Officers Fail Physical Tests At Camp Robinson
Camp Robinson Ark Feb 27 Col Charles H Browne Horton Kan failed to pass a physical examination and relinquished command of the 187th Infantry of the 36th division. Command passed to Col A D Coseley. Other officers relieved included Capt F R Abbott Lt Col Robert M Talbert Lt Harold M Tidwell Lt Clifford E Penrose Capt J J Donnellan Lt Harold Snider Lt Edward L Christensen Lt Cecil Meyers Lt Ray G Palmer. Colonel Browne is publisher of the Horton Headlight. Snider, civilian citizen, operates a coal business and is highway commissioner. Snider took over H company after Capt Gorill was sent to Ft Leavenworth. Mrs Snider says he will be home in a few days. transfer of property will take time. Capt Melchior W Marks commanded 127th Field Artillery detachment. Second Lt Aubrey Anglen will return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Robinson
Ark
Charles H. Browne
Horton
Kan
187Th Infantry
A. D. Coseley
F. R. Abbott
130Th
F. Av
Robert M. Talbert
Chanlain
Harold M. Tidwell
Signal Corps
Clifford E. Penrose
J. J. Donnellan
Inf
Harold Snider
Edward L. Christensen
Cecil Meyers
IF. A
Ray G. Palmer
Browne
Snider
H Company
Galen Gorrill
Command and General Staff School
Ft. Leavenworth
Mobiliza
Aubrey Anglen
Kansas City
127Th F. A
Francis Morawetz
Surplus Commodities Distributed Through Welfare Office
Commodities valued over 3000 dollars were distributed by the surplus commodities administration via the county welfare department from January 25 to February 25. The period’s list was smaller than usual and lacked potatoes and oranges. Estimated retail values include rice 154 dollars, raisins 176.25, dry lima beans 87.50, graham flour 234.42, white flour 127.40, wheat cereal 175.40, corn meal 136.30, dried peaches 172.25, dry prunes 112.50, hams 387.75, fresh pears 316.05, apples 688, and ergs 353.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surplus Commodities Administration
County Welfare Department
Christian Endeavor Event in North Lawrence
Miss Violet Carr led the North Lawrence Christian Endeavor Sunday evening. The lesson titled What the Bible Says About Justice was presented. A piano solo accompanied the gathering. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hannenburger Oscar Stoebener of Worden and Miss Marybell Richardson of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Violet Carr
North Lawrence
Phyllis Jane Marlowe
Herbert Hannenburger
Oscar Stoebener
Worden
Marybell Richardson
Lawrence
Evenine
Government Studies Plan to Convert Golf Courses
The War Department is studying converting metropolitan golf courses into landing fields for warplanes as a precaution for emergencies. An air board has been ordered to survey golf courses near New York City, numbering over 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Air Oe
New York City
Parachute Tactics in Netherlands Stir Berlin Reports
Berlin says British agitators may land in the Netherlands by parachute and motorboat at night but German authorities claim such actions are limited and being suppressed. In Amsterdam clashes kill at least six as martial law spreads in North Holland following strikes and riots against police and a Jewish organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
UPI
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Germany
Reich
North Holland
Kansas City Philharmonic to Play Two Con concert in Lawrence
The Kansas City Philharmonic under Karl Krueger will perform two concerts in Lawrence March 3 and 4 as part of the Kansas Music Teachers state convention. The children’s matinee at 2 15 Tuesday features pieces by Strauss Schubert and others. the Tuesday evening program includes Tschaikowsky Debussy Enesco and Saint Saens with harpist Lois Craft. Tickets available at the high school or Hoch auditorium box office.
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Kansas City Philharmonic
Kansas Music Teachers
Lawrence
Hoch Auditorium
Krueger
Vilay
Strauss
Schubert
Vienna Woods
Tschaikowsky
Debussy
George Enesco
Saint-Saens
Lois Craft
Ravel
Karl Krueger
United States
State of
Kansas
Definitions of Socialism Communism and Capitalism
The questions ask for terms describing all forms of socialism and communism, the nature of socialist economies, the opposite system to socialism and communism, and the meaning of capitalism.
