Altmark Seizure Sparks German Outrage In War Row
Berlin reports furious German reaction to the British attack on the Altmark in Norwegian waters and the shooting of its crew. Berlin officials call the act a grave violation of international law and vow restitution for those killed and wounded.
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Berlin
Altmark
Oslo
Norway
New York Harbor
Copenhagen
Shin
Wilhelmstrasse
Stavangerjord
Kristiansand
British Account of Raid on Altmark and Cossack Action
The report describes the Altmark affair with the British destroyer Cossack boarding the Altmark after it ran aground. Four Germans were killed and five wounded, one British casualty reported. Three to four hundred British prisoners were freed and aboard the Cossack, with commander praise for Captain Vian. The Baldu r was sunk after signaling to stop by the destroyer Ivanhoe.
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Bergen
Altmark
Vian
Baldur
Ivanhoe
P. H. Hadow
Royal Navy
Initiations Start Across KU Houses As Fall Activities Begin
Hell Week ends as Greek groups plan initiations for Phi Gamma Delta for Charles Lucien Gray II of Topeka. Other fraternities pledge scholastic awards including James Walker and Richard Winslow, with Ralph Jackson third on Sigma Chi list. KU alumni news features Sybil Woodruff leaving for Iowa. Delta Tau Delta hosts Union ballroom party. Kappa Sigs host dinner dance. Alpha Chi Sigma holds chemistry party.
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Phi Gamma Delta
Charles Lucien Gray II
Topeka
Gray
James Walker
Hoisington
Richard Winslow
Kansas City
Sigma Chi
Ralph Jackson
Lawrence
Maurice Burke Jackson
Ralph
K. U
Sybil Woodruff
University of Iowa
Miss Woodruff
University of California
Berkeley
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Iowa City
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Union
Kappa Sigs
Alpha Chi Sigma
Chemistry Fraternity
British rescue of Altmark prisoners in fjords tale
The Altmark incident ends with British forces boarding the stranded ship after a confrontation in Norwegian fjords. Three to four hundred British merchant sailors were rescued from below decks by the Cossack and allied vessels. The Altmark crew fled ashore while the ship was scuttled. The report cites Bergen scrutiny and recalls the Baldur scuttling after the Ivanhoe stopped it.
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Admiralty
Bergen
Altmark
Baldur
Ivanhoe
End Men Selected for Old Time Minstrels at Dickinson
Henry Asher V. K. Bruner Theodore Charlton and Carl Drake will serve as end men in the Old Time Minstrels to be presented February 27 and 28 at the Dickinson theater. They will work with Charles Radcliffe president of the Chamber of Commerce as interlocutor. A rehearsal is set for tomorrow at 2 at the Elks club with all cast members and directors to attend. A rehearsal last night featured E Thayer Gaston with the 30 voice chorus.
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Henry Asher
Theodore Charlton
Carl Drake
Dickinson Theater
Charles Radcliffe
Chamber of Commerce
The
Elks’ Club
E. Thayer Gaston
Quality Street Ends Run Before Full House
The all student cast of Quality Street bowed out after four performances in Fraser theater with not a seat open for the closing show. Lawrence citizens praised the production and Altha Robert Calderwood directed and starred, delivering standout work behind the scenes.
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Fraser Theater
Althe
Dramatic Club
Lawrence
Altha Robert Calderwood
Girls Make Good Scores in KU Rifle Meet
KU women rifle team posts close scores with Helen Naramore and Barbara Koch each at 97. Team totals reach 950 while Ohio 941 Kansas State 989 Oregon 985 and Wichita 968. Matches run through March 16 as teams telegraph scores from their ranges.
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Helen Naramore
Barbara Koch
K. U
Lawrence
Chanute
Ohio University
Kansas State
Oregon University
Wichita University
Snowblanket Closes Roads Across County After Weekend Rain
Snow spread across Pratt area with wind drifting over reeds. Seven inches in Clay Center by noon, five inches in Abilene, many country roads blocked. Skies cleared at Emporia as moisture from Friday’s rain totals .87 inches.
