Wheat Drives Kansas Farm Income to 1937 Peak
Kansas 1937 crop review shows wheat accounting for 133 million dollars, 92 percent of crop cash income, and total farm income at 343 million dollars a rise over 1936. Report notes record wheat production and harvest acreage amid moisture deficits and variable yields across regions, with declines in livestock income and farm subsidy receipts.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Altho
Explorer to hunt giant panda in Szechwan highlands
Floyd Smith, an American explorer, arrived today planning a hazardous journey to the mountainlands of Szechwan to hunt the giant panda. He previously trapped a giant panda that died near Singapore while en route to a London zoo.
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Shanghai
Floyd Smith
Szechwan Province
Smith
Singapore
London Zoo
Students Frozen to Death in Japanese Alps Avalanche
Three college students died from freezing in Osaka on December 28 and eight others were missing after an avalanche swept their party on Mount Kenga. The incident occurred as the group went skiing in the Japanese Alps.
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Osaka
Japan
Alps
Mount
Kenga
Test prompt requests knowledge seven questions classified page
The line asks to answer seven test questions and directs turning to the classified page for the answers, implying a puzzle or test setup rather than a news item. No specific entities, dates, or events are provided to extract further details.
Fragmented Questions on History and Law
A string of puzzled queries ranges from geography and law to history and culture. It asks about Cuba and Haiti water separation, SEC chair identity, Devil's Island, naturalization of Japanese and Chinese, the Apostle of Blight, Swiss political subdivisions, Bach, and the state flower of Colorado.
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Cuba
Haiti
Securities and Exchange Commission
Devil’s Island
United States
Brown University
Switzerland
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goss
Col‘Ado
Government to Launch Slum Clearance and Farm Tenancy Plans
Washington reports two major federal programs set to begin early in 1938. The 526 million slum clearance effort targets better housing for low income city residents while the farm tenancy program offers 40 year loans at 3 percent to help tenants buy farms, backed by 10 to 90 percent cost shares. Unemployment compensation expands in 21 states and DC as social security broadened. 831,095 federal workers at start of 1937, 827,701 by year end, down from wartime peak.
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Washington
Congress
District of Columbia
United States Housing Authority
Farm Security Administration
Deaths and Funerals Mary E Torneden 74 at Lawrence area
Mrs Mary E Torneden aged 74 died yesterday at her son William Torneden's home nine miles northeast of Lawrence. Funeral services are set for 1 30 PM Wednesday at Rumsey funeral home officiated by Dennis Alden of Topeka. Burial will follow at Maple Grove cemetery. She is survived by her son and one grandson William Torneen Jr.
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Mary E. Torneden
William Torneden
Lawrence
Rumsey
Dennis Alden
Topeka
Maple Grove Cemetery
William Torneen, Jr
Death notice for E. S. DeHoff aged 88 at home north of Lawrence
E. S. DeHoff aged 88 died this morning at his home north of Lawrence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 30 PM at Rumsey funeral home with Rev. Kitch of Tonganoxie officiating. Burial will be in Reno cemetery. He is survived by three sons Clifford Vernon DeHoff of Tonganoxie and Roy DeHoff of Carlton Kan one brother Peter S DeHoff Council Grove Kan 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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E. S. DeHoff
Lawrence
Rumsey
Rev. Kitch
Tonganoxie
Reno
Clifford DeHoff
Vernon De-Hoff
Roy De-Hoff
Carlton
Kan
Peter S
Walter B Minor obituary notification
Walter B Minor of 733 North Fourth street died Monday evening at home. Funeral services will be at Funk's chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev. L B Mathis to officiate with burial in Maple Grove cemetery. Survived by wife Dora a daughter Ethel Ford of Chicago a son C D Minor Lawrence and a niece Eva Wilson Kansas City. Minor was a janitor at Fraser hall and had fourteen and a half years at KU buildings and grounds.
