Shelterbelt Plan Extended Through Six Plains States
Congressman Johnson says shelterbelt planting will continue in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota with a $375 million WPA extension through June 30. WPA and Agriculture Dept plans have funded about $1.2 million yearly. funds are nearly exhausted and a dedicated 1941-42 line is sought.
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Washington
Plains
Johnson
D-Okla
House
Senate
WPA
Agriculture Department
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Tidget Bureau
House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
Cock Rob in to Open KU Dramatic Arts Run
University of Kansas Department of Speech and Dramatic Art presents Cock Robin next Monday through Friday in Fraser theater. The mystery melodrama by Elmer Rice and Philip Barry features a rehearsal and performance setting with a lesson on how daylight crowds can still obscure murder details. Cast includes Allan Crafton Betty Lou Perkins Robert Calderwood Conrad Voelker Ada Thirault Dale Ewing Jessica Crafton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Speech and Dramatic Art
The
University of Kansas
Fraser Theater
Cock Robin
Elmer Rice
Philip Barry
Kansas Players
Allan Crafton
Betty Lou Perkins
Robert Calderwood
Conrad Voelker
Ada Thirault
Dale Ewing
Jessica Crafton
On Dixon
Harlan Cope
James Barton
Martha Alice Horner
John Stratton
Do You Know About Civilization and Saving
Civilization and saving are mutually necessary for development. The Tasmanians lacked capital and civilization, illustrating how saving and its transformation into capital enable advancement. Capital multiplies labor’s productivity, with examples from wheat farming showing dramatic gains from machinery. The order of production factors is natural resources, labor, then capital. Not all contributors are direct investors. depositors and life insurance buyers supply credit for capital needs.
U. S. 7 Amendments On Aid Bill Debated In Senate
Senate panel votes on amendments to the British aid bill granting U S ships access to combat zones and requiring quarterly presidential reports. Taft proposes bans on convoy escorts and limits on transferring naval vessels unless named in the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenburg
R.-Mich
Army
Chief of Naval Operations
Taft
Ohio
Administration
Voters approve $750000 bond for Fairfax airport
Kansas City voters pass a $750,000 bond issue by 12,435 to 4,584 to buy Fairfax airport. The federal government wanted municipal ownership before a $10 million bomber plant near the port. The measure authorizes $600,000 to be paid to the Kansas City Industrial Land Company, current owner.
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Kansas City
Kan
Fairfax Airport
Kansas City Industrial Land Company
Australian Bombers Reach Northern Malaya Frontiers
London February 12 Australian air force bomber formations have taken up stations in northern Malaya the British News Reeler relay says. Dispatches from Singapore last Monday indicated RAF bombers were sent north to guard the land frontier with Thailand.
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London
Malaya
Singapore
Reeder
Exchange
R.A. F
Thailand
Deaths and Funerals Earl Cline Cline
Earl Cline 36 of 917 East Thirteenth Street died last night at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Sunday at 2 PM at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. P D Pittman officiating. Survived by wife Delpha, a step-son Harold Asher, his parents Frank and Mrs. Cline, a brother Elmer Cline, and sisters Sylvia Owens Goldie Day and patheries King.
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Earl Cline
Karl Cline
Aed
East Thirteenth Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
P D. Pittman
Cline
Delpha Cline
Harold Asher
Frank Cline
Lawrence
Elmer Cline
Leavenworth
Sylvia Owens
Goldie Day
Atchison
Patheries King
Los Angeles
New License Plan Debated for itinerant merchants in Kansas
Topeka February 12 reports a controversial bill to license all itinerant merchants using a motor vehicle. Exemptions include farmers delivering produce and common carriers. License fee set at 25 dollars with a 500 dollar bond to cover taxes and penalties. Water resource bills grant state division control over all waters and require permits for water use, with plug and repair duties to prevent waste. Lincoln birth anniversary noted. prohibition repeal amendment stalls in judiciary committee.