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Pratt
Clay Center
Abilene
Emporia
Kansas farms report higher cattle and hogs in 1939
State livestock on farms January 1 shows cattle up 13 percent to 3 063 000 head and hogs up to 1 519 000. Milk cows total 788 000. sheep 690 000. horses 390 000. mules 71 000. chickens 16 321 000. turkeys 235 000. Total livestock value 158,155,000.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal Agriculture Departments
Turkey
Roosevelt May Pass Through Canal on Pacific Transit
Panama Panama February 17 rumors claimed President Roosevelt would arrive Sunday morning to pass through the Panama Canal to the Pacific side. Officials offered no confirmation but did not deny the possibility that the presidential cruiser Tuscaloosa could transit.
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Roosevelt
Panama
Panama Canal
Pacific
Tuscaloosa
Canal
Classified livestock sales boost Kansas farmers use
Farmers rely on the classified page to sell cattle and other livestock. The steady growth of ads shows the classifieds remain a key market in Kansas farming communities.
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Kansas
Expert Witness W H Quakenbush to Testify in Burlington Estate Suit
Expert witness W H Quakenbush will travel to Burlington Monday to testify in a case challenging a will. The state alleges the signature on the bequest is forged in an estate valued at about 85 000 dollars.
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W. H. Quakenbush
Burlington
United States Leads Turkey Trade After War Start
Istanbul February 17 The United States, likely due to wartime changes, has captured first place in Turkey's foreign trade. Germany’s share has fallen from about 80 percent, and in November and December Turkey traded more with the United States than with any other nation, with the United States second only to Germany at 10 percent.
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U. S
Istanbul
United States
Germany
Turkey
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Fincher and John Ice
Mrs A T Fincher 91 died at her daughter's home in North Lawrence. Funeral Monday at 2 pm from Centenary Methodist church with Rev C J Knox officiating. Burial in Maple Grove cemetery. Survived by three sons, four daughters, sixteen grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. John R Ice former Lawrence resident died Thursday in Shreveport Louisiana. Survived by son Rev Harry Ice, brother George Ice and sister Etta Price plus other relatives.
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Centenary Methodist Church
North Lawrence
C. J. Knox
Maple Grove Cemetery
Charles
John Fincher
Lawrence
Will Fincher
Tonganoxie
Pine
D. D. Manley
W. H. King
Kansas City
B. W. Lemon
Denver
John R. Ice
Shreveport
Harry Ice
George Ice
Etta Price
Leonard Ice
Stull
Death of R. B. E. Chadwick in Los Angeles
Lawrence obituary notes the death of R. B. E. Chadwick at his Los Angeles home. Former Douglas county and Lawrence resident, KU Law School 1896 graduate, he built a civic and business career in California. Survived by son John E. Chadwick and daughter Marioorie. nephew of A. G. Emmett and cousin of Myrtle and Cora Dolbee.
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Lakeview
Myrtle
Cora Dolbee
Lawrence
Funeral services for Mrs. George Bichelmeyer
Funeral services for Mrs. George Bichelmeyer a longtime Eudora resident will be held Monday at 9 oclock at Holy Family Catholic church in Eudora with Father Lawrenz Reith officiating. Burial will follow at the Catholic cemetery in Eudora.
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George Bichelmeyer
Eudora
Holy Family Catholic Church
Father Lawrenz Reith
Lawrence Man Harry Peterson Dies In Leavenworth Hospital
Harry Peterson, son of Mrs. H. Peterson of Lawrence, died this morning at the Veterans' hospital in Leavenworth. He is survived by one sister and two brothers, Earl and Ed Peterson of Lawrence. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Harry Peterson
H. Peterson
Lawrence
Veterans’ Hospital
Leavenworth
Earl
Ed Peterson
Death Notice of Mrs. Kate Humphrey Ward
Mrs. Kate Sechrist Humphrey Ward died February 10 in Niota Illinois. She lived in Lawrence before her 1912 marriage to J F Humphrey of Illinois. Survived by husband two children mother Amanda Head and four sisters Mary Klinow Dot Coffman Rose Starbird and Cora Sechrist.
