Axis Plans Drive To the Near East
British dispatches report Hitler pressing a Middle East invasion, seeking to cede 1,000,000 tons of French shipping to Germany. Cripps vows a western strike when timing allows, while Britain and the United States weigh a major offensive. Simultaneously, Sevastopol battles and Libyan fronts shape a race to the Suez amid renewed Soviet activity near Smolensk.
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Adolf Hitler
Middle East
France
Pierre Laval
Mediterranean
Ger
Egypt
Iraq
Iran
Persia
Turkey
Hitler
Reichland
Africa
Cairo
Stafford Cripps
Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
United States
Stafford
London
Russia
Cripps
Washington
Suez
Smolensk
Moscow
B.B.C
Kalinin
Sevastopol
Crimean
Caucasus
Rommel Faces Tobruk Assault as Axis Columns Move West
Cairo reports mobile force from the eighth army screened defenses of Egypt while two Axis columns veered westward about 25 miles from Bardia. Rommel’s main forces are reequipped for a possible massive Tobruk assault as British air and naval actions target Rhodes and Crete defenses.
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London Times
Libya
Egypt
Mediterranean
Europe
United States
Cairo
UPI
Neil H. Ritchie
Eighth Army
Bardia
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
Rommel
African Corps
Nile
Salum
R.A.F
Maritza
Rhodes
Turkey
Candia
Crete
North African
Tmimi
Bengasi
Kaw River rises and Delaware crests as floods spread
Rainfall totals rise in western and northern areas while Kaw River climbs to 16.5 feet at Bowersock and 17 feet at peak yesterday. Delaware River near Valley Falls reached 22.04 feet, flooding bottoms. Topeka expects Kaw to exceed flood stage by tomorrow night. A nearby flash flood damaged a bridge near Ray's station in Douglas County.
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Kaw
Delaware River
Delaware
Valley Falls
Nortonville
Perry
Topeka
Douglas County
Ray
Near flood stage as Kaw river rises across Kansas
Heavy rains in the Kaw valley push the river toward flood levels from Manhattan east. Forecasts predict 1 to 2 feet of overflow at Topeka by morning and spillover to below Lawrence by night. Several roads closed or flooded including U S 40 near Chapman and U S 77 south of Junction City.
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Topeka
Kaw
Manhattan
Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Smoky Hill
Abilene
Junction City
Enterprise
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
S. D. Flora
North Central
Wamega
Emmett
Wheaton
Hanover
Carbondale
Garnett
Chanute
Neosho Rapids
Willard
McFarland
Concordia
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Flora
State Highway Department
Chapman
Chapman Creek
U.S. 77
Marquette
Two Republicans enter race in 11th district election
Voters in the Eleventh district face a late filing shock as Ray T. Wright and George Melvin replace incumbent R. B. Stevens in the Republican primary. Melvin, former attorney for the city of Lawrence, faces Wright, longtime insurance executive and Lawrence Kiwanis president, in a likely pitched contest for the nomination. Votes are counted the evening of August 4.
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R. B. Stevens
Stevens
Ray T. Wright
George Melvin
Hercules Powder Company
Wright
Melvin
Representative Post
R. C. Rankin
Lawrence
K.U. School of Law
R. E. Melvin
Rankin
U. S. Regular Army
Bell Music Store
New York City
Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Republican Central Committee
Dodds Wins Metric Mile at National AAU Championships
P Gil Dodds of Boston A A defeated Leroy F Weed of Southern California by five yards in 3 50 2 to take the metric mile at the fifty fifth annual National AAU senior track and field championships. Weed edged Leslie MacMitchell the defending champion by a similar margin.
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Dodds
New York
P—Gil Dodds
Boston A. A
Leroy F. Weed
Southern
California
Weed
Leslie MacMitchell
Stock Market Index Slides Slightly From Day Before
The stock market average for 60 stocks edged down to 35.6 from 35.7 yesterday, reflecting a small decline across the market. Investors watched cautious trading as shares across several sectors showed modest losses.
Primary Battles To Be Real Show Primary Battles To Be Real Show EXPECT CLOSE RACES
Topeka June 20 Crowded filing closes prompt noon as both parties scramble tickets. Senator Clyde Reed seeks governor on union policy reform while W G Clugston stirs the senatorial race. Also entrants include S S Alexander for district 5, W H Burke for governor, plus incumbents and several candidates for attorney general lieutenant governor and U S senate.
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Topeka
Kansas
Clyde M. Reed
W. G. Clugston
U. S. Senate
S. S. Alexander
Kingman
U. S
Clifford R. Hope
Garden City
W. H. Burke
Little River
Internal Revenue
Ratner
Carl Friend
Jay
Parker
Supreme Court
Arthur Capper
Washington Fair Officials Debate Cancellation for War Effort
Washington reports that state and county fairs weigh government urging to cancel for wartime. Some oppose, arguing fairs support morale, while others halt plans or await orders. Kansas official Mohler says 100 plus fairs would not be canceled without an order.
