Crown Drug Store in Lawrence Completes Major Remodel
The Crown drug store in Lawrence completes a three week remodeling the most extensive in 12 years. Manager Russell M. Kelly notes a brighter interior with white ceilings and walls a grey woodwork finish red green accents and new lighting. The plan increases floor space by smaller cases allowing 60 percent more goods on display and adds a rock wool insulated basement and a 30 case bottle cooler. Local labor performed the work. Crown’s Lawrence store started as a Kansas City experiment 12 years ago and led to more branches.
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Crown Drug
Lawrence
Russell M. Kelly
Elly
Kelly
Silex
Crown
Kansas City
Teaching at Oread High Seeks 53 Practice Teachers
Fifty three applications approved for practice teaching at Oread High School on KU campus for the spring semester. Names span English biology home economics journalism physical education romance languages social science speech and dramatic arts mathematics and more with students from Lawrence Topeka Kansas City and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oread High School
University of Kansas
Willa .H. Baker
Leavenworth
Marianna Bantleon
Edwardsville
Phyllis Birrer
Grainfield
Betty Bowman
Kansas City
Adeline Brown
Alton
Nella Lee Cortrin
Lawrence
Frieda Cow
Lily
Schmidt
Walton
Mary - Ellen Skonberg
Muriel Johnson
Courtland
Topeka
Ernestine D. Menges
Ernestine Nichols
Osawatomie
Richard Boyce
Charles M. Amyx
Leroi Beck
St. Joseph
Clarence Brumback
Hutchinson
Everett Schrader
William Spearman
Ows
David Lee Shirk
Elon Hitler
Virginia Schooling
Jose’ Hidalgo
Neosha Rapids
Virginia Rodriguez
Horton
Betty Jane
Boddington
Faith Seeley
Russell
Rose Baldwin
Lester C. Doerr
McCracken
Jo Davis
Ottawa
Alma Franklin
Robert E. Hunt
Margaret McCarty
Salina
Alys Magill
Wichita
Maxine Patterson
Belleville
Monte Elizabeth
Robbins
Lucretia A. Smith
Arnold Weidman
Kathleen Bunce
Louisburg
Charles Johnson
Coffeyville
Nancy Morley
Rosemary G. Sebesta
Brookville
Patricia Green
Kathryn Zenor
Kyle Seeks Post on District Republican Delegation
Jay Kyle chairman of the first district Young Republicans will seek a place on the district Republican presidential delegation. Kyle is a former secretary of Rep. W. P. Lambertson. Harry Colmery, Topeka attorney and former national American Legion commander, is a candidate for one of the two district delegate seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Jay Kyle
Young Republicans
Kyle
W. P. Lambertson
Harry Colmery
National American Legions
Cranium Classified: Streams Flow into Major Bodies
The test lists rivers and asks to identify their outflow. Jordan flows into the Dead Sea, Rhine to the North Sea, Amazon to the Atlantic, Nile to the Mediterranean, with distractors included for multiple choice.
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Jordan
Black Sea
Mediterranean’ Sea
Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Atlriatic Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Rhine
Danube River
North Sa
Amazon
E. Gee
Mexico
Pacific
Nile
Indian” Ocean
Hellespont River
Dies committee funded to continue un American activity inquiry
The House appropriated 75000 to the Dies committee to continue its investigation into un American activities. The panel was extended to January 8 1941 by a House resolution approved 345 to 21. Secretary Ickes urged Chairman Dies to resign and called for a code of conduct to ensure rights of accused persons and cross examination.
