British Desert Campaign Pushes Axis In Libya
British armies launched a 30 mile offensive in North Africa, while RAF bombers hit Essen again and Canterbury in nightly raids. German claims noted damage at Cologne and Duisburg, with Essen fire raged and 93 RAF bombers reported missing since the Cologne raid.
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North Africa
R.A.F
Essen
Knightsbridge
Tobruk
Canterbury
Channel
Germany
Duisburg
Ruhr Valley
Cologne
Biz Krupp Armaments Works
Reich
Sir Claude Auchinleck
Rotunda Segnali
Bir Hacheim
Rommel
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Bir el Hacheim
Wisdom
Oasis
Britain
Mediterranean Sea
Estados war expands axis list to Bulgaria Hungary Romania
Washington reports the House voted to add Bulgaria Hungary and Romania to the United States' list of nations at war with no opposition. Senate action planned for tomorrow follows swift, routine passage. A communique notes Dutch Harbor Alaska was attacked by Japanese bombers, with minimal details available.
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Washington
Navy
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
House of Representatives
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumania
Senate
Japan
Germany
Italy
Uncle Sam
Rayburn
Jeannette Rankin
R-Mont
United States
Roosevelt
United States of America
Congress
Congress of
North Pacific
Stimson
Tokyo
Dimond
Unalaska Island
Aleutian Chain
Alaskan
Aleutians
Kurile Islands
Unalaska
San Francisco
Honolulu
Inspector Begins Checks Across Kansas City Area
State hotel and restaurant inspector Jack Garrett starts surveys in Lawrence and surrounding towns to ensure licenses and sanitary compliance. He will base at Eldridge hotel for months, inspecting 800 to 1 000 places including rooming houses and apartments with four or more units. Licenses cost three to four dollars depending on the establishment, with cooperative efforts from the Chamber of Commerce registration service.
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Jack Garrett
State Hotel and Restaurant Board
Lawrence
Garrett
Eldridge
Kansas City
Gardner
DeSoto
Eudora
Chamber of Commerce
Wichita
Parsons
State Board
Welsh Granted Bond in Sister Slaying Case
Kansas City court of appeals ruled George W. Welsh Jr. entitled to bond pending further actions after multiple murder charges and a habeas corpus filing. Bond set at 10000 dollars, with preliminary hearing scheduled for June 15.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Court of Appeals
George W. Welsh, Jr
Welsh
Justice of the Peace
J. J. Dougherty
Michael O’hearn
Doucherty
J. J. Hurley
Leila Adele Welsh
Launch 2 Destroyers Charrette and Hudson
Boston observers report the launch of two destroyers Charrette and Hudson at the navy yard on the afternoon tide. The ships honor Lieut George Charrette and Capt William Levereth Hudson for actions in the Spanish American War. Mrs Nadeja Pronita Charrette christened the Charrette and Mrs Henry H Hough christened the Hudson.
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Boston
Charrette
Hudson
Boston Navy Yard
George Charrette
Navy
Santiago
Cuba
William Levereth Hudson
Nadeja Pronita Charrette
Lowell
Mass
Henry H. Hough
Washington, DG
China's Defenders Pressed by Japanese Drive in Chekiang
Dispatches detail Chiang Kai-shek s forces recapturing Yangki northwest of Kinhwa as Chinese and Japanese clashes widen in Chekiang and Kiangsi provinces. Japanese offensives push along the Chekiang Kiangsi railway amid heavy rains hindering invasion efforts. Allied support flows as Eden confirms lease weapons and US stay in wartime aid.
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Chekiang Province
Yangki
Kinhwa
Lower
Chekiang
Chuhsien
Tokyo
Kiangsi
Chienhsien
Nanchang
Canton
Kwangtung
Canton- Hankow
Chiang
Anthony Eden
London
Britain
United States
China
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
New Britain
Atamboea
Timor
Called Out for Duty In Kansas Wing of Civil Air Patrol
Topeka June 3 L M Ascough acting commander of the Kansas wing of the civil air patrol disclosed members had been ordered to active patrol duty. Eight groups compose the wing with 3 000 members though not all units sent out yet. Howard Lindley said several local pilots and mechanics have signed up for active duty.
