Chinese Officials Move Toward Canton Amid Peace Talks
Chinese officials in Nanking seek a separate peace with the communists while the nationalist government shifts toward Canton. Reports say talks proceed on communist terms, with potential surrender of Nanking and Shanghai if talks fail. Chiang Kai-shek possibly resumes leadership in the south. defenses and war-criminal lists cited.
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Nanking
Canton
Shanghai
Chiang Kaihek
Ti Tsyng-Jen
Eur
Radi
Li ‘Tsung-den Artret Chiang Kat
Nanking Ui
Chiang
Sun Fo Ho
Kevin
Britain
Inrnet
Commonwealth
Allien
Ternel
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Teld
Ice jam threatens Cameron plant power output
An ice jam on the river risked shutting down the KER power plant at Cameron's Half, possibly forcing the use of local plant output. Engineers reported no further jams, while Kaw and Wakarusa rivers showed varying levels. Water had created icy fields across farmlands west of town and near the Bowersock Dam, with the jam stretching about two miles near Dutton Bridge on Highway 59.
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Ker. Po
Cameron
Planta
Bowersock Mille
Lee
Wakarusa
Lovie Holcom
Dutton Bridge
Highway 59
Lawrence
Missouri river ice jam to be tackled after inspection
Meredith Broyles chief of the operations division at Kansas City reports the Missouri river is frozen solid from Junction Bend above Leavenworth to Contrary Bend below Saint Joseph, a 36 mile stretch, hindering flow and prompting forecasts of rising temperatures to ease the supply chain.
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St. Rosenh
Farrer
Missouri River
Wentworth
Jon- Meredith Broyles
Kansas City
Ward
Jatan
Leavenworth
St. Joseph
Kanase City
Republicans Observe 88th Kansas Birthday in Topeka Celebrations
Topeka hosts Kansas Day events with Republican gatherings, lectures, and dinners led by Sen. William F. Knowland and Milton S. Eisenhower. Officials anticipate full venues despite bad weather as legislature adjourns for weekend and various GOP clubs hold receptions, luncheons, and speeches.
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Topeka
Kansas
Star City
Kaanas Day Club
Municipal Auditorium
William F. Knowland
Women’s
Kansas Day Club
Hal Harlan
Manhattan
Kansas House of Representatives
State Chamber of Commerce
Milton S. Eisenhower
Kansas State College
Jon
Will T. Beck
Holton
Kenneth McFarland
Rural health bill clears committee in 1919 Topeka session
The Kansas House approved committee of the whole for the rural health bill, paving its path to a roll call vote. The measure seeks 1 962.56 dollars to expand Kansas University Medical Center facilities and train more doctors, with Dean Dr. Franklin Murphy predicting a 25 percent increase in trained physicians. Rep. Porterfield opposed financing provisions, moving to strike the enacting clause before withdrawing the motion.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House of Representatives
Charles W. Porterfield
Jackson County
Porterfield
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Chris C. Green
Courtland
House
Ways and Means
Franklin D. Murphy
Medical School
Kansas Peace Officers Training School Opens At KU
The third annual Kansas Peace Officers Training School begins Thursday at the University of Kansas and runs six days through February 1. It covers enforcement methods, traffic and safety problems, and public relations for officers, with topics split among agencies including FBI and Treasury narcotics, Red Cross, and Kansas Highway Patrol. Attending officers include Patrolmen Arthur Shirk John Davin George White James Cole Hing Ernest Pohl and Leo Redding under Chief A Breaner.
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Kansas Peace Officers
University of Kansas
Bureau of Government Research At
K. U
K. U. Extension
Kansas State Peace Officers Association
Alcohol Tax Unit
Bureau of Narcotics
U. S. Treasury Department
American Red Crop
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Bar Association
Kanaan Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Highway Patrol
Highway Cam
Arthur Shirk
John ‘Davin
George White
James Cole Hing
Ernest Pohl
Leo Redding
Falice
A. Breaner
Tore
Bilesher
Man Found Frozen To Death Near Abandoned Car
Liberty Kansas January 20 A fatal ice accident is blamed for the death of Jerry Volk about 63 a Liberty area farmer missing since he left Coffeyville for Liberty Monday at about 6 p m His body was found near his abandoned car by a roadside southwest of Liberty Officials theorize Volk’s car stalled he left to seek help slipped on ice was knocked unconscious and froze to death
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Liberty
Kan
Olivere
Jerry Volk
Volk Liberty Farmer
Coffeyville
Officera
Volk
Williams Memorial fund gift supports cancer research at KU
Irvin Youngberg announces a $2400 gift to establish the Julie A Williams Memorial fund for cancer research at Kansas University. The donation funds a fellowship or equipment, to be decided by the oncology department chair with dean approval, honoring Miss Williams who died in Tulsa. Aurora reports February term start February 7 after November term ends.
