Subscription rates and circulation notice for Journal-World
The July 27 1940 issue lists subscription rates by term and format with advance pricing and weekly carrier options. It notes offices of Lorenzen Thompson Inc in New York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Kansas City St Louis Detroit Atlanta and the Journal-World office details. It also reminds readers Associated Press ownership and publication details and to call the office if paper is not received by 7 p.m. daily.
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National Representatives
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
New York
West 44Th St
Chicago
North
Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Los Angeles
New Orpheum
Kansas City
Baltimore Ave
St. Louis
Star
Detroit
Audit Bureau OF Cir
Lawrence
Kansas
Journal-World
Thou Shalt Love God and Neighbor as Thyself
A religious paragraph cites Luke 10 27 28 urging devotion to God with heart soul strength and mind and to love one’s neighbor as oneself for eternal life. The passage emphasizes total obedience and compassionate conduct as life virtue.
Gathering Storm Opposing England Face of Total War
The piece argues the Hitler offensive against Britain could begin around August first and that England must defend itself as the nation faces a possible total war. It warns that if England falls the United States becomes the next target of totalitarian aggression.
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British Isles
Hitler
England
Norway
Holland
France
United States
Welfare Costs Dip Slightly as June Ends in Douglas County
Welfare costs in Douglas County fell 5 percent in June from May with a lighter case load of five fewer cases. The report notes heavier employment season yet warns that welfare costs are near the ceiling of what the county can afford and unlikely to decrease despite higher government spending elsewhere.
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Douglas County
Army Without Arms Claim Stirs Defense Preparedness Debate
T B Thomas, WWI veteran at GHQ in France, argues in the Atlantic Monthly that current US military readiness is lagging despite vast financing. The article discusses serious shortages of equipment, including aircraft and tanks, amid grandiose prep efforts.
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United
U.S. preparedness called inadequate despite declarations
An Atlantic writer argues that cannon and ammunition are scarce and U S readiness is almost all on paper. Since Munich and before the war, critics say little real progress has been made, with current efforts seen as delaying preparedness and masking an late start.
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Atlantic
United ‘States
Auill
Munich
Erwin Stugard
Glider Invasion Tale Stuns Readers In Wartime
The report claims Germany built nearly invisible plastic gliders to be towed high over France and released to float to England. Silent, unseen craft would bring Nazi troops ashore without warning, unsettling British readers with a chilling war scenario.
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France
England
Mexican oil expropriation faces reform and losses
Mexico moves to reorganize the $400 million oil industry expropriated from foreign owners. Officials say mismanagement and lavish pay have drained funds, while workers and executives allegedly looted the operation. The case serves as another example of government management challenges.
Paris Sees No Return to Normal Under Occupation
Dispatch from Paris via Berlin says conditions improve but Parisians doubt it. The city remains far from normal, and the writer argues it will take a long time before life meets any standard of normalcy after the siege and occupation.
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Paris
Berlin
Johnson Departures Highlight Defense Coordination Change
Louis Johnson, recently leaving the War Department, handled the most exacting civilian defense task in Washington by coordinating industrial cooperation for a unified American effort in emergencies. The administration removed the man who possessed unique expertise for that role.
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Louis Johnson
War Department
Washington
Potatoes Expected to Beat 10 Year US Yield by 20 Percent
National estimates show this year's potato crop will surpass the 10-year average by about twenty percent. The Kaw valley yield sits near the average in quantity though quality of the crop in the valley is reported as poor.
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United States
Kaw Valley
East Lawrence social news and city lighting plan
A cascade of social notices from Lawrence reports Mrs Anna and Miss Nell Martindale visiting New York relatives and reunions at Mrs W A Colman home. Other items note a Lawrence Light and Power white way proposal along Massachusetts Street and trolley pole lamps.
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Anna Martindale
Nell Martindale
Erwin Stugard
New York
H. R. DeSilva
Learnard Avenue
C. V. Kent
F. B. Davis
A Perge Ea
Lawrence Light and Power Company
Lawrence
Commission
Massachusetts Street
Cmpany
J. M. Boyd
W. B. Wilcox
E. E. Burke
Perstal
Colorado
Helen Trovillo
Lucille Smith
Woodman Gibson
Arthur Lawrence
Gibson
Topeka
Airdome
Marie Hermes
Knox
Kansas ‘City
Ethel. Peterson
Ottawa
Hazel. Jones
Frances
Statesman
Ruth Dean
Hazel Anderson
Bernice Ackerman
Gladys Apple
Ione
Crites
Lottie Andy Qes Voelkner
E Evans
Kansas
Temorrow
Mary. Carpenter
Toledo
R. E. Melvin
Virginia
George
Moraine Park
Colo
Forty Years Ago Boxer Movement Gathers in Pekin Era
A 300000 strong Boxer force is rumoured to resist foreign advance toward Pekin. Merchants in Lawrence Kansas discuss boosting farm trade by improving small customer comforts. A girl on Massachusetts street was harmed as a man stepped on her dress. Onion sets record set at Gibson farm with 1015 bushels. Billy Hutson returns from Porter and plans to resume work in thirty days. Three runaways on Massachusetts street cause a buggy crash. no injuries. Paving protests threaten future growth in Lawrence.
