Tydings Attacks Hopkins Nomination In Senate
U S Senator Tydings charges Kansas Attorney General Richard Hopkins with careless handling of state fees and a pattern of weak accounting as Hopkins faces Senate confirmation for a federal judgeship. Kansas Senator Capper cites records refuting some claims while Senator Allen defends Hopkins’ integrity.
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Indunia
Wyandotte County
Capper
Blaine
Senate Judiciary Committee
Farmlands produce over a billion in harvest value
Washington reports this year’s farm harvest totals a value of $31,426,128,000. Hay and truck crops valued at $8,590,528,000. Corn produced 2,622,189,000 bushels valued at $2,048,134,000. Winter and spring wheat total 806,508,000 bushels valued at $840,921,000. Cotton with lint and seed adds to farm crop values totaling $1,349,053,000.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Kansas tax code commission backs special session support
Topeka dispatch reports that the state tax code commission’s revisions and legislative support from the House and Senate assessment and taxation committees were endorsed in expectation of a governor called special session. The conference voted 20 to 8 to back the code report while an outright call for session failed by two votes. Governor Reed plans to call a session if both chambers favor it and legislative views are submitted by December 28.
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Topeka
Kansas Tax Code Commission
House
Senate
Clyde M. Reed
Code Commission
Reed
Four Cigarette Suits Dropped by State
Four Lawrence merchants faced charges of selling cigarettes without stamps. In court yesterday afternoon Judge Hugh Means granted dismissal at the attorney general William A. Smith's request. Defendants named were E. R. Hess C. G. Coe Harry In and Preston B. Prentice. Cases were docketed for November but not tried. Other cases for L. R. Lemon Tom Drake and Swede Wilson were continued with no action taken.
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Lawrence
Hugh Means
William A. Smith
E.R. Hess
C. G. Coe
Harry In
Preston B. Prentice
L. R. Lemon
Tom Drake
Swede Wilson
Hoover Signs Resolution on French War Debt
President Hoover signed a congressional resolution ratifying the French war debt of 425000000 to the United States. The action completes negotiations for return of foreign obligations incurred during the war, aside from the Kissin debt. The French arrangement provides for payments over two years. Atwater Keap Radio Hanna Ady.
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Washington
United States
Hoover
Kissin
Winter winds drive Kansas to record cold
Topeka reports a bitter cold front sweeping across Kansas with a twenty five mile wind driving temperatures to near zero, forecast to drop further tonight. Western areas stay mostly clear while eastern Kansas sees driving snow and sharp cold. wheat damage is expected to be minimal due to deep root, with some freezing in western crops.
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Mercury
Flora
Toneka
Missouri
Linois
Iowa
Nebraska
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Ohio
North Dakota
Williston
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Two Farmers Meetings in Douglas County
I N Chapman farm management specialist at KSAC will conduct two meetings for Douglas County farmers. The first, at 3:30 in the basement of Baldwin Methodist Church. the second at 7:30 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Chapman will lecture on farm production costs, with practical insights for farmers.
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Douglas County
Gilkison
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Chamber of Commerce
Mgr. Chapman
Chapman
Sean
Kansas Weather Forecast and Road Report
Forecast shows fair conditions tonight with cooler readings in eastern and southern areas. Thursday will see slight warming in the west and central regions while eastern portions remain cool. Morning outlook: cloudy or snow likely except near Wichita and Kansas City. Roads mostly frozen to good with Douglas County roads frozen. Today's noon temp around 48.
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Kansas
Wichita
Arkansas City
Douglas County
Two Travelers Warm the City in Open Ford Bag
A man and a woman driving a stripped Ford with no top or windshield passed through Lawrence this morning heading east toward Kansas City. From U. S. 40 they braved a north wind and driving snow, with suitcases lashed to the back, drawing stares from onlookers who noted their ruddy faces and the unusual open car sight.
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Lawrence
Nebraska
U. S. 40
Kansas City
Pedestria
Seventh Street
Kansas City theater owner injured in 1940 crash near White Church
Glen W. Dickinson of Kansas City owner of Dickinson and Varsity Theaters suffered facial and head wounds in a collision between his car and a produce truck near White Church. Dickinson required twenty-one stitches. passenger Schalker in the other vehicle endured severe facial wounds with fifteen stitches. Driver Austin Sepelken and other occupant Winston Brown were lightly hurt.
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Kansas City
Dickinson and Varsity
White “Church
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Dickinson
Graham- Paige
Winston Brown
Grahaw-Paigé
Tuskmaan
Dickinson Theaters
Austin Sepelken
Leavenworth
Schalker
Ten Needy Families Adopted for Christmas in Lawrence
A Lawrence community Christmas effort adopted ten needy families amid a cold snap. R. Manley of the Community Christmas Basket committee said seventy-five families remain to be adopted unless others step up. Jellies jams canned fruits and clothing are still needed as a room is prepared in the old city hall with a phone 476 to coordinate help.
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R. ©. Manley
Mr. Maney
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Old City Hall
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T. D. Funk
Minnie’ Scott
Army Altitude Record by Lt Bundy at 30200 Feet
Lt Hal Bundy claimed an altitude record for pursuit planes reaching 30200 feet during a Rockwell Field flight in San Diego amid tests of high altitude oxygen equipment. The craft carried a full military load and was aloft 45 minutes with outside temperatures around ten degrees below zero.
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San Diego
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Rockwell Field
Robbery Suspect Arrested in Blue Springs Bank Heist
Kansas City AP reports Ari held for participation in the $869 Blue Springs bank robbery. Luther Spence, a 16 year old Holden farmhand, pleaded guilty and received a 10 year sentence in the Boonville reform school.
