Roosevelt deflects questions on plant seizure provision
Hyde Park, Aug 30 U P A President Roosevelt refused to state his position on a provision in the conscription bill allowing government seizure of private plants if defense needs sacred. He declined to discuss the issue at a press conference and urged reporters not to draw him into political debate.
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Senate
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy
Overton
D- la
Russell
Dga
Roosevelt
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Des Moines
J. Roosevelt
Hitler
Harry L. Hopkins
Lawrence W. Robert
Democratic National Committee
Atlanta
Bridges
R.i.h
Washington
Robert
Dog Survives Eight Weeks in Cellar Without Food
Janie the two year old mongrel was found after eight weeks in a cellar with no food. She walked three blocks home and received a special diet of oatmeal milk and later raw hamburger. The dog’s rescue followed repairs to the cellar once owned by Jim Williams. A church program announcement followed about a women’s day event at St James AME Church.
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Janie
Arvon Gale Gerstenther
Eudora
Gerstenberger
Benny
Previou
Jim Williams
Newfoundland Defenses Visit by Joint Defense Board Members
A party from the Canada United States permanent joint defense board, traveling in a Royal Canadian Air Force member, visited the Newfoundland airport on August 30. They inspected equipment and fighting forces, then flew to survey the coastline before returning to Halifax.
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Newfoundland
Canada-United States
Permanent Joint Defense Board
Royal Canadian Airforce
Halifax
Sport Shop Feature at Palace Store Reveals Remodeling
The Palace clothing store unveils a Sport Shop feature in the rear of the building formerly the junior department. C. D. Maier, manager, says remodeling is complete with new sports wear cases, streamlined arch, and expanded shoe department moved to the store’s center. Modern chromium furniture with red leather upholstery is expected, and front display windows received new backgrounds and decorative trim.
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Palace
C. D. Maier
Altho
Maier
Davis to Coordinate U S Flight Instruction in Washington
Lt. William B. Davis, son of Dr. Robert M. Davis of the K U school of law, will supervise flight instruction in colleges and private schools nationwide from Washington D C. He has been directing refresher instructor schools in region five and previously taught advanced training at Pensacola. He will relocate with his wife Mrs. Davis and their family.
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United States
William B. Davis
Robert McNair Davis
K. U. School of Law
Washington, D.C
Lawrence
Davis
Kansas City
CAA
Denver
Washington
Pensacola
Young Missionaries Reported Killed by Italian Bombers
Spokane witnesses report American missionaries Dr Robert Grieve age 28 and his wife Claire age 27 killed by Italian bombers in the Sudan. They left Spokane July 1939 after his internship at Deaconess hospital. They met at Whitworth College and studied tropical diseases in London.
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Spokane
Wash
Robert Grieve
Sudan
Grieve
Deaconness Hospital
Claire
Whitworth College
Toronto
London
Upper
Nile River
M B. Grieve
W. E. Grieve
M. Irene Grieve
First British Birth in an Anderson Shelter
Mrs Anne Plume, age 34, claimed to be the first British mother to give birth in an Anderson air raid shelter during a German raid. Her seven pound boy was named after Sir John Anderson, minister of home security, as bombs fell nearby.
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London
Anne Plume
John Anderson
Home Security
Largest Brush Arbor Meeting Draws Historic Attendance
The Church of God at the corner of Johnson and Barker reports record summer turnout for nightly Bible sermons by Rev. Robert Loudermilk. With a goal of 1,000, crowds near half that mark, meetings run 7:45 nightly through September 8, shifting from church to arbor due to weather.
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Church of God
Brush Arbor
Johnson and Barker
Robert Loudermilk
House Rules Debate Echoes Leftward Shift in Defense Bill
Washington Aug 30 Rep Cox contends Burke Wadsworth training bill moves government left by enabling plant takeovers for defense. House rules panel weighs debate on peacetime draft 21 to 44. Senate and House differ on age 21 to 30 vs 44, with leaders predicting strong passage. A defense appropriation of 5.13 billion funds 200 warships and 14 000 aircraft, delayed by conference.
