Forest Rangers at the Princess Theatre
Paramount's Technicolor adventure The Forest Rangers opens June 12 at the Princess Theatre. Stars Paulette Goddard Fred MacMurray and Susan Hayward star in a jungle epic with forest fires romance and comedy. Based on Thelma Strabel novel and aided by U.S. Forest Service, the film features two hit songs Jingle Jangle Jingle and Tall Grows the Timber.
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Paramount
Forest Rangers
Princess Theatre
Thelma Strabel
Paulette Goddard
Fred MacMurray
Susan Hayward
George Marshal
Pacific Cosal
Paulette
Fred
Susan
Rangers
U. S Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Frank Loesser
Joseph Lilley
Loesser
Frederick Hollander
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood at Princess Theatre
The film Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood blends adventure, comedy, and romance. Director Michael Gordon crafts a stylish entry in Columbia’s Blackie series starring Chester Morris, with George K. Stone as The Runt and strong turns from Richard Lane, Walter Sande, Lloyd Corrigan, William Wright, and Constance Worth. The plot follows Blackie and The Runt preparing for a Florida vacation when a train departure foreshadows mischief.
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Micheal Gordon
Columbia
Boston
Blackie
Hollywood
Jack Boyle
Princess Theatre
Chester Morris
Morris
George K. Stone
Richard Lane
Walter Sande
Lloyd Corrigan
Black
Spangler Says Roosevelt Should Quit Race to Fight War
Republican National Committee chairman Harrison F. Spangler argues that if Roosevelt remains a Fourth Term candidate he becomes two people a president and a partisan. He says the president must step down to act as a private citizen while campaigning and cannot have immunity in office. The decisión rests with Roosevelt.
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Harrison F. Spangler
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Spangler
Mr. Spangler
The
United Sates
United States
Franklin Roosevelt
Dutchess County
New York
Kelp Harvests Advance as War Material Source
Kelp once deemed useless on the western coast is now harvested like wheat to support war needs. Floating machines gather the seaweed while a plant at San Diego ramps up production of munitions and industrial gym equipment for wartime use.
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San Diego
Card of Thanks to Scandia Community
We thank Scandia Kansas residents for kindness to strangers in your city especially Dr. and Mrs Ahrens and the druggist known to us as Ed Stella Goode Set E Torbet
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Scandia
Kansas
Mrs. Ahrens
Stella Goode
Set
E. Torbet
Illness Keeps Lloyd Nelson III From Business
Lloyd Nelson III has been ill since Wednesday and was unable to work Friday or attend his Pittsburg birthplace and visit relatives. Miss Geraldine Johnson of Pittsburg is visiting her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Johnson and Jarl.
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Lloyd Nelson
Geraldine Johnson
Pittsburg
Mrs. C. C. Johnson and
Jarl
Topeka hosts planning meeting for National War Fund drive
A Topeka gathering of influential citizens forms a unified campaign to raise one half million dollars in one month. The plan channels sixty percent to U S O with the rest to allied agencies. Red Cross excludes from the fund. Governor Schoeppel calls it a statewide glorified Community Chest.
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Topeka
National War Fund
The
Red Cross
Schoeppel
Excellent Specimens of Stromberg Strawberries and Berries
The article notes George Strombergs provided early picked strawberries and mentions an abundant supply this year along with black raspberries.
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George
Harvest furlough plan urged against for farm manpower
Lawrence Norton of the Kansas U S D A War Board cautions that planned furloughs would disrupt wartime crop labor for wheat and oats. Under intensified Army training, special furloughs are viewed as likely to reduce efficiency. Mrs Myrta Howard and Miss Dorothy Howard of Greeley Colorado visit their daughter Mrs Hjalmer Larson and family for a few days.
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Lawrence Norton
Kansas U. S. D. A. War Board
Army
Myrta Howard
Dorothy Howard
Greeley, Colo
Hjalmer Larson
Larson
Flag Day Proclamation by Kansas Governor Schoeppell
Governor Andrew F Schoeppel proclaims Monday June 14 1942 as Flag Day urging Kansans to display the flag and allied flags and to hold ceremonies in communities. notes U S and 31 allied nations fight for world freedom and the hope of freedom for all. The proclamation is dated June 9 1948 at Topeka Capitol.
