Red Cross unit destroyed in Ethiopian bombardment
An Ethiopian government communique reports a Red Cross unit led by British Major Gerald Burgoyne at Waldia, north of Dessye, was destroyed by Italian air attack. Fourteen natives died, many wounded, and tents and medical gear were lost. Burgoyne said the town suffered heavy bombardment for 70 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Red Cross
Gerald Burgoyne
Waldia
Dessye
Emperor Haile Selassie
Makale
Geneva
Burgoyne
Ethiopia
Italy
Daggah Bur
Jijiga
London
British
British Red Cross Society
Group of Teachers to Hold a Zone Meeting
A zone meeting of Douglas county teachers was held at the residence of Mr and Mrs Wayne McMasters in Globe. After a brief business session a spelling contest planned for Brubaker school on February 20 was discussed followed by a social hour. Attending were Ruth Davis Gordon Milgren Marzella Dwyer Hershell Hemphill Mary Ross Naomi Neil Leatha Dillon Katharine Brass Wayne McMasters and Mrs McMaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Wayne McMasters
Globe
Brubaker School
Ruth Davis
Cargy
Gordon Milgren
Baldwin
Marzella Dwyer
Collier
Hershell Hemphill
Number 4
Mary Ross
Enterprise
Naomi Neil
Range Line
Leatha Dillon
Rock Creek
Katharine Brass
Brubaker
Mrs. McMaster
District Judge Recovering After Car Crash
District Judge Hugh Means remains bedbound from a motor vehicle crash last Tuesday night but shows improving condition. A. D. Kolterman Reelected as Assistant Cashier at Lawrence National Bank after an omitted name correction in yesterday’s report. Clarence Deskins, from North Kansas City paper mill, waives preliminary hearing on child desertion, bound over to district court on $1,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Means
A. D. Kolterman
Lawrence National Bank
Kolterman
Clarence Deskins
Kansas City
Justice of the Peace
C. J.1
Lane
District Court
Test Your Knowledge Topical Classified Quiz Questions
Test Your Knowledge asks seven quiz questions from a classified page. It includes asks about South American mountains Edmund Pendleton bodyguards Roman emperors Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem The Ancient Mariner quotes about dying Mary Pickford stage age Andaman岛 islands haddock family in fish and English law judgment debtor and a Danish poet nicknamed The Children’s poet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Edmund Pendlen
Mary Pickford
Haddock
Advices A Child Care Course For K U Men
A university lecturer urges all male students at Kansas University to study child care, arguing the subject benefits men in family life and future roles. The report notes new job uncertainties trigger students to seek professional guidance and training.
Record of campus quirks and notes at Kansas University
Kansas University students juggle finals and next semester enrollment with humor. A top athlete faces mandatory child care classes belatedly, the employment office debates a bus boy joke, and a “Relax Varsity” event chills pre finals. Frank Gardner Hale hawks jewelry samples for coeds while Jerome Beatty visits. Robert M. Lingo nears a near perfect attendance record, and Beatty speaks to high school students on writing as a career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Lingo
Horton
Kan
K. U. School of Enineering
Lingo
Jerome Beatty
American Magazine
Beatty
Lawrence
K. U
S. L. Falmer
Hollywood
The
High Schools Enter Debates in Kansas League Annual Meet
About 129 high schools in the Kansas High School Debating League plan to enter this year. District tournaments run before February 14 15 with the finals at the University of Kansas February 28 29. Class A includes larger schools and Class B the smaller, with provisions for school class choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas High School
H. G. Ingham
University of Kansas
Topeka
Canton
Atchson County
Effingham
Horton
Topeka Catholic
Sabetha
Seaman
Tonekal
Eskridge
Fairview
Perry
Valley Falls
Atchison, Garnet
Yates Center
Admire
Amerikus
Bushong
Hamilton
Cipe
Reading
Roosevelt
Lebanon
Marlin
Kensington
Mary Paradise
A. Anthony
Harper
Kingman
Literal
Medici Lode
Pratt and Caldwell
Haviland
Meade
Mullinville
Caldwell
Dorado
Wellington
Wichita
Winfield
Benton
Mialstead
St. John's Academy
Val-ley Center
Mulvane
White Water
Abilene
Chapman
Ellsworth
Herington
Lindsburg
McPherson
Salim
Barnard
Goessel
Hillsboro
Great Bend
Clatlin
Little Iver
Prettiss Belby
Hoxie
Innell
Oakley
Weskan
Dodge City
Garden City
Ashland
Beeler
Bison
Bue
Ford
Garfield
Grant County
Ulysses
Lakin
Scoti
Offerle
Otis
Shallow Water
Syracuse
Fire alarms keep Lawrence firemen busy early today
Two alarms within minutes forced Lawrence firemen to respond twice at near 9 a m Number 1 company handled a roof fire at the Dr I E Bailey home 924 Mississippi street little damage The second call came from Seventh and Michigan where a restaurant in a tourist camp burned part of the roof operated by Billy Carter Number 2 company fought that fire The Bailey home had a second alarm in two weeks Earlier at 6 15 a m Number 1 company answered a blaze at 408 Locust Street Roy Channels residence caused by chimney sparks Little damage A third call around noon reported a grass fire at 1188 Mississippi Street with no damage sal acai noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Dr. I. E. Bailey
