Insurgents Uncover Spy Plot Tied to Dirty Shirt
London reports say about 1000 arrests occurred in insurgent Spain after the San Sebastian bag containing a dirty shirt and incriminating papers led to a major espionage probe. The Burgos foreign ministry claimed a vast network to contact the enemy was uncovered and warned of a possible impact on the war.
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London
Spain
Harold Goodman
San Sebastian
Iran
Foreign Ministry
Burgos
Goodman
Valise
France
Francisco Franco
Goodman’s Bar
Hendaye
Rance
John Rattenbury
Robert Hodgson
Franco
Christmas Program at Ninth Street Baptist Friday
The Sunday school of Ninth Street Baptist church will host its annual Christmas program this Friday at the church. All interested are invited to attend.
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The
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Test Your Knowledge Answers Classified Page
A compact filing of quiz answers for readers seeking general knowledge across historic prompts. Includes questions on the 1939 World Fair, Iberian peninsula, colonial records, verb usage, commerce secretary, independence signers, French leadership, San Juan, Indiana speedway, and a 10 point diamond reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Spain
Portugal
New Hampshire
United States Secretary of Commerce
Gaston Doumergue
France
New Englanders Meet in Reunion
A reunion gathering lists King as vice-president and Mrs. Florence E. Hesse as secretary with an executive committee. Numerous members and guests are named, including Rev. William Ames, Dr. William L. Burdick, Miss Caroline Morse, Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Raymond, and many others, reflecting a large regional assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P
Ames
Frank E. Banks
George J. Barker
Paul A. Dingmoor
Edith Penfield Beach
Otis W. Beach
J. R. Bechtel
M. D
Edward Bumgardner
William L. Burdick
Josephine Burnham
Rose Morgan
Marcia Wood Carter
Elizabeth R. Cook
Byron F. Cooke
Robert McNair Davis
Edna Dart
W. A. Dill
B. E. Bells
Agnes Emery
Laura Flagg
Katherine E. Fullerton
Mary S. Thomas
Mabel Nayes Glass
Grace M. Mason
Lucy Knight Glidden
William J. Hastie
J. W. Hastings
Florence E. Hesse
Frank Holliday
Edwin M. Hopkins
Harvey A. Jetmore
Frances E. Johnson
Maude
Mary Landis
H. Lee Jones
Joseph F. King
John Levett
Nellie McFarland
Mary I. McNary
Hugh Means
Ulysses Grant Mitchell
Caroline M. Morse
J. M. Neville
Grace Smith Olmstead
Flora A. F. Olney
E. M. Owen
Nellie Griswold Palmer
Maude Hastings Phillips
C. S. Rarick
Morgan J. Rarick
J. S. St. Clair
F. N. Raymond
Elizabeth Raymond
Wiliam B. Reynolds
M. E. Rice
Helen Cynthia Rice
Kate
Lucy
May Riggs
Roy L. Roberts
Dorcas Rublee
John Alden Callahan
Alice P. Sears
W. C. Simons
Louis E. Sisson
Harles Sanford Skilton
Guy W. Smith
D. H. Spencer
May Spencer McQuivey
Edward C. Spencer
Mary Spencer Alfred
Thomas R. Stuart
D. M. Swarthout
Ada Bryant
Harriett E. Tanner
Roy Towne
A. T. Walker
Arthur D. Weaver
Arthur B. Weaver
Raymond H. Wheeler
Belle Wilmott
Florence A. Wilson
Alice Winston
Blanche B. Yeaton
C. My Young
Ratner Returns to Kansas After Oklahoma Parley
Kansas Governor-elect Ratner visited Blackwell Oklahoma for a private conference with Oklahoma Governor-elect Phillips. They discussed mutual state issues including ports of entry oil sales taxes and relief. Ratner. a former Blackwell resident of 12 years, met former teachers and school friends before returning to Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Okla
Payne H. Ratner
Kansas
Leom C. Phillips
Oklahoma
Ratner
Cliffie Dodd
Enid
G. E. Dowis
Flora Fey Holmes
Vinland High Boys Triumph 39 27 Over Piper
Vinland high school basketball team coached by Basil Covey defeated Piper 39 to 27 in a Wakarusa league game at Vinlanda. Earl Jameson Beverly Schick and Warren Smith led Vinland scoring as they maintained the lead throughout the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinland
Basil Covey
Piper High
Vinlanda
Earl Jameson
Beverly Schick
Warren Smith
Islanders Safe After Distress Report St Paul Colony
Messages from a lobster fishing expedition relay that the 48 residents of St Paul island are unharmed amid storms and a coal shortage in the South Indian Ocean. Captain Hohn de Boers remains in command. the voyage began last May from St Malo on the trawler L'Isle Bourbon with 33 aboard.
