War Department Aims Industrial Mobilization Plan
Assistant Secretary Harry H. Woodring disclosed that President Roosevelt's emergency agencies mirror the army's planned wartime industrial mobilization. He told a women's patriotic conference that 15,000 plants had been surveyed to map needed supplies and prevent profiteering and chaos in a national defense effort. The talk followed moves on Capitol Hill to share defense plans with Congress and the Navy and Army.
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Women's Patriotic Conference On National Defense
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Congress
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United States
Daughter of Romanian Jack Dealer Involved In Abdication
In the report, Magda, daughter of a Romanian jack dealer, is cited as responsible for Carol’s abdication being apparent. Exasperated by his conduct, King Ferdinand accepts his resignation. Carol and Magda establish housekeeping in Paris while Helen of Greece seeks a divorce.
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Ferdmangs Beata
Carsl
Bucharest
Michael Read
Marie
Paris
Caro
Micholas
War committee chair vows deep study of fundamentals
Chairman McSwain told reporters that manpower and munitions lag national needs while industry shows readiness at an all time high. He claims the committee has never studied fundamental strategy of the war and navy departments and vows to get to the bottom of it. A stray line notes classified ads offering rooms for rent.
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McSwain
War and Navy Departments
Kansan Sees Hollywood By Richard Doan
A Kansan recalls film era anecdotes: Wallace Ford’s death ties him to Wally Ford’s Hollywood persona via a Des Moines mother and a Canadian orphan Sammy Jones. It notes Red Grange offered a movie, Dempsey’s casting, Hepburn’s projects, and a humorous TV preview about Warmer Baxter and G P Huntley Jr.
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Cal
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Kansas
Sammy Jones
Canada
Wally
Des Moines
Sammy
Wally Ford
Red Grange
Red
Zutpke
Demipsey
Members dispute car purchase plan at old German Baptist church
A church member from the old German Baptist church near Pleasant Grove says J. J. Beeghley of Topeka led a fundraising drive in Lawrence and nearby areas to buy a closed car for Pastor Elder Flory without the church's official action. The member insists such fundraising violates church rules, noting the church has always raised funds internally.
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Pleasant Grove
J. J. Beeghley
Topeka
Lawrence
Flory
Cold spell to fade with southern winds in Kansas
Topeka January 25 AP The sharp cold wave that swept Kansas yesterday was set to be driven out as winds shift south tonight The drop from a record high yesterday reached 54 degrees locally and statewide but a slow recovery should begin today with highs in the mid 40s and a rebound to around 40 in the north tomorrow Federal meteorologist D S Flora said warming would be completed by tomorrow with the high 40s expected in the north
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Kansas
Flora
Puff Discovers Buried Chest Of Apparels
A curious scene unfolds as Puff complains he needs a coat pants and vest. He spots a half buried chest and exclaims with delight that it is filled with clothing though unsure what will fit.
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Gadzooks
Nervous and Orthopedic Clinics Set for Friday in Lawrence
A front page note reports three clinics in Lawrence with the nervous and mental clinic led by Dr E T Gibson at the old city hall Friday 2 to 4 pm. He succeeds Dr G Leonard Harrington and is joined by an orthopedic clinic under another physician.
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Lawrence
Old City Hall
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Kansas City
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Gibson
G. Leonard Harrington
City clinics to be held at two halls
U B Francisco will be at the old city hall and Dr H M Gilkey will run the well baby clinic at the new city hall. Clinic hours are from 2 to 1 o'clock.
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U. B. Francisco
Old-City Hall
H. M. Gilkey
New-City Hall
Duel in Paris Ends Without a Shot Fired
Paris two Frenchmen exchanged four pistol shots over Bayonne bank scandal charges. No shots hit. Both left the field unhappy, signaling continued tension. Extra brief item notes a peril disease threat in India quake zones and a Nazi-provoked Berlin claim of monarchist plotting, with an ordinary classified ad pitch.
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Paris
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