Red Army Near Viipuri as Finnish Frontuts Pressure
Russian forces pushed within about seven and a half miles of Viipuri amid heavy Finnish losses, with attacks extending along the Mannerheim line including Kaislahti Koivisto regions. Field Marshal Mannerheim welcomed Swedish and Norwegian volunteers, signaling their active role in combat alongside Finnish troops.
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Helsinki
Red Army
Viipuri
Kaislahti
Koivisto
Mannerheim
Kayelian
Salmenkaita
Lake Ladoga
Kuhmo
Finland
Petsamo
Kajaani
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
al Tho
German Worker Executed for Treason Over Siegfried Line
Walter Hartmann a worker who aided construction of the Siegfried line was executed for revealing fortifications area details to French agents. Jo an Fridolin Endrasalgo was also executed on treason charges. Hartmann fled to France after a coworker theft but the report provides no detail on how he was recaptured.
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Berlin
Walter Hartmann
Joan Fridolin Endrasalgo
Hartmann
France
Storm Cuts Turkish Communications Amid War Rumors
Istanbul reports that a storm destroyed five miles of European Turkish telephone lines, causing widespread war rumors in the Balkans. Officials denied Moscow mobilization rumors as Turkey plans government action to control coal industry. Anatolia endures earthquakes, floods, and continuing storms.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Balkans
TNE Ollicial Auachuenu Sca
Wpe Cy
Moscow
Committee For National Defense Coordination
Ankara
British navy trawler Benvolio sunk by mine in war at sea
Britain reports the 352 ton Benvolio lost to a mine with 10 crew dead. Press says four German submarines may have been sunk by RAF bombs and ramming. RAF planes reach Prague and probe Kiel Hamburg Bremen while a RAF plane is lost in reconnaissance over Germany.
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London
Britain
Air Ministry
Germany
Prague
France
Paris
Royal Air Force
Kiel
Hamburg
Bremen
Shetland Islands
North Sea
Relief meeting seeks work relief solutions countywide
About 40 taxpayers led by W. J. Baumgartner met with the board of county commissioners at the courthouse to discuss relief. Expenditures rose from 25,000 in 1933 to an estimated 248,000 in 1940 and the group urged clubs and organizations to appoint representatives to work with officials on a plan.
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W. J. Baumgartner
Court House
Board of County Commissioners
John Brand
W. E. Sandelius
Viesselman Named Consultant on Evidence Codification
Professor P. W. Viesselman of the school of law is appointed consultant for the district on the American Law Institute committee's work. The panel codes rules of evidence to form a uniform code for all 48 states. Viesselman will travel to Washington in May to consult with other field authorities on the committee's recent findings.
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P. W. Viesselman
School of Law
Committee On
American Law Institute
Wiesselman
Washington, D. C
France Grants Refuge in Algeria to Polish Refugees
France set aside a sunny tract near Algiers in Algeria for 25 000 to 30 000 Polish refugees who fled Poland to escape the German Russian invasion. The area will be provided to the Polish ministry of public assistance for settlement from refugees in Bulgaria Yugoslavia Greece and Romania.
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Paris
France
Algeria
Poland
Polish Ministry of Public Assistance
Algiers
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
Rumania
Secretary Woodring Visits Neodesha for Informal Legion Event
Secretary of War Woodring made an informal hometown visit to Neodesha Kansas on February 24. He spoke at a Washington Day banquet and presented the Purple Heart to Lloyd E. Bowman. About four hundred locals attended before the secretary and Mrs Woodring left by train for Hot Springs Arkansas for a brief vacation.
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Neodesha
Kan
Woodring
American Legion
Washington
Order of Purple Heart
Lloyd E. Bowman
Legion
Neaodesha
Woodrine
IRS Officer to Aid KU Faculty in Tax Returns
C Robert Barnes deputy collector from the Internal Revenue Service will be on the University of Kansas campus Monday and Tuesday to help faculty and staff file federal income tax returns. Appointments in conference room 23 Frank Strong Hall with Miss Elizabeth Rupp in the chancellor's office.
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C. Robert Barnes
Department of Internal Revenue
University of Kansas
Barnes
Frank Stronghall
Elizabeth Rupp
Erie DA Promises Full Probe of Teen Morals Racket
District Attorney Burton R. Laub of Erie announces a full investigation into a growing racket by teenage girls who flirt with motorists, seize license numbers, and report them to police. He says it began as school girl pranks but has become vicious and dangerous.
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Erie
Burton R. Laub
Spain approves law suppressing Masonry
Madrid reports the cabinet approved a decree suppressing Masonry and curbing secret societies. ABC denounced Masonry as arming dubious forces that aided the civil war and said Masons and similar groups worked secretly to undermine national ideals.
