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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1941
Page
2
German bombers used parachute mines in a two hour raid on Bengasi, causing windows to shatter and streets to flood from a 300 foot splash. No casualties were reported as civilians sheltered and British forces consolidate captured positions in Libya.
A trial radio communications course will be organized by C B Cunningham at Liberty Memorial High School starting Monday at 3 03 PM. The class meets two afternoons weekly for one hour and aims to lead to a Federal Communications Commission radio operator license. Principal Neal M Wherry says eligible students are boys interested in physics and sciences and the course may become part of the national defense program.
Questions inquire who furnishes major funds for banks and insurers to buy corporate capital or lend to buyers. They ask for the extent of savings in the country and the historic savings levels in 1900 and 1910, and the current total indebtedness of all government units.
The piece notes 45 million savings accounts and 60 million insurance policies in 1940, with accounts equaling over one third and policies just under half of the population. It recalls 1910 had 16 million savings accounts, rising threefold by 1940, and 1900 had under eight million insurance policies multiply about eight times by 1940. It cites an eighty billion dollar public debt and nearly two billion in interest, implying a tax burden of about one dollar per eight in tax money. It adds that relief and pensioners face hidden taxes reducing their buying power. Henry Asher travels to Peabody and Wichita on business.
Monterey California February 14 Laddie a ten year old Airedale was buried today by soldier friends of Private Everett Scott the man he comforted on a Kansas farm and later sought to reunite with in California Company G attended the service a eulog y read by a soldier and three tributes from unnamed donors Laddie died after heart failure following a reunion flight with Scott at Fort Ord and a San Francisco kennels offer of another dog Scott declined to accept a replacement while Major Frank Dorn noted Fort Ord's growing airedale interest and possible radio appearance forthcoming
The inter-district debate tournament of the Kansas State High School Activities Association opened at the University of Kansas with 27 schools. Classes B started at 1 pm, Classes A and C G at 2 pm, and winners are to be announced tonight with semis tomorrow morning. Stafford squad delayed by a car accident but arrived in time for rounds.
Representative Guyer nominates Robert M Cummins of Kansas City Kan for Annapolis midshipman appointment. Alternatives Stanley Williams Humboldt Thomas Church Kincaid Edward Bailey Kansas City Kan named. Exam set for May 7 with mental tests for candidates not exempted by diplomas.
The civil service commission announces examinations for stenographer-typists with salaries from 1260 to 1620 dollars yearly. Closing dates are February 27 for typists and March 13, 1941 for stenographers. Information available at the post office.
Herm an G Crum age 87 a former stagecoach driver between Independence and Winfield died Thursday in Flyin Kansas He crisscrossed the route before railroads linked the two cities leaving a legacy of pioneer transportation history.
Shawnee county commissioners and welfare staff visited Topeka to study a surplus commodity distribution stamp plan. Grocers advocate adoption as several groups support the plan. Shawnee county has operated the stamp plan for nearly a year.
Lawrence notes mention Heard in Lawrence Williams A Biby a prominent Kansas booster and vice president of National Reserve Life Insurance Co Topeka engaged in management. Holstein cattle breeder C B Richards registers the herd name Dunngein with the Holstein Friesian Association. A. D Flintom’s grandson W J Flintom has Kansas roots and now works as an insurance broker in New York City.
Topeka weather bulletin reports no major storms. S. D. Flora predicts fair skies tonight and warmer temperatures will follow through Saturday with variable cloudiness in the west and southeast. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 16 to 46 degrees across the state with no precipitation reported.
Berlin Feb 14 Adolf Hitler hosted Yugoslav Premier Dragisa Cvetkovic and Foreign Minister Alkansander Cincarmarko in Berchtesgaden with Joachim von Ribbentrop present. The meeting at the mountain retreat lasted over three hours and included a formal arms salute by S S troops.
Dr Lyle Powell delivered a talk on National Defense in Relation to Health at Liberty Memorial high school. Introduced by Harry Johnson, the biology department sponsored the program with Miss Pearl Carpenter and Kenneth Bruce.
