Berlin cites U.S. war role in prewar documents
Berlin officials released six Polish Foreign Office documents claiming to show American policy pushed toward war. They name President Roosevelt and ambassadors Kennedy and Bullitt, with alleged reports from 1938 39 discussing U.S. arms buildup and anti Nazi sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Joseph P. Kennedy
William C. Bullitt
United States
London
Paris
Washington
Stockholm
Anthony Eden
Kennedy
President Roosevelt Says No Immediate Peace Prospects
President Roosevelt stated there is scant immediate prospect for a stable peace in Europe. He noted that Sumner Welles has gathered valuable information for future peace efforts but offered no peace proposals or commitments from the United States.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Europe
Sumner Welles
Lue Cine
Catccallive
Welles
United States
Rebekah Lodge Holds Thirtieth Annual School in Lawrence
About 300 Rebekah Lodge members including state officers gather at the 1.0.C.F. hall in Lawrence for the fifth district School of Instruction. Mrs Edna Knapp leads sessions with district officers Amelia Emerson and Edith Benson. Kansas City, Leavenworth and other lodge members attend. The day covers unwritten work and Bible study with evening degree work by the Eudora staff starting at seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Lawrence
Rebekah School of Instruction
C.F. Hall
Edna Knapp
Topeka
Rebekah State Assembly
Amelia Emerson
Tonganoxie
Edith Benson
Kansas
Townsley daughter sails to Brazil for wedding
Miss Helen Townsley daughter of Mrs Alice Townsley owner of the Great Bend Tribune leaves for Rio de Janeiro Brazil with her mother to marry Alan Coogan former Kansas City newspaper man Coogan works for United Press in Brazil He is the son of Mrs J Alan Coogan and a former University of Kansas student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Bend
Kan
Helen Townsley
Alice Townsley
Great Bend Tribune
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Alan Coogan
Kansas City
Townsley
New York
South America
KVGB
Coogan
United Press News Agency
Technicians to Attend Tri-State X ray Convention
Miss Celia B Starr and Miss Virginia Detler laboratory and X ray technicians at Watkins Memorial hospital travel to Kansas City for the tri state convention at the Hotel President. Representatives from Kansas Missouri and Nebraska attend with Dr Galen M Tice delivering a main lecture at the University health service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia B. Starr
Virginia Detler
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Galen M. Tice
University Health Service
Stock Market Index Edges Up After Day After Decline
The index, covering 60 stocks, rises to 50.1 points, reversing yesterday’s 49.8. Investors watched blue chips and traded cautiously as gains appeared across sectors.
Red Cross Junior Rally Sees 280 Registered Topeka to Dodge City
About 280 people have registered for the Junior Red Cross rally to be held tomorrow. Registrants include 90 juniors and 380 adults from Topeka, 55 juniors and 3 adults from Lyons county, and 48 juniors and 3 adults from Allen county. Four from Dodge City travel farthest. Transportation for younger members arranged by the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Topeka
Lyons County
Allen County
Dodge City
Gertie Robertson
Dorothy Nicely
Aileen Gibler
Margaret Ewing
Sheda Holmes
Judy Ice
Arletta Murray
Zola Wilson
Roberta Hammond
Edith Hammond
Flavia Stone
Betty Stone
Bill Schimmel
Paul Laughlin
Ted Crady
Betty Kopp
Olivia Anderson
Evelyn Ralston
Zella Wilson
Henry Ladd Smith
Hazel Yoder
Milton Bryan
Charles Ise
Karl Barlow
Earl Drebbing
Tenn. Emporia High School
Topeka Shirh School
University
Y. M
Y. W
Fees and Darby named delegates
Ottawa Kan March 29 Walter Fees Jola and Harry Darby Kansas City were elected unanimously as second Kansas district delegates to the Republican presidential convention in Philadelphia They were chosen at the district convention The Governor Rat ner Alf Landon forces favored them Mrs Robert Tyson Lynn county and Mrs Agnes Frederick Kansas City were named alternates Dr C W Jones chosen presidential elector Resolutions commending the Republican state and congressional administrations and scoring the new deal were adopted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kan
Walter Fees
Jola
Harry Darby
Kansas City
Kansas
Philadelphia
Co. Fees
Darby
Ratner-Alf Landon
Robert Tyson
Lynn County
Agnes Frederick
C. W. Jones
Arrest Made Over Local Liquor Seizure
Mrs. Clarence Kelly was arrested after 25 pints of alleged intoxicating liquor were seized at 1022 New York Street. County Attorney Milton P. Beach filed a possession charge in the justice court of Robert B. Oyler. The haul included 20 pints of whiskey and five pints of alcohol found under the basement stair landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Kelly
Sheriff’s Force
New York Street
Milton P. Beach
Justice Court
Robert B. Oyler
Russia Vows Neutral Role as Molotov Reviews Foreign Policy
Premier Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov told the Soviet parliament that the USSR remains neutral in the war and focused on safeguarding its land. He argued Britain and France sought to use the Soviet Union against Germany but failed, noted Finland’s war closure, and said US relations neither improved nor worsened aside from a moral embargo now deemed insignificant.
