Thanksgiving Issue Notice and Rates list from 1941 Journal World
The page presents subscription rates by carrier and mail, with in advance and yearly options, and lists national representatives in major cities. It also contains Associated Press copyright language, publication details, and a Thanksgiving scripture quote from Psalms 136:1, dated Thursday, November 27, 1941.
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Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
New York
Chicago
Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Los Angeles
New Orpheum Bidgame City
Baltimore Ave
St. Louis
Star
Detroit
General Motors
Atlanta
Walton
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Lawrence
Kansas
Journal-World
Thanksgiving date unity ends experiment across states
End of an experiment marks Thanksgiving fixed to the last Thursday in November by federal proclamation. While some offered two dinners during variations, there is little impact on Christmas trade, and decorations appeared in Lawrence before Thanksgiving.
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Lawrence
Von Ribbentrop Predicts U S Defense Spending Backlash
The German foreign minister warns Americans may rebel at defense costs though not against defense spending itself. He claims Americans will rebuke leaders over the course, arguing Germany’s benevolent stance toward the western hemisphere contrasts with U S policy.
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von Ribbentrop
Germany
United States
Hemisphere
Berlin
Congressmen Divided Over Immediate Strike Defense Solutions
Lawmakers express urgency for a defense work stoppage fix while delaying concrete action. They face campaign pressures and internal debate as they weigh potential policies and the political costs ahead of next year’s campaigns.
Labor Leader Defies Legislation on Right to Strike
A labor boss testified before congressional committees opposing any law that would curb the right to strike. Congress seeks a nonrestrictive measure, yet faces the impracticality of such a law while defense industry man-hours continue to rise.
Conditions on the Farm Highlight Government Aid and Crop Pressures
The article notes federal agencies offering loans to help farmers build pit silos to save standing forage. It describes delays in harvest and next year preparations, wheat seeding as late as last week, and penalties for overproduction this year, reflecting restricted farmer autonomy amid uncertain yields.
Eden Says Litvinoff Incident Simple Missed Plane
Anthony Eden told parliament that the Iran episode involving Ambassador Litvinoff was not complex. He said Litvinoff simply missed the plane as it departed on schedule, a common mishap easily understood by all.
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Anthony Eden
Ambassador Litvinoff
Iran
Litvinoff
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Connecticut Governor 1938
The Arkansas City Traveler recalls Governor Wilbur L. Cross of Connecticut declaring Thanksgiving on November 24, 1938. The proclamation praises autumn beauty and divine goodness, urging public gratitude for harvest, justice, freedom, peace, and charitable acts amid hardship and no war.
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Arkansas City
Wilbur L. Cross
Connecticut
Arcturus
Orion
Arrver
If Any Man Have Two Coats and Share
A wartime call to generosity urging men with extra clothing to give one coat to the cold island poor and to share food with British women and children in devastation. It celebrates British resilience, American aid, and the fight for ultimate victory under God.
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North Sea
Old England
Bullitt to Observe Near East as Key War Front
The article argues that William C. Bullitt’s appointment as special presidential observer highlights the Near East as pivotal in World War II. It contends success hinges on campaigns from Russian soil into eastern Germany and the Middle East, with potential US expeditionary aid tied to this theater.
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William C. Bullitt
Near East
Germany
Near
Middle East
United States
Middle Eastern
Bullitt
Hitler
Russia
Caucasus
Libya
Delegates Named for Young Republicans Convention
Robert B. Oyler announced seven delegates and seven alternates to the Young Republicans convention in Topeka on December 4 and 5. Rep. Joseph Martin of Massachusetts will speak opening day. Delegates include Robert Wood Jack Miller Milton P. Beach Charles Di Stough Mary Cragoe Donald S. Hults and Robert B. Oyler. Alternates are William Douce Herb Pine James L. Postma Olin K. Petefish Kermit Prnery Glenna Davis and Robert Evan.
