Nazi Raiders Are Caught On Coast
British fighters shot down at least two German bombers off the Yorkshire coast and Tyne area in a coordinated interception. One crew member was killed, three injured, with conflicting reports on the final fate of the third bomber as RAF sea rescue and ground witnesses described a dramatic air battle over coastal towns.
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London
England
Air Ministry
Tyne
Yorkshire
Authoritative Press Association
Guaf Spee
Royal Air Force
Fighter Command
Heinkels
Stodd
Berlin
H. Steele
Yorkshire Cottage
Steele
Gannett Attacks New Deal In First GOP Address
Frank E. Gannett, Rochester publisher and Republican candidate, denounces the New Deal as leading to collectivism. He insists no crisis justifies a continuation of Roosevelt's administration and condemns labor and campaign practices he views as improper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank E. Gannett
Republican Party
America
Rochester
N. Y
National Republican Club
Roosevelt
Gannett
Democratic Party
New Deal
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Roosevelt-Lewis Alliance
Italy to double planes and pilots in 194?
Rome reports Italy aims to at least double its military aircraft and pilots this year. Gen Francesco Piccolo says current air force size is secret. unofficial estimates put planes around 4000 and pilots between 10000 and 18000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Francesco Piccolo
House Economy Advocates Stand Firm on Federal Farm Outlays
Washington reports a cash fight over farm outlays as the House approves a supply bill with a substantial reduction from Roosevelt's request. The measure totals 722 million dollars, down 579 million from the current year, with limited additions for sugar benefits, REA, and dry land farming experiments. Senate action expected to consider parity payments and possible restorations for tenants and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations Committee
D-Tex
Senate
Party Leaders Deadlocked Over Guffey Renomination
Democratic party leaders in Harrisburg decide to move the question to the full state committee on whether to endorse a Senate candidate or declare a free and open primary after deadlock over U. S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey's renomination demand.
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Harrisburg
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Senate
Kansas City Woman Refuses Social Security Tax Payment
Mrs. L. G. Bird, owner of a Kansas City restaurant, agrees to pay social security taxes for her employees but argues against the scheme in federal court. She decries the government and Roosevelt, questions where funds go, and defends keeping records only if profit exists. The judge orders her to show cause for contempt for resisting tax and book inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
L. G. Bird
Albert L. Reeves
Internal Revenue
Revenue Collector’s
Graveside rites held for Herbert M. Cowan
Mr and Mrs August Dahlene and Mr and Mrs Louis Dahlene of Lawrence attended the graveside services in Abilene for Herbert M. Cowan. His widow Genevieve Dahlene Cowan is the daughter of the late Dan and Mrs Dahlene. Cowan was district manager of Southwestern Bell in Hutchinson for 18 years and a 1911 University of Kansas graduate.
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August Dahlene
Louis Dahlene
Lawrence
Abilene
Herbert M. Cowan
Genevieve Dahlene Cowan
Dan Dahlene
Cowan
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Hutchinson
University of Kansas
University
Finland Needs More Planes to Protect Civilians
Paavo Nurmi and Taisto Maki arrived in New York to raise funds for Finnish relief and argued that Finland needs more planes to shield civilians in the war with Russia. Nurmi and Maki noted Finns' resilience, praised equipment, and met with Mayor LaGuardia after a pier-side reception.
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Finland
Nurmi
New York
Russia
Paavo Nurmi
Taisto Maki
Bergensfjord
Nieuwe
City Hall
Laguardia
Losses Great In Day Of Fighting On Karelian Isthmus
The Soviet red army reportedly suffered heavy losses on the Karelian isthmus with 550 dead on other fronts and about 400 Russian aircraft over Finland. Finnish forces captured multiple positions and war booty northeast of Lake Ladoga as air raids continued and alarms sounded in Helsinki.
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Helsinki
Red Army
Karelian
Finland
Salla
Lake Ladoga
Kerava
Viipuri J
Summa
Arctic Circle
Four Wichita Residents Die In Kingman Crash
Four Wichita residents died when their car collided with an empty Eubanks Oil truck on snow covered highway 54 sixteen miles east of Kingman Kansas. The victims were Charles W Wenninger 50 and his son Robert 19 Cyrus M Waddell 50 and his son Halmar 19. Mrs C M Waddell suffered lacerations and bruises. The crash delayed funeral services for Mrs E R Kelly as friends gathered at the chapel. A truck driver was uninjured. Francis A Farmer observed the wreck and noted the Waddell car skidded before impact.
