Roosevelt to ask Congress to extend social security act
President Roosevelt plans to urge early January action to extend and strengthen the social security act. The social advisory council proposed broadening coverage by 1940 to about 1.6 million workers and creating a family protection program with disability benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Social Advisory Council
National Defense
Edward J. Noble
Robert Hinkley
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Louis Johnson
Aubrey Williams
WPA
Carl Gray
George Harrison
Social Security Board
Emaldves
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Advisory Council
Vandenbere
Republican National Committee
Test Your Knowledge Seven Questions From Classified Page
A set of trivia prompts asks for qualifying facts across geography science history and sports including names places and events. Answers appear on the classified page as instructed.
Capper to Meet Douglas Farmers on December Farm Policy Talk
A topeka meeting tomorrow December 20 opens at 10 in the Hotel Jayhawk convention room. Senator Arthur Capper invites dirt farmers on family-sized farms to share views while congressmen and farm leaders attend, with Capper listening to shape a national farm program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Arthur Capper
Topeka
Jayhawk
Senator Capper
Congress
Lawrence figures kick off weekly news review
Heard in Lawrence Ernest K Lindley a Washington correspondent for Newsweek and a columnist for the Register syndicate spoke last night on the weekly news review at CBS. Ernie Pontius WREN staff announcer spoke before Kansas State College students in Manhattan. A minister found a sick parishioner in his back yard chopping wood. Gwinn Henry KU athletics director and new football coach will address Fredonia high school banquet this evening and will speak at Salina January 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest K. Lindley
E. H. Lindley
Washington
Newsweek Magazine
Register Syndicate
News Review
Columbia Broadcasting System
Ernie Pontius
WREN
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Pontius
Gwinn Henry
K. U
Fredonia
Kansas
Salina
Episcopal Boys Choir to Sing Carols on WREN Tonight
The Trinity Episcopal church boys choir directed by Oliver Hobbs will perform Christmas carols on Station WREN starting at 6 PM. Soloists Jack Payne and Dean Kiefer appear in soprano and alto numbers. accompanist Jean Murray will lead a school of voices including sopranos, altos, alto-tenors, and baritones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Oliver Hobbs
Jack Payne
Gus Lindquist
Eldon Willey
Park Hetzel
Dean Kiefer
Bob Ellsworth
Delbert Spaisberry
Delbert Lefmann
Calvin Dresser
Charles Fuller
Earl Drebing
Albert Pendleton
Joe
Dick Thompson
Roy Smoots
John Mason
Bob Learned
George Bullene
Marriage Licenses Granted to Four Couples in Kansas
Marriage licenses issued to George E. Landers of Columbus Kansas and Caroline C. Brown of Leavenworth Kansas James D Sappenfield of Kansas City Missouri and Norma June Kes singer of Topeka Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Landers
Columbus
Kan
Caroline C. Brown
Leavenworth
James D. Sappenfield
Kansas City
Norma June Kessinger
Topeka
Arms Smuggling Probe Ties McKesson Robbins to Rifles
Federal investigators press arms smuggling angle in the McKesson & Robbins case with a letter ordering 250,000 rifles and 250,000,000 rounds. George Musica alias Dietrich and associates face securities violations and related charges as subpoenas widen across Wall Street and Connecticut figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consignee
Wingersky
McKesson and Robbins
George E. Dietrich-Musica
New Haven
Conn
George Musica
George S. Dietrich
McKesson & Robbins
John M. Kantor
Mackinlay Kantor
Kantor
Coster
Spain
Wall Street
McKesson & Robbins Corporation
New Jersey
Antonio Musica
Girard
Marie
Stephen J. Petrovits
Miami
Fla
Harry E. Mackenzie
Connecticut
Mackenzie
Waterbury
Connecticut General Assembly
Refunds Offered for Highway 40 Taxes in Douglas County
Special representatives from the state highway department open refund applications at the county courthouse for taxes paid to the Douglas County Highway 40 benefit district from 1921 to 1980. Eligible taxpayers or heirs may apply, bring original tax receipts, and refunds for 1929 are processed within about 30 days. About 425 taxpayers may apply for 1929 refunds, with 350 back claims awaiting filing. Matteson and clerk Kornfeld will staff daily hours at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Court House
State Highway Department
H. E. Matteson
Highway Commission
E. Kornfeld
Matteson
City Library Announces Holiday Closures and Reopenings
The City Library will shut the adult department on Christmas Eve at 6 o clock and reopen the following Tuesday morning. The children's department closes Friday and Saturday and also reopens Tuesday morning due to tile flooring work, said librarian Miss Lillian Constant.
