Churchill Defends Crete Fight in House Debate
London June 10 Churchill faced hostile questions in the House over Crete losses and defended the campaign as essential for Nile valley defense. He took full responsibility, cited air shortages, and warned of broader risks if Crete had fallen. He noted Britain’s May gains in submarine and air power and defended production and ally support while rebuking critics.
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Churchill
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Nile Valley
Syria
Iraq
Persia
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Noone
House
Army
Navy
Suez Canal
Tobruk
Mersa Matruh
Western Desert
Isles
Mediterraneen
Commons
Mediterranean
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Hore-Belisha
Greece
R. A. F. Command
Rete
Air Rae
Seniors Graduate Indoors in Ceremonial Commencement
Chancellor Malott urged graduates to seize leadership in a democratic nation with vast resources. He warned that without thoughtful effort and collective will, the country could lose direction. Degrees and diplomas were conferred across schools as the ceremony proceeded on the auditorium stage.
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Malott
Fred M. Harris
Board of Regents
Oscar E. Allison
First Methodist Church of
Lawrence
Alfred P. Smith
Friends’ Church of
Free Cooking School Opens Tomorrow at Community Building
The first session of the Free Cooking School starts at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the main auditorium with Miss Esther Branch conducting. Sessions continue at the same time Thursday and Friday. dishes prepared on stage are given away with market baskets including Butter-Nut Coffee Clorox Morton's Salt Zephyr Flour and Lever Bros soaps.
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Kansas Public Service Company
Esther Branch
Spry Research Kitchens
Lever Bros. Company
Portugal protests to U S on Azores Cape Verde references
Trustworthy reports reaching the Associated Press tonight said Portugal delivered a formal protest to the United States over President Roosevelt's references to the Azores and the Cape Verde islands in his May 27 broadcast speech.
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Portugal
New York
Associated Press
United States
Roosevelt
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Two Couples Married by Probate Judge Gray
Probate Judge Frank R. Gray wed Calvin Johnson of Lawrence to Sarah Holt and Joseph E. Hodges of Lenexa to Elsie Mae Diver yesterday marking two marriage ceremonies.
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Frank R. Gray
Calvin Johnson
Sarah Holt
Lawrence
Joseph E. Hodges
Elsie Mae Diver
Lenexa
Deaths and Funerals Mrs. Gertrude Curry
Mrs. Gertrude Curry 44 of Kansas City Missouri died yesterday. Funeral services will be at Stine and McClure chapel in Kansas City Wednesday at 2 p.m. Graveside services at Oak Hill cemetery at 4 p.m. She is survived by her husband Ralph Curry her mother Arizona Tillman Duke Oklahoma and three brothers Rollin C Tillman Robert A Tillman and Crawford L Tillman.
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Gertrude Curry
Kansas City
Stine and McClure
Oak Hill Cemetery
Duke, Okla
Robert A. Tillman
Eldorado
Okla
Fed Crawford L. Tillman
Larue
Death of H. A. Lewis reported in Clinton Missouri
Mrs. Thomas Hill of 503 Arkansas street has been informed of the death of her father H. A. Lewis in Clinton Missouri.
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H. A. Lewis Ward
Thomas Hill
Arkansas Street
H. A. Lewis
Clinton
McConnell R M funeral for Ray McConnell held in Kansas City
Funeral services for Ray Mar maduke McConnell of Kansas City Missouri were held yesterday afternoon in Kansas City He was a former Lawrence resident and KU Law School graduate He is survived by his wife Fern a son Richard and two sisters Myrtle McConnell and Mrs R W Lewin of Denison Texas
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Ray Marmaduke McConnell
Kansas City
McConnell
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Fern McConnell
Richard
Myrtle McConnell
R. W. Lewin
Denison
Tex
Acacia Lodge to Hold Stated Communication Thursday
Acacia lodge No 9 AF and AM will hold a stated communication on Thursday June 12 at o clock p m All master Masons are cordial ly invited Alfred H Sluss WM John H Parker secretaryAdvy
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Acacia Lodge
Alf
A.M. Will Hav
Alfred H. Sluss
John H. Parker
Advy
Northern floods threaten towns as rivers rise across Kansas
Floods pushed water onto roads and farms from Emporia to Clay Center with multiple rivers cresting. Evacuations by boat occurred in Concordia while officials ordered boiled drinking water and sandbag defenses were raised along U S highway 40.
