Knox Says Nazis Scan Weather Map
Washington January 31 The administration's British aid bill moves to the house floor for a debated start Monday while Secretary Knox warns Nazis await favorable weather for an invasion of England. He cites a possible grave British crisis within 60 to 90 days and notes Germany may rely on gas.
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Washington
Knox
England
House Rules Committee
Britain
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
London
U S Army Officer Injured in London Air Raid
Major Robert Williams United States air observer was seriously wounded by a German high explosive bomb during a London air raid. He was hospitalized with potential loss of sight in one eye. Williams 39 native of Albany Texas and a 1923 Texas A and M graduate who served at Langley Field Va.
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London
Robert Williams
United States
Williams
Washington
Robert B. Williams
Army Air
England
Langley Field
Albany
Tex
Air Corps
Texas A, & M College
Patterson Examines Labor Clause in Army Contracts
Undersecretary Robert P. Patterson told the House Military Committee that the War Department may require labor law compliance in all army contracts but is not yet ready to push coercive measures to curb labor disputes on defense projects. He cited the Ford Motor Company contract dispute and noted Sidney Hillman influenced the clause in the contract prospectus.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
House Military Committee
Ford Motor Company
Patterson
Thomas
R-Nj
Ford
Sidney Hillman
Office For Production Management
Ford Company
De Gaulle calls French army to rejoin fight in Libya
General Charles de Gaulle urged the French army in North Africa under General Weygand to reenter the war and aid in completing the conquest of Italian Libya. In a BBC broadcast he warned the Mediterranean battle will widen and that France’s fate is tied to its outcome.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
North
Africa
Maxine Weygand
Italian
Libya
BBC
de Gaulle
Mediterranean
France
Civilian losses expected in air war says Milch
Berlin reports Field Marshal Erhard Milch, inspector general of the German air force, told listeners that civilian injuries are an unavoidable part of modern air warfare. He warned losses would occur fighting Britain, praising British fliers as among the world’s best alongside Germans. Churchill cheers for FDR at Portsmouth visit
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Berlin
Erhard Milch
Britain
Average of 60 stocks shows slight drop
The average of 60 stocks fell from 42.8 to 42.1 yesterday, signaling a minor market retreat. Investors watched broad declines across sectors as traders assessed quarterly results and economic signals.
Senate votes out recovery clause in Kansas welfare act
Topeka Jan 31 The Kansas Senate passed by 27 to 8 a bill by Sen. William J Wertz repealing the recovery clause in the state social welfare act. The measure seeks to block action against estates of old age assistance recipients to recover relief funds. The repeal faced debate and anger from opponents who warned it would remove taxpayer protection and aid to children supporting elderly parents. The bill now goes to the House as lawmakers debate four year terms and other constitutional changes.
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Topeka
William J. Wertz
Wichita
State Social Welfare
Payne Ratner
Senate
House
Wertz
Ratner
Harold Malone
R.sedgewick
J. A. Holmstrom
R.riley
Kansas
Coleman
Gloomy Weather to Break as February Begins
Topeka reports January ends with damp spell and light rain. Weather forecaster S D Flora predicts a turn to generally fair skies and little temperature change for February start. Northern areas may see sun while southern and eastern sections keep clouds.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Lebo
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Geneseo
Dodge City
Wichita
British Report Successes in the African Fronts
Cairo reports confirm British operations advancing on the Libyan front with Derna cleared and Bengasi eyed. RAF activity targets Barce and air field hangars while Italian planes are shot down. In East Africa, dive bombing targets Italian positions in Moyale and posts along the Kenya border.
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Cairo
Egypt
General Headquarters
the Nile
Derna
Bengasi
RAF
Barce
East Africa
Moyale
Kenya
Ethiopia
Communiacue
Anti Aircraft Guns Fire As Willkie Watches Dover Defenses
In Dover England January 31 Wendel Willkie observes anti aircraft guns in action against a Dornier flying pencil over the coast. He views rounds fired from a harbor end position and inspects a German rescue float before returning to London.
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Willkie
Dover
England
Hell’s Corner
Wendel L. Willkie
Wilkie
Winston Churchill
London
Wet January Sets 34 Year Rain Record in Lawrence
January brought 4.01 inches of moisture with 8.80 inches of snow, the wettest month in 34 years. Rain fell on 13 days, snowfall averaged 3.72 inches above normal, and mean temperature reached 31.93 degrees. Posey notes surplus, record highs and a rare January thunderstorm with 61 degree high and 6 degree low.
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C. J. Posey
Lawrence
Posey
Three Die in London Air Raid Blitz
London reports three killed and at least four wounded in a midday air raid after two earlier alarms. Hospitals and shops were hit as attackers dropped explosives and incendiaries, fired at barrage balloons, and targeted street areas near water tanks and square locations.
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London
Dover
T B Clinic at Hospital Monday
A tuberculosis clinic will be held at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Monday conducted by Dr. C F Taylor of Norton. Patients should call the city health department at 462 to make appointments and use the hospital's west entrance. The event is sponsored by the Tuberculosis and Health Association of Douglas County and funded by Christmas seals.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Joe Louis Burman weigh in for 15 round title bout
In New York on January 31 the official weigh in for the Joe Louis versus Clarence Burman fight shows Louis at 202 pounds and Burman at 188 pounds. The bout is set for tonight with a new term opening February 3 at Lawrence Business College.
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Burman
Lewis
New York
Joe Louis
Clarence
Wet weather disrupts U P maintenance crews in Kansas stretch
Prolonged rain slows track work on the Union Pacific line between Lawrence and Topeka. More than 300 workers and multiple extra gangs are deployed to shore up the 70 mile double track as ballast shortages and long shifts strain operations. The Santa Fe line reports few issues.