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Topeka
L. M. Ascough
Kansas
Civil Air Patrol
Ascough
Howard Lindley
Lawrence
Svho
Willkie Buys Big House in Rushville
Rushville Ind June 8 Mr and Mrs Wendril L Willkie have purchased the ten room house here that Willkie used as headquarters during the 1940 campaign when he was Republican nominee Acquaintances said Willkie explained he needed a large house to entertain visitors while in Rushville It will be occupied by Mrs Willkie s mother Mrs Phil Wilk
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Rushville
Ind
Wendril L. Willkie
Willkie
Junior C of C Roundtable Discusses War-Time Problems
Vice President Robert Oyler presided at a Junior Chamber luncheon roundtable on wartime problems. Milton Beach attended as guest. Bud Hanna chaired discussions planning a June 21 picnic at Holcom's Grove. M F Hudson Co Adv.
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Robert Oyler
Chamber of Commerce
Steel and copper shortages threaten U S war production
Washington reports that a ten million ton steel expansion will be cut by 30 to 35 percent due to material shortages. WPB officials Batt and Henderson warn of scarce steel copper and brass, with possible idle shipways and slowed ammunition production as civilian stocks dwindle.
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Washington
William L. Batt
Batt
WPB
A. I. Henderson
Reverend King Resigns Plymouth Pastorate for Oberlin Move
Rev Joseph F King resigns as minister of Plymouth Congregational Church and will assume pastoral duties at the First Church in Oberlin Ohio starting September 1. The resignation takes effect August 1 after a congregation meeting. He departs soon for Camp Carle near Stafford Kansas for a Congregational youth summer program.
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Joseph F. King
Plymouth Congregational Church
Oberlin
Mr. King
Chicago Theological Seminary
Lawrence
Plymouth Church
Edinburgh
Europe
Camp Carlyle
Stafford
Kan
Kansas To Stay Warm This Week Across The State
Weather forecast from Topeka notes abnormal warmth lasting today and tonight. Showers may reach western areas late afternoon or tonight. Western Kansas faces dryness, wheat growers seek moisture as Topeka hit 95 degrees and Lamar Colorado reached 98. Low temperatures cooled to around 9 above.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Lamar
Colo
Gunman Killed in Bold Bank Robbery Attempt
A masked gunman was killed and two bank guards wounded in a bold attempted robbery at the Continental Illinois Bank & Trust in Chicago's LaSalle Street district. The gunman, Henry Peter Karsten of Kansas City, reportedly entered with a shotgun and bag. guards John Whelan and Thomas Lyons were injured as the standoff escalated.
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Chicago
Continental Illinois Bank & Trust Company
LaSalle Street
Henry Peter Karsten
Kansas City
John Whelan
Thomas Lyons
Children Visit Lawrence From McCoy School in Kansas City
The McCoy school seventh grade class of 65 students from 1524 White Avenue, Kansas City Missouri visited Lawrence today. They rode a Santa Fe train, toured Haskell Institute and KU points of interest, and planned to return on the 3:15 train which was late.
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McCoy School
White Avenue
Kansas City
Lawrence
Santa Fe
Haskell Institute
University of Kansas
Son Ensign Robert Haynes Reaches Australia
Word received by Mr and Mrs E L Haynes from their son Ensign Robert A Haynes says he is now in Australia and well. He notes Australians live up to their good reputation and are content.
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Robert Haynes
E. L. Haynes
Ensign Robert A. Haynes
Australia
K U Hosts Bankers Clinic At University Of Kansas
The third annual Kansas bankers clinic opens at the University of Kansas and runs through Friday. About 231 reservations exceed last year and include sessions in the Union building with meals there. Notable speakers include Walter B. French of the American Bankers Association and Clark G. Kuebler of Northwestern University.
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Kansas Bankers’ Clinic
University of Kansas
Bank Management Commission
Kansas Bankers’ Association
Kansas Banking Department
University
Corbin Hall
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Gamma Delta
Delta Upsilon
Carruth Hall
Union
Frank T. Stockton
K.U. School of Business
Deane W. Malott
Maurice L. Breidenthal
Security National Bank
Kansas City
Kan
Walter B. French
American Bankers’ Association of
New York City
Allen Crafton
K.U. Speech Department
Kansas
Joe M. Williams
Liberty Memorial High School
Winifred Hill
B. A. Welch
Topeka
Gilbert T. Stephenson
Wilmington
Del
Trust Research Department
American Bankers’ Association
U S Ships Lead Convoy to Murmansk Amid Heavy Attacks
London reports a large convoy to Murmansk last week included United States ships along with Russian and British vessels. The convoy carried tanks and aircraft to Soviet armies and faced five days and nights of heavy attacks by German U boats dive bombers and torpedo planes.
