Five new defense tax plans considered in 1940
Washington on December 7 discussed five proposed defense funding methods to cover rising outlays. Options include a flat tax rise, tighter exemptions and higher middle‑income rates, a defense profits tax, a levy on armaments firm profits, and a general sales tax. President Roosevelt urged public discussion as Congress debates whether to raise taxes or borrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Phi
Little Fellows
Doughton
D.-N.c
House Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Vatican summons clergy to strict moral duty amid war
Pope Pius XII urged priests and clerics under arms to maintain exemplary conduct and strict morals even in ruinous times. He called them models of obedience to authority yet duty bound to God, while praising Italy for staying out of war to aid peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Dino Alfieri
Holy ‘See
Pope Pius
Alfieri
Italy
Kansas to send quartet to New Orleans for Cole bill hearing
Topeka officials and oil advisory committee members will travel to New Orleans for a hearing on the controversial Cole bill. Governor Ratner and Oklahoma and New Mexico governors condemned the measure as federal control of the oil industry. Kansas participants include Andrew F. Schoeppel, Harold Medill, T. A. Morgan, and Ralph Pryor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
New Orleans
Corporation .Commission
Oil Advisory Committee
Payne Ratner
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Andrew F.schoeppel
Harold Medill
The
Corporation Commission
T. A. Morgan
Wichita
Ralph Pryor
Secret Weapon Hint Dropped After Plane Downed
The Sketch reports Britain may use a secret weapon against German warplanes. It claims a German raider crashed at sea off the Norfolk coast, citing high officials who hinted at a weapon Britain has not boasted of. No official confirmation is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Britain
Norfolk
K U Bacteriologists Prepare for Manhattan Conference
K U bacteriology head Dr. N P Sherwood will open a banquet of the Missouri Valley branch of the Society of American Bacteriologists in Manhattan with a talk on pragpeniology in medical education. Several KU colleagues will present papers including Glenn C. Bond on Iso Hemagglutination in Turtles Louis Cornell on Vitamin C and antibody production in rabbits and Cassandra Ritter on toxicity of basic fuchsia for bacteria. The meeting starts Saturday at the Wareham hotel at 10 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. P. Sherwood
Department of Bacteriology
K. U
Missouri Valley
Society of American Bacteriologists
Manhattan
K U
Glenn C. Bond
Louis Cornell
Cassandra Ritter
State Board of Health
Wareham
Lawrence youths highlighted in university roles and state projects
David Kagon, known as Agron Cohen, named junior prom manager at Columbia University in New York City, while KC prep law student and Lawrence high alum leads radio programs. Dr Edward Bumgardner sees a Williamsport Indiana home snapshot from his grandfather. Duallyn Milking Shorthorn herd wins at Chicago livestock show with John B. Gage Kansas City owner. E E Larson oversees toll road concrete work across Pennsylvania with future tunneling near Pittsburgh. Haskell and Liberty Memorial high schools swap assemblies as Indian club dances are prepared. Sheriff deeds for county tax sale are ready for purchasers at the county courthouse office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kagon
Agron Cohen
Columbia University
New York City
J. W. Cohen
Lawrence. Kagon
Columbia
Lawrence High School
Eudora
Chicago
John B. Gage
Kansas City
Weather Record Highs Reported in December
The official weather bureau thermometer read 76 degrees yesterday afternoon, reported by volunteer observer Prof. C J Posey. The prior December high was 73 degrees in 1876.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
C. J. Posey
Giants Cones From World’s Largest Pine On View In Journal Window
Miss Evelyn Gilbreath brought two cones from Sequoia’s famed giant tree in California and displayed them in the Journal window. The cones, often painted and hung on Christmas trees, were shown as part of holiday curios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sequoia National Park
Journal-World Today
California
Evelyn Gilbreath
Ands
Ed Gilbreath
Oak Hill Drive
Quarter of a Million Acres Burn in Montana
A prairie fire in Montana was declared under control after destroying about 250 000 acres of grass. The blaze stretched a 25 mile front from Malta to Beaver Creek, burning 12 miles wide near Beaver Creek. Haystacks and some ranch buildings were consumed before back fires contained the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Mont
Beaver Creek
Cleveland
Toledo
City Council Sets Regular Meeting for This Evening
The city council will meet in regular session at 7 30 o clock in the council room at City Hall.
