Convict Parade Draws 100000 in New Orleans Campaign
In New Orleans on January 12 a Morrison parade on Canal Street blocked traffic for two hours and drew about 100,000 people. The Hammond attorney leads reform candidates against Governor Earl K. Long in the Louisiana Democratic primary, amid indictments and ongoing investigations.
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New Orleans
James H. Morrison
Canal Street
Louisiana
Morrison
Hammond
Huey P. Long
Earl K. Long
Huey
Long
Richard W.leche
Seymour Weiss
Abraham Shushan
O.john ‘Rogge
U.S
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
James A. Noe
Vincent Moseley
Opelousas
Robert 8. Maestri
State Conservation Department
Longe
Maestri
Conservation Department
Leche
Federal
Expect Market for Land In Kansas During Year
Kansas real estate men predict a strong 1940 market as they review farm listings ahead of spring. Nestor Weigand of Wichita becomes the new president of the Kansas Association of Real Estate Boards, with Arthur Yaylor of Great Bend as vice president and J. L. Norris of Wichita as secretary. Paul Jones of Lyons announces plans for a state wide Coronado cuarto centennial celebration in 1941.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Nestor Weigand
Wichita
New
Kansas Association of Real Estate Boards
Arthur Yaylor
Great Bend
J. L. Norris
Paul Jones
Lyons
Association of
Garner Stays Up Late For White House Reception
Vice President Garner, in white tie, spends three minutes at a congressional reception then leaves with a handshake for the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. He later remarks the Garners had attended a small dinner before the event, defying his usual 9 p.m. bedtime.
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Washington
Garner
White House
Congress
Roosevelt
Garners
Japanese Sentry Apologizes for Louisville Woman Assault
Japanese naval authorities in Shanghai acknowledged the incident involving Miss Frances Donaldson of Louisville Kentucky. They confirmed the assault by a sentry on December 20 as she crossed a bridge into the international settlement, unintentionally on the wrong side of the street.
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Shanghai
Frances Donaldson
Louisville
American Business Women
International Settlement
Cranium Crackers Word Puzzle Notice
A compact puzzle item presents multiple choice questions about word meanings in boldface. It asks readers to match avocation, aversion, inter, increment and truculent with their correct opposite or related meanings.
Spud Special to Tour Nebraska and Kansas Areas
Charles E. Coleman agricultural agent for the Union Pacific leads a tour with county agents and agriculture college reps to form local committees. The ten car potato exhibition and demonstration train will visit Nebraska and Kansas between February 5 and 15 under the theme More Quality Potatoes Per Acre.
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Agriculture Colleges
Charles E. Coleman
Union- Pacific Railroad
Nebraska
Kansas
Union Pacific
Winter Vesper Services at First Methodist Church
The First Methodist Church hosts winter vesper services Sundays at 5 pm with Dorothy Enlow Miller performing two piano numbers and Jayne Kinamon on violin. Dr. Robert A. Hunt delivers a series titled Men Who Might Have Been, listing eight weekly portraits starting Jan 14. Morning sermon at 10:50 am, subject Man Must Be Resourceful. The Wesleyan chorus, led by Mrs. Miller, sings My Faith Looks Up to Thee with soloists Hortense Harris Melva Good William Henderson.
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First Methodist Church
Dorothy Enlow Miller
Frank la Forge
Jayne Kinnamon
Bach
Robert A. Hunt
Howell
Stauffer Adds Topeka Journal Purchase Topeka State Journal
Oscar S. Stauffer, Arkansas City publisher, buys the Topeka State Journal from Henry J. Allen, Arthur J. Carruth Jr., and William P. Snyder for about 600000. Carruth remains managing editor for a time. no staff changes planned.
