Finns Repulse Soviet Assault Northeast Ladoga
Soviet efforts to smash Finnish defenses northeast of Lake Ladoga were repulsed. Finnish communique says Russians attacked Kitela Aittojoki and Kollaanjoki with heavy strength to reach the rail line and trap divisions near Aittojoki. Air raids killed civilians in Nurmes. Finland braces for more raids as battles continue along the Mannerheim line.
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Helsinki
Lake Ladoga
Red
Efi
Aittojoki
Mannerheim
Russia
Lake Muola
Karelian
Nurmes
Soviet
Finland
Lake
Ladoga
Tte
Leningrad
Suspen
Markajarvi
Governors Oppose Oil Regulation Measure Across States
Governors of Kansas Oklahoma and New Mexico launched coordinated opposition to a federal oil regulation bill. They urged 17 other state chiefs to attend the February 5 congressional hearing or send representatives. The letters named Govs Ratner Phillips and Miles as leading strategists against the measure.
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Topeka
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Washington
Payne Ratner
Ratner
Leon C. Phillips
John E. Miles
Thhree
Maryland
United States
Severe cold drains Kansas farm feed supplies
Federal and state agriculture departments report a rapid depletion of roughage and grain feeds on Kansas farms due to increased feed requirements from the severe cold.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Agriculture Departments
Export Bank Capital Increased To Aid Finns
The Senate banking committee approved a $100 million capital boost for the export-import bank to permit a non military loan to Finland. The panel set limits of no more than $30 million to any one nation and barred arms purchases or funds used against international law. Taft and Danaher opposed reporting the bill.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Finland
Brown
D.-Mich
State Department
Taft
Ohio
Danaher
R.-Conn
Routzohn Probes Labor Board Reviewer's Qualities
Washington January 24 Representative Routzohn of Ohio pressed why a review attorney was chosen for his “strong social consciousness” and “right instincts.” Harris could not define the phrases. Toland read letters praising Harris from Ruskin and Gurfein, with Harris urged to be questioned about the remarks.
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Washington
Routzohn
Ohio
House
National Labor Board
Abraham J. Harris
Harris
Healey
Dmass
Edmund Toland
Harry H. Ruskin
Chicago
Toland
Murray Gurfein
New York
Ruskin
Gurfein
Egg Prices Soar as Cold Weather Hits Markets
Sub zero temperatures push egg prices to winter highs. Butter also up as farmer travel to markets slows. Lawrence retail eggs 27 to 32 cents per dozen, wholesale 22 cents, up seven to eight cents. Kansas City eggs 38 to 42 cents, wholesale up seven cents. Butter rolls at 35 cents, quarter packs 38 cents.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Cautious On Icy Walks In Lawrence
Lawrence doctors warn pedestrians to tread carefully on icy sidewalks. One of six doctors treated falls with two broken wrists and one broken hip. Additional X rays were taken as patients were observed after slips. Other injuries included two broken arms and a fractured foot, all linked to ice spills. No hospital accident cases reported.
Roy Bailey Joins Coronado Centennial Group
Roy Bailey of Salina Kansas chairs a U S committee member of the Coronado Centenary Commission now in Mexico City. The group met Ambassador Daniels and planned to meet Foreign Minister Hay as they coordinate across Kansas Arizona New Mexico Texas Colorado and Oklahoma for ceremonies beginning in May and continuing in 1941.
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Mexico City
Roy Bailey
Salina
Kan
United States
Coronado Centennial Commission
Mexico
Josephus .Daniels
Eduardo Hay
Kansas
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Coronado
Laundries Seek Injunction Over Telephone Blockade
Seven Wichita laundries petitioned for a court injunction to curb a so called telephone blockade they say floods their switchboards with as many as 1200 calls per hour from Wichita Laundry Workers Union members and officers and the telephone company. They already hold a temporary injunction against 38 defendants and set a Feb 14 hearing to extend the order to 16 more unionists.
