25 Biggest Cities in the 1940 Census List
The 1940 census ranks America's 25 largest cities with Houston and Denver entering the top 25 for the first time, while Jersey City falls from 23rd to 30th. Washington DC leads in population gain, and eight big cities show declines since 1930 amid suburban growth.
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Washington
America
Houston
Tex
Denver
Colo
Jersey City
Portland
Ore
Ty Line
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Newark
Rochester
N.Y
D. C
District of Columbia
New York
Chicago
Philadel
Detroit
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Wash
San Fran
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Minneap
Cincinnati
Kan
City
Indianap
Seattle
Louisville
Coaches to stage rule change demonstration basketball game
A special demonstration basketball game showcasing proposed rule changes will be held tomorrow night at 8 15 in Robinson Gymnasium. Two high school coach teams named Jayhawkers and Tigers, made up of summer physical education course players from across the state, will compete with no admission. Dr F C Allen will explain the changes and act as referee.
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Robinson Gymnasium
Jayhawkers
Tigers
F. C. Allen
Parker to attend national conference on law enforcement
Kansas Attorney General Jay S. Parker will travel to Washington with Lou P. Richter to join a national conference of state and federal officials on law enforcement and national defense. The meeting includes the U S Department of Justice governors conference and other groups with sessions August 5 6 and interstate crime talks August 7. Gov Payne Ratner was invited but cannot attend.
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Topeka
Jay S. Parker
Washington
Lou P. Richter
Kansas Bureau’ of Investigation
Parker
Conata
U.S. Department of Justice
Governors’ Conference
Council of State’ Governments
National Association of Attorneys Meral
Richter
Interstate Commission On Crime
National Capital
Payne Ratner
E. A. Smith Builds House on Illinois Street
Work has started on a new residence for Ethan Allen Smith at 337 Illinois Street. The one story home will measure 86 feet by 30 feet and sit well back from the street. Smith expects to move in around October 1. Builder is J. J. Street of Lawrence.
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Ethan Allen Smith
Illinois Street
Smith
J. J. Street
Lawrence Conor
Norton
P. H. O'Trimble
Margaret Schuler
Gloria
Pittad
R. W. Amerine
Ruth White
Lit Lees
Patricia’ Hunt
Los Angeles
Cels
Walter B. Ford
Oskalopea
Maatey
Oskaloosa
Led Scales
James A. Farley
Maad Campbell
Maud Webb
Jean Campbell
Loring
Anne Beatty
Lenape
Beatty
Hugh D. Kyle
Kansas City
Topeka
St. Francis—hospital
Frank
Phillipa
Winchester Cemetery
Charles Oliver
Marlene
Sumner
Wash
Kansas
Oliver
Emmett
David Partridge
B. F. White
Virginia Hamm
Arthur Hamm
Murphy-Bemis Ants Company
Lenora Blevins
Ronald Eugene
Ralph Baker
Lawrence
A. H. McClure
Missouri
California
Jacqueline Ann
Johnson
Lee M. Johnson
Muncie
Ray May
Everett Zinn
Ernest Leeman
Underwood Cemetery
Harank H. Roberts
Oskaloosa Independent
Herice ‘School House
Indian Engineer Executed in London for Murder of Punjab Official
Udham Singh alias Mahomed Singh Azad, a 37 year old Indian engineer, was executed at Pentonville Prison for the murder of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the retired Punjab lieutenant governor. O'Dwyer was shot March 13 at a meeting of the First India Association. Singh was convicted June 6.
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London
Udham Singh
Mahomed Singh Azad
Pentonville
Michael O'Dwyer
Punjab
Michael
1St India Association
Singh
Watershed caretaker records record cold in Colorado hailstorm
Clyde McReynolds, caretaker of the Colorado Springs city watershed at 12 000 feet, reports a brutal hail storm on July 31. Temperatures dropped to 33 degrees with hail driving the mercury to one degree above freezing.
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Colorado Springs
Clyde McReynolds
McReynolds
Lawrence Artist Exhibits Works At Coryell Park Gallery
Lawrence artist Paul Mannen showed 23 oil and watt color paintings at the Coryell Park gallery near Auburn Nebraska. He lectured on art appreciation and answered visitors questions. The rural gallery is small fireproof with electric lighting heating and cooling.
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Paul Mannen
Lawrence
Coryell Park
Auburn
Neb
Mannen
Summer Heat Lifts to 100 Degrees by Three
The temperature rose gradually and reached 100 degrees at 3 p.m. after not hitting the century mark until after 1 p.m.
