Discarded Elk Hills Oil Deal Sparks Political Flap
Washington reports the navy and Standard Oil of California abandoned their Elk Hills oil development pact as illegal though ethical. Knox cited legal limits. Littell relayed the justice stance. critics linked the move to Teapot Dome fears. Standard Oil stressed fairness and public interest.
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Washington
Navy
Standard Oil
California
Elk Hills
Knox
House
Senate
Elliott
D.- Calif
Teapot Dome
Norman M. Littell
House Public Lands Committee
Department of Justice
Langer
R.D
Interior
Justce
Kansas Chamber Elects 13 Directors At Topeka Meeting
GPI The Kansas state chamber of commerce elected 13 new directors in Topeka on June 18. Warren Brazier of Feech Aircraft predicts Kansas remains a leading aircraft hub postwar with expansion into many plane types and feeder airline service. Dr. John C. Frye notes balanced mineral resources, while Kansas State College researchers push wheat nutrition and fuel from coal. New directors include John Savory Atchison and Robert Stone Topeka among others. Congressman Frank Carlson will speak at the banquet.
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Topeka
GPI
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Warren Blazier
Feech Aircraft Corp
Wichita
Brazier
John C. Frye
State Geological Survey
Kansas State College
E. Beyfield
Kangas State
John Savory
Atchison
Robert Stone
W. J. Small
Neodesha
U. S. Weary
Junction City
W. R. Phipps
R. G. Martin
Lyons
Harry Lutz
Sharon Springs
W. J. Stroup
Garden City
Warren Brazier
H. S. Blake
F. B. Ross
Emporia
Don A. Farmer
Pratt
G. W. Deckwaill
Adeline
Frank Carlson
Concordia
State Hospitals Missed in Law on Narcotics Dispensing
Wichita Kansas June 18 Pi The legislature overlooked a winter chore and now state hospitals cannot be registered by the federal government to dispense narcotics. Lynn Brodrick internal revenue collector says a hospital with a registered pharmacist may register a dispensary to fill narcotic prescriptions.
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Wichita
Kan
Lynn Brodrick
Internal Revenue Collector
Brodrick
City to Cut Weeds on Land But Owner May Be Billed
The City Council will have weeds cut on all lots or portions of land deemed necessary and will assess the cost against affected property if not cut within ten days. Action authorized under ordinance No. 1777. City Clerk Ady, C. Fisher.
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C. Fisher
Army expands to seven and a half million and plans internment camps
Congress details a goal of 7 533 000 enlisted personnel by year end and 325 000 war prisoners interned. General Somervell notes end of month strength at 6 500 000 with WAAC support. McNarney pledges offensive strategy and “knockout blows” on Japan, Germany, and Italy as aerial warfare intensifies. The chemical warfare budget is approved at 1 154 734 000 with an 812 474 000 carryover.
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McNarney
Africa
Japan
Germany
Italy
Somervell
Waaes
Chemical Warfare Service
Beck Named topeka Appoints Clarence Beck to commission
Gov. Schoeppel appoints Clarence V. Beck of Emporia to the state corporation commission succeeding Jeff Robertson who resigns to enter military service. Beck will serve the unexpired term ending next March 20. Robertson resigns June 26. Mitchell to appoint Fatzer as successor to Ericcson July 1.
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Topeka
Andrew Schoeppel
Clarence V. Beck
Emporia
State Corporation Commission
Jeff Robertson
Beck
Lyon County
W. W. Finney
University of Kansas
Fort Custer
Mich
Robertson
Kansas City
Kan
Ratner
Corporation Commission
H. Lloyd Ericcson
A. B. Mitchell
Harold R. Fatzer
Kinsley
State Board of Social Welfare
Indian Educator to Speak at Lawrence Meeting
Professor Leslie Keller principal of the federal schools on Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation North Dakota will speak Sunday at Myer's Hall across from the Union Building on the campus. The meeting lasts from 7 to 8 PM and invites Lawrence students young people university students and training groups.
