Nazi Report Red Force Annihilated On Front Near Ukraine
German high command claimed a deep thrust into the Lower Ukraine wiped out a Red Army force near Uman 125 miles south of Kiev capturing more than 30 000 prisoners and said Kiev was surrounded while aiming to cut off Odessa. Reports also said German forces neared Leningrad and Tallinn with fighting near Tallinn and a push toward Kronstadt. Soviet counters dismissed the claims as propaganda noting heavy losses on both sides.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
High Command
Ukraine
Uman
Kiev
Sixth Army
Black Sea
Odessa
Leningrad
Wesenberg
Gulf of Finland
Estonia
Tallinn
Kronstadt
Hitler
London
Russia
Hich
Kakisalmi
Smolensk
Moscow
Bel Tserkov
France
Maginot
Red Army
British May Send Indian Troops Through Afghanistan
Istanbul Aug 7 delayed APIA report says Britain plans to deploy several divisions of Indian troops via Afghanistan to bolster Russian defenses in the Caucasus. Afghanistan may protest but is expected to consent. The route through Afghanistan and Iran is pivotal amid Middle East Axis rivalry. Iranian sources report mobilization and Britons leaving Iran as the matter unfolds.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Britain
Afghanistan
Caucasus
Russia
India
Iran
Middle East
35th Division Troops Move Into Maneuver Zone Next Week
Maj. Gen. R. E. Truman announced the 35th Division will move into the south Arkansas war games next week. Over 20,000 men from Arkansas Missouri Kansas and Nebraska will depart Camp Robinson on Tuesday and continue through Thursday with units of the 153rd Arkansas infantry 69th brigade team and engineers joining the maneuver schedule. The division will spend August in south Arkansas maneuvers and later consolidate with Second Army elements for mass movement into final Louisiana games.
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35Th Division
Camp Robinson
Ark
R. E. Truman
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
110Th Quartermaster Regiment
43Rd Engineers
Little Rock
Prescott
110Th Medical Regiment
110Th Medical
153Rd Arkansas Infantry
69Th
110Th Engineers
137Th Infantry
Robinson
South Arkansas
Second Army
Louisiana
Germany warns Iran over expelling Germans amid Middle East tensions
Ankara reports Nazi Germany warned Iran it would sever diplomatic ties if Tehran expelled German nationals under British pressure. Berlin denies the threat while noting Iran defies British demands and may host German engineers. Britain views Iran as pivotal in Middle East influence.
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Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Iran
Persia
Teheran
Berlin
Soviet Russia
Federal plan could extend food stamp program to low income nonrelievers
Experiments by the federal marketing administration in Minnesota and Oklahoma may extend food stamp facilities to low income families not on relief in Douglas County. Those under relief budgets but not on relief may be allowed to buy orange food stamps. The aim includes eliminating discrimination against private employment and enabling participation by these families.
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Federal Marketing Administration
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Douglas County
President Roosevelt Enjoys Uneventful Cruise on Potomac
UPI dispatch from Washington reports President Roosevelt aboard the Potomac on an uneventful cruise. The Potomac and Calypso received fuel water and provisions while idling off the New England shore with the president working on official papers and enjoying fair weather.
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Washington
UPI
Potomac
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Calypso
New England
Reds Confirm Report of Their Air Raid on Berlin
Moscow radio reported Soviet aircraft conducted a reconnaissance flight over Germany and dropped bombs on the Berlin area Thursday night. Several fires started in Berlin. all Soviet planes returned to base.
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Reds
Berlin
London
Upi
Moscow Radio
Germany
Geman
Moscow
Fort Scott Junior College hires Botts as football coach
Fort Scott Kan Aug 8 CP Thomas Botts track coach at Fort Scott Junior college will also coach football this fall. He succeeds Guy McMurray who asked to be relieved of coaching duties. Botts is a Westminster college Fulton Mo graduate.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Thomas Botts
Fort Scott Junior College
Guy McMurray
Botts
Westminster College of
Fulton, Mo
Navy Secretary warns steps to restart Kearney shipyards
Acting Secretary Ralph A Bard said labor and management must settle at Kearny New Jersey shipyards or steps will be taken to restore production. The AFL CIO strike halts 493 million dollars of naval shipbuilding as a light cruiser launch is delayed two weeks and daily losses exceed 200 thousand man hours. Other notes include Caldwell New Jersey delays at Curtiss Wright and a Timken Columbus steel workers agreement, with mediation efforts under way for several related disputes.