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United Nations
Kansas
United States of America
Andrew F Schoeppel
State of
Topeka
Frances Olson Feteed At Jamestown Birthday Dinner
Sunday dinner guests honored Frances of Jamestown for her birthday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson and Frances. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Funk and Ernest. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Funk of Concordia. and Mrs. Gustava Osthberg and Ted.
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Ole Olson
Frances
Jamestown
Elmer Funk
Ernest
Ed. Funk
Concordia
Gustava Osthberg
Ted
Evert and Preble Visit Salina on Business
Fred Evert and Walter Preble were in Salina on Friday for business matters amid local activity.
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Fred Evert
Walter Preble
Salina
Strange Welcome for Soldier's Mother in Scandia
Mrs Stella Goode of Watseka arrived by rocket to meet her son T. St. Earl E. Torbet in Scandia but he failed to appear. Local residents sheltered her overnight and aided her after word came that he would return with a soldier who had overstayed his furlough, arriving on the midnight Belleville bus and staying with Dr and Mrs Ahrens.
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Our
Stella Goode
T. St. Earl E. Torbet
Watseka
Shreveport la
Scandia
New Superintendent Hired for 1943 44
The school board announces the vacancy for Superintendent is filled by H C Quantic of Riley Kansas. He has taught there 18 years and holds a BS MS from Kansas State College with a science major and social science minor. Mrs Quantic and two children will join the community.
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H. C. Quantic
Riley
Kansas
D. W. Rees
Quantic
Local Students Enter Brown Mackie School in Salina
Miss Alice Jardoe of Scandia Kansas becomes a student at the Brown Mackie School of Business in Salina. Mr and Mrs Bill Moe and Mrs Irene Moe visited Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Albert Moe.
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Alice Jardoe
Laura Jardoe
Scandia
Kans
Brown-Mackie School of Business, Inc
Salina
Kansas
Bill Moe
Irene Moe
Albert Moe
History of Our Flag Explains States and Stars Timeline
A reader notes a flag found in a building doorway, tracing the flag history from the Grand Union through 48 states. It lists key dates for state admissions from 1776 to 1912, naming George Washington John Paul Jones and Lyle Ocobock as sources, and mentions the flag in use when Coal, 38th state, joined in 1876.
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F. and M
F.C
John Mahan
George Washington
Congress
Cambridge Mass
John Paul Jones
Philadelphia
Great Britain
Swartwort
Kentuckee
Vermount
Arizonia
New Mexico
Cole
Lyle Ocobock
North
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Oklahoma
Cap resumes duties after hospital stay and weight loss
An unnamed correspondent known as Cap writes that he is back on the job after two weeks in the hospital with fever, losing 80 pounds. His slender frame now weighs about 155 pounds and he anticipates leaving Ft. Sam Houston soon for maneuvers, possibly a location transfer.
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Cap
Ft. Sam Houston
California trip for Smiths and granddaughter graduation
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith left last week for Lodi California to visit a daughter and attend the graduation exercises of a granddaughter at Lodi High School. The stay may be a month or so, and the Journal will report home-town happenings during their absence.
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J. J. Smith
Lodi California
S. D. Boone
Lodi High School
Norbert Heads Overseas Duty After Visit With Helveys
Information reached the Foster Helvey family that Norbert went overseas on Monday for duty. The Helveys had recently spent a week with him in Salt Lake City Utah.
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Foster Helvey
Norbert
Helveys
Salt Lake City
Utah
Local residents visit Johnsons Wednesday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Freed and Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Wyant with their son spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Horton Johnson.
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Chas Freed
Spencer Wyant and Son
Horton Johnson
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Monterey
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C. C. Green
Edgar Lindblade
Courtland
Paul Fulcomer
A. H James
Belleville
Jess Denions
Dodge City
A. H. James
Republic Co
Andrew F. Schoeppel
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