Dies questions witnesses on subversive influences in Midwest
Kansas City Aug 24 Amid secret hearings Rep Martin Dies chairman of the House committee investigating un American ism says 40 Communist party membership cards in Kansas and Missouri hold key national defense positions He warns that toleration of Nazi Fascist and Communist ideologies could destroy democracy and notes organized labor roles while asking who has more at stake than laboring man in the United States
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Martin
D-Tex
House
Communist Party
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Missouri
New York
America
Germany
Italy
Russia
Dies
United States
Ogies
Army chief invites Latin American military leaders for US visits
General George C. Marshall announced two groups of army chiefs and one officer from each republic of South and Central America will visit the United States to learn about American military establishments. Invites cover Bolivia, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Panama, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Venezuela, Mexico, Brazil and Cuba. The tours run October 1 to 16 and October 16 to 30, with stops at infantry school, Fort Benning, San Antonio Air and Ground posts, Fort Sill, Fort Knox and West Point, ending back in Washington.
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George C. "Marshall
Republic of South and Central America
United States
War Department
Bolivia
Argentina
Peru
Uruguay
Panama
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Colombia
Ecuador
Chile
Haiti
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Venezuela
Mexico
Brazil
Cuba
Department
Washington, D.C
I Infantry School
Fort Benning
Barksdale
Air Corps
San Antonio
Tex
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
Fort Knox
Military Academy
West Point
Downdraft Blamed For Army Bomber Crash
In Denver on August 24 authorities traced the B 18A Douglas bomber crash to a terrific downdraft during an electrical storm. Eight or nine theories were reviewed as eight unexploded bombs were found, and coroner Hatfield supported the downdraft explanation over lightning or weapon explosion. Major Dawson from Lowry field noted electrical wiring ruled out lightning.
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Denver
Leo H. Dawson
Lowry Field
Jay M. Hatfield
Historic Baptist Principles to be Discussed at First Baptist
Rev. Charles W. Thomas will preach on Historic Baptist Principles at the First Baptist Church tomorrow at 9 30 a m with guest baritone Edward J Garich singing Like as Heart Desireth and Mrs Paul C Rankin playing Adagio On Wings of Song and Marche The church school follows at 10 30 a m and all are invited to attend
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First Baptist Church
Charles W. Thomas
Thomas
Edward J
Garich
Allitsen
Paul C. Rankin
Johnston
Marriage Licenses Issued For Lawrence Couples
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday afternoon to Howard Rothwell and Helen Sample, Roy R. Matherly and Ethel Bell, Lyle O Amberg and Velma W Boyd, Hor ton Howard and Beulah S Anderson, and Don C DeMoss and Beulah Anderson, all of Topeka or Lawrence. Lawrence Business College training opens the way to a better job. If you are interested in your future write or call at the school for full information.
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Howard “Rothwell
Helen Sample
Roy R. Matherly
Ethel Bell
Lawrence
Lyle
Amberg
Howard
Velma W. Boyd
Hor‘ton
Don C. DeMoss
Beulah S Anderson
Topeka
Lawrence Business College
Support for Willkie Promises Anonymity in Alabama
In Montgomery Alabama supporters of Wendell Willkie promise confidentiality amid threats to business. Fred H White head of the Willkie Democratic club says Democrats pledging support will have their names kept secret to avoid retaliation.
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Als
Wendell Willkie
Democratic
Fred H. White
Willkie Democratic Club
Willkie
Fishing Is Good Now at Lone Star Lake
Weather reports show less rainfall at Lone Star Lake than in Lawrence with clear water and dry roads. Fishermen at the lake say catches have been large this week with bass crappie channel cat and bullheads common. photographs display eight to ten inch strings. Work crews finish graveling roads and complete a 400 foot floating dock improving access for boats and passengers.
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Lone Star Lake
Lawrence
Court House
Porter Named District Head for Oil-O-Matic
George Porter formerly of Fort Worth is transferred to Lawrence as district manager for Oil-O-Matic Heating. He will oversee sales across ten states after combining two districts. C A Jarvis moves from Lawrence to Lansing Michigan. Porter will office with L T Harris at 802 Massachusetts Street and reside at 2101 Rhode Island Street.
