Hoover Urges Speed To Expedite Economic Recovery
Washington dispatch reports President Hoover pressed Congress to quicken passage of measures to unleash business forces. The House moved on a 125.9 million dollar deficiency bill while Democrats slash budget. Senate seeks data on employment and grain use for brewing as prohibition looms. Additional appropriations cover veterans pay, public buildings, and railway mail service costs.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
House
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Senate
Otto H Kahn
Senate Finance Committee
Commerce and Agriculture Departments
Democratic
Appropriations Committee
Burns
Roover
Thomas H. MacDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
Byrms
Hines
James A. Wetmore
The
Treasury
Kansas
Moses
Council Grove
Kan
Ellwood M. Jones
Emporia
New Hampton
Harry A. Osborn
Ft. Dodgeshire
John F
Missouri to Elect All Congressmen at Large
Missouri faces an all at large congressional election after Gov Caulfields veto of redistricting was sustained by the state Supreme Court The ruling means the 13 Missouri congressmen will be elected at large next year unless a rare legislative special session re districts the state Kansas Legionnaires win membership contest over Texas with 73 percent of quota for December while Texas trails at 60 percent A snow event reports half inch in Dodge City and four inches at Gypsum Kansas an escaped prison inmate Roy Burch is captured at Lamar and returned to prison
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Jefferson City
Caulfield
State Supreme Court
Missouri
Texas Topeka
Kansas Legionnaires
Texas American Legion Department
E A. Ryan
Kansas Adjutant
Kansas
Texas
Ryan
Oklahoma Legion
Dodge City
Kan
Han
Gymon
Okio
Leavenworth
Roy Burch
Lamar
Kansas Weather Forecast Signals Mixed Conditions
The Kansas forecast calls for generally fair weather in the northwest while the east and south face rain or snow tonight and likely Tuesday. Morning readings show rain at Topeka and Salina with sleet at Salina and drizzles at Manhattan and Coffeyville as dirt readings note mud in Manhattan and Coffeyville and ice at Salina. Douglas county roads are muddy and temperatures are unclear with mentions of yesterday and today readings and a brief note about Hamilton for Fords.
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Kansas
Topeka
Sa Jina
Manhattan
Coffeyville
Salina
Arkansas City
Pittsburg
Douglas County
Fajim
Seca Ee
Trail of Slavers Leads to Southwest
Springfield Missouri January to April reports spread of a Kansas City garage owner with details of a wrecked car found near Streetman Texas. Police chief Ned Waddle calls the overturned vehicle the strongest clue in the pursuit of Harry and Jennings Young wanted for the slaying of deputy Mark Noe and other officers after resisting arrest near their mother's farm.
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Springfield
Kansas City
Texas
Streetman
Harry Rogers
Ned Waddle
Harry
Jennings Young
Marcell Hendrix
Assestar
Mark Noe
Republic
Aro
Kansas highway plans outlined by state commission
Topeka, Jan 4 AP The 1932 Kansas state highway construction program was being drafted at a highway commission meeting. W G Anderson said blotter treatment would replace some paving plans as revenue from gasoline taxes is studied. Charles W Helstrom announced 14 miles of US 81 improvements between McPherson and Moundridge with 2 miles paving and 12 miles grading.
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Topeka
Highway Commission
W. G. Anderson
Winfield
Fifth District
Commission
Charles W. Helstrom
McPherson
Moundridge
Newton
Lincoln County
Ellsworth County
Fulton
Mapleton
Mound City
Japanese push in Manchuria near Shanhaikwan and Lienshan
Reports say Japanese forces have advanced south along the Peiping Mukden railway from Chinchow to Lienshan, with Shanhaikwan stationed troops and more than 2000 Japanese soldiers nearby. Naval patrols sweep between Taku and Shanhaikwan as tensions rise and a tense quiet persists in the two cities.
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Tientsin
China
Manchuria
Peiping- Mukden
Chinchow Ise
Lien‘shan
Shanhaikwan
Peiping
Mukden
Lienshan
Shanhaik-jwan
Chinchow
Great Wall
Taku
Shanhaiwan
Apology for Chamberlain Attack Is Made by Japan
Mukden Manchuria January 4 Japan presented an apology for the assault by three Japanese soldiers on Culver Chamberlain the American consul temporary in charge of the Japanese consulate general visited United States Consul General Myers and said two privates and a civilian interpreter had been identified as the attackers.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Japan
Culver
Jehemberlaia
Kazuhito Morshima
United States
Myers
New KU Hospital Opens for Service on Campus
University of Kansas opens the Watkins Memorial hospital with 42 dispensary cases this morning and more expected after the Christmas break. Open house yesterday drew nearly 700 attendees. gifts and photos showcased the new facility designed by Joseph Radzinsky and built at 150 000 dollars plus 25 000 furnishings. The five story back and three story campus-side building overlooks the Wakarusa valley and features a sun room, isolation wards, and a complete dispensary on the first floor.
