Business leaders push tax relief to spur recovery
A Senate committee hears an appeal from the U S Chamber of Commerce for lower taxes and regulatory relief as experts review unemployment data from three weeks of hearings. President Roosevelt studies public utilities and discusses state and federal utility purchases with Gov Gordon Browning as a plan to attract investment for new builds.
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Washington
Senate
George H. Davis
United States Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
White House
Browning
Administration
Washington dairy amendment rewrite to permit normal production
Conferees agreed to rewrite the dairy live stock amendment in the farm bill to allow a farmer to maintain normal production of dairy products. The original measure would have barred farm benefit payments or loans to those using land removed from major crops for dairy or livestock production.
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Washington
Boileau
McNary
Senate
Opens New Store Major Appliances in Lawrence
Robert Mc Elhiney opened Major Appliances at 941 Massachusetts Street this morning. The Lawrence veteran, now Bendix Home Laundry exclusive dealer, plans to add more major appliances while current displays highlight home laundry equipment. His service area includes Baldwin Eudora and Tonganoxie.
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Massachusetts Street
Robert McElhiney
Lawrence
Bendix
McElhiney
Baldwin
Eudora
Tonganoxie
Bar Association Dinner Plans For Constitution Anniversary
The Douglas County Bar Association will hold a dinner meeting this evening at 6 30 at the Eldridge Hotel. The main topic is plans to observe the 150th anniversary of the formation of the United States Constitution.
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Bar ‘Association
Douglas County Bar Association
Eldridge
Chamber luncheon speaker at Eldridge hotel discusses taxation
The Chamber of Commerce luncheon tomorrow at 12:20 at the Eldridge hotel will feature Donald C. Allen from Oskaloosa, state senator for the fifth district, on Problems of Taxation and Assessment to Be Presented to the Kansas Legislature. Allen, KU law graduate and former Jefferson County attorney, will speak.
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Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
Fifth
Oskaloosa
Kansas
Allen
University of Kansas
Jefferson County
Polar Bear club swim marks midwinter prank at KU
Two Sigma Alpha members John Royce and Jack Turner began a Polar Bear club by swimming in Potter Lake as temperatures hovered near 60. They recovered 15 golf balls and noted murky water. KU exams resume with a schedule through Thursday.
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Sig Alphs
K. U
Potter Lake
John Royce
Salina
Jack Turner
Mankato
Lindley to Dedicate Russell High School Building
Dr. E H Lindley of Dodge City will lead the Rotary Club event at De Chancellor Hall. The ceremony will dedicate the new Russell High School building in a morning program tomorrow.
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EH. Lindley Lor
Lin
Great
Madrid Faces Long Rebuilding After Civil War
Madrid architects say it would take at least 96 years to heal the scars of the former Republican capital. Much of the city must be rebuilt from foundations, including Arguelles, Cuatro Caminos, and suburbs beyond the Manzanares. Salvage work continues as plans for peacetime reconstruction are drawn.
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Madrid
Associated Press
Europe
Arguelles
Manzamares River
University City
Cuatro Caminos
Manzanares
Hippodrome
Town Hall meeting opened series at Unitarian church
Mayor Alfred Lawrence presided as the Lawrence Town Hall began a five‑meeting series with F L Prins of Kansas City and Prof Domenico Gagliardo discussing Points of View in Labor. About 90 residents attended and questioned the speakers after their addresses.
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Lawrence Town Hall
Unitarian Church
Alfred Lawrence
F. L. Prins
Kansas City
Domenico Gagliardo
Lawrence
John L. Lewis
Mr. Prins
Lewis
Prins
International Ladies Garment Union
Gagliardo
Lawrence Two Hour Downtown Parking Rule Enforced
Chief of Police Jude Anderson announced a downtown two hour parking ordinance effective until 9 p m on Saturday evenings. He said many residents are unaware of the limit and that enforcement will be strict with tickets and police court appearances for cars left after 7 p m until after 9 p m.
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Jude Anderson
Lawrence
Anderson
Fireplace Chimney Fire at R L Anderson Home
Fire Department responded to a chimney fire at the home of R L Anderson 118 East Eleventh Street. The blaze began as a burning chimney and was reported just after 11 45 this morning with earlier response around 6 35 yesterday to extinguish the blaze at the North Tot box scene.
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R. L.“Anderson
East Eleventh Street
Marriage License Issued for Fowler and Whitley
A marriage license has been issued to Marion Fowler and Miner Vie Whitley, both of Baldwin.
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Marion Fowler
Minervie Whitley
Baldwin
Journal-World Reporter Rise to U P Executive
Earl Johnson, longtime Journal-World staffer and KU student 1917 to 1922, is promoted to vice president and general news manager of United Press. He began with United Press in 1922 in Chicago and held several bureau and editor roles before returning to New York in 1933 and taking the general news manager post in 1936. Johnson trained early at Winfield Courier.
