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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1941

Page

3

Supreme Court Justice McReynolds Retires After 26 Years

Washington reports Justice James C. McReynolds retires from the Supreme Court after 26 years of service. He becomes the fifth justice to retire under the judicial retirement law and will receive $20 000 a year for life. No ceremonial observances were planned as the court remains in recess until Monday.

Washington James C. McReynolds Supreme Court McReynolds Roosevelt Justice McReynolds U. S. Supreme Court James Clark McReynolds

Strikes Delay Defense Projects Across U S Centers

Labor strife held up a $1.55 million Wright Field expansion in Ohio and other defense work nationwide. AFL and CIO workers walked out at Wright Field and TPhelps Dodge in New Jersey tied to collective bargaining disputes. Other plants in Flint and San Diego faced walkouts or reinstatements, delaying millions in defense orders.

Wright Field Ohio A.F.L. Building Trades War Department C.I.0 A.F.L C.I.C Penner Construction Company New York Tphelps Dodge Copper Elizabeth N. J Wylie Brown Phelps Dodge Flint Mich Chevrolet Martinolich Boat Company San Diego Calif Navy Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company Wisconsin C.i.c.-United Auto Workers Union International Harvester Company Chicago Mobile Ala Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers C.S.O

Rock Quarries Opened for Relief Clients

County commissioners vote to open rock quarries for relief client work on groceries. Relief clients have cut wood at Lone Star Lake and county wood yard. wood stock will cover several days. They also asked bids on a new sheriff's car and ordered an inventory at the county home and farm.

Board of County Commissioners Lone Star Lake Sheriff's Office

John Deere Day Draws Crowd at Green Brothers Armory

About 850 to 900 people attended the annual John Deere day hosted by Green Brothers hardware at the Armory on Saturday. Bad roads and bad weather kept numbers down from previous years. Motion pictures were shown in the afternoon.

Green Brothers Hardware Armory

Fort Riley Clears 122 More Buildings for Cavalry Center

Fort Riley Kansas authority granted to add 122 buildings at the cavalry replacement center. The total authorized structures rise to 316, enabling facilities for training about 7,000 rookie cavalrymen under the army quartermaster general's directive.

Junction City Kan Cavalry Replacement Center Fort Riley Army Quartermaster General J. S. Underwood

Edwin Johnson in Army Ducted February 10

Edwin Johnson, son of Walter Johnson, will be inducted into the army February 10. The announcement came from Rockville Maryland with details dated January 31.

Big Train Johnson’s Son Entering Military Service

Win Roberts Johnson, son of Walter Johnson the famed major league pitcher nicknamed the Big Train, will enter the army February 10 after being picked for a year of training by the selective service board. At 23, he is in Miami with a string of horses he bought last year. his father, a Kansas native and Montgomery county commissioner, hopes he may be sent to Camp Meade in Maryland to allow home visits.

Win Roberts Johnson Walter Johnson Army Young Johnson Selective Service Board Miami Fla Johnson Kansas Montgomery County Camp Meade

Dent Family Accompanies Oma to Kansas City

Mr and Mrs W H Dent took their daughter Oma to Kansas City on Monday after Oma spent the weekend at their home in town. B H Sonntag worked at Overland Park for several days last week helping Jesse Bird with carpentry projects.

W. H. Dent Oma Kansas City Miss Oma B. H. Sonntag Overland Park Jesse Bird Don Musser Buford Jasper LeSueur Cedar Junction Minnie Golden Harold Golden DeSoto Johnnie Giebner Oma. Dent

Crowded Social Roundup From Local Homes and Luncheon

Busy days as Mr Bird handles numerous housing contracts. Kansas City visitors join Jim Turner family for a Methodist church luncheon hosted by Pansy Penner. The event featured antique dishes, old time kitchenware, and a radio program from station KITE.

Bird Leo Brooks Kansas City Jim Turner Wilma Baker Fay Sonntag Grace Ross Nellie Dent Pansy Penner Robert Turner John Whitelaw Manning Torrance Ruth Hiddleston Penner Methodist Church KITE B. Hy Sonntag

Modern Bard Answer to Previous Puzzle

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