Churchill Wins Confidence Vote in Commons Rally
London May 7 Winston Churchill survived a 447 to 3 confidence vote in the House of Commons after a stormy session with David Lloyd George urging more American support. Churchill defended Britain’s strategy in Crete and Tobruk, noted half a million imperial troops in the Middle East, and promised continued U S merchant ship aid through 1942 while criticizing Turkey over the Dardanelles.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
David Lloyd
George
America
Britain
Germany
United States
Lloyd George
War Stimson
Roosevelt
Stimson
William Gallacher
Denis Pritt
Arthur Salter
Churchill
Middle East
Mediterranean
Crete
Tobruk
Big Island
London reports 19 German planes shot down in 24 hours
Air ministry says 19 German aircraft downed and seven British fighters lost in 24 hours of heavy air fighting over western Europe. German daylight raids intensified as weather improved, with attacks on Hamburg Clyde shipyards Liverpool Belfast and the Thames estuary.
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London
Air Ministry
Thames Estuary
Channel
Glasgow
Clydeside
Liverpool
Northern Ireland
Clyde
Scotland
Mersey
Hamburg
le Havre
Frisian
Netherlands
Merseyside
Belfast
British Eject the Enemy From Positions At Iraqi Airdrome
Cairo dispatch says British imperial forces with R A F howitzers have ejected the enemy from Habbaniyah airdrome Iraq and captured more than 300 prisoners. London reports 26 officers and 408 men captured with Iraq casualties around 1000 as Mosul Haifa oil pipe line is wrested from Rashid Ali Al Gallani. Libyan Tobruk fight noted with sand storm hindering progress while Basra area remains quiet.
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Cairo
Egypt
R.A.F
Habbaniyah
Iraq
Tndaw
Wwugaye
Rashid Ali al Galaini
Rashid Ali
London
Mosul-Haifa
Rashid Ali al Gallani
Falluja
Tobruk
Basra
Persian Gulf
Baghdad
Stock Market Index Edges Up to 39.9 Points
The stock market index averaging 60 shares rose to 39.9 points as of yesterday with modest gains. Traders watched small-cap names and energy issues as demand remained cautious.
Douglas County lamb and wool school set for Monday
The annual Douglas County lamb and wool school will be held Monday at 2 PM at the Lothholz Lumber yard in Eu dora. County exhibitors may enter five spring lambs and one or two fleeces of wool. Judges from Kansas City will determine champions for the state event in Kansas City on May 15 and 16.
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Douglas County
Lothholz
Eudora
Farmers Union Commission Company
Kansas City
Midwest Wool Association
American Royal
Kansas City Stockyards Company
Producers Commission Company
Midwest Wool Growers Association
Kansas City Meat Packers Association
Livestock Exchange
Nazi Cannon in France Kills Citizens of Dover
German artillery in France opened fire on Dover at sunset killing two women and wounding at least 12 others. Several houses were damaged a bus wrecked and a naval officer was seriously wounded as Dover residents fled for cover. Anti aircraft guns chased Messerschmitt 109s over the channel.
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Dover
France
Treasury official defends tax rise as not burdensome
Undersecretary of the Treasury, Ty Bell, told the 125th anniversary conference of the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks that Americans could shoulder a three and a half billion dollar tax increase next year without undue burden. He argued high taxes can curb inflation and fund defense amid wartime. Myron F. Converse urged caution to avoid crippling business and citizens while supporting necessary measures.
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Philadelphia
Vaniel W. Bell
The
Treasury
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
Myron F. Converse
Worcester
Mass
Association
Congress
House Backs Bill Requisitioning Foreign Ships for Defense
The House approved a measure allowing President Roosevelt to purchase or requisition idle foreign merchant ships in U S ports for national defense. The bill covers 83 ships including two German and 28 Italian vessels and expires June 30 1942 unless ended earlier. The maritime commission gains purchase or charter power.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
House
Senate
Maritime Commission
April Showers Boost Kansas Crops Amid Record Rain
April rainfall averaged 3.21 inches across Kansas, the wettest April since 1929 in many areas. May began with rain, southeastern and northwest counties receiving over 4 inches in total. Pittsburg led with 9.81 inches, Blue Rounds reported 0.67. Mean temperature 56.2F, the warmest April since 1934, and crop prospects for wheat and rice improved despite early frost damage being negligible.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Pittsburg
Coronado Entrada Rehearsals Begin Tonight At Armory
Rehearsals start tonight at 8:30 for Coronado Entrada led by General Vasquez. 80 soldiers will occupy the Armory, with additional units at 7:30 for Pueblo Indian and Plains Indian contingents and 9:15 for more Plains Indians and women. Rehearsals continue daily through June 9.
