Spring Front Predictions Weakened by Weather and Terrain
Washington reports American military experts doubt a major spring ground offensive in Europe. They note weather cannot easily break the Maginot or Siegfried lines, and emphasize continued stalemate on the western front despite more air activity.
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Washington
Europe
Germany
Masinot
Siegfried Line
Allies
England
France
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Canall
Alps
Finland
Norsway
Sweden
Radio amateur chats with Arctic snow cruiser crew
Hubert Rieck Jr in Lombard used Morse code to relay a request from a U S Ant arctic expedition operator to call Harold Vagtborg of the Armour Research Foundation. The operator traced the number Beverly 0995 while Dr Thomas Poulter awaited word on final assembly progress.
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Chicago
Hubert Rieck, Jr
Lombard
Rieck
Harold Vagtborg
Armour Research Foundation
South Polar
Beverly
Thomas Poulter
Vagtborg
Crowder School Meeting Postponed Indefinitely
The community meeting at Crowder school scheduled for Thursday evening has been postponed indefinitely.
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Crowder
Crowder School
Marine Corps true or false quiz questions stoke reader engagement
The Journal-World presents a classified page teaser asking readers to judge five statements about the United States Marine Corps. Claims cover ship detachments, command structure, recruit ages, 1775 founding, and the corps role as naval land auxiliaries. The page emphasizes reader interaction and results orientation.
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Marine Corps
United States
Secretary of War
Continental Congress
Maine Corps
Navy
Peace Officer Grieved After Fatal Bank Robbery
In Claflin Kansas Marshal Fred Adams 64 laments killing Russell Hunter 28 his neighbor after Hunter robbed two banks Adams fired four shots striking the robber dead Hunter had just taken 1054 from Farmers and Merchants State Bank Hunters car found in Great Bend with evidence suggesting premeditated plan Hunter a Great Bend native who played high school football in 1930 Funeral services for Hunter planned in Great Bend
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Claflin
Kan
Fred Adams
Russell Hunter
Hunter
Adams
Altho
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Great Bend
Science of chemical tests cracks drunk alibis
Donald Berry of the National Safety Council says chemistry will tighten DUI cases as states adopt stricter blood alcohol rules like Indiana and Maine. He cites foolproof tests from a three year study across 23 states and notes alibis such as mouthwash or lack of sleep can be disproven.
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Chicago
Donald Berry
National Safety Council
Berry
Indiana
Maine
Berty
Turkey and Germany Sign New Trade Pact
Ankara announced a new trade agreement with Germany replacing the expired pact. The deal would trade German chemicals and other manufactures for Turkish cotton wool and fruit with Germany bearing transport risks including possible blockade confiscation.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ministry of Commerce
Germany
Lewis Predicts 3rd Team Defeat in 1940 Labor Politics
Columbus reporter notes John L. Lewis at the United Mine Workers of America convention predicting that a coerced renomination of President Roosevelt would lead to ignominious defeat. He faults the Democratic party for failing labor, urges executive action, and cites labor's lack of cabinet and policy influence.
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Columbus
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
U.M.W
Democratic Party
Congress
C.I.C
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Weather Trivia About Cold and Hot Records
Washington January 24. The weather bureau is the court of appeal for climate disputes. Questions include the lowest U S temperature 66 degrees below zero at Riverside ranger station Yellowstone February 9 1933 and Death Valley 184 degrees for hottest.
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Washington
Mercury
Weather Bureau
United States
Riverside Ranger Station
Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Florida
South Carolina
Louisiana
Pelican
Maine
New Mexico
Texas
Delaware
Rhode Island
Alabama
Death Valley
Calif
Will Lecture Here by R A Kirkpatrick in Lawrence
National lecturer and Union Pacific representative R A Kirkpatrick will address the Lutheran brotherhood at the Lutheran church in Lawrence at 6:45 pm January 30. He will discuss Hawaii with color slide illustrations and has seven other appearances in Kansas City Joplin and Maryville from January 29 to February 1. Arrangements are by KE M Mattes Union Pacific general passenger agent in Kansas City.