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Walter B. Minor
North Fourth Street
Funk’s
L. BE. Mathis
Maple Grove Cemetery
Minor
Dora
Ethel Ford
Chicago
C. D. Minor
Lawrence
Eva Wilson
Kansas City
Fraser Hall
Machinery to Make Farm Tenant Loans Is Ready
The farm security administration said loans will be made from a $10,000,000 fund in 21 states after studying applications. Only a few counties are chosen this year due to limited allocations, with Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Nebraska receiving specified amounts. Parts of Kansas lie in another region with New Mexico.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Japanese cruiser shells Wongkam Island near Macau
Reports from Macau said a Japanese cruiser shelled Wongkam Island off the South China coast, burning several huts. Wongkam lies across the Canton river estuary from Hong Kong, with Portugal claiming jurisdiction.
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Hong Kong
Macau
South China
Wongkam
Portugal
Canton River
Romania appoints Octavian Goga to form new cabinet
In Bucharest on December 28 King Carol accepted Premier George Tatarescu's resignation and entrusted Octavian Goga, leader of the nationalist Christian party, with forming a new government.
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Bucharest
Carol
George Tatarescu
Octavian Goga
National Christian Party
To Buy Mexican Silver Continuation Stated
Washington reports on December 28 that Treasury and Mexican officials announce the continuation of United States purchases of Mexican silver through January. The announcement confirms ongoing supply programs amid postwar trade and currency concerns.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Marriage License Filed for Risley and Batley
A marriage license was issued to Howard Risley and Lorene Batley of the area, marking the legal union between the two individuals as recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Risley
Lorene Batley
The
Rence
Fight to invoke neutrality law in Sino Japanese conflict
Washington leaders of the mandatory neutrality bloc press for invoking the neutrality law as they resume efforts in the next congressional session. Senator Nye and allies back Ludlow’s proposed amendment requiring a popular vote before declaring war, amid mixed sentiment in the Senate.
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Washington
Bloc J
Congress
Nye
R-N.d
Senate
Ludlow
Senate Neutrality Bloc
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Clark
LaFollette
Wis
C Apper
Kan
Capper
United States
Wheeler
D-Mont
House
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
KU Grad Jack Penfold in Life photo of Japanese ambassador
KU graduate Jack Penfold appears in Life magazine December 27 in a photo spread showing him photographing Japanese ambassador Hiroji Saito in the secretary of state’s office. Penfold, a journalism major now with the Washington Herald, also provides Newsweek with Washington shots.
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Jack Penfold
Life Magazine
Hiroji Saito
Secretary of State
Penfold
K.U
Washington Herald
News Week
Washington
Luella Foreman
Lawrence High School
K. A
CCC Budget Cuts Leave CCC Short of Funds and Camps
Washington reports a White House budget plan reduces CCC funding to 226 million dollars a 124 million cut from the current level. Enrollments drop from 300 000 to 225 000 and camps fall from 1 604 to 1 200 with 104 camps closed this month and 800 more to be abolished in May. Fechner notes possible expansion to 500 000 if all applications are approved.
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Washington
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
White House
CCC
Fechner
Corp
Two Die of Accidents in Butler County
Holiday traffic accidents in Butler county hospitals claimed two lives. Otto Schmersey, 51, of El Dorado, died from a spinal injury after his car left the highway near El Dorado and rolled three times. Edith Aurenheimer, 7, of near Augusta, died in a hospital there after a two car collision injured seven others in the Aurenheimer family.
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el Dorado
Kan
Butler County
Otto Schmersey
Schmersey
Edith Aurenheimer
Augusta
Aurenheimer
Third Party Idea Favored by President, Dr High Says
Syracuse December report quotes Dr Stanley High, Roosevelt advisor, saying the President appears open to a third party. He asserts the President cannot reconcile with southern Democrats and may pivot to a new political alignment.
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Roosevelt
Syracuse
N. Y
Stanley High
High
A. O. U. W. Christmas New Year Entertainment Planned
Lawrence Lodge No. 7 A O U W shows a joint Christmas and New Year program on Wednesday December 29 starting at 8 p.m. for members families and invited guests. Candies nuts dance and music will follow the program per Harry Lescher Master Workman.