Japan Delivers Ultimatum to French Indo China on Mediation
Tokyo reports say Japan gave French Indo-China a final mediation offer deadline by Friday midnight and warned of forceful action if rejected. Vichy troops are mobilizing along the Indo China Thai land frontier as armistice hopes fade. Admiral Hiroki Yamamoto named to command Mako base near Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Thailand
Foreign Office
Vichy
Admiralty
Hiroki Yamamoto
Mako
Fescadores Islands
Formosa
East China
Yamamoto
France
Collectivism versus Capitalism in Modern Economics
The text argues collectivism places production under group or state control while capitalism is individual and free. It contrasts ownership of resources and corporate stock with freedom to enter or leave ventures, noting modern society is often labeled capitalist though owners may not direct operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Health Board Reports County Typhoid and Measles Rise
The state board of health weekly report ends February 23 shows Lawrence with one typhoid case, 14 measles, two undulant fever, and two more measles cases in the county outside Lawrence. Measles cases rise in Lawrence as city physician Dr. Wray Enders urges home isolation for colds and fevers. Junior high students received diphtheria inoculations today. about 75 in grades seven to twelve are vaccinated with parental consent required. The third and final inoculation at junior high concludes today. typhoid shots follow, then smallpox and finally tuberculin tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Lawrence
Wray Enders
Lawrence School Board candidates share views at meeting
The candidates discuss qualifications and shared goals for the Lawrence school system. Dean Lawson emphasizes early reading and standards, noting $700000 debt paid by 1944, while others praise community support and plan salary conversations. one candidate missed the event.
Ralph Colman Injured in Overturned Car Near Lawrence
Ralph Colman of the area five miles west and a mile south of Lawrence was badly bruised yesterday morning when his new car skidded on the highway near the Hazlett farm. The vehicle overturned after he tried to steer it to the side, veering across the road as he headed into Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Colman
Lawrence
Hazlett Farm
Colman
British Occupy Kelamet North East of Cheren
Reuters dispatch reports British forces have occupied Kelamet, about 30 miles northeast of Cheren in northern Eritrea, without Italian resistance. Cheren lies roughly 42 miles from Massawa on the Red Sea and near Asmara, the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Khartoum
Eritrea
Kelamet
Cheren
Massauon
Red Sea
Asmara
Jella Resigns to Join Fairfax Airport Engineering Staff
Len L. Jella, an assistant in the county engineer's office, resigned today to join the engineering staff of Kansas City Kansas. He will report to duty on the Fairfax airport project recently purchased by the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Len L. Jella
Jella
Fairfax
Seven dead as plane crashes en route to Mexico
A plane bound for Mexico with seven killed and Brady among the injured shouted to rescuers not to light matches as gasoline leaked from the wreck. The craft struck pines near Stone Mountain before skidding to a stop after crossing 160 yards. The accident occurred during a low visibility approach to Atlanta airport on a 4000 foot ceiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Brady
Rosenfeld
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
John J. Pershing
Rickenbacker
Air Corps
Eastern Air Lines
Byron
Danville
Lawrence News Briefs Stresses Local People and Events
Mrs. William Nadelhoffer, 93, of Lawrence, is seriously ill and mother to Mrs. Will Johns Sr. Lawrence council lists 81 members with George W. Knight and Ernest Pontius as officers. A free color garden film at the high school, sponsored by the Junior Chamber, promotes yard work tips from Swift and Company. Kansas Electric Power reports a successful Armory home show with 1,100 attendees. Ed Hope notes John Rushmer, now sailing to South America, sent a postcard from the Grace line ship Santa Lucia. In the 1300 block Massachusetts, ten residents head to California for aircraft factory work. An Elk’s club minstrel practice is set for tomorrow at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nadelhoffer
Will Johns
Nadelhoffer
O Lawrence
Quantrill
H. J. Percy
Columbus
United Commercial Travelers
Lawrence
George W. Knight
Ernest Pontius
Junior Chamber of Commerce City
Swift and Company
Kansas Electric Power Company
Armory
University of Kansas
Ed Hope
John Rushmer
Rushmer
South America
Grace Line
Santa Lucia
Classifieds Report Thousands of Jobs Found
Hundreds of jobs listed via the classified page. To place an ad or hire a worker, call 22 and give your ad to Ad-Taker.