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Wichita
Kan
Wichita Laundries
Wichita Laundry Workers Union
Laundries
International and Local Laundry Workers Union
Telephone Company
House debates economy bills amid Dies committee move
Washington. The House resumes fights over federal economy as it extends Dies committee authority for another year. Lawmakers seek further cuts to an 11.491 billion treasury and post office budget. Senate recesses after Puerto Rico land fund dispute. votes on 247 million emergency defense bill tomorrow.
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Washington
House
Dies Committee
Treasury
Post Office Departments
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Puerto Rico
Dies
Altho
Hitler addresses 7000 cadets at Berlin Sports Palace
Adolf Hitler praised Frederick the Great and German soldiers to 7,000 future army and air force officers. He spoke of the battle the German people are waging and its vital necessity. Field Marshal Goering closed with Sieg Heil as Fuehrer’s first soldier of the Reich.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Frederick the Great
Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Reich
JAPS RESENT ACTION AT TIENTSIN BARRIERS
Reports from Tientsin say Japanese resentment grows after the Asama Maru incident. British and other foreign employees wait in bitter cold at entrances to blockaded concessions while Americans pass through.
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Shanghai
Tientsin
Roosevelt Birthday Cake Destroyed by Snowstorm
President Roosevelt faced a setback as a 3000 pound birthday cake for the White House event was shattered by a truck at a streetcar track during heavy snowfall. The cake, donated by confectionery workers unions, carried 58 candles and checks for 100 dollars each, totaling 5800 dollars. William Green and other leaders announced repairs and planned a new presentation tomorrow.
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Washington
White House
Confectionery Workers International Union
William Green
A.F.L
Confectionery Workers Union
Deaths From Cold Hit Deep South Storm
Snow blanketed the Deep South from Georgia to Texas with depths from two to 20 inches. City crews and residents improvised to cope as temperatures plunged below freezing for days. Alabama and Mississippi reported multiple deaths and school closures affected over 300,000 children. Northern Florida and Tennessee faced heavy snows and record low readings.
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Atlanta
Messenger Boys
Louisiana
Virginia
Alabama
Memphis
Nashville
Vicksburg
Miss
Mobile
Ala
Atlantic
Charleston
S. C
Georgia
mid-Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Texas
Tennessee
Carolinas
Florida
Jackson
Head of Elks' Lodge to Visit Lawrence Tomorrow
Henry Warner grand exalted ruler of BPOE will stop at the local Elks club in Lawrence tomorrow afternoon between 3 and 3 30 oclock and spend about an hour there before continuing to Topeka for an Elks meeting that evening. He will attend a Kansas City Elks meeting at noon and a large delegation from Kansas City will accompany him to Lawrence and Topeka. Members of the local club will join the caravan to Topeka.
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Henry Warner
Dixon
Ill
B.P.O.E
Elks’ Club
Topeka
Warner
The
Elks
Kansas City
Lawrence
French report a victory by machine gunners near Vosges
French machine gunners along the Lauter river east of the Vosges mountains inflicted losses on a German patrol in a no man s land skirmish. One German prisoner was taken during the retreat with unknown dead on the field. French and British patrol ships attacked a German submarine but results were not disclosed.
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Paris
Lauter
Vosges Mountains
Die of Cold in Juarez
Two deaths were blamed on sub freezing cold in Juarez Mexico across the border today An unidentified man died in Civil hospital after authorities found him in an unheated room suffering from exposure The other victim Juan Garcia aged 60 was found dead in his room huddled over a small charcoal heater
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Mexico
Civil
Juan Garcia
Capital Snow Deepens Delays as Schools Close
Washington reports 9.5 inches of snow on the level with deeper drifts causing widespread lateness. Pupils were excused and schools closed at noon as the city endures its deepest snowfall since 1936.
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Washington
Finnish Aviator Downs Six Out of Seven Red Ships in Recent Combat
Helsinki January 24 Finnish aviators report one pilot Jorma Sarvanto downed six of seven Russian planes in a raid chasing them 30 miles and turning them off like pages in a book. Other Finns downed the seventh. They claim nearly 300 enemy planes have been brought down since the war began.
