Reunited Methodist Church Opens Chicago Assembly
Chicago hosts a three day United Methodist Council on the Future of Faith and Service as bishops ministers and lay leaders unite the divided church. Bishop Waldorf predicts a broad discussion of religion’s place in modern civilization with 8,000,000 communicants and 12,000,000 adherents represented. Assistant Secretary of State Francis Sayre warns of challenges to Christianity and calls for a society built on living principles of Christ.
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Chicago
Ernest Lynn Waldorf
United Methodist Council
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Methodist Protestant Church
Francis B. Sayre
Sayre
Christ
Women Relief Corps Boosts Shoe Fund Total
A $2 donation from the Women’s Relief Corps No. 9 raises the shoe fund for needy school children to $16. The drive is led by Reverend C. A. Puls for the Lawrence Social Service League, with contributions accepted at the Rev. Puls office, the Journal, or The standing of the fund.
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Women’s Relief Corps No. 9
C. A. Puls
Lawrence Social Service League
Mr. Puls
Journal
Cigaret Tax Totals for Douglas County Revealed
The state report shows total cigarette tax collected in Douglas County for 1937 was $18,104.36 with the county’s share $4,526.09 and per capita tax 69.9 cents. Nationwide, the state total cigarette tax was $1,108,394.91. December’s report records Douglas County smokers paying $1,527.36, with $381.84 returned to the county.
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Douglas
Royal couple to visit United States after Dutch wedding
Grand Duchess Kira of the Romanoffs and Prince Louis Ferdinand of Hohenzollerns plan a honeymoon trip to America after their May 5 wedding at Doorn. The 30-year-old grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm and the Russian throne claimant’s daughter expect to visit Washington, with the White House top of their list. President Roosevelt sent a cordial congratulatory letter to the couple.
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Berlin
Kira
The
Romanoffs
Louis Ferdinand
Hohenzollerns
America
Doorn
Nether
Kaiser Wilhelm
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Italian Captain Recovered After Seaplane Crash Near Natal
Captain Mario Stoppani, sole survivor among four killed in a seaplane crash into the sea near Natal, Brazil, was brought to port today by an Air France cutter. His injuries were slight, and he was reported in stable condition.
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Natal
Brazil
Mario Stoppani
Four 4-H Club Council Meeting Set for Saturday Evening
Douglas county 4 H club council will meet Saturday at 8 o clock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Meadowlark Rainbow Sunflower and Belleview clubs will handle the programs.
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Douglas County
Chamber of Commerce
Meadowlark
Rainbow
Sunflower
Belleview
Japanese War Death Toll Reported by War Minister
Tokyo February 3 General Gen Sugiyama minister of war told a parliamentary committee that about 20,000 Japanese soldiers had been killed in the seven month old conflict with China.
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Tokyo
Gen Sugiyama
Seven Test Questions Hidden in Classifieds
A scrambled prompt asks for answers to seven trivia items. It mentions Montana State University city, the Nightingale nickname, Col. Meyer and Robert Guggenheim, the Hundred Years War, quicksand, the US Secretary of the Interior, and other historical facts.
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Montana State’ University
Col
Meyer Robert Guggenheim
United States
Secretary of ‘the Interior
Troy
New York
Colgate Universi
Social whirl under way with campus events and queen contest
The campus hosts two social evenings at the Union ballroom and the chapter house as part of a midweek series. The Owl Screech varsity is set for Saturday under the Owl Society. Jayhawker magazine names March 15 photo submission deadline for the annual beauty queen contest with Raoul Walsh and Le Roy Prinz directing for Paramount. Candidates’ photos will be posted and a special election will select the queen, announced at the February 18 Hob Nail Hop.
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Union
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Pi Kappa A
Cis
Owl Society
Jayhawker Magazine
Bob Pearson
Raoul Walsh
LeRoy Prinz
Paramount Studios
Queen
Mary Jane McCoy
Emporia Pi Phi
Ed Safford
Augusta
School of Engineering
Sai ¢Écotinkil
Pat
Engine
Ett
Marvin Hall
KU student joins Topeka picket line at church job
University of Kansas engineering student Lowell Eason joined non-union painters picketing the First Christian church in Topeka. A union picket parade formed with signs declaring the job unfair to Painters Local Union No. 96 and Local No. 66,668.