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Topeka
Oscar S. Stauffer
Arkansas City
Topeka State Journal
Stauffer
Henry J. Allen
Arthur J. Carruth, Jr
William P. Snyder
Carruth
Arkansas City Traveler
Independence Reporter
Pittsburg
Sun
Kansas
Maryville
Forum
Grand Island
Neb
Independent
Shawnee
Snyder
MacLennan
Allen
F. H. Vandegrift
Journal
Emporia Gazette
Kansas City Star
Peabody Gazette
Deaths and Funerals Mrs. Cora Perkins
Mrs. Cora Butler Perkins aged 78 died at her Baldwin home after eight years there Burial follows Sunday at 2 from First Methodist Bald win Dr James S Chubb officiating She lived in Edgerton thirty one years and was mother to Mrs Paul Evans wife of Prof Evans longtime Baker University math teacher She taught English at Park College Survived by daughter Mrs Evans of Ventura California two sons Harold of Houston and Dr Lloyd Perkins of Kansas City four grandchildren and brother Fred Sawyer of Gardner Kansas
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Cora Butler Perkins
Baldwin
First Methodist Church
James S. Chubb
Edgerton
Perkins
Paul Evans
Baker University
Wheat Situation Bad Seeding of Spring Wheat Not Advised
Crop expert P B W Snow reports Kansas farmers consider spring wheat due to poor winter stand. He says spring wheat fails in Kansas. better to plant barley or sorghum in western areas and flax oats corn in others. Germination after December ends yields almost no crop.
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Chicago
B. W. Snow
Kansas
Mortgage meeting outlines Kaw Valley Farm Loan plans
Douglas county stockholders of Kaw Valley National Farm Loan association will meet January 16 at Odd Fellows hall. E S Heuston announces details, reports, and four director seats. C C Gerstenberger presents last year’s results. Afternoon program features FSA and AAA talks and a discussion on loan issues and conservation.
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Douglas County
Kaw Valley National Farm Loan Association
Odd Fellows Hall
E. S. Heuston
Baldwin
C. C. Gerstenberger
J. D. Martin
Association
Edward Shaw
Will H Hayden
Lawrence
George A. Shuler
Mexic Stockholders
George W. Husted
Odd Fellows Dining Hall
Will H. Hayden
Federal Land Bank
Heuston
Flying Like Cooking: Woman Pilot Sees Safer Skies
Mrs Florence H Boswell of Cleveland tells reporters flying is like cooking with proper training and a well maintained plane. She has logged 1000 flight hours coast to coast and earned commercial, instrument, and instructor licenses while working as an anesthetist and lecturer.
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New Orleans
Florence H. Boswell
Cleveland
National Aeronautic Association
Planes Over Finland Rattle Helsinki In First 1940 Air Raid
Russian warplanes ranged over southern Finland disrupting Helsinki telephone lines with bombs near the city. Helsinki issued its first air raid alarm of 1940 from 2 15 to 3 50 p m. CST. Turku was reportedly raided. a snowstorm yesterday kept many planes grounded. One enemy plane was claimed shot down in yesterday’s Finnish communique.
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Helsinki
Finland
Turku
Abo
Japanese Premier Abe to Resign as Cabinet Falls
Premier Nobuyuki Abe announced he would resign Sunday as Japan faces a likely collapse of the government over U S response to proposals to reopen the Yangtze trade to third power interests. The cabinet is expected to resign and a stopgap administration may be formed due to factional deadlock.
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Tokio
Nobuyuki Abe
United States
Yangtze
Obituary of Mrs. William Middlekauff of Lawrence Kansas
Mrs. William Middlekauff aged 76 died at her Lawrence home after an eleven year illness from a fall. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM at Rumsey funeral home, Rev. R A Hunt officiating, burial at Oak Hill cemetery. She was born February 15 1863 in Waukesha Wisconsin and lived in Cherokee county Kansas before marriage to William Middlekauff in 1894. She taught in Kansas and Kansas City and is survived by her husband two daughters a twin sister and a brother from distant cities.
