Nazis Fight For Foothold On Channel Front
Furious fighting rages along the channel as German forces push toward Abbeville Boulogne and Dover. Churchill warns of grave danger while Paris urges renewed French resistance amid calls of an imminent invasion danger. Allied lines show a new gap between Arras and Banameu and heavy air losses mount.
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Boulogne
France
Folkestone
England
Abbeville
English Channel
Cambrai
Channel
Hich
Arras
Banaume
Paris
Britain in Fearful Danger and Fighting for Life
London May 23 Officials warned Britain faces fearful danger as German forces press toward Boulogne and Abbeville with invasion risks through Ireland discussed in Commons Churchill announced heavy fighting in the Boulogne area and British counter actions near Arras and Douai yielded hundreds of prisoners and tanks destroyed while Attlee and Ireland’s leaders urged readiness and vigilance.
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Britain
London
English Channel
Ireland
Churchill
House of Commons
Boulogne
Folkestone
England
Abbeville
France
Britain and
Eire
Clement R. Attlee
Lord Privy Seal
Attlee
Commons
Dublin
Sean O'Kelly
Belgium
Arras
Douai
Britain vows no separate peace as war tension rises
London reports Prime Minister Churchill reaffirms Chamberlain pledge that Britain will not seek a separate peace with Germany. Rail mobilization in Romania surges toward front as Romania concentrates forces. Air raid warnings strike East Kent towns while British forces in Norway report guerrilla style action with heavy enemy losses. Authorities in Alexandria tighten port controls as French battleships move for maneuvers. Dominion secretary Caldecote warns Western civilization rests with allied peoples.
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London
Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Germany
East Kent
Revival to End Friday at Pleasant Grove
Revival services conducted by Rev. E. E. Kardatzke of the Church of God will conclude with tomorrow night’s program at Pleasant Grove. Meetings open at 7 45 p.m with family night tonight and gifts for the largest family and the couple most recently wed.
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Pleasant Grove
E. E. Kardatzke
Church of God
Revival Meetings At Emanuel Temple In City
Revival meetings are held every evening at 8 o clock at the Emanuel temple located at 601 North Second street. Elder and Mrs C W Williams of Tola lead, assisted by Elder and Mrs C Kim bro of South Bend Ind. Louis Brewer is the church pastor.
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Emanuel Temple
North Second Street
C. W. Williams
Tola
C. Kimbro
South Bend
Ind
Louis Brewer
Roosevelt to address defense needs in fireside radio chat
President Roosevelt plans a Sunday night fireside chat at 830 p m CST to discuss defense conditions and needs with a straightforward report. Stephen Early notes it will cover commodities materials for war prices wages and agricultural problems and may reach international audiences by short wave.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
United States
Early
Tax Collections Edge Ahead on May 1 As 1939 Figures Close
County Treasurer Roy Flory reports May 1 1989 tax collections totaling 639510.49, up from 615394.13 on May 1, 1939, a $24116.36 difference. By May 1 1989 collections reached 64.8 percent of 1939 total. Second half 1939 payments due by June 20 to avoid penalties. Flory warns buyers to verify personal tax payments when acquiring businesses.
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Roy Flory
Flory
Navy Appropriations Bill Passes Senate Unanimously
The Senate approved a 1.474 billion Navy appropriations bill 78 to 0, expanding air forces, shipbuilding funds, and personnel. The measure, advancing the administration defense program, includes 2 970 aircraft, shore facilities funding, and emergency grants for battleship modernization.
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Washington
Senate
Army
White House
Roosevelt
New York
Texas
Arkansas
Navy
Marine Corps
Germans Start A Drive On Attigny
Paris reports a fresh German offensive in the Attigny sector on the Aisne river at 4 p m. The attack seeks to tighten the southern end of the northern salient and cut off allied forces in Flanders as French counter attacks rise along the Somme and Aisne fronts.
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Paris
Somme
Aisne
Attigny
France
War Ministry
Belgium
Scheldt River
Valenciennes
Cambrai
Arras
Arras-Bapaume Highway
Army of French Reaches Amiens After Counter Attack
Paris May 23 French armies in a strong counter attack cracked the German salient reaching the suburbs of Amiens their first objective. Amiens had been held by German forces since their drive to the sea. The central Somme drive pressed forward while northern allies fought in Flanders. A separate clash east of Sedan saw German forces repulsed.
