17 Men Arrested In Fanatic Plot
Federal officials announced a terrorist plot to overthrow the U S government and set up a dictatorship. Seventeen men were arraigned in Brooklyn and held on 50000 bail each after raids with FBI and armed forces involvement. The Christian Front members faced charges of conspiring to overthrow the government and seize US property.
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New York
United States
Brooklyn
Hitler
Nazi Germany
Macklin Boettger
Communist Party
Macklin
Army
Swe
John F. Cassidy
Harold M. Kennedy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Kennedy
F.B.I
Irish Republican Army
Hoover
Christian Front
Armed Forces
New York National Guard
Grover Moscowitz
Hey
Macklin Boettiger
John Wiebrock
G-men
U. S
Bombing Resumes Over South Finland As Soviet Planes Return
Helsinki reports a renewed Soviet air offensive after yesterday's massive raid. Two alarms sounded, some bombs hit outskirts while downtown remained undamaged. Over 800 Russian planes took part yesterday with several shot down. Civilians survey ruins across southern cities as fires burn. The U S legation in Grankulla was damaged but no injuries occurred.
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Helsinki
Finland
Vaasa
Turku-Helsinki
Aries
United States
Grankulla
H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld
Legation
Frederick Larkin
State Department
Roosevelt to send Finland aid communication to Congress
President Roosevelt told congressional leaders he would soon send a communication to the two houses on extending aid to Finland. Senate leaders Barkley and McNary said the letter would reflect the administration’s views, while others cautioned against direct aid risking U.S. involvement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congressional
Congress
Finland
Senate
Barkley
Garner
Bankhead
Capitol Bill
America
McNary
United States
White House
Warm spell expected as Kansas snow melts
The Topeka weather forecast says warming sunshine will melt snow across Kansas today and tomorrow aiding road crews. Northeast counties receive the heaviest moisture, with ongoing snow melt benefiting wheat fields. Major routes open with some sections still closed. temperatures will rise to near 30s in the north and mid 30s to 40s in the south with lows around 5 to 15.
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Topeka
Kansas
U.S. 24
Leavenworth
McLouth
Kansas City
Codge City
Concordia
Ellis
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Wichita
Dodge City
Mercury
A. D. Robb
United States
Junior Auxiliary Meeting At Armory Hall Reports Ill Members
The Junior Auxiliary to Women's Relief Corps No 8 met Saturday afternoon at the armory hall. Two members were ill. A potted plant was sent to Mrs Charles Brown the director who is ill at her home. Cards were sent to Mrs Bertha Garrett the past president and Miss Ala Ashby.
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Pride of Kansas
Women’s Relief Corps No. 8
Armory Hall
Charles’ Brown
Bertha Garrett
Ala Ashby
Red Cross declines Dionne quintuplets show at fair
The executive committee of the Canadian Red Cross today rejected New York World's Fair plans for the Red Cross to sponsor an exhibition of the Dionne quintuplets at the summer fair.
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Toronto
Canadian Red Cross Society Today
The
Red Cross
Russia protests aiding Finns after KalLaks raid
Copenhagen reports Moscow charges Norway and Sweden with unneutrality for aiding Finland while Sweden and Norway deny direct involvement. Sweden says aids were private and protests may be filed. Oslo emphasizes neutrality amid signs of a new major Soviet push against Finland with heavy air attacks and buildup on four fronts.
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Copenhagen
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Kallaks Island
Finland
Oslo
Halvdan Koht
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Gulf
Red Army
Salla
Suomussalmi
Petsamo
Japanese Cabinet Formed Under Yonai Policy Continuity
Japan's new prime minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai completed a cabinet that would continue the country's diplomatic stance toward the United States, signaling policy continuity amid wartime pressures.
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Tokyo
Japan
Mitsumasa Yonai
United States
Murphy Nominated for U S Supreme Court by Senate Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Attorney General Frank Murphy for the Supreme Court to succeed the late Pierce Butler. The panel reported no dissent and congratulated Murphy. The committee also approved Roosevelt picks Robert H. Jackson as attorney general and Francis Biddle as solicitor general, with Senate action expected soon.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Murphy
Pierce Butler
High Court
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Francis Biddle
Pennsylvania
Senate
Townships to manage gasoline tax funds in 1940 budgets
Douglas county and eight township boards met to plan 1940 road budgets using gasoline tax refunds. State law will credit funds to township road accounts with county approval, allowing townships to approve materials, rent equipment, and pay bills from these funds while ad valorem taxes cover other road expenses.
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Douglas County
Court House
Board of County Commissioners
Eudora
Supreme Court
E. E. Trueblood
Jay Parker
Milton Beach
Parker
Earl T. Black
James Brass
Chris Schaake
County Commissioners
Schaake
Scotch Tuesday Deals From Nine Lawrence Firms
Tomorrow's Scotch Tuesday features nine Lawrence firms offering special values. The bargains are highlighted on another page in today’s Journal-World and invite readers to plan shopping for tomorrow.
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Lawrence
Journal- World
Stork Wins Race On Snowy Street In Blizzard Birth
In a late winter event a mother delivered a son during a blizzard as the Talley car neared Lawrence Memorial hospital after a highway crash nearby. Dr. Mark Ballard assisted and both mother and baby were reported doing nicely at the hospital.
