Viipuri Front in Ruins as Red Army Presses Fortifications
Helsinki reports Soviet artillery shells hammering Viipuri amid ruined streets while the city is described as a fighting front area not yet captured. Russians claim proximity and control of nearby islands and railway stations, with Finns asserting defensive positions around the Mannerheim line remain sound and repulsed in recent assaults.
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Helsinki
Viipuri
Tampere
Finland
Red Army
Mannerheim Line
Gulf of Finland
Koivisto
Bjorke
Karelian
Summa
Muolan
Lake Ladoga
Mannerheim
Gone With the Wind Costumes to Be Shown at Weaver's
A display of costumes from the film Gone With the Wind will tour Weaver's store. The items include Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara and Olivia de Havilland as Melanie, plus Gable's Rhett Butler suit and Leslie Howard's Confederate captain outfit. The event runs from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m with models on the second floor. The costumes accompany a nationwide MGM float and precede a Dickerson theatre engagement starting March 5.
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Vivien Leigh
Clark Gable
Leslie Howard
Weaver’s
Melanie
Gable
Rhett Butler
John Schrader
Weavers
Dickinson Theatre
Mrs Roosevelt Begins Seaside Vacation in Golden Beach
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt arrives at a private Golden Beach estate near Miami for a seaside winter vacation. The First Lady plans to write about three hours daily while spending remaining time in sunning riding and sleeping eight hours. She has leased the estate for a month and aims to stay about two weeks.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Golden Beach
Valuation Lecture by FHA Chief Burtch in Topeka
Thomas Burtch chief wunder writer of the Federal Housing administration Topeka will speak on Techniques of Valuation the second in a lecture series for business students at 3 30 tomorrow in Frank Stronghall auditorium Burtch leads the first of five lectures arranged by Dean Frank T Stockton John Griest Topeka investment counsellor will give the second series
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Burtch
Federal Housing Administration
Toveka
School of Business
Frank Stronghall
Burtch
Frank T. Stockton
John Griest
Topeka
McElroy Estate Appraisal Totals 40101 Dollars
Probate report lists Miss Mary McElroy estate totaling 40101 dollars with the largest asset 26360 government bonds. Her home valued at 5250 dollars, and bank accounts include 2246 in checking and 1005 in savings. She had shot and killed herself weeks earlier.
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Kansas City
Mary McElroy
Henry F. McElroy
Dyers and Cleaners Convention Attended in Des Moines
Edwin Young and Jack Hawk attend a dyers and cleaners convention in Des Moines Iowa this week.
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Edwin Young
Jack Hawk
Dyers and ‘Cleaners
Des Moines
Salvation Army Advisory Board Dinner Evening Assembly
Salvation Army Advisory Board members and wives will meet at 6 30 PM in the Colonial Tea Room. Long serving members Dr E H Lindley Frank Holliday and R B Stevens depart after three years of service. New members R W McClure John Riling Verner Smith and Kelvin Hoover to join. Major P L DeBevoise state commander will speak on The Handymen of Religion. Mrs DeBevoise will attend.
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Salvation Army Advisory Board
Colonial Tea Room
Salvation Army
E. H. Lindley
Frank Holliday
R. B. Stevens
R. W. McClure
John Riling
Verner Smith
Kelvin Hoover
P. L. DeBevoise
Kansas City
Handymen of Religion
DeBevoise
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Union Park Services
Roosevelt surveys Pacific defenses aboard USS Lang
President Roosevelt continued Pacific Canal Zone defense talks aboard the USS Lang and Tuscaloosa He stressed hemispheric defense ties among independent republics and the United States He praised Canal Zone defenses but urged Congress to fund a third set of locks with 15 million dollars at this session
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U.s.s.lang
Roosevelt
U.S.S. Tuscaloosa
United States
Canal Zone
Congress
Baby Jimmie LeRoy Johnson Born With Seven Great-Grandparents
Infant Jimmie LeRoy Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Frank L Johnson of Baldwin Route 2, has seven living great grandparents and a step great grandmother. His paternal grandparents include Mrs Pearl F Johnson and Lily Dillon. Maternal line lists Robert L Markley and Eva Flory as living, with all maternal great grandparents alive. Jimmie was born September 8 1939.