State Wins First in Apple Judging at Pecan Growers Convention
Kansas State College won first place in the apple judging contest at the Pecan Growers Convention held in Tulsa Oklahoma on December 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Tulsa
Okla
State’ College
Russian threat to Rumania spurs calls for pact now
Moscow urges Rumania to sign a mutual aid pact with the Soviet Union citing Baltic state treaties as a model. Comintern accuses Western powers of driving small nations into imperialist war while noting Britain France Italy and Greece pledge military support in various Balkan contingencies. The dispute centers on Russia's claim to Bessarabia and Rumania’s postwar borders.
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Moscow
Rumania
Soviet Union
Communist International
International Communist Organization
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Baltic States
Comintern
France
Britain
Greece
Italy
Balkan
Russia
Bessarabia
Slayer sought for killing of Nazi German secretary
New York December 7 a vengeance murder suspect was sought in the bludgeon slaying of Dr Walter Engelberg 42 a German consulate secretary and deputy medical examiner. He was struck repeatedly while asleep in his Brooklyn home later found with bloodstains on walls and ceiling the motive not robbery. A stocky German speaking man with a mustache who shared the home is among those sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Engelberg
Manuel EF. Marten
Engelberg
Brooklyn
Hitler House
Marten
William F. X. Geoghan
Joseph Reynolds
Reynolds
Williamses to Attend Annual Music Conference
Mr and Mrs Joe M Williams travel to Emporia for the eighth annual clinic and conference of teachers and supervisors of music. Williams leads the tenor section of the high school choir of over 300 and helps plan the spring festival to be held May 1 to 3. Guest conductors include A A Harding Henry Sonkin John Finley Williamson and Percy Grainger. The concert follows concluding rehearsals Sunday at 2 o clock with band orchestra and chorus performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe M. Williams
Emporia
Williams
A. A. Harding
Henry Sonkin
John Finley Williamson
Percy Grainger
Accident in cigar store costs police officer
In San Francisco on December 7 Patrolman Oswald Storm, from the accident prevention bureau, dropped his pistol while stooping in a cigar shop and discharged it by accident. The bullet struck Thomas Rodgers, causing an injury reported in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Oswald Storm
Thomas Rodgers
Storm
Accident Prevention Bureau
Finns Leave Moscow by Train for Riga and Berlin
Finnish legation members depart Moscow after a week of isolation amid hostilities. Dispatches indicate the staff will travel by train to Riga Latvia and Berlin then on to Stockholm Sweden.
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Moscow
Latvia
Indi
Riga
Berlin
Stockholm
Sweden
Spencer Penrose Dies One of Broadmoor’s Builders
Spencer Penrose, 74, famed Colorado Springs mining promoter and Broadmoor creator, died at his home after a six month throat ailment. A Harvard graduate, he made his fortune in Cripple Creek during the 80s then built the Broadmoor hotel with a golf course zoo and ice rink. He operated cog railway lines and drove up Pikes Peak. Survived by widow Julie Penrose. brother of the late Boies Penrose.
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Colorado
Springs
Colo
Spencer Penrose
Broadmoor
Harvard
Penrose
Cripple Creek
Bull Hill
Pikes Peak
Philadelphia
Boies Penrose
Julie Penrose
Dr C B Johnson Heads County Medical Society
Dr C B Johnson of Eudora was elected president of the Douglas County Medical Society at a Hotel Eldridge meeting. Dr R H Edmiston of Lawrence named vice president with Dr E M Owen treasurer and Dr J M Mott secretary. Delegates from Lawrence include Dr Lyle S Powell and Dr HL Chambers. Clarence Munns, Kansas Medical Society secretary, spoke on the American Medical Association plan for the underprivileged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Johnson
Eudora
R. H. Edmiston
Lawrence
Douglas County Medical Society
Eldridge
Eee
E. M. Owen
J. M. Mott
Secreta
Lyle. S. Powell
HL. Chambers
Wichita
Clarence Munns
Kansas Medical Society
Munns
American Medical Association
Kansas Motorcar Dealers Urge Assessment Change
Kansas motorcar dealers urged changing property assessment from March 1 to January 1 in a resolution by the Kansas Motor Car Dealers association in Topeka. The group also asked manufacturers to shift new model introductions from early fall to January. M. S. Winter, a local Chevrolet dealer, attended as a state director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Kansas Motorcar Dealers Association
Topeka
United States
M. S. Winter
Chevrolet
Thirty Cordley sixth graders tour Journal World plant
Thirty students from Cordley School's sixth grade visited the Journal-World plant this afternoon guided by teacher Miss Dorothy Raines and several chaperones. The group listed includes Mary K. Moorman Bobby Fowler Nancy Van Beebe Jimmy Kistler Marie Schneider Jean Chapman Billy Don Saip Walter Fishback and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordley School
Journal-World Plant
Dorothy Raines
Parke Woodard
George Boughton
Bert Gravel
Richard Wagstaff
Mary K. Moorman
Bobby Fowler
Nancy van Beebe
Jimmy Kistler
Marie Schneider
Jean Chapman
Billy Don Saip
Walter Fishback
Eileen Maloney
Billy Ray Johnson
Edward Brass
Robert Gurtler
Roy Browning
Evelyn Moon Eldon Sheneman
Janet Malott
Italian Bombers Crash in Storm Near Rome
Three Italian bombers crashed in a violent storm killing 14 people including 13 fliers and a farmer. Five airmen survived via parachutes as planes flying from a northern Italian base toward Sicily went down yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Sicily
County clubs organize major meetings today
Local county clubs hold large gatherings today as they plan programs for upcoming high school assemblies during KU holidays. A separate item notes a courtroom case titled Kidnap Trial in Law School drawing attention to ongoing legal proceedings.
