Lewis Sees Price Wage Cuts Harmful to Economy
John L. Lewis told the United Mine Workers convention in Washington that cutting prices and wages never improved business and warned leaders not to pursue such a path. He recalled wage cuts from 1925 to 1932 and pledged labor to resist price and wage reductions. He blasted the recession as a reflection on industrial and political leaders.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Hoover
Chorus Rehearsal Aims to Boost Lawrence Choral Union
The Lawrence Choral Union will rehearse tonight at 7 30 in the Liberty Memorial High School auditorium under Dr Otto W Miessner from the University of Kansas. The group appeals for re enlistment of absent registered members and calls tenors to join for the March 27 production of The Pilgrim's Progress with the university orchestra.
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Lawrence Choral Union
Liberty Memorial High School
Otto W. Miessner
School of Fine Arts
University of Kansas
Pubrc
Edgar Stillman Kelley
Choral Union
Symphony Orchestra
D.M. Swarthout
Wayne Wright Happy After Auto Crash Birth and Recovery
Wayne Wright who came east from California after missing Missouri winters lay in a Kansas City hospital with severe head injuries from a car crash. His wife, pregnant at the time, was lightly hurt and a healthy baby boy was born that night. Wright, a University of Missouri graduate who led dance orchestras in Lawrence before joining the Los Angeles Times, expresses hopeful resolve.
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Kansas City
Wayne Wright
California
Missouri
Wright
University of Missouri
Lawrence
Kan
The
Los Angeles Times
New C. of C. Secretary M. W. Kent Takes Post
M W Kent former assistant secretary of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce has become secretary of the Emporia Chamber of Commerce. He started duties yesterday and will be formally introduced at a dinner Friday night attended by over 300 people.
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M. W. Kent
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Emporia
Hays
Kent
Test Your Knowledge Questions for Classified Page
A jumble of trivia prompts asking weights of blood and locations, names of government heads, paper money in the French Revolution, voting age in Georgia, housing administrator, Pico Island, Italian honorifics, Giovanni Animae, and a geography cue about polar regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spuyten Yine
Romania
Peach State
United States
Pico
Senor
Signor
Giovanni “Animae
Justice Will Speak at Lawrence Sesquicentennial Event
Judge John B. Dawson chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court will deliver an address at the Liberty Memorial high school auditorium in Lawrence on February 11 marking the constitution's 150th anniversary. The Douglas County Bar Association sponsors the talk, following a committee dinner led by O. J. Lane. Raymond Rice notes efforts to spur interest in Lawrence schools and local groups. The piece recounts the 1787 constitutional convention, ratification in 1788, and the 1789 Washington inauguration.
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United States
Lawrence
John 8. Dawson
Chhief
Kansas Supreme Court
Liberty Memorial High School
Dawson
Douglas County Bar Association
O. J. Lane
Raymond Rice
The
Bar Association
George Washington
Lawrence Seeks Article On City Cleaning Gear
Lawrence mayor says The American City Magazine requests an article on the street cleaning equipment and system used in Lawrence. The wind rattled offices and homes as a strong north wind blew, with Ben Babb noting the loud gusts at city hall. Two local men in the 110th Ammunition Train, Geng Glahn and Dr. A S Anderson, recognize themselves in Look magazine’s Neuvilly church photo from September 1918. Hazel Z Wilcox joins Haskell Institute faculty to teach vocal music.
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Lawrence
American City Magazine of
New York
Ben Babb
City Hall
Look
Neuvilly
Argonne Front
France
110Th
Geng Glahn
A S. Anderson
Glahn
Anderson
Signal Corps
Hazel Z. Wilcox
Wheelock Academy
Millerton
Okla
Haskell Institute
KU graduates spread through United Press ranks
Earl Johnson of KU rises to vice president’s office at United Press. KU alumni include Miles Vaughn in New York and Far East bureau, George Roscoe in Kansas City, Margaret Richards in New York staff, J Alan Coogan in Buenos Aires, and Bill Downs in Denver. University events note a petition for a reading day and a $50 loan scholarship for juniors and seniors, plus a Spring Dance cast and final exam schedule.
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K. U
Earl Johnson
United Press Association
Jayhawker School
U.P
Miles
Peg” Vaughn
New York
Association
Far East
Russia
Watson Library
Vaughn
London
George Roscoe
Kansas City
Margaret Plummer Richards
U.P. West
Chicago
Union Station
J. Alan Coogan
Lawrence
Buenos Aires
Argentina
The
Denver
New Orleans
Coogan
Capitol
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Bill Downs
U. P
Brune Wins Union Pacific Scholarship for Douglas County
Danny Brune a Liberty Memorial high school senior has been awarded the $100 Union Pacific vocational agriculture scholarship for Douglas county. He will receive the funds when he enters Kansas State College Manhattan next fall and plans to accept the award. Brune is the son of Mr and Mrs Gus Brune route 3. His brother Harold Brune, a 1985 graduate, is now a KS C student. The scholarship is based on project work and scholastic excellence.
