Brazilian says U. S. ship torpedoed
Aboard the S S Osorio June 10 1941 the Brazilian captain reports rescuing 11 survivors from the North American ship Robin Moor torpedoed May 21. Missing include Mr and Mrs Ben Cohen and R W McCulloughs family. crew may have other lifeboats with 28 crew and seven passengers. The Osorio heads for Recife Brazil.
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New York
Ben Cohen
New York City
R. W. McCullough
R. N. McCullough
McCullough
H. G. Gennell
Frank S. Stevens
North Hadley Street
Wichita
Kan
Messer
Tamandare
Recife
Pernambuco
Brazil
Northern Floods Sweep Across Kansas Towns
Kansas faced widespread flooding with seven towns hit and rivers overflowing as forecasts expected the Kansas River to rise 1 to 3 feet by tomorrow. Blue and Little Blue rivers caused major damage near Blue Rapids and Marysville, isolating areas and forcing evacuations and power cuts.
Flooded Kansas roads isolate towns and force detours
Flood waters across northern and southeastern Kansas disrupted several highways. Bridges and pavement failure closed routes including U S 81 near Concordia, U S 166 east of Coffeyville, U S 136 near Marysville, and U S 30S at Florence. Rivers such as Verdigris, Solomon, Republican, and Blue hinder traffic with numerous detours.
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Topeka
Kansas
Highway Department
Blue River
Blue Rapids
U. S. 81
Concordia
Leroy
St. Paul
U. S. 166
Coffeyville
U. S. 169
Niotaze
Neodesha
U. S. 160
Elk City
U.S. 36
Washington
Hanover
Barnes
Waterville
U.S
Marysville
Seneca
Holton
Florence
Jamestown
Entry List Grows for Kansas Amateur Golf Tourney
The Kansas Amateur golf association tourney at Lawrence Country Club attracts 30 to 35 visitors from Wichita 40 from Topeka 17 from Coffeyville six from Council Grove 60 from the local club plus others Ottawa plans to send several players Glenn Oatman 1938 champion now in St Louis enters Officials report ideal course condition after rains Qualifying rounds set for tomorrow and Thursday Professionals only event tomorrow morning pro am afternoon Banquet and business meeting scheduled Thursday night
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Lawrence Country Club
Wichita
Topeka
Coffeyville
Council Grove
Ottawa
Glenn Oatman
Kansas
Oatman
St. Louis
C.C. Carl
Association
Roosevelt weighs government action over aluminum plant strikes
Two CIO walkouts threaten bomber engine production. President Roosevelt called War Secretary Stimson Attorney General Jackson and Sidney Hillman to discuss possible government action in the Cleveland Aluminum Company of America strike. Six Bohn plants in Detroit and five ACOA Cleveland plants shut after the CIO walkout.
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Roosevelt
Stimson
Jackson
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Washington
Aluminum Company of America
Cleveland
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation
Detroit
Aluminum Company of
Fear Nationalization Debate Opens Senate
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan warned that defense strikes driven by Communists and a fifth column could lead to industry nationalization. Senator Connally of Texas replied little danger but noted some employers feared such outcomes.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Connaly
D-Tex
White House seeks suspension of judgment on Robin Moor sinking
Washington reports the White House asked that judgment be suspended on the sinking of the U S steamer Robin Moor until the manner of the loss is established. Captain Waldemar Lucio Pereira of the Brazilian steamer Osorio, which rescued 11 survivors, is noted in the dispatch.
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Washington
White House
U. S
Robin Moor
Waldemark Lucio Pereira
Osorio
Union Votes to Return to Work at North American Plant
Los Angeles June 10 The five day strike at the North American airplane factory ends as UAW workers agree to return to work with no discrimination and to negotiate wage demands and a union shop. Army guards remain 24 hours around the plant with 3500 troops enforcing access while production resumes at reduced capacity.
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Los Angeles
Charles E. Branshaw
Branshaw
John Orr, Jr
U.A.W
Richard T. Frankensteen
C.I.O
Robert M:iloy
Roosevelt
United States
C.I.O.U.A.W
No-Man’s Land
Charles. E. Branshaw
Stock Market Index Rises to 41.4 on 60-Stock Average
The index for sixty stocks stood at 41.4, slightly up from yesterday's 40.8 as market activity continued.
