SUGGEST MERGER AS RAIL REMEDY
New York May 10 A conference of the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks heard four railroad experts propose reorganizing and consolidating competitive facilities to improve carriers' finances. W Averell Harriman backed Roosevelt committee reforms and Wheeler bill ideas, urging voluntary mergers to preserve competition while avoiding monopoly.
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New York
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
W.averell Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad
Roosevelt
Committee of Six
Wheeler
Hergers
Railroads could save millions via terminal coordination
Speakers at the meeting cited surveys of over 5,000 terminal projects showing potential yearly economies near 25 million dollars. They warned against public sympathy for net income if wasteful duplication blocks consolidation and urged careful consideration of reorganizations despite bond and stock holder concerns.
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William J. Cunningham
Harvard
Association of American Railroads
Dr. Cunningham
Congress
Marion M. Caskie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Packing Plant Burns at Dearing Near Coffeyville
Sun Flower packing plant at Dearing six miles northwest of Coffeyville was nearly destroyed by fire last night. The plant had operated only briefly after being idle since September. John H. Hertwick estimated losses at 25000 dollars and doubts of rebuilding. Company president is C. O. Crane with majority stock held by Mrs. H Kellam widow of a Cherrywall physician slain years earlier. An eight thousand dollar insurance policy applies to qualifying students in a Civil Aeronautics Authority training course.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Sunflower Packing
Dearing
C. O. Crane of
Kansas Congressmen Banquet Highlighted State’s Agriculture
Kansas delegates to the U S Chamber of Commerce convention hosted a banquet in Washington. H B Mize presided at Atchison with L O Ripley Wichita Hugh Powell Coffeyville and M L Breidenthal Kansas City Kan in attendance. Congressmen spoke briefly. Kansas ranks high in wheat corn eggs beef and hogs and leads in dairy income salt beds and alfalfa seed.
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Washington
Kansas
United States Chamber of Commerce
Atchison
Kaw Valley
Poland
United States
H. B. Mize
L. O. Ripley
Wichita
Hugh Powell
Coffeyville
M. L. Breidenthal
Kansas City
Kan
Insure Wheat Crops Under Government Plan
About 156000 farmers insured 1939 wheat crops across 30 states under a new government program. Premiums totaling 6.4 million bushels funded a reserve for losses, with 90 percent of holders securing 75 percent yields and the rest 50 percent. Kansas led winter wheat enrollments with 14994 farmers.
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Washington
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Kansas
Neighbors Plant Crop at High Prairie Farm After Takeover
Twenty three neighbors and seven tractors plant 200 acres of corn and 8 acres of sorgo at the Dan Johanning farm in High Prairie on Friday May 5. The crew includes C A Puckett H H Ulrich Ed Heaston Loren Williams Dan Shotwell Raymond Gish Will Vaughn and others. Johanning heals from a horse kick on April 28. College pilot program fees range from 385 to 50 dollars for tuition, labs, and insurance.
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Dan Johanning
High Prairie
Johanning
C. A. Puckett
H. H. Ulrich
Ed Heaston
Loren Williams
Dan Shotwell
Raymond Gish
Will Vaughn
Elmer Churchbaugh
Dave Wray
Leslie Churchbaugh
Jesse Wingert
Carl Russell
Oscar Williams
John Surface
Reece Swimley
Paul Hopkins
Orville
Lloyd Puckett
Leo Wingert
Ray Edgecomb
Robert Williams
Gerald Puckett
Arlie Lederer
Frank Cadwell
Empress of Australia Encounters Quiet Seas With Royal Passengers
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth sail toward the United States aboard the Empress of Australia after a half gale. The couple, steady in rough seas, watched waves from deck as crew took down storm protection. A Royal missive in a cask was tossed overboard from the Repulse after delivering letters to the royal children.
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NEA
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Australia
Great Britain
King George
United States
Repulse
England
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
KU Glee Club Sings On KFKU Tonight At 9 45
The University of Kansas Men's Glee Club directed by Prof. Joseph Wilkins will broadcast a program on station KFKU tonight at 9 45. Selections include Song of Toy, The Latdie at Jerichy, Troubled melody arrangements, and Carmen from the opera.
