Hitler to Take Sudeten Region Dominant speech presses Sudeten claim
Adolf Hitler declared the Sudetenland would come under German sovereignty and warned if Benes refuses peace Germany will act. He labeled Benes the father of a lie, rejected self determination, and praised the Rome Berlin axis while promising a plebiscite for the border.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Sudeten
Czechoslovakia
Benes
Germany
Chamberlain
Godesberg
Prague
Ufther
Saar
Hitler
Reich
E.S.T
Italy
Mussolini
Fuehrer
Lie
Versailles
Roosevelt Note to Hitler and Benes Urges Peaceful Settlement
President Roosevelt, speaking for 130 million Americans, appeals to Hitler and Benes to avoid war. The message, drafted in longhand, warns of incalculable war costs and shattered economies, urging continued negotiations. Copies were sent to Chamberlain and Daladier. France reportedly responds.
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Roosevelt
Hitler
Benes
America
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Czechoslovakia
White House
France
State Department
Dra
Hull
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Daladier
Rail Strike Threat Looms Over U S Railroads
President Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen informs H A Enochs and William Leiserson that about 160000 train and yard workers will strike at 12:01 am October 1 if wage cut plans proceed. 18 affiliated unions vote on strike with results pending.
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Chicago
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
H. A. Enochs
Railroad Management Conference Committee
William M. Leiserson
National Mediation Board
Brotherhood
Whitney
Leiserson
International Association of General
Enochs
Railway Labor Executives Association
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Act
E. J. Manion
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Brotherhoods
Dunbars Safe After Hurricane Reach New Haven
Dr and Mrs Carl Dunbar report from Richmond Ind that their family and home are safe after a hurricane battered New Haven last Wednesday. They called Greenfield then reached their home after a half hour wait, noting trains and schools were disrupted and power was out. They fear their summer beach home may be demolished and may not reach New Haven by Saturday.
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Carl Dunbar
New Haven
Conn
Dunbar
NY parties draft strong candidates as Roosevelt home state tests loom
Albany reports both parties want top contenders for governor and senate as conventions near. Senator Wagner signals renomination to the senate and urges Lehman to run again while Dewey’s fate remains undetermined. Republicans draft Dewey amid upstate sentiment after the Hines mistrial.
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Albany
N. Y
UPI
New York
Roosevelt
U. S
Robert F. Wagner
N.Y
Senate
Herbert’ H. Lehman
United States Senate
Manhattan
Thomas E. Dewey
Upstate
James J. Hines
Saratoga Springs
Rochester
United States
Lehman
Wagner
Dewey
Britain Russia and France pledge triple front over Czechoslovakia
London reports Britain and Soviet Russia would join France to aid Czechoslovakia if Germany invades. Churchill’s government, after two days of talks, warned of a possible clash in Europe as Hitler demands Sudetenland. Buckingham Palace called a privy council meeting as Downing Street convened its inner cabinet.
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London
Britain
Soviet
Russia
France
Czechoslovakia
E.S.T
Adolf Hitler
Sudeten
Germany
Hitler
Horace Wilson
Fuehrer
Europe
Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
Downing Street
Frontier Closed as Germans Block Exit from Czechoslovakia
Washington reports the German frontier along Czechoslovakia is closed for American evacuees. Twenty American travelers with German visas were unable to cross at Eger, and Wilbur Carr in Prague urged Berlin to permit entry to Germany for access to seaports. Efforts continue to secure a concession from German authorities.
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Washington
State Department
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Prague
Wilbur Carr
Berlin
Paris
Carr
Eger
Paris Citizens Urged to Evacuate by Rail
Paris officials call on residents ready to leave to use railway facilities as necessary measures are prepared to evacuate the civilian population if the European crisis worsens. The ministry notes efforts to manage the outflow of people toward the provinces.
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Paris
Ministry of Public Works
New Telephone Directory Due Sept 30
A new issue of the telephone directory will go to press September 30. For new listings or changes call the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co business office at once, telephone 221.
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Southwestern’ Bell Telephone Co
American Embassy Urges U S Citizens in Paris to Return Home
The American embassy in Paris advised all U S citizens to return to the United States if possible amid escalating European tensions. Neutral steamship lines report a rush of applications for passage as Americans begin to depart France.
