Finns Rout Russian Division Near Suomussalmi
Helsinki dispatch reports Finnish forces destroyed the 44th Russian division near Suomussalmi, taking 1 000 prisoners and capturing 43 tanks and other materiel. The cold and rugged defense slowed the invasion as Finnish troops repelled Soviet ski detachments and extended winter fighting across the sector.
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Suomussalmi
Finland
Russia
Uesan
High Command
Salla
Central Eastern Front
Stockholm
Roosevelt to Speak on Unity at Jackson Day Dinner
Washington reports the President will address national unity at the $100-a-plate Jackson day dinner here, avoiding a direct political charge while others speak in Cleveland Des Moines Raleigh and other cities. The event aims to raise about $700000 for the Democratic campaign fund and reduce the party deficit. James Roosevelt will introduce, with Vice President Garner at his side.
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Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
Cleveland
Wallace
Des Moines
Paul V. McNutt
Raleigh
N. C
Andrew Jackson
NBC
CBS
MBC
Farley
Garner
Mr. Roosevelt
Dentist Parkhurst Pleads Guilty To Forgery Charge
Dr John L Parkhurst Humboldt dentist and former Allen county representative pleaded guilty in district court to one forgery count in a case brought by County Attorney Mitchell Bushey. He admitted forging a $20 check at Perham clothing store drawn on Peoples State Bank of Cherryvale signed under a fictitious name. Wallace H Anderson noted sentencing set for Friday.
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Tola
Kan
John L. Parkhurst
Humboldt
Allen County
Mitchell Bushey
Wallace H. Anderson
Parkhurst
Perham Clothing
Peoples State”. Bank
Cherryvale
L. H. Dresen
Stock Market Index Updates Hover at 51.6
The index for a group of 60 stocks stands at 51.6 in Saturday trading. Market observers note little change as investors await fresh guidance while sector movers show mixed performance.
Anti-Lynching Bill Stirs First Session Controversy
Washington January 8 1940 UPI House votes to debate the anti lynching bill with 170 to 67 in favor and 255 to 114 on roll call. Cox denounces the measure as hostile to the south while Kennedy hopes for goodwill in Jackson Day events. The bill threatens up to five years in prison and a $5000 fine for negligence or willful permitment by a peace officer.
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UPI
House
Bankhead
Cox
D-Ga
Martin J. Kennedy
D-N.y
Doughton
D-N.c
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate
Spanish Refuge viewed at Fraser theater in afternoon showing
The film Refuge depicting Spain's refugees was shown at Fraser theater at 4 10 this afternoon. Sponsored by the Y W C A and Y M C A as part of an educational program. John C Moore Y M C A secretary said The Four Hundred Million about the Far East would be shown later this year.
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Spain
Fraser Theater
Y.W.C.A
Y.M.C.A
John C. Moore
Far East
Topeka banker urges steady faith in America at Rotary
C A Sterling president of the Federal Home Loan Bank spoke at the Rotary Club noon gathering in Topeka. He urged optimism and cautioned against gloom, citing 14 depressions in US history and promoting home ownership as economic security. Sterling favored limited entanglement and better North South American trade relations. He was introduced by Prof. Herb Hungerford and welcomed by Corlett Cotton.
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C. A. Sterling
Topeka
Rotary Club
Federal Home Loan Bank
Sterling
Topekan
United States
North
South America
Herb Hungerford
Eugene Brune
Corlett Cotton
City Council Meets Tonight Over Annexation Question
The regular meeting of the city council is set for 7 30 PM at City Hall. Officials may discuss annexing part of the West Hills residential district. four ordinances have been prepared on the matter.
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West Hills
Enter Plea of Guilty in Cape Girardeau Theft Case
Joe Eckert of Cape Girardeau pleaded guilty before Judge Hugh Means in district court to grand larceny for stealing clothing from Montgomery Ward. He was sentenced to one to five years in the state penitentiary after being arrested December 20 by local police.
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Joe Eckert
Cape Girardeau
Hugh Means
Eckert
Montgomery Ward
Congress Asked to Approve Large Navy Increase
Admiral Harold R. Stark told the House Naval Committee the United States must raise the fleet by 1.3 billion dollars to meet the international and Far Eastern threat. He warned the current war could end with a comparatively weak navy unless immediate action is taken. Secretary Edison supported a 25 percent fleet expansion as essential in the grave international situation. Stark noted the plan now envisions fewer but larger ships to improve the ratio with Japan.