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Holden
Boonville
Sudden Cold Snap Brings Wraps Out Across Town
A sharp north wind and freezing temperatures forced coats on and gloves up as a sleet storm followed days of fog. Eva Davidson, a Lawrence Business College student, slipped on ice on Rhode Island Street, breaking her left ankle and being taken home. Garage repairs surged with frozen radiators. pipes thawed slowly and most homes fared better. Some trains ran late while buses and interurban cars stayed on schedule. Utilities reported limited outages. no major accidents beyond one injury and minor transformer issues.
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Four Merge into Third Largest Steel Company
The Republic Steel merger unites Republic Steel Tron and affiliates, Union Drawn Steel, with plants in Youngstown Warren Cleveland Elyria and Beaver Falls to form a 350 million dollar, 4.9 million ton annual capacity steel group based in Cleveland. It foresees further consolidations with Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Inland Steel to outrank Bethlehem and near US Steel.
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Plane crash near Bizerte may involve RAF mono
Natives report seeing an aircraft crash near Zaghowan region yesterday with two occupants killed. Local authorities fear it may be a Royal Air Force monoplane en route from England for a nonstop flight, with no identification yet. A Royal Air Force monoplane reportedly made a forced landing in the desert south of Tunis after leaving Cranwell for Cane Town.
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Queneme Farmer and Son Escape Asphyxiation on Highway
G W Yockey a Queneme farmer and his young son narrowly escaped death when carbon monoxide filled the truck cab on the highway south of Lawrence. Yockey stopped the vehicle after his son grew ill, pulled the key, and they were treated by Dr Nelson at Sanders home. The truck cabin had no heater and was poorly vented, with exhaust from the pipe entering the cab.
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Pspecia
Pair to Lansing Williams Brackin Sentenced for Arson
G S Williams of Melvern and Dave Happy Brackin of Vanute Okio were sent to the state penitenary at Lansing for hard labor after pleading guilty to fourth degree arson. Sheriff Rutherford and Undersheriff Reed escorted them. Brackin testified at Lecompton and Williams initially fought but pleaded guilty, tied to an attempted house fire there owned by Williams.
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Dave “Happy
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Okio
Lansing
R. R. Rutherford
George Reed
Willams
J. H. Mitchell
Williams
Lecompton
Big Springs
Men Only Christmas Shopping Night Planned in Lawrence
Mercantile firms announce an exclusive men’s shopping event tomorrow evening from 7 30 to 9 30 with doors marked for men only. Green Brothers Noones Walters Yorne Hat Shop Virginia May Spot Cash Shoe Store JF H Roberts Sharens Kansas Electric Power Co Weavers and Belts Music Store plus others will keep stores open for men to shop without women present. Free smoke and cider steins rumored at some locations.
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Lawrence
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Walters
Yorne Hat Shop
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JF. H Roberts
Sharens
Kansas Electric Power Co
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Milady
Two Men Rob Bank in Stafford Kansas
Two well dressed men robbed Farmers National Bank in Stafford Kansas of about $6,000 locking seven people including three employees in the vault. An hour later they fled north in a large black sedan after releasing workers and customers.
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Lindsey in Topeka trip and York City plans
Chancellor Lindsey and his wife travel to Topeka for a state board of education meeting and Christmas in New York City with their sons Earnest and Stanley. They will attend a New York K U club gathering on December 31 as part of the East visit. A replevin suit filed in Lawrence seeks recovery of a motor vehicle from Yellow Car Company with unpaid work and materials claimed by Lawrence Iron Works against Pilaut and associates.
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Pilaut
R. Ly Allen
Yellow Cab Company
Mine A Death Pit In McAlester Oklahoma Tragedy
Six boilers were recovered at North McAlester Coal Company mine where 62 miners were trapped by an explosion. Rescue teams faced heat and after damp as they worked thirteen hours to reach survivors Arnold Kissinger Joe Punsella and Frank Gonzales were saved by a U S Bureau of Mines first aid team and were reported improving at home.
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Missouri grid star tied to independent Memphis team
Louis Lee Verres, a University of Missouri football star, faces theft charges and is described as having played independent football in Memphis in 1927 and with teams connected to Blytheville and the New Brys Hurricanes. A university investigation into the rumors began after a journalism students reported the story.
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University
Missourias
School of Journalism
Mystery in Departures of Huskins and Son
Elmer Huskins and his son George disappeared amid unsettled finances tied to art investments. Friends cited plans to travel to Hartford. neither arrived. A hotel check‑out at Excelsior Springs preceded reports of their leaving for an unrevealed destination. Federal officials warned investors about risks to payments totaling about 33 million.
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Santa to Bring Toys Saturday in Lawrence News
Early Christmas lore stirs Lawrence as Santa plans a Saturday visit with a toy-filled sack for good girls and boys. Residents await a possible clear day. merchants prepare an Old Saint Nick display and a reception stand as townsfolk hope for a second visit after last year’s surprise drop.
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Riots in Frankfurt Amid Christmas Unrest and Casualties
Chaos grips Frankfurt On Main as rioters clash on Pret Fort streets. Police fire revolvers to quell the disturbances while crowds smash shop windows. City council debates relief measures for the unemployed and imposes an 20 marks levy amid the unrest.
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Thv Cils
Motor car leaps into street during explosion scare
R. Rueter drove down a busy Los Angeles avenue when his vehicle jumped after a manhole blast, then sped off before police halted the fleeing driver two blocks away. Fire inspectors say the blast could have killed someone if the car had not crossed the open manhole.
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Ruetes
MacDonald Offers Holiday Cheer to United States
London reports Premier MacDonald sent holiday greetings to American friends wishing a happy Christmas and hope for a new era of peace and goodwill in 1950. An advisory urged care for birds and animals with proper provisions for food and water during cold weather.
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MacDonald
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