Douglas B-19 Maiden Flight Sets Stage for Air Fleet Tests
March Field California June 28 The Army describes the Douglas B-19 as the world’s biggest bomber weighing 82 tons with a 212 foot wingspan. Maj. Stanley M. Umstead says the aircraft handled well amid initial nervousness as Maj. Gen. George H. Brett calls the flight a dream realized and a first step toward a larger air power fleet.
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March Field
Calif
Army Air Corps
Santa Monica
Navy
Eastern Seaboard
Air Corps
Clover Field
Maj
Stanley M. Umstead
Wright Field
Dayton
Army
Umstead
George H. Brett
Douglas Aircraft Co
Santa Conica
Wichita police shake up ends brief chief tenure
Clyde Wilder resigns as police chief after a week citing conflicts among city officials over the recent shake up. Bowery seeks hearing at the next city commission meeting as Thomas Jaycox becomes acting chief amid a split among commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Clyde Wilder
Donald Gordon
L. E. Bowery
Wilder
Bowery
City Commission
Thomas Jaycox
Jaycox
Prof Chubb to Speak at Summer Session
Prof H B Chubb of Kansas University will be guest speaker in the Summer Session class at the First Baptist church tomorrow at 10 30 a m. He discusses religious trends in England after the war and the Malvern Conference. All summer school students are invited. event is non sectarian and open to all.
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H. B. Chubb
Department of Political Science
Kansas University
First Baptist Church
England
Thomas
al Gallup
Malotte
Paul . Rankin
Largo
New World Symphony
Dvorak
Journal-World Classifieds Thrive As Town Market
The Journal-World Classifieds page remains the busiest marketplace in town. Readers seek ads, listings, and notices across jobs, homes, services, and personal notices reflecting active local commerce and community needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Gamelin Escapes Prison in France Amid German Report
A German broadcast from a Vichy dispatch says Gen Maurice Gamelin escaped the Bourraso prison in France at 11 am Friday. Two people are detained at Clermont-Ferrand on suspicion of aiding the escape as authorities search for other accomplices. Gamelin had been jailed since September 16, 1940, with former French leaders under trial for wartime responsibility.
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New York
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Allied Forces
France
Gamelin
Marshal Petain
Daladier
Reynaud
Blum
Bourraso
Vichy
Clermont-Ferrand
Survivors Rescued From Sunken British Ships by German Raider
London reports 78 rescued from two sunken British merchantmen, the Ra baul and Trafalgar, aboard the Alstertor supply ship for a Nazi raider. 46 officers and men from the Ra baul and 32 from the Trafalgar survived. nine from the Ra baul and twelve from the Trafalgar were reported killed. The admiralty also notes mines aboard a German raider sunk in the Indian Ocean by HMS Cornwall.
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London
Admiralty
Rabaul
Trafalpar
Trafalgar
Indian Ocean
H.M.S. Cornwall
Delayed Debate Shifts 28-Year-Old Draft Deferments
Washington action delays the draft bill for ten days to allow more time for budget measures and the July 4th break. The shift affects men turning 28 by July 1, 1942, who would be deferred instead of automatically. The plan would give Roosevelt authority to reinstate work at strikes and resume defense production, while removing a Senate control on struck plants. A separate note: a $48,000 CCC garage contract in Kansas-Nebraska was awarded to Kingery Construction Company of Lincoln. Summer vacationers are reminded to renew subscriptions to the Journal-World.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Marysville
Kansas-Nebraska
Kingery Construction Company
Lincoln
Sunday Screenings Show Four Day Run With Top Excerpts
A four day Sunday program features Reaching for the Sun with Joel McCrea and Ellen Drew. Co feature Dam on Runyan Fight Shoes plus Louis Conn fight pictures. Thursday three day run Blon die in Society with the Bumsteads. Trail Blazers with the Three Mesquiteers. Sunday five days Billy the Kid technicolor with Robert Taylor. Friday five days Caught in the Draft with Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Eddie Bracken and Lynne Overman.
