Bullitt warns of German attack if Britain falls and backs conscription
U. S. Ambassador to France William Bullitt urged immediate action to aid Britain, conscription, and a stronger navy to deter German aggression. He warned the United States faces peril akin to France a year ago and called for pressuring senators and public to support naval aid and the American expeditionary force.
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Philadelphia
U. S
France
William ‘C. Bullitt
United States
Great Britain
Inmescedenes Square
State Department
Washington
Hitler
Ance Tentencetivas
Ers Erican
of Baty
Western Hemisphere
America
Pacific
Hawaii
Lengthy suit filed against Stoneback Elevator firm in Morganville
A district court petition by J. R. Bain of Lamar Kansas seeks 20650.95 dollars from H. H. Stoneback doing business as Stoneback Elevator Morganville for unpaid wheat stored at the elevator. The 59 causes of action involve 58 claimants. Six prior suits against Stoneback have been settled or judged totaling 12642.83 dollars.
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John Callahan
J. R. Bain
Lamar
Kan
H. H. Stoneback
Stoneback
Stoneback Elevator Company
Morganville
Bair
Death of Winfield Doctor H L Snyder Praised by Governor
Governor Payne Ratner condemned the loss of Dr. H L Snyder a prominent Winfield physician. He praised Snyder as a useful able citizen who contributed to Kansas as a member of the Board of Regents since 1936 and was reappointed last year.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
Kansas
H. L. Snyder
Winfield
Vere
Gencard
Sai ‘Snyder
Board Of'regents
Bert
Ratner
Funeral services for Will K Howell
Funeral services for Will K Howell 85 who died Saturday will be held at 2 PM from Rumsey funeral home with the Rev Theodore Astman officiating. Burial in Oak Hill. Family requests no flowers. He is survived by a sister Mrs J B gate of 1310 Tennessee street and by Gibbs of Pennsylvania and two brothers Ne Howells of Pittsburg Kansas and EJ Howell of Pocasset Oklahoma.
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Will K. Howell
J. Bgate
Tennessee Street
Rumsey Funeral Home
Theodore
Astman
Oak Hill
Oehl Howell
Gibbs
Wn Pa
Ne-Howell
Pittsburg
Kan
EJ. Howell
Pocasset
Okla
Willkie Tours Farm Near Rushville Ind
Willkie, campaigning in Indiana, toured his 1400 acre Rushville farm with reporters. He visited cattle and hog lots, the virgin timber stand, and pheasants donated by the county conservation group. A visitor remarked on the appealing retirement plan he joked about, while authorities offered congratulations from prominent backers.
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Rushville
Ind
Alf M.landon
Vandenberg
Michigan
Wendell L. Willkie
Rush County
County Conservation Cu
London
Willkie
S . Accentance
High School Boy Wins National Junior Trapshooting Title
Vandalia Ohio August 19 CP John Snow Martin a 17 year old Providence Ky student won the national junior trapshooting championship at the grand American program by breaking 99 of 100 targets at 16 yards. He dethroned Rudy Etchen of Kansas City who had won the junior crown the last two years and finished with 93.
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Vandalia
John Snow Martin
Providence
Jin
Rudy Etchen
Kansas City
Etchen
Keeling arraigned on first degree murder charge
Ancil Keeling, 26, waived preliminary hearing before Justice George Stoskopf in Baxter Springs on a first degree murder charge related to the July 21 fatal shooting of Laverne Wilhelm, 18. He is held on $10,000 bond to stand trial in the September district court term.
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Baxter Springs
Kan
Ancil Keeling
George Stoskopf
Laverne Wilhelm
Fisherman of the Family Brings Ozark Trip Fame to Ratner family
Ten year old Cliffe Warren Ratner emerged as Kansas' first family fisherman after a 10 day Ozark trip. His 3 ½ pound bass outmatched his father and Payne Jr. as the Ratner family members note they had fair luck overall during the weekend excursion.
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Topeka
Cliffe Warren Ratner
Kansas
Ozark
Tino
Dad
Payne Jr
Protest over censorship of London air raid news
Editorials in The Times and The Daily Telegraph condemn nine hour delays in transmitting Friday's London air raid reports to the United States and Canada. They accuse authorities of lies distracting the press and urge immediate, accurate coverage of raids and counter measures.