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Leslie Keller
Turtle Mountain
North Dakota
Myer’s
Union
Keller
Haskell
Lawrence
Axis radio touts invasion defense as Goebbels orders silence
London reports Axis broadcasters boast of repelling Allied landings while Goebbels orders critics muted. Rome claims British forces mass on Turkey's southern frontier as Berlin notes Iraqi officials warn of a decision hour. Paris and Ankara broadcasts describe anti invasion plans and fortified positions with Crete cited as key defense pivot.
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London
CPI
Mediterranean
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Rome
African
Pantelleria
Reuters
Turkey
Italy
Berlin
Associated Press
Nuri Pasheas
Iraq
Paris
Germany
Cagliari
Boersen-Zeitung
Balkan
Balkans
Crete
Europe
KU alumni in military service and training notes
Seaman first class Ivan Keesee, who joined the navy in June 1942 as a freshman at Kansas University, visited a fire station after two days with his parents in Colwater. Pvt. George Uttinger on furlough from Camp Rucker, Alabama, stayed with the Engelberger family. William J. Evans returned to Camp Claiborne with orders to report to Fort Belvoir for officer training after a furlough with his Lawrence parents. Frederick Paul Evans, KU mechanical engineering graduate, left for Camp Davis North Carolina to enter Officer Candidate School after June 15.
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Ivan Ekeesee
K. U
Brooklyn Navy Yard
R. R. Keesee
Colwater
Kan
William J. Evans
Camp Claiborne
Frederick Paul Evans
University of Kansas
Camp Davis
N. C
W. D. Evans
Hascell
Welcoming Tolmino Residents Expect End of War
Reuters reported a rumor of an allied invasion of Sicily spread through Tolmino in the Julian Alps near the Austrian frontier. The garrison rushed into the streets to welcome the end of the war as residents prepared for possible developments.
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London
Reuters
Sicily
Tolmino
Julian Alps
War Dept Contract Awarded to Tobin Quarries for Kansas Project
The War Department awarded a contract to Tobin Quarries Inc of Kansas City Missouri for Dickinson County Kansas work at a cost under 50000 dollars. Army engineers in Kansas City will supervise the project.
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Washington
War Department
Tobin Quarries, Inc
Kansas City
Dickinson County
Kansas
Army
NEED TO BE PATIENT Topeka Farm Volunteers urged to aid war effort
Governor Schoeppel urged Topeka listeners to be patient with inexperienced help on farms. He said many volunteers would be new to farm work and must be taught with tact as Kansas seeks to solve farm labor shortages for victory in World War II.
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Topeka
Schoeppel
WIBW
State Farm Labor Commission
Kansas
Kan Sas
Flooding Basements At Lawrence Paper Mill After Kaw Crest
The Lawrence Paper Mill faced basement flooding when Kaw River waters breached a sandbag dike. Water stood 42 inches, forcing shift to city water and costly cleanup estimated around a thousand dollars. damage to walls awaits water drop.
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Lawrence Paper
Justin Hill
Dike Strengthened To Hold Railroad Link Near St Joseph
Workmen reinforced a Missouri river dike northeast of Atchison to protect St Joseph's last rail link to Kansas City. The Burlington line is washed out at Farley and the Great Western blocked at Stillings, leaving Rock Island and Missouri Pacific routes via Atchison as the only remaining train path amid rising river threats.
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St. Joseph
Atchison
Kansas City
Burlington
Farley
Platte River
Great Western
Stillings
Bee Creek
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Rushville
Volunteer group issues truck gasoline rations
Volunteer workers under Mrs. Floyd Holcomb of Haskell are issuing gasoline rations for trucks from July 1 to September 30. Recruited by the civilian defense organization and the Parent-Teacher organization, they are unpaid volunteers. Next month the group will process applications for new A gasoline books.
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Floyd Holcomb
Haskell
Civilian Defense Organization
Holcomb
Traffic Court Fines Settled This Morning
In police court D. H. Seybold forfeited a $10 bond on a speeding charge. Eight others paid fines or forfeited bonds of $1 each for parking violations.
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D. H. Seybold
Livestock and Farm Implementes Sold Through Ads
Trainloads of livestock and used farm implements have been sold via Journal-World classified ads. The listing highlights a busy market with buyers and sellers exchanging cattle horses and farming tools through the paper’s marketplace.
