Churchill Confers On War Strategy
Prime Minister Churchill meets with President Roosevelt in the United States to discuss win-the-war strategy and a possible second front in Europe. German forces report advances near Sevastopol as Tobruk enters a new siege in Libya amid Allied caution about Western Europe offensive timing.
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Sevastopol
Tobruk
Churchill
United States
Roosevelt
Europe
London Daily Express
Alan Francis
Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Northern Ireland
London
Middle East
Libya
Egypt
Soviet Ukraine
Caucasus
Washington
Stephen Early
Ees de
Tokyo
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
V. Molotov
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Britain
Crimean
Atbenc
Red Army
Neil M. Ritchie
Kansas storm leaves death and damage across the state
A severe wind and rainstorm plowed through Kansas causing at least one death in Pawnee Rock when Huert Evers 60 was struck by an electric line. Flooding marooned residents in Leavenworth and Abilene while towns like Junction City and Manhattan reported storefront damage and downed wires. WDAF tower toppled near Kansas City and trains halted by washouts as the Midwestern Music Camp prepares a Sunday concert schedule in Hoch auditorium and outdoor theater with conductors Hobbs Lawson and Wiley.
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Kansas
Pawnee Rock
Huert Evers
Leavenworth
Harold Williams
Marshall Field
Fort Riley
Junction City
Manhattan
Fort Riley Military Reservation
Fort
Johnson County
Kansas City
Kan
WDAF
Union Pacific
Wamego
Abilene
Odd Fellows
Dodge City
Mid-Western Music Camp
Oliver Hobbs
Hoch Auditorium
Mr. Hobbs
Lawrence
David T. Lawson
Topeka
Hobbs
Russell L. Wiley
Valley Falls
Delaware
Jcy Falls
Worden
Walter Schwarz
Schwarz
U. P
Rock Island
Santa Fe
DeSoto
John Robinson
Grantville
Muddy Creek
Japs mass troops in Manchuria amid Siberia plans
Chinese high quarters claim nearly one million Japanese troops in Manchuria and a July strike on Russian Siberia. Observers doubt a new push until Germany’s advance progresses. Chiang Kai-shek’s forces fight dozens of invasion columns as MacArthur reports damage to Port Moresby and Allied air gains over Japan.
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Manchuria
Associated Press
Japan
Russian Siberia
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Moscow
Tokyo
Chungking
Hawaii
Siberia
Battle of
Midway
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Australia
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Port Moresby
New Guinea
United Nations
Air Force
John Curtin
Melbourne
Typical Nazi Ending to Hunt for Czech Slayers
London reports that Gestapo announced Heydrich’s killers were found in a Prague church and shot while resisting arrest. The two Czech suspects, said to be dropped by British planes over the protectorate, were linked to the May 27 assassination and other crimes.
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London
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Germany
Reinhard Heydrich
Prague
Heydrich
Protectorate
British Broadcasting Corporation
Judge Means to Preside At Price Control Meeting
Judge Hugh Means will preside at a price control meeting at Liberty Memorial high school auditorium tonight at 8. Ursula Genung Walker of the Kansas City Office of Price Administration will speak as chief speaker. Copies of a quick-reference list of cost of living items will be distributed. S. Turner of the rubber collection campaign in Douglas county will briefly speak at the opening.
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Hugh Means
Liberty Memorial High School
Ursula Genung Walker
Kansas City
S. Turner
Douglas County
Sunflower Sentinel Debuts At Hercules Powder Plant
The Sunflower Sentinel weekly paper will appear June 25 as official organ of the army ordnance department. Editor James A. Dougherty from Conshohocken, Pa arrives this week. No advertising. free distribution to Hercules Powder workers, sub-contractors, and army personnel.
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Sunflower Sentinel
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Hercules Powder Company
Army Ordnance Department
James A. Dougherty
Conshohocken
William S.lozier, Inc
Broderick and Gordon
Germania Bund Official Pleads Guilty in Federal Case
Dr. Otto Willumeit head of Chicago division of the German American Bund pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to furnish military and defense information to Germany and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Otto Willumeit
Chicago
Bund
Germany
Japan
Former Utah Governor Henry Blood Dies at 69
Salt Lake City reports the death of Henry H. Blood a two term Utah governor and prominent LDS Church leader at age 69. He died today in Salt Lake City. Blood served as governor and was a longtime figure in Utah politics and the Mormon community.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Henry H. Blood
Stock Market Index Falls to 60-Stock Read of 35.7
The stock market index for 60 stocks moved to 35.7 after Friday trading, down from 35.9 the previous day. Investors monitor broad market shifts and sector activity as prices stabilize.