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Washington
Cox
D-Ga
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Rayburn
Senate House Conference Committee
Jordan family to move to Washington for Rural Electrification post
W Fred Jordan formerly with Kansas Electric Power and wife Mrs Jordan plan to relocate to Washington DC. Mr Jordan will oversee Rural Electrification Work in the northwest states west of the Mississippi and north of the Oklahoma line. They leave today and will reside at 3216 Fifth Street South Arlington Virginia. Their daughter Muriel will be a senior at Western High Georgetown. Their former home at 2208 Vermont Street has been sold to Warren Zimmer.
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W. Fred Jordan
Kansas Electric Power Company
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Jordans
Fifth Street South
Arlington
Muriel
Western High School
Georgetown
Deaths and Funerals LeRoy Henderson and Mrs Harris
LeRoy Henderson a former Lawrence resident who died in Spokane last night. funeral services are set for tomorrow. Mrs. Josephine Bell Harris age 87 died at her Linwood residence Thursday evening. survivors include two sons and two daughters. Funeral services 2:30 Sunday at the Linwood home with Rev. W. C. Watson officiating. Burial in Mt Sidney cemetery Linwood.
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LeRoy Henderson
H. W. Henderson
Lawrence
Spokane
Wash
Acacia Lodge No. 9
Josephine Bell Harris
Linwood
A. D. Harris
Sparta
Ill
L. J. Harris
Denver
Colo
Iva Brown
Eva Sheets
Topeka
W. C. Watson
Eupdora
Mt. Sidney
Chill Weather Spurs Retail Trade Upturn Across United States
Chill weather boosted retail trade in many communities this week, Dun and Bradstreet reported. For the second week in a row, year over year comparisons showed a widening gain, with total volume estimated 7 to 13 percent above 1939 levels. Read the Journal-World classified page for bargains.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Mercantile Agency
British ship torpedoed near Azores sinks in Atlantic
The British steamer Irvington Court of 5 187 tons was torpedoed and sunk by an unidentified submarine about 150 miles off Santa Maria Azores. The crew of 39 escaped in lifeboats, one reaching Punta Delgada and the other Santa Maria today. One man was slightly injured.
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Punta Delgada
Azores
Irvington Court
Santa Maria
Furious air battles over London amid large German raid
Reports from London describe multiple raid waves against southeastern England with 19 German planes shot down and six German aircraft lost. British losses included six of their own planes, plus civilian casualties and structural damage in Manchester and surrounding towns as night and day raids continued across the region.
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London
Berlin
England
Air and Home Security
Kent
Surrey
Ile
Manchester
Midlands
Wales
Air Ministry
Ministry of Information
Deep Shelter
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Mersey
Britain
Atlantic
Henry James
Ryé
Anl
Dodgers top Reds 6 to 2 as Camilli and Reiser pace win
Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6 to 2. Dolph Camilli and Pete Reiser homered, Luke Hamlin earned his eighth victory with ten scattered hits allowed. Reds committed three errors behind Junior Thompson.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Dolph Camilli
Pete Reiser
Luke Hamlin
Reds
Junior Thompson
Brooklyn
Hamlin
Franks
Thompson
Beggs
Lombardi
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Liberty Memorial High School grid drill opens
Fifteen boys including lettermen and senior candidates checked out equipment at Liberty Memorial High School this morning ahead of practice starting Monday at 9 o'clock. Juniors and sophomores plus remaining lettermen check out tomorrow at 9:30. Morning and 3 pm practices run all next week. after school starts on September 9, afternoon sessions continue.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Pat Green
Cecil Green
Kenneth Sperry
Edward Dodson
Curtis Hinshaw
William Doane
Paul Robinson
Junius Penny
Howard Schneider
Bruce McClure
Loren Thompson
Lyle Hegeman
Gordon Stucker
Frank Stannard
Delmar Leffman
Russian Military Maneuvers Reported In Moscow
The Red Fleet announced navy maneuvers with submarine flotillas scouting for mock battles while the Red Army conducted unspecified western maneuvers. Some diplomats say Romanian border incidents caused nervousness but not a grave threat, noting four Romanian deaths in Bucovina.