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Moscow
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Russia
Molotoff
Thie Nalian
Trewee Meee Bao Uli
Soviet Union
Germany
Finland
United States
Italy
Near East
Tire
Russian Vessels Turned Over to French Authorities
London reports Britain handed two Russian freighters seized in the Far East to French officials for contraband examination. The 2492 ton Selenga and 3972 ton Vladimir Mayakovsky were escorted from Hongkong, likely bound for Indochina, as allied tension with Soviet Russia grows.
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London
Great Britain
Russia
Far East
Vladivostok
United States
Hongkong
Pacific
Hanoi
Netherlands East Indies
Germany
Ivan Maisky
Paris
Moscow
Supreme War Council
Balkans
Italy
Romania
Scandinavia
Baltic
Britain
Public Schools Dismiss for Premiere Parade
Lawrence public schools will dismiss Thursday at noon so students may attend the premiere parade and events. The board also excused junior and senior high students in the morning to meet the special train bringing Hollywood stars, with elementary students eligible if parents submit written consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Public
Board of Education
Clifford D. Dean
Condition Improves for County Official After Surgery
The condition of Chris Schaake, a train man and county commissioner, in a Kansas City hospital is somewhat better. His recovery since Monday’s operation has been complicated by pneumonia.
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Enes
Chris Schaake
Kansas City
Turkey in Full Accord with Allies If War Comes Near East
Ankara reports a tripower agreement with French and British military leaders on plans for coordinated action in the Balkans and Near East. Minute plans cover all military activity and reinforce Anglo-French forces in the region. French and British envoys await conferences on southeastern Europe meanwhile.
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Turkey
Near East
Ankara
Mar
Balkans
Aleppo
Hungary
Europe
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Jayhawks Meet Indiana In National Championship Showdown
The University of Kansas basketball team leaves for Kansas City to face Indiana in a high stakes NCAA final. About 2,200 Lawrence fans pack Municipal Auditorium for the world series of basketball ending with KU’s 100-man squad led by Phog Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
United States
Kansas City
University of Indiana
Lawrence
Municipal Auditorium
Phog Allen
Don Ebbing
Howard Engleman
Bob Allen
Ralph Miller
Dick Harp
Bruce Voran
Bob Johnson
Bill Hogben
T. P. Hunter
John Kline
Dean Nesmith
Jayhawkers
Dr. Allen
Indiana
Allen
U.S
Wyandotte High School
Kan. K. U
University
Union Pacific
Wren
KMBC
KCKN
Organists to Meet in Kansas Chapter Event Schedule
The Kansas chapter of the American Guild of Organists outlines a Monday program with morning and afternoon organ recitals, a special evening recital by Joseph A. Burns with the Plymouth Church choir, a 6 pm dinner talk by Charles Sanford Skilton, a 3 15 pm forum featuring King Getchell and Swarthout, Skilton’s report on the 1939 National Guild convention, and a 4 15 pm chapter business meeting. Officers listed include Guy Criss Simpson Dean Lawrence Donald S. Coats Maran Pelton Alan Irwin and Margaret Scaer. Morning recitals at Trinity Lutheran precede the Plymouth Congregational church recital in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
American Guild of Organists
Joseph A. Burns
Kansas City
Guild
Plymouth Congregational Church
Alice Moncrieff
First Methodist Church
Charles Sanford Skilton
Eldridge
Joseph F. King, Jr
Bessie Criss Getchell
D. M. Swarthout
Skilton
Guy Criss Simpson
Lawrence
Donald S. Coats
Topeka
Marian. Pelton
Manhattan
Alan Irwin
Wichita
Margaret Scaer
Winfield
Trinity Lutheran Church
Roosevelt cautions on European propaganda reports
President Roosevelt said Europe produced propaganda should be taken with a grain of salt when asked about Berlin documents claiming to show American policy influenced the present world conflict. The remark came during comments on the alleged sources and impact of such material.