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University of Kansas
Watkins Memorial Hospital
New Hospital
K. U
Lawrence
R. I. Canuteson
New York City
American Student Health Association
R. C. Bull
Lehigh University
Lindley
Elizabeth M. Watkins
University
Ofansas
Joseph Radzinsky
Marjorie Whitney
Department of Design
Kansas Sunflowers
Kansas Jayhawks
Jayhawks
Dairy Schools Scheduled in Douglas County
D. M. Seath of Kansas State College and J. A. Terrell county agent will lead two dairy education sessions tomorrow. TheEu dora High School session begins at 2 30 PM and the Baldwin College Cafe room at 8 00 PM. Seath covers cattle feeding and dairy films while Terrell outlines the county dairy program. Fred Paschel of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association will discuss the group’s work.
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Douglas County
D. M. Seath
Kansas State College
Manhattan
J. A. Terrell
Eudora High School
College Cafe
Baldwin
Seath
Terrell
Fred Paschel
Dairy Herd Improvement — Association
Britain Sets Hard Line in Gandhi Civil Disobedience Campaign
London Jan 4 AP The British government through India will use all statutory power to counter Gandhi's civil disobedience. Detachments depart for India while Indian nationalist activities face illegalization. Nehru sentenced to two years hard labor, signaling firm action against nationalist leaders.
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London
Great Britain
In‘dia
Inbat
Mahatma Gandhi
Devonport
England
2Nd Battalion
Rifle Brigade
Southampton
India
Norfolk Regiment
New Delny India
Indian Nationalist Congress
Patna
Behar
Bengal
Congress Party Committee
Bombay
Allahabad
Jawaharlali Nehru
Pandit Nehru
New Railroad Rates Take Effect Amid Emergency Surcharges
Washington January 4 AP Railroads raise rates on all freight classes except agricultural goods. Emergency surcharges fund creditor support while bonds stay secure. Higher tariffs range from six cents per ton for bulk freight to 29 cents per hundred pounds for odd lots. Plan ends March 31 1933 with a projected yield of 100 million dollars.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bus Off Road Upsets Johnstown Pa Injuring Thirty Seven
A motor bus left the highway near Stoyestown and overturned injuring 37 people, two seriously. Mrs Bessie Brown of Woodbridge New Jersey and RB A Kneff of Akron Ohio were hospitalized with skull and spine fracture and a fractured arm respectively. Driver Max Delaware of Cleveland said a steering knuckle may have broken. In Hutchinson Kansas a 68 year old A M Staats was killed when struck by a car. 17 year old William Magner and five companions were held on reckless driving charges as a coroner jury evaluated the case.
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Johnstown
Stoyestown
Bessie Brown
Woodbridge
N. J
RB. A. Kneff
Akron
Ohio
Hutchinson
Kan
A. M. Staats
William Magner
Arkansas City
New Electric Timing Clock Debuts For Kansas Colorado Game
Fans at the University auditorium will see a new electric timing clock in operation as the official timer. Wayne Wood, senior engineer, installed it and E. R. Elbel decorated the intramural athletics office. The two faced clock stops when time is taken out and can be adjusted for football timing.
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University Auditorium
Wayne Wood
E. R. Elbel
City to invite bids on Community building and hospital site
At today’s regular meeting the city commission voted to receive sealed bids on January 18 for the Community building and the old city hospital and grounds. Buildings to be bid separately with right to reject all bids. Community building at Eighth and Vermont, hospital site two blocks north of Memorial hospital. Reports included December public health nurse visits 227 and clinic attendance 87, December fines totaling 32, fire alarms 15, building value 14 075 with 400 loss, car and contents value 4 300 with 400 loss.
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Old City Hospital
M.C. A
Eighth and
Vermont Streets
Old Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Cererrain
Minnie Scott
C. H. Daugherty
Sewer Contract Let for Breezedale District No 1
The Breezedale district No 1 sewer project was let to J W Glidden with a low bid of 837,727 subject to bond and compensation insurance approval by city attorney Baldwin Mitchell. Bids from M N Penny March Const Kaw Paving Co. were listed. Engineer B M Babb estimated 4,431.52. work to start immediately using local and hand labor where possible to replace old laterals petitioned by residents. QO W Owen of the Community Service Committee arranged with Glidden to hire workers. 4040.50 2.92
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Breezedale District No. 1
J. W. Glidden
Baldwin Mitchell
M. N. Penny
March
Kaw Paving Co
B. M. Babb
QO. W. Owen
Community Service Committee
Glidden
Lawrence Public Auction Returns January 6 At Harper Pavilion
The Lawrence Public Annection sale, in North Lawrence at the Harper sales pavilion, will be held on Wednesday January 6 per W O Flory manager. The prior sale before Christmas was very successful and since starting last April the events have met strong rural demand for farm products and household goods. Flory says the sales benefit the community and he hopes for continued strong turnout. Journal-World ads say the quickest results.