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Danny Brune
Liberty Memorial High School
Union Pacific Vocational Agriculture
Douglas County
Brune
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Gus Brune
Route 3
Harold Brune
Chinese Forces Hold Shanghai On War Front
Chinese commanders report gains as they defend against Japanese efforts to link conquered areas. Cavalry surrounded the Japanese garrison at Tsining, Suchow province, and forces along the Yangtze River valley recaptured Hohsien. Bombers attacked Japanese boats in Chekiang waters, with 300 killed. Only about 250 miles of China’s ancient canal remain under Chinese control as Japanese advance seeks another 50 miles in Shantung.
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Shanghai
China
Tsining
Shang Province
Suchow
Yangtze River
Hohsien
U. S
Chekiang Province
Shantung Province
Farmer Discovers Hybrid Seed Saving Backfires in Wisconsin Field
Wisconsin farmer splits a field between new hybrid seed and saved seed from last year. The new seed yielded 80 ears from 20 hills, while the saved seed produced 62 ears, illustrating the risk of not buying new seed each year.
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Wisconsin
Six Holstein cows from Parsons State Hospital herd
A farmer describes a home made tank heater from an oil drum with a smoke pipe and feed door. He notes the draft can burn green wood. The bottom drawing shows six aged Holstein cows from Parsons State Hospital herd, cows that have yielded milk equal to 54 average Kansas dairy cows over their lifetimes.
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Michigan
Pat
Parsons
Kan.) State Hospital
Kansas
Two Touchy Matters At League Meet In Geneva
Geneva January 25 The League of Nations council meets for its 100th session facing sanctions and China's appeal over Japan's undeclared war. Britain and France reportedly favor ending mandatory sanctions while preserving Article 16, and action on China would be largely rhetorical as members and Chinese assess that sanctions failed to stop Italy's conquest of Ethiopia.
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Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
China
Japan
Britain
France
League
Ethiopia
Rotary Club at Baldwin Hears Kansas History Address
At a Baldwin Rotary meeting W. C. Simons spoke on Kansas and the founders spirit. The club continues a Kansas history themed address at each meeting. The next Baldwin gathering in two weeks will be held at Black Jack.
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Rotary Club
Baldwin
Kansas
Baldwin Rotary Club
W. C. Simons
Baldwin Club
Black Jack
Singer Ganna Walska Announces London Marriage
Paris dispatch reports Ganna Walska 45 says she wed Harry Grindell Matthews 57 last week in London. Walska, formerly married to Harold Fowler McCormick of Chicago, was divorced in 1931. Matthews, noted English inventor of wireless devices including a submarine detector and a postwar death ray.
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Paris
Ganna Walska
Harold Fowler McCormick
Chicago
Harry Grindell-Matthews
Mounsey Undergoes Tonsil Removal at K U Hospital
Robert Mounsey a graduate student in chemistry at K U and city water department worker had his tonsils removed at Watkins Memorial hospital this morning. Dr R F Canuteson reported 141 students were confined to the hospital today. Allen D McCoy of Marysville underwent bullet removal surgery on his back yesterday and is recovering satisfactorily. Dorothy Seaver a Tulsa Oklahoma senior long ill with pneumonia is improved.
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Robert Mounsey
K. U
City Water Department
Watkins Memorial Hospital
R. Fr. Canuteson
Allen D. McCoy
Marysville
McCoy
Dorothy Seaver
Tulsa
Okla
Senate panel backs five RFC directors for two-year terms
The Senate Banking Committee reported favorably the nominations for reappointment of five Reconstruction Finance Corporation directors. Named are Jesse H. Jones of Texas chairman C B Merriam of Kansas Charles B Henderson of Nevada Howard J Klossner of Minnesota and Emil Schram of Illinois all reappointed for two-year terms.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse H. Jones
Texas
C. B. Merriam
Kansas
Charles B. Henderson
Nevada
Howard J. Klossner
Minnesota
Emil Schram
Illinois
Japanese Peer Probes China War Label In Parliament
Baron Takehiko Sonoda questioned in the House of Peers why the China actions aren t called a war and said the United States maintains a fair and just attitude. He accused Britain of arming China, while Foreign Minister Koki Hirota acknowledged hostilities have become a major conflict but not yet a war. He claimed Britain supplies only a small amount of arms as a business proposition.
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Tokyo
Takehiko Sonoda
House of Peers
United States
Britain
China
Koki Hirota
Great Britain
Hirota
Petroleum stocks rise as production up in week
The Bureau of Mines reports domestic and foreign crude oil stocks totaled 308,679,000 barrels for the week ending January 15, up 601,000 from the prior week. Domestic oil up 596,000 barrels while foreign crude rose 5,000. Daily production averaged 3,480,000 barrels, up 40,000 from last week, with 3,240,000 barrels daily going to stills and imports averaging 81,000 barrels.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Bridges Warns Against Enforcing U S Ruling
Port would be tied up if federal forces enforce a Los Angeles superior court ruling favoring the A F L in its bid to reclaim control of west coast longshoremen from the C I C. The A F L has filed similar suits in other ports like San Francisco and Tacoma as part of its strategy to weaken CIC dominance.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Los Angeles
A. F. of L
C.I.C
Pacific Coast
Tacoma
Fire alarms respond to chimney blaze and brush fire
The fire department was called to Mrs. Sophia Zeeb at 1028 Rhode Island street at 2 07 this afternoon for a chimney burning out. Earlier at 1 30 the West Hills district crew fought a brush pile fire with sparks endangering property, Fire Chief Paul Ingels said.