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George Porter
Fort Worth
Lawrence
Rhode Island Street
Converted Rabbi to Talk at Free Methodist Church
Dr. Nathan Cohen Beskin, described as a converted Jewish Rabbi and world traveler, will speak at the Free Methodist church at Twelfth and Connecticut for the next two weeks. He was educated in Russia and Germany, knew Stalin and Trotsky, arrived in the U.S. about 35 years ago, and became a Christian. He cites deep knowledge of scripture, Europe and Asia, and warned two years before the current war that it would not begin before September 1939.
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Germany
Stalin
Trotsky
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Europe
Asia
Actress Edna Waldron Dies From Burns Saving Child
Hollywood mourns Edna Waldron 26 who died after flames from a cleaning fluid ignited her clothing while she tried to save Catherine Bowman 3. Waldron prevented the blaze on the girl but sustained fatal burns, dying the next day after extinguishing the fire. Waldron was a Kansas City native and Hal Roach contract winner.
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Hollywood
Edna Waldron
Burns
Catherine Bowman
Miss Waldron
Kansas City
Westport High School
Hal Roach
Bowman
German Records Sought By Dies Committee Subpoena
New York August 24 The German tourist information office was ordered to produce all records before the Dies congressional committee next week. The subpoena was served on Ernest Schmitz general manager by Stephen Birmingham chief investigator as the panel investigates subversive propaganda activities led by Chairman Dies.
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New York
Dies Congressional Committee
Ernest Schmitz
Stephen Birmingham
Dies
D-Tex
Mrs. Mary Deming Bitting Dies at 84 in Wichita
Mrs. Mary Deming Bitting, 84, widow of C W Bitting a Wichita businessman and capitalist, died today in Wichita. She had lived the last four years with daughter Mrs Charles Foote. Another daughter Mrs T M Thomas survives.
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Mary Deming Bitting
Wichita
Kan
C. W. Bitting
Charles Foote
T. M. Thomas
German air raids target southern England and channel ports
Berlin reports waves of German bombers hit military objectives across Kent and southeast England while British ports and airfields face night raids. High command notes heavy opposition with several aircraft downed. UK shipping faces near total blockade and significant merchant losses amid ongoing aerial war.
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High Command
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Germany
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Nésvs
La Guardia Named Chairman of US Canada Defense Board
The six United States members of the permanent joint American Canadian defense board chose Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of New York as its chairman after talks with President Roosevelt. He said the group would travel to Ottawa for their first meeting with Canadian colleagues on Monday.
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United States
Fiorello H. la Guardia
New York
Roosevelt
la Guardia
Ottawa
White House
Willkie Students Club Formed in Coffeyville
A Coffeyville High School group named Willkie Students Club formed last night with Mrs. Lloyd Banta as president. Alumni care about reuniting for September 15, regardless of Willkie support, timed to the Republican nominee’s campaign kickoff speech the day before in Coffeyville.
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Kan
UPI
Willkie
Coffeyville High School
Lloyd Banta
England pounded by air attackers
Report describes heavy German bombing raids along the southeast coast and Dover area with German Dornier bombers and Messerschmitt fighters engaging British forces. Ramsgate and London fear further strikes as coastal gunfire and air defenses clash, while parachute hoax reports circulate.
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Britain
French
Dover
Welsh Farmer Acquitted Over Bomb Threat Milk Claim
Charles James of Barry Wales argued German bombs scared cows into producing thin milk and was acquitted of selling milk deficient in butter fat. A commission had checked his claims after his arrest last week.
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Charles James
Barry
Wales
James
Building permits rise in US July values
Secretary Perkins reported July building permits up 20 percent in value from June. Residential valuations grew 25 percent, while expenditures for additions repairs and alterations fell 5 percent from the previous month.
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Washington
Perkins
Bombers Hit English Town in Fourth Raid
Twenty one German bombers attacked a southeast coast town early this morning. Smoke blotted the cliffs as explosions rocked the area and the earth trembled from the blasts.
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English Town
London
Lawrence Business College Training Promises Career Gains
Lawrence Business College offers business training that prepares students for university study and professional success. A small investment here is marketed as yielding good dividends for future earning potential and career advancement.
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Lawrence Business College
Bargain Spotlight on Journal-World Classified Page
Local Journal-World classifieds showcase discounted items across categories. Read for electronics, furniture, clothing, and services with price tags and contact details from area sellers.
