Roosevelt names Myron Taylor envoy to Rome for peace moves
White House announces Myron Taylor will go to Rome to coordinate world peace efforts and urges dialogue with Protestant and Jewish leaders. President says no intent to reestablish Vatican diplomatic ties. Taylor will have ambassadorial rank and be funded from state department funds if salary requested.
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Washington
Stephen
White House
Roosevelt
Vatican
Myron C.‘Taylor
United States Steel
Inter-Governmental
Rome
George A. Buttrick
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Cyrus Adler
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Louis D. Newton
Atlanta
Paul B. Kern
Methodist Church
Nashville
Tenn
Arly
Taylor and Adde
United States
Early
Taylor
State Department
General Fund
Norman H. Davis
Europe
Hoover
American Red Cross
Davis
Yacht Club Cupola Blown Off by Gulf Storm
A severe Gulf of Mexico windstorm struck New Orleans injuring one person and moving a four room house fifty feet. The Southern Yacht Club atop Lake Pontchartrain lost its cupola while the Lipton regatta and Sugar Bowl yacht races drew entries from the gulf coast. Mrs Jennie Zanco 28 was injured as her small home was wrecked and lifted from its foundation. Storm warnings were issued from Mobile Alabama to St Marks Florida.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Pontchartrain
Yacht Club
Gulf Coast
Jennie Zanco
Weather Bureau
Mobile
Ala
St. Marks
Fla
Cranium Crackers Synonym Matching Puzzle
Puzzling classifies words with listed synonyms on the page. Readers match each first column term to its corresponding partner from the second group, leaving five unmatched items and a final set of letters or hints.
Giant Egg Within An Egg At Douglas County Hatchery
Lester Schwarz of Worden brought a remarkable double egg to the Douglas County Hatchery. The outer shell measures about 9 inches long and 1 1/2 inches around the girth, containing a perfectly formed inner egg with yolk and white. The egg, laid by an Austro white hybrid hen, is on display in the Journal-World window.
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Douglas County
Lester Schwarz
Worden
Gize
Journal-World
Deaths and Funerals for Mrs Sarah E Hodge
Mrs. Sarah E Hodge aged 87 died at home on route six. Funeral services from Rumsey funeral church Wednesday at 2 PM Rev Arthur Ward officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. She is survived by six sons John Hodge Owasso Clarence Hodge Roy Hodge Willis Hodge Harold Hodge and Mrs Nell y Smith all of the home Floyd Hodge Salem Ore 18 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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Sarah E. Hodge
Rumsey
Arthur Ward
Oak Hill Cemetery
Floyd Hodge
Salem, Ore
Norris says he will not seek further public office
Washington December 26 Senator George W Norris Ind Neb 78 says he will not run again when his present term ends in 1943 after 87 years in Congress. He notes his work is done and that friends will not urge another bid as he has opposed party labels and advocated social legislation and a constitutional amendment ending lame duck sessions.
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Washington
George W. Norris
Ind
Congress
Norris
Joe” Cannon
Roosevelt
Experts Not Sure How Much Good Snow Will Do
Topeka December 26 experts from state and federal agriculture departments say snow is fine moisture for wheat and will help winter plantings, though the extent of benefit where early germination failed remains unclear. Crop statistician K E Logan notes snow soaks top soil with minimal evaporation. He is compiling county reports for a weekly crop summary due tomorrow.
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Topeka
K. E. Logan
Logan
Inter Wheat
Fatal Christmas Toll in Kansas Traffic Crashes
A three day Christmas period in Kansas saw eleven violent deaths with nine from auto crashes. Among the victims were Naomi Marshall 22 of Wichita killed in a highway 54 crash near Augusta and Opal Curtis of Hutchinson with two daughters and an infant son killed at a Wichita grade crossing.
