Romania Faces Possible Hungarian Invasion Amid Red Army Advance
Reports describe Romania retreating before Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Bucovina as Hungarian mobilization rises. Parachute troops and tanks landed by Russian planes threaten the Danube. Romanian authorities fear broader clashes and suppression of aristocrats and valuables.
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Rumania
Red
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Transylvania
Hungary
Budapest
Foreign Office
Prut
Russia
Germany
Danube
Moscow
Até
Reni
Washington
Bolgrad
Hungarian Troops Mobilize on Romanian Border
Hungary mobilizes a corps on the Romanian frontier with mass reservist calls. Officials claim Romania is near collapse and Hungary may enter Transylvania to protect a large Magyar minority. Civil services shut leaves, leaflets by planes urge Red Cross aid. reports of border clashes and intensified regional tensions.
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Hungary
Rumania
Transylvania
Red Cross
War Ministry
Fekete - Gyarbat
Ant
Budapest
Wheat Pouring Into Rain Surplus In Kansas City Rail Move
New wheat from Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Oklahoma poured into Kansas City over the weekend totaling 1 777 cars or more than 1 750 000 bushels far above expectations. The market opens the new season with large stocks and strong demand as weather aided rapid maturing across the region.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Board of Trade and Inspection Departments
Roosevelt signs troop post construction bills
President Roosevelt signed bills authorizing 18.5 million dollars for construction at 25 military posts and for land acquisition at five more.
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Army Posts
Washington
UPI
Roosevelt
President's Doorkeeper Dies in Washington
Patrick McKenna, doorkeeper to the President, died today in Washington of a kidney ailment. He arrived at the White House 37 years ago on July 1.
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Washington
Patrick McKenna
White House
Nazis Order Redeployment of Diplomatic Missions June 1 1940
Berlin reports the German foreign office told the United States and other embassies to end all diplomatic missions in Norway Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands by July 15. Consulates may stay. France remains excluded. Denmark keeps current status, while Poland must close both missions and consulates.
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United States
Norway
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Foreign Office
U. S
France
Denmark
Poland
Britain Claims Gain in Air War as Invasion Looms
Britain reports successful air combat with Germany claiming five Messerschmitts destroyed and seven probably downed over France while a German bomber was shot down near Britain. Neville Chamberlain said the air force is stronger and ready to resist invasion as he urged unity against the Nazi threat.
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Chamberlain
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AME Uuaete
France
Air Ministry
Germany
British Isles
Neville Chamberlain
English
Council
War Cabinet
Daily Mirror
45 New Warships Ordered Under Defense Speedup Law
The U S Navy ordered 45 more warships totaling about 414 million dollars with armament and subsiding machinery pushing the price beyond half a billion. Ships include 11 cruisers 20 destroyers 13 submarines and one seaplane tender. Total tonnage 193000. Contracts awarded to Electric Boat Bethlehem Steel New York Shipbuilding Bath Iron Works and Federal Shipbuilding. A three year speedup law allows overtime and contracts without bid to save time in a national emergency declared by Roosevelt.
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Navy
Navy Department
Lewis Compton
White House
Roosevelt
Electric Boat Company
New London
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Camden
N. J
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Kearny
Bath Iron Works
Bath
Secretary of the Navy
Army
War bulletins from Bucharest to London July 1
Reports from Bucharest indicate Romania renounced French British guarantees of senatorial integrity given April 13. Canberra notes Australia concentrates warship construction for Britain, using all shipyards to build destroyers and sloops. London reports suspension of communications with the Channel Islands and denies German parachute landings. Nine killed and several injured as German bombs hit a northeast Scottish town.
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Rumania
Camberra
A. G. Cameron
Australia
Britain
London
Channel Islands
Guernsey
Jersey
Willkie to Visit Coffeyville in Early Campaign Swing
Wendell Willkie the Republican nominee is expected to stop in Coffeyville Kansas where he once taught. Local supporters report the visit will occur at an early date and describe active Willkie clubs formed by former students and Coffeyville delegates.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Dallas Knapp
Hungary on War Footing to Reclaim Transylvania
Hungary declared full war footing to reclaim Transylvania from Romania, threatening Balkans peace. New border incidents reported near Romania raised the likelihood of a Hungarian move into Transylvania. Germany and Italy push to keep the region calm while an official protest warned of possible unpleasant consequences.
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Hungary
Balkans
Transylvania
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Italy
Europe
Bucharest
Balkan
Willkie Returns to Work as Campaign Worries Mount
Wendell L. Willkie resumes work at Commonwealth and Southern as he plans a vacation until after the Democratic convention. He says he may accept Roosevelt’s renomination or oppose it and confirms a New York meeting on Wednesday about party leadership. Dewey pledges to stump for Willkie if asked, and Willkie cautions on platform details while addressing criticism from Washington. The piece also notes harvest progress, grain quality, and potato market sentiment.
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Wendell L.willkie
Commonwealth
Southern
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Roy W. Howard
Chicago
Roosevelt
Willkie
Manhattan
Thomas E. Dewey
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Washington
Norris
Ind
Elwood
Athletics pound Red Sox 9 to 1 in Philadelphia win
Philadelphia Athletics erupted for 14 hits, Frank Hayes homered twice and added a double and single, Al Ruting doubled and collected two singles, Nelson Potter held Boston to eight hits as the A's defeated the Red Sox 9 to 1.
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al Rutheling
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Mel Ott
Tony Cuccinello
Piccota
Berres
Melton
Danning
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phillies
Dixie Walker
Joe Medwick
Brooklyn
Presswell
Phelps
Mulcahy
St Johnson and Atwood
Cincinnati
Moore and Lombardi
Owen
Landon Praises Willkie After Philadelphia Nomination
Alf Landon described Wendell L Wilkie as a good executive a good workhorse and a good showman after returning from the Philadelphia party convention with his wife and daughter Miss Peggy Anne Landon. He warned that Willk ie will force the new dealers to nominate a showman with many plans on order rather than a ready hand.
