Franco Leads 175,000 in Toledo Madrid Assaults
Spanish fascists under Gen Francisco Franco mount three-front offensives against Toledo and Madrid with 175,000 troops. Fierce mountain fighting near the Guadarrama passes as government forces rush reinforcements and await a planned air armada to bolster defense.
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Toledo
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Ferdinand and Isabella
Alcazar
Jerez de la Frontera
Seville
Jerez
Tietar
Talavera
Franco
San Martin de Valdeigresias
Siguenza
Guadaryama
Guadarrama
Trubia
AID REACHES AIRMEN AFTER STORMY SEA TRIP
A rescue party led by Capt Eddie Rickenbacker arrived at Musgrave Harbor Newfoundland after a 17 hour voyage from Harbor Grace. Harry Richman and Dick Merrill relit their transatlantic monoplane Lady Peace, freed from a hog that housed it, and prepared to move it to a beach. The plane had minor damage a broken propeller and there was mention of a quarrel prior to forced landing due to fuel shortage.
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Musgrave Harbor
Nfld
Eddie
Rickenbacker
Harbor Grace
Harry Richman
Dick Merrill
Richman
Merrill
Republicans hail southern defections to Hoover victory
New York reports that Republican National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton said the southern defection of Democrats was as large as in 1928 as Hoover defeated Smith in several southern states. He noted daily reports of defections in Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida and urged Democrats to beware. A new Ford V-8 ad accompanied the note.
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New York
John D. M. Hamilton
South
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Maine
Florida
Hamilton
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Roosevelt Eyes Westward Swing Before Election
President Roosevelt weighing expanded pre election speaking plans may visit Massachusetts and Nebraska with possible stops in Omaha and Oklahoma City. Governor Curley of Massachusetts said Roosevelt hinted at a Massachusetts speech before the November vote while Roosevelt heads to Cambridge to address Harvard. Congressman Johnson and Senator Thomas, Oklahoma observers, report the president considering additional talks and a civic center cornerstone ceremony if public interest allows.
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Washington
Sept
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Curley
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Johnson
D-Okla
Omaha
Oklahoma
Thomas
Freshmen Caps Omitted At KU Induction Tonight
For the first time in about ten years KU freshmen will not wear caps at the induction ceremony tonight at North College Hill and later in the stadium due to inability of local merchants to supply caps. The event includes an oath, a torch relay, and a modified ceremony, with caps to be issued next week.
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University of Kansas
K. U
North College Hill
F. E. Melvin
Melvin
K-club
Mercchants
W. L. Burdick
School of Law
Hannah Oliver
Emerita
Lindley
North Hill
Munitions stock owned by Dupont report released
Washington report by the senate munitions investigating committee states E J Du Pont de Nemours & Company holds 892671 dollars in stock in a major German explosives producer and has invested in I G Farbenindustrie. The panel cites an exchange of information and sales territory agreements with Dynamit Aktien Gesellschaft and implies commercial interests influenced policy and rearmament efforts in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Washington
E. J. DuPont de Nemours & Company
Senate
du Pont Company
Dynamit Action‘wesellschaft
I. G. Farbenindustrie
Dynamit
du Pont
Nye
R-N.d
Imperisl Chemical Industries
Germany
Japan
Stintson
Manjchoukuo
Altho
North America
Felix du Pont
Giera
United States
du Font Company
Peter Brenner
Derby Grain employee injured when elevator falls at North Lawrence
Fd Blevins of Derby Grain Company suffers several broken ribs when an elevator used by workers to access the grain elevator collapses and falls about 50 feet. He is taken to Memorial hospital. doctors say internal injuries are not expected but remain a possibility. He was treated by Dr. A. S. Anderson.
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Fd Blevins
Derby Grain Company
Third and Locust Street
North
Lawrence
Blevins
Memorial Hospital
A. S. Anderson
Evacuate CCC Camps to Escape Hurricane
Three civilian conservation corps camps near Manteo North Carolina housing about 400 young men were abandoned as a tropical hurricane approached. Officials moved the youths to the mainland while waves began breaking into the Sweet Water sound and channels cut across the sandy barrier islands. The Weather Bureau warned that a severe hurricane would strike near Cape Hatteras around midnight with warnings posted along the North Carolina coast.
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Manteo
N. C
Civilian Conservation Corps
Sweet Water Sound
North Carolina
Jacksonville
Fla
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatterax
Wilmington
N. J
Atlantic City
Southport
San Angelo Flood Threatens Southwest Texas City
Dozens of San Angelo homes were evacuated by boat as rising Conchos river waters threatened the 26,000-population city. A rescue boat capsized while saving a marooned family near Grape Creek, but the crew reached safety. Upstream cloudbursts pushed the Conchos to record highs at Christoval and Water Valley, washing away buildings and isolating the city from surrounding areas. The North, Middle, and Smith Conchos merge south of San Angelo, pushing flood waters into town.