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K. U
Malott Speaks as County Clubs Stage Campus Convo Dates
Whistles on campus mark meetings of county students with 35 minute classes kept. Union fountain crowded as convo date crowds grow. Jewell county club reports 100 percent attendance with nine members present. Jack Turner varsity tackle to speak at twelve high schools during Christmas break. County clubs plan high school assemblies and tours of KU for future Jayhawkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althe
Don Hayman
Formosa
Jewell County Club
Jewell’ County Club
Jack Turner
Mankato
K. U
Jayhawkers
El Dorado Student, Harold Long, Testifies In Goidel Case
Harold Long a junior in the business school from El Dorado testified as the complaining witness in State vs Wentworth et al in the kidnapping case. He described being manhandled during rush week by eel rushers and said he would not pledge the fictitious fraternity Sigma Phi Rho. The moot trial judge was Prof. P W Wiesselman and Long is a Phi Gamma Delta member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Long
School of Business
Fraternity
Defense witnesses take stand as Starr Hennessy role filled
Jean Perry of Lawrence led defense testimony this afternoon as Starr Hennessy’s stand-in prepared after a late night drill. The court eyed possible conclusion tonight with jury instructions due tomorrow afternoon. Chancellor Deane W. Malott travels to Excelsior Springs Missouri for alumni meetings tomorrow noon with Fred Ellsworth and Ray Heady joining the delagations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Perry
Lawence
Starr Hennessy
Marianna Bantleon
Deane W. Malott
American Alumni Council and
College Publicity Association
Excelsior Springs
Fred, Ellsworth
K. U
Ray Heady
Association
Five students to join Phi Beta Kappa during tea in Union
Five students elected to Phi Beta Kappa membership will be initiated this evening in the Kansas room of the Union. Initiates include Maurine Gray Chanute Jean Crawford Lawrence Richard MacCann Wichita Irving Kuraner Leavenworth and John D Ramsey Kansas City. Chancellor Malott discusses new phone equipment aimed at simplifying the system with three office progs and a door buzzer. Freshman class officers plan a semi formal all freshman dance for February 24 in the Union ballroom with Howard Sells coordinating band decorations and arrangements.
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Kansas
Union
Maurine
Gray
Chanute
Jean
Crawford
Lawrence
Richard MacCann
Wichita
Irving Kuraner
Leavenworth
John D. Ramsey
Kansas City
Malott
Union Ballroom
Howard Sells
Effingham
Tau Beta Pi Initiates Thirteen Students At Banquet
Thirteen junior and senior students were initiated into Tau Beta Pi, the national honorary engineering fraternity, after a banquet Tuesday night. Dean Ivan Crawford was the banquet speaker from Topeka based engineering programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tau Beta Pi
Ivan C. Crawford
Life of Women at K U In Life Magazine Pages
A Life magazine eight page spread on coed life at the University of Kansas showcases sororities Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Kappa Gamma Gamma Phi Beta and Chi Omega with dorm Corbin hall Theta engagements and student portraits. Miller hall Delta Sigma Theta and a barbs group are featured along with a child care class.