Mississippi Street
Seventh
Michigan Streets
Seventh and
Michigan Street
Billy Carter
Bailey
Number 1 Company
Locust Street
Roy Channels
Sal Acai
Oread News Notes Announces Films and Activities
The Oread Training School will show its first talking educational films in science classes tomorrow. Films include Oxidation and Reduction Transform ation of Energy and The Molecular Theory of Matter. A new card catalog system and a filing cabinet enhance book checkout. The Dread Oracle, a journalism class publication, will be issued next week. A Lecompton game and an alumni match follow tonight, with a Leap Year party in Robinson Gym tomorrow hosted by the junior class and inviting supervisors and practice teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oread Training School
Oread
Lecompton
Robinson Gym
Dread 8
Growth in Shoe Fund Reaches Halfway Mark
The Social Service shoe fund nears halfway to its goal with 44.50 raised by noon. Local nurses report rising demand for usable shoes for needy children, prompting emergency appeals led by Miss Electa Kindlesperger and Rev. C. A. Puls. Contributions can be sent to 1046 New Hampshire or the Journal-World office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Service
League
Electa Kindlesperger
Kindlesperner
Pauline Teich
Erna Corey
Clara P. Smithmeyer
C. A. Puls
New Hampshire
Social Service League
Journal-World
Middle West Officials Visit Lawrence for Firm Tour
Middle West Corporation executives from Chicago to Tulsa on a three hour stop in Lawrence. D. C. Green president led the party with eight directors and staff. Kansas district managers Hughes, Weddle, Johnson, and Edwards joined for a dinner at the Hotel Eldridge after visiting Leavenworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West Corporation
Kansas Electric Power Company
Lawrence
Chicago
Tulsa
Oklo
Kansas City
Eldridge
Kansas
Leavenworth
D. C. Green
J. B. Wilson
Edward Vennard
W. H. Moon
E. T. Hughes
Parsons
Orville Weddle
Emporia
Arthur W. Johnson
H. E. Edwards
Bonner Springs
KU Young Republican Leader Hospitalized with Pneumonia
Floyd Quentin Brown, a first year law student at the University of Kansas and business manager of the Daily Kansan, was admitted to Watkins hospital after falling ill with pneumonia. Doctor R J Canuteson said his condition was satisfactory late this afternoon. Brown, from Greensburg, serves as president of the KU Young Republican club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Quentin Brown
University of Kansas
Daily Kansan
Watkins Hospital
R. J. Canuteson
Brown
Greensburg
K. U. Young Republican Club
Plans for President's Ball Under Way
Plans for the annual President's ball at the Eldridge hotel will get under way tomorrow night as the general committee appointed by Postmaster Roger Williams meets at 7 30 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Sub committees to handle details of the ball celebrating the President's birthday will be appointed at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge Hotel
Roger Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Willams
TO FEATURE STAGE SHOW AT GRANADA THEATRE
The Happy-Go-Lucky Revue a 21 person two unit troupe with the Oregonians dance orchestra performs Friday and Saturday at Granada theatre. Other acts include Comedy Cloud cyclist the Rex Family acrobats Lillian Kershaw Bill Godbey and Tiny Luther. This is the troupe's first appearance east of the Rockies per Granada Manager S E Schwahn and about 50 minutes of entertainment is promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregonians
Granada Theatre
Cloud
Rex Family
Lillian Kershaw
Bill Godbey
Tiny Luther
Granada
S. E. Schwahn
Rockies
Professor Nash to speak at El Dorado Kiwanis meet
Professor Bert A. Nash of the Kansas University school of education will address the El Dorado Kiwanis club this evening on Work for the Mentally Non-Adjusted of Kansas. Nash is vice president of the Lawrence Kiwanis and chairs the Missouri Kansas Arkansas district for underprivileged children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert A. Nash
K. U. School of Education
el Dorado
Kiwanis Club
Kansas
Nash
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Kansas City meeting of engineers with KU dean attends
Dean G. C. Shaad of the Kansas University School of Engineering travels to Kansas City for a joint meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers tonight. A Barker schoolhouse program and plate supper is set for Friday evening January 17 with Miss Ruth Sawyer as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean G. C. Shaad
K. U
School of Engineering
Kansas City
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Dean Shaad
A.S.M.E
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Barker School
Barker Schoolhouse
Ruth Sawyer
30 Day Reprieve for Hauptmann Contested Again
