Further Appeals for Relief Money
Washington reports a rush of state and local officials seeking continued federal relief as Roosevelt shapes next year’s program. Governors from Iowa Nebraska Montana and Wisconsin press for relief funds while Hopkins weighs new relief directors and quotas. Indiana and Pennsylvania officials discuss public works and dole continuation amid broader pressure to extend federal works programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Iowa
Nebraska
National Conference of Mayors
Congress
Montana
Murray D-Mont
Murray
Federal Works Program
Harry S Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Hopkins
Philip la Follette
Wisconsin
Ed C. Johnson
Colorado
Los Angeles
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Social Security and
Works Progress
Dole
Clouds Move East Over Kansas Soil Weather Report
Topeka reports clouds moving east after a gloomy weekend across Kansas. Light rain and snow mixed in some areas, Topeka logs .07 inch official moisture, Phillipsburg reports a two inch new blanket. Freeze expected tonight with lows near single digits to mid forties statewide. Des Moines bound.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D
Phillipsburg
Flora
Lander
Wyo
Des Moines
Lindenbaum and Staats to Take Rhodes Tests in Des Moines
Sol Lindenbaum a KU senior and Elmer Staats a KU graduate student representing McPherson College left yesterday for Des Moines Iowa where today they took the district Rhodes Scholarship finals tests They will join ten other state representatives as twelve candidates compete for four two year scholarships to Oxford University England
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Lindenbaum
University of Kansas
Elmer Staats
K. U
McPherson College
Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas
Oxford University
England
Test Your Knowledge Classified Warmup Questions
A historical quiz list asks seven test questions on geography history and politics. It includes Ivory Coast location natural swan habitat the sixth queen of Henry VIII and the Great Pacificator two Silas Deane and the Parsee people with wedding attire guidance and a note about engagement rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivory Coast
Henry VIII
Silas Deane
United States
Ames S. Sherman
Orchids At KU Party Reflect Times At Hill
Orchids sold at a Kappa Kappa Gamma party signal a trend at the University of Kansas. A local florist reported seven corsages sold last Saturday, with a single two‑orchid corsage priced at 7.50, while students eyed social plans for the coming pre Christmas weekend and campus life, including Phi Gam laurels and Townsend talk. Dr R H Wheeler heads to San Diego for teaching talks as Jayhawker 2nd edition debuts tomorrow.
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University of Kansas
Hill
Flower Observer
S. Claus
George Guernsey
George
Bis
Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Gams
Kathryn Fay
Gower Place
Betwen
Kappa
Kathryn
Phi
Miss Fay
Beta Theta Pi
Alpha Tau Omega
Phi Delta Theta
Memorial Union
Phi Kappa Psi
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Eldridge
Christmas tree at Lawrence Police Station lights up
Lawrence police decorate the annual Christmas tree in the station window at Eighth and Vermont. Donated by Barteldes Seed Co the tree will hold gifts from merchants to be opened on Christmas. Mrs. George W. Everhart wins $5 in Pillsbury Mills contest among 1,520 prize winners of a $10,000 prize pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth
Vermont
Barteldes Seed Company
Olice
Will Johns
George W. Everhart
Arkansas Street
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
New Deal Slips Cheer GOP Meeting In Washington
Republican National Committee met in Washington as Henry P. Fletcher opened with the line the new deal is slipping while the Democrats are on the gun. Possible nominees discussed include Maryland’s Harry W. Nice and New Yorker Hamilton Fish as roll call and city selection for the 1936 convention loomed.
