German Sub Hit by British Bomb in Arctic Seas Face Off
London dispatch reports a Royal Air Force attack near Schillig Roads possibly sinking a German submarine. British action also claims the pacific Reliance was sunk off the west coast, with El Ciervo and Charles F Meyer torpedoed. Crews from Pacific Reliance escaped to shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mar
Bette
Royal Air Force
Scotting Schillig
Elbe River
Helgoland Bight
Air Ministry
Ministry
Pacific Reliance
el Ciervo
Charles F. Meyer
Hastings
English Channel
SOS
Mackay Radio
New York
Virgin Islands
E.S.T
Cornish
Altho
Admiralty
Heavy Guns to Brazil Sold by War Department
The War Department announced the sale of 90 surplus six inch World War I guns to Brazil to bolster its defenses. The weapons, stored at Aberdeen proving ground, were obtained from Britain and sold “as is.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Brazil
War Department
Woodring
Army
Navy
Aberdeen, Md
Finland
Houston to Kansas City Retail Piano Sales Clinic
L. H. Houston of Bell Music will lead a panel discussion at the Retail Piano Sales clinic in the Muehlebach hotel Kansas City on March 11. Sponsored by the National Piano Manufacturers Association the event gathers piano dealers salesmen from beyond 500 miles for round table talks on modern sales technique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Houston
Bell Music Company
Muehlebach
Kansas City
National Piano Manufacturers Association
New York
Chicago
Laymen Dinner at First Methodist Church
A laymen congregational meeting and covered dish supper will be held at the First Methodist church on Wednesday evening with supper served at 6 30. George Lowman will lead the program titled A Picture of Our Church and various church departments will speak. Every member is urged to attend this first meeting since the unification of the Methodist churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist
George Lowman
Lawrence First Church
Wisconsin town renames to attract toy factory in North Pole
Progress comes to North Pole formerly Marshville as residents form a chamber of commerce led by president H. H. Krubsack. Targeting a toy factory, the town seeks economic growth and received Postmaster General Farley’s approval to change the post office name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
North Pole
Wis
Marshville
Chamber of Commerce
H. H. Krubsack
Farley
Will Regain Her Son Mae Murray Custody Victory
Mae Murray, praised as a fit mother by Superior Judge George Dockweiler, was awarded $400 monthly for her son Koran Mdivani and granted custody. The ruling criticized ex husband David Mdivani for lack of support and distant relatives funding. Murray plans to reopen the New York custody case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mar
Mae Murray
David Mdivani
Koran
Hollywood
George Dockweiler
Mdivani
Milan Medigovich
New York
Landon Hosts Republican Parley at Topeka Home
National GOP leaders gather at Alf Landon's Topeka residence for talks on the presidential race. David Ingalls of Cleveland arrives to back Sen. Taft and reports Republicans encouraged nationwide. Gannett of Rochester is expected to join discussions as Taft seeks party support and an optimal convention choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Mar
Alf M. Landon
David Ingalls
Cleveland
Robert Taft
Ingalls
Kansas
Ingal
Taft
Philadelphia
Ohio
Promoter Mike Jacobs Sued Over Title Fight Profits
Attorney David Goldstein said he served Promoter Mike Jacobs with papers in a suit by ex heavyweight champion James Braddock and manager Joe Gould. They claim 20 percent of profits from all title fights Jacobs promoted for ten years from July 1, 1987. Gould estimates their share at about 104200. Jacobs declined to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CPI
David Goldstein
Mike Jacobs
Jim Braddock
Joe’ Gould
Joe Louis
Gould
Braddock
Louis
Jacobs
Jury drinks the evidence in Washington case
Jurors who drank half the evidence in a deliberation court session were sharply reprimanded by Judge Howard W. Hughes. District Attorney George Cummins reported the jurors drank a case of beer in the jury room, resulting in the defendant's acquittal on unlawful transportation of beer and costs split 60 percent against the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Cummins
Howard W. Hughes
Bootleggers Steal $5000 Worth Whiskey in Tulsa Vault
Bootleggers burgled about 150 cases of whiskey from a government warehouse vault in Tulsa. The liquor valued at $5000 was seized as evidence in federal raids, with several empty bottles found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Mar
Uncle Sam
Oklahoma
Senators battle Hatch Act extension debate in Senate
Washington March 5 The Senate clashed over broadening or curtailing the Hatch Act. Senator Hatch proposed extending the ban on political activity to state workers partly funded by federal money, while Senator Miller urged repeal of restrictions. Minton urged protecting state party organization rights and avoiding coercion of workers. The session also moved on census questions and anti lynching bill hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatch
D.-N.m
Miller
D.-Ark
Democratic ‘Party
Democratic Party
Internal Revenue
Minton
D.-Ind
Congress
Senate
Commerce Committee
Tobey
R-N.h
Commerce
Senate Judiciary
Winkelmann Installed as Wichita Diocese Bishop
