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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
1
Paris reports two German submarines sunk or damaged as new U boat wave appears planned. Some ships sunk by a British trawler, others claimed by British and French sources. Weather delays air action along with a major RAF raid on Poland and a coastal clash with a German bomber.
Kenneth Franklin 17 a Choc taw Indian and student at Haskell Institute shot himself in his Keokuk hall room with a 38 caliber revolver purchased in Kansas City. He left a note for his parents blaming failing grades and noted a possible Denver love affair influence. Funeral services were held at Funk mortuary and cremation followed. He is survived by his parents and brother Clarence Franklin of athamuercue N M.
The Star reports county employees face a hefty machine lug to fund the Pendergast machine in Kansas City. May move pay day to ensure the deduction. threats cited as the city election nears on April 3.
PI E Calladay of Washington DC Republican national committeeman visits Alf M Landon to discuss GOP options. He says dark horse candidates are unlikely and names Dewey Vandenberg or Taft as likely at the national convention.
Mrs William Schulz travels to New York after a telegram reports the accidental death of her brother Charles F Pease an engineer on the Twentieth Century Limited He had 80 years with the New York Central railroad.
Sources say King Carol rejected Germany's plan for border guarantees with Hungary and Russia as intolerable. High officials oppose concessions, fearing economic collapse from shifting exports. Reports claim Berlin pressed for a pro Nazi iron guard in the cabinet and for rapid demobilization to boost agriculture and industry.
Helsinki reports Finland will immediately fortify newly narrowed frontiers and reorganize its battered army while avoiding general mobilization. Premier Ryti vows action with a sword and a trowel, seeks defense pact with Sweden and Norway, as Diet approves the peace treaty 145 to 3. Soviet approval may follow March 29.
More than 300 high school instructors and students registered for the conference by 10 o'clock this morning. Chancellor Deane W. Malott welcomed teachers and students at the opening meeting. Delegates attended lectures and demonstrations in chemistry physics geology and astronomy. Dean Paul B. Lawson addressed delegates at a luncheon meeting at the Union building.
The index tracking 60 stocks fell to 49.3 yesterday from 49.5, signaling a modest retreat in early trading. Market observers cite cautious sentiment and sector rotation as contributing factors to the slide.
In Rome German ambassador Hans Georg Viktor von Mackensen met Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano for about 15 minutes as Sumner Welles and Phillips conducted talks at Palazzo Chigi. The communique called the discussions long and cordial. Welles then met King Vittorio Emanuele and Pope Pius XII was set to receive him Monday.
A Wichita federal grand jury indicted four Lawrence men on forged narcotics prescriptions. Robert F. Ingalls and Lawrence J. Faith face seven counts each, Harry Mintjer and Elmer R. Bateson five counts apiece. The indictments stem from February arrests by federal narcotics agents and local police. Lathrop B. Read Jr. and S. Wayne Owens testified as witnesses.
County Treasurer Roy Flory informed all school board treasurers that funds from his office will be unavailable from March 23 to April 12. The period aligns with the annual school board elections and allows the treasury to prepare annual reports to school board clerks.
Finnish Minister Erkko appealed by radio for American aid to rebuild cities and homes destroyed in the Soviet invasion. A letter from Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad cites President Hoover and Kyosti Kallio urging continued relief for refugees and civilians as Finland reconstructs after widespread air attacks. Kansas citizens and the Finnish Relief Fund are called to support the effort.
Senate opponents of the Hatch bill to curb federal funded state employee activity ended their two week fight. Leaders secured a Monday 2 p.m. vote after a failed recommital motion. Minton lamented the long effort while joking about party splits and political tactics amid near stalemate.
Helsinki March 16 Finnish Commission to Moscow to negotiate Finland’s new frontier with Russia Paasikivi ex premier said a commission headed by him would depart Monday by plane for Moscow to work out frontier details He noted that talks for a commercial treaty with Russia would begin soon Paasikivi was one of four signers of the March 12 peace treaty ending the Finnish Russian war
Albert Colman pleaded guilty before Justice Robert Oyler to operating a slot machine in Eudora. A machine was seized during a raid by Sheriff Charles Banning and Undersheriff Lathrop B. Read Jr. at Phillips service station where Colman’s father Lee Colman was in charge.
Federal income tax receipts in Kansas are up this year as of March 15. Assistant collector F. E. McMullan said Kansans paid 1,677,238, compared with 1,460,695 the previous year. Collections are about 320,000 under the peak year 1998.
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Washington March 16 Uncle Sam started to count the income tax take today. Reports show payments in the first 13 days of March totaling 98 624 168 compared with 77 356 566 for 1939. Early returns suggest March could yield about 6 565 000 000, some 150 000 000 above last year.