Presbyterian Church Considers Four Plans for College of Emporia
Topeka Feb 27 The Kansas synod of the Presbyterian church heard four options for the College of Emporia amid long standing debt and reduced endowment. Proposals include closing the college merging with Park College Hastings College or Tulsa University or restructuring finances, with possible action later decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Synod of the
Presbyterian Church
College of Emporia
Leonard Kent
Paola
Park College
Parkville
Hastings College
Hastings
Kansas Wesleyan
Salina
Southwestern
Winfield
Baker
Baldwin
Washburn
Synod
Kent
D. J. Evans
Kansas City
Kan
Kents Eroun
Evans
C. of E
Titanic
Lusitania
C. of F
Leslie G. Whitcomb
Raymond Kearns
Whitcomb
Emporia
Camp Robinson Officers Aid Draft Convoy Move
From Camp Robinson Captain J M Mott and Sergeant Burk Lienard of the medical detachment in Lawrence today. They will move to Leavenworth tomorrow or Monday to assist in convoying a group of selective service draftees from Fort Leavenworth to Camp Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Mott
Burk Lienard
127Th Field Artillery
Camp Robinson
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Ft. Leavenworth
Assessors Attend School Ahead of Property Assessments
County clerk hosts training for assessors on personal property assessment ahead of Saturday work day. Lawrence city assessors join a separate session tomorrow to prepare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Lawrence
Mrs. Walter T. Johns Undergoes Apppendectomy at Memorial
Mrs Walter T Johns of 1112 Connecticut Street had an appendectomy this morning at Memorial Hospital. Her condition is satisfactory. Mahlon Miller, son of Mr and Mrs George F Miller, left last week for Glendale California to enroll at the Curtiss Wright Technical Institute for a year long course in engine mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter T. Johns
Connecticut Street
Memorial Hospital
Mahlon Miller
George F. Miller
Glendale
Cal
Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute
Stout
Lawrence Community Chest elects new officers at meeting
J J Lavery was elected president of the board of directors, with Walter Schaal as first vice president, Mrs Caryl J Dodds as second vice president, George Hedrick as secretary, and FE J Coy as treasurer. The budget committee chair George Lowman reported a cash balance of $5266.92 after February allotment removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Lavery
The
Lawrence Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Schaal
Caryl J. Dodds
George Hedrick
FE. J. Coy
the Chest
George Lowman
German Industrialist Claims Involvement in Sofia Cafe Fight
Dr. Carl Decker, 84, says he was the second man in a cafe battle with United States Minister George H. Earle in Sofia on a Saturday night. He claims to have supplied an attorney with information for a court complaint against Earle after meeting three American newsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
United States
George H. Earle
Carl Decker
Earle
Deaths and Funerals Anita Goudy Ward 84 Partridge Kansas
Mrs. Anita M. Goudy 84 former Lawrence resident died Sunday February 23 at her Partridge Kansas home. Funeral held February 24 at Community church Partridge with Dr. Frank G. Richard officiating. Burial in Partridge cemetery. Born August 6 1856 Charleston West Virginia she moved to Douglas County Kansas in 1858 and lived in Lawrence. Survived by two daughters Bernice and Madge Anderson four grandchildren a sister-in-law and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita M. Goudy Ward
Anita M. Goudy
Lawrence
Douglas County
Kan
Arthur L. Goudy
Partridge
Pilgrim Church
North Lawrence
Kanwaka
Barker
Bernice Anderson
Kansas Authors Club
Madge Anderson
Addie E. Melvin
F. E. Melvin
