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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1940
Page
1
British and French abandon Namsos and Andalsnes fronts as German forces consolidate control of central and southern Norway. Allies retreat with supplies left behind while Narvik remains a northern foothold amid ongoing air attacks and contested fronts.
Swedish correspondent reports Steinkjer front in Northern Norway nearing end of conflict as British and French troops withdraw from the area. He notes German forces could advance within 24 hours and that Norwegian volunteers fight with dwindling ammunition while Allied supplies are rushed to the front. Norwegian troops seem encircled and exhausted.
The Flying Fish and another American freighter were said to be raked by bullets during a Bergen battle between German land and sea forces and allied aircraft. Captain Wollaston claims shells hit by Norwegian battery fired by the Germans accidentally. crew of sixteen dispute this. Other ship Charles R. McCormick also reported bullet hits. state department seeks its whereabouts. Meanwhile in Namsos, British and French troops embark for England as evacuations proceed, with correspondents arrested and observing the scene from a hotel lobby.
Nebraska leads Kansas 1 to 0 at end of the third inning in a Big Six baseball game. Kresie pitched for Kansas with Cadwalder catching. Held pitched for Nebraska with Hurley behind the plate.
New York Republican presidential hopeful Thomas E. Dewey arrives in Wichita and meets Kansas leaders Alf Landon Frank Todd Henry Allen and W M Jardine. He campaigns in western Kansas criticizing New Deal farm and business policies and warns voters about government overreach. Dewey speaks at Hutchinson Great Bend and a Friends University banquet to be broadcast nationwide.
Washington May 3. The house passed an unaltered revision to the wage hour act after discarding broader amendments. Labor leaders favor sending the measure back to committee for study, risking action this session. An amendment exempting wholesale employees passed by voice vote, drawing criticism from Healey who warned it would remove 800 000 workers from protection. Norton warned more than two million workers would gain exemptions under the measure. The floor battle featured fierce exchanges as farmers’ interests shaped the exemptions.
Reports say British troops withdrawn from Narvik area were moved north to reinforce Narvik sector to aid allies. A British air clash near Borkum left a gunner dead and a German fighter claimed. Franz von Papen summoned to Berlin for talks with Hitler. Swiss government calls 30000 reserves to active service May 14 to 18 with up to 600000 under arms by June.
The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 8 to 4 in the opener of a shortened two game series. Red Rolfe George Selkirk and Charlie Keller homered for New York while Marvin Breuer earned his first win of the season despite 10 White Sox hits.
Berlin broadcasts claim a catastrophic British defeat in Norway at Andalsnes and promise counter blows as Hitler asserts the war is a fight for German survival. The foreign office says Chamberlain seeks other theaters while Germany vows decisive action despite Allied withdrawal.
Has kell Institute in Winnebago Nebraska lists May 17 3:30 p.m. start for commencement week events. Parker will speak May 20 7 p.m. Law son delivers baccalaureate May 19. Alumni register May 18. senior play May 17 7:30 p.m. House of a Thousand Thrills.
In Stowe township railroad yards three dismembered male bodies were found in boxcars from Struthers Ohio, linked to the Cleveland mad butcher case. The word Nazi was carved on one chest. Heads missing, nude bodies dismemberment described as surgical. Local coroner expects further searches.
Two days of tours meetings and conferences on home interests climaxes with a 6 pm reception for guests and parents at the Union and a 6 30 pm Parent's Day banquet. The second day features talks by Ruth E Parker and Rosemary Ketcham on textiles and design.
The Douglas County Farmers Union hosts John Vesecky, president of the National Farmers Union, as guest speaker at Lone Star on Monday May 6 at 8 p.m. He has spent much of this session in Washington reviewing agricultural bills.
The average stood at 49.8 yesterday with 60 stocks under observation, indicating a slight drop from the prior reading of 49.9. Investors monitor futures and sector movers as market sentiment shifts.
Diplomatic dispatch from Athens says Italy is concentrating warships troops and fighting aircraft in the Dodecanese islands in the eastern Mediterranean. Reports indicate heavy buildup especially on Rhodes as British forces gather elsewhere near Alexandria.
Diploma notices list 119 graduates from eight and nine month rural and county schools led by Harold Fisher. Graduation exercises are scheduled for May 25 at 2 PM at Liberty Memorial High School. The program will finalize as names from nine month schools are announced.
The city street department started yesterday afternoon on traffic light installation at Ficth and Massachusetts. It will take about 10 days to two weeks before signals at Eighth and Tenth streets operate. Work is slowed by keeping traffic moving during construction.
A Philadelphia judge ruled that raids on Communist party and International Workers Order offices by Dies committee agents were illegal. The case, filed by Carl Reeve and Frank Hellman, seeks return of confiscated records now guarded by police after being seized April 2. Dies announced the committee would appeal the ruling.
Frank Gannett addressed a Varsity theater audience and NBC listeners critiquing New Deal policy. He estimated Roosevelt era losses to Kansas farmers at 180 million dollars annually and argued farm prices must be restored to revive national prosperity. He urged a domestic monetary policy and cited a sterling bloc to explain price realities.
Topeka May 3 A weatherman said a threat of rain will hover over Kansas over the weekend though no precipitation is likely until Sunday night. Temperatures will rise into the spring normal range for good crop growing weather with top soil in good condition except in the west.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with warmer readings in the northeast and extreme east. Cooler conditions spread across the extreme west Saturday afternoon. Sunday remains partly cloudy and cooler.
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