Britain fights back as German raids pound England
London reports massive Luftwaffe activity over the southeast coast with 300 German aircraft probing Britain. British defenses battle across the North Sea and Somali coast while bombing raids strike Italy and industrial targets. At least ten German planes are believed downed, raising losses to about 275 since the latest offensive began.
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London
England
Britain
North Seas
Africa
Somaliland
Italy
North Sea
Midlands
Germany
Reuters
Poland
Zeiland
Berbera
British Somaliland
Admiralty
Bulhar
Protectorate
Absentee Ballots Give Nomination to Lester
Absentee ballots swung the Republican nomination for Jefferson county attorney in Oskaloosa Kansas as James S. Lester gained an eight vote lead over rival Richard Swallow after county commissioners canvassed results. Lester seeks a third term.
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Oskaloosa
Kan
James S. Lester
Jefferson County
Richard Swallow
Valley Falls
Lester
Stock Market Index Report Snapshot
The market index summary notes an average of 60 stocks yesterday at 41.7 in Moe, indicating overall performance levels for investors and traders. The data provides a brief glimpse into the day’s market movements and sentiment.
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Moe
Roosevelt Urges Youth to Continue Education for Nation
President Roosevelt called it patriotic for young people to finish regular schooling unless drafted. He told Paul V. McNutt that many students are interrupting college to work in shipyards or join the military. He urged continued study to prepare scientists engineers and leaders for defense and progress and warned against delaying education. He said they would be notified if needed for further service.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Luc Ucamta
Army
Navy
Blues Barge On to Use Resources in Defense Drills
Camp Ripley Minnesota reports red and blue army maneuvers with lines from Little Falls to Pierz as reds fortify, blues push toward Pierz and Platte lake. Bridge defense at Camp Ripley Mississippi crossing features coast artillery and anti aircraft units in staged drill. Washington committee in midwest defense group pledges full mobilization of plains states resources with decentralization plans and rapid contracts.
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Camp Ripley
Minn
Red
Little Falls
Platte Lake
Pierz
Blue
Fourth Army
Reds
Towa
168Th Infantry
133Rd Infantry
185Th Field Artillery
34Th
Brainerd
137Th Infantry
Kansas
114Th Cavalry
Buckman Creek
14Th Cavalry
Mississippi River
206Th Coast Artillery Regiment
208Rd Coast Artillery
Platte-Sullivan Lake
Washington
Plains States
M Mid-West Defense Group
Kansas City
Defense Commission
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Iowa
Arkansas
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Commission
Advisory Defense Council
R. A. Clymer
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Army
Navy
J. F. Owen
City
W. A. Cochel
Joseph Seacrest
Lincoln
Neb
Frank M. Evans
Joplin
John, Adams
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines
E. Mezzara
Leavenworth, Kan
Clymer
Ft. Ripley
U. S
Lawrence delegation to greet Willkie in Kansas City
A Lawrence group led by Lieut. Gov. Carl Friend will travel to Kansas City to welcome Wendell Willkie at Municipal Airport Friday afternoon. Willkie is due at 4 20 PM and plans a 30 minute stopover before continuing to Elwood Indiana for the nomination event.
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Lawrence
Carl Friend
Kansas City
Wendell Willkie
G.O.P
Willkie
Municipal
Friend
P—J. D. Bowersock
Colorado Springs
Elwood
Ind
Bowersock
British Patrol Penetrates 35 Miles Into Italian Libya
British forces advanced 35 miles into Italian Libya and clashed with an Italian patrol, forcing its retreat. In Gallabat, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan fights ended with enemy forces withdrawing after a brief engagement, suffering one officer and 32 ranks killed or captured. British casualties numbered six. The Italians reportedly crossed from Ethiopia into Gallabat.
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Cairo
CRA
Libya
Gallabat
Sudan
Ethiopia
Chinese Financier Shot by Guard in Shanghai Councilkill
Chang Hsiao Ling a 63 year old counselor to the French municipal council and noted Chinese financier was shot and killed today by his own bodyguard who was then badly wounded by another guard. Chang had been reported negotiating with pro Japanese elements.
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Shanghai
Chang Hsiao-Ling
Chang
British Bombers Hit Caproni and Fiat Plants in Italy
British Royal Air Force bombers crossed the Alps to strike Milan and Turin, severely damaging Caproni and Fiat works and setting fires. Bombs also hit Alexandria, Tortona, and Augusta. Italian reports said no military targets were damaged. casualties in Milan were 12 dead and 44 wounded. Leaflets urged Italians to resist German influence.
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Caproni
Milan
Fiat
Turin
Italy
Royal Air Force
Alps
Air Ministry
R.A
Alexandra
Tortona
Augusta
Yracuse
Need for a large army replaces a two-ocean navy
Secretary Knox urged conscription to raise a huge army as the Burke-Wadsworth bill faced Senate debate. He warned that England’s defeat by Germany would leave the U.S. friendless. Taft urged rejection and voluntary enlistment, arguing for a two-ocean navy and hemispheric defense.
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Knox
United States
England
Germany
House Military Committee
Senate
Taft
R-O
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Argentina
White House
Roosevelt
Barkley
Bankhead
Rayburn
House
Capitol
Byrnes
D.S.C
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Navy
Britain
France
British War Secretary Eden vows offensive strategy in broadcast
London reports Eden declares the real war begins when Britain strikes at the enemy. German bombers hit Southampton injuring several as British forces attack Junkers factories and air bases across Dressau Bernburg Lun en Grevenbroich. Fire follows in Wales and Kent as air defense and royal tours continue amid raids. Reports note Copenhagen broadcast and a fatal bomb near General McNaughton’s location.
