German Protest To Be Rejected
Washington reports a strong German protest over expulsion of Nazi consuls from the United States. Undersecretary Sumner Welles signaled the note would be flatly rejected while arrangements were made for the consuls to depart by July 10. The protest targets only the expulsion order, not asset freezes or other German agencies.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Sumner Welles
Welles
Jans. Thomsen
Fnds
Germany
Garbage Strike Deepens in McKeesport as City Faces Deadlock
McKeesport Pennsylvania viwed as 57 000 residents grapple with piled trash and a general strike by garbage collectors street cleaners and maintenance men. Unity leaders report a 146 to 2 vote against Mayor George H Lysle proposal to return to work while negotiations aim to meet higher pay demands by July 1. The mayor says he cannot contract with the union and staff warns of a grave situation.
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McKeesport
Alex Paul
C.I.0
George H. Lysle
Lysle
Halifax Says British Will Win With Aid of the U. S.
New Haven Conn June 18 Lord Halifax said Britain could prevail with American aid and the British people would endure any sacrifice. He spoke to Yale alumni after the university’s commencement where he and Wendell Wilkie received honorary degrees. Wilkie urged liberals to focus on aluminum production rather than partisan blame.
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New Haven
Conn
Lord Halifax
Britain
Yale
Wendell L. Wilkie
Willkie
Leaving town this summer Journal- World vacation ad dress
An item urging readers to have the Journal- World sent to a vacation address this summer, listing a contact phone number.
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Journal- World
Belief Moscow Will Stand Fast Against Nazi Demands
London reports growing conviction the Soviet Union will resist Germany beyond minor concessions. Observers note continued military buildup and troop shifts in Europe. Some say invasion of Britain is unlikely. others predict a likely 80 day window before an attack if Russia falters.
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London
Soviet Union
Germany
Tass
Balkans
Russia
British Isles
R.A.F
France
Britain
Finland
Black Sea
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Elks aluminum drive to begin with 7 pm whistle
Lawrence residents asked to place used aluminum on porches as Boy and Girl Scouts commence a citywide collection at 7 p m to aid national defense. Eleven tons will be sent to appropriate sites while telecoms warn the whistle signals only the drive opening to avoid overwhelming switchboards.
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Lawrence
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
A. D. Weaver
Lawrence Merchant
The
Elks Lodge
Boundary Hearing Opens on Missouri Kansas Line Dispute
Special master Samuel Wilson of Lexington Missouri opened a boundary hearing today to settle the Missouri Kansas line from the Nebraska border to the Kaw river mouth. The Missouri river’s meanders have fueled the dispute dating to 1881. Attorneys accompanied the master on a tour of the affected lands including Platte and Holt counties islands and accreted lands whose ownership could be affected if Kansas gains the ground.
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St. Joseph
Samuel Wilson
Lexington
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Kaw River
Platte and
Holt
SINGER ELEANOR SEARLE WEDS MILLIONAIRE CORNELIUS WHITNEY
In Plymouth Ohio at First Lutheran church Eleanor Searle fifty two and Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney forty two wed in a simple ceremony. Searle long a New York concert singer is the daughter of Dr James George Searle Jr. Whitney is described as a New York sportsman and aviation executive. The church was founded in 1840 by the bride’s great grandfather Felix Fenner. It was Searle’s first marriage while Whitney had been married twice before.
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Plymouth
Eleanor Searle
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
First Lutheran Church
Felix Fenner
Miss Searle
James George Searle, Jr
Whitney
Washington
Smoky Hill River Bursts Banks Near Junction City
The Smoky Hill River flooded over its banks above Junction City raising the stage to 5.70 feet and threatening vast bottomland. Officials along U.S. 77 built dikes to guard the highway as the river carries floodwaters from the Solomon and joins the Kansas River.
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Junction City
Kan
Smoky Hill
Kansas
State Highway Department
U. S 77
Smoky Hill River
Summer Weather in Topeka Kansas Telegraphed
The article reports warm summer conditions spreading across Kansas with sun and southerly winds reducing rainfall. Floods ease as Smoky Hill and Solomon rivers crest, Niles at 28.5 feet, Enterprise at 26.3 feet, Neosho nearing banks. Topeka highs near 90s, then in the 92 to 98 range. lows around 60s to 65s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lower
Smoky Hill
S. D. Flora
Junction City
Solomon
Niles
Enterprise
Neosho
Goodland and Tribune
Mercury
Flora
Kollender Named U S C Drive Chairman for Funds
Sergeant William Kollender was chosen by Henry Brinkman as head of a United Service Organizations drive to raise funds for religious and recreational needs of soldiers. The campaign next month will begin after talks in Topeka with state chairman Clarence Malone. Other Kansas towns conduct similar drives.
