New Economic Set-Up Faces Western Hemisphere Trade
Washington and Wall Street weigh a plan for a western hemisphere cartel to sell surpluses under controlled prices as German dominance looms. Experts note Europe may shift, while Latin American exports compete with US products and reciprocal ties with Brazil weaken with wheat and beef disputes.
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New York
Germany
America
Europe
Washington
Western Hemisphere
United States
France
Latin America
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Reich
England
U. S
Burial of James H. Hail Here Friday or Saturday
The body of James H. Hail a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps killed in a New York bomber crash will be brought to Lawrence for burial Friday or Saturday. Col R L Owens father of Hails bride left Fort Leavenworth by phone plans to travel from the west coast via plane to attend with his daughter Louise a former KU student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Hail
Army Air Corps
New York
Lawrence
R.L. Owens
Hail
Fort Leavenworth
Owens
San Francisco
Air Corps
Louise
K.U
Tax Board Ends Work
County commissioners acting as a board of equalization concluded the annual tax equalization period after interviewing about 40 persons. They did not approve changes to personal property valuations, but granted minor adjustments to some real property assessments where improvements were made since the last evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Equalization
Lodges Honor Georgia Neese Clark With Reception
Richland Rebekah and Royal Neighbors lodges plan a reception tonight for Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark following her election as national committeewoman. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Johnston will attend as special guests and Mrs. Johnston will present a speech on behalf of the lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah and
Royal Neighbor
Richland
Georgia Neese Clark
Ellis
Johnston
National census planned for engineers and architects in defense effort
Lawrence hosts leaders from the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Institute of Architects as they plan a nationwide census of about 115 000 engineers and architects for potential national emergency work. A local Alabama native recounts southern experiences and a prisoner of war letter from a Royal Air Force pilot is received by Miss Jean Werner. Also, W A Courtney brings California Six Row barley seed from Manhattan, the first of its kind in the area, noting square heads and six rows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Institute of Architects
Lawrence
Royal Air Force
Germany
Jean Werner
Dean
Henry Werner
W. A. Courtney
Vermont Street
California
Journal-World Today
Number Six
Courtney
Manhattan
Child Electrocution in Kansas Storm Tragedy
Bev erly Sue Northcott eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Northcott of near Waverly Kansas was killed when she apparently tried to rescue a collie from an electrified fence after a wind storm. The parents heard the dog yelp and later found both dead near the fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kan
Beverly Sue Northcott
Clarence Northcott
Waverly
Steamship Niagara Sinks in Tasman Sea Departure Sunk
The steamship Niagara of the Canadian Australian line wirelessed it is sinking in the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia after an explosion in the No 2 hold. The master ordered abandonment as engines failed and the ship took on water. The vessel, 524 feet long and 7 582 tons, carried about 200 crew and up to 450 passengers on her Honolulu route.
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San Francisco
Globe Wireless
Niagara
Tasman Sea
New Zealand
Australia
Honolulu
Cleveland
Auckland
G.S.T
Trash Fire at Kappa Sigma House During Band Camp
Smouldering trash in the basement of the University’s Kappa Sigma fraternity house was extinguished by firemen after band camp students moved in. The blaze began at the foot of trash chutes with paper rags and bottles. damage was limited to smoke, two firefighters sustained minor cuts during cleanup.
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Kappa Sigma
University
Altho
Blues Bucket Shop Meet Haskell At Lincoln Park
The Blues Bucket Shop softball team faces Haskell Institute at Lincoln Park tonight at 8:30. The meet marks a local clash with both teams seeking a win on the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Park
Blue’s Bucket Shop
Haskell Institute
Sheriff and Granada case linked to man held in Sterling
Sheriff Charles Banning and Granada theater manager Ray Holmes returned from Sterling Colorado with John Ulrich, 29, suspected in the Granada theater robbery, an auto theft and kidnapping. Holmes identified Ulrich by bag, clothing, gun, holster and voice, but no confession came.
