Indictments Bondy Federal Case Targets 11 Corporations
A federal grand jury in New York charged 11 corporations including DuPont with a world wide conspiracy to fix prices on nitrates used in munitions and other industries. The indictments name 32 officials and involve firms in the US and abroad with conspiracies dating from 1920 to 1939. The Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation and subsidiaries deny the charges.
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New York
EHI DuPont de Nemours and Company
William Bondy
du Pont Company
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation
Chilean Nitrate Sales Corporation
Synthetic Nitrogen Products Corporation
Barrett Company
Solvay Process Company
Syracuse
N. Y
United States
Norway
Britain
Switzerland
Germany
Canada
Sweden
Poland
Belgium
Japan
Chile
Rudolph Hyner
Ilgner
Chemnyco, Inc
Semet-Solvay Company
The
Rural Palmyra Township Raises Funds for Red Cross Drive
Rural Palmyra Township in Douglas County led by A. E. Preston has raised 108.46 for the Red Cross with two districts yet to report. Districts listed include Prairie City with several workers and varying contributions, while Trustees and workers such as Mrs. George Butell and Grace Hawes are named among contributors. A committee to select a new Pittsburg State Teachers College president is named with Hubert Brighton noting four regents will recommend successors.
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Palmyra
Baldwin City
Douglas County Red Cross
Harold C. Fisher
A. E. Preston
Red Cross
Prairie City
George Butell
Helen Mignot
Stony Point
A. Smithy
Philip Brechefsen
Coal Creek
Sturdy C.essscseene
Adaline Marzella Dwyeprowes
Spring Creek
A. E. Pr
Clearfield
Walter Pooch
Baldwin
Topeka
Hubert Brighton
State Board of Regents
W. A. Brandenburg
Pittsburg State Teachers College
Board of Regents
Lester McCoy
Garden City
W. T. Markman
Drew McLaughlin
Paola
Fred M. Harris
Ottawa
Brighton
Flory Grocery Robbed Of Tobacco Eggs And Cash
A theft at Flory grocery 211 East Eighth street last night saw tobacco candy two dozen eggs and a small amount of money stolen after a window was forced open. Will Present Play Women of the Church of God Eleventh and New Hampshire streets present Christmas Budgeting tonight at the church admission free.
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Flory Grocery
East Eighth Street
Church of God
New Hampshire Streets
Coldest December night in Vermont clocks freeze
In Northfield Vermont the official weather station recorded 26 below zero between 2 and 3 a m a temperature reading then the recording clock froze Meteorologist C N Bemis noted it was the coldest date since recordings began and the clock stopped at 26 below zero
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Vermont
Northfield
C. N. Bemis
Bemis
Aioe
Four More Reports Planned by U S House Un American Activities
Chairman Dies announced four additional papers by the House committee on un American activities before January 3. One focuses on Italians, another on general propaganda. He also hinted at two other topics and noted a clash with post office duties over German propaganda under an international treaty. Dies planned a 10 day speaking trip to Oklahoma City Wichita and Joplin starting December 13.
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Washington
Dies
D-Tex
House Committee On
United States
Post Office Department
Germany
Congress
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wichita
Kan
Joplin
Blacksmith Charlie Schulz Crafts Mass Street Stars
Lawrence residents praise the white way standards on Massachusetts Street designed by F. H. Elvig and Floyd Warner. Charlie Schulz, from his 730 Vermont shop, built large evergreen edged stars with 40 colored lights that beautify the business district. Home decorations are rising as Christmas approaches.
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Massachusetts
Charlie Schulz
Floyd Warner
Schulz
Vermont
Wheat condition good in Kansas reports strong prospects
Kansas winter wheat remains in dormant to feed condition and is expected to grow well once weather improves. Recent rains replenished stock ponds and started streams in the southeast blue stem pasture area, with farmers said to have sufficient water through winter. State Board of Agriculture secretary J. C. Mohler noted winter wheat pushing through water soaked fields for the best prospects in 10 years.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tony
Blue Stem
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Do You Know Tariffs History Quiz Answers
Answers cover tariff definitions and first national tariff. Tariff 1789 aimed to raise revenue pay debt and protect home industries. Compromise tariff 1833 reduced rates gradually to 20 percent to appease South Carolina.
