Glass Opposes Relief Fund Hire Opposition Rises in Congress
Washington reports Senator Glass challenged a $1 billion emergency WPA request arguing relief should revert to states and cities. He said many communities managed relief before federal aid and warned against lump sum spending while lawmakers dispute the scale and necessity of new appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Glass
D-Va
Senate Appropriations Committee
John L. Lewis
C.I.C
Harry Hopkins
Representative Short
R-Mo
WPA
Congress
Adams
D-Colo
Barkley
D-Ky
Pastor Barr’s Christmas Wish Returns to County Farm
Rev. Harold Barr of the First Christian church teased a Christmas gift wish at the county farm party. Last year he asked for a red necktie and received many red ties in a gift exchange. This year he reiterated his wish after recounting last year’s surprise and its joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Barr
First Christian Church
Co-Operative Club
Mr. Barr
Barr
Co-Operative Club Gift Brings Car Toward Barr at Dinner
At the Colonial Tearoom meeting last night W T Johnson dressed as Santa presented Mr Barr with a radiator shell and note promising more parts if he stayed in the club. Also includes a liability policy unpaid and 30 toy cars. Barr led a program of songs with Mrs Barr and guests, closing with a quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative Club
Colonial Tearoom
W. T. Johnson
Santa Claus
Mr. Barr
Barr
Paul Stoner
Russell L. Wiley
Jimmy Roosevelt weighs 1942 political bid
James Roosevelt 31 on December 23 amid questions on a possible run for public office in 1942. The president's son has long been in the public eye as a White House secretary and recently resigned to join Samuel Goldwyn, Inc. in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Roosevelt
Jimmy
White House
Samuel Goldwyn, Inc
Hollywood
Citizens’ Committee
Massachusetts
Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues List
A fragmented crossword puzzle worksheet with across and down clues, several garbled entries, and misread letters including numbers and misplaced words from a newspaper puzzle page. The readable clues reference topics from astronomy and language to objects and actions, interspersed with stray symbols and errors.
Roosevelt Birthday Dinner at White House Marked by Family Gatherings
The President plans a family dinner at the White House to mark his birthday. Mrs. James Roosevelt and other relatives arrived for the holidays as part of a broader celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
James Roosevelt
Bigger Elephant Roars As Republicans Size Up Congress
Washington observers note a larger GOP in both chambers with 170 representatives and 23 senators. Newcomer Robert W. Kean hosts a party as the party adjusts to its expanded presence and figures like 6 foot 5 Indiana Rep George W. Gillie loom large. Senator-elect Clyde M. Reed seeks an office and starts early, while others mingle at the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Robert W. Kean
R-N.j
Hamilton F. Kean
George W. Gillie
Indiana
John W. McCabe
House
John
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Gandle Light Service at Trinity Lutheran on Christmas Eve
A candle light Christmas Eve service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lawrence begins at 9:30 with Holy Communion. Organist Guy Criss Simpson performs two Christmas compositions at 9:15, followed by carols and Hutt Memorial tower chimes. The choir will sing two anthems and the congregation joins in three carols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Trinity Lutheran Church
Guy Criss Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Hutt Memorial Tower
Worship Service Order of Service Elements
The text lists service components including preludes hymns and meditations. It mentions scripture lessons anthems Holy Communion and postlude with pieces such as Gesu Bambino It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Silent Night Joy to the World and Bach’s In Dulce Jubilo. It references Rev. C A Puls and the Wilson choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
C. A. Puls
God
Bach
Gangster's Boy shines as city boy learns fatherhood twist
Jackie Cooper stars as a popular youth who learns his father is racketeer Knuckles Kelly. Rob ert Warwick plays the father whose attempts to help backfire. Julia and Bill stand by the boy as Judge Davis opposes them. After a crash, it emerges he Shields his friend Bill, ending the conflict. Shorts follow with a Grantland Rice spotlight, a color cartoon, a feature on Mexico and news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Cooper
Knuckles Kelly
Cooper
Robert Warwick
Julia
Lucy Gilman
Bill
Tommy Wonder
Dickens Christmas Carol at the Granada Studio
The Granada screens Charles Dickens 1843 tale A Christmas Carol with Reginald Owen as Scrooge Gene Lockhart as Bob Cratchit and Terry Kilburn as Tiny Tim The film stays true to the story and features flying spirits plus a Pete Smith technicolor short on Indians and an Edgar Kennedy comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Granada
Reginald Owen
Scrooge
Gene Lockhart
Bob Cratchit
Terry Kilburn
Tiny Tim
Pete Smith
Edgar Kennedy
Speeding Charge Leads to Fine and Bond Forfeit
Wade Mitchell was fined five dollars in police court this morning for speeding. Charles Stomp forfeited a five dollar bond posted for speeding. John Cole faced trial on reckless driving after testimony. Judge Don S. Hults continued the case until December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Mitchell
Charles Stomp
John Cole
Don S. Hults
Daladier’s Budget Victory in Paris Chamber Vote
Premier Daladier won a sweeping majority to approve the 1939 ordinary budget amid earlier threats of overturn. The budget totaled 66,128,402,780 francs with armament allocations and extraordinary appropriations heavily weighted toward rearmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Deputies
France
Mussolini
Italy
Mediterranean
Addis Ababa-Djibouti
Farmers Union and community events in Baldwin and Hopewell
The column lists residents attending Farmers Union programs and oyster suppers at Baldwin, visits from Barbara Bretz of Topeka, and social guests with families. A large chicken house burned on the M J Jardon farm due to an electrical short, with twenty chickens lost and neighbors aiding. A UT Jersey herd set a 576.85 pounds butterfat per cow production record for the year ending Sept 30, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hammond
Earl Lederer
Thelma
Doris
Will Vaughn
Roy Merchant
Farmers Union
Farmers Union Hall
Baldwin
Donald Black
K. A
Dale Martin
Earl Miller
Earl Black
O. R. Kellar
Lewis Tucker
Arthur Rockhold
George Reynoldy
Henry Pippett
Ada Williams
Phi Mu
M.P.A
B. L. Taul
James Taul
Baldwin High School
M. E. Church
Bonnie Jean Adriance
Joan Merchant
Doris Lederer
Lone Star
Oscar
June Williams
County Farmers Union
M. J. Jardon
University of Tennessee
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House Republicans
Gandle
THE
Dickinson
Pontiac
Michigan
America
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Dobbs
George
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Mount Vernon
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