The Most Rev Christian H Winkelmann was installed bishop of the Wichita diocese at St Marys Cathedral in a colorful ceremony. He succeeds Bishop August J Schwertner and leads about 55000 communicants in south central Kansas. Archbishop John J Glennon presided in a brief ceremony before dignitaries from 16 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Christian H. Winkelmann
Winkelmann
John J. Glennon
St. Luis
War activity rises on western front Berlin report says
Berlin reports increased artillery fire and aerial reconnaissance on the western front between the Moselle and Palatinate forest. A U boat returning from a long distance cruise claimed to have sunk 36000 tons. Air force flights over eastern France continued despite poor weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Western Front
High Command
Moselle
Palatinate Forest
France
Eudora Man Bound Over On Burglary Charge
Glenn Snyder of Eudora was released on a $500 bond after arraignment before Justice Charles Rankin on a second degree burglary and larceny charge. He allegedly broke into the Adams elevator coal bin in Eudora Sunday night and stole coal. He waived preliminary hearing and is bound over to district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Snyder
Eudora
Justice of the
Charles Rankin
Snyder
Adams
Hearing into Turmoil Stuns Anti Lynching Hearing
Benjamin Davis of New York City clashed with Senate judiciary subcommittee over anti lynching legislation, calling southern senators stooges and Vice President Garner an evil old labor baiter. Chairman Van Nuys condemned the attack as an insult and halted Davis’s slanderous remarks, while Davis pushed back on charges about press freedom and Communist ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Benjamin Davis
New York City
Senate
Stooges
Garner
van Nuys
D-Ind
Judiciary
Davis
Congress
Daily Worker
Russia
Communist Party
Earl Browder
Wiley
Rwis
Austin
R-Vt
Neely
DW. Va
Connally
D-Tex
Husky Davis
British Press Predicts Shakeup in Ministry
London reports a second cabinet reshuffle as leadership moves target Supply Minister Leslie Burgin and other officials. A war office secret court investigates wartime contracting while Scotland Yard probes the contracting system. three supply ministry staff are dismissed amid the rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Supply Ministry
War Office
Leslie Burgin
Chamberlain
Supply Office
Scotland Yard
Burgin
Kingsley Wood
Lord Hankey
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Lawrence Dispatches Flip Through Local Happenings
Al Green at 829 Missouri improving slowly per his physician. A squadron of nine high flying planes passed over Lawrence in a V formation about 11 this morning. Journal-World logged 270 calls about Kansas vs Creighton game rainfall at Worden station reported 1.21 inches. A KU band member made $5 for a game ticket scam. horn-tooter admitted as member sold stub for profit. No outside speaker for KU commencement address this year after committee vote. A petition urged Ford Waring to write a KU song. 1,200 signatures sent. Kelvin Hoover name omitted from Salvation Army Advisory Board photo. Emery Glarke, former Lawrence resident, drew the Saturday Evening Post March cover. he married Ada Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
K. U
Horn-Tooter
Horn- Tooter
The
Saturday Evening Post
Emery Glarke
Ada Tyler
R. B. Hartman
Classifieds Fuel The Journal World Market Buzz
The Journal World Classifieds page serves as the town’s busiest marketplace with a wide array of ads and notices driving daily commerce and community listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Riots in Palestine Injure Jews and British Police
Reports from Rome and London detail clashes between Jews and British police in Tel Aviv Jerusalem and Haifa over land transfer laws. Cavarly charged mobs in Tel Aviv injuring around 140 Jews and several police. a 68 hour curfew was imposed with restrictive rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mar
SEE Ea
Palestine
Jerusalem
Malcolm MacDonald
House of Commons
Tel Aviv
Ben Yehuda
Teli Aviv
Haifa
London
Police Seek Caballero Who Fleeced KU Student
KU senior and fencer Carlos de Janon was fleeced by a man calling himself Antonio Fernandez Castro. The smooth suspect from south of the border hypnotized the student with Havana ties, ran up a $100 loss via a $10 restaurant check and a $70 clothing store charge, then borrowed $15 cash before disappearing after a Kansas City outing. The man is described as well educated about 20 years old with olive skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caballero
Carlos de Janon
University of Kansas
de Janon
Antonio Fernandez Castro
K. U
Don de Castro
New York City
Lawrence
Dread
de Castro
Havana
Cuba
Hill
Kansas City
Clerks Must Do Checking On Signatures Of Voters
Topeka March 5 Attorney General Jay S Parker ruled county clerks must verify the genuineness of signatures on declarations of change of party affiliation There is no requirement for notarization or witnesses It is up to each county clerk to conduct the checks Voters may file declarations to switch parties until 30 days before the August 6 primary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Mar
Jay S. Parker
Parker
Death Notice of Percy Hughes in Salem Oregon
Percy Hughes aged 49 died February 29 in Salem Oregon. He was the youngest son of Glen and Sarah Pine Hughes pioneer residents of North Lawrence. A number of his relatives reside in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Hughes
Salem
Ore
Glen
Sarah Pine Hughes
North Lawrence
Lawrence
Australia Opens Formal Diplomatic Ties with U.S.