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Floyd Talley
Teresa Brubaker
Baldwin
Editors in Meeting Mull Over Local, European Issues in Kansas Press
Wichita editors gather for the Kansas Press Association annual meeting with sessions on local newspaper problems and the European situation. Speakers include Gov. Rayne Ratner, KU Chancellor Deane Malott, publishers Jack Harris Oscar Stauffer Helen Townsley Ernest Briles Rep Edwin Abels and inspector Winfrey Nathan. A Saturday banquet features James Gheen as speaker and W. M. Jardine as toastmaster. Dolph Simons serves as association president.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Press. Association
Rayne Ratner
Deane W. Malott
Kansas University
Jack Harris
Hutchinson
Oscar Stauffer
Arkansas City
Helen Townsley
The
Great Bend Tribune
Ernest Briles
Stafford
Edwin F. Abels
Lawrence
Winfrey G. Nathan
Kansas City
James
Gheen
New York City
W. M. Jardine
Wichita University
Dolph Simons
Student Dalton Stover Seriously Ill with Pneumonia
Dalton Stover of Wichita was admitted to the Kansas University hospital Saturday with pneumonia and listed as seriously ill today. Jerry Ewers, a Sigma Alpha Epsilon basketball player who had a head injury last week, was reported improving and expected to be dismissed in a day or two.
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Dalton Stover
Wichita
K. U
Jerry Ewers
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Stock Market Index Rises Across 60 Stocks
The average of 60 stocks stood at 49.3 with a Saturday reading of 49.5 as trading closed. Investors watched small gains across sectors amid a steady market tone.
Government Employees to Pay Federal Income Tax
The treasury estimates about 2.3 million state and local officials will file federal income tax returns this year for the first time after Supreme Court rulings and congressional action. By March 15 every US taxpayer earning over 1000 or 2500 net income must file, except federal judges appointed before June 6, 1932.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Kansas highway worker dies in snow plow carbon monoxide
Linwood Kansas January 15 Frank Clements 33 an employee of the Kansas highway department was found dead in a stalled snow plow on highway 82 from carbon monoxide fumes His two coworkers W P Quinlan and Albert Wax remained with their tractors after helping free a stuck grader and the plow rolled into a ditch Officials said exhaust fumes seeped into the cab killing Clements whose home was Lenape His body was found early today
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Linwood
Kan
P— Frank Clements
Kansas Highway Department
Clements
W. P. Quinlan
Albert Wax
Bonner Springs
U. S. Highway 40
Quinlan
Wax
Armies Mass to Meet Nazi Threat on Lowland Front
As mobilization sweeps Belgium and the Netherlands, nearly 1,000,000 troops stand along a 300 mile frontier to defend the Low Countries. Officials report intensified vigilance while Germany claims the Belgian Netherlands scare is a Paris fabrication and seeks to avoid widening the war.
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Amsterdam
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Belga
Brussels
Berlin
Paris
Court to Review Order on Bradford Dyeing Association
The Supreme Court agreed to review a decision denying enforcement of a National Labor Board order that directed the Bradford Dyeing Association of Bradford, R. I., to establish a union for company employees. The court adjourned until January 29.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Board
Bradford Dyeing’ Association of
Bradford
R. L
Fire in Ostrander Building Drives 19 From Olathe Homes
In Olathe Kansas a January morning blaze forced nineteen residents to flee ice and snow as the Ostrander building on the courthouse square burned. The loss is estimated at 34750 with no injuries. The fire, likely from the boiler room, blew out the market front and many tenants escaped in night attire.
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Olathe
Kan
Ostrander
Courthouse Square
Jack Allen
Clifford Todd
Leonard Krout
J. E. Bartlett
Bartlett
Robert Broadhurst
Bobby Merrifield
W. J. Prather
Blizzard Snow Drifts Close Roads in Lawrence Area
Lawrence and Douglas county crews dug out after a blizzard that dumped 61 inches of snow on Saturday night with 35 mph winds. Roads opened but remained slippery as city and county workers cleared streets, hauled snow to Central Park, and faced heavy equipment challenges.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
C. J. Posey
State Highway Department
Central Park
Ben M. Babb
Massachusetts
Trueblood
Twin Mounds
Dover’s Corner
Pleasant Grove
Kansas Electric Power Company
Massachusetts Street
Weather Forecast For Kansas Area
The weather bulletin notes a fair night in Kansas with fair and warmer conditions on Tuesday. Temperature records show highs near 33 and a low around 17 with snowfall totaling 6.5 inches since Saturday morning and moisture content about .87 inch.
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Kansas
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Swedish
Kallaks
Gulf of Bothnia
Lulea
Kirkenes
Kallask
Gustaf Adolf
U. S. Supreme Court Post
Judiciary Body
STORK
Snowy Street
Ballard
Lester Brubaker
Dean Havenhill
Zella Myers
R.F.D
Myers
Havenhill
Myer
Charles E.banning
Brubaker
Frank Clements
Leavenworth Road
Babb
Nortwest
Tooneka
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