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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1941
Page
1
Nazi plans to push into French controlled Syria and Lebanon escalated as Berlin and Vichy deny direct landings while Ankara reports Germany airlifted troops and equipment to Latakia. British forces brace Iraq and Transjordan frontiers amid predicted Mediterranean action.
Rain dampened the Lawrence booster caravan as 120 travelers in 26 cars visited eight eastern Kansas cities. In Topeka Glenn Archer received tickets for the Entrada while a 16 piece high school band and Haskell Indian performers entertained crowds.
Shippers and railway officials meet in Wichita to plan handling of the vast southwest winter wheat harvest. L M Betts and C E Johnston will outline railroad preparations for prompt grain movement at a luncheon on Transportation Under the American System.
Walter Keeler will give a five minute talk on the En trada broadcast by WDAF at 9 35 p m Wednesday evening June 4. Roger Williams spoke on the En trada over WIBW at 9 25 p m Sunday evening.
London observers report Britain silent on Syria moves while noting signs of possible British action in Syria and Iraq. German and Vichy plans to seize French colonies in the Middle East are discussed as Axis aims to split British forces and threaten the Suez Canal.
Topeka Kansas June 3 Rhoads R H F representative state industrial development commission said a powder plant in the Eudora DeSoto area is now the next most likely Kansas national defense project after the Parsons shell loading plant approval The Washington office of the development commission cooperated with the industrial department of the Katy railroad on the Parsons project and the commission is also pursuing a family of plants in the Pittsboro area to produce ammonia and explosives from coal and by products.
Local Journal-World classified page lists bargain items across categories. Readers find household items furniture electronics and services with prices and contact details for quick purchase or trade opportunities.
The county welfare department issued 1360 in orange stamps to 119 families on general assistance. Blue stamps worth 680 were added, boosting purchasing power to 2040 while cash grants for elderly, blind, and dependent children arrive June 10. Surplus commodities printed new business for grocers as one client bought 5.83 in groceries and received a flour and lard haul.
German high command claims 746 000 tons of British shipping sunk in May and 430 ships in April 1917. The figure contrasts with Britain's April loss claim of 488 124 tons. Allied and Luftwaffe actions cited include 111 U boats and surface raiders.
Topeka June 3 474 Kansas youths formerly on NYA out of school projects found private jobs in May up from 351 in April. Over 100 May jobs were on farms. 26 trainees in sheet metal at Hutchinson NYA center were placed with Wichita aircraft factories. Harvest season expected to boost June opportunities.
A Lawrence advertisement urges readers to delay financing a home until they review a local plan. It promises small payments can lead to a debt-free home and provides contact details for the Lawrence Building and Loan Association at 800 Mass. St. and phone number 55.
The Pacific Northwest CI C lumber strike nears 25 days, risking defense supplies as mediation urges resumption of work. Chrysler workers in Detroit approve $15 million pay and bonuses pending ratification. Bay Area shipyard and related strikes hamper defense orders despite mediation appeals.
La Salle Illinois June 3 bystander accounts of last night's council meeting over daylight time. Mayor H M Orr 73 faced a veto challenge after a daylight time ordinance passed while council chambers operated on standard time. The 7 to 7 vote left the veto undecided as business leaders claimed they already observed fast time.
The Neosho river fell slowly from a crest of 20.45 feet at midnight near Iola Kansas easing flood danger. Downstream at Chanute and Parsons the river rose about an inch per hour and began spreading over lowlands.
The average of 60 stocks fell from 39.7 to 40.1 yesterday as equities overall declined.
Kansas announces a June draft quota of 931 men to be inducted between June 21 and 30. Fort Leavenworth will process 108 men on four dates and 107 on others, Fort Crook will induct nine or eight men on listed dates, with county totals to be released later. The prior draft batch was May 9.
Antiques will be shown downtown to celebrate the University of Kansas seventy fifth anniversary with entries due tomorrow night and exhibition through June 10. Cash prizes, displays of hobbies and antiques, plus an antique sale at 726 Massachusetts street by the Douglas County Historical Society. Twenty five percent of sale proceeds go to the society’s building fund as they plan a future museum.
June weather forecast from Topeka notes clearing skies after rains that eased flooding in southeastern and southwest Kansas wheat regions. Reports show scattered totals from near zero to 2 inches, with several towns logging over an inch. Temperatures rise tomorrow from 58 60 in east to 75 85 in east.
Thirty eight British officials from Far East posts have been in Hong Kong since May 20 to discuss establishing powerful air bases at Chungking for joint British and American use if needed. They also confer on strengthening the land route between Burma and Singapore and closer Burma Malaya communications.
The board of education approved resignations and transfers among teachers at the high and junior highs including Margaret Dart leaving senior high and Dorothy Willcats moving to junior high. They also hired Wilma Windette and Florence Miller to fill openings and discussed vocationalizing the auto mechanics department with a one year trial and state funding support.
President Roosevelt authorized a $35,000,000 shell loading plant to be built near Parsons Kansas. About 4,000 to 6,000 workers will be employed on 16 000 acres southeast of the city with land appraisals underway. The War Department notes the cost covers land buildings installations machinery and equipment. Giant bombs and large artillery shells will be loaded there and powder supplied from ammunition factories.
Miss Marjorie Whitney named chairman of the design department at the University of Kansas succeeding the late Miss Rosemary Ketcham. Whitney, a 1927 design graduate and staff member, studied in Europe and the U S and appears in Who's Who. Dr Eugene A Stephenson named chairman of mining and metallurgical engineering succeeding Prof C M Young, with long University and industry background. Prof F A Russell to chair engineering drawing next year after Prof George J Hood illness.
John W. Wells aged 57 from Wichita Kansas sustained a broken neck in an automobile crash yesterday near Holsbrook Arizona. The car driven by his daughter Mrs Seward Michels tter aged 33 from Hutchinson Kansas overturned four times. Mrs Michels tter and her 9 year old son Billie suffered cuts bruises and shock.
Director John W. Judd led 485 Coronado Entrata members through the first outdoor rehearsal on Memorial Stadium turf. Costumes issued, 7:30 pm session planned in the concrete horseshoe as audiences come for Thursday and Friday nights.
Fritz Meyn and W. B. Dalton near completion of their Entrada livestock collection. They seek a pair of burras and urge anyone with knowledge to contact the Chamber of Commerce. Current stock includes nineteen horses six cattle a flock of chickens a pig and a team of oxen. The oxen named Dan and Dawson weigh 1500 pounds each and are five years old.
Fritz Meyn announced seven riders to appear in the battle scenes and ordered them to report at 7 o clock tonight at the stadium for rehearsal. The riders named are Shorty Creel Ship Winter Dick Jackman Trampy Erwin Hoot Dover Leo Wingert and Gayle Mott.
Two people were injured when a 1941 Dodge coupe overturned after hitting a mud notch on Highway 59 west of Midland near the county line this afternoon at 2 35. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson M Horton of Kansas City Missouri occupied the car. Horton suffered arm lacerations a cut lip a cut eye and a sprained neck while Mrs Horton had a cut knee and sprained neck. The car was demolished.
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