Budget Aims At A Smaller Deficit
President Roosevelt urged Congress to cut farm relief and public works spending while tapping 460 million in special defense taxes. He projected a net FY deficit of 1.716 billion if his plan passes, with total outlays at 8.424 billion and receipts rising to 5.548 billion. He argued for gradual deficit reduction without harming the economy or social programs.
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Roosevelt nominates Charles Edison for secretary of the navy
President Roosevelt sent six diplomatic and state department nominations to the Senate. Charles Edison was named to secretary of the navy after a recess appointment. Other picks include Messersmith to ambassador to Cuba Long as assistant secretary of state Cudahy to Belgium and Luxembourg Cromwell to Canada and minister to Canada amid Duke connection. Bell as undersecretary of the treasury Wirtz and Hill as aides in interior and agriculture Slattery to rural electrification administrator.
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Cuba
Breckinridge Long
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Canada
Daniel W. Bell
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Manchester
Texas
Interior
Grover Bennett Hill
Harry Slattery
South Carolina
Rural Electrification Administration
Immediate U S Aid to Finland Forecast by Senate Panel
Senate foreign relations Chair Pittman and others forecast immediate U S aid to Finland. Proposals include loans from 50 to 100 million dollars, debt relief, and removal of credit restrictions. House members also seek substantial loans and debt refunds or suspensions. Bills authorizing aid are likely first foreign affairs measures this session.
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D-Wash
Ottawa Couple Killed in Collision Near Richmond
Ottawa residents William Wilson age 69 and his wife aged 64 died in an automobile truck crash on highway U S 59 north of Richmond. The Wilson car collided with a truck driven by Mac O Neal of Richmond who slowed due to a fire in his cab. A northbound car halted traffic creating the fatal chain. The couple were returning from a visit in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Irish Parliament Passes Emergency Powers Bill
Dublin reports Parliament approved an emergency powers bill by 82 to 9 in a special session granting Ireland authority to intern suspected IRA members without trial. The measure follows threats on lawmakers while Detective John Roche was killed in Cork during the dispute and a group including Thomas MacCurtain was arrested.
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Mexican Government May Cut Brinkley and Baker Stations
Mexico City reports the government may restrict or block two border radio outlets run by Dr. John R. Brinkley and Norman T. Baker. Officials cite the North American Regional Broadcasting treaty to reallocate wave bands and curb cross border interference with U S stations. If bands are limited, Brinkley and Baker could be denied new frequencies thereby complicating their reach.
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Nuevo Laredo
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Havana
Mexico
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United States
Finnish Patrols Press Forward Near Lake Kianta Front
Finnish forces push toward the Russian border along Lake Kianta as ski patrols close in on retreating Soviet units. Reports say the 163rd division suffered heavy losses and was routed, with Finns expanding positions in the Kokki sector and cutting the Murmansk railway at multiple points.
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Roosevelt asks Congress for $29.5 million for Army construction
President Roosevelt urged a 29,502,188 dollar Army construction appropriation for the next fiscal year. It includes 24 million to retire contract authorizations on the public works program and 6 million for new contracts. Major items include Schofield Barracks Hawaii 1,264,200 dollars and Kelly Field Texas 990,000 dollars.
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Kan sas employment service posts 25 000 private placements
The Kansas employment service reported 25 000 placements in private industry last year, roughly doubling 1938. An extra 9 000 public placements were made. Director Charles B. Newell aims for 50 000 placements in 1940 as 29 local offices handled over 62 000 unemployment claims and $2.288 million in benefits.
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Stock Market Index Rises to 52.2 on 60-Stock Average
The stock index for a 60-stock average closed at 52.2 after yesterday's trading. Analysts note modest gains across key sectors as investors watched market movements.
Despite Snow Covered Fields Southwestern Farmers Plant Wheat
In southwestern Kansas farmers sow wheat despite four inches of soil moisture and snow four inches deep. Henry Gerber sowed fifteen acres a day using a press drill powered by a tread-tyne tractor. The area had suffered a drought until heavy snows now allow seeding before ground freezes.
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Cold Wave Set To Grip Kansas Tonight
Winter grips Kansas as a northward cold front drives subzero readings in the northeast and north central areas. Snow and moisture linger in spots with Coffeyville reporting three inches, others only traces.
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Three Sentenced in Kansas City Robbery and Swindle Case
Federal Judge Richard J. Hopkins imposed a three year suspended sentence for Howard Smith 42 of Independence for selling Irish sweepstakes tickets thru the mails. Harold L White 32 of Wichita was given a similar suspended term for taking 500 dollars from a teller’s cage on July 18 1939. White was ordered to reform through probation after a prior clean record. White who now lives at Stafford is the son of a banker. Wallace Johnson 25 was given 15 more years for stabbing a guard at Leavenworth after already receiving 25 years for the Texas post office robbery. the sentences run consecutively.
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Independence
Harold L. White
Wichita
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Tulsa
Robert G. Lindsay
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Wallace Johnson
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Texas
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Bodkin
Reed Leaves for Capital Delayed Return of the Senator
Senator Clyde M. Reed of Kansas will depart for Washington tonight because of a bronchial ailment delaying his return to the opening of the congressional session. He extended his stay in Arizona to meet with Kansans and hold conferences as advised by his physicians.
