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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1940
Page
4
Kansas City Mayoral Race Promises Lively Campaign
Two KU graduates vie for Kansas City Missouri mayor in a spring election pitting machine against reform. John B. Gage from KU class of 1907 leads anti machine ticket while Flavel Robertson of KU class of 1910 heads the machine slate. The contest hints at a renewed border feud and inter fraternity tensions, raising expectations for a spirited campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. U
Kansas City
Machine
John B. Gage
Machine Party
Flavel Robertson
K.U
Kansas-Missouri
Swap in Strangleholds The Nazi Propaganda Doubts
The piece argues Nazi claims about opposing Britain are propaganda, noting Britain’s alleged role in creating strangleholds. It asserts Americans saw through pledges and boundary violations by Hitler’s government and views any offer as a swap that replaces one stranglehold with another, citing Austria Czechoslovakia Poland as evidence of Nazi gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Ribbentrop
Welles
Hitler
Albion
Britain
Fuehrer
England
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Anonymous Complaint Spurs Senate Election Committee Rumors
The Democratic chairman of the special senatorial committee appointed to supervise elections has received anonymous complaints from Kansas about dirty work in selecting delegates to the district and state Republican conventions. The movement aims to stir dissension within the party, potentially aiding Democrats in November. Rumors of patronage influence in Shawnee County delegate selection have not been substantiated and drew more attention in Washington than in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Shawnee County
Ratner
Washington
Finnish Forces Retrench Under Fresh Russian Pressure
Pressed by new Russian divisions, Finnish troops retreat to preserve organization and maintain defensive lines. The shift signals a new war phase focused on steadying forces and holding key positions amid advancing enemy units.
Russian Offensive Aims to Minimize Losses While Pressing Ground
The report notes Soviet strategy seeks the smallest possible casualties while maximizing ground gained, forcing heavy costs on opposing forces per advance. It emphasizes tactical patience and attrition to erode enemy strength without incurring unsustainable losses.
Finns Hold On As Russians Press On Karelian Isthmus
The week has seen continued Russian pressure on the Karelian isthmus with large troop incursions against Finnish defenders around Viipuri. Despite heavy losses for the invaders, the Russians gain ground but the Finns still resist, holding at the city outskirts as week ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karelian
Viipuri
War in Europe Grows Worse As Spring Approaches
The article notes escalating German air and submarine attacks on shipping as spring nears. Allies unable to strike back effectively due to limited German sea commerce, likely foreshadowing a shift from defense to a more destructive, two sided conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ambulance Driver to Paris to Recuperate After Bomb Blast
An American ambulance driver with the Finnish army will travel to Paris to recuperate from a broken arm and facial lacerations caused by a Russian bomb explosion. The war lines blur for late AEF members as the battle of Paris seems to loom anew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
A.E.F
Romania weighs value of German guarantee on borders
Germany has promised to guarantee Romania’s boundaries in exchange for concessions. Romanians now must judge the worth of such German guarantees, guided by evidence from recent years about their reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Rumania
Chanute Tribune Wit Sheds Light on Farmer's Resolve
The Chanute Tribune offers a compact proverb noting that the average farmer, given a Cherokee or Indian chance, will persevere and succeed where others would fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Tribune
Confucius
Serial story hints at happiness on fifteen a week
