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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1940
Page
4
Harmony and friction greet the new Congress session
The majority seeks a brief harmonious session but anticipates early debate on the anti lynching bill. Both houses may clash over that measure and other issues, testing unity with the White House as they begin a contentious session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
City County and School Debt Shrinks by 9 Percent
The city county and Lawrence school bonded debt totals 1 292 996. In the year just closed bonds retired worth 106 595 reducing debt by nearly 9 percent. Taxes have risen but interest burden falls as more funds support current expenses. Officials aim to lower bonded debt to ease budget pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Supreme Court affirms NLRB power in wage bargaining ruling
The high court upholds NLRB authority in cases involving the C L C as exclusive bargaining agent for Pacific coast longshoremen. The decision favors ICLC over the AFL and implies workers may be deprived of a chosen representative, with critics noting the Wagner Act benefits leaders like John L. Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
ICLC
American Federation of Labor
C.L.C
John L. Lewis
Hull rules out bid for presidency but signals possible nomination
Not a candidate Cordell Hull stated yesterday he has no personal ambition to succeed Franklin D. Roosevelt. He added it does not follow he will not be proposed for the presidential nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordell
Hull
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hull Seen as Steady Statesman in Disputed Trade Talks
The passage portrays Hull as a respected party stalwart and earnest worker in Washington. While the middle west disagrees with his trade treaties, the article stresses Hull's belief in them and his lack of self promotion, suggesting party supporters may favor him as a non candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Washington
Middle West
Hull
Hitler Views England As Core Threat To New Germany
The Fuehrer regards England as the continuous danger to the Germany he aims to build, while acknowledging that other powers may fear his rising state. He may overestimate England and underestimate or ignore other potential threats from rival nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
England
Germany
Fuehrer
Federation of European states proposed by Daladier
After the war French officials advocate a federated Europe starting with Britain and France cooperation. The six month postwar arrangement aims to draw other nations, with commercial treaties cited as evolution. The plan presumes allied victory and seeks a stable system to prevent future wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Daladier
Great Britain
France
Federation
Britain
Sweden
Belgium
First Meeting Between FDR And Garner Described As Friendly
Report notes a cordial first meeting after Garner announced his candidacy. Both men offered no hints about their plans or possible strategies, and no side revealed its hand. The exchange reflected cautious politicking as the campaign began.
Writers Grumble Over Thirties Yet Acknowledge Survival
The piece notes writers venting about the nineteen thirties while overlooking a key fact they survived through difficult times. It underscores resilience and experience gained during that era.
Mugwump Musings on a Cat Rescue Parable for 1940
The essay uses an Emporia Kansas cat trapped eight feet underground to mock endless official relief efforts. It argues reforms flood the scene while simple neighbor ingenuity, like a ladder from orange crates, offers a practical solution. It suggests applying a similar straightforward approach to national problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mugwump
Emporia
Kan
Gazette
Lyon County
Congress
AAA
Ickes
John Lewis
Quotations From Leaders On War Time Policies
A compilation of remarks from Cordell Hull King George VI Dr Charles F Kettering and Cornelius H Bull and Frank Murphy discussing trade agreements Christian civilization veterans law and Roosevelt re election with emphasis on policy and public sentiment during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George VI of
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Public debt Shows Decline in Treasury Statement
A treasury statement reports a fall of over one billion dollars in the U S public debt during the last year. Other notes include election of Dean D M Swarthout as secretary of the Music Teachers National Association for the eighth time at Cincinnati convention and plans for the Prince of Wales African hunting trip including flights and a car fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Music Teachers’ National Association
Cincinnati
Prince of Wales
Africa
Helen Keith
Edna Teeter
Eli Wilson
L. H. Frink
Ralph Achnine
Maurice Sutter
John Stutz
Miller Carpenter
Taft Opposes Philippine Self Government Policy Before Senate
Former President Taft told the Senate Philippines committee that Filipinos lack the capacity for self government and opposed the administration bill for greater autonomy. In other items, social events and a local crime were reported. Miss Alice Dick entertained guests in Aurora with a luncheon to follow. The Wellsville Cash Store shoplifted about 800 dollars in goods last night with no leads. A Kansas City motor company began building the new fire truck body for Lawrence to be delivered by March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Senate Philippines Committee
Alice Dick
Cousi DeWitt Pulcipher
Illinois University
Edward Arndt
Kansas City
Fred Meyn
Marjorie Drake
Aurora
Robert Lindsay
T. R. Stewart
Horace. Kan
W. J. Minges
Christian Church
Wellsville
Lawrence
McKinley Considers Naval Officers Reward Plan
Forty years past President McKinley revisits rewards for officers who helped destroy Cervera’s fleet off Santiago. The move aims to advance recommendations to Congress amid ongoing discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Cervera
Santiago
Congress
Diet and foods for a balanced plan in hard times
The piece stresses planning meals to ensure adequate nutrition despite tight budgets. It lists milk as a core protein source and highlights vegetables, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, and leafy greens for iron and vitamins. It also notes fruits rich in vitamin C and advises including cereals and organ meats to meet dietary needs.