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Washington
House
Dies Committee
Warren
D-N.c
Accounts Committee
Bankhead
Ickes
Dies
Dtex
Congress
Congressional
Madden accused of using questionable figures in labor rift
H W Prentis Jr charged J Warren Madden of the NLRB with tricks with figures that could have prompted SEC action. Madden argued labor relations improved after the Wagner Act in 1937 and cited fewer strikes, though Prentis claimed 1988 saw more strikes than any year since 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Association of Manufacturers Today
J. Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
H. W. Prentis, Jr
United Christian Council For Democracy
Madden
Prentis
Luther League Forms For Post High School Youth
Trinity Lutheran church youths organized a Luther League for post high school members not in college. Officers elected include President Lois Jean Roy, Vice President Gale Wiley, Secretary Eleanore Reilly, Treasurer George Woodward, and secretaries Esther Ruth Hack Barbara Anne Knott Edmond Johnson Lorene Stephens Marie Carpenter Eugene Burnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Alfred Jehle
Luther League
Lois Jean Roy
Gale Wiley
Eleanore Reilly
George Woodward
Esther Ruth Hack
Barbara Anne Knott
Edmond Johnson
Lorene Stephens
Marie Carpenter
Eugene Burnett
Rip the grammar tutor dog at Oklahoma A and M College
In Stillwater Oklahoma on January 26 a dog named Rip owned by Dr Agnes Berrigan English professor at Oklahoma A and M College learned the difference of lay down versus lie down after a student tried to command him and the professor corrected the grammar noting Lie down Rip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Rip
Agnes Berrigan
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Berrigan
Families to collect rent during temporary housing repairs
The notice states that families with rental value insurance whose homes were damaged by fire yesterday may collect rent each month while living elsewhere for repairs. It cites The Stevenson Agency for Insurance at 71045 Mass. 8 Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Agency For Insurance
Mass
Read the Journal-World classified bargains page
A compact listing of bargains and classified offers from the Journal-World page. Readers find discounted goods, services, and opportunities in a typical midtown newspaper classifieds section with brief descriptors and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Trade Treaty Ends With Japan in Historic Break
Tokyo reports a historically significant date as the United States ends its 86 year trade treaty with Japan. Observers note potential economic pressure and strain in relations while Britain’s Asama Maru incident shifts public attention. Negotiations for a new or informal trade pact continue amid mounting national sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Yukichiro Suma
Foreign Office
China
Sunny
Nobuyuki Abe
Suma
Robert Leslie Craigie
Hachiro Arita
Britain
Pacific
Matthew C. Perry
United States Department of State
Six Paintings Hung in KU Chancellor Office
Six paintings by Albert Bloch Karl Mattern and Raymond Eastwood of the University of Kansas art staff hang in the Chancellor's office. Bloch presents a Kansas house scene and a floral still life. Mattern offers Martha's Vineyard scenes while Eastwood shows Kansas landscapes including sand hills and a twisted tree. The works will stay for display only when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Albert Bloch
Karl Mattern
Raymond Eastwood
Bloch
Kansas
Mattern
Martha’s Vineyard Island
Massachusetts
Eastwood
Bonded Debt Lowered for Baldwin Rural District
County Treasurer Roy Flory retired $2,000 of Baldwin Rural High School district 17 bonded debt. He paid $100 Maple Grove Drainage district bond, plus $132.50 interest on district bonds and $144.55 interest on county park improvement bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Rural High School
Roy Flory
Flory
Maple Grove
Phonetics Help Solve Mystery Address at Marquette
In Marquette Michigan on January 26 a postal clerk puzzled by a misaddressed letter finally solved the clue. He concluded the destination read L. I. I. Dock short for Lake Superior and Teipering ore dock after noting no Alice Nye Dock residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette, Mich
Alice Nye Dock
Lake Superior
Teipering Ore Dock
Extradition Waived in Kansas Embezzlement Case
