Berlin and Paris edge toward war-avoidance pact amid European shifts
German officials express optimism for an early accord with France based on Munich lines. A Paris spokesman notes a declaration renouncing war similar to the Munich pact. Berlin also reports a Czech corridor agreement easing rail travel and signaling closer German–Czechoslovak economic ties. Hungary and Czechoslovakia drift toward a peaceful settlement, with talks on ceding territory and arranging evacuations under arbitration.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Hitler
Chamberlain
Munich
Paris
Foreign Office
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Silesia
Austria
Budapest
Hungary
Komarno
Danube
Komarom
Romarna
Japanese Advance From Hankow Pushes Toward Yochow
Japanese troops captured Sienning fifty miles south of Hankow and moved to strike along the Hankow Canton railway toward Yochow. Reports say planes and guns inflicted heavy losses as tens of Chinese divisions withdrew westward from Hankow amid a retreat turning to a riot. Chiang Kai Shek pledged China would fight on and a decisive battle looms west of current conquests.
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Shanghai
Sienning
Hankow
Hankow-Canton
Yochow
Hong Kong
Central News Agency
Chungkiang
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Roosevelt to broadcast on two addresses from Hyde Park
President Roosevelt will speak from his Hyde Park home on November 4 for the Will Rogers memorial dedication at Claremore Oklahoma. A second address at 6 30 p m will endorse the New York Democratic ticket. Both speeches will be nationally broadcast.
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Washington
CPI
White House
Roosevelt
Hyde Paix
N. Y
Will Rogers
Claremore
Oklo
C.S.T
New York
Former Legislator Nathanson Arrested in Bail Bond Ring
Former States Assemblyman Jacob P. Nathanson, 37, was arrested en route to his law office on charges of grand larceny subornation of perjury and forgery tied to a Brooklyn bail bond racket. Police fingerprinting followed his statements about indictments.
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New York
States
Jacob P. Nathanson
Brooklyn
Nathanson
Germany Rounds Polish Jews as Expatriation Looms
Berlin reports state police routed hundreds of Polish Jews from beds in a nationwide roundup and detained them in police barracks. Authorities estimate thousands deported amid fears Polish law will redefine citizenship for Poles abroad on October 30.
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Berlin
Germany
Germany says United States hinders European conciliation
Berlin charges the United States meddling in European affairs after Munich peace. Deutsche Diplomatisch Korrespondenz criticizes Roosevelt's addressing peace by fear and warns America should not lecture Europe. The Nazi outlet frames US policy as an encumbrance to European peace efforts.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Deutsche Diplomatisch -Politische Korrezpondenz
United States
Munich
Roosevelt
America
Europe
Consecration of Frank A. Thill as Concordia Diocese Bishop
The Most Rev. Frank A. Thill was consecrated bishop of the Concordia Kansas diocese in Cincinnati at St. Monica Cathedral with 400 clergy present. Archbishop John T. McNicholas presided. Thill prostrated before the altar as the gospel was placed on his neck and he received the Holy Ghost. He will say his first mass in Dayton Ohio this Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Frank A. Thill
Concordia
Kan
Cathedral of
St. Monica
Thill
John T. McNicholas
Dayton
Mussolini Sees Clearing Political Horizon in Italy
Premier Mussolini told Fascists on the 16th anniversary of the march on Rome that the political horizon is clearing with promises of improvement. His remarks came as Ciano met with Ribbentrop to discuss the Rome Berlin axis stance on European issues including Hungary's claims on Czechoslovakia.
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Rome
Mussolini
Munich
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Berlin
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Grass fires costlier than ever in state
Topeka reports grass fires across the state in recent weeks have surpassed previous records in cost and area. Fire marshal B Aeastton notes thousands of acres burned and damage in the hundreds of dollars per incident. He urges farmers to avoid burning grass along fence rows unless proper containment is provided.
