Shining Victory Plays at Princess Theatre This Weekend
The Princess Theatre screens Shining Victory August 28 and 29 starring James Stephenson Geraldine Fitzgerald with Barbara O’Neil Donal Crisp Montagu Love Sig Ruman and other famous players. The drama by A J Cronin explores psychiatry through a woman’s inner mind and a stirring romantic thread. Fox Movietone News adds. Also showing A Coy Decoy Looney Tune.
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Princess Theatre
Shining Victory
A. J. Cronin
James Stephenson
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Barbara O'Neil
Donald Crisp
Montagu Love
Sig Ruman
Beloit Names Mrs. Thierolf Its Oldest Citizen
Mrs. Mary Thierolf of Beloit is recognized as the city's oldest resident at age 96, correcting previous reporting that listed J. W. Bartleson. She is the mother of Mrs. George Ivekey and Mrs. C. E. McKimson of Beloit.
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Thierolf
Beloit
Mary Thierolf
J. W. Bartleson
Daily Call
George Ivekey
C. E. McKimson
Beloit Daily Call
Neighbors Plow 46 Acres for Ill Neighbor
Last week neighbors of T S Russell plowed 46 acres of his ground to aid him during illness. Russell is left handed infected and unable to work under a doctor's care. Seven neighbors contributed time and equipment including two Farmalls one caterpillar and four John Deeres. Mr and Mrs Charles Cardwell visited L Crawford in Junction City Tuesday.
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T. S. Russell
Russell
Charles Cardwell
Mrs. L. Crawford
Junction City
Will Rogers and the Hospital Bill Joke
A humorous story recalls a visitor asking about hospital wings. The guide explains the right side is where patients rest before their room and the left side is where they recover. The punchline notes the bill often determines when the patient goes home.
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American News Features, Inc
Flood Control Bill Signed by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed the flood control bill authorizing 275000000 dollars for flood defense projects. The move is hailed by residents of the Republican valley and northern Kansas and southern Nebraska as timely and likely to accelerate appropriations.
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Roosevelt
Republican Valley
Kansas
Nebraska
Congress
GOP Denounces Ignoring Congress by F D R
A House Republican conference adopts a resolution condemning executive acts that could lead to war without congressional authorization. The document reiterates 1940 party and Democratic pledges against foreign wars and calls for a strong defense free of unwarranted government interference.
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Congress
House Republican
Congress of the
United States
House Republicans
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Americas
Congress of the United States
America
It’s a Boy Joseph Nathan V Wood Jr born in Manhattan
The telegram announced the birth of Joseph Nathan V Wood Jr on Friday August 15 at Manhattan to Mr and Mrs J N Wood. Grandfather Walter Preble and family celebrate the event though it interrupted a game of checkers and plan a visit to Manhattan once possible.
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Joseph Nathan V Wood, Jr
Eght Pound
Manhattan
J. N. Wood
Walter “Cotton
Junior
Grandpa Preble
Uncle Junior
Vacancy in Naval Academy Sixth District Examinations
Congressman Frank Carlson announced a vacancy for the Naval Academy at Annapolis to be filled by a Civil Service Commission competitive exam on October 4, 1941. The test will be in Salina Hays Concordia and Norton and open to Sixth District residents who are US citizens aged 17 to 21 on April 1, 1942. Applications should be mailed to Carlson and received by September 11, 1941.
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Frank Carlson
Sixth Congressional
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Civil Service Commission
Salina
Hays
Concordia
Norton
Sixth Congressional District
United States
Washington, D. C
Carlson
Nurse Resigns to Join Husband at Midway Island
Mrs Themiore Granstedt Jr resigns from Stanford Lane Hospital San Francisco to join husband stationed at Midway Island. After six weeks vacation the Gransteins plan to return to Midway while she remains in Honolulu with the government. Sacramento Bee notes Mr Granstedt is nephew of Jake Stofer of Scandia.
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Themiore Granstedt, Jr
Stanford Lane Hospital
San Francisco
Hawaii
Granstedt
Midway Island
Honolulu
Sacramento
Calif
Bee
Gransteat
Jake Stofer
Scandia
Fourth Cavalry Passes Scandia En Route to War Games
The 4th Cavalry of Fort Mead about 1000 men and 400 horses moved through Scandia Sunday morning en route to Fort Riley. They will join other units for war games in Arkansas and Louisiana later this month.
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Fort Mead
Scandia
Fort Riley
Arkansas
Louisiana
Betty Stafford Dies at 19 in Belleville Hospital
Miss Beaty Stafford aged 19 died after an appendectomy at Belleville hospital. Funeral services were held at United Brethren church with Rev. Fisher officiating. Mr and Mrs C O Reece and daughter returned from a California vacation. Local visits and acknowledgments followed among neighbors and relatives from Belleville Jamestown and San Diego areas.