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Journal-World
Willkie calls for cabinet post in charge of aeronautics
Wendell L. Willkie urged creation of a cabinet member in charge of aeronautics and, temporarily, a secretary of aeronautics. He said air power is the most important military branch and criticized U S air preparedness while noting WPA employment figures and proposing an investigation into Hatch Act violations. He spoke after a breakfast with Sam Pryor and at the eastern Republican headquarters.
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Wendell L. Willkie
England
Germany
Willkie
WPA
Roosevelt
Samuel F. Pryor, Jr
Towering sunflower tops 14 feet in Lawrence
City councilman Heard in Lawrence A W Berger reports his sunflower reached 14 feet 2 inches recently and has grown since. Ferris Keys of Farmers Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange offers monthly prizes to wives of Kansas district managers meeting a standard. the first husband winner to reach the goal gets a surprise package. Mrs Butcher has already claimed a three package award. Fourteen Garder peaches on a 7 1 2 inch stem are shown in the Journal World window, brought by Mrs Fred Gottstein. Police responded to a burglary alarm at Palace clothing store as contractors redecorated before opening. Ken Postlethwaite and Delbert Richardson of Company M ENGR returned from Minnesota maneuvers. Postlethwaite filed a series of Journal-World articles.
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Rhode Island
Ferris Keys
Farmers’ Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange
State of
Kansas
F. S. Butcher
Journal-World
Fred Gottstein
Ken Postlethwaite
Delbert Richardson
M. E.N.G
Lawrence
Auto
Minnesota
Postlethwaite
Zimmerman Buys C. E. Pontius Property in Kansas City
Richard G. Zimmerman of the Kansas Color Press bought the C. E. Pontius property at 2245 Vermont street. The deal includes East Manor Lots 1 to 8 and 13 to 14. Zimmerman now lives at 607 Louisiana street. Pontius family to move to Towns City, Iowa, in September.
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The
Kansas Color Press
C. E. Pontius
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East Manor
Given Court
Zimmerman
Louisiana Street
Pontius
Towns City
Iowa
Summer session ends as College notes fall opening
The summer session closes Friday and rooms close until fall on September 9. The office remains open for enrollments. Miss Cora Bruner leaves for Randolph Kansas for vacation and will lead the typewriting department next year. Miss Nadine Phillips takes a stenographer job at the Reuter factory. Miss Mildred Craig goes to Washington DC for a civil service post. Freddie Brecheisen receives notice of a civil service position at El Reno Oklahoma. The fall term opens September 9.
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L.B.C
Burlington
Freddie Brecheisen
el Reno
Okla
Tigers Dominate Red Sox in First of Doubleheader
Detroit Tigers pound four Boston pitchers including Ted Williams for 16 hits and a 12 to 1 win in the opener. Rudy York drives in five with a homer and three extra-base hits in Aug 24 major league action.
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M. Brown
Heintzelman
Butccher
Cincinnati
Errickson
Piechota
Berres
Heat slipping in Topeka with chances of showers
Weather forecast from Topeka reports heat returning across Kansas after cool spells. S. D. Flora notes only light, scattered showers expected tonight into Sunday with warmer temps near 90 to 95 in many areas and lows around 60 to 74. Five day outlook shows abnormal readings and rain starting west and central Monday spreading east.
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Sublette
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Dodge City
Wichita
Geneseo
Pape Our Goodland
Dean Crawford Named Leader of the Issue by Acacia
Dean Ivan C. Crawford, dean of the KU engineering and architecture school since 1937, is named Leader of the Issue in The Triad May number. He is noted for engineering achievements and his July 1 appointment as dean of the University of Michigan College of Engineering.
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Ivan C. Crawford
K.U. S
Minor collision at Twenty first and Louisiana streets
A minor accident was reported to Sheriff Charles E. Banning around 12 45 pm. No injuries. Henry Whistler of West Twenty First Street drove a 1934 Plymouth east while C V Bell drove a delivery truck south, and their vehicles collided at the Twenty first and Louisiana intersection.
