Roosevelt orders big bomber push and new defense posts
President Roosevelt summons cabinet and military leaders to speed up production of long range four motor bombers. Major General Burns to handle defense aid reports. Stimson urged substantial heavy bomber output with a target of 500 monthly. Two new plants under construction Tulsa and Fort Worth to add 100 bombers monthly this fall.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
James H. Burns
Harry L. Hopkins
Secretary of Agriculture
Defense Commission
Stimson
Hull
Morgenthau
Knox
George C.marshall
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Harry Hopkins
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
Arnold
England
Hopkins
White House
War Cabinet
Burns
Office of Emergency Management
Division of Defense Aid
Tulsa
Okla
Fort Worth
Tex
War Department
Glenn L. Martin Company
Baltimore
Ypsilanti, Mich
Henry Ford
Dover Balloon Barrage Attacked by German Planes
A formation of Messerschmitt planes attacked Dover's balloon barrage, destroying three large targets in flames. Anti-aircraft fire followed as British fighters pursued the raiders, with one Nazi plane believed to have crashed in mid channel. A second attack by three Messerschmitt fighters later struck at the balloons, triggering smoke and rapid withdrawal.
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Dover
England
Messerschmitt
Dover Strait
Channel
Geology Field Trip From University of Kansas
Dr. R M Dreyer geology instructor at the University of Kansas will lead a field trip Wednesday to Colorado sites for mineral collection near Colorado Springs and Canon City. The group will visit Garden of the Gods and Royal Gorge before returning to Lawrence Sunday evening. Students on the trip include Philip Kaiser Argonia Kenneth Redman Olathe and Paul Tiemeier Lincolnville.
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R. M. Dreyer
University of Kansas
Coledo
Colorado Springs
Canon City
Garden of the Gods
Royal Gorge
Lawrence
Philip Kaiser
Argonia
Kenneth Redman
Olathe
Paul Tiemeier
Lincolnville
Heiser Named Commander of First Kansas Legion District
Atchison May 6 John E Heiser of Atchison was advanced to senior commander of the first Kansas American Legion district. Other officers include Ted Irwin Ax tel junior district commander Frank Stolenberg Hiawatha district adjutant with McLin Lines Topeka and R G Larzelere Troy named delegates to the national convention to be held in Washington Kan in 1942.
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Atchison
John E. Heiser
Kansas American Legion
Ted Irwin
Axtel
Frank Stolenberg
Hiawatha
McLin Lines
Topeka
Troy
Washington
Kan
Tibbett in Concert At University of Kansas May 12
Lawrence’s University of Kansas hosts opera star Lawrence Tibbett in a May 12 concert as the lead event of the Music Week Festival. Tibbett rose from obscure beginnings to Metropolitan Opera fame, choosing his real name after early stage work under a pseudonym.
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Lawrence Tibbett
Metropolitan Opera
University of Kansas
University
Lawrence
Tibbett
Iago
Lawrence Mervil
Mervil
Metropolitan
New York
Tibbet
America
The
Scotti
Ford
Hall of Fame Honor for Iola Daily Register Former Publisher
Charles F. Scott former publisher of the Iola Daily Register has been elected to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame. Announcement by Leon N. Flint KU journalism chair notes ballot limits to Quarter Century Club members.
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Charles F. Scott
Iola Daily Register
Kansas
Quarter Century Club
Leon N. Flint
Department of Journalism
University of Kansas
Wheat crop problems threaten Midwest harvest movement
Kansas City May 6. World War II has raised wheat transport issues as good rains signal a heavy crop while rail facilities and car availability may slow movement to market. A 12 man committee led by Roy A. Wilson will report possible solutions to authorities, with ideas to shift stored grain to large terminals or expand near farm storage.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe Railroad
Middlewestern
James J. Mahoney
Chicago
L. M. Betts
Washington, D. C
American Association of Railroads
Southwest
Roy A. Wilson
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State
AAA
J. E. Wells
Farm Credit Administration
Wickard
World Student Service Fund to organize twenty teams
Twenty teams of about ten University of Kansas students will form this evening in the Memorial Union Kansas room for the World Student Service Fund prison supper. The modern choir will sing as faculty and students attend the drive. Wednesday, tagged as Tag Day, marks the completion of the solicitation with remaining funds to reach the $1,000 goal.