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Ralph A. Bard
Navy
Kearney
N. J
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Bard
Defense Board
Roosevelt
A.F.L
Defense
Curtiss- Wright Corporation
Caldwell
N.J
Columbus
C.I.C
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Harold Reardon
A.F.L. International Association of Machinists
Alfred J. Thurston
A.F.L. Metal Polishers
National Labor Relations Board
Curtiss-Wright
Clifton
Propeller Craft
A F.L
New York City
Todd Galveston Dry Docks, Inc
Galveston
Tex
Mediation Board
C. I.C. Auto
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Los Angeles
Local Showers Hit Topeka As Heat Rages On
The forecast shows little change with partly cloudy skies and possible local thundershowers. Topeka reached 99 degrees yesterday with a brief shower, while Hutchinson reported 1.05 inches in the past 94 hours and other towns recorded light rain. Maximums today and tomorrow are 92 to 98 with overnight lows 60 to 72, varying by area.
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Topeka
Agn
S. D. Flora
Hutchinson
Centralia
Lecompton
Lebo
Garnett
Independence
Coffeyville
Columbus
Herington
Ellis
Larned
Wichita
Pratt
St. Francis
Goodland
Syracuse
Stock Market Index Advances to 48.7 Point Average
The stock market index for 60 stocks rose to 48.7 points, a notable gain from yesterday when it stood at 43.9. Traders reacted to market shifts and steady trading activity across sectors.
House Debates On Service Measure
Washington debate over extending compulsory military training with Rep May backing a longer term and Rep Short warning it would harm morale. Cox and Fish clash over war policy while Halleck presses for facts as McCormack defends Marshall. Senate already approved 18 months. House to vote by Monday.
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Washington
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Representative Short
R-Mo
House
Representative Cox
D-Ga
Congress
United States
Short
Fish
R.N.Y
Senate
Chamber
Jank to Remain in Iowa as Burlington Quartermaster
Army officials said Major Otto M. Jank would retain his post as constructing quartermaster at Burlington Iowa. His headquarters will remain at Burlington while he is assigned as commanding officer at the Kansas ordnance plant in Parsons.
Hull Says Germans Are Looking Longingly to The Western Hemisphere
Secretary of State Hull told reporters Germany seeks further conquest in the western hemisphere while Japan bears sole responsibility for any encirclement in the Pacific He dismissed Berlin’s campaign as propaganda from a regime that has seized about 15 countries in Europe Hull warned the hemisphere would not be deceived by such rhetoric.
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Washington
Hull
Germany
Western Hemisphere
Japan
Pacific
Berlin
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Latin America
United States
Britain
China
Netherlands
Europe
University of Kansas moves offices into Frank Strong hall
Officials and staff settle into new second floor suites in Frank Strong hall after moving two School of Fine Arts practice rooms to Hoch auditorium. Dean Lawson assists enrolling students as offices expand, with space added for a board room and conference usage.
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University of Kansas
Frank Strong
School of Fine Arts
Hoch
Lawson
Board of Regents
Hoch Auditorium
Weygand Arrives in Vichy for Defense Talks
General Maxime Weygand, the Vichy pro consul in Africa, arrived by special plane in Vichy this afternoon amid a Paris collaborationist demand that France seek German aid to bolster North African defenses beyond the armistice limits.
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Africa
France
Vichy
Maxime Weygand
Nouveauix-Temps
Paris
Ratner Seeks The Big One After 75 Percent Catch
Gov. Payne Ratner pursues the so called big one that got away in the Neosho river Bur lington pursuing a larger catfish after a 75 percent catch last Monday. He plans to be away over the weekend per his secretary.
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Ratner
Topeka
Payne Ratner
Neosho
Burlington
Edwin A Fritz Elected New Legion Chief at Dorsey Liberty Post
Edwin A. Fritz a World War I veteran and secretary to the president of the Standard Life Association was elected commander of the Dorsey Liberty post of the American Legion. Howard Erwin and others named as officers. delegates chosen for the state convention in Topeka August 31 and September 1.
