G O P Must Be Liberal For 1940 Bid Says Aiken
Gov. George D. Aiken of Vermont urged Republicans to pursue a liberal program in the next two years to win the 1940 presidency, arguing liberals must back up their words with action. He warned of potential splits between liberal and conservative wings and said no clear 1940 GOP candidate had emerged. A luncheon hosted by national committeeman John Hamilton gathered leaders like Dewey Bricker Taft Stassen Vanderbilt for harmony talks.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
Vermont
G.O.P
Congress
Governors’ Conference
Republican Program Committee
Aiken
Daniel O. Hastings
Delaware
National Committee
John Hamilton
National
Hamilton
Thomas ¥. Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
William H. Vanderbilt
Rhode Island
WREN and Ted West Charity Christmas Party Set
WREN and Ted West with the Range Riders will host a charity Christmas party in Eriksen hall from 9 to 12. Music by Dick McMillin orchestra Tin Luke Wongwai and Hawaiian Strings. Admission 25 cents or canned goods per adult and 15 cents per child under 12. Proceeds to Miss Electa Kindlesperger for Lawrence families.
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WREN
Ted West
Eriksen Hall
Dick McMillin
Tin Luke Wongwai
The Shining Hour at Granada with Crawford and Sullavan
A Granada review lauds The Shining Hour starring Joan Crawford Melvyn Douglas Robert Young and Margaret Sullavan as a high grade drama. The plot centers on a cabaret dancer's marriage to a government farm board member and the clash with his elder sister Fay Bainter.
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Joan Crawford
Melvyn Douglas
Robert Young
Margaret Sullavan
Miss Crawford
Douglas
Government Farm Board
Fay Bainter
Wisconsin
Young
Miss Sullavan
Miss Bainter
N’ News
Chile
Half Loot Recovered in Merriam State Bank Robbery
FBI reports arrest of Kenneth Clyde Cragg 21 of Valley Falls Kan for the Merriam State Bank robbery in Merriam Kansas with half the loot recovered Cragg confessed and will waive extradition Local FBI chief John Hanson noted Cragg had moved to Long Beach California in 1936 and was a native of Valley Falls Kansas
Rothweiler Former Bush County Legislator Dies at 60
D M Rothweiler aged 60 former Bush county legislator died at his home near Bison on Saturday He founded the Bison bank and was a notable local figure in financial and political circles.
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D.M. Rothweiler
Great Bend
UPI
D. M. Rothweiler
Bush County
Bison
Bison Bank
Princess Hulda and Rat Army Free Toyland Prisoners
In Chapter 13 of SarncOS Princess by Sigrid Arne, the Queen's soldiers are bound by magic rope. A witch recruits rats to gnaw the cords, freeing them before dawn. Hulda, tiny and curious, is seized by the Queen who mistakes her for Hulda herself and captures her for the journey ahead.
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Hulda
Toyland
Santa
Ermine
Franco British relations close as Bonnet vows aid
Paris December 19 Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet told the chamber that in case of unprovoked aggression France would mobilize all forces to defend Britain and expects Britain to do the same. He underscored the Franco British entente and warned ceding no territory remains a French pledge while noting appeals over Tunisia Corsica Nice and Savoy. A no surrender bloc united diverse groups to oppose ceding East African colonies to Italy as Chamberlain prepares to visit Mussolini.
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Chamber of Deputies
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Corsica
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Red Seas
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Favors Two Speed Limits For Kansas Roads
Superintendent J B Jenkins of the Kansas Highway Patrol advocates 60 mph by day and 50 mph at night for passenger cars on Kansas roads claiming an alarming safety problem with more than 500 highway deaths annually He asks the next legislature to enlarge the patrol which is limited to 45 men Directors of the Kansas Motor Carriers Association elected Raymond Wegner president E L Vincent treasurer J L Riley treasurer and E J Heckle reelected secretary manager in Wichita date December 19
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Kansas Highway Patrol
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Jenkins
Kansas Motor Carriers Association
Highway Patrol
Motor Carriers
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Raymond Wegner
Onaga
E. L. Vincent
J. L. Riley
Pratt
E. J. Heckle
Topeka
Baldwin News Holiday Time and Local Visits
Shirley Marlin and Harlan Johnson arrived in Baldwin to stay with grandparents Mr and Mrs A E Tunin through the holidays Their Lawrence home will host them until Christmas when their parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Johnson and Edwin join them H Magor of Los Angeles visited Baldwin guest of Miss Beulah Helen Stewart during a cavalcade meeting for White Truck Co He is VP of his firm and had Hawaii business Miss Stewart accompanied him to see islands and meet friends Mrs Allen Brannock Alpha Chi house mother holiday trip to Kansas City Twenty children enjoyed a Bennett home gathering hosted by Holcombe Hour club members with gifts for the occasion.
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Harlan Johnson
Baldwin
A. E. Tunin
Lawrence
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Edwin. . H. Magor
Los Angeles
Calif
White Truck Company
Beulah Helen Stewart
Magor
Hawaii
Miss Stewart
Allen Brannock
Alpha Chis
Kansas City
Bennett
Holcombe Hour Club
Baldwin Rotary Club
Rotary Anns
College Cafe
Dewey Schmittendorf
Douglas Count Building and Loan Association
North Ninth Street
H. K. Ebright
Ottawa
Ebright
First Methodist Church
W. S. Hastie
Elisa Perez
Peoria
Galesburg
Ill
Chicago
Heer
Charles King
Lawrence K. Hall
Springfield
Mass
John B. Ross
Baldwin Social Roundup Flows With Visits and Holiday Events
Local Baldwin community hosts and guests gather for dinners and guests include Mr. and Mrs. Randall DeSoto and Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, Lila Selzer of Tulsa, W H Dempsey and son Wallace Dean, and Mrs. Charles Merry and Miss Emma Lou Emery. Clarence Peterson buried in Vassar, Peterson's son C E Peterson linked to Campus cafe. Birth announced for Ralph Tucker's son. Community groups hold dinners and musical events as holiday season closes.
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DeSoto
Thomas Lucas
C. R. Craig
Lila Selzer
Tulsa
Okla
Baldwin
Paul Selzer
Clearfield
W. H. Dempsey
Wallace Dean
Kansas City
Robert Hall
Palo Alto
Calif
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Leland Stanford University
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Emma Lou Emery
Peterson
C. E. Peterson
Meriden High School
Ralph Tucker
A. D. Butell
C. J. Fischer
Florella McKittrick
Harry
Park College
Parkville
James W. Counts
McKittrick
Mary Counts Morgan
Lawrence
J. W. Counts
Mildred Blair
Hahn
Baker
Easton
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