Two Moves Made For World Peace
President Roosevelt announced two moves toward world peace. Sumner Welles will sail February 17 to survey conditions in Italy France Germany and Great Britain. Secretary Hull said the United States began neutral peace conversations aiming for a sound international economic system and worldwide arms reduction.
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Washington
Worldpeace
Roosevelt
Pers
Sumner Elles
Italy
France
Germany
Great Britain
New York
Hull
United States
White House
State Department
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Pius XII
Welles
Europe
Netherlands
Col
Edward House
Wilson
Britain
Returns Rise in Tax Bracket Period with Mixed Gains
State revenue figures show six months under the new sales tax bracket system totaling 5,058,419.37, up from 4,854,584.58 under the token system. Compensating taxes reached 216,663.60, higher than the prior year, while July through December varied, with October and November gains and some losses. In Washington, Roosevelt doubted direct gun sales to Finland as Finland fights Russia, while discussions on arms surpluses and Norwegian and Swedish purchases continue.
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Topeka
John McCuish
State Bureau of Revenue and Taxation
McCuish
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Capitol Hill
State Department
Prince Bertil
House
Senate
Kansas Engineers elect new officers at Wichita meeting
Paul G. Martin of Topeka advanced to the presidency of the Kansas Engineering Society, succeeding A. H. Meyers. Rollin Smith of Kansas City Kan was named vice president and George Epps of Topeka reelected secretary. Fred W. Epps of Topeka elected president of the Kansas chapter of the American Association of Civil Engineers.
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Wichita
Kan
UPI
Paul G. Martin
Topeka
Kansas Engineering Society
A. H. Meyers
Kansas City
Martin
Rollin Smith
George Epps
Fred W. Epps
Kansas
American, Association of Civil Engineers
Engineering Society
Epps Suceeds
M. W. Furr
Bieubatten
Murray
A Wilson
Salina
George W. Lamb
The Journal World Classified Page Readers and Results
A brief look at the Journal World classified page notes reader engagement and result listings. It highlights ongoing ads, notices, and brief market entries common to the section.
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Journal-World
Garner and Roosevelt Stand In Illinois Presidential Race
Washington reports that John Garner will enter the Illinois Democratic primary as Roosevelt also appears on Illinois ballots. Delegates for both men are named in Wisconsin, with Garner's backers signaling prior plans to file. Roosevelt declined to discuss potential third-term questions and Wisconsin law, while Garner offered no direct comment on a Chicago attorney’s claim his name would appear in Illinois.
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Washington
Chicago
John Garner
Illinois
Roosevelt
Cial Trumcusan
Wisconsin
White House
Altho
Guffey
D-Pa
Garner
Julius F. Smietanka
Protest to Tax Board Over Estate Tax Claim
First National Bank of Kansas City protests the U S Treasury estate tax claim against F A Gray estate of Kansas City who died in 1935. The government seeks 17914 for 1987 taxes while bank and executors claim deductions for Missouri 8000 Oklahoma 15 California 54 and Kansas 22. Gray's wife was Zellah Snyder of Lawrence. Gray ran a hair dye business and once managed an advertising agency.
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Tax Appeals Board
Washington
S. Treasury
F.A. Gray
Kansas City
K. A
First National Bank of Kansas
Gray
Zellah Snyder
Lawrence
Co-ops View Scenic Slides at Dinner Meeting
At Wiedemann's last night the Co-Operative club enjoyed vocal music and colored slides. Miss Hortense Harris sang two solos The Sleigh and My Hero, with Dorothy Enlow Miller on piano. Orin Bingham of the K A photographers bureau presented scenic photos from Kansas and Colorado.
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Wiedemann
Co-Operative Club
Frank Green Injured in Falls City Car Collision
Frank R. Green a Reuter Organ salesman residing at 735 Ohio Street was slightly injured when his 1940 Oldsmobile coupe collided with a truck at an intersection in Falls City Nebraska. The front of the car was badly damaged and both vehicles were insured. Green sustained a knee injury and minor bruises.
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Frank R. Green
Ohio Street
Reuter Organ Company
Falls City
Neb
Green
Anti Communist Bloc Forms in American Youth Congress
Washington February 9 Anti Communist bloc rallies members for a floor fight on red participation in the American Youth Congress. President Roosevelt hints he may state views tomorrow as furore extends to White House and Congress. Murray Plavner pushes for expulsions and condemnations while 3,000 delegates arrive for a four day session.