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Charles Banning
Ray Holmes
Granada Theater
Sterling
Colo
John Ulrich
Ulrich
Grarlada
Holmes
Sterling Check
Sterling Theater
Granada
Banning
Deadline Nears for 1940 Kansas Election Filings
In Topeka, June 18, Democratic candidates rush to file with the secretary of state as a 48 hour deadline tightens for the 1940 elections. Among entrants were Jibo Hewitt seeking state treasurer and I S Woodward aiming for lieutenant governor.
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Topeka
Secretary of State
Payne Ratner
C. E. Friend
Jibo Hewitt
Medicine Lodge
Kansas Young Democrats
Clarence E. Hatfield
Milford
Earl Vaughan
Esbon
State Senate
Jewell
Mitchell
Call Meeting to Plan For a Soap Box Derby
The first organizing meeting for a July 4 soap box derby will be held tomorrow evening at 7:30 at the Chamber of Commerce office. Business firms may sponsor a boy and car but must attend to receive rules and regulations. Eligible competitors are boys aged eight to 15. Additional prizes are sought and offers may be phoned to the given number.
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Chamber of Commerce
Medwick Knocked Out After Dodgers Trade
Brooklyn reports Joe Medwick, acquired from St. Louis last week, was knocked out by a ball from Bob Bowman in the first inning. He was stretchered from the field but Dr. Henry Claasen said no fracture symptoms shown and X rays will determine the injury.
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Brooklyn
Joe Medwick
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Bowman
Peero Reese
Dodgers
Chicago
Bowman
Medwick
Henry Claasen
Disturbance prompts withdrawal of Hitler Mussolini newsreel
A Newsreel St. Louis broadcast on June 18 shows Hitler and Mussolini shaking hands and is withdrawn at a downtown theater after a disturbance began when a patron applauded the dictators. Hats flew toward the screen and ushers intervened to prevent a fistfight.
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St. Louis
Hitler
Mussolini
Fife Evangelist Revival Sermon Draws North The Christian Church
Lee Clyde Fife and The Fife Brothers led a revival at the North The Christian Church with a radio singing team and guitar and uku ele accompaniment. Dr. Fife preached on Peter the Giver criticizing pacifism and urging readiness for war as he spoke of faith, labor, and national struggle. He announced nightly services at 7:45.
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Fife Brothers
Logabin
North the Christian Church
Bob Fife
Peter
Lee Clyde Fife
Germany
Italy
Japan
Spain
Spears Announces Candidacy for eleventh district seat
George P. Spears of 1208 West Tenth Street announces his bid for representative in the state legislature from the eleventh district. A 22 year Law rence resident who operates the De Luxe cafe, he is active in the Chamber of Commerce and holds membership in the Masonic lodge Eagles Elks and the Douglas County CPA.
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George P. Spears
West Tenth Street
Spears
Lawrence
George Melvin
Masonic Lodge
The
Eagles, Elks
Douglas County
C.P. A
Chamber of Commerce
War Bulletins From Europe and Canada June 18
Paris reports Premier Petain presses for peace with honor as cabinet answers. Tokyo notes concern over French Indo China plans while Domei cites cabinet talks. Ottawa says Canada lands first expeditionary force in Iceland and UPA mobilization bill to be introduced. Vallorbe notes a Swiss border tunnel dynamited near Gold Mountain to hamper wartime rail use.
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Bordeaux
France
Marshal Petain
Tokyo
Domei
Ottawa
Iceland
W. L. MacKenzie King
House of Commons
Vallorbe
Switzerland
Gold Mountain
Juras
Maxime Weygand
Jura
UPA
Canada
MacKenzie King
Social Security Office Visit in Lawrence June 20
Arthur L. Robb assistant manager of the Social Security Board Topeka will visit Lawrence June 20 at the Chamber of Commerce office from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to interview residents about rights under the old age and survivors insurance program of the Social Security Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Robb
Social Security Board
Topeka
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Cruiser Quincy Visits Montevideo Amid Nazi Activity Reports
The navy said the cruiser Quincy was calling at Montevideo, Uruguay, where a congressional committee has been investigating widespread Nazi activities. Quincy had earlier visited Rio de Janeiro, as wartime concerns grow over German influence in Latin America. Another US cruiser, the Wichita, is in South American waters.