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Washington
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Fletcher
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Hamilton Fish
New York
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Roosevelt
Senator Long
Republican National
G. O. P. Committee
Dixie
Cleveland
Chicago
Kansas City
Alvin T. Hert
Kentucky
Charles D. Hilles
Herbert Hoover
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Connecticut
R. B. Creager
Texas
John Hamilton
William B. Bell
Republican Finance Committee
New Jersey
Ohio
Illinois
Michiggan
California
Bell
Farley
Adoption list offers aid to 500 Lawrence families
About 500 Lawrence families face a hard Christmas with little food or funds for gifts. Residents who can help are urged to adopt a family through Miss Cecelia Robinson at the courthouse office or by calling 2451. A simple Christmas dinner suffices, and many families need only basic support. Allied Workers to Meet in Lawrence tonight at 8 will convene at the Unitarian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Cecelia Robinson
Miss Robinson
Court House
Allied Workers
Kansas
Unitarian Church
Former Composer's Wife to Speak Here Tonight
Mrs. Edward MacDowell speaks at KK U administration auditorium on Edward MacDowell and the MacDowell Colony. Introduced by Prof Charles Skilton. she will discuss the colony and perform several of MacDowell's piano numbers. Lecture opens to the public at 8:00 p.m. with no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward MacDowell
America
KK. U. Administration
MacDowell Colony
Charles §. Skilton
School of Fine Arts
MacDowell Colon
Peterborough
N. H
Missouri Big Six indoor track meet may move from Columbia
Don Faurot said he would ask Big Six schools to move the conference indoor track meet from Columbia planned for March 13-14 to March 6-7 due to a state basketball tournament clash in Brewer field house. Kansas athletic director F C Allen suggested the meet could be held at Kansas City's new municipal auditorium if the Missouri event shifts location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Don Faurot
University of Missouri Athletics
Big Six
Faurot
Board of Control
State High School Athletic Association
Brewer Field House
Convention Hall
Kansas City
F.C
Phos) Allen
University of Kansas
Municipal Auditorium
Allen
University of Missouri
Kansas City Auditorium
New Series B Baby Bonds Planned For January Sale
Secretary Morgenthau announced a new series of baby bonds to be offered to the public January 1 designated as series B to differ from 1935 issues. They will mirror existing terms and conditions and follow the same sale framework. Since the start of bond sales on March 1 cash receipts total $178,718,250 with a maturity value of $238,291,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgenthau
Remorseful son kills himself after mother injured
Topeka reports Stephen H. Allen 22 drove in Thanksgiving crash that injured his mother. He shot himself, coroner says personal safety related. Son of Otis Allen prominent attorney, KU and Washburn student, Sigma Nu member, left notes to his mother and to Mary Wickham of Lawrence.
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Topeka
Stephen H. Allen
Allen
Otis Allen
H. L. Clark
Clark
Supreme Court
University of Kansas
Sigma Nu
Washburn Law School
R. C. Matthews
Deaths and Funerals: Bordiner Kiefer Rogers
Mrs Minnie A Bordner died yesterday at her home on Louisiana Street and services are set at Funk's chapel with the Eastern Star officiating. Burial at Wichita. Surviving Bartl and family listed. Elmer E Kiefer died yesterday near Natverse. funeral Wednesday at Rumsey with Rev Hunt. Burial Oak Hill. Sidney Mark Rogers born 1889 died 1985 in Kansas City Kansas. services at Trinity Church and Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Minnie A. Bordiner
Minnie A. Bordner
Louisiana Street
Funk's Chapel
Robert A. Hunt
Eastern Star
Wichita
Bordner
Linwood Methodist Church
Kansas City
F. A. Bordner
Ruth L. Bordner
Joseph C. Bordner
Elmer F. Kiefer
Elmer E. Kiefer
Mornin
Natveres
Rumsey
Robert Hunt
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ellen Kiefer
Eugene Kiefer
H. J. Widing
Beloit
Albert Schaake
Lawrence
N. W. Kiefer
Glendale
Calif
Sidney Mark Rogers
Kan
Kan. City
Trinity Church
Maple Grove
Hazel
R. H. Rogers
Lucille Ingard
Virginia Judge leads Varsity program with The Scarlet Pimpernel
