Fascists Push Toward Toledo as Floods Halt Front
Reports from the Spanish front describe fascist forces marching toward Toledo, besieging insurgents in the Alcazar while government water defenses flood key routes. Insurgent gains near Victoria threaten San Sebastian Burgos move, as Madrid reels with political turmoil and calls for a defense council.
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Will bid for ranch at tax sale in Oklahoma
Mrs Will Rogers traveled to the Osage area to bid in the Rogers estate tax sale slated for tomorrow. She aims to purchase the Bushyhead property and a 20 acre hilltop lot near the Oklahoma Military Academy for a memorial to Will Rogers. The sale seeks to marshal assets with about 175000 in federal and state taxes due. the Oklahoma property is valued at 17521.
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Here
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Irene Joliot Curie resigns from French cabinet
Paris September 25 Irene Joliot Curie daughter of the radium discoverer resigned today as undersecretary for scientific research. Le Figaro attributed the move to technical differences with the government, noting the cabinet post and ongoing scientific work.
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Irene Joliot-Curie
le Figaro
Chiang Kai-Shek Seeks Control Amid Shanghai Crisis
Shanghai dispatch reports Chiang Kai-Shek planned to return from southern China to handle the Shanghai incident directly. Japanese Marines pressed into the Hongkew district as Canton sent heavy orders north. Hankow and the shooting of Japanese marines heightened Sino-Japanese tensions. Foreign residents faced movement restrictions and searches, amid warnings to safeguard lives.
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Chiang
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Bombardment of Bilbao Kills and Damages City
Insurgent bombing planes attacked Bilbao Spain at about 9 a m causing over a hundred deaths and many injuries. Fire and destruction spread through homes and key buildings including the railroad station governor s palace and the provincial parliament. Hostages were executed after a surrender ultimatum was refused.
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Saint Jean de Lua
France
Carlton Hotel
Spanish Rebels Claim Advantage Near Madrid
An insurgent radio from Seville said fascist forces cut the Toledo Madrid highway, isolating government reinforcements near Madrid. It claimed Toledo fortress troops released women and children but chose to die rather than surrender to firing squads.
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French Morocco
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Alcazar
Baseball results from Cleveland and Boston games noted
In Cleveland on September 24, Browes toppled the Indians, 8 to 6, for the A seamer’s 20th win as Brooklyn and New York teams also posted scores in the American and National Leagues. Giants beat the Bees 8 to 2 behind Gumbert, McCarthy homered for New York, while Ruffing and Dickey pitched for the Athletics.
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Landon Opens Wisconsin Campaign Swing on Train Tour
Governor Alf M. Landon pressed his presidential bid into Wisconsin with a two day rail tour, denouncing the New Deal tariff policy and pledging protection of the American market for farmers. He urged reciprocity with careful economic defenses and held talks with Minnesota leaders after addressing a full Minneapolis auditorium.
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Alf M. Landen
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Frank B. Kellogg
Alf M. Landon
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Milwaukee
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Republican Party
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Minnesota
Frederick MK. Murphy
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Women’s elev club to admit fifty eight members
Lists show Miss Treve Peabody as director announcing the first res TN. Names spread across sopranos and altos including Helen Allen Martha Nelson Campbell Luella McGrath Helene Kletzhauer Virginia Taylor Mildred Willenborn and many others. A note mentions new Ford V-8 and Hamilton’s Ady.
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Treve Peabody
Ta J al
Yursonucel
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Mantha Nelen Campbell
Luella da’ McGrath
Helete
Marie Kletzhauer
Virginia Taylor
Mildred Wiileniatm Vetsayer
Ar Caritars
Mars Markhap
Betty Low Mechen Rene McAdona
Tren Mayer
Ann Rightmire
Phrona Ranks
Agnes Romar
Schlaecal
Mary Thies
Mary Louise Zimmerman
Mary Elizabether
Duty Tee Enns
Charlie Hatherine Kehl
Dean Kre
Townsend Broadcast May Be From Mexico
Chicago September 25 Dr Francis E Townsend is charged with being refused the chance to discuss politics on a Chicago radio station and with cancelling all his talks while considering broadcasting from Mexico. He says WENR demanded removal of president references and fundraising content, leading to canceled sessions.