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University of Kansas
World Student Service Fund
Kansas
Memorial Union
Writer of Fine Music Memorial Puzzle Clue List
A vintage puzzle snippet lists clues and answers for a memorial themed word search. Entries include references to musicians, instruments, and classical terms with scattered numbers and directions, suggesting a cross reference format for a newspaper puzzle page.
West Hills Homes Association Reelects Directors
At the third annual meeting on May 5 three board members were reelected: John Brand, Robert Haggart, and Walter Varnum. Officers re elected were Walter Varnum president Don Haines vice president Robert Haggart treasurer Bert Chewning secretary.
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The
West Hills Homes Association
John Brand
Robert Haggart
Walter Varnum
Don Haines
Bert Chewning
New Secretarial and Commercial Teacher Programs At K U
The University of Kansas will add two new curricula for 1941 42. A secretarial training program in the School of Business and a commercial teacher training program in the School of Education will lead to B S in Business and Bachelor of Science in Education degrees respectively.
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University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
Board of Regents
School of Business
School of Education
School of
Curriculum Meeting At University Of Kansas This June
A Kansas curriculum conference will run June 17 to 20 at the University of Kansas under Prof. H. E. Chandler with a staff of noted educators. Speakers include W. H. Kilpatrick Carleton Washburne Charles Spain Felix Ullrich and Eli Foster among others. The event is organized by KU with the Kansas State Teachers association curriculum committee. The theme centers on Major Areas Of Living In Modern School Curricula.
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Kansas
University of Kansas
H. E. Chandler
W. H. Kilpatrick
Carleton Washburne
Winnetka
Ill
Charles Spain
Department of Education
State Teachers’ College
Florence
Ala
Felix H. Ullrich
University of San Antonio
Tex
Eli C. Foster
City
Tulsa
Okla
George L. Kreeck
United States
Paraguay
South America
Kansas State Teachers Association
United States halts exports to Russia for defense use
The United States stopped all exports of machinery or equipment that could assist defense production to Russia. The decision follows Soviet efforts to obtain licenses and shifts in policy amid concerns over Russian distribution, neutrality actions, and the need to maximize U S output for critical machinery.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Constantin and Oumansky
Welles
Panama
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Soviet Russia
Roosevelt
Office of Production Management
Pravda
Communist Party
Germany
Hearing Officers Appointed for D C Conscientious Objector Appeals
Washington May 6 Hearing officers were named in 24 federal districts to hear appeals of conscientious objectors seeking deferment under the selective service act. Charles G Yankey Wichita was named for the Kansas district. Appeals boards forward cases to the U S attorney. FBI investigates. local officers hear and submit recommendations to the Department of Justice.
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Washington
Jackson
Charles G. Yankey
Wichita
Kansas District
U. S. Attorney For Judicial District
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Clothing drive appeals yield strong Salvation Army response
Captain Olin Brigman reports a busy Saturday as the Salvation Army collects clothing aided by Boy Scouts. Housewives are urged to save garments and call 633 for truck pickup, with steady need at the army's headquarters. A Red Cross work meeting for First Baptist church ladies is set for Thursday 1 to 4 30 with Mrs. Floyd Baldwin in charge.
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Olin Brigman
Salvation Army
Brigman
Army
Red Cross
Ladies of the First Baptist Church
Floyd Baldwin
First Baptist Church Meeting Set at Eighth and Kentucky
The annual meeting of the First Baptist church will be held at the church at Eighth and Kentucky streets on Wednesday evening at 6 30. A fellowship supper precedes it. Elections for officers open at five and reports and plans for church life will be presented. Final action on the church financial program for the year will be taken. All parishioners are invited.
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First Baptist Church
Eighth
Kentucky
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Learnard Ave
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