Protests Leave Solons Mudled in Albany Budget Debate
A 13 hour hearing in Albany ended with lawmakers still divided over Herbert Lehman’s 396.7 million budget plan and a proposed 15 million income tax boost. Senator George Thompson signaled the income tax rise is dead while a reduction appears likely amid sustained pressure from many groups.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Abbot Low Moffat
Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Herbert H. Lehman
George Thompson
Senate Finance Committee
Lawrence Boy Recovering After Hospital Stay
Heard in Lawrence recounts Heard in Lawrence Wayne Anfred returning home from Lawrence Memorial hospital after nearly three months. The boy, living at 246 Alabama street, suffered a fall leading to osteomyelitis and streptococcal infection, requiring five blood transfusions.
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Wayne Anfred
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Alabama Street
Russian Notables Quiz on Classified Page
Readers test spelling by choosing descriptions for Feodor Chaliapin Lenin Tolstoy Tschaikowsky and Pavlova. Also note Mr and Mrs H A Stanford of Denver visiting relatives in Lawrence for several days.
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Feodor Chaliapin
Vladimir Lenin
Siberia
Nicholas II
Count Alexei Tolstoy
Peter Tschaikowsky
A Pavlova
H. A. Stanford of
Penver
Lawrence
Groves Appointed Kansas City Ford Branch Manager
I B Groves becomes manager of the Kansas City Ford branch the first plant outside Michigan and among Ford’s largest units. He succeeds W L Yule who died in an auto accident near Sedalia Missouri. Groves has led Ford interests in St Louis and on the west coast since joining in 1911 and will oversee operations serving Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska and parts of Missouri Colorado Texas and Wyoming.
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I. B. Groves
Kansas City
Ford Motor Company
Motor
Michigan
Ford
Groves
W. L. Yule
Yule
Sedalia
St. Louis
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
Colorado
Texas
Wyoming
Henry Clay Waters Dies A Leading Texan Newsman
Henry Clay Waters 54 newspaperman and publicity writer died in Houston today after a week of illness. A native of Augusta Kansas he studied at the University of Kansas and worked at the Kansas City Star before joining Texas papers including Fort Worth Star Telegram Dallas Dispatch Houston Press Memphis Press and Houston Chronicle. He later moved into public relations for a local utility and was an A B graduate in liberal arts from KU in 1910.
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Houston
Tex
Henry Clay Waters
Augusta
Kan
Waters
State University
Lawrence
Kansas City Star
Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dallas Dispatch
The
Houston Press
Memphis Press
Houston Chronicle
College of Liberal Arts
University of Kansas
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Ottawa Lincoln Day Club Meets Tonight Speaker to Talk Freedom in 1940
The Franklin County Lincoln Day Club will hold its annual meeting this evening at 6 30 in the Nelson hotel in Ottawa. Osage county attorney Alex Hotchkiss of Lyndon will speak on Freedom in 1940. He will be introduced by Walter Pleasant Ottawa attorney and Republican central committee chairman. About 200 attendees are expected.
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Franklin County
Lincoln Day Club
Nelson Hotel
Ottawa
Alex Hotchkiss
Lyndon
Vome Osage
Hotchkiss
Walter Pleasant
Republican Central Committee
Senate panel backs halting foreign silver purchases
A Senate banking and currency subcommittee recommended the United States Treasury be prevented from buying foreign silver. The action aims to curb government gold and silver stock policies amid ongoing economic concerns.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency
United States Treasury
1940s Most Fascinating Redhead Crown Won by Betty Jane Boddington
Betty Jane Boddington, a University of Kansas senior, was named 1940s Most Fascinating Redhead by Kansas City's League of Admirers of Red headed Women. E W Whitman announced the award after the group’s Valentine meeting. Boddington, of 1830 Washington Blvd Kansas City Kan, is Gamma Phi Beta.
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Kansas City
Betty Jane Boddington
University of Kansas
League of
E. W.whitman
Boddington
Washington Boulevard
Kan
Gamma Phi Beta
Whitman
Charles Cayton Arrested Over Quarantine Breach
Charles Cayton of 919 Connecticut street was arrested in Osawatomie on a Douglas county warrant charging him with breaking quarantine regulations. Authorities say Cayton was a diphtheria carrier, his daughter died of the disease, and he was quarantined until corrected. Sheriff Banning moved to Paola to return him to Lawrence on orders from the state board of health.
