Jones New Secretary of Commerce Not Excited About Post
Jessee Jones sworn in as secretary of commerce by Associate Justice Reed in a Roosevelt event. He notes his prior eight years disbursing billions through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and hints at linking business lending with defense efforts while leading about 30 federal agencies. He grew from a Tennessee tobacco plantation to Dallas business ventures and national Cross service fame.
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Washington
Jessee Jones
Commerce
Wise
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
White House
Altho
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
Commerce Department
Jones
Tennessee
Jesse
Dallas
Tex
Red Cross
Hoover
RFC
Kidnapping tale ends with unexpected Denver trip
Charles H Herschell told Sheriff Charles Banning he was forced to drive to Denver after picking up two hitchhikers near Lone Star. He said the men used his money for gas and food, and he was later able to wire his father for help after reaching Longmont and then Denver.
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Charles H Herschell
Denver
Charles Banning
Charles Herschell
Lone Star
Herschell
Overbrook
Topeka
Longmont
Frank Barnes
C. J. Herschell
Tibbetts confirms date and concert recovery plan
A telegram from Lawrence Tibbett's managers states he will begin singing again by January when his Metropolitan Opera contract starts and the May concert in Lawrence will be held. The tenor's throat trouble caused the early fall cancellations but a full recovery is expected. Water traffic regulation bill signed by President Roosevelt brings most inland and coastwise waterways under ICC oversight.
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D. M. Swarthout
Lawrence Tibbett
Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
South Democrats discuss assisting Willkie campaign
A Nashville conference gathered Democrats to plan aiding Wendell L. Willkie in the Solid South. L. W. Casey of Houston organized the meeting with expected delegations from Texas Tennessee Louisiana Alabama Florida South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Arkansas Mississippi and Georgia amid rising Willkie support in the region.
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Nashville
Tenn
Wendell L. Willkie
Solid South
L. W
Pat) Casey
Houston
Tex
Texas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
South
North Carolina
Virginia
Arkansas
Mississippi
Georgia
Casey
Willkie
Londoners Take Shelter as Bomb Raids Intensify
Londoners hid 60 feet underground and in surface shelters after a mammoth bomb hit a famous building. Rescue parties faced collapses as another raid struck and eight raids were recorded daylong. Royal Air Force bombed invasion ports on the French and Belgian coasts including Le Havre, Boulogne, Calais, and Ostende amid heavy channel bombardment.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Hiers
le Havre
Boulogne
Calais
Dunkerque
Ostende
Germany
English Channel
Naxi
Water taste may fade by tomorrow says Lawrence official
Supt Frank Willey explains the temporary taste in city water comes from lime sludge and chlorine used to clean the basin yesterday. The effect is noticeable in some areas.
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Frank Willey
Unaware Of Son S Death Mrs Colombo L earns Of Daugh ter
In Los Angeles on September 19 Mrs Nicholas Colombo has not been told of her son Russ death in 1934. A friend writes her weekly letters signed Russ while she learns her daughter Ann 40 died Tuesday. Doctors fear shock could hasten her death and she remains partially blind and semi invalid.
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Los Angeles
Nicholas Colombo
Russ
Ann
Draft registration forms begin to roll out nationwide
Washington reports the initial delivery of master copies for 64 draft forms as printing starts for enrolling 16.5 million men next month. Officials estimate 32 million registration cards, 24 million certificates, and 24 million questionnaires will be required, with total draft printing cost around 1.5 million dollars.
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Washington
Army
Roosevelt
House Appropriations
George C. Marshall
iMr
Navy
Army and Navy Selective Service Committee
Hybrid acreage in Kansas trails national planting pace
Kansas hybrid corn plantings reached 252000 acres this year up from 133000 in 1929 but remain far below the 25500000 acres reported across the Midwestern corn belt. Officials say Kansas shows 8 percent hybrid use versus belt states higher shares.
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Kansas
Toneka
Federal
Agriculture Departments
Jay Kyle Named Assistant Attorney General in Topeka
Jay Kyle, longtime Washburn College admissions director since 1937, was appointed assistant attorney general by Attorney General Jay S. Parker in Topeka. He succeeds Fr. y. Bruce who resigned yesterday. Kyle is a native of Erie and a Washburn Law School graduate. He previously served as secretary to Congressman William P. Lambertson from 1931 to 1937.