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Paris
U. S
United States
France
Europe
America
Davis Links Central Europe Turbulence to History and Economics
Professor Robert McNair Davis warned Rotarians that the animosities and suspicions fueling central European turbulence stem from a thousand years of history. He described Czechoslovakia as Bohemia Moravia and Slovakia and argued economic forces push nations toward expansion or stagnation. He praised Channing and Lowell for sparking his interest in history and maps and noted his 18 year old prediction of a Germany Japan alliance remains largely two thirds true.
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Europe
Robert McNair Davis
Czechoslovakia
Bohemia
Moravia
Slovakia
Austria
Davis
Channing and
Lowell
Rotary
Kansas
Germany
Japan
Ite
Czechs Brace for Hitler Reply as Crisis Deepens
Prague reports tense mood as Czechoslovakia prepares for Hitler's anticipated declaration after balking at demands. Gen Ludwig Krejer named commander in chief as defense measures reach readiness. civilians urged to relocate from Prague to reduce air attack risk while radio notes calm in Sudeten regions. Yugoslavia and Romania warn Hungary of mutual assistance under the Little Entente.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Ludwig Krejer
Yugoslavia
Rumania
War Rumors Shake Exchange Rates In Early Trading
The British pound fell nearly 3 cents and other major currencies hit year lows as fresh war dangers threatened Europe. Trading was light as markets showed wide bid and ask gaps, making actual dealings unworkable in New York.
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New York
Enrollment at Kansas shows slight drop from prior year
University of Kansas reports 4579 students after week one, down 10 from last year and 14 from the 1936 high. Graduate, fine arts, medicine, education and Kansas City medicine gain, while law falls due to bar exam requirements. Resident enrollment up 80, out-of-state down 78 amid higher nonresident fees.
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University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Studen
Truck peace sought as city faces wide strike
Mayor LaGuardia pressed for a fast settlement of a city wide truck strike that halted bus service for 3500 Bronx schoolchildren and others in Manhattan. Union leaders and operators met at City Hall while New Jersey announced 15000 drivers struck. Joseph P. Ryan signaled ILAs support, warning shipments would block cargo not on an exempt list. Michael J. Cashal estimated about 15000 drivers on strike.
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New York
LaGuardia
Bronx
Manhattan
City Hall
New Jersey
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
KU Student Injured In Highway 40 Crash Near Kanwaka
Glen Gibson a 20 year old University of Kansas junior from Sioux Falls South Dakota was hospitalized with a punctured left lung and possible multiple rib fractures after a Ford coupe failed to negotiate a curve on highway 40 near Kanwaka store hitting a post. He was accompanied by a young woman. the car belonged to Dean Rogers a Wellington Kansas pharmacy student.
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Glen~Gibson
University of Kansas College
Sioux Falls
S. D
Gibson
Dean Rogers
Wellington
Kan
Kanwaka Store
Topeka
Roosevelt extends world peace appeal to Poland and Hungary
Secretary Hull extended the peace appeal to include Poland and Hungary. Instructions were sent to Ambassador Drexel Biddle in Warsaw and Minister Montgomery in Budapest to deliver the urgent plea, which had been sent to Germany Czechoslovakia France and Great Britain. No instruction was sent to Moscow.
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Washington
Great Britain
Roosevelt
State Department
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
London
Edouard Daladier
France
Europe
Daladier
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Hull
Poland
Hungary
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
Warsaw
John F. Montgomery
Budapest
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Stock Market Index and Repair Notice
Market index shows 60 stocks averaging 44.2 with a Saturday dip to 45.2. Also noted is a washer repair service by Green Bros Ady.
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Green Bros. —Ady
Campaign Address by Clyde Reed at Douglas County Rally
Former Governor Clyde M. Reed, Parsons Republican Senate candidate, will speak at 8 PM tonight in Southpark before a Douglas County Republicans rally. Reed, Parsons Sun publisher, is a noted rail rates authority. J. B. Wilson will preside and introduce local Republican candidates for county offices.
