Germans Break Thru Enter Brussels
German troops broke through Belgian and allied lines east of Brussels after two days of heavy fighting along the Dyle river. The high command said forces marched into the city as the Belgian government evacuated Brussels. French dispatches noted the Belgian government moved to Ostend while neutral diplomats remained in Brussels.
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Berlin
Dyle
Belgium
Brussels
High Command
Louvain
English Channel
Wavre
Namur Fort
Antwerp
Paris
Havas
Ostend
United States
John Cudahy
Massive Nazi Attack Reported by the French
Paris reports French communique describing a massive German assault across Belgium and in the Avesnes Vervins region. Heavy tanks engaged, battles described as a melee, with German forces attacking Sedan and Montmedy. British air support aided French aviation in targeting land troops and rail links. numerous enemy planes were shot down.
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Paris
P—Tonicht
Belgium
Avesnes
Vervins
Sedan
Montmedy
Baseball Scores From May 17 In National League Action
Clatcie Passeau threw a four hitter to blank the New York Giants 4 0 for the Chicago Cubs. Brooklyn nosed out St Louis 4 3 as Babe Phelps Dolph Camilli and Don Padgett homered. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 6 2 with Turner Barrett Moore Hershberger, Beck and Atwood contributing. Rain postponed Pittsburgh at Boston and Boston at St Louis. cold weather affected Philadelphia at Detroit.
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New York
Altho
Clatcie Passeau
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Passeau
Chicago
Grown
Todd
Schumacher
Danning
Brooklyn
Whitlew Wyvatt
Innine
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Babe Phelps
Dolph Camilli
Don Padgett
St. Tonis
St. Louis
Warneke
Frussell
Shoun
Padgett
Wratt
Phelps
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Turner
Barrett
Moore and Hershberrer
Beck, Brown and Atwood
Pittsburgh
Boston
American League
Breuer
Smith
Dietrich
Tresh
Washington
Cleveland
Wadson Monteagrado
Krakatskas Pos Ferrell
Evans
Milmar
Tiimsey
Detroit
American Association
St. Paul
Kansas City
Commencement Speakers at De Soto Rural and High Schools
Supt Clifford D Dean will address De Soto eighth grade graduates at the high school auditorium this evening. Principal Neal M Wherry will speak to Villand rural high school seniors at their commencement tonight.
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Clifford D. Dean
de Soto
de Soto High Schol Auditorium
Neal M. Wherry
Vihland
Rural
Gamelin Calls on French Army To Die On The Spot
Paris May 17 General Maurice Gamelin ordered Allied troops to die on the spot rather than abandon ground to German invaders. He urged all units to conquer or die as the war raged with the pocket 35 to 40 miles deep near Paris and British, Belgian, Polish forces aiding.
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Gamelin
Paris
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Lugere Bumcclaa
Madsiliy Jasucu
France
Allies fall back as war in Europe grows dire
London reports Allied forces retreat along the Antwerp to Sedan front amid grave conditions and wary optimism. Churchill’s Paris meeting and RAF strikes are noted as the war sidelines shift. The US embassy advises Americans in Britain to return home, with about 3,500 remaining in the UK.
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London
Antwerp
Sedan
Belgium
Press Association
Allied Supreme War Council
Paris
Churchill
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Germany
The
Meuse
Verdun
United States
Washington
Great Britain
Ireland
Britain
United Kingdom
State Department
Northern Ireland
War Bulletins Outline May 17 Frontline Actions
London reports a day and night guard set around Broadcasting House. Berlin claims an allied destroyer sunk at Dunkirk with two other vessels hit. German sources cite 300 000 tons zagoline sunk in the Netherlands and 90 000 more in Amsterdam after the Dutch capitulation, framed as “good business.” Norway details note excess gasoline supplies for Germany.
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London
Broadcasting House
British Broadcasting Corporation
Berlin
Dunkirk
Germany
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Norway
Parade Opens Second Dodge City Rodeo With 300 Horses
More than 300 horses and many vintage wagons aided a three mile parade marking the opening of Dodge City’s second annual rodeo in the town May 17.
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Dodge City
Kan
German Blitz Divisions Mass at Slovak Front Near Hungary
Budapest and Bucharest report Germany is massing blitz divisions along the Slovak frontier toward Hungary and Romania. Observers fear a lightning march to seize Romanian oil. trains and armored units move into eastern Slovakia while hundreds of warplanes stand by at Vienna and Bratislava. Romania imposes petroleum stock requirements for wartime use and tests air defenses as reserves are diverted to farming. The army is still estimated above one million men.
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Budapest
Germany
Hungary
Rumania
Vienna
Balkans
Bratislavia
Slovakia
Zistersdorf
Slovak
Bucharest
Rankin Speaks on Lawrence History at Dinner
Robert C. Rankin president of the Douglas County Historical Society spoke at Wiedemann's on the three key events in Lawrence history 1854 1856 and 1863 He noted border strife centered on Lawrence and argued the city should mark its historic spots to attract tourists.