Billions OK’d for Defense Plans and New Production
The panel approves large spending for defense including naval vessels aircraft for army and navy and material for all services. Public works and housing plus production facility expansion are funded with totals around 2.1 billion dollars. New ordnance plants to be built west of the Alleghenies for inland security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Allerhamies
Mrs Willis L Smith Funeral Services Set
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Willis L Smith 74 who died yesterday at her home 726 Connecticut Street. Services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev Lou Griffith officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Willis L. Smith
Connecticut Street
Rumsey Funeral Home
Lou Griffith
Oak Hill Cemetery
TOTAL RESOURCES LARGER Kansas Banks and Trust Companies Report
Kansas banks and trust companies had total resources of 195 194 161 on June 29 up from 192 196 301 a year earlier. Loans and discounts rose to 86 528 537 and deposits to 167 034 311 while surplus reached 8 567 588. There were 489 banks and trust companies with nine fewer call deposits than last year.
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Topeka
Kansas and Trust Companies
Elwood M. Brooks
Kansas
Hermione tanker sunk by British warships
The Greek tanker Hermione, carrying 300 tons of gasoline and 200 tons of lubricating oil for Italian forces in the Diveesian islands, was sunk by British warships on a Sunday evening, as reported by the London desk.
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London
Admiralty
Hermione
Divieeshaee Islands
Engineers to Take Aviation Courses Caltech Lockheed Program
Pasadena July 31 engineers to study aviation at Caltech in a 16 week, $150000 defense program for 120 men aged 30 to 40. Eight weeks instruction from Caltech and Lockheed, each supplying staff. pay is 200 a month. Participants may later join aviation industry, with Lockheed job promise.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
National Defense
Caltech
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Lockheed Engineering
Chicago
Milwaukee
Altho
Lockheed
Robert E. Gross
Robert A. Millikan
Hall Hibbard
Max Mason
Warren to be appointed comptroller general of the United States
Representative Lindsay Warren of North Carolina will be appointed comptroller general, with the nomination going to the Senate tomorrow. Warren is a veteran congressman and former chairman of the accounts committee, chosen to succeed Senator Fred Brown of New Hampshire, who resigned for health reasons and later joined the tariff commission.
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Washington
Lindsay Warren
United States
Senate
Stephen Early
Warren
House
Accounts Committee
Fred Brown
New Hampshire
Tariff Commission
British Armored Gear Debated for Troops
London reports the British war inventions committee is seriously considering outfitting troops with armor. Officials say reinforced plastic is among materials studied and a breast plate with visor may be issued first to machine gunners after consultations with doctors military and technical experts.
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London
British War Inventions Committee
Bombed Despite Bad Weather Berlin July 31
The German high command announced that the important south English ports of Swansea and Plymouth were bombed last night despite bad weather hampering German air force operations.
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Berlin
High Command
Swansea
Plymouth
Versatile Plant Blossoms in Athol Yard
Paul Insky grows potatoes underground and a tomato above ground in his Athol Massachusetts backyard. The unusual plant yields both vegetables from a single plant in July.
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Athol
Mass
Paulinsky
Dr Ted Kennedy Returns to Office Hours in August
Dr. Ted Kennedy is back from vacation and will hold regular office hours during August. The Journal-World Classified Page notes the local market is bustling with activity.
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Ted. Kennedy
Journal-World
Town
Lines Are Guarded New York July 30
The American Telephone and Telegraph system and its subsidiaries have moved to a war-time posture within six weeks. Extra guards, restricted plant access, and enhanced emergency power are part of steps taken since a June defense meeting, with Bell operating companies aiding the army and navy and a citizenship questionnaire sent to 40,000 New York Telephone employees and soon to all 312,328 nationwide.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
National Defense
Bell System
FBI
Army
Navy
New York Telephone Company
Capper Opposes Conscription in Burke-Wadsworth Debate
Kansas Senator Arthur Capper reiterated opposition to the Burke Wadsworth bill. He argued the United States could defend itself without conscription and cited France’s peace time draft as not causing its downfall.
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Capper
Washington
Arthur Capper
Kansas
United States
France
Jlt
Nation debates military draft and guard measures
Senate hearing covers Burke-Wadsworth bill and peacetime mobilization. Secretary warns of graver peril than 1917 as force levels and training lag while Holland and Belgium compare defenses. Barkley expects little opposition to the national guard plan, while conscription faces broader debate amid broad support for western hemisphere and Philippines measures.
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United States
Germany
National Guard
Holland
Belgium
Boundry
Western Hemisphere
Philippines
Army High
Cardinals win first game of doubleheader over Bees in 11 innings
In Boston the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Bees 3 to 1 in 11 innings. Johnny Mize homered in the second inning as part of a hot hitting stretch for the Cardinals.
