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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1941
Page
2
Nearly 900 degrees and certificates will be awarded at Kansas University's 69th annual commencement exercises on Monday June 9. The graduating list includes 226 who earned degrees previously and 657 as June candidates, with many Lawrence area students among them.
The text discusses state socialism as a perceived threat from war strains and New Deal policies, arguing socialistic tendencies show in government-led business regulation and ownership. It outlines the origin of parties over constitutional interpretation and contrasts strict versus liberal construction, noting enduring partisan divides.
The Roosevelt administration ordered armed guards aboard French ships abroad including the Normandie and four other vessels as Washington signaled a withdrawal of confidence in Vichy. The action followed hints of a possible German alliance and was broadcast to reach French audiences worldwide. Guards boarded ships in New York San Francisco New Orleans San Pedro and St. Thomas.
The weekly Girl Reserve meeting at Liberty Memorial High School featured a farewell for seniors. Retiring president Betty Leibbrand passed the G R pin to Jane Woestemeyer, who became president. New officers include Patsy Creel and Frieda Wray, with retiring members listed and class representatives announced. Camp delegates named: Jane Woestemeyer, Evelyn Cooper, and Vera Margaret Hart.
A British raid on German forces in Syria prompts a Free French statement denouncing the Vichy regime as unrepresentative of France. They insist the Vichy government, formed without the people, is not the nation’s voice and must not carry France's dishonor. London radio notes a potential direct clash with Vichy and a tense press climate.
Immediate reaction in Vichy and France held Roosevelt's anti axis address misunderstood Petain's aims. Officials unlikely to respond publicly as the message was not directly addressed to the French government.
Samuel J. Runkle aged 60 died yesterday at his home 707 West Ninth Street. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 4 30 PM from Rumsey funeral home with Rev Alfred J Beil officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. He is survived by his wife of the home a son G M Campbell and a grandson Eddie Campbell of Moline Kansas.
The League of Kansas Municipalities will hold six district meetings starting May 19 in Topeka Iola Salina Wichita Oakley and Garden City to discuss new budget laws and related city issues. Executive director John G. Stutz invites newly elected mayors councilmen and other officials to attend at 9 30 a m. A school boards fiscal management meeting in Topeka on May 20 is also planned in cooperation with the State Association of School Boards.
A music program will be presented at the community building tonight at 7 30 as part of the art exhibition. The senior high girls glee club directed by Joe Williams will sing and living pictures will be shown by junior and senior high art classes.
London reports strong RAF bomber formations hit Hannover last night causing large fires in industrial areas. Other British air units attacked Berlin Hamburg Cuxhaven Calais Boulogne and Dieppe. Coastal Command attacked St Nazaire Lorient and Ijmuiden with four aircraft lost.
James Ralph Jameson age 52 died yesterday morning in Ottawa Kansas at 8 30 He is survived by wife Frances and three sons Keith Kenneth Milton all at home Three brothers Roy Leonard and Ed Jameson of Vinland and Lawrence Funeral services set for Lambs Funeral Home Ottawa at 10 30 Saturday Burial in Vinland Cemetery
Word arrived from Kearney Nebraska that Mrs Nora Skiles Mitchell age 54 formerly of Lawrence died May 4 She is survived by three sons and a brother Frank
A series of meetings will be held in Leavenworth county next week at 8 p m to inform wheat growers about proposed marketing quotas. Towns include Tonganoxie Linwood Jarbo Leavenworth Easton with dates May 19 20 21 22 and venues at high schools or court house.
British service reports the Iraqi government orders all Iraqi citizens in British service to return to Iraq within seven days and place themselves at the disposal of the national cause. Disobedience will be treated as treason and property in Iraq may be confiscated according to the broadcast.
Art Fritzel and Lee Schwinley sail for Nester Falls Ontario to spend a week or ten days fishing. They also intend to hunt cars for three or four days. W C Hunsinger L C Allen Bill Coch rane and Jack St Clair will attend the state Elks convention at Winfield Sunday Monday and Tuesday with twenty nine lodges represented.
