Pan American conference tackles hemispheric trusteeship plan
A U S delegate outlined a proposed joint trusteeship for European colonies in the Americas to be interim until ratified by all 21 republics. A separate motion urged a committee to seize any threatened possessions, while Bolivia backed a trans continental railway from Santos to Chile as a defense link. Hull led the peace preservation commission as deliberations widen to neutrality and economic issues.
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Havana
United States
South America
Bolivia
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Santos
Brazil
Africa
Chile
Panama Caral
Horn
Straits of Magellan
Hull
Cordell Hull
Americas
Russian base on Big Diomede Island near U S shores
Coast guard officers aboard the Perseus confirm a small Russian detachment and a large hangar build on the Soviet island of Big Diomede in the Bering Sea. Eskimos report 20 soldiers stationed there and have observed submarines nearby. A daily World mail subscription is advertised.
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Seattle
Big Diomede Island
Bering Sea
Little Diomede Island
U. S
Coast Guard
Péri Seus
Little Diomede
Eskimos
Big Diomede
Perseus
Welles Denounces Annihilation of Baltic Republics
Sumner Welles denounced as deliberate annihilation the absorption of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania by Soviet Russia. He said the United States opposes predatory force and will continue recognizing Baltic ministers as representatives of sovereign governments under duress. He noted about 990000 in assets in the United States tied to licensing and warned against foreign interference in American republics.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Baltic Republics
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Russia
Welles
United States
Soviet Russia
Redikroops
Treasury
Spain
Chile
Senate approves training plan for nationwide conscription
Washington reports the senate military committee endorsed compulsory training for 42 million men aged 18 to 64 with first year mobilization for 1.5 million aged 21 to 30. Base pay starts at 21 dollars monthly. home defense roles possible for 18–21 and 45–64. Governor groups and National Guard mobilization require separate action.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Sheppard
Senate
War Department
Army
Navy
Congress
Shedd
National Guard
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Roosevelt
Army High Command
Europe Faces Famine Warned by Red Cross Official
John W. Maloney of the American Red Cross returned from Europe with a stark warning that Europe faces a major food shortage. After touring 19 countries since February, he described conditions as chaotic and worsening toward winter, noting dire prospects across nations including France.
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Jersey City
N. J
John W. Maloney
American Red Cross
Europe
Maloney
European
Exeter
Lisbon
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Bank of Portugal
France
Britain has more destroyers in service now than last year
Naval experts declare Britain has more destroyers in service now than when the war began last September despite the loss of 26 ships.
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London
Britain
Lomardi's 11th inning double lifts Reds past Dodgers in opener
Ernie Lombardi delivered an eleventh inning double to power Cincinnati to a 4 3 win over Brooklyn in game one of a doubleheader after Cos and Frey were ejected and Thoms son injured in an eighth inning brawl. First game score details show Reds outlast Dodgers 4 3 with late runs.
Hungary May Get Rumanian Slice At a Balkan Conference Friday
German circles indicate Romania will be asked at a Balkan conference in Salzburg to relinquish a strip of Transylvania to Hungary in exchange for a signed peace pact. The plan aims to stabilize southeastern Europe before any broader conflict and suggests Hungary could be represented officially at the Salzburg talks with Bulgaria and Romania.
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Hungary
Bucharest
Rumania
Balkan
Russia
Germany
Wwrssawe
Wenewey
Rurhania
Bulgaria
Salzburg
Europe
British Isles
Transylvania
Romania
Pay Higher War Taxes in Britain to Meet Emergency Budget
Prime Minister Churchill announces a dramatic income tax rise to 8 shillings 6 pence in Britain as part of an emergency budget. The plan aims to fund war needs with extensive tax hikes and tighter home consumption limits, while no new comment is issued on Hitler’s peace bid.
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London
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
England
House of Commons
Kingsley Woods
Hitler
Winstonhurchill
Kingsley
Reighstag
Churchill
Britain
Rome
Berlin
Dodgers Fight Inning Turmoil Sparks Ebbets Field Scuffle
In a Dodgers Reds game at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn second baseman Pete Coscarat and Linus Frey of Cincinnati were banished after a violent infield incident in the eighth inning. Gene Thompson of Cincinnati was also injured amid the melee as Whitlow Wyatt felled Frey with a blow. Eddie Joost replaced Frey at second base. A 35,000 crowd roared as order was restored and the feud between the clubs intensified.
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Brooklyn
Pete Coscarart
Linus Frey
Cincinnati
Gene Thompson
Dodgers
Reds
Ebbets Field
Frey
Bill Werber
Thompson
Whitlow Wyatt
Joe Bergs
Eddie Joost
Giants
Chicago
St. Louis
Survivors of British Freighters Reach Barbados
Seventeen survivors from British freighters sunk in the western Atlantic by a German raider landed at Bridgetown Barbados on July 23. Forty-one more reached the island Saturday, with crews said to have been partly taken aboard the raider. Earlier, 41 survivors from the King John and Davisian reached St Barthelemy reporting their ships sunk 400 miles east.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
British West Indies
Atlantic
Elone
Stock Market Index Reports 60 Stocks Average at 41.4
The index for sixty stocks stands at 41.4, indicating a flat reading with no clear gain or loss across the market. Investors watch for shifts in major sectors as trading unfolds.
Willkie Club Formed in Douglas County Meeting
More than 150 residents joined a nonpartisan Willkie for President club in Douglas County. Walter J. Keeler was elected president, with officers Mrs. David McCreath and Dr. H. R. Lindenberger, and a 15 member board from Lawrence and nearby townships. The group, open to all parties, plans future meetings and voluntary contributions.