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Maine Street
Rumsey Funeral
R. A. Hunt
Oak Hill Cemetery
Middlekauff
Waukesha
Wis
Cherokee County
Kansas
Columbus
Kan
University of Kansas
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Kansas City
William Middlehauf
Lawrence
George E. Rose
Wyandotte High School
Rosedale
Woodland Park
Rose Elizabeth Middlekauff
Funeral services for Mrs Grace L Graves
Funeral services for Grace L Graves aged 69 who died Tuesday in Omaha were held at 10 30 AM at Rumsey funeral home. Rev Theodore Astman officiated. Burial followed at Mount Hope cemetery Topeka. Pallbearers were Charles Love Wetmore John Walker Kansas City Ernest Lee Kansas City and William Richardson James Richardson and Kelvin Hoover Lawrence. Survived by sons Walter Omaha Alfred Z Graves Lawrence and Ralph FE Graves Wichita.
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Grace L. Graves
Omaha
Rumsey
Theodore Astman
Mount Hope Cemetery
Topeka
Journal- World
Charles Love
Wetmore
John Walker
Kansas City
Ernest Lee
Two votes for homeowners proposed by Seattle group
H A Frentz, leading United Home Owners of Washington, promotes doubling votes for homeowners on election day to protect their interests against non owners. The plan calls for two votes for every homeowner or real estate taxpayer, while non owners keep one vote.
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Seattle
H. A. Frentz
Oregon
California
Recital by Waldemar Geltch and Miss Merlenger
Prof Waldemar Geltch violinist presents a faculty recital Monday January 22 at 8 in Frank Strong auditorium. Accompanist Miss Allie Merlenger piano performs a program including works by eight composers with a Mozart cadenzas by Kaempfert and modern pieces such as Nigun and El Puerto.
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Waldemar Geltch
Geltch
Allie Merlenger
Frank Strong
Adelaide
Mozart
Kaempfert
Nigun
el Puerto Bagatelle
Principe
Albeniz-Heifetz
Des Moines Lecture Adds New AUP Member Dr Ise
Dr John Ise professor of economics at the University of Kansas joins District Nine of the American Association of University Professors council for a two year term. He will travel to Des Moines January 25 to address the Iowa Federation of Cooperative Societies on The Role of Cooperation in the Present Economic Situation.
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Des Moines
John Ise
University of Kansas
Council
American Association of University Professors
Ise
New Orleans
Iowa Federation of Cooperative Societies
Cast of Cinderella Ready for Show at Children's Theater
The Children’s Theater production Cinderella will debut a week from tonight. Mrs Deal Six reports the cast has learned lines and is polishing the performance with planned surprises for the audience. Helena Farrell chairs properties and R R Jackman assists with stage management. Tickets are available at local schools.
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Children’s Theater
Deal Six
Helena Farrell
R. R. Jackman
Records sketch of Lawrence age notes and migrating birds
Lawrence note reveals school records lack full age data for social security use with many inquiries including two telegraph requests. Separately J R and J W Holmes report unusual migratory birds along highway 40 such as robins and meadow larks in warm spell conditions.
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Hirthway
Topeka
J. R. Holmes
J. W. Holmes
Kansas
Finns Push Back Russians After Suomussalmi Clash
Finnish forces report a second victory over the Red Army as a 44th division is nearly wiped out in the Suomussalmi engagement on December 29 and 30. Ski troops, sledges, and white uniforms aid reconnaissance while Russian supply attempts falter. Women nurses captured are assigned to tend wounded Russians.
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Altho
Red Army
Suomussalmi
Ddth
Education Director Henry Speaks to KU Classes
Clarence Henry, director of education for the Chicago Board of Trade, addressed economics and marketing classes at the University of Kansas yesterday and today before heading to Kansas State College to speak to similar groups. Henry arrived at KU Thursday from the University of Nebraska and will continue to the west coast after his Kansas appearances.