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Washington
Sohen Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Wickard
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
1942 Crop Production Goal Will Be Met by Farmers of the U S
UPA and OPA officials say the 1942 crop production goal will be met with about a 19 percent increase. Further gains in 1943 may total only 4 to 5 percent as labor materials and freight are diverted to war needs. Tolley warns the fertilizer industry to shift trade practices and cut costs to cope with shortages and price controls.
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U.S
Hot Springs
UPA
Office of Price Administration
H. R. Tolley
OPA
National Fertilizer Association
Tolley
Induction List Reveals Army Enlistees by Local Boards
The selective service board today announced a June 29 induction for a group of men from Kansas City and surrounding areas. Names include Marion Smith, William Corcoran, Roger Tubbs, James Laing, Carl Curry, Roy Weast, Samuel Beagle, Robert Lenahan, Harold King, Charles Boone, Charles Moon Jr, Robert Wilson, James Day, Roy Bay, William Pendleton, Harland Oley, Warren Harrell, Harold Houk, Charlie Hill, Christian Freark, John Gottstein, Peter Swamp, William Copp, Neil Harris, Theodore Newlin, Ralph Grenner, Charles Mertz, William Smith, and Arthur Simon.
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Marion Ronald Smith
Kansas City
Haskell
William Thomas Corcoran
New Hampshire
Roger LeRoy Tubbs
Winfield
Tennessee
James Amos Laing
Arkansas
Carl William Curry
Mechanic
Roy Edward ‘Weast
Rhode Island
Samuel Irvin Beagle
West Twenty-Third
Robert Hen Lenahan
Bonner Springs
Lawrence
Harold Henry King
Walnut
Charles Edward Boone
Charles Franklin Moon, Jr
Omaha
Baldwin
Om Robert Mack Wilson
James Martin Deay
Roy Vernon Bay
North Eighth
William Biklen Pendleton
Harland Merle Oley
Warren Beach Harrell
Connecticut
Harold Charles Houk
Charlie Herbert Hill
Christian Strange Freark
Learnard
John Roy Gottstein
Eudora
Peter Jacob Swamp
Massachusetts
William Waldo Copp
Neil Milton Harris
Indiana
Theodore Glenwood Newlin
Ohio
Ralph Lawrence Grenner
Charles William Mertz
Kentucky
William Hamilton Smith
Arthur Peter Simon
New York
Consumer pledge and price control talk draws small audience
Ursula Senne Walker spoke in Kansas City on the consumer's role in the price control program at a Kansas meeting. She urged adhering to the pledge to buy carefully and waste nothing while emphasizing victory and using income to its fullest for 1943.
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Kansas
Office of Price Administration
Kansas City
Ursula Senne Walker
Marriages Abroad Curbed by War Department Order
The War Department issued a terse order restricting marriages of American soldiers abroad. No military personnel on duty may marry in a foreign country or possession without approval from the commanding officer of the U S army forces stationed there.
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Washington
War Department
United States Army
Two Merchant Ships Sunk Off Caribbean and Atlantic Coast
The navy reports two merchant ships sunk during the day one a small United States vessel in the Caribbean and the other a small Nicaraguan ship about 60 miles off the Atlantic coast Survivors were landed at east coast ports.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Caribbean
Atlantic
Many Candidates for County Posts Surface in Filing Rush
A noon filing deadline sparked a crowded slate for county offices. Sheriffs candidates Roslan Skinner Fred A Vogler and incumbent Henry B Collins lead a busy field while George K Melvin John P Evans and Ray T Wright seek the 11th district seat. Several offices show no opposition and a handful of precinct posts list Republican and Democrat contenders across multiple townships.
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Roslan Skinner
Fred A. Vogler
Henry B. Collins
11Th
George K. Melvin
John P. Evans
Ray T. Wright
Harold C. Fisher
Mildred H.’W. Wilson
Margaret Fritzer Hurley
Marion A. Barlow
A. M.gardner
Harold A. Beck
Francis P. Prosser
Register of Deeds
Edwin F. Abels
T. R. Gerhart
Robert B. Oyler
Frank R. Gray
John Callahan
M. N. Penny
Edwin Abels
A. M. Gardner
Marlon A. Barlow
Mildred H. W. Wilson
Margaret Fritzél Hurley
Grant
Charles H. Hood
Eudora
O. E. Votan
Henry Glertz
Gideon Neis
William Mertz
Lecompton
Joe Smith
Starr Glenn
Will McClintock
C. A. Spray
Ben E. Rowing
Fred O. Peterson
Willow Springs
George Shuler
Otto Hack
E. B. Churchbaugh
Marion
John H. Elm
Clyde 3B. Hoover
Charles H. Jones
Canton
Leslie J. Demeritt
William H. Johnson
F. C. Flory
Kanwaka
Frank W. Houk
Otto L. Johanning
Lawrence City
Eugene A. Daniels
George S. Smith
F. B. Dodds
Leroy E. Harris
O. J. Lane
Lawrence issues trailer parking rules outline
City sanitation head and chamber officials publish a brief resume listing requirements for trailer parking spaces in Lawrence. Rules cover size about 800 square feet, access to showers toilets water and electricity, and a registration book with occupant details. A $1 per trailer registration is due to the city clerk. only one trailer unit per private garage or rear yard outside fire limits. Homes Registration office in the Wren building handles applications. phone 1004.
