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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1942

Page

4

Bringing Forth Fruit From Vine and Branches

A short devotional verse echoes Jesus's teaching that believers who remain in him bear much fruit. It quotes John 15 5 about abiding in Christ and drawing strength to produce spiritual fruit.

War shaped Kansas University start to graduation

The University of Kansas opened commencement with ROTC commissions presented by Colonel Dusenbury and the Jayhawk air squadron sworn in by Governor Ratner. Chancellor Malott stated that the university will make further war related changes as needed and noted that over 1,400 faculty and students are already linked to the war effort.

University of Kansas Dusenbury R.O.T.C Jayhawk Air Squadron Ratner Malott Philip H. Pierce Lawrence Alf M. Landon Eldridge Hotel American Red Cross Social Service League Vermont Street Topeka Fose Eudora Flower Club Gage Park Mabel B. Haskell Boulder Colo J. A. Benson Ottawa

RAF Bombers Hit Cologne Signal Allied Air Power Rising

The Cologne raid by over a thousand RAF aircraft caused destruction and horror beyond London’s worst bombardments. Refugees flee as neutral reports confirm extensive damage and smoke obscuring photos. The article argues Germany could be defeated by intensified Allied air campaigns with American and British forces growing in strength.

R.A.F Cologne London Germany

Fort Scott Commemorates City’s 100th Anniversary Edition

Fort Scott marks its centennial with a 60 page Fort Scott Tribune edition published Saturday. The issue highlights the city’s founding amid western settlement, referencing the Kansas Historical Quarterly article by Louise Barry on the Fort Leavenworth Fort Gibson Military Road and Fort Scott’s origins.

Fort Scott Fort Gibson

Frontier forts and the path of settlement in Kansas

The text traces the 1842 military road marking Kansas western frontier, the Fort Scott and Fort Riley establishments, and the shifting lines of conflict from free state versus pro slavery to Civil War battles like Mine Creek. It notes Fort Scott’s 1853 closure and that some original army buildings survive as a museum.

Middle West Missouri Leavenworth Fort Scott Fort Riley Kansas Mine Creek

Kansas gains from war spurred industrial shift and growth

Governor Ratner predicts major changes for Kansas as the University of Kansas completes a new industrial research building. He says wartime adaptations will leave defense plants in state and shift population, enabling Kansas to host permanent defense facilities and advance peacetime industry with skilled personnel.

Mineral Industries University of Kansas Ratner Kansas

German morale hit by Cologne air raid

The article notes Germans were unprepared for a Cologne air raid and the resulting death and destruction. It contrasts German expectation with British resilience and suggests the Fuehrer’s promise that such attacks would occur elsewhere, not in Germany, shapes their morale and recovery.

Cologne Fuehrer Germany

On Board Switch of Loyalties in Caribbean Crisis

In a Navy shipboard tale, Talcott hides a secret document in a fire hose locker while June Paterson confides her loyalty. MacDowell pushes to expose a frame up as Talcott and June reveal feelings and seek alliance against a hidden adversary.

Talcott Halsey Constantine Struthers June Paterson Martha Swenson Jane MacDowell Abas Island Leonard Halsey June Mr. Talcott Mr. MacDowell

Heydrich Attack Shakes Nazi Regime In Prague

The attempted assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in Prague raises alarms in Berlin as reprisals, arrests, and German fears grow. Subdued by the blow, Nazism faces renewed resistance from conquered peoples across Europe, signaling a dangerous shift on the invisible front.

Hitler Reinhard Heydrich Gestapo Czechoslovakia Germany Cologne Essen Heydrich Prague der Henker Europe London

Baldwin News Highlights High Profile Guests at Baker Commencement

Dr. James Hoopingarner fresh from KU hospital internship visits Baldwin with his parents Rev. and Mrs. J H Hoopingarner. Mrs. Henry J. Allen of Wichita hosts a luncheon for President and Mrs. Horn to present a second gift of pictures for Baker. Mrs. Allen's illness kept her from commencement. Mrs. George W. Zabel of Beloit attends Baker's 84th graduation with her son Stanley. Former Baldwin resident Mrs. J D Smith now living elsewhere is noted.

Methodist Topeka Nelson P. Horn William Horn Omaha Michael Claude B. Beeks John Zona Follin Martin Kansas City Charles E. Beeks Bill Hoppingarner Edward Barker E. Virgil Wood Dream Haven Haseen Emporia Barker Baldwin E. M. Wood Baker Baker Girl Woodhall Burlington E. V. Wood Harry Muesse Wellsville Ralph Muesse California First Methodist Church Clyde W. Odom Wood Clyde W. Brewster Homer J. Ebright Oakwood Cemetery J. H. Shine Herington Jean James Hoopingarner University of Kansas Hospital J. H. Hoopingarner Henry J. Allen Wichita Allen George W. Zabel Beloit Wis Stanley Zabel H. K. Ebright J. D. Smith

University gift marks a quarter century milestone

Twenty five years ago a donation was made to the University of Kan for a lasting endowment. The beneficiary institution plans to recognize the benefactor’s generosity in upcoming ceremonies and highlight the impact on scholarships and research.

