Roosevelt Sworn In Amid Rain On Inauguration Day
President Franklin D. Roosevelt began his second term under a downpour as rain drenched the capital. He urged stronger government to aid the poor, framed democracy as America’s model, and pledged to curb private autocratic powers while noting the nation’s need to provide for those with less. The ceremony proceeded with ceremonial grandeur despite chilly weather and crowd thinning.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Souvenir Hunters Deter First Townsend Trial in Chelan
Chelan Washington January 20 Souvenir hunters plagued the towns first Townsend revolving dollar experiment as 63 year old C C Fleming spender said he and his wife would rest and window today Isom Lamb Chelan county Townsend supervisor and donor of the 200 dollars for the velocity dollar experiment said outside town hunters snatching marked bills endanger the plan With 108 20 of the 200 spent in a three day shopping whirl the unemployed orchard worker and his wife were fatigued and postponed a family feed scheduled for Fleming children and grandchildren.
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Wash
C. C. Fleming
Isom Lamb
Chelan County
Townsend
Lamb
US Fleming
GM Strike Triggers Washington Visit By Auto Leaders
Detroit strikers widen impact as GM plants from Flint to Baltimore halt 135000 workers. Alfred Sloan and William Knudsen journey to Washington while CIO leaders direct sit down tactics and demand federal action. Pittsburgh Glass success may ease pressure though Libby Owens Ford remains unsettled.
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General Motors Corporation
Washington
Buick Motor Company
Flint
Mich
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Alfred P. Sloan
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
New York
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
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Homer Martin
John Brophy
C.I.O
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Perkins
Labor Department
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Federation of
Flat Glass Workers
C.I.0
Libby-Owens-Ford
Fisher
Chevrolet Assembly
County Receives Power to Issue Poor Fund Warrants
Douglas county gains authority from the state tax commission to issue 36000 in emergency poor fund warrants. County Clerk U S G Plank reported the board of county commissioners traveled to Topeka for a hearing on the request to cover December bills for poor relief that the 1986 funds could not cover.
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Douglas County
State Tax Commission
U. S. G. Plank
Board of County Commissioners
Topeka
Tax Commission
Pope Pius Suffers Serious Night Amid Illness
Vatican reports reveal Pope Pius XII, 79, is markedly worse with intermittent leg pains, weakened heart action, and increased breathing difficulty. Sources say his use of the legs has been completely lost, marking one of his toughest nights since falling seriously ill in December.
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Vatican City
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Vatican
Holy Father
Fever and Flu Decline at K U Ahead of Finals
Final exams near as flu cases lessen at Watkins Memorial hospital. Dr. R I Canuteson reports 23 influenza patients among 8 in the student hospital today, down from 25 yesterday afternoon and 50 in the hospital overall.
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University
Watkins Memorial Hospital
R. I. Canuteson
Floods Threaten Six States As Rivers Rose In Flood Era
Floods spread across six states as Ohio and Mississippi tributaries rose. W C Deveraux warned Louisville area will stay flooded for weeks while St Francis and Black rivers inundated 100000 acres. Levees broke in Indiana and Missouri Arkansas line. 500 families evacuated near Ken nett and Senath Missouri.
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Pennsylvania
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Cairo
Ill
W. C. Deveraux
Cincinnati
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W. F. McDonald
New Orleans
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Linois
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Kentucky
Baotheel
St. Francis
Black Rivers
Kennett
Senath
Missouri- Arkansas Line
Monette
Black Oak
Ark
Dunklin County
White River
Hazelton
WPA
Illinois
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Monongahela
Fugitive McGee Captured After Benton Jail Break
Claude McGee 25, condemned for murder in Missouri, was seized in Muskogee after a routine raid ending a two month manhunt. Police said his fingerprints confirmed identity and he signed extradition papers. He had been sentenced to hang but awaited a state supreme court ruling when recaptured.
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Okla
Missouri
Claude McGee
McGee
W. T. Carlton
Grays Point
Benton
Iinois
Ed Corbin
Tom Rial
Corbin
Wade Anderson
Tom Allen
State Supreme Court
Held for tuxedo murder two men charged in midtown killing
In New York at a Manhattan opera house testimonial dinner, Joseph Berger and Gabriel Klar were arraigned for the slaying of Frank Cicero in full view of 700 guests. They remained in custody with a Friday hearing scheduled after surrendering yesterday while still in dinner jackets. influenza cases rise in state to 3106 for week ending January 16. positive.
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New York
Manhattan Opera House
Frank Cicero
Joseph Berger
Gabriel Klar
Cicero
Grover A. Whalen
Taly abandons plan of four power pact
The Associated Press reports Britain hardened toward Germany as Italy renounced plans for a four power pact with Germany Britain France and Spain fights intensified in Spain where fascist air raids killed 20 or more. Italy maintains its German alliance while Europe debates intervention and the future of a united front against communism.