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R. A. Kirkpatrick
Union Pacific Railroad
Lutheran Brotherhood
Lawrence
Hawaii
Kirkpatrick
Kansas City
Joplin
Maryville
KE. M. Mattes
Union Pacific
National Americanism Congress
Alaska
Exmouth Destroyer Sunk in North Sea on World War I Anniversary
London reports the destroyer Exmouth sunk by torpedo or mine in the North Sea with all hands lost. Fifteen crewmen perished. the ship built in 1934 carried five 4.7 inch guns and eight torpedo tubes. The loss raises Britain’s naval deaths past 82,000 tons with several other destroyers already lost this war.
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London
Exmouth
North Sea
Admiralty
Dogger Bank
Germany
Grenville
Blanche
Gipsy
Duchess
Cant. R. S. Benson
Britain
Courageous
English Channel
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Rawalpindi
Peithe
Iceand
Graf Spee
Althe Winston Churchill
Chamberlain Lists British Beligians Aid Treaties and Chiang ties
Prime Minister Chamberlain outlined in the House of Commons Britain’s treaties from 1925 to 1939 pledging aid to Belgium in case of unprovoked German aggression. He noted government focus on how guarantees could be implemented and retained power to define aggression. He confirmed diplomatic ties with Chiang Kai-shek’s government and said Britain and Italy share military information under the 1888 agreement, with naval and aviation data due by month’s end.
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Chamberlain
London
House of Commons
Britain
Belgium
Germany
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Wang Ching- YA
Italy
Flood Potter Lake Surface for Skating Finals
University plans to flood Potter Lake to host winter skating finals. Civil Engineering Prof. F A Russell leads the effort using a fire hose and possibly a portable gasoline pump if water freezes. Snow removal proceeds as examinations begin tomorrow.
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Deane W. Malott
Potter Lake
F. A.russell
Russell
Ice on Kaw River Reaches Fourteen Inches Thick
Lawrence notes report ice fourteen inches thick on the Kaw river behind Bower sock mill workers. Snow covering keeps growth limited. Birds struggle in cold and need food with grit for digestion. Harold C. Constant, a Lawrence lumberman, recovers from a broken left wrist after slipping on ice last Thursday.
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Kaw River
Bowersock Mill
Harold C. Constant
Lawrence Lumberman
Constant
Republican subcommittee to study corn and hogs
Rep Hope of Kansas announced a corn and hogs study subcommittee under the Republican special committee. Members include Allen Illinois chairman, Gilchrist Iowa, Dirksen Illinois, Stefan Nebraska, Arends Illinois, Rees Kansas, Jensen Iowa, and Winter Kansas. The panel will study production processing and marketing issues and also the impact of reciprocal trade agreements on corn and hogs.
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Washington
Republican Special Committee
Hope
R-Kan
Allen
Illinois
Gilchrist
Tawa
Dirksen
Stefan
Nebraska
Arends
Rees
Kansas
Jensen
Iowa
Winter
Wil
Chief's House Burns in Humboldt Fire
Fire Chief Fred Norton faced a two story blaze that destroyed his own home in Humboldt Kansas. Neighbors spotted the overheated stove cause and Norton responded to the alarm. The loss, not estimated, is partly insured.
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Humboldt
Kan
Fred Norton
Planes Over Shetlands Bombs Dropped Before Chase
Three German planes appeared over the Shetland Islands and reportedly dropped bombs before British fighters chased them off. An air raid warning lasted thirty one minutes. One plane dove toward a steamer in an island harbor but did not attack. Six bombs were reported dropped with no damage.
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London
Shetland Islands
Louisiana Senate OKs sales tax repeal amendment
Baton Rouge Louisiana January 24 CPI The Louisiana senate gave final legislative approval to Gov Earl K Longs plan to submit a constitutional amendment repealing the 1 per cent sales tax to voters in the April 16 general election The vote was 31 to 0.
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Baton Rouge
CPI
Louisiana Senate
Earl K. Long
Army Bomber Crash Kills Four Near March Field California
Four men die in a Douglas B-18A bomber crash seven miles from March Field amid a fierce storm. Two crew members parachuted to safety, Sergeant Cecil C. Purvis and Private Frank Carroll, while Lieut. Raymond W. Sumi, First Lieut. Benjamin G. Holloway, Sergeant Gerald D. Wilcox Bennett, and Private Leonard E. Riley are listed as victims. Rescuers battled mud and rain to recover bodies for mortuary transfer in Riverside.
