New Budget Forecast Shows Higher Deficits and Debt Peak
President Roosevelt sent Congress a budget message predicting a net deficit of 1.088 billion dollars for the current year and 949.6 million for the next twelve months with the public debt reaching 38.5282 billion by June 30, 1939. He warned of possible further spending for relief and armaments if world conditions require, and noted revenue would fall due to the recession. He proposed a 539 million dollar outlay cut and urged readiness to approve additional appropriations if needed to ease hard times.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Thesident
Possible Roosevelt pick to succeed Justice Sutherland
Washington speculation centers on a diverse list for the next Supreme Court appointment. Potential names include Stanley Reed and Senator Minton, with mentions of Florence E. Allen among women candidates and figures like Felix Frankfurter James Landis Robert H Jackson Learned Hand Samuel Rosenman and Ferdinand Pecora among others.
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Washington
George Sutherland
Stanley Reed
Kentucky
Minton
D.-Ind
Black
Roosevelt
Florence E. Allen
Cleveland
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert H. Jackson
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
James M. Landis
The
Securities Commission
Donald R. Richberg
Robert F. Wagner
Dn.y
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
New York
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel Rosenman
New York Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Harold M. Stephens
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
KU Coaches Return From New Orleans Meeting
Adrain Lindsey head football coach and Mike Getto line coach returned from New Orleans where they attended the national coaches meeting and the LSU Santa Clara New Year game. They approved two new rule changes deemed immaterial by Lindsey though the pass rule may aid offense. Getto dismissed rumors of offers from Texas or other schools and said he has no statements to make about any changes.
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Adrain Lindsey
K. U
Mike Getto
New Orleans
Santa Clara
Lindsey
Altho
Getto
Texas University
Lawrence teen wins Union Pacific 4-H scholarship
Anna Henry of Lawrence has been awarded the Union Pacific railroad scholarship to Kansas State College for outstanding Douglas County 4-H members. The $100 award goes to Miss Henry, a senior at Liberty Memorial High School and active in the Big Springs 4-H club. An alternate recipient is Bill Henry Jr. of Lecompton, also in Big Springs 4-H.
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Anna Henry
John D. Heniry
Lawrence
Union Pacific Railroad
Kansas State College
Douglas County
Henry
Big Springs
Liberty Memorial High School
Miss Henry
Bill Henry, Jr
Supreme Court vacancy as Sutherland retires
Washington reports Justice George Sutherland will retire from the U S Supreme Court effective January 18 1938. President Roosevelt faces a second appointment after Hugo Black already joined the bench amid controversy. Sutherland born in England in 1862 served since 1922 and was viewed as conservative.
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George Sutherland
Supreme Court of the United States
Sutherland
Roosevelt
Washington
Supreme Court
White House
Sumners
Willis van Devanter
van Devanter
Hugo L. Black
Alabama
New York
Buckingham
England
Harding
Utah
William H. King
McReynolds
Butler
Capitol
Wheeler
Logan
Rescue 200 From Fire In British American Hall
Two hundred people mainly women were saved in a dramatic rescue after a fire trapped attendees at a beano party in the British American hall. Thirty seven were injured seriously with broken limbs burns and gashes and many received first aid.
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Pawtucket
R. 1
Union City bank hold up by three youths in broad daylight
Three young men robbed the Union City bank at 2 30 this afternoon and escaped with an undetermined amount of loot. Deputy Sheriff Dan Hahn said he was advised. The note adds the Dionne quintuplets nursery runs at 18000 a year. Ford Service Hamilton 702 Vt adv.