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Willkie
Douglas County
Walter J. Keeler
Lawrence Merchant
Charles Louk
David McCreath
H. R. Lindenberger
T. J. Sweeney
Baldwin
Florence Demeritt
Clinton
Delbert Adams
Eudora
A. E. Strode
Grant Township
A. E. Metsker
Marion Township
Colorado Springs
T. J. Sweeney, Jr
Arthur S. Peck
Firefighters Contain Wheat Stubble Fire Near Spray Farm
Firemen were summoned to the C. A. Spray farm on rural route 1 northwest of Lawrence to control a blaze in a wheat stubble field. The fire threatened the Spray barn as stubble and grass burned but was brought under control without difficulty.
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C. A. Spray Farm
Lawrence
Concert to broadcast from Kansas City on WDAF station
The Midwestern Music camp will broadcast a 45 minute concert Friday night over WDAF with both band and orchestra performing. Camp director Russell L. Wiley and associate director David T. Langdon will conduct much of the program, with Vladimir Bakeleinikoff guest conductor. Students will leave Lawrence at 6 30 pm and return after the broadcast.
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Kansas City
WDAF
Russell L. Wiley
Cave
Columbia
Vladimir Bakeleinikoff
Wiley
David T. Langon
Lawrence
Chautemps Tour Visits Rio De Janeiro First Stop
France plans to send Camille Chautemps on a tour to South America to explain the German conquest and reorganization effect on French diplomacy. Brazil will be his first stop as he assesses France's position in the region for South and Central America. A separate note estimates an excess profits tax could add 500 million to 750 million dollars yearly to the treasury.
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Rio de Janeiro
Jules Henry
Camille Chautemps
South America
France
Brazil
Petain
Berlin
Chautemps
South
Central America
Sale of permits for Lone Star lake opens Saturday
County fishing permit sales progress across Douglas county with 18 outlets and six to seven state officials aiding opening patrols. Permits will be sold at the lake’s four entrance roads Saturday and Sunday with booths planned at multiple Lawrence and Baldwin stores.
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Lone Star Lake
Douglas County
Olin Minckley
Topeka Sporting Goods
Topeka
Douglas County Sportsmen’s, Club
Emootia
Forestry, Fish, and Game Department
Fred Count
Carl_ Teichssraeber
Joe Concannon
Fred Anderson
Fred Toburen
Art Benander
Green Brothers Hardware
Ernst and Son
Lawrence Hardware
Hamnar Anto
Rankins Drug
Texall Drug
Round
Corner Up
Montgomery Ward
Lawrence
Harry Gregg
Lake
Diver's Station
Pleasant Grove
Everett. Turner
Globe
Oscar Nuffer
Worden
Hitchcock Drug Store
Alderdice Hardware
Baldwinthaw Valley State Bank
Eudora
M| D. Flory
Lone Star
Willkie Declares Indispensable Man Is A Myth
Wendell L. Willkie, campaigning through Colorado Wyoming and Utah, argued that no man is indispensable and warned Americans against political machines. He spoke in Brighton Greeley and Cheyenne during a two day swing, urging voters to send him to Washington as an independent representative responsive to the people. He announced new press aides and advisers from Fortune magazine and Davenport Iowa.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wendell L. Willkie
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
United States
Greeley
Colo
Frontier Days
Willkie
Washington
Brighton
Raymond I. Buell
Fortune Magazine
Russell Davenport
Fortune
Davenport
Lem Jones
Thomas E. Dewey
City Eyes Ten Percent Water Rate Cut for 1941
City council indicates a 10 percent water rate reduction may start in 1941 as F A Russell reports the water department budget for next year includes the cut. Budget totals 413 488 70 with 136 916 81 in water dept expenditures not covered by taxes. Airport fund rises to 5 000 for potential WPA hangar project. Floyd Hunter dismissal discussed with attorney Melvin seeking time for hearing. Armory contract talks set to include room control by National Guard and city. banquet hall remains city controlled.
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K. U
Lawrence
Howard Henry
Washington
Altho
Earl D. Hay
Wichita
United States
Henry
Ralph Tait
K. U. Mechanical Engineering Department
College of Emporia
Kenneth Ravak
K. U. Department
Frederick Lawson
Independence
Fred Lake
Kansas City
Helen Hay
William Stone
Baldwin
William Kopp
Vincent Graves
McFarland
John Keeling
Scott City
Otto Kiehl
Pittsburg
William Arnold
Garden City
C. R. Mong
Neodesha
Herman Schmidt
F. A. Russell
Water Committee
Water Department
Floyd Hunter
Ting
Hunter
George Melvin
T. Melvin
Hunters
Armory
Armory Committee
Clarence Gorrill
National Guard
National
More Heat Likely In Topeka Weather Forecast
The forecast calls for more hot weather with little rain relief. Expect scattered thunderstorms in extreme southeast and above normal temperatures. Rainfall reports include Walnut eight inches and several other cities with varying amounts. conditions remain dry in western and central Kansas.
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Topeka
M-K-T
Walnut
Labette County
St. Paul
Parsons
Independence
Chanute
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Cherry
Casina
Gulf
Kansas
Flora
Weather outlook fair with scattered thunder showers
Karline reports generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with scattered thunder in extreme southeast and northeast. Prepare to leave town and remember to have the Journal-World mailed to your summer address.
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Karline
Journal-World
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