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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1940

Page

3

Convention date may be set after closed sessions

State Republican leaders indicated the convention date might be decided behind closed doors while the site is chosen in an open session. A June 18 to July 20 window was floated with Philadelphia and Chicago as possible venues. Other items covered included Lincoln Day speeches and comments by Farley on party control.

Washington Republican National Committee Chicago Farley Philadelphia Harrison E. Spangler Middle West Republican Committee Representative Fish New York Illinois Aurora Ill Bridges Albuquerque N. M Roosevelt Salt Lake City West Thomas E. Dewey New Yorker Memphis Wheeler

Maniu urges Romania to back Britain and France now

Bucharest reports former Premier Juliu Maniu calls for Romania to openly support the British French allies to ensure salvation. He attacks King Carol’s balance policy with Germany, warns Bolshevism or foreign partition as alternatives, and opposes frontier changes for Hungary Bulgaria or Russia.

Bucharest Juliu Maniu Carol National Rebirth Rumania Germany Great Britain France Maniu Magda Liupescu Transylvania Bessarabia Russia Dobruja Bulgaria

Four Liberty Memorial Seniors Earn Degrees

Four Liberty Memorial high school seniors completed work for a degree on January 26. Principal Neal M. Wherry noted they will graduate May 31 with their class. The four are Phyllis Burgert Bob Hopkins Reed Whetstone and Wilbert Whiteside. Burgert and Whetstone are attending Kansas University now. The school’s present enrollment is 875, with 448 girls and 442 boys. The highest enrollment this year was 889, and a gross total of 932 includes part-time or dropped-out students.

Liberty Memorial High School Neal M. Wherry Phyllis Burgert Bob Hopkins Reed Whetstone Wilbert Whiteside Miss Burgert Whetstone K. U. Now

Beekeepers Requeen Hives With Young Queens

Seattle reports A W Findley, a British Columbia apiarist, says practical beekeepers replace aging queens each season. He notes bees swarm less with young queens and emphasizes requeening to maintain hive vitality at conventions.

Seattle A. W. Findley British Columbia

Threatens To Walk Out Over Roosevelt Renomination

Senator Smith of South Carolina warned that if the Democrats renominate President Roosevelt, he would walk out of the convention and stay out. The 75 year old Senate dean said a third term nomination would threaten the government’s security regardless of the nominee.

Washington Smith D-Sc Roosevelt Senate

Dances Planned at Eldridge Hotel Opens Friday

The Crystal room at the Eldridge Hotel will host a first in a series of dances on Friday February 23 with Clyde Smith and his orchestra. If successful, future dances may continue with Smith and Dale Brodie alternating bands. Tickets in advance are 40 cents, 50 cents at the door.

Crystal Room Eldridge W. G. Hutson, Jr Henry Miller Clyde Smith Miller Smith Dale Brodie

Restful halt on the Exodus journey in Lent devotion

Dr. Gaius Glenn Atkins guides a Lent devotional urging reflection at halting places like Elim with twelve springs and seventy palm trees. The piece emphasizes laying aside fears, resting, and gathering strength for future travel, praying for courage and renewed spirit for the next stage.

Elim Stevenson Jesus

Pittsburg Student Pilot Killed in Plane Crash

Sam Von Schriltz 20, a Pittsburg State Teachers College student pilot, died when a training plane crashed north of Pittsburg while practicing spins. Instructor E H McFarland said the plane rolled out of a spin too quickly causing a wing collapse in a pasture about 20 miles from the airport. Von Schriltz, son of Guy and Mrs. Von Schriltz, suffered a crushed chest and broken neck. a brother Richard attends the United States Military Academy.

Pittsburg Kan UPI Sam von Schriltz von Schriltz Guy von Schriltz Richard United States Military Academy

Opera singer Luisa Tetrazzini gravely ill in Milan

Milan February fifteenth. Mme Luisa Tetrazzini, world renowned lyric soprano, is gravely ill in a private clinic. Dr Vittorio Mattei reports the condition as very grave with difficulty speaking. She suffers from heart inflammation and arterial hardening.

Mme Luisa Tetrazzini Milan Vittorio Mattei

Leavenworth Men Face Federal Liquor Transport Charge

Two Leavenworth residents Dennis Coffee and C F Gorski, both 34, are set for a February 27 preliminary hearing in St. Louis on federal charges of attempting to transport liquor to a dry Kansas. Walter H. Schultz said Coffee was a former Leavenworth police member. They were arrested February 6 near Wentzville with 54 cases of liquor and released on $100 bond each before U S Commissioner John A. Burke.

Leavenworth St. Louis Kan Kansas Walter H. Schultz Dennis Coffee C. F Gorski Schultz Coffee Wentzville United States John A. Burke

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