Finns Inflict Big Losses In Fights
Finnish forces report heavy Soviet losses across the eastern front with over 1,250 Russians killed in two battles near Lake Ladoga and Autojoki sector. Helsinki air defenses repelled Soviet raids as tanks and guns were captured or destroyed.
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Finnish High Command
Lake la Moga
Autojoki
Ladoga
Finland
Karelian Isthmis
Lake Ladoga
Snow
Fintland
Germans Bomb Ships Off Britain's East Coast In Widespread Raid
British ships along a 400 mile stretch from the Tay to the Kent coast were attacked by German bombers in the day’s most extensive shipping raid. Seven bombs fell near Llanwern in Tyneside without hits as RAF fighters and anti aircraft fire engaged the raiders.
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Tyneside
Atholl Monarch
Danny B Bryn
Stanburn
Otterpool
Knitsley
Wellpark
Tanmerial
Llanwern
North Yorkshire
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Tyne
North Sea
Yorkshire
Stock Market Index Edges Higher in Saturday Trade
The average of 60 stocks rose to 49.8 with gains continuing into Saturday trading, signaling a cautious uptick in overall market sentiment. Investors eyed leader equities and broad market breadth held steady amid mixed sector activity.
Landon Attacks New Deal as Kansas Rally Roars
Alf M Landon spoke to 400 Kansas GOP veterans at a Kansas day luncheon calling the New Deal a butterfingers administration The former governor warned Roosevelt’s policies burden the nation and predicted a Republican victory to avert war He was joined by Rep Joseph W Martin Gov Payne Ratner and National Chairman John D M Hamilton in the cheering crowd
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Alf M.landon
G.O.P
Kansas
Butterfingers
Roosevelt
United States
Landon
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
House
John D. M. Hamilton
Payne Ratner
Golden Voice
White House
Stolen 1936 Plymouth Burned Near Indian Village
A 1936 Plymouth coupe stolen Saturday evening from Charles Hurd of 1800 East 36th Street Kansas City Missouri burned beside Highway 59 near Indian Village early yesterday. Passing motorists found the wreck. firemen were not summoned as the car was badly burned. The owner was reached by a sheriff's office call to Kansas City police.
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Sheriff’s Office
Charles Hurd
East 36Th Street
Kansas City
Lawrence
Kansas City, Mo
Police. Department
Big thaw under way across Kansas with rising temps
Kansas braces for a thaw as sunshine and moderated temperatures replace snow cover. A. D. Robb says conditions should stay fair for 36 hours with highs near 40 to 45 and lows about 20 to 25. Rain and light snow fell in eastern counties, while western towns like Dodge City and Goodland posted higher readings.
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Kansas
A. D. Robb
Mercury
Dodge City
Chanute
Lebo
Concordia
Robb
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Ellis
Lewis blasts Perkins over unemployment in Columbus
John L. Lewis denounces Secretary of Labor Perkins as woozy in the head and says he has pressed Roosevelt and Perkins for a conference on unemployment. He reports sending four labor men to discuss the crisis, but Perkins dismissed the issue as not serious and asked for time for the Democratic party to fix it.
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John L. Lewis
Perkins
U.M.W
United Mine Workers Convention
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Lewis
Miss Perkins
Democratic Party
Labor
Americans Return From Europe in Large Numbers
Nearly 80 000 Americans have returned from European trouble spots since the war began on September 1. The State Department says most war stranded citizens are back home. about 15 000 were registered abroad last summer. Some businessmen and families remain in belligerent regions, with several ships chartered to aid evacuations.
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Washington
State Department
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Poland
Rumania
Hamilton Warns G O P in Kansas on New Deal Stance
Republican National Chairman John Hamilton warned Kansas Republicans that four more years of New Deal policies could imperil the republican form of government. Speaking at the Kansas day events in Topeka, he blasted fair weather Republicans and urged strict party loyalty while addressing ex service men, with plans for Wichita as the convention site and attention to the Kansas delegation to the national GOP.
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John Hamilton
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Payne H. Ratner
Joel Martin
House of Representatives
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Ralph Harris
Ottawa
Walter Tees
Ralph Rodgers
Lincoln
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T.E. Chandler
Riley County
Washington
Kansas
Donald Hornbeck
Cleveland
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Hawaii Becomes a First Line of Defense for U S
Honolulu report notes Hawaii shifting from sugar and tourism image to key defense role for the United States. Federal agencies bolster presence. WPA control shifts to army. Pearl Harbor area tightened. Enterprise aircraft carrier and other ships relocated from California. island air forces to gain 2000 planes. long range patrol bombers moved to the Philippines with replacements from the mainland.
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Republican convention set for Wichita or Topeka next year
Kansas Republicans vote to hold the 1940 state convention in Wichita or Topeka with delegates assigned by 1938 secretary of state vote totals. The state committee names four at large delegates, with district rules and dates to be fixed after national committee decisions. District conventions precede the state event, with county bodies selecting delegates.
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Wichita
Topeka
Talks On Finland At Rotary Meeting
Prof. H B Chubb of the University’s political science department gave a detailed Finland talk using a large wall map of Europe. He traced Finland’s Mongolian roots, Swedish rule until 1808, and Russian duchy status, noting 10 percent Swedish population and 1890s Finnish unrest. He warned the alliance of Germany and Russia could be a Kiss of Death, and discussed Baltic power aims. Lawrence Rotary endorsed Neal Wherry for governor with support from Holton members.