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Topeka
B. Aeestton
Tony
Oregon Penitentiary Warden James W. Lewis Dies At 69
Salem Oregon October 28 James W Lewis longtime warden of the Oregon penitentiary died today at age sixty nine He served as warden since 1927 and earned the nickname Square Deal Jim for running a model of order and discipline inside the prison
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Oregon
Salem
Ore
James W. Lewis
Oregon Penitentiary
Jim
Cash Supply Reaches New High as Income Rises
Washington reports a new peak in the nation’s ready cash supply with the Commerce Department noting the income payments index rose to 83.3 percent of the 1929 level in September. Federal Reserve assessments show deposits and currency at about 57.7 billion dollars, aided by foreign money seeking safety amid European war threats.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve
Status of Operation of Loud Speaker Explained
Chief Jude Anderson explains there is no city ordinance against loud speakers from cars or buildings. Any citizen may file a complaint if operation disturbs the peace. Police advise restraint when discussions about use occur before installation.
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Lawrence
Jude Anderson
Anderson
Missouri Mule Kick Causes Damages in Jackson County Suit
Frank Jones, 50, a farm hand, files a damage suit in Jackson County Circuit Court alleging injuries from a mule kick. He claims extensive injuries including broken tibia and fibula, torn ligaments, and multiple wounds across arms, legs, spine, and head tissue. The suit targets a local farmer based on the Missouri incident reported by UPI.
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Kansas
City
UPI
Missouri
Frank Jones
Jackson County
Bourne
Washington GWU vs Mississippi Postponed by Rain
The football game between George Washington University and Mississippi University, set for tonight, was postponed to tomorrow afternoon due to rain.
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Washington
George Washington University
Mississippi University
Lawrence Leads Kansas in Retail Sales for Fifth Straight Month
Lawrence shows the strongest business in Kansas for the fifth consecutive month, with September 1938 sales 6 percent above state average. Commerce figures from 551 independent Kansas stores released today compare 1938 to 1937, noting Lawrence total sales 42.9 percent ahead of August.
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Lawrence
Kansas
United States Department of Commerce
Japan warns France over arms to China amid Far East shifts
Tokyo warns Paris Japan may take measures if France continues arming China. A new Far East situation emerges from Japanese advances in China as Nine-Power Pact calls for modification. Paris denies arms shipments through Indo China despite Tokyo protest and surprise at renewed claim.
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Tokyo
Foreign Office
Prince Konoye
France
Japan
China
Hainan
South China
Asahi
Far East
United States
Washington
Akachi
Joseph C. Grew
Hankow
Canton
Great Britain
Italy
Belsim
Netherlands
Portugal
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Paris
Showers In Prospect Over Central Kansas In Forecast
Unsettling weather forming today over central Kansas from a低 pressure area is expected to bring probable showers tonight and Saturday. Wheat crops need the rain while cooler conditions follow the rain with highs near 70 to 75 degrees. Northeast and northcentral areas look favored, while Topeka and Phillipsburg recorded higher temperatures yesterday.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Phillipsburg
Italians Contract to Buy Oil From Mexicans
Mexico City reports Italy’s Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli of Rome contracted to buy several million dollars worth of oil as part of a push to regain world markets. Officials named representatives to promote sales in the United States and Brazil amid Mexico’s expropriation and ongoing litigation over properties seized March 18.
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Mexico City
Cp—Theexican
Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli
Rome
United States
Brazil
Mexico
American Child Killed in Japanese Air Attack on Lutheran Mission
An American child Phoebe Olive Nyhus three killed and her mother Ruth eight sister wounded when Japanese planes destroyed a Lutheran Brethren mission at Tungpei in southern Henan October 24. Father Arthur Nyhus of Fertile Iowa reported the attack and moved survivors to Tangho before telegraphing Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson in Chungking.
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Hankow
Phoebe Olive Nyhus
Ruth
Tungpei
Honan
Arthur Nyhus
Fertile
Tangho
Henan
United States
Nelson T. Johnson
Chungking
China
Spy Contacts Session At Berlin Club
A witness in a German spy trial described a meeting in Berlin between Dr. Ignatz Griebl and Captain Lieut. Erich Pfeiffer, linked to German espionage plans in the United States. Mrs. Kate Moog Busch identified the men as Herr Spielman and noted a later meeting in Bremen with Griebl, Pfeiffer, and a third man.
