Britain Evacuates All But One Division From Flanders
General Lord Gort returns to England as British forces report that all but one division of the original 175,000 in Flanders have been evacuated. A government notice warns parents to register children for dispersal plans as the threat of direct German attack grows.
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London
Lord Gort
Flanders
Britain
War Office
England
B.E.F
France
George VI
Order of Bath
Malcolm MacDonald
MacDonald
Rene Jacques Adolphe Prioux
Dunkerque
John Moore
Gort
Allied Supreme War Council
Paris
Summer heat arrives as Topeka matches June forecast
Topeka reports 82 at 10 am and forecasts 90s It will stay hot with no rain in sight according to federal meteorologist 8 D Flora Weather will dry but soil moisture remains adequate for crops A high pressure pattern from North Dakota draws hot air from the Gulf of Mexico Kansas highs reach near 89 in some towns while lows dip to the 58 60s across the state tonight
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Topeka
Flora
Kansas
North Dakota
Gulf of Mexico
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Goodland
Chanute
Elkhart
Tribune
Germans Sink Five British Transports Near Dunkerque
Berlin reports sinking five British transports outside Dunkerque and says 26 000 French prisoners were taken. The high command notes bombardments and advances along the Dunkerque line as Allied withdrawal continues.
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France
Dunkerque
Flanders
Ostend
Belgium
High Command
Munique
Abbeville
Lechesne
New Defense Spending Raises 1941 Budget Projections
President Roosevelt’s defense program hikes the 1941 budget to about 10.45 billion with a 4.17 billion deficit. Revenue gains from new taxes and existing taxes push receipts to 6.26 billion, while defense and work relief outlays rise.
Heavy German Artillery Firing on Dunkerque
Paris reports German heavy artillery is shelling Dunkerque as French rearguards under General Prioux move toward the city. A German aerial attack follows clearer skies, hindering allied embarkation. Belgian troops reportedly refused to surrender amid Belgian and British contact with two Allied commands.
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Paris
Dunkerque
Flanders
Jacques Adolphe Prioux
Dunkeraue
Prioux
Leopold
Renorts
Dekrahe
Desfontaines
War Bulletins from Paris to London June 1
Eighteen Czechoslovak fliers with the French air force claim 41 German planes shot down in recent days including 12 by a single sergeant and seven by a lieutenant. Hitler orders Dutch prisoners released as they fought as honest soldiers. Travel to Northern Ireland or Eire restricted to essential business. RAF bombs Rotterdam oil tanks and raids Nieuwpoort and Ostend. Churchill meets King George VI at Buckingham Palace.
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Royal Air Force
Dunkerque
Prioux
England
Paris
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Netherlands
London
Northern Ireland
Eire
Britain
Home Office
Air Ministry
Rotterdam
Ane
Nieuport
Ostend
Churchill
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Nelson Sunk by Germans Report Said Becomes Black News
Berlin reports German spokesman confirms battleship Nelson 33 950 tons flagship of the British home fleet sunk with 700 of 1 320 crew lost. London authorities declined comment as the British press notes the ship’s prior damage and repair.
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Nelson
Berlin
Ine St Taremente
London
Admiralty
Britain
Congress Agrees On Money Demand For Defense
Washington reports Congress backs Roosevelt for another billion to fortify defense efforts while debate grows over granting authority to call out the national guard. Key figures include General Marshall and Senator Vandenberg opposing a broader mobilization power, with officials outlining planned spending and military expansion.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
Hemisphere
Congress
Roosevelt
Martin
Massachusetts
America
Altho
Mr. Roosevelt
National Guard
Vandenhors
R.-Mich
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Nye
R.-N.d
Bridges
R-N.h
Austin
R.-Vt
Woodring
War Department
Sheppard
D. -Tex
May
D.-Ky
House Military Committee
House
Kansas Candidates Slow In Filing for Office
Topeka June 1 Candidates for public office in Kansas have filed slowly with twenty days left before the August 6 primary. Only 13 aspirants for state, congressional and judicial posts have registered at the secretary of state's office, far fewer than the 26 filings on June 1, 1938. The article notes a big rush typically comes later, with past totals reaching 101 filings between June 1 and 20 and 28 on the final day.
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Topeka
Kansas
Secretary of State
State Senate
Statehouse
Senate
Eudora Population Rises in County Census Counts
The 1930 to 1940 census shows Eudora at 603 residents, up from 589 in 1930, as Douglas county municipalities report overall gains of 567 since 1930. Four towns together add 1,521 since 1910 with township figures soon released.
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Douglas County
Olathe
Eudora
German Bombers Raid Along the Rhone Front
Marseille reports thirty killed as German bombers hit the harbor and the city. Basel notes heavy raids on the Rhone valley and surrounding areas with targets in Lyon suburbs and aircraft part factories. One plane strayed into Switzerland and was shot down. four crew killed.
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Marseille
France
Bern
Switzerland
Rhine
Basel
Rhone Valley
Lyon
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Geneva
Rhone
Canton
Fractured Ankle From Peculiar Car Collision
Dr. C. F. O'Bryon of 1821 Tennessee Street suffered a fractured left ankle in a minor crash when his car and a second vehicle driven by A Enlow bumped and locked bumpers. O'Bryon stood on the bumpers to level them as Enlow drove off and was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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C. F. O’bryon
Tennessee Street
O'Bryon
A. Enlow
O’bryon
Enlon
Memorial Hospital
Stock Market Index Edged Down by 0.1 Point
The average of 60 stocks declined to 38.5 yesterday from 38.6, reflecting a small downturn in overall market performance. Key movers and sector shifts were noted as investors watched volume and activity levels across major issues.