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Charles Cayton
Connecticut Street
Osawatomie
Douglas County
Cayton
Memorial Hospital
Charles Banning
Paola
Dayton
Lawrence
State Board of Health
Investigate Ticket Sale For Strip Tease Party
Washington report on February 13 reveals tickets for a strip tease stag party led to the arrest of 72 Baltimore office employees. Four suspended amid an internal inquiry. Officials say ads were not produced on government equipment though paper size matched. Highest salary among those arrested was 1680 dollars.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Baltimore
Government Eouinment
Altho
Wilkins Duo Appear At St Benedicts In Atchison Recital
Joseph and Marie Wilkins performed vocal solos and duets at St Benedicts college Atchison as part of the college concert series. A good sized audience attended the recital before they travel to Wichita March 2 for another recital before the Wichita Music club.
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Atchison
Joseph and
Marie Wilkins
St. Benedicts College
Soviet Embassy in Paris Placed Under Special Police Watch
The foreign ministry said a special police watch was installed over the Soviet embassy in Paris on February 13 due to its ties with the outlawed French Communist party, despite diplomatic immunity.
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Paris
Foreign Ministry
Communist Party
Trawler Tegimo Sunk by German Submarine
Survivors report the British trawler Tegimo of 290 tons was shelled and sunk by a German submarine off the southeast coast of Ireland. Returning Lawrence residents Mr and Mrs C E Friend and Mr and Mrs David McCreath attended Lincoln’s day dinner at the Methodist church in Baldwin yesterday.
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London
Ireland
C. E. Friend
David McCreath
Lawrence
Baldwin
Methodist Church
Wright Becomes Professor of Piano and Organ at Baker
In Baldwin City Kansas on February 13 Prof LeRoy Everet Wright assumed duties as professor of ee and organ at Baker University He fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Prof Irving D Bartley who leaves to teach in Las Vegas New Mexico Wright a Nebraska Wesleyan graduate has taught piano and organ and ran a private Toledo studio for two years He is highly recommended as both teacher and concert artist.
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Baldwin City
Kan
LeRoy Everet Wright
Baker Universi
Irving D. Bartley
Las Vegas
N. M
Wright
Nebraska Wesleyan
Toledo
Baker
Dorsey to Perform at Junior Prom on March 9
Jimmy Dorsey has been booked to play the Junior Prom March 9 with the show moving from March 15 to an open band date. The event runs from 8 to midnight after Kansas City and Topeka concerts drawing KU students to both cities.
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Jimmy Dorsey
Fred Littooy
Dorsey
Down Beat
United States
Kansas City
Topeka
K. U
Chicago
Sherman
Frank Dailey
Meadowbrook
Newark- Pompton Turnpike
Cedar Grove
New Jersey
Linwood Community Notes and Obituary for Charles Anderson
Charles Anderson aged 77 died February 4 1940 in Leavenworth hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the community church with Rev. J. M. Torrence officiating. Burial was in Mount Sidney cemetery. He is survived by three sisters Flora Bruce Kansas City Kansas, Charles Curtis DeSoto Kansas, Theodore Meineke Linwood and two brothers Robert Anderson Oakley Kansas and John Anderson Kansas City Kansas. The column also notes social visits births anniversaries and gatherings including Mrs William Anderson visiting in Kansas City, Mrs Bonney Staley visiting, Miss Mary Ina Browning weekend visit, a Ladies Birthday club gathering honoring Mrs Meineke, and various local visits and events. Mr and Mrs Charles Hicks celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary with a new house. Frank B. Hicks is noted as a World War I casualty.
