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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1941
Page
1
AP reports Britain halted two Axis offensives, with Tobruk and the Iraqi front asserting counter blows. Tobruk’s garrison repelled encirclement attempts as heavy Axis losses were claimed, while Iraq’s artillery near Habbaniya was reduced by RAF action.
Berlin May 5 reports note German observers doubt the war’s duration but see possible American entry could extend the conflict. Hitler stresses munition lead while US and Britain are watched. Roosevelt’s speech is viewed as political and not destabilizing in Europe.
Dr Frank E Tolle 33, Johnson County coroner since January, was found dead at his Overland Park home. Acting coroner Dr K W Carbaugh said the death was due to an overdose of a narcotic. Tolle was KU medical school graduate, with A B degree in 1929 and an M D.
Iraq reportedly halted the vital Mosul oil flow to Haifa and to the Mediterranean, with Reuters noting the move. British officials warned axis influence could target Iran next, while Allied air power pressed operations at Lake Habbaniyah. The Emir Abdul Illah urged Iraqi troops to return to posts as the pro German government faced criticism.
U S coast guardsmen boarded two Yugoslav ships in New York Harbor as a precaution after rumors. The Sreca and Neti were boarded in Brooklyn with the Predsednik Kopajpic reportedly boarded off Stapleton Staten Island. Ships were not seized but placed under close watch with crews loyal to King Peter.
London reports direct hits by heavy bombs on the 26,000 ton German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during a Brest air raid. The bombs struck the dry dock area as the ships refueled after March Atlantic raids.
Major George P. Moody, 32, an Army Air Corps test pilot from Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama, was killed when a twin engined experimental training plane crashed at Wichita Municipal Airport. Witnesses reported a 100 foot side slip after takeoff before the craft burned. Moody had arrived for testing with Beech Aircraft Company. Investigators seek cause. He is survived by a widow and two children in Montgomery. He is the son of Col. Lucien B. Moody.
U S consular records show no American ships reached Egyptian ports since the Red Sea transit neutrality ban was lifted. Reports from Vichy suggest 26 American ships carrying war materials arrived in the Suez Canal and were convoyed by U S warships.
In Boston Ernie White a rookie southpaw earned his first major league start delivering a 5 1 defeat of the Boston Braves Five St Louis runs came on an early outburst and a late homer by Max West as the Cardinals extended their winning streak to ten while other games were postponed by weather players and officials noted.
Kyoto May 5. Foreign Minister Yosukei Matsuoka dismissed reports he planned to visit the United States. He urged Roosevelt and Hull to visit Japan to see actual conditions, saying his policy is based on peace and that better understanding could resolve US Japan issues.
A week of rain drenched Kansas from end to end with more showers forecast. High waters on the Cimarron tore bridges near Ulysses and Liberal US highways. Ground remains soaked, aiding crops with moisture though delaying farm work. Temperatures near 80 to 85 degrees expected after tonight’s cool spell. rainfall totals from numerous towns listed.
Earl Bircham 38 is jailed in Pittsboro after confessing to an attempted Granada theater robbery on March 8. He names Harry Allen alias Tom Holt as accomplice. Allen is in state penitentiary for robbery. Bircham claims 11 robberies or attempts across Kansas and Missouri. Public notice of arrest comes from Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Chanute dispatch notes Bircham waived preliminary hearing for a Montgomery Ward store robbery and was jailed in Independence after failing to post bond. Merchants Bureau meeting postponed to a later date.
James Patrick Laughlin pleaded guilty this afternoon to automobile theft from John V. Lees and received an indeterminate sentence to the state reformatory. The May term of district court opened with a light criminal and civil docket, with two criminal cases slated for jury trial tomorrow morning.
Flood water from 36 hours of rain swamped low lying fields between Montrose and Delta and endangers irrigation canals. Headgates and dams are at risk while creeks overflow on mesa land. unsurfaced roads are impassable and some families build emergency dikes to protect homes.
Governors of the Kansas City Art Institute declined to renew the contract of Thomas Hart Benton, muralist and head of the painting and drawing department since 1935. His current contract expires next month amid ongoing controversies over his remarks.
Secretary Morgenthau stated the treasury is not planning new tax requests beyond the $3.5 billion already proposed to Congress. The comment reflects the administration stance on supplemental revenue measures for the current period.
State Adjutant General M. R. McLean announced several of the 33 Kansas towns will start recruiting for home guard units to replace the national guard while in federal service. Garden City Dodge City Horton and Hiawatha have recruiting officers as surveys identify volunteers aged 21 to 50 for about 1400 men.
Queens from the University of Kansas will join the Lawrence Bundles for Britain on Hospital Day to solicit donations on Massachusetts Street and campus for rehabilitation of bombed hospitals in England. Funds will go to New York for wartime medical care.
The Reynolds and Wells carnival will not open today but start tomorrow night in Junction City under the American Legion. Setup is at Twenty First and Louisiana streets with a special matinee from 1 to 5 PM Saturday offering all shows and rides for five cents. Equipment delays were caused by rains.
The index placing 60 stocks averaged 39.4 points was reported for Saturday trading. Investors monitored the level as a gauge of market sentiment with activity seen across key sectors.
Governor Ratner nears a decision on keeping public welfare aid and publication of recipients names amid a federal demand to stop. He may seek legal fixes or a constitutional amendment to avoid a special session and preserve funding, though options include raising the sales tax or cutting relief.
Wanda Colley a Chickasaw from Ada Oklahoma and Joseph Doud a Chippewa from Lac du Flambeau Wisconsin were named Queen and Brave at Haskell’s Frenesi presentation last night. The couple will reign over the Instituté on Campus day next Thursday. Wanda, a senior in home economics, is active in arts and crafts and plays in the band. Joseph, a senior vocational student in power plant operation, has been active in sports and plans to enter the navy. The production depicted dating challenges for Lads and Girls as guardsmen depart for Little Rock Arkansas. The show featured musical numbers pantomimes and a tumbling demonstration.
President Roosevelt will speak in Washington on May 14 before the Pan American Union governing board to stress inter American solidarity during world crisis. Stephen Early said Sumner Welles asked the President to deliver the address.
Partly cloudy and cooler conditions in western Kansas. The eastern half may see scattered showers tonight. Tuesday brings fair weather and a touch warmer temperatures, with the extreme east remaining partly cloudy.
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