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New York
Germany
Ignatz T. Griebl
Erich Pfeiffer
Bremen
Kate Moog Busch
War Ministry
Washington
Griebl
Pfeiffer
Herr Spielman
Europe
Rumrich
Busch
Third Reich
Udo von Bonin
Hermann Menzel
U.S
John Burke
Thirty Trees Planted in South Park by City
City workmen report 30 trees planted in South Park with 30 more planned. Mayor Alfred Lawrence announced replacements in Central Park for dead trees. A car damaged two young trees in South Park last night, driving across the park.
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South Park
City Park Committee
Alfred Lawrence
Central Park
Baker Leads at Half in Game With Haskell
At halftime Baker University led Haskell Institute 6 to 0 in a football game played in Baldwin City this afternoon.
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Baker
Haskell
Baker University
Haskell Institute
Baldwin
Menuhin snubs guild aims as Tibbett cites misunderstanding
Chicago Oct 28 UP Lawrence Tibbett head of the American Guild of Musical Artists says violinist Yehudi Menuhin simply doesn't understand the guild's aims. Menuhin declines joining at 70 dollars fearing loss of artistic freedom. The decision threatens a $3,000 engagement with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Chicago
Lawrence Tibbett
American Guild of Musical Artists
Yehudi Menuhin
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Regents Will Review Subversive Activity Report in Manhattan
U Ralph T. O Neil chair of the state board of regents said the board will examine a report on communistic and other subversive activities at state schools at its Manhattan meeting. The report likely will not be made public until the next meeting in Topeka in a week or two.
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Topeka
Ralph T. O’neil
State Board of Regents
Manhattan
Tne
Profitable Habit Reading Classifieds Daily
A daily habit of scanning the classified pages boosts profits for readers. The routine helps spot timely ads on jobs sales and services.
Town Hall Opens Fifth In Contest
The Lawrence Town Hall launches its fall program on November 6 with a discussion on Creed Color Race and Democracy led by Rabbi Mayerburg and Thomas A. Webster. Newton Rose will preside as Lee Jones plans further speakers for six more Sunday evenings this fall.
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Lawrence Town Hall
Rabbi Mayerburg
Kansas City
Thomas A. Webster
Urban League
Town Hall
Lawrence
Newton Rose
Haskell Institute
Lee Jones
America
Daladier Breaks With Communists In Radical Socialist Move
Marseille October 28 Premier Edouard Daladier announced a split with the Communist party and warned parliament he would take the reform issue directly to voters if needed. The Radical Socialist committee backed a resolution declaring the Communists have withdrawn from the people's front.
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Marseille
Edouard
Daladier
Communist Party
Radical Socialist Party
People’s Front
Fact Finding Board to Report on Railroads Tomorrow Afternoon
Washington October 28. President Roosevelt said the three member fact finding board will file its report at 12 30 p m tomorrow under the national mediation act no wage cut or strike can take effect for 30 days after the report is filed. The board which studied the carriers economy and wage proposal had its deadline extended to midnight tomorrow from October 27.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cnt
Librarians to Meet at Baker University November 4
Miss Marion Wolfe Topeka librarian and chair man of the Northeast district of the Kansas Library association announces the annual meeting of about one hundred librarians at Baker university on Saturday November 4. Hostess will be Baker librarian and lecturer Miss Harriet Osborne. Speakers include Dr Harold Guest Nelva Hunt Laur eth a Trickey and Helen Minckar with the Baker department of speech presenting a one act play The Boor under Mildred Hahn.
Bugs Moran Jailed in Counterfeiting Conspiracy Case
Chicago dispatch reports George Bugs Moran, once a prohibition figure, charged with leading a counterfeiting gang accused of passing a million dollars in counterfeit money orders and railroad bonds. Moran and seven co defendants failed to post $30,000 bail.