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University of Kansas
Lowell ‘Eason
Topeka
Radio Station Ike offers announcer jobs for students on campus
Miss Mildred Seaman announced campus auditions for radio announcers at 4 30. Requisites include clear voice language skill in French Spanish and German and calm handling of emergencies. Preference given to students with at least two years remaining on campus.
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IKE Ce Nps
Kansas
Mildred Seaman
Kansas Nebraska game drew three editors and writers
Whitney Martin of the AP Kansas City Gene Kemper of the Topeka Capital and Clennell Wilkinson of the Kansas City Kansan attended the Kansas Nebraska basketball game last night offering coverage and commentary.
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Whitney Martin
Associated Press
Kansas City
Gene Kemper
Topeka Capital
Clennell Wilkinson
Kansas City Kansan
Kansas-Nebraska
Truman to Favor Milligan Confirmation Move
Senator Truman said he would consent to the senate confirmation of Maurice Milligan as United States district attorney at Kansas City to satisfy President Roosevelt but he previously opposed the appointment. Milligan was recommended by Senator Clark and Truman indicated after a Kansas City conference with T. J. Pendergast he would oppose confirmation.
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Washington
Truman
D-Mo
Senate
Maurice Milligan
United States District
Kansas C
Clark
Kansas City
T. J. Pendergast
Mine Workers Vote To Raise John L Lewis Pay
The United Mine Workers convention in session approves increasing John L Lewis salary to 25 000 a year for two years from 12 000. Lewis, the union president, has no comment on the action though a 1936 raise was previously voted but declined.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Convention
Lewis
Farm bill compromise nears passage amid crop controls
Washington predicts Congress will enact the farm compromise next week to stabilize five major crops. The conferees approved a plan for marketing quotas and penalties, with loans and subsidies tied to compliance and a later release of surplus.
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Washington
Congress
Wallace
Senator Smith
Smith
E . Secretary of Agriculture
Individua
Secretary of Agriculture
Togram
Middle Western States
C Cornin
Farm Exemption Rules Cite Small Producer Threshold
A fragment notes exemptions for farms producing under 300 bushels annually. It mentions livestock dairy herds and poultry, and indicates products consumed on the farm. The text appears to discuss farm tax or regulatory exemptions for small producers.
Presnell to Train Cornhusker Backs at Kansas
Presnell joins the Kansas football staff to coach backs after coming to KU last spring with his wife moving to Lawrence. A Nebraska graduate of 1928 he played nine pro seasons and was part of the 1935 Detroit world champions with a 54 yard placekick, the longest in pro football that year.
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K.U
Presnell
Lawrence
Nebraska
Ironton
Portsmouth
Detroit
Green Bay
Kansas
Lindsey
K. U
Presnells
Birthday Party Netted SSR 3691 Dollars
The President's Birthday Party netted 36.91 after expenses. Beulah Stewart chaired activities. 88 adults and children attended. Returns from the county will exceed 500 dollars and go to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Jessie Grimes led the Eudora campaign with 11.10. Baldwin contributed 11 from founder certificates. National committee asked for 1 or more contributions for two weeks. Receipts to be issued at the Journal World office.
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Beulah’ Stewart
National Foundation For
Jessie Grimes
Eudora
Baldwin
National Committee In
the- Journal-World Office
Believe Youth Is Dead After Wilderness Search
Ukiah Calif Feb 3 Sheriff E L Williams said he is convinced 4 year old Ted Thompson who wandered from his parents home in the Mendocino wilderness died of exposure or was killed by wild animals. Williams spoke after returning from the storm swept Eel river canyon near Covelo about 58 miles northwest of Ukiah where the child disappeared Saturday. Charles Thompson the boy’s father is a forestry service WPA worker.