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National Guard
Coronado
John W. Judd
Francisco Vasauz
Kansas
Clark
Lord and Lady Halifax to Visit Kansas City
The British envoy and his wife will visit Kansas City next Monday and Tuesday with informality stressed. A welcoming committee will allow ordinary dress for the Monday night meeting where the ambassador speaks. Military representatives will wear olive drab uniforms instead of full dress blues.
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Kansas City
Lord and Lady Halifax
E. M. Slayton
Missouri
Kansas
Trinity A.M.E. chorus to sing at St James church
The Trinity A M E chorus from Kansas City Kansas will perform a musical program at St James A M E Church on Friday evening May 9 1941. The chorus has about thirty voices and is led by pastor Rev Mr Martin president of Western University.
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St. James Church
Trinity A.M.E. Chorus
St. James A.M.E
Kansas City
Kan
Martin
Western University
A.M.E
Fee of Regulation of Business Buys Back His Trucks at High Price
York Pa May 7 Fred Perkins, self styled little business man, bought back two trucks and equipment at public auction after seizure for unpaid social security tax. Bids rose to 200 with government costs bringing total to 212.85. Perkins had allowed the property to be sold previously rather than pay the tax. The IRS seized the property April 22 for 58.17.
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York
Fred Perkins
Internal Revenue Department
Perkins
Topeka Youth Lee Peavler Guilty on Two Counts
A district court jury found Lee Peavler guilty of destruction of property valued at $60 and theft of property valued at $40, both felonies. He received indeterminate sentences to run concurrently at the Hutchinson state reformatory. The case involved removing lightning rod equipment from a building near Stull owned by Frank Wulfkuhle.
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Lee Peavler
Topeka
Peavler
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Frank Wulfkuhle
Stull
Light Showers Fade as Topeka Forecast Clears
Scattered showers over the past day, mainly southern counties, disrupted forecasts of sunshine. Meteorologist S. D. Flora said fair, sunny weather returns, with cooler air moving in from the northwest. Rainfall amounts were light in several towns across Kansas and nearby states, with highs expected around 72 to 80 degrees tomorrow.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Hutchinson
Fort Scott
Independence
Coffeyville
Columbus
Larned
Pratt and Anthony
Winfield
Syracuse
Sublette and Elkhart
Liberal
Oklahoma
Missouri
Engleman to Play With Phillips Cage Team
Bartlesville Oklahoma May 7 Coach Chuck Hyatt of Phillips Oilers announced four former collegiate stars will join next season. Hank Luisetti from Stanford and Howard Engleman from Kansas lead a list that includes Johnny Adams of Arkansas and John Freiburger of Arkansas. Luisetti was named outstanding performer at the national A A U tournament in Denver.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Chuck Hyatt
Phillips Oilers
Hank Luisetti
Howard Engleman
University of Kansas
Seson
Johnny Adams
University of Arkansas
John Freiburger
Arkansas
Luisetti
Stanford
A.A.U
Denver
Draft board members summoned to grand jury in Kansas
Scores of draft board members from nearly every section in Kansas have been summoned to appear before a federal grand jury to testify about alleged violations of the selective service act. The U S district attorney says about 150 draft evasion cases are under investigation and 23 people were summoned for jury service. Bruce Cameron, chairman of the Douglas county selective service board, said neither he nor the other two members have received summons.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
U. S. Lintrict Attorney’s Office
Bruce Cameron
Douglas County Selective Service Board
A thrifty habit reading the classified page daily
A daily habit of reading the classified section for thrifty finds and bargains. The routine helps spot sales, job postings, and community notices in a compact weekly pattern.
Morton Jones to Address Lawrence Chamber Dinner
Morton T. Jones, Kansas City insurance executive and Kansas City Chamber president, will address the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting dinner on May 20 at the Hotel Eldridge. The event, attended by four civic clubs, will install Roger Williams as new president and honor officers for the coming year.
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Kansas City
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Morton T. Jones
Kansas City Insurance
Chamber of Commerce
Glenn Charlton
Eldridge
Rotary
Kiwanis
Co-Operative
Lions
Kansas City, Mo
Eldridge Hotel
Survey Finds 60 Percent Haskell Grads In Their Trained vocations
Officials from Haskell returned from a Chilocco Oklahoma conference reporting a survey of Oklahoma Indian graduates from Haskell Chiloceo and Sequoia. The study shows 60 percent work in their trained vocations and do not revert to reservation life. Willard Beatty commends Haskell for dependable graduates. Attending staff include Solon Ayers W D Evans Thelma Weddel and Louise Baker Sent G Warren Spaulding works in Oklahoma City interviewing for civil service Indian service positions.