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Paris
South Indian Ocean
St. Paul Island
Madagascar
St. Aul
Hohn de Boers
Malo
France
Lindbergh Heads to Paris for Christmas by Train
Col Charles A Lindbergh departed by train to Paris for Christmas with family and friends said to have decided against flying due to bad weather.
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Lindbergh
Paris
Berlin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Italy Demands Concessions in Tunisia Row
Rome reports Italy waits for France to offer concessions after declaring the 1935 Mussolini Laval convention on Tunisia no longer valid. Italian officials say Rome will respond with firm argument and force if needed, amid tensions over citizenship and borders with Libya and East Africa.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
France
Tunisia
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Rome-Berlin
Czecho-Slovakia
Il Duce
Libya
Eritrea
Somaliland
East Africa
Gayda
Paris
Foreign Office
Andre Francois- Poncet
Pierre Laval
Canvasses Views on Spud Program and Potato Cooling
Decker reports on potato washing and mechanical injury as key decay sources. Four car shipment test from Topeka to Houston compares precooled ventilated, iced sealed, open ventilated, and iced regular methods. Forced air cooling reduced moisture and sweat, preserving dry, sound potatoes.
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Virginia
Great Lakes
Decker
Kaw
Topeka
Houston
Tex
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Temple
Farm officials predict large winter wheat crop relief plan
Washington reports federal farm officials forecast a 485 million bushel winter wheat crop next year to ease bread grain surpluses. If harvest supports 660 million total production and spring wheat stays under 175 million, supplies may total 960 million, potentially removing need for strict marketing quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Great Plains
Get Liquor in Baskets
Eight bushel baskets of bottled liquor were seized by sheriff deputies after a wrecked truck west of Oak Grove. The driver, intoxicated, had a Wichita license. bill of sale tied the liquor to a Quincy plant totaling 487 dollars. Driver hospitalized. crash forced another car into a ditch injuring Ollie Dolman and Chester Clemens of a CCC camp near St. Louis.
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Kansas City
Oak Grove
J.A. Purdome
Wichita
Kan
Quincy
Ollie Dolman
Chester Clemens
CCC
St. Louis
Old Fashioned Christmas Program At First Methodist
The Sunday school at First Methodist announces an old fashioned Christmas program and party Friday from 7 to 9 PM in Ecke hall at Tenth and Massachusetts. The play depicts Christmas Eve at Grandfather and Grandmother's home with Carl Drake and Mrs V K Bruner as grandparents and joined by several couples and youths. Attendees are urged to enter from Tenth street and bring gifts for the White Christmas offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Ecke Hall
Tenth
Massachusetts
Tenth Street
Carl Drake
V. K. Bruner
R. E. Wood
J. Myron Metz
George Clem
Wendell Wyatt
Earl Falkenstien
Wednesday Contract Club Hosts and Ping Pong Plans
Mrs. George Hedrick hosted a Wednesday evening contract club with guest Mrs. Ellis Bever of Wichita. Mrs. Elliot Morris won the evening's prize. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Getto will entertain their ping pong club tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hedrick
Ellis Bever
Wichita
Elliot Morris
M. J. Getto
Miss Lauretta Schmitt Visits Family for Christmas
A string of early winter trips unfolds as Miss Lauretta Schmitt and her sister Miss Mary Schmitt travel from Sacramento to Milwaukee to visit parents Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schmitt. Other travelers head to Ontario and Amarillo for holidays, join relatives in Detroit and Kansas City, and attend local social events in Lawrence.