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Journal-World
Lawrence flood and community relief reach critical point
Lawrence residents discuss flood damage and rescue efforts as Wakarusa overflow floods farms and dikes. Troops and volunteers assist, with water shortages and restricted traffic, while mail routes shift to Ottawa and locals aid sailors at dike breaches.
Dikes Patrolled as Ex-Servicemen May Help Emergency
Commerce office at 7 30 this evening prepares to work on dikes. Rowe says the situation is better this afternoon but still serious and a breakthrough is hoped for. A large delegation of ex service men may be available to meet emergencies.
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Commerce Office
Rowe
Topek officers arrest William Shepard in fighting charge
William Shepard alias Jimmie Cartwright, once living in Lawrence and recently in California, was found to be wanted on a Toreka warrant after a 12:30 am pickup. He previously pleaded guilty to a 1941 car theft in Hutchinson. Three companions, John Bradley, Bud Casteel and Charles Shepard, released after booking, must report for trial June 28.
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William Shepard
Toreka
Shepard
Jimmie Cartwright
Lawrence
California
Hutchinson
Toveka
John Bradley
Bud Casteel
Charles
Mrs Fay Lindley Injured After North Lawrence Crash
Mrs Fay Lindley of 19 West Fourteenth street sustained an injured left arm after her car collided with a milk truck driven by Mike Leonhart of 2016 Learnard avenue at the Eighth and Maple street intersection in North Lawrence shortly after 8 this morning. Mary Adeil riding with Lindley was uninjured, Leonhart was unharmed, both vehicles damaged, milk bottles littering the intersection. Lindley was en route to the dehydration plant where she is employed.
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Fay Lindley
Weast
Fourteenth Street
Mike Leonhart
Learnard Avenue
Eighth and
Maple Street
North Lawrence
Mary Adeil
Eighth Street
Mrs. Lindley
Mazie
Deaths and Funerals Gustav A Bucheim
Funeral services for Gustav Arthur Bucheim who died at home on Rhode Island Street will be held Monday at 2 PM from the First Methodist Church with Rev. C. E. Alisen officiating. Burial will be in Oak Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Rumsey funeral home until noon Monday.
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Gustav A. Bucheim
Gustav Arthur Bucheim
Rhode Island Street
C. E. Alisen
Oak Cemetery
Rumsey Reneral Toma
Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba Blown Up at Sea
The Coast Guard cutter Escanaba was destroyed by an explosion in the North Atlantic. Two enlisted men survived. most officers and crew perished, including Captain Lieutenant Commander Cart Une Peterson of Newtonvale Mass. The navy said torpedo mine or internal blast possible while the ship sank rapidly.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Escanaba
Boras Lee
Undecause
Gankx
Sonves Gee
North Atlantic
Navy
Cart Une Peterson
Newtonvale
Mass
Airports to finish with Civil Aeronautics funds
Washington reports that five airports slated to finish July 1 under the Works Progress Administration will be completed using Civil Aeronautics Administration funds. Rep Stefan Nebraska said the plan follows military considerations and awaits final congressional approval next week.
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Washington
Work Projects Administration
Civil Aeronautics Administrancen
Stefan
Nebr
CAA
Waterways Open After Bridge Washout And Party Cancelled
Traffic resumes after a bridge washout on the Wa sacusa bridge near Clinton road. County engineer Redmond reports water levels 2 inches above normal and notes a smaller bridge northeast of Salew was washed out. A teenage party at the Cummins building tonight is cancelled due to the emergency use of the building.
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Lake View
Tradie
Geo
Beer Farm
Wasacusa
Oridge
Salew x. Qrage Tou
gTa
Cummins
McLOUTH Wilam 3etond spenc ite pase owt weeks with ug grandmamacs
The text lists people and events in a fragmented fashion including McLOUTH Wilam and relatives, a note about Joe Mangas Jing Sunday, and references to community activities and dates. Names like Mo Ly and Mrs Ly appear with unclear context.
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Wilam
Grandmamacs
Joe Mangas
Bestas
Slack
Elen Santee
Reeameyer
Masy Grusaeng
Uo Dulas
Tex
Miss Derscay
Feorys
Tara Geeett
Lsavets Os MO
Nantes Sura
Towumsiar Sas
Wb Tate Sit Lee
Taera
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Wat & Ware
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Fred
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