Willkie and McNary G O P Nominees
The 1940 Republican National Convention named Wendell Willkie for president and Charles L McNary for vice president on the first ballot of the final session. Willkie pledged a wide campaign while urging national unity and defense, with McNary approved unanimously and accepting the nomination.
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Soviet Troops Cross Into Old Rumania As Pressure Rises
June 28 reports say Soviet forces move beyond ceded areas into Moldavia taking Cernauti and then Dorohoi. Romania seeks Berlin pressure to halt the advance while Budapest notices claim a Russian note seeks protectorate over Ruthenia. Hungarian officials deny any Moscow ultimatum.
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Closing program ends Vacation Bible School at Methodist church
The administration program and exhibit of work closed the three week Vacation Bible School at the Methodist church with Rev. Howard E. Koelb as dean. Fifty to seventy five children participated while 17 high school age helpers and seven teachers received tokens and gifts. A Clinton Park picnic capped the term. Sponsored by the Lawrence Ministerial Alliance.
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Neutral Source Sees Peace Move Amid War Pressure
A diplomatic source in London says a peace move is in the air and notes that Britain depends on French colonies and fleet, and on Soviet, American, Turkish backing to bargain for peace. He cites Wall Street pressure and Henry Ford’s engine refusal as factors shaping a possible settlement.
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British envoy Cripps meets Kalinin in Moscow
News from war bulletins reports Sir Stafford Cripps presenting credentials to President Kalinin in Moscow. German agency DNB says 43 killed in British bombing raid on Dutch towns Helder and vicinity. London notes heavy night bombing shakes a conservatory in southeast England.
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German White Book claims Allied plan to extend war before May invasion
Berlin reports a Nazi foreign office two volume white book asserts the Allies planned to seize territories during their expected strike at the Reich as Germany launched its offensive on May 10. It cites notes to Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg and says German troops were ordered to safeguard neutrality to ward off an anticipated Allied attack.
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Sheriff Warns Drivers To Exercise Caution On County Roads
Sheriff Charles E. Banning urged motorists to slow down on county highways amid wheat shipments to Lawrence and other markets. He warned that high speeds are dangerous with wagons and trucks moving into heavier traffic lanes from side roads, making overtaking difficult.
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Jury Returns 70 Indictments in Kansas City Case
A federal grand jury returned seventy indictments today but did not report to Judge Merrill E Otis on its probe of the Missouri fire insurance rate conspiracy. The charges include narcotic liquor postal and Dyer act violations and alien voting registrations.
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Payne Defeats Dillon For Wichita Golf Crown
Mrs. Russell Payne won the Wichita women’s golf tournament final in Wichita Kansas defeating Mrs 5S E Dillon one up. Payne the 1938 champion had lost last year’s final to Mrs Ed Fahnestock.
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Greece Germany sign economic pact
Greece and Germany signed an economic agreement in Berlin on June 28 allowing Germany to obtain selected goods of interest to the Reich. The pact was reported via Athens and broadcast by German Wireless.
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Willkie Delivers Fighting Campaign Address at Convention
Wendell Willkie told the Republican national convention in Philadelphia that he would run an aggressive campaign to defend democracy and American institutions. He urged unity with delegates and pledged to lead the fight as the party’s candidate with McNary for 1940.
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Cessation of Hostilities in Syria Announced by French General
General Abuelakuser, French commander in chief of the Near East allied armies, says hostilities end in Syria and the French flag will remain. London authorities demand official confirmation and caution that the report may be true but requires verification.
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De Gaulle Named Leader of Free French in London
London reports the British government recognizes General Charles de Gaulle as leader of all free Frenchmen rallying to the allied cause. He heads a national committee in exile after being dropped from the French army by the Vichy regime.
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State Health Board Elects Thacher to Third Term
Topeka June 28. Dr. George I. Thacher of Waterville has been re elected president of the state board of health for a third consecutive term. The board also announced the reappointment of Dr. F P Helm as executive secretary.
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Stock Market Index Advances to 41.3 on Weekday Close
The index of 60 stocks climbs to 41.3 from 40.8 as traders monitor gains. Vacation readers are urged to arrange Journal-World subscriptions before departure this summer.
Turkish Fleet Moves to Black Sea to Defend Dardanelles
The Turkish fleet, led by the battle cruiser Yavuz, sailed into the Black Sea fully fueled with munitions, two thirds of Turkey’s naval power, to deter any attack on the Dardanelles. Ankara reports deep concern over Russia demanding bases on the Black Sea and in Romania as troops mobilize past 500,000.
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Step Up Harvest Reports Strong Wheat Yields
Harvest activity rises as more combines enter fields. Alfred Heck cut Kawvale wheat at 37 bushels per acre and 58 pounds per bushel. Emil Heck and others reported 30 bushels with 60 pounds, Clarkan varieties testing high, and prices at 62 cents per bushel for top offerings.
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Lakeview
Kaw Valley Spud Market Yet to Be Established
A market for Kaw valley potatoes remains unestablished with few buyers for unwashed produce and inadequate washed stock to gauge terminal market reception. Some buyers use partial payments with the balance due after price determination.