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Robert C. Rankin
Douglas County Historical Society
Co- Operative Club
Wiedemann
Lawrence
Rankin
City
Quantrill
Kansas
Belgian Liner Ville De Bruges Beached After Bombing
The Ville De Bruges formerly the President Harding was beached after a German air attack on Tuesday while leaving Antwerp with 64 passengers. Four crew were killed. all passengers landed safely. James Gibson, a 35 year old Montreal boatswain, reported the shore landing in seven boats.
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Ville de Bruges
President Harding
London
United States
Harding
Antwerp
James Gibson
Montreal
Nazis Use Huge New Tanks To Break Through French Line
London reports a British military source says Germany employed three armored divisions with about 400 tanks each to breach the French Maginot extension toward Sedan. The assault featured dive bombers and parachute troops, with French forces rallying in the Sedan area as the main column split into smaller destruction columns.
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Maginot
London
Poland
Maginot Line
Sedan
Nene Ey Marwel
Mncii
Hitler
War Plants Will Be Built in Interior Defense Plan Looms
President Roosevelt outlined a billion-dollar defense program including federal financing for new armament plants and possible recommissioning of 35 World War II destroyers. Plans to locate plants in interior regions and to work with private industry were discussed, with RF C loans available and potential government ownership under lease to private operators.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Louis Johnson
War
Navy
Johnson
Rf.c
Jesse Jones
R.F.C
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Treasury
Morgenthau
United States
New Life in Crops Sees Heavy Kansas Rainfall
Weather summary reports beneficial rains across Kansas on May 17 boosting wheat corn and pastures. Central and eastern counties received over an inch with western areas also drenched. hail noted west of Syracuse but no major crop damage. The Topeka area totaled 1.77 inches, aiding soil moisture with several other towns recording near or above half an inch.
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Topeka
Kansas
Atchison
Salina
Garden City
Colorado Line
Syracuse
Texas Panhandle
S. D. Flora
Terrees
Flora
Centralia
Horton
Leavenworth
Ellsworth
Enterprise
Mherington
Larnedavi MacPherson
Florence
Hutchinson
St. Francis
Gonaland
Dresden
Hill City
Quinter
Tribune
Seott City
Ness City
Dodge City
Sublette
Etchart
Ashland
Hayy
Roosevelt Plans 50 000 Warplanes Armada After Munich
Administration sources report that after Germany's bombers loomed in the September 1938 Czecho Slovakia crisis President Roosevelt discussed with military advisers the advisability of building an aerial force of 50 000 planes. Officials estimate 15 months to reach annual output and a $5 billion initial bill with ongoing costs.
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Roosevelt
United States
Adolf Hitler
Representative Engel
R-Mich
House Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Germany
Rainfall totals reported by Posey observer
Rainfall reached 1.08 inches by noon with additional rain this morning. Professor C J Posey reports the day’s total in Lawrence and notes May rainfall is below normal at 2.69 inches versus 4.75 inches expected.
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Posey
C. J. Posey
Lawrence
Lake Wabaunsee Opens for Fishing Saturday
Eskridge Kansas May 17 The municipal Lake Wabaunsee recreational park five miles west of town will open tomorrow afternoon. The lake features a seven mile shoreline and is well stocked with fish for visitors.
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Eskridge
Kan
Wabaunsee
Art critics swarm Topeka as mural work begins
In Topeka on May 17 artist John Stewart begins painting the state house murals. Critics gather and comment on details with Morton RB Cole the assistant attorney general noting the hog in the sketch lacks a curled tail and appears too fat.
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Topeka
John Stewart
Curry
State House
Morton RB. Cole
Guards Companies Get Heavier Arms Under New Setup
The Kansas National Guard 187th Infantry reorganizes Companies H and M into heavy weapon units. Each unit grows from 63 to 79 enlisted men and three officers, with possible expansion to 123. Armament includes two 50 caliber machineguns, eight 30 caliber guns, and two 81 mm trench mortars.
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187Th Infantry
Kansas National Guard
Wayne Allphin
Galen Gorrill
Dodge City
Kansas
Tyne
Red Cross Campaign Starts Strong With Early Donations
Douglas County Red Cross War Relief launched with five major gifts totaling 148 dollars and several smaller gifts, reaching 12 percent of its 1,220 dollar county quota. Officials expect further contributions ahead of the canvas next Wednesday, with donations accepted at local banks and newspaper offices.
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Red Cross
Douglas County
M.S. Malone
A. R. Weaver
Journal-World
American Legion
Veteran Oregon Politician Ralph Williams Dies in Philadelphia
Ralph E. Williams of Portland senior vice chairman of the Republican National Committee and head of arrangements for the party’s national convention died last night after a cerebral hemorrhage at a midcity hotel. He was 70 and had served as a Republican committeeman since 1908, a record unmatched by any other member of the two major parties.