Baldwin Socials Report From Kansas City Visits
Dean Grace Irwin and Miss Catherine Van Keuren spent last Saturday in Kansas City. Mrs. F. M. Hartley returned from Kansas City where she visited relatives. The Houghlanns family left for Enterprise to visit friends before returning to Goodland. Mrs. Houghland and children had stayed a month with her mother Mrs. Mary Martin. Mrs. Margaret Dickinson returned from Kansas City where she stayed with sister Mrs. George W. Pierson. Rollo W. Mueller and son Donald Keith of Columbia, Missouri, visited Baldwin en route to Oklahoma City for their uncle’s funeral. Dr Dolph D. McHenry and Virgil Wood hosted a New Year’s dinner at Dream Haven with guests including Dr and Mrs Nelson P. Horn, Dr and Mrs William M. Balch, Dr and Mrs Homer K. Ebright and Elizabeth Ebright of Kewanee Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine van Keuren
Salina
Poe
Paul Dixon
Miriam Deel
Lawrence
Helen Deel
Neodesha
O. Scott Morgan
Kansas City
Philip P. Barnthouse
Dorothy Anne
Clark Morford
Los Angeles
Calif
Ottawa
Lewis H. Dobbs
Mary BE. Dobbs
Mattiemae Eichman
Mary Stine
Williamsburg
Lewis Dobbs
A. A. LeMaster
N. P. Power
Powers
le Master
Fifth Street
Arthur Kalb
Mary Lockwood
Eunice L. Power Icke
Escondido
Archie Power
Caldwell
N. J
Marie Power Speer
Pegu
Burma
Elsie Power
Rangoon
Roy Power
Bert Roster
Paul Foster
William Green
Marshfield
Beverly, Schick
Frances Yeomans
Wichita
Storm Lake
Baker
Nelson P. Horn
Charles E. Beeks
Thomas A. Evans
T. O. Cunningham
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Kan
Cunningham
Pater
H. K. Ebright
Thea
Elizabeth Ebright
Kewanee
Ill
Dean Grace Irwin
Mary Margaret Williams
Arkansas City
Earl S. Martin
Christine Reb
Katherine Matsuoka
Philip Barthouse
J. Wilbur Koonce
Quayle Union
L. W. Waring
Dobbs
H. L. Koonce
Mary E. Dobbs
Paul Coons
Spring Hill
Baldwin
Bill
F. M. Hartley
Alfred Buraner
Kenneth Houghlanns
Curtis
Barbara
Enterprise
Goodland
Houghland
Mary Martin
Margaret Dickinson
Rer
George W. Pierso
Rollo W. Mueller
Donald Keith
Columbia
Local Social Roundup and World News Notes
The season’s opera house features Gus Bonner's A Bunch of Keys. The Up to Date Whist Club entertained 20 guests at the Henleys with prizes won by Mrs Fischer and Mr Fischer. Miss Marie Morgan hosts Clothe girls for whist honoring Miss Alice Sinclair. Col and Mrs Leonard depart for Palo Alto ranch for several months. Elmo Shane hosted a Sunday school gathering with games and stories. attendees listed. Queen Victoria sends Christmas gifts to 70 000 South Africa soldiers, a tin chocolate box accompanies her wishes. Pleasant Grove correspondent notes local curfew for boys and girls. Laundry price increase announced by Wilder Bros due to material costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera
Gus Bonner
Arthur Henley
Otto Fischer
Fischer
Marie Morgan
Alice Sinclair
Col
Lawrence
Wilder Bros
Man Drives Burning Car to Fire Station
Rock Island Illinois January 3 motorists may have driven burning cars to the fire station but R L Elledge did it with flair. He was forced from his car by flames and then drove the remaining three blocks on the running board to reach the firehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island, Il
R. L. Elledge
Elledge
Disguised Survivor in Wartime London Mystery
In a wartime London hospital Mary Carroll wakes to realize a facial injury masks her true identity as Anna Winters. Dr. Lenox explains paralysis from a torpedo blast while Vincent searches in vain for Mary. Anna Winters' passport and letter reveal the mix up as Mary vows to stay in London and heal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Carroll
London
Vincent Gregg
