War Measures Unity Reported By House Foreign Affairs Panel
Washington reports the House Foreign Affairs Committee has unanimously approved 37 war related bills since Pearl Harbor. Chairman Bloom says there is no party politics in postwar peace decisions and that lawmakers from both parties share a single purpose. Representative Chiperfield lauds the bipartisan record as an indication that principles were not surrendered. The panel continues with extensions of lend lease, Panama Canal defense, aid to China, and neutrality act amendments.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bloom
D-N.y
Congress
Representative Chiperfield
Illinois
Chiperfield
Pearl Harbor
Panama Canal
China
German War Prisoners Linger in English Estate Mansion
Col. Gen. Jur gen von Arnim, once a top Axis commander in Tunisia, is held in a deluxe English estate mansion. A small War Office notice marks it as property. General Ritter von Thoma, captured in Libya, was the first detainee. Residents continue farming on the grounds while guards, barbed wire, and sentries guard the site. von Arnim receives $16 weekly from his salary, with the remainder deposited for postwar settlement.
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London
Associated Press
Jurgen von Arnim
Tunisia
England
Ritter von Thoma
Eighth Army
Libya
van Arnim
Batman
Baldwin Squirrels Gnaw Towns Telephone Cables
Baldwin June 12 Telephone Manager Will Cook proposed using squirrel meat as a substitute to save cost after a lead cable was gnawed by squirrels. A ten inch segment had five chews, leaving twenty telephones out of service. In the past year three similar gnaws caused crossed wires and dead phones in the neighborhood.
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Baldwin
Will Cook
Cook
Dirck Roosevelt Volunteers for Army Service
Glen Cove New York June 12 Dirck Roosevelt grandson of Theodore Roosevelt 18 graduates from Brooks School North Andover Mass reports for preinduction physical next Monday He is among 69 drafted to Grand Central Parade induction center New York by draft board 711 If accepted he becomes the 14th Roosevelt in the armed forces joining two older brothers already serving
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Glen Cove
N. Y
M— Dirck Roosevelt
Maj
Kermit Roosevelt
Alaska
Theodore Roosevelt
Brooks School
North Andover
Mass
Grand Central Parade
New York
Roosevelt
Finnish playwright Hella Vuolijoki Arrest Reported in Stockholm
Finnish playwright and peace messenger Hella Vuolijoki, 55 from Estonia, was reportedly arrested by Finnish authorities in Stockholm. Dagens Nyheter said the detainee is accused of failing to report a Russian parachutist who stayed at her home during the 1939 40 winter war period.
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Stockholm
Hella Vuolijoki
Finland
Soviet
Russia
Dagens Nyheter
Estonia
State Commission Seeks July Crude Oil Allowable in Wichita
The State Corporation Commission will hold its monthly market demand hearing in Wichita on June 22 to set the crude oil allowable for July. Production rate for the month is 300000 barrels daily.
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Wichita
Kan
State Corporation Commission
Bankas
Cattle On Pasture In Blue Stem Area In Good Condition
Topeka June 12 reports from H L Collins federal state agricultural statistician show 294000 head moved into the Blue Stem Osage pastures this spring, eight percent more than last year. Pastureland across Kansas and Oklahoma also carries more cattle and remains in good condition with adequate pasture feeds.
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Topeka
Lighter packs eyed to aid invading American soldiers
Washington reports military authorities are studying lighter equipment for U S troops based on North Africa and Aleutian landings. The aim is to improve mobility during initial shore assaults while not stripping essential gear, as heavy packs hindered access to boats and risked drownings in surf.
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Washington
North Africa
Aleutians
U.S
University of Kansas to provide adequate student housing next year
Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced a special bulletin detailing campus housing options for next year. The report says no dormitory space will be relinquished for women or men despite the war, with nine halls available and options including scholarship dormitories, student cooperatives, and private-lawrence rooms. Costs for men average 19 dollars monthly and women 12 to 15, aided by endowments from the Watkins gifts.
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University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
Malott
Lawrence
Miller and Watkins Halls
J. B. Watkins
Watkins
Reporter recounts heavy air over Pantelleria raid
NBC correspondent Merrill Mueller, reporting from New York, described a June 12 broadcast from North Africa noting that Pantelleria airspace was so crowded with planes that the Flying Fortress carrying him had to circle twice before completing the bombing run.