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Beaty Stafford
Belleville
United Brethren Church
Fisher
Red Cross Notes from Scandia Unit
The Scandia Red Cross unit reports active summer work with Mutual Benefit club members sewing dresses for two year olds and shirts for one year olds. Ladies crochet shawls and Mrs. Grubb knits eight sweaters since June 15. A new layette project in Pink and Blue fabric is planned for England shipments by October 1.
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Red Cross
Scandia
Mutual Benefit Club
C. V. Hagegmin
Robert Doctor
Chris Nelson
Paul Erickson
Myrtle Grubb
Grubb
Sunday Dinner Guests Gather in Concordia
Sunday dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Dan Stephenson and Judith Ann of Concordia included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hugos Gladys and Clifford Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jackson and Valjean Gene Larson Lewis Elmberg of Denver Colo Mr and Mrs Robert Anderson of Concordia and Mrs Selma Frankfather.
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Carl Hugos
Gladys
Clifford
Albert Jackson
Valjean
Gene Larson
Lewis Elmberg
Denver, Colo
Robert Anderson
Concordia
Selma Frankfather
Dan Stephenson
Judith Ann
Decreasing Kansas stream flow prompts farm pond push
Kansas streams show a decade of reduced runoff with southeastern areas down about 50 percent. Knapp of the State Board of Agriculture notes Neosho Verdigris and Solomon river basins lost runoff from 1922 30 to 1939. He urges increased water storage including more and better farm ponds to meet current and future needs.
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Kansas
George S. Knapp
Division of Water Resources
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas Banker’s Association
Knapp
Neosho River
Verdigris
Independence
Solomon River
Niles
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
Arkansas
Fisherman Louie Stolffer Crowned Champion with 6 1 2 Pound Catch
Louie Stolffer tops fishing contest with a Friday haul totaling five fish weighing over 6 1 2 pounds. Authorities note the largest catch also weighed 6 1 2 pounds and appears to be the final tally for the day.
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Louie Stolffer
Navy recruitment drive launched by Kansas editors meeting
The Kansas Press Association convened at the Lamer Hotel in Salina to push a Navy recruitment campaign. Chicago recruiting officers spoke, followed by a New York ad firm representative outlining a plan. About 300 small-town editors were urged to run 12,000 enlistment ads monthly for four weeks, aiming for 125 recruits per month in Kansas.
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Kansas Press Association
Men of Kansas
Lamer
Salina
Navy
Chicago
Robert B. Barton
Barten, Barton, Durstin and Osborn
New York City
Kansas Republicans vote against draft extension in House
Six Kansas Republicans including Lambertson and Guyer opposed the draft extension bill and the 900000 draftee cap. The measure passed 203 to 202 reflecting a stance on President Roosevelt's foreign policy. One Democrat, Rep. Houston, was paired in favor.
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Kansas
Roosevelt
Lambertson
Guyer
Winter
Rees
Carlson
Hope
John M. Houston
Wichita
Congress
South America
Rabaul
Michigan
Cap Berger Celebrates Milestone Birthday Dinner
Cap Berger reached another milestone in life with a six o'clock dinner at the Royal Cafe hosted by Mr. and Mrs. E C Wires and Mr. and Mrs. C E McKimson. The event honored his long life with guests including Miss Beuna Helvey, and a note of best wishes for many returns.
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Cap Berger
C. E. McKimson
Rtoval Cafe
Cap
McGee
Helvey
Beuna Helvey
Fair Opens with New One-Fifth Mile Track and Daredevil Acts
The North Central Kansas Free Fair grounds unveil a new one-fifth mile midget auto track for racing next Monday and Tuesday. Big-car racing returns on a fast half-mile dirt track Thursday and Friday with Capt. Bob Wood’s Hollywood Daredevil Aces performing. The five-day agricultural exposition opens Monday in Belleville, with $2,870 total purses for midget and big-car races, a vaudeville bill headlined by Let Freedom Swing, and thrill-driving acts by Capt. Bob Ward’s Hollywood Daredevil Aces on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Reserved seats are offered for Thursday and Friday.
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North Central
Kansas Free Fair Grounds
Bob Wood
Hollywood Daredevil Aces
Belleville
Let Freedom
Sky High Girl
Los Argentinos Tumblers
Phil and Dotty
Fisher’s Elephants
The
Hossier Cornhuskers
Navy enlists Kansas to boost wartime manpower ad drive
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox selects the Scandia Journal to run ads in Kansas during a special test program starting the week of August 25. More than 15 000 men aged 17 to 50 will be sought for enlistment in the Navy or Naval Reserve, with recruiting stations set up in central towns. The Core Drillers near Jewell county are reported to be south of Scandia conducting similar work.
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Frank Knox
Navy
Scandia Journal
Kansas
Repuia
Naval Reserve
Kan-as
Oblas
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