Russians Denied Mannerheim Line as Finns Hold On
Helsinki reports that after 13 days of fierce fighting Finnish forces claim to have retaken all strategically important positions on the Karelian isthmus with counter attacks. Moscow says the Red Army captured 61 fortifications in a week, while Finnish spokesmen insist the Mannerheim line remains intact and only minor outlying posts have been left in Russian hands. The battle, aided by heavy artillery and reinforcements, continues around Summa and Raate as Finnish athletes Hockert and Wasenius are noted killed in the fighting.
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Helsinki
Karelian
Summa
Mannerheim
Moscow
Mannerheim Line
Finland
Pitkaranta Islands
Lake Ladoga
Kuhmo
Raate
Suomussalmi
Red Army
Althe
Gunnar Hockert
Hockert
Birger Wasenius
Lake
Ladoga
Mark Twain Stamps Go On Sale at Hannibal
Mark Twain stamps issued to honor the author who spent his boyhood in Hannibal went on sale in Hannibal Missouri with first day ceremonies led by Postmaster General James A Farley. The first sheet of 70 stamps was sold to become a permanent exhibit at Hannibal's Mark Twain museum. A large Valentine piece, bearing the new stamp and signed by thousands, was sent to President Roosevelt by air mail.
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Hannibal
Mark Twain
James A. Farley
Farley
Roosevelt
Memphis
Scouts Rally in Ottawa at Ottawa Junior High Gym
Boy Scouts of Franklin County hold an annual rally at Ottawa Junior High School gym Wednesday night. Seven events test Scouting skills and it will close Scout Week activities.
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Ottawa
Boy Scouts
Franklin County
Stock Market Index Holds At 50.4 On Saturday
The market index averaging 60 stocks remains at 50.4 for Saturday trading. Investors monitor gains and volatility as shares move in narrow ranges throughout the session.
Hull Opposes Plan to Invoke Neutrality Act on Sino Japanese War
Secretary Hull released a letter disapproving a Senate proposal to invoke the neutrality act over the undeclared Sino Japanese war. Senator Pittman explained the state department’s view on Far Eastern conflict and the Finland Russia dispute, noting Hull’s stance may not involve direct US peace and security. A Gillette resolution to trigger Congress to act was to be considered by a subcommittee, with George signaling a possible meeting. Roosevelt nominated Col. Philip Fleming as wage and hour administrator amid labor board funding concerns.
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Washington
Hull
State Department
Pittman
D-Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Finland
Russia
United States
Gillette
Diowa
Sional
George
Dga
Senate Banking Committee
Treasury
Barkley
Roosevelt
Col
Philip B. Fleming
House
Labor Board
Congress
Old Time Minstrels Set for February Shows in Lawrence
The Dickinson theater hosts the first major home talent black-face show in Lawrence since 1936 on February 27 and 28 under Chamber of Commerce auspices. Proceeds fund city publicity highway signs and future plans with Prof. Allen Crafton directing, E Thayer Gaston guiding the chorus, and Oliver Hobbs handling Dixieland band duties.
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Lawrence
Dickinson Theater
Chamber of Commerce
Allen Crafton
University of Kansas Dramatics
E. Thayer Gaston
Dread Training School
Oliver Hobbs
Lawrence High School
C. C
Cliff) Carl
Elks' Hall
Chi Galloway
June Clark
Chamber of Commerce Office
B.P.O. Elks Club
New York Police Mostly Back Christian Front Ties
About 1,000 of New York City's 19,000 officers said they were or had been affiliated with the Christian Front in a May orFebruary questionnaire issued under Mayor LaGuardia. The survey also asked about ties to the German American Bund and other groups, with results on that question not yet available.
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New York
New York City
Christian Front
LaGuardia
Bund
River Water Recedes After Ice Gorge Backs Up Allegheny
River waters of the Allegheny near Parker Pennsylvania receded after an ice gorge 12 feet long and 30 feet high backed up the river. The crested at 23 feet three inches above flood stage and fell to 22 feet as the channel began cutting beneath the ice.
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Parker
Allegheny River
Pennsylvania
Music for Youth Kansas City Philharmonic at Hoch Auditorium
The Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra will perform for students at Hoch Auditorium on Monday February 19 at 2 15 PM. The concert aims to acquaint schoolchildren with orchestral instruments and fine symphonic music. A sizable crowd is expected. reservations from outside schools are arriving.
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Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Hoch Auditorium
Middle West
Kansas City Orchestra
Lawrence
The
Philharmonic
K. U
T. S. Charlton Honored By Chamber of Commerce
Theodore S. Charlton longtime Lawrence resident and Santa Claus figure received a chamber resolution and illuminated report with a color photo in recognition of nineteen years of Christmas spirit. The board praised his role in making Lawrence an ideal city and thanked him for gracious acts toward the community.