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Duchy of
Oesus
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Norway
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Col
Karl Baldwin
Oil War Tension Grows as Allied German Talks Reach Romania
In Bucharest on January 29 a 25 member British French mission arrived to press for oil control, soon followed by a German negotiating group by train. Romanian press criticizes allied interference while accusing foreign oil firms of curbing production and aiding Germany.
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Bucharest
Britain
Rumania
Curentul
France
Danube
Germany
Great Britain
Scotch Tuesday Promises Special Values by Nine Lawrence Firms
Tomorrow nine Lawrence firms co operate to offer special values labeled Scotch Tuesday with bar gains featured on another Journal World page. Plan to shop tomorrow and check the listings.
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Lawrence
Journal‘World
Second protest to Britain by Japan over Asama Maru seizure
Tokyo reports Japan prepared a second protest to Britain over the seizure of 21 German seamen from the Asama Maru. Britain’s unpublished note was deemed inadequate and could be released later to avoid inflaming Parliament. Amid warnings of redress demands, Admiral Yonai’s government faces pressure as threats target Captain Watanabe. The Germans are held in British custody, with some sources saying internment near Kowloon for the war's duration.
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Great Britain
Asama
Maru
Foreign Office
Yokohama
Mitsumasa Yonai
Admiralty
Yoshisada’ Watanabe
Hongkong
Regents to Meet KU Athletic Board on Budget
A state board of regents committee will confer with the University of Kansas athletic board finance group in Lawrence to map the athletic budget. They aim to coordinate finances and minimize costs while preparing next year’s plan after recent coach briefings.
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State Board of Regents
University of Kansas Athletic Board
W. W. Davis
Ralph T. O’neil
Lawrence
O’neil
Lester McCoy
Drew McLaughlin
Thek. U. Finance Committee
Karl Klooz
Frank Stockton
Guy Smith
Gwinn
Henry
Davis
Dr. Davis
Freezing Weather Returns to Lawrence After Cold Snap
Thawing weather arrived in Lawrence yesterday for the first time since January 16 as temperatures rose to about 32 to 33 degrees. A trace of rain fell, barely wetting sidewalks, while snow cover persisted for a 36th day. The cold snap has seen subzero days on ten occasions.
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Lawrence
Mercury
Birthday Ball Aids War Effort At Hotel Eldridge
About 500 people attended the President's Birthday ball at the Hotel Eldridge Saturday night. Chairman O D Lile reported receipts will be tabulated after ticket sellers report and all funds go to fight infantile paralysis with half staying in the local community. Dale Brodie and his orchestra provided music for dancing in the Crystal and Grill rooms.
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O. D. Lile
Dale Brodie
Gri
Senate Committee Delays Action on Japan Embargo Plan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee members favor delaying embargo proposals on American raw material shipments to Japan. Chairman Pittsman says there is no hurry and Hull may prefer reserving embargo as leverage against Chinese discrimination. The discussion also includes potential increased financial aid to the Chinese government in wartime.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Japan
Pittsman
Foreign Relations Committee
Hull
China
City School Opens New Semester With Enrollments
With final examinations finished, city students began a new semester. A few new high school students enrolled today. A special educational film for home economics students will be shown tomorrow at 10 20 in the auditorium titled Sew Today the Modern Way.
Florida Growers Face Multi Million Loss From Cold Wave
Florida citrus and vegetable growers suffered vast losses as a severe cold spell hit the state. Dade Broward Lee counties reported millions in damage to crops and tens of thousands of workers faced unemployment. temperatures dipped to near freezing in Everglades areas.
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Miami
Fla
Southland
Middle West
Almac
CARLY
Dade County
Broward County
Lee County
Déland
Everglades
Rev. West
Major fires strike twice in 24 hours across city
Fire department fought two large fires over the weekend and answered two more alarms, totaling four calls in 24 hours. A. G. Saerblecne’s home on Ash Street was quickly engulfed, with fire reaching the kitchen before responders arrived 5:35 AM. Fire spread to a Pine Street barn and nearby garages, threatening Pine store quarters as crews battled flames and moved vehicles to safety.
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Ash Street
Curt Strong
Paul Ingels
Strong
Wilbur Pine
A. R. Hammil
Gaylord Schneck
Pine
Phillip
William Pine
Richard Pine
Mra. A. L. Hunter
Rhode
Island Street
Fred Logan
North
H. Cook
Ingels
Wayne Vitt Narrowly Escapes Carbon Gas Poisoning
Wayne Vitt of Eudora son of John Vitt and nephew of Mrs Hannah Pfleger had a near fatal carbon gas incident Saturday. He was unconscious at a filling station near Basehor after his truck idled with the engine out of gear while the ignition remained on. A station attendant shattered the cab window to pull him free and he was hospitalized in Lawrence for recovery.
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Wayne Vitt
John Vitt
Eudora
Hannah Pfleger
Vitt
Lawrence
Tarkio
Basehor
Witt
Gee
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Haskell Institute Exhibit On Navajo Life Display
Part of the display built by students and faculty at Haskell Institute for an Indian Service exhibit will be shown to the public Thursday evening from 8 to 9 o clock. The open house in the girls gym basement highlights Navajo life and education methods using murals sketches and posters. Only a portion can be displayed now due to space limits on campus.
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Haskell Institute
Indian Service
Progressive Education | Aspeition
Chicago
Weather Reading Shows Small Temperature Shifts
Kansas and Oklahoma forecast with little change in temperatures tonight through Tuesday. The 24 hour high reached 33 and the low 1. Saturday saw a high of 23 and a Sunday low of 2. Year ago readings were 40 high and 3 low.
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Oklahoma
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