Britain Faces One of Worst Luftwaffe Raids in War
German bombers struck the length of Britain from John O Groats to Land's End in a daylong assault led by Adolf Hitler’s peace bid. Anti aircraft defenses fought off raiders as Britons rejected the offer and prepared for further conflict. A lone bomber damaged a northeast town's school while several aircraft were believed downed over the Channel and Southwest England. Prime Minister Churchill was expected to speak in the House of Commons next week.
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Britain
John O’groats
Land’s End
Adolf Hitler
Tuhe
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England
Wales
Scotland
Adolf
Hitler
Pri
Churchill
House of Commons
Narrow escape for Round Corner Drug clerk in Oklahoma crash
George Molitor, a clerk at Round Corner Drug, had a narrow escape when his Oldsmobile rolled near Perry Oklahoma. He was alone and returning from a vacation in Ichita Falls Texas. Molitor suffered a small gash below the left eye requiring three stitches and rode a bus home to Lawrence after the late night spin and roll into a field around 5 80 am.
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George Molitor
Round Corner
Perry
Okla
Ichita Falls
Texas
Altho
Molitor
Lawrence
Moliitor
Elwood Plans Willkie Notification Rally in Park
Hamlet Capehart, Elwood’s general chairman, says the Willkie notification ceremony will be a large midwestern Republican rally. A shaded park near the city will host Wendell L. Willkie’s formal notification of his presidential nomination.
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Chicago
Hamlet Capehart
Willkie
Elwood
Inn
Capehart
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican Party
United States
Night vigil nets Sulllvan fugitive near Atchison
Sheriff and highway patrol officers from Leavenworth Oska loosa Kansas City and others chased Ivan Sull ivan a 29 year old fugitive from Fort Madison Ia all night. He was captured near Atchison this morning after a search along highways north of Lawrence. Wallace denies resignation as secretary of agriculture in Des Moines Ia during July 20 statement.
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Sheriff's Office
Ivan Sullivan
Fort Madison
Williams
Lawrence
Leavenworth County
Oskaloosa
Kansas City
Atchison
Meeting of American Republics Opens in Havana
Delegates gathered in Havana as U S Secretary of State Cordell Hull arrived for the opening session of the conference called to discuss western hemisphere defense and economic cooperation. Hull urged unity among the 21 republics and stressed a policy of friendship without domination as sessions begin tomorrow in the Cuban capital.
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Conference of American Republics
Washington
Low Countries
U. S
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Hull
Florida
Argentina
Europe
National Hotel
Miguel Angel Campa
Fulgencio Batista
George Ss. ‘Messersmith
Miami
Cuba
Tennessee Volunteers
Hatch Bill Signed Extends Political Restrictions on Federal Workers
President Roosevelt signed the Hatch bill extending political activity restrictions to thousands of state and local employees funded in part by federal money. The law caps individual campaign contributions at 5000 dollars and limits committee spending to 3 million dollars annually. In Kansas at least 1500 state employees are affected across social welfare unemployment, health and highway departments with total possible workers rising to 2500.
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Roosevelt
White House
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Topeka
Kansas
Social Welfare
Highway Department
Social Welfare Board
Health Department
Adjutant General’s Office
Weather brings relief as Labette County awaits more rain
Overcast skies eased heat in Labette County Kansas and offered hope of needed moisture. Oswego reported 1.85 inches of rain last Friday. Parsons area had only a shower. Corn in the region is curling from drought as rain remains scarce.
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Labette County
Parsons
Kan
Oswego
Red Cross intensifies aid as war emergency drive nears 20 million
Washington reports ongoing Red Cross relief across Europe with 7 384 978 dollars spent since the war began. Refugees and wounded soldiers are main beneficiaries as funds approach 20 million dollars. The McKeesport ship delivered 1 million dollars in food medicine and hospital equipment to France.
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American Red Cross
Europe
Red Cross
England
France
Germany
Reed Seeks Jeffersonian Democrats to Oppose Roosevelt
James Reed former Missouri senator urged anti third term Democrats to meet in Chicago July 25. Burke Nebraska senator invited to attend and Willkie support looms as Reed says five or six committee members will discuss strategy to defeat Roosevelt reelection.