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University of Kansas Men’s Glee Club
Joseph Wilkins
KFKU
Toy
Gretehaihuolf-Mckinney
Mirrie
Stella Grieg
Jerichy
Don Wood
Rigel Robinson
K U Students in Recital at Frank Strong Hall
The regular K U student musical recital will be tomorrow at 3 30 p m in the auditorium of Frank Stronghall. The program includes piano works by Brahms Vivaldi and Verdi voice pieces from Goetz and Rigoletto violin concertos and ensembles with works by Debussy and Amphiley Brahms.
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K. U
Frank Stronghall
Brahms Gwenn Hunt
Melisande
Bert Shoemake
Vince
Cee Oley
Little Star
LaForge Mary
Ellen Wilson
Jean Murray
Caro Neme
Verdi Rhea Bamberg
Paul Stoner
Winifred Hitt Debussy
President Roosevelt Shelters From Sinus Cold
President Roosevelt stayed away from the White House to rest a sinus cold, the third in recent months. Officials said it was not serious and he had no fever. He spent the morning dictating a radio speech to be delivered tonight from the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
New York
New Museum of Modern
Baldwin Residents Attend Methodist Uniting Conference
Mr and Mrs Thomas A Evans attended the Methodist Uniting conference sessions in Kansas City on Monday. Mr and Mrs Frank E Wolf and the Misses Anna Mae Shumaker and Edna Mae OHare traveled to Kansas City Sunday for conference services at the city auditorium. Alvin F Baker hosted a dinner at Sunny Side with Rev Earl Baker Cedar Falls and Rev Richard Baker New York City visiting relatives Kathrine Elaine and Mary Jean Baker of Hiawatha attending the First Methodist services.
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Thomas A. Evans
Kansas City
Frank E. Wolf
Anna Mae Shumaker
Edna Mae O'Hare
City Auditorium
Alvin F. Baker
Sunny Side
Earl Baker
Cedar Falls
Richard Baker
New York City
John Baker
Katherine Elaine
Mary Jean
Hiawatha
First
Marilyn Ballard
Studll
Mark D. Ballard
Anna Moore
Baldwin Schools
Colorado Springs
Moore
Bonnie Jean Adriance
Dorothy Gleason
Clare Leitaker
Altha Warner
Barbara Pollock
Sally Wood
Edith le Master
Celia Grace Lucas
Barbara Beals
O. R. Keller
Billy Clark
Colorado
Charles Frandsen
L. C. Barnhill
Omaha
Neb
Alice Frandsen
Grace Barnhill
Baker
H. K. Ebright
Baldwin News Roundup Full of Visits and Graduations
The Baldwin area hosts numerous guests including Rev Richard Baker and David Obata a Tokyo industrialist and layman who will speak at the First Methodist Church. Alpha Chi Omega honors mothers with a seventy five seat dinner while Baldwin High School plans May 21 25 graduation exercises with Dean Paul Kochan addressing.
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RAIL
Col. Lindbergh
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
U.S
Lindbergh
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Civil Aeronautics Authority
C. of C
Don Johanning
Hypoluxo
Fla
Palm Beach
Storm
K. U. Glee Club
John McCuish
Newton
Payne H. Ratner
Kansas Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Baldwin News
Allen Gorman
Chicago
Grace S. Black
Earl F. Martin
Dale Martin
Marjorie Mae Randall
First Methodist Church
David Kingora Obata
Tokayo
Japan
Methodist Uniting Conference
Obata
Baldwin
Baker University
Drew University
New York University
Omicron
Alpha Chi Omega
Charles
Frandsen
CG. E. Coleman
C. C.hathway
H. Hale
Topeka
R. Singular
Emporia
Baldwin High School
Paul Kochan
J. C. Chubb
RMER
Olds
Lansing
Mich
General Motors
Oldsmobile
M. F. Hudson Motor Company
New Hampshire
America
Auto
Conoco
Arnovausval PO
Continental Oil Company
Mitchell’s
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