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Jimmie LeRoy Johnson
Frank L. Johnson
Baldwin Route 2
Pearl F. Johnson
Lily Dillon
John
Dillon
Alice Oyler
William E. Johnson
Pearl Porter
Vivian Markley
Robert L. Markley
Eva Flory
George W. Markley
Dora Flory
Daniel E. Flory
Vina Boots
Robert L.markley
Jimmy LeRoy Johnson
Welles to Meet Mussolini in Rome on Monday
Sumner Welles United States undersecretary of state is expected to be received by Premier Mussolini on Monday after arriving in Rome to survey European conditions for President Roosevelt. He will be hosted by Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano at a state banner event Sunday night. Welles plans talks with Mussolini before possible quick departure after Berlin Paris and London visits.
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Rome
Sumner Welles
United States
Mussolini
Welles
Roosevelt
Galeazzo Cisne
Berlin
Paris
London
Minstrel Show Units Unite for Rehearsal and Ballad Work
Allen Crafton plans to tie together the Old Time Minstrels with a rehearsal tonight at 7 at the Elk's hall and a full rehearsal tomorrow. Ballad singers will join the chorus under Thayer Gaston. Cliff Carl prepares the closing spectacle for the Clio.
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Allen Crafton
Elk’s Hall
Thayer Gaston
Clio
Cliff Carl
Altmark Raid Details Stir U K Parliament
In a continued report Chamberlain explains actions against the Altmark. The British commander offered Bergen joint guard investigations which Norway refused. The navy then proceeded with the seizure as ministers state 299 prisoners were released from the Altmark.
McNutt Off Ballot in Ohio Primary
Ohio Democrats move to bind delegation to Donahey but he declines the favorite son route. McNutt shuns primaries where Roosevelt seeks renomination. Garner weighs entering Ohio and other states with Wheeler seeking ballot access and labor support anticipated in coal rubber and railroad sectors.
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Washington
Altho
Ohio
Paul V. McNutt
Donahey
Garner
Wheeler
McNutt
Roosevelt
Charles Savever
Illinois
Wisconsin
Oregon
California
Georgia
Democratic Committee
Burke
D-Neb
Old Vic
Allies Issue Statement on Norwegian Neutrality
Paris February 20 French and British navies will take all measures to ensure Norwegian waters are not used for belligerent purposes. A French spokesman said German naval acts in Norwegian waters amount to war and Norway has permitted neutral status abuses. The comment followed Chamberlain’s backing of freeing British prisoners from the Altmark in Norwegian waters last Friday.
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Paris
Norwegian
North Sea
Chamberlain
Norway
Meguiar Heads to St Louis for Deans of Women Convention
Miss Elizabeth Meguiar adviser of women travels to St Louis Missouri to attend the four day 1940 convention of the National Association of Deans of Women. She will speak on the administration of loans on scholarships and chairs the southwest central publicity committee. Other committee members include Miss Martha Reid Miss Grace Wilkie Miss Margaret Ellen Ross Mrs Dorothea Meagher and Miss Lide Spragins.
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Elizabeth Meguiar
St. Louis
National Association of Deans of Women
Miss Meguiar
Martha M. Reid
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Grace Wilkie
Wichita University
Margaret Ellen Ross
Rubicam Business‘ School
Dorothea Meagher
Central State Teachers .College
Edmond
Okla
Lide A. Spragins
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tex
Smoking Case Probes Stir Campus Court Action
Two students stand to face the Student Court over anti smoking violations as petitions reach Clerk Justice Bob McKay in Wichita. Chief Justice Eugene Buchanan of Chanute notes a possible third name and says the session will test the smoking ban enforceability.
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Bob~McKay
Wichita
Eugene Buchanan
Chanute
McKay
Emmy-Jane Harbin
Washington, D. C
Jim McClure
Topeka
McClure
Phi Delta Theta
Miss Harbin
Corbin Hall
Greenhall
Velma Wilson
Woman’s Self-Governing Association
C. H. Mullen
Open letter praises Ada Montgomery and Lawrence social notices
In a society note from Topeka Daily Capital, Paul Jones of Lyons Daily News writes to Ada Montgomery praising her publication of a picture of Katy McCarthy and Wally Simpson Tucker, then jokes that printing a photo of Mary Ada Williams would attract a large Democratic crowd in Lawrence.