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William Kollender
Henry Brinkman
Permanent
United Service Organization Committee
U.S
Four Recruits Sought for Kansas State Guard Unit
Captain Harold K. Snider announced that only four more men are needed to fill the 40 man quota in the Lawrence unit of the Kansas State Guard. Enlistments came in last night and the Armory office will be open again tonight.
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Lawrence
Kansas State Guard
Harold K. Snider
Snider
Axis Claims Big Victory in Africa
Axis forces report crushing the British at Salum in an eight day battle near Salam Egypt while Italian and German communiques hail heavy losses for the British. French and Vichy reports note counterattacks toward the Palestine frontier amid ongoing Middle East actions.
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Axis
Africa
Germany
Turkey
A Fne
Salam
Egypt
Middle East
Palestine
Syria
Vichy
Merdjayoun
Salum
Libya
Archibald P. Wavell
Berlin
Hitler
Tobruk
Wavell
Halfaya
Imperial Army of the Nile
High School Girls Turn Out Red Cross Garments
Senior and junior high girls sewing for the Red Cross have made twelve children genes jumpers and seven skirts, with eighteen more skirts under way. A farm bureau group will finish all garments. The junior Red Cross meets in the manual training building Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 12 with Mrs. Alfred Seelye in charge. Mrs. J. W. Holmes assists on those mornings to teach knitting.
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Red Cross
Farm Bureau
Alfred Seelye
J. W. Holmes
Stock Market Index Advances to 41.8 Amid Day’s Trade
The index tracking 60 stocks rose to 41.8 yesterday, up from 41.6, signaling firm gains across the market with broad buying and positive sentiment after morning activity.
Oil shipments shifted to boost Atlantic coast supply
Secretary Ickes announced a rearrangement of tanker routes to move three large tankers from California to Gulf ports and thence to the east coast, boosting Atlantic coast supply by 210 million gallons annually. He warned the east coast still faces risk of gasoline shortages and urged further steps.
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Washington
Ickes
Atlantic
Sun Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of California
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
California
Gulf
Four hundred seventy two enroll in summer recreation program
Maurice Cannady reports 472 children enrolled to date in a six week summer program that opened June 11. Activities include typing (125), tennis (33), bridge (30), sewing (20), and golf (15) with dressmaking for girls in junior and senior high and doll clothes for elementary sewing. Attendance by school lists Woodlawn 43, McAllaster 63, Cordley 85, New York 35, Pinckney 60, Lincoln 3, and combined junior senior groups 75 with girls 108.
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Maurice Cannady
Woodlawn School
Woodlawn
McAllaster
Cordley
New York
Pinckney
Lincoln
Highway Detour Around Fort Riley Extends U.S. 40 Route
Kansas highway officials announce a detour for U S 40 around the Fort Riley military reservation between Junction City and Manhattan at the request of the 7th Army Corps area. The 29 mile detour uses US 24 to Keats then US 77 to Junction City, adding longer travel but preserving general traffic. Development on the eastern end includes seven miles of K 10 graded between Maple Hill and Paxico.
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Topeka
Highway Department
Fort Riley
Junction City
Manhattan
7Th Army Corps
Army
Payne Ratner
Riley
U.S. 24
Keats
D. J. Fair
Military Reservation
Paxico
Washington
Maple Hill Corner
Cow injures man at Jensen farm near Clinton
Charles Walker, 29, was pinned against a barn door post by a cow at the George Jensen farm east of Clinton. He was treated at Memorial hospital with the extent of injuries to be learned after X rays. Walker lives near the Jensen home.
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Charles Walker
George Jensen
Clinton
Walker
Memorial Hospital
Jensen
More Cars Needed for Sunflower Girls State Trip
Roger Williams of the Chamber of Commerce urges auto donations for 25 extra cars to transport delegates to the Sunflower Girls State in Topeka. The departure is 8 30 am from the KU Union with a 4 pm return. luncheon for drivers provided by the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Roger Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Sunflower Girls
Topeka
Williams
K. U. Union
American Legion Auxiliary
Jimella Spencer New Sunflower Girls State Governor
Jimella Spencer was declared the Sunflower Girls State governor at the inaugural ceremony in the Union ballroom. The Federalist party swept most offices, with many named officers and justices announced, followed by a formal oath explained by Justice W A Smith.
