French Renew Thrust in Poland and Western Front
Paris reports indicate intensified air operations with French and German aerial exchanges over the western front. French artillery hit Siegfried fortifications near the Haardt range as German defenses reply but fail to stop French bombardment and recon flights. Ambassador Biddle cites Germany using thousands of planes against Poland as observers note growing aerial activity.
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Poland
Paris
Western Front
Ener
Haardt
Germany
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Siegfried
Maginot
Vosges
Haardts
Pirmasens
Wissembourg
Siegfriedine
West Wall
Saarbruecken
Lauter
Moselle
Warndt Forest
Bienwald Forest
Zweibruecken
Pirmasers
Bergzaberg
Fuehrer
Hitler
Saar
Blies
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
United States
Allied Air Raids Reported Hit German Motor Plant
Romanshorn Switzerland Sept 25 German high command denied an air raid on Friedrichshafen though Swiss observers said bombs hit the Zeppelin works, now a motor factory. Uproar over Manzell up lake and possible British raid details circulated as Swiss authorities opened an inquiry.
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Romanshorn
Switzerland
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Berlin
Lake Constance
Here
Manzell
Zeppelin Works
Ministry of Information
Munique
London
Zeppelin
Enrollment shifts mark university year at Kan University
At Kan University enrollment set a record 4613 with the graduate school up 44 to 332 while liberal arts dropped 80. Engineering reached 686 the highest since the last war and fine arts rose 13. Education increased 22, business fell 19, law and pharmacy unchanged, medical at Mt Oread steady. Hospital enrollment rose at Kansas City unit. Washington, Sept 25. The federal oil inquiry opened with Dr. John Ise warning reserves are vast but finite and federal help must grow. He cited 20 majors controlling much of the industry and noted high profits in pipelines refining and production with weaker gains in marketing. President Roosevelt returned to Washington after a Hyde Park weekend with his mother celebrating her 85th birthday.
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Law and Pharmacy
Mt. Oread
Kanene University Hospital
Washington
Federal Monopoly Committee
John Ise
University of Kansas
America
O’mahoney
Ise
Roosevelt
Capital
Hyde Park
N. Y
James Roosevelt
Inter‑American session plans swift wartime action
Representatives of 21 American republics met in Panama to work out a procedure for expediting Western Hemisphere wartime decisions. The group prepared for an afternoon plenary at the Inter-American neutrality conference to discuss cooperative coastal patrols and limiting belligerent vessels in American waters.
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Panama
Afternon
U S Bombers Make First Hawaiito Manila Flight
Fourteen U S navy long range bombers landed at Cavite completing the first Honolulu to Manila mass flight. They joined the aircraft carrier Langley and other ships assigned to a neutrality patrol in Philippine waters.
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Manila
U.S. Navy
Cavite
Langley
Philippine
Germans Prepare for Long Western Front Conflict
Berlin reports German leaders foresee extended war in the west after sinking a British destroyer. Officials say Poland campaign ended and a bombproof western HQ is under construction to direct operations, with focus on limiting hostilities against France and Britain while Britain reinforces in France.
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France
Britain
High Command
Western Front
Warsaw
Germany
Russia
Senate Committee Delays Action on Neutrality Bill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee delayed action on the administration's neutrality bill until Thursday at Senator Borah's request. The draft, prepared by Democrats, repeals the arms embargo but adds strong congressional checks on executive discretion. A report to the full Senate was anticipated by week’s end.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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R-Ida
Roosevelt
Pittman
D-New
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
Kentucky
House
Rayburn
Bankhead
Alabama
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Hull
Expanded surplus food distribution to relief families
Agriculture officials said they will continue with an expanded surplus food distribution through commercial channels for relief families despite likely European demand for U S farm products rising. The program operates in six cities and will start soon in Springfield Illinois.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Springfield
Ill
Cuba
Western Hemisphere
Orient
United States
Swedish Steamer Silesia Sunk in North Sea Attacks
The Swedish steamer Silesia, 1,839 tons, was torpedoed and sunk in the Skagerrak today, becoming the fourth neutral ship sunk in three days. The crew escaped in lifeboats and were rescued by the Swedish steamer Suesia near Stavanger, 100 miles south of Bergen, Norway. Attacks on neutrals in the Skagerrak provoked protests across Scandinavia.
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Skagerrak
Silesia
Stavanger
Bergen
Norway
Suesia
North Sea
Jutland
Missouri and Kansas to clash in Lawrence on November 25
The 48th Kansas Missouri football game moves from Thanksgiving to Saturday November 25 in Lawrence. KU athletic board approved the date for weather and season length reasons. Don Faurot and Gwinn Henry confirmed the plan after discussions. Thanksgiving dates in both states prompted the change with Missouri set for November 23 and Kansas’ governor Lloyd C. Stark aligning with Roosevelt.
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Kansas
Lawrence
K. U. Athletic Board
Gwinn Henry
Don Faurot
Henry
Faurot
Lloyd C. Stark
Roosevelt
Cannons Off Norway Coast Reported Naval Engagement
Bergen Norway Sept 25 unidentified ships fired for at least 12 hours off Norway coast natives believed a naval battle was in progress. inhabitants on Algros island heard heavy firing from about 6 am to 8 pm with houses shaken by large calibre guns. observers saw six or seven boats to the northward maneuvering, distance too great to identify.
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Bergen
Norway
Algros Island
Here
Marstenen
Kattegatt
Denmark
Sweden
Coast Guard, Officials Seek Victims After California Storm
A severe storm off the southern California coast triggers a major search for missing and dead. About 24 people drowned when the sport fishing boat Spray capsized near Point Magu, and 90 heat deaths are linked to the week of extreme temperatures across the region.