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Arizona
Farm rider mocks city roads after streetcar crash
A famed Kansas farmer told a bystander he was glad to live on a farm after driving a truck over a street car trestle in Kansas City. He criticized the roads as the worst he had seen, mistaking the trestle for a road.
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Kansas
Property taxes rise in Kansas 1939 levies
Topeka reports Kansas real estate and property owners face ad valorem taxes totaling 66 940 901 for 1939 an increase of 111 255 over 1938. State taxes run 5 425 289 with a 779 530 rise. County levies total 18 205 447 up 496 386 while social welfare taxes jump 1 084 315 to 5 539 286. School taxes fall 1 322 121 to 26 937 873. City levies reach 11 028 845 and farm lands lead with 20 491 808. Public utility taxes rise slightly to 10 663 979.
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Kansas
John McCuish
Revenue and Taxation Commission
Railroads
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Adds Three New Medical Instruments
The Lawrence Memorial Hospital board announced three new devices to modernize care. An oxygen regulator with humidifier expands oxygen therapy options for pneumonia and respiratory cases. A 1949 Sanborn waterless metabolism tester will assess basal metabolic rate for thyroid indications. A sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure in the delivery unit with similar units in other areas.
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Total bank deposits in city higher than year ago
The three Lawrence banks and the U S post office savings department show deposits up by 632873.66 from last year. January figures list bank deposits at 5654388.183 million versus 5043.083.47 the prior year and December 28 savings total at 492046 with an increase of 21518 over the previous period.
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Shoe Fund Grows With Lawrence Support
Six Lawrence residents and two clubs added 49 to the Journal-World Shoe Fund today, boosting the total to 120.25, the largest single-day contribution yet. The Lawrence Elks Lodge No. 595 gave 25, aiding needy children before school opens. About 100 urgent cases are known, says city school nurse Electa Kindlesberger.
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Fifteen Injured as Omaha Henshaw Hotel Burns
Fire destroyed the interior of the eight story Henshaw hotel in downtown Omaha. Fifteen people were injured as firemen rescued about 50 patrons while near zero temperatures froze water into ice on the scene. Damage exceeded $200000 with an adjoining building also burning.
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Dewey Calls Roosevelt Message a Confession of Failure
New York January 4 Thomas E Dewey Republican presidential hopeful labeled President Roosevelt's congressional message a tragic confession of failure. He said the address showed seven years with no success in solving unemployment and a rising budget deficit.
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Snow Begins in Salina and Great Bend
Snow began falling in Salina around 1 PM with a brisk north wind. In Great Bend heavy snow started at 11 AM and continued into the afternoon.
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Canuteson Named ASHA Secretary Treasurer
Dr. R I Canuteson of the University of Kansas student health service was named secretary treasurer of the American Student Health Association at its annual meeting held December 28 and 29 in New York.
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Republican favorites invited to visit Kansas for 1940 race
Topeka January 4 Republican Party Chairman Walter Fees invites four leading presidential candidates Frank E. Gannett Arthur Vandenberg Thomas E. Dewey and Robert A Taft to speak or meet Kansas Republican leaders before the national convention A fifth candidate Joseph Martin has accepted to address the Kansas day celebration in Topeka January 29 The plan aims to show Kansans the candidates and involve state Republicans in the 1940 nominating process.
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Ohio
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Massachusetts
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Payne Ratner
Washington
D. M. Hamilton
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Republican Party
Birthday Ball to Be Held Jan 27
The Austrnp Metal will host a birthday ball January 27 from 9 PM to midnight to benefit the infantile paralysis fund. Half locally, half nationally, proceeds support the paralysis drive. Tickets $1 including tax. Crystal and Grill rooms open with a band to be selected and a public address system for the Grill room. Downtown sales led by Jack Miller. Local Elks Lodge contributes $10. A 80-member general committee chaired by a named leader includes city officials and prominent residents.
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K U Graduate is Named To State Welfare Post
Harry E. Hayes, a Kansas City Kan native and University of Kansas graduate, was named head of the division of the blind under the state social welfare board by Chairman Frank E. Milligan. Hayes will standardize manufacture of articles by blind workers to meet War Department needs and create a cooperative marketing project for broom and sheet production.
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Kiwanis Club Installs New Officers for Year
New Kiwanis officers were installed at Wiedemann's with Walter Schoene named president and Richard Wagstaff Ray Edwards as vice presidents. Directors include Harold Ingham J W Stone H L Chambers and P W Wiesselman. E S Weatherby is secretary and Henry Brinkman is past president. The board will continue clinics and child welfare programs.
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Bombers Hit Finnish Base Hanko Amid Low Casualties
Russian planes attacked the Hanko naval base in southwestern Finland with two bombers causing slight damage in the morning and raids dropping 40 to 50 incendiaries in the afternoon. No fatalities were reported. A nighttime general staff communique said a Russian attempt to recapture a strong position northeast of Lake Ladoga was repulsed and the Karelia isthmus area experienced a quiet day.
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Weather summary for Kansas forecast and temperatures
Cloudy and colder with a cold wave hitting eastern and north central Kansas. Temperatures range from five below to five above with mixed conditions Friday. east fair, west cloudy, southeast colder, northwest warmer. Gas Office Record shows 7 pm yesterday 21, 7 am today and noon today 21. Maximum yesterday 21, minimum today missing. year ago highs 62, lows 54. High specificity about entities and numbers from the readable text.
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