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Topeka
Daily Capital
Roger Williams
Lawrence
Paul Jones
Lyons Daily News
Ada Montgomery
Katy McCarthy
Wally Simpson Tucker
Mary Ada
Roger
Dode) Williams
Little Old New York tickets aid two plays
The Business and Professional Women's club sold tickets for Little Old New York to fund shows of He Married His Wife and Of Mice and Men. The play was closed earlier than planned. A letter from F A Engel notes a good wheat stand after December snows. The Battery B Peano of the 180th Field Artillery plans its annual gathering February 22 at the American Legion rooms.
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New York
E. F. Engel
F. A. Engel
Liberal
180Th Field Artillery
American Legion Rooms
Deaths and Funerals Thomas Jefferson Liggett
Funeral services were held in Topeka for 80 year old Thomas Jefferson Liggett who died February 17 at his home. Burial followed in Topeka. He leaves a sister Mrs Lucy Q Neal of Lawrence and a brother J H Liggett of Ottawa. Mr Liggett was born and raised at Vinland.
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Thomas Jefferson Liggett
Topeka
Lucy Q’neal
Lawrence
J. H. Liggett
Ottawa
Mr. Liggett
Vinland
Recall of Old Chautauqua Days by KU Bureau Chief
Guy V. Keeler marks the University of Kansas lecture bureau twenty fifth anniversary noting its shift from 85 faculty lecturers to more non faculty and entertainer readings. The bureau last year scheduled 296 faculty and 347 non faculty engagements and 467 concerts for 342 communities while offering University credit for some lectures.
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Guy V. Keeler
University of Kansas
Keeler
Bureau
Hamilton P. Cady
Department of Chemistry
Doctor Cady
Edgar H
Edmund H. Hollands
H. B. Hungerford
A. G. Mitchell
Olin Templin
Endowment Association
Templin
School of Fine Arts
Charles S. Skilton
Carl A. Preyer
William L.burdick
School of Law
Chambers of Commerce
Kanwaka Farm Women Meet. neighbors share reports and events
The Kanwaka unit of Farm Bureau Women met February 13 for a covered dish luncheon and meeting at the homes of Mrs. George Dews and Mrs. William Wymer. Reports covered Farm and Home Week at Manhattan and 1940 Farm Family Financial Planning.
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Kanwaka
Farm Bureau
George Dews
William A. Wymer
Ralph Colman
Kanwaka Good Will Club
Carl Hird
Charles Jennings
Alfred Haegle
Haegle
A. A. Burdorff
Warrington
Ruth Burdorff
Kemp Wilson
Charles Topping
St. Patricks
Billy D. Warrington
Don Westheffer
Don E
Eudora
Guy Bigsby
Russell Anderson
Lois
Sandra Elaine
Kansas City
Merle Colman
Tockel
Msnorial Hospital
Tockela
Godlove Place
Frank Speicher
Will Strahan
Strahan
Homie Farm
John Christy
George Strahan
Rumsey Funeral Home
Clinton Cemetery
Lawrence Concert Delights Kansas City Philharmonic
Karl Krueger directs 85 players in a Lawrence program featuring Skilton’s Suite in E minor and Franck’s Symphony. Sibelius Canzonetta, Mendelssohn Scherzo, Debussy The Afternoon of a Faun, Liszt Les Preludes, and Finlandia crowd-pleasers close. About 800 children attended the matinee. illness kept some from the city schools. Next week the San Francisco Opera Ballet joins the piano serial en route.
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Karl Krueger
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
University
Lawrence
Charles Sanford Skilton
School of Fine Arts
Dr. Skilton
Europe
Skilton
Krueger
Cesar Francki
Jean Sibelius
Felix Mendelssohn
Franz Liszt
Tuolena
Finlandia
San Francisco Opera Ballet
Gieseng
Learn Car Was Stolen From Local Couple in Webster Groves
The 1939 Buick sedan missing from Richard J. Parnall and his wife in Webster Groves after a show in St. Louis. Police say the thief, who had robbed a North Lawrence filling station, fled down an alley near Lawrence National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Parnall
Webster Grove
Jude Anderson
Parnall
St. Louis
North Lawrence
Lawrence National Ank
Marriage License Issued to Stalcup Hesseltine Couple
A marriage license was issued at the probate judge's office to Cecil L. Stalcup of Knichtsown Indiana and Lois Hesseltine of Sabetha.