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Life Magazine
Life
University of Kansas
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Gamma Phi Beta
Chi Omega
Corbin Hall
Thetas
Margaret Stookey
Ottawa
Peery Pat
Edna Givens
Fort Scott
Miss Givens
Doris
Helen Johnson
Kansas City
Dorothy
Jean Roberts
Theta
Miller Hall
Delta Sigma Theta
Tuberculosis Fund Receives About 750 In Donations
About 750 has been received to date for the anti tuberculosis drive in Douglas County. Mrs. Seba Eldridge says funds come from TB bonds and seals sent to 1 500 residents with more sold at the gas office. Teachers in city schools contributed 66 dollars this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seba Eldridge
Douglas County Tuberculosis Association
T. B. Bonds
Handicraft Exhibition Opens at 620 Massachusetts Street
The Toneka WPA project displays crafts at 620 Massachusetts Street opening today and running until Saturday noon. Director William Whitney leads the works praised by the University fine arts faculty. Dioramas by William Campbell are shown for state school distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Street
William Whitney
University
William Campbell
Jury unable to agree in Labette bank robbery case
After 15 hours of deliberation the jury failed to reach a verdict in the Abe Miller Labette County State Bank robbery trial. Miller denied the claim and offered an alibi. County Attorney Glenn Jones said the case will be retried in the spring term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Abe
Miller
Labette County
Altamont
Glenn Jones
Red Cross to Aid Finns Authorized to Accept Contributions
Norman Davis announced after a White House meeting that the American Red Cross has authorized 3,700 chapters to accept contributions for Finnish relief. The organization also has 50,000 surgical dressings ready to send to Finland, which is war ravaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norman Davis
American Red Cross
White House
Davis
Barr acquitted in murder trial at Pittsburg
Maurice Barr was found not guilty of second degree murder in Pittsburg district court after a roughly two hour deliberation. The shooting occurred the night of November 18, 1938, resulting in the death of Lawrence Myers, a local electrician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kan
Maurice Barr
Barr
Lawrence Myers
Close In On Winnie Ruth Judd Fugitive
A posse narrows on Winnie Ruth Judd in Phoenix as authorities believe she is hiding near desert groves and large estates offering cover. A dramatic manhunt unfolds with the city on edge and the case drawing wide attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Posse
Winnie Ruth
Judd
Trunk
Kansas City Visitors And Local Happenings From Area News
Local social notes list Kansas City visitors including Mrs Bertha Himpel and family and others from Emporia Lawrence and Kansas City. Church service featured Carl Knox singing The Holy City. Fire on the Leavenworth Road damaged Mrs A M Doege’s brick home injuring Albert Joe Doege. Weekend visitors and upcoming travel plans referenced for multiple families.
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H. A. Williamson
Margaret Schenck
Elizabeth Schenck
Charles Bowman
Alma Jane Mussett
Albert Yonally
Mike, Seymour
Elmo Blackwell
Irene Verhage
Ella Voorhees
John Whitaker
Norman Babcock
Lois Penfold
Mary Lenehan
Izola Farrell
Helen Freeman
Bertha Himpel
Jessie Himpel
Art Himpel
Billy
Kansas City
Lee Myers
Emporia
Emma
Anna Myers
Ollie Myers
Veterans Hospital
Leavenworth
M. G. Farrell
James Farrell
Jerry Deaton
Cora Lindley
Sallie Bird
Melford Tull
Leonard Deaton
Larry
Lawrence
Alicia Seifert
Lucy McNaughton
Carl Knox
Tonganoxie Rural Hig School
City
Stephen Adams
Congregational Church
William Musi
Manhattan
A. M. Doege
Leavenworth-Lawrence Road
Big Stranger Creek
Albert Joe Doege
Doege
Prema Rose Lenahan
Margaret
Mary Lenahan
George H. Farrell
William Hayes
M. G. Farrel
Cocoa
Fla
William Myers
One Convict Wounded in Kansas Prison Break
Clarence Brown one of twelve convicts in the failed Lansing penitentiary breakout was superficially wounded by a bullet according to an examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Prison
Lansing
Kan
Clarence Brown
Marriage Licenses Issued for Lawrence Pair