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Joel McCrea
Ellen Drew
Damon Runyan
Fight Shoes
Louis Conn
Billy the Kid
Robert Taylor
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Eddie Bracken
Lynne Overman
Two Concerts Sunday by University of Kansas Music Camp
The University of Kansas hosts two Sunday concerts by the Midwestern Music Camp. The orchestra performs at 4 pm in Hoch Auditorium under guest conductors James Robertson and Sam Barbakoff, with a program featuring Londonderry Air, Nicolai Symphony in D minor, Zorahayde Legend, Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Tristan and Isolde excerpts, and American Rhapsody. The band performs at 8 pm in Fowler Grove under Russell D. Wiley, presenting Irish Tune from County Derry, La Gitana, Rhinegold selections, and more.
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University of Kansas
Hoch Auditorium
Fowler Grove
James P. Robertson
Directory
Springfield
Sam Barbakoff
Scott
Londonderry
Mr. Barbakoff
Nicolai
Robert Forman
Zorahayde
Mr. Robertson
General Raupp
R. R. Robertson Waltz
Sleeping Beauty
Tschaikowsky
Tristan and Tsolde
Lawrence C. Long
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Second American Symphonette
Russell D. Wiley
County
Derry
Mr. Wiley
Curzori
Alberich
Wagner
Bethoz
Texas Senate Race Shapes Up After Prolonged Campaign
Dallas Texas June 28 almost a million voters face 25 candidates for the US senate to replace the late Morris Sheppard and Andrew Jackson Houston. Four leading contenders Governor O Daniel Attorney General Gerald Mann Lyndon Johnson and Martin Dies draw attention while the rest are seen as minor contenders. Poll tax payers and seniors with exemptions total over 1 million.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
U.S. Senate
Lone Star State
Morris Sheppard
Prohibition
Andrew Jackson Houston
Sam Houston
Houston
W. Lee O’daniel
O’daniel
Gerald Mann
Lyndon Johnson
Martin Dies
House
National Defense
Johnson
Roosevelt
White House
A. B. Cyclone Davis
Hitler
Hannibals
Corporation
Big Joe Thompson
Politte Elvins
U.S
Missouri
Community Notes From Columbia and Nearby Homes
Sunday visits and gatherings dot the Columbia area with families like the Shucks Wray Buds and Florys sharing time at various homes. A combine purchase and travel to Arkansas for stock are among noted activities amid ongoing family get togethers and local school census work.
Linwood and Lawrence Wedding and Local News
Miss Claudine Full of Lawrence and William Ellard of Linwood wed June 11. They, Linwood high graduates, plan to live in Lawrence. Linwood figures James Tudhope William Elder and Robert Elder joined the Potato tour Friday. Billy Bowers went to Kansas City for steel construction work. Mr and Mrs C E Rueker and Mrs Dora Rueker dined with the Quins. Mrs Mary Bourne left for Baltimore. The Parrys traveled from Artesia to Joplin to visit relatives.
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James Tudhope
William Elder
Robert Elder
Claudine Full
Lawrence
William Ellard
Linwood
Linwood High School
Billy Bowers
Kansas City
C. E. Rueker
Dora Rueker
Kenneth Quin
Mary Bourne
Baltimore
Hugh W. Parry
Artesia
N. M
Joplin
John T. Parry
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Chubb
Monster Army
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Bumsteads
Trail Blazers
Granada
Pihlblad Lindsberg
Ernst F. Pihlblad
Bethany College
Harvester
Arkansas City
Kan
P—E. L. Lawson
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Mary Lee
Boris Karloff
Red Ryder
Edie
Cook's
Cook
Ae Cook
Pe Ody
Velvay
Tae Nie
Calan
Imer
Cook Paint and Varnish CO
Columbia
Ernest Wray
Oscar Shuck
John Brohammer and Sons
Lloyd Shuck
Eva
Warren
Charles Shuck
Darrell
Darriel Beeghley
Lloyd Beeghley
Martin Fruit Farm
Laurie Postma
Virgil
Barbara
Eudora
Mac Karnes
Karen Rose Fleming
Carrie Deay
Walter Dover
Howard
David Kesler
Charlie Brahammer
Frank Desay
John Brahammer
Christian Institute
Nelle Jewett
Sey
Ea Aan
Caly
Covelier
Brian Donlevy
Ian Hunter
Mary Howard
Technicolor
Verdie
Monument Valley
Arizona
Fred Macmurray
Madeleine Carroll
Py Lisbon
Ute Waz
New Granada
Varsity Theatre
Eller
John Howard
Brad Crawford
Binnie Barnes
Leo Carrillo
Anne Gwynne
Joe
Louis
Billy
Conn
Tonite
Nan
Greg
Eddie Albert
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