Walter C. Kelly and Stepin Fetchit head the cast in The Virginia Judge at the Varsity theatre with The Scarlet Pimpernel. Kelly, a veteran stage actor, delivers a kindly judge role as he helps a Virginia community resolve family issues while Fetchit provides ample comic laughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Kelly
Stepin Fetchit
Virginia
Varsity Theater
Young Democrats Meet Candidate Robert George in Douglas County
Young Democrats of Douglas County plan a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce in the WREN building tomorrow at 7 39 p m. Robert George of Leba Kar a state senate candidate will speak along with T W Rose of PWA Topeka and Rice Lardner of Garnett Kan. The event invites the general public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Chamber of Commerce
WREN
Robert George
Leba
Kar
T. W. Rose
PWA
Topeka
Rice Lardner
Garnett
Kan
Douglas County Maintains Temporary Welfare Setup
Douglas County continues a temporary welfare arrangement as Y L Morrison notes most Kansas counties have formed county welfare bodies under new federal and KERC rules. The office of poor commissioner and case supervisor has been merged to cut costs, with Douglas using Cecelia Robinson as acting county poor commissioner and case supervisor since November 1 awaiting a permanent appointment. County officials say KERC has not yet replied on Miss Robinson’s permanent approval after two candidate names were rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y._L. Morrison
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Kansas
Garton
Douglas County
Cecelia Robinson
KERC
Miss Robinson
Band Banquet Honors KU Leaders and Guests
Members of the University of Kansas band plus 60 guests gathered for the annual Eldridge hotel banquet. Chancellor Lindley and several honored couples attended, with 40 guests of band members. Toastmaster William Kandt introduced speakers including Chancellor Lindley and Russell Wiley. Performances by Dean Brooks and guests followed a dinner and a picture show. This marked the second annual band banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Eldridge Hotel
FE. H. Lindley
William Kollander
Fred Ellsworth
van Bruner
George Hedrick
Russell L. Wiley
William Kandt
Daum Mijor
Chancellor Lindley
Sergeant Kollender
Kk. U
Dean Brooks
Richard Gage
John Mahley
Bud Caine
Doris Jackson
Lois Sumner
Billy Hulso
Eldridge
Destruction and deaths plague Bailey family fire tragedy
Carnegie Oklahoma reports a dawn blaze that killed six members of the George Bailey family and left seven others escaping. The victims include three Bailey children and three relatives. George Bailey, a burns sufferer, says he rushed back into the flames to save others before the ceiling collapsed. The fire is blamed on a defective stove flue.
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Carnegie
Okla
George Bailey
Jarret
Gerald
Lillian Gene
Baileys
Marvin Flood
Harry Lee Floyd
Bailey
William Bailey
Laura Bailey
CROSS WORD PUZZLE AND LOCAL NOTES SNAPSHOT
Crossword clues mix with assorted local items. Notable names include Mrs Bailey and her family, Lu cille and Floyd children, honored for safety in a fire rescue at Carnegie hospital. The report mentions a Harlem program, Christmas vesper guests in Lawrence, and a brief ad for auto insurance guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Hospital
Transatlantic Tunnel on screen at Dickinson cinema
Dickinson theater shows a British production featuring Richard Dix and Leslie Banks about engineers starting a New York to London tunnel in 1940. The film blends telephones and television in a near-future setting with a radium drill and new steel. Walter Huston and George Arliss appear in supporting roles as the project faces volcanic upheaval. Card of thanks follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickinson Theater
Richard Dix
Leslie Banks
Madge Evans
Helen Vinson
C. Aubrey Smith
Basil Sydney
Dix
Channel Tunnel
New York
London
MacAllen
Walter Huston
George Arliss
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SANTA
Townsend
John Chandler
Walt
Mickey Mouse) Disney
R. H. Wheeler
K. U. Department of Psychology
San Diego
Watson Library
Lawrence Lodge
Acacia Lodge
ALF
A. M
Bruce McKee
W. Aes
Carl Holbeck
W. H. Quakenbush
John H. Parker
W. A. McKone
The
Elks
Stephen Allen
Young Democrats
the Rapid Transit CO
Mass. St
Oklahoma
Mysore
CiAl
Art
Jason
Play Ag
Bonor Medical Fluida Tortoire
Deat
Annie M. P. Bundy
Colonial
Mary &. Thomas
Mildred Hunter
Leavenworth
Gertrude Kaufman
University
Jez
Dickinson
Wiley
McGrew-Peck Inv. CO
Conrad McGrew
Arthur
Peck Chas, E. Look
Kansas City Star
Myrna Lou
Whipsaw
Granada
T. G. Fitch
Hasford & Arnold
Mass
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