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March Field
Calif
Cecil C. Purvis
Glennville
Frank Carroll
Hyde Park
Mass
Carroll
Army
Raymond W. Sumi
Nashwauk
Minn
Benjamin G. Holloway
Columbus
Gerald D. Wilcox
Bennett
Leonard E. Riley
Wichita Falls
Tex
Riverside
One Sailor Survives After Foxen Disaster in North Sea
Nine Swedish sailors were aboard the Foxen when it sank January 18 after an explosion. Only Stir Bergstrom, 27, survived after clinging to a raft for four days until rescued by the Norwegian steamer Leka. Bergstrom said eight crewmates, including his brother, perished before help arrived.
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North Sea
London
Jan
Foxen
Stir Bergstrom
Bergstrom
Deaths and Funerals James H. Wilson
James H. Wilson aged 86 died yesterday at his home 333 Arkansas street. Funeral services set for 2:30 PM Thursday at Funk chapel with Rev. G N Jackson officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. He leaves sisters Lizzie J Brown Gary Indiana and Kate Reynolds Deadwood South Dakota and a number of nieces and nephews.
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James N. Wilson
James H. Wilson
Arkansas Street
Funk Chapel
G. N. Jackson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lizzie J. Brown
Gary
Ind
Kate Reynolds
Deadwood
S. D
Woodwinds in Broadcast At KFKU This Evening
University students perform a trio and a quintet over KFKU from 6 to 6 30 PM. The trio features Robert Forman on oboe Jean Klosman on flute and Bruce Thomas on clarinet. Jeanne Moyer on bassoon and Eddie Allsup join to form the quintet.
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KFKU
Robert Forman
Jean Klosman
Bruce Thomas
Jeanne Moyer
Eddie Allsup
Farrell’s Condition Improving
President F D Farrell of Kansas State College shows improved condition after an uncomfortable night in Manhattan. Reports indicate stabilization following medical treatment and ongoing observations by staff.
State College Patient Recuperating Nicely at Hospital
A state college student with pneumonia is reported to be recovering well at the hospital. The physician said he is getting along very nicely and expects discharge in about a week.
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State College
State Sinking Fund to Be Used for Remaining Claims
Topeka reports Kansas can settle its last $35 000 in soldiers compensation claims without issuing more bonds. The claim fund is exhausted but the attorney general advised the governor that using funds from the bonus bond sinking fund would be legal. The sinking fund normally retires bonus bonds.
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Topeka
Kansas
Attorney General’s Office
Payne H. Ratner
Duke of Windsor Returns to France to Rejoin Forces
Reliable sources report the Duke of Windsor has returned to France to resume duties with the British expeditionary force after a several day stay in England. The announcement confirms his ongoing role with Allied military operations.
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London
Duke of Windsor
France
England
Obituary of Richard C Price of Kansas and Kentucky origin
Richard Columbus Price born September 16 1856 near Louisville Kentucky died January 18 1940 at his daughter Mae’s home near Michigan Valley Kansas aged 83 years 4 months 2 days He was one of eight children married to Nancy Ann Clark April 10 1877 and had three children Services were held January 21 1940 at Bethel church with interment in Pleasant Hill cemetery He outlived by his wife Nancy who died January 11 1916
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Richard Columbus Price
Thomas Price
Louisville
Mae
Michigan Valley
Kan
Kansas
Willow Springs
Globe
Nancy Ann Clark
Albert McCain
Jennings B. Price
Overbrook
Ada Irene de Hart
Wabash
Ind
Cora McClure
Kansas City
Clara van Horn
Marshall, Marlin
Mary Frances McCain
Nancy Ann Price
Bethel Church
Pleasant Hill
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State Federation of Cooperative Societies
Des Moines
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Wellington
Gamma Phi Beta
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Abilene
Independent Student Association
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Shetlands
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Logan-Moore Lumber CO
Harry Turner Coal CO
New Hampshire
Lawrence Mill & Elevator CO
West Sixth
First Mortgage
S. C.hinshaw
Eldridge Hotel
Windsor
Alfred Clark
John Ward
Lumi
Harry Turney-Coal Co
University Coal Co
John’s Coal Co
Logan-Moore Co
Orley M. Smith Coal Co
Krum Koal Kompany
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B.P.O. Elks
H. C. Warner
Elks Club
A. N. Yancey
John K
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