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Union City
Okio
Reno
Okla
Bank of Union
Here
Dan Hahn
Hoover reports five month probe of German American Bund
J Edgar Hoover told Attorney General Cummings the five month G men probe into the German American Bund headed by Fritz Kuhn found no immediate legal action recommended. The report spans 11 folders and 1000 pages covering eastern midwest and western divisions. The group uses both Nazi symbols and the American flag and prescribes a gray shirt and overcoat uniform. Members greet authorities with the Nazi salute.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Cummings
G- Men
Bund
Fritz Kuhn
New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Brien McMahn
Hoover
Mid-West
Reinforced insurgents launch Teruel offensive amid heavy snow
Spanish insurgents push toward Teruel claiming a three day objective as snow hampers warfare. Outside the city they report progress while inside a beleaguered garrison defends its refuges. In China Japanese authorities claim control of Shanghai and occupied territory United Kingdom studies Palestine partition plan.
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Teruel
Orient
Shanghai
China
Chufu
Confucius
Sage
Yangtze Valley
Great Britain
Palestine
Jerusalem
Naismith Receives Lifetime Medical Society Honor
Doctors James A. Naismith and E. R. Keith were awarded life memberships in the Douglas County and Kansas Medical Societies at a Lawrence Memorial Hospital meeting. The December vote carried the honor, granting automatic life status in state and national groups. Lawrence pharmacists hosted and provided the program with remarks from Walter Varnum’s paper read by Mrs. Virginia Bentz. speakers included L. D. Havenhill and Jay Sutton.
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Douglas County Medical Society
Kansas Medical Society
James A. Naismith
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
E. R. Keith
Lawrence Pharmacists
Walter Varnum
State Pharmacy Board
Virginia Bentz
Varnum
L. D. Havenhill
Schools of Pharmacy
K. U
Jay Sutton
Rexall Drug Store
Change Scene In Movie Hisses Swarthout In Offense
Hollywood January 5 Gladys Swarthout will be hissed not tomatoed off a stage in Romance in the Dark. Harlan Thompson said the scene showing the singer pelted with overripe vegetables was found offensive by preview audiences, especially women. A hissing sequence will replace the vegetable barrage.
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Hollywood
Calif
Gladys Swarthout
Harlan Thompson
Thompson
Tie Up Seattle Cargoes on Deep Sea and Coastal Ships
In Seattle on January 5 a dispute between the washerwomen and longshoremen unions led the Watershcoat Employers Association to halt all cargo handling. Deep-sea, coastal, and Alaska ships in Seattle harbor stopped activity at noon.
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Seattle
Watschcoat ‘Employers’. Association ‘of
Thenternational
Longshoremen’s and
Arehousemen’s. Union
Alaska
Seattle Harbor
Birth of son to Dona Maria and Prince Juan of Asturias
UPI reports a son born today to Dona Maria the Princess of Asturias and Prince Juan, heir apparent to the non existent throne of Spain.
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Rome
UPI
Dona Maria
Princess of Asturias
Juan
Prince of Asturias
Spain
President Roosevelts Fourth Net Deficit Guess This Year
President Roosevelt repeated a net deficit estimate for the current fiscal year totaling 1,088,100,000 dollars. The figure marks his fourth forecast this year, each higher than the last as revenue estimates fell and tax receipts lagged expectations.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Budget figures show 1938 39 defense at 991 3 million
The budget sent to Congress details national defense funding of 991 3 million for 1938 39. It also lists current year total expenditures at 7 408 642 000 and next year at 6 869 043 000, with penal and correctional costs rising to 11 543 040.
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Washington
Jah
Capitol
National Defense
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Leavenworth Annex
Roosevelt
Congress
Cavalry School
Fort Riley
Kan
Field Artillery
Command and General Staff School
Fort, Leavenworth
Government trees sold for erosion control misused in beautification
C G Marshall of Arlington Nebraska told the Western Association of Nurserymen convention that many trees supplied by the federal government for erosion control are being used in home beautification projects. He said nursery men criticize government competition and noted trees from government nurseries are provided at very low cost.