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Lauretta Schmitt
Mary Schmitt
Sacramento
Cal
Milwaukee
Wis
Louis Schmitt
W. T. Bleakley, Sr
Ontario
Canada
Edwin Barber, Jr
Kansas City
Jerry Wright
Beaumont
Tex
Paul Wright
Billie Lee
Detroit
Mich
Ray Wright
Edwin N. Gentry
Kan
Gentry
Swift and Company
Karl M. Kreider
Stanton
Margaret
Amarillo
C. T. Crowe
Kreiders
Carlsbad
N. M
J. R. Stockwell
Kreider
Lawrence
E. R. Learvied
Memorial Hospital
J. W. Priestly
Tyler
Muriel Jordan
Leavenworth
Caroline Morse
Topeka
Sons and Daughters of
New England
Wells Smith
Yankees Owner Lifts Ban on Radio Broadcasts
Colonel Jacob Ruppert, bedridden Yankee owner, announced he will allow home games to be broadcast for the benefit of shut ins. Once an opponent of radio coverage, Ruppert said the change aims to help those who cannot attend, even if it may not boost attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jacob Ruppert
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Boston Post features woodcut of Lawrence 1870s view
The Boston Post published a large woodcut of Lawrence from the Kaw river's north bank showing Fraser hall Old North College Methodist Congregational and Baptist churches Eldridge house and Bowersock mill. The accompanying text offers historical notes as part of Birth of the Union for the Constitution sesquicentennial. A clipping was sent to W. C. Simons by a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
Lawrence
Kaw
Fraser Hall
Old North College
Eldridge House
Bowersock Mill
Post
W. C. Simons
Maternity Wards Filled Across Vienna Berlin Holiday Surge
Berlin reports Vienna maternity wards full as a joyful holiday period unfolds after the anschluss. Australian couples and older newlyweds seek better conditions and plan families, with betrothals and early marriages welcomed by those returning in gray uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vienna
Jury Reads Complete Testimony in Snyder Trial
The Snyder trial in Los Angeles neared a verdict as jurors ordered the full Alderman testimony read aloud. They sought specifics on the kidnapping charge, signaling possible decision on attempted murder and gun law counts. Separate items mention Musica knowledge and gift subscriptions.
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Los Angeles
Martin
Marie the Individualist among the Dionnes Christmas wishes
Callander Ontario December 22 Canadian Press Marie is singled out as the individualist among the Dionne quintuplets for Christmas asking for a dolly with a bottle to feed it while her sisters request dogs and a cat. Cecile wants a blue dog Yvonne a real dog and Annette a yellow dog. Emilie seeks a cat to go with the dog inspired by their latest moving picture featuring red cocker spaniels.
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Callander
Ont
Marie
Dionnes
Cecile
Yvonne
Annette
Emilie
They Shared Adventures Martin Johnsons Missed One Together
In Los Angeles on December 22 a jury in Ozo Johnsons damage suit heard that she and her late husband Martin shared every adventure except death. Mrs Johnson, a noted camera explorer, led Western Air Express after Johnsons death and injuries from a January crash. Verne Carstens testified that Martin and Osa Johnson shared flying and filming expeditions across Africa in the early 1930s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ozo Johnson
Martin
Johnson
Western Air Express
Here
Verne Carstens
Osa
Africa
Baby Clinic at Memorial Hospital Friday Afternoon
Regular monthly baby clinic to be held at Memorial hospital tomorrow afternoon starting at 1 30. Dr Harry Gilkey of Kansas City will be in charge. Rezac Cereal Co Wholesale Also Wholewheat pancake flour Ph 2480.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Harry Gilkey
Kansas City
Rezac Cereal ‘Co
Christmas Party of Stewardess Board No 2
Mrs Debra Brown entertained Stewardess Board No 2 of St Luke AME Church at a 2 Christmas party yesterday moon Rev J N Goddard spoke on the life of Christ Mrs Ollie Gibson addressed the topic Who Is Our Neighbor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewardess
Debra Brown
Stewardess Board No. 2
St. Luke A.M.E
Moon
J. N.goddard
Ollie Gibson
J C Penney To Distribute Christmas Bonus Worldwide
W G Beougher announces a special Christmas bonus for more than 30 000 J C Penney employees including Lawrence. The board approved the extra remuneration for 1988 in recognition of service and loyalty. Full year staff receive two weeks extra pay. others receive pay scaled to service length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Penney Company
Lawrence
W. G. Beougher
the Penney Company