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Boston
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Bees
Johnny Mize
Cards
McGee
Owen
Sullivan
Tobin
Coffman
Piechots
Masi
Andrews
Philadelphia
Johnny Rizzo
Phillies
Chicago
Cubs
Hughie Mulcahy
Hank Leiber
Bill Nicholson
Cuba
Mooty
Leed
Hartnett
Todd
Mulcahy
Warren
Cincinnati
New York
Eric Leagu
Detroit Nego
Chandler
Dickey
Gridgen
Tebbetts
Cleveland
Gatehouse
Dickman
Foxx
Dobson
Eisenstat
Hemsley
Washington
Chase and Ferrell
Kennedy
Auker
Swift
Call for U S aid to restore Spain after civil war
Madrid reports Falangist Arriba urges United States aid to return Spain to normalcy after a long civil conflict. Observers note the appeal follows criticism of U S dollar diplomacy and amid gasoline shortages. British press reaction not as harsh.
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Madrid
United States
Spain
Arriba Today
Latin America
Great Britain
Six WPA writers suspended over communist party support
Six employees of the WPA writers and historical records projects were suspended after their signatures appeared in a 1938 copy of The People's Front presented to Edwin Banta by members of the federal writers unit. Banta had later left the party and testified before Dies committee.
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New
WFA
WPA
Edwin Banta
Federal Writers Unit
No. 365
Communist Party of the United States of America
Quake Toll and Aid in Central Anatolia
Mild shocks persisted in the central Anatolian plateau as relief teams reached 12 destroyed villages. About 300 people were killed and many injured yesterday, with Erzincan suffering property damage but no new casualties.
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Turkey
Ankara
Erzincan
Tokyo Rejects British Protest Over Arrests in Espionage Roundup
Tokyo officials led by Foreign Office Spokesman Yukichiro Suma said Britain should not protest the arrests, calling the roundups entirely justified and backed by sufficient evidence. In Kobe, Reuters reported two more British nationals were released from custody as part of the broader anti espionage actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Foreign Office
Yukichiro Suma
Suma
Britain
London
Reuters
Kobe
E. G. Price
C. H. McNaughton
Agriculture Secretary reports crop program expenses
The agricultural adjustment administration disclosed total expenditures of 908 million dollars for the year ending June 30, including 18 million in administrative costs. Major disbursements went to price adjustment and soil conservation payments with Texas leading at 99.44 million, followed by Iowa 61.46 million and Illinois 42.84 million. Kansas spent 36.25 million.
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Gibbon
Neb
Nebraska
Shelton
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Buffalo County
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment.administration
Texas
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Threshers Helped. New Baby Born in Williamstown
Mrs. Nellie Worthington and Mrs. Frank Bracken aided Mrs. Eugene O Trimble with cooking for threshers. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bliss welcomed a daughter Shirley Madeline born July 1. Visitors at Virgil Green home included Garland Green Verlin and others. Clerks and teachers from the Baker family move and travel plans noted.
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Nellie Worthington
Frank Bracken
Eugene O' Trimble
Charles Bliss
Misouri
Alfred Paker
Wichita
Beulah Baker
Altha
Elsie Clay
Green Farm
Dean School
Willard Sechrest
Joyce Ann
California
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Elmer Schenke
Harold Pitts
Maple Hill
Gerald Parker
Tiene Bend
Dave Shirk
Gusta
Dale Ehateningone
Erable Rock
Robert Hunt
Overbrook
Richard Swetman
Bird City
M. W. Everley
Garden City
Joe Limes
Chanute
George Stapleton
Harold Reade
Ashley Elbe
Johnsbore
Lee Casida
el Dorado
Vernon Hayes
Lecompton
Henry Dingus
Meade
H. A. Lonborg
Minneapolis
Lawrence Stanton
Dodge City
Joe Kibler
Bennington
Willis Hockett
Atchison
Jay Parker
Capitol
E. A. Smith
Barker C.P.A
Barker C.P. A
Holcom’s
Fine Arts
University
Perryville
New Jersey Street
The
Wright
Baldwin Lake
M. Potter
Alabama Street
Kansas Banks and Trust Companies
NEA
English Channel
British Naval Auxiliary Ship
Cal Tech
Rep
Brown
A. T. & T. Putas Communications
Jersey
Camden
N. J
R. M. Hillingshead and Co
U. S
Communist Party
AAA
Williamstown
Allison-Armstrong
Ee State
Lawrence National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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