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Kate Sechrist
Humphrey Ward
Kate Sechrist Humphrey
Niota
Ill
Humphrey
Lawrence
J. F. Humphrey
Illinois
Amanda Head
Mary Klinow
Ft. Dodge
Kan
Dot Coffman
Rose Starbird
Topeka
Cora Sechrist
Washington
D. C
G O P Prepares for the Campaign
Washington dispatch reports Republicans plan for the 1940 nominating convention in Philadelphia starting June 24 while Democrats meet in Chicago on July 15. The Frank report outlines the party platform and data opposing the Roosevelt administration amid internal protests over Negro outreach and funding.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
Glenn Frank
Roosevelt
Robert R. Church
Memphis
R. R. McLane
Nashville
National Committee
Tennessee
Church
Charles R. Enos
Colorado
John Hamilton
Cara L. Ebert
West Virginia
Ralph E. Williams
Oregon
Roun
Kewnoter
Williams
Roosevelt on Nebraska Ballot for Third Term
Democratic National Committee man James C. Quigley filed petitions to place Franklin D. Roosevelt on the Nebraska primary ballot for April 9 as a candidate for a third term. The measure requires no Presidential approval.
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Roosevelt
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
DUP
Democratic National
James C. Quigley
President Roosevelt
Pleasant Valley social rounds celebrate brides with miscel laneous shower
A large group gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Broers to chivare Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Anderson. Mrs Crissie Richardson hosted a miscellaneous shower for Dorothy Broers Anderson with a comfort tied as a gift and many other presents.
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Harry Broers
Charivari
Vernon Anderson
Crissie Richardson
Opal
Anderson
Dorothy Broers
Leon Andrew
Jack Maloney
William Allison
Clifford Thiry
Neva Mae
Bobby
Doris
Donald Gandis
Donald Peterson
Phyllis Janeway
Ariel Cochran
Dale Crady
Ted
Vinland
Eugene Anderson
Vernon Broers
H. J. Peterson
Mary Hegerman
Vernon
Gus Koehler
Carl
Eudora
Eugene McCabria
Jack
Herbert
Mary_Ann Peterson
Lillian Ellis
Glenn Halderman
Lawrence
Argel Cochran
Meadow Lark 4-H
Donald Andrew
Ver
Wheat price swings in erratic Chicago market report
Market notes from Chicago on February 17 show wheat futures fluctuating within a two cent range and ending with fractional losses. Declines stem from profit taking and gov loan redemptions, while short covering and forecasts of a small Argentine crop limit losses.
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Chicago
Kansas City Market Updates Across Hay Potatoes and Eggs
Kansas City market notes from February 17 report hay prices for prairie and alfalfa varieties with multiple grades, Chicago potato moves including Idaho Russet and Red McClives with U.S. car shipments, and Kansas City produce figures for eggs butter poultry and grain prices along with hogs. The summary compiles price ranges, shipments, and local market quotes for the day.
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Kansas City Hay Market
Kansas City
Hay
Prairie
Chicago
USDA
Idaho
U. S
Poland
U.S
Michigan
Fab
Springs
Wall Street gains on busy Saturday trading
New York stocks rose with major fractions up to two points as steel shares led gains in a 400000 share short session on a day described as highly active. Analysts struggled to explain the rally amid reports of slowing manufacturing. Key advancers included U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Youngstown Westinghouse and Du Pont.
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Wall Street
New York
Steels
Gomeras
Subway
Cluett-Peabody
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
Loft
Cleveland
U. S., Steel
Bethlehem, Republic
Youngstown
Westinghouse
International Nickel
Continental Can
Hall Printing . Company
du Pont
A. Bupher
Johns-Manville
Western Mon
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Department of Physical Education
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John D. M. Hamilton
G.O.P. National Committee
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Charles Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
Charles Bryan
Lincoln, Neb
Lola Flowers
Kansas City, Mo
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A. T. Fincher
Roscoe Pine
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Garratt
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Earl Erwin
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L. M. Bulla
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W. W. Garratt
Norman and
Donald
Bill Hegeman
Columbia District
C. J. Posey
Pleasant Valley
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Cerro de Pas
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Montgom
Nat. Dairy Pr
North Am Co
J C Penney
Phillips Pet Roebuck
Sears
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First Mortgage
S. C. Hinshaw
Eldridge Hotel
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