Australian minister Richard G. Casey presented credentials to President Roosevelt in Washington marking the start of formal diplomatic relations between Australia and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
Australia
United States
Richard G. Casey
Roosevelt
Three Negro Brothers Indicted on Tax Evasion
A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted Edward P. Jones 46 known as the colored king of the Chicago policy racket and his brothers McKissack McHenry Jones and George P. Jones for evading taxes totaling 1 020 954.59 for 1933 to 1938. Thomas R. Gilson a former deputy collector and now attorney was charged with aiding and abetting the evaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward P. Jones
McKissack McHenry Jones
George P. Jones
Thomas R. Gilson
Internal Revenue
Jones Brothers
Campaign Under Way In Kansas City April Election
The Democratic machine led by Boss Tom Pendergast filed nominating petitions for its April 2 city election slate as the campaign heats up for city hall control. Pendergast is in federal prison, yet anti machine forces of independents, Republicans and business leaders filed their petitions yesterday. Election board must verify petition sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mar
Tom Pendergast
Pendergast
Election Board
Pro Palestine Federation Urges Roosevelt to Intercede
The Pro Palestine Federation of America urged President Roosevelt to intercede with Britain to rescind its land sale restriction in Palestine to Jews. The plea cited Jewish peril in central and eastern Europe and called the decree calamitous. The teletyped appeal was signed by Charles Edward Russell and other prominent leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Pro-Palestine Federation of America
Justice and Humanity
Palestine
Europe
Federation
Charles Edward Russell
Charles S. MacFarland
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Guy Emery Shipler
the Churchman
William Green
American Federation of Labor
William R. Hopkins
Investigators Probe Patronage Charges in Topeka
The State Journal reports two investigators for the Gillette senatorial committee are in Topeka probing charges that patronage pressure is used to influence Republican national convention delegate selections. The investigators are Charles H. Hoffman of Washington and W. W. Ackers of Des Moines. Both lodged at a Topeka hotel. efforts to locate them were unsuccessful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Mar
The
State Journal
Gillette Senatorial Committee
Charles H. Hoffman
Washington
W. W. Ackers
Des Moines
Dimaggio Is A Holdout For Yankees Big Offer
Joe DiMaggio remains at home in San Francisco and is asking for 35000 dollars as the New York Yankees offer. Manager Joe McCarthy announced Red Rolfe had accepted an offer of 17000 dollars and would depart for Florida. Rolfe had sought 18000 dollars after earning 15000 last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Fld
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Red Rolfe
Yanks
Florida
Rolfe
DiMaggio
San Francisco
Milwaukee Man Charged With Refusing Census Questions
Federal warrant issued in Milwaukee charges James Rooselli a Kenosha shoe repair shop operator with refusing to answer the federal census questions. The complaint by John W. Girman of Kenosha also alleges Rooselli beat him on February 23 after refusing to answer. Assistant U.S. District Attorney E. J. Koelzer said Girman questioned Rooselli during the business census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Mar
James Rooselli
Kenosha
John W. Girman
Rooselli
E. J. Koelzer
United States District Attorney
Girman
Kings Canyon National Park Created by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed the bill establishing Kings Canyon National Park in California ending a 40 year effort that began in 1890 with naturalist John Muir who first proposed carving a park from the Sierra Nevada wilderness near Fresno California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kings Canyon National Park
California
Roosevelt
John Muir
Carvinig
High Sierras
Fresno
Calif
Unions Protest Prosecutions Across Cities
