Europe A Jumble of Rumor and Alarms
The Associated Press reports Europe in a tense mood with high officials warning Germany against further aggression while rumors circulate of a new coup against the Free City of Danzig. Britain and France vow force, Mussolini stays in touch with Hitler, and German mobilization rumors swirl amid calm from Berlin.
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Danzig
Europe
Free City of
Lord Halifax
Daladier
Berlin
Halifax
Britain
Mussolini
Fuehrer
Hitler
England
Police strengthen Free City of Danzig amid European tensions
Nazi controlled Danzig government says police are being boosted as a precaution against hysteria in Poland. Officials deny any German troops are in Danzig or the countryside and deny plans for a free corps. SS and SA presence cited as Danzig citizens, not allied troops.
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Free City of
Danzig
Europe
Free City
Poland
Arthur Greiser
Max Buhle
Senate
London
Free Corps
German Students Ordered Home From Geneva Harvest Work
German students at the University of Geneva were ordered by the Nazi government to return to Germany by July 15. All male students must report for urgent harvest work, with letters listing their farm assignments.
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Geneva
University of
Toermany
Licenses Bring In 2534 From Sales Last Year
County clerk records show 2534 dollars collected from fishing hunting and trapping licenses last year. Fishing licenses were sold to 1188 buyers hunting licenses to 1196 and trapping licenses to 144. Licenses expire June 30 with some already sold for the coming year.
Senate Hurries to Pass WPA Relief Bill Before Midnight
Washington reports the Senate moved quickly to approve a $1.755 billion relief compromise aimed at funding WPA activities before midnight. The measure, after House approval of conference terms, reduces overall funding by 53 million while raising the House total by 20 million and includes local cost-sharing and governance changes.
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Bankhead
House
Senate
Public Works Administration
Topeka Golf Championship Opens With Williams First Round Upset
Glenn Oatman of Lawrence ousted Glenn Ashley of Chanute 5 and 4 in the first round match play of the Kansas amateur golf championship at Topeka. Medalist Jack Robertson fell to Billy Jones of Wichita who closed out the match on the 11th green with a four-hole lead. The event reduced 32 players to 16 in the morning and to eight after the afternoon round.
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Topeka
Glenn Oatman
Lawrence
Kansas
Glenn Ashley
Chanute
Jack Robertson
Wichita
Billy Jones
Jones
Glen Ashley
John Bergert
la Verne Spake
Atchison
Wol Guy Fish
Emporia
Rebel Band Attacks Quemado as Fed Troops Clash
Reports from Mazatlan describe a 200 man rebel band led by Ricardo Magana raiding Quemado, 50 miles from the west coast port, with federal troops engaging them. Four civilians were killed by stray shots during the battle.
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Mazatlan
Mexico
Quemado
Ricardo Magana
Pleas of Not Guilty in Kansas City Water Leak Scandal
John J. Rathford and J. J. Pryor pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Kansas City on June 30. They, along with H. F. McElroy once city manager, face charges tied to the $356,500 water department leak scandal at city hall. McElroy, ill at home, was represented by John T. Barker and Frank Brockus.
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Kansas City
John J. Rathford
J. J. Pryor
H. F. McElroy
McElroy
John T. Barker
Frank Brockus
Denver to Pueblo Wichita Route Clears for Service
Continental Airlines announces permission to launch the Pueblo to Wichita passenger route and says service will begin tomorrow from Denver. The new link expands the carrier’s regional network and marks a milestone for local air travel improvements.
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New Air
Denver
Continual Airlines
New Pueblo-Wichita
Sees Attempt to Buy Election
John Hamilton, chairman of the Republican National Committee, denounced the administration's proposed new lending program as an unconscionable attempt to buy the 1940 election. The remarks were delivered at a public event in Washington on June 30.
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Washington
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Brazil to Make Initial Debt Payment to U.S. Investors
The Brazilian government announced it would make an initial payment on its $359 million debt to American investors. The size of the payment was not disclosed.
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Brazil
Rio de Janiero
Buckner Convicted in Philippine Bond Scheme
William P. Buckner Jr., promoter playboy, was convicted by a federal jury in New York of conspiracy and mail fraud over the manipulation of Philippine railway bonds. Buckner faces potential prison time and fines as the case proceeds to sentencing.
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William P. Buckner
New York
William P. Buckner, Jr
Playboy
Curfew Imposed on Jerusalem Cafes After Bombing
An explosion wounded 11 Arabs in a cafe on a main Jerusalem street. Authorities order an 8 pm curfew on all Jewish cafes nightly until further notice to restore order.
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Jerusalem
Journal-World Promotion Offers Summer Home Delivery
A sales blurb invites readers to receive the Journal-World at a summer address, describing it as a daily letter and charging 40 cents a month with a phone number to contact the circulation department.
