Russians Launch Concerted Drive Against Finnish Lines
Helsinki reports that several enemy divisions attacked Finnish positions in the Summa sector and near Vooksi and Taipale with artillery tanks and aircraft. The Finns claimed 72 Russian tanks were destroyed and at least six Russian planes were shot down. Russian losses included 380 killed in Aittajoki and 700 in Kuhma sectors over two days.
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Summa
Karelia
Vooksi
Taipale
Ithmus
Gulf of Finland
Lake
Ladoga
Lake Ladoga
High Command
Aittajoki
Kuhma
Finns Claim Red Army Attacks Slowing On Mannerheim Line
Finnish officers said Soviet infantry and tanks showed less drive on the Mannerheim Line during the 11th day of fighting in Summa Sector. They noted strong artillery and limited air action due to cloudy skies, as Soviet efforts to break the line continued.
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Moscow
Finland
Karelian
Red Army
Mannerheim Line
Leningrad
Lake Ladoga
Russia
France
Mannerheim
Summa
Altho
Judge Overrules Motion to Quash Reynolds Milk Case
Judge Hugh Means overruled a motion to quash filed by Reynolds milk dealers at Nineteenth and Louisiana alleging violations of health board rules. Reynolds contended only the dairy commissioner and agriculture board had jurisdiction. The ruling affirmed that public health rules may be promulgated by the state board of health when public health may be affected.
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Hugh Means
Ted H. Reynolds
Nineteenth
Louisiana Street
State Board of Health
Reynolds
State Board of Agriculture
Means
Emergency Legislation Raises Dictatorship Fears Says McNider
Boston February 12 Former Assistant Secretary of War Hanford MacNider warned that emergency legislation could seed dictatorship while criticizing the Roosevelt administration He urged balancing the national budget and trimming government to revive business and restore fiscal health.
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McNider
Boston
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Burgerdijk Sunk by German Submarine Near England
The 6853 ton Holland Amerika liner Burgerdijk was torpedoed and sunk Saturday by a German submarine 15 miles south of Bishop's Rock off England. About 45 crew and a number of passengers were rescued by the Edam. Cargo included wheat largely for the Netherlands government, with no clear motive given.
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Burgerdijk
New York
Rotterdam
Bishop's Rock
England
Edam
Line
de Telegraaf
Netherlands
L. M. J. Schwanek
Downs
Taxpayer Protest in Albany Over Massive Budget
In Albany on February 12, thousands of taxpayers from 829 groups protested a proposed 396.7 million dollar state budget. They arrived by rail and bus to a packed armory where banners were confiscated by police before entry. Police warned of orderly conduct while budget supporters, including Democratic Gov. Lehman backers, attended as a minority.
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Albany
N. Y
New York City
Herbert H. Lehman
Red Cross board nominees named for county election
Nominating committee released a list of twelve candidates for nine county Lawrence seats on the Red Cross board with election set for February 22 at an as yet undecided meeting place. Current officers are Mrs. Fred Isaacs president Major R F Edwards vice president Mrs. Mary Amidon secretary and Charles E Beeks treasurer.
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County Red Cross Board of Directors
Fred Isaacs
R. F. Edwards
Mary Amidon
Charles E. Beeks
Lawrence
Karl F. Baldwin
H. B. Chubb
Harold C. Fisher
Walter Schaai
George Docking
Charles Springer
Frank Gray
Milton Beach
Fred R. Isaacs
Raymond Edwards
Harold G. Barr
Baldwin
Homer Ebright
James Chubb
Eudora City
Ray Ogden
Willow Springs
Frank Gleason
Marion
W. H. Ulrich
Lecompton
Mary Cottrell
Grant
Clarence Pine
Palmyra
A. E. Preston
Clinton
A. F. Fishburn
Eudora
Francis G. Hughes
Kanwaka
M. C. Elliott
Wakarusa
David McCreath
Great Army of New Zealanders And Australians to Near East
Troops from New Zealand and Australia landed today at Suez to join British and French forces in the Near East. About 30,000 arrived, part of a total Allied force of at least 570,000 in the region. Anthony Eden welcomed the volunteers aboard as King George VI’s envoy.
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Australia
Egypt
Dominions
Anthony Eden
George
Britain
Reuters
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B. C. Freyburg
England
George VI
Eden
Istanbul
Balkans
Caucasus
Youth Delegates Hiss Lambertson in Congress Display
Hisses rang through the House galleries as Rep Lambertson Kan asserted that the Republican national chairman rightly spurned a Youth Congress invitation. Rayburn Tex halted debate and warned of clearing galleries if demonstrations continued. Congress leaders discussed cooperation with labor and civil liberty protections as Mrs Roosevelt attended.