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Robert B. Oyler
Topeka
Rep
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Oyler
Robert Wood
Jack Miller
Milton P. Beach
Charles di Stough
Mary Cragoe
Donald S. Hults
William
New U S Catholic Province Formed Denver Archdiocese Elevates Pueblo
Vatican announces a new ecclesiastical province in the United States. Denver Colorado is raised to an archdiocese and becomes head of a metropolitan see, creating the diocese of Pueblo and including Cheyenne Wyoming in the same province. Bishop Urban John Wehr of Denver is elevated to archbishop. no suffragan bishop named yet.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
United States
Denver
Colo
Pueblo
Cheyenne
Wyo
Urban John Wehr
Nations seek peace as fighting rages in Tientsin
Reports to the League of Nations council say fighting continues at noon between Japanese and Chinese in Tientsin. Dino Grandi ends his U S visit after urging world peace and prosperity. He told a foreign policy dinner Americans to seek peace next year. A birthday and Thanksgiving gathering honored George White, Douglas county’s oldest settler since 1854. Thirteen arrested in a White House demonstration. A Japanese cabinet minister warns resignation if the army strikes Chin Chow Manchuria. Dawes as Hoover running mate is urged by Midwest Republicans. Remodeling of the Stubns building yields notable apartments replacing the Watkins bank.
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Tientsin
China
League of Nations Council
Dino Grandi
America
Italy
Signor Grandi
Foreign Policy Association
Russell G. White
Rhode Island Street
George White
Douglas County
White House
Wakatsuke
Chin
Chow
Manchuria
Charles G. Dawes
Hoover
Teutonic Campaign Presses Romania and Prohibition Rally
Twenty five years ago reports note German forces advancing toward Bucharest from three directions while New York shipping circles fear increased submarine activity. Governor Capper urges end to prohibition in a Lawrence Christian churches rally, calling for united action against the government and its partners in what he terms a monstrous threat. A local land purchase near Litchfield ties to a county absence return.
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Romania
Bucharest
New York
Arthur Capper
Christian Churches of
Lawrence
Kansas
Congress
United States
FL Freeze
Litchfield
Frazee
University of Kansas Emphasis Week Opens With Convocation
Christian Emphasis Week begins at Kansas University with a campus convocation closing libraries and jelly joints. Enrollment shows 103 counties 84 states and 8 foreign countries. Missouri leads with 399 students. Thunder Rock rehearsals underway for December 8 stage production as YWCA plans Christmas Bazaar after Thanksgiving.
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K. A
University of Kansas
Hill
Kansas University
James K. Hitt
Kansas
Grant and
Kearney
Missouri
Oklahoma
Illinois
Texas
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Argentina
Brazil
Canal Zone
Chile
China
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Puerto Rico
K. U
Appraisers Close McKinley Estate Report
Forty years ago the Appraisers filed their report on the late President McKinley’s estate. Total personal estate is listed at $135,890.18 with life insurance totaling $60,132.19. The item also notes local social events and nearby community activities from the era.
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McKinley
Bud Hindman
Sam Carmean
Dolly Walton
The
Beta Fraternity
Willy Reynolds
Kansas VFW Ladies Name Essay Contest Judges
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Kansas announces state elimination judges for the seventh annual national essay contest. Judges are Dr. J. W. Ashton of Kansas University, Dr. Henry Werner of Kansas University, and C. E. Birch of Lawrence. Essays on Unity for Victory are due by May 15, 1942, with top state prizes and national awards totaling $2,000. Local units conduct the contest, with winners advancing to state and national finals. Institutions and rules are available from Goldenbelle Daniels in Lawrence or from National Headquarters, VFW Auxiliary, Kansas City.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Department of Kansas
Goldenbelle Daniels
Lawrence
J. W. Ashton
Kansas University
Henry Werner
Karesas University
C. E. Birch
Kansas
Ladies’ Auxilary
United States
Vneome
V.F.W
Barbara Meurin
Fergus Falls
Minn
Department
Kan
National
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Kansas City
Design and Fine Arts Bazaar Set in Memorial Union Lobby
In the Memorial Union main lobby on Tuesday the bazaar showcases student made articles from the design department and the school of fine arts on display for visitors and buyers.
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Memorial Union Building
Department of Design
School of Fine Arts
Flashes of Life On Your Tiptoes
Denver dairymen disturb councilman Harrington who warns they must keep quiet to protect his sleep. In Seattle Miss Romaine White survives a Mount Rainier skiing outing with a broken wrist after a sidewalk slip.