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Journal-World
Public nuisance action over Rainbow Inn toilet facilities
Lawrence health board and city sanitarian pursue action against Rainbow Inn at 1904 Massachusetts St for lacking toilet facilities. Owner is bid to install systems. Council vows no beer licenses until establishments are inspected by the sanitarian.
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Massachusetts Street
Lawrence Board of Health
City Sanitarian
The
Health Board
Kenneth Pratt
Harry ‘Nevin
First Ward
Board of Health
Fair Weekend Forecast For Topeka And Kansas
Showery weather is fading from Kansas as a high pressure system brings fair skies and near 90s for the weekend. Meteorologist S D Flora notes warming temperatures but reports the rain helped wheat and corn areas while eastern counties have adequate moisture. Rain totals from the past 24 hours include Liberal 0.74 inch and Topeka 0.52 inch as June sets a wet record in some towns.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Liberal
Kansas Hog Production Surges 61 Percent
Topeka reports Kansas hog production rising 61 percent from 1939 with a spring crop of 1,376,000 head and 171,000 sows expected to farrow this fall. Growth driven by more feed and a shift from wheat to corn in the eastern state, with larger corn crops anticipated.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal Agriculture Departments
Dixie Clipper Completes First Passenger Transatlantic Flight
The Dixie Clipper completed the first scheduled transatlantic flight with paying passengers arriving in Marseille France from Port Washington New York via Horta and Lisbon at 1 20 p m 7 20 a m CST.
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Marseille
France
Port Washington
N.Y
Horta
Lisbon
C.S.T
Senate and House clash over monetary bill amid midnight fate
Washington reports that House Democrats backed the administration to approve a contested monetary bill and send it to the Senate where Republicans vowed to talk it to death. The measure would extend devaluation powers and a stabilization fund with a 70 cent per ounce price for domestically mined silver.
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Washington
House
Senate
Austin
R-Vt
Roosevelt
Vandenberg
Stabilization Fund
Barkley
D.-Ky
Townsend
R.del
Treasury
Conference
Capitol
Taft
Ohio
Congressional
Altho
Capitol Hill
Pendergast Assigned to Prison Hospital Lab as Clerk
A Justice Department official said Tom Pendergast former Kansas City political boss has been assigned to work as a clock in the Leavenworth prison hospital laboratory. The Leavenworth classification committee met on June 28 and assigned both Pendergast and R E OMalley former state insurance superintendent to medium custody jobs.
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Washington
Justice Department
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Leavenworth Prison Hospital
Leavenworth
Pendergast
R. E. O’malley
Rees Opposes Roosevelt Lending Program
Rep. Rees of Kansas voices opposition to President Roosevelts proposed lending program to stimulate employment calling it a continuation of current policies and expressing skepticism about its value.
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Rees
Washington
CPI
Roosevelt
Rep
R-Kan
Laws Enacted by State Legislature Effective Upon Publication Today
Topeka June 30 More than 200 laws enacted by the legislature last winter became effective today upon publication of the statute book by the state printer. The bound copy is the largest since 1903 with 361 laws and resolutions in 738 pages. The probate and corporation codes from the 1939 session expand the volume by repealing many old laws and realigning statutes. Each code runs about 100 pages.
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Topeka
Toda
Lawrence to host full day July 4 events and fireworks
The Lawrence Small Car Derby moves to the south side of the campus area starting near Fowler shops with a race to the Indiana and Seventeenth corner. Boat races begin at 2 pm with the Lawrence Jayhawk Boat club vs Shawnee Boat club. A 4 pm triple bill features Cubs vs Rinky Dinks, Tigers vs Jayhawks, and a Kansas City pro team game on the University diamond. A 7:45 pm concert by the Lawrence high school band precedes an hour long fireworks display. Ice cream and drinks will be sold at University stadium by Dorsey-Liberty post of the American Legion.
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Mississippi Street
Fowler Shops
Indiana
Seventeenth
Lawrence Jayhawk Boat Club
Shawnee Boat Club
Topeka
Southpark
Cubs
Rinky Dinks
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
University Stadium
Dr Edward Keith Dies After Long Illness
Dr Edmond Ray Keith a practicing physician for years died at Lawrence Memorial hospital after a long illness at age 75 He came from St Louis to Clinton in 1891 and moved to Lawrence in 1903 Survived by wife daughter Helen Keith Kansas City Kan and son Dr Robert E Keith Ardmore Okla Funeral set for Funk Chapel Saturday at 10 am with Rev Theodore H Astman officiating Interment private Flowers not requested
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Keith
St. Louis
Clinton
Lawrence
Helen Keith
Kansas City
Kan
Robert E. Keith
Ardmore
Oklo
Funk
General Assault On Wheat Fields
Wheat harvest resumed under clear skies as binders and combines work fast. Local elevators report heavy grain intake for the season despite rains lowering yields and prices dipping to 60 cents per bushel. Yields range 10 to 80 bushels per acre. some fields shattered by excessive moisture, but much harvest moved toward combines.