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Los Angeles
California
Pacific
Sur
Laura Bosst
Tiny
Anacarof
Point Magu
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
New Telephone Directory Goes to Press on September 28
A new issue of the telephone directory will go to press September 28. For new listings or changes, please call the business office at 221 without delay. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Adv.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Stock Market Index Advances for Weekend Reading
Average of 60 stocks hits 52.3, rose to 52.8 on Saturday amid service notices from Green Bros for washing machine repairs and related advertising.
Escape Plan Exposed At Kansas Prison Tunnel Plot
A flower garden hoax masked 11 months of tunneling by 70 inmates at a Kansas state prison. The 72 foot tunnel reached near the wall with lights and a fan to clear gas. Guards uncovered the scheme after inmate Walter Pryor confessed following his disappearance. Six others deemed involved were placed in punishment. The plot reportedly aimed to extend beyond the wall to a cistern, with possible further accomplices.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas State
M. F. Amrine
Amrine
Nlot
Walter Pryor
Shawnee County
Pryor
Malott to Speak at Kansas Municipalities Convention
Several hundred city officials met at the League of Kansas Municipalities opening session in Wichita. Deane W. Malott chancellor of Kansas University is scheduled to speak tonight as the convention runs through Wednesday.
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Wichita
Kan
League of Kansas Municipalities
Deane W. Malott
Kansas University
98 Degrees At Independence Sets Heat Record
Independence Kan. saw a high of 98 degrees on September 25, a new date record. The note recalls 1881 when 97 degrees was recorded on September 2.
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Independence Independence
Kan
Independence
Gas reserves touted by Bartlesville official before Rotary
Cecil Harbeson of Cities Service Gas spoke in Bartlesville about vast natural gas reserves claimed to cover three generations. He traced gas history from ancient Greece to modern Kansas, noted pipeline expansions, and cited 4 500 miles of pipeline and 1 188 wells. He announced upcoming Rotary dinner and welcomed new board members and guests.
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Cecil Harbeson
Bartlesville
Okla
Rotary
Greece
Murdock
Watts
Kansas
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Lawrence
Ottawa
Daryl Dodds
Kansas Public Service Company
George Docking
Walter McClain
C. B. Holmes
Russia Opens Talks With Neighbors Estonia and Turkey
Soviet Russia announced commercial and diplomatic talks with Estonia as Turkish envoy Sukru Saracoglu was set to arrive. Discussions focus on Turkish guarantees to close the Dardanelles to ships opposing Russian interests and possible security concessions, while Russia bans foreign ships on the Neva river.
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Karl Selter
Selter
Russia
Neva
Baltic
Sukru Saracoglu
Turkey
Germany
Britain
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Soviet Union
Dewitt MacKenzie
Poland
Hitler
Kremelin
Lake Ladoga
Gulf of Finland
Football Coaches At First Meeting In Lawrence
Lawrence chamber of commerce luncheon brings Kansas Jayhawks coach Gwinn Henry and assistants, plus Lawrence high school coach Elmer Schaake and Haskell Institute staff, for an inaugural fall and winter series. Des Moines opener for Kansas looms, with notes on staff and upcoming games including Newton and Atchison.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Radcliffe
Chamber
University of Kansas
Lawrence High School
Haskell Institute
Kansas Jayhawkers
Drake University
Des Moines
Gwinn Henry
Henry
Vic Hart
Tulsa University
Harry Lansing
Mike Getto
Elmer Schaake
Lions
Atchison
Newton
Maurice Cannady
F. W. Simpson
Schaake
Clarence Powless
Cool Night in Kansas Brings Cold Forecasted Start to Week
Topeka notes a cool night as the state feels a surge of early season cold from the Dakotas. Forecaster S D Flora predicts 40 to 50 degree lows in most areas with region remaining dry though northwest may see showers. Highs near 70s to 75s tomorrow after a 92 degree day in Elkhart and 51 at Phillipsburg.
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Kansas
Dakotas
S. D. Flora
Kansans
Flora
Middle West
Concordia
Kansas City
Elkhart
Phillipsburg
Jury Selected for Nigro Narcotic Trial in Kansas City
In Kansas City on September 25 a jury began selection for the Narcotic charge trial of Angelo Nigro a former saloon keeper and deputy constable. Co defendant Tony Mangiaracina pleaded guilty and Judge Albert L Reeves delayed Mangiaracina's sentencing until Nigro's trial concludes. Nigro was transported from Leavenworth penitentiary where he is serving time for narcotic law violations.
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Kansas City
Angelo
Bessie) Nigro
Tony Mangiaracina
Albert L. Reeves
Mangiaracina
Nicero
Nigro
Leavenworth
Hospital Ten Years Old At Memorial For Anniversary
Memorial Hospital marks ten years since opening on September 25, 1929. The 13 000th patient admitted yesterday is Mrs. Clarence Curtis of Linwood, with 1000 patients admitted since January 31, 1939. The 12 000th was Mrs. Wilma McClung of 2041 Barker Avenue.
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Memorial
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Clarence Curtis
Linwood
Wilma "McClung
Barker Avenue
False Neutrality Criticized Over US Arms Sale Plan
Italian circles attacked the proposed US neutrality act revision calling cash and carry arms sales to belligerents a false neutrality label. The editorial framing appeared as the plan drew criticism in Rome.
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Rome
United States
Weather Forecast for Kansas Unsettled Tonight and Tuesday
Unsettled weather expected tonight with showers likely in the northwest and cooler temperatures. Skies may warm slightly in the extreme north by Tuesday with a mild climb in temperatures.
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Kansas
Cody
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