Finland relief fund expands remit to aid groups
Herbert Hoover chairing the Finnish relief fund announces a broadened scope with 12 relief groups, a Remittance Division to channel donations to Lotta Svard, religious bodies, educational institutions, and the Finnish government, and a triple service aiding civilians, government burdens, and dollar exchange. The fund now openly directs donations to specified institutions and cannot remit to individuals.
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Herbert Hoover
Finnish Relief Fund
Finland
United States
Cajander
Calander Committee
New York
Tha
Government of
Lotta Svaard
Lutheran Church
Catholic Church
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Akin organ recital charms audience at First Methodist
Mrs Nita Akin presented a polished program on the Russell Memorial organ at the First Methodist Church. Her Bach Prelude and Fugue in D major and Franck chorale drew praise for clarity and color, while the recital benefited from sponsorship by the Kansas Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Skies cleared in Texas as February cold caused seven deaths from exposure and automobile crashes near Mt Pleasant and Lubbock.
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Lynnwood Farnam
Bornsheim
Texas
Lubbock
Tex
South Plains
Lindale
Mt. Pleasant
Digging the Old Wells Again Sermon by Dr Atkins
Prepared for the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America the sermon urges renewing inherited faith for present needs. It cites Genesis 26 12 18 and calls readers to redefine duties and find new joy in old tasks while honoring past revelations.
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Gaius Glenn Atkins
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Isaac
Abraham
Lindbergh views European war as material struggle
Col Lindbergh says the conflict shows just another battle for material gain among Western nations. He argues right is relative and urges sharing influence among Europe’s peoples to prevent weakness and Soviet or Japanese dominance, warning Germany is essential to balance.
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New York
Cpi
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic Monthly
Lindbergh
America
Russia
Japan
Europe
Germany
England
France
War Council Meets in Ankara to Coordinate Allied Forces
Turkey's supreme war council opened a week long session led by Field Marshal Fevzi Cakmak to align Turkish forces with Britain and France in the Near East. Allies reportedly massed about 570000 troops in Syria Palestine and nearby areas as Turkey mobilizes under a national defense act.
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Ankara
Turkey
Supreme War Council
Britain
France
Near East
Syria
Palestine
Berat
Near Eastern
Fevzi Karmak
National Assembly
Two Teams of V F W in Search for New Members
Mrs. Bertha Langley leads two teams in a membership drive for the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Each team is headed by a local leader as the campaign runs until March 31 with a chicken supper and cards event to boost recruitment. The rivalry aims to install night in April with a celebration for the winner.
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Army
Navy
Bertha Langley
Ladies Auxiliary
Swedish Activists Seek Aid for Finland Front
Swedish activists presented a resolution to Premier Hansson urging continued assistance to Finland to hold its front. The plan avoids direct military intervention, stressing Nordic unity and fearing Sweden becoming a war theater while backing the king's stance on indirect aid.
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Stockholm
Finland
Per Albin Hansson
Gustaf
Wartorn
Sweden
Tidens Teen
Oslo
Hansson
Howver
Mrs Taft Heads West for Midwest Campaign Trail
Mrs Robert A Taft travels west to promote her husband the Ohio senator in the campaign. She will speak at a Chicago rally with Representative Martin and address a Republican women's group in Evansville Then she tours Minnesota from Winona his birthplace while the senator plans stops in Chapel Hill North Carolina and Springfield Illinois. Ads seek workers through the classified page.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
White House
Chicago
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Evantson
Winona
Minn
Minnesota
Midwest
Chapel Hill
N. C
Springfield
Baldwin News Social Notes Highlight Local Clubs and Visits
Miss Marjorie Ricketts of Madison Wisconsin visits sister Miss Louis Ricketts at the Alpha Chi Omega house in Baldwin. Various club meetings and social events are planned including Leisure Hour luncheon, Zeta Chi Mother's club, and P.E.O. activities with members traveling to Lawrence Humboldt and Wichita. The Douglas County Carrier's association and Women’s Auxiliary attend an oyster supper in Lawrence.
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Madison
Wis
Louis Ricketts
Alpha Chi Omega
Ricketts
Baker
Paloa
Wadsworth
W. J. Williams
Harold W. Guest
Zeta Chi
Ralph Harman
F. M. Hartley
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Kensington
Lawrence
George H. Kirchhoff
Holcombe Hour Club
Charlotte Curran
Florence Strong
Frances Bailey
Malachai
Miss Curran
Muriel Davoff
Ethel Watkins
Bennett
Mildred B. Hahn
Hugh P. Hartley
P.E.O
Baldwin
Baldwin Post Office Association
Dick Fisher
Lenore Williams
Eudora
Vinland
Lecompton
Simpson Taylor
Edgerton and Gardner
Roundtable hour changed for KU Japan trade talk
The University of Kansas KFKU roundtable shifts from 9 30 to 10 pm this week with Current Trade Relations with Japan as the topic. Participants L L Water Lawrence L Vance and Peter Palmer from KU economics will discuss from 10 to 10 30 pm. City Library closed Thursday for Washington's birthday.
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University of Kansas Roundtable
KFKU
Japan
L. L. Water
Lawrence L. Vance
Peter Palmer
Department of Economics
University of Kansas
Washington
Plane passenger sought in Kansas City transit cover
A man described as a movie leader named on a transport through Kansas City is extradited to Chicago for pandering. The suspect, said to have hidden in a locked plane compartment during a breakfast stop, faces charges in Illinois. Ernest Zell, a Harvard street sweeper, retires at 90 after 22 years on the city crew due to deafness to horns.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Chicago
Illinois
Harvard
Ernest Zell
Did Diamond Jim Suffer Ulcer Pains From Excess Acid
An adorial style claim discusses Diamond Jim Brady's eating and suggests Udga Tablets relieve ulcer and stomach pains caused by excess acid. The copy promotes a 25 cent box and a money back guarantee, with distribution at Round Corner Drug Co. and other drug stores.
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Diamond Jim Brady
Plains
Round Corner Drug Co
Local clubs schedule gatherings this week
The Nautilus club meets Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. E. C. Wright’s home on Orange street. Mrs. I. C. Rankin hosted the Tuesday Reading club at her North 7th street home. Miss Ethel Watkins hosts the Kensington club Thursday night at the Bennett home. Mrs. Charles Kalb hosted the Monday Night club this week.
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Nautilus Club
E. C. Wright
Orange Street
I. C. Rankin
North 7Th Street
Ethel Watkins
Kensington
Bennett Home
Charles Kalb
Edson Love Dies at 83 Former Frisco and Pennsylvania Engineer
Edson Love, 83, retired railroad engineer, died last night. He spent 46 years with the Frisco line and seven years with the Pennsylvania.
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Wichita, Kan
Dison Love
The
Frisco
Pennsylvania
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