Weather Lookahead for Midwest and Plains
Kansas tonight and Sunday expect generally fair and warmer conditions with some increase in warmth in the far south and east. The forecast for Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas calls for a mild start to next week with mostly fair skies and warm temperatures followed by showers later in the week and cooler conditions.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Douglas County welfare budget proposes three mill levy for 1941
The Douglas County welfare budget for 1941 calls for a $246 711 total expenditure and a three mill local levy. The plan, submitted to the state welfare board, increases spending over the prior year by about $47 000 with major rises in old age aid blind aid and aid to dependent children. Anticipated receipts fall short of the budget prompting $3 472 in emergency warrants or bonds.
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Douglas County
State Welfare Board
Board of County Welfare
Welfare Board
Lindley to Teach Two New Philosophy Courses at KU
Former Chancellor E H Lindley will return to the University of Kansas as professor of philosophy next year. He will teach a two hour class in Plan for Living open to undergraduates and a two hour course The Human Situation open to juniors seniors and graduate students.
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E. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
College of Liberal Arts
Paul B. Lawson
Harvard
Lindley
White to Speak in Emporia on European War Experience
W. L. White son of Emporia publisher William Allen White will speak at the new civic auditorium on June 7 about his European war correspondence. He recently returned from Europe after covering the conflict in Italy Germany Finland Sweden England France and the Balkans and he was under Russian fire in Finland.
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Emporia
CPI
W. L. White
Eurone
New Civic Auditorium
White
William Allen White
Europe
Italy
Germany
Finland
Sweden
England
France
Balkans
New 35000-ton Battleship Washington Launched at Philadelphia
The 35000 ton battleship Washington was launched into the Delaware River at the Philadelphia navy yard before about 30000 spectators. Virginia Marshall christened the ship and Senator Walsh praised the event as a start of naval preparedness and defense for the United States.
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Philadelphia
Washington
United States
Delaware River
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Virginia Marshall
John Marshall
Walsh
D.-Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
May rainfall surplus raises Lawrence year to date
Rainy May brings 6.40 inches in Lawrence against 4.71 normal. Total five month rainfall reaches 15.04 inches vs 12.69 normal as Posey notes no record set this year. Mean May temp 65.32 degrees, high 90, low 39, with 35.49 percent cloud cover and 15 clear days.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Posey
Settlement Reached In $500000 Tire Suit In Akron
Fritz Meyn and Lee Schwinley of Fritz Co. settled a breach of contract and price discrimination suit against General Tire & Rubber Co. for a substantial, private sum in Akron Ohio. The case filed April 1939 was dismissed after the out of court agreement and Meyn plans a trip to Albuquerque New Mexico to study leasing of Schwinley property for copper mining.
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Fritz Meon
Lee Schwinley
General Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
O. Althe
Meyn
Schwinley
Fritz Co
Tire Company
Lawrence
Albuquerque
N. M
DuPont and Guegenheim
Schwinler
U S War Likely By Democratic Convention predicts Marcantonio
Representative Marcantonio bets a newspaperman the United States will be in the European war by the Democratic national convention set to open July 15. He has opposed several military measures, arguing they risk entangling the country in abroad conflict.
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Washington
Marcantonio
AIL
Non-Commissioned Officers Are Called in Italy as War Nears
Italy calls up 10 000 non commissioned officers to bolster 50 000 enlisted. Northern Italy shows spring maneuvers with an army corps near Florence. Spanish mission to Berlin advances as Gibraltar hold demand rises, signaling possible Italian entry with Germany. Pope Pius XII receives Spain's ambassador.
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Italy
Rome
Florence
Canovas
Berlin
Madrid
Gibraltar
Francisco , Franco
Germany
International Relazioni
France
Britain
Mussolini
Fuehrer
Hitler
Great Britain
Pius XII
Spain
Holy See
Distinctive speech urges Liberty Memorial graduates toward faith
DeLoss Walker addressed 202 graduating seniors at Liberty Memorial High School urging belief in themselves and in others as the great adventure of life. He emphasized purpose, learning, and a positive outlook amid war and job worries, urging graduates to seize opportunities and build steps toward tomorrow.
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DeLoss Walker
Liberty Memorial High School
Hoch Auditorium
David
Solomon
Walker
California
Clifford D. Dean
Papina
Oliver Hobbs
Schubert
Paul B. Lawson
Clifford Reynolds
Charlotte Price
Margaret Harwood
Rudy Carl
Sardar
Ippolitor Ivanon
Joe Williams
Roberta Kackley
Sant “Murmuringe Zephyrs
Adolf Jensen
Ware-Harris
MP Porritt Killed in Action in Belgium
Captain R W Porritt 30, Conservative MP and director of Porritts and Spencer Ltd woolen manufacturers, was killed in action in Belgium. Announcement disclosed today.
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M. P
London
R. W. Porritt
Belgium
Porritts and Spencer, Ltd
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Eileen Martin
Donnelly
Summerfield
Donnelly Fund
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Neil
Jennie Donnelly
Donnelly Brothers
Otto Springer
Lawson
Rodney
Anson
Howe
Hood
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War
Navy Department
Deaulley
Brazil
Bankhead
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
George Jackson Mead
Ford
Adolf Berle
U40
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Navy, Yard
U. S
Rubber Company
God
Purcell
Ralph E. Graber
Lloyd S. Purcell
Board of Education
Graber
Neal M. Wherty
South
Cuba
Rotary International
Joseph F. Wilkins
K. U
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