Western voters wary of Democrats if liberal nominee not chosen
Senator Wheeler returning from a western speaking tour says westerners will vote for the Republican ticket unless a liberal Democrat is nominated. He argues opposition to the reciprocal trade program and notes Republicans cash in on farm distress. Other senators praise Garner without pledging support for the nomination.
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Wheeler
D-Mont
West
Roosevelt
Garner
Congress
King
Utah
Reynolds
D-N.c
Jack Garner
Murray
Price Drop Aims At KU Dorm Planned For Alumni
The likelihood of establishing a KU dormitory for self-supporting men students grows after bondholders reduce the Acacia property price on Fourteenth Street by about six thousand dollars. An option remains to purchase within months, with over ten thousand dollars pledged and a need for four thousand more to complete the deal.
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Olin Templin
Endowment Association
Altho
Templin
Christmas in Germany Faces Rationed Gifts and Goose Shortage
Berlin reports that Christmas shopping is hard due to wartime rationing. Bezugsscheine limit textiles and leather, silk is scarce, and geese for the feast are hard to obtain after disrupted shipments from Poland. In Kansas, mice ruin a Dixon rural school Christmas party with a small fire causing under $100 damage.
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Berlin
Germany
Turkey
America
East Germany
Poland
Lithuania
Danubian
Anthony
Kan
Dixon Rural School
Here
Christmas Card Sends Old Greetings From Wisconsin
Mrs. Dallas Dent of Kirkman received a Christmas card from her cousin Mrs. Harley Andersen in Wisconsin. The note was mailed before Harley's marriage while she studied in Hutchinson Minnesota nearly 23 years ago, making the greeting a long overdue keepsake.
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Kirkman, Ia
Dallas Dent
Harley Andersen
Wisconsin
Former K U Professor Alfred Ewington Dies
Alfred D. Ewington, 77, former assistant professor of Romance languages at the University of Kansas from 1900 to 1908, died December 14 in Los Angeles. He taught at Claremont High School for 17 years, Ohio State University 1907 to 1919, and Los Angeles city schools 1910 to 1919 before joining Claremont in 1920. A versatile linguist fluent in German French Spanish and Italian, he also had a strong interest in organ music. News of his death came from Alma Richards of Pomona California.
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Alfred D. Ewington
University of Kansas
Tee
Los Angeles
Calif
Claremont High School
Jacksonville
K.U
Ohio State
Claremont
Ewington
Journal- World
Alma Richards
Slade
Pomona
Lawrence
Editor Ben Mickel Dies After 50 Years with Soldier Clipper
Ben L. Mickel 74 longtime editor and publisher of the Soldier Clipper died yesterday in Soldier Kansas. He served as postmaster for 40 years and was known for his sharp editorial stance. He is survived by his wife and two sons L B Mickel and a second son.
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Kan
Ben L. Mickel
Soldier Clipper
Mickel
Metropolitan Press
L. B. Mickel
United
Douglas Fairbanks Sr Estate Valued at Several Million
The Times cites a reputable source saying the Douglas Fairbanks Sr estate, died a week ago, holds a value of several million dollars. Details on heirs or exact figures were not disclosed in the report.
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Los Angeles
the Times
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Widow and heir named in informant’s guide to estate
Informant says the widow Lady Sylvia Ashley and her son Douglas Jr. would be principal beneficiaries, while noting the deceased’s friends and associates believe differently. The statement hints at competing claims and unrevealed details about the estate.
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Sylvia Ashley
Douglas, Jr
Will opening date set for Devine 26 at Guaranty Trust
The article notes uncertainty over whether Mary Pickford, Fairbanks' former wife, was named in the will. The opening of the will is scheduled for Devine 26 at the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the executor.
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Mary Pickford
Fairbanks
Devine
The
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
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