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Ukiah
Calif
E. L. Williams
Ted Thompson
Mendocino
Williams
Eel River Canyon
Covelo
Sheriff Williams
Charles Thompson
Ted
Forestry Service
WPA
Ambulance Train Hit in Spanish Air Raid Near Figueras
Four American ambulance units escaped harm as an American French ambulance and food truck train was struck during a Spanish insurgent raid on Figueras, 15 miles inside Spain. Three Spaniards were killed and 12 wounded as pursuit planes fought the raiders. The traveling hospital, valued at about 50 000 dollars, had arrived from the United States and was the first of its kind.
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Perpignan
France
Figueras
United States
Barcelona
Cadanes
Paris
Deaths and Funerals for Richard R Bell and Bertha Grover
Richard R. Bell aged 89 died Wednesday at his daughter Mrs C L Cowdry’s Topeka home after a long illness. He was a Santa Fe railroad retiree who moved to Kansas in 1882 and is survived by Dr F H Bell and Mounty Bell, with services in Baldwin. Bertha Gertrude Grover aged 62 of 1103 East 11th street died in Warsaw Missouri. Funeral at Mt Vernon church in Stockton Kansas Sunday at 2 PM with burial in Mt Vernon cemetery. she is survived by husband R O Grover four sons Green Goodwin Grover Ralph Leon Grover Wallace Earl Grover Iran Lee Grover four daughters Ed Cooksey Frank Feastimaker Ola Grover Myrtle Williams a sister in Oregon and a brother in Hiawatha Kansas.
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Richard R. Bell
F. H. Bell
Baldwin
C. L. Cowdry
Topeka
Bell
Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas
Cowary
Mount Vy
Sadchilaren
City
Kan
Stewart’ Mortancy
James F. Chubb
Oakwood Cemetery
Bertha Gertrude Grover
East 11Th Street
Warsaw
Mt. Vernon
Stockton
Wallace
Earl Grover
Iran Lee Grover
Funeral of S. K. Funk Held Near Greensburg Pa
A letter from Lawrence reports the funeral of S. K. Funk held Sunday at a church eight miles from Greensburg. Burial followed beside his parents in the adjoining cemetery. United Brethren pastor and a Youngwood quartet led a military style service with pallbearers seven civil war veterans sons. Mr. Funk left three children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and many relatives attended. Also noted Melvin Goff joined Williams Roberts Ford sales staff in Lawrence.
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S. K. Funk
Greensburg
Woman Lawyer Opens Plea in Kansas City Killings
Betty Meek, a young woman lawyer, made her first plea before a jury in Wyandotte district court seeking the life of Clarence Blevins, accused of killing his wife after a three month estrangement. Assistant Prosecutor T P Palmer urged the gallows.
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Kansas City
Kan
UPI
Betty Meek
Wyandotte District Court
Clarence Blevins
T. P. Palmer
Palmer
Blevins
Outstanding Typist Sue McDowell Earns Honor Society Status
Sue McDowell a student at Appanoose High near Pomona Franklin County established a top typist record finishing ten minutes of standard test work with only two errors and a net 77.4 words per minute earning membership in the International Honor Society of Typists. Ellis C. Archer teaches commercial subjects at the school.
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Sue McDowell
Appanoose
Pomona
Franklin County
International Honor Society of Typists
Miss McDowell
Ellis C. Archer
Erie Team Members Attend Kansas Nebraska Game
Members of the Erie high school basketball team traveled to Lawrence for the Kansas Nebraska game. The trip was arranged by Sidney Linscott, president of the Erie Home State Bank and a KU graduate. Group included players Tom Lockwood Merlé Smith Wayne Sparks Earl Miller Harold Peak Roy Showalter Kenneth Stanley Cecil Sexton Louis Shepard Leland Richey Markus Morris coach Ralph Willson with Clark Fleming Ivan Green and William Porter. Also noted actor Lionel Barrymore, age 60, hospitalized for rest per his doctor.