House Committee Retains Individual Income Tax Exemptions
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to keep the current personal exemptions of 800 for singles and 2000 for married couples for all income taxes. The 400 dependent credit is retained and rates are postponed for future decision. Heads of families without a spouse lose the 400 per dependent, lowering some exemptions.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Lawrence opens summer recreation program with broad courses
The Lawrence summer program opens tomorrow with 20 to 30 adults supervising all grades. Courses include sewing crafts dramatics music typing social dancing tennis ping pong golf softball and more. Free swimming and a new contract bridge class led by Mrs Ivan D Rowe are offered with sessions at the high school gym and Central park.
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Lawrence
Maurice Cannady
Central Park
Ivan D. Rowe
Rowe
United States
University of Kansas
Woodlawn School
Irene Nordstrom
New Draft Registration Set for Douglas County July 1
The second draft registration for Douglas County will occur Tuesday July 1 from 7 AM to 9 PM. Bruce Cameron, chair of the local draft board, said the board will meet soon to set up registration procedures after receiving the President's proclamation. About 150 men are expected to register in the county, covering all male citizens and male aliens within the proclamation’s limits who are 21 on or before July 1 1941 and after October 16 1940. Currently 2716 men are registered in the county.
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Douglas County
Bruce Cameron
National Selective Service Office
United States
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Germans Raid Haifa Reported by German News Agency
Berlin reports German bombers attacked Haifa the oil pipeline port of Palestine last night according to DNB the official German news agency.
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Haifa
Berlin
Palestine
DNB
Kaw Floods Low Areas Near Lawrence and Lake View
The Kaw river rose sharply due to heavy rains, flooding lowlands near Lawrence and Lake View. By afternoon the river stood around 16 feet with crest forecasts of 20 feet, while Valley Falls saw the Delaware River reach its highest in 16 years at 21.65 feet before easing.
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Kaw
Lawrence
Dick Jackman
Bowersock Mill
Weather Bureau
Valley Falls
Delaware
Jefferson County
Lake View
Tennessee Street
Santa Fe
Brune
Union Pacific
Indian Village
Adams Farm
War Department Seeks Strike Bill Action
The War Department asked Congress to sidetrack its property seizure bill to speed passage of a law giving the President authority to handle defense strikes. Undersecretary Robert P. Patterson told the House Military Committee amendments to the selective service law would meet the department needs, enabling government seizure of any plant where production fails or is threatened.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Robert P. Patterson
House Military Committee
Connally
Dtex
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
British Advance Near Damascus Presses Into Syria
British columns pushing into French mandated Syria and Lebanon were reported within 10 miles of Damascus and advancing smoothly. The Middle East command said Arab reaction to the arrival was favorable, with slight losses and continued push toward Beirut and Damascus.
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Middle East
Syria
London
Lebanon
Damascus
Beirut
Jersey
Norway
Cyprus
Vichy
Sheikh-Meskine
Litani
Tyre
Registration opens for University of Kansas summer session
Registration for KU's thirty ninth summer session begins at 8 30 in Frank Strong hall with courses across all departments for graduate college and high school students. Enrollment starts 8 tomorrow in Robinson Sumas. classes begin Thursday. Officials note uncertain enrollment trends and no camera ID system for this session. High school transcripts show strong interest as students may graduate sooner to finish college before conscription.
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University of Kansas
Frank Stronghall
Robinson Sumas
James K. Hitt
Hitt
Wreckage of Bomber Found by Army Searchers
Army searchers located a missing bomber with no visible signs of personnel. A private plane photographer disputed the finding, saying the aircraft was badly broken. Aerial sightings placed the plane near a knoll north east of Lyman Wyoming with ground teams en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Wyo
Eddie Brooks
United Airlines
Lyman
Orders Reconsider Registrants on Strike In Topeka
Adjutant General M. R. McLean directs 126 local boards to review registrants listed as striking in defense industries. He notes none in Kansas, but workers may relocate and join strikes elsewhere. deferments for defense employment could lead to immediate Army service. The piece ends with an unrelated mortgage ad.