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evereRs
Storm Whips Lawrence Causing Minor Damage
Severe electrical storm and high winds swept Lawrence with 1.75 inches of rain. Wind gusts toppled trees and damaged buildings as flood warnings and river rises affected nearby towns along the Delaware and Kaw rivers.
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Lawrence
Kansas Electric Power Company
Cameron’s Bluff
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Weather Bureau
Delaware
Perry
Stranger Creek
Linwood
Meeting Ends With Unscheduled Talk By OPA Official
The annual conference of school administrators and teachers in Fraser theater concluded with an unscheduled address by Ursula Walker of the Kansas City Office of Price Administration urging understanding of the price administration bill. J. W. Twente called the event a success.
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Ursula Walker
Kansas City
Office of
Price Administration
J. W. Twente
Twente
Kansas
Fraser Theater
F. C. Allén
A. H. Turney
Helen Wagstaff
University
G. B. Smith
Newton B. Edwards
University of Chicago
Government Calls Off All State Fairs During War
Washington. The government urged postponement of all state and county fairs non essential conventions meetings and group tours until the war ends. Joseph B Eastman defense transportation director urged reduced rail and bus use to avoid direct travel control. Kansas plans over 100 fairs but must suspend county fairs to keep state aid premiums. Douglas and Ford counties already approved 1942 cancellation.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Eastman
American Legion
Topeka
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Mohler
Douglas
Ford
Small U S Merchant Vessel Sunk in Caribbean Action
The navy says a small United States merchant vessel was shelled and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Caribbean. Survivors landed at an east coast port after a 15 minute shelling and pursuit. Captain Charles Hendricks zig zagged the ship as the attack began.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Caribbean
Charles Hendricks
Tragic Lecompton Worker Fatally Struck by Train
Russell C. Worley 47 of Lecompton a Santa Fe section laborer was killed when westbound Santa Fe Scout struck him about 10 30 am between Lake View and Lecompton He had been flagging for slides and apparently fell asleep on the track He is survived by wife Dora and four children.
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Russell C. Worley
Lecompton
Santa Fe Section
Santa Fe
Lake View
Worley
Dora Worley
Turkish Officials Deny German Bombing Charge
Ankara reports Turkish officials reject German claims that four US bombers diverted over Turkey en route to targets on the Black sea coast. Anatolia quotes US assurances that the planes did not intend to fly over Turkish territory and only landed at Ankara and Arifiye for safety after forced landings.
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Ankara
United States
Turkey
Black Sea
Istanbul
Ploesti
Constanta
Anatolia Agency
Washington
Lawrence A.) Steinhart
Arifiye
U S Officials Approve Underpass Near DeSoto
Highway 10 west of DeSoto will gain an underpass and curve straightening after federal approval. The move, tied to Sunflower Ordnance Works development, was reported by Highway Director D J Fair. Other proposed changes on Highway 10 have not jelled.
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Topeka
D. J. Fair
DeSoto
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Certificates Issued for Canning Sugar by Volunteers
About 400 canning sugar certificates were issued yesterday by volunteer workers at Manual Junior High building. George Wetzel, chief clerk, says the office will be open until 12 o clock tomorrow.
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Manual Junior High
George Wetzel
Cubs Beat Giants in First 7-4 Doubleheader Victory
The Chicago Cubs pounded 13 hits including a homer, a triple, and two singles by Lou Novikoff to beat the New York Giants 7 to 4 in the first game of today's doubleheader. Johnny Mize contributed a nine homer for the Giants as they totaled 12 hits off Vern Olsen.
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Cubs
Giants
New York
Chicago Cubs
Lou Novikoff
New York Giants
Johnny Mize
Vern Olsen
Nationwide radio forum debates draft age at 18
About 3 000 attendees watched America's Town Meeting of the Air on the Blue network challenging the draft age. Brig. Gen. Milton R. McLean and Rep. Emanuel Celler argued for and against lowering the draft age, with Carleton Davidson and others offering counterpoints and proposals.