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Erie
Lawrence
Sidney 8. Linscott
Erie Home State Bank
K. U
Sidney Linscott, Jr
Memb
Tom Lockwood
Merlé
Smith
Wayne Sparks
Earl Miller
Harold
Peak
Roy
Showalter
Kenneth” ‘Stanley
Cecil Sexton
Louis
Shepard
Leland Richey
Markus Morris
Ralph Willson
Clark Fleming
Ivan
Green
William Porter
Rural Life Conference Set in Manhattan Kansas
A program stressing appreciation of rural living will be presented in Manhattan Kansas from February 24 to 27 at the annual rural life conference. Speakers include B L Kirkpatrick of the University of Wisconsin President F D Farrell of Kansas State College and Dr Eugene Merritt of the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
B.L. Kirkpatrick
University: of Wisconsin
F. D.farrell
Kansas State College
Eugene Merritt
United State Department of Agriculture
World War Veteran Dies in Rochester Death
Royal Silver, 51, abstractor and World War veteran, died yesterday in Rochester Minnesota. Survived by his widow and two sisters Mrs Ethel Hollingworth of Minneapolis and Mrs Edgar Rickel of Salina. Funeral arrangements not listed.
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Minneapolis
Kan
Rochester
Minn
Ethel Hollingworth
Edgar Rickel
Salina
Longer waists greet Paris fashion arrivals
In Paris on February 3 fashion houses unveil new silhouettes with longer waists and shorter skirts as stylists and buyers review the latest collections.
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Paris
Mothers Protest Double Features in Chicago Theaters
Mothers groups and associations claimed about 50 000 people urged Chicago city officials to abolish double feature movies in local theaters. The protest was organized to curb long film programs and protect families from extended showtimes.
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Chicago
Topeka Couple Wed at Court House
Magnuson and Mona Stentbach of Topeka were married yesterday at the courthouse by Probate Judge pro tem Mrs. Lorene Taylor.
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Magnuson
Mona Stentbach
Topeka
Lorene Taylor
McGill Pushes for Federal District Court Sessions in Hutchinson
Senator McGill of Kansas urged Congress today to authorize sessions of a federal district court at Hutchinson Kansas. The move aims to improve access to federal judicial proceedings in the region.
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Hutchinson
Washington
McGill
Kan
Congress
Mrs Neustifter Ill At Home With Bronchitis
Mrs Edward C Neustifter of 1236 Laura Street is ill at her home with bronchitis. The condition was reported satisfactory today by her physician.
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Neustifter
Edward C
K. Ur
Laura
Forgeries Charged in FHA Loan Fraud Case
Kansas City authorities indict four defendants including Mrs. Raunie Tomlinson Tiffin C. Smithey A.M. Strafus and Alfred Hughes for conspiring to fraudulently obtain FHA loans by forging names and using reports to misrepresent creditworthiness aiding fraudulent loan applications.
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Kansas City
United States
U.S
Otto ‘Schmid
Nannie) _ Tomlingen
Raunie Tomlinson
Tiffin C. Smithey
A.M. Strafus
Alfred Hughes
Justice McReynolds Reaches 76 as Court Veteran
Washington February 3 Justice James Clark McReynolds oldest on the Supreme Court in point of service marked his 76th birthday with little fanfare aside from birthday wishes. Once Wilson era attorney general he has been a steady opponent of Roosevelt era legislation though he backed three unanimous ruling in the current term and wrote one opinion.
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Washington
James Clark McReynolds
Supreme,court
McReynolds
Wilson
Justice McReynolds
Brandeis
Butler
Sparse February rainfall in Lawrence noted
Professor Posey, a volunteer weather observer, reported that Lawrence received only .01 inch of rain last evening. The normal February rainfall is 1.46 inches, Posey stated today.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Posev
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Gatherings
Mrs. Goldie Schutz and sons visited Franklin with Mrs. Michael Schutz. Oak Ridge residents Frank Walters and Frances joined L M Walters for supper. Lawrence guests attended the Tuck and Stitch club at Vernon Yoder’s. Michael Schutz’s Birthday Surprise drew many relatives in Franklin. Lawrence and Topeka visitors attended church events and dinners. Joe and Virginia Wichman, and Ott family members shared Sundays, while health updates covered ill children Donna Mae and Norma Wichman.
