First Ballot Fails to Produce Majority at GOP Convention
The Philadelphia Republican convention opens with no candidate gaining a majority on the first ballot. Dewey leads with 360 votes, Taft 189, Willkie 105, as Hoover and Vandenberg seek gains. Delegates anticipate rapid ballots tonight amid Hoovers May quotes and Willkie’s optimism.
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Hoover
Willkie
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Sen
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Ohio
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
First Ballot At Philadelphia Convention Report
At the Philadelphia convention hall on June 27 the first Republican presidential ballot totals 501 needed for a majority. States assign votes among Dewey Taft Willkie Gannett Martin Vandenberg Bridges MacNider and others with varied results. Multiple states show diverse support for several candidates across the roll.
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Philadelphia
Alabama
Dewey
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Arizona
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Arkansas
Willkie
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Martin
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Bridges
MacNider
Colorado
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Florida
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Georgia
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Massachusetts
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Minnesota
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New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Vanderberg
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Vanden
United States lays keel on first 45 000-ton superdreadnought Iowa
Washington reports the keel of the 45 000-ton Iowa battleship at the Brooklyn navy yard marking a major step in naval expansion. The same day the Reconstruction Finance corporation begins critical war-material loans and talks on aircraft engines with Packard move forward as Ford negotiations collapse. South America remains central with a $20 million Argentina loan and plans to boost Latin American rubber production. Naval orders send three ships to the South Pacific as three already there reinforce the South Atlantic.
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United States
Iowa
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
South America
Export-Import Bank
Argentina
South Atlantic
South Pacific
National Defense Commission
Packard Motor Company
Henry
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Oil Showing on Carl Altenbernd Farm Near Lawrence
A showing of oil in the Squirrel sand at 691 feet was reported at the Carl Altenbernd farm east of Lawrence. The S. W. Forrester company with the Topeka pneumatic machine is drilling the well and casing is being set. Kerlyn's well on the Charles A. Whedon farm east of the county farm was abandoned as a dry hole. Forrester also spudded in at the W. T. Ice farm near Pleasant Grove two miles southeast.
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Lawrence
S. W. Forrester Company
Topeka
Kerlyn
Charles A. Whedon
S. W. Forrester
W. T
Pleasant Grove
Stock Market Index Edges Up Slightly
Avetane of 60 stocks shows a 40.8 point close, rising from yesterday's 40.5 as market activity continues.
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Roosevelt signs defense bill expanding naval and army programs
President Roosevelt signed a supplemental defense bill providing 1.48 billion dollars to the war and navy departments with authority for 289 million in contracts. Navy funds fund 22 new ships, over 100 improvements, 400 quadruple mounts, and air defenses. Army gains thousands of planes, antiaircraft, and coast defenses. Civil Aviation Authority training funds total 32 million for about 45,000 pilots.
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RAF strikes hit Dutch and German airfields in daylight raids
The air ministry said the Royal Air Force bombed German occupied airdromes at Waalhaven near Rotterdam in Holland and at Bonn near Cologne and Dortmund east of Essen. Further daylight raids targeted oil refineries at Misburg near Hanover and Bremen and a factory near Salzbergen in Germany.
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Rotterdam
Holland
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Dortmund
Essen
Germany
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Salzbergen
Hungary and Bulgaria Press Claims on Romanian Territory
Budapest reports indicate Premier Teleki received a Hitler letter promising Hungary’s territorial claims will be met as Hungary and Bulgaria study Romania’s alleged capitulation to Russian demands. Hungary seeks Transylvania while Bulgaria pursues Dobruja. both regions border the Dobruja area with Danube and Black Sea boundaries.
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Russia
Constanta
Tulcea
Dobrui
Romania Yields to Soviet Ultimatum over Transylvania
The Bucharest government signs to Soviet demands, ceding Bessarabia and northern Bucovina while preparing for mobilization near the Hungarian frontier. Axis powers Germany and Italy reportedly urged Romania to bow to Moscow. Russia seeks control of Constanta Danube ports and Galati Braila, plus railway bases.
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Showers Possible As Kansas Temperatures Drop
Weather forecast for Kansas notes a cool northwest air mass may bring showers and relief from 100 degree heat across the state. Readings by yesterday ranged from 65 to 75 in many areas with 104 in McPherson and 108 in Dodge City, Topeka and Phillipsburg above 100 elsewhere.