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Julie A. Williams
Irvin Youngberg
Kansas University Endowment Association
Miss Williams
Tulsa
Oklo
Cherokee County
Kansas
Department of Oncology
K. U. Medical School
COURT
Change in Farm Meetings Tear 1X at Willow Springs Hall
A farm meeting on artificial breeding scheduled for tomorrow night at Willow Springs hall has been moved due to a conflict. It will now be held at the First Methodist church hall in Baldwin. DeSoto High School defeated Hill 28 to 35 in a basketball game played last night.
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County
Tatm
Ben
Willow Springs Hall
Eneane Hall
DeSoto Wine
DeSoto High School
Stormy Weather Across the U S Brings Snow and Rain
A broad winter storm impacts the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Forecasters warn of heavy snow, sleet, and rain with travel disruptions and regional flood concerns. Weather services urge caution as systems move through multiple states.
Mercury Below Zero and Heavy Weather Across Nation
Snow sleet and rain pelted wide areas from Atlantic coast to southern California. Bitter cold lingered in the western plains and Rockies. Floods drove hundreds from homes in southern Illinois. more evacuations planned as Mississippi Valley rains continued. Four inches of snow hit Las Vegas in 12 hours. travel disrupted with planes grounded and trains late. Emergency funds approved in Washington for western drought relief and river work. Nebraska declares emergency as floods worsen. More people work on farms now than since 1949, with federal relief expected.
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Atlantic
California
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Mwinois
Mississippi River
Arizona
Nevada
Las Vegas
Nev
U.S. Weather Bureau
Dallas
Tex
Chicago
St. Louis
Detroit
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
West Virginia
Virginia
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Rockies
Melford
Utah
Pembins
N. D
Phillip
S. D
Custer
Mont
Pocatells
Ida
Salt Lake Ity
Thi Nois
Mount Carmel
Iinois
Wabash
Ilinois
Pickneyville
Atrip
Western Plains
Senate Committee
Washington
Wyoming
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Nebranka
Val Peterson
Felier
Peterson
Chinese watch the war in homeland tensions rise
Washington reports fear and uncertainty as China risks further turmoil. Nanking seeks peace with the communists while the nationalist government flees to Canton, officials warn a communist regime could endanger both the future of China and its leaders.
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Washington
China
Nanking
Canton
U N official hails progress and limits of work
William H. Stoneman, adviser to Trygve Lie, told a University of Kansas audience that the United Nations is confident of success after three years of effort. He praised Y the general assembly's near flawless operations and the adoption of the human rights declaration while noting persistent bloc tensions and the improbability of a decisive military solution to global disputes.
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United Nations
William H. Stoneman
Tryve Lie
U N
University of Kansas
Chicago
U. N
U.N
Russia
United States
Stoneman
Security Council
Indonesia and
Kashmir
India
Pakistan
Ris
U. N. General Assembly
Stone- Man
Snow and sleet forecast across Kansas with freezing rain
Topeka weather reports snow sleet and freezing rain across the state with no relief in sight. Temperatures expected to rise only to the mid twenties in the south and east and near twenty in the north and west as heavy ice accumulations threaten northeastern areas.