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Charles Anderson
Leavenworth Hospital
Community’ Church
J. M. Torrence
Mount Sidney Cemetery
Anderson
Flora, Bruce
Kansas City
Kan
Charles Curtis
DeSoto
Theodore Meineke
Linwood
Robert Anderson
Oakley
John Anderson
William Anderson
Homer Name
Bonney Staley
Homer Nance
Nance
Mary Ina Browning
Browning
Fred Meineke
Josephinees
W. P. Quinlan
Gene
Linwod
Orville Lamb
A Sehor
Kenneth Quinlan
Marie Earnheart
Harry Miller
Lawrence
Frank Harbauch
W. FE. Freeman
Toneanoxie
Charles Hicks
Mr. Hicks
New York
Leavenworth County
Overbrook Social Calendar Highlights Community Events
The President's ball at the Community hall drew a good crowd with music by Mr. and Mrs. M Engle and local performers. Notable happenings include Cosmos club gathering, Kenyon Players entertainment for the fire department fundraiser, Eloise Fishburn engagement shower, and multiple visits and travels among Overbrook residents.
Community Notes From Overbrook Area Towns
Activities include Frank Toalson visiting and attending Topeka school leaders meeting. Sam Butterfield pledged to Phi Sigma at Emporia State Teachers College. Cosmos club hosted a program on world music at Mrs G P Groh home. Junior Cosmos met with Miss Boydie Rich. Three fire alarms occurred. one house on Arthur Losh farm burned. Gertrude Herron engaged to Norbert Heigert of the U S Navy. Roy Baker hosted dinner with Mrs Alice Reed and Earl. Osage county basketball tournament set for London February to Saturday. John Coffman of Topeka spent weekend with family.
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M.engle
Harve Haas
Elmer Tyner
J. Sullivan
Johnny Friend
Toneka
James Sullivan
J. A. Kesler
Cosmos Club
Oscar Vincent
Eloise Fishburn
Lewis Vann
Laura Hart
Junction City
A. M. Hart
George Bottorf
Las Veras
N. M
Carl Coffman
James Bryson
Ira Kimball
Topeka High School
Helen Hodge
W. E. Topping
Rexall
Kansas City
Fred Marshal
Ross Coffman
H. L. Smith
J. P. Groh
Cora Karnes
Foreign Missionary Society
Groh
Roscoe Graves
Emporia
Joel. Kesler
R. 0. Waddle
Roy Fishburn
Shawnee County Association
Topeka
Thursay
Jim Pointer
Jimmie
C. A
Boydie Rich
O. A. Barnes
Arthur Losh
George Herron
Gertrude
Norbert J. Heigert
U. S
Navy
Joseph Heigert
Paxico
Roy Baker
Alice Reed
Earl
Rena Fishburn
Earl Miller
Edsel
Manhattan
Overbrook
London
John Coffman
Fleming-Wilson Company
Joe Coffman
Joan
Christian Endeavor activities and local community notes in Oskaloosa
The Jefferson County Christian Endeavor held a January rally at the Presbyterian church in Oskaloosa with Darlene Smith as new president, and Lawrence Smith led a Sunday service. Various local gatherings, school board meetings, visits, and weather impacts are noted, including club events at Wellman chapel, resignations, and community sympathy notices.
Gone With the Wind to Play in Lawrence Kansas Dickinson Theater
The film will open in Lawrence as a world premiere repeat with three daily showings starting at 10 am. Running time is 3 hours 45 minutes plus a 15 minute intermission. Prices 75 cents for matinees and 1.12 dollars for evening shows.
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Lawrence
Dickinson Theater
Atlanta
America
Kansas
Adv
Taxi Driver Fined for Out of City Passenger Haul
O L Grant a taxi cab driver pleaded guilty in justice court to violating a state corporation commission ruling by hauling passengers to destinations outside the city for a fee. He was fined five dollars and five dollars costs after arrest by highway patrol members. Lambert Wylie of Kansas City was fined five dollars and five dollars costs after arraignment on speeding near Lawrence on highway 10.
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O. L. Grant
Justice Court
Robert B. Oyler
State Corporation Commission
State Highway Patrol
Lambert Wylie
Kansas City
Charles C. Rankin
L. L. Richardson
John Haley
Lawrence
Student Undergoes Tonsillectomy at Watkins Memorial
Special student H. Lee Barry from Columbus underwent a tonsillectomy at Watkins Memorial Hospital this morning.