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Washington
James Reed
Missouri
Burke
D-Neb
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Chicago
Kansas City
James A. Reed
National
Jeffersonian Democrats
Reed
Rescue of Italian Sailors After Mediterranean Naval Battle
British communique says 545 Italian sailors were rescued from the cruiser Bartholo Meo Colleoni after it sank in a Mediterranean engagement. No British casualties reported though Italian air force claimed sinking a British ship during the rescue and return to base.
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Cairo
Bartholomeo Colleoni
Mediterranean
British Meet Dive Bombers in Hot Half Hour Fight
A southeastern English port reports a fierce half hour aerial battle as Royal Air Force defenses clashed with a squadron of over 20 German Stuka dive bombers. British fighters claimed several enemy planes down, with at least one crashing into the sea and others bailing out or parachuting.
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Royal Air -Force
Bank Bandit Captured Near St Joseph After Omaha Chase
Ivan Sullivan, 29, fugitive from Fort Madison prison, linked to a $4350 Diller Nebraska bank robbery, was captured near Atchison three miles east of St Joseph after a gun battle. He had $1956 in a money belt and admitted the heist yielded $3800. He was taken to police headquarters and then to the FBI office in Kansas City.
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Ivan Sullivan
Fort Madison
Diller
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Atchis Rank
Atchison
Sullivan
B. T. Andrews
FBI
Kansas City
Missouri River
Marysville
Kan
Convict Capture After Diller Bank Robbery
In Marysville Kansas on July 20 a chase by about 150 citizens ended with the wounding and capture of one of two escaped convicts in a church. The pair robbed the Diller Nebraska State Bank of 4350 hours earlier, while the other fugitive escaped after kidnapping two people and stealing two cars. The captured man Lowell Waense of Sleepy Eye Minnesota named accomplices Ivan Sullivan of Trenton Missouri and Forrest Estes of Mountain Home Arkansas. Leo Schramm admitted involvement in the robbery.
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Diller, Neb
Lowell Waense
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Tom
Blodgett
Fort Madison
Ivan Sullivan
Trenton
Forrest Estes
Mountain’ Home
Ark
Haenze
Leo Schramm
Diller
Bullitt recounts near death as Paris air raid unfolds
U S ambassador to France William Bullitt returned from Europe aboard the Dixie clipper and described a Paris bombing run where a time bomb exploded an hour later in the room as he and colleagues sheltered in the French air ministry. He noted 23 bombs fell, a hospital was damaged, and 20 American embassy women stayed at their posts despite the danger.
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William Bullitt
U. S
France
Europe
Paris
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Air Ministry
Stock Averages and Free Archery Instruction Notice
The average for 60 stocks was 41.3 with yesterday at 41.4. Free archery instruction is announced. The Louisiana Adv mentions dates for a program.
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Louisiana
President Signs Bill for Two Ocean Navy Expansion
President Roosevelt signed a law authorizing a 4.61 billion dollar Navy expansion to a two ocean fleet. The plan covers about 701 fighting ships, 200 surface ships and submarines, 15000 airplanes, and facilities. work to start with an 83 million dollar appropriation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Write House
Potomac River
Congress
Heat Takes Toll as Midwest Sizzles Across Regions
Chicago reports fatalities from heat and drownings as a severe wave spreads from Nebraska to New York. Forecaster A. J. Knorr warns relief unlikely before Monday, with 100 plus temperatures forecast in several states. Cities like Philadelphia and Milwaukee hit near yearly highs while Minnesota and New York endure 90s and 100s amid scattered showers.
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A. J. Knorr
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Ohio
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Nissouri
Iowa
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South Dakota
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Yankton
Mercury
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Indianapolis
Lancaster
Springfield
Sandusky
Columbus
Cleveland
New York State
Buffalo
New York City
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
New Jersey
Willkie Club organized Monday for Willkie support
The Willkie Club plans a Monday evening gathering at the courthouse to form a permanent Douglas County bi partisan campaign group supporting Wendell Willkie for president. Charles Louk will chair, inviting all Willkie supporters with no pledge to endorse any other candidate or party ticket.
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Willkie Club
Court House
Douglas County
Wendell Willkie
Charles Louk
Willkie
Wallace Resignation Rumor Ties to Agriculture Post
Washington reports on July 20 in which Senator George predicts Wallace will resign to become Secretary of Agriculture and lead an active bid for the vice presidency. A Republican lawmaker notes such a move would prompt calls for Wallace to quit due to farm payment distributions.
