Japan Torn by Internal Strife Over Alliance Move
Shanghai dispatch reports a tense fight within Japan over an outright alliance with Germany and Italy. Army officers press for the pact while Premier Hiranuma and the cabinet oppose it, fearing political collapse and broader war commitments.
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Shanghai
Japan
Germany
Italy
Tokyo
Kiichiro Hianuma
Manchukuo
China
Seishiro Itagaki
Hirohito
Hungary
Spain
Manchoukuo
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Air show marred by fatal crashes and bailouts in wartime drills
Britain’s aerial exercises near dawn feature 1300 warplanes in staged clash between “Eastland” and “Westland.” A Wellington bomber vanishes in the North Sea near Yarmouth after 2:30 a.m. loss of contact. Four airmen die in a Tollerton crash, four bail out over Thetford with minor injuries. King George reviews the reserve fleet at Weymouth as blackout plans shift.
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London
Britain
North Sea
Yarmouth
Tollerton
Yorkshire
Thetford
Air Ministry
Eastland
Germany
Air Command
England
Air Force
King George
Weymouth
Retrenchment Shows Profit for New York World’s Fair
In its first 100 days the New York world’s fair drew 17,100,552 visitors with 12,769,678 paid admissions. Officials cite reduced running costs and project an operating profit of 3 to 4 million dollars after interest on a 27.83 million bond has been paid.
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New York
Stock Market Index Edges Down From 49.2 to 48.3
The average of 60 stocks slipped to 48.3 yesterday, easing after a prior reading of 49.2. Market activity and sector shifts were noted as investors watched key price levels.
Filipino Baby Heart Declared Immovable by Specialist
Manila reports that heart specialist Dr. Jesus Celius of Santo Tomas University says the infant Mary Heart cannot be placed back into its chest without shutting off the connecting artery, life ending within minutes. Doctors believe the baby may live indefinitely without surgical correction.
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Manila
Jesus Celius
Santo Tomas University
Mary
Hess
Celius
Delius
Jesus Christ
Esperanza Rafael
Christ
Virgin Mary
Tondo
Phillippines
Government Bureau of Science
Chicago
American Medical Association
Association Library
Maude Abbott
A.M.A
Paris
France
Medical Gazette
Smuggling Charges Link French Officials to Film Pouches
New York report states the French ministry of foreign affairs and the French line faced charges for using diplomatic pouches to smuggle commercial films into the United States. The grand jury named Morin de Lindays and eight others, with a related audit of duties.
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New York
John T. Cahill
Hull
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
United States
Cahill
Federal Grand Jury
French Line
Morin de Lindays
John C. Knox
Grand Jury
Andrew de la Varre
Algeria
France
Holland
Hungary
Morocco
Switzerland
Tunis
Paris
de la Warre
Burton Holmes
Henry W. Goddard
de Lindays
Washington
Farnham Family Hems In On Hampton Inn Heritage
Ian Charles W. Farnham former Journal-World staffer and state editor of the Providence R I Journal and his wife Winifred own the Martha Fuller Inn at Hampton Connecticut. They run the inn begun by Martha Fuller who was licensed in 1720 and now manage the property that Farnham’s ancestor once operated.
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Charles W. Farnham
Journal- World
East
Providence
R. T. Journal
Winifred
Hampton
Lawrence
Duncan Parade to Feature Short Wearer and Gov in Rodeo
Mrs. Grayce Alexander a 19 year old Nettleton Arkansas housewife fined for wearing shorts in public will appear in a rodeo parade in Duncan Oklahoma on September 8 the Duncan Chamber of Commerce announced. Governor Leon C Phillips will also ride in the parade wearing long pants.
Mercury in a climb in kansas weather report
Topeka reports a modest rise in the state mercury after cooler conditions. Skies were partly cloudy with a chance of rain in northern counties tonight or tomorrow. Temperatures ranged around 90s with regional lows in 50s to 60s and Topeka posting 78 high, 56 low.
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Mercury
Kansas
A. Robb
Robb
Fort Scott
Chanute
Columbus
Independence
Dresden
Goodland
Elkhart
Manhattan
Highway Patrol Leaders Confer Over Corn Husking Traffic Plan
E P Mooman director and Will Zerbrucken assistant superintendent of the state patrol visited Lawrence this afternoon to confer with Sheriff Charles E Banning. They discussed direction and control of traffic during the national corn husking contest scheduled for November.
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Banning
E. P. Mooman
State Highway Patrol
Will Zerbrucken
Lawrence
Charles E. Banning
Reed in reply to FDR criticism
Parsons Kansas August 9 Senator Clyde M Reed Republican of Kansas assailed President Roosevelt's critique of Congress as penitent and warned the Senate failed neutrality policy to grant the President broad discretion in wartime foreign affairs. He spoke after returning from Washington where he will work on transportation legislation and railroad freight issues.
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Colorado
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Reed
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Senate
House
Wallace
Hoover Farm Board
Bernice Silcott
Parsons
Eleanore Sheley
Kansas City
Fire reported in hold of freighter Pipestone County
Fire erupts in the Humber 4 hold of the American freighter Pipestone County 770 miles east of Boston. Coast guard cutters Chelan and Champlain race to the scene as the ship, carrying 38 to 40 crew and miscellaneous cargo, sails from New York for French ports on August 5.