Federal prisoners moved from county jail to Leavenworth
Four federal prisoners housed overnight in the county jail were transported to Leavenworth today by a U S marshal. F S Butcher, district manager for Farmers Automobile Inter Insurance Exchange, won a turkey for selling the most Kansas insurance between November 1 and December 15. Girl Scout Troop 4 caroled to shut ins including F H Olney, high school principal emeritus, who recently broke a hip. refreshments were hosted at Karl K Kreider home. troop leader is Mrs I W Hartley. Frank Fox and Harry L Murphy, Farmers Alliance Insurance agents of McPherson, won Christmas turkeys in the December new business contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
U. S
Leavenworth
F. S. Butcher
Farmers Automobile Inter- Insurance Exchange
Kansas
F. H. Olney
Karl K. Kreider
I. W. Hartley
Frank Fox
Harry L. Murphy
Farmers Alliance Insurance Company
McPherson
Deaths and Funerals Miss Anna Fischer dies in St Louis
Otto Fischer learns of the death of his sister Mrs Ernest Stanford born Anna Fischer of Lawrence pneumonia caused her death. She leaves two sons Carl and Jerome and is survived by her husband and a sister in law Mrs A P Hults. Funeral services are in St Louis Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Fischer
St. Louis
Ernest Stanford
Lawrence
Anna Fischer
Stanford
Mr. Stanford
Carl
Jerome
A. P. Hults
Death Notice for Herbert L. Jella in Kansas City
Herbert L. Jella, 38, died in Kansas City on December 20. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Jella of 2525 Charlotte, Kansas City. Services set for Friday at 11 a.m. at Blackman Chapel with burial at Wadsworth, Kan., Friday afternoon at 2:30. He grew up in Lawrence and served in the Navy in World War I. Surviving are his parents, a son Jack aged 18 of Lawrence, and six brothers Leonard of Lawrence Ralph Delbert Elbert Arthur Alfred Jela of Kansas City and one brother in Kansas City.
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Herbert L. Jella
Kansas City
F. K. Jella
Charlotte
Blackman Chapel
Wadsworth
Kan
Herbert
Jella
Lawrence
Jack
Leonard Jella
Ralph Jella
Rella
Elbert Jella
Delbert Jella
Arthur Jella
Alfred Jela
Chinese forces breach Yochow defenses in street fighting
Shanghai reports Chinese troops smashed through the east gate defenses of Yochow, the only key Japanese city left in Hunan province, as street fighting rages. Yochow sits 122 miles above Hankow on the Yangtze and was the base for Japan’s Hunan campaign after Hankow’s fall. Japanese pushed 40 miles south before Chinese counterattacks along the Canton Hankow railway began.
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Shanghai
Yochow
Unan
Yangtze River
Hankow
Hunan
Canton- Hankow
Conservation Officers Elect In Franklin County
The county agriculture conservation program committee elected officers for the coming year. R. M. McCullough of Lincoln township is chairman, Bert Binkley of Ohio township is vice chairman, and R. R. Harrison of Franklin township is the third member. Leo C. Miller of Greenwood township is alternate member and Lee A. Perkins of Richmond township is second alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Agriculture Conservation Program Committee
R. M. McCullough
Lincoln Township
Bert Binkley
Ohio Township
R. R. Harrison
Franklin Township
Leo C. Miller
Greenwood Township
Lee A. Perkins
Richmond Township
Revolutionary B T 1 Navy Bombing Plane Revealed In Court
George Fairlamb testifies that Karl Allen Drummond of Wichita stole photographs and blueprints of the secret B T 1 bombing plane to sell to Japan for 2. The weapon allegedly has been in planning more than a year and export requires military approval. Drummond, 21, stands trial for espionage with his fiancée Vivian Stukey and family present in Wilmington.
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Los Angeles
George Fairlamb
Naval
Karl Allen Drummond
Wichita
Kan
Japan
Fairlamb
Drummond
Northrop Aircraft
United States
Milita P Aircraft Company
Whelan
Vivian Stukey
D. W. Drummond
Vee Dee Drummond
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Methodist Sunday School
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Yankee
Snyder
Musica Knowledge
U.S
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F. Donald Coster
Exconvict
Philip
Journal-World
Martin Johnsons
Lawrence Business’ College
J. C. Penney
Miller Furniture
Telsr Sy
H. W. Stowits
Rexall
Poer
Vmengary
Tashier
Raul
Kodaks
Soda King Syphon
Horton’s Chocolates
United Drug Department of Research
CLM
Eras Gitay
Roper ‘Gas’ Range
Kansas Public Service Co
Hemphill
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