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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1941
Page
1
BBC escalates ten daily broadcasts to Germany as it frames Rudolf Hess as key to peace hopes. British sources say Hess writes and reads from a Glasgow hospital after parachute flight, while Churchill-Hess talks are anticipated to reveal German strategy.
Berlin declares the northern Red Sea an operations zone to threaten ships seeking the Suez route. The area includes the Gulf of Suez and Aqaba, south to the Tropic of Cancer, with Saudi territorial waters exempted. Safe conduct for Arab pilgrims is noted, and U S. navigation is not mentioned.
The Lawrence Recreation Council backs a $500 summer program goal with Cordley PTA gifts totaling 41.25 and more donations expected. Maurice Cannady will direct the six week program starting June 11 with staff to be announced. Brahms Requiem concert tonight features KU a capella choir, University Orchestra, and soloists Meribah Moore and John MacDonald in Hoch Auditorium.
London May 14 The astonishing flight of Rudolf Hess from Germany to Scotland aimed at a secret rendezvous with his sports ally the Duke of Hamilton British sources say Hess sought peace negotiations Hess wrote to the duke months earlier but the letter was handed to security officials Hess provided British authorities with highly useful information after landing at Newton Mearns near Glasgow The map of his flight showed Dungavel as a marked point and Hess asked for directions there The duke was away on military duty at the time Dungavel house near Glasgow has served as a convalescent home for troops since 1939
K W Davidson director of the University of Kansas news bureau will give the commencement address at Meriden tonight and at Michigan Valley tomorrow night Guy Keeler assistant director of the University extension division will speak at Alta Vista tonight Do you know that 76 per cent of our subscribers read the classified page every day.
The Future Farmers of America held its weekly meeting at the high school and installed new officers. Retiring officers described their duties as the new members assumed roles. Retiring: President Carl Hird, VP Warren Flory, Reporter Kenneth Richardson, Treasurer Elmer Lindell, Secretary Clifford Houk. New: President Edwin Longanecker, VP Edwin Steele, Reporter Charles Corel, Treasurer Warren Banning, Secretary Dale Powell.
The war department disclosed a secret mission by 21 four motor long range bombers sailing from Hamilton Field San Francisco to Hickam Field Oahu. Navy destroyers safeguarded the route at three stations as the land planes crossed the Pacific and landed safely today.
Washington May 14 The senate military committee unanimously approved a bill giving the Office of Production Management broader mandatory authority to designate production priorities for defense. The panel rejected a house amendment creating a separate priorities division tied to Knudsen, who denied threatening to quit if blocked.
University of Kansas ROTC cadets received top honors as awards were presented for the military science year at the parade grounds. The Chancellor's cup went to Companies B and H, with Cadet Capt. Stadler of Iola and Cadet Capt. Bales of Junction City commanding. Cadet Major Price won the silver marksmanship medal, and several officers received honor graduate certificates. Johnson County Coroner appointment named Topeka May 14 by Gov. Ratner, Dr. Charles W. Jones of Olathe chosen to succeed the late Frank E. Tolle.
Deane W. Malott chancellor will deliver the commencement address at Goodland tonight marking the graduation ceremony.
Washington May 14 A showdown in U S Soviet relations was anticipated as Secretary Hull prepared for a 2 30 p m CST conference with Soviet ambassador Constantine Oumansky Their talks come after months of limited contact and a squeeze on Soviet purchases amid stricter export controls and stalled trade talks The outcome could shape future Russo American relations and trade policy.
H W Hargiss is picked to play Coronado in the University of Kansas pageant with casting efforts underway. Tryouts continue at WREN studios for narrators and candidates. the Entrada committee aims to fill 11 roles among 49 principals.
(AP) Germany Italy and Japan met in Rome on the chance the United States may join the war. Fascist papers warned Japan would fight if U S enters. Rome papers accuse U S of planning an attack on Japan. A Berlin Nazi spokesman said Hess episode will soon be eclipsed by world shattering events.
President Roosevelt designated June 14 as Flag Day and urged Americans to observe ceremonies and display the flag. The date marks the 1777 Continental Congress adoption of the stars and stripes as the national banner.
The county road crew is grading six miles around Lake Lone Star and adding a light layer of crushed stone over about 5.1 miles to improve drainage and weather access. Nine tenths of a mile is already surfaced, using funds from fishing permit sales. A second resurfacing plan covers five miles toward the lake, with material from the county gravel pit and two crushers in operation to speed the project. The CCC camp buildings at the lake are being prepared for county use, including offices, shelter, and rental spaces. A 75 child Topeka group seeks grounds for a May 22 picnic.
Consumers who will use the surplus foods stamp plan are invited to a mass meeting tomorrow at 7 30 pm in the Community building. Lawrence of the food dealers committee will chair with a surplus foods administration representative explaining the plan. The session is the last before the county opening on May 20 and welfare clients have been notified.
The French cabinet unanimously approved terms between Adolf Hitler and Admiral Jean Darlan after a Berchtesgaden meeting. The communique said the effects will be felt soon and that cooperation would cover economic and political fields with Germany.
Lawrence Memorial hospital launches extensive upgrades including sound absorbing ceilings on first and second floors corridors, new refrigeration units, and a baby ward air conditioning system. All three floors halls, nurses dining and third floor waiting room, plus the main lobby get repainting. Roof strengthening planned with steel tie rods in the nurses home due to improperly tied rafters discovered during construction.
Topeka reports cooler breezes moving in on May 14 easing heat that topped near 100 in western Kansas. Readings in the 90s persist with highs around 85 in the southeast and 75 to 80 elsewhere as scattered showers yield only light rainfall across the state. Forecaster S D Flora notes heat extends into Nebraska North Dakota and eastern Colorado with cool nights 65 to 70 in the east and south.
The average of 60 stocks sits at 39.9, near the previous close of 40.0. Traders watch small shifts as markets hold firm amid mixed earnings.
Washington May 14 Senate action on farm loan legislation would set loans at 85 percent of parity for cotton wheat corn rice and tobacco. The measure passed the House 275 68 and goes to President Roosevelt with possible veto signals. Bankhead and sponsors say the program boosts farmer income while critics warn higher food costs.
County Superintendent Harvld Fisher announced 26 more rural graduates, bringing total to 131. Names span Blue Mound Lecompton India Globe Roscoe Black Jack Coal Creek Pleasant Grove Deer Creek and Eudora with five top rankers announced and a May 24 graduation at Liberty Memorial High School.
Norma Eisele 16 and Elsie Greenwell 15, Lib erty Memorial high school students, sustained bruises when a Buick driven by Eisele collided with a Plymouth driven by Rev. T. B. Davis near the No. 6 school off highway 59. Eisele suffered a broken tooth, a loosened tooth, a chin laceration, and abrasions. Greenwell sisters had minor scrapes. Phyllis Greenwell 18 of Linwood also reported with minor injuries.
The heat rose to 92 degrees this afternoon in Lawrence per the gas office thermometer, marking the highest temperature recorded so far this year. The reading underscores a hot spell gripping the area.
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