Lenore Roos an 18 year old freshman at New Mexico Teachers College was found after a 36 hour search by students and officers. She lay face down in brush on a ridge two miles from the dormitory and was being treated for exposure. Sheriff George Murray speculated stress over studies or a campus romance may have led to her disappearance.
President Roosevelt received the new Japanese ambassador Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura at the White House. Nomura pledged to work toward a better understanding to preserve peace in the Pacific, with Secretary Hull present. Nomura and Roosevelt had known each other during World War days.
The Wichita Masonic Grand Lodge session closed with Dean Raymond A. Schwegler Sr delivering the grand oration. A plaque honored Thomas G. Fitch inspector general in Kansas for the Scottish Rite orders for his role in founding and operating the Masonic home.
Miss Vera Morgan home demonstration agent will conduct a training school for all 4-H club girls in the county tomorrow. The program covers foods in the morning session at 10 o clock and clothing in the afternoon at 1 o clock at the Centenary church in North Lawrence.
Reports from Greece say the government called up additional reserves amid fears of invasion via Bulgaria or Yugoslavia. At Malta, axis air raiders struck killing three, injuring seven, with minor property damage. Italian prisoners reach Alexandria after Benghazi captures, en route to concentration camps.
Ralph Austin Bard a Republican and Knox ally was nominated by President Roosevelt to succeed Lewis Commodore Comp ton as assistant secretary of the Navy. Maj. Gen. Henry Arnold head of the Army Air Corps stopped briefly at Fort Leavenworth during an inspection tour en route west.
Leonard Clark returns from Washington for a week's visit with his parents while a series of local notes recounts school illness missed meetings and social visits. The Worden Evangelical church anniversary draws large crowds and regional travel ties appear in community actions and hosting households.
Seven Chilean newspapermen arrived in the United States and were greeted by officials. The group will work on American newspapers for several weeks, engaging in exchange journalism.
Fire destroyed the Santa Fe depot last night but townspeople, in an hour's struggle, saved the flames from spreading to the downtown district.
Market notes show wheat bounced from early declines on milling and short selling, closing around unchanged to slightly down. Kansas City livestock prices moved higher for some grades while others held steady amid light dealer carryover and steady slaughter lambs.
Wheat and corn futures rise with May contracts around 71 to 79 percent, oats mixed, rye and barley nudging higher. Chicago closes show May wheat at 79 1/2 cents, corn May around 69 1/2, oats May 35 1/2, soybeans May about 9 1/2, lard and bellies mixed as traders weigh demand.
AP USDA figures show potato arrivals 86 on track 336 for the market with total U S shipments 852. Idaho Russets U S No 11 474% 5233, Nebraska Bliss Triumphs U S No 11 35 60, Minnesota North Dakota Cobblers 85% U S No 19 5, Bliss Triumphs 0% or more U S No 18 2% 1.15.
Kansas City market prices list from Feb 14 shows eggs at 1514 per dozen current receipts 15. Butter creamery 2914 with butterfat 25 27. Poultry figures include hens 12 15 broilers 16 17 springs 13 181 roosters 9 14 4 4, geese 14 ducks 10 12 14. Tom turkeys 11 16 15 and hen turkeys 13 9 16 14.
Grain figures show wheat 66, yellow corn 54, white and mixed 51. Butterfat prices No 129 and No 226. Poultry values list hens under 4 pounds 9, over 4 pounds 13, springers and broilers 8 11, roosters 4 5, stags 6 38. Frigs straight runs 13. Hogs 7.55.
In New York on February 14 the AP reports closing government bonds with Treasury 4s at 112.10 and Treasury 41s at 119.6, reflecting active trading in the bond market.
New York trading today saw the stock market retreat with leading issues off one to over two points and blue chips down as much as four. Turnover reached about 800,000 shares, the strongest since early January, while investors faced persistent international worries and tax fears affecting profits. Major losers included U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Crucible J C Penney and Eastman Kodak among others.
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