A marriage license was issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge to Charles A. Long and Mena M. Kelly, both of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Long
Mena M. Kelly
Lawrence
Attendees at County Teachers Meeting in Leavenworth
Mr and Mrs attended the county teachers meeting held in Leavenworth on Saturday with other local educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Local gatherings and events fill Lone Star week
About 35 local men gathered at the Ed and Frank Nye home to save a winter wood supply. Thanksgiving dinners were shared at multiple homes. The Farmers Union plans a Lone Star all day meeting with a noon basket dinner. Miss Lucille Hird and pupils had a Thanksgiving holiday from school. Missionary Society prepared embroidery for a church night supper. A hobo dress dance drew a good crowd at Lone Star hall. Various relatives and neighbors hosted dinners and visits, with several local families noted for Thanksgiving events and social activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Nye
Charles Mowder
Harry Norman
Overbrook
Pharon Miller
John Smith
Frank Flory
Erma
Ivan
Austin Flory
Guido Schott
Delia Whitman
Victor Schott
Baldwin
County Farmers’ Union
Lone Star
Lucille Hird
Ladies of the Missionary Society
Robert Johnson
John Lederer
Lawrence
Fred Scott
Beryl
Joan
Richland
Lone Star Hall
Everett Bond
Twila
Franklin
Carolyn
Clinton
Fred Mackey
Noah Shuler
Frank Glory
Rudolf Dietz
Murry Bond
Roy Curtis
Paul Boehm
Olathe
Wayne Powell
Mvs
Fred Sanders
Billy Lou
Charles Sanders
George Sanders
Topeka
Walter
Brown's Grove
Walter Boyd
Thomas
Oskaloosa
Steve Halstead
Overbree
Halstead
Ee Fa Bells
New York
Donald Bond
Sclewee
Church of the Brethren
Della Whitman
Guido ‘Schott
Hugo Schott
Lola
Johnnie
William
Marthe
Marie
Winston McNeese
John Canavan
Eugene Lutz
Pauline Richards
Charles Linde
Ann Indell
Earl Lindell
Ruby
Martha
Elmer
L. H. Griffith
Stover
Ed Bronson
Arents
Ira Hird
Vinland
Carl Neider
Robert Seamans
Kavin
Long Flory
Glenn Seaman
Lila Childs
Robert
Billy
Eldon Ulrich
Lillie Ulrich
Hugh Allen
Hugh William
Harold C. Fisher
John Daggett
Margaret
Arthur Flory
Pharr
Tex
Fred Windhorst
Windhorst
Lurene Snyder
Bobby
Billy Childs
J. W. Gorbutt
Highland
Gorbutt
L. A. Whitaker and
Halbert
M. D. Flory
Martin, Jr
Arlena
Johnnie Flory
Samuel Grammer
Freddia
Roy Shuler
Worden
Victor Solberg
Wesley Flory
Mr. Flory
Pleasant Grove
An Janicke
AnEe
Meriden
Irs
Lillie Ikenberry
Donald Sideraon
Anderson
Ralph Weybright
W. R. Harrell
Gerald
Betty
Olin
Donna Mae
Darlene
Lenny Brubaker
Alvin
Eugene
Adrian
Mildred Weybright
Lawrance
W. Weybr Ht
Fred Waters
W.W. Weybright
P. C. Bond
Wava Oo
Vita Bond
J. EB. Smith
Vera
Vera Flory
McPherson College
Flan
Edna Flory
Salina
Mart Flory
Irks Ann
Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Lone Star Area
A long list of local families and friends gathering for Thanksgiving and Sunday services. Many residents listed visiting relatives in Topeka Lawrence and Missouri, with meals, church events, and community notes from Lone Star and nearby towns.
Card of Thanks from R. S. O. Eudaly
A note thanks neighbors and friends for helping thrash and shuck corn and for many other kind deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Eudaly
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Congressional
Aiden Arms
Pius
Arma
A. FL
A.M
P. Baker
John i .Parker
Edward Bumgardner
Williamsport
Ind
David Bumgardner
Dr. Bumgardner
Holton
E. E. Larson
Pennsylvania
Haskell
Liberty Memorial High School
Oliver Hobbs
Recorder of Deeds
Court House
Lone Star Central Protective Association
Weybright
First Christian Church
Montana
Romania
Great Britain
Unon
Mrs. Williams
C.B. Johnson
Heads County Medical Society
Cordley
World Plant
Mary
Helen Constant
Billy Brownlee
John Gorri
Stephen Ellsworth
Norma Hildarke
Woodard
Peggy Moyer
Charles Wagstaff
Edna May Pickett
Fletcher McCord
Austin Turney
Phyllis Buehler
Charles Morrison
Journal-World
Harry Smith
Life of Women At
In-Life Magazine Pages
T. B
Toneka
WPA
RED Cross
Tonganoxie
First Mortgage
S. C. Hinshaw
Eldridge Hotel Bldg
Ast
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
An Valley Fuel’ Co
Tenth St
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