Defenders Stand Ready Amid Devotion and Duty
A compact note echoes Nehemiah praised builders with swords by their sides as they guard their work and city. The verse emphasizes steadfastness and collective effort in defense and construction.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1941
Page
4
Defense Conflicts Hamper United States War Effort
The piece criticizes the defense program as progress is uneven, with Washington prioritizing politics over defense. It argues industry withholds key specifications, strikes disrupt production, and a divided supreme defense committee blocks full efficiency. Labor representatives push pro labor provisions that undermine bids and defense readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Defense Committee
Commission
Alf Landon Pins Down Domestic Impact Of Lease-Lend Bill
Landon testifies before the senate on the lease lend bill stressing its five year powers and potential to reshape domestic policy. He warns of executive overreach and calls out administration intolerance amid Democrat quarrels as a risk to American governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf M. Landon
Senate
Kansas
Congress
Landon
Wheeler
Alf Landon
Ready for Willkie
The piece analyzes how the administration framed Willkie’s England trip and the lease lender bill, noting officials promoted a favorable image while keeping options open. It predicts the White House will react positioned for either praise or criticism depending on Willkie’s stance.
Eleanor Roosevelt Criticized For Stirring Strikers
Maya Daily News reports Eleanor Roosevelt spoke to 1700 electrical workers in New York urging unity while critics say her remarks risk hampering national defense efforts. Editorial warns that backing unlawful strikes could plunge the nation toward chaos during a tense period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Missouri bill proposes May primary instead of August
The Missouri legislature considers moving the primary election to May arguing the legislature could run the election. The Pittsburg Headlight questions why hold a primary at all if lawmakers take over election duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Pittsburg
Counties debate emergency welfare fund effects and abuse
A letter from Douglas County's Tax Research Association argues the Emergency Welfare Fund distorts county budgets. It cites Allen, Bourbon, Cherokee, Cowley, and others receiving funds, notes per capita costs and high payments per client, and urges elimination or reform to reduce unfair advantages and excess waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emergency Welfare Fund
Journal-World
Allen
Bourbon
Cherokee
Cowley
Crawford
Labette
Leavenworth
Montgomery
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Cowley County
Reno
Allen County
Reno County
Sedgewick County
Douglas County
Co. A. Templeton
Association For Tax Research
Hutchinson, Kan
Britain Boosts Balkan Front as Romania Ties with Axis Grow
The piece argues Britain has severed Romania ties amid its German alignment and warns Bulgaria of bombing if used as a German base. It highlights Churchill’s Balkans speech, Genoa bombardment as morale booster, and calls for Anglo Turkish unity to counter Axis moves, with focus on Rumania Bulgaria and potential French and Turkish cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Romania
Balkan
London
Bulgaria
Germany
Churchill
Balkans
Genoa
John Bull
Mediterranean
Gulf of Genoa
Britannia
England
Italy
Mussolini
Petain
Hitler
France
Weyland
Algeria
Tunis
Africa
Marshal Graziani
Cuides
Rumania
Turkey
Russia
Elk's Charity Minstrels Delight Lawrence Crowd
A two hour performance at Memorial high school by about 100 local figures drew laughs and applause. Charles Radcliffe led as interlocutor with Corlett Cotton and others in a varied minstrel cast. The show featured musical acts, skits, and a cakewalk, drawing a large audience for the charity event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Elk’s Charity
Memorial High School
Charles Radcliffe
Corlett Cotton
Robert Kirchner
van Bruner
Henry Asher
Walter Johns
Roy Lawrence
Clarence Hunter
Dean Henry Werner
L. E. Howard
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Shirley Ann
Howard
Edith Bennett
J. W. Wagoner
Alabama’ Street
Clyde Bliss
Harry Rosebrook
Ott Boles
R. R. Alexander
Topeka
Republicans oppose continental army plan in war funding
Twenty five years ago Republicans on the house military committee told President Wilson they were nearly unanimously against the continental army plan. They favored strengthening the National Guard and drafting it into the regular army only in war time. Wiedemann’s candy shop in Lawrence changed ownership to Ida E. Pollock with J. F. Harris and W. H. Harris managing. Eudora to vote March 8 on $10 000 in electric bond funding. Nadine Morrison’s Campfire girls surprised her at 936 Ohio on her birthday. Mrs. Harry Lander hosted a whist gathering at 937 Alabama. Sir Forbes Robertson in Hamlet closes the Bowersock season tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
House Military Committee
War Department
National Guard
Wiedemann
Lawrence
William Wiedemann
Ida E. Pollock
Rhode Island Street
J. F. Harris
W. H. Harris
Vicinity
J. I. Harris
Little Rock
Ark
Eudora
Nadine Morrison
Ohio Street
Harry Lander
Alabama Street
Sir Forbes Robertson
Bowersock
Forty Years Ago McKinley Plans Quiet Indian Reservation Openings
