Missing blonde friend of Hitler Unity Freeman-Mitford
London reports the fate of Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford, a noted admirer of Hitler, as her arrival from Munich failed to occur. Authorities cautioned against speech while she undergoes formalities at a channel port. her father Lord Redesdale awaits news.
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London
Unity Valkyrie Freeman- Mitford
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Unity
Lord Redesdale
Channel
Miss Freeman - Mitford
Press Association
Paris
Munich
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
London News Chronicle
Diana
Oswald Mosley
British Union of Fascists
The
British Union
Prison camp cook held in deaths at Fort Towson
Fort Towson Oklahoma January 2 a prison camp cook was arrested for questioning in the deaths of Elmer Rogers his wife and their four year old son Dean whose charred bodies were found in their burned farm home. James Glenn Rogers eight year old son testified two strangers shot his father and mother and set fire to the three room house. The coroner's jury said death from unknown causes. The cook, already serving 20 years for murder, was detained for safety at McAlester prison after being named in a sealed envelope by a Strin gown sub prison trustee who told another convict that the killer would be found when the murder was solved. The cook had been drinking and returned to camp about midnight. The boy said two men killed his father then his mother and poured coal oil to ignite the house before fleeing with his infant brother.
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Fort Towson
Okla
Cook
Elmer Rogers
Dean
Norman Horton
James Glenn Rogers
Horton
McAlester
Stringown
Navy breaks peacetime record with 30 ships built in 1939
Washington reports the navy completed 30 cruisers destroyers and submarines in 1939, up from 16 in 1938 and 24 the year before. With 130 major ships and escorts either under construction or ordered, the high command seeks higher building estimates for Congress. Ohio congressman William A. Ashbrook dies at 72 after a long tenure known for pension legislation.
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Washington
High Command
Congress
Queen Maud Rescues Entire Crew of 36 From Steamer Johann Schulte
The Norwegian liner Queen Maud saved all 36 crew members of the 8000 ton German steamer Johann Schulte after it lost its propeller and sent an SOS. A blizzard and heavy seas hindered efforts as the stranded ship hovered near the coast of Trondheim, and it was feared to be a total loss.
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Trondheim
Norway
Johann Schulte
Murmansk
Soviet Russia
New Year Violent Death Toll Reaches 365 Across States
The New Year period ended with 365 violent deaths nationwide, 188 on highways. Six states had no violent deaths, while California led with 40 and New Jersey with 61. Deaths split into fire 17, self-inflicted 40, homicide 28, and other causes 92.
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Idaho
Mississippi
North Dakota
Nevada
Rhode Island
Vermont
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Warplanes near Paris on first day of 1940
German warplanes attempted to reach the Paris region on January 1 1940. French radios halted briefly but no air raid alarm occurred in Paris. Other German recon planes flew over eastern France. A German patrol attacked a French outpost near the Vosges with hand grenades but was repelled.
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Paris
France
Vosges
Toledo Schools Reopen After Six-Week Holiday
Toledo public schools reopen after a six week financial holiday. Forty four thousand pupils return as classes resume following voter rejection of a four mill levy. The closure saved the district about 400000 in salaries for fourteen hundred teachers and three hundred fifty non educational staff and prevented a 650000 deficit expansion.
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Toledo, O
Toledo
Board of Education
Molotoff Weather enters Finnish slang amid raids
In Helsinki on January 2, the Finnish press notes the term Molotoff Weather is shaping language as a weather proverb. Finns use Vyacheslav Molotov's name to describe air raid conditions, saying Molotoff can't come today when skies are overcast and clouded, and Molotoff weather when skies are clear.
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Helsinki
Vyacheslaff
Community gathering and obituaries from local towns
Clyde Lewis reports a 192 present at a reunion hosted by Dean Grace Irwin and Miss Catherine Van Keuren. Obituary notes Edward Olmstead dies at 70 near Black Jack. funeral held at Stewart mortuary with burial in Clearfield cemetery. Others travel or perform for charity plays in Baldwin. Christmas day death of Mrs Lilly Copeland noted in Hiawatha.