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Boston
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Chelan
Ice Patrol
Champlain
Pipestone County
America-France Line
New York
Rain Pleases East Kansas Crops But Fails Western Corn
Eastern Kansas yields gain from recent rains relieving soil moisture and boosting sorghums. Western counties still suffer drought with corn benefits too late to matter. Pastures vary from dry to fair grazing. hay yields fair south, disappointing northeast. Beetle infestations threaten vegetation in western regions.
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Kansas
Topeka
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Blue Stem
Germany conducts nation wide civilian talent survey Aug 194?
Germany orders a vast civilian registration to map talents among men women and children to prepare for emergencies. Jews face separate registration while questions seek occupation past work skills hobbies and suitability for tasks in a potential crisis.
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Berlin
Germany
Reich
Poland
Siegfried Line
Debris Cleared After Michigan Tornado Strikes Kalamazoo
Crews worked to clear debris after a tornado torn through western and central Michigan. One man, Lester Baker, 31, died when a greenhouse was leveled near Scotts. In South Comstock dozens were treated for injuries as damage topped up to $1,000,000 and the Red Cross mobilized for aid.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Michigan
Red Cross
Lester Baker
Scotts
Here
Comstock
German Soldier Shot on Polish Frontier in Kartuzy District
Polish frontier guard shot at and apparently wounded one of three German soldiers who crossed the frontier into the Kartuzy district of the Polish corridor. The incident was reported by the Polish telegraph agency on August 9.
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Warsaw
Kartuzy
Kay Stammers Leads in Eastern Grass Court Championships
Rye New York August 9 Pi Kay Stammers England’s No 1 woman tennis player led the advance into the quarter final round by defeating Patricia Canning Alameda California 7 5 6 3. Fellow British Wightman Cup player Mrs Freda James Hammersley reached the bracket of eight by defeating Helen Bernhard New York seeded fifth 6 4 6 3.
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Rye
N. Y
Pi—Kay Stammers
England
Patricia Canning
Alameda Calif
Freda James Hammersley
Helen Bernhard
New York
Two Army Aviators Die In Spectacular Crash
Two U S army observation planes collided in mid air 2000 feet above Round Lake N Y killing Lieut Morris E Thomas from Hempstead L I and Private Anthony R Gerrity of Scranton Pa The pilots Lieut W M Prince and Lieut B W Veatch escaped injury The crash occurred during maneuvers near Plattsburgh with Mitchel Field officials noting the planes were of an outmoded observation 46 type
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Round Lake
N. Y
U. S. Army
Army Aviation
Morris E. Thomas
Hempstead
L. IL
Army Air Reserves
Anthony R. Gerrity
Scranton
Mitchel Field
Malone
Plattsburgh
W. M. Prince
Saratoga Springs
Prince
B. W. Veatch
Mitchelfield
Jesse Pits
Merritt Goddard
Summer session ends at Mt Oread as students depart
The last examinations concluded and about 1 220 students prepared to leave campus tonight or tomorrow morning. Forty six law students remain to take August 19 final exams before the fall term begins September 21. The six week period from June 15 featured the Mid Western music camp under Russell L Wiley with two weekend concerts and national radio airings.
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Mt. Oread
University
Law School
Russell L. Wiley
Oklahoma City Player Eliminated at Eastern Grass Courts
Don McNeill of Oklahoma City loses to Henry Prusoff of Seattle 7-5 3-6 7-5, becoming the second Davis cup prospect to be eliminated in as many days at the eastern grass court championships after Elwood Cooke of Portland.
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Don McNeill
Rye
N. Y
Oklahoma City
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
Henry Prusoff
Seattle
Hatch Defends Clean Politics Act Against Un American Charge
Sen Hatch rejects the label un American for his clean politics law. He argues the act promotes merit based appointments and would alter delegation makeup at the 1940 Democratic National Convention by reducing federal office holders among the 1000 delegates. He notes the Justice Department is fielding inquiries from Young Democrats about attending the Pittsburgh convention as delegates.
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Hatch
D-N.m
Pitt Tyson Maner
Young Democrats of America
Tintal
ILa@cciL
Luc Lewiaw
Young Democratic Clubs
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Young Democrats
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Justice Department
Maner
George Washington
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Missed Kickapoo by Brief Minutes
Roland Logan rose from jobless hardship to head trainer at West Point in six years. A former KU athlete and GWU trainer, he moved from Washington to Pittsburg to West Point, building a notable coaching staff and Army program while balancing family life and local interests.
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U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
University of Kansas
Logan
H. W
Bill) Hargiss
Hargiss
Lawrence
Kickapoo
Leavenworth County
Roland
Eldridge
Steve Hinshaw
Hara Giss
George
Hinshaw
Washington
George Washington
K. U
G. W. Cage
Jon Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Clark Griffith
Griffith
Youn Calvin Griffith
G. W
Sox
University of Pitts
Pure Thru
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Glenn Cuneningham
Horatio Alger
al Schacht
Glenn
Peabody
Glenn Cunningham
Big Farm
J. I. Perry
Logan Land
Topeka
Jack
Sally Sue
Weather forecast for Kansas with showers possible
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with likely showers in the north central and extreme northeast. Temperatures show little change. Yesterday’s high and today’s low are noted with a comparison to year ago figures.
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Kansas
M. Posterday
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