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Associated Press
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Germany
Italy
France
Spain
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Europe
Berlin
Douglas county farm conservation meetings set next week
A series of township meetings will explain the 1937 Agriculture Conservation program and elect officers for township and county associations. Voters include producers who participated in 1986 or signed the community register. Meetings occur in Clinton Palmyra Willow Springs White Tecompton Lecompton Marion Wakarusa with designated speakers and times.
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Douglas County
Douglas County Agriculture Conservation Association
Feed stock shortages hit Kansas farms in 1937
Topeka reports January 1 1937 stockpiles of corn wheat and oats at Kansas farms are the lowest in 11 years of records. Wheat stocks 14,432,000 bushels vs 11,530,000 last year and 46,486,000 five year average. corn 2,117,000 vs 16,970,000 prior year and 77,308,000 five year average. oats 14,484,000 vs 24,078,000 last year and 18,086,000 five year average. Unsettled market conditions noted by Howard Veatch after Chicago trip. Potential future damage to wheat from thawing soil under ice noted.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Slacerne
Roosevelt Swears Oath With Biblical Charity Theme
Washington January 20 Franklin D Roosevelt selects biblical charity as the oath theme choosing Pauls First Epistle to the Corinthians chapter 13. The passage highlights charity as greater than faith or knowledge with familiar lines about love and growth from childhood to manhood.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Topekan to Board Dr. Marvin Hall Named to KU Athletic Board
Topeka doctor Marvin Hall, a KU alum and avid Jayhawker follower, was named by the alumni association to the Kansas University athletic board, succeeding Irving Hill of Lawrence. Hall, 1917 KU alumnus, WWI field hospital instructor, later practiced in Topeka with three children.
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Topeka
Alumni Association Board of Directors
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University of Louisville
Fort Riley
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St. Francis Hospital
Wichita
Lois Hall
Washburn College
Mary Helen Hall
Stephen's College
Columbia
George
Dr. Hall
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Bruce Hurd
Huxman Attends Roosevelt Inauguration Activities
Governor Walter A. Huxman and his daughter Ruth were listed as honor guests at a Kansas Democratic club breakfast in Washington and joined the inaugural events. They attended a White House luncheon with other visiting governors, a tea after the parade, and a concert by the national symphony orchestra in the evening.
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Walter A. Huxman
Ruth
Kansas
Roosevelt
Kansas Democratic Club of
Capitol Plaza
White House
National Symphony Orchestra
Crash Toll Reaches Five In Western Air Express Disaster
Eight survivors remain hospitalized from the January 12 crash on a snowy mountain ridge near Burbank Airport. Co pilot Owens died in hospital, bringing fatalities to five. Other victims include Martin Johnson James Braden A I Loomis and F E Spencer. Arctic weather threatens Pacific coast states and California citrus crops as blizzards advance from western Canada.
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Co. T. Owens
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Martin Johnson
James Braden
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Omaha
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Chicago
West
Pacific Coast
California
Canada
Return of Cold Threatens Morning Ice Hazard
A sharp 10 degree fall from 38 to 28 degrees by 3 30 pm signals a forecast of zero or below temperatures tomorrow morning. Rain moved to ice on streets and sidewalks, making travel hazardous. A partial thaw brought 40 degrees this morning but conditions remain slippery as sleet ice persists on residential streets.
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Government Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Cold Wave Looms Across Kansas From Western Front
A major cold wave edged into western Kansas this morning and is expected to cover the state by night. Forecasts by D Flora predict zero or below temperatures tipping the mercury, with readings as low as zero at Colby and Goodland. Precipitation varied statewide, including 12 inches in Goodland and 3 inches in Colby, while Pittsburg saw heavy rain melting ice and snow overnight.
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Colby
Norton
Oberlin
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Mercury
Salina
Garden City
Dodge City
Pittsburg
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Emporia
Kansas City
Over Due Relief Bills Will Be Paid Saturday
Douglas county will pay about $6,000 in December relief bills Saturday after state approval of emergency county warrants. The bills cover food, supplies, fuel, rent, water and other items for relief clients, paid on orders from the poor commissioner's office.
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Douglas County
A. &.G. Plank
Poor Commissioner’s Office
Cattle Hit New Peak Price at Kansas City Market
A January peak price of 14.00 per hundred pounds was paid for two Hereford steers here today marking the highest monthly price since April 1935. The steers, fed by D. S. Anderson of Lexington Nebraska, were sold to Swift and Company.