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Topeka
Kansas
B. O. Weaver
R.kiowa
State Corporation Commission
House Control and Drainage Committee
Water Resources Division
Board of Agriculture
House
Abraham Lincoln
Homer Hoch
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Judiciary Committee
Senate
The
Corporation Commission
John A. Etling
R.kinsley
Riley MacGregor
R.medicine Lodge
Rens
Blake Williamson
W.H. Towers
Wyandotte
Adjutant General
Kansas City
Kan
Charles Vance
R.seward
Dies Illness Leaves US House Un American Committee Focused
Washington February 12. The House Committee on Un American Activities said its work would continue despite chairman Dies collapse from nervous exhaustion. The panel voted 353 to 6 to recreate the committee until April 1, 1942. Dr Matthew W Perry ordered Dies to a private hospital for rest. Starnes led as acting chairman while Dies is absent and promised hearings on pending material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Dies
D-Tex
Matthew W. Perry
Starnes
D-Ala
Subcommittee OKs Bill to Raise Federal Debt Limit
Washington February 12 A senate finance subcommittee approved legislation to raise the federal debt limit to 65 billion dollars Secretary Morgenthau testified that the increase would cover all national defense costs including the British aid program through the next fiscal year starting July 1 Senator Clark a critic of British aid warned the sky would be the limit if the bill passed in its current form
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Morgenthau
Clark
D.-Mo
Cordley P T A Study Group Sets Meeting
The Cordley P T A study group directed by Cecelia Ensman Waggoner will meet tomorrow morning from 9 30 to 10 45 in the school library to discuss Helping Children to Face Facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordley P.T.A
Cecelia Ensman’ Waggoner
Laddie the Airedale Dog Improves at Monterey Vet Hospital
Laddie a half-starved Airedale from Chanute Kansas shows signs of recovery at the Presidio of Monterey veterinary hospital. A blood transfusion from a husky and glucose therapy revived his appetite and strength. Private Everett Scott visits sparingly to avoid exciting the patient as he nears a hopeful recovery.
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Presidio
Monterey
Calif
Pi—Laddie
Airedale
Chanute
Kan
Everett Scott
Laddie
Scott
Raid on Piraeus Seaport by Italian Bombers
Italian bombers raided the Piraeus seaport five miles southwest of Athens last night causing civilian casualties and property damage Greeks called negligible. Athens residents sheltered underground as flares and anti air fire lit the moonlit skies. A 55 minute alert was reported and Greek troops were said to have surprised Italians at the Albanian front capturing a 6000 foot peak.
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Athens
Piraeus
Bitolj
Yugoslavia
Tepellini
Littler Reinstated for Big Six Competition
Lincoln Neb Feb 12 Eu gene Red Littler star sprinter of the Nebraska track squad will compete for the Huskers this spring. Dean T J Thompson Nebraska faculty representative on the Big Six athletic board announced today Littler competed in the Sugar Bowl carnival at New Orleans without required conference approval and was declared ineligible. Thompson petitioned the conference to reinstate Littler and the conference granted a unanimous vote permitting him to compete.
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Lincoln
Neb
Eugene
Red) Littler
Nebraska
Huskers
Dean T. J. Thompson
Littler
New Orleans
Dean Thompson
Thompson
Kerensky Says Krivitsky Assassinated by Soviet Agent
The Daily Mirror quotes former Russian premier Kerensky claiming Walter Krivitsky was murdered by a Soviet secret police agent in Washington. Kerensky purportedly said Krivitsky learned before Christmas of a feared killer sent to silence him, who would threaten his family.
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New York
The
Daily Mirror Today
Alexander Kerensky
Russia
Walter G. Krivitsky
Washington
Kerensky
Krivitsky
Endacott Plans Topeka Visit and Local Camera Club Meeting
Lawrence Endacott travels to Topeka to meet state legislators and compare them with Washington’s congressmen. A Lawrence Amateur Camera Club meeting is set for 7 30 pm at the high school physics room with a showing on exposure meters by C B Gunningham and notes on a new camera gift from Company H. Peggy Anne Landon serves on Shawnee county jury as a K A graduate. Light rain earlier with a 55 degree high.
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Frank Endacott
Topeka
State House
Washington
Lawrence Amateur Camera Club
C. B. Gunningham
Peggy Anne Landon
K. A
Kansas
Shawnee County
Floyd Kelly
Lawrence
Donald Foss
Strong City
University of Kansas Law School
Sam Parker
Kansas City
Germans Fire On England Long Range Artillery Hits Dover
German long range artillery targeted southeast England today at militarily important objectives. British reports say one shell struck the Dover area across the strait from Cap Gris Nez, France, with three more reports later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
England
Dover
Dover Strait
Cap Gris Nez
France
Navy Says Destroyers Cannot Be Freed For Other Fleets
Secretary of the Navy Knox states destroyers cannot be spare due to ongoing production and fleet balance. He notes no British requests for submarines and reports ship and aircraft delivery ahead of schedule with efforts to expand yards and accelerate construction.
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Knox
Great Britain
Navy
Burma Road Lifeline Nears Total Cut Say Japanese
Japanese dispatches from French Indo China report a bombardment that has nearly severed the central Chinese government's Burma road lifeline. A communique states bridges over the Mekong are no longer being repaired and Japan will press to cut the route completely. Chinese officials claim the lifeline remains open with ferries and pontoon bridges keeping supplies moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cpi—Domei
Burma Road
Mekong River
China
Buma
Judge Hungate Dies in Topeka at 69
Judge Otis F. Hungate aged 69 who presided over the Tom Boyd Finney state bond scandal trial died today in a Topeka hospital. His tenure included notable courtroom rulings and service in the state judiciary.
