Explanation of the New Pension System Under Social Security
Washington August 12 The amended social security law signed by President Roosevelt sets a formula for benefits. The basic monthly benefit at 65 for a single is 40 percent of average wages up to 50 plus 10 percent of wages over 50, with a cap of 250 in average wages. Each covered year adds 1 percent. Spousal supplements and widow benefits are detailed, with payments varying by age and dependency. First benefits due January next year and a table outlines accruals for different insured groups.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Aurora Borealis Disrupts US Canada Communications
Northern lights of unusual brilliance darkened portions of telephone and radio lines across the United States and Canada last night. Associated Press network faced intermittent grounding as experts linked the display to sunspot activity and elevated solar energy reaching Earth. The phenomenon, last seen April 24, drew observers amid a rare, vivid aurora.
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New York
Canada
United States
Associated Press
William Bourton, Jr
Hayden Planetarium
Norma Talmadge and George Jessel Divorce in Mexico
Norma Talmadge and George Jessel ended their marriage with a Juarez Mexico divorce granted to Miss Talmadge on grounds of incompatibility. It marks her second Mexican decree after a prior 1934 divorce from Joseph Schenck. A few weeks later she wed Jessel in Atlantic City.
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el Paso
Tex
Norma Talmadge
George Jessel
Miss Talmadge
Juarez
Mexico
Joseph Schenck
20Th Century- Fox Films
Jessel
Atlantic City
N. J
Bomb Explodes At Japanese Office In Shanghai
A bombing tonight shattered the offices of a Japanese controlled shipping firm in Shanghai. Nine Chinese were seriously injured and several others slightly hurt as violence loomed on the eve of the second anniversary of the Shanghai warfare outbreak.
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Shanghai
Grouse Season Opens as Millionaires Hit Scottish Moors
Gannochy Scotland August twelfth opens the annual grouse season with a high end influx led by J. P. Morgan who is joined by King George and Queen Elizabeth next week. The event fills Highland life with elite guests and costly moor operations, though the sport is costly for locals and bird numbers.
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Gannochy
Scotland
Debrett
America
Dan and
Bradstreet
J. P. Morgan
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Lord
Lady Elphinstone
David Bowes-Lyon
Morgan
Highlands
Florida
Five Alternatives for Farmers With 1988 Corn Loans
Ernest Prim of the local Agriculture Conservation association outlines five options for farmers holding Commodity Credit Corporation corn loans. Choices include redeeming at loan face value plus 4 percent interest, resealing on farm storage for one year, shelling and storing in another bin, liquidating to the CCC, or storing in a county elevator under CCC rules with storage costs covered by the corporation. Resealing on farm avoids new insurance. a 7 cent per bushel storage payment is offered for on farm reseal. No liquidation before September 1.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Ernest Prim
Local
Agriculture Conservation Association
Commodity Corporation
Prim
Prepare for Giant Game Chicago
UP indicates an event titled Giant Game in Chicago scheduled for August date not fully shown. Readable items reference an upcoming publicized contest with potential team and venue mentions but missing complete details.
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Chicago
Nye urges Republicans to nominate progressive candidate for 1940
Senator Nye of North Dakota warned the Republican Party to drop its cockeyed stance and back a forward looking progressive nominee and platform for 1940. He urged retaining some New Deal advances and argued the party must focus on the arms embargo issue in the campaign. He plans a coast to coast lecture tour and cites support from other GOP lawmakers for revising the neutrality act.
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Washington
Republican Party
Nye
North Dakota
LaSalle County
Film Museum Head Here Confers With KU Officials
John E. Abbott director of the Museum of Modern Art Film Library New York City conferred here last night with University of Kansas officials including Raymond Nichols Harold Ingham and Fred Montgomery. Abbott arrived in Kansas City yesterday and left for Hollywood today. The MoMA Film Library has the world’s most complete motion picture film collection.
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John E. Abbot
Museum of Modern Art Film Library
New York City
University of Kansas
Raymond Nichols
Harold Ingham
Fred Montgomery
Abbott
Kansas City
Lawrence
Hollywood
Calif
Museum of Modern Art
Blue Stands Alone As Carnations Show No Such Shade
A brief note reports that blue remains the singular color not represented among carnations, highlighting a contrast with other hues and noting the rarity of blue tones in the flower variety.
Silent on illness as sons finish medical exams
Dr. R. F. Roller 55 suffered a cerebral hemorrhage August 1 and paralysis, choosing to delay telling his two sons Merrill and Wendall until after their University of Kansas medical school exams. After their return home, he urged them to complete their courses. He died late yesterday. Merrill was a senior and Wendall a sophomore in the medical school.
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Altamont
Kan
R. F. Roller
Merrill
Wendall
University of Kansas ‘Medical School
Roller
Horton and Topeka visitors gather at Emerson and Wyatt homes
Mrs. Ivan McLouth Holland and daughter Nancy join Mr and Mrs C A Emerson for a Sunday visit in Horton along with other relatives. Walter Wyatt family of Horton and Harry Craig family of Lawrence spend the day with William Wyatt. Virginia Oxford of St Joseph Missouri visits summer with the Laster family. L L Davison and wife drove to Topeka to check on their daughter Mrs Enoch recovering from major operation.
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Ivan Holland
Nancy
Jed Holland
Carl Bradner
Lois Spencer
Horton
Roy Spencer
Bryan
Olathe
C. A. Emerson
Walter Wyatt
Barbara
Harry Craig
Lawrence
Ralph Wyatt
Topeka
William Wyatt
Virginia Oxford
St. Joseph
Charles Laster
L. L. Davison
Enoch
Hold Everything By Clyde Lewis
Local society notes mention Mrs. E C Steeper and Mrs. Lucy Martz visiting relatives while Howard Baltin Jr. returns from Kansas City. The Clark family heads home to California after a two week visit with Mrs. Jerry Harris as Arnold Edmonds travels with his parents en route to a camping trip in Tonganoxie.
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Tonganoxie
Alvin Entringer
Atchison
Lucy Mavis
Paola
Lucy Martz
Frank Thomas
White Cloud
Emmett Thompson
A. C. Chapman
Cecil Manewall
Thomas Chapman
Birthday cake surprise marks eighth grade event
Six eighth grade girls surprised their former teacher Miss Mildred Baer with a birthday cake they made for her last Monday. Mary Marie Wray returned from Kansas University hospital to spend three weeks at home with her aunt Mrs. J. E. Bradford ill. Ted Glogan and family from Kansas City visit their mother Mrs. Otto Glogan. Whelan Cline moved to Emmett Kansas where Mrs. Cline will teach next year. WCTU met at Mrs. Alma Sanders's home August 9 with officers elected and year’s work reviewed.
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Hiawatha
Howard Chapman
Louisa Kimmel
McAlester
Okla
Leslie Kimmel
H. H. Kimmel
Mildred Baer
Mary Marie Wray
Kansas University Hospital
J. E. Bradford
Ted Glogan
Kansas City
Otto Glogan
Whelan Cline
Emmett
Kan
Cline
WCTU
Alma Sanders
Journal-World Classifieds Expand Rental Listings
Local Journal-World classified ads frequently list hundreds of rooms apartments and houses for rent each year guiding tenants to available housing options through the paper’s classifieds section.
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Journal-World
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