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Sophia Zeeb
Rhode Island Street
West Hills
Paul Ingels
Oppose Road Fund Cut Would Boost Unemployment
The American Association of State Highway Officials told the House roads committee that any curtailment in federal highway spending would raise unemployment. Testifying for a $476 million road appropriation for 1940 and 1941, C. H. Purcell of Sacramento California said 80 to 85 percent of highway expenditures go to labor.
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Washington
The
American Association
House Roads Committee
C. H. Purcell
Sacramento-Calif
Association
Farm bill conferees agree to increase small farmer benefits
Washington officials report that farm bill conferees reach agreement to raise payments for farmers earning under 200 dollars annually under the ever normal granary plan. Chairman Marvin Jones says a compromise bill should be ready for action late this week and notes disagreements on large payments remain.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
D-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Senate-House
McGee Death Notice brief services set for Kansas City
Death notice for Richard O. McGee who died Sunday at his Kansas City home. Brief services will be held at Oak Hill cemetery tomorrow at 3 o'clock. Also reports United States Steel quarterly income and dividend details.
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Richard O. McGee
Oak Hill Cemetery
Kansas City
Senator Glass Bill Aims to End Bank Holding Firms
Washington January 25 Senator Barkley Wagner and Wagner forecast smooth passage for legislation to abolish bank holding companies. The bill, drafted by Senator Glass and reviewed by the Senate Banking Committee, seeks to achieve the objective in line with Roosevelt proposals.
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Washington
Senaire Barkley
D.-Ky
Wagner N.Y
Roosevelt
Wagner
Senate Banking Committee
Glass
D.-Va
Docket Sounding Postponed For February Term
The February term docket sounding by Judge Hugh Means, originally set for tomorrow, has been postponed to Thursday. The Douglas County Bar Association will meet with Judge Means to sound the docket.
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Hugh Means
Douglas County Bar. Association
Means
Married by Probate Judge Palmerstedt and Jessie at court
A brief marriage occurred today in Salina with Probate Judge L H Menger officiating. The couple, identified as Stewart and the other party, were married at the court.
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Jessie
A Stewart
Salina
L.:.h. Menger
Stevenson Ill At Office In Lawrence
I C Stevenson Inl TI secretary of the Lawrence Building and Loan was taken ill this morning at the office and was carried home. The physician said the attack was not serious and Stevenson is now feeling much better. Hereford cattle were introduced by America in 1817 by Henry ay.
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I. C. Stevenson
C. Stevenson
The
Lawrence Building and Loan
Stevenson
America
Henry Ay
Kaiser Wilhelm Gives Food and Wood to Poor in Exile
Exiled former German Kaiser Wilhelm, soon to be 79, distributed food to 25 poor families in Doom The Netherlands and cut wood as part of his daily exercise routine.
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Doom
Netherlands
Kaiser Wilhelm
May Expand the Army
President Roosevelt held a noon conference with House members from the appropriations military and naval committees to discuss a supplemental navy building program he is likely to urge in Congress. The inclusion of military and naval experts fueled speculation he may broaden the plan to expand army branches.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations
Military
Naval
Congress Secon
Frontiers Brace for Suspected Communist Threats
London reports on January 25 that Portugal and Spain are tightening military precautions along their frontier to counter suspected communist plots before month’s end.
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London
Kansas Day events spark CCC shortages inquiry
Rep Carlson plans a Kansas trip to probe civilian conservation corps shortages with Dr N E Winters in Salina while in Topeka for Kansas Day. Sen Nye says GAO is examining a $1 000 000 CCC shortfall in the southwest including Kansas. GAO denies the probe. Senator Capper says CCC officials deny any Kansas shortage exists.
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Washington
Carlson
Kan
Civilian Conservation Corps
Kansas
Topeka
N. E. Winters
Salina
Nye
Ind
Senate Lands Committee
General Accounting Office
Southwest
Capper
R.-Kan
Striking Laundry Pickets Injure Woman in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City a strike bound Sunshine laundry truck driver reported that pickets jumped from the side of his truck and forced a collision with a taxicab injuring Mrs. O. E. Butler who was in the cab. Police said the injuries were not immediately determined. Earlier, about 30 striking workers stormed two Sunshine trucks, scattering garments as police restrained them. no arrests were reported.
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Oklahoma City
Sunshine Laundry
Mino
O. E. Butler
Jim Davis
Sunshine
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Gandhi
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League of Nation Council
Singer
K. U. Hospital
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United States Steel
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White House
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Miller Furniture Co
Walt
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Emary
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Manley
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M. C. Manley
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