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Hungate
Topeka
Otis FE. Hungate
Tom Boyd
Finney
Rare Arctic Three-Toed Woodpecker Seen in Wisconsin
A forest ranger and Herbert Ochsner reported a yellow headed woodpecker during a timber sale in Chequamergon National Forest. A wildlife expert classed it as an arctic three toed woodpecker and Milwaukee museum field men confirmed the finding. The bird is extremely rare and marks Wisconsin’s first sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Chequamergon National Forest
Herbert Ochsner
Division of Timber Management
Milwaukee Museum
National Wildlife Federation
Rome Not Yet Raided Says Air Minister
London Feb 12 Sir Archibald Sinclair told the house of commons there are military objectives in Rome but that the Italian capital had not yet been raided by the RAF.
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Rome
London
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
R.A.F
Nazi Press Sees Willkie Pessimistic on Britain
Berlin reports indicate German papers portray Wendell Willkie as pessimistic about Britain's prospects. The Hamburger Fremdenblatt notes Willkie faces English dilemma between aid cries and defeatist outlook, while Dienst aus Deutschland labels his remarks uncertain.
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Berlin
Wendell Willkie
Senate Committee
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
England
Willkie
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Two German Leaders Arrested in Vichy Dispatch
Marseille dispatch reports Rudolph Breitscheid once allied with the Reichstag Social Democrats and Rudolph Hilferding former German finance minister were arrested Monday and handed to German authorities.
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Vichy
France
Marseille
Germany
Rudolph Breitscheid
Social Democrats
Reichstag
Rudolph Hilferding
Vorula farm sale near Ottawa notes attendees
O M Hird C W Detwiler Eben Little and Richard Butell attended the Vorula farm sale east of Ottawa on Thursday of last week. Mrs Harry Sutton and Lyle Ray were also noted among the attendees.
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O. M. Hird
C. W. Detwiler
Eben Little
Richard Butell
Ottawa
Harry Sutton
Lyle Ray
Community Notes From Worden and Surroundings
Local residents visit and recover from illness with reports of flu cases improving. Dorothy Linsdale, a Welda teacher, is much better. Multiple families attend dinners, visits, and a school banquet in Baldwins. Arthur Rockhold moves to a new farm. repairs and aid after a fire are noted. A community meeting on February 6 featured Excelsior's play Aunt Tilla Goes to Town.
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Leroy Stoneking
Ed Stoneking
Dorothy Linsdale
J. E. Linsdale
Welda
Miss Linsdale
John Cline
Nettie
Arthur Rockhold
Brubaker Place
Rockhold
Bert Emery
aReeg
John Hurley
Harry Sutton
Frank Kellerman
Chester Gibson
Walter Pohl
Kenneth
Pohl
Worden
Stoneking
Leroy Stonekings
Millard Jackson
E. Henon
Excelsior
Tilla
Roy Jardon
Topeka
O. M. Hird
Ethel Turner
Aryllce
Donald Farmer
Ottawa
Weekend Socials Report From Lawrence Event and Home Visit
Nettie Cline and Mrs. C W Detwiler attended a hardware company entertainment in Lawrence on February 3. Mr. and Mrs. Eben Little and their children were Friday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bales at the Mrs Turner home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ome
John Cline
Nettie Cline
C. W. Detwiler
Hardware Company
Lawrence
Eben Little
Dan Bales
Local Social Notes From the Hughey Home Area
Villa Eden reports Homer Collins helping Orville Hughey with farm work and William Torneden doing carpenter tasks for Hughey. Several residents visit relatives, with Kansas City and Topeka trips noted. Peggy Lou McCormick born to Center Colorado grandparents, while Dollie White recovers in Los Angeles.
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Homer Collins
Orville Hughey
William Torneden
Gertie Fanning
Tonganoxia
J. T. Hughey
Jake French
Charles Davidson
Melvin
Jackie
Anna Torneden
Herbert
Frank Henik
Kansas City
G. Seele
Robert
Speerschneider
Topeka
Oscar Brown
Tonganoxie
Fred Harmon
Marcus
Walter Shaw
James Mitschele
Dollie White
Los Angeles
Calif
Paul McCormick
Center
Colo
Peggy Lou
McCormick
Flonnia White
Fae Torneden
Hughey
Linwood
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Bucharest
Rumania
United States Legation
U. K
Congress
Subcommittee
Roosevelt
C. H W. Simpson
Maine Street
Company H
Burma
White House
Grand Duchess of
Luxemburg
Franklin D. Roosevelt
High Command
Ark Valley Authority
Arkansas Valley Authority
New River
Ralph Carr
Colorado
W. P. A. Washington
Works Project Administration
Westinghouse
Olson Bros
Funk
Britain
Villa Eden
Lade
Rans
B.V.D
Seth Fancy
WUE Olyies National
Reabim Glenn
Siz
Waae Tee
AG Nm
Iglish
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