Afl building tradesmen from dozens of cities gathered in Washington to protest the Justice Department enforcement of the Sherman antitrust act against labor unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
AFL
Justice Department
New Jersey Assembly Backs Third Term Limit Law
The Republican controlled New Jersey assembly approved a resolution urging Congress to pass legislation prohibiting any president from seeking a third term. The move reflects party stance on presidential term limits and adds pressure on federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey Assembly
Congress
Col Kermit Roosevelt Meets Drafted Finnish Front Force
Col Kermit Roosevelt met the men he will command on the Finnish front at the international brigade recruiting office. He described the recruits as a fine looking lot and noted about a hundred joining daily. About a dozen Americans, mostly from London, were among 5,000 volunteers to date. Roosevelt will depart for the front very soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kermit Roosevelt
International Brigade
Roosevelt
Americas
Finnish Aid Fund
Community Notes Mark Week of Local Visits and Meetings
Gwendolyn Mounkes and Ruth Fowler spent the weekend in Emporia with Mounkes parents. Numerous visits to Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City mark a busy week as KU researchers test local students eyes and hearing. The Congregational Ladies Association plans a March 7 meeting and several families relocate or host gatherings, with club events and a basketball game noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyn Mounkes
Ruth Fowler
Emporia
Kan
Congregational Ladies Association
Foster
Faye White
Leonard Hamm
Corlett Farm
Alfred Skeets
Rita Carol
Cushing Hospital
Leavenworth
Olive McConnell
Owen Harvey Johnston
Fort Winfred Scott
Calif
Raymond Diekman
Norton
Truth Rebekah Lodge
Lee Johnson
Tonganoxie
Ernie Elston
E.O.F
Charles McEnulty
Galvin
Cushsi Hospital
Leavenworth Saturay
Charles H. Murr
Monte Vista
Colo
Miss Johnson
Neosho
Winifred Johnson
Agnes Wilson
Bertha Kinzler
Ted Trayling
Kansas City
Helen Schillings
Jarl Knox
Lawrence
Knox
Rebakah Club
C. L. DeHoff
Hobart Hall
Arthur Himpel
Harry White
Warrensburg
Kenneth West
Tonganoxie Reading Club
Leonard Hazen
Hazen
Walter Zoellner
Drussie Coffin
Community Notes From Tonganoxie Area Schools and Families
Local reports show the superintendent visiting Tonganoxie grade school and highlights of activities in Beloit and Ottawa areas. Families move residences, church groups meet, and students compete in poultry judging with Tonganoxie placing eleventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonganoxie
Edward Schillings
Girls Industrial School
Beloit
Kan
T. C. Davis
Denver
Colo
Clay Walker
Walkers
Grace Fauchier
Kenneth and
James
Oakwookie
M . L. Love
Mr. Love
Methodist Logies
W. J. Stephens
E. L. Jacka
Astess
Bob Mills
Faily
Stemmman Farm
Hazel Ridge
R. L. Welton
Fred Needlech
Lawrence
Carmen Cameron
Kansas-Missouri
Rhinda
C.E.S. Ws
Graham
Lansing
Henry F. Geib
Jeannine Troupe
Ann Myers
Wilma Rawlins
Margie Coburn
Elizabeth Batt
Janice Neibarter
Carol Ann de Dollis
Lee Coburn
Frances Ca
Zara Ann Zoellner
Jess Shoemak
Friends Church
Sturday
Daryl Mere
Oskaloc
Frank Meridith
Elinor Ratliff
Tovek
Nell Ratliff
Orwen Harvey Johnston
Fay Winfield Scott
Calif
Ter
Robert Campbell
Fred Cronemeyer
Kansas
M. Nelson Quisenberry
Eugene Frankes
Olan Kan
P.E.O
Amos Wilson
Henry Martin
M Logan
del Ratliff
Richard Verhai
Seers
W. F. Yates
Fort Rile Kan
J. F. Brown
Ksas. City
Georgia Ramsaye
Leslie McIntosh
Spokar Wash
Anna Bell
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British ‘Isles
Houston
Will
First Methodist Church
Judge Dockweiler
Landon
Arkansas
Democrat
Washington, Mar
Christian H. Wikelmann
Eudora Man
Glenn Snyer
al Green
Missouri Street
Green
Kansas-Creighton
Worden Station
Walter Schwarz
Cooperative Observer
Ford Waring
Waring
Kelvin Hoover
Salvation’ Army Advisory Board
Journal- World
Democratic Organization In
Pro-Palestine Federation
U. S
Col. Roosevelt
Schulz Blackamidl
Kansas Electric
Kansas Electric Power Company
Lloyd S. Purcell
R. W. McClure
the Daniels Insurance Agen
Rate A, Legal Reserve Companies
Massachusetts
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