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S. Anderson
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Neb
Swift & Co
Stock Market Index Rises to 72.6 for 60 Stocks
The index reading shows an average of 60 stocks at 72.6, up from yesterday's 71.9. Note mentions Hanns for Frigidaire and a reference to "Tundra" for Friday and Saturday with Dickinson as a contact at phone 303.v.
First Three Bills Pass Kansas House Unanimously
Three bills, the first of the session, cleared the Kansas House by unanimous vote and were sent to the Senate. The package includes Nickell and Riegle measures extending veterans claims deadlines and handling appeals for disallowed claims, plus a Formosa bond refund bill. A new bill by Rep Grant Waggoner would create a 100000 dollar special fund for distressed Kansas school districts, with eligibility based on high school accreditation, general fund levy thresholds, and current-year funding needs.
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Jan
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Senate
Nickell-Riegle
Formosa
Jewell County
Kansas
Grant Waggoner
Cherokee County
Douglas and Leavenworth Inspect Jetties for River Bridge
Commissioners from Douglas and Leavenworth counties observed the newly completed jetties above the Eudora Raw river bridge built by J T Constant of Lawrence. The four timber pilings extend 300 feet each, aimed to divert current toward the bridge center. Contract value was 21748 70 dollars. Ice aided the inspection as old jetties may be repaired if funds allow. permission from PWA required. County officials present included Lon Rush Sam Warden E S Brewster H G Simpson and E E Trueblood.
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Sam Warden
E. S. Brewster
McDermott Rites Set in Winfield and Topeka
Funeral services for Judge George T. McDermott of the U S circuit of appeals are scheduled in Winfield tomorrow and Topeka Saturday. The Rev R C Jackson will officiate at First Presbyterian church at 3 p m. The services in Topeka will be at Grace Episcopal cathedral with Bishop James Wise presiding. Brother Will T McDermott plans to attend here then return home. A sister Mary McDermott will miss Topeka services due to illness.
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Chicago Daily News
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Comment in Congress Is Approval of Speech
In Washington on January 20, early congressional reactions to President Roosevelt's inaugural address drew praise from Democrats and favorable notes from Republicans. Senators Vandenberg Harrison Capper and Burdick lauded the speech as, respectively, a magnificent statement of ideals, a strong democracy gospel, and one of the best inaugurals since the Civil War. Representative Burdick called it a progressive finance, while Eater noted omissions and a possible future program.
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K U Athletics Committee Approves Football Staff Additions
A three member University of Kansas athletics committee authorized advisor Adrian Lindsey to propose two new football assistants. The panel, led by Dr. W. W. Davis, met after the Kansas State basketball game to discuss finances and staffing as spring practice nears. The plan calls for Lindsey to submit candidates for board approval early February with coaches having authority to hire their own assistants. The Kansas Relays director post for Dr. F C Allen was also created to ensure the event continues April 16 and 17.
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University of Kansas Committee On Management of Athletics
K. U. Athletic Board
F. C. Allen
W. W. Davis
George Nettels
Pittsburg
R. C. Moore
K. U. Athletic Department
Ad Lindsey
Mike Getto
Lindsey
Athletic Board
Davis
Nettels
New York City
Thieves At Baldwin Steal Instruments From Baker Uni
Thieves took instruments valued at 409 from the Baker university music department rooms in the Methodist church at Baldwin. Police reported the loss last evening with no trace found today. Stolen were two saxophones and a clarinet belonging to Melvin Tiemann of Kansas City Kansas and a saxophone owned by Louis Gilles, also of Kansas City Kansas. Missing items include a King silver tenor saxophone valued 169, a Heucher soprano saxophone worth 25, a gold plated Beucher alto saxophone valued 100, and a King clarinet valued 115.
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Fred Vogler
Melvin Tiemann
Kansas City
Kan
Louis Gilles
Heucher
Beucher
Wiggins Resigns Post as Hutchinson Reformatory Chief
Hutchinson reformatory superintendent Wiggins resigns as secretary treasurer of the Kansas Peace Officers Association. Chief Judge Anderson, the president, says a Democratic successor will be named and officers must be fulltime peace officers. A meeting of the executive committee is set for January 27 in Salina to elect a replacement. 300 Lost on Tugboat Canton, China, report says most passengers drowned after Manchuk struck a rock in fog near Kingmoon, 100 miles south of Canton.
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Hutchinson Reformatory
Kansas Peace Officers Association
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Weather forecast and regional conditions in Kansas
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with a severe cold wave in eastern and southern regions. Thursday mostly fair but colder in the east. Morning readings show rain at Emat oria, dense fog at Coffeyville, cloudy conditions in Manhattan Ottawa Pittsburg and Wichita with slippery roads. Local coal ads listed with contact numbers.
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