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Theodore S. Charlton
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Net of Directors
Charlton
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Theodore St. Chariton
Brodrick Installed as Grand High Priest in Kansas
Pi-Lynn R. Brodrick of Marysville was installed as grand high priest of the Grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Kansas. He succeeds Charles A. Loucks of Lakin. Other officers named include Richard W. Evans of Dodge City as deputy grand high priest and Dwight M. Numbers of Paola as grand scribe.
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Topeka
Lynn R. Brodrick
Marysville
Royal Arch Masons of Kansas
Charles A. Loucks
Lakin
Richard W. Evans
Dodge City
Grant King
Charles W. Garrison
Garnett
Dwight M. Numbers
Paola
Harry E. Peach
Emporia
Elmer F. Strain
Republicans and minority Democrats seize New Jersey Assembly control
Amid uproar a GOP and minority Democrat coalition took charge of the New Jersey Assembly early today. They ousted regular officers and moved a horse racing and pari mutuels bill to the open floor in Trenton.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey Assembly
Tammany Leader Indicted Over Bakery Strike Payoff
William Solomon, Tammany District Leader, was indicted on bribery and extortion charges after a witness in the Louis Lepke Buchalter labor racketeering trial testified he accepted 1500 dollars as part of a settlement for a bakery strike.
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Tammany
New York
William Solomon
Louis
Lepke
Agriculture Department outlines parity payment plan
Washington February 13 The agriculture department detailed how it would distribute 225 million dollars in parity payments to farmers in the federal crop control program. Allocation by crop includes 96 million for cotton 34 8600 000 for corn 57 100 000 for wheat and 300 000 for rice with the remainder for 1939 parity payments administration expenses and reserve. Parity rates proposed are cotton 1 55 cents per pound corn 5 cents per bushel wheat 10 cents per bushel and rice 1 7 cents per hundredweight.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Senate
Navy Budget Slashed by House Committee
Washington reports a $111,699,699 cut in Roosevelt’s navy budget. The committee set appropriations at $966,772,878 and urged superior battleships and cruisers. Guam development funds of $1,000,000 were included as a future naval lookout post.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations Committee
Pacific
Guam
Congress
Japan
Quality Street Opens at K U Tonight
Fraser theater hosts 18 student actors in Sir James Barrie comedy blending romance and social manners. Maude Adams’ fame anchors the piece as Phoebe Throssel. Directed by Professor Calderwood the Dramatic Club presents a four night run.
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United States
England
Phoebe Throssel
Dramatic Club
Professor Calderwood
Department of Speech and Dramatic Art
Minnesota University President to Speak at Convocation
Dr. Guy Staunton Ford of Minnesota University will address a joint 50th anniversary convocation April 18 for the Kappa chapters at Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma i. A planning committee led by Prof. A G Mitchall handles celebration details. A banquet after initiation will feature Dean E B Stouffer. nonmembers may attend the convocation and banquet.
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G. S. Ford
Minnesota
University
Guy Staunton Ford
University of Minnesota
K. U
A. G. Mitchall
Department of Mathematics
E. B. Stouffer
Graduate School
Finnish Official Reports German Force to Land in Finland Soon
Finnish official Borenius warned that a German expeditionary force is expected to land in southern Finland shortly. He said skilled German officers aid Soviet forces in Finland and that the spring thaw would aid Finnish defenses as Marshal Mannerheim planned mobilization of defenses in spring.
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Finland
London
Tancred Berénius
Borenius
Poland
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Aetee Lakes
Nnion
Jury Finds Jimmy Litz Guilty Of Burglary And Larceny
A district court jury convicts Jimmy Litz of breaking into William Pelzl s garage on December 4. Bond is set at 500 dollars and a new trial motion is due by Friday. The February criminal docket included this case as the sole item.
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Jimmy Litz
William Pelzl
Litz
Darrell Gibler
Fred Lindley
Milton P. Beach
Fred H. Reynolds
State Board of Health
Reynolds
Hugh Means
Storm Recall Of 1886 Cattle Ranch Tragedy Near Meade County
Charles E Woodard of Clinton recalls the 1886 storm disaster affecting Douglas county settlers including Ira T Steele and Robert Steele of Marion township and Cold Steele of Emporia. The Steele ranch spanned 2000 acres with deeded land and open range where 180 head were fattened then 1035 cows roved the winter, many dying or frozen, with carcasses standing alive due to frost. The Meade county ranch used Shorthorn and Whiteface cattle and aimed to secure a spring for stock water.
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Charles E. Woodard
Clinton
Douglas County
Amon
Steele Brothers
Ira T
Robert
Marion Township
Cold. Steele
Emporia
Charlie Woodard
I. T. Steele
Capt
Robert Steele
Col. J. M. Steele
William Brawley
Steele
Belvoir
Meade County
Football at Washington University Could Be Dropped
Washington University in St. Louis faced a policy crisis as Chancellor George R. Throop hinted in Student Life that intercollegiate football might be discontinued or suspended until the athletic direction is clarified. The Missouri Valley champions faced pressure for a nationally prominent program and Coach Jimmy Conzelman resigned amid turmoil.