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Washington
Quincy
Montevideo
Uruguay
Uruguayan Congress
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Hitler
United States
South American
Rio
France Seeks Honorable Peace as Cabinet Falls
France presses for an honorable peace after the Paul Reynaud government falls. A French military spokesman says four German sectors disrupted the front as fighting around Orleans intensifies. The US Senate backs a resolution opposing any transfer of western hemisphere possessions.
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Pyeuu
Paul Reynaud
Althe France
Paul Baudoin
Bordeaux
London Daily Mail
Jean Darlan
Orleans
France
Atlantic
West Indies
French Guiana
South America
United States Senate
House
Red Cross War Relief Funds Surpass Quotas
County total reaches 2620 under chair Frank Gray as Friday deadline set for final tabulation. Across the nation the Red Cross announced 121780202 in donations with new gifts from Countess Barbara Haugwitz Reventlow and a CBS broadcast planned for June 19 featuring Hendrik Willem van Loon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Frank Gray
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross
War Relief Fund
Norman H. Davis
Barbara Haugwitz- Reventlow
France
Davis
Red Cross
England
League of Red Cross
Geneva
Jescue
S.A.V.G
French Relief Committee
French Red Cross
Marshal Petain
CBS
Hendrik Willem van Loon
New University Housing Ruling for Men Students Adopted
A revised housing rule at the University of Lawrence requires written applications and a personal interview before a permit is issued for men students to live in apartments. The three member committee includes Henry Werner as chair, Dr R Canuteson, Miss Elizabeth Meguiar, Miss Marie Miller, Wilbur Leonard, and Marvin Goebel as secretary.
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Lawrence
Deane W. Malott
Henry Werner
R. Canuteson
Elizabeth Meguiar
Marie Miller
Wilbur Leonard
Marvin Goebel
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Picnics
Wednesday Lions and Lioness clubs host a picnic supper at Holcom's grove. Mothers' Discussion Club plans a picnic at Clinton Park. Social Order of the Beauceant gathers at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert McFarland for a social event.
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Lions and Lioness Clubs
Holcom's Grove
Clinton Park
Robert McFarland
Miss Doty to Attend Metamora Camp and Head Senior Unit
Miss Mary Bess Doty heads to Mount Metamora Mich for an eight week Girl Scout Camp at Metamora where she will supervise the senior unit and troop camp. She travels with Miss Marjorie Lawrence and Miss Dorotheadean Viets who will attend university summer programs and camp staff. A separate report notes Carolyn V McClure Topeka handwriting expert lectured to about 150 at Varsity theater in Lawrence. Minervian club to meet. Nazi Regime topic. birth announced for a daughter to Mr and Mrs Leslie Dodson at Memorial hospital.
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Mary Bess Doty
Detroit
Mich
Arthur E. Huddleston
Doty
Girl Scout Camp
Metamora
Marjorie Lawrence
Toneka
Dorotheadean Viets
University of Michigan Biological Station
Cheboyran
Varsity Theater
Carolyn V. McClure
Topeka
Lawrence
Soroptimist Club
French Troops Reassemble For Peace Effort At Swiss Border
French forces amounting to 250 000 plus others regroup near Les Verriers at the Swiss border to join the southern army. A larger force of 800 000 moves south with Alpine guards shielding the Maginot line escape. A 50 000 strong second column from Nancy and Metz veterans trails 12 hours later.