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London
United States
Canada
The
Times
Daily Telegraph
Atlantic
Britain
the Times
North America
Associated Press
Ard
Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Ministry of Information
Ministry of ‘Home ‘Security
Senate approves measure to help child refugees
Washington Aug 19 The Senate approved unanimously legislation to permit American ships to remove child refugees from war zones. The bill would allow unarmed American vessels to transport children under 16 from war zones with promised safe conduct by belligerents. Each child must be sponsored by an American person or corporation to avoid becoming a public charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Germany to Transfer U S Consul Reed from New York
Washington reports Germany will transfer Dr Friedrich Reed, a consul in New York, after a State Department probe. Acting Secretary Sumner Wells announced the embassy notified of the move, noting Reed’s prior work in Brazil drew authorities’ objections and that he may become Consul General at Kobe, Japan.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Freidrich Reed
New York
State Department
Sumner
Wells
Reed
Brazil
anti-Nazi League
Kobe
Janan
Japanese Bombers Hit Chongqing in Fifth Attack in Three Days
Japanese bombers attacked Chongqing this afternoon for the fifth time in three days, delivering five waves of high explosive and incendiary bombs over about a third of the western residential district. Buildings were damaged, fires started in the downtown area, and a heavy blast narrowly missed the AP office near the American Methodist hospital. Casualty figures could not be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Associated Press
Roosevelt and Canada consider joint defense board
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King discussed forming a permanent joint defense board with four to five members from each country. The panel would study sea land and air defense to protect the north half of the western hemisphere and meet soon. London papers note U S Canada defense ties and possible basing near the Panama Canal.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Prident
Roosevelt
State
War
Navy
Ous
Canada
United States
Eee Wer
MacKenzie King
Sal
Kingston
Ont
Ogdensburg
Washington
Great Britain
London
Amereconnee Defense Board
the Times
Times
Panama Canal
Indies
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Bremen
United States-Canadian Defense Board
Willkie Backed by Chicago Daily News in Editorial
The Chicago Daily News endorses Wendell Willkie for next president citing his foreign policy speech and call for continuity in national defense. Editor Knox, publisher and 1936 Republican VP candidate, leads the paper now as secretary of the navy appointed July 20 by Roosevelt.
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Chicago
Knox
Chicago Daily News
Wendell Willkie
United States
Willkie
Daily News
Navy
Roosevelt
Elwood
Ind
the News
Police chief operator Ralph Dicker undergoes appendectomy
Ralph Dicker, chief radio operator at the police station, had an appendectomy at Veterans hospital in Wadsworth. He was attacked Friday and hospitalized Saturday morning by Chief of Police Jude Anderson. Upon return, Anderson said Dicker's condition was satisfactory.
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Ralph Dicker
Veteran’s Hospit
Wadsworth
Icker
Jude Anderson
Anderson
Dicker
Four Car Pileup Delays Traffic at Indian Village Junction
An accident at Indian Village junction involved four cars and caused a brief traffic delay around 6 45. A reported collision affected an auto mobile vehicle and a woman was injured. The mangled scene drew onlookers and emergency responders were dispatched to the site.
Britain claims major RAF victory in new air battle
British communiques say 140 Nazi planes were shot down as the RAF repelled a German assault on London outskirts including Croydon airfield, while Germans report 147 British planes down and 36 lost. In the Mediterranean, the British fleet bombarded Libya’s Bardia base amid Greece tensions.
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Hill
Sutton
Croydon
Mes
R.A.F
Germany
British Commmuniques
Thorsday
Italy
Bardia
Rome
Greece
Lawrence Perkins wins grand prize at ninth annual deaf picnic
Lawrence John Perkins of Lawrence won the grand prize in a sports program during the nineteenth annual deaf persons picnic at Gage Park in Topeka. About 200 people from Kansas City Olathe and other areas attended.
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John Perkins
Lawrence
Gage Park
Toneka
Kansas City
Olathe
Temperature Drops to 54 as Weather Records Fall
Lawrence sees a low of 54 degrees the coldest since June 24 while Worden reports 2.57 inches of rain on Saturday. Rain totals reach 7.60 inches for the month and 26.07 for the year, with August normal at 3.48 inches. The rain helps late corn but delays plowing due to wet fields.
