Counter plan for tax revision dominates Kansas House session
In Topeka on February 10, Rep. Paul Wunsch proposed raising sales tax funds by about 2 million dollars for county social welfare use with possible transfers. Other measures target welfare aid rules and driver license terms as lawmakers explore ways to fund and limit relief, while a senate bill funds legislative expenses at 50 thousand dollars. A subversive propaganda probe and a constitutional tax exemption proposal also featured in the day’s debates.
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Topeka
Walter A. Huxman
Paul Wunsch
Kingman
Wunsch
Senate
Jess C. Demons
Ways and Means
Ed T. Hackney
Wellington
Hackney
Julius M._Bahl
D-Heays
Social Welfare Act
Kansas Homestead Rehabilitation Corporation
Rep. C. D. Krum
R-Tasco
W. H. Shattuck
Ashland
J. T. Richardson
Lyon
Kattuck
Richardson
Committee
House
Shattuck
Kansas Jackson Club
Kansas
Donald Muir
Harper
Clay C. Carper
Eureka
Hightéen
Russians Stranded on Arctic Ice Floe Pursued By Rescue Ships
Four Soviet scientists drift on an ice floe off Greenland as rescue vessels led by the Taimyr reach within about 130 miles. Norweigan and Danish stations prepare to aid if floe holds, while radio contact resumes after a 386 hour disruption.
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Tromsoe
Norway
North Pole
Greenland
Defense Ministry
Coast Guard
Fridshof Nansen
Murmanets
Jan Mayen
Taimyr
Fridjhof Nansen
Moscow
Dushenoff
Red Navy
Tryout Dates Set for Alice in Wonderland at Lawrence Theater
Mrs Deal Six announces tryouts for the Lawrence Children's Theater production of Alice in Wonderland. Girls of high school age or older in Lawrence and nearby areas may audition Monday at 4 30 PM or Wednesday at 8 30 PM in Eagles Hall 15 East Ninth Street. Performances are planned for March.
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Lawrence Children's Theater
Deal Six
Eagles Hall
East
Ninth Street
Lawrence
Stock Market Index Edges Up After Mixed Session
The average of 60 stocks rose slightly from 43.6 to 44. The market saw varied results with gains in several sectors and some declines in others as investors reassessed recent data.
Wife of Ruth Rubens Speaks in Soviet Prison Interview
Moscow officials supervise a 1 hour 15 minute session with Ruth Marie Rubens, held on suspicion of espionage. She answers only judge approved questions as Henderson and Ward observe with the Soviet authorities. Details of her arrest and information about her husband remain blocked.
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Ruth Marie Rubens
New York
Lou W. ‘Henderson
United States
Butirka
State Department
Angus Ward
Henderson
Mrs. Rubens
Ward
Donald L. Robinson
National Hotel
Emassy
Russia
Sverdlovsk
Ural Mountains
Uproar in Parliament as Communist Attacks Goering
William Gallacher the sole Communist MP in Britain labelled Field Marshal Hermann Goering a blood soaked butcher in the house of commons. The exchange with Home Secretary Samuel Hoare over inviting Goering to London tensed opposition remarks during a discussion on air raid precautions.
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London
William Gallacher
House of Commons
Germany
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Samuel Hoare
Goering
Berlin
Geoffrey, Lloyd
Home Office
Sir Samuel
Gallacher
Home Secretary
Spanish Police Halt Boy in Volunteer's Spain Return
Washington reports indicate Chiff Haley of Tacoma Washington, a volunteer machine gunner with the Spanish civil war forces, was arrested by Barcelona police after attempting to secure passage on a tanker to Port Arthur Texas. Senator Bone says the father feared for his son’s life while State Department officials note Americans fought in Spain at their own risk and no confirmation of a shooting exists.
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State Department
Barcelona
Haley
Tacoma
Wash
Bone
D.wash
Port Arthur
Tex
Spain
Emporia Honors William Allen White On His 70th Birthday
Emporia Kansas notes William Allen White reaching his seventieth birthday with a surprise party at his office. A 40 piece band and about 1000 citizens lined the street as the editor dictated his daily column. The mayor had set a morning gathering at Sixth and Commercial.
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Emporia
Kan
William Allen White
Rotary Club
Martha Kline
Emporia Gazette
Bedlam
Gazette
Sixth
Frank Lostutter
White
Judge Dawson to Speak at Liberty Memorial High School
Douglas County Bar urges large turnout for tomorrow night address by Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice John S. Dawson at Liberty Memorial High School. Event starts 7 45 pm with free admission and musical numbers by Lawrence Memorial High School students and others. The sesquicentennial runs three years from 1787 convention to 1789 constitution in effect.
