Red Attacks Are Stopped by Finns
Finnish forces repelled strong Russian assaults on the Karelian Isthmus and north of Lake Ladoga. Russian bombers struck southern Finland with heavy raids causing air raid alarms in Helsinki. One casualty was reported as authorities noted damage in Turku and multiple bombings across 27 Finnish towns.
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Kansas press leaders meet at Wichita convention
Helen Townsley of the Great Bend Tribune addressed the Kansas Press Association at its 48th annual convention in Wichita. Edwin Abels was among those reporting legislative developments as Walter Carlile moved to the presidency with Dolph Simons and W. G. Anderson as officers. New director appointments included Leonard McCalla Jr O J Rose Vernard Vogt and MecDil Boyd. Delegates toured Stearman Aircraft and rode airliners. James H. Gheen will speak at the closing banquet.
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Kan
UPI
Helen Townsley
Great Bend
Tribune
KVGB
Edwin F. Abels
Douglas County Republican
Lawrence
Kansas Press Association
Walter A. Carlile
Kansas Optimist
Jamestown
Dolph Simons
Hoe
Lawrence Journal World
W. G. Anderson
Winfield Courier
Association
Lester Greenbank
Valley Center Index
Leonard McCalla
D Jr
Anderson Countian
Garnett
O. J. Rose
Pontes Herald
Lyndon
Vernard Vogt
Moundridge Journal
MecDil] Boyd
Phillips Review
Stearman Aircraft Factory
Army
James H. Gheen
New York
University expands space with new rooms in Fraser hall
With rising enrollments the campus adds classrooms by finishing two rooms in Fraser hall north tower and converting unused spaces in Frank Strong hall and Dyche museum basement. A storage room and lecture space are created, and equipment storage is added in Robinson Gymnasium. classifieds note many jobs posted.
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Frank Strong Hall
Robinson Gymnasium
Dyche Museum
Senate Cuts Roosevelt Budget In Defense Bill Fight
Senate appropriations, following the House, trim 12.8 million from Roosevelt budget with a 251.8 million emergency defense measure. Navy and army funds shrink by 7.9 and 4.7 million respectively, coast guard 213,664, as bills move to the Senate for next week.
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D.-Colo
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Navy
FBI
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General Staff
WPA checks urged for weather hit Kansas workers
Topeka Kansas January 20 WPA Administrator Clarence Nevins asked Kansas communities to aid WPA workers whose pay is suspended by cold weather shutting outside projects. About 29 484 on the state payroll many now receive two or three days pay. some had no work in two weeks. He urged counties to help distressed families with commodities clothing and fuel while WPA cannot provide direct relief.
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WPA
Clarence Nevins
J. W. Shaw Dies After Long Lawrence Lumber Career
J W Shaw 79 a Lawrence lumberman for over six decades died at 2 80 oclock this afternoon at 641 Vermont street He owned Shaw lumber company founded by his father Alexander Shaw Survived by two sisters Cora M Andrews and Julia E Moore He was a Mason Scottish Rite B P O Elks and Eagles member Funeral services not yet set Also notes Kansas City report of former Sheriff Thomas B Bush marrying Doris Sturm in Wichita last Monday.
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Shaw i
New York State
Mr. Shaw
Kansas City
Thomas B. Bush
Jackson County
Doris Sturm
Kansas City Livestock Commission
Wichita
Ten Days Left for Auto Tag Purchase in Douglas County
Douglas county residents have ten days to buy license plates without penalties. The February 1 deadline applies for tag sales, with about 2,600 tags sold so far versus nearly 2,900 by this date last year. Tags are available at the county treasurer office, Brown Motor Company in Baldwin, and Ray Ogden's office in Eudora.
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Brown Motor Company
Baldwin
Ray Ogden
Eudora
Germans recall Borah descent links to Luther family
Berlin papers pay tribute to Sen. William E. Borah praising his independence from entanglements. They note his lineage from Katharine von Born, wife of Martin Luther, highlighting a distant connection from the Reformation era.
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Berlin
William E. Borah
Katharine
von Born
Martin Luther
Congress Asked to Appropriate Grasshopper Control Funds
A regional conference representing 26 central and western states urged Congress to appropriate 3.5 million dollars for grasshopper, chinch bug, and Mormon cricket control in 1940. Senator James Murray agreed to sponsor 2 million for grasshoppers 1.6 million for chinch bugs and 500 thousand for emergencies.
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Lie Jaeinuul
Minnesota
James Murray
D.-Mont
Denver
Federal Bureau of Entemolagy
State Funeral Planned for Borah Monday
Washington plans a state funeral Monday for Senator William Borah the Idaho isolationist who died last night. President Roosevelt, cabinet members, Supreme Court, and diplomatic corps will attend. services at 12 30 pm Eastern. Borah will be buried in Boise City Idaho with a possible Boise state funeral for his widow Mary.
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League of Nations
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Bortolfsen
Donald Whitehead
Bottolfsen
Thomas Heath
Ezra Whitla
Kansas Cold Wave Forecast Across State
Kansas endures extreme cold with temperatures near or below zero across most counties. Arctic air lingers from the north with a northwest wind, though Sun the sun may ease the chill later next week. Roads remain limited with U S 36 blocked between Atwood and Oberlin and K192 in Leavenworth county closed.
