Daylight Luftwaffe activity hits Belfast and northeast England
London May 5 resurgent daylight Luftwaffe operations followed last night’s Belfast pounding. German planes attacked Liverpool Belfast and northwest England while Dublin reported bombs on Carthage Hill Donegal. Four Messerschmitts raided southeast England. Belfast suffered extensive damage as ambulances and firefighting crews responded. The Germans also bombed Brest ships and attacked Rotterdam Antwerp Le Havre and Cherbourg as raids continued.
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Belfast
Aapital
Northern Ireland
Liverpool
England
Scotland
Dublin
Carthage “Hill
County Donegal
Messerschmitts
Ireland
Eire
United States
Northern Ireland Ministry
National Security and
Northern Ireland R.A.F
Gneisenau
Scharnhhorst
Brest
Air Ministry
France
Netherlands
Norway
Rotteradam
Antwerp
le Havre
St. Nazire
Cherbourg
Queraneville
Genessenau
Scharnhorst
Atlantic
R.A.F
Regional music contest entries roared from Lawrence this weekend
Lawrence entries flood regional national festival in Topeka with performances by the high school a cappella choir Friday morning eight, girls glee club Friday afternoon three, high school band Saturday morning eight, orchestra Saturday afternoon one, plus small ensembles and soloists on Friday and Saturday.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Selassie Nears Return as Ethiopians Rejoice Saint Day
Selassie neared Addis Ababa to reclaim the throne amid Italian colonial memories. Crowds flocked to St George’s Cathedral for a double celebration marking the king and the national saint as he crossed the Blue Nile from Debra Markos toward Balale, about 90 miles north.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Hail Selassie
St. George's
Kings of Kings
St. George’s
Selassie
Blue Nile
Debra Markos
Balale
Open House in Liberty Memorial High School Departments
Home economics and art departments of Liberty Memorial High School host an open house Wednesday afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 for mothers and friends. Displays will be on the third floor.
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Liberty Memorial ‘High School
Acacia Lodge Notice of Stated Communication
Acacia Lodge No 9 AF AM holds stated communication May 8 at 8 pm with official visit by R W W R Martin DDGM Dinner at 630 pm All Master Masons cordially welcome Alfred H Sluss WM John H Parker Secretary Ady
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Acacia Lodge No
A.M
W. R. Martin
D.D.G.M
Alfred H. Sluss
John H. Parker
Ady
Explosion wrecks home injuring Mead couple in Kansas City
Early morning blast collapsed a five room bungalow injuring Otto Mead and his wife Jennie 53. Police and fire crews searched the debris and suspected a gas explosion as walls and windows of neighboring houses were blown out. Roof pieces landed across adjacent homes as officers cleared the scene and transported the injured to a hospital.
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Kansas City
Otto
Mead
Jennie
Moad
Meads
East Central Kansas Holstein Show Delivers Notables
Entries from Douglas County shone at the Tonganoxie event with J. B. Wiggins Spring Valley Champion Homestead winning the ball calf blue ribbon while Billy Rice owned Shungavalley Pabest Queen and claimed top honors in the white ribbon division. Jayhawk 4-H member also earned blue, Moreland Baldwin led junior judging with 174 points, Guy Hunsinger placed third, and J. B. Wiggins finished fourth in adult judging.
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Douglas County
Tonganoxie
J. B. Wiggins
Spring Valley
Homestead
Shungavalley Pabest
Billy Rice
Jayhawk
Paul Clawson
Titania Tritomia
Moreland Baldwin
Liberty Memorial High School
Guy Hunsinger
Lawrence
More Planes Delivered in April by U.S. Manufacturers
Washington reports that aircraft makers delivered 1 427 military airplanes in April, an increase of 211 from March. Officials did not disclose plane types or how many went to the United States armed services versus Britain.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
United States
OPM
Army
Navy
Chemistry Lecture by Dr Booth at University of Kansas
Dr Harold S Booth Western Reserve University Cleveland will speak on Chemistry Through the Microscope at 8 PM Wednesday. The Kansas City section of the American Chemical Society sponsors a dinner in Memorial Union before the public lecture in Room 305 of the Chemistry Building.
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Harold S. Booth
Western Reserve University
Cleveland, CO
University of Kansas
Kansas City
American Chemical Society
Memorial Union Building
Why parliamentary socialism struggles in English government
State socialism seeks control of natural resources and capital goods, posing immense logistical and political challenges. Parliamentary government pivots on public opinion shifting in the House of Commons, forcing either a new ministry or an election when the majority withdraws support. The ministry is the chief executive and policy formulator, needing majority backing to function.
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Commons
House of Commons
Haskell Students Name Royal Pair in School Pageant
Haskell pupils presented a living portraits drama “The Red Man in the New World Drama” with tableaus by boys and girls. Miss Sybil Malm led the Indians historia while scenery and costumes were by students and staff. the event funds students’ benefit, with community turnout and a post performance supper.