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Navy
Congress
House Naval Committee
United States
Edison
Stark
Japan
Board approves new teachers and reassignments in holiday meeting
The board met at noon shifting from evening due to other duties. They voted to hire a new full time teacher for senior high to handle rising enrollment of November 13 with 62 more students than last year. Several transfers and releases were approved along with cadet teachers in elementary physical education and music departments.
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WPA
Lincoln School
John E. Taylor
Taylor
Lincoln and
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W. H. Quakenbush
Buildings and Grounds Committee
L. R.perry
Margaret Dart
City nurse lauds shoe fund aid for needy youngsters
Electa Kindelsperger reports busy day as she buys twenty five pairs of shoes for local children. Urgent cases keep coming from teachers. a kindergartner’s feet are warm at last. Weekend gifts total 37 dollars, bringing the fund to 222.77 dollars toward 300 dollar goal. Mail or deliver contributions to the Journal-World office.
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Electa Kindelsperger
Kindlesperger
Journal-World Office
Williams Unable to Attend Springfield Dinner Speak
Aubrey Williams national youth administrator informed the women s Democratic committee sponsoring the second Jack Sonday dinner in Springfield Missouri that he would miss the speaking slot. He was detained and aides said no plane could reach Springfield in time for his departure.
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Washington
Aubrey Williams
Women’s Democratic Committee
Springfield
Phillips to boost refinery purchases in Kansas City plant
Bartlesville Okla Jan 8 Phillips Petroleum company will increase purchases for its refinery at Kansas City Kansas by 5000 barrels daily. The plant draws crude largely from Kansas fields and is one of the largest in the state.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Company
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Fields
Sta
Kansas State College
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Recital Postponed at School of Fine Arts
The faculty recital by Ruth Orcutt associate professor of piano and Raymond Stuhl instructor of violin scheduled for tonight has been postponed. The announcement came from the School of Fine Arts this afternoon.
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Ruth Orcutt
Raymond Stuhl
School of Fine Arts
Cash and Pledges Wipe Out Debt of Republican Committee
Washington state of press release announces the Republican national committee has extinguished its $655,000 debt as of December 1. Chairman John Hamilton says the Jackson Day anniversary in Washington marks the debt’s end and contrasts with Democratic fundraisers that night.
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John Hamilton
Jackson Day
Washington
Republican National Committee
Hamilton
Old Hickory
Board under fire as union board questioned over staff loyalties
Washington lawmakers grilled National Labor Relations Board officials over alleged partiality in staff. Attorney Jack Davis reportedly advised back pay for CI0 ties while working at the board. The Wagner Act amendment drive split committee members on proposed reforms including a five member board and limits on board discretion.
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National Labor Relations Board
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American Radiator Company
Litchfield
Ill
Jack Davis
Davis
Toland
Murdock
Utah
Charles Fahy
Labor Board
Chirman Madden
Massachusetts
Boston
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House Labor Committee
Norton
D-N.j
Congress
Special Investigating Committee
Labor Committee
Supreme Court
Federal Liquor Tax Investigator Probes Slade Case
A U S federal liquor tax inspector visited to gather information on Eldon Slade’s arrest and conviction last August for possession. The agent said a federal case is looming after Slade’s St. Louis arrest with a liquor haul and alleged attempt to move liquor into a dry state. Washer Service Green Bros.
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Eldon Slade
Heebenter
Slade
St. Louis
Best Snow Cover in Several Years
Topeka reports eight inch weekend snow blanket with five to ten inches across the state. Weatherman A D Robb calls it the heaviest general fall in years. sub zero blasts reach 15 below at Hays and lows elsewhere. Snow and ice impact travel, while Mary Katherine Bishop dies in Pittsburg from a fall on ice.
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A. D.robb
Mercury
Hays
Hutchinson
ElDorado
Hill City
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Chanute
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Junction
Robb
Mary Katherine Bishop
Pittsburg
Miss Bishop
Dodge City
Independence
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Newton
Great Bend
Ellis
Concordia
Wrist Injury Clouds Hackney Shot Put Hope
Manhattan Kansas January 8 Elmer Hackney famed Kansas State athlete suffers a lingering right wrist injury from last September game with Fort Hays State The injury targets a small bone hindering wrist movement crucial for shot putting Hackney once set American and national collegiate records including a 55 feet 11 inches best and aimed to beat the world mark of 57 feet 1 inch held by Jack Torrance LSU.
