New Type Bomber Crashes in West
An Army four motor bomber with eight crew members crashed on a mountain near Lovelock Nevada. The craft carried cold weather testing gear possibly including a bombsight. Witness Lloyd M Carpenter reported a cloud dive and a fatal explosion. The crew included Captain Freeman and six others, with no sabotage confirmed.
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Lovelock
Nev
CCC
Army
United States
Air Corps
Desert
Here
F. C. Nelson
McClellan Field
Sacramento
Calif
Aso
Nelson
Denver
R. 5
Freeman
Ladd Field
Alaska
Lloyd M. Carpenter
Lowery Wells
Rio de Janeiro
FE. W. Ketchum
Everett Crabb
K. H. Gilreath
Clinchport
Joseph P. Davies
Dayton
E. S. Trainer
San Jose
F. S. Whidden
Haines, Fla
Pvt. C. E. Applegate
Canon City
Colo
Kansas Engineering Society elects Rollin J. Smith as president
The Kansas Engineering Society selected Rollin J. Smith of Kansas City Kansas as president for the coming year, succeeding Paul G. Martin of Topeka. Also named were W. C. McNown of Lawrence as vice president, A. C. Aldridge, R. G. Porter, F. W. Hopkins, and Victor P. Hessler as directors, with discussions focusing on wage-hour exemptions for engineers and national defense work.
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Topeka
Kansas Engineering Society
Rollin J. Smith
Kansas City
Kan
Paul G. Martin
W. C. McNown
Lawrence
A. C. Aldridge
R. G. Porter
F. W. Hopkins
Salina
Victor P. Hessler
Wichita Seeks Exemption From Federal Housing Plan
Wichita asks Washington to exclude the city from a $156,750,000 Roosevelt housing program meant for 400 homes at $3,500 each for defense workers in the aircraft industry. J Lisle Morris, president of the real estate board, announced a survey found 6,000 unoccupied units, prompting his trip to Washington to lobby officials.
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Wichita
Washington
Roosevelt
National Defense
J. Lisle Morris
Real Estate Board
Tribute to George Robb Dinner in Topeka Honors Medalist
State and army officials paid tribute to George Robb Salina Kansas state auditor and one of three Kansans awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor at a Topeka dinner. Robb earned the medal for courage and leadership at Sechault France in 1918. Gov Payne Ratner former War Secretary Harry Woodring and Maj. Gen. George W. Strong spoke. Strong said veterans may have to serve again in a larger field.
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Topeka
George Robb
Salina
Kansas
Robb
Sechault
France
Payne Ratner
Harry Woodring
George W. Strong
7Th Corps
Strong
Young Man Runs 34 Miles To Defy General’s Claim
Kansas City reports Ted Morton aged 19 ran 34.09 miles in 13 hours 29 minutes to disprove Brig. Gen. Edmund L Gruber Fort Leavenworth commandant who said modern youth lack fitness. Gruber praised the effort and hoped it would inspire others to maintain health and conditioning.
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Kansas City
Ted Morton
Edmund L. Gruber
Fort Leavenworth
Morton
Gruber
Local News and Socials From Tonganoxie Kansas
The column notes Mrs. Cora Wellhouse Bullard ill in a Kansas City home, mentions her Leavenworth county roots, and references her father A Wellhouse a prominent horticulturist. Local raffles at IGA give away flour and trade, with winners listed and events at the library corner. Returning college students and residents travel, visit, or relocate, while neighbors share weekend visits and family moves around town.
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Cora Wellhouse Bullard
Lawrence-Leavenworth
George H. Nettleton
Kansas City
Tonganoxie
Leavenworth County
A. Wellhouse
Kansas
Alva Pickens
I.G.A
W. K. Flanders
James Farrell
Royal Theatre
Foster Laming
Hot Springs
Ark
Lee Coffman
Ray Ridgway
Betty Rae Ridgeway
Maude Moore
Leavenworth
Robert Schenck
Donald Davis
Raymond Allen
Roy Lee Redding
Gerald Mc.Caffery
Pittsburg State Teachers College
Neal Buffington
William Stephenson
Howard Cime
Balsthrop
Eleanor Ratliff
Topoka
Kan
Roy Graves
Bert’s Market
Martin Verhage
Minnie Stigers
Flla Himel
Bertha Himpel
Jessie Himpel
Martin
Leaven
Local social notes from Tonganoxie and area events
Mrs E H Skaggs remains recovering from gall bladder surgery at Research hospital in Kansas City. Mrs A L Knox visited Halstead for a minor operation. Frank Emerson, KU student, visited family in town. Trainloads of livestock and used farm equipment were sold via Journal-World classifieds.