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Kingman
Kan
Wichita
Charles W. Wenninger
Robert
Cyrus M. Waddell
Halmar
Waddell
Eubanks Oil Company
Pratt
Francis A. Farmer
A. C. Eubanks
German Sub Destroyed After Attack Near Pajala
A depth charge from a British trawler destroyed a German submarine after it torpedoed the Swedish freighter Pajala. Pajala’s crew reported the encounter as the trawler escorted the freighter toward a contraband station on January 18. Survivors from the Danish freighter Vidar, which sank after hitting a mine, arrived aboard the Danish steamer Hroar.
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Stavanger
Norway
Pajala
Hroar
Vidar
Fourth of Trees Planted In Forestry Project Damaged by Rabbits
Anthony Kansas February 3 P R D McCulley junior forester in charge of the three county Anthony unit of the United States forest service estimated rabbit damage to young Chinese elm and catalpas this winter has reached 25 percent of the total plantings. The forest service will start soon replacing the damaged trees. Planting of 88 miles of new shelterbelt including 600000 trees in Harper Sumner and Cowley counties will begin February 27 with 20 miles in Harper 15 in Sumner and 3 in Cowley counties the latter the first in that county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper County
Sumner County
Cowley County
That County
Tax Judgment Sale Totals eighteenth thousand dollars in county revenue
A tax judgment sale completed yesterday raised 18 281 25 to the county across about 530 parcels. Lawrence area sales totaled 4 974 Baldwin 2 788 75 Tecumpton 1 184 50 and Eudora 561 with 39 properties resold for unpaid bids. John Kilworth led purchases at 4 966 75. Ernest Klooz oversaw the sale. costs estimated at 5 10 per parcel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Lawrence
Baldwin
Tecompton
Eudora
John Kilworth
Ernest Klooz
Japanese Forces Claim Capture and Pursuit Across Suiyuan and Kwangsi
Reports from Hongkong say Japanese northern armies captured Wuyuan in Suiyuan after beating back about 50 000 Chinese fleeing in snow. Japanese columns in Kwangsi killed about 1 000 Chinese and seized tanks while pursuing large numbers in a massive three hour battle near Namning. Warplanes supported ground offensives along the frontier.
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Hongkong
Japan
Wuyuan
Suiyan
Inner -Mongolia
Suiyuan
Kwangsi
Namning
Kwanesi Province
Loan for pipe line expansion link to Minnesota gas grid
The Transas Pipe Line and Gas company won tentative approval from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for an 11.5 million loan to build a natural gas line from the Hugoton and Panhandle fields in Kansas Texas and Oklahoma to Minnesota iron range. The loan covers about half the project cost and awaits detailed financing plans after meetings with RFC officials. Side lines would supply gas to Nebraska and Minnesota communities.
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Washington
Transas Pipe Line and Gas Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Allen V. Junkin
St. Paul, Minn
Hugoton and Panhandle
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Minnesota “Iron Range
Junkin
D. H. Holmes
RFC
Nebraska
Minnesota
Birthday Ball Net Total Reported at $105.82
A net total of $105.82 was reported from the President's birthday ball held last Saturday at the Hotel Eldridge. O. D. Lile, chairman of the county committee, announced that half would go to the national committee and the rest stayed in the county to aid infantile paralysis victims. Expenses totaled $130, covering music and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge
O. D. Lile
National Committee
Kansans Brace For More Snow Next Week Forecast
Topeka February 3 Kansans shovel through new snow today with more expected next week as the forecast calls for rain and snow. Weatherman A D Robb says temperatures will stay steady while highways remain snowy and winddrifted across western and southern Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Mercury
A. D. Robb
Kansas
HOLC Foreclosure Losses Hit 78 Million, But Savings Seen
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation reported book losses on foreclosed homes at 78 million dollars and possible tripling, while Charles A. Jones said that these losses are small compared with savings to homeowners. He cited 300 to 400 million dollars already saved in interest and many more future savings due to rate cuts to 5 and 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Charles A. Jones
Final tribute to Kelley in Garden City funeral
Hundreds of friends gathered in the Presbyterian church for the funeral of E. E. Kelley Kansas paper publisher and columnist. He was buried at Valley View cemetery beside his grandson Thomas Kelley Jr who was killed years ago in a car crash outside the Kelley office.
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Garden City
Kan
E. E. Kelley
Kansas
Oleae
Presbyterian Church
Kelley
Valley View
Thomas Kelley, Jr
Justice McReynolds Turns 78, Oldest Court Member
Justice James C. McReynolds, the court's lone self described conservative, marks his 78th birthday amid a career marked by opposition to New Deal measures and several notable dissents. Appointed by Wilson in 1914, he remains the longest serving justice and shows no sign of retirement before the next presidential election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James C. McReynolds
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
McReynolds
Wilson
Lawrence Teachers Meet in Topeka Attendance High
More than 80 Lawrence residents attended Kansas State Teachers association events in Topeka over two days. University of Kansas education faculty and city school leaders joined in, with several district trustees and principals listed among attendees.