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Earl Johnson
Journal-World News
University of Kansas
United Press Association
Johnson
United Press
Chicago
Cleveland
Columbus
Great Lakes
New York
Webb Miller
Winfield
The
Courier
Deaths and Funerals for W C Miller in El Monte Calif
Death notice reports the death of W C Miller Sunday morning at his daughter Mrs Clyde Browning's home in El Monte California. Former Lawrence resident survived by a son and five daughters. Burial planned in El Monte California.
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W. C. Miller
Clyde Browning
el Monte
Calif
Miller
Lawrence
Death of David H Reese at 600 Missouri Street
David Howard Reese died Sunday evening at his home aged 73. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 30 at Rumsey funeral home. He is survived by his wife Fannie and seven children including Charles of McLouth Clyde of Topeka Floyd of Duncan Edith Corn of Independence Ben Leonard of San Antonio Howard Loy Ed Rose Florence of the home and Paul Lyons of Lawrence.
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David Howard Reese
Missouri Street
Rumsey
Reese
Fannie Reese
Charles Reese
McLouth
Clyde Reese
Topeka
Floyd Reese
Duncan
Okla
Edith Corn
Independence
Kan
Ben
Leonard
San Antonio
Tex
Howard ‘Loy
Ed Rose
Los ‘Angeles
Calif
Paul Lyons
Lawrence
Florence Reese
The
Home
High Winds Cause Power Outages Near Topeka and Junction City
Strong winds knocked out power on lines west of Topeka toward Junction City, causing brief outages in West Hill as tree limbs fell and damaged fuses near Eleventh and Missouri streets. J T Skinner of the R E P noted the interruptions were weather related with sporadic outages across the area.
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Kansas Electric Power Company
J. T. Skinner
Topeka
Junction City
Eleventh
Missouri
West Hill
Lawrence collie killed in Lawrence hit and run
A collie struck and fatally injured by a hit and run driver near 18th and Massachusetts in Lawrence. The yellow dog with white on its neck was not wearing a collar. The J. J. Simmonds family at 1807 Massachusetts street took it to a veterinary hospital where it died.
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18Th
Massachusetts
J. J. Simmonds
Massachusetts Street
Richard O McGee Dies at 66 in Kansas City
Richard O McGee aged 66 was a retired railway mail clerk who died at his Kansas City Missouri home. He served in the Railway Mail Service from 1893 until three years ago and was a Mason and member of several lodges and church. Surviving are his wife Anna two sons Richard R McGee and Philip F McGee three brothers and one sister.
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Richard O. McGee
Kansas City
Blue Lodge
Scottish Rite
Modern Woodmen Council
Melrose Methodist Church
Anna McGee
Richard.r. McGee
New Britain
Conn
Two Wheat Prices Discussed byMiss MacPhail
Miss Agnes MacPhail, Canadian parliament member, told Kansas City that Canada and Kansas share agricultural problems and favor dual pricing. She urged producer and consumer cooperation and proposed domestic and export price controls to prevent domestic price drops when export prices fall.
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Kansas City
Canada
Kansas
Agnes MacPhail
Fight for Tax Share in Green Estate Heirs Clash in Hotel Hearing
In New York a group of twelve lawyers from Texas Massachusetts Florida New York argue over how to share inheritance taxes on Col Ed H Green heirs claim 6 million plus for New York 5.25 million each for Texas and Massachusetts 4.5 million for Florida with Florida's portion not yet fully examined. Col Green son of Hetty Green died in 1936 near his sixty eighth birthday.
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New York
Texas
Florida
Massachusetts
Col Ed H
Green
Colonel Green
Col. Green
Hetty Green
Minister Rescued from Prolonged Fast by Forced Feeding
Memphis reports physician staff announced the fast of Israel Harding Noe was ended after a 22 day abstinence when intravenous saline glucose began. He will receive feedings about every eight hours as doctors project a multi month recovery and hal Buchanan voices opposition to the method.
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Memphis
Tenn
Israel Harding Noe
Hal Buchanan
Cathedral
Earth
Representative Woodrum Urges Balance to Aid Recovery
Washington January 24 Representative Woodrum of Virginia told the house that a deliberate honest effort to balance income and outgo would best aid business recovery. He warned that taking more from the treasury creates a stumbling block for millions of unemployed waiting for government restraint to let business operate. He called expanded government activities a danger point.
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Washington
Woodrum
D-Va
House
Congress
Treasury
Quezon proposes sweeping tax reforms in Philippines
President Manuel Quezon urged the Philippine assembly to cut sales taxes and raise income taxes to ease the burden on the masses. He called for reducing wealth accumulation by the few and channeling excess income into public services through taxation.
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Manila
P. I
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Assembly
Kemper Dies Intestate in Kansas City Wealthy Citizen
William T. Kemper, a leading Kansas state figure, died intestate in Kansas City. His personal estate, estimated at about $1,000,000, will be administered through the probate court.
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Kemper
Kansas City
William T. Kemper
Farmers to discuss electricity power meeting at Lone Star Hall
An electricity discussion for farmers will be held Thursday at 1 30 o clock at Lone Star hall. Harold E Stover extension engineer from Kansas State College will lead the session. Farmers wiring homes buying new electrical equipment or building electric fences are invited.