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Henry Whistler
Twenty First Street
C. V. Bell
Twenty-first
Louisiana Streets
Guardsmen to unload gear at new Armory on return
National Guardsmen coming home from Minnesota will be allowed to unload equipment in the storerooms of the new Armory building but cannot establish permanent headquarters until a city state contract is finalized. The building nears formal acceptance with hinges locks and other small items completed. The armory committee report will be heard by the city council Monday night as Adjutant General McLean says rental contract cannot proceed now.
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National
Minnesota
Armory Committee
M. R. McLean
National Guard
Woodring Buys 120 Acre Tract Adjoining His Property
Former Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring expands Douglas County holdings to 382 acres with the purchase of a 120 acre tract from H. C. Bartlett. Deed registered at the county courthouse follows earlier 262 acre purchase from Walter Barraclough including the old Governor Stanton residence Need extra help at home or in the office. Help Wanted classifieds offer prompt results.
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Harry H. Woodring
Douglas County
H. C. Bartlett
Woodring
Walter Barraclough
Governor Stanton
ENTER COUNTY FAIR LOOMS WITH HUNDREDS OF LIVESTock entries
Nearly 400 entries have been made in the Douglas County fair livestock division set to open August 28 at Big Springs. Entries must be in place by 11 Wednesday morning. Current counts include 50 horses and mules 150 dairy and beef cattle 30 hogs 15 sheep 135 chickens and 65 4 H livestock entries.
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Douglas County 4-H Council
W.I.B.W
Big Springs Christian Endeavor
Deaths and Funerals for David William James
David William James aged 55 of Eudora died this afternoon at Memorial hospital. He is survived by a brother Bruce James an uncle aunt and sister in law. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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David William James
Eudora
Memorial Hospital
Bruce James
Belleview Notes Highlight Family Visits and Local Wedding
Mrs Alma Schmidt and three children from Chase Kansas visited at Arthur Ott's home and with relatives for the C P A picnic. Mrs Claud Landon Jr stays with her parents while her husband trains. Gus Eldvander of Brunswick Missouri visited at Charles Durr's home. Don Fajen returned home to Kansas City after a two week visit with E S Forsythe. Ralph Baker and daughters Darlene and Doris of Clay Center Kansas spent the weekend with Sam Beadleston and Jean. A wedding of interest to local friends occurred.
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Alma Schmidt
Chase
Kan
Arthur Ott
C.P.A
Claud Landon, Jr
Claud Landon
Gus Eldvander
Brunswick
Charles Durr
Don Fajen
Kansas City
E. S. Forsythe
Ralph Baker
Darlene
Doris
Clay Center
Sam Beadleston
Jean
Sunday Dinner Guests Travel From Far Cities
Miss Genevieve Landony Mrs Cla Guay and others hosted Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs James Duncan and son Oliver Holmes and baby in ON Fa Thursday for a short vacation visit relatives Oliver transferred from Syracuse to Kansas City as auditor for the same firm. Mrs Ralph Allsop works in Kansas City on two weeks vacation at home. Mr and Mrs L M Holmes attended the Kindred family reunion at Bonner Springs with 109 relatives present. Harry Kindred Clermont Ohio and Oliver Holmes Syracuse New York attended from the farthest distance. Bill Noel Rosemussen Kansas City and Don Fajen Kansas City stayed with Robert Chronister over last weekend.
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Genevieve Landony
Cla Guay
Buster
Sas City
J.F. Shirck
Gladys
Virginia
Hesper
A W. Warner
High Prairie People Vacation and Visitors Report
Mr and Mrs Herschel Ulrich and Mr and Mrs John Churchbaugh left Sunday for a vacation in the Ozarks and Bagnell dam. Frank Gleason Dorothy and Harold visited relatives in Morganville and Russell Kansas from Thursday to Monday. Harold and Wayne Flory did chores while they were away. Miss Noreen Morgan was an overnight guest of her sister Mrs Paul Ulrich Tuesday evening.
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John Churchbaugh
Ozarks
Bagnell Dam
Frank Gleason
Dorothy
Harold
Morganville
Russell
Kan
Wayne
Flory
Noreen Morgan
Paul Ulrich
Market News Government Bond Closing in Quiet Wall Street Trading
New York stock activity remained in a narrow range, the weakest in 22 years. Traders feared war news over the weekend, many pulled back from speculative bets, and vacation mood slowed boardroom turnover below 100 000 shares with uneven gains and widespread inactivity.
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