Police said Roy Erickson aged 52 formerly Fowler Kansas municipal clerk waived extradition in a charge of embezzling public funds. The arrest took place in Phoenix Arizona with Police Chief B C Moore reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Phoenix
Ariz
B.C. Moore
Roy Erickson
Moore
Erickson
Fowler, Kan
Norwegian Steamer Miranda Sunk Off British Coast
The Norwegian steamer Miranda of 1328 tons was sunk off the British coast. Fourteen crew members are reported missing after the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Miranda
Kansas Navy enlistments and winter woes in Lawrence
The Lawrence area reports six men including Heard in Lawrence James Stover Fries enlisted in the Navy on January 23 and sent to Great Lakes. Kansas and western Missouri total enlistments reach 150 for the month. Other items note cold weather frozen cars, a major fire at the Griesa home, and the debate over tire chains amid a harsh winter. Vic Hart recovers from flu while commerce data show Lawrence sales up 8.2 percent in December. The Douglas County Young Republican club meets January 31 at 7 30 in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stover Fries
Tennessee ‘Street
United States Navy
Topeka
Great Lakes
Chicago
Navy Recruiting Service
Kansas
Missouri
U. S. Department of Commerce
Lawrence
Parsons
Coffeyville
Douglas County
Young Republican Club
Court House
W. C. Hunstiger
Toay
Griesa
Deaths and Funerals Infant Kemp dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Graveside services for Lewis Allan Kemp Jr., infant son of Mr and Mrs Lewis A Kemp of 425 Maine Street, who died this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, will be held tomorrow at 11 at Clinton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Allan Kemp, Jr
Lewis A. Kemp
Maine Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Clinton Cemetery
Mrs. Ralph McNees Dies at 64 Near Lone Star
Mrs. Ralph McNees aged 64 died last night at her home near Lone Star. Funeral services Sunday at 2 PM from Rumsey funeral home with Rev. H G Barr officiating. Burial in Vinland cemetery. Survived by husband Ralph McNees and four brothers Leonard Jameson Roy Jameson Ralph Jameson and Edward Jameson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McNees
Lone Star
Rumsey Funeral Home
H. G. Barr
Vinland Cemetery
Open at Noon for License Tag Purchases in County
County treasurer announces noon hour openings for license tag purchases starting today. After February 1 a 50 cent penalty will be added to tag prices. About 3,300 tags sold to date, 700 behind last year’s pace. Baldin and Eudora offices participate. Last year 4,000 tags had been sold by this time. Treasurer Roy Flory transferred 764.23 from the tag fee fund to the county general fund. The fund consists of license title and transfer fees, with 20 cents per tag and per title, 10 cents per title transfer, plus two clerks’ salaries paid from the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Flory
Baldin
Eudora
Flory
County General Fund
Double Weekly Ration for Ham and Bacon Announced
London British food ministry confirms doubling the weekly ration of ham or bacon to four ounces per person starting January 29. The increase reflects improved stocks and may be adjusted in the future depending on supply conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Food Ministry
Overcoat Misunderstanding Highlights Omaha Wit
In Omaha on January 26 a humorous note about Homer Gruenther, secretary to Senator Burke, who has not worn an overcoat since 1983. He jokes that others keep offering overcoats, from restaurant hooks to hosts homes, amusingly speculating it would suit an overcoat collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Homer Gruenther
Burke
D-Neb
Sermon on Being Saved at Plymouth Church
The Plymouth Congregational church holds a Sunday sermon on What Does It Mean To Be Saved. The choir plans two anthems Souls of the Righteous and God Be In My Head. Organist Guy Criss Simpson will perform Prelude In B Flat, To Thee O God, and Prelude and Fugue In C.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Noble
Davies
Guy Criss Simpson
Rousseau
God
Edmundson
Bach
Hold Homemakers Classes Planned in Lawrence Schools
Adults in Lawrence will have free homemaking and home family relation classes starting February 5 through March 1. Sponsored by the local board of education the state vocational board and the city P T A council the courses will be taught by Cecilia Ensman with sessions across New York Cordley McAllaster Junior High Woodlawn and Pinckney schools in morning afternoon and evening slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Cliford D. Dean