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Lawrence
Worden
Walter Schwarz
Army Enlistments Hit New Weekly Peak of 8 605
The War Department announced that between August 11 and 18 Allied recruiting reached a weekly peak of 8 605 new enlistments. Since May enlistments total 59 172 with the southeastern states contributing 12 281 volunteers.
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Washington
UP Army
War Department
Peculiar Automobile Accident Near Oskaloosa
Mr and Mrs Albert C Johnson of 1718 Alabama street suffered bruises after their car was reportedly struck by a miniature tornado south of Oskaloosa on Saturday. Witnesses say the vehicle was lifted and spun before crashing into a ditch after a recent heavy rain. Mrs Johnson was unconscious after the crash.
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Albert C. Johnson
Alabama Street
Oskaloosa
Johnson
Johnsons
Capper Opposes Immediate Draft and War Power
Capper warned against rushing to conscription while arguing the United States should defend ideas and the Western Hemisphere. He said evidence from army officers did not require immediate drafting and that a large army could lure the nation into war without a formal declaration.
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Capper
Senate
Mihara Volcano Erupts After 17 years Inactivity
Mount Mihara on the island of Oshima erupted spectacularly sending huge flames and smoke from its crater for over three hours near Tokyo. No casualties or major damage were reported though thousands gathered to witness the event. The crater had drawn sightseers and suicide attempts in 1988 prompted barriers and police patrols.
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Tokyo
Mihara
Japan
Bay
Domei
Oshima
Mrs J S Daniels Hurt In Clay Center Crash
Mrs J S Daniels lies in a Clay Center hospital with a fractured skull and fractured vertebrae after a west of city accident Saturday afternoon. Mr Daniels has a dislocated shoulder and was dismissed. Mrs Gail Peterson and Miss Martha Peterson of Concordia escaped with bruises. The car overturned after hitting a mailbox on a cement pole while avoiding a car entering a melon patch. Daniels expected home Tuesday.
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J. S. Danielas
Clay Center
Kan
Daniels
Gail Peterson
Martha Peterson
Concordia
Pastor Reappointed At Lawrence Free Methodist Church
The Rev. Joseph H. Reid is reappointed as pastor of the Lawrence Free Methodist Church for a second year. He previously came from Minneapolis Kansas and the appointment was announced by F L Baker president of the Kansas Conference after the session in Manhattan yesterday.
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Joseph H. Reid
Free Methodist
Lawrence
Coffeyville Aide Plans Willkie Campaign Opening
A Coffeyville committee and Republican Wilkie representative Ratner map a Kansas campaign kickoff between September 9 and 17. Gov Stassen of Minnesota, Willkie advisor, confirms a large test meeting. Coffeyville leaders White Knapp Powell pledge state cooperation.
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Coffe
Wilks
Kansas
Sepker
Govid Stassen
Minnesota
Willkie
Ratner
Stassen
Coffeyville
R. E. White
Danl Knapp
Hugh Powell
Walter Fees
Harry Darby
Kansas City
Rights to practice medicine restricted to French born
In France and its colonies the right to practice medicine dentistry or pharmacy is denied to those not born of French fathers, under a law published in the Official Journal. A 13 year old unidentified youth was briefly bruised after a bicycle collision with a car at Eighth and Massachusetts. driver Oscar Miles reported the incident and took the youth home. The bicycle front was smashed.
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Eighth and
Massachusetts
Oscar Miles
Delaware Street
Miles
Tennessee Street
Card of Thanks from Laughlin Family
We thank neighbors and friends for beautiful flowers and expressions of sympathy during the illness and death of wife and mother A C Laughlin and families.
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A. C. Laughlin
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H. L.snyder
Will.k. Howell
Varie
Goering
Tilbury Docks
Thames Estuary
Willkie Tours Farm
Fisherman
U.S
Col
Frank Knox
INA
Indish Village Junction
Wendell
Paar
Carl Friend
Riley County
Randolph
Farmer’s Union
Richard Petrie
Chester
Midland
Albert Johnson
Cisebagai Secis
Mt. Mihara
J. S. Daniels
Schulz
Allison-Armstron
South Park
Odd Fellows Lodge
Spon Sora
Lawrence Business College
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