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Edwin A. Fritz
180Th Field Artillery
Standard Life Association
Dorsey Liberty Post
American Legion
Fritz
Legion
Howard Erwin
H. W. Keene
Arch Oliver
Alfred J. Beil
Russell D. Shaw
C. Hough
Vernon Roy
Topeka
E. A. Fritz
C. T. Hough
Raymond Laessig
W. H. Pasewark
Howard Enwin
Légion
Ivan Rowe
Harold G. Barr
William Martin
Simon Hurwitz
Edwin Fritz
Holcom’s Grove
Irvin Cowger
State Department
J. P. Snowhill
Veterans Facility
Wichita
Dorsey-Liberty American Legion Executive Committee
The
Salathiel Dies Native of Lawrence Served Fort Scott Gas Firm
Thomas S. Salathiel, 75, died of a heart attack in Iola while on business from Fort Scott. A Lawrence native, KU Law School 1894 graduate, he practiced in Independence and Fort Scott. Funeral Monday at 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian church in Independence. Survivors include wife, two sons Fred and Leon, two brothers Charles and Walter, and sister Mrs. Agnes Hall.
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Independence
Kan
Thomas S. Salathiel
Iola
Fort Scott
Lawrence
University of Kansas Law School
Presbyterian
McNeill Advances in Eastern Grass Court Tennis
Don McNeill, top national singles champion from Oklahoma City, defeats William Talbert of Cincinnati 7 5 6 3 to reach the semi finals of the Eastern Grass Court Championships at Westchester Country Club. He will play the Kovacs Schroeder winner tomorrow afternoon.
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Rye
N.Y
Donald McNeill
Oklahoma City
Westchester Country Club
William Talbert
Cincinnati
McNeill
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Frederick Schroeder, Jr
Glendale
Evangelical Church to Lead South Park Union Service
The First Evangelical church will conduct the union service in South Park on Sunday evening at 7:45. Rev. Duncan BE. McGregor will preach on "Two Lines of Defense" and John Kliewer will lead the song service.
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First Evangelical Church
South Park
Duncan BE. McGregor
John Kliewer
Kansas Students To Get Tuition Refund If Drafted
University of Kansas regents extend tuition refunds for students disrupted by military service. Those losing two thirds of a semester can receive one half of tuition plus full unused hospital and incidental fees. The rule applies to both drafted and volunteer service and allows continuation by correspondence study with transfer of prepaid tuition for advanced students.
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University of Kansas
Armed Forces
United States
Board of Regents
Armed Services
Washburn
Snead Takes 2-Stroke Canadian Open Lead
Sam Snead, defending champion from Hot Springs Virginia, shot a second round 68 to post 139 after 36 holes and hold a two stroke edge over Archie Skinner of St Andrews New Brunswick who finished with 141. Snead opened in 33 and finished 85 despite a short miss on the seventh hole.
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Toronto
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Snead
Archie Skinner
St. Andrews
N. B
Lightning Fatal to Kansas Farmer in Strong City
Lightning struck during a light rain killing Carl Hadley a Saf Fordville farmer and stockman. The accident occurred yesterday in Kansas with Hadley pronounced dead at the scene.
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Farmer
Strong City
Kan
Carl Hadley
Saffordville
Local paving bid lands to M. N. Penny Construction
The M. N. Penny Construction of Lawrence was the low bidder for grading and paving South Massachusetts Street from Twentieth to Twenty-third, with a bid of 42 183 94 dollars. State highway officials opened bids on 19 contracts totaling 147 479 64 dollars covering 18 northeast Kansas projects. Penny estimates a 25 to 30 man crew starting in two to three weeks, with storm sewer work and soil removal planned before concrete paving at East Eighth street mixing plant.
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M. N. Penny Construction Company
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Twenty-third
Kansas
Court House
State Highway Commission
Penny
Cook and Ransom
Ottawa
Tobin Construction Company
Kansas City
Kan
Standard Construction Company
Wichita
North Lawrence
Bonner Springs
Bert Chambers
DeSoto
Jefferson County
Bert Metzger
Ozankie
U.S
City of
Douglas County
M. N. Penny
Fa Andorye
Fairfax Airport
Brown County
Ozawkie
Doniphan County
Metzger
Keavenworth
St Lawrence Waterway Included in Big Bill
Washington August 8 The house rivers and harbors committee approved an omnibus bill including the 285 million St Lawrence seaway and 160 million Florida ship canal. The seaway vote was 17 to 8 and the Florida canal 14 to 10, with Roosevelt backing the projects as national defense.
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Washington
House
Weather factors for Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma forecast
The five day forecast from 6:30 p m August 8 to 6:30 p m August 13 shows generally fair weather in Kansas with scattered thundershowers in the southwest tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy conditions, and afternoon or evening thunderstorms locally cooler due to rain. Temperatures run slightly above normal in Missouri and near normal in Kansas and Oklahoma with light to moderate rainfall and locally heavy totals in Kansas.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
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