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Kan
Elmer Hackney
Kansas State
Fort Hays
Ward Haylett
Hackney
Jack Torrance
Louisiana State
Glass Loses Meal Ticket for Jackson Day Dinner
Senator Glass of Virginia 82, says he has misplaced a $100 ticket to the Jackson Day dinner in Washington. He remarks he will not go unless his secretary locates it and jokes about getting a dollar’s worth of food for the hundred.
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Glass
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Virginiah
Doctor Braces Snow to Deliver Baby in 20 Mile Run
Liberal Kansas January 8. Dr BE J McCreight braved snow drifts and 8 below cold to reach a call at 2 am. He reached the farm by 8 am in a stalled car, delivered an 8 pound girl after warming up with breakfast. The patient’s husband alerted him and he returned to finish the delivery.
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Kan
UPM
McCreight
Beaten by Unknown Negro Robbery at 401 Indiana Street
Mrs. P. P. Lester, 65, sustained head lacerations and bruises after a nighttime assault by an unidentified Black man who stole $2.50 from her home at 401 Indiana Street. She was treated at Memorial Hospital and released after X rays showed no serious injuries. A man was later arrested for investigation.
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Memorial Hospital
Mary B. Stouffer
E. B Stouffer
K. U
Merle Garber
Garber
Lester
Winter Storm Grips Broad Swathes of Nation
A severe winter storm blankets 28 states with heavy snow from the Midwest to New England. Temperatures dip to seven below zero at Bangor and 27 above at Port Arthur while cities report record snows and travel disruptions. fatalities linked to the weather total 58 to 85 across several states.
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New England
Bangor
New Haven
Conn
Clinton
Fort Smith
Ark
Ohio
Louisville
Gulf
Texas
Port Arthur
Houston
Dallas
Paris
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Heaviest Lawrence Snow Episode Since 1932
Snow fell for 26 hours in Lawrence, totaling 6.60 inches enriched by 0.61 inches moisture. Town crews cleared Massachusetts Street, central park was filled with snow, and roads were kept passable with chains. No weekend accidents reported and temperatures stayed below freezing.
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C. J. Posey
Massachusetts
Ben M. Babb
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Babb
Massachusetts Street
E. E. Trueblood
Charles B. Banning
Kaw
Bowersock Dam
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Dale Brodie Orchestra to Play Birthday Ball in Lawrence
Dale Brodie and his orchestra will perform at the President's Birthday ball in the Eldridge hotel Lawrence. The event runs 9 to 12 with proceeds aiding the infantile paralysis fund. Tickets at $1 go on sale late this week via committee and Carls clothing store and Round Corner drug store.
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Dale. Brodie
Lawrence
O. D. Lile
Lile
Carls Clothing Store
Round Corner Drug Store
Eldridge Hotel
Courtney Crim
Roosevelt nominates Gauss as first U.S. minister to Australia
President Roosevelt names Clarence Gauss of Connecticut as the United States’ first minister to Australia, marking the start of formal diplomatic relations. The White House also sends Senate reappointments for five Reconstruction Finance Corp directors and upgrades General Guy N. Benninger to brigadier general in the Army National Guard. Gauss has served as consul general at Shanghai and counselor of embassy.
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Roosevelt
Clarence ‘Gauss
Connecticut
United’ States
Australia
United States
Emassy
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Emil Schram
Illinois
Carroll Merriams
Kansas
Charles B. Henderson
Nevada
Howard J. Klossner
Minnesota
Sam Husbands
South Carolina
Guy N. Benninger
Nebraska National Guard
Seine General’s Department
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Gauss
State Department
Foreign Service
Shanghai
Kansas Loyola basketball game scores to be posted
The halftime and final scores of the Kansas Loyola University game in Chicago will be available at the Journal-World office. The game is scheduled to start at 8 15 p m local time.
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Chicago
Journal-World Office
Weather Outlook for Kansas Delivers Cloudiness and Snow
Kansas weather shows increasing cloud cover in western regions with fair conditions in the east and warmer readings except in the far northwest. Tonight and Tuesday bring mostly cloudy skies with light snow in the west and milder temperatures elsewhere.
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Weat
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