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Douglas County Bar Association
John S. Dawson
Kansas Supreme Court
Liberty Memorial High School
United States
The
Bar Association
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial High School
Joe Williams
Oliver Hobbs
Phyllis Burgert
Evelyn Mercer
George Washington
Roosevelt seeks $250 million relief fund for four months
President Roosevelt asked Congress for immediate relief aid of 250 million dollars to cover four and a half months. WPA officials expect most funds to boost industrial centers and auto manufacturing cities while the treasury deficit would reach about 1.544 billion by June 30 based on budget estimates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
WPA
Treasury
Smashs Her Way To Jail
Alton Illinois February 10 Mrs Irene Kite known as Carry Nation of the slot machines was jailed on two bench warrants for malicious injury to property and peace disturbance She refused bond saying she would stay in jail a day or two Also jailed was Clarence Maddray who joined her on tavern raids
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Alton, II
Irene Kite
Kite
Clarence Madrey
Slugging Attacks Reported Against Election Workers in Kansas City
Acting Police Chief T J Higgins said limited descriptions hindered investigations into a trio of slugging incidents within a week involving 12th ward Republican election workers. John C Lamborn deputy election commissioner could not provide identifying details to help arrest two alleged attackers who struck him after leaving the election board last night.
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Kansas City
T. J. Higgins
12Th Ward
Higgins
John C. Lamborn
Election Board
Oats Planting Under Way in Labette County Kansas
Oats planting was under way in Labette County today Feb 10 about two weeks ahead of the usual season. The report notes early activity at Parsons and nearby areas as farmers begin field work earlier than typical.
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Labette County
Parsons
Kan
Walsh Endorses Self-Liquidating Highways Plan
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts endorses Senator Buckley s eight billion dollar self liquidating transcontinental highway system. The proposal would criss cross the country with superhighways and be funded by tolls, reducing WPA relief and boosting capital goods industries while creating jobs and improving traffic conditions.
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Washington
Walsh
D-Mass
Buckley
Ohio
Bulkley
Canital
Kansas Republicans oppose new district judge in Kansas
Four Kansas Republicans told a house judiciary subcommittee that adding a district judge for Kansas is unnecessary and a foolish expenditure. They cited lack of work and letters from attorneys and the attorney general’s office urging staff reductions. Representative Houston urged approval for the measure.
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Washington
Kansas
House Judiciary
Guyer
Carlson Rees
Lambertson
Houston
Dkan
Joseph Taggart
Topeka
Benjamin Hegler
Wichita
Rees
Carlson
Attorney General’s Office
Kansas Court
Richard) Hopkins
Htepkins
Aggie Oklahoma Basketball Score Update Tonight
The Kansas State Okla university game in Manhattan starts at 7 30 p m The Journal World will provide halftime and final scores by Call 22 The Big Six race features the leading Jayhawkers and the second place Sooners A Kansas victory would tie Kansas and Oklahoma for the lead with five wins and one loss If Oklahoma wins Kansas would still lead the parade with a Nebraska victory reshaping the standings
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Manhattan
Journal-World
Jayhawkers
Sooners
Oklahoma
Kansas
Aggies
Nebraska
Hitler Urged to Rest Amid Strain in Berlin
Chancellor Adolf Hitler faced mounting strain from drastic army cabinet and diplomatic shakeups. Intimates urged him to take a thorough rest to recover, according to authoritative description from Berlin on February 10.
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Hitler
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Farm Bill Meets A Snag In Senate
Washington February 10 The farm bill faced sharp Senate opposition delaying a final vote to tomorrow. Senator Schwellenbach urged a test vote to restore dairy and livestock protections, while Senator McGill warned against retaining the dairy livestock provision. The debate paused amid anti-lynching filibuster and party lines as ground was prepared for potential passage before adjournment.
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Senate
Schwellenbach
Joint
Congressional Committee
Joint Committee
House
McGill
D-Kan
Johnson
R.-Cal
Barkley Ky
Roosevelt
Ottawa cleaner fined for private carrier violations
Lloyd Lykins a Ottawa Kansas cleaner was arrested after being found with suits in a car in front of Grand Cleaners Kansas City. He faced charges for operating a private motor carrier without a permit and lacking insurance filings and mileage deposit. He pleaded guilty to the first charge, fines totaling 32.50 were imposed and the other charges dismissed.
