Bombers Set Out Big Berlin Fires
London reports a small force of British bombers started large fires in Berlin last night. Attacks hit Dusseldorf Duisburg Ruhrort and other Ruhr targets and docks at Ostend and St Nazaire. Four aircraft were lost in raids and three in daylight attacks.
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London
Berlin
Air Ministry
Duesgeldorf
Duisburg-Ruhrort
Ruhr
Ostend
St. Nazaire
Germany
Kiel Canal
England
Altho
Pointe
North
Bratiiegby
Lees
Midands
No Lack of Oil Prompted East Coast Shortage Study
Interior Secretary Ickes as federal oil coordinator asked a 24 man committee led by W R Boyd to report on east coast petroleum supplies. The group will examine production, pipelines and tanker facilities and expected demands. Officials stressed there is no current shortage, only inadequate delivery capacity to the east coast.
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Washington
Ickes
Ona
W. R. Boyd
New York
American Petroleum Institute
Knox Demands Miracle To Keep U S Sea Power
Secretary Knox pressed shipbuilders for a production miracle to boost warship output, saying the war hinges on a strong blend of sea and air power. He urged rapid restaffing and updated facilities to ensure American and British naval superiority in a pivotal conference.
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Knox
U.S. Sea Power
Washington
United States
Britain
America
Government plan to boost shipyard output via competitions
A conference discussed a government financed competition plan to raise labor efficiency in shipyards. Leaders proposed bonuses for yard chiefs who foster competitive spirit so yards push to maximize work accomplished.
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Knox
Foodstuffs to Nazis through Trans-Siberian Route
Reported flow of 1500 tons daily from Japan and occupied China to Germany via the Trans Siberian railroad to bypass the British blockade. About 75000 tons of Manchoukuo soybeans have been shipped, with additional oil cotton meat and rice cited. Russia reportedly benefits from higher freight rates while Germany exports chemicals dyes and precision instruments to Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Germany
Helmuth Wolthat
Adolf Hitler
Manchoukuo
Reich
Soviet
Russia
Berlin
Trans-Siberian
Far East
United States
Puzzle clues linked to Iraq era ruler and world terms
A collage of crossword style hints touching on 1938 Iraq king events and related terms. Entries include nations, occupations, measurements, and abbreviations, with clues spanning geography currency and titles.
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Iraq
Spain
Roads in Southeast Are Closed by High Water
High water from the Neosho River closed several southeast roads. U S 50 S east of Emporia reopened to two way traffic after two days. Other closures included K-57 at St Paul and Leroy U S 75 and K-47 at Altoona K-39 at Benedict and east of Chanute.
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Topeka
Emporia
Highway Department
Neosho River
St. Paul
Leroy
Altoona
Benedict
Chanute
Flood Crests Move Down Rivers Near Chanute and Parsons
Maintenance officials warn sections along U S 59 near Shaw and areas south of Fairview could flood as the crest advances. High water from a flooded creek could block U S 75 temporarily while detours persist around U S 83 near Norton after Sunday downpours caused a washout.
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U.S. 59
Shaw
Chanute-Parsons- Oswego
Fairview
U.S. 75
U.S. 83
Norton
Lindquist Honored With Doctor of Divinity at Bethany College
Rev. G Elmer E Lindquist of Lawrence received the honorary Doctor of Divinity at Bethany College Lindsborg Kansas commencement May 30 He has long devoted himself to North American Indian cause serving with the Mescalero Apaches Haskell Y M C A and the American Indian Institute of Wichita He authored works on Indian affairs and led missionary efforts among North American Indians.
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G. Elmer E. Lindquist
Lawrence
Bethany
Lindsborg
Kansas
Lindquist
Bethany College
Marquette
Graduate School of Theology
Oberlin
Holy
Graduate School
Boston University
New Mexico
Haskell Y. M.C. A
American Indian Institute of
Wichita
Kan
International Committee
One Hundred
Society For Propagating
North America
American-Indian Association Bulletin
United States
New York State
Cooking School in Lawrence Promises Free Tastings
Lawrence announces a three day cooking school at the Community building with Miss Esther Branch as lecturer from Spry Research Kitchens Cambridge Mass. June 11 to 13 sessions start at 2 pm free admission. Dishes cooked on stage then offered to audience. ten market baskets of national products and a grand prize Roper gas range. Printed program with all recipes to be distributed. Notes and local club events follow in the same column.
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Lawrence
Esther Branch
Spry Research
Cambridge
Mass
Kansas Public Service Company
Better Farm Returns Rise on May 15 Index
Kansas farm price index climbs to 114 percent of the 1910 14 average as of May 15 driven by gains in grains dairy and chickens. Beef cattle find a slight drop to 9.10 per hundredweight while wheat corn oats barley and rye hold steady or rise modestly with eggs unchanged and chickens up eight cents a pound. Hog corn ratio narrows as hog prices hold firm and corn advances.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Toy pistol hold up ends as officer discovers fake weapon
Kansas City on June 3 a taxi driver Leslie Roberts reported trouble from a passenger. Patrolman Don Defore confronted the man who drew a pistol only to find it was a toy. The passenger confessed to stealing $1.95 from Roberts.
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Kansas City
Leslie Roberts
Don Defore
Defore
Roberts
Oskaloosa Community Notes Dominican Pop Day and Obituary
The American Legion Auxiliary hosted a poppy day social at Mrs. D. M. Stevens home with remarks by Dorothy Potters and Edythe Trapp and readings by Edith Cox. Miss Willetta Low, 75, died May 21 at her sister’s home. funeral at Gabel funeral home with Rev. J. H. McDonald. burial in Pleasant View. Surviving relatives include T. J. Low, Don Wilhelm, and Helen Coleman Redd. Mrs. Helen Pierson to spend summer with her mother as McLouth school ends term. The Presbyterian Missionary society met at H T Phinney’s with Miss Mabel Huggins speaking. Mel Wilson brought his father William Wilson’s body for burial at Pleasant View.
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American Legion Auxiliary
D. M. Stevens
Dorothy Potters
Edythe Trapp
Edith Cox
Emil St. John
Frank Wendel
Jennie Davis
Willetta Low
Lula Coleman
Gabel
J. H. McDonald
John Sutton
Lee Johnson
Lena Roberts
Pleasant View
Coleman
T. J. Low
Nevada
Don Wilhelm
Chicago
Helen Coleman Redd
Leavenworth
Miss Low
Dan
Elizabeth Low
Oskaloosa
Winchester
Helen Pierson
Louise Gephart
McLouth
Pierson
H. T. Phinney
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Lutheran Society of
Valley Falls
Mabel Huggins
Topeka
China
A. J. Simon
W. W. Boyd
M. S. McCreight
George Byers
Mel Wilson
San Diego
William Wilson
Fairview Cemetery
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