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Moscow
Red Fleet
Red Army
Russia
Bucovina
War Department Plans Aircraft Parts Orders for 1941 42
Washington August 30 The War Department reached agreements with Wright Aeronautical for 20000 airplane engines and Curtiss Wright for 14000 propellers to meet Army and Navy needs in the 1941 42 fiscal years. Navy plans with United Aircraft for 17000 Pratt and Whitney motors are noted. these are the largest orders yet in the preparedness drive.
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Washington
War Department
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Curtiss Wright Corporation
Army
Navy
Navy Department
United Aircraft Corporation
Pratt and Whitney Motors
Bandits Grab Cash At Crescent Wire Plant Heist
Three bandits robbed the Crescent Insulated Wire and Cable plant in Trenton New Jersey seizing about 25000 dollars from the cash room. They bound and threatened Miss Viola Elmer a telephone operator and fled in a stolen getaway car later found abandoned nearby.
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Trenton
N.J
Crescent
Trenton Detective Bureau
Viola Elmer
Charles Pearce
Not Grounds For Divorce In San Francisco Case
Superior Judge Sylvain J. Lazarus granted Lucille Boell an interlocutory decree for desertion. Julius Boell, a bartender, left home and sued after his wife’s weight rose from 140 to 256 pounds in 14 years. The court noted Boell’s cooking contributed to obesity. Also, a Gospel song recital by Mrs. Cloteal Hawkins is announced for September 6 at St James AME church in Kansas City.
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San Francisco
Sylvain J. Lazarus
Julius Boell
Lucille Boell
Boell
Cloteal Hawkins
Will Benee
St.James A.M.E
Ith
Maple
Tabernacle 'Bantiat Church
Kansas City
Kan
L. I. Coby
Hawkins
Viola Dennis
G. R. Woods
Resignation Demands Stir Labor and Deportation Call
In Ankeles on August 30 the local Foreign Wars camp adopted resolutions demanding Secretary of Labor Perkins resign and the deportation of Harry Bridges, prominent west coast union leader, amid unsettled national labor tensions.
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Ankeles
Perkins
Harry Bridges
West Coast Maritime ‘Union
Army Bomber Crashes Near Kalama Washington
An army bomber carrying eight men crashed in wooded country east of Kalama Washington today. The twin engined Douglas plane from the 73rd bombing squad was reported overdue by McChord field. Seven of the eight fliers baled out and were found safe in the dense woods of the Columbia River country.
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Kalama
Wash
Here
McChordfield
Columbian River
Attendance, sermons, and society events in Lone Star week
Sunday school attendance reached eighty three as Rev. L H Griffith delivered a morning sermon and Kansas highway patrol speaker Mr Richards discussed safety with slides. Lone Star Missionary Society hosted Washington Creek Missionary Society. Dorothy Gorbutt and Viola Corners join visitors from Ann Arbor and Lincoln for a social afternoon.
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L. H. Griffith
Richardson
Kansas Highway Patrol
Lone Star Missionary Society
Washington Creek Missionary Society
J. D. Flory
Frank Griffith
Kansas City
Ralph Weybright
Donald Anderson
Charles Lamb
K. C. Blues
Indianapolis Indians
Ruppert Stadium
Fred Scott
Richland
J. R. Johnson
Dorothy Gorbutt
Viola
Corners
Ann Arbor
Mich
Joleen Gles
Lincoln
Neb
J. W. Gorbutt
Chris Mucky
Lila Belle
Nina Mae
Mr. Mucky
Fred Mucky
Victor Schott
Delia Whitman
Olin Harrel
Ray Harrell
Clinton
Aileen Anderson
Jane Ewing
C.P.A
Bertha
Bernice Goff
Eldon Ulrich
Billy
Topeka
Frank
Flory
Ivan
Erma
Austin Flory
Vena
McPherson
Wilfred Koffman
J. R.johnson
Lucy Frantz
D. L. Burton
Burton
Charles Mowder
Lilte Ikenberry
Ikenberry
Ottawa
Kah
Clinton Belvoir School Reopens After Weekend Work
Clinton and Belvoir schools will open Monday September 2 as buildings and grounds are being put in order. Choir practice and Loyal class meeting were held Friday evening at the church. Mrs Emma Cumming reseated the Tucker home and the Farm Bureau meeting was postponed due to rain. Betty Harrell visits relatives in Wichita.