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Kansas
McPherson
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Phillipsburg
Elkhart
Ellis
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Tribune
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Ariz
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Flora
Northwest
Canada
Michigan University tightens admission stance on democracy
University of Michigan officials disclosed that a small number of undergraduates were told they could not return, while seven American Student Union members were denied readmission. President Ruthven said the university welcomes students who support democracy and will handle subversive or fifth column activity firmly.
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University of Michigan
Alexander G. Ruthven
American Student Union
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University
Washed Potatoes Rise in Kaw Valley Trade
Kaw valley potato growers weigh washed versus unwashed stock as buyers show less interest in unwashed spuds. Alfred Heck and Sons keep washing while four more washers go in Lawrenc e area. Raymond Pine buys washing gear. First washed car load to Chicago due tomorrow. yields run about 150 bushels per acre. Wheat harvest gains momentum as G E Schaake reports Kaw valley wheat at 35 bushels per acre and test weights near 58 to 59.
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Alfred Heck and Sons
Lawrence
Raymond Pine
Chicago
Heck
G. E. Schaake
German press reports say Britain to be punished a thousandfold
Berlin reports the German high command stating English ports and plane factories were bombed during the night. It notes landings east of Bordeaux and a naval attack on British shipping, while British raids on Germany resume. Berlin presses accuse Britain of aimless bombing and civilian casualties.
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Dordogne Department
France
England
First Wheat to Milling Companies in Eudora
The first 1940 wheat went to two Eudora milling companies. George Scherer’s Kawvale tested 57 pounds to the bushel and brought 60 cents. he does not yet know the yield per acre. Irwin Thoren’s Haverly wheat tested 62 pounds to the bushel and brought 63 cents. he estimates about 40 bushels per acre.
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George Scherer
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Irwin Thoren
Kansas
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Indiana Democrats Renominate Sherman Minton at Convention
The Indiana Democratic convention renominated United States Senator Sherman Minton by acclamation. The ardent New Dealer won after endorsing President Roosevelt for a third term in a late plank.
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Lawrence Rises to Ninth in State Population
Census figures show Lawrence gained 634 residents over the past decade, moving to ninth place and overtaking Parsons which fell to tenth. The top ten cities in 1930 included Kansas City Wichita Topeka Hutchinson Leavenworth Pittsburg Salina Coffeyville Parsons and Lawrence.
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War bulletins from Europe June 27 at borders and fronts
German advance guards reach the Spanish French border as Americans await repatriation. Italian troops and air forces may join a British Isles attack. French Somaliland fights on as relations with Romania sever. Soviet ultimatum to Romania expires.
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Spain
Howard Bucknell
Madrid
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British Isles
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Reuters
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Hungary
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Rumania
Modjeski Bridge Engineer Dies at 79
Ralph Modjeski, renowned bridge engineer born in Krakow, Poland and son of famed actress Helena Modjeska, died yesterday in Los Angeles at age 79. He naturalized in 1883 adopting the Modjeski name.
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Los Angeles
Ralph Modjeski
Krakow
Poland
Helena Modjeska
Hitler Poised to Offer Peace to Britain, Rumors Say
New York reports say unnamed European financiers received authentic information of a sensational peace overture from Germany to England. The plan allegedly leaves Britain with about 95 percent of its empire while internationalizing Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, routed through General Franco in Madrid. Berlin circles mock the peace rumors as nonsense ahead of Versailles anniversary.
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Kansas Board Admits 54 To Bar Regardless Of KU Tie
Fifty four new lawyers, including 25 KU graduates, were approved by the Kansas board of bar examiners after three days of exams. Chief Justice John S. Dawson administered the oath at 10 this morning. Six of the successful were women, the most since the board’s 40 year history. Among the KU admittees were Ima Gae Goehring and Claudia Maxine Maxwell of Lawrence. Sixty sat for the exams. six failed. Eight KU graduates did not pass. The 25 KU admittees named include Charles M. Cassel Oscar A. Mall Chester A. Fleming Alice M. Hoover Kenneth B. Wallace Misa Goethring Miss Maxwell Norman L. Brown Henry A. Onsgard Glenn E. McCann Leo Brenneisen Cordell Meeks J Logan Shuss Leighton Fassey Nickerson Charles E. Henshall Frank W. Thompson Edmund L. Page Charles W. Ward Paul A. Lackie Daniel B. Marshall Jr John D. Stewart William Bassinger Herbert Lodge Mugeng Buchanan Charles H. Kimball Edwin T. Arnsberger of Larned who earned an A.B. at WK and did law studies at Harvard was also admitted.