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American Youth Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Joseph Cadden
Murray Plavner
Finland
Youth Congress
Dies Committee
Mrs
Gene Tunner
Russians Press on Mannerheim Line Front
Helsinki reports continued Soviet assaults on the Mannerheim line along the Karelian isthmus with heavy Red Army losses. Finns claim eight of 13 forts fell in Summa, with large enemy casualties and tank losses, while Taipale battles persist and parachute saboteur activity increases. Estimates place Soviet forces at about 245,000 across Summa Ladoga and Salla sectors, with Finnish strength far smaller.
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Mannerheim
Karelian
Summa
Russia
Mannerheim Line
Punnumioki
Panuri
Taipale River
Lake Ladora
Hich
Lake Ladoga
Salla
Suomussalmi
Weekend forecast promises bright Topeka skies
Topeka weather expert predicts a pleasant, bright weekend with melting ice and slush on city streets. Winds shift from northwest to south. highs near 25 to 30 in the west and 20 to 25 in the east, with colder lows.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb Sai
Concordia
Kansas City
Phillipsburg
Ellis
Dodge City
Wichita
Highway Patrol
Robb
Purse Found by Phone Recovered for Emporia Owner
Mrs. G. R. Tomlinson of Basehor traced a missing purse to an Emporia filling station after a two o'clock lapse. Lawrence Officer Ralph Dicker notified Emporia police, who located the unattended purse with $30, a diamond ring, and panels intact. It will be mailed to the owner.
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G. R. Tomlinson
Basehor
Lawrence
Ralph Dicker
Dicker
Emporia Police Department
Stock Market Index Reports Narrow Gain
The average of 60 stocks rose to 50.5 from 50.4 yesterday as investors reacted to mixed signals. The Whitman’s Nalentinee and Wiedentiot’s Fa are listed among notable movers in today’s brief market update.
British Patrols Shoot Down German Warplane Near the Firth of Forth
British airmen reported that one German bomber was destroyed and two others likely damaged during raids along Britain's coast. A German bomber crashed near North Berwick after a fight with British planes. A patrol of Hurricane fighters fired into two more raiders, both believed badly hit. A dredger Foremost was sunk with seven crew survivors rescued from nine. The Firth of Forth area houses Rosyth naval base and has seen prior raids this week.
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London
Britain
Air Ministry
North Berwick
Firth of Forth
Rosyth
Examination Dates For Summerfield And New Honor Scholarships
Examinations for Summerfield scholarships and 12 new competitive honor scholarships for Kansas high school girls were announced by Olin Templin and A G Mitchell. Nominations for both boys and girls are due March 1. Preliminary exams in six cities occur March 23 with final boys exams at the university on April 22 and 23. About 275 to 300 senior boys will seek Summerfield awards. total girls applicants not yet indicated. City sites for preliminaries to be announced later.
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Summerfield
Kansas
Olin Templin
A. G. Mitchell
Altho
City council names judges and clerks for March and April elections
City council met last night and appointed judges and clerks by ward for the March city primary and the April city general election. The list includes ward by ward selections with names and street addresses for voters, noting several in First through Sixth Wards and multiple addresses in Kentucky Indiana Ohio Vermont and other states.
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Charles E. Jones
Arkansas
George J. Shultz
Indiana
Clemmie Evans
Kate Caldwell
Kentucky
Mattie R. St. Clair
Ohio
Gala Naramore
F. G. Fitzpatrick
Sam Seeting
Missouri
Nellie Owen
Mariel Westcott
Louisiana
Corrine Oyler
Vermont
Gertrude Coy
Franz Wiedemann
Fannie J. Jolly
Tennessee
Ruth Cole
Fourth Ward
Rose A. Shields
Delaware
Francis Correa
New York
Rey Harry Gregg
New Hampshile Allison
Pennsylvania
Helen Mornwetz
Winona
Adella Miller
Massachusetts
Alice Brockelshy
New Jersey
Ethel Reynolds
Connecticut
Aunt Pettibone
Rhode Island
Ethel Kerr
Addie Buckminster
North Third
Anna Randall
A. B. Conner
A. A. Hill
Lincoln
Eva Bushey
Fiery Commons Career Ends as Jack Jones Retires
London reports labor MP John Joseph Jones known as Jack Jones retires due to ill health ending a 22 year Commons career. He earned fame for persistent interruptions on behalf of Silvertown dock workers and quips about meeting unskilled laborers.
