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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1940

Page

8

Rumanians speed up preparations as oil talks loom

Bucharest reports speeded Romanian mobilization with 1.6 million under arms and 200000 reservists recalled. Dr Karl Clodius arrives to press for 1940 oil quotas while Romania seeks to constrain aviation gasoline shipments to Germany amid Allied pressure and looming trade talks with Italy.

Bucharest Rumania Germany Reich Karl Clodius Romania Clodius Italy Great Britain France Europe London Carol

Frederick Kann to Speak On Art at K. U. Tuesday

Frederick Kann of the Kansas City Art Institute will give an illustrated lecture on Abstract Art and Industrial Design on Tuesday February 27 at 2 30 p m in the auditorium of Frank Stronghall. The event is open to the public. Kann has been an artist art director and teacher in the U S and Europe and will be guest of a KU design department. His works are on exhibit in Frank Strong Hall third floor west.

Frederick Kann Kansas City Art Institute Frank Stronghall Kann Department of Design K. U Sudetenland Germany Munich Europe Frank Strong West

Quake Levels Villages in Kaisari Region

Istanbul reports reveal that four villages in Kaisari region were leveled by a series of shocks, with at least 70 dead and over 50 injured. Ankara and Andana felt tremors as eighteen quakes struck Kaisari and surrounding areas. Tens of thousands of cattle perished, peasants fled to open fields, and fear of a repeat of the December disaster grips the region.

Istanbul Kaisari Turkey Ankara Andana Anatolia

Stamp Plan Into Effect In Saline County

Relief clients in Saline County will begin using the federal stamp plan to buy food at lower prices this Saturday. Roy B. Martin of the surplus commodities corps says Saline is the smallest county to adopt the program, which is already in Hutchinson and Wichita and soon to start in Topeka.

Salina Kan Saline County Roy B. Martin Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation Saline Hutchinson Wichita Topeka

Four Hour Wild West Style Chase Ends in Dog’s Death

Pittsburgh report of a rabies scare after a dog believed mad bit 18 people during a four hour pursuit. Police and volunteers fired over 50 shots before an officer’s revolver shot killed the animal. some bitten relied on medical checkups with no serious injuries.

Pittsburgh Overbrook Garrick

Founder of Boy Scouts Baden-Powell Turns 83

London on February 22 the founder of the Boy Scouts Lord Baden-Powell is 83 and says old age is ripping. He notes he feels much the same as the late Duke of Cambridge who quipped about his knees and brain.

London The Boy Scouts Lord Baden-Powell Scout Movement Duke of Cambridge

Dold Office Manager John J Elder Dies in Car Crash

John J. Elder 55, office manager of the Dold Packing Co, died after a heart attack caused his car to crash into a telephone pole on a busy Wichita street. He died before reaching a hospital.

Dold Wichita John J. Elder Dold Packing Company Elder

Capitol Building Dry Beer Sales Drop in Oklahoma Statehouse

Oklahoma City reports sales of 3.2 beer at the capitol cafeteria fell after Governor Phillips banned drinking in the building. Manager E C Stewart says sales dropped to the point of not covering costs for icing. state employees once drank 80 cases daily. Prohibition remains in effect.

Oklahoma City State Capitol E. C. Stewart Capitol Leon C. Phillips Oklahoma

Valley Chapel Reports Four New Pupils Arrive

Valley Chapel school notes four new pupils joining the class. Names include Kenneth and Mary Ann among the additions.

Kenneth Mary Ann

Community Notices From Local School and Town

School sickness and attendance notes. hospital stays for Einora Pfantz. funerals for Will Strahan and Mrs Will Pieratt in Lawrence. visits between residents in Kansas City and nearby towns. mail route incidents near Roy Curtis. social events include bridge party and valentine party. youths in class and local clubs meet for an oyster supper. Pfantz moving back to Harve Bond place. cattle sold. house fire incident affecting Mrs Neal Banks.

Jimmie Mahoney Bobby Burns Bobby Bowen Bobby Wilson Wilbur Longanecker Conrad Curtis Elnora Pfantz Hugo Schellhorn Will Strahan Rumsey Lawrence Harry Bowen Bobby Ralph Marshall Marshall Baby Pieratt Sanders Emma Nieder Elsa Boer L. W. McNees Roy Puckett Mary Thome W. McNees Robert Wilson Pearl Flory Lone Star Roy Curtis Fred Gray Howard Longanecker Charlotte Charlie Sanders and Sons Solon Markley Mary Katherine William John Dunn Kenneth Puckett Young Bachelors Club Victor and Lawrence Salsburg Ralph McNees Biza Bond Pfantz Williamstown Harve Bond N F. Thome Neal Banks

Wall Paper Fire Nearly Causes Major Damage

A small wall fire started by hung wallpaper was quickly controlled with minimal damage. Firefighters say prompt response prevented a larger blaze and potential injuries or property loss.

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