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Bugs” Moran II
Chicago
George
Bugs” Moran
Lodge group forms to back Lodge for president in 1960
The Henry Cabot Lodge association filed a certificate of incorporation with Hudson county clerk in Jersey City on October 28. Its stated purpose is to urge the nomination and election of U S Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr of Massachusetts for president. Trustees include David J Allen and four others.
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Lage
Jersey City
N.J
Henry Cabot Lodge Association
Hudson County
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
United States
David J. Allen
Meeting of WRC Chapter 113 in Topeka
Mrs Grace Warner junior vice president of the Women s Relief Corps will inspect Samuel Walker WRC No 113 tomorrow afternoon at the courthouse with officers and members asked to attend at 2 o'clock. The notice ends with an unrelated housing classified prompt and phone reference.
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Grace Warner
Topeka
Women’s Relief Corps
Samuel Walker
W. R. C. No. 113
Final address by E Stanley Jones at Hoch auditorium
The University Christian Mission program closes with Rev E Stanley Jones evangelist for the Methodist Episcopal church in India delivering The Three Great Needs at 7 45 PM in Hoch auditorium Edwin F Price dean of Ransa Bible college presiding Plymouth Congregational church choir provides special music Dr Koo heads to Cincinnati and Jesse M Bader to New York as Mission personnel shift Thirteen speakers have appeared this week and the local committee is led by Paul Wilson with Earl y Stuckenbruck coordinating efforts
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University Christian Mission
Hoch Auditorium
E. Stanley Jones
Methodist Episcopal Church In
India
Dr. Jones
Edwin F. Price
Ransa Bible College
Specia
Plymouth Congregational Church
Koo
Cincinnati
University of Iowa
T. Z. Koo
Jesse M. Bader
New York
J. Harry Cotton
Columbus
O. Herrick B. Young
Presbyterian Mission Board
Urbana
K. U
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Oregon
Washington
Colorado
Town
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Kansas State
Paul Braisted
World Mission
Madras
Paul ‘Wson
College O Liberal Arts
FBI Circulates Photo for Escaped Prisoner Lawshe
Federal agents issue circular with pictures and fingerprints of Thomas W. Lawshe, an Arizona penitentiary escapee since July 14, 1938. They charge him with motor vehicle theft for moving a stolen Chevrolet from Gladewater Texas to Providence Louisiana on August 4. Lawshe, 29, 5'10" 140 pounds, blue eyes, light brown hair, is linked to the murder of Vergil Vaughn near Safford Arizona after Vaughn disappeared from Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thomas W. Lawshe
Arizona State Penitentiary
Lawshe
Gladewater
Tex
Providence
Vergil Vaughn
Baldwin
Safford
Ariz
Albuquerque
N. M Lawshe
Registration Deadline for Voting Tonight
Voters not yet registered must register by 10 p.m. at city hall to vote in the November 8 general election. Those who did not vote last time or who changed address since then must register now to be eligible.
Fire Devastates Marseille Center. Daladier Suspends Conference
A massive blaze destroyed ten buildings in Marseille including the Nouvelles Galeries de Paris department store and the Noailles hotel where Edouard Daladier and Georges Bornet lodged. The fire, with gas explosions, reached two more hotels a bank and several other structures, causing multiple deaths and prompting the radical socialist conference to pause until the next day.
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Marseille
Edouard Daladier
Nouvelles Galeries de Paris
Noailles
Daladier
Georges Bornet
Stock Market Index Slight Dip From Yesterday
The stock index averaging 60 stocks stood at 52.6, down from yesterday's 54.0, reflecting a modest decline in overall market activity.
Weather forecast for Kansas regions and tonight through Saturday
Forecast calls for generally fair weather in the southwest and mostly cloudy in the east and north with showers likely in the northeast and north central tonight and Saturday. Cooler in the southwest and south central tonight and in central and east Saturday. Morning clouds in Arkansas City Topeka and Salina. Dirty roads good. Temperature statements indicate yesterday noon today and year-ago values with high 719 and low 41 noted.
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Kansas
Arkansas City
Topeka
Salina
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