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Denver
C. Paul Harrington
Harrington
Seattle
Romaine White
Willie's Seventh Trip Ends With Marine Enlistment
Has landed in Boise after six failed enlistment attempts on the west coast. William K Hodge traveled to Portland Seattle and other points before finally receiving a mail wire from San Diego confirming his enlistment in the Marines.
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Boise
Idaho
William K Hodge
West Coast
Portland
Seattle
San Diego
Calif
Willie
Astoria Detective Nabs Meter Extortionist
Patrolman Jack Peavy arrested a man who collected 50 cent “fees” from overtime parkers. The suspect baited drivers by feeding meters and awaiting a reward, a scheme the court seeks to charge as extortion. Judge O. K. Atwood had been taking the same 50 cent fee for the offense.
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Astoria
Ore
Jack Peavy
O. K. Atwood
Local conscripts ride railroad thrill to Chicago induction
Morris Ill Newman Olson 21 and Russell Huston 22 together with 15 other army draftees left here for the Chicago induction center. It was their first time riding a railroad and the event gave them the thrill of their lives.
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Morris
Newman Olson
Russell Huston
Chicago
Policemen's Ball Tickets On Sale Monday
Tickets for the annual policemen's ball at the Community building on New Year's Eve go on sale Monday. Proceeds fund police uniforms and equipment not provided by the city. Officers Walter Palmateer and James Messer handle sales. Russ Chambers and his band from KU provide music. Dancing from 9 to 1.
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The
Police Association
Walter Palmateer
James Messer
Russ Chambers
K. U
Diana Curt Marries Stephen Curt for Six Months Deal
Diana Tucker agrees to a six month marriage with famed writer Stephen Curt to save his inheritance and stay in the city. Adela Curt greets the union with sly hostility while Diana bonds with maid Frieda and receives a diamond bracelet from a grateful groom. Diana vows to endure and thrive, wary of Phil Bruce and Adela’s scheming.
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Diana Tucker
Stephen Curt
Curt
Diana
Richard Thorpe
Bill Jackson
Ellen Curt
Stephen
Mr. Tucker
Phil Bruce
Phil
Stephen Neady
Fin
Frieda
Mrs. Curt
Adela
Valentine
GO TO EXTREMES By JUDSON BAILEY
John Bernard Lobert, aged 24, named Phillies manager just after Lou Boudreau, 60, chosen by the Indians. Lobert will be among the oldest managers at 79 after Connie Mack. Boudreau, with three years in baseball, is seen as a strong shortstop and respected teammate.
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New York
Phillies
John Bernard
Hans) Lobert
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Lobert
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
Fla
National League
Doc Prothro
Hang Wagner
Wagner
Pirates
Connie Mack
Cleveland
Boudreau
Oscar Vitt
Roy Weatherly
Roger Peckinpaugh
Bucky Harris
Joe Cronin
Washington
Clark
Old Fox
Radio Listings Chronicle Kansas City Night Schedule
A dense, historic slate of radio times for Thursday and Friday evenings listing stations WREN KMBC WDAF KNMBC and KFKU with hosts such as Ted West Tom Mix and Glenn Miller, orchestras and drama shows, news, weather and special programs across multiple networks. The long list emphasizes program names, hosts, activities and broadcast times.
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Wren
Ted West
KMBC
Terry and the
WDAF
Xavier Cugat
KNMBC
Maudie
Duffy's Tavern
Aldrich
Elmer Davis
Major Bowes’ Pym
Wdaf—Music Hall
Glenn Miller
Orch
Rudy Vallee
Metropolitan Opera Guild
Wren—Lum
Abner
Frank Fay
Carmen Cavallero
Arma
KALBC
Amos and
Andy
Gabriel Heatter
Lanny Ross
Dick Rogers
Glenn
Miller’s
Weather Man
Richard Himber
Ramon Ramos
Freddie Ebener
A.P
Kmbc—Press
Jack Armstrong
Tom Mix
Newascast
Newacast
Fred Waring
Sportcaat
Frank Parker
AL Pearce
Kate Smith
K.U
Western Echoes
Sammy Kaye
Alvino Rey
KFKU
Two More Managers Fill Big League Ranks
The filling of two managerial positions completes the nationwide big league cast for next season. The moves finalize the slate of leaders guiding the Indians and other clubs into the coming year.
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Indians
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