Europe cautious on Welles trip to investigate conditions
The Associated Press reports President Roosevelt will send Sumner Welles, under secretary of state, to Europe to assess current conditions. Rome London Berlin and Paris reactions are cautious with hope for information to inform potential steps toward world peace.
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Roosevelt
Sumner
Welles
United States
Europe
Rome
London
Berlin
Paris
Count Galeazzo Ciano
William Phillips
Mussolini
Cordell Hull
Washington
L’ordre
London Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail
The
Daily Express
America
Army Garand passes extreme tests as finest semi-auto
Washington reports the Garand rifle withstood four days of abuse tests at Fort Benning. 40 000 rounds fired with water, mud and discarded ammo, yet no loss of action or accuracy observed. Maj. Gen. Wesson notes Garand excels in combat use to 600 yards and compares well with Springfield for long range shots. John Garand designed the weapon over twenty years.
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Washington
Infantry Board
War Department
Fort Benning
American Rifle Association
Charles M. Wesson
Ordnance
Army
John Garand
Witness Expelled From Hearing On Widows Benefits
Cornelius H. Bull of Alexandria Virginia general counsel of the American veterans association was expelled from a World War veterans committee hearing after threatening to beat patriotism into members. The action came as the panel considered legislation to broaden benefits to widows of ex soldiers. Rankin chaired the session.
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Washington
House World War Veterans Committee
Cornelius H. Bull
Alexandria
American Veterans Association
Rankin
D.-Miss
Lowell 3 cent stamp honors famed poet and critic
The James Russell Lowell 3 cent purple stamp from the Famous Americans series honors a distinguished poet and critic. It will be issued on first day sale in Cambridge Massachusetts on February 20. Lowell’s first wife inspired his early verse and his failed law career led him to publish a literary journal with Hawthorne Emerson Whittier and Poe contributing. The magazine’s short run propelled his path to literary distinction.
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James Russell Lowell
U. S
Cambridge
Mass
Lowell
Hawthorne
Emerson
Corinth’s Ancient Glory Echoes in Airmail Image
The image shows Greek columns from the Temple of Apollo as a symbol of Corinth. Romans burned Corinth in 146 B.C. The city was rebuilt and later struck by an earthquake in 1858, ending much of its splendor.
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Corinth
Greece
Apollo
City Health Lab Installs New Incubator and Autoclave
The city board of health has installed a new incubator and autoclave in the milk laboratory at City Hall. Leon Bauman, city sanitarian, says the equipment improves accuracy in bacterial counts for milk and food. The automatic temperature control keeps uniform results, and the larger capacity replaces a smaller unit. The autoclave sterilizes all equipment used in making counts, offering easier handling and speed over older types.
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City Board of Health
Leon Bauman
City Sanitarian
Teen is crushed in jitterbug death at veterans club
Lorraine Limegrover aged around 17 collapsed and died during a fast jitterbug dance at a Pittsburgh veterans club. Her aunt Catherine Evans says she suffered a heart ailment and had been warned against over-exertion.
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Pittsburgh
Lorraine Limegrover
Catherine Evans
Kansas farmers win master farmer and homemaker degrees
Five Kansas farmers receive master farmer degrees at Kansas State College Farm and Home Week closing banquet. Two women win master homemaker awards. Recipients include R D Ely Harper county and Anna Minert Hansen Minneapolis. James Tomson Wakarusa elected president. Total attendance 1 588 from 95 counties.
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Manhattan
Kan
Griculture
Kansas
Kansas State College
R. D. Ely
Harper County
Laurence Brush
Sedwick County
Charles Plank
Rice County
O. O. Wolf
Franklin County
Russell J. Baker
Osage County
Anna
Minert Hansen
Minneapolis
Carrie F. Williams
Smith Center
Homemaker
Copper Farm Press
Banqnet
James
Tomson
Wakarusa
Master Farmers Organization
Joseph ‘Redmond
Lillis
Helen’ Peterson
Howard
Elnora
Thomas
Salina
Joe Robertson
Brownstown
Ind
Lyman Frick
Kansas City
Gradu
State hatchery chief reassigned to Meade park
Guy D. Josserand director of the state fish and game department said Leonard Sutherland will be transferred from Pittsburg to Meade county state park to head a new pheasant and chukar hatchery. Charley Troxell will replace Sutherland at Pittsburg.