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Haskell
Chilocco
Okla
Haskell Chiloceo and Sequoia
Willard Beatty
Indian Education
Indian Service
Solon G. Ayers
W. D. Evans
Thelma Weddel
Louise Baker
Sent
G. Warren Spaulding
Oklahoma City
Willkie Broadcast From Madison Square Garden Rally
Willkie speaks at a Madison Square Garden freedom rally in New York to be broadcast by CBS at 8 15 p m central time. Senator Nye will reply in a separate broadcast from the same venue. The event is sponsored by the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies.
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New York
Wendell Willkie
Madison Square Garden
CBS
C.S.T
Gerald P. Nye
R-N.d
MBS
Committee
America
America First Committee
Nye
Charles A. Lindbergh
Minneapolis
Lord Halifax
Kansas City
Co-Op Meeting Heads for Thirteenth District Convention
About 160 people are set to attend the thirteenth district Co-Operative International convention in town. Ruben Fox district governor and Emil Heck registration chairman led invitations after visiting Co-Op events in Kansas City and Savannah, with twelve clubs expected to send delegates. George Mason and Eugene Goodson accompanied Kansas City attendees, and about 50 couples will travel from Kansas City Kansas. Officers will be elected at the business session and installed at a 6:30 dinner at the Hotel Eldridge.
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Co-Operative International
Ruben Fox
Emil Heck
Kansas City
Savanah
Lawrence
Savaah
George Mason
Eugene Goodson
Shawnee Mission
Kan
Eldridge
Planning Board Approves Friends Church Plans at New Hampshire Site
The planning board acting as a zoning appeals body approved the Friends church petition for 1601 1607 New Hampshire street with conditions. The church may build a 62 by 76 foot structure fronting east nine feet into the rear lot, set back 18 feet from the north and 28 feet from the east. City council approval may follow. A public hearing on rezoning part of the 1990 block Mississinpi street is planned for next month.
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City Planning Board
Board of Zoning Appeals
Wiedemann’s
Friends Church
New Hampshire Street
Alfred Smith
H. C. Woodard J
D. H. Spencer
Mississinpi Street
President Roosevelt Improves. Stomach Condition Eases
President Roosevelt's stomach condition improved and his fever declined. His physician Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire advised remaining in the White House quarters for today and tomorrow with minimal engagements. Heinemien Mother at Wiedemann's Ady.
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Washington
President Roosevelt
Ross T. McIntire
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Defense Spending For Coming Year May Mount to 20 Billions
Washington May 7 Defense price administrator Leon Henderson predicted that defense spending for the coming fiscal year would rise to at least 18 billion dollars and probably 20 billion. He told the House Ways and Means Committee that the forecast exceeds prior official estimates and ties to a proposed 3.5 billion tax program in the defense and war aid effort. Henderson urged heavier levies on durable consumer goods such as autos and refrigerators, arguing they compete for resources with defense production. He suggested widening the autos tax to 20 percent and claimed new excises could raise about 900 million versus the treasury plan for over 1.25 billion in excises across classes.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Henderson
Indian School Campus Day Features Parade and Queen
Haskell Institute students observe Campus Day with a 12 45 parade from Winona hall to the stadium. Wanda Colley will be crowned campus queen, honoring Joseph Doud. Eight student teams compete in games at 1 30 with prizes for organization and participation.
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Haskell Institute
Winona Hall
Wanda Colley
Joseph Doud
H Club
Winona
Hall
Ase Oeance
E. Russell Carter
John F. Carmedy
Reduction in Cost of Supporting Nazis
In Vichy on May 7 1942 an official note states Vice Premier Admiral Darlan and Paris authorities agreed to a 25 percent cut in the cost of supporting the German occupation army. France would reduce daily payments from 400 million to 300 million francs and allow a slight easing of limits along the demarcation line. No details were given on French concessions in return.
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Vichy
France
Darlan
Paris
Dean Lawson to Deliver Graduation Sermon at Liberty Memorial High
Dean Paul B. Lawson will deliver the graduation sermon at Liberty Memorial High School this year. Principal Neal Wherry announced. Lawson is a popular speaker who has addressed the school before. The baccalaureate service is set for Sunday evening May 25 at 8 o’clock in the high school auditorium.
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Paul B. Lawson
Liberty
Memorial High School
Neal Wherry
Dean Lawson
Student Has Appendectomy Myril Lewis
Topeka freshman pharmacy student Myril Lewis of the University of Kansas underwent an appendectomy last night at Watkins Memorial Hospital.
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Myril Lewis
Topeka
University of Kansas
Watkins Memorial Hospital
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Wild Men
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Carl Longhorn
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