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New York
Merrill Mueller
NBC
North Africa
Pantelleria
State Appointments in Topeka June 12
Governor Schoeppel reappointed Ira O. Scott of Hays and Glenn Delay of Neodesha to the state board of education for four more years. George S. Kanpp, state water resources engineer, and Paul D. Raney of Lawrence, sanitation division director, were named Kansas representatives on the Missouri River states committee.
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Topeka
Schoeppel
Ira O. Scott
Hays
Glenn Delay
Neodesha
State Board of Education
George S. Kanpp
Paul D. Raney
Lawrence
State Health Department
Kansas
Classified Ad Rate Cut for Full Week
A four line classified ad runs for a full week at a price of 96 cents. The offer highlights an affordable option for local postings and aims to attract small businesses and residents seeking cheap weekly visibility.
Harvest of Wheat Starts Next Week in Kansas
Topeka reports Kansas will begin harvesting its 1943 wheat crop next week. Estimated at 148,942,000 bushels, the crop remains well below 1942 but above ten-year averages, with gains possible from late rains. Labor, machinery, and boxcar shortages pose war-time challenges across southern and central counties. Kansas growers anticipate $180 million to $200 million in value, aided by city workers and shared equipment.
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Topeka
Kansas
Andrew Schoeppel
Garden City
Hays
Ellis County
Salina
Saline County
NLRB Drops Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Mid-Continent Petroleum
The National Labor Relations Board dismissed charges against Mid-Continent Petroleum after a five year dispute with the Oil Workers International Union. The 1938 strike involved shutdowns at the West Tulsa refinery and sitdowns at pumps and wells. The board found the strike not caused by unfair labor practices and kept original contract terms in force.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Mid- Continent Petroleum Corporation
Oil Workers International Union
C.I.0
NLRB
Mid-Continent
Big West
Tulsa
United Eee Supreme Court
Junior High Girls to Be Messengers of Red Cross
Girl Scouts of junior high age will serve as messengers for the Junior Red Cross in the Red Cross work rooms at the junior high building. They will be on call Tuesdays and Thursdays for 1.5 hours, through the summer, with more volunteers welcome. Mrs. Hagenbuch and Mrs. Storer head the service, inviting any interested girls to call.
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Red Cross
Girl Scouts
F. G. Hagenbuch
N. W. Storer
Joan Hessler
Dolores Dean
Joan Elbel
Elizabeth LeSuer
Elizabeth Foulke
Elaine Gilchrist
Reta Eee Jane Semple
Justine Eliot
OPA Announces Shoe Stamp No 18 Valid Through October
Washington June 12 The Office of Price Administration says shoe ration stamp No 18 becomes valid next Wednesday and will cover four and a half months until October 31, transferable within a family and aligned with a three pairs per year policy. Stamp 17 expires Tuesday night.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
University of Kansas Scholar to Speak at First Baptist Church
Dr. Raymond A. Schwegler of the University of Kansas School of Education will address the congregation on Life More Abundantly at 11 oclock tomorrow. He serves as interim preacher during the churchs pastoral vacancy with Rev. Charles W. Thomas acting pastor for students duties. Music includes Mary Alice Cook soprano solo Spirit of God Neidlinger and anthem The Radiant Morn Woodard, with organist Mrs. Paul C Rankin playing In Summer Stebbins Romanze Leybach Melodie Celeste Dubois. Senior Youth Fellowship led by president Bill Haines notes upcoming activities.
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Raymond A. Schwegler
School of Education
University of Kansas
First Baptist Church
Schwegler
Charles W. Thomas
Spirit of God
Neidlinger
Mary Alice Cook
Woodard
Paul C. Rankin
Stebbins
Romanze
Leybach
Dubois
Bill Haines
Asthma relief ad from Rexall Storm market
An advertisement for LEAVENS 11 asthma relief promising relief regardless of location or remedies tried. It guarantees satisfaction and is sold under Rexall Storm branding.
What Is Man Informal Discussion At 9 45 A M
The subject What Is Man is set for an informal discussion session at 9 45 a m. All young people of the community are invited to participate.
Lawrence University Invites Statping Groups to Attend
Lawrence University extends invitations to statping groups and related organizations to attend events and engage with campus activities. The notice emphasizes participation and collaboration among students, faculty, and community groups.
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Dick Wessel
Joyce Compton
Jack Larue
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