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South Carolina
Acacia Lodge Announces Special Thursday Degree Meeting
Acacia Lodge No 9 A and A M invites visitors for a third degree at 4 30 p m Thursday December 5. R B Stevens W M John H Parker secretary Adv from The Journal World classified page notes the page is the town s busiest market section.
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Acacia Lodge
R. B. Stevens
John H. Parker
Adv
Journal-World
Six British ships sunk by Nazi submarine action
Berlin reports a lone German submarine sank six British armed merchant vessels totaling 31 500 tons as part of a broader campaign against Britain. Long range bombers reportedly hit a 4 000 ton British cargo vessel 250 miles northwest of Ireland.
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Berlin
Britain
Atlantic
Ireland
High Command
England
Birmingham
Midlands
DNB
Southern Railway Company
Dover
London
Tunbridge
Middle England
Brighton
Grantham
Germany
Caledonia
British Admiralty
Scotstoun
Deaths and Funerals Arnold Hammig
Arnold Hammig 75 of 311 Johnson died this morning at the local hospital. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 30 PM from Schubert funeral home with Rev. Arthur Ward and Rev. EF Kardatzke officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by wife Lydia Hammig of the home, two daughters Mrs. E E Warren Lawrence and Mrs. Charles Cronemeyer Houston, Texas, and one sister Mrs. Bertha Knopp Lawrence.
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Arnold Hammig
Johnson
Schubert Funeral Home
Arthur Ward
EF. E. Kardatzke
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lydia Hammig
E. E. Warren. Lawrence
Charles Cronemeyer
Houston
Tex
Bertha Knopp
Lawrence
Augusta Hall Kemper Remembered in News Death Notice
Augusta Hall Kemper a University of Kansas 1901 graduate sister of the late Clarence Hall city editor of the Lawrence Journal World and daughter of General and Mrs H S Hall resided at 1029 Tennessee street in the 90s. She taught at Roosevelt high school Seattle Wa at the time of her death November 18 having been a Seattle schoolteacher.
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Augusta Hall Kemper
Vs. Kemper
University of Kansas
Clarence Hall
Lawrence Journal-World
H. S. Hall
Tennessee Street
Kemper
Roosevelt High School
Seattle
Wash
Aer
Deaths in Pomona Area Mrs Elizabeth Mowder 65
Mrs Elizabeth Mowder aged 65 of rural route one Pomona died this morning at the home of her daughter Mrs Clara Norman. The funeral was held Friday at 2 pm at the Washington Creek church with Rev Louis Griffith officiating and burial in Washington Creek cemetery. She is survived by four sons Chester and Charles Mowder of Lawrence Levi of Winfield Samuel of Overbrook four daughters Clara Norman Florence Findley Mary Mowder and Elsie Pits nineteen grandchildren and two brothers C P Miller of Lawrence and Samuel Miller of Overbrook.
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Elizabeth Mowder
Pomona
Clara Norman
Washington Creek
Louis Griffith
Washington Creek Cemetery
Mowder
Chester Mowder
Charles Mowder
Lawrence
Levi Mowder
Winfield
Samuel Mowder
Overbrook
Florence Findley
Mary Mowder
Topeka
Elsie Pits
Tennessee
C. P. Miller
Samuel Miller
Expedition Returns From Antarctica Delivers Plan
Navy officials say the United States Antarctic expedition will return home around March 1 after Congress refused funds for another year. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd travels aboard the polar ship Bear, already en route to Little America, with the coast guard cutter North Star leaving Seattle to meet in New Zealand around Christmas. The Bear departed Samoa and aims for the Fiji islands next weekend.