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Tain
W.F. March
Merchants National Bank
Lawrence
Kansas
Topeka
Gibson Farm
Billy Hutson
Porter
Thia
Massachusetts Street
Jaedicke
Law, War, and Humane Warfare in the Great Conflict
A reader questions whether aerial bombing could destroy enemy grain to starve opponents, noting it clashes with modern laws of war. The writer argues devastation is taboo, cites Hugo Grotius, and contrasts bombing with sinking ships. He questions civilian versus soldier suffering and recalls a 1916 Dublin arrest during Easter Week.
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Britain
Germany
England
Italy
Hugo Grotius
Mr. Bumble
Oliver
Dublin
P. S
Baldwin News Highlights Local Social and Travel Rosters
Dr and Mrs William M Balch plan a Sunday trip to Los Angeles to visit relatives. Miss Anna Lewis departs for Chicago after Epworth League Institute. Local residents return travels and visits span Kansas City Wellsville Kingman Wellsville Chicago and Topeka with friends and family.
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William M. Balch
Los Angeles
Cal
Balch
Joseph East
Kansas City
D. L. Dalke
Park Rapids
Minn
A. E. Leach
Th Dalkes
Baldwin
Samuel
A. Deel
Grace M. Dean
Wendall
Lois
Wells Hively
Revel Hanks
Ruelle
California
Los Aneles
Kingman
Wellsville
Order of Eastern Star
Evangeline Chapter
Miss Lytle
Earl Kirker
Hale. Steele
Gladys McGinnis
Chester W. Gates
Herman’ Brown
A. E. Henry
Wichita
Stephen Thorne
M. J. Collins
Henry
Marjorie le May
Chicago
Betty Smith Ashton
H. E. Addington
S. J. H. Birtell
Auburn
R. D
Atchison
Mrs King
C. J. Echer
C.F. Sanders
Ernest Browning
Rosedale
G. S.‘Saunders
Scranton
Allen's Park
Colo
Rose K. Case
Russell Mack
Eugene
Philadelphia
Flying course thrills and peril at Midland University
Anne regains consciousness bound in a locker and frees herself to confront Tony Scott and Bangester in a hangar. She uses a fire extinguisher to incapacitate Jump Daley, disarming the assailants as Dick Douglas reacts. Tony flees while Anne checks on Dick.
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Anne. Norris
CAA
Georgette Parker
Anne
Tony Scott
Eo . Bangester
Dick Douglas
Midland University
Tony
Douglas
Anne's Solo Flight After Hangar Rescue and Capture
Anne recovers after a confrontation at the hangar where Tony and an accomplice attempted to tamper with a ship. Dick Douglas reassures her as police pursue Tony. Georgette joins for support and Anne prepares for her solo flight, facing mixed emotions about Dick's indifference.
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Anne
Dick Douglas
Georgette
Douglas
Business Men Take It Leavenworth Camp Hike
Business and professional men at a C.M.T.C. camp near Fort Leavenworth faced a four mile hike under a blazing sun with full pack and rifle. Of 159 in the regiment, only 13 failed to complete the trek and the group spent the night at the camp.
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Leavenworth
Kan
C.M.T.C
Fort Leavenworth
Radio Programs Saturday Evening July 27 Schedule
Radio listings for Saturday evening include WREN KMBC WDAF and EN stations with talks plays and music. Highlights feature Hollywood Derby 15 WREN 1780 Hollywood Race 15 KMBC Saturday Nite Serenade Gordon Jenkins Orchestra and Dance programs plus Pan American Conference and Nola Day segments.
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Wren
EKMBC
WDAF
Hollywood Country Church
KMBC
Dixielana Strings
Bobby Byrnes
KKNBC
Fion Sandy
WDA Tadio
Voice of
Hawaii
John Tampine
Pym
Gray Gordon
Gene Autry
Wren—Woeld
Hans Flath
Onsales
Waiter
Winchell
Parker Family
Irene Rich
Allen Roth
Goodwill
Bill Stern
Johnny
Johhny Messner
Newacast
Wdaf—Orchestra
Ted Lewisa
Orchae Sementers
Betty Black
Weather Forceset
Associated Press News
the Sandman
Sherman Orch
Dusty Rhodes
NBC
Newa
Associated Press
Rex Maupin
Linwood Cavaliers
Hollywood
Margaret Speaks
Grant Park
Wren—Military Training Camp Association
Paul Martin
Guy Lombardo
Les Brown
Blondie
Burns and Allen
Reading
Amos and Andy
Sparta
WYREN
Ray Heatherton
Lanny Ross
Belvedere Orch
Arthur Godfrey
Jimmy Dorsey
Orch
Aator Orchestra
KKMBC
al -Donahue
Fred ‘Waring
Ronnie and the Boya
Hate
Leighton
Newascast
Sec
Dafe Safety Council
Willadhey
Casino Orchestra
Kmbc—Human Adventure
Frign News
WBZ
Gordon Jenkins
Oil Supplies Fired In German Bombing Sweep
London reports oil supplies at six points in Germany were set afire as RAF bombers carried out extensive operations over a wide area last night according to the nightly air ministry communique.
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London
Germany
R.A.F
Air Ministry
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