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Roosevelt
Potocki
Washington
United States
Europe
America
Hitler
France
England
Berlin
Student Slightly Improves After Shop Injury
A high school student injured last Tuesday in the auto mechanics shop was reported slightly improved this afternoon. The incident occurred in the school's workshop with local health officials monitoring the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Savage
Hich School
Lawrence City Council Face Six Seats in Tuesday Vote
Voters in Lawrence will elect six city council members and decide an $18 000 bond issue for completing the community building and National Guard armory under construction. Most wards have contests. incumbents Burgert and Eberhart are unopposed in their wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
National Guard
R. O. Burgert
I. F. Eberhart
North Lawrence
Walter Palmateer
Frank Rowland
Charles D. Stough
Willard Brown
Ralph Achning
J. F. Eberhart
Charles D Stough
Harry Edmondson
Joe Schelbar
Jesse J. Krum
Roy E. Bushey
Garden Week displays at city library highlight flowers
Garden Week runs April 1 6 with a library exhibit of flower and garden books from Lawrence Flower club and public collections. Slides of local gardens will be shown each evening from 2 to 9 pm. Home Garden club presents Garden of Larkspurs by L Bundy in memory of Alice Howard.
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Lawrence Flower Club
Flower Club
The
Home Garden Club
L. HaBundy
Alice Howard
Bundy
North America
Emporia Orchestra to Perform Monday Night in University
The Emporia Teachers College symphony, led by Orion Dalley, will visit the University for an exchange concert. The 68 member ensemble opens with Dvorak’s New World Symphony and features violin soloist Bohm’s Perpetual Motion and Tschaikowsky’s Piano Concerto with Vernon Sheffield. Dalley, a first year director, recently studied in Finland with Jean Sibelius and came to Emporia from the University of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers College of Emporia
Orion Dalley
University Symphony Orchestra
New World Symphony
Dvorak
Perpetual Motion
Bohm
Vernon Sheffield
Tschaikowsky
Dalley
Kans State student wins Missouri Valley oratorical contest
Merrill Peterson of Kansas State college won the oratorical contest of the Missouri Valley Forensic league’s annual meet in Fayetteville. Ed Edmundston of the University of Oklahoma finished second and MacWynne of the University of Kansas finished third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. U
Fayetteville
Ark
Merrill Peterson
Kansas State College
Missouri Valley Forensic League
Ed Edmundston
University of Oklahoma
MacWynne
University of Kansas
League Official Promises Finland Reconstruction Aid
Geneva March 29 CP After six days of talks in London and Paris Avenol secretary general of the League of Nations told Finland the League would give all possible assistance in Finland reconstruction. Informed quarters say Avenol’s reply shows allies agree to retain stake in the far north by helping Finns recover. A December League assembly resolution called for material and humanitarian aid during the Finnish Russian war.