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Dean Grace Irwin
Catherine van Keuren
Dean Irwin
Helen Deel
Neodesha
Mary Margaret Williams
Arkansas City
Marion Louise Williams
Tonganoxie
Elizabeth Ebright
Kewanee
Frances Nelson
Wathena
Christine Reb
Edward Olmstead
Black Jack
Stewart Mortuary
A. L. Tainter
Pener
Methodist Church
High Prairie
Clearfield Cemetery
Olmstead
Karl Hammond
Leland Karl
la Junta
Colo
George Carey Injured In Icy Indiana Car Crash
George L. Carey son of A. L. Carey of Lawrence suffered back injuries and bruises after his car skid on an icy highway near Terre Haute Indiana and struck a telephone pole. Passenger J C Smith received a severe scalp laceration. both were treated at Union hospital. Carey remained four days before returning home. Carey is owner of the Clintonian in Clinton and the Green County Herald in Linton. Smith is his linotype operator.
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George L. Carey
A. L. Carey
Lawrence
Terré Haute
Ind
Carey
J. C. Smith
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Smith
University of Kansas
Clintonian
Clinton
Green County Herald
Linton
Baldwin News Visitors and Travel Between Baldwin and Nearby Cities
Dale Martin drove to Belton Missouri for a weekend visit with Max Thompson. They returned to Baldwin to resume studies at Baker University. Mrs. Fred Riley left Baldwin for Alhambra California after visiting friends in Waverly and Baldwin. Everett Reb and Kenneth Mc Ferren returned from Chicago with Judd Jones who will visit Baldwin briefly. Banks of Fairview brought nieces Margert Madelyn and Roberta McHenry to Baldwin to visit grandparents R. E. McHenry. They returned to Fairview that evening.
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Dale Martin
Belton
Max Thompson
Baldwin
Baker University
Fred Riley
Waverly
R. E. McHenry
Anna Elwell
Alhambra
Calif
Everett Reb
Kenneth McFerren
Chicago
Judd Jones
Baker
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Ill
Paul
Banks
Fairview
Margert
Madelyn
Roberta McHenry
Christmas Gatherings Reported Around Gainsville and Nearby
Residents share holiday time with relatives across Kansas and Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby visit Mrs. Kirby’s parents in Gainsville while Bert Gregory returns home to Missouri. Several families, including the Martins and Stillingers, attend Christmas events in Lawrence and Sigel.
Spickard Family Returns Home After Holidays Visit
Alec Spickard of Denver and a companion spent the holidays with the B. Hilde brand family and have returned to their homes.
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Alec Spickard
Denver
B. Hildebrand
Weather Seen As Arch Enemy Of Highways
Weather, not road wear, is cited by the U S Bureau of Public Pads as the major threat to highways. The U S fleet includes about 450 000 motor trucks, highlighting the impact of climate on transport demand.
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U. S
Bureau of Public Pads
Cash Loans by Mail From Household Finance
You can obtain a cash loan by mail without leaving home and without endorsers. Choose a monthly installment plan that fits your income. for example a $100 loan repaid at $9.75 per month over twelve months.
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Household Finance Corporation
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Higgins
Robert Montgomery
Rosaland Russell
World of Tomorrow
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C. L. McClung
Lois
Carl McClung
Milton McClung
Gary
Norman Yankey
Johnnie
Kansas City
Arthur Johnson
Ellen Anderson
Robert Ridley
Warren Ridley
Olive Maude Evans
Anna Hildebrand
Cora Wilson
B. P. O. Elks
Yancey
Financial Statement
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Douglas
State of
T.nane and
Arl
Federal Home Loan Bank
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FHA
F.S.L.I.C
George O. Foster
CLIO
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L. E. Eby
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Lawrence, Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Jayhawk Taxi & Storage
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Eldridge
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Addeed
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Ickinso
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Lewis Stowe
Mickey Rooney
Cecilia Parker
Fay Holden
Fox
Lions Club
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Bryant
11Th and
Grand
E. F. Thompson
Victor
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