German claims of Smolensk breakthrough clash with Soviet reports
German high command said the battle of Smolensk nears a German victory and two Soviet divisions were annihilated near Mogilev as counterclaims from the Soviet side spoke of a siege and ongoing fighting. Rosters include 45,000 troops and reports of 23,000 captured.
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Far East
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Smolensk
Berlin
Red
Russia
Mogilev
Red Army
Verdun
Nevel
Zhitomir
Ukraine
DNB
Leningrad
Barrest
Moglev
Japs Move in Indo china as Pacific tensions mount
Japan's new order armies disembark in southern Indo China and push north toward Siberia while the Tokyo press attacks the United States. Dutch East Indies suspends oil shipments, risking famine and prompting fears of further moves on the Indies and Singapore.
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U. S
Associated Press
Japan
New Order
Russian Siberia
United States
Southwest Pacific
Saigon
Hanoi
Britain
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Thailand
Siam
Chungking
Manchukuo
Korea
Siberia
Shanghai
Stock Exchange
Hongkong
Shanghai International Settlement
Shanghai Exchange
Roosevelt nominates MacArthur to command Philippine forces
President Roosevelt nominates Douglas MacArthur for lieutenant general in command of U S and Philippine forces in the Philippines. Senator Pepper calls it an excellent choice and asserts readiness to meet any emergency with MacArthur and the U S Navy. The new force is a defense unit under U S authority with about 20,000 professionals and 75,000 reserves.
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Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Philippine Islands
Senate
Pepper
D.-Fla
Far Eastern
Philippines
Indo-China
Florida
MacArthur
United States Navy
Japan
Philippine Military Organization
Philippine Army
London Bombed as Luftwaffe Attacks City
German raid on London caused homes to wreck and casualties in several districts. RAF bombed Dunkerque docks. Berlin claimed retaliation for British raids. A German bomber reportedly sank a 1,000 ton ship near the Faroe Islands and damaged a 5,000 ton vessel off Scotland. One British bomber was shot down off the French coast.
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R.A.F
Dunkerque Docks
Germany
Berlin
High Command
Faroe Islands
Scotland
France
Paraguay Executes Policy Against Foreign Takeover
Asuncion July 28 Paraguay’s President Hugo Morinigo decreed the death penalty for anyone attempting to turn Paraguay or part of it over to a foreign power. The measure follows Bolivia’s crackdown on a supposed revolutionary plot and expulsion of a German minister. Installment sales account for 7 percent of 1940 business as 295 credit granting furniture stores report to the commerce department.
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Paraguay
Asuncion
Hughrtio Morinigo
Bolivia
Department of Commerce
Harsh Heat Wave Brings Deaths Across States
A nationwide heat wave continues as humidity drives fatalities with at least 80 heat deaths reported. Forecasters caution that relief will arrive slowly, with showers and cooler weather spreading from western Iowa to the Midwest and Northeast over the coming days.
Mexico Could Enter War If Any American Nation Attacked
President Manuel Avila Camacho told reporters in Mexico City that an attack on any American country could prompt Mexico to enter the war. He stressed Mexico would intervene only if its territorial integrity political independence or authority of another American nation were aggressed.
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Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexico
United States
Britain freezes Chinese assets at government request
Britain announced the freezing of all Chinese assets at the request of the Chinese government. The move mirrors U S and British economic actions in the Far East crisis, aimed at preventing realization on assets owned by residents of Japanese-occupied territory.
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London
Britain
United States
Far East
Washington
Germany Denounces Bolivian Letter Forgery Claim
Berlin reports Germany rebukes Bolivia over allegations of a conspiracy to oust its government. A foreign ministry spokesman claims a “third power” forged the letter, strongly implying the United States. Bolivian officers are dismissed for treason, with Germany warning of inciting campaigns against its axis allies.
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United States
Elias Belmonte
Bolivia
Ernst Wecnler
Foreign Office
Belmonte
Germany
Latin America
Wheeler Defends Free Speech Against War Claims
Senator Wheeler of Montana denounces Secretary Stimson for labeling his antiwar actions as treason. He charges a government campaign to terrify the public into supporting a foreign war and accuses war-mongering newspapers of spreading false impressions about his franked card efforts to keep soldiers from speaking out. Senator Johnson backs Wheeler, praising his stand and pledging unity in defense of petition and free speech rights.
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Washington
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Stimson
Roosevelt
Senate
Johnson
Calif
Montana
Brother Wheeler
Cooperatives Board Elects Ruben Fox as Director
Ruben Fox of Lawrence was elected to the board of directors of Cooperative International at the Denver convention. Fox is a former president of the local cooperative and currently serves as governor of the 13th Co Op district.
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Ruben Fox
Lawrence
Co- Operative International
Denver
Colo
Fox
Douglas county potato growers sell 18 carloads this week
Deal Six, county farm agent, estimates that Douglas county will sell 18 carloads of potatoes to the federal surplus commodities operation this week. Last week the valley bought 81 cars of the 100 car quota and individual buyers took 74 cars at 75 cents for number one and 65 cents for commercial grades.
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Douglas County
Lewis Opposes Waterway Threatening Coal Trade
Pi John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, testified before the house rivers and harbors committee against the St. Lawrence waterway plan. He warned it could displace up to 50 000 workers, harm the coal industry, and undermine price stabilization efforts under the Guffey law while benefiting foreign coal interests.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
St. Lawrence
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Guffey
Record Crop of Lambs in Kansas for 1941
Kansas projects a 1941 lamb crop of 424000 head, the largest on record, up from 375000 last year and the 1930-39 average of 297000. Favorable weather and feed conditions aided production. lambs saved per 100 ewes rose to 102 from 97. U S lamb production is about 34549000 head, up 5 percent from 1940.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
Agriculture Departments
United States
Hamilton Admitted to Philadelphia County Bar
John D. M. Hamilton former national Republican chairman who bought a home near Philadelphia six months ago was admitted today to the Philadelphia county bar He formerly practiced in Missouri and Kansas and has affiliated with a Philadelphia law firm where former Senator George Wharton Pepper is a partner.