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City Library
Lillian Constant
Joint Installation Announced for Lawrence Lodge 6 and Acacia Lodge 9
The two lodges A F and A M announce a joint installation at 8 oclock Monday December 19. All Master Masons are urged to attend. Fraternally signed by Guy Phillips W M No 6 Forrest L Noll W M No 9 and secretaries John H Parker and William H Quakenbush.
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Lawrence Lodge
Acacia Lodge
A. M
Guy Phillips
Forrest L. Noll
William H. Quakenbush
John H. Parker
Adv
Growth in Debate At Kansas Sees Rising Interest
University of Kansas debaters have appeared before more than 4 000 people in 12 intercollegiate and five intra squad contests. Coach E C Buehler notes crowds may be small on campus but overall debate activity grows as teams tour the state and major matches with California Dartmouth Texas and South Dakota are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
E. C. Buehler
K. U
Buehler
E. U
University of California
Dartmouth College
University of Texas
University of South Dakota
Eskimos Dig Their Own Refrigerators in Alaska CCC Projects
In Juneau report from Alaska natives in the CCC program dig tunnels and hillside chambers where Arctic frost stays near the surface to store reindeer meat and perishables. Other CCC efforts include building airplane landing fields reindeer corrals shelter cabins and predator control.
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Juneau
Alaska
Harry Sperling
Forest Service
Nootak
Kotzebue
CCC
Bee Owners Drape Hives in Black After Death
In Kentucky some beekeepers drape hives in black following the death of a bee colony member. The practice, noted by editors of the federal writers project, lasts until after burial services to prevent swarming, reflecting lingering superstition despite modern farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Gpi
Kentucky
Federal Writers’ Project
Works Progress Administration
Tribute to Cardozo at Court Honors Late Justice
The Supreme Court paused as Chief Justice Hughes and Attorney General Cummings led tributes to the late Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Resolutions praising his work were adopted by attorneys before the court. They lauded his learning, gentleness, and devotion to constitutional liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Hughes
Cummings
Justice Cardozo
Cardozo
Deadline Tomorrow for First Half 1938 County Taxes
County treasurer A. M. Gardner reports long lines at the treasurer’s windows as the December 20 deadline nears for the first half of 1938 taxes. Taxes not paid by tomorrow incur 10 percent annual penalties. paying full year now yields a 2 percent rebate on the last half, or 1 percent on the total tax. About half the taxpayers are paying the full year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Gardner
Ratner Opens Kansas Industrial Conference With Call to Act
Governor elect Payne H. Ratner opened an industrial progress conference in Parsons, Dec 19, urging cooperation over talk to develop Kansas resources and opportunities. About 150 representatives from business, industry, agriculture and labor attended the first of two pre inauguration sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Payne H. Ratner
Kansas
Ratner
Roosevelt Urges Scouts to Do Good Deeds This Christmas
President Roosevelt issued a message to the Boy Scouts of America urging acts of kindness for others, especially the less fortunate, as pre Christmas festivities begin. He will deliver national Yule greetings Saturday and light the community Christmas tree in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Boy Scouts of America
James E. West
Ouraerved
Washington
Nearly Overlook Gold in Alaska Boulder Test
John E. Carlson of Cantwell based Tunnel Mining highlights a final gold cleanup worth $50,000 found beneath a two foot off bedrock boulder near Palmer Alaska. A test pan yielded $70 and workers then extracted gravel from under the rock using props to hold it up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Alaska
John E. Carlson
Carlson
Tunnel
Cantwell
Bays
De Soto Community notices and obituaries highlight Christmas plans
Mr and Mrs Theodore Bird purchase a Grandview drug store and plan to operate it. M E Sunday school holds a Christmas tree and program on Christmas Eve. Several local families host pinochle gatherings with high scores noted. Mrs Alice Martin of Lawrence dies at 88, burial planned in De Soto cemetery. Dated social notes also mention theater attendance and a birth in the area.