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Les Verriers
Switzerland
Maginot
Jura
Nancy
Metz
Vostes
Miss Camilla Maichel Heads to National Soroptimist Meet
Miss Camilla Maichel sails Saturday for Salt Lake City to attend the Soroptimist national convention set for June 16 to 22. The report lists various family and friend travels including Mr. and Mrs. F Gray Butcher and daughters Barbara and Carol, and Miss Florence Satrum visiting from here.
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Camilla Maichel
Salt Lake City
F. Gray Butcher
Fargo
N. D
F. & Butcher
Templin
Evergreen
Colo
Weldon Houser
Kenton Edward
Betty Smith
Abilene
Max Wilhelmi, Jr
C. H. Lanier
Hazel Lanier
E. M. Lanier
Los Angeles
Nellie Dargitz
Joplin
North Carolina
Lawrence Socials and Visits Report Summer Travel
Returning by way of Detroit they head to Washington by boat. Mrs B B Power of Milford Michigan visits Lawrence friends including Mrs John L Kilworth and Mrs T G Fitch. Gail Busby leaves for a Denver vacation. Mrs T J Larrick of Athens Ohio visits her mother Mrs M Brinkman. Katherine Klein returns from Brookings South Dakota to spend summer in Lawrence. Ada Kirchhoff visits sister Mrs Malcolm MacLaren of St Joseph Missouri.
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Detroit
Virginia
Washington, D.C
B. B. Power
Milford, Mich
Lawrence
John L. Kilworth
T.g."fitch
Gail Busby
Denver
Colo
T. J. Larrick
Athens
M. Brinkman
Katherine Klein Thas
Brookings, S. D
Ada K. Kirchhoff
Malcolm MacLaren
St. Joseph, Mo
Dean Stockton To Speak At Insurance Dinner In Kansas
Dean Frank T. Stockton of the K U school of business will be the speaker at an informal Get Acquainted dinner at 7 tonight to open a three day short course for insurance agents. Registration began in the Union Building at 8 this afternoon and continues at 9 tomorrow morning. Dean Paul B. Lawson will deliver the welcome at 9 30. The course is the first insurance school in Kansas, sponsored by the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents and the extension division of the University.
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Frank T. Stockton
K. U. School of Business
Union Building
Paul B. Lawson
College of Liberal Arts
Kansas
The
Kansas Association of Insurance Agents
University
Funeral for Jack Stone in Wellington Thursday
Funeral services for Daniel B. Jack Stone an army flying cadet killed when two training planes crashed near Tulsa will be held in Wellington at 10:30 o or clock Thursday morning Stone son of Mr and Mrs G E Stone 415 North A street Wellington Stone a KU graduate last year entered flight training at Tulsa last March He was employed in a shoe store and served as bacteriologist for a Lawrence creamery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel B
Jack” Stone
Army
Tulsa
Wellington
Stone
G. E. Stone
K. U
Lawrence Creamery
Stolen instruments from university lockers
University authorities report nine violins with cases and bows two cellos and two violas stolen from instrument lockers in Frank Strong hall within the past week or ten days. A separate notice mentions a Jour nal World subscription, and a stray line about a snail and razor blade appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Strong Hall
Big Vacation Map of North Woods Offered by C. and N. W. Line
The Chicago and North Western Line offers a large scale free map of the North Woods for summer trips in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. The map shows rivers, roads, and resorts and can be requested by writing D. D. Schuppener at 705 Walnut St., Kansas City.
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North Woods
N. W
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Chicago and North Western Line
D. D. Schuppener
N. W. Ry
Walnut St
Kansas City
Adv
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Arc de Triomph
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Place de la Concorde
Alabama
Harry Weyermuller
Collie
Ball
U.S. Army
Fife
G.O.P
U. S. Quincy
Chris’ Springer
Taylor
Leslie Dodson
New York Street
Memorial Hospital
Schulz Snctiin
Dean Stockton
Jack Stone
Journal-World
Alaska
Hawaii
New England
Downs Travel Agency
Alabama St
Travel
Rumsey Funeral Home
Indiana
Ae Uien
Massachusetts ST
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