Battle at Sea and Finnish War Review by Chamberlain
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain praised three small British ships for pressuring the German Graf Spee in the South Atlantic while noting Exeter, Achilles, and Ajax forced the German cruiser to shelter near Montevideo. He condemned Soviet aggression in Finland and urged League mediation alongside practical aid, stressing the Allied fight against Nazi Germany.
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London
Chamberlain
South Atlantic
Graf Spee
League of Nation
Getiow
Russia
Finland
House of Commons
Germany
Europe
Exeter
Achilles
Ajax
Montevideo
Cina
King George
France
Uruguay
United States
Poland
Admiral Scheer
Atlantic
Admiral Graf Spee
Kiel
Washington
Formosa
Brazil
Volly
Punta del Este
H. H. Harwood
Swarthout Returns From Leavenworth Visit
Dean D. M. Swarthout returned Thursday from Leavenworth where he served a day as examiner for the National Association of Schools of Music. He supervised classes and musical groups at St. Mary Academy. A similar visit occurred recently at Wichita University as NASM plans a Kansas City meeting during the holidays with MTNA.
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Dean Swarthout
D. M. Swarthout
Leavenworth
National Association of Schools of Music
St. Mary Academy
Wichita University
N.A.S M
Kansas City
Music Teachers’ National ‘Association
Cranium Crackers and Classified Challenge
A playful puzzle from the classified page tests readers on terms for skull study archeology anthropology phrenology and more. It asks to match origins etymology paleontology zoology pathology pediatrics neurology and related fields to given definitions. The note also mentions growing gift subscriptions to the Journal World.
Capper Praises Kansas Leadership at University Club
Sen. Arthur Capper, guest of University club, praises Kansas leadership and native Kansan head of the university. He recounts health improvement after appendicitis surgery and comments on Roosevelt, Finland aid, unemployment, and the dangers to democracy. He defends free speech with guard rails against abuse and favors pitiless publicity for speakers.
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Arthur Capper
Lawrence
Capper
Senate
Wilson
Roosevelt
United States
Finland
KU Students Aid Tuberculosis Bond Drive
Reports from University of Kansas students and faculty show contributions to the Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Association drive. Social organizations pledged 75 dollars. Dr. R. I. Canutesen and staff 25. Miller Watkins and Corbin halls each bought 5 dollar bonds. drive continues downtown and runs through Christmas. Stough chairs bond sales and Mrs Jessie Scott leads the seal drive.
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University of Kansas
Douglas County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Seba Eldridge
R. I. Canutesen
Health Service
Miller
Watkins
Corbin
Charles D. ‘Stough
Mra
Jessie Scott
Youths Halted in Lawrence Over Stolen Ford
Kansas City Kansas youths 15 year old John Timm and 16 year old Donald McKinzie had their Arizona adventure cut short when police found their 1939 Ford, stolen earlier in Kansas City Kansas, after a tip from Eudora. They were returned to Kansas City Kansas, and the car owner retrieved his property.
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Kansas City
Kan
Arizona
Lawrence
Eudora
Sheriff's Office
John ‘Timm
Donald McKinzie
Christian Science Broadcast On WBC Radio Dec 17 1939
A Christian Science program will be radiocast from Boston Massachusetts on Sunday December 17 1939 from 9 00 to 9 30 a m central standard time. The broadcast originates from the Columbia Church of the Air period.
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C Columbia
Boston
Mass
Appreciated Gift a Mail Subscription to Journal World
A reader thanks for the appreciated gift of a mail subscription to the Journal World. The note expresses gratitude for the thoughtful present and anticipates enjoying future editions.
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Journal-World i
The
Journal-World
Christmas pennies fund fundraiser at Frank Strong hall
Alpha Chi Omega organizes a penny toss to aid ten Lawrence families. Coins tossed from the main hall and balcony feed a bucket or net thermometer, with about one in four coins hitting the bucket. Campus events include Christmas parties, concerts, and journalism society enrollments as word spreads about fundraisers and student life.
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Frank Strong
Alpha Chi Omega
National Service Fraternity
Fraser Theater
Little Theater
Greenhall
Department of German
Heidelberg
Graf Spee Battle Near Montevideo Ends In Hang Fire
The Admiral Graf Spee anchored in Montevideo after dawn combat with British cruisers Ajax and Achilles. The Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles pressed the battle while the Graf Spee sustained holes and casualties. extensions of stay were debated under Uruguay neutral rules.
Obituary: Michael Zeeb 36 of Stull Dies in Big Springs
Michael Zeeb age 36 of Big Springs died yesterday afternoon at the local hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Big Springs United Brethren church with Rev. Arthur Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Stull cemetery. He is survived by his wife, two sons Elmer and Duane of the home, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zeeb, and one sister Mrs. B. F. Damm, all of Stull.
