Soap maker tops high salary list
A 1938 corporate salary list shows Lever Brothers president F A Countway earning 469713 dollars, the year’s highest pay. Thomas J Watson of IBM ranks second with 453440, while Hollywood stars appear later on a supplemental list. Several industry leaders and executives are named with specific pay figures. Eight Die in Plane Crash Batavia Netherlands East Indies also reported.
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Washington
F. A. Countway
Lever Brothers Company
Massachusetts
Treasury
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller,Jr
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines Corporation
Claudette Colbert
Hollywood
Loew’s' Incorporated
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Pictures
Louis B. Mayer
M-G-M
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Bette Davis
Paul Muni
Greta Garbo
Warner Baxter
Darryl F. Zanuck
Bing Crosby
Jack Benny
Paramount Pictures
Shirley Temple
Leslie
Howard
Loretta Young
Fred MacMurray
Henry Fonda
George Raft
Gary Cooper
John Barrymore
Bob Burns
Joel McCrea
Marlene Dietrich
Charles’ Bower
Fredric March
Tyrone Power
Roy del Ruth
Samuel Goldwyn
Helen Hays
Heron Productions
Inc
Bethlehem Steel
George Washington Hill
American Tobacco Company
W. S. Knudsen
General Motors
Edsel Ford
Walter P. Chrysler
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Charles F. Kettering
Ainthrop Aldrich
Chase National Bank
New York
W. S. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Owen D. Young
Gerard Swope
General Electric
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph
R. B. White
Western Union
H. F. Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Company
C. W. Deyo
F. W.W. Woolworth Company
Aviation
J. H. Kindelberger
North American Aviation, Inc
H. M. Leisure
Occidental Life Insurance Company
O Chemicals
Lammot DuPont
E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
M. W. Clement
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. F. Brownlee
Frankfort Distilleries
C. H. Strube
Los Angeles Turf Club
Joseph M. Pulitzer
Pulitzer Publishing’ Company
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mrs. E
Mrs. E. V. Mars, Incorporated, $120,000. Advertising—Sheldon R. Coons
Lord and Thomas
Sir Douglas Alexander
Singer Manufacturing Company
E.T. Stannard
Keriiecott Copper Company
Alfred and Lynva Busiai
Lady Esther Ltd
R. E. Tomlinson
National Biscuit Company
Thomas H. Mc
Batavia
Netherlands
East’ Indies
Batavia- Australian ‘Service
Bali
Prince Christopher Dies Uncle of Duchess of Kent
Athens Greece Jan 22 Prince Christopher 51 uncle of the Duchess of Kent of England and former husband of the late Mrs William B Leeds died last night. He was the youngest brother of King Constantine of Greece and married Mrs Leeds in 1920 inheriting a large part of her fortune. He later married Princess Francoise de Guise of France in 1929.
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Athens
Greece
Prince Christopher
Duchess of Kent
England
William B.leeds
Constantine
Leeds
Francoise de Guise
France
Three KU Students Fined for City Light Destruction
Don Estes Jack Ebey and David Holmes Hutchinson University of Kansas pleaded guilty in police court to destroying city property. They were fined 10 dollars each and given a suspended 30 day jail sentence. The January 9 incident broke a Thirteenth and Ohio street light, part of 11 lights broken since October. The total cost to replace lights reached 22 dollars with multiple incidents involving bricks and snowballs.
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Don Estes
Topeka
Jack Ebey
David Holmes
Hutchinson
University of Kansas
Thirteenth
Ohio
Estes
Holmes
Summerfield
Don S. Hults
District Debate Meets Set Before State Tourney Dates
Harold G. Ingham announced dates for district high school debate tournaments pre ceding the state tourney at the University of Kansas February 16 and 17. About 109 high schools across Kansas will be represented in district events with Class A in Lawrence Parsons Junction City Winfield and Hutchinson on specific January 27 or February 2 dates. Class B venues include Lawrence February 3 and several other towns on January 26 to February 18. Class C meets are listed for Emporia Hays Pratt Dodge City Marysville and Newton between January 27 and February 9.
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University of Kansas
Harold G. Ingham
University
Lawrence
Parsons
Junction City
Winfield
Hutchinson
Chanute
Valley Falls
Belleville
Hays
Kingman
Salina
Colby
Dodge City
Emporia
Pratt
Marysville
Newton
Two Topekans Injured In City Crash
Dorothy Durein 21 and Terry Durein 19 of Topeka suffered minor cuts and bruises when a car driven by Millian Stone collided with the rear of a semi trailer driven by H. H. Bowman at Eleventh and Massachusetts. The accident happened at 11 30 PM as both vehicles went north on red light. The Durein sisters received emergency treatment at Memorial hospital and were released.
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Dorothy Durein
Aml
Terry Durein
Topeka
Eleventh and
Massachusetts Street
Millian Stone
Durein
Stone
H. H. Bowman
Eleventh Street
Durein Sisters
Memorial Hospital
Women Seek Delegates for State GOP Nomination
Greensburg reports Kiowa county women Republicans oppose including any senator governor or national representative on the state delegation to the party presidential nomination. They request at least one woman and one Young Republican among the four delegates at large.