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Topeka
M. R. McLean
Selective Service
Kansas
McLean
Army
Bomber Missing With Seven Aboard Over Panama
A United States army bomber with seven aboard is missing after yesterday afternoon. It was said to have been searching for an observation plane with three occupants not heard from since Sunday.
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Panama
United States Army
Recover Bodies of Flood Victims in Albany Texas
Bodies of 12 persons drowned in a flash flood through Albany Texas were recovered by rescue workers as dawn broke. Authorities continued to search for other possible victims and assess the extent of the disaster.
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Albany
Tex
Regents Approve Lindley Hall Site At University
The state board of regents approved Lindley Hall as the mineral industries building location at the campus edge. They will seek city council road abandonment to fit the project and accepted a $50,000 gift from O Jolliffe Peabody for a men’s dormitory named Jolliffe Hall.
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State Board of Regents
Mineral Industries
Lindley Hall
Fred Harris
Cit Council
Chi Omega
Observatory
K. U
University
Jolliffe, Peabody
Jolliffe
Wheat Prospects: U S Department Estimates 1941 Winter Crop
The Agriculture Department estimates winter wheat at 697.692 million bushels and spring wheat at 213.007 million based on March acreage and June 1 conditions. Acreage to harvest reaches 40.313 million, with an indicated yield of 17.3 bushels per acre. State figures show Kansas 16.5 and 188.694 million, Kentucky 14.5 and 5.655 million, Oklahoma 16.0 and 77.296 million.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Heavy rainfall floods eastern Oklahoma killing three
Six inch rains pounded eastern Oklahoma with Tulsa receiving 6.3 inches. Vinita became an inland island as floodwaters rose, Sand Springs road drainage overflowed, and rescuers evacuated residents. Deaths include C. M Grothjan 25 and M. W Cowden 33 in Tulsa from a toppled tower. Etta Jones 5 drowned in Duncan after a bridge fall.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Vinita
Tulsa
Sand Springs
Bartlesville
Miami
Neosho River
City
Chat Creek
Picher
C. M Grothjan
M. W. Cowden
Duncan
Etta Jones
Darlan Appeals for Support in Vichy France
Admiral Jean Darlan urged unreserved support for collaboration with Germany to build a new Europe and save France from perishing in a speech from Vichy on June 10. He called on the nation to back his policy amid occupation.
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Darlan
Vichy
France
Jean Darlan
Germany
Europe
Roosevelt asks Congress for 100 million to build ships
The president asked Congress for 100,075,000 to purchase 26 additional auxiliary ships for the Navy and to speed up shipyard output.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Seniors Get Their Diplomas Indoors at KU
Nearly 900 seniors received degrees at the 61st commencement held indoors at Hoch Auditorium due to weather. Chancellor Deane W. Malott and Gov. Payne H. Ratner urged graduates to stay in Kansas and contribute to the state’s future as they prepare for a world of uncertain facts and leadership challenges.
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Hoch Auditorium
University of Kansas
Altho
Memorial Stadium
Payne H. Ratner
Kansas
State Board of Regents
Lester McCoy
Garden City
Malott
Douglas County Soils and Crops Tour Sets Wednesday
The annual Douglas County Soils and Crops tour occurs Wednesday with all farmers urged to attend. Topics include chrome grass sweet clover alfalfa terraces and contour farming across the county. The morning start is 8 at the D F Beegley farm near Dover station and Pleasant Grove. The afternoon start is 1 15 at the J W Miller farm on highway 10.
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Douglas County
D. F. Beegley
Dover Station
Pleasant Grove
J. W. Miller
Highway 10
Weather outlook for Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma
Partly cloudy becomes fair in west and north central Kansas with moderate to heavy thunderstorms in the southeast and extreme east this afternoon and tonight. Cooler except in extreme southeast tonight. Wednesday mostly fair after showers in southeast and cooler east. Period shows below normal temperatures overall with rain mainly in Missouri, the southeast Kansas region, and eastern Oklahoma. Panhandle mostly dry.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Panhandle
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H. O. Rice
R. Carlisle
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William Cary
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Red Cross
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Cairo
Egypt
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
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St. v
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K. U. Mineral Industries
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