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L. C. Cox
Burbank
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles E. Stepheson
Tonganoxie Township
Leavenworth
Kan
A.L. Knox
Mr. Knox
Halstead
Frank Emerson
Kansas University
G. A. Emerson
Robert Campbell
Johnny
Bob
Jack
Kansas City
Leonard Schlotzhauer
Bonneville
Joe Schlotzhauer
Charles McEnulty
Charles
Bobby
Raymond Davis
Betty
Velva
Tonganoxie
Journal-World
Weekend visits and death disturb OsKaloosa notes
Joan Allen spent the weekend with her aunt in OsKaloosa as hunting closes for the year. John Rumbaugh died Monday at the Talbot Judy farm near Oskaloosa, survived by two sons and several siblings. Funeral services were at Gabel funeral home with burial in Buster cemetery.
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Joan Allen
George Brown
Oskaloosa
A. A. Allen
Julia Skeet
Lester ‘Trusty
Dave Rumbaugh
Winchester
Don Rumbaugh
Perry
Dora Fletcher
Lawrence
Mis
Hattie Wendorfff
Ottawa
Kate Warrington
Hollen
Gabel
Buster Cemetery
Virgil Green
Eugene O'Trimble
Jennings
W. H. Allen
Charley Johnson
Carl Evans
R. W. Amerine
Harald Webb
Randolph
Local Notes Highlight Community Events and Neighbors
The Jefferson County community reports employment moves, farm work, and family news. Registrars mail Swensionnaires to registrants while February’s county quota stands at 20. Members travel to Weaton for a funeral. Dr. Bliss seeks further Rochester treatment. Vocational 4 H and Farm Bureau offer chick giveaways. several plan Farm Home Week at Kansas State College.
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Fort Riley
Richard Amerine
Frankie Johnson
Albert Glathart
Jennings Hoya
Perry
Garland Green
Selective Service Board
Jefferson County
J. F. Welter
Steve Welter
William Grindel
Weaton
Jim Peel
C. J. Bliss
Rochester
Minn
Farm Bureau
Oskaloosa
Seymour Packing Company
Ralph Vaushinder
Chester
Dr. Albright
Lawrence
Frank Brocken
Arthur Carder
Tilly Bush
Billie Lee Allen
Marjorie Graham
Keith Hamm
Oak Grove Sunshine Club
Helen Clark
Nellie Worthington
Meriden
Nortonville
Birdie Burnett
Psychic Ramus II to Open Granada Week in St Joseph
Ramus II from St Joseph Mo., held over by demand, will open at the Granada for a week starting Sunday. Patrons may drop questions in a box and Ramus will answer from the stage during afternoon and evening shows. First 20 women at each show receive free private readings. Sign initials and date of birth when submitting questions.
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St. Joseph
Ramus II
Granada
Ramus
S. E. Schwahn
Kansan selects new publisher editor and managing editor
The University Daily Kansan named Gray Dorsey publisher Kenneth Jackson editor in chief and Bob Trump managing editor following a Kansan board vote. Dorsey hails from Cameron Missouri Jackson from Arma and Trump from Ottawa.
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Kansan
K. U
Gray Dorsey
Cameron
Kenneth Jackson
Arma
Bob Trump
Ottawa
Death Notice for Burness Benton Burton
Burness Benton Burton aged 36 died in Topeka January 24. Funeral services were held January 28 at Gabel Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant View Cemetery. Rev J Lane officiated. Survived by wife Alma Harsch Burton of Topeka and his parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Burton.
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Burness Benton Burton
Sam Burton
Opeka
Gabel Funeral Home
Pleasant View
J. (. Lane
Alma Harsch Burton
Topeka
Samuel
Burtons Brothers Honor Navy Death in California Shipwreck
Edward Burness and five brothers Edward Fredric Walter of Oskaloosa Ralph of Kansas City and Roy of Alberquerque N M mourn a Navy sailor who died after exposure from a shipwreck off California.
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Burton
Edward
Fredric
Walter
Oskaloosa
Ralph
Kansas City
Roy
Alberquerque
N. M
U. S. Navy
Burness
California
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Jimmy Lydon
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Joseph Conrad
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Paramount Presents
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