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Lloyd Lykins
Ottawa
Kan
Grand Cleaners
East Ninth Street
Kansas City
George Price
Henry Collins
Lykins
Justice Court of
Milton Beach
Public Service Commission of Kansas
Commission
Germany Denies Rumors of Crisis Amid Berlin Rumblings
Berlin dispatch reports persistent rumors of a sensational crisis despite official denials. Foreign office and propaganda spokesmen say outside rumors are unfounded, citing no street fighting and only masquerade parties, while inquiries mention revolts and executions as untrue.
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Berlin
Europe
Paris
London
Warsaw
Vienna
Amsterdam
Foreign Office
Germany
League of Women Voters Luncheon Highlights Child Welfare Unit
Miss Edna Swingle described Jefferson county state child welfare demonstration unit run by the State Board of Social Welfare. The unit supports 56 families and 207 children, focusing on remedial and preventive work and training for student case workers. Meetings noted for maternal and child welfare and crippled children as well as a March talk by Neal M Wherry on high school curriculum.
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League of Women Voters
Episcopal Church
Edna Swingle
Oskaloosa
State Board of Social Welfare
Jefferson County
Swingle
University of Kansas
KERC
Kansas
New York School of Social Work
Washington University
St. Louis
Jefferson
C. J. Dodds
George Beal
Congress
League
Carroll
Clark
State Board
Wichita
Marvin LeSner
L. N. Lewis
Ruby Fairbairn
Raymond Schwegler, Jr
H. B. Chubb
Neal M. Wherry
Temperature to Rise in Kansas Tonight
Topeka forecast from S. D. Flora predicts a short light cold spell followed by rising temperatures across Kansas. Light rain and mist in the northeast give way to considerable cloudiness with tonight's lows around 30 to 32 degrees in the north and 35 in the south. Tomorrow’s highs are expected 45 to 50 degrees, with Moran at 66 and Goodland at 20 the previous day.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Moran
Goodland
Bunny Sohl Blames Marijuana for Fatal Bus Driver Shooting
Newark Feb 10 Twenty year old Ethel Bunny Sohl daughter of a Newark policeman confessed from the witness stand to the fatal bus driver shooting but blamed her crime brief career on marijuana cigarettes which made wrong things seem right.
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Newark
N. J
Ethel “Bunny” Sohl
Snow Falls in Jerusalem After 12 Years
Snow blanketed Jerusalem today, the first measurable fall in 12 years, as residents of the Holy Land woke to a rare winter scene. The light covering touched streets and rooftops, with officials urging caution on slick surfaces.
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Jerusalem
Holy Lands
Final jury trial actions at February term court
Jury verdicts closed several civil suits in the February term with outcomes including a Dickinson v Dolen decision for 140 dollars and a Gorrill v Goff verdict on a note dispute. A settlement produced a 650 dollar judgment for Cameron against Banks. A transportation of liquor case yielded a 30 day jail term and a 100 dollar fine for Morris Jones.
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Kenneth Hegeman
Lloyd
Hegedley
Clinton
Tria
Glen W. Dickinson
H. X. Dolen
Dickinson Theater
Dickinson
Dolen
M. A. Gorrill
Melvin Goff
Goff
J. L. Cameron
Alex G. Banks
Primrose Dairy
New Jersey
Ninth Streets
Cameron
Morris Jones
Kansas City
Hugh Means
Favors Local Banks At Regional ABA Meet
Orval W. Adams, ABA president from Salt Lake City, told a Des Moines conference that absentee ownership of banks is unacceptable. He urged banks remain locally responsible to their communities while bankers from ten states attended the ABA regional meeting.
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Des Moines
Orval W. Adams
Salt Lake City
American Bankers Association
A.B.A
Adams
M. A. Limbecker
Emporia
Illinois
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Iowa
Nazi Decree Demands German Abroad Report Movements
Berlin reports a Nazi decree requires Germans overseas for over three months to report their movements to the nearest consulate or risk losing citizenship. The preamble cites gathering citizens abroad to cultivate ties with the homeland.
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Berlin
Kansas Weather Outlook with Clouds and Mild Rise
The forecast notes considerable cloudiness tonight and Friday with rising temperatures in eastern areas. Morning readings show mist in Ottawa, Emporia and Arkansas City with general cloud cover. Road conditions vary from slippery dirt roads at Ottawa to fair at Arkansas City and good elsewhere.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Emporia
Arkansas City
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