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Kansas
Naomi Marshall
Wichita
Augusta
Mae Jean Marshall
Tom Marshall
Bob Marshall
Marshall
Opal Curtis
Hutchinson
Jack Curtis
James Good
Concordia
McPherson
Benford Davis
Mound Ridge
Indiana
Lamar
Colo
Hutch Inson
Minor collision slows trip to Mexico City
Mr and Mrs S E Schwahn and Mr and Mrs George Hedrick traveling in the Schwahn family Buick collided with a two car driven by W R Glassel of St Joseph Mo at Baldwin Junction in Douglas county. Both cars sustained little damage and the Lawrence group continued toward Mexico City.
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S. E. Schwahn
George Hedrick
Mexico City
Mexico
Douglas County
Schwahn
W. R. Glassel
St. Joseph
Baldwin Junction
Lawrence
Medford Farmer Dies of Spine Injury After Highway Crash
Harry Hoover aged 50, a bachelor farmer of Medford Oklahoma, died Dec 26 from a spine injury suffered when his car collided on a highway south of McPherson Thursday night. He had been paralyzed since the crash.
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McPherson
Harry Hoover
Medford
Okla
Hitler crosses into French soil during Christmas visit
Authoritative sources report Adolf Hitler walked across the frontier into France while with German forces in west-wall fortifications. He spent time near Spicheren heights between Saarbruecken and Forbach, distributed gifts to soldiers, and promoted a captain to major before departing at dusk.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
France
West-Wall
Fuehrer
Hitler
Spicheren
Turn to Colder Follows Snow Across Kansas Tonight
Snow blankets Kansas with a fresh white covering and light southeasterly winds. Federal Meteorologist S D Flora says the snow brings new life to the wheat and will let up tonight, with colder air and near normal to below normal temperatures expected for the rest of the week.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
S. D. Flora
Flora
Dodge City
Ellis
Haskell's Christmas Lights Will Remain Up
W D Evans head of the vocational department said decorations will stay up through Saturday if snowfall stays light. About 18 000 visitors in eight days and 502 cars at the gates with peak traffic 1 002 on Christmas eve. Licenses from six states spotted. minor repairs due to snow weight on wires.
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Haskell
Ohio
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Arizona
Missouri
Moore Family Flies to Christmas Dinner
Mr and Mrs Ben A Moore of rural Lawrence took a Beechcraft flight to Ottawa to dine with Mr and Mrs J H Delinger. Captain Bob Martin, longtime pilot and Army Air Corps reserve manager of Salem airport, piloted the trip. They returned by air to Lawrence after dinner.
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Ben A. Moore
Lawrence
Ottawa
Moore
Former Red Sox star Engel dies at 56
Clyde Engel, 56, third baseman on the 1912 world champion Boston Red Sox, died suddenly today at his hotel. Since retiring, Engel had spent 18 years as coach of Yale's freshman baseball team.
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Aston
Clyde Gel
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Engel
Yale
Four arrested for counterfeit coins in McPherson
Police in McPherson Kansas detained Edward Kiger of Littleton West Virginia Dennis Berry Ethel Mathews and Adah Scott of Mooreland Oklahoma after a man tried to pass a bogus 25 cent piece at a store. They seized molds and 3.80 in counterfeit coins and said the group admitted passing them across central Kansas during Christmas holidays.
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McPherson
Kan
John Holloway
Edward Kiger
Littleton
W. Va
Dennis Berry
Ethel Mathews
Adah Scott
Mooreland
Oklo
Holloway
Kansas
Kiger
Oklahoma
Hunter Sought in Slaying of Two Texans Near Raymondville
Sheriff J A Goolsby sought a hunter in connection with the slayings of J B White and John Bunch near Raymondville Texas. The two men, missing since Sunday, were found shot to death in dense brush while a party of 200 searched by land and air aided by planes and bloodhounds.
