Nazi Air Survey Of English Coast On Fourth Day
German bombing flights again over Kent and the Thames estuary as anti aircraft fire erupts. No bombs dropped. ships Keynes Granta El Oso and Traviata reported sunk or damaged. Dornier and Heinkel planes driven off. Jubilee Singers in wreck near Falls City unharmed.
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Thames
Suffolk
Yorkshire
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Germany
Helgoland Bight
English
Keynes
North Sea
L. Fisher
Granta
Stock Market Index Reaches 49.7 on Broad Market
The index tracking 60 stocks is reported at 49.7, signaling overall market movement. Investor mood appears cautious as breadth shows mixed performance across sectors.
Secret Balkans Conference Sways Romanian Italy Talks
King Carol of Romania and Regent Prince Paul of Yugoslavia met at Vrsac two days before Jan 12 to weigh Italy and Hungary’s offer of aid in exchange for postwar territorial revision. The talks aimed to gauge Yugoslav support for Romania’s negotiations with Italy and Hungary and potential Russian aggression. It was also reported Yugoslavia was asked to approve Italian troop passage if needed.
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Bucharest
Carol of
Hungary
Italy
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Finnish Arctic frontline pressures in winter war push south
The Russian army tries to cut a path from Salla and Petsamo fronts as Finnish forces rely on extreme cold and guerilla fighting to slow the advance. Soldiers endure frigid 25 degree below zero temperatures while a Suomussalmi front headquarters hides in the forests.
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Salla
Petsamo
Arctic
Suomussalmi
Arctic Circle
Finland
War Materials Shipped To Finland Thru France
An official spokesman said Spain, Italy and southeastern European states are sending war materials to embattled Finland via France. He added volunteers are en route, and observers expect shipments include German and Russian guns once used in the Spanish Civil War.
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Paris
Spain
Italy
Finland
France
Francisco Franco
Navy to seek authority for larger cruisers
Admiral Harold R. Stark said the navy would ask Congress for authority to build bigger cruisers than the 10,000 ton type if special legislative action is necessary.
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Washington
Harold R. Stark
Navy
Congress
House Passes Emergency Defense Bill in Vast Vote
The House approved a 264.6 million emergency defense appropriation for the army navy coast guard and FBI amid debates over neutrality patrols and winter maneuvers. An amendment to restrict ship construction was rejected as the bill moves to the Senate.
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House
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Schafer
R.-Wis
Appropriations’ Committee
Welles
Panama
Senate
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Taber
N.Y
South
Lambertson
R.-Kan
General Staff
Meatless Friday Starts in France Under New Rules
France enacts first fully meatless Friday with bans on beef veal and mutton on Mondays and Tuesdays. Restaurants may serve one meat portion up to 5.5 ounces including bone, with fried chicken priced at 34 cents for 2 pounds at Miller's Barbecue on U.S. 40.
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Paris
France
Miller
N.E
U.S
Finns reportedly shoot Soviet parachutists on Karelian front
Finnish marksmen reportedly killed or captured groups of Soviet troops as they descended by parachute on the Karelian isthmus. Tidningen said dozens of parachutists were annihilated or shot in the air or after landing. Danish volunteers joined Finland, with Swedish volunteers already at the front.
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Jan
Karelian
Stockholm
Tidningen
Scandinavia
Finland
Nationaltidende
Denmark
Roosevelt Seeks Bipartisan Talk on Finland Aid
President Roosevelt said he asked congressional leaders from both parties to work out how to aid Finland. He noted no decisions have been made and urged that the issue not become partisan. He said he understands leaders are meeting to discuss possible steps but gave no specifics.
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Roosevelt
Finland
Washington
State Department
23 Bodies Recovered After Bartley Mine Blast
Bartley West Virginia mine disaster workers pull 23 bodies from Bartley No 1, leaving 68 miners still trapped 600 feet underground. Rescue teams report likely instant deaths and fear others in separate tunnels share the same fate. G J Stollings, Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal general manager, warns of likely deaths.