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San Angelo
Tex
Texas
Grape Creek
Christoval
Water Valley
San Aniehy
San Angela
Conchos
WILL HEAR W COY University of Kansas opens with convocation
The seventy-first annual opening of the University of Kansas will be observed with an all-University convocation Friday at 10 o'clock in the KU auditorium. Lester D. McCoy will deliver the principal address, with Dr. E. H. Lindley and the KU band also on the program. Classes will be shortened to 50 minutes.
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University of Kansas
K. U
Lester D. McCoy
Board of Regents
E. H. Lindley
KK. U. Band
Russell L. Wiley
McCoy
K. U. Union
Kk. U
Wallace to be speaker at Kansas farm bureau meet
Dr. O O Wolf of Ottawa announced in Hutchinson that the Kansas Farm Bureau convention in Wichita will feature Secretary Wallace national farm bureau president E A O Neil and Senator Arthur Capper. The event runs October 27 and 28 with Wallace and O Neil on October 28 and Capper speaking at a banquet that day.
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Hutchinson
Kan
O. O. Wolf
Ottawa
Kansas Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Wichita
Wallace
E. A. O'Neil
National Farm Bureau
Arthur Capper
O'Neil
Capper
National League lead widened as Giants rout Dodgers
New York Giants hammered the Dodgers 17 to 3 in a 25 hit attack to extend their NL lead to five games. Gabler and Mann, Grant, Jere von, Eisenstat, Baker, Winston and Phelps contributed for the Giants. In other action the Pirates defeated Cincinnati 14 to 10 on 26 hits. Cleveland beat Detroit 8 to 1, Chicago 6 to 4 over St. Louis. A hospital report from Ottawa notes 42 year old Cil Gerth died from a bullet wound after a pistol discharged while being cleaned. The stock market index averaged 67.3 for 60 stocks, up from 65.9 yesterday.
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Brooklyn
New York
Ilunta
Dodgers
Gabler
Manense
Grant
Jerevont
Eisenstat
Baker
Winston
Phelps
Gantreaux
Vittabureh
Pierates
Bis
Cincinnati Reda
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Verringer
Hollingsworth
Frey
Lombardd
Weaver
Browh
Todd
Ottawa
Kan
CPI
Cecil Gerth
Lane
78 year old farmer wins Kansas spelling champ at Topeka
J M Palmer a 78 year old Route 2 farmer is proclaimed Kansas spelling champion in the over 50 class at Topeka. He defeated 24 rivals spelling re splendent correctly after the last opponent erred on the same word. Tia White of Mankato was runner up. Douglas county’s Jack Button placed tenth in the under seventh grade division. Palmer plans to keep spelling with a library of six plus spellings texts and daily practice.
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J. M. Palmer
Route 2
Kansas
Palmer
Topeka
Tia White
Mankato
Douglas County
Jack Button
Vinland
Decatur County
Iowa
County Peewee Baseball Tourney Here Saturday
County Peewee baseball tournament to be held in Southpark Saturday at 1 30 PM will be announced tomorrow by L F E Johnson who directs the event Entries have come from Fadora Baldwin and Clinton three teams will represent Laws rence Four afternoon games and two night contests are planned Teams consist of boys 12 years old and under Also Friday night football LMI vs Falley Falls at Haskell Stadium BP Adv
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Paivines
Douglas County
Southpark
L. F E. Johnson
Fadora
Baldwin
Clinton
Lawsrence
al of Bays
Et Wee
Record KU Campus Enrollment Surpasses Last Year's Peak
At closing of regular enrollment at the University of Kansas more than 4 251 students registered on campus yesterday and late enrollments continue through Saturday. Officials expect the total to surpass last year’s 4 254 including the Kansas City school of medicine. Calls to the chancellor request extra class sections in economics romance languages and English.
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University of Kansas
School of Medicine
Kansas City
Kan
Severe Hurricane May Strike Cape Hatteras
The Weather Bureau warned of a severe tropical hurricane moving northwest over the Atlantic likely to pass east of Cape Hatteras this afternoon or tonight. The storm center was about 260 miles south of Cape Hatteras at 7 am with a northward turn possible, potentially missing the North Carolina coast but might still threaten the seaboard. Storm warnings were issued from Southport to the Virginia capes and vessels along the coast were advised to stay alert.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Seaboard
Southport
N. C
Virginia Capes
Young Republicans Meet Friday Topeka Trip Delegation
Air members of the Young Republican club plan a trip to Topeka for a conference and a talk by Gov. Alf Landon. They should meet east of the bandstand in Central Park at 12 30 Friday and call Republican headquarters at 350 to arrange rides. Those with spare seating should inform the HQ. Republicans in Lawrence and vicinity are invited.
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Young Republican Club
Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Hane
Central Park
Republican
Lawrence
Window guessing contest rules issued downtown tonight
Rules for a downtown window guessing contest state each participant may submit one guess per display. Availability of blanks provided by merchants and druggists ensures supply. Entries must be placed in store boxes by 10:30 p.m. Prizes may not be awarded to employees or their family members.
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Wile
Landon
Pensacola Mayor backs Tandon Knox ticket at GOP leaders meeting
New York reports Democratic Mayor of Pensacola Florida, Clay Armstrong, declared support for the Tandon Knox ticket after attending a conference of Republican leaders. He called the New Deal administration harmful to principles and said he will help organize London Knox clubs in Florida and other states.