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Kansas City
C. G. Marshall
Arlington
Neb
Marshall
Western Association of Nurserymen
Joneses involved in drunken driving arrest after collision
In Richmond California on January 5 Mr and Mrs Ben H Jones WPA workers collided their cars. Mrs Jones 38 filed against her husband 44 for drunken driving with Police Judge Leo Marcello.
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Richmond
Cal
Ben H. Jones
WPA
County Bond Debt Rises to 237 000
The Douglas county bonded debt at the start of the year reaches 237000, up 34500 from January 1 1987. County auditor Mildred LeSner reports the year saw 38500 paid in bonds and 73000 issued, including 47000 for poor relief and 11000 for Eudora bridge work. 15000 funded Lone Star lake park bonds. Outstanding debt matures through 1940 with total interest to 1940 of 25189.62.
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Douglas County
Board of County Commissioners
Mildred LeSner
Eudora
Lone Star Lake
Vinland Rural High No. 1
Maple Grove
Adeseaeseedaeer
Emery Road
Eudora Bridge
Tadoe
Jtam
Aveseress
Paving Underway on Lawrence Area Connecting Strip
The M. N. Penny Construction Co works on the Union Pacific underpass to highway 59 link north of Lawrence as weather allows. Excavation for a small bridge is near completion with concrete pouring planned. traffic detours remain in effect. Penny also clears 1500 feet of switch track for Kansas Electric Power’s near future plant site northwest of Lawrence.
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M. N. Penny Construction Company
Union Pacific
Highway 59
Lawrence
Penny
Indian Village
Penny Company
Cook and Ransom Company of
Ottawa
Cook and Ransom
Kansas Electric Power Company
Odd Hat Not Queer Enough to Trigger Comment
Hollywood report notes a test by former New York show girl Marion McKenzie on Hollywood boulevards. She wore increasingly odd headgear a lampshade a rubber band two artificial flowers a bathtub plug chain and a shoe lace drawing only one remark from a laundry truck driver who compared it to his wife’s purchase.
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Hollywood
Milady
Marion McKenzie
New York
Hill wins Alabama senate race defeating Heflin in primary
Rep. Lister Hill, longtime Roosevelt supporter, defeats Hugo L. Black predecessor Heflin in a three way primary. Hill will serve out Black’s term ending January 1939 as unofficial returns show Hill 76,871, Heflin 4,437, Williams 521. Heflin, ill with pneumonia, was unaware voting occurred.
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Birmingham
Ala
Lister Hill
Roosevelt
Senate
Hugo L. Black
Cotton
Tom” Heflin
Heflin
Alabama
Montgomery
House of Representatives
Lafayette
Hill
Charles W. Williams
Black
Asee Cseettseeneenet Meenemaes
Williams
Discrepancies Appear in Wyandotte County Audits
Kansas attorney general Clarence V. Beck announced that Jay S. Parker will travel to Kansas City Kansas to investigate discrepancies in audits of county offices. He said the issues seem procedural rather than shortages and the probe will determine if any legal action is warranted.
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Topeka
Clarence V. Beck
Jay S. Parker
Kansas City
Kan
Beck
Chain store tax upheld by Texas Supreme Court
The Texas chain store tax was upheld finally by the state supreme court today overruling a rehearing motion. Most chains owe state taxes for 1936 37 and 38 totaling roughly three to four million dollars. Attorneys for the chains indicated plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Warm spell lasts into Thursday across Kansas
Topeka report notes pleasant weather will continue in Kansas and the Midwest. Forecaster S. D. Flora expects temperatures to dip only modestly with highs near 45 degrees tomorrow and tonight’s lows from 25 to 30 in the east and 20 to 25 in the west. Last night’s low for the nation was 18 at Duluth, Minn. Flora compares today’s conditions to a 14 year-old record of 15 or colder.
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Topeka
Kansas
Middlewest
S. D. Flora
Duluth
Minn
Flora
Douglas County Receives 1987 Gasoline Tax Share
A. M. Gardner, the Douglas county treasurer, received from the state highway commission a check for 11 232 70 the fourth quarter share of the 1987 gasoline tax. Douglas county total for the year was 44 930 80 with half 22 465 40 going to the county road fund and the other half to township road funds distributed by mileage.