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Topeka
Jay Kyle
Washburn College
Jay S. Parker
Fr. Y. Bruce
Kyle
Erie
Washburn Law School
William P. Lambertson
Deaths and Funerals In Kansas Area
Mrs. Bonnie Funk Murphy of Texarkana Ark dies at home. Funeral at Funks chapel at 4 pm. Burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by husband Walter L. Murphy two sons Walter L. Murphy Jr and Robert F Murphy a grandson Walter L. Murphy II and brother Talmage D Funk. A. A. Russell 74 dies at Webb City Mo. Funeral in Joplin. Widow is Nellie Sims of Lawrence. Persis Bell Cook dies at 1304 Ohio Street. Former KU secretary and Union desk head survived by mother and four sisters. Funeral arrangements to be announced. The Journal World classified page busy market page.
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Bonnie Funk Murphy
Texarkana
Ark
Funk
Oak Hill Cemetery
Talmage D. Funk
Lawrence
A. A. Russell
Webb City
Joplin
Nellie Sims
Persis Bell Cook
Ohio Street
H. ‘H. Spencer
Pittsburg
Kan
Ee H. Lupton
W. W. Perhan
Iola
Officers to train for proper assignment in reserve ranks
The War Department will promote about 14 000 reserve officers on active duty from a pool of 120 000 and will train 49 officers plus one civilian at the Army War College to classify soldiers by best qualified duties. Secretary Stimson said no training camps will be set up with the draft and opportunities to attend officer schools will arise as needed.
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City
Jesse F. Brown
35Th Signal Corps
Kansas City
Kan
110Th Medical Regiment
Nebraska
110Th Quartermaster Regiment
130Th Field Artillery
Kansas
161St Field Artillery
134Th Field Artillery
Arkansas
War Department
Army War College
Kansas National Guard Units Form 385th Division Callup
Adjutant General Milton R. McLean announced all Kansas national guard units totaling about four thousand men are merged into the 385th division slated for active service at Camp Robinson Arkansas on November 25. Kansas stations include Arkansas City Atchison Burlington Coffeyville Council Grove Dodge City Emporia Fort Scott Garden City Great Bend Hiawatha Holton Horton Humboldt Hutchinson Iola Kansas City Kingman Lawrence
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Topeka
Milton R. McLean
Kansas National Guard
Camp ‘Robinson
Ark
Kansas
Arkansas City
Atchison
Burlington
Coffeyville
Cottangwood Falls
Council Grove
Dodge City
Fmporia
Fort Scott
Garden City
Great Bend
Hiawatha
Holton
Horton
Humboldt
Hutchinson
Iola
Kansas City
Kingman
Lawrence
Kansas towns listed in regional column
A compact roster of place names includes Lyons Newton Olathe Ottawa Paola Pleasanton Sabetha Salina Sterling St Marys Topeka Troy and Wichita reflecting the region’s communities in print.
Haskell rally tonight before season opener at Pittsburg
A pep rally at 8 pm in Has Kell Indians auditorium precedes tomorrow's first game at Pittsburg. Students rehearse for Saturday's Old Santa Fe Trail Pioneer and Wild West Show intermission performances in the stadium.
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Haskell Indians
Pittsburg
Haskell
G. Warren Spaulding
Leo Martell
University of Kansas
Welfare club meeting at Lincoln School tonight
The Welfare community club holds its regular Monday meeting at Lincoln School tonight at 8 o clock. All members urged to attend to engage readers and gain results.
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Lincoln School
Welfare Community Club
Modern Princess Riddle Clues in Word Puzzle Marvel
Pictured is Princess 7 Her native land. 12 Stick. 13 Ocular. 15 Wrath. 16 Arrived. 17 Smiling. 18 Flat plate 20 Sound of sorrow. 21 Kind of st 22 Girdle. 23 Auto. 24 No. good abbr. 26 Clayhous 30 Frozen . 33 Constant. 37 Wagered. 38 Eternity. 39 To correct. 40 To degrade 41 To soak. 42 Distinctiv theory. 44 Tree. ie MODERN PRINCESS or to Previous Puzzle Ans every eighth day. 46 Box. 49 To think. 52 Vigilant. 53 Carnivorous mammal. 54 Infallible. 55 Sea eagles. She was born to her mother's throne. She is now a war- VERTICAL 2 Russian mountains. 3 Membranous flap. 4 Part of Roman month. 5 Carpenter's rule. 6 Beehouses. 7 Insinuation. 8 Occurring . 9 Covers. 10 Elaborate song 11 Promontory. 14 Light brown. 16 She is living in-now. 19 Young person. 23 Surrenders. 25 To glow. 27 Flat fish. 28 English coin. 29 Beleaguer. 31 Dove's call. 32 To procreate. 34 Mystic syllable. 35 You. 36 Form of a a 43 Low spirits. 45 Rental contract. 46 Currency. 47 Malarial type fever. 48 Fern seeds. 50 Puts on par. 51 Small hotel.