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Lawrence
Eoch
America
Milton R. McLean
Selective Service
Kansas
Carleton Davidson
Knox College
Galesburg
Emanuel Coller
New York
Washington
George W. Denny, Jr
K.U
McLean
More Men Coming to Lawrenc e Sunflower Plant Workforce Rise
Workers for the Sunflower ord nance plant may arrive in Lawrence at a rate of 300 to 500 daily in mid July, says J G Bolen housing director. A rail spur completion will boost the big employment upsurge and most workers will live in Lawrence, filling the city to capacity.
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Sunflower Ordnance Plant
Lawrence
J. G. Bolen
War Industries Planning Committee
Bolen
Walter Keeler
Keeler
H. A. Jetmore
C. D. Young
Tentative Meter Plan for Massachusetts Street
City committees approved a tentative plan to install 21 parking meters along the west side from Seventh to Tenth and on the east side in select blocks on Massachusetts. The meters would cover most spaces between Seventh and North Park, with an open public meeting scheduled for 8 p.m. next Monday, June 22, to hear opinions.
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Massachusetts Street
Seventh Street
Tenth Street
Massachusetts
Eleventh
North Park Street
City Council Approves Laying of a New Cable
The council approved an ordinance granting Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. permission to lay an underground cable from the west line of Massachusetts street to 2550 feet east under East Fifteenth street. The 10 inch square cable will be installed with partial street tearing and no traffic interruption. The project is said to be part of a Kansas City Salina trunk line.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Massachusetts Street
East Fifteenth Street
Telephone Company
Kansas City
Salina
Rain Delays Kaw Valley Potato Harvest In Kansas City Market
Rain last night hindered Kaw Valley potato digging as vines blew down tubers were exposed and supplies remain tight. Growers face possible further delays with potential 2 dollars per hundredweight offered in Kansas City if digging resumes.
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Kaw Valley
Kansas City
Harold Fisher Named City Clerk in Lawrence
Harold C. Fisher, longtime county superintendent, was appointed Lawrence city clerk at a city council meeting. Fisher fills the vacancy created by J. W. Stone’s army enlistment, with George Wetzel remaining at the rationing office. Fisher’s nine-year county post began in 1933 after teaching in the county and serving in World War I. He and his family live at 1121 Vermont. Fisher will seek reelection as county superintendent, term expiring July 1948, while a temporary successor is named to complete the unexpired term. He praised the cooperative staff and pledged to honor the mayor and council’s trust in him.
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Harold Fisher
Douglas County
Lawrence
J. W. Stone
Harold C. Fisher
Lawrance
Fisher
George Wetzel
Lona Star
Quartermaster General
Washington, D.C
Vermont
Alan
Ross
Liberty Memorial High School
Margaret
Russell
Preachers Lead Union Service at South Park Sunday
The Rev. Theodore H. Aszman of First Presbyterian will preach at the South Park union service Sunday at 8 PM. The Rev. Edwin Price will preside, with Rev. John Bowers reading scripture and Rev. Howard Koelb offering prayer. Music includes a vocal duet by Irene Peabody and Helen Colburn and a cornet solo by Eugene Crabb. Miss Winifred Hill will preside at the piano. ushering is led by E. J. Coy.
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Theodore H. Aszman
First Presbyterian Church
South Park
Edwin Price
John Bowers
Howard Koelb
Lord
Mendelssohn
Irene Peabody
Helen Colburn
Miss Grace Hess Transfers to Civil Aeronautics Agency
Miss Grace L Hess registrar at Haskell Institute is moved to the department of commerce Civil Aeronautics Administration effective July 1 She will remain on civil service and attend a national airways traffic control school in Kansas City MO The course lasts three to six months then she will be assigned to tower operation or traffic direction She joined as librarian May 1 1938 and became registrar in February this year active in establishing the local Civil Air Patrol unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace L. Hess
Haskell Institute
Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration
Civil Service
Miss Hess
Civil Air Patrol
National Airways
Kansas City
Civil Air Patrol Unit
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Alberich
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A. D. Robb
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