Mary
Carla Marchetta
Gilbert Lenox
Assen
Dr. Lenox
Anna Winters
Vincent
Annna Winters
Anna
Winters
Politicians Speak Softly In a Presidential Year
Washington in a presidential year brings an atmosphere of smiles and cautious optimism as lawmakers discuss future roles. The piece notes 435 House seats and 34 Senate contests, with shifts and favors shaping the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Capitol
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Rep George Heinke Dies In Auto Crash Near Morrilton
Rep George H Heinke 57 a Nebr Republican died in a hospital Morrilton Ark from injuries suffered in an auto accident December 26. Heinke and his wife Nebraska City Neb were hurt when their car collided with another in a snowstorm near Morrilton. A woman in the other car was killed. Mrs Heinke suffered fractures of both legs and a broken right arm but was reportedly doing as well as could be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrilton
Ark
George H. Heinke
R-Neb
Heinke
Nebraska City
Neb
Washington
Proud of Kansas Record
Kansas safety officials praised the 1939 record with fewer highway deaths than in over a decade, totaling 380, a 19 percent drop from 456 in 1938. Pedestrian deaths fell to 64 from 90, as the board of health the highway commission and the Kansas safety council launch a new “war of accidents” for 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Safety
Board Health
The
Highway Commission
Kansas Safety Council
Swedish Steamer Kiruna Sunk After U Boat Attack
Mackay Radio picked up an SOS from the Swedish steamship Kiruna reporting attack by a U-boat and sinking slowly. The vessel, 5,484 tons, gave position about 500 miles north of the Azores and time 12:30 GMT. Kiruna sailed from Hampton Roads November 1 bound for Gothenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mackay Radio Today
Kiruna
Azores
Greenwich
Hampton Roads
Gothenburg
Stockholm
Radio Schedule Highlights Early Evening Programs
The listing details WREN KMBC WDAF broadcasts on Wednesday January 3 with multiple time slots from 5:30 p.m. featuring Bud Barton and Jack Armstrong to 12:00 a.m. Weather and news wraps. Notable names include Fred Waring's Orchestra, Tom Mix, Burns and Allen, Captain Midnight, Glenn Miller, Amos and Andy, and Moonbeams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
Bud Barton
KMBC
Smilin
Isd MceMonneil
WDAF
Jack Armstrong
Tom Mix
Pinocchilo
Fred Waring
Orch
Europe
Burns and Allen
Paul Barron
Johnny Green
Alf Pearce
Hollywood
Playhouse
Dr. Christian
Avalon
Star Theatre
Town Hall
Wren—Radio Guild
Roy Shield
Glenn Miller
Ray Kyser
H. V.kaltenborn
Amos and
Andy
WBREN
Ray Kinney
Lum
Abner
KKMBC
Ted Flo Rito
Larry Clinton
Vincent Lopez
Glen Gray
Weapnies
Harry Kogen
NMBC
WWREN
WMBC
WDAK
Eee
Bowes
WDAFP
Music Hall
MBC
Lord Lothian
Jimny Dorsey
Moonbeams
Ote Chesters
Horace Heidt
Orel
WDAE
Belvedere Orch
Harry Owens
Social ties noted at Haskell Institute over holidays
Mrs. Ethel Stewart hosted Mrs. Brown and Pierce Brown while visiting relatives. The Brunells from Elbowoods toured the campus en route to Mayetta. Haskell graduates Ralph and Alyce Brunell also appeared. Various alumni and guests visited Pratt Wichita Lawrence and Kansas City friends during the holiday period.
Christmas Tree Cash For Hardpressed Family Prank Backfires
A Seattle classified ad offering cash for Christmas trees drew heavy calls to T. R. Faragher. He had to leave home for two days, blaming friends who allegedly inserted the ad as a prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
T. R. Faragher
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Pierce Brown
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