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H. Lee Barry
Columbus
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Wheat futures slide amid early gains erased in Chicago pit
Chicago market news reports wheat futures giving back early gains with nearby delivery leading the decline. July new crop rises slightly while May and July contracts for wheat and corn show minimal losses or flatness as open interest totals rise to about 79.3 million bushels.
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Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Delivers Mixed Early Results
Kansas City market notes show hogs 2,500 head slow and uneven with most 5-15 lower, top 5 weights around 203, aod to choice 170-260 lbs. Cattle and calves 3,100 head open steady with steady dealers, stockers scarce, early sales mix of medium and good fed steers near 7.75 to 9.00, cows mostly 5.00 to 6.25, sows 3.85 to 4.10. Sheep 6,500 head opening sales lambs strong to slightly higher, Missouri fed ante 9.25 for good lots. other fed lots downwards.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Aod
Missouri
Hogs and cattle mix in Kansas City livestock close
Hogs 250 lbs up to 300 lbs mostly 15 to 25 lower than Monday’s averages with late sales 4.50 to 4.90. rest unchanged. Beef steers and yearlings uneven yet steady to 15 higher. heifers steady to strong. Choice heavy steers 9.35 to 9.50, good yearlings 9.35, bulk fed steers 7.50 to 9.10. Lambs and sheep generally strong to 15 higher. top fed lambs 9.25, others 9.75 to 9.15. natives down from 9.00.
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Kansas City
USDA
Estimated Livestock Receipts for Tomorrow
Official figures show tomorrow's expected receipts: Cattle two thousand five hundred, calves four hundred, hogs two thousand five hundred, sheep four thousand.
Wheat and corn futures and Kansas City hay market brief
Wheat futures in Chicago and Kansas City trade mixed with mostly fractional gains and losses as market players price No. 2 and No. 3 grades. Kansas City hay receipts report alfalfa and timothy bids with No 1 extra leafy around 22.00 to 24.00 and lower grades down to 8.50.
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Kansas City Hay Market
Kansas City
Idaho Russet and Nebraska Bliss Prices Stated
Merchants report 569 shipments with steady supply and light demand. Idaho Russet Burbanks No. 11 sold at 1.45 to 1.85 in recent markets. Nebraska Bliss Triumphs fetches 1.85 to 2.05 washed.
Kansas City Market Report Highlights Fresh Produce and Livestock
Kansas City Produce report dated Feb 18 lists eggs Firsts 1814 and current receipts, butterfat and poultry figures. Poultry line items include hens Roosters and broilers with assorted counts.
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Kansas City
Local Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Menu
Grain values list wheat 89 cents and corn 68 cents per bushel mixed and white corn 40 cents oats 46 cents Kaffir 1.00 butterfat No 1 29 cents No 2 26 cents Poultry hens under four pounds ten roosters and stags 4 5 Eggs straight runs 16 cents Hogs 5.05 dollars per hundredweight.
Government Bond Prices In New York
Government bonds in New York on February 18 reported Treasury 3s for March at 104.1 and 4% at 120.3 while Treasury 3s traded at 55 and 110.6.
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Government
New York
Closton
Treasury 3
Treasury
Wall Street Mixed As Trading Dims In Late Session
The Day in Wall Street reports a quiet session with fractional gains early, then limited buying and irregular closes. Transfers reached about 600000 shares as investors faced a softening market environment amid mixed war news and upbeat earnings from some stocks. Bonds rose modestly in spots, while foreign markets stayed trendless and agricultural prices showed small declines.
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Wall Street
New York
Chicago
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Flowers
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness during our bereavement and for the beautiful flowers. The Wmi. A. Pine Children.
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Wmi. A. Pine Children
Old Age Policy Offers 50 a Month and $500 Death Benefit
Postal Life and Casualty Co offers an accident policy for ages 65 to 85 with up to $500 for death, up to $50 monthly disability, and $25 monthly hospital care, all for 1 cent a day. No medical exam, agents, or money required. 10 days free inspection with no obligation.
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Postal’ Life & Casualty. Insurance .Co
Postal
Life Building
Kansas City
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