Nazis Revise the Russian Schedule in World War II
Bern reports foreign observers say German high command revised the Russian campaign timetable. The plan aims for Moscow Leningrad and Kiev by September with a Caspian front, a defense line Ladoga to Astrakhan, and possible Iran corridor. Also notes Axis moves toward India and pressure on Atlantic bases.
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Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Moscow
Leningrad
Kiev
Caucasus
Urals
Adolf Hitler
Astrakhan
Caspian Sea
Ankara
Turkey
Iran
Persia
Caucasian
Germany
Lake Ladoga
Volga River
Middle East
Siberia
Japan
United States
France
Spain
Portugal
England
Napoleon
Near East
India
Indo-China
Burma
Malaya
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Cooperate on Alimony Payers and Receivers Stick Together
In Wichita Kansas on August 9 alimony matters show cohesion as Leland at Sedgwick County Court Clerk's office processes weekly payments. A lost check triggers a chain where Clarence Criser reports a found instrument stamped with the office seal and guiding the return of a mislaid alimony check. Theresa Heath then presents another weekly payment found by her daughter.
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Wichita
Kan
Sedgwick County
L. D. Leand
Leland
SteHn Wood
Clarence QO
Criser
The Worm Turns as Miami Beach Explodes for 21 Runs
Miami Beach overwhelms Miami in the Florida East Coast league 21 to 1 after a 20 run sixth inning. Darden Archer held Miami hitless for five frames as six Miami pitchers yielded 13 hits with errors and miscues fueling the chaos.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Darden Archer
Miami
Lawrence Man Wins Plymouth Theater Scholarship
Jack M. Nelson 24 son of Mr and Mrs H S Nelson of Lawrence arrived in Plymouth Massachusetts after visiting New York City Boston and North East Harbor Maine to study at the Priscilla Beach theater. He earned an A B and a master’s degree from the University of Kansas and taught dramatics in Hays Kansas. He had leading roles with the Kansas Players and held a Sigma Chi exchange scholarship to London University two years ago but could not sail because of the war.
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Jack M. Nelson
H. S. Nelson
Lawrence
Plymouth
Mass
Priscilla Beach Theater
New York City
Boston
North East Harbor
Nelson
University of Kansas
Washburn College
Kansas Players
Hays
Karl
Sigma Chi
London University
Hutchinson Man Named No 2 in State Guard
Don Shaffer of Hutchinson is named lieutenant colonel and second in command of the Kansas state guard first regiment. He will serve as executive officer heading Col. Charles Browne's staff. Maj. J. J. Donelan of Emporia leads plans and training for a 1400 man home force while the national guard is away.
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Topeka
Don Shaffer
Hutchinson
Kansas State Guard
Adj
M. R. McLean
Shaffer
Charles Browne
Horton
J. J. Donelan
Emporia
National Guard
F D R Yacht in a Fog and Poor Fishing Prospects
President Roosevelt s cruise yacht Potomac was reported tied up in fog off the New England coast. The navy dispatch noted very poor fishing prospects and no especial news, with the ship anchored and everything quiet aboard.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Potomac
New England
Daily Dispatch
Navy Department
Two U S Citizens Aboard Nazi Ship
Washington reports the German government informed the United States that two American ambulance drivers from the Zamzam incident Vicovari of New York City and Laughinghouse of Wilson, North Carolina remain aboard the Nazi raider Tamesis. Details of their injuries and current location are undisclosed as the Tamesis sails in the south Atlantic.
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Washington
United States
King
Vicovari
Laughinghouse
Tamesis
Dresden
Vieovam
Patty Moomaw Named Yoo Hoo Queen at Estes Park Rodeo
Patty Moomaw, sixteen, is crowned Yoo Hoo Queen of Estes Park after winning the Rooftop Roundup Dance title. The mountain girl earned the honor by drawing the loudest Yoo Hoo cheers from cowboys and visitors alike.
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Estes Park
Colo
Patty Moomaw
América
Patty
Perseid Meteors Set to Light Up Monday Night Sky
New York reports the annual Perseid meteor shower, also called the tears of St. Lawrence, should be visible Monday night with up to 30 meteors per hour before midnight and more after midnight. The shower, 108 years per circuit around the sun, originates from a dust stream likely from an ancient disintegrated comet and is visible worldwide in clear skies.
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New York
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence’s
Estes Park Roar as Patty Reigns at Rooftop Rodeo
In Estes Park a festive rodeo kicks off with Patty named first lady of the Rooftop Pound. Whispering Moore, a seasoned rodeo clown, calls for cheers as Moomaw girl is highlighted in the event.
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Whispering Moore
Patty
Estes Park
Silk Worm Project Grows at Alabama Prison Farm
Atmore Alabama August 9 thousands of tiny silk worms eat mulberry leaves in a trial to free the United States from Japanese silk. Col W E Persons head of correction reports encouraging results though only 100 pounds of coccoons have been processed. Twenty acres of mulberry trees feed the worms hatched in a home incubator. Entomologists see south eastern viability but labor costs remain a hurdle.
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Atmore
Ala
United Eigies
Col. W. E. Persons
State Chief of Correction
Alabama
Colonel Persons
Japan
England
United States
Deny Demilitarization Report Sparks Soviet Denial
Moscow reports that Soviet vice commissar A. Lozyovsky dismissed a British press claim that Japan demanded demilitarization of Russia’s Far East. He called the report sensational and said it bore no reality, referencing a Shanghai dispatch about Vladivostok and border concepts with Manchukuo.