Board of Education
State Board For Vocational Education
City
Parent- Teachers Association Council
Domenico Gagliardo
P.-T.a
P.T.A
Cecilia Ensman
Kansas State Teachers College
Pittsburg
Cordley _ school
McAllaster School
Woodlawn
Lincoln
Cordley
Pinckney
New York
McAllaster
WPA Ex-Workers Linger Without Jobs After Seventy Percent Drop
More than 87 percent of the 775000 persons dropped from WPA rolls last summer remained jobless in November. Col Harrington WPA commissioner told a house appropriations subcommittee that only 23250 of those dismissed under the 18 month clause had been hired by private industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPA
Col. F. ©. Harrington
House Appropriations
Dies Will Not Resign As Unamerican Activities Chairman
Representative Dies of Texas said he has no plan to resign the chairmanship of the House committee on Un American Activities. He attributed Ickes pushing the idea as a long-standing opposition and suggested Ickes’ friends have been exposed in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange, Tex
Dies
D-Tex
House Committee On Unamerican
Washington
Ickes
January Union Meeting at First Baptist Church
During January three church high school groups meet at First Baptist Church on Sundays 5 30 to 7 00 pm. This Sunday the Baptist group leads the fellowship period. First Christian directs worship. First Presbyterian presents a panel on What Makes A Home Christian with Mrs Yeomans Prof Smith Mary Frances Mover and Bert Wiesselman as participants. All high school students are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
First Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
C. A. Yeomans
Guy Smith
Mary Frances Mover
Bert Wiesselman
Bodies Found In Park Car In Krug Park Bowl
The frozen bodies of a young man and woman were found in a motor car parked on Krug park bowl rim in St Joseph Missouri tonight. Jane Miller 21 and Alfred L Dick 22 were engaged. Coroner Tadlock said Dick killed Miller then shot himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
St. Joseph
Krug Park Bowl
Thei
Jane Miller
Alfred L. Dick
B. W. Tadlock
Insurance chief I F Talbott resigns at Farmers Alliance
I F Talbott of Miami Florida president of Farmers Alliance Insurance for 41 years resigned at the annual meeting. E C Mingenback of McPherson Kansas former Kansas State Chamber of Commerce was elected president and general manager to replace Talbott and will join the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson
Kan
I. F. Talbott
Miami
Fla
Farmers Alliance Insurance Company
E. C. Mingenback
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Talbott
Danish Steamer Gudveig Sunk by Submarine
The 2,300 ton Danish steamer Gudveig was sunk by a submarine in the North Sea last night. Seven survivors were landed at a Scottish port, while ten others were reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gudveig
North Sea
Rural Doctor Skis to Patients in Snowbound Missouri
In Maryville on January 26 a country physician Dr. R M Lilley of Maitland travels through blocked rural roads to reach patients. He skis to homes as snow and closed routes hinder travel in the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryville
R.M. Lilley
Maitland
Public Assistance Costs Rise in Kansas December
Public assistance in Kansas totaled 1 508 593 in December, up 28 144 from the same month last year. The figure reflects statewide welfare spending and auxiliary payment programs administered in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
NEED ENCOURAGEMENT Kansas youth urged at Wyandotte dinner
Kansas University chancellor Deane W. Malott urged Wyandotte county Republicans to support youth. He warned that bewildered youth threaten Kansas’ future and called for strong homes and opportunities for work. In Jackson Mississippi, the state legislature condemned John L. Lewis for attacking the president and the Democratic party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Deane W. Malott
Kansas University
Wyandotte
Kansas
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi House of Representatives
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United States
Democratic Party
Hopkins Returns to Cabinet Meeting After Illness
Harry L. Hopkins, secretary of commerce, attended a cabinet meeting signaling health recovery after 13 months of illness. The appearance marks a return to duties for the longtime official in Washington.
