Concession Hunting in Soviet Russia Seen as Long Process
Moscow reports that concession hunting is tedious and lengthy, with three stages from submission to the People's Commissars to final approval. Only 34 concessions granted in two years, mostly to Germans and Americans, including oil drilling and timber land exploitation, amid cautious bargaining by officials.
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Moscow
Associated Press
Soviet Russia
Soviet of People’s’ Commissars
People's Commissars
Rebyyansk
Petrograd
Baldwin News Highlights Local Social and Church Events
Mrs. George Franklin Willis returns home from Monrovia after a visit with Mrs. Lucy Watson and Prof. Frank Wolfe. Roy Thompson learns his sister Mrs Harvey Dolan suffered a nervous breakdown in Oklahoma. The Sunday school class hosted a Christmas party at Miss Glad Vaughn’s home with games and gifts, and Zelina Vaughn impersonated Santa. The Woman’s Home Missionary Society met with reports on Work for Children. Hearold Wilson arrived from Oklahoma to visit. Jab Mulvane attended Baker University trustees meetings in Baldwin. Florence Storum and family plan Christmas in Coffeyville. G L Forrance of Cherokee visited Baldwin to spend Christmas. Ardath Garnett is named scholarship winner by the American Association of Women.
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George Franklin Willis
Monrovia
Lucy Watson
Frank FE. Wolfe
Roy Thompson
Harvey Dolan
Okeema Oklahoma
W. C. Thompson
Okeema
Clarence &. Holcome
Glad
Vaughn
Play
Lane
Zelina Vaughn
Santa Claus
Woman’s Home Misionary Society
Samuel W
Muenzenmayer
Mur- Wilson
Jab Mulvane
Topeka
Board of Trustees
Baker Isity
Samiy
Mulvane
Earle Williams
High’ Street
Arence
Wills
Wilgland
Juior
Kansas City
Sanice Tor
Joseph’ Nee
Atkins
Arkansas
American
Baker Alumni Plans And Local News From Baker
Baker notes recount student achievements including a senior with twenty six marks and nine honors, while a student graduates in three years. Alumni Secretary Thomas A. Evans will visit the southern state to organize Baker alumni clubs, with Mrs. Evans visiting Coffeyville guests Mr. and Mrs. Merle Weible. Leroy Thompson leaves for Chicago to enter the insurance business. his wife and son will join later. Mrs. May Newcomb and her children arrive from Ft. Scott for Christmas with Mrs. Newcomb’s sister Mrs. W. J. Williams. Trustees of Baker are mentioned as well.
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Baker
Thomas A. Evans
Attendance at Semiannual Meeting Recalled in Baldwin Visit
The record lists attendees for the semiannual meeting held Thursday and Friday including J Luther Taylor of Pittsburg as board president and Charles E Beeks with other clergy and officials such as Rev B Zook Topeka Dr Fred M Wailey Kansas City Kans Rev Harry Gordon Independence J P Slaughter Topeka Rev J A Motter Kansas City Samuel B Haskin Clathe Judge John Marshall Topeka. Judge Marshall stayed with his sister Mrs Thomas A Evans and Mr Evans in Baldwin.
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J. Luther ‘Taylor
Pittsburg
Charles E Beeks
Sperpiatus
B. Zook
Topeka
Hey Seigrist
Kansas
City
Fred. M. Wailey
Kans
Harry. Gordon
Independence
J. P. Slaughter
J. A. Motter
Kansas City
Samuel B. Haskin
Clathe
John. Marshall
John Marshall
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Russia
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Fisk
Goodyear
Hood
Carter E & .Battery Co
Zephyr
Lawrence
Lawrence Workmen
Bowersock Mill
Pamid
Mackmand Cn
Merry Christmas
Otto Fischer
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Kirschbaum
Hickey Freeman
Fashion Park
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