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Moscow
I—S. A. Lozovsky
Japan
Russia
Shanghai
Vladivostok
Pacific
Siberian
Manchukuo
Siberia
United States
They Nearly Had a Wedding in Montezuma
Montezuma Colorado faced a festive build up as Paul Roles and Helen Cunningham planned a Kansas wedding with Rev. L Arend, drawing crowds to the church. Last minute, the couple changed plans and Montezuma remains hopeful for a future ceremony.
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Montezuma
Colo
Afig
Paul Roles
Helen Cunningham
Rev. L. Arend
Wakefield
Kan
Kansas
Motorcycle Victim Max Porter Dies in Wichita Crash
Max Porter aged 26 of Valley Center Kan was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car a mile north of Wichita late Friday His widow and two children survive the veteran resident of Valley Center in Kansas according to authorities.
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Wichita
Kan
Max Porter
Valley
Charley’s Aunt heads Sunday era film slate
Sunday for four days Charley’s Aunt stars Jack Benny Kay Francis and James Ellison. Thursday for three days The Parson of Panamint features Charley Ruggles Ellen Drew with a sneak preview of a coming hit. Sunday for four days Blossoms in the Dust stars Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon, Hello Sucker with Hugh Herbert tops. Thursday for three days Sunset in Wyoming with Gene Autry and Richest Man in Town with Roger Pryor.
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Charley’s Aunt
Jack Benny
Kay Francis
James Ellison
Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
Hugh Herbert
Wyoming
Gene Autry
Roger Pryor
Explosion sinks Canadian tanker Transiter on Rouge River
FBI and Detroit police probe the loss of the 180 foot Diesel tanker Transiter after it exploded minutes after leaving port with 750000 gallons of gasoline. Two missing include Elida Themblay 46 and Roger Frechette 24. Captain and 14 crew escaped while salvage seems unlikely.
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Detroit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Canada
River Rouge
Elida Themblay
Murray Bay
Que
Roger Frechette
American Woman Found Near Hendaye Identified
Police identified the unconscious American woman found between Hendaye and St. Jean de Luz as Mrs Grace Benjamin a 61 year old Chicago born widow. She was assaulted and robbed of about 250 000 francs in cash jewelry and furs by a young guide Claude Bonroy 22 who lured her from Paris to Hendaye on a crossing into Spain. He admitted striking her with rocks.
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Vichy
France
Hendaye
St. Jean de Luz
Grace Benjamin
Idow
Paris
Claude Bonroy
Bride Name Delayed In Oklahoma City License Hurry
A nervous groom failed to recall his bride's name when asked by Deputy Clerk Mary Rosen. After a delay and a phone call, he returned 45 minutes later with the bride's name and obtained the license. In Fayeteville Arkansas Melvin Fish was killed in a truck collision. His wife was critically injured and their son Melvin Fish Jr. serves as a technical sergeant at Camp Robinson.
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Oklagoma City
Iearjory Rosen
Fay
Teville
Ark
Melvin Fish
Hiawatha
Kan
Winslow
Fayetteville
Melvin Fish, Jr
Camp Robinson
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Office
Judge Frank R. Gray approves licenses for John M. King Cannon and Vivian Parsons of Tofieka. Carl Koehler of Eudora and MaVerne Douglas of Lawrence. Robert E. Henderson of Lawrence and Hita Floe Trail of Mercer Missouri.
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Frank R. Gray
John M. Kingcannon
Vivian Parsons
Tofieka
Carl Koehler
Eudora
MaVerne Douglas
Lawrence
Robert E. Henderson
Hita Floe Trail
Mercer
Bethel Community Notes Guest List and Upcoming Centennial Jamboree
Social notes record visits from Bethel residents and relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Jones and Jack Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Brecheisen, Mrs. Geisel from Cincinnati, and Anna Mae Whitmen. Centennial school plans a homecoming on August 13 at the schoolhouse with former teachers and pupils expected to attend.
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Charles Jones
Jack Allen
Clarence Coursen
Overbrook
John Brecheisen
Eric Brecheisen
Clearfield
Will Geisel and Son
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Post
Anna Mae Whitmen
Otto Garber
Nettiellen
Midland
Ernest
Smith-Garber
Centennial School
Fred Shimmons
Lawrence
Vance
Albert Turner
Mae Vance
Ben Hoffman
Thresa
Doris
Morris
Howard Hoffman
Nemaha
Neb
Delbert Hofffman
Dorothy
Stanley
Albert Transmeir
Lou Meichel
Council Grove
Transmeir
Clifford Walburn
Jay Ranshaw
Campbel
Fred Lynas
Frank
Classified page habit shapes thrift daily routines
A reader describes daily thrifty practice of scanning the classified section. The habit helps spot bargains and build a frugal routine, reflecting ongoing interest in affordable goods and local listings.
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Col
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U. S
Biddle
Marine Corps
Philadelphia, Pa. Navy Yard
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the Jayhawker
Granada
Forgist
Kansas Public Service Company
Bethel
Maridonna
Sant Owens
Clarence Albright
Raymond Oehlert
Elaine
Alan
Will Smith
Motion Picturegy Entertainment
Jayhawker
Brandon Thomas
Sid Chaplin
Charlie Ruggles
Benny
Sealy Polo
The
Pete Smith
Lions On the Loose
Missouri
Judy Canova
Puddin’ Head
Red Barry
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Fay Holden
Samuel S. Hinds
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