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Lone Star Hall
Harold E. Stover
Kansas State College
Rescue of Prado by French destroyer Albatros
The French destroyer Albatros rescued the French steamer Prado today off Palamos Spain after a Spanish warship forced the Prado off course. The Albatros ordered a southwest bearing then recovered Prado and radioed that all aboard were safe.
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Marseille
France
Albatros
Prado
Palamos
Spain
Pioneer Physician Dr W F Pine Dies at 68 in Dodge City
Dodge City Kansas January 24 Dr W F Pine 68 a pioneer physician died today He was among the oldest registered pharmacists in Kansas City and had practiced medicine in Dodge City for thirty years
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Dodge City
Kan
W. F. Pine
Kansas City
Kansas Supreme Court Opens Term in Topeka
The January February term of the Kansas Supreme Court opened in Topeka with Clerk E. E. Clark noting the period as an average two month session. Decisions expected by January 29.
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Supreme Court
Topeka
Jane
Kansas Supreme Court
Chimney Fire Causes Alarm at Maple Street Home
A chimney burned out at the home of R. C. Murphy 13845 Maple Street triggered a 2 30 p m fire alarm. No damage resulted. Fire Chief Paul Ingelg stated.
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R. C. Murphy
Maplee
Paul Ingelg
Dust Storm Closes Roads Around Hugoton Kansas
A dust storm swept Hugoton Kansas on January 24 reducing visibility to a block and making highway travel hazardous for residents and travelers in the area. Strong winds hindered movement and created difficult driving conditions across the region.
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Hugoton Hugoton
Kan
Hugoton
Inventor of Slide Fastener Dies in Meadville
Col. Lewis Walker aged 83 reputed inventor of the slide fastener died at his Meadville home today. He was noted for pioneering the zipper and securing patents in the early 20th century.
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Meadville, Pa
Col
Lewis Walker
Pity the Songsmith on Screen a Hollywood Opinion
Frederick Hollander, a film tunesmith at Paramount, argues film music must fit scenes and actors, not imitate opera. He says audiences want easy to sing tunes for the common person, not lofty blasts warranting high voices. In addition, communal and domestic scenes shape score choices, with visual excellence still a distinct edge for cinema.
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Hollywood
Wagner
Bizet
Verdi
Frederick Hollander
Paramount
Hollander
Tin Panlley
Arranging a New Bout Between Farr and Braddock
Promoter Mike Jacobs moves to stage a return heavyweight match at Madison Square Garden likely in April between Tommy Farr and Jimmy Braddock. Both sides agree in principle though gate split details differ with Braddock seeking 35 percent and Farr asking 27 percent. Their last Friday bout produced Braddock a 71/4 percent share of the net gate.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Tommy Farr
Jimmy Braddock
Madison Square Garden
Braddock
Farr
Jacobs
Kemper Named State Social Security Chairman
Kansas City banker James M. Kemper was chosen by Gov. Lloyd C. Stark to succeed his late father W. T. Kemper Jr. as chairman of Missouri's state social security commission in Jefferson City on January 24.
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J. M. Kemper
Jefferson City
James M. Kemper
Kansas City
Lloyd C. Stark
W. T. Kemper, Jr
State Social Security Commission
Fern Bell Weds Dan Foust On Florida Dairy Farm Plan
Announcement reports the marriage of Fern Bell daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Bell to Dan F Foust on January 2 1988 at St Mary's rectory Miami Florida. The bride sister of Mrs Lester Kalb has prior ties to the community and the couple will reside on a dairy farm in Florida.
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Beth Pearson
Rand
Clyde Bell
J. L. Hays
Sheppard
John
Grace Hays
Mary Belvin Shields
Wing
Ralph Mignot
Kalb and Sons
Deal Six
Fern Bell
C. F. Bell
Dan F. Foust
St. Mary’s Rectory
Miami
Fla
Lester Kalb
Florida
Paul O’neil
Lois
Elizabeth Pearson
George Kyle
Stony Point Community Meeting Highlights First Aid Talk
A postponed January 7 meeting was held January 14 at the schoolhouse in Stony Point with a large crowd. Miss Ruby Fairbairn, Douglas County health nurse, spoke on first aid. refreshments followed. Neighboring visits and local chores were noted among residents and several households hosted guests.
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Stony Point
Ruby Fairbairn
Douglas County
Martin Holcom
Baldwin
Monay
Arthur Jones
Lawrence
R. L. Hilbert
Roy Shurler
Eula Belle
Marjorie Mae
Dorothy
Excelsior
Charles Wrightsman
Ada
Velma
Union Neighborhood
D. A. Wray
Herbert Fitz
L. M. Holecom
Ernest
Anna Cripe
Bert Curry
Ralph Robertson
D. A. Wray Timber
Solen Tucker
William Pumroy
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Funder
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South Sea Island
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