Historical note recalls President McKinley avoiding advance notices for Kiowa Comanche Apache and Wichita reservations to prevent border rushes. The item also highlights Illiams Walker and a 50 star opera show, a West Lawrence clock from three centuries, a coasting party on Quincy street, the Fedora club sleigh ride, Johnny Outland named K U football coach, and three Misses Belden Rich Snow visiting De Soto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Illiams and
Walker
Opera House
B. B. Noyds
West Lawrence
Quincy Street
Fedora Club
Johnny Outland
K. U
Outland
Nora Belden
Stella Rich
Stella Snow
Suday
de Soto
Hull pushes study of reciprocal trade pacts with American republics
Secretary of State Hull aims to advance reciprocal trade pacts with five or more American republics by studying trade conditions in all 20 republics. Mexico Peru and Chile show favorable potential while explorations hint at possible pacts with Paraguay Bolivia and the Dominican Republic. No negotiations are under way. Eight nations have existing reciprocal pacts, and U S exports to these nations rose from 569 million to 727 million dollars between 1939 and 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Latin America
Europe
South
Central America
State Department
Mexico
Peru
Chile
Parnenay
Bolivia
Dominican Republic
United States
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Nominations For Hollywood Oscars Spark Fresh Faces
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences lists nominees with new names rising alongside veterans like Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn. Vivien Leigh and Robert Donat miss the cut while James Stewart Laurence Olivier Henry Fonda and Charles Chaplin compete for the awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Vivien Leigh
Robert Donat
Chips
Walter Wanger
Bette Davis
Jezebel
GWTW
Joan Fontaine
Rebecca
Katharine Hepburn
Philadelphia Story
Charles Chaplin
Raymond Massey
Abe Lincoln
Henry Fonda
Registrants to Report for February Induction in Kansas
February's second week brings 188 Kansas draft registrants to induction stations for service. Today 29 report at Fort Leavenworth from Linn, Saline, and Trego counties. Saturday 28 to Leavenworth from Saline and Sheridan. 81 to Wichita with McPherson, Barber, and Hamilton counties contributing. Kansas February quota set at 2,884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Fort Leavenworth
Linn County
Saline
Trego
Leavenworth
Sheridan
Wichita
McPherson
Barber
Hamilton
Ao State
Women Press Dormitory Drive in Kansas State College
Miss Helen Moore, Kansas State College dean of women, announced that 24 Kansas women’s organizations with 100000 members back building new dormitories for 1200 women students. Legislation to permit construction is before the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Helen Moore
Kansas State College
Kansas
Former Legislator Berg Dies at 57 in Pratt Kansas
C P W Berg a former state representative and farmer died Sunday in Pratt Kansas after a brief illness at age 57 He had served in the 1925 1928 and 1930 sessions and was known for his farming and public service in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Kan
W. B. Berg
April Meets Kent Carter on 7:45 Train Return
April Burnett rushes to meet Kent Carter on his three day leave from the army at Pattonville station. She hides Ann's absence and fears her sister’s heartbreak while Octavia pushes her to act, then faces Kent wearing dark glasses as a mystery unfolds aboard the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
April Burnett
Ann Burnett
Ann
Dad
Mother
April
Octavia
Kent
Kent Carter
New York
Fort Dodd
Wattonsville
America
Carter
Casa Blanca
Burnetts
Elm Street
Pattonsville
Nip
Burnett
Miss April
Miss Ann
Capitol Street
E Express
Ann—Ann Darling
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights March Through Night
A dense broadcast log lists programs on WREN KMBC WDAF and others for Monday and Tuesday evenings. It includes dramas, news pods, music hours, sports reviews, radio plays, and concerts with many station and show names such as Jack Armstrong Fred Warings Orch George Burns and Allen and Moonbeams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
KMBC
WDAF
Jack Armstrong
Fred Waring
Frazier Hunt
Wren—Chaumber
Clyde Bysom
Orch
KMBU
Guy Loivardo
WDAKF
Senator Barkley
Burns and Allen
National Radio Forum
Irene Rich
Kmblc
Amos and
Andy
Lanny Ross
Midland Minstrels
Muehlebacher
Orrin Tucker
Wiitlin
Associated Press
WDAB
KMLBG
WDAI
Fred Warings Orch
Kansas City
Jane Cozzens
WDAK
Court of
Johnny
KMBCU
IKMBC
Grand Central Station
WMBC
KMLC
Quizz
Pibber
Molly
Alystery
Alcan Miller
N Orch
Blood Hope
WEN
Philadelphia Opera Co
KMAC
Uucle Walter
KMLBC
the World Today
WRIEN
Riverside
Kkkmbc
Newscoast
WDAE
Waor
Moonbeats
Johnny Long
Ramon Ramos
Meadowbrook
Jack Denny
A.P
KFK
Valentine
Ernest Hemingway
Alpha Phi Omega
Obituary for John F. Kieffer of Bedford and Lawrence
John F. Kieffer born November 28 1868 in Bucyrus Ohio died February 3 1941 in Lawrence Kansas aged 77. He married Alla John in 1890 and had five sons four surviving Fred H J Donald Ralph F E and Jack L Kieffer. Funeral at Rumsey chapel Wednesday at 9 with Rev Harold G Barr. graveside at Pierce City Missouri at 3:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kieffer
Bucyrus
Lawrence
Kan
Christian Church of
Bedford
Alla John
Fred H. Kieffer
J. Donald Kieffer
Ralph FE. Kieffer
Kansas City
Jack L. Kieffer
California
Rumsey
Harold G Barr
Pierce City
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