Eudora Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Sunday visits to Wellsville Ottawa and Lawrence are noted for Mr and Mrs John Kazmaek and Nellie Corydell Others host duck dinner and contract bridge at the J D club with prizes to J Adams Will Miller and Mrs Fred Walker The Girl Scouts coast a party and other gatherings are listed including church and school events and a basketball defeat by Turner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kazmaek
Ralph Corydell
Wellsville
Ottawa
Nellie Corydell
Ray Miller
J. D
J. Adams
Will Miller
Fred Walker
Fred Howard
Donald
Lawrence
Vernon Garrett
Pleasant Valley
Charley Holmes
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
W. O. Watson
Curtis Ruthrauff
Homer Carl Alterbernd
Kaw Valley
Leland Lawson
Richard Steffen
Homer Carl
Richard
Mike Kasberger
Floyd Milburn
Vinland
Gertie Steffen
John Sommer
Clem Zillner
Virginia
Girl Scouts
C. B. Johnson
Paul Sommer
Hilda Zillner
Harold Smith
Oskaloosa
A. J. Smith
John
Frank Greiner
Otto Gulley
Ruth Joyce
William Seiwald
Eudora
Cagers
Turner
Ralph Davis
Ray Morriss
Lecompton
M. F. Cole
Cole
Rebekah
Hedger McClanahan
Donna
Marie. Moll
Parks and Tillford Cosmetic Company
New Orleans
Edward Keyes
Kansas City
Fred Moll
Ray Beirieger
Mary Elizabeth
Monta Vista
Colo
June Louise, Ables
DeSoto
Don Calire
Oscar Westerhouse
Standard Oil Company
Eldridge Hotel
Jean Beadleston
Beverley Westerhouse
Minnie Ables
Otto Ables
Evening Star
Gus Bohrsack
Ralph Bohrsack
Nancy Lee
Germans Build One Sub Per Day Amid War Forecasts
London reports say Germany has reached a one submarine per day output with new plane carriers launched. Berlin disputes details but predicts submarine warfare will escalate rapidly as crews train. New York maritime sources foresee raiders in the Americas neutrality zone near Trinidad and the Panama route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
New York
West Indies
Americas
Trinidad
Panama Canal
Reich
North Sea
Britain
Fire Damages Harvey Storehouse in Newton
Fire of unknown origin destroyed $18,000 worth of supplies today in the Fred Harvey storehouse at Newton. Fire department officials investigated the blaze, with authorities noting the loss primarily in inventory and supplies. The incident occurred on January 26 amid cold conditions and active efforts to halt further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Kan
Fred Harvey
Fall foliage visits and local social happenings
Mrs. Hanna Pfleger hosts Frank Mignot family and relatives from Nee Dies Cal for a week. Otto Vitt returns from Denver. multiple local families attend gatherings, a card party at Eudora, and a funeral pallbearer acts for Bert Brown. Snow hindered road work. R Me Rervi hauls corn with horses and an old sled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mignot
JoAnn
Barbara
Needies
Cal
Hanna Pfleger
Otto Mignot
Otto Vitt
Denver
Colo
Frances Vogl
Charles Vitt
Charlene
Robert Schellack
Harvey Schellack
Familly
Charles Witt
Allen Cochran
Eudora
Albert Steinbring
Rahskopf
Lawrence
Wayne Witt
Bobbie Prichard
St. Joseph
Harvey Schellatk
Bert Brown
Rme Rervi
Slayings Linked to Hex in Philadelphia Rooming House
Detective Sgt. Charles Brown quotes Emil Gardia claiming a quarrel with Joseph Gallagher led to Gallagher’s murder after seven hours of singing the Beer Barrel Polka provoked neighbors. Gallagher died of a slit jugular vein. Gardia, of mixed Mexican and French heritage, denies stabbing him, saying he was hexed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Charles Brown
Toda
Josep Gallagher
Brown
Emil Gardia
Gallagher
Gardia
Pennsylvania
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Markojaervi Joutsijoervi
Salla
Savukoski
Tonio
U.S.S.R
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Finland
Russia
War Committee
Manufacturers Group
Oklahoma
K. U
Vic Hart
First Mortgage
FAA
S. C. Hinshaw
Saturday Evening Post
Singer
NUT
Harry Turner Coal Co
University Coal Co
John’s Coal Co
Logan-Moore Co
Orley M. Smith Coal Co
Krum Koal Kompany
Jayhawk
N. H. St
J. F. Baker
Fred A. Bremer
Agt
Delbert C. Richardson
Douglas County Building & Loan Association
Massachusetts St
John C. Emick
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