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Cecil L. Stalcup
Knichts‘own
Wheat prices surge to season high on sea warfare signals
Wheat prices jumped sharply in Chicago trading, May futures rising to about 1.07 per bushel as market buyers cited intensified sea warfare. May closed around 1.04, July near 1.02, with corn and oats also showing gains as buyers pushed prices higher after fluctuating trends.
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Chicago
Commodity market notes show mixed corn and wheat activity
Receipts and shipping sales are listed for corn and oats with steady to lower prices. The CCC reports withdrawals of wheat from loan totaling 3,924,000 bushels for the week ended February 8, with marked comparisons to prior periods. Open interest in wheat reached 82,620,000 bushels as futures activity fluctuated.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
KC Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep With Price Trends
Kansas City market update shows hogs 2 500 head slow to mostly 5 lower than Monday. Heavies not much traded. Cattle 3 500 head calves 408 with beef steers steady to 15 higher and vealers 50 higher. Sheep 4 000 head lambs 10 to 25 higher. Grain and hog market close noted with price ranges for various weights and grades.
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Kansas City
USDA
Estimated Livestock Receipts For Tomorrow
Official figures list cattle 3000 calves 400 hogs 2000 sheep 4000 to be received tomorrow. The totals reflect anticipated market activity and are subject to last minute changes by supply officials.
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Kansas City
USDA
Wheat and grain futures slip on Kansas City exchange
Wheat leads losses with 26 cars trading down about 13 cents to around 1.02 a bushel for No. 2 dark hard. Corn and oats show mixed to lower tones with May contracts around 55 to 56 for corn and oats down slightly. Wheat and corn price ranges extend across multiple grades and delivery months, reflecting a cautious trading day.
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Kansas City
Wheat and hay markets report from Chicago and Kansas City
Chicago and Kansas City market notices list futures and prices for wheat soybeans rye lard bellies and hay. May and July wheat futures, soybeans around 1.09 and 1.07, lard and bale prices across multiple delivery months, with Kansas City alfalfa and hay car rates provided.
Chicago potato market prices and sales report
Chicago potato market report dated February 20 lists Idaho Russet Burbanks at U S No 1 1.80 to 2.00 per cwt with No 2 at 1.40. Nebraska Bliss Triumphs show U S No 1 washed 1.80 to 2.15, unwashed 1.65. Red River Valley Cobblers in Minnesota and North Dakota at 1.15 to 1.25 with Bliss Triumphs at 1.20 to 1.25 and Car U S No 1 brushed 1.35.
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Chicago
Ap-Usda
Idaho
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River Valley
U. S
Bliss
Kansas City Market Prices Report Feb 17
AP market summary for Kansas City shows current receipts in dairy and poultry with butterfat values and poultry weights. Grain prices include wheat, yellow corn, mixed, white corn, oats, and kaffir. Eggs, hogs, and butterfat categories list No 128 and No 2 prices and weight classifications.
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Kansas City
Feb
Gs AP
Ae Ee Sd
Springs
Treasury Bond Closing Quotes Lead NY Markets
New York on February 20 reports closing government bond prices with Treasury 3 55s March at 103.30 and Treasury 4s at 120, Treasury 8s at 55-51 priced 110.1.
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New York
Treasury
Stock Rally Ends Slump as Leaders Jump Late
In New York trading, a late surge lifted leaders one to two points from yesterday after a four hour and 45 minute slide. Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel helped lift metals with a two point rise on sizable orders boosting total volume near 800 000 shares. Commodities edged higher, wheat closed up 14 1 4 percent at 234 cents a bushel, corn up 2 1 2 cents, cotton steady to down 20 cents per bale. London firm, Paris and Amsterdam weaker.
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New York
Bethlehem
7. S
Chicago
London
Paris
Amsterdam
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U. K
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Admiral Graf Spee
Montevideo
Graf Spee
Bob Garner
Allies
E. U. Court
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Mickie Rooney
Robert Kelley
Journalism Press
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WREN
Waxi
Kappa Alpha Theta
House
Mouse
Martha Green
Theta House
Thetas
LEARN
Buick
Dickinson Bay
Schulz Anctsin
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Paya
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