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Red
Helsinki
Finland
Jorma Sarvanto
Sarvanto
Hargiss Named Finnish Relief Committee Chair
University of Kansas track coach H. W. Bill Hargiss is named chairman of the Missouri Valley Finnish Relief committee by Hoover and the NAAU. He will organize events to raise funds for Finland with plans for races basketball and boxing featuring runners Taitso Maki and Paavo Nurmi in Kansas City.
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University of Kansas
H. W
Bill) Hargiss
Missouri Valley Finnish Relief Committee
Hargiss
Herbert Hoover
National Amateur Athletic Union
Kansas
Missouri Valley A.A.U
National Association
Claude Cochrane
J. A. Reilly
Marion Miller
Kansas City
Harpiss
Finland
Taitso Maki
Paavo Nurmi
United States
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas’ City
Petition Names Browder A Communist Candidate
New York filing shows Earl Browder named as communist candidate for the 14th district after serving passport fraud conviction appeal notice. Bail set at 7500 dollars, same as prior release. Browder faces February 6 special election with opponents M Michael Edelstein and Louis J Lefkowitz. Edlestein holds Democratic and American Labor nominations.
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New York
Earl Browder
14Th Congressional District
Browder
William Sirovich
M. Michael Edelstein
Tammany
Eighth Assembly District
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Edlestein
Democratic
American Labor Party
Temperature Near Zero In Lawrence All Day
A brisk north wind kept Lawrence temperatures near zero throughout the day. H N Williams at the Kansas Electric power plant reported wind speeds of 25 mph northwest by north, increasing from morning. The thermometer dipped to -2 early, then rose to two above zero by mid afternoon.
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Lawrence
H. N. Williams
Kansas Electric Power
Town
Two Train Cars Burn After Collision Near Ottawa
A Missouri Pacific local train near Ottawa suffered fire damage when a caboose and a refrigerator car burned after a collision with an eastbound Scenic Limited freight. Fire started in the caboose store, estimated loss is $5,000. No injuries reported and the main line remained open.
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Ottawa
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Topeka
University students show influenza symptoms amid finals
Dr. R I Canuteson of the Kansas University health service said several students exhibited influenza symptoms along with colds. A few of the 45 inmates will be allowed to take finals in the hospital and others will be released long enough to write examinations.
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R. I. Canuteson
K. U. Health Service
Aew
Who has pipes Eldridge Pharmacy Imported Selection
The ad notes an imported pipe selection at Eldridge Pharmacy, highlighting a featured Imported Selection for pipe enthusiasts.
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Eldridge Pharmacy
Peek urges limits on imports and new foreign trade body
George N. Peek, ex-Agricultural Adjustment Administration chief, told lawmakers that United States trade policy acts like Santa Claus to the world. He urged suspending imports of competing farm products while parity prices lag, requiring congressional approval for trade pacts, creating an independent foreign trade authority, and boosting farmer returns on exports after curbing price depressing imports.
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Washington
George N. Peek
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
United States
Hull
Peek
Congress
Woodruff
R-Mich
Senate
State Department
Quota Sours on Douglas County Conservation Camps
Douglas County leaders learn the Waster Kansas conservation camp quota is exhausted and two more allotments will be placed in western Kansas. Local hopes for a camp in Lone Star CCC quarters rely on farmer support to advance terracing and pond projects across the county.
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Douglas County
Waster
Kansas
Manhattan
Douglas County Farm Bureau
CCC
Lone Star North
Nye to succeed Borah on Senate Foreign Relations Panel
Senate Republican Leader McNary announced that Senator Nye of North Dakota will fill the vacancy on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee caused by Senator Borah’s death. Nye shared Borah’s cautious stance on European conflicts and questioned aid to Finland, warning it could lead to war.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Nye
McNary
Oregon
Finland
International Federation appeals for aid to Finland athletes
The International Amateur Athletic Federation based in Norkoping Sweden issued an appeal to athletes and sportsmen of neutral nations to aid war harassed Finland describing it as one of the foremost athletic nations of the world.