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Francis E. Townsend
Mexico
WENR
Ife
Townsend
Federal Radio Commission
Devaluation Rumors Shake Paris Markets
Paris reports say a U S France and England accord aims to stabilize world prices and devalue the franc. Officials anticipate a cabinet session, a special deputies meeting, and measures to defend the franc with settlement rules forcing prompt cash payments and delivery of securities.
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England
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Chamber of Deputies
Louis Edouard Jacob
Leon Blum
Albert TeBrun
Man Tells Strange Story Of Missing Son
Kansas City story says Robert H. Hill identified a river body in July as his son Frank Le Roy Hill, buried it with an insurance policy, then a boy matching the youth appeared days later, left after about 20 minutes, and has not been seen since. Hill seeks police help to locate the youth.
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Missouri River
Robert H. Hill
Hill
Frank le Roy Hill
Silk threads unlock murder mystery in Washington
Washington detectives say tiny threads from Mrs. Florence Goodwin's robe under a suspect's fingernails led to Norman Robinson's arrest and confession in a fatal entryway strangling. The 43-year-old government typist was attacked in her room nine weeks ago, robbed of cents, and killed with a furnace shaker. Robinson, a former janitor at a fashionable rooming house where Goodwin served as manager, confessed to the crime.
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Gasoline truckers seek permanent injunction against Ottawa ordinance
Judge Hugh Means heard a statewide interest case in Lawrence after Ottawa bans gasoline use above 600 gallons. About a dozen trucking firms argue the city may regulate traffic but cannot bar gasoline trucks, seeking to make an August injunction permanent. The decision could set a state precedent. Means will rule after advisement.
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Four die in oil-well blast near Seminole Oklahoma
A boiler explosion at a drilling site 12 miles northwest of Seminole killed four men instantly and injured others. Eddie OConner and Roy Murphy died at once, Altus Goodner and Mae McNeeley later died. Two others survived with injuries as investigators trace the accident to a rig mishap at Carter Oil Company No. 1 Hodes, operated by Arrow Drilling.
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Roy Seymore
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Arrow Drilling Company
Olahoma City
Five Franklin County Women Injured in Crash
Five Franklin County Kan women were injured when their car left U S highway 50 near Lenexa overturned and struck a telephone pole. Driver Mrs E J Welsch and Mrs Phil Fanning along with Mrs Benjamin Cuadra Miss Gladys Domna ish and Miss Emma Domnanish were treated at Olathe and Ottawa hospitals with Fanning and Cuadra listed as dangerously injured.
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Stock Market Index Dips to 67.1 from 68.4
The stock index yesterday stood at 67.1, slipping from the prior 68.4 as traders weighed market movements. Investors watch for renewed momentum amid shifting sectors and potential policy signals affecting equities.
Two youths arrested after car thefts in Lawrence
Police trace stolen Ford from Hamilton Motor Co to an alley near Massachussetts and New Hampshire streets where Alhere Johnson and William Green were captured. Johnson's confession tied Green to multiple car thefts. both were questioned by Judge L E Menger. Green remanded to industrial court. Johnson released to guardians. Police radio still under refinement limits direct car to car messages.
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Topeka
Aid to Farmers in Kansas Planned This Winter
Topeka September 25 Federal relief officials map plans to aid about 20 000 to 40 000 Kansas farmers this winter with WPA jobs for 18 000 to 26 000 and Resettlement Administration subsistence grants for others. Projects include ponds lakes and wells and already 8 000 farmers are at work on WPA projects. Farmers needing aid should apply to county Resettlement Administration.
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Ryan Griffith
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Jobless Problem Eases as Harvest Nears in Kansas
Unemployment has dropped to near vanishing in Deerfield and Lakin, Kearny County, as bumper irrigated crops near harvest. The Deerfield Alfalfa Company offers dozens of jobs, and the Aogas Construction Company provides many more. Deerfield farmer Charles Bensyrup notes the crops along the Amazon irrigation shop in eastern Kearny County are the best in eight or ten years.