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Union
Pacific Railroad
Lawrence
Topeka
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Denver
West Coast
Santa Fe
Greeks push north of Klisura seize Italian dead and prisoners
Greek forces reported heaps of Italian dead and many wounded at abandoned Fascist positions north of Klisura. A Greek spokesman said four Italian counter-attacks were repulsed with 200 Italian prisoners in two days. Albanian front reports claim Italian offensives were halted to reorganize after heavy losses. Several Italian officers were captured among other war materiel taken.
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Athens
Klisura
Italy
Senator Miller Named Judge Despite Rules Breakthrough
The senate quickly confirmed Senator John E. Miller of Arkansas as a federal district judge in western Arkansas. The president nominated Roberto H. Todd Jr. for associate justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court and sent up promotions of four brigadier generals to major general and 18 colonels to brigadier general.
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Washington
Senate
John E. Miller
D-Ark
Arkansas
Supreme Court of
Puerto Rico
Roosevelt
Roberto, H. Todd, Jr
Ford would build defense materials at cost
Henry Ford said he would produce war defense materials at cost if other manufacturers join. He commented on reports Ford was refused an army truck contract due to labor clause objections. Harry H. Bennett quoted Ford urging bidding without profit and government cooperation.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Georgia
Ford
Ford Company
Harry H. Bennett
German Freighter Portland Leaves Chilean Waters
The 7,182 ton German freighter Portland laden with 10,000 tons of oil cereals and minerals sailed today from Talcahuano Chile for an unannounced destination. Maritime circles believe the ship may head for Japan to evade the British blockade.
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Talcahuano
Chile
Portland
Japan
Lawrence High School Grad Flies for British ATA
Lawrence flier George T. Harris served five months with the British Air Transport Auxiliary ferrying planes for the RAF. He logged 100 hours flying across England Scotland Wales and the North Sea as a First Officer. Harris recounted near misses with a Heinkel and a Messerschmitt 110, bomb explosions in London and Scotland, and praised the Hurricane’s handling amid the air war. He expects a 30 day leave with his wife and parents before returning to service.
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George T. Harris
Lawrence
British
Air Transport Auxiliary
Harris
George W. Harris
Connecticut Street
Britain
ATA
Imperial Airways
RAF
England
Scotland
Wales
North Sea
Shetland Islands
Bristol
London
Guild Hall
Messerschmitt 110
Messerschmitt
United States
Kansas High School Debaters Gather for KU Tournament
Six area high schools compete in a Class A district debate at the University of Kansas Fraser Hall. A double round robin pits each school against all others on both sides of the question. Judges are KU faculty and advanced students as 40 to 50 debaters and coaches attend.
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University of Kansas
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Fraser Hall
Shawnee Mission
Topeka
Capital Catholic
Atchison, Wyandotte
Kansas City
Lawrence
Roosevelt cites Dodd claim on Wheeler predicting Nazi Europe collapse
President Roosevelt said William Dodd told him in 1934 or 1935 that Senator Wheeler warned Nazi domination of Europe was inevitable. He added Dodd spoke of Wheeler at a Tugwell dinner and mentioned U S safety tied to taking Canada, Mexico and five Central American republics.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William Dodd
Germany
Wheeler
D.mont
Europe
Dodd
Rexford G. Tugwell
United States
Canada
Mexico
Central American
German Opposition May Cause Flandin to Resign
Vichy France January 31. Informed sources report a strong chance Pierre-Etienne Flandin will resign as foreign minister as German occupied Paris papers attack the Vichy government. Berlin officials reportedly blame Flandin for ousting Pierre Laval and say Laval must return to restore German-French collaboration, with policy deemed too Anglophile for renewed cooperation.
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Vichy
France
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Paris
Flandin
Pierre Laval
Laval
Britain
Beach Aircraft wins Wichita plant contract for planes
The army awarded Beach Aircraft Corporation of Wichita Kansas an 1 191 629 contract for airplanes and spare parts. Louis Burman fight 9 p m Adam Hats Fischer's Adv.
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Wichita
Washington
Army
Beach Aircraft Corporation
Kan
Louis-Burman
Adam
Hats
Fischer’s
Adv
Increasing Strain on Japan May Postpone a New Order
Washington reports that war and trade disruption threaten Japan’s economy and its goal of a new order in the Far East. Diplomatic sources say drastic measures may be needed, as Japan’s exports fall to gold-paying countries and oil and raw materials become scarce, influencing policy toward Southeast Asia.
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Japan
East
Washington
Far East
Indo- China
Netherlands East Indies
East Asia
South Sea
Army mothers wake to field cannon and bands at camp
Camp Robinson Arkansas reports 6 am wake up by a three inch field cannon. Brass bands from the 134th Nebraska regiment and the 137th Regiment add to the morning bustle as soldiers rise, with Retreat and The Star Spangled Banner signaling end of day. Lt Clyde Babb returns from hospital, others fill roles as company M leaders rotate duties. Local officers and players from Athens of Kansas report well despite flu and colds.
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Ken Postlethwaite
Robinson
Ark
Nebraska
134Th
137Th
Clyde Babb
M Company
Baptist State Hospital
Little Rock
Sam Seetin
Sam
Cook
Oscar Mall
M’s
Lawrence
Athens
Kansas
Charles Crowder
Spike
127Th Field Artillery
Elliott Moseley
Professor Moseley
Corp
Burke Lienard
Lawrence Boggs
John Mettner
Jack Houk
Art Anderson
Mott
Leasure
Weather forecast for Kansas mixed with rally notes
Mostly cloudy conditions in Kansas with a fair northwest tonight. Saturday should be generally fair with little temperature change and lighter winds throughout the state.
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Kansas
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