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Stockholm
Finland
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Norkoping
Sweden
Melvin seeks Republican state senate seat in Fifth district
George K. Melvin, city attorney and former county and state representative, announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for state senator in Nebraska's Fifth district comprising Douglas and Jefferson counties. The Douglas county choice under the long standing agreement follows Rankin’s earlier declaration for the race.
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George K. Melvin
Douglas
Jefferson
Douglas County
State Senate
Mr. Melvin
Lawrence Public Schools
University of Kansas
University School of Law
Lawrence
Melvin
R. C. Rankin
Plan to Share Production in Pennsylvania Anthracite Fields
Anthracite producers join with United Mine Workers and the state to adopt an emergency plan for voluntary production sharing. Gov. Arthur H. James would appoint three members from each group to a committee that allocates tonnage and sets weekly work schedules, policed by a three member executive committee. Most producers have subscribed, with a 14 member board to advise on methods and ensure observance of allocations.
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Harrishore
United Mine Workers
Insylvania
Arthur H. James
Chancellor Malett to Speak at Kansas Day Club Meetings
Chancellor Deane W. Malett will address the Kansas Day club in Wyandotte county tomorrow night and speak to the Kansas Authors' club in Topeka on Saturday. He will also attend events in Atchison and St. Joseph Missouri on February 6 and 7.
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Deane W. Malett
Kansas City
Kansas Day Club
Wyandotte County
Kansas Authors’ Club
Topeka
Atchison
St. Joseph
Average of 60 Stocks Edges Higher
The average of 60 stocks rose to 50.1 after dipping to 49.6 yesterday. The small advance signals modest gains in the broad market as investors weighed recent data.
Reelection Risk for Roosevelt Warned by Sen Wheeler
Senator Wheeler of Montana said re electing President Roosevelt to a third term would be extremely difficult for the Democratic party even if he won the nomination. He spoke after John L Lewis of the CIO predicted an ignominious defeat for Roosevelt. Wheeler defended labor gains under Roosevelt and noted he found it hard to elect a third term. The remarks followed Lewis's Columbus address to the United Mine Workers.
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Roosevelt
Sen. Wheeler
Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Democratic Party
John L. Lewis
C.I.0
Lewis
White House
United Mine Workers Convention
Columbus
Lawrenc e Chief Cannot Be Paid While Attending Police School
The city of Lawrence cannot legally pay Police Chief Jude Anderson during a three month training at an FBI sponsored program starting next April. Attorney General Jay Parker advised the city, while Anderson plans to attend and continues to say he will perform duties during the course.
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Lawrence
Jude Anderson
Anderson
National Police School
Federal Bureau of Investigation
A. W. Berger
Ways and Means
Council
Melvin
Parker
Topeka Forecast Sees Bitter Cold With Snow Likely
The report notes extreme cold across Kansas with temperatures dropping to near 10 below in western areas and 0 to 5 below in the south. Northern regions may reach 5 below and Wichita reports a zero minimum, while light snow is possible in the west.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Robb
Dodge City
Concordia
Phillipsburg
Hill City
Goodland
Kansas City
Wichita
Four Die In Air Crash Near Buenos Aires Test Flight
A Sikorsky amphibian crashed into the Rio de la Plata about 25 miles south of Buenos Aires during a test flight. Four crew members were killed and two injured, the latter in serious condition. The aircraft was one of three recently bought in Panama for a new Argentina Uruguay air service.
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Buenos Aires
River Plate
Panama
Weather Summary for Kansas East and West Regions
Kansas fair in the east with mostly cloudy conditions in the west. Colder tonight with Thursday showing more cloudiness and light snow in the west, increasing cloudiness in the east and continued cold. Gas Office Record reports a 24 hour maximum of 43 and minimum of -2 with year ago highs around 37 and lows around BA.
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Kansas
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Missouri Valley Committee
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