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Hisses
House
American Youth Congress
Lambertson
R-Kan
Rayburn
Dtex
John Hamilton
Youth Congress
Stalin
Joe Stalin
Congress
John L. Lewis
Labor
Assembly
C.I.O
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Senate
Department of Justice
Boy Scout Week Ends With Douglas Banquet
National Boy Scout week closes in Douglas county Thursday with a 6 30 p m banquet at First Methodist church for scouts and parents. Two Lawrence boys Jack Bellinger and Haven Glassmire will receive the Eagle award. Scouts attend KU basketball game against Kansas State tonight. Douglas county hosts 18 Boy Scout troops with 284 members and four Cub Pack troops with 86 members.
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Douglas County
First Methodist Church
Lawrence
Jack Bellinger
Haven Glassmire
University of Kansas
K. U
Albert L Berger Dies Kansas City Attorney and Bar Organizer
Albert L Berger a Kansas City Kansas attorney and organizer of the Wyandotte County Bar Association died Sunday after illness and a heart ailment. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 3 30 p m at the Stine and McClure chapel
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Kansas City
Kan
Albert L. Berger
Wyandotte County Bar Association
Stine & McClure Chapel
Slugging and Robbery Report Near Whitman’s Valentines
Edward Hubbel 20 son of John Hubbel of 445 Lincoln Street was slugged and robbed of $2 by an unidentified man in the back yard of his father's Whitman’s Valentines time ad scene late Saturday evening.
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Edward Hubbel
John Hubbel
Lincoln Street
Latvia Estonia Restive Under Moscow Pact Reports
Helsinki reports say Latvia and Estonia grow restive under military agreements with Soviet Russia fueling tensions with Moscow. General Berkins of Latvia and General Laidoner of Estonia reportedly discuss defense cooperation as Soviet pressure increases.
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Estonia
Russia
Helsinki
Moscow
Gulf of Finland
Berkins
Johann Laidoner
Finland
Supreme Court Reverses Florida Death Sentences
The Supreme Court set aside death sentences of four Florida Negroes condemning Florida officials for coerced confessions. Justice Black called the action tyranny and urged the constitutional shield for all. The same day the court also sustained a labor board order reemploying seamen and split on a Soviet asset case involving Bank of New York.
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Supreme Court
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High Court
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Bank of New York and Trust Company
Roosevelt Reported to Have Said He Won't Run
New York February 12 The World Telegram says Postmaster General Farley told Roosevelt he is strongly opposed to a third term and the President assured him he would not be a candid te. Farley intimates mention use of his name in the Massachusetts primary only after Roosevelt’s word he had no plan for a third run. Farley declined to comment in Chicago.
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the World-Telegram
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Secram
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Chicago
Burglars Hit Union Building and Rock Chalk Cafe
Robbers entered the Memorial Union recreation room and the Rock Chalk cafe at Twelfth and Dread avenues Saturday night. Unlocked windows allowed entry. The Union cash register was carried out and broken near Dyche museum with about $5 in change taken. At Rock Chalk cafe about 100 pennies cigars and chewing gum were stolen.
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Twelfth
Dread Avenue
Memorial Union Building
Union Building
Dyche Museum
Sour Owl Publisher Named To Speed Up Production
Harry Hill Lawrence, president of the Sigma Delta Chi journalism fraternity, has been named publisher of the Sour Owl magazine to accelerate production. The December issue was distributed early this month.
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Sour Owl
Harry Hill Lawrence
Sigma Delta Chi
Journalism Fraternity
Scotch Tuesday Adverts Drive Lawence Firms’ Special Values
Tomorrow shoppers will see Scotch Tuesday sales promoted by nine Lawrence firms. Read the advertisements on the other page to compare the special values and offerings.
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The
Journal-World
Lawrence
Thirty debate teams set for state tournament at KU
The Kansas High School Activities Association will host the state debate tournament at the University of Kansas with about 180 students from Class A B and C schools. District winners and invited teams compete Friday and Saturday using a round robin format with two brackets per class and judges from KU Ottawa Baker Park Kansas State.
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University of Kansas
K.U. Extension Division
Harold G. Ingham
Ingham
Topeka
Lawrence
K.U
Ottawa
Baker
Park College
Kansas State College
County hires case worker amid heavy welfare load
Mrs. Margaret Ince Broadwell was hired by the board of county commissioners as a case worker in the county welfare office on Saturday. Mildred D. Watson, county welfare director, said the extra help was needed due to unusually heavy welfare demand from cold weather and a rule requiring six month investigations for WPA-eligible or assigned persons. Broadwell previously worked in the transient division of the state welfare staff from 1933 to 1936. WPA foremen report men will be allowed to make up time lost last month.