The University of Kan

Fewer Traffic Deaths In May Targets For Kansas

Kansas traffic fatalities for May total 18, a 50 percent drop from 85 deaths in May 1941. For the first five months of the year fatalities amount to 115, down from 176 in the previous year, credited to reduced speeds, according to state highway safety engineer Claud R. McCamment.

Topeka Kansas Claud R. McCamment McCamment

Douglas County CPA Meeting at Kanwaka Hall

The C P A will meet Thursday evening June 4 at 8 o clock at Kanwaka hall for the regular OE gathering.

Douglas County C.P.A Kanwaka Hall

Flashes of Life and Fire Chief Away Across Borough Lines

A New York tale notes a dollar lost to taxes found in a sewer after Queens officials searched the scene for hours and recovered the bill for Mrs. Glasco. In Sandpoint Idaho Fire Chief Walter Kuebel left town for his daughter's graduation as a fire struck a shop district causing damage to several businesses.

New York Charles Glasco Queens James A. Burke Burke Queens Bureau of Sewers Sandpoint Ida Walter Kuebel

Advance Birthday Plans Keep Family Reunion Busy

Mrs. Alice N. Ko sinske gathered 60 relatives from three states at her Tl.-Mrs. Ko sinske home for an advance celebration of her 80th birthday. They feared gasoline rationing might prevent December festivities.

Venona Alice N. Kosinske

World Briefs: War News From Africa Europe and Asia

Highlights include a Puebla protest at the closed German consulate and no arrests, 70,000 parading for the war in Vichy, Dakar oath by 2,000 French Foreign Legion, German claims of sinking Allied ships, American women fliers joining RAF support, martial law in Sind, Balkan monarchs likely to visit Roosevelt, executions in Prague for Heydrich attack, and Soviet reaction to Cologne bombing.

Associated Press Puebla Mexico Vichy Dakar French Foreign Legion Legion Pierre Boisson French Equatorial Africa Dakar Lyceum Boisson

Radio Schedule Primetime Evening Listings Jun 2 To 3

A dense list of radio program airings across stations WREN KMBC WDAF KMB C various shows from 5:30 PM through 1:00 AM and into June 3 featuring news music comedy drama sports and public affairs with many named programs hosts and orchestras listed. It also notes a Wednesday schedule including Story Book Lady and a university choir performance.

Wren—Lum Abner KMBC WDAF Jack Armstrong Wren Star and Stripes KMBBC Fred Waring Orch World Today Belen Ortega America Cugar WDAK Rees CQ Toledo Fibber McGee Rkob Hope KMIBC Red Skelton Frasier Hunt WWREN Gabriel Heatter Amos and Andy Colen Miller Wren—Rantona Lou Breeze Muchtehach Ray Heathrton Wren—A.lpl A.L Buddy Franklin Frankie Master Moonbesms Wren—Uarry Jaimes Raymond Scott's Roy Shield U.P Kmbc—Press A.P Brush Creek Way WODAF Wren—The Brewster Boy Hawke Keane TCU Nelson Eddy Manhattan Midnite Dr. Christian Uncle Walter Ramona Glen Miller H. V. Kaltenborn Glen Gray Melody Treasure Chest Cavaliers Daf—A.p Ka1bc Claude Thornhill Moonbeams WRIEN Tommy Dorsey Muchlebach K3jbc Neil Bondshu WEVEN Harry James Maxine Virtue Lawrence University Syme Phony

More than 1,000 English bombers over Cologne

Valletta Malta reports Axis defenses shot down 116 raiding planes in May. Ground and air defenses countered a heavy air assault during a 90 minute raid era with tens of thousands of bombs dropped.

Cologne Valletta Malta

Elephant Gun Brings Zoo Director Trouble at Swope Park

William Curly, Swope Park Zoo director, holds an elephant gun loaned by Henry Bundschu as tempers rise over plans to shoot Temple the elephant deemed a menace. Bundschu cautions any keeper brave enough to fire would face a dangerous recoil and a risky retreat from the scene. Temple remains at the zoo, kept fed and cared for.

Swope Park Zoo Kansas City William Curly Henry uBndschu Temple Bundschu Zoo

Storm uproots tree crushes car in Manhattan raid

A violent windstorm in Manhattan toppled a large tree onto the automobile of Capt. C. E. B. Morekette, nearly demolishing it. The crash led to both front tires blowing out under the impact.

Manhattan Kan Capt. C. EB. Morekette

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