Leighton Melvin
Lena Melvin
Robert Melvin
F. H. Olney
Fred Ousdahl
DeSoto
M. OR. Weir
Will Allen
Dean
Skeets
A. A. Allen
Opal Robinson
Topeka
Ford
Walter Dunbar
Charles Hays
Buena Petrie
Petrie
Bobby Petrie
TY Tibbott
Judy
Laura Zook
Wellman School
Elaine Zook
Frank Hall
Billie Eastman
Dodds
Robert Rose
Helen Chappel
Delores
Lawrence Ward
Maudie Davison
E. B. Davison
Washington, D. C
Richard Flaherty
Chester Grange
Jefferson County
Emporia State Teachers
Barbara Lea Zook
Oskaloosa
Buck Creek
Homer Metzger
Clark Anderson
S. C. May
Wilma Koerner
Ralph Hockens
Rep
E. C. Bussing
Alta Ogle
Helen
California
Emery Flesher
Co. M. Stewart
Sweeney Loses Libel Suit in NY Jury Ruling
Representative Martin L. Sweeney of Ohio lost a $250000 libel action against the United Feature Syndicate Inc in federal court. A jury found there was no cause for action over a column in the Washington Merry Go Round syndicated feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweeney
New York
Martin L. Sweeney
Ohio
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Valley Grove Community News Recap
Valley Grove notes report visits and family news from DeSoto Topeka Lawrence and Washington D C. Family illnesses school closings Valentine party at Wellman school and local 4 H club updates are included along with draft board resignation and legislative visit notes.
Aid Bill Supporters Back Lucas Defense Committee Amendment
Senator Barkley said supporters of the British aid bill were open to a Lucas amendment creating a joint congressional committee to consult with the President on defense. The panel would include both party leaders and the chairmen of foreign affairs panels in each house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Senate
Roosevelt
England
Congress
Chandler
Ohio
Barkley
Kentucky
Lucas
D-Iil
K E P Declares Plan to Issue 26 450 Shares of Preferred Stock
Washington Feb 27 The company has filed with the Federal Securities Commission a declaration of its proposal to issue 26 450 shares of 5 percent cumulative preferred stock at 100 par value Holders of outstanding 7 percent preferred stock and 6 percent junior preferred stock may exchange these issues for the new stock Any unexchanged stock will be offered for sale with proceeds used to redeem the remaining 7 and 6 percent stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas Electric Power Company
Federal Securities Commission
Wheat and livestock markets fall and rally in Chicago and Kansas City
Wheat futures dipped up to 14 1 4 cents in mid sessions before recovering. News of export activity and mill buying lent support later. Prices closed lower from yesterday with May at 83 3 4 cents and July at 78 5 8. Kansas City hogs and cattle markets were uneven with animal weights and grade effects. hogs mostly 10 to 15 cents lower while cattle and calves showed mixed changes and steady to weak demand. Sheep bids opened lower with best lambs above 10.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iran
New York
Philadelphia
United Kingdom
Livestock Market Report Hogs Cattle Steady Sheep Slips
Livestock closes show hogs and cattle unchanged while sheep and lambs ease. Top fed lambs fetch 10.75 with most fed lots around 10.50 to 10.75. Ewes fall from 10.65 and fall shorn lambs 10.00, clipped lambs to shippers 9.10, odd lots mostly unsold late with slaughter eyes 5.75 and shearing lambs 10.15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
USDA
Estimated Livestock Receipts For Tomorrow
Official figures forecast tomorrow's livestock totals with cattle 150 calves 50 hogs 1200 and sheep 2500. The breakdown covers major categories and provides producers with market orientation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
USDA
Grain prices mix as Kansas City and Chicago report AP data