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Deal Six
Investigators Probe Smith Sightings Across Mexico Border
Baton Rouge sources report Assistant State Police Superintendent Murphy J. Roden left Baton Rouge Airport at 1 30 p m to pursue a reliable tip that missing Dr James Monroe Smith was seen crossing the Mexican border.
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Baton Rouge
Murphy J. Roden
James Monroe Smith
Wheat Receipts Rise as Harvest Advances in Kansas City
Wheat moved into Kansas City from the south west as favorable weather lets farmers resume cutting and combining. Receipts reached 1028 cars for the day, the largest one day total since harvest began, with 844 cars yesterday and 724 a year ago. Grainmen foresee a big rise in arrivals if fair weather continues.
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Kansas City
The Journal World Classified Page Delivers Readers and Results
A brisk classified section highlights how the Journal World connects readers with ads and notices. It showcases the newspaper’s role in delivering audience and outcomes for local listings.
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Journal-World
Federal Theater Project Survives Final Cut From Relief Bill
The House approved a conference report removing the Federal Theater Project from a relief bill totaling 1.755 billion dollars. The WPA program, employing about 9,000 actors and stage workers, had faced earlier votes to close it after Senate pressure. The measure now goes to the Senate for concurrence.
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Washington
House
Federal Theater
Senate
Tallulah Bankhead
Final Arrangements for Jay Hawk Midget Derby in Lawrence
Lawrence Derby club finalized the plan for the Jay hawk Midget Auto Derby at the Chamber of Commerce offices. The revised course runs south of the hill on Mississippi to Seventeenth and Indiana, with entry blanks due by midnight June 30 at the West End grocery or Coker Candy Co. Prizes come from local merchants.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi Street
Tenth
Mississippi Streets
Seventeenth
Indiana
West End
Indiana Street
Coker Candy Company
Massachusetts
Auto Drivers May Apply For Licenses During July
Topeka June 380 Kansas automobile drivers will be allowed July as a grace period to apply for operator and chauffeur licenses before new ones are required. C M Voelker state vehicle department superintendent said licenses expire July 1. Highway patrol and county officers are asked to be considerate of those who cannot apply before July 31. People of Kansas must have a reasonable time to apply.
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Topeka
Kansas
C. M. Voelker
State Vehicle Department
Rev Aszman to Preach at Union Park Services
Rev Theodore H Aszman of First Presbyterian Church will preach at Union Park Sunday evening at 745. The sermon title is Which Way Democracy. Music led by Mrs C W Straffon features a quartet with Mary Elizabeth Bear Blanche Yeomans Warren Wilson and Louis Copeland. Bear also sings The Twenty third Psalm.
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Union Park
Theodore H. Aszman
First Presbyterian Church
C. W. Straffon
Adams
Mary Elizabeth Bear
Blanche Yeomans
Warren Wilson
Louis Copeland
Malotte
New Kansas University Chancellor Set for Quiet Start
Deane Waldo Malott, 40, will become the first native Kansan and alumnus to lead the University of Kansas, replacing retiring Chancellor Ernest Hiram Lindley. Lindley begins a year of leave and plans to teach philosophy. no formal ceremonies are planned.
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E. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
Frank Stronghall
Deane W. Malott
Malott
Ernest Hiram Lindley
Deane Waldo Malott
Lindley
Department of Philosophy
Summer Closing Hours Adopted by Lawrence Stores
H. W. Keene of the Merchants' Bureau announced summer hours to begin July 5. Participating stores will open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 5:00 p.m., half an hour earlier than current times, with groceries and hardware not required to observe the schedule. The plan lasts through September 5.
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Lawrence
H. W. Keene
Merchants’ Bureau
Auto Collision Near Eudora Causes No Injuries
A 1935 Ford coupe driven by Paul Gabriel and a 1928 Dodge coupe driven by N P Henley collided three and a half miles south of Eudora at about 10 30 this morning. The Gabriel car overturned three times and the Henley car turned on its side as Henley entered the highway from a private farm road. No one was hurt.
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Eudora
Paul Gabriel
N. P. Henley
Gabriel
Henley
Silver Price Holds At 38 Cents In Treasury Report
The foreign silver price of the treasury remained at 38 cents per ounce. The stock market index averaged 60 stocks at 45.1, up from 44.9 yesterday.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Kansas Weather Forecast Quiet Tonight Then Warmer Saturday
The Kansas forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures on Saturday. Overnight low and daytime highs are noted, with values around the mid 80s to near 90, including a high near 92 yesterday.
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Kansas
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