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A. O. U. W. Entertainment
Lawrence Lodge No. 7
Harry Lescher
Senate predicts wheat crop insurance rider in farm bill
Senator Pope said conferees will push to keep a wheat crop insurance rider creating a federal corporation capitalized at 100 million dollars under the Agriculture Department. The plan would insure 75 percent of a farmer's wheat production, with optional purchases and premiums set by losses and conditions. Indemnities could be paid in grain or cash, and any sales would fund losses or prevent deterioration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pope
D-Ida
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Oskanoxie hound tale amid city notes and miscues
In Lawrence a resident described a dog as an Oskanoxie hound with a dam from Oskaloosa and sire from Ton ganoxie. Rotarians learned their luncheon meat was bear, the result of recent local butchery. The city works on tree removal and future planting. Texarkana proves farther from El Paso than Chicago. Mrs Grimés to chair infantile paralysis fundraiser January 29. President’s Birthday Ball set for January 29 in the Student Union ballroom. Fog and ice affected morning travel on Lawrence streets and campus hills with shifting visibility.
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Jessie M. Grimés
Eudora
Eudora Township
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Mrs Roosevelt Delays Return From Seattle by Train
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt continues home to Washington by train two hours late due to bad flying weather. She just finished Christmas with her grandchildren and daughter Mrs John Boettiger in Seattle before resuming travel.
Buffalo Power Fails Strands 100000 Homes in Buffalo
A major power outage hit Buffalo and suburbs affecting about 700000 people after a generator fire at the Stonawanda plant. Hospitals offices and stores were affected as the city, recovering from a prior storm, faced shortages while Col. William Kelly pledged restoration later that day. Elevators trapped shoppers and workers required elevator cage escape routes.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Stonawanda
Niagara Falls
William Kelly
Buffalo Niagara Electric Company
Van Devanter Returns to Bench as Trial Judge
Justice Willis Van Devanter will temporarily return to active service as a trial judge in New York district, presiding next Tuesday over the case of Philip H. Philbin, a New York stock broker accused of using the tails to defraud Atlas tack stock investors in a wash sale scheme that led to nearly a million dollars in losses.
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New York
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
van Devanter
Charles Evans Hughes
John C. Knox
United States District Court
Philip H. Philbin
Men of All Ranks Pay a Final Tribute to Baker
In Cleveland crowds from statesmen to the man in the street gathered to honor Newton D. Baker the secretary of war under President Wilson. The service at Trinity Episcopal cathedral featured Bishop Warren Lincoln Rogers presiding and a final viewing of the body.
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Baker
Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Warren Lincoln Rogers
Ohio Episcopal Diocese
French Into Minorca Rumor Sparks Political Pressures
Paris reports Senator Henry Lemery disclosed rumors that a French division landed on Minorca the last government stronghold in the Balearic Islands. He sought denial from the government as Italian force reports based on Mallorca and Ibiza unsettled politicians.
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Paris
Henry Lemery
Mussolini Paper Attacks Democracy In Italian Press
Milan December 28 UP Il Popolo D Italia taunts American democracy and accuses Britain France and Russia of blocking recognition of Italian sovereignty in Ethiopia The paper cites US opposition to a referendum on war and notes Washington’s handling of the Panay incident in relations with Japan.
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Milan
Britain
France
Russia
Ethiopia
Pier Mussolini
Il Popolo D’italia
Washington
United States
Japan
Five Months Sales Tax Returns Totals Released
Revenue from the state sales tax for the first five months totaled 4,470,210 with June and July delivering 1,804,075 and August 908,112. September yielded 907,271 and October 850,752, 168,053 returns in four months, 83,664 for June and July, 42,034 for August, and 42,355 for September, W. G. Fink stated. October returns not yet computed.
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Topeka
Tax Commission
Walter A. Haxman
W. G. Fink
Joplin Union Officials May Face Contempt Action
Blue Card Mine Union secretary Glenn A. Hickman refused to answer questions at a Fagie-Picher labor board hearing. Counsel for the CIO and International Mine union sought contempt proceedings under the Wagner act, with Trial Examiner William Ringer deferring action and advising research into relevant statutes.
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Joplin
Glenn A. Hickman
Blue Card Mine Union
Fagie-Picher Labor Board
C.I.0
International Mine Union
William Ringer
Louis N. Wolf
Hickman
International Union
Ringer
Wolf
Finders Keepers Claim Up in Philadelphia Baby Case
Mrs. Peter Jaslow and her husband, a milkman, claim the found infant now named Margaret Brown should be adopted by them after discovering the baby on a doorstep inside a paper bag marked Holiday greetings. Welfare official Mrs. Mae Thoma insists adoption must follow legal process, with the couple seeking a lawyer.