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Michael Zeeb
Big Springs
Arden Clawson
Rarick
Brorgan Rarick
Carlene Lee
Mira
Gail Mott
Aahignter
Judy
Lawrence
Hoopes
Toka
S. Lewis Wichman
Gon
Duane
Donald Sixcoe
Edith
Sammy
Nellie
Kansas City
George Henik
Frank Henik
Anna Torneden
Herbert
Tonganoxie
Dillon Cline
Howard Ne
Erwin Hunt
Leavenworth
T. E. Hubbard
Dorothy
Roy
Frank Hubbard
Lester Mills
Shirley
Led Lisson
EB. J. Lisson
Joseph
Andrew Lisson
Ladies Pleasant Valley Club
Roy Baird
Donald Siscoe
Leonard Anderson
Buddy
Tonganolle
Quince Germana
L. D. Pierce
Laura, Anderson
Edward Skinner
Frank Uebelmesser
Nancy Katherine
Herman Pearse
Cafer School
A. E. Babcock
Jess Babcock
Vera Jean
Steve
Junior Kramer
Ann Nearing
Pearse
E. Wheat
Kansas’ City
Bob Hipsher
Mary Cannons
Charlie Sedgwick
Donald Babcock
Theodore Dodd
Riday
Hubert Kimberlin
Russell
East Leavenworth
Jack Starness
Stoneking
Thelma Wade
Bethany Hospital
David Thistlethwaith
Clayton Walker
Donald
Ed Walker
Earl Walker
Theodore Storieking
Lawrence Stonene
Kenneth Thistlethwaite
Alta Vista
Kan
Nellie Bennett
Junction City
Philp Bennett
Manhattan
David Thistlethwaite
Death of Rafael Huerta in Eudora Store
Rafael Huerta 42 of Eudora died of a heart attack yesterday afternoon about 1 in a local store. He had lived in Eudora 20 years and is survived by a daughter Mary, 10. Funeral services will be at 9 tomorrow morning at Holy Family Catholic Church with Father Lawrenz Reith officiating. Burial will follow in the Catholic cemetery.
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Rafael Huerta
Eudora
Mary
Grange Pushes Rural Credit Plan and Freight Aid
Neodesha Kansas December 14 Kansas Grange backs a sound rural credit program by making the farm credit administration independent with a bipartisan board. C C Cogswell state master anticipates joining other agencies to seek ICC quick approval of reduced freight rates for emergency feed to drought areas in Kansas.
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Neodesha
Kan
Kansas Grange
Farm Credit Administration
C. C. Cogswell
Grange
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas
Sharp Engagements Reported in Vosges Front
Paris dispatches say French high command reports rather sharp engagements between reconnaissance pairs in the Vosges and along the eastern front. The communique notes active patrols and skirmishes in the border area with Allied forces tightening positions.
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Vosges Paris
High Command
Vosges
Grange selects Larned for 1940 convention city
The Kansas State Grange chose Larned as the site for its 1940 convention, announced in Neodesha on December 14. The decision names Larned as the host city for the statewide farming organization meeting.
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Grange
Larned
Neodesha
Kansas State Grange
Baby Clinic Tomorrow at Memorial Hospital
Lawrence announces a baby clinic tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock at Memorial hospital. Dr Harry N Gilkey of Kansas City will be in charge.
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Lawrence
Memorial Hospital
Byron’s belief in lucky and unlucky days and omens
The article notes Lord Byron avoided Friday tasks and disliked salt at meals. It states he believed misfortune followed spills of salt or oil, bread dropping, or a broken mirror, warning of terrible events to come.
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Lord Byron
League council moves to expel Russia from the League
At the assembly nine of 39 states abstained from the vote on Russia as aggressor and Finland aid. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Switzerland, China and Bulgaria abstained. Egypt and China elected to the new council. Finland thanked by Rudolf Holsti as Britain pledges defense aid.
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S. R
League of Nations
Russia
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Baltic
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Switzerland
China
Bulgaria
League
League Council
Mexico
Egypt
Karl J. Hambro
Rudolf Holsti
Great Britain
The
England
Woodstock Bible Reading Draws Large Community Turnout
The Woodstock event at McLouth M E Church lasted eighteen hours with about 75 readers and over 180,000 words read. Darlene Smith and Barbara Zook led participants as music filled the service. Several local families and visitors attended, and community notices followed including health officer appointment and upcoming events.