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Goldie Schutz
Kenneth
Raymond
Michael Schutz
Franklin
Frank Walters
Frances
Oak Ridge
L. M
Silas Barton
Olof Schickner
Walter
Ida
Lawrence
Oliver Schutz
Lake View
Plin White
Ethelbert and
Hmerson Ott
John Ott
Ralph Wichman
Ott
Milton Schaake
Virginia
Methodist Church
John Strong
Bertha Knop
Henry Eisler
Patricia
Empor
Marion
Hughes
Kansan
Topeka
Ross Stanwix
Williamstown
Harold Altenbernd
Donna Mae
Norma Wichman
Albert Wichman
Paul Had
Eudora
Louis H
Acelia Gerstenberger
Walter Gerstenberger
Lawrence visitors join local residents for weekend social
Mrs Milton Schaake and Virginia visited Mr and Mrs Berterand in Lawrence Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs John Strong and son Wayne, Mr and Mrs Roy Daugherty, Mr and Mrs Harold Altenbernd, and Mrs Albert Wich and two daughters attended a party at Gustave Schaake home Friday night.
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Milton
Schaake
Virginia
Berterand
Lawrence
John Strong
Wayne
Roy Daugherty
Harold Altenbernd
Albert Wich
Gustave Schaake
Hopewell and Independence Community Notes
Hopewell and Independence news record club meetings, visitors, and social events. Mrs L C Baker hosted. Stella Nicholson to host February 7 with guest speaker Don Carlos of Lawrence. Several local residents visited, entertained, or traveled to Lawrence and Baldwin, with club activities and a funeral noting Mrs Nathan Horrell.
Dinner guests share Sunday visit at local homes
June visited Mrs Eat Teeeeeaidsy for tea and spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Damon Jones. Mr and Mrs Charles Gale and Mr and Mrs George Marquardt were dinner guests of the party last Sunday.
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Damon Jones
Charles
Gale O
George Marquardt
Narcotics and Medical Temperance Topic Set for W C T U Meeting
The W. C. T. U. will meet at Mrs. Amos Gensler’s home with Mrs. Gertrude Burgoyne as hostess on February 9. The Rev. Mr. Sharp spent two days in Topeka. An annual banquet of the Kansas Authors Club was attended. Aiealdon was an honored guest. Mr. and Mrs. Winfrey entertained with a party for their two sons last Saturday.
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Ada Williams
Henry Bailey
Frances
Noah Schuler
Enterpris
Len.Featherston
Ben Hammond
Lawrence
Florine
Beehle
Lois Hepner
Worden
Geneva Reynolds
Doris
Excil Winters
Mary Frances Weeks
Theda Holmes
Max Moore
Hazel’ Moore
Carlyle Whitcombe
Irvin
Arthur Deay
Eudora
Lewis Tucker
Hopewell Community Club
Star Bologna Mill
Lois Tucker
Union Community Club
Beh Hammond
Nathan Horrell
Baldwin
E. H. Purvis
Silas Harmon
Mae. Edward
Jimmy
Charlie Simrock
Clarence Evans
Glen Lederer
Charles Gale
Philamathean Club
Irvin Greer
M. J. Jardon
Howard Hardtarfer
Will
Amos. Gensler
Gertrude’ Burgoyne
Sharp
Topeke
Anquet of Kansas ‘Authors Club
Aiealdon
Wall Street Downturn Stuns Markets Amid Broad Selloff
The day on Wall Street saw stock declines to near 1935 lows with losses across major sectors. American Telephone led the slide while steel, auto, and chemical stocks fell. grain futures rose and bonds dropped with stocks. The market closed with renewed selling and a noted bottom in 1918 sale of exchange memberships.
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Wall Street
New York
Wera i Fods
Telephone
Washington
Chicago
Commission House
Ai Stock Exchange
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
General Motors
Westinghouse
Allied Chemical
du Pont
Sears, Roebuck
J. I Case
Douglas Aircraft
Kennecott
Johns-Manville
Allis-Chalmers
Phillips Petroleum
Union Pacific
American Can
The
Federal Communications. Commission
Homer Martin
I. QC. Automobile Workers’ Union
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Ford
Molly Lionel Barrymore
Kaw Valley
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Hopewell
McLouth
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