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Bartley
W. Va
Bartley No. 1
Iam
G. J. Stollings
Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal
Gas Tax Refunds Up for Discussion in Douglas County
Douglas County officials schedule Monday morning talks with township boards and commissioners at the courthouse to review gasoline tax refunds. A 1940 budget issue stems from a 1939 Supreme Court ruling requiring funds be spent by townships as allocated, complicating budgets and financial plans.
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Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Supreme Court
Lyon County
Milton P. Beach
Earl T. Black
Board of Commissioners
Clinton Wee
Eudora
Grant
Kanwaka
Lecompton
Marion
Palmyra
Wakarusa
Willow Springs
Wrg
Babes: Sandfibscstenicsa-Ancetiene Hagin Lore Beer
Mine disaster gaps fuel grim verdict by state inspector
State Mine Inspector E L Chatfield said evidence of the violence shows every man in the mine is doomed after an explosion. Crews found a two ton loading machine blown 66 feet from the coal face with twisted track. He noted damp gas would have killed many instantly if men could not shut them off.
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E. L. Chatfield
Chatfield
New Jersey GOP backs Dewey for president with pledged delegates
New Jersey Republican leaders unite their factions to back Thomas E. Dewey for the presidential nominating, pledging delegates to the national convention. Gov. Harold Hoffman and Arthur Vanderbilt attend, while a May gubernatorial primary fight is expected and Hoffman’s candidacy remains unofficial.
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Montclair
N. J
New Jersey
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Harold G. Hoffman
Arthur T. Vanderbilt
Clean Government
Hoffman
Altho
Faust on Phonograph Records Scheduled Tonight
The opera Faust will be heard in the Music room of the Union building at 7 o'clock tonight. The new room opened for students and faculty last week hosts the first organized program featuring 20 records of the work.
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Union Building
Eudora Stores to Close for Barber Bert Brown Funeral
Eudora stores will close tomorrow from 2 to 3 PM so merchants may attend the funeral of Bert Brown a local barber who died Wednesday evening in Eudora.
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Eudora
Bert Brown
Eudora Barber
More Moisture Due Kansas Wheat Regions Forecast
Weather outlook from Topeka says more moisture in the form of rain snow and sleet will favor Kansas wheat growers tonight and tomorrow. Unsettled conditions move in from the west as temperatures moderate from last night’s plunge with subzero readings in parts of the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Phillipsburg
St. Joseph
Weather Bureau
Shoe Fund Campaign Funds On Hold
The active campaign on each of the above funds has been suspended but further contributions received by the Journal-World will be recorded and forwarded to the proper administrators.
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Journal-World
Cigaret Tax Receipts Rise in December
Topeka Kansas reports cigarette tax collections for December at 99310 dollars, up 5318 from December 1938, reflecting a year end gain in state revenue.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Governor Ratner Urges Law Students to Engage in Government
Governor Payne Ratner urged Kansas University law students to take an active role in government. In his address on The Lawyer as a Citizen he tied legal ethics to patriotism, warned against dictatorship, and praised Christianity and equality before the law as bulwarks of liberty. He credited Dr William L Burdick and cited Charles Evans Hughes.
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Payne Ratner
Law School
Ratner
Kansas
America
William L. Burdick
Burdick
Greenhall Theater
Charles Evans Hughes
F. J. Moreau
High Wind Sets Back Kansas Road Clearing Efforts
Garden City Kansas January 12 The road crews faced a setback as a strong north wind erased recent progress on snow removal. They had been clearing federal state and county roads since Christmas, but remaining county roads are now in poorer condition with narrow cleared swaths. All state roads remain open though icy drifts persist. County engineer Ben Allen warned conditions are worse than at any point this winter.
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Garden City
Kan
Ben Allen
President's Birthday Ball on sale Monday at Eldridge Hotel
Tickets cost 1 dollar for the President's Birthday Ball to be held January 27 in the Eldridge hotel. Jack Miller announced the downtown sales committee and Courtney Crim heads ticket sales for residential areas. Honorary reception members include Mayor and Mrs Russell and other local officials. Mrs W Q Hamilton leads the reception committee.