Attorney General Wilentz urged the U S Supreme Court that alleged suppressed letters from Isidor Fisch to Bruno Hauptmann were immaterial. He reiterated in circuit court that the ransom note possession and ladder alterations cited by Hauptmann's attorneys had no value or impact on the original trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
New Jersey
Isidore Fisch
Germany
Trenton
N. J
Wilentz
Federal Circuit
United States Supreme Court
Isidor Fisch
Wijentz
Cub Pack Organizes in Lawrence At Cordley School
A new Cub Pack for 10 and 11 year olds formed after a parents meeting at Cordley school in Lawrence. Sponsored by the Dorsey-Liberty post of the American Legion, the program aims to form dens citywide with den chiefs and dads guiding early groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Cordley School
South Lawrence
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Everett Stith
Legion
Robert Pugh
James Boyce
Dick Keene
George Kaupfer
Eldred Jones
Kupfer
Den
Scout dens to meet at Cub homes in district plan
The plan assigns a den chief in charge with the mother acting as den mother. Dens will meet at Cubs homes and a pack meeting with parents and awards will be monthly at the American Legion rooms. Lee Harrison and Marvin Johnson assisted in forming the dens in Douglas district. Dance Chairman resigns over fundraiser opposition in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Rooms
Lee Harrison
Marvin Johnson
Douglas District
Overbrook Club Holds Luncheon and Elections
Overbrook residents report a Cosmos Club luncheon January 3 with a blue and white centerpiece and three course menu. Officers elected were Mrs. Charles Ware president, Mrs. Frank Karnes vice president, Mrs. A. E. Topping secretary, Mrs. Carl Coffman treasurer, and Mrs. A. M. Hart parliamentarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Kesler
Cosmos Club
Charles Ware
Frank Karnes
A. E. Topping
Carl Coffman
A. M. Hart
J. L. Long
John Dodder
Miller Burruss
Walter Eagon
Stockton
Dodder
Topeka
Ronald Johnson
Admiral Byrd
Kansas City
Marion Dodder
Lenora Gahm
G. M. Hart
Mike Fisher
Delta Whittimore
Nellie Cox
Jacquelyn Dixon
H. L. Smith
Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas banquet speaker announced
The University of Kansas has secured a speaker for the banquet on January 3 honoring the football and basketball boys and their fathers. Garnett residents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coleman and family visited Lina and Louis Maichel Sunday. Roy Sullivan visited by friends in Leavenworth Veterans Hospital. Mrs. Glenn Dodder and Bobby spent weekend with the George Sullivan family. Edsel Miller and Edsel attended a Topeka dinner with Mrs. E. H. Reed. Reed formerly Miss Betty Chesney. James Sullivan Clarence Coursen and Clark Coursen were in Lawrence. Overbrook residents attended the tobacco road stage show in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Fred Coleman
Garnett
Lina
Louis Maichel
Bob Baldwin
Alma Grey
Danny Supple
Charles Sullivan
Roy Sullivan
Veterans’ Hospital
Leavenworth
Glenn Dodder
Bobby
George Sullivan
Earl Miller
Edsel
E. H. Reed
Topeka
Market News Chicago Potato Market and Wall Street Summary
Chicago potato markets show dull demand and moderate supplies with Idaho Russel Burbanks and other regional varieties priced mostly steady. The Day in Wall Street notes a choppy finish as utilities and oils wobble, American Telephone hits a new 1935 high, and federal farm data indicate rural sales growth above 1929 levels while foreign selling eases recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Idaho
Russel
Burbanks
U. S
North Dakota
Red River
Bliss
Wall Street
New York
Ames
Lavat
Catton
Bethlehem
Consolidated Gas
American Telephone
Newport Industries
Greyhound
Deere
Inspiration Copper
Calumet
Hecla
Anaconda
U. S. Pipe
International Telephone
Western Union
Pure Oil
Houston
Standard Oil
New Jersey
General Motors
Case
Union Pacific
Department of Commerce
Rail loading estimates point to near record car shipments
Rail experts expect gas in carloadings around 70 000 cars when official figures appear Friday. Statisticians say it would slightly exceed normal seasonal levels. Rubber shares show accumulation periods with support from domestic crude rubber use, as 1935 consumption reaches a historic high of 497 180 long tons, surpassing the 1929 record of 487 000 tons.
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Heads Farm Board
R. C
Beesley
Girard
Kandairyman
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Bob Lingo
Kansas University
Dick Sklar
Dean Nesmith
Tiny” Moore
Ray Noble
Union Building
Frank Gardner Hale
Boston
Rway
Stanley Sourpuss
Monic
Collier's Weekly
Butcher
Ady
Oread News
Winifred Olsen
Growth IN Shoe Fund
FEU
el Dorado Kiwanis Club
Oklahoma City
PIL
Leroy Green
Warm Springs
Overbrook
Thrift
Franklin
Lawrence Clearing House Association
Lincoln
Heatrice
Naraska
Manhattan
Maryville
Fara
Marysville
Beatrice Lincoln
Expres Union Bus Depot
Masonchusetts St. Hone
Granada Coffee Shop
Art
Big Time Acta
Pacific Fleet
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