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THREE FLIERS INJURED IN LANGLY FLIGHT TILT
Three army fliers from Langley Field Va were injured at Sherman Field Leavenworth after their two motor bomber overturned during landing after a test flight. Corp William R Murray fractured left thigh, Second Lieut E S Scott pilot and Private Randall Headden suffered cuts and bruises. planes propeller bent and cockpit damaged.
Fort Worth Frontier Centennial Draws Wide Representation
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce hosts an event at the Fort Worth Frontier Centennial with attendees from 47 states and several territories plus foreign nations. National interest in auto driving as a taught manual art grows, with 5094 of 26000 high schools offering safe motoring courses this year according to the National Safety Council.
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Vatican Prelates Hint Stronger Warning for Coughlin
Vatican Prelates said they might urge a stronger warning than Osservatore Romano’s rebuke if Father Charles Coughlin continues attacks on President Roosevelt. Coughlin told Cincinnati he would back bullets if a dictator voided the ballot, prompting Vatican officials to reiterate that authorities deserve respect in polemics.
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Kansas Freshmen Varsity game to feature football formations demonstration
University of Kansas fans will see a between halves educational program as varsity and freshman squads perform offensive and defensive formations live. Dr. F C Allen and Ed Phelps organize the presentation with coach Mike Getto guiding players through Notre Dame and other formations plus six and seven man line defenses.
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Cooler Weather Forecast For Kansas Ahead
Topeka reports fickle forecasts with warmer weather turning to showers and cooler temperatures across eastern Kansas later today or tonight. Flora the federal meteorologist says more rain likely in eastern counties Saturday, while Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico see showers. Last 24 hours had no rain in Kansas. highs reached upper seventies 82 in Phillipsburg. lows dipped to 50 in Emporia Eureka and Horton.
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Eureka
Horton
Vinland Fair Draws Big Crowds for 29th Year Opening
One of the largest crowds attends the Vinland Grange fair opening as the 29th annual event begins. A concert by the Lawrence Liberty Memorial high school band draws a large audience. Flower displays, especially wild flowers, are praised as the best yet. Officials compare favorably with other state fairs. Today features baseball games, a home hygiene demonstration by 4-H girls led by Miss Ruby Fairbairn, and a first aid demo by Jim Johnson of Kansas Electric Power. Lectures by Prof. Cohan of Baker University and exhibits judging for grain, checking, and livestock are on the schedule. The 4-H judging contest and a Vinland softball and baseball doubleheader cap the day. A Vinland program tomorrow includes a home talent play and remarks by Glenn A. Stevens, candidate for congress. The fair ends tomorrow evening.
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H W. L. Collins
United States Department of Agriculture
Topeka
Hutchinson
Ruby Fairbairn
Red Cross
Jim Johnson
Kansas Electric Power Company
Baldwin
Cohan
Baker University
Vinland
Glenn A. Stevens
Kansas City
Congress
KU Men's Glee Club Names 49 Singers for Season
University of Kansas announces 43 men selected for the glee club under director Prof. Joseph P. Wilkins. First rehearsal set for next Wednesday. Roster includes Jack Burlinictory, Roy Finley, Zeph Fisher, Donne Persie Mead, Alfred Gatton, Jer Tan Barriott, Marlin Wright, and others spanning bass to baritone sections.
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Phill Tlarry
Dear Oka
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Charles McManis
Harcy Moore
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Toca Robertzon
Richard Stark
Mae Tineklepaugh
Missing 18 year old Clara Bristow found with mother
Washington reports Clara Bristow granddaughter of former Senator Joseph Bristow of Kansas had been missing from her grandmother’s home since Thursday. Police say she is with her mother at a Fairfax County Virginia home after leaving for work following high school Tuesday.
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Clara Bristow
Joseph [. Pristow
Kansas
Outlaws Force Oklahoma School Vault Opening
Superintendent E. Correll of a Chilacca Indian school near Newkirk, Oklahoma, was held up as he left the school and forced to open an empty vault. The robbers took $3 and fled. Correll reported the incident to police early today.
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Weather forecast for Kansas and cities on Saturday
Weather summary shows cloudy conditions with showers in east and south areas tonight and Saturday. Warmer in the southeast, cooler in the extreme northwest. Morning maps note cloudy to partly cloudy skies except clear in some cities. Roads reported good. Douglas County updates show financial office activity yesterday evening to today morning.
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