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Sybil Malm
Norman Brandt
Student Self-Government Association
Evelyn Ridley
Haskell School
Haskell
Joseph Dillstrom
Albert Faris
George Berg
Thelma Weddell
Anna Casey
Allan Shepard
Farmers Urged to Help With Rural Mailbox Week
Post office officials designate Rural Mailbox Improvement Week. Postmaster Roger Williams notes farmers, delayed by rain, should repair boxes to improve access and appearance. Bulletin stresses unattractive boxes mar scenery and hinder mail delivery. owners should print names clearly. Existing top-opening or revolving boxes need not be removed if in use for years.
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Post Office Department
Roger Williams
Eight Students to Clinic Visit Winfield Feeble‑M minded School
Eight graduate students from the University of Kansas education clinic along with Dr. Bert A. Nash will travel Sunday to the state school for the feeble minded at Winfield to work with upper level students. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Shields of Kansas City Missouri Miss Vivian Peabody Topeka Miss Dorothy Pollock Ottawa Mrs Maybelle Irvin Highland Mrs John D Coldren Lawrence William Jones Pittsburg and Everett Schrader Hutchinson.
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University of
Dean Nelson to Speak Concluding Kansas Authors Talk
Dr. J. H. Nelson associate dean at University of Kansas will deliver the final lecture on Kansas authors at 3:30 PM Thursday in room 205 Fraser Hall. He will discuss FR W Howe and his fiction reading and journalism, as part of a series sponsored by the English department.
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J. H. Nelson
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Kansas
Fraser Hall
Nelson
FR. W. Howe
Kansas
University Department of English
Fun for all as Phog Allen promotes summer recreation
Dr. Phog Allen rallies Rotarians to a University led summer recreation program for staff and families. He highlights posture week, air quality, and upright living while noting lack of local tennis and basketball facilities and an armory court. Ten guests attended including eight visiting Rotarians.
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Phog
Allen
Rip van Winkle
Kansas
Lawrence
Pulitzer Winners Announced for 1940 Honoring St Louis Post Dispatch
New York May 5 The St Louis Post Dispatch received the $500 Pulitzer gold medal for the most disinterested and meritorious service in 1940 for its campaign against the city smoke nuisance. Other prizes included journalism, play, history, biography, and poetry awards with named recipients and works.
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New York
St. Louis Post Dispatch Today
Westbrook Pegler
New York World-Telegram
George Scalise
Robert E. Sherwood
United States
Marcus Lee Hansen
Harvard University Press
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Jonathan Edwards
Ola Elizabeth Winslow
Can Company of
New
Willkie says Britain must keep sea lanes open and air control
Wendell L. Willkie told a Nashville audience that England can stave off invasion if her sea lanes remain open and she achieves air superiority matching naval dominance. He warned that U S safety hinges on Britain’s success in these two fronts.
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England
Nashville
Tenn
Wendell L. Willkie
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Painting program on KFKU reads table at seven
The broadcast on How to Paint a Picture will be the readtable program tonight at seven on KFKU. Speakers include Albert Bloch professor of drawing and painting Allen Crafton professor of speech and Elizabeth Raymond art graduate student.
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KFKU
Albert Bloch
Allen Crafton
Elizabeth Raymond
Clyde Bysom to headline Jayhawker Jamboree at theater
Clyde Bysom and his dance band will perform at the Jayhawker theater in a Jayhawk Jamboree at 9 o clock tomorrow night. It is the third jamboree in the series. The K A quartet will back Ruth Kemper for Moonlight and Roses and also take part in other numbers with Miss Kemper. Dorothy Gehrer will perform a comedy act.
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Clyde Bysom
Jayhawk
Jayhawker Theater
K. A
Ruth Kemper
Miss Kemper
Dorothy Gehrer
Air Day At Lawrence Airport Sponsored By Womans Aeronautical Group
Heard in Lawrence at the municipal airport yesterday the K A chapter of the Womens National Aeronautical Association hosted a crowd. Don Ashcraft estimated about 100 people rode in a Stinson Reliant over the city while many more flew in Aeroncas. Spectators enjoyed 1 to 7 pm flights despite occasional showers. Bill Ashcraft gave a 15 minute aerobatic display in a Waco after 4 pm with loops chandelles and Immelmanns. Advanced CPT program students study these maneuvers.
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K.A
Women’s National Aeronautical Association
Don Ashcraft
Stinson
Aeroncas
Journal-World
Don
Bill Ashcraft
Wacos
CPT
Dunkley Promoted to Major in 127th Field Artillery
Frank Dunkley of Dodge City has been promoted from captain to major in the 127th Field Artillery at Camp J. T. Robinson. Dunkley previously served as secretary of the Dodge City Chamber of Commerce for several years.
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Frank Dunkley
Dodge City
127Th Feld Artillery
Camp
J. T. Robinson
Dunkley
Japan hints at U S fend in Britain aid drive
The Japan Times Advertiser on May 5 front page says Americans who push Lindbergh as a Britain aid opponent could trigger a bitter fund drive across the United States that may undermine support for aiding England.