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Wendell L. Wilkie
Alf Landon
Landon
Peegy Anne
Philadelphia
Willkie
Harvest intensifies as combines work and prices edge up
Harvest of wheat is underway with steady truck movement from combines to elevators. Quality is high and yields are good, but prices slipped to 60 cents per bushel for top grade wheat. Farmers expect most county wheat to be loaned or stored as security, with weather dictating progress.
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A. I. Decker
Kansas Reemployment Office
Douglas County
Wheat harvest units spotted near Lawrence airport
Bill Ashcraft a Lawrence airport flight instructor reported seeing 12 wheat harvesting units in action on a flight over the airport this afternoon around 3 o clock. The pilot estimated that about one third of the visible wheat had been cut.
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Bill Ashcraft
Lawrence
Admiral Named For French Ships In Free French Forces
London reports General Charles de Gaulle appointed Vice Admiral Muselier to command all free French naval forces and noted ships and air groups already under his command. Muselier linked to the old Tiger of France and traveled to Paris as German troops moved into the city. Berlin reports heavy British air raids over the Netherlands with non military targets hit and 13 killed.
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Charles de Gaulle
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Germany
Muselier
Marseille
Musselier
Paris
Bordeaux
Gibraltar
de Gaulle
Berlin
Netherlands
DNB
85 Million Bushel Wheat Crop Forecast in Kansas
The Santa Fe crop report projects Kansas wheat production at about 85 million bushels or more, up from 55 million last winter and 75 million a month ago. It cautions about lodging rust damage and a heat wave causing further shrivel, while noting harvest is under way and other crops are in good condition.
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Kansas
Santa Fe
Topeka
Santa Fe Railway
C. W. Lane
Inroads of Safety Talk On Injuries At Rotary Meeting
W C Boardman Kansas Electric Power Co director of safety outlined that most electrical accidents arise from everyday mishaps not electricity itself. He cited seven cases none caused by current, showed home fire films, urged safe driving, and invited Rotarians to a Valley Falls birthday meet with speaker Robert Stone. Guests included Walter B Varnum and Joe Jewett.
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W C. Boardman
Kansas Electric Power Company
Boardman
Eleventh
Massachusetts
Valley Falls
Lawrence Rotariane
Robert Stone
Topeka
Walter B
Willkie Taught Locals at Coffeyville High School
A 1914 Kansas City Star photo shows Wendell Willkie with Coffeyville high school teachers including Leta Harper and others. Harper later married A V Harter of Caldwell. Alice Casteen was Garfield grade school principal while Willkie taught. Decker became Coffeyville high school principal the year after Willkie left.
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Kansas City Star
Wendell Willkie
Coffeyville
Leta Harper
Lawrence
Coffeyville High School
Willkie
Fleet Returns to Honolulu after surprise Lahaina exercise
UPI reports major U S fleet units returned to Lahaina roads near Honolulu after an unannounced departure a week earlier. Admiral James Richardson described the move as a routine training exercise.
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Honolulu
UPI
United States Fleet
Hawaii
Lahaina Roads
James ©. Richardson
Open Hearings on New Cabinet Nominees Called for by Senators
Senators push for public hearings on Knox and Stimson as Col. Frank Knox and Henry L. Stimson face Senate and military committee scrutiny. Debate centers on openness versus private sessions with party aides predicting a contentious, extended session amid European developments.
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Hold
D.w.va
Senate
Naval Committee
Frank Knox
Senate Military Committee
Henry L. Stimson
Sheppard
D.-Tex
Althoit
Ellender
D.-La
Malott Starts New Year as KU Chancellor and Busy Year Ahead
At the University of Kansas Chancellor Deane W. Malott marks the start of the new fiscal year while overseeing redecorating and staff moves. He has addressed clubs and schools statewide and surveyed every school for efficiency. The first senior class graduated under him signed 1,178 diplomas, and new appointments added James Hitt as assistant registrar and K W Davidson as director of information.
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University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
Malott
E. H. Lindley
James Hitt
Wichita University
K. U
K. W. Davidson
Emonoria Gazette
Bureau of Information
University
Kansas City Cuts Payroll and Savings Reported
Kansas City officials released figures showing a 227-employee reduction and an annual payroll cut of about 250000. New city manager J P Coughingham implemented a merit system, with cost savings from concrete and asphalt down about 12 to 14 percent and over 290000 saved by bond refunds. Personal injury claims totaling 2225900 were settled with 110 paid to date.
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Kansas City
J. P. Cookingham
Annenberg Sentenced in Tax Evasion Case
Chicago July 1 CM M L Annenberg once a newsboy rose to wealth and was sentenced to three years in prison for evading 1 217 296 dollars in federal taxes on his 1936 income.
Topeka Barber Board Appoints New Member
Hie rins of Topeka were reappointed to the state board of barber examiners by Gov Paine Ratner today. His new term expires June 30 1943. Ben Turpin film star dies in Hollywood at 65.
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Barber Board
Topeka
Cp—L. HW. Hierins
State Board of Barber Examiners
Paine Ratner
Ben Turpin
Hollywood
Weather outlook for Kansas with cooler trends and scattered storms
The Kansas region faces cloudy conditions with showers and scattered thunderstorms east, cooler air advancing west tonight. Tuesday brings scattered thundershowers in the east and fair weather in the west. Temperature readings show 24 hour max around 92, with a low near 69.
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Kansas
Fair West
Gas
Tom
Onlin
Mr. Won. m
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