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Washington
Pi—Navy
United States Antarctic Expedition
Congress
South Polar
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
Coast Guard
North Star
Seattle
Bear
New Zealan
Samoa
Navy
Fiji Islands
Election costs listed for Topeka campaign figures
Gov Payne Ratner and Rep E H Rees filed campaign expense items from the election won by Ratner. Ratner reported 300 dollars to the state committee, 23.48 advertising and misc, 12 stamps, while Rees listed 1 629 dollars including a 100 filing fee. Other items include salaries and fees for state officials and candidates.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
W. H. Burke
Bee
Pirie
Secretary of State
Ratner
Republican State Committee
E. H. Rees
Fourth District
W. W. Harvey
Supreme Court
W. A. Smith
Carl E. Friend
I. S. Woodward
Wichita
Jay Parker
Frank J. Ryan
Charles Hobbs
George L McClenny
Walter Wilson
Reserve Officers Meet Speaker Major S A McKone
Major S A McKone will speak at the Reserve Officers Association meeting on Field Service Uses of Ordnance. The gathering is at Fowler shops military department section at 7 45 PM and Reserve and National Guard officers are urged to attend.
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S. A. McKone
Reserve Officers Association
Military Department
Fowler Shops
Reserve
National Guard
Swarthout Leaves for Augstana College Trip
Dean D M Swarthout departs this evening for Augstana College Rock Island Illinois to represent the National Association of Schools of Music as a school examiner. He will return to his office Friday forenoon.
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D. M. Swarthout
Augustana College
Rock ,Island
National Association of Schools of Music
Thanksgiving Gatherings Highlight Eudora Social Notes
Local families share meals and visits across Wellsville Harrisonville Parkville Topeka and Lawrence as Thanksgiving activities, dinners and bridge club events fill the weekend. Prominent names include Sommer Everley Kazmaeir Sellers Lothholz Fisher Terthvea Holme Mertz Houser Cory Elmore and Adams with church groups planning meetings and a Christmas sale.
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John Sommer
Paul Sommer
Elmer Everley
Kansas City
George Everley
Allen Cochran
Lester Coffman
Wellsville
Anna Scavazzo
Harrisonville
George Born
John Kazmaeir
A. A. Kazmaeir
Donald Sellers
Ottawa
Melvin Reitzel
John Kazmaek
Melvin Sellers
Nellie Corydell
Lawrence
Parkville
Will Mertz
J.D
Fred Walker
Oscar Lothholz
Ray Miller
J. D. Adams
Z. G. Houser
Robert Cory
David
Topeka
C. E. Cory
Richard
Everett Elmore
Jake Milburn
Womans Union
St Paul’s Church
Nina Wilson
St. Paul's Church
Verle Nelson
Elmer AlItenbernd
Verle Nies
Reifsch
H. Allen, Jr
Hugh
Wesley
Overbrook
Gilmore Nichols
Evans Hearth
J. N. Hearin
Eunice Rash
Eastern Star and community visits in Kansas City area
Social notes from Thayer to Kansas City report Harry Rash and Ken Rash shopping in Kansas City and dinner with the Hearins. Several visits to Turner and Eudora residents accompany a St. Peter's church youth rally and Park College talk by Dr. Young. Families and neighbors host dinners and weekend stays across Olathe Linwood and surrounding towns.
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Harry Rash
Kenneth Rash
Thayer
Kansas City
Hearin
Paul Whitlatch
Anna Strickland
J. N. Hearin
C. J. Treavor
Turner
Vincent Zillner
Helianthus Chapter
The
Eastern Star
St. Peter’s Church
Dr. Young
Park College
Parkville
Eudora
Reifschneider
Vera Rose Gerstenberger
Lorene Daugherty
Lois Gertenberger
Charlotte Weldensaul
Lila Reetz
June Louise Able
Katherine Reetz
Homer Altenbernd
Howard Trefz
Bill Neis
Harold Bowley
Vernon Florey
Eli St. John
Olathe
Jake Milburn
Everett+ Elmore
Sue
Carolyn Ann Zimmerman
R. C. Nuttall
Dorothy
Ralph Nuttall
Jack Dailey
Bobby Long
Clarence Broers
Jack Everley
Linwood
Dorothy Nuttall
Wheat and livestock markets steady on December contracts
Chicago trading shows December wheat advancing about 70 cents near 90.54 cents as funds and processors push to cover end of year deliveries. Corn, oats and deferred wheat largely unchanged, while Kansas City hogs and cattle trade mix steady to higher with limited demand and variable prices.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas City
Livestock Market Mixed With Hogs Steady and Cattle Rally
The hog market remained unchanged while fed steers and yearlings of good to better grades showed strong demand, with prices advancing to 25 in a brisk session. Buyers favored quality and weight on the cattle trade.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Behal
Market Reports from Kansas City and ChicagoLivestock and Grain
Livestock prices steady to mixed with cattle and calves mostly steady. hogs and sheep near stable. Kansas City reports uneven grain futures with wheat and corn fluctuating. Chicago closes mixed with grains and soybeans showing modest moves.