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London
United States
Murmansk
Douglas County Health Unit Names Second Sanitarian
The Douglas county health unit board voted to hire Joe L. Walker of El Dorado as second sanitarian. Walker has seven and a half years of health unit experience and recent work in Butler county since March 1 1937. He attended Kansas State College and El Dorado Junior College and studied public health sanitation at Vanderbilt University in 1986. He is married with three children aged 9 7 and 3.
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Douglas County Health Unit
Joe L. Walker
el Dorado
Howard Weindel
Walker
Shawnee County
Butler County
Kansas State College
el Dorado Junior College
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Henry Asher, Jr
State Board of Health
Ralph Pine
L. Chambers
Sugar certificates issued at Manual Junior High
Ten volunteers handle rapid distribution of sugar certificates for canning at the Manual Junior High building at Ninth and Kentucky. Principal Warren Smith oversees registration with George Wetzel aiding questions. Office hours run daily 8 to 12 and 1 to 6, closing at 5 on Saturday. certificates not issued at the Lawrence National Bank building.
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Manual Junior High
Ninth
Kentucky
Warren Smith
George Wetzel
Wetzel
Lawrence National Bank
Mussolini Reported to Have Gone to Libya
British radio reported an observer on the Libyan front saying Premier Mussolini may have gone to Libya to inspect the forward areas and see his armies. CBS confirmed hearing the broadcast.
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New York
Mussolini
Libya
BCC
CBS
Huge Naval Program to Double U.S. Fighting Strength
Washington reports an $8.3 billion bill to build about 500 ships, doubling the fleet potential within 24 months. The plan adds 500000 tons carriers and cruisers, 900000 tons destroyers, 800 small vessels, with no battleships included. It complements earlier authorizations for auxiliaries and long range submarines.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
Navy
Naval Committee
Congress
Atlantic
Leaving town this summer
A brief notice invites readers to have the Journal-World mailed to a vacation address with a contact phone number 22 for arrangements.
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Journal-World
Journal- World
Death Ends a Long Career in the Law
Marshall Alexis Gorrill a longtime Douglas County attorney who graduated from the University School of Law in 1895 died after a brief illness. Funeral at 4 p.m. Thursday from First Baptist Church with Dr. R A Schwegler Sr. presiding. Burial at Oak Hill cemetery. He was born July 7 1871 and served as Douglas County attorney in 1903 04. He married Clara Kimble in 1894 and had two sons Clarence and Maj Galen A Gorrill. He was active in Phi Delta Phi state bar and several Masonic orders.
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Marshall Alexis Gorrill
Douglas County
University School of Law
First Baptist Church
R. A. Schwegler
Oak Hill Cemetery
Walter G. Thiele
Hugh Means
W. C. Simon
University of Kansas
Bar of
Kansas
Clara Kimble
John Marshall Gorrill
Katherine M. Gorrill
Elizabeth C. Gorrill
Marshall A. Gorrill
Phi Delta Phi Honorary
State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Lawsrence
A. F
A. M.s
de Molay Commandery
Knights Templar
B.P
Four day leadership course opens for Lawrence recreation leaders
A four day leadership training for Lawrence recreation leaders began last night as part of summer program planning by the recreation program planning committee chaired by Miss Joie Stapleton. Miss Jeanette Bowersock spoke on story telling as a recreation activity and Ruth Hoover taught age specific team games. The second session tonight will be directed by Mike Andrews of Hays who leads art for Maude Ellsworth's summer studio staff and will outline his playground art program.
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Lawrence
Joie Stapleton
Jeanette Bowersock
Ruth Hoover
Mike Andrews
Hays
Timing of Lawrence Traffic Lights Rebalanced This Morning
Lawrence traffic signals in four Mas Mass district intersections now share uniform timing. Police Chief C A Bliesner says shorter yellow durations and longer greens discourage rushing on yellow and improve safety by restoring the signals’ warning role.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
C. A. Bliesner
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