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Raymondville
Tex
J. A. Goolsby
Cameron County
J. B. White
John Bunch
Goolsby
Ed Danley
L. V. Gray
Harlingen
Emporia Man Injured In Car and Load Crash Near Williamsburg
In Ottawa on December 26 UPR Ed Larson of Emporia sustained a fractured and dislocated neck vertebra plus cuts and bruises when his gasoline transport sideswiped a corn truck and overturned near Williamsburg. Paul Cunningham of Cleo Springs Oklahoma, driver of the corn truck, was uninjured. Memorial hospital attendants described Larson's condition as serious.
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Ottawa
Kan
UPR
Ed Larson
Emporia
Williamsburg
Paul Cunningham
Cleo Springs
Okla
Memorial Hospital
Larson
Tennessee Tailback Cafeo Re-injured in Practice
Sports editor reports Tennessee tailback George Cafeo re-injured his right knee in Pasadena practice. He may not be fit to face the Southern California Trojans on January 1.
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Knoxville
Roller Skating Party at Rollerdrome Held for Lawrence Children
The First Presbyterian Church Sunday school hosted about 60 Lawrence children at an annual roller skating party this afternoon at the Rollerdrome. Candy were provided for all guests. John Jacobs and Mrs Bruce Cameron teach in the department. David Watermulder serves as class president.
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First Presbyterian Church Sunday School
Candy Santos
John Jacobs
Bruce Cameron
David Watermulder
Two-Way Contact Achieved Between Alhambra and California Police Radios
Police radio in Alhambra California established a two way contact with California Radio KQBM on Sunday. The Alhambra station had been heard by the local unit for some time but this marked the first successful two way exchange.
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California
KQBM
Alhambra
Calif
Injuries Fatal in Saturday Highway Crash
A Saturday automobile accident proved fatal for Mrs. Evelyn Wallace 21 of Liberal. The crash left injuries and an ongoing investigation as authorities reported early details from the scene.
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O. M
Eviyn Wallace
Social Calendar Notes for Wednesday to Thursday
Wednesday Miss Homanus Edwards attends luncheon. Thursday at the country club includes dinner and bridge. Miss Helen Lindquist is to dance with Evans Hearth at the event.
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Homanus Edwards
Thursda Country Club
Helen
Lindquist
Evans Hearth
Marriage and Christmas Gatherings Across Town
Mrs Stella Allen and Charles Schehrer wed at St John s Church with Rev Hoff man officiating. A breakfast at Colonial Tea Room followed by a California trip. Engagements announced for Ruby Margaret Craig to James M Johnson Jr and Ethel Virginia Williams to Vincent F Burton. Christmas dinners hosted by Mrs Elizabeth Jacqmain and others with guests from Topeka Lawrence Tulsa and more.
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Kentucky Street
Charles ‘Schehrer
Eudora
St. John’s Catholic
M.T. Hoffman
Marie Sommer
Gerald Grosdidier
Colonial Tea Room
California
J. H. Craig
Baldwin
Ruby Margaret
James M. Johnson, Jr
Lawrence
Christmas visits noted in local personals list
Local residents share holiday travel and visits with relatives and friends across Kansas City Cimarron Emporia Atlanta Conchas Dam and Lawrence. Notable mentions include the Fos ters Gray Taylors Reynolds McRee Asher West and Perky with trips to Independence Kansas City and Los Angeles.
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W. M. Foster
Jimmie
Billie
W. F. Stuker
Stuker
P. C. Reynolds
Earl Swarner
Kansas City
Kan
Claudine Reynolds
Cimarron
Mise Reynolds
National Association of Music Teachers
Amelia Reynolds
Emporia
W. H. Rice
William McRee
Nancy
Sharon
Kathleen
Conchas Dam
N. M
D. C. Asher
Robert Hacgart
Los Angeles
Cal
Hacgart
Alexander Hargart
Snow Heavy in Garden City After Christmas Storm
Garden City Kansas reports more than a foot of snow after a Christmas weekend storm. The official observer notes 1.52 inches of moisture with a heavy blanket that began melting, as farmers hope a crust forms tonight to stop drifting. Residents recall no recent period of such deep snow on the level without wind.