Mrs. Alice Raber died after a long illness at Trinity Lutheran hospital in Kansas City Kansas. Funeral services are set for 1 PM tomorrow in Kansas City with burial at Oak Hill cemetery. She was born and raised in Lawrence and is survived by her son Leslie and two sisters Mrs. H A Stanford and Mrs. B G Gustafson of Lawrence.
British ships tried to approach the German occupied channel coast today but were fired on by German naval artillery and forced to retreat according to authorized sources. An accompanying advertisement urged farmers to get Barnsdall's new tractor fuel at 6.9 cents per gallon via phone numbers 2070 or 86.
Kansas wheat farmers face a pivotal May 31 vote on marketing quotas for 1941. A two-thirds yes is needed to trigger wheat loans and prevent price collapse, with Kansas home to about 89,000 eligible voters. Proponents cite farm program gains and cost benefits amid a large national wheat supply.
The Senate approved an amended House bill granting the Office of Production Management wide statutory authority over raw materials and military equipment. The measure returns to the House to consider the Senate’s action removing a provision for a separate priorities division under the Munitions Control Board.
The admiralty announced that all areas of the eastern Mediterranean, excluding Turkish waters, are dangerous to shipping. It is understood the zones are mined to block German sea borne troops and supplies to Syria.
The senate approved the assignment of Senator Reynolds of North Carolina as chairman of the military affairs committee. Reynolds had differed with the administration on foreign policy and was recommended by the Democratic steering committee on a 12 to 3 vote.
Democratic leaders urged the House to speed approval of Senate amendments to the administration's ship seizure bill. The aim was to dispatch it to President Roosevelt before the weekend.
New York Yankees end a five game skid with a 7 to 5 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Joe DiMaggio Joe Gordon and Red Ruffing contribute key hits including two DiMaggio homers and a late RBI to seal the win.
New York May 16 Yankee manager Joe McCarthy benched rookies Phil Rizzuto and Gerry Priddy to end a five game losing streak. Frankie Crosetti moved to shortstop and Joe Gordon shifted to second base while Johnny Sturm started at first.
Miss Louisa Carr hosted a surprise picnic for Violet Carr at Clinton park on Tuesday May 6 with attendees including Virginia Austin Betty Hodge Betty Cain Phyllis Marlowe Juanita Plaisted Francis Frame Marilee Frame Thelma Haas Virginia Hubbel Norma Day Louisa Carr Ida Jean Carr Margaret House Ralph Pine James Frame Ralph Hubbell Hush Lipp and Violet Carr. Rose Tracy of Kansas City visited Mr and Mrs Henry Pringle. Margaret House and Violet Carr attended a May 9 music festival in Topeka as high school glee club members. A Mother's Day program was held at North Lawrence Christian church on May 11. Mrs J H Frame returned from Springfield Mo. where she visited relatives. Mr and Mrs Clarence Gibson of Kansas City were guests of Mrs Bessie Mason on May 11. Gibsons have been visiting Lawrence this week. Mr and Mrs Henry Pringle Miss Rose Tracy Miss Virginia Austill and Ida and Violet Carr were noted attendees.
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Past Commander spent May 10 in Topeka visiting Mrs. Harvey McKinney who has been ill. Numerous family groups and friends from Kansas City Leavenworth Ottawa and Stilwell gathered over the weekend for visits and Mother's Day. Community members including Herman Fairbanks and others noted illness recoveries church group meetings and social visits across several towns.
Mrs. L H Petefish and son Olin join Ed Ulrichs birthday gathering in Kanwaka with Ulrich family members from Pleasant Grove and Lawrence. Other locals share Sunday visits in Topeka and Big Springs while quilting and luncheon gatherings occur, and Mary Miller visits from Eudora.
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