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Clyde M. Reed
Parsons
United States
George McGill
Douglas ‘County
Injured in crash near Mud Creek bridge north of airport
Mrs. H. F. Longanecker and her two daughters, aged 3 and 6, were treated at Memorial hospital after a head on collision with a gravel truck on the Mud Creek bridge. The driver Vern Plant and the truck, owned by W. M. Dunbar, faced dust obscuring vision on the bridge.
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H. F. Longanecker
Route 8
Memorial Hospital
Mud Creek
Charlotte
Joan
Longanecker
John W. Dunn
Lawrence
Cooler Weather Forecast Across State Tonight
Heat to moderate across the state with cooler conditions tonight or tomorrow. Federal meteorologist S. D. Flora indicated little break from summerlike weather, with clouds over the north central counties and only sparse rain chances in the next 36 hours. Concordia reported a sprinkle yesterday, marking the state's only measurable moisture in 48 hours. Highs tomorrow unlikely to exceed 85, with 60 to 65 degree lows in the east and 50 to 55 in the west. Yesterday's high reached 94 at Goodland, Manhattan, and Phillipsburg.
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Topken
S. D. Flora
Altho
North Central
Concordia
Flora
Goodland
Manhattan
Phillipsburg
Reconciliation Hints After Shooting of Mrs Krueger
In Los Angeles Charles E. McDonald a 29 year old electrician perched in jail hints his wife Mrs Karl Krueger wants him back He speaks as Mrs Krueger lies hospitalized with paralysis from a gunshot wound Doctors say she faces a lifetime disability McDonald pleaded insanity at arraignment and says he is sorry for the incident Mrs McDonald a former maid and governess denies her husband’s claim of estrangement caused by Mrs Krueger
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Los Angeles
Charles E. McDonald
Karl Krueger
Young trees need water this fall
Lawrence residents are urged to water young trees underground or with a ring dam to conserve moisture before dormancy. City water rates and budget concerns are discussed as the water department faces subsoil moisture scarcity and several wells reopen to aid farmers.
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Lawrence
W. B. Durrell
K.U
Citizens Tree Committee
Durrell
City Water Department
Frank E. Willey
Water Department
Deay
Stony Point Road
Lecompton
le ‘Compton
Grover
County
Michael
Marion
Eckman
Pleasant Grove
City General Property Taxes Lower for 1939
Manhattan Kansas September 26 Pi John G Stutz executive secretary of the League of Kansas Municipalities told the league convention that city general property taxes will be 7 percent lower for 1939 due to the sales tax. More than 150 member cities were represented at the opening session and meetings will close tomorrow at the annual dinner with Henry Haskell editor of the Kansas City Star and Dr F D Farrell president of Kansas State College as speakers.
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Manhattan
Kan
John G. Stutz
League of Kansas
League
Kansas
Henry Haskell
The
Kansas City Star
F. D. Farrell
Kansas State College
No Compulsion on Budget Denied by Cloud County Court
The Cloud county district court denied a writ of mandamus to force Cloud county to meet state welfare board budgeting requirements for next year. The ruling, announced in Topeka, will be appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court today or tomorrow, with an early decision requested. The action followed a request by the social welfare board claiming Cloud county did not provide sufficient funds for its share of 1939 welfare expenses.
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Topeka
State Attorney General Office
Cloud County
State Welfare Board
William E. Scott
State Supreme Court
Social Welfare Board
City Council Meeting Tonight Opens Reg Pie Session
City officials announce a reg pie council session tonight starting at an unspecified time, inviting public attendance and formal discussion of agenda items.
Weather Outlook for Kansas Dates Unspecified
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler readings in central and west portions tonight and in east and south Tuesday. Morning clouds at Emporia and Manhattan, partly cloudy at Topeka, elsewhere clear. Dirt roads good. Temperature readings show highs near 88 and 89, lows around 59.
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Kansas
Emporia
Manhattan
Topeka
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Assails Benes
Brotherhood of Railroad
Dunbars
Ford Service
Hamilton
Frontier
K. U
C. F. O’bryan
Glen Gibson
Sioux Falls, S.D
Mrs. Krueger
C. B. Russell
F. A. Russell
Welfare Board
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