin
Badwin Cemetery
McCall
School Laws Proposed by Kansas Teachers Group
At Topeka the Kansas State Teachers association congress of parents and teachers urged committees to endorse specific school legislation. Supt C E St John of Arkansas Man reported that goals include permanent school aid law reform, uniform high school tuition and transportation rules, state aid for extending supervision to teachers in towns below second class with 5 000 population, and removal of state and county school superintendents from politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas State Teachers Association
State Congress of Parents and Teachers
C. E. St. John
Arkansas
Rival power companies clash over rural electric plans
The state corporation commission postponed action to November 2 on Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative's request for a rural electrification certificate in Shawnee Osage Douglas Jackson and Wabaunsee counties. Kansas Power & Light and Kansas City Power & Light oppose, arguing current service exists. H W Houghton said the REA grant of 220000 will fund 270 miles of line and 1025 customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Corporation Commission
Kaw
Drunk Driving Sparks Kansas Drivers' License Revocations
Topeka oct 20 drivers licenses in Kansas are being revoked by the hundreds mainly due to drunken driving says state vehicle commissioner Carl Newcomer. He notes fatalities in Kansas fell 21 percent for the first eight months of 1937 from 1936 while national fatalities rose 11 percent. He attributes the decline to the uniform traffic code and possibly the driver's license law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Becauue
Carl Newcomer
Newcomer
Lawrence Choral Union Opens Year With 120 Members
The Lawrence Choral Union began the year with 120 members and started work on The Pilgrim's Progress by Dr. Edgar Stillman Kelsey under Otto Miessner. Dean Swarthout chaired. Dolph Simons urged community support. former presidents Holmes and Van Bruner spoke. next rehearsal Tuesday aims to double enrollment.
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Lawrence Choral Union
Pilgrim’s Progress
Edgar Stillman Kelsey
Otto Miessner
D. M. Swarthout
Dolph Simons
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Dean Swarthout
Mr. Miessner
Choral Union
Rains Revive Crops Across Kansas After Dry Spell
Topeka reports say last weeks rains revived winter wheat and pasture prospects across Kansas. Drilling resumed in north central and western counties where seedings lagged due to dry soil. Grasshoppers decline, corn husking advances, and blue stem pastures seed crops should strengthen grass stands for next year.
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Topeka
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Kansas
Fighting at Bethlehem ends with gun battle near Church of the Nativity
Bullets sprayed a Bethlehem police station near the Church of the Nativity as police returned fire in a continuing wave of terrorism surrounding the birthplace of the Prince of Peace.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Prince of Peace
Stock Market Index Rises to 48.7 on 60-Stock Average
The stock market index for 60 shares posted an average of 48.7, up from 45.3 reported yesterday. Investors watched gains across several sectors as trading closed for the day.
Leavenworth Man Pleads Guilty In Liquor Raid Case
Tom Robinson of Lawrence pleaded guilty in Leavenworth city court to two liquor law violations. He drew 30 days in jail on one count, a total sentence of 600 days, and $200 in costs. Robinson admitted ownership of 234 pints found hidden in the Dew Drop Inn before a raid six miles northeast of town.
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Tom Robinson
Lawrence
Courh
Leavenworth
Ross “Springtinse
Cooper
Robinson
Leavenworth County
Leroy T. Hand
Hand
Three Mile Creek
W. E. Scott
Barnes Case Dismissed in Liquor Possession Trial
County Attorney Charles Sprainger dismissed the case against Ray Barnes for possession and sale of liquor in Milton Beach justice court. A 12 man jury could not reach a verdict at the previous trial and was discharged. Jack Frye testified he signed a police statement naming Barnes but said he did not recall its contents.
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Charles Sprainger
Ray Barnes
Barnes
Justice Court of
Milton Beach
Springer
Jack Frye
Weather forecast projects no rain in Kansas
Topeka reports a cloudy 24 hour outlook with no rain and a slight temperature moderation. Kansas soil is well soaked. highs in the lower 60s and upper 40s tonight. Light frost at Wichita. most readings in the 60s tomorrow.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Wichita
Goodland
Moran
Phillipsburg
Marion
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Weary elected president of Southwest Federation
The Rev. Gerald Weary of Wichita Kansas was elected president of the Southwest Federation of Religious Liberals at the convention. Rev. H Lee Jones of Lawrence Kansas was chosen vice president and Sibyl Muntz of Wichita was named secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Gerald Weary
Wichita
Kan
Southwest Federation of Religious Liberals
H. Lee Jones
Lawrence
Sibyl Muntz
Prohibit Stunt Flying in Congested Areas
The Bureau of Air Commerce announced that starting November 1 stunt and aerobatic flights will be prohibited over congested areas in cities and towns or within 1,000 feet of an airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
Iall
Weather Forecast Notes for Regions Mentioned
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Thursday with mild cooling. Morning outlook shows clear skies except around Ottawa Topeka and Salina with dirt roads fair to good. Temperature records and rainfall data incomplete but indicate modest totals up to 7 am today.
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Ottawa
Topeka
Salina
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Pendergast Machine
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Dloom
Walvinz
Julius Caesar
Kansan
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NRA
Wapener Labor Relations Act
Hugo Black Supreme Court
Rose Silverman
Bronx
Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce Board
F.D.R
Star
State Historical Society
Chevrolet
Izens
Sheriff's Journal-World
State of Kansas
Lawrence McTurnan
Indianapolis
Ind
Kelly
Standard Oil Company
Ford Service
Hamilton
Federator
Miessner
Pilgrim’s Progress” First
Church of the Nativity
Lawrence Man
W. D. Reilly
District Court of
John Doyle
Rev. H. Lee Jones
Jovenaity Coal Co
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