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Kansas City
USDA
Local Market Prices and Government Bond Quotes
Grain markets show wheat at 74 and new corn at 52 with butterfat values listed as No 134 and No 241. Poultry figures include hens under 4 pounds at 8, over 1 pound at 11, springers and broilers at 8 11, roosters 4 5, stags 6 3. Eggs and hogs priced with straight rung eggs at 25 and pullet eggs at 6, hogs at 5.75. Treasury bonds in New York on December 4 close with 3 s 43-41 March at 102, 4s at 114, and 4%4s at 52-47 too. 16
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Government Bonds
New York
Treasury
New Books of All Publishers Highlight Bible and Children's Titles
A varied catalog lists fine Bibles, children’s books, magazines, subscriptions, rental library options, and greeting cards from multiple publishers. The collection emphasizes accessible formats and updated editions for readers of all ages.
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New Books of All Publishers
Fine Bibles
Children’s Books
Wall Street Dips Back After Mixed Trading on Shipping Shares
The New York market showed rallying interest in shipping and shipbuilding shares as a steadier note amid mostly backward tendencies. Several leaders rose in spurts while many issues closed unchanged or slightly lower. Volume traded around 650000 shares.
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Wall Street
New York
Market Declines Amid Year End Cash Conversions
About one sixth of activity came from large block transfers of Commonwealth and Southern stock mainly at slight discounts. Commentators blamed year end tax accounting for declines as holdings shifted to cash. Gains near one point appeared for New York Shipbuilding Electric Boat International Mercantile Marine American Hawaiian Du Pont Loft Allied. Steels including U S Steel swung between gains and losses. Offside were American Can Chrysler Western Union Phelps Dodge and Harvester.
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Commonwealth
Southern
New York Shipbuilding, Electric, Boat
International Mercantile Marine
American Hawaiian Steamship
du Pont, Loft
Allied Gue
American Can
Chrysler
Western Union
Phelps-Dodge
Harvester
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Brandenburg
Massachusetts Street
SAV Nazis
Byrd
Christman
Paul Christman
University of Missouri
Walter Luther
Nebraska
Luther
Ap-Usda
U. S
Idaho
Kansas City Hay Market
Hay
Prairie
Springs
Nook
Lawrence Memorial Co
Norman Endacott, Met
Jayhawker
Granada
Varsity
Patee
BIG Smith
W. C. Ellis
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Thieves
Peoples State Bank
9Th and
Home Own Loans
al Chem & Dye S
Am Smelt & R
Am Tel & Tel
T& S&s
Beth Steel
Chrysler Corpa
Con Oil
General Electric
General Motors
Kennecott Mesazesee
Montgomery Wardwee
Nat Dairy Pr
Siapeonee North Am Co
Penney JC
Phillips Pet
Sears, Roebuck
Standard Oil
Ane Aes Standard
el & Mfg
Eeeneeene
Cities Service Lackasht
T. G. Fitch Agcy
Westinghouse
Olson Bros
Allison-Armstrong
M. C. Manley
Gene. Glahn
Bowling and Bridge
Wm. Underwood
Ber
Lawrence National Bank
Member
Logan-Moore Co
Krum Coal Co
Orley M. Smith Coal Co
Sniders
University Coal Co
John’s Coal Co
Reedy Lbr. and Coal Co. Coal Co
Jayhawk
Snider Coal Company
Quality Coal and Service
N. E. St
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