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Madrid
Spain
ABC
Kennedy Goes to England
U S ambassador Joseph P Kennedy sailed to Britain aboard the Manhattan after a three month absence. In an interview he said the United States should stay out of the war and that European economics were worsening.
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New York
Joseph P. Kennedy
U. S
Great Britain
United States
Manhattan
Kennedy
Europe
Third Term Race Will Put Texas In G O P Column
Senator Bridges of New Hampshire predicts if the new dealers push a Roosevelt third term many southern states including Texas will vote Republican this November. He argues the New Deal damages democracy and calls for a Republican message stressing job creation over relief or political favors.
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Texas
G.O.P
Bridges
Dallas
Tex
R-N.h
Roosevelt
Republican Party
New Deal
Trade pact debate moves to Senate after House win
Washington February 24 opponents conceded Hull trade agreements may continue in some form. Senate allies push amendments to require ratification by two thirds a tariff yardstick and rollback of most favored nation status. Taft Adams and McNary forecast GOP opposition while Hull testimony opens Senate hearings next week.
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Washington
Senate
Hull
House
Congress
United States
Adams
D-Cole
Taft
Rohio
McNary
Oregon
TJ Am
Tariff Commission
Pittman
D-New
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
D.-Miss
Ratner Warns Kansas Against Bossism and Machine Politics
Governor Payne Ratner in a Topeka radio address warns Kansas must remain free of machine politics and bossism calling it a cancer to the body politic. He urges government employees to serve only the public and focus on honest economical efficient service.
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Topeka
Kansas
Payne Ratner
Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Rainfall totals and low gas prices noted
Yesterday's rain measured .41 inch with .19 inch by noon and .22 inch after. Prof. C J Posey reported as volunteer weather observer. Month to date rainfall stands at .78 inch with lower gas prices mentioned for Carters Ady.
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C. J. Posey
Carters
Ady
Puti de Cena Enpeene
Dies Proposes Closed Hearings To Dodge Political Trouble
Chairman Dies proposes that the House un American Activities Committee hold hearings in private until after the November election to avoid political manipulation. He says public sessions would risk misinterpretation and would only resume if an emergency arises in the public interest.
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Dies
Washington
D-Tex
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Bankers plan Kansas University conference on campus
A local committee led by Walter A. Schaal of Lawrence National Bank, George Docking of First National Bank, and George Dunkley of Peoples State Bank will prepare for the Kansas Bankers Association meeting at the University of Kansas June 12 to 14. A KU committee including Frank T. Stockton, Harold G. Ingham, and Joseph H. Taggart will organize sessions. The event, cosponsored by the bankers association and KU extension, marks KU’s first banker campus program with faculty teaching short courses.
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Walter A. Schaal
Lawrence National Bank
George Docking
First National Bank
George Dunkley
Peoples State Bank
Kansas Bankers Association
University of Kansas
University
Frank T. Stockton
School of Business
Harold G. Ingham
Joseph H. Taggart
Bankers Association
K. U. Extension Division
K. U
Love Triangle Death Shocks Tacoma in Hotel Fire Slaying
In a Tacoma area case police label a love triangle as the motive for a deadly wedding night. Hale R Nosler a 56 year old health resort operator was shot and his clothes soaked in kerosene then set ablaze. His 39 year old wife Myra Nosler was shot in the abdomen and beaten. John Ord a Taenma city fireman and the man claiming common law marriage to Mrs Nosler was held for questioning.
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Tacoma
Wash
Hale R. Nosler
Nosler
Myra Nosler
King Pomeroy
John Ord
Taenma
Clyde Knowles
Ord
Pomeroy
Knowles
Welles to See Pope Pius in Rome
Vatican reports Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles will visit Pope Pius to present President Roosevelt’s emissary. Myron C. Taylor, envoy to the Vatican, plans to meet the pope early next week. The Rex liner carries both envoys arriving tomorrow. Welles to meet Mussolini Monday and depart for Berlin Wednesday.
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Vatican City
Pius
Sumner Welles
Rome
Roosevelt
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Taylor
Welles
Rex
Mussolini
Berlin
Dead fish clog Little Sugar Creek in Mound City
Hundreds of dead fish are being collected daily from Little Sugar Creek at the city water pumping plant in Mound City Kansas. The species include bass crappie and catfish with some individuals up to six pounds. Officials say the creek will be seined after the ice melts.
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Creek Mound City
Kan
Little Sugar Creek
City
Average of 60 stocks slips to 49.7 after yesterday 50.0
The average of 60 stocks fell to 49.7 from 50.0 yesterday. Market activity showed volatility with a slight decline in overall stock values.
Hitler declares Germany unbeat able and friends with former foes
Munich reports Adolf Hitler claiming Germany cannot be defeated militarily or economically and that Italy Russia and Japan are now friendly states. He denounced Churchill Chamberlain and plutocracy, lauded rearmament and Germanys economic recovery, and spoke before a Nazi audience at Hofbrau Haus on the 20th anniversary of the party program.