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New York
Clay Armstrong
Pensacola
Fla
Tandon-Knox
Armstrong
Florida
French Premier Warns World That Frenchmen Will Defend Their Soil
Paris reports Premier Leon Blum urged unity to defend France amid doctrinal strife noting France will rally in defense of the fatherland if required. The speech broadcast in multiple languages responded to Nazi rhetoric and praised democracy while lauding the United States as a model of constitutional order.
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World
Paris
Leon Blum
France
Nurnberg
Adolf Hitler
M. Blum
United States
Denmiocracy
Montesquieu
Obituary of Oliver P. Barber Genial Lawrence Pharmacist 1846 1929
Oliver P Barber age 89 died at his son Perry B Barbers home in Lawrence at 1020 Tennessee Street He was born in New Paris Ohio on December 23 1846 and moved to Lawrence in 1857 He studied pharmacy in Philadelphia before opening Barber s Drug Store in 1872 and ran it until 1919 He married Fannie Bigelow in 1872 who died in 1920 and later married Lyda Durland Matthews who died in 1929 He leaves a son Perry B Barber and two daughters Mrs Gomer M Thomas and Mrs Roy D Elise He was a charter member of the Kansas Pharmaceutical Association and member of Knights Templar Masons and Elks lodges He returned from California with his daughters last April 12 Arrangements for the funeral were not yet completed.
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Oliver P. Barber
Perry B. Barber
Tennessee Street
New Paris
Ohio
Lawrence
Oliver Barber
Kanwaka
University of Kansas
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Barber’s Drug Store
Fannie Bigelow
Lyda Durland Matthews
Brockton
Mass
Gomer M. Thomas
Roy D. Elise
Los Angeles
Calif
Blytheville, Ark
Barb Gomer, Jr
Oliver KR
Nancy Thomas
Gomer Thomas, Jr
Oliver Edward Barber
Drought Routed by Heavy Rains Across Kansas
Severe 1936 drought ends its last stand in Kansas as heavy rains fall in the past 48 hours in southeastern counties. Federal meteorologist D. Flora says more showers are likely tonight and tomorrow in eastern Kansas. Rain amounts include Topeka 2.0 inches and Wichita 0.42 inches with several towns reporting over an inch. Temperatures cooled to the 50s last night with a few 80s in the state today.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Kansas City
Emporia
Tola
Independence
Goodland
Hanover
Wyoming
Montana
County awards sewing project audit and hires staff
County commissioners awarded the county records audit for 1938 to J F Canton Co of Topeka at 400 dollars. Mrs Mildred D Watson, poor commissioner, authorized full time hires Irma Bursett at 50 dollars monthly and Marion Martin at 50 dollars monthly. The WPA sewing room project at 1408 Tennessee continues with county material support and reported expenses totaling 2636 dollars through August 1.
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J. F. Canton Company
Topeka
Mildred D. Watson
Irma Bursett
Marion Martin
Peer Commissioner's
Lawrence high school band at Kansas Free Fair
The Lawrence high school band plans a full day at the Kansas Free fair in Topeka Saturday. They arrive at 4 AM and travel by bus to the business district for a street parade. They perform impromptu numbers in the grandstand and on the race track during the racing program and evening events. Transportation is provided by band parents and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Lawrence High School
Topeka
Chamber of Commerce
Appoint Harry Jones as Assistant Haskell Coach
Harry Jones named assistant line coach at Haskell by new head coach John Carmady. A Sioux from South Dakota, Jones played left end at Haskell in the 1920s and later coached at Genoa and Flandreau Indian schools before returning to Haskell in Lawrence.
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Harry Jones
Haskell Institute
John Carmady
Threves
Jones
South Dakota
Haskell
Dick Hanley
Genoa
Nebraska
Flandreau
Lawrence
Carmody
US envoy seeks release of three American correspondents
Saint Jean de Luz reports Ambassador Claude G. Harks said he is using his car offices to secure the release of three American newsmen detained by Spanish insurgents at Carceres. The men are John T. Whitaker of the New York Herald Tribune Floyd Gibbons and H R Reickerbocker of Universal Service and International News Service. They were arrested on charges of failing to obtain military permits from Burgos junta.
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Saint Jean de Luz
France
United States
Claude G. Harks
Carceres
John T. Whitaker
New York Herald- Tribune
Floyd Gibbons
H. R. Reickerbocker
Universal Service and
International News Service
Burgos
Weather forecast and road conditions across Kansas
Unsettled weather with showers probable in the east tonight and Friday and in the southwest tonight, temperatures slowly rising. Morning conditions show cloudy or partly cloudy skies with clear spells at Manhattan. Road conditions vary from muddy in places to rough in Manhattan and good in Dodge City, with specific notes for Coffeyville, Arkansas City, Wichita, Ottawa, and Douglas County roads.
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Kansas
Manhattan
Coffeyville
Arkansas City
Wichita
Ottawa
Dodge City
Douglas County
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