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Lawrence
Harper Sales
North Lawrence
W. O. Flory
Mr. Flory
Despondent teacher Miss Gentry dies in cistern suicide
Miss Mary Cathleen Gentry twenty a teacher at Olive Branch school north of Perry ended her life early yesterday by plunging into a farm cistern owned by her brother Gus Gentry coroner Frank Schaeffer of Jefferson county reports suicide. A note on the kitchen table read Dont blame Lester You will find me in the east well. Friends said she had been keeping company with Lester Hunter of Perry but no known quarrel. She leaves six brothers Will Ted Gus Edgar Charles Roy and two sisters Mrs Will Long and Mrs Nell Droke. Funeral plans awaiting at Topeka.
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Mary Cathleen Gentry
Olive Branch
Perry
Gus Gentry
Frank Schaeffer
Jefferson County
Miss Gentry
Lester
Lester Hunter
Hunter
Perry High School
Olive Branch School
Gentry
G. M. Gentry
Oskaloosa
Will
Ted Gentry
Lawrence
Edgar
Charles Gentry
Roy Gentry
McLouth
Will Long
Nell Droke
Topeka
Depositors Rob Bank at Monck's Corner South Carolina
Two disgruntled depositors from the People's State Bank branch in Monck's Corner forced an assistant cashier to open the vault and fled with about 2000 dollars before surrendering after hiding the money. The robbers named were H. H. Miller and Smith Woodward. Police said the stolen funds matched their deposits when the bank closed. The pair had planned the robbery the night before and intended to bury the money.
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Miller
Smith
To Report on Athletic Expenditures at K U
A fact finding committee at the University of Kansas will present findings on reducing athletic expenditures at a 12 o clock tomorrow meeting of the KU athletic board. Members include Karl Klooz Irving Hill Lawrence Ray Moore Dean George Shaad and Dr F C Allen. Plans to cut minor sports costs and the Kansas relays and coaching staff retention for next year are under review.
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University of Kansas
K. U. Athletic Board
Karl Klooz
Irving Hill
Law
Rence
Ray Moore
George Shaad
F. C. Allen
Kansas Relays
Four Die? No Four Remain In Hospital After Train Derailment
Fifteen people were injured when a Missouri Pacific passenger train derailed six miles south of Omaha. Only four remained hospitalized the next day. none were seriously hurt. The derailment was caused by a split rail that gave way after the engine and baggage car passed, forcing three coaches to topple at a dangerous angle on the road bed. The cars did not fully overturn.
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Omaha
Jan
Missouri Pacific
Here
Hold Up Nets $100000 in Gems in London
In Mayfair London on January 4 a group of men in a car robbed a jewelry store manager as he walked from a bank, taking $100000 worth of gems from the vaults. The quick twenty second crime left few clues and no clear description of suspects or vehicle.
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London
Mayfair
Regent Street
Death of John A Cygon Raises Questions in Baltimore
John A Cygon a 19 year old former Lawrence high school and Naval Academy student was found dead in his Baltimore home. The coroner ruled death by own action while his father Major Joseph R Cygon a former KU ROTC leader says a heart attack. Cygon known as an electrical genius had previously wired elevators lights and telephones for a control system in his Naval Academy room triggering media attention. He had been pursuing admission to West Point and later received a conditional appointment to the United States Military Academy. He had been employed at station WREN as an operator and had demonstrated advanced remote control abilities. The case remains under review with inconsistencies between family statements and coroner findings.
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John A. Cypon
Lawrence High School
United States Naval Academy
Baltimore, Md
Joseph R. Cygon
University of Kansas R. O. T. C
Third Corps
Cygon
Naval Academy
West Point
Baltimore
United States, Military Academy
the Lawrence High School
WREN
Martial Law Declared Across Honduras Amid Revolt
Tegucigalpa Honduras Jan 4 A P Martial law was decreed throughout Honduras following a revolutionary movement centered in the United Fruit banana region which has discharged 800 workers Groups of rebels appeared in several areas aiming to unite in larger contingents One band attacked Choloma Cortes zone another menaced Santa Cruz Faies Federal troops struck a large insurgent band near San Pedro and compelled retreat Tela faced danger but no major actions occurred President Mejia Colindres expressed confidence order would be restored and public opinion backed him
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Tegucialpa
Honduras
United Fruit Company
Choloma Cortes Zone
Santa Cruz
Guatemala
Tela
Mejia Colindrés
Buying At Home Trade in Lawrence Journal-World Series
An essay argues for local purchasing to sustain Lawrence’s economy, noting reciprocity between shopper and merchant, the tax system supporting public facilities, and the need for local cash patronage to keep money in the community. It praises Lawrence merchants for quality goods and cooperation while urging residents to support local trade.
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Lawrence
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