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Philadelphia
Peter Jaslow
Finders Keepers
Margaret Brown
Buy No Japanese Goods Across Major U S Stores
New York officials report Woolworth has ceased purchasing Japanese goods for now amid the Far Eastern war and Williams of S S Kresge says the chain is not placing orders or sending money to Japan. Both emphasis on sourcing merchandise acceptable to the public.
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New York
T. J. Mullin
Japan
Detroit
R. R. Williams
S. S. Kresge Company
Music Score by Radio For Sibelius Fire Origin
Boston announces Fi Radio will transmit a photographic copy of Jan Sibelius origin of Fire choral symphonic score lost in transit from Leipsig to the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Friday performance. Roosevelt extends national emergency council for six months in Washington. William Allen White plans to leave Rochester for home with Mrs White via Kansas City after operation.
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Boston
Boston i Symphony Orchestra
Jan Sibelius
Leipsig
Germany
Emergency Council
Washington
Roosevelt
National Emergency Council
White
Rochester
Minn
William Allen” White
Emporia
Kan
Kansas City
Pitt Coach May Quit
The Sun Telegraph reports Dr John B Sutherland is preparing to resign as Pitt football coach at the end of next season His friends infer this from events after the 1937 season including declining a Rose Bowl invitation On New Year’s Day Sutherland was traveling to New Orleans for the coaches meeting
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Pittsburgh
The
Sun-Telegraph Today
John B
Jock)Sutherland
University of Pittsburgh
Sutherland
New Orleans
Security Maneuvers Off Southern California Harbors Continue
Los Angeles report notes the desert battle force patrols persist near southern California harbors. Navy officials dismissed rumors of a mystery submarine sighting as unfounded during the ongoing maneuvers.
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Los Angeles
U. S
California
Navy
Classified Page: A Daily Read for Business and Fun
Readers are reminded that checking the classified pages daily is good business and enjoyable. The ad sections offer useful information and timely notices for investors buyers and job seekers alike.
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Adv
Hohenzollern Heir Engaged to Russian Grand Duchess
The engagement of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II, to Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia was announced. The royal couple-to-be met in Doorn Netherlands and received dynastic consent. The 30 year old prince is the son of the crown prince and is set to wed in the near term.
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Wilhelm II
Doorn
Netherlands
Germany
Louis Ferninand
Prussia
Kira Kirillowna
Kirill
Louis Ferdinaine
Kira
Russia
Fog Causes Accidents in Ottawa Area
Dense fog blamed for two traffic crashes in Ottawa and near Richmond. R. B. Redfield 76 of Chanute suffered brain concussion and broken right arm. Mrs. C. W. Fielder of Honolulu a broken jaw and multiple teeth lost. her husband unharmed. Ot tawa residents C. M. Hymes and daughter Louise were shaken after their car struck a parked truck.
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Ottawa
Kan
R. B. Redfield
Chanute
C. W. Fielder
Honolulu
Richmond
C. M. Hymes
Louise
Tangelo a New Fruit
Miami citrus grower H. J. Deakin says tangelo, a cross of tangerine and grapefruit, has a future. He notes tree ripened tangelo offers tangerine orange flavor with a faint grapefruit bitterness and a pleasant inner texture. He adds tangerines have been grown in small quantities and not widely marketed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
H. J. Deakin
Social Secretaries Not Exempt From Tax Rules
Washington reports the internal revenue bureau ruled social secretaries are not exempt from the social security tax. The decision states that the exemption for domestic help does not apply to social secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Card of Thanks for Beloved Husband
We thank our many friends for their kindness shown at the death of our beloved husband and Wathay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wathay
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Alexander
Jeanne Butcher
Williamsburg, Ky
Grace Moore
Dean Werner
Oskaloosa
Will Green
Texas
Texarkana
Tex
el Paso
University
Measrov Kalustian
Erie
Aim Papazian
Papesiax
Kalustian
Armenia
Buffalo Power
Minorca
Spanish Island
Officiala
Labor Board
Sibelius
PITT
May
Jock Sutherland
Hohenzollern
Franklin County
Tangelo
Guy
AuUlLvLe
L. H. Wallace and Family
Lawrence: Building & Loan Assn
Me Karerence Sm Loan Association
C. W. Schubert
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