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Philadelphia
Ralph E. Williams
Portland
Ore
Republican National Committee
Williams
Patriotic Americans Plan Camps for Advanced Pilot Training
Col. Frank Knox announced a Roosevelt approved plan for civilian sponsored camps to train pilots in military flying. The program seeks nine regional camps by July 1 enrolling up to 10,000 men aged 18 to 35, with civilian organizers supplying students and the army providing sites instructors and training planes.
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Chicago
Frank Knox
Roosevelt
Chicago Daily News
Washington
Army Chief of Staff
Army Air Corps
Civil Aeronautic
Knox
Army Corps
Army
Lawrence Leads in First Class Savings Bond Sales 1939
Lawrence post office topped first class per capita savings bond sales in 1939 with a total of 412518.75 dollars from January 1 to December 31. Postmaster Roger Williams was advised from Washington as Lawrence ranked fourth in 1938 and behind Wichita Topeka and Kansas City in state totals.
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Lawrence
United States Savings
Roger Williams
Washington
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas City
Winfield
Pittsboro
Emporia
Ottawa
Abilene
Atchison
Manhattan
Ft. Seer
Fellers to Attend K U Banquet Honoring Chancellor Malott
An informal program with light music and table talk will bring more than 70 editors from Kansas and Missouri to a banquet in honor of Chancellor Deane W. Malott. Prof. Allen Crafton will sing, a male student quintet will perform, and journalists Oscar Stauffer Marco Morrow Paul Mickelson and John Martin are among expected attendees.
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Kansas
Missouri
Deane W. Malott
Allen Crafton
Department of
Speech and Dramatic Art
Sigma Delta Chi
Department of Journalism
Oscar Stauffer
Arkansas City
Marco Morrow
Capper Publications
Paul Mickelson
Kansas City
Associated Press
John Martin
Paris
Commencement Activities Begin at Haskell Today
Commencement week activities start at Haskell Institute today. A baseball game with Chilocco is set for 3 30 this afternoon and the farewell all school dance is at 8 tonight in Tecumseh hall. Chilocco students arrived and the rain delayed the game, with a tentative plan to play on the lawn if needed.
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Haskell Institute
Chilocco
Tecumseh Hall
Scenes of Horror as Luftwaffe Bombs Belgium Towns
The German air offensive over Belgium and northern France devastates towns and kills refugees. Heinkel bombers attack a railway station with arriving Belgians and set streets ablaze while British forces fight to protect positions and aid wounded civilians. A 20 mile column of refugees crawls through charred streets as fires burn.
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Belgium
Heinkel
Vinland Church Burned After Lightning Strikes
The Vinland Methodist church, built in 1880 and 60 years old, burned to the ground after a lightning strike. Only the pulpit survived. services will move to Grange hall next Sunday. Firefighters saved the adjacent Thompson home. insured value was 3500 with 2000 policy plus 500 on contents. Willis Browning pastor, trustees listed, Vinland has three churches and about 42 Methodists.
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Vinland Methodist Church
Vinland Rural High School
Chester Thompson
Baldwin Fire Department
Gene Hoskinson
Vinland Grocer
Art Randel
Randel
Thompson
Willis Browning
Baker University
Grange Hall
Mary Stevens
Harry Hemphill
Howard Smith
Perry Stevens
John Rochhold
Vinland
Overseers Seek Farmer Help to Protect Rural Roads
Rural road overseers appeal for farmer cooperation to keep rock and travel roads in first class condition. They cite damage from tractors harrows and field operations that push gravel into ditches and clog drains, and note dumping of waste oil cans near the city.
Senator Reed Heads to Topeka for Probe Hearings
Senator Reed of Kansas leaves for Topeka with Senator Hill to probe state patronage used to influence delegate selection for the Republican national convention. The two man subcommittee will meet in Topeka Monday with subcommittee attorney Arthur Walker to discuss procedures.
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Washington
Reed
Kan
Topeka
Senate
Kansas City
Continental Hotel
Hill
D-Ala
Arthur Walker
Arkansas City, Kan
Landon Invited to White House Luncheon
President Roosevelt invites Alf M. Landon former Kansas governor and 1936 Republican presidential nominee to a White House luncheon next Wednesday in Washington.
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Landon
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Stock Market Index Shows Narrow Decline
The average of 60 stocks slipped to 41.3 points yesterday from 43.3, signaling a modest market retreat as trading cooled and investors reassessed recent gains.
Weather Outlook for Kansas Maps Stormy Weekend
Considerable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers across Kansas. Tonight cool southwest portion. Saturday partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in central and eastern areas.
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Kansas
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