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Eldridge
O.D. Lyle
Charles B. Russell
Deane W. Malott
G. Warren Spaulding
Earl Black
Chris Schaake
James Brass
W. QO. Hamilton
Courtney Crim
Miller
Kansas highway patrol opens Emporia division
The Emporia unit of the Kansas highway patrol opens at the police headquarters. Patrolmen Jack Keely and Frank Vallenbois lead the new office after eleven motorcar fatalities in the area during the past year. In 1937 six deaths occurred and in 1936 three.
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Emporia
Kansas Highway Patrol
Jack Keely
Frank Vallenbois
Bennett Wanger marry in Phoenix ceremony
Joan Bennett aged 29 and Walter Wanger aged 45, both figures in film, wed in a Phoenix ceremony at noon. The officiant cited the Peace Harry West as part of the ceremony.
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Joan Bennett
Phoenix, Ariz
Walter Wanger
Harry Westall
Reservoirs and Lots of Em Are Urged as Answer to Drouth Era
Topeka Kansas January 12 The state board of agriculture heard State Water Resources Engineer George S Knapp advocate a broad storage program. He urged building 50 000 reservoirs and farm ponds across the state to provide permanent relief from drought. The plan includes rural ponds municipal reservoirs and flood detention lakes to curb destructive floods.
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Drouth
Topeka
Kansas
George S. Knapp
State Board of Agriculture
Knapp
Payne Ratner
High Plains
District Festival To Be Held Here At University
The district music festival will draw about 2,000 young musicians from eastern Kansas and be held at the University of Kansas on April 12 and 13. Sponsored by the Kansas High School Activities Association, it replaces this year’s Midwest festival and includes bands orchestras choirs and solo events with judges offering feedback.
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Kansas
University of Kansas
Kansas High School Activities Association
Topeka
Kansas City
Lawrence
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Russell L. Miley
Lawrence Tibbett
Paul Musikowsky
Pro-Arte String Quartet
Brussels
Belgium
University
Westminster A Cappella Choir
University Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence High School
Haskell Institute
Wolf hunt nets five animals in Douglas county roundup
About 250 men joined the Twin Mound range hunt in southwestern Douglas county. Four coyotes and one red fox were rounded up. Sheriff Charles E. Banning and Undersheriff Lathrop B. Read Jr. participated. Spectators watched from Old Belvoir school as the hunt ran from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Twin Mound Range
Douglas County
Charles E. Banning
Lathrop B. Read, Jr
Belvoir School
Governors Ball Invites Local Couples in Topeka Event
Lawrence National Guard officers and wives invited to tea and ball hosted by Gov and Mrs Payne H Ratner in Topeka Monday. The Officers' association meets at 2 pm, banquet to follow. Mrs Ratner hosts tea at 5 pm, ball at 9 pm at the Hotel Jayhawk.
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Lawrence
Winter apparel sale depletes stock as cold weather grips U S
Dun & Bradstreet reports strong demand for winter clothing, with suburban buying rising while rural areas saw travel discouraged by snow and cold. Overall retailer volume runs 7 to 13 percent below last year.
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New York
America
Dun & Bradstreet
Doctor’s England Trip Share At Co-Operative Club Dinner
Dr H E Eustace spoke on his trip to England last summer at a Co-Operative club meeting. Members enjoyed a ground hog dinner featuring several kinds of sausage prepared under Henry Jost’s direction at Trinity Lutheran church.
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H. E. Eustace
England
Co-Operative Club
Henry Jost
Trinity Lutheran Church
Weather Forecast With Mixed Winter Precipitation Patterns
Kansas forecast calls for freezing rain and snow with sleet in northwest regions. Central and western areas expect clearing by Saturday afternoon with colder air. Temperatures reach around 46 degrees at noon, dipping to near 30 overnight.
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Kansas
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