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Theodore Bird
Grandview
Bird
Kansas City
de Soto
M. E
Vernon Welch
Neal
Freeman Lawrence
Olathe
Earl Lehman
John Kurtz
Charles Freeman
Howard Blaylock
Bob Kurtz
Harold Sheldon
Don Claar
Ed Zimmerman
Howard Caldwell
Lloyd Kraus
Alice Martin
Lawrence
N. M. Nease
Eugene Snow
Arthur Nease
Helen
Mary Ann
J. M. Torrance
Harry Dicken
Noel Coward
Fraser Hall
K. U. Dramatic Club
Lucile Gaynor
Harry Miller
L. F. Taylor
Ruth Virginia Winters
A. C. Jones
Jones
de Soto High School
John Giebner
Deaths and Funerals for Steele and Kampschroeder
Funeral services for James Steele 51 Richland route 1 were held at Rumsey funeral home with Lou Griffith officiating and Clinton cemetery burial. Survivors include three sons, mother, a sister in Evansville, a brother in Lawrence and two grandchildren. Funeral services for Frederick H. Kampschroeder 64 Richland route 1 will be at Rumsey funeral home Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev. G W Gilbert officiating and Clinton cemetery burial. Survivors include wife Marie four children Lois Huffman Alvin A. and Robert F. Kampschroeder, three grandchildren and two brothers.
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James Steele
Richland
Route 1
Rumsey
Lou Griffith
Clinton Cemetery
Steele
George Steele
Glenn Steele
Delbert Steele
Ira Steele
A. B. Cope
Evansville
Ind
Edward Steele
Lawrence
Route 4
Fredrick H. Kampschroeder
Frederick H. Kampschroeder
G. W. Gilbert
Kampschroeder
Marie Kampschroeder
Phillip Huffman
Topeka
Lois Kampschroeder
Garden City
Alvin A. Kampschroeder
Robert F. Kampschroeder
Ernest Kampschroeder
August Kampschroeder
Christmas Program At Lake View School House
A Christmas program will be held at the Lake View school house on Thursday evening December 22 starting at 8 o'clock. All interested are invited. A visit from Santa Claus will be a featured part of the entertainment.
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Lake View School House
Santa Claus
WPA Engineer Dies in Topeka Area Home
Ivan L. Bozell aged 47, a construction engineer for WPA projects, died at his home near Topeka on December 19. He had been serving on WPA assignments in the area.
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WPA
Topeka
Ivan L. Bozell
Here
Mrs Carry Poor Dies At 98 In Ellsworth Kansas
Mrs Carry Poor age 98 of 454 Perry Ellsworth Kansas died yesterday. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 3 30 PM from Rumsey funeral home with burial in Derby Kansas. Survived by two sons in law W M Cain seven grandchildren Dean and William Cain Char lene Krisalinski Mrs Carry Gully Grace Parsons Miss Christine Brink and John Cain all of Lawrence.
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Carry Poor
Perry
Ellsworth
Kan
Rumsey
Derby
Calif
Grace Parsons
Christine Brink
John Cain
Lawrence
Soil Experts Call for Removing 76 Million Acres from Cultivation
Soil experts estimate 76 million acres now cropped in the United States should be taken out of cultivation. They argue long term conservation and reform are needed to protect soil health and productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Farmer Clears 270 Profit From 1.1 Acre Of Cabbage
A farmer in Avery County North Carolina reported a net profit of 270 dollars from cultivating 1.1 acres of cabbage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery County
North Carolina
Local Notices and Social Notes From Corliss and DeSoto
The report lists upcoming possessions and moves including Mr. Griebner vacating to be replaced by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lehman and daughter with a sale of goods planned. Mrs. Kate Penner visited Corliss friends, and Ida F. Warsop married Elmer Midgett in Olathe. Myrtle Hodge Miller died in Kansas City Kansas with funeral rites in DeSoto area. survived by husband William, son Robert, mother Belle Hodge and brother Clarence Hodge.
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0. G. Chambers
Salt Lake City
Ambers
J. D. Chambers
Chambers
Myrtle Hodge Miller
Kansas City
Kan
City
DeSoto Cemetery
Range Line News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Obituary notes Sam Watts died in a Kansas City hospital and funeral services were held at Centropolis Christian church. George Shuler returned from Leavenworth veterans hospital. Students and residents reported illnesses, meetings, performances and awards across Range Line activities including a 4-H banquet attendance and spelling honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Watts
Sam Watts
Kansas City
Christian Church
Centropolis
George’ Shuler
Veterans Hospital
Leavenworth
Marceline Gibson
Range Line
Union District
Plain Sister
Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence
Thelma Shuler
Charlene Elm
Harold Elm
Nellie
Lucy Finch
Charley Elm
Glen Flora
Lou Flora
Harry Fisher
Vern Clark
Rainbow
Walter Orhle
Bill Deskins
Overbrook
Guy Deskins
Max Hepner
Ruth
Darlene Hornberger
Maxine Finch
Eunice Watts
Wayne Warner
Fred Powers
Card of Thanks for Beattie Family
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during Mr Beattie's illness and for the lovely flowers. Mrs W E Beattie, Brothers and Sisters.
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Mr. Beattie
W. E. Beattie
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