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Greensburg
Kiowa County
Coughlin Defends Christian Front Amid Grand Jury Probe
In New York on January 22, Rev. Charles E. Coughlin defended the 17 Christian Front defendants as the grand jury probe expands. The suspects, jailed on 50 000 bail each, face possible inquiries into support networks for subversive activities as Attorney General Jackson insisted the investigation targets all who aided or incited such plots. FBI Chief Hoover said the group trained to back a Hitler-like regime.
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New York
Revolution
Christian Front
Charles E. Coughlin
Robert H. Jackson
Washington
Grand Jury
Brooklyn
United States
John T. Cahill
William J. Campbell
Chicago
Jackson
Coughlin
Christians of
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
KU quota set at six for advanced flight training
Professor Earl D. Hay, supervisor of KU civilian aviation training, announces the university quota for the advanced course will be six students. Of 20 in the basic course last year, five have signed up: Russell Chitwood, Daryl Wagner, Clyde Pace, Dwight Kurth, and James Tharp.
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Earl D. Hay
K. U
Hay
Russell Chitwood
Daryl Wagner
Clyde Pace
Dwight Kurth
James Tharp
Eight Men Apply for the Kansas State Coach Jobs
Kansas State College in Manhattan reports eight applications for the head football coach position and line coach post as Wes Fry and Stan Williamson resign amid a personal dispute. Pending faculty council approval, both resignations await official confirmation, with Farrell’s illness delaying the meeting by a week.
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Manhattan
Kan
Altho Wes Fry
Stan ‘Williamson
Kansas State College
M. K
Mike) Ahearn
Fry
Williamson
Faculty Council On
Frank D. Farrell
Duke of Windsor Returns to London on Leave from France
The Duke of Windsor arrived in London on business from the British expeditionary force in France. His brother the Duke of Gloucester joined him at Buckingham Palace on Friday on leave. Windsor, a major general, is staying at a west end hotel for a second visit since his abdication on December 11, 1936. The Duchess of Windsor did not accompany him.
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London
Duke of Windsor
France
Duke of Gloucester
Buckingham Palace
B.E.F
Kiwanis Anniversary Observed Across North America
Kiwanis clubs in the United States and Canada observed the 25th anniversary of the Community Service organization founded earlier. The Chicago event marked the nationwide observance with meetings and community outreach activities.
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Kiwanis
Chicago
United States
Canada
Community Service Organization
Bus Passenger Kills Self After Window Break Incident
John Smith Curran of McConnellsville, Ohio, broke a window on a transcontinental bus near Tonganoxie Kansas with a shoe splinter and used glass to cut his throat. He died shortly roadside. his mother’s letter offered him a home job. Curran, WW veteran and painter, had lived in California and had boarded at Ellis. driver M A Luce stopped the bus after the window break.
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Tonganoxie
Kan
John Smith Curran
McConnellsville
Curran
Bert McHibben
California
M. A. Luce
Kansas City
Ellis
Luce
Stark Opens Campaign for U S Senate in Missouri
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark formally launched a U S senate bid in Jefferson City declaring support for Roosevelt policies. He will seek the seat held by Sen. Harry S. Truman who may run again. Funeral services were held for Cora G. Lewis 78 editor and publisher of the Kinsley Graphic in Kansas.
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Jefferson City
Lloyd C. Stark
Tom Pendergast
Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Pendergast
Cora G. Lewis
Kinsley
Kan
Lewis
The
Kinsley Graphic
Wichita
Hillside Cemetery
Former State Senator A. L. Scott Dies in Pittsburg
A. L. Scott, former Crawford county state senator and longtime operator of the Pittsburg elevator, died Saturday. He was a noted Kansas sportsman and former head of the state Izaak Walton league.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Pi— A. L. Scott
Crawford County
Kansas
Held Ticket 60 Years In Refund Request
Fort Wayne Indiana story notes P L E Fisher of Edgar Nebraska sent Oscar Braungart Wabashasthwa te agent an unused Fort Wayne to Huntington ticket. Fisher feared the refund might be late but Braungart believed it still valid and sent the ticket dated February 19 1879 to St Louis for redemption.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
P. L. E. Fisher
Edgar, Neb
Oscar Braungart
Wabashathwaste
Huntington
Braungart
St. Louis
Rescue Geese From Ice At Silver Lake Refuge
In Rehoboth Beach during a record cold spell many geese became trapped in the ice on Silver Lake inside a game refuge. Police and protectors pulled numerous birds from the ice and moved them to shore to recover. weather kept the lake freezing rapidly day and night.
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Rehoboth Beach
Silver Lake
Child Dies of Exposure in Missouri Cold Spell
Seven year old Goldie Stephens daughter of Mr and Mrs John Stephens died after wandering four to five hours in sub zero temperatures. She was found two miles from home with arms and legs frozen after being let out of a sled near her house by after school Thursday.
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Trenton
Pi Goldie Stephens
John Stephens
Goldie
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