The piece running in Kansas papers allegedly teaches how to be happy while married on 15 dollars weekly. A teaser suggests the secret is to avoid friends or neighbors earning 17.50, per Jack Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Jack Harris
Ann
Florabelle
Old House Through $500 Reveals Surprising Truths
In Topeka Journal Ed Chapman records quotes about remodeling an old house with $500. A novice challenges an experienced remodeler on what money can achieve and how fast changes occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Chapman
Topeka Journal
Sheep wool theft and bizarre robberies puzzle readers
Crime reports across the country over the past week note thefts of wool from a sheep, a weather bureau instrument set, an occupied beehive, a large section of Finland, a purse with a rabbit’s foot, and even three wives. The eccentric spree prompts columnist Jack Harris to ask if nothing is safe anymore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Finland
Jack Harris
Hutchinson News
Minstrel show slated for Monday and Tuesday nights
The senior high school auditorium hosts a Boy Scout sponsored minstrel program with adult soloists and chorus members listed. A fire destroyed a seven room farm house near Lawrence from a defective flue. Fourteen Kansas University fans forfeited tickets to a Missouri basketball showdown for the Big Six title drawing about 4 000 spectators. Edwin Hartman visited, Emma Ida Schutz wed Theodore R. Flory at home of Mr and Mrs Schutz, and D H Lawrerice, noted British novelist, died in Nice France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Ralph Smalley
Harold Hardtaker
George King
J. E. Hume
Rolland Stover
Ernest Bayles
Henry H. Asher
Hovey J. Hanna
Walter A. Johns
Don Lovett
J. G. McElhinny
Lyle S. Powell
Ray
Edwin Hartman
Union Electric Power Company of
St. Louis
Lawrence
F. L. Hartman
Ralph Miner
Michael Schutz
Emma Ida
Theodore R. Flory
Charles. Flory
Quenemo
D. H. Lawrerice
Nice
France
Ann Arrives in a crowded boardinghouse world of dreams
Ann, an orphan with fifteen a week, moves into Clara Brooks’s rooming house and meets Florabelle, a glamorous roommate who hints at buying status with male generosity. Ann admires a modest future while Florabelle recounts a past of wealth and broken engagement as the pair navigate early rooming-house life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Brown
Paul ‘Hayden
Steve Claybourne
Clara Brooks
Irene Temple
Ann
Clara
Paul Hayden
Florabelle
United States
Farabelle
Yahoo
Radio Programs Saturday Evening March Listings
A dense schedule lists radio programs across stations WREN KMBC WDAF KKGC and others for Saturday evening and Sunday starting at 2:50 PM with music acts, talks, and dramas. Notable acts include Renfrew K. C. Schools program, Guy Lombardo, Tommy Dorsey, Grand Old Opry, National Barn Dance, and the Weather Forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
Renfrew
Wdaf—Safety Council
KMBC
WDAF
Linwood Cavaliers
K. C
Israel
Europe
KKGC
Sky Blazers
Guy Lombardo
WHREN
Tommy Dorsey
Wren—Radio Guild
Wayne King
Milton Berle
IKMBC
Brush Creek Follies
Edgewater Beach
Howard University
Muehlebach Or
Carl Ragazza
Orch
Nighthawks
Garwood van
Herbie
Kay
Gene Krupa
Edgar Lustgarten
N. Y. Philharmonic
Tapestry Musicale
Yvette
Hollywood Church
Hobby Lobby
Hotel Edison Orch
Edward Davis
Vincente Gomes
Wren—Opera
Ben Bernie
Vvaldimir Brenner
Gene Autry
Famous Homes
LDS Vesper Services
Jack Benny
Ikxmbc
Hans Flath
Radio Playhouse
Charlie McCarthy
Voice of Hawaii
Walter Winchell
Manhattan
Associated Press News
Garden of Memories
Johnny Messner
Mughlebach Or
Gus Arnheim
Henry Busse
Woody Herman
Savoy Ballroom
Bud Barton
Ed McConnell
Jack Armstrong
Tom Mix
Fred Waring
Recen
Ottawa Univ
Andre Kostelanetz
Richard Crooks
Alec Templeton
Wren Reid Robinson
Dinah Shore
Little -O
Hollywood
National Radio Forum
Amos and
Andy
Lum
Abner
Belvedere
Orca Wren
Lou Breeze
Glen Miller
Chuck Foster
KXBC
Ray Herbeck
Newecast
KFK UD
Mugwump Musings on Clapper and third term Democrats