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Dodgers Edge Bees In Rain Shortened Eight Inning Game
Brooklyn Dodgers beat Boston Bees 2 to 1 in an eight inning rain shortened game. Whitlow Wyatt limited Boston to five hits as Dick Errickson allowed seven hits for Brooklyn. St. Louis at Pittsburgh and Chicago at Cincinnati were night games scheduled.
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Melissa Stice, Oswego, dies before 100 in Labette County
Mrs. Melissa Stice, aged 99, died at her Oswego home after a cerebral hemorrhage while listening to a Republican convention broadcast. The Labette county resident, oldest in the county, had lived in Oswego since 1873. Survived by sons George T. of Oswego and James L. of Fayetteville Arkansas. husband died in 1904.
Old Resident Annie P Merritt Dies at 96 in Wamego
Annie P Merritt aged 96 died at her daughter Mrs Made line Garrettson s home in Wamego. She was recognized as the eldest local native in the area in a spring survey by the Topeka State Journal. The notice also mentions mailing the Journal-World to readers' summer addresses.
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Annie P. Merritt
Wamego
Kansan
Madeline Garrettson
Getto Offered Brooklyn Post as First Assistant Coach
Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League of professional football offered Mike Getto, Kansas University freshman coach, a job as first assistant to Dr. John B. Sutherland. Terms are being worked out and must be approved by owner Dan Topping. If accepted, Getto would join camp around August 1.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Kansas University
John B. Sutherland
Dennis Shea
Dodgers
Dan Topping
Dodger
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Pittsburgh
Japan seeks vital goods shipments from Indies
Tokyo reports Japan is pressing for air tight assurances that supplies from the Netherlands East Indies will not be cut. Dutch Minister J. C. Pabst and Vice-foreign Minister Masa yuki Tani conferred and plan further talks to secure definite exports in cheered quantities, with a formal agreement possible as both sides seek to sell goods.
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Pittman Plans Naval Realignment to Localize Hitler in Europe
Senator Pittman proposed an understanding between the British French and American fleets to limit German power in Europe. He said no US British alliance would form, but a fleet arrangement could control different oceans. Admiral Leahy agreed the US fleet should move from Pacific to Atlantic.
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Institute Ends Reading Institute Banquet at Union Hall
The second annual Reading Institute at the University ends with a banquet for 350 instructors and educators in the Union building at 6 30 tonight. Miss Mabelle Allen presents color films of South America, a floor show from Kansas City entertains, and 55 Lawrence children participate in demonstrations. Morning sessions begin at 8 30 tomorrow with Dr F P O Brien discussing Uses and Limitations of Standardized Tests in Reading.
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Cameraman predicts Nazi conquest of Britain within days
Hollywood photographer Norman Alley, who filmed the Panay bombing in 1937, says Germany will conquer the British Isles in ten days, then finish ten days later. He recalls Rotterdam destruction, Dunkirk evacuation casualties, and claims German food sufficiency with Holland as a food basket.
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Ready to Make Munitions in Portsmouth June 28
Portsmou th NH June 28. About 9 200 of America s largest and most efficient manufacturing plants have been earmarked by the war department as prospective candidates for munitions orders. Colonel H K Rutherford said the war department is moving quickly to place contracts and plant assignments are kept confidential for obvious reasons.
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Elwood celebrates Willkie nomination by hometown crowd
Elwood Indiana marks Wendell L. Willkie's GOP nomination with spontaneous street celebration. About 10 000 residents cheered as radios announced the sixth ballot results while factory whistles and horns fired up the town. Neighbors recalled Willkie’s Indiana roots and early life with his parents Herman and Henrietta Willkie. Mayor Bonham plans a formal celebration after returning from Philadelphia.
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Fourth of July Fireworks Display At Memorial Stadium
Pyrotechnicians stage an extended display at Memorial stadium in Lawrence after dark with a 2000 shot barrage and varied effects including parachute rockets and Niagara Falls waterfall form. Lawrance merchants donate funds surpassing last year as 25 000 attend. Lawrence Memorial high school band performs before the show directed by Oliver Hobbs and a community sing leads into the finale.
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Harvest Favored As Wheat Harvest Moves Across Kansas
Weekend forecast says cool northwest winds aid the harvest statewide. Light scattered showers in the past 24 hours did not benefit crops or interrupt harvesting. Prayers reported varied rainfall. Phillipsburg saw 107 degrees with a local shower later.
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Six Ballots Show Republican Delegates Tallied in Philadelphia
Ballot by ballot tally of Kansas delegates for the Republican presidential nomination reports results last night and this morning. First-Capper 18. Second-Capper 18. Third-Dewey 11 Taft 2 Willkie 4 Hoover 1. Fourth-Dewey 11 Willkie 65 Taft 2. Fifth Willkie 18. Sixth Willkie 18.
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Weather Outlook for Kansas Fair Tonight Through Sunday
The forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions tonight and Saturday, with cooler temperatures across most areas except the extreme northwest. Sunday appears fair and warmer. Temperature readings show a high around 94 and a low near 73, with year ago figures noted as 89 and 70.
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