Physicals for KU aviation course begin. 50 chosen
More than 100 applicants for the KU primary civilian aviation training course undergo examinations this afternoon. Fifty students will be selected for flight training this semester with ground school at the university and 35 plus hours of flying at Municipal Airport.
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K. U
Earl D. Hay
United States
Emancipation Program Invites Lawrence to Oskaloosa
The 75th annual emancipation celebration for Northeast Kansas will be held in Oskaloosa on Saturday September 21. Colored people of Lawrence are invited to attend. The Ninth Cavalry colored unit from Fort Riley will send its band and five scout cars for a concert and demonstration.
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Kansas
Oskaloosa
Lawrence
Ninth Cavalry
Ft. Riley
Hog Cholera Reported in North Lawrence and Surrounding Areas
Lawrence veterinarians report extensive hog cholera in the community with outbreaks along the towns outskirts and rural areas. Sleeping sickness is still present, affecting other hog populations nearby.
Horses Suffer Toll in Eudora Area Deaths Reported
In Eudora area the toll among horses rises with Joe Madl losing one, H Werts two, Claude Landon two, and Miss Ellen Melvill reporting one sick. The disease proves unusually severe this year with many horses dying after a single day of illness, while some die after several days.
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Eudora
Joe Madl
H. Werts
Claude Landon
Ellen Melvill
Barnharts and Wilsons visit Fren dale relatives in Wash
Excelsior describes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barnhart of Fren dale and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wade of Marysville to the Harry Flory home and other local friends. The piece notes previous farm ties, 4 H prize work at Topeka and Vinland fairs, plus other social visits and upcoming 4 H judging at Hutchinson.
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Joe Barnhart
Frendale
Wash
Arthur Wade
Marysville
Harry Flory
Barnhart
Charley Disque
Wade
Charley Elm
Rainbow 4-H Club
Marvin
Mary Ann
Charlene Elm
Geneva Reynolds
Walter Pohl
Sunny
Will Gray
Princeton
Charley Gilliland
Elmer Rappard
Marjorie
Gibson
Pleasant Valley Fair Attendance Recap From Topeka Visit
The article lists local residents who attended a Topeka fair last week including Mr and Mrs Ward Landis Mr and Mrs H J Peterson and others. Several families attended on Thursday and Sunday with various relatives visiting at homes of Peterson and Richardson and nearby towns.
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Topeka
Ward Landis
Vernon Garratt
Harry Broers
Vernon Anderson
George Richardson
Argel Cochran
Doris
Donald Landis
Freida
Charlene Luckan
Hal Cederland
Nell McAllister
Kansas City
H. J. Peterson
Harry Richardson
Florence
Lawrence
Shirley Garratt
Lawrence with Mia visits. Wells family also noted
Visitors at the school for the week include Charlene Luckan Lillian Ellis and Catherine Luckan accompanying Lawrence with Mia and William Wells and daughters.
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Lawrence
Mia
William Wells
Charlene Luckan
Lillian Ellis
Catherine Luckan
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Journal-World
WPA
Maple Grove Cemetery
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Daddy
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Soody
O. E. Bonecutter
Henry Schenck
Junction City High School
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Clifford D. Dean
Neal M. Wherry
John Jacobs
Junction City
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Ingrim Players
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Excelsior
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Pickens Machine Wks
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Sears, Phillipa Pet
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Lawrence Memorial Co
Norman Endacott
Bigee
Wgton
Jack Carson
Cecilia Lestes
Harry Davenport
Hugh O'Connell
Axminster
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