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Scandia
Republican River
Beloit
Solomon
Thankful
Free French Near Damascus Enter Prediction Tonight
Free French headquarters said its Syria forces were near Damascus and expected to enter the city tonight or tomorrow. RAF patrols over the Mediterranean fleet area claimed five enemy aircraft shot down. Nazi planes attempting to bomb a British transport at El Alamein were repelled. De Gaulle forces had covered more than 60 miles from the southern frontier in two days.
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Egypt
Free French
Syria
Damascus
Mandate
R.A.F
Sanamein
French Free Headquarters
de Gaullist
Coronado Entrada May Be Moved From Lawrence Topeka
Merchants and officials announce Coronado Entrada will not stage in Lawrence or Topeka due to insufficient preparation time after a proposed June 238-25 date. Chamber of Commerce says financial outcome check remains incomplete and rainfall totals compare to monthly norms. Flooding reported on the Wakarusa at 16 feet with flood stage 27 feet. Sommer's Groc offers fresh berries.
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Topeka
Chamber of Commerce
Wakarusa
A. L. Holcom
Bundles for Britain fundraiser tickets offered locally
Bundles for Britain will receive ten cents on each ticket distributed and redeemed at the cooking school to be held at the community building Wednesday through Friday at 2 PM. Tickets are free and available at Bell's Rankin's Vanity Beauty shop and from local residents including Miss Winnie and several Mrs. and Misses.
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Kansas Public Service Company
Britain
Bell’s
Rankin’s
Vanity Beauty Shop
Dodgers edge Pirates 4 3 in pitchers duel
Fred Fitzsimmons spun his usual game as Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 4 to 3. Arky Vaughan hit his 4th homer with two aboard in the eighth to account for Pittsburgh runs. Cubs rout Giants 11 0 as Hank Leiber and Bill Nicholson homer. Warneke pitches St Louis past Philadelphia 3 0. Assurances to Portugal noted by U S on June 10.
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Fred Fitzsimmons
Pittsburgh Birates
Brooklyn Dodgers
Arky Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Heintzelman
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Dietz
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Bill Nicholson
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Saatean
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Boston
Vandermeer
Lombardi
Salvo
Lamanna
Berres
Mass
Brazil Says Robin Moor Torpedoed in South Atlantic
Brazilian official confirms the 5000 ton American ship Robin Moor was torpedoed on May 21 in the South Atlantic. At least 46 aboard were reported aboard with 28 crew members and seven passengers missing. The Osorio was en route to Brazil as authorities seek facts.
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Robin Moor
Associated Press
South Atlantic
Atlantic
Osorio
Brazil
Conflicting Signals Over Robin Moor Sinking
Berlin reports describe confusion and contradictions about the sinking of the American ship Robin Moor. The German admiralty declined to comment while an official spokesman said authentic reports are awaited and precise details are not yet known.
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Berlin
Robin Moor
U. S. to Return Aircraft Property to Owners Soon
Roosevelt said private owners would get their property back ASAP after government takeovers. He spoke about the Inglewood plant pay question with Stimson Jackson and Hillman and noted pay scales this week and possible retroactive increases to May 1. He cited mediation board handling aluminum plant strikes and reported record steel shipments by U S Steel in May. Ernest Pontius and Harold Pontius returned from Wichita with state UCT postings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
North American Aviation
Inglewood
Calif
Army
Stimson
Jackson
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Cleveland
Detroit
Defense Mediation Board
Linwood Social Notes Share Travel and Visit Highlights
Linwood residents report trips and visits across states. Charles Harris travels to Omaha for Union Pacific retiree meeting and banquet via Denver. Cassie Anderson, Ed wardsville, visits sisters. Shapley and Anderson family health update. multiple local guests host and travel to Kansas City Tulsa and Lawrence. new baby born to Wesley Rattles at Memorial hospital.