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Topeka
Kanaas Pest
Serp
S. D. Flora
Nouthea
Kansas
Wenworth
Mercury
Flora
Concordia
Hill City
Garden City
Kan
Coca Cola buys county lots for Lawrence plant plan
Kansas City Coca Cola Bottling officials announced a major Lawrence expansion after winning a $3,400 bid for seven industrial lots on East Seventh Street. The plan includes a 10,000 square foot warehouse and a second 10,000 square foot unit. The move aims to meet rising demand and add new sales routes in the region.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Cocaa-Cola Bottling Company
East Seventh Street
Board of County Commissioners
New York
Connecticut
Bislee
L. C. DeShong
Melvin J. Sharn
Rhole Island Street
Frank A. Fowler
New York Street
J. Willis Holmes
Kentucky Street
Harold Testerman
University of Kansas
Leavenworth
Olathe
Excelsior Springs
Lexington
Harrisonville
Testerman
The
Chamber of Commerce
Kansans to Attend GOP Meeting in Topeka
Washington Jan 26 U S congressional Republicans including Senator Schoeppel Rep Cole Rep Rees and Rep Wint Smith will attend the Kansas day Republican meeting in Topeka Saturday. Senator Reed and Reps Scrivner and Meyer plan to stay in Washington due to legislative duties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Topeka
Schoeppel
Repa
Albert Cole
Hope
Rees
Rep
Wint Smith
Reed
Scrivner
Meyer
Kansas to let bid for S620000 girls dormitory extension
State officials announced to Topeka that bids for a S620000 extension to Corbin Hall at the University of Kansas will open after final drawings on January 28. The L shaped structure will add 82 rooms for coeds, with dining and living spaces, and concrete brick fire resistant construction.
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Corbin Hall
University of Kansas
State
Topeka
Hids
Kansas University Coeds
Charles Marsid
Raymond Nichols
University
Corbin
Marshall
Altho
Hay lift feeds Nevada stock as cold, hunger loom
Ely Nevada reports an expanded hay lift to aid starving livestock in frigid northeast Nevada. Four C 2s fly from Fallon in 40 minute intervals, sixteen planes used, delivering feed to hundreds of head. Ranchers hope spring roundup improves, while some fear the worst winter in six decades tests the industry. Bryan Robinson notes gratitude for military aid, cost-free to ranchers as the Air Force treats it as training.
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Ely
Nev
Air Force
Cam
Fallon
Nevada
Calder
Sheen
Bryan Robison
Nationwide survey shows decline in seven staple food items
An Associated Press survey finds average price drops of 9.7 percent across 15 cities from a year earlier for seven staples including bread and milk. Des Moines reports the largest fall at 21.4 percent, while overall food costs vary by city. The study also notes clothing price declines in nationwide brands and contrasts meat prices in Chicago with those in distant markets.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
U.S
Des Moines
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Liddy Zal
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
Seattle
City Manager Plan Gains Backing in Lawrence Politics
Interest in the forthcoming report of the Chamber of Commerce committee studying the city manager form of government rose as city officials endorsed the plan. Councilman Sam Ferguson, not seeking reelection, urged adoption, and James Postma, Lawrence attorney, also endorsed it while announcing his candidacy for first ward councilman. Postma, a former county assistant attorney, is active in planning and rent advisory boards and would resign if elected. Ferguson’s move adds to a trio of councilmen stating they will not run, alongside Melvin Miller and Dr. F. C. Allen.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sam Ferguson
Ferguson
James Postma
Lawrence
First Ward
Prie Mary Postma
Hults
Postma
City Planning Comminssion
C. R. Rosssell
Douglas County Rent Advisory Board
Gev Frank Carlson
K.U. Law School
Melvin Miller
F. C. Allen
Five Seniors Graduate From Lawrence High School
Neal Wherry announces five seniors from Liberty Memorial high school completed work for graduation at the end of the fall semester. Graduates are John Learned, Burns, Phyllis Fishback, Verner Newman, and Charles McBeth. Most plan to enroll at the University of Kansas in spring. others will work or wait until fall. The report notes addresses and parental names for each graduate. A separate Fayetteville brief reports a severe power shortage crippling the northwest Arkansas region, described as the worst in 20 years.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Neal Wherry
Thorne
John Tearned
R. E Learned
Alabama Street
Oreville Burns
Orville M. Burns
West Ninth Street
Phyllis Fishback
Walter Fishback
Ohio Street
Verner Newman
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J. 4. Farrington
National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs
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Knowland
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Tim) Linley
Cimarron
Republican Party
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University of Kansan
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Mary Ellen Sims Mons
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DeShong
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Cocoa-Cola
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India Elevator
Iota
John Robinson
Union Pacific Railroad
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