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Clinton
Belvoir
Emma Cumming
Harry Tucker
Farm Bureau
Jon Clough
Betty Harrell
Wichita
Grain and Livestock Markets Tumble As Trading Wraps Up
Wheat prices rise to two week highs in Chicago led by securities strength and mill buying as shorts covered. Wheat for September 73 87 315, December 75 43. Corn and oats up modestly. Open interest 73 631 000 bushels in wheat, 22 878 000 in corn. In Kansas City hogs steady to firm with top 7.10, cattle slow to steady, grass stockers steady to firm, sheep weak. Close Kansas City livestock unchanged.
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Chicago
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Colorado
Texas
Estimated cattle receipts and Kansas City grain prices
Official estimates list tomorrow's cattle receipts at 1 000 with calves and hogs zero. Kansas City cash grain quotes show wheat around 71% to 75% mixed, corn mostly 64% to 65% with various No 2 and No 3 grades, oats and other grains changing modestly, with round close figures for Sept Dec and May contracts. Chicago market reports record wheat 63% to 77% and soybeans with Oct at 73% and Dec 24, May mixed. lard and bellies trading in late summer ranges.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Chicago Potato Market Update Aug 30 Prices Mixed
Potatoes arrivals 56 on track 153 and total U S shipments 251. Idaho Russel Burbanks U S No 1 priced at 1 55 to 1 60. Bliss Triumphs led by U S No 1 at 1 40 to 1 65 across several states. Cobblers appear in Indiana and Minnesota with prices around 1 15 to 1 35. Nebraska and North Dakota show mixed figures for washed and unwashed stock.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
Idaho Russel Burbanks
U. S
Idaho Bliss
Colorado Bliss
Indiana Bliss
Indiana Cobblers
Kansan City Produce Prices Reported For Aug 30
AP notices auction style price quotes for eggs butter poultry and ducks in Kansas City with figures including eggs at 17 and 16, butter creamery 2744 with butterfat 22 24, hens 9 15, broilers 14 4 11, springs 14 16, roosters 64 10, turkeys LE 14.
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Kansan City
Kansas City
Springs
Market Prices for Grain Poultry Hogs and Feeds Today
Local market list shows grain wheat at 61 and yellow corn at 62 with poultry prices for hens under 4 pounds at 9 and over 4 pounds at 12. Springers and broilers trade at 12 to 14, roosters at 4 to 5, hogs at 6.95, with no 125 or 223 Erxs straight runs noted.
Wall Street Feels Rally As Market Wavers On Holiday Eve
The stock market opened mildly higher then slowed as prices wavered. Rails and steels led gains while motors rallied. volume reached about 550000 shares. Prominent issues including Great Northern Southern Railway New York Central Southern Pacific and U S Steel advanced with bonds up, amid cotton goods demand and textile rate hardening.
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Wall Street
New York
Manny
Orth Street
Great Northern
Southern Railway
New York Central
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
General Motors
Share
Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
United Aircraft
Douglas Aircraft
Glenn Martin
Bullard
International Paper Preferred
American Telephone
Westinghouse
du Pont
American Smelting
Rolls
Eee
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O. L
King
C. Ww. Reed
St. Luke AM. E
M. Mathis
D.D
W. Sims
Christianh
Cloteat ‘Han
Mickey) Ryther
Brookine
Bureau of Printing
University of Kansas
John J. Kistler
Palace Clothing Store
W. B. Davis
Georgia
Washington, D. C
Journal-World
Boston
Red Sox
Ostermueller
Heving
N. J
Clinton-Belvoir
Zetimated
I Vesteche Recel
Treasury
al Chem & Dye
Chane
Am Smelt &Rie
Am Tel & Tel
Bae
Atcht& SF
Beth Steel
Cerro de Pasco
Chrysler Corpa
Coml Solo
Consolidated Oil
General Electric
C.F
South Park
Kennecott
Nat Dairy
North Am Co
Penney
Phillips Pet
Sears, Roebuck
Standard Oil
Union, Pacific
Alleson- Armstrong
Muu EL
J. F. Baker
Fred A. Bremer
Farmers Automobile Teer- Insurance
Douglas County Building& Loan Association
Massachusetts St
John C. Emick
Lawrence Business College
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