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M. E
McLouth
Darlene Smith
Viola Mae Ousdahl
Lanaland
Barbara Zook
Frank Champion
Rueford McDonald
Walter Love
Verna Davison
Vernon Flory
Dell Love
Howard Wellman
Laura Zook
Christian Endeavor
van Nowak
Wichita
Will Nowak
Misa Harker
Viola Mae Ousdahls
Stanwood
Friends Church
Mia
Mac Rollands
Oskaloosa
Ay Pe
Virgil Groves
Emily
Charles Hart
Ed Bradford
MaLouth
Orval Powell
Billy
Topeka
Hattie Guest
Elmer Wright
Mr. Wright
Stella Vandike
St. Frances
Kan
Beulah Mann
Emporia
Orankle
E. B. Davison
Mra. L. Davison
Charlier
Hart
Davison
John McGuir
Jefferson City
Leavenworth
John Murphey
Robert Glen Bower
Donald Bower
Christ’s Hospital
Fred Champion
Oska- Indsa
Bower
Wright
Clair Canady
Kansas City
Methodist Church
Jefferson County Commissioners
C. W. Bowen
Valley Falls
G. W. Marks
Tod Brown
Clyde Husted
H. T. Bales
Ethel Wilbur
Leo Smith
Marie Barlow
Lawrence
Warren. Means
Jefferson County
Winchester United Presbyterian Church
L. E. Osborn
Jefferson County Christian Endeavor
Guy Howard
Northwest
Merle Ford
Opeks
Mary
Rose Bracken
Woodstock
Troy
Community News Highlights From Pickens Area
Sunday and weekend visits fill the Pickens vicinity as residents host relatives from Lawrence Kansas City and Topeka. School notes report top spellers Joan Dunlap David Jones Therese Dunlap and mid year exams as students plan a Christmas program for next week.
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Pickens
Joan Dunlap
David Jones
Therese Dunlap
Wheat market tops two year highs before profits trim gains
Chicago markets see wheat futures rise to new highs then erase gains as December futures drop to 1.01 5/8 and May 99 3/4. Beans jump four cents to about 1.18, with rye and corn near multi year highs and Argentine crop losses confirmed. Kansas City hogs and cattle trade limited with slow demand and steady to weak prices. lambs and veal show modest gains and steady demand.
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Chicago
Livestock Close Kansas City Hogs and Cattle Mixed
AP USDA cattle and hog sale report from Kansas City notes uneven hogs with early sales around steady to 5 lower than the previous day. Heavy and midweight hogs sold mostly 5 lower. bulk 170-270 Ibs at 5.00 20 and 280-350 Ibs at 4.75 5.00. Cattle show weakness in lightweight fed cattle and yearlings with fed heifers steady to weak and three loads of good grade heifers reported.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Estimated Livestock Receipts Reported by Kansas City
Officially estimated livestock receipts for torflorrow list cattle 200 calves 150 hogs 1,500 and sheep 1,000. The report notes varying prices and steady demand across cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep as markets respond to supply data.
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Kansas City
USDA
Wheat and grain price report from Kansas City and Chicago
AP market summary details grain prices with mixed moves across wheat and corn. It lists various No numbers for hard, red, white, and yellow wheat, corn, barley, and oats, along with Dec May Jul futures and nearby data for Chicago and Kansas City markets.
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Kansas City Cash Grain
Kansas City
Egg and Butter Prices Reported by Maneas City Produce
In Kansas City on December 14, the AP notes current egg receipts at 15 percent, with earlier quotes at 16 percent. Butter from creameries shows butterfat at 23 percent with a 25 price reference. Poultry prices include hens at 7 11 with roosters at 5 and broilers at 12 28.
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Maneas City
Kansas City
Springs
Local Markets Grain and Livestock Report
Local markets show grain prices with wheat at 88 and yellow corn at 50. Butterfat numbers No.128 and No.225 appear. Poultry categories list hens under four pounds and other weights with mixed wound percentages for snrines and broilers, roosters and stags. Hog prices noted at 5.10 with straight runs and graded basis values.
Government Bonds and Stock Market Roundup in New York
Government bonds quoted with Treasury issues edged higher while cotton futures slid about 3 a bale. The Wall Street session saw mixed results with some leaders up briefly then retreating as trading slowed. Transfers around 900000 shares and notable movers included Chrysler Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Douglas United Aircraft U S Gypsum Allied American Telephone Santa Fe and Goodyear.
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Wall Street
New York
Stock Department
Chrysler
Sears, Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
U.S. Gypsum
Allied Chemical
Weatinghouse Phelps-Dodge
American Telephone
Santa Fe
Wera
General Motors
Anasconda
New York Central
du Pont
Johns-Manville
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Hilda Manning
Billy Wiedensaul
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Charlotte Stadler
Norman Hearin
Roger James
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George Schopper
Merle Morris
Alice Marie Fuchs
Donna Zillner
K. U
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Aare
AUF
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John H. “Parker
Sec’y
Adv
Memorial’ Union Building
Corbin Hall
Department of Physical Education
Allen Crafton
Karen Andre
W. K. Bruner
Lawrence Laundryman
Joseph F. King
Plymouth Congregational Church
L. N. Flint
Flint
Sam Sass
Ann Arbor
Mich
Sass
Freda Schaeffler
New York News
Monntevideo
Lobo Islands
Otto Langmann
Pickens and Vicinity
Colorado
Bellles
Ap-Usda
Idaho
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Cerro de Pasco
Chrysler Corp Saeb
Ofene
General Electric
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Int Harvest
Esenane
Kennecott
Montgomery W
Nat Dalry
Orth Am Co
Penn RR
Phillips Pe
Sears, Roebuc
Union Pacific
Gas Imp . Stee!seseneenen
West EI & Mfe
Sannticey
Guick Service
S.C. Hinshaw
Eldridge Hotel
Tee Pers
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Lawrence Ay
Massachusetts
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