Franklin county will not instruct delegates for a presidential candidate. A motion to support Senator Clyde M Reed failed. The county named 17 district delegates for March 29 and 17 state delegates for April 4 in Wichita.
Washington reports indicate administration opposes rupturing relations with Soviet Russia. Senators say State Department will likely urge continuation of Moscow ties. Senator Brown pushes lifting loan restrictions to Finland to aid refugees and city rebuild, with Pittman backing the plan as financially sound and timely. Brown expects quick Senate Banking Committee action next week.
The 1,589 ton British steamer Melrose was sunk by an explosion in the North Sea off Rotterdam. Eighteen crewmen in two lifeboats are missing, five saved. Four rescued by the Dutch motorship Nettie and landed at Zee Brugge, another reported landed in England. Melrose owned by G Gibson and Co Leith Scotland operated Rotterdam to British ports.
The Journal-World will receive four reports on the progress of tonights Kansas Oklahoma Aggie basketball game in Oklahoma City. Scores will be available by phoning 22. Station KCKN Kansas City 1310 kilocycles plans to broadcast the game.
The League of Polish women will host a fundraising banquet in New York tonight to aid Polish war orphans. The menu features a slice of black bread and a glass of water.
President Roosevelt in a White House broadcast said lasting peace must rest on moral foundations and reject oppression starvation cruelty and life under armed camps. He joined Queen Wilhelmina in a program urging brotherhood and freedom from invasion and welcomed religious bodies to unite for peace.
Hollywood reports Dolores Del Rio and Cedric Gibbons separated while at Palm Springs. The Mexico born star denied plans to divorce after ten years of marriage and hinted the rumors about trouble in the Gibbons household may be true.
A marriage license was issued in Phoenix Arizona to Warren W Lattimer aged 33 residing in Lawrence and Betty Mae Meadows 27 of San Francisco The couple will wed after Lattimer earned an A B from the University of Kansas in June 1930 and an L L B in October 1933, the document shows.
Kansas WPA employment may drop by 10 000 persons by June 30 in line with national curtailment Deputy WPA Commissioner Howard Hunter told State Director Clarence Nevins The reduction would push Kansas employment below 20 000 the lowest spring level since the program began in 1935 Hunter and Linus Glotzbach WPA regional administrator are on an inspection tour of several middle western states and the deputy administrator said WPA rolls must be cut 30 percent nationally within 14 weeks
A mine explosion near Willow Grove in St. Clairsville Ohio traps 30 to 40 workers. Superintendent John Richards and tipple boss Howard Sanders die after being overcome by gas while aiding miners. Rescue efforts continue as others are hospitalized.
More than 100 registrations from Kansas physicians and surgeons have been received for the ninth annual post graduate clinics at University of Kansas hospitals in Kansas City March 18 to 21. Harold G. Ingham, director, said additional registrations are expected before sessions begin at 9 o'clock Monday. No registration fee. Sixty three KU medical faculty members will present 19 sessions including lectures and multiple clinics.
Washington March 16 The census fight over income questions may go to the courts Senator Tobey of New Hampshire leads the effort to bar income questions President Roosevelt defends them Tobey says citizens will seek injunctions against the questions as constitutional rights are tested His son reports letters from supporters across the country seeking suits in representative areas The senate commerce committee approved Tobey's resolution 9 to 7 indicating possible failure to gain senate approval
Winners in voice piano violin and cello were honored at the Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs audition hosted by the University of Kansas. Prizes included certificates and cash awards up to 10 dollars. several KU School of Fine Arts students were noted as prize recipients and observers.
Kansas weather today shows dry, mild conditions with calm winds and sunshine. Farmers may begin early field work next week as little precipitation is expected. temperatures range from 35 to 40 degrees tonight and 55 to 60 tomorrow, with 70s in western areas yesterday and frost in spots at Ellis.
In Times Square Dr. John Senesac, bound and gagged by bandits in his lab, set a toaster ablaze to create smoke and escape. He pulled the plug with his teeth and used towels to smother the flames, drawing neighbors to call the fire department and freeing him.
Marvin Knofflock of Wichita appealed to the state supreme court today from a Sedgwick county district court ruling which said a marble machine he maintained was a gambling device. Attorney General Jay S. Parker welcomed the appeal as a test case for a high court ruling on such machines.
The Kansas district expects tonight and Sunday to be mostly cloudy in the west, warmer in the southeast and extreme east tonight, with cooler conditions in the extreme west Sunday afternoon. Next week shows little precipitation, with colder spells Monday and late week, and warmer midweek. Mean temperatures should stay above 40 in the north and above 50 in the south.
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