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Meade County State Park
Pratt
Kan
Guy D. Josserand
State Fish and Game Department
Leonard Sutherland
Pittsburg
Charley Troxell
Sutherland
P T A Groups Meet in February Study Sessions
The P T A study groups in Lawrence run by the Council of Parent-Teacher Associations and public schools report attendance across New York Cordley McAllaster junior high Woodlawn Lincoln Pinckney with 30 14 40 50 17 14 14. Miss Cecelia Ensman leads the sessions and has taught adult education in Kansas for six years. Bequests of 25000 from Rt Rev J Henry Tiden include 1000 to St Benedict’s College Atchison and 7500 plus the residue to Wichita Catholic institutions.
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P.T.A
Lawrence
Council of Parent-Teacher Associations
New York
Cordley
McAllaster
Junior High
Woodlawn
Lincoln
Pinckney
Cecelia Ensman
State Board For Vocational Education
Miss Ensman
Kansas
State Board
Kansas State Teachers College
Pittsburg
Mount Carmel Hospital
Wichita
J. Henry Tiden
Denver
St. Benedict's College
Atchison
Gore Convicted of Arson in Wichita Store Fire Case
J R Gore was convicted by a PI A district court of arson for a fire at his Wichita store on April 29 1938. Gore filed a motion for a new trial.
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Wichita
J. R. Gore
Gore
Landon Calls Church Finances Appalling in U S
Former Kansas governor Alf Landon told the Chicago Church Federation laymen's council that the financial condition of churches in the country was appalling. He urged change in church financing with laymen and business leaders working with clergy.
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Chicago
Aif
M. Landon
Kansas
Chicago Church Federation
Landon
Baldwins Read Details of Local Visits and Movements
The column lists residents visiting Kansas City Topeka Elmdale and Lawrence. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Lohman and daughter Marjorie Jane from Kansas City, Rev. Zeidler preaching at Waterville, Mrs. O By rne and daughter with Mrs. McGinnis, Mrs. Tenrarut of Garnet visiting the Booths, Chester Gates returning from Wadsworth hospital, Bert Gardner and Oliver Price households, Mrs. Hanks from Birmingham, Margaret Guest missing school due to illness, Editor Leitaker homebound briefly, Miss Morris guest of Lenore Williams, H E Addington visiting Topeka, Merle Hitchcock and Marie Deever guests, Counts and Prather renting Baker apartment, and Baker alumna Prather.
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A. P. Lohman
Marjorie Jane
Kansas City
Baldwin
Gladys McGinnis
F.s.tenrarut
Garnet
Harvey Booth
Chester W. Gates
Veteran’s Hospital
Wadsworth
Bert Gardner
Carbondale
Juanita Morris
Lenore Williams
H. E. Addington
Topeka
Marie Deever
Merle Hitchcock
Kathryn Prather
Elizabeth
Elmdale
J. W. Counts
Baker
Prather
Morris. Simpson
Alice Busino
Edna Teal
Lawrence
Huey Household Hosts Weekend Guests and Local News
Dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Huey and Miss Grace Huey included Miss Mary Kathleen Huey who is at school in Emporia. Mrs. Della Perkins and children occupy the Jacob Schoepflin home on North Fifth Street. S. Woodruff's condition after a paralytic stroke shows improvement with his daughter Mrs. W. C. Young of Kansas City helping care for him. Other local notes mention Mrs. S. H. Bennett visiting Baldwin and Misses Georgia Caskey and Edna Mae O’Hare spending a Saturday in Kansas City. Rare social and family updates fill the Baldwin column.
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Edward Huey
Grace Huey
Mary Kathleen Huey
Emporia
Jean
Shirley Curry
Esther Beamer
Florence Kirby
Clara Johanning
Kansas City
S. Woodruff
W. C. Young
Ing
Theodore Harrison
City
Della, Perkins
Jacob Schoepflin
North 5Th Street
S. H. Bennett
Peabody
Baldwin
E. P. Hall
Georgia Caskey
Edna Mae O’hare
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