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Jimella Spencer
Sunflower Girls’ State
Union
Federalist
Girls’ State
Jimella
Jim Spencer
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Legion Auxiliary
Ellen Oswald
Hutchinson
Patricia Tilton
Medicine Lodge
Jo Ann Everett
Emporia
Patricia Pyle
Patsy Blank
Joan Woehler
Garnett
Margaret Truesdale
McPherson
Supreme Court
Mildred English
Nancy Adelpohl
Wichita
Johnnie May Mann
Clathe
Rosemary O’brien
Parsons
Joan Taylor
Colby
Esther Gordon
Topeka
Ruth Rains
Independence
Ratnerville
Lawrence
F. C. Allen
K.A
Allen
Helene K. Stonebraker
State Legion Auxiliary
Janice Houk
Stonebraker
Mary Petersen
Kansas City
Leanore W. Pugh
Hays
Glenn Archer
Payne Ratner
Margaret Reissig
Glenn Warner
Justice W. A. Smith
Kansas Supreme Court
America the Beautiful
Joe Woehler
Federalist Party
W. A. Smith
United States
Ruth Elaine Spelter
Smith
Naval Air Bases Set for Commissioning in Weeks
Secretary Knox announced bases in Bermuda and Newfoundland leased from Britain would be commissioned in two to four weeks. Bermuda's Morgan and Tucker islands base is to be commissioned on July 1, marking the first formal naval air base in the British islands entering service.
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Naval Air
Washington
Knox
Bermuda Islands
Newfoundland
British Islands
Althe Knox
Bermuda
Morgan and
Tucker Islands
Short course on fire and casualty insurance at KU
The second annual short course in fire casualty and surety insurance continued in Marvin Hall at the University of Kansas with 102 registrants. Speakers from Kansas City, Topeka, and London and Lancashire covered survey selling and accounting systems. Certificates will be awarded tomorrow based on attendance and test scores.
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Marvin Hall
University of Kansas
Oward Campbell
Kansas City Fire and Marine Insurance Company
John Rector
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
Kansas City
C. E. Stiehl
London and Lancashire Insurance Company
Topeka
Ayoke
Oscar Beling
Agency Systems Department
Royal Liverpool ‘Group
Alfred
Seelye
University ‘School ‘of Business
Beling
35th Division Baseball Team Enters Kansas Tournament
Camp Robinson Ark June 18 PI Lt Mark J Alexander 35th division athletic officer announced the division championship regimental team would participate in the Kansas semi pro baseball tournament at Wichita July 11 24. Twelve teams are entered in the division tournament which will close July 4.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
Mark J. Alexander
Kansas
Wichita
Kilpatrick to Speak at KU Conference on Education
W H Kilpatrick renowned for progressive education and editor of Frontiers of Democracy will lecture at 8 pm in Fraser theater as part of the University of Kansas curriculum building conference. The open talk precedes sessions for Kansas school principals and superintendents with public attendance urged.
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W. H. Kilpatrick
Columbia University
Fraser Theater
University of Kansas
Kilpatrick
University School of Education
Kansas
Charles Spain
Department of Education
State Teachers College
Florence
Ala
Spain
Eli C. Foster
Tulsa
Okla
Foster
Robert McNair Davis
University of Kansas Law
United States
World Court
Fowler Shops
Carleton Washburne
Winnetka
Ill
Washburne
Japan Demands Share in East Indies Economic Fruits
Tokyo declares it has demanded the right to share the economic fruits of the Netherlands East Indies with the United States and Britain. After twenty months of Dutch talks at Batavia ended in stalemate, Japan says it will hold fast to its just contentions.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Britain
Netherlands East Indies
Batavia
Cadet Killed in Crash Near Collinsville Oklahoma
Army Air Corps cadet Joseph E. Quigley aged 23 was killed when his training plane crashed near Collinsville Oklahoma. Quigley from Vandalia Illinois and his mother Mrs Mary S Quigley of Kansas City Kansas were identified in the report.
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Okla
Joseph E. Quigley
Army Air Corps
Spartan School of of
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Latin America
German Library of Information
Trans-Ocean News Service
Halifax
U. S
Defense Mediation Board
Associated Press
Bethlehem Steel Company
Shipbuilding Division
Bay City
Metal Trades Council
A.F.L
San Francisco Bay Area
Marlin-Rockwell Corporation
Plainville
Mediation Board
Harvey W. Brown
A.f.l.’S
International Machinists Union
C.I.O
C. A. Dykstra
Bethlehem Company
Pacific Coast
Bethlehem’s
San Francisco
Dykstra
Singer
Millionaire
Cornelius Whitney
Dick Jackman
Bowersock Mill
Jackman
Kollender
Stefani
East
Gulf Ports
Cannady
U.S. 40
Fort Riley Military Reservation
Jensen Farm
Naval Air Bases
Sec’y Knox
K. U
Helps Elks’ Aluminum Campaign
Dutch East Indies
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