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Dewey frames private industry as key to security abroad and at home
New York reports that Thomas E. Dewey, seeking the Republican presidential nomination, told the Women’s National Republican Clubs that private industry must be unleashed to safeguard the nation. He criticized Soviet recognition, urged a strong domestic policy, and faulted Democratic pledges and wartime posture as weakening national strength.
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George Washington
Moscow
Porcupine
Democratic Party
Frozen Russian soldiers on Karelia Front reported
Dispatches from Tallin Estonia claim thousands of Russian troops died from freezing on the Karelia Isthmus front in Finland. Some regiments reportedly merged to maintain unit strength amid losses.
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Karelian Isthmus
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Cancel Unitarians Service Due to Illness
Illness forces cancellation of the Unitarian church service tomorrow as Rev. H. Lee Jones is sick with influenza and confined to bed. No services will be held while he recovers.
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Unitarian Church
Mr. Jones
Record freezing event creates makeshift ice skating on Mobile Bay
A cold snap in Mobile Alabama on January 20 saw Mobile Bay ice over to about 2,000 feet from the western bank and 400 feet from the eastern shore. Fourteen-degree readings tied the harshest conditions in years prompting local residents to use the bay for skating.
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Ala
Mobile Bay
Kansas State Football Coaches Resign Amid Discord
Manhattan Kansas January 20 1940 dis content within the Kansas State College football staff led to the resignations of head coach Wes Fry and line coach Stan Williamson. Fry cites the untimely release of discord information while Williamson alleges Fry pressed for his departure. Athletic Director Michael Ahearn says the resignations do not reflect coaching ability and will be addressed by the faculty council. Williamson indicates his resignation is effective June 1 1940. Fry letters state his desire to withdraw his 1940 41 reappointment.
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Kansas State College
Wes Frey
Stan Williamson
Williamson
Fry
Michael Ahearn
Ahearn
Kansas State Faculty Council On
Wildcats
Lynn C. Waldorf
Northwestern
Ahren
Wes L. Fry
Wes Fry
Smith Becomes Senate Dean After Borah's Death
Sen. William E. Borah dies leaving Sen. Smith of South Carolina as the new dean of the Senate by length of service. Borah entered the Senate in 1907 and Smith followed in 1909.
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Smith
Washington
William E. Borah
D-S.c
Borah
Three Kansas Counties Adopt Stamp Plan On Surplus Foods
Washington Jan 20 The agriculture department extends its stamp plan for surplus commodities to Saline Sedgwick and Shawnee counties. Topeka Wichita and Salina are among the areas affected. About 4 000 people in Salina 19 400 in Sedgwick and 12 000 in Shawnee may participate. Needy families receive government stamps usable at designated grocery stores with the government redeeming them at stores.
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Salina
Cold to the East Causes 112 Deaths in Week
The Associated Press reports a severe cold wave across the eastern United States with freezing temperatures into central Florida. Greenville Maine records 20 below zero, while many cities report record lows and heavy snow. The death toll includes 33 exposure deaths across 16 states plus 28 traffic deaths and 18 from other cold related causes.
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New York City
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N. Y
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Mrs. A. Faulconer Dies in Arkansas City
Mrs. Albert Faulconer, 58, widow of a former Kansas Bar association president, died at her Arkansas City home. She helped found the Arkansas City Parent-Teachers Association and remained active until 1928 when a heart ailment forced retirement. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Albert Faulconer
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G. W. McMillen
The
Fort Scott Monitor
Stock Market Average Rises to 49.7 on 60-Stock Gauge
The average of 60 stocks rose to 49.7 yesterday, up from 49.6. Investors watched shares advance as market activity shifted amid afternoon trading.
Britain maps aid to Finland to resist Soviet invasion
British military experts say with 30 000 more troops 200 aircraft and ample supplies by May Finland could stave off Soviet Russia. They note Finland as a key pivot in Europe and cite secret Britain France aid and ongoing Finnish grain orders funded by relief efforts in the United States.
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Europe
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Karelian
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Cinderella Show Brings Kids Cheer At Local High School
Three performances in the high school auditorium delighted audiences as Cinderella and her prince charmed children. James Pettee played the prince with white satin attire while Jenny Wren ponies performed on stage. The production, directed by Mrs. Deal Six, featured a large cast and local sponsors from A A U W with the city’s orchestra supplying interludes.
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Juanita Priest
Juanita
Prince
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Julie
Hortensia
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Betty June_ Sullivan
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Bopo
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Payne
Dorothy Allen
Petunia
Jeanette Bowersock
Theodora Charlton
Fred-Sic
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Howard Creel
A.A.U.W
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A.A.U.W. Play Board
Esther Ragle
Florence Eaton
Alice Sherbon Bauman
William Shipley
Ed Alexander
Alice Russell
Delbert Spalsbury
Jean Murray
L.M. H.S
Oliver Hobbs
Acta
Howard Sutherland
L. H. Emmett
Ivan Rowe
R. R. Jackman
Edwin F. Abels
T. D. Funk
Henry Seested Dies in Kansas City at 78
Kansas City news reports Henry Seested, 78, brother of the late August Seested and longtime Star Company figure, died today of a heart attack. He lived in Kansas City since 1883, worked in saloon operation, house building, and engineering and inspection for the city.
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Kansas City
August Seested
Kansas City Star
Seested
Weather Outlook Kansas Fair with continued cold spell
Kansas forecast shows fair skies, lingering cold tonight and Sunday. Temperatures yesterday and today range around the low to mid teens with highs near 61 yesterday and lows around 34. The classified page advertises numerous room and housing options for quick searches.
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