Kansas City shows wheat at varying futures and cash fixes with No 2 hard and red grades around 80 with mixed percent changes. corn and oats list fractional adjustments across several grade categories. Chicago reports wheat futures up to May and July with mixed results, while prices for other grains are noted in close ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Cash Grain
Kansas City
Grain and futures quotes mix for May to September
Futures quotes show corn oats soybeans and rye with May July and Sept data. Prices listed include corn 604 May and 60 percent July with Sept 59, oats May 35 July 31 Sept 30, soybeans May 92 July 89, rye May 42 July 44 Sept 45 46, and wheat May 6.12 May price 6.30 July 6.42 Sept 6.60. Also ellies May 11.00 July 11.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iFay
Rye
Uly
Ellies
Chicago Potato Market Prices and Arrivals Report
Chicago market update shows arrivals 98 on track 374 and shipments 667. Prices listed include Idaho Russel Bur banks U. No 1 at 1.60 60 Nebraska and Wyoming Bliss Triumphs U. No. 1 at 1.50 60 Minnesota and North Dakota Cobblers 85-90 percent U. 8. No. 1 quality 1.00 Bliss Triumphs 80 percent or more 0. 5 No. 1 quality 1.34 1.26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ap-Usda
Idaho
Kansas City Produce Prices Reported for Feb 27
Kansas City Produce market reports from Feb 27 show egg receipts at 15. Butter-Creamery butterfat percentages listed as 24 and 26. Poultry figures include broilers at 16 11, springs 1542 18, roosters 914 10, geese and ducks at 10 and 13 respectively, with turkey hens at 13 16% and toms 11 16%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Springs
Local Market Prices Reported for Grains and Livestock
Grain prices show wheat 69, yellow torn 64, white and mixed 51. Butterfat numbers No 129 and No 226. Poultry readings list hens under 4 pounds at 9, over 4 pounds 18, springers and broilers 11, roosters 4 5, stars 6 3. Eggs straight runs 13. Hogs 7.35.
Government Bonds Closing Figures From New York
Government bond prices closed with Treasury 4s at 119.8 and 52 47 119.8 while Treasury 3s stood at 110.27. The notes reflect market activity in New York on February 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Bonds
New York
Treasury
Stock Market Dips After Five Upward Sessions
Wall Street closed mixed as stocks fell fractions to several points after five sessions of gains. Transfers hovered near 300,000 shares, with steel stocks retreating on labor and defense fears. The market found some support late, while investors awaited overseas developments and the impact of war relief legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Bethlshem
Senate Finance Committee
House
U. S. Steel
Bethleham
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Sears, Roebuck
American Telephone
Santa Fe
Great Northern
Bath Iron Works
New York Shipbuilding
Douglas Aitrcraft
Glenn Martin
American Smeling
American Can
Philip Moreris
Loft
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Cerro de Pasco
du Pont
J. C. Penney
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Col. Browne
Lieut. Snyder
Lieut
Harold Kk. Snider
CHUTE
Dean Lawson
Lawson
Howard Sutherland
W. H. Quakenbush
Lloyd Houston
Altho
League
Kang
Massachusetts Street
Elk’s Club
Severly
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Community Chest Directors
Valley Grove
Locas
Joint
Congressional Committee On Defense
K.E.P
Kansas City Livestock
al Chet & Dye
T&s
Beth Steel
Chrysler Corp
General Electric
Harvest General Motors
Nennecott
Montgomery Ward
Nat Dairy Pr
North Am Co
Penney JC
Phillips Pet
Roebucavon
Sears
Standard Oil
Union Pacific
US Steel
West el & Mfg
Ene Ene
Carl W.mckeen & Co
Commerce
Harrison
Kansas City, Mo
Westinghouse
Olson Bros
Allison-Armstrong
W. E. Spalding
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