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Douglas County
A. M. Gardner
State Highway Commission
Senator Glass Praised on 80th Birthday in Senate Resolution
Senator Byrd of Virginia lauded Carter Glass as "one of the great statesmen" while sponsoring a senate resolution congratulating Glass on his 80th birthday yesterday. The body adopted Byrd's motion to honor the long-serving senator.
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Senator Glass
Washington
Byrd
D.-Va
Carter Glass
Glass
Senate
Virginia
Kingdom Chooses March Elections Across Four Sundays
King Boris of Bulgaria orders general elections to be held March 6 13 20 and 27. The move is viewed as a step toward restoring the constitution suspended since the May 20 1934 coup d etat.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Be wise Winterize at The Motor In
Advy urges readers to prepare for winter by servicing their vehicles at The Motor In, emphasizing safety and cost savings through early maintenance.
Paving Projects Start This Week In West Hills
Douglas county WPA paving project begins with 43 workers quarrying rock at Wakarusa township quarry. Estimated cost 23725.53 dollars with about 13000 paid by abutting property owners and remaining funded by WPA labor. Actual paving to start March 1 if weather permits, under supervision of city engineer Ben Babb.
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Douglas County
West Hills
Wakarusa Township
Emery Road
University Drive
West Hills Parkway
West Hills Terrace
Stratford Road
West Campus Road
Strong Avenue
Babb
Exhibition of Boardman Robinson Drawings at Spooner Thayer
A January two week display features 27 works by Boardman Robinson and the Fountain Valley School of Colorado. The show includes watercolor pen and ink sketches and lithographs, with several drawings used as illustrations for The Brothers Karamazov. An original Robinson cartoon drawing is in Albert Reid’s recent gift to the University. Robinson, praised by critics, has influenced art as a leader in painting illustration and teaching for thirty years. The exhibit runs through January 15 in the museum north gallery.
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Spooner-Thayer Museum
Boardman Robinson
Colorado Springs Art Center
Fountain Valley School of Colorado
Brothers Karamazov
Robinson
Albert T. Reid
History of Commerce
Kaufman
Pittsburgh
RKO
Rockefeller Center
Department of Justice
Washington, D. C
Abdallah Shrine Elects Varnum Potentate
Walter H. Varnum of Lawrence was elected potentate of Abdallah Shrine to succeed Cleveland Williams of Fort Leavenworth. He was advanced from chief rabban, with C. V. Norman Troy as chief rabban and other officers named. Delegates from 19 counties attended the annual meeting with nearly 35 Lawrence members present.
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Abdallah Shrine
Walter H. Varnum
Lawrence
Cleveland Williams
Fort Leavenworth
Varnum
Rabban
C. V. Norman
Troy
Ed Geiger
Leavenworth
D. A. Meredith
Kansas City
Blake Williamson
Oriental Guide
J. E. Voorhees
G. G. Boling
Recorder
J. W. Farsley
Farley
R. T. Nichols
Hiawatha
Jake W. Scholl
Walter Varnum
Imperial Council
Los Angeles
Stock Market Index Inches Back To 44.0
The average of 60 stocks stood at 44.0, a slight retreat from yesterday when it reached 44.2. Traders monitored minor shifts as the market steadied with limited activity across sectors.
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Yessterday
Kansas Forecast Shows Fair Tonight and Cooler Thursday
Weather update notes fair conditions tonight and Thursday with a somewhat colder daytime. Morning weather trends are generally clear and roads are in good condition with dirt surfaces. Temperature records show a 42 degree high yesterday and a low near today’s values.
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Kansas
Cenun
Jem
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Serersen
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Odd Hat
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U. S. Supreme Court
Spooner-Thayer
University Coal Co
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