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Geneva
London
Paris
Eph A. C. Avenol
League of Nations
League
Finland
Avenol
League Assembly
Dusty 55 MPH Wind Strikes Lawrence Causing Damage
A 55 mph wind hit Lawrence causing window breakage and signs for The Dark Command premiere to be damaged. Downed trees and limbs disrupted power, with transformers failing and portions of the city lightless. no serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas Electric Power Company
Cameron’s Bluff
Republic Studio
Dark Command
K.E. P
New Hampshire
Dust Storm Sweeps Across Kansas Yesterday
Topeka reports fresher air after a severe dust storm the day before, tied to a strong low pressure system described by Federal Meteorologist A. D. Robb as one of the most intense in Kansas. Forecast calls for milder weather tonight through Sunday with scattered clouds and light winds.
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Topeka
A. D. Robb
Kansas
Great Lakes
Robb
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Ellis
Fort Scott
Coffeyville
North Central
Junior Academy Students Attend Wichita Meeting
A group of ten junior high students from the Junior Academy left this morning for Wichita to join a Junior Academy meeting. They were accompanied by Miss Edith Beach Miss Mildred Mast teachers and Fred Ellsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Academy of Science
Wichita
Junior Academy
Edith Beach
Mildred Mast
Fred Ellsworth
Stolen Car Found Near Booneville
Dr. W. O. Nelson reported a Packard sedan stolen Tuesday night. The vehicle was recovered late yesterday afternoon in Booneville, Missouri, ending the theft case with the recovery of the car.
Germans Claim Convoy Attack Sinks Patrol Boat Disperses Ships
Berlin reports one patrol boat sunk and six large merchant ships hit in an air attack on a British convoy near the Shetland region. German communique says convoy dispersed and planes returned safely. French accounts note heavy artillery on the western front and ongoing aerial reconnaissance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
High Command
Shetlands
North Sea
Britain
France
Orkney and
Shet
Paris
Saar River
Vosges Mountains
Fort Leavenworth Wagons for Republic World Premiere Parade
A local committee finalized details for transporting 23 historical wagons from Fort Leavenworth to Lawrence for the world premiere of the transport themed film Dark Command. The Wagons include a Prairie Schooner, Conestoga wagon, Wells Fargo express wagon, Dougherty carriage, and Lincoln era coach, with 34 horses and 10 drivers pledged. Brigadier General Lesley McNair and Colonel Paul R. Davison were among the officials coordinating the Fort Leavenworth exhibit and museum staff will discuss each piece on radio prior to the April event.
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Fort Leavenworth
Lesley J. McNair
Dool
City of
Lawrence
Paul R. Davison
Cavalry
Wendell Yount
Cleve Williams
William McGlynn
Fritz Meyn
William Saal
America
Prairies
Wells Fargo
WRET
Yount
Tornado Hits Pierre Park Louisiana Kills About 30
Reports from Louisiana Light and Power indicate a tornado struck Pierre Park, a village of about 600 inhabitants, around 11 am, demolishing the church and many homes. About 30 people were killed, with doctors and nurses rushing to aid and ambulances dispatched from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napeonville
Louisiana Light and Power Company
Pierre Park
A. J. Howard
Donaldsville
District Music Festival Entries Soar Toward Sixteen Hundred
A partial list shows about 1,600 contestants expected for the district music festival to be held April 12 and 13. Schools signaling participation include Argentine Kansas City Goff Bonner Springs Eudora Denison Dover Horton Pomona Seneca Atchison Topeka Ottawa Silver Lake Stanley Troy Havensville Osage City Lecompton Topeka Catholic and McLouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal M. Wherry
Kansas City
Goff
Bonner Springs
Eudora
Denison
Dover
Horton
Pomona
Seneca
Atchison
Topeka
Ottawa
Silver Lake
Stanley
Troy
Havensville
Osage City
Lecompton
Topeka Catholic
McLouth
Weather Outlook for Kansas Fair Dodge City to Northeast
The forecast calls for a somewhat colder night in Dodge City and the extreme northeast. Sunday will bring considerable cloudiness and mild temperatures across the region.
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Kansas
Dodge City
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