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Charles Harris
Omaha
Neb
Union, Pacific Railroad
Denver
Dad Harris
Cassie Anderson
Edwardsville
Martha Shapley
Peerlee Anderson
Shapley
Caldwell Davis Jr
Bronson
Kan
Curtis
O. R. Layle
Charles Winkleman
Betty
Kansas City
Artie Hollingsworth
Roy Stark
Harry Engle
Tulsa
Okla
Ed Jones
Tongaganoxie
Community Notes of Social Visits and Anniversary
A series of social visits and family gatherings across Kansas towns. Residents from Lee's Summit Topeka DeSoto Tonganoxie Paola Leavenworth Logan and Manhattan visited relatives in Topeka and nearby towns. A 46th wedding anniversary was celebrated at the Tudhope home with relatives from Leavenworth, Elder, Parry and local families.
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James Wilson
Ernest Allison
Byron
Lee’s Summit
Charles Heneck
Tonganoxie
William Lamb
Lloyd Rhodes
Alfred Allison
Paola
Unday
Henry Reynolds
Kansas City
A. H. Engle
Jean
Doris Beers
DeSoto
Aioe Wilson
Topeka
John Snider
James Tudhope
Walter Mize
Leavenworth
Robert Elder
Henry C. Sheldon
John Parry
James Sullivan
Logan
Kan
Calvin Sullivan
Frank Harbaugh
E. W. Freeman
Helen Freeman
Louie Snider
Riley Barnett
Mae Riley
Fay Hubbard
Beulah Travis
J. H. Caulk
Howard Tudhope
Pearl Powers
Robert Powers
Market Stocks Climb on Defense Strikes Boost
Rallying strength persisted in New York trading with steels motors rails and specialties rising 1 to 3 points amid lively dealings. Brokers cited administration defense posture and a batch of pleasing dividends and earnings as key factors fueling the advance.
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Wall Street
New York
Business improving as U S Steel notes record May shipments
Signs of improving business tone emerge as U S Steel reports May shipments the largest on record. Growing hopes the congressional tax program will please industry. War developments seen as not disturbing overall mood. A U S submarine sinking report in the south Atlantic met with calm. Transfers around 380 shares and rail loans help the bond market. Commodities show mixed movements.
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U. S. Steel
Ican
South Atlantic
Bond Department
Stearman Plane Contract Awarded to Boeing Division
The War Department awarded a $5,607,794 contract for airplanes and spare parts to Stearman Aircraft Division of Boeing, at Wichita Kansas. Delivery dates and other details were not disclosed.
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Stearman
Washington
War Department
Stearman Aircraft Division
Boeing Airplane Company
Wichita
Kan
Buick coupe damaged by falling tree during storm
A 1941 five passenger Buick coupe owned by Mrs Alma Sutherland housemother at Alpha Chi Omega was damaged when a tree limb fell on its rear near Twenty first and Tennessee streets. Mrs Sutherland was not driving.
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Alma Sutherland
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Twenty-first
Tennessee
Sutherland
Missouri Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Conviction
The Missouri Supreme Court vacated a contempt of court conviction against the St. Louis Post Dispatch and ordered two staffers freed from contempt penalties tied to editorials about a St. Louis circuit court ruling.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court Today
St. Louis Post Dispatch
St. Louis
Senate Defers Training for Men Reaching 28 Under Roosevelt Authority
The Senate today voted to empower President Roosevelt to defer military training for men who turn 28 by July 1 next without having been drafted under the conscription act. The action shifts the timing of service as the nation adjusts wartime manpower policies.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Rail Wage Hike Demanded by 1,150,000 Railroad Workers
Representatives of 1,150,000 organized railroad workers formally demanded wage increases from carrier management. The Postma family from Virgil Lewellen Nebraska Hays City and Kansas City Missouri visited during commencement for James Postma's law school graduation.
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Chicago
W.E. Postma
Virgil
Lewellen
Neb
Robert Postma
Hays City
Merrill Postma
Kansas City
L. N. Lewis
James Postma
Law School
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