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Munich
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Italy
Russia
Japan
Fuehrer
Hitler
Hofbrau Haus
Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Centralizing Foreign Exchange Under Swedish Bank Plan
Stockholm reports a proposal to place all imports and exports of foreign exchange in Sweden under a central bank. The plan would ban most imports of securities outside the central bank or designated banks, while keeping clearing with Germany Italy Turkey and Estonia intact. The Riksdag meets to discuss this and the Pajala bombing attributed to Soviet planes.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Riksdag
Germany
Italy
Turkey
Estonia
Spain
Pajala
Old Time Minstrels Ready for Two Night Stand at Dickinson
Plan final touches for the Old Time Minstrels at Dickinson theater Tuesday and Wednesday with two rehearsals set. Prof. Allen Crafton will finish production while Oliver Hobbs and Thayer Gaston coordinate orchestra and chorus. Bob Myers a Pittsburg Teachers College graduate is expected as vocal soloist in Shortenin Bread. Proceeds benefit the Chamber of Commerce publicity effort. tickets 50 and 75 cents reserved, 5 cents general admission.
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Dickinson Theater
Allen Crafton
Oliver Hobbs
Thayer Gaston
Henry Asher
Theodore Charlton
Carl Drake
van Bruner
Charles Radcliffe
Bob Myers
Chanute
Myers
Pittsburg Teachers ‘College
Basktball
Coppelia to Be Featured by San Francisco Opera Ballet
The San Francisco Opera Ballet presents Coppelia adapted for young audiences at Hoch auditorium on Monday night. Lead performer Janet Reed, famed for her titian hair, stars alongside William Christensen as Frantz, with Christensen also serving as artistic director. The company trains many promising dancers in its own San Francisco school.
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Coppelia
San Francisco Opera Ballet
Hoch Auditorium
San Francisco
Janet Reed
William Christenesa
Frantz
Christensen
Catholics in Conference Opens Diocesan Councils Meet
More than 1,000 Catholics gathered in Kansas City for the first annual conference of the Kansas City Diocesan Councils of men and women. Bishop Edwin V. O'Haran organized the three day event with speakers including priests and lay leaders from social service and education.
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Kansas City
Edwin, V. O’haran
Hughes marks ten years as Chief Justice on Court
Washington February twenty four. Charles Evans Hughes completed ten years of service as Chief Justice of the United States. Friends say he is in good health and has no retirement plans in the near future. Mobilgas Reg. 15.5, Cash L-13. Carters’ Adv.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
The
United States
Mobilgas
Cash
Carters.' Adv
German Officials Ban News On Sumner Welles Visit
Berlin moved to suppress all news of the US Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles visit. Official sources said the trip would occur entirely outside the press with no timetable disclosed. The ban applied to domestic and foreign reporters and followed prior indications of openness.
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Sumner Welles
Berlin
United States
Germany
Welles
Naples
Italy
Washington
Roosevelt
Thirteen Seek City Council Nomination in March Primary
Thirteen men compete for six council seats in the March 5 primary. Notables include Joe Schelbar unopposed for Republican in the fifth ward and incumbents Willard Brown J F Eberhart Frank Rowland R O Burgert and Harry Edmondson seeking re election. Independent filings allowed March 6 to 22 with candidates listed by ward.
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Joe Schelbar
Connecticut Street
Willard Brown
J. F. Eberhart
Frank Rowland
R. O. Burgert
Harry Edmondson
Ralph Pine
New City Hall
Court House
Woodlawn School
Tillots Street
F.S. Butcher
Mississippi Street
I. F. Eberhart
Tennessee Street
D. J. Richardson
Vermont Street
Charles D. Stough
Massachusetts Street
R. Q O. Burgert
New Hampshire Street
Jesse J. Krum
Elm Street
Winter to Lash Out in Final Feb Weekend for Kansas
Topeka reports a cold front sweeping through Kansas as a strong north wind and light snow spread across the state with near-zero readings. Federal meteorologist A D Robb says considerable precipitation is likely next week with below normal temperatures and notes Eastern Kansas had heavy rains while the west was mostly dry.
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Topeka
A. D. Robb
Robb
Kansas
Wichita
Kansas City
Toneka
St. Joseph
Concordia
Goodland
Dodge City
Kansas Nebraska Basketball Scores to be Published
Tonight in Lincoln Nebraska the Kansas Nebraska basketball game will begin at 8 o clock. Scores from the game will be published later in the Journal World reflecting the halftime and final results.
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Kansas-Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
The
Journal-World
Weather outlook for Kanzas with light snow and cold start
A weather note reports light snow tonight and Sunday with cloudy skies in the extreme southeast. Colder temperatures in the southeast tonight and the extreme west Sunday afternoon. Next week shows considerable precipitation with temperatures near or below normal.
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Kanzas
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