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St. Louis
Washington University
George R. Throop
Washington
Jimmy Conzelman
Throop
Moon Mullins Named Football Coach at St Ambrose College
Davenport Iowa February 13 4 Larry Moon Mullins head coach at Loyola New Orleans will succeed W J Dukes Duford as football coach at St Ambrose College here the Rev Thomas Lawlor chairman of the athletic board announced today.
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Moon” Mullins
Davenport
Larry “Moon” Mullins
Loyola University of New Orleans
W. J
Dukes” Duford
St. Ambrose ‘College
Thomas Lawlor
Kansas City Election Quietly Tests Machine Rule End
Kansas City voters in a charter amendment election weighed ending machine rule with 45 000 of about 192 000 registered casting ballots. The effort sought to cut elective terms from four to two years and to place firemen under civil service amid a reformist drive against the Pendergast machine.
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Kansas City
Pendergast
Pendergast Organization
North Side
United Cleanup Forces
Fire Department Civil Service
Heatereast Democratic
Jim Pendergast
Tom
Civil Service
Leap Year Week Begins at Fort Hays College
Fort Hays State College in Hays Kansas will start leap year week tomorrow with women granted privileges of pursuit and men as pursuers. This third observance extends to ten days due to 1940 leap year with student council rules requiring courtesy and etiquette from the boys and girls alike.
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Fort Hays College
McNutt Accepts Talk Invitation for Wichita Event
Paul V. McNutt federal security administrator accepted an invitation to address the Jeffersonian club in Wichita Kansas on April 18. The invitation came through Representative Houston Stover in a Valentines gesture from Wiedemann's Advertising.
Two Democrats file petitions for sixth ward council seat
Roy Bushey of 410 Elm Street and Edward Williams of 503 Elm Street filed petitions today for the Democratic nomination for city councilman in the sixth ward. The contest follows the resignation of Walter Palmateer who joined the police.
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Roy Bushey
Edward Williams
Elm Street
Walter Palmateer
Palmateer
I. F. Eberhart
Eberhart
Willard Brown
First Ward
Eye Price Drops Two Cents From Monday
Local producers receive 16 cents per dozen for ears today, down from yesterday and after a 22 cent rate last Friday. Retail store prices range from 22 to 25 cents per dozen with merchants noting efforts to recover high costs. Producers had spiked to 25 cents on January 26 due to nationwide production drops from cold weather, then fell to 16 cents on February 1 before rising again.
Planes fly over Germany in reconnaissance raid
British reconnaissance planes reportedly crossed northwest Germany and were attacked by German pursuers but all returned to base in France. Limited reconnaissance occurred on the western front as cold prevented land action and the French communique reported nothing to report.
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Paris
Germany
France
Western Front
Godoy Forms New York Ballroom Dance Team
Arturo Godoy and wife Ledda form a ballroom duo in New York on February 13. The Chilean fighter, who fought Joe Louis 15 rounds, will perform tango conga and rhumba with his Buenos Aires brunette wife.
Kennedy proposes swap of shipping routes with Britain
U P Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy said he would take to London a plan to swap British and American shipping routes. He hopes Britain will turn over routes now operated by British ships. Kennedy spoke after a 40 minute meeting with Secretary Hull and aims to free American tonnage for war materials. He cited potential growth in American lumber exports to Britain including southern pine and western woods.
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Washington
Lambassador
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Roosevelt
Hull
Kennedy
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Lawrence Chosen To Host Lincoln Day Dinner Next Year
Douglas county Republicans select Lawrence as site for next year’s Lincoln day dinner with R B Stevens as general chair and Mrs. Robert Oyler as vice chair. About 300 attend the third annual Baldwins gathering with Glenn Archer as speaker comparing 1932 promises to 1940 realities.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
R. B. Stevens
Robert Oyler
Baldwin
Glenn Archer
Payne H. Ratner
Archer
Topekan
Eudora
Stevens
Weather outlook in Kansas hints at gradual warmup this week
The forecast from Topeka on February 13 notes no sudden warmups with clear skies and moderation. Expect generally fair conditions, warmer midweek, and cooler by Friday in the east. Oats planting time nears and snow cover fades over the next couple of days after a record 51 days with snow on the ground in 1929.
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Topeka
Kansas
Altho
A. D. Robb
Relief clients gather at county courthouse meeting
About 200 relief clients attended a meeting called by Mrs. W. C. Nelson at the county courthouse. She reviewed fourteen years of county relief work and said a second meeting will be held next Monday night with petitions ready to call a grand jury in Douglas county unless developments alter plans.
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W. C. Nelson
Train Kills Five Cows on Santa Fe Tracks Near Weaver
Five milk cows owned by Thomas Barberich were killed and another injured when they strayed onto the westbound California Limited train on the Santa Fe line about a mile east of Weaver. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon as the herd roamed onto the tracks three miles east and a mile and a half north of Eudora.
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California Limited
Weaver
Thomas Barberich
Eudora
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Stover
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University of Kansas
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J. B. Wilson
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E. F. Abels
R. C. Rankin
Lucille McCreath
C. B. Hosford
Premer
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