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K. U
Clarence Henry
Chicago Board of Trade
School of Business
Kansas State College
West Coast
Henry
University of Nebraska
Parkhurst Sentenced and Paroled
Dr. John L. Parkhurst Humboldt dentist and former Allen county representative in the legislature was sentenced to one to ten years for passing a $30 forged check and then granted a bench parole today on his guilty plea.
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Parkhurst
Tola
Kan
John L. Parkhurst
Humboldt
Allen County
Wellington Pioneer Luening Dies at 90 in Kansas
Charles Frederick August Luening 90 a Wellington pioneer businessman died his career began in 1878 when he opened a furniture store and undertaking parlor he remained active until retirement in 1918 in Wellington Kansas
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Wellington
Kan
Charles Frederick August Luening
Day
Governor Ratner Faces Car Trouble and Talks Law Practice
Governor Ratner arrived at the law school convocation after car trouble on the highway required highway patrol assistance from Topeka. He spoke of hitch hikers and shared that politics pay less than practicing law, while noting student experience. The event included a faculty luncheon and a theatre cast announcement for Quality Street.
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Cain
Payne Ratner
Law School
Law Studies
Greenhall
Ratner
Lawrence
Howard
Tony” Immel
Topeka
the Colonial
Gannett to Speak at Kansas Rally in February or March
New York publisher Frank E. Gannett will address a Kansas Republican rally in February or March as a potential presidential nominee. He accepted the invitation from Walter Fees, with other aspirants urged to visit Kansas before the convention, though Sen. Arthur Vandenberg cannot attend. Sen. Robert Taft and Thomas Dewey were also invited.
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Topeka
UPI
Frank E. Gannett
New York
Kansas
Walter Fees
State Republican Committee
Arthur Vandenberg
Robert Taft
Thomas Dewey
Caney Sophomore Injured in Intramural Basketball Game
Jerry Ewers, a Caney sophomore, regained consciousness at Watkins Hospital after injuring his head during an intramural basketball game last night. He was playing for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon team against Phi Gamma Delta.
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Jerry Ewers
Caney
Watkins Hospital
Ewers
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Phi Gamma Delta
Nickell Seeks Senate Seat in Shawnee County
Joe Nickell, Shawnee County representative for two terms, announced today his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state senator from Shawnee County. The announcement sets the stage for a key intra party contest as Nickell seeks the seat in Topeka.
Wichita Civil War Veteran Ezekiel Dye Dies at 100
Wichita dies at home of Ezekiel Dye a 100 year old Civil War veteran and believed Sedgwick county's oldest resident. Dye served as a corporal in Company 1 Illinois 33rd Regiment and filed a homestead claim near Peck in 1884.
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Wichita
Kan
Ezekiel Dye
Sedgwick County
Dye
Illinois 33Rd Regiment
Peck
British Ship Attacked Near English Coast
Lifeboats were launched after distress flares from an unidentified ship four miles off the east coast. Anti aircraft fire was heard and shore observers suspect the vessel was bombed.
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London
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Missouri
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Jayhawker
Howard Sutherland
Journal-World Today
T. D. Funk
Walter Keeler
Kentucky Street
K.U
Quality Street
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Fraser Boards
Robert Calderwood
Mary Noel
Lees Summit
Shirley Jane Ruble
Parsons
Mary Robelene Scott
Arlouine Goodjohn
Leavenworth
Emmy Jane Harbin
Washington, D. C
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Jack Nelson
Newton
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K. U. School of Business
Jerome Kesselman
Loren McCormack
Fred Patt
Gannett
Schulz Asickenie
Mass
Stevenson Agency
Thoma
Journal-World
Parse
Miu
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Dist. Mer
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Delbert C. Richardson
E. G. L. Harbour
Alice Brockels
Ernestine Brockels
Jayhawk
Lumi
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Harry Turner Coal CO
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Destry
James Stewart
YA Rae
Dickinson
Douglas County Building & Loan Association
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