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London
Anthony Eden
the World
Eden
Junkers
Dressau
Bernburg
Leipait
Lunen
Grevenbroidh
Air Ministry
Germany
Belgium
Holland
France
Parole Likely Not Granted for Otto P Higgins
Washington reports it seems unlikely Otto P Higgins former Kansas City director of police will be paroled from Leavenworth where he serves a two year term for income tax evasion due to a pending state case. Parole board may act in September after hearings on evidence from summer prison circuit. Federal officials note a practice denying parole when state charges exist, a rule also applied to Tom Pendergast. Higgins pleaded guilty to the federal charge after indictment by a county grand jury for allegedly approving false city claims.
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Washington
Otto P. Higgins
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Kan
Higgins
Justice
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City Democratic Machine
Nazi raids pound southern England amid heavy air war
Berlin reports vast waves of German, Dutch, and Belgian aircraft crossing the channel with fires at Dover. DN claims 42 British planes destroyed that day and 10 German planes lost, as British raids near Potsdam were repelled by anti aircraft fire. Submarine chasers and flotillas clashed with British destroyers in the North Sea.
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Berlin
England
DNB
Dover
Channel
Kenl
Potsdam
Douglas County 4 H Vocational Fair Friday At Haskell Stadium
Douglas County youths in 4 H clubs and vocational agriculture will display home projects at the annual fair to be held Friday at Haskell stadium. About 175 entries compete in home economics livestock field crops and poultry with judging by named agents and local leaders. The evening program features a stock parade demonstrations a style review and musical acts ending with a cowboy number.
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Douglas County
Haskell Stadium
Farm Bureau
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Topeka
Hutchinson
Emma Freeling
Paola
Mary Agnes Radell
Wyandotte County
Carl Elling
Franklin
Old Settlers to Meet to Plan Annual Convention
Officers of the Douglas County Old Settlers association will meet on Saturday August 17 at 2 p.m. at 645 Tennessee street to decide on the time and place for the annual convention. All members may attend. officers listed include May Hoyt Seetin president Nellie Coleman Bigsby vice president H H A Sherman secretary and J F Eberhart treasurer.
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Douglas County Old Settlers Association
Tennessee Street
May Hoyt Seetin
Nellie Coleman Bigsby
H. H. Asher
J. F. Eberhart
Chrysler Tanks Negotiations Near Completion
Negotiations with Chrysler Corporation of Detroit to supply hundreds of army tanks were reported virtually complete. Officials said a government financed factory could be announced soon, with a $16 million plant to be built and equipped for a daily output of about five tanks within roughly a year.
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Washington
Chrysler Corporation of
Detroit
Defense Commission
Sleepwalking man suffers injuries after window entry
Fall seven stories in Kansas City injures Dr. Hiram D Stevens 36 of Smyrna Mills Maine. He walked in his sleep through a window screen and fell seven stories. He is at Geneva hospital with severe facial lacerations possible left hip fracture and possible internal injuries.
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Kansas City
Hiram. D. Stevens
Smyrna Mills
Geneva’ Hospital
Nazi Parachutes Found In British Industrial Region
London August 14 German marked parachutes found in midland villages as the ministry of home security urged urgent reports of parachute troops landing in England. Police and home guards halted traffic while a nationwide search intensified after earlier reports of parachutes in two English areas and Scotland.
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London
Midland
Ministry of Home Security
England
Midlands
Scotland
Downpour Spawns Flooding as Storm Hits Lawrence
A thunderstormatted Lawrence with two downpours yesterday evening totaling 1.32 inches in under an hour. The first shower from the southwest produced 0.46 inch in 20 minutes at 4:20 PM, the second from 7:25 PM added 0.86 inch over 25 minutes. Streets filled, power outages occurred on East Fifteenth Street and other lines as winds and lightning caused fuses to blow. Linemen restored service after darkness along two city lines and rural circuits. August rainfall to date reaches 5.06 inches, above normal.
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Lawrence
East Fifteenth Street
Thirteenth Street
England May Be Shelled By Nazi Guns in France
Berlin reports inquiry found no denial of long range guns targeting England. An AP correspondent on England’s southeast coast saw heavy explosions likely from German shells on the French coast. British officials denied confirmation but allowed dispatches after censorship. observers note Big Bertha emplacements allegedly nearing readiness for 1940.
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England
France
Berlin
New York
Associated Press
Haskell Institute Plans For Opening Enrollments
Preparations for the new school year proceed at Haskell Institute with Sept enrollment set for Sept 3. New staff include Gladys Tinnin in home economics and Mamie Jones in commercial studies. Superintendent Spaulding reports summer trips, new furniture arriving, and progress on repairs.
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Haskell Institute
Warren Spaulding
Gladys Tinnin
Carson School
Stewart
Nev
Irene Parsons Haun
el Reno
Okla
Mamie Jones
Standing Rock
North Dakota
Spaulding
Santa Fe
N.M
Haskell
Kansas
Snaulding
Iowa
Minnesota
Osceola
Rainy spell to continue across Kansas and Nebraska
Kansas weather official warns showers may break out anywhere within 84 hours with moisture focused in the central and eastern districts. Warm humid air persists as a stubborn low pressure system lingers west of Kansas, bringing highs near 90 to 95 and lows around 65 to 75 in eastern counties.
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S. D. Flora
Kansas
Leavenworth
Wheaton
Pottawatomie
Toneka
Centralia
Horton
Manhattan
Wameen
Kansas City
Independence
Florence
Flora
Nebaska
Oklahoma
Iowa
Texas Panhandle
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Big Springs Club
Howard Henry
Bill Enry
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Clifford Hartman
Judy Ice
Helen Brown
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