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Lawrence
Kansas State Teachers Association
Topeka
School of Education
Lawrence Board of Education
Theodore H. Astman
Lloyd Houston
H. L. Sutherland
Board of Education
R. A. Schwegler
BE. O. Russell
Bert A. Nash
J.W. Twente
J. Marc Jantzen
H. E. Chandler
L. A. Fleming
A. EB. Garrison
Gilbert Ulmer
Fred Montgomery
Clifford D. Dean
Neal M. Wherry
Warren M. Smith
The
Educational Council
Alice Dicker
Charlotte Campbell
Woodlawn
Ira Hunt
Alice van Buskirk
Susan Todd
McAllaster
Owan Jayne Kennedy
Pinckney
Mildred Kirkham
Alice
Heating Job Two Thirds Complete for the Winter
Kansas Public Service reports two thirds of winter heating work finished in Lawrence as degree days show a remaining 1 758 if trends hold. Caryl J Dodds, manager, notes January gas use was high while Oct Nov Dec and January averages compare favorably with recent years and January 1936 was surpassed only by February 1936.
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Kansas Public Service Company
Lawrence
Caryl J. Dodds
Dodds
Unitarian Pastor Returns to Duty for Sunday Sermon
The Rev. H. Lee Jones resumes duties after illness with influenza. He will preach at the Unitarian church Sunday morning on the subject But You Can’t Have Both.
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Unitarian Church
H. Lee Jones
Stock Market Index Edges Up to 49.4
The average of 60 stocks rose to 49.4 yesterday from 49.3, reflecting a modest uptick in overall market performance. Major sectors showed mixed movements as investors waited on economic data and corporate earnings.
Congress adds 25 pages to directory in election year
The 76th Congress sees enlarged official biographies in the new directory. Names with changes include Ford, Sabath, Ludlow, Bradley, Lesinski, Burdick, Boren, Byrne, and five Brooklyn Democrats Pfeifer Evans Somers Delaney and OToole.
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Washington
Ford
R-Calif
Leland Merritt Ford
Leland M. Ford
Sabath
Ludlow
D-Ind
Louis
Louis Leon Ludlow
Bradley
R-Mich
Frederick van Ness
Joseph Wellington Byrns, Jr
Congress
Joseph W. Byrns, Jr
Brooklyn
Pfeifer
Kansas student raid ends with liquor seizure and charge
Police confiscated 51 bottles of liquor from 1231 Kentucky Street apartment after a 4 PM raid. Mrs. Robert N. Palmer was arrested, charged with possession of intoxicating liquor, and released on $250 bond as her trial set for February 7. Her husband, a University of Kansas graduate student, was reportedly in Louisiana.
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Kentucky Street
Robert N. Palmer
University of Kansas
Louisiana
Palmer
Justice of the Peace
Robert B. Oyler
Lilburn Dowers
James Messer
Ralph Casteel
Jude Anderson
Anderson
Medics Admit Kansas City KU Medical School Sophomore Class
The Kansas City division of the KU School of Medicine released the list of students admitted to the sophomore class. Regular places went to numerous named students including Phil J Antrim Bryce Ballard Paul Rosta and many others with irregular placements listed for additional enrollees.
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Kansas City
School of Medicine
K. U. School of Medicine
C.O. Stoland
Carl W. Titre Iom
Lyman Hilliard
John D. Hildyard
Victor Horton
William Hostetter
Phillip H In H. James
Otis E. Jay
Alan R. Johnson
Edgar William King
Fred W
Kana City
Former Grange Master Dies in New York State
Sherman J. Lowell 81, who led the National Grange from 1919 to 1923, died at his Lamberton home. He also served on the federal tariff commission under President Coolidge.
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Fredonia
N.Y
Sherman J. Lowell
National Grange
Lamberton
Federal Tariff Commission
Coolidge
Weather Forecast With Rain Snow Then Warmer Outlook
The report maps freezing rain and rain southeast and snow northeast with cloudy western regions. It notes warmer conditions in the northeast tonight and Sunday, with rain or snow in the extreme east Sunday morning, and a next week outlook of rain or snow Monday or Tuesday, midweek fair, and near normal to slightly above temperatures by week end.
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U. Marsh
U. S. 83
Norton
U. S. 24
U. S. 283
Hill City
Garden City
Concordia
Phillinsburg
Ellis
Goodland
Wichita
Dodge City
Topeka
Salina
Mercury
Kansas
Robb
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