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Garden City
Kan
Ruby Keeler Divorces Al Jolson After Custody Plea
Ruby Keeler obtained a divorce from Al Jolson in Los Angeles after alleging extreme cruelty and grievous mental and physical suffering. They were married September 21, 1929, and they separated October 19. She sought custody of their son Al Jr and a property settlement reportedly valuing about $400 weekly support or $50,000 cash if she remarries.
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Los Angeles
Ruby Keeler
al Jolson
Ruby
Thomas C. Gould
al, Jr
Miss Keeler
Clark backs renewal of reciprocal trade treaty act
Senator Clark of Missouri announced wholehearted support for the administration plan to renew the reciprocal trade treaty act expiring June 12. He praised the trade program as the best chance to improve international relations and world commerce.
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Washington
Clark
D-Mo
Ottawa Men Held For Grand Jury In Liquor Import Charge
P J Reeves 28 and Dean H Hamilton 21 of Ottawa Kansas were ordered held for grand jury action on charges of attempting to import liquor into Kansas. United States commissioner Charles H Thompson set Reeves bond at 1000 dollars and Hamilton at 500. Reeves pleaded guilty while Hamilton pleaded innocent after their arrest Saturday when seven millions of liquor were found in a car.
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Kansas City
P—J. B. Reeves
Dean H. Hamilton
Ottawa
Kan
Kansas
Charles H. Thompson
United States
Reeve
Hamilton
Reeves
Christmas Dinner Brings Three Generations Together
A Christmas dinner hosted yesterday by Mrs. Gus Miller drew three generations. Attendees included Victoria Cloud, Mrs. Mattie B. Mathis, and Mrs. W. W. Montgomery, plus Jessie Miller from Muskogee and Mr. and Mrs. Byron C. Mason of Parsons. Mrs. Mason is Mrs. Montgomery's daughter.
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Gus Miller
Victoria
Cloud
Mattie B. Mathis
W. W. Montgomery
Muskogee
Okla
Jessie Miller
Byron C. Mason
Parsons
Christmas Raids Repulsed by French Forces East of Moselle
French military reports repulsed pre-dawn Christmas raids by German patrols east of the Moselle. They say no French casualties and that Germans were routed in about an hour and a half of fighting.
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Paris
Moselle
Sugar quotas restored after wartime suspension
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation restoring marketing quotas on sugar, citing end of consumer hoarding and a decline in raw sugar prices. The United States will revert to a 90 cent duty per hundred pounds on Cuban sugar, down from $1.50 during the suspension.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Cuba
United States
Recruiting Falls Short Aimed Army Strength Target Nears
Washington reports a failed push to reach by January 1 the augmented army strength ordered in September. Officials call the goal high and seek a few more weeks, with regular enlistments at about 210 840 as of December 14 and National Guard at 222 700 toward a 235 000 target. Also noted a fatal highway crash near Manhattan Kansas when a 60 year old farm worker Tom Lynch was struck by a car on No 40 east of St Marys. Driver Thomas Craig Jr. not charged.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Regular
National Guard
Manhattan
Kan
Ptom Lynch
Wheaton Farm
Better Year 1939 Cited by Hopkins Amid Economic Review
Washington outlines 1939 as a stronger year across industry trade and agriculture with higher consumer demand and rising retail sales while cautions against relying on foreign destruction for demand. Highlights include $70 billion in income payments and a one quarter rise in manufacturing output.
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Washington
Hopkins
United States
Average adult water needs exceed one ton per year
The article states that an average human adult requires more than a ton of water annually, highlighting a substantial baseline for daily hydration and bodily function.
Card of Thanks from the Neely Family
The Neely family thanks friends for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of our mother. Appreciation also for the beautiful flowers. Clyde and Mildred Neely. Frank and Louise Neely.
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Clyde
Mildred Neely
Frank and
Louise Neely
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