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Japan
U. S
Tokyo
Japan Times
Lindbergh
Britain
England
Kansas League delegates head to Washington council
Mrs. Howard Reedy of Lawrence, first vice president of the Kansas League of Women Voters, leaves for Washington to attend the national League biennial general council May 6 to 8 at the Hotel Washington. National president Marguerite Wells will lead discussions on the League's responsibilities in political matters. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will host delegates at the White House.
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Howard Reedy
Lawrence
State League of Women Voters
Washinon
D. C
Kansas League
National League
Washigton
League
Marguerite Wells
Jis
Miss Wells
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
New York League
General Council
National Board
Leagne
World Student Service Fund banquet speaker from New York City
Claud Nelson national executive director of the World Student Service Fund will address a 5:30 p.m. banquet at the Memorial Union Kansas room on the University of Kansas campus. The event aims to raise $100,000 nationally with a campus goal of $1,000. attendees will be served prison grub and learn about the fund’s foreign aid work through a Rome YMCA secretary on leave.
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Claud Nelson
New York City
World Student Service Fund
University of Kansas
Kansas Room
Memorial Union Building
Fred Eberhardt
Salina
Howard E. Koelb
Lawrence
Y.M.C.A
Rome
Italy
Egypt Appeals for Peaceful Settlement in Iraq War
Cairo on May 5 urged the Iraqi government to seek a peaceful settlement with Great Britain after a long cabinet meeting. The Egyptian government framed the appeal as coming from an Arabic speaking nation to another, citing Arab ties to the democracies.
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Cairo
Egypt
UPI
Iraq
Great Britain
Eeonptian
In Memoriam William Henry Semple Four Years On
In loving memory of our beloved husband and father William Henry Semple who passed away four years ago today. Mrs. W. H. Semple Sr and Family send heartfelt remembrances and continue to honor his memory.
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William Henry Semple
W. H. Semple
Banquets and Exhibits Highlight Week at Memorial Union
World Student Service Fund dinner opens Wednesday with Claud Nelson and L. P. Cookingham speaking at 5 80 o clock in the Kansas room. Pi Sigma Alpha banquet follows at 6 30 in the English room with initiate and officer elections. Sigma Delta Chi plans a 6 30 dinner in the Music room without a speaker yet. An abstract painting exhibit by Frederick Kann is on display in Spooner Thayer with professor T D Jones praising its color and form.
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Memorial Union Building
World Student Service Fund
W.S.S.F
Kansas
Claud Nelson
New York City
Pi Sigma Alpha
English
L. P. Cookingham
Kansas City
Carter Butler
Topeka
Sigma Delta Chi
T. D. Jones
Design Design Department
Spooner-Thayer Museum
Frederick Kann
Kansas City Art Institute
Kann
Jones
Paris
University Band Director Returns After Oklahoma A&M Judging
Russell L. Wiley, director of the University band, returns to the Hill after judging in the Region Six national music contest at Oklahoma A and M College Stillwater last Thursday and Friday.
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Russell L. Wiley
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Onward Kansas chosen for seventy fifth anniversary song
The piece titled Spirit of Kansas will be published for the events as 10,000 students enroll for the contest. Wiley defends using the name Onward Kansas citing its proven popularity at the bandmasters convention. University graduate Jack Laffer wrote the music with words by Prof. Allen Crafton. Bill Ward arranged piano and band parts. Betty Blue, from Topeka and ex Lawrence student, appeared on Seattle radio Take It Or Leave It, miss ing the $32 question but answering the jackpot.
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Wiley
Onward Kansas
Bandmasters
Wisconsin
Jack Laffer
Allen Crafton
Bill Ward
Norton
Betty Blue
James V. Blue
Topeka
Lawrence
Bob Hawk
Seattle
Wash
Betty
Avery
Miss Blue
Lawrence High School
K. U
Mrs Mary Busby Travels to Denver for Daughter
Mrs Mary Busby left today for Denver Colorado to be with her daughter Miss Gail Busby who had an emergency appendectomy at St Josephs hospital this morning. Mr and Mrs Joe Elmore left for Kinsley after spending the weekend with Mr and Mrs B F Payne. The group visited Mr and Mrs B D Smiley in Richmond Missouri yesterday. Mrs Esther Brooke and Mrs Isabelle Teitzel of Topeka were dinner guests of Mrs Elizabeth Mackenzie and Miss Isabelle Mackenzie.
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Mary Busby
Denver
Colo
Gail Busby
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Joe Elmore
Kinsley
B. F. Payne
Payne
Esther Brooke
Isabelle Teitzel
Topeka
Elizabeth MacKenzie
Isabelle MacKenzie
Deaths and Funerals A Wismer Ward
The death of A Wismer Ward of Pomona Kansas occurred this morning. He was the father of Nettie M Wismer a city schools teacher and Mildred Wilson of this city. Dorothy L Wilson a Manhattan student is a granddaughter.
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