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Lawrence
Joe L. Walker
Harvey Jetmore
George Hedrick
Chamber of Commerce
Homes Registration Office
Wren
Braves Blank Pirates in Shutout at Boston
Al Javery allowed only three hits as the Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 0 in a nine inning shutout, marking the club's first such victory this season.
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Braves
Pirates
Boston
al Javery
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sales and Consumption Taxes Out of Picture For the Present Time
Washington reports that the Ways and Means Committee will not include any form of sales or consumption tax in the pending tax bill. Chairman Doughton announced the decision after a morning session. The panel expects to adopt the treasury pay as you go plan for individual taxes through payroll deductions starting January 1. The bill total is projected near 6.64 billion, short of the treasury request of 8.7 billion.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
D.-N.c
Tly
Treasury
Rubber treasure hunt aims to reclaim scrap rubber nationwide
A week end treasure hunt promotes reclaiming scrap rubber with slogans like Rubber is more valuable than gold. J S Turner reports rural areas show large items but few small pieces, urging households to search for discarded rubber items. Boy Scouts will assist with house-to-house collection Monday evening.
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J. S. Turner
Douglas County
Turner
Kansas
Boy Scouts
E. L. Morris
Baldwin
Bert Seiwald
Eudora
Cattle Rustlers Reported Near Lawrence Area
Cattle losses have occurred in the southwest of Lawrence with farmers suspecting rustlers. William Brown and Sons found only six of eight two year old heifers after release to pasture, a gate to the pasture was found open, and a Paschell heifer arrived with a rope around its neck. The sheriff’s office has been informed.
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Lawrence
William Brown and Sons
Brown’s Grove
Fred Paschell
Sheriff’s Office
Two Concerts by Mid Western Music Camp Tomorrow
The Mid Western Music camp orchestra performs at Hoch auditorium at 4 p.m. with Oliver Hobbs as guest conductor featuring Schubert Liszt and modern works. The band gives an 8 p.m. outdoor concert between Hoch auditorium and Marvin hall directed by Russell L. Wiley and Hobbs. Public invited.
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Mid-Western Music Camp Orchestra
Oliver Hobbs
Hoch Auditorium
Marvin Hall
Russell L. Wiley
Mr. Hobbs
Navy naval school to open on University of Kansas campus
Lieut Com C H Morgan from Great Lakes met KU officials in Lawrence to discuss establishing a naval school for machinists mates on campus. Lt A H Buhl commands the unit with Ensign R C Harruff Jr as executive officer. A staff of USNR Yeomen and a 30 to 50 man complement are planned. Sailors will dine in the Union, train in Fowler Shops and campus classrooms.
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C. H. Morgan
Great Lakes
Ill
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Naval School For
Morgan
Strong Hall
School of Business
Strong
A. H. Buhl
Buhl
R. C. Harruff, Jr
George O. Starkey
Yeoman
USNR
Maurice P. Roberts
Thomas M. Lydon
Comm
Navy
Union
Fowler
Three Die After Kansas City Auto Crash East of DeSoto
Harry Oscar Young 50 of Kansas City died at Memorial hospital after a three car crash that also killed Ross B. Smith 62 of Merriam and John Smith 32 of Kansas City Kansas. Three others were injured and several were reported improving with one released from hospital.
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Harry Oscar Young
Kansas City
DeSoto
Memorial Hospital
Young
Ross B. Smith
Merriam
John Smith
Kan
Giants Rout Cubs 8 to 1 Behind Schumacher five hitter
Hal Schumacher pitched five hit innings as the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs 8 to 1. Babe Barna and Mel Ott drove in five runs apiece, with Barna and Ott homering, providing the decisive offense in the game.
Yanks Lose One Hit Game To Indians 1 0
Pi Smith pitched a one hitter for Cleveland as the Indians handed the World Series champions New York Yankees their fourth straight defeat 1 0. Joe DiMaggio doubled for New York the sole hit off Smith.
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Yanks
Cleveland
al Smith
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Joe DiMaggio
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E. W. Irvine
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Clay Center
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Herbert L. Drake
Bethel
S. L. Mathews
Clay C. Carper
Eureka
A. B. Mitchell
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