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London
John Joseph Jones
Commons
Labor
Jack” Jones
Silvertown
Fluoroscopic Table Donated to Kansas University Physics
Prof. C. V. Kent announced a fluoroscopic table gifted to the K U physics department. The unit is installed and will be used in physics courses for pre medical students at the university.
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K. U. Department of Physics
C. V. Kent
Turkey Sacks German Technicians Over Near East Sabotage Ring
Turkish authorities dismissed 100 German technicians after seizing the Krupp shipyards amid evidence of a sabotage network directing explosions and wrecks across the Near East. Marines occupy the yards as Athens and Bucharest move to guard against a broader European war.
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Krupp
Near East
War and Naval Ministries
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Turkey
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Egypt
Greece
Nicouloudis
France
Maxime Weygand
Britain
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John Metaxas
Syria
Palestine
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Germany
Franz von Papen
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Bosporus
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Son Elliott Opposes Father Running for Third Term
Chicago February report says Elliott Roosevelt doubts his father should seek a third term. He noted jobholders support him, but personally he believes he should not run. He spoke after addressing the Illinois Lumber and Material Dealers association, answering questions on labor and leaders.
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Chicago
Elliott Roosevelt
Young Roosevelt
Minois Lumber and Material Dealers’ Association
Roosevelt
C.I.O
John L. Lewis
Garner
Lewis
Soils meetings discuss moisture and erosion saving methods
Farm leaders are invited to meetings at Baldwin Fellowship hall and Lawrence Chamber of Commerce on Thursday February 15 to hear Ejer Kansas State College extension engineer discuss soil conservation with color photographs. The talks emphasize old and new methods to prevent erosion and save water, plus the role of farm owner enthusiasm.
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Fellowship Hall
Baldwin
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Farm Bureau
Deal Six
Hal F. Ejer
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Ejer
Kansas
Bier
Buehler's Book Published at University
First copies of Make Yourself a Better Speaker by Dr. E. C. Buehler, KU speech professor, arrived at the University. Published by Ronald Press of New York, the volume was completed last summer after a title change from Ladies and Gentlemen. It targets business professionals and lay readers who lack time for formal courses.
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E. C. Buehler
Ronald Press Company
New York
Buehler
City Librarians Handful of Questions Highlight Busy Service
City librarians report a flood of inquiries from children and adults covering books, school work, geography, biographies, and local history. A daily query list shows topics from Edith Cavell to Panama Canal, taxes to insulators, with some searches ending without materials found.
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Lillian J. Constant
City Library
Holland
Russia
Finland
Washington
Lincoln
St. Patrick
Edith Cavell
Trains Speed Limit Doubled Through Lawrence
Lawrence city council doubles railroad speed limit from 15 to 30 mph for Union Pacific Santa Fe and Rock Island lines amid discussions spurred by a recent fatal accident. Ordinance excludes Kansas City Kaw Valley Western electric line. Unanimous vote follows second reading suspension.
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Lawrence
Ralph Pine
Council
Pine
Santa Fe Railroad
A. W. Berger
Wichita
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Kansas City
Kaw Valley and Western
Willard Brown
First Street
North
Perry Street
Maple Street
Brown
Jennie Watta
Two Brothers Sentenced for Burglary and Larceny
Aaron Brooks and Gaylord Brooks pleaded guilty to second degree burglary and grand larceny before Judge Hugh Means. Aaron received an indeterminate sentence up to ten years at the state reformatory Hutchinson for the DeLuxe case theft. Gaylord drew five to ten years at the state penitentiary Lansing for burglarizing the Lawrence Country club.
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Gaylordarky
Brooks
Hugh Means
State Reformatory
State Penitentiary
Hutchinson
Gaylord Brooks
Lansing
Lawrence Country Club
Weather outlook for Kansas with cooler southeast
Weather forecast notes fair conditions tonight and Saturday with colder temperatures in extreme southeast and warmer readings in central and western areas near Wichita. Sunday expected to stay fair and warmer. Temperature readings from the Gas Office show a 24 hour high around 84 and low near 12.
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Kansas
Wichita
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