Marion Ellet comments on Raymond Clapper in a railing editorial tone. The piece warns that political power tends to concentrate and cites fear of secret delegate control and primary vote gagging as seen in Georgia. The author suggests November will reveal the people’s ultimate verdict on these tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
Clapper
New Deal
Georgia
Herr Hitler
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Clapper
Affiliated Brotherhoods back pool hall vote. high school tennis opens
Resolutions urge city commissioners to let voters decide pool hall fate at spring general election. High school tennis begins with promising players Keeler Briggs McConnell and Ziesenis, coached by Herbert Vaughn, a 1912 1913 intercollegiate champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Keeler
Briggs
McConnell
Ziesenis
Herbert Vaughn
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York
Andrew Carnegie
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr
Charles M. Doane
Albuquerque
N. M
Wiley
Innes
France
Great Britain
United States
Liberty
Germany
Jenny Wren Club
Agnes Crum
London Cheers News of Ladysmith Relief
London erupts in relief as reports confirm the relief of Ladysmith. The breaking news sends crowds into the streets with jubilant calls and renewed confidence in the Boer War effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
London
National Wildlife Week honors Osa Johnson in 1929 plan
David A. Aylward, president of the National Wildlife Federation, names Osa Johnson of New York honorary chairman for National Wildlife Restoration Weeks March 17 to 28. She becomes the first woman to receive the honor. A Boston meeting outlined preliminary week plans as a nationwide campaign begins to fund conservation via wildlife stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
David A. Aylward
National Wildlife Federation
Osa Johnson
New York
Martin Johnson
National Wildlife Restoration Weeks
Guardsmen to Houston to Fort Sam Houston school
Pi Three Kansas national guard officers Brig. Gen. George H. Wark of Caney Col. Harrie S. Mueller of Wichita and Lt. Col. Howard S. Searle of Topeka are ordered to Fort Sam Houston Texas to take part in a school with regular army forces in the third and fourth areas April 14 to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Topeka
Mar
Kansas National Guard
George H. Wark
Caney
Harrie S. Mueller
Wichita
Howard S. Searle
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Baldwin News Social Notes and Loyal Legion Activities
Local residents attend gatherings and visits across Baldwin and nearby cities. Prof Wolf transacted business in Topeka. Baker School pianist Lois Hunt performed in Lawrence. numerous alumnae and members from Alpha Chi Omega and the American Legion era discuss initiations, visits, and hospital stays at KU Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Wolf
Topeka
Claude B. Beeks
Bill
John
Kansas City
Charles E. Beeks
Lois Hunt
Baker School of Fine Arts
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Stronghall
Woman’s Auxiliary
Lloyd Beaton Post
The
American Legion
F. H.bell
Veteran’s Hospital
Wadsworth
Tri Delta Alliance
Earl Kirker
Victor Hurt
Frank McDonald
Charlotte Speer
Olathe
Merle Hitchcock
Barbara
Tommy
Ilness
D. E. Pardee
Crown Point
Ind
Baldwin
J. A. Whitfield and
John and
Howard
Gugaruan
Wala
India
TJ. C. Rankin
Omicron Chanter
Alha Chi Omega
Betty Lou Addington
Jane Helen Davies
Coffeyville
Patricia Campbell
Huntington Road
Jean Gray
Leavenworth Road
Kan
Dorothy Hathway
Tracy
Pegery Milter
Cottonwood Falls
Geraldine Rhodes
Fourth Avenue
Leavenworth
Betty Ridgeway
Blanchard
John Davies
D. J. Fair
Harry Neptune
Margaret Hathway
Catherine Whitmore
June Qorment
Michigan Valley
John Francis
Donald
Shawnee
C. E. Francis
Edward C. Allderdice
E . Boardman
William Rice
St. Joseph
R. K. Farrar
Frank Leitaker
S. 8
Wendsuet
W.C. Young
Mr. Woodruff
Fire destroys filling station and dwelling in Kansas
A blaze at the Ralph Webb filling station and an adjoining dwelling in Chautauqua, Kansas, today forced owner Ralph Webb and an attendant to escape barely awake as flames engulfed the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedan
Kan
Ralph Webb
Chautauqua
Webb
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