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Washington
George
DtGa
Wallace
Georgi
House
Weather turns against farmers in harvest season
The article notes dry, hot conditions hurting crops as rain becomes needed for corn and sorghum. Wheat and oats harvests progress, average county wheat yield estimated at 17 bushels per acre, with best yields in the north and drier, poorer stands in the southwest. Flax yields rising as threshing begins, flax price set at 1.20 per bushel.
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Deal Six
Six
Farm Bureau
Heat persists in Kansas with sparse rains forecast
Topeka reports continued heat with below normal rainfall across Kansas. Forecaster S D Flora notes no heavy storms soon. scattered showers possible tonight or Sunday in northern and eastern sectors. Temperatures hit 100 plus statewide, Oswego 1.85 inches rain total, high temps include Phillipsburg 108 and Hill City 107.
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Westhermes S. D
Tony
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Chanute
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Pittsburg
The
Mercury
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Hill City
Nebraska
Dakotas
Flora
Willkie Telephone Talk With Peek Highlights Support
Willkie, in Colorado Springs, says Democratic calls of support flood in after the convention. He discusses farm policy with George N. Peek and plans to meet Rep. Charles Halleck in Elwood, Indiana, as he prepares his Republican nomination acceptance.
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Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
George N. Peek
New Deal
Willkie
Peek
California
Rep
Charles. Halleck
Elwood
Ind
Bolero revival and camp concert under Karl Krueger
The Kansas City Philharmonic piece Bolero will be performed tomorrow afternoon by the music camp orchestra under Karl Krueger in Hoch auditorium. A cappella choir directed by Swarthout will also perform Ave Maria and other works. Dr. A Austin Harding conducts the camp band tomorrow night in Fowler grove, with a Tosca-like concert program featuring Wagner, Debussy, Rimsky Korsakov and Sousa among others.
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Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Music Camp Orchestra
Hoch Auditorium
Karl Krueger
Ravel
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A. Austin Harding
Fowler Grove
Russell Wiley
Harding
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Rimsky-Korsakov
Maria
Schubert
Bady
Spain
Evans-Caillier
Williams
Phillips
Gould
March King
Sousa
Dr Edward Hirsh Guilty On Narcotic Counts
Federal Judge Merrill E Otis found Dr Edward Hirsh 33 guilty on all eight counts charging conspiracy to violate narcotic laws. Sentencing was deferred until next Wednesday after a nonjury trial.
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Kansas City
Merrill E. Otis
Edward Hirsh
Otis
Nazis Vow Continued Threat as Britain Pursues Peace Talks
Berlin reports smashing blows against Britain at sea and in the air as Hitler’s “last” peace offer is said to be rejected in London. The high command claims ships sunk and vessels damaged, with German losses minor compared to British air raids on northern and western Germany.
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Britain
High Command
Adolf Hitler
London
Germany
Fuehrer
Hitler
Summer Art School Highlights in Lawrence
The Lawrence Summer Art School closed after eight weeks offering copper, leather, clay and textile design. About 176 students from kindergarten to high school studied under eight teachers and seven assistants with nurse and traffic aide supervision.
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Lawrence
Maud ~ Ellsworth
Electa Kindlesperger
Mary Ruth Watermulder
Charlie Hay
University School of Fine Arts
Rott resigns as highway official to lead KHAS radio
Carl Rott secretary of the Kansas state highway commission for 15 months resigns to become manager of KHAS at Hastings Nebraska. The change takes effect in August and Quin tin Brown secretary of the state corporation commission will succeed him. Brown, 29, from Greensburg Kansas, is KU Law School graduate 1938. KHAS owned by Nebraska Broadcasting Corp led by Fred Seaton. KHAS to affiliate with Hastings Tribune published by Seaton and Fay Seaton of Manhattan.
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Carl Rott
State Highway Commission
Alf M. Landon
Reverger
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Hastings
D. J. Fair
Quentin Brown
State Corporation Ommission
Rott
Nebraska Broadcasting Corporation
Fred Seation
Kansas Young Republican
Hastings Tribune
Fred Seaton
Fay Seaton
Manhattan
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Greensburg
Kan
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Weather outlook with scattered showers and warm highs
Partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers tonight and Sunday in the north and extreme east. Warm temperatures continue. Next week expects generally late week showers, below normal precipitation, and near normal temperatures. 24 hour reading 72.
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