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Margaret Ince Broadwell
Board of County Commissioners
WPA
Mildred D. Watson
Broadwell
State Board of Welfare
Watson
Lawrence Masons Attend Topeka State Convention
Lawrence Masons join Topeka state convention of Kansas lodges today with Blue Lodges Royal Arch Masons York Rite chapters in session. Lawrence Council No 14 attendees include H V Sparks O J Lane George Ans dell Charles Gilmore I F Eberhart with Lane chairing the Grand Council finance and property committee. Warren Z Zimmerman of Lawrence will receive the council degree tonight.
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Lawrence
New Russo German Trade Accord Seen as Milestone
Berlin reports a new Russo German trade agreement as a milestone in relations. Germany, though highly industrialized, may struggle to meet Russia's demand for raw materials while Russia, before arming for war, seeks German munitions and precision instruments.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
Dean Moreau Addresses Rotary On Debt Problem
Dean Fred Moreau of the University School of Law spoke to Rotary, tracing debt relief laws from 1898 to 1929 and noting 1933 bankruptcy claims rose to over a billion. He praised Lincoln’s mindset and legal training. Visiting Rotarians included Henry Sticher, Larry Parker, Emil Liston, and Walter Brown. a Kansas City program for Lawrence Scout activities was proposed for the weekend.
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University School of Law
Rotary
Dean Moreau
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
John C. Calhoun
Congress
Storey
Henry Sticher
Topeka
Larry Parker
Pittsburg
Kan
Emil Liston
Walter B. Brown
Baldwin
Chicago Rotary
Lawrence Rotary Boy Scouts
Kansas City
Hugh Means
K. U. School of Law
Parity price plan eyed by agriculture committee
Washington February 12 The house agriculture committee will revisit parity prices this week and may adopt Secretary Wallace secretcertificate plan to address the gap between market and parity prices. Some members oppose cost of production style price fixing, leaving financing as the likely path.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Wallace
Italy in Pact With Turks Near Completion
Rome February 12 Italian Turkish trade pact is near completion. Fascist authorities view it as a logical step in Italy’s drive for commercial eminence in the Balkans.
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Rome
Turkey
Balkans
Canadians Mourn Death of Governor General Tweedsmuir
Montreal reports the death of 64 year old Lord Tweedsmuir governor general since 1935. King orders campaign suspensions as Dominion observes mourning. Burial planned in Great Britain with a state in Ottawa and a special train to carry the body.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Aeeneete Ada Lank Wlohe
Ottawa
Great Britain
Ceorge VI
Lyman Duff
Duke of Devonshire
Marquess of Aberdeen
Earl of
Spud Special Train To Visit Lawrence Wednesday
The nine car Spud Special from Union Pacific will stop in Lawrence Wednesday from 1 30 to 5 30 pm to show potato production and marketing methods. Cooperation comes from Douglas County Farm Bureau Kansas State College the state board of agriculture and the U S department of agriculture. The display aims to revive Kansas potato industry with talks on problems and demonstrations on loading soil testing and disease control.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Douglas County Farm Bureau
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas State Collee
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Union Pacific
Locust Street
Third
Fourth Streets
Lawrence Territory
Perry
Linwood
Kansas
Irow
State College
A Turn to Colder For Kansas as Winds Rise
A raw north wind trims weekend warmth in Kansas with warmer expecta tions tomorrow. Highs yesterday reached 60 in Topeka and 58 in Wichita, while lows near 20 to 27 cooler tonight. Temperatures rise modestly tomorrow with 30 to 40 degree highs in most areas and no precipitation reported recently.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wichita
Goodland
A. D. Robb
Missouri star Haskell Tison out with flu versus Oklahoma
Missouri basketball coach George Edwards said 6 foot 7 inch center Haskell Tison is in University Hospital with influenza and will miss the Big Six showdown with Oklahoma for first place in Norman. Tison’s absence could cost Missouri a win and may sideline him for Friday versus Kansas State and possibly the rest of the season.
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Oklahoma
Norman
Haskell Tison
University Hospital
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Tigers
George Edwards
Kansas State
Sooners
Weather outlook for Kansas turns colder tonight then rising Tuesday
Kansas forecast shows generally fall conditions with colder air tonight and a rise in temperatures Tuesday in the west and north central regions. 24 hour readings list a 63 degree maximum and 31 degree minimum, with year ago highs of 55 and lows of 25.
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Tms Seensereseeet
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