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Philadelphia
John D. M. Hamilton
National Republican
Here
Hamilton
Missouri
Kansas
George Wharton Pepper
Stock Market Index Details
The index tracks 60 stocks with an average of 44.3 on Saturday recording 43.9 in a prior session. The figures reflect market performance and fluctuations across listed securities.
Senate moves to extend army service in strong defense plan
Washington reports the senate military committee approved extending service for all army personnel. The measure seeks to prevent disintegration of the army, while leaving the national emergency question for future congress debate. Opposition concerns include extended duty beyond a year and safety issues raised by families.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Barkley
Senate
Congress
House Military Committee
Stuart Benge
Cincinnati
Benge
California
Mary JL. Arbrogast
Cincinnati Mothers and Sons Forum
Program Is Expedited For Bundles for Britain Drive
A brief vacation period is planned as summer school ends. Bundles for Britain aims to finish by early August with knitwear turned in by August 4. Materials ship to New York the next day. Harry Downs targets completing the drive within a week. Dog collar tags cost 50 cents or more per owner’s choice.
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Britain
C. J. Posey
Knitting Committee
New York
Harry Downs
United States to Hold Large War Maneuvers in South
New Orleans July 28 The vanguard of the massive force heads to western Louisiana for August September maneuvers. From Camp Blanding Florida 12 000 men in 1 853 vehicles plus 26 000 more to follow by train. Camp Shelby Mississippi sends heavy troops. Nineteen of thirty three divisions participate with an armored corps in second army. Total troops around 500 000 including air force and parachute units.
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New Orleans
Americas
Meuse-Argonne
Louisiana
Camp Blanding
Fla
Camp Shelby
Miss
United States Army
Third Army
Second Army
Linwood Hit by Wind Tornado Storms Damage Barns and Power Line
A Linwood storm damaged three barns and a commercial garage while a 33 000 volt Kaw Valley line was blown down about three quarters of a mile from town. Power was cut after the line fell and repairs were ongoing. </analysis>
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Linwood
Kaw Valley
James Coleman
C. F. Telker
No Break in Heat Grips Kansas Ahead of Weekend
Topeka reports hot muggy weather with near 100 degree days and only brief cooling chances from scattered showers. Weatherman S D Flora says week end rainfall benefiting raw crops and growing grain, with Phillipsburg 1.65 inches and other totals across north central counties. Highs near 97 yesterday and 98 to 102 forecast for east and south, cooler in the northwest with lows 65 to 78.
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Weather Bureau
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Topeka Ota
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Emporia
Eureka
Chanute
Independence
Hanover
Ellis
Russell
Sa Hna
Herington
McPherson
Florence
Hutchinson
Wichita
Pratt
Winfield
St. Francis
Dresden
Goodland
Dodge City
Ashland
Cavalry Anniversary At Fort Riley Celebrates 75 Years
The tenth cavalry, a Negro regiment, marked its 75th anniversary with a mounted review before Col. Paul R. Davison. A baseball game followed and an amateur show was planned. Corp. John Q. White of Perry, Iowa, won the Shipp memorial trophy as outstanding enlisted man. Organized at Leavenworth in 1866, the unit fought Indians across the west, first seeing action near Hays in 1867, and served in the Spanish American war and the Mexican expedition before reassembling at Leavenworth and moving to Fort Riley with the second cavalry division.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Tenth Cavalry
Paul R. Davison
16Th Cavalry
John Q. White
Perry
Shipp
Leavenworth
West
Hays
Mexico
Winters elected district director of Junior Statesmen club
Harry Winters Jr of Lawrence was elected director of the second district Junior Statesmen's club at the convention yesterday. He will organize a Lawrence chapter with about 20 eligible high school boys. Delegates from Ft Scott Kansas City Iola Garnett and Lawrence attended the session at Clinton park. Ed Clark Kansas City Kan led the meeting with Garnett's D Richards Jr as vice director and Bob Gordon as secretary-treasurer.
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Harry Winters, Jr
Lawrence
Winters
Ft. Scott
Kansas City
Kan
Iola
Garnett
Clinton Park
Pracy Laferty Legion Post
D. Richards
Jr. Garnett
Bob Gordon
Scott
Ed Clark
C. B. Russell
C. T. Hough
Lawrence American Legion Post
Kansas
City
Two New Homes Rise West of University
Two new homes rise in the district west of the university. The Essick residence at 1507 Stratford Road will feature event rooms two baths and a recreation room with white stone and shingles exterior. Builders are Still and Rinehart with Morris Still as architect. occupancy is expected by November 1. Mrs E H Lindley’s home sits at 1546 Strong Avenue beside the Earl W Patton house.
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Essick
Stratford Road
Owen Carl
Still and Rinehart
Morris Still
Navy Plane Damaged in Emergency Landing at Manhattan
A U S naval plane damaged in an emergency landing at Manhattan was moved to Marshall Field for repairs. Field officials said damage was minor and pilot Lt. William H. Jacobson of San Diego was not injured.
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Navy
Fort Riley
Kan
U. S. Naval
Manhattan
Marshall Field
William H. Jacobson
San Diego
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