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Kansas Board of Bar Examiners
Kansas
John S. Dawson
Kansas Supreme Court
Ima Gae Goehring
Claudia Maxine Maxwell
Charles M. Cassel
Oscar A. Mall
Chester A. Fleming
Alice M. Hoover
Kenneth B. Wallace
Misa Goethring
Miss Maxwell
Lawrence
Norman L. Brown
Henry A. Onsgard
Wichita
Glenn E. McCann
Leo
Brenneisen
Cordell D. Meeks
Kansas City
Kan
J. Logan Shuss
Larned
Leighton A. Fassey
Nickerson
Charles IE. Henshall
Osborne
Frank W. Thompson
Iola
Edmund L. Page
Atchison
Charles W. Ward
Peabody
Paul A. Lackie
McPherson
Daniel B. Marshall, Jr
Lincoln
John D. Stewart
Wellington
William
Bassinger
Dodge City
Herbert L. Lodge
Independence
Mugeng Buchanan
Chanute
Charles H. Kimball
Parsons
Edwin T. Arnsberger
Harvard
Dodgers rally to beat Cubs 6 in Brooklyn game
In Brooklyn, the Dodgers pushed two runs in the eighth to defeat Chicago 6 4 after the Cubs, led by Billy Rogell's pinch homer, moved ahead in the seventh. Lee Todd Carleton Tamulis and Phelps and Mancuso credited. New York at Philadelphia night game. Detroit at St Louis night game.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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O Lee
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Tamulis
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Mancuso
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Philadelphia
US Cruiser Wichita Heads for Montevideo to Link with Quincy
Rio de Janeiro June 27 The US cruiser Wichita moved south from a Brazilian port likely bound for Montevideo Uruguay where the Quincy has been stationed since June 20 The British cruiser Hawkins arrived at Rio de Janeiro about the same time the Wichita departed.
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United States
Wichita
Montevideo
Uruguay
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Hawkins
War Department May Call Halt a Drive for Big Regular Army
Washington reports the War Department counsels a temporary halt in expanding the regular army beyond about 500000. General Marshall opposes further increases and notes training needs and manpower shifts. The 400000 regulars plus 234000 National Guard would exceed 600000 trained troops for defense emergencies.
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Washington
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Air Corps
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Boat Club Races Set for July Fourth on Kaw River
Jayhawk Lat club of Lawrence and Shawnee club of Topeka join in second annual Kaw river boat race. Commodores Shimmons and Lilly lead entries with 35 expected. Displacement and hydroplane boats from 9 to 34 hp compete for cash prizes. fastest 22 hp race may reach 40 mph. Grand parade at 1 30 p m starts races at 2. Watch at the old water plant dock. river level may delay.
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First Term Ends Tomorrow at Summer Studio
The first three week term of the children's summer studio supervised by Miss Maud Ellsworth ends tomorrow. A picnic in Central Park from 11 45 a.m. to 1 p.m. invites each child to bring lunch. Work from nearly all classes will be displayed at Lawrence Paint and Wallpaper. Enrollment for the second term opens Monday with changes possible for students.
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Maud Ellsworth
Central Park
Lawrence Paint and Wallpaper Company
Island Fleet Mysterious Route Baffles Honolulu
Hawaiian residents remained puzzled as major U S fleet units, last seen sailing in formation on a regular Western sea lane, headed for unknown destinations after months of secrecy. Reports from Navy fliers hinted at Panama Canal or California home bases, but no official word clarified their plans.
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Honolulu
United States
California
Navy
Panama Canal
Germans and Austrians rounded up for internment in Britain
London reports a new roundup moving an undetermined number of Germans and Austrians to a special internment camp. About 600 are in London, and the total still free is estimated at 64,000, with reductions noted by authorities.
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London
Britain
Cut Off Supply Routes In Hong Kong Border Crisis
Hongkong reports that June 27 7 lans anese troops cut off all supply routes from the border area to interior China. They offer to repatriate bona fide refugees caught in recent operations if they hold special passes issued by British authorities.
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Hongkong
China
Weather Summary for Kansas with Chance of Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with widely scattered thundershowers in the west and north. Friday cooler in the west and north, warmer in the extreme south and east tonight. Temperature readings show 24 hour highs and lows, with a comparison to year ago values.
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