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Paris
English
Amiens
Somme
France
Flanders
Sedan
Softball Season Opens at South Park Diamond
The South park softball diamond is being groomed for opening night Monday. Work includes rebuilding the park walk to improve bleacher space and relocating pavement away from the third base area. Earth fill is being added to low spots and the field is being dragged in preparation.
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South Park
Engineering professor to attend joint railway meeting
F A Russell of the University of Kansas School of Engineering will attend a joint committee meeting in Columbus Ohio tomorrow. The American Railway Engineering Association and the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education will outline a program to align railways with technical schools to place more technical graduates in railway organizations.
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F. A. Russell
Ohio
School of Engineering
K. U
Columbus
American Railway Engineering Association
The
Society For Promotion of Engineering Education
Stock Market Index Reads 38.0 in Latest Average
The average of 60 stocks stands at 38.0, slipping from yesterday's 38.1 reading. Investors monitor small shifts as market activity continues.
Roosevelt Prefers Strong Action Against Fifth Column
Washington reports Attorney General Jackson stating President Roosevelt prepared months ago to counter fifth column threats and that the FBI has carried out its duties. He warned of possible FBI expansion and urged citizens to report acts of sabotage espionage or disloyal activities and to check an organization's funding and backers before joining.
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Washington
Jackson
Roosevelt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Justice Department
F.B.I
May Form Group in Lawrence for Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence weighs forming a Junior Chamber of Commerce with 21 to 35 year old members. Paul Lawrence of Topeka outlines plans and an open meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 PM at the Chamber offices. Committee members promote attendance among clerks and workers with support from the Chamber leadership.
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Lawrence
Paul Lawrence
Topeka
Chamber of Commerce
Ben Barteldes
Charles Stough
Robert Owler
Millard Ireland
Glenn Charlton
George Hedrick
C. of C
British airmen blow up German ammunition train near Geldern
London reports the air ministry said four bombs scored direct hits on a German ammunition train at Geldern near the Dutch frontier. The same night British bombers attacked armored division headquarters and a power station near Leipzig as part of a six hour raid. Nearly 100 high explosive bombs hit the target area with many explosions seen. Forty German planes were downed in the fighting over the front. A six hour air assault disrupted German advances and damaged tanks, armored vehicles, and troop concentrations.
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British
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Geldern
Leipzig
Britain
Germany
English Channel
Rotha
Youth Shot by Deputy in Auto Parts Theft Incident
John Jennings, 18, was wounded in the scalp by a bullet from Wayne Owens, a deputy sheriff, during a confrontation on a side road near Lawrence after Jennings and Sam Attinger loaded stolen automobile parts. The three suspects, Attinger, Uttinger, and Howe, were charged with grand larceny and arraigned with bonds set at 509 each.
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John Jennings
C. E. Jennings
Lawrence
Memorial Hospital
Wayne Owens
Jennings
Owens
Sam Attinger
North Lawrence
Highway 40
Roy Edwards
Kansas City
K. U
Phi Delta Theta House
Charley Howe
Rhode Island Street
Howe
Uttinger
Edwards
M. W. Sonnecker
Justice of the Peace
Robert B. Oyler
Attinger
Banning
Donations by Dorsey Liberty unit fund welfare work
Dorsey Liberty unit No. 14 of the American Legion Auxiliary reports spending 69 dollars on welfare work during winter. They quilted for city families, saved articles for the Wadsworth home near Leavenworth, and donated Christmas money, Mother’s Day gifts, and milk for veterans’ families. Expenditures include Salvation Army, gifts to veterans, and miscellaneous materials for Wadsworth Hospital.
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Dorsey Liberty Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
Wadsworth
Leavenworth
Salvation Army
Christimax
Waaswopt
Lawrence Shor
Wadsworth Hospital
Poppy Day Proclaimed in Lawrence to Support Veterans
Lawrence marks May 25 as Poppy Day under the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion to fund veteran care child welfare and aid for disabled veterans. Mayor C. B. Russell urges residents to back the poppy sale as a civic patriotic duty.
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Lawrence
Alford-Clarke Post
Dorsey- Liberty Post
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion of the United States
C. B. Russell
Douglas county surpasses Red Cross quota in drive
Local chairman A B L Weaver announced this afternoon that over 1400 dollars has been raised toward a 1220 dollar quota for the Red Cross campaign. Residential returns are incomplete but expected tomorrow with final results and further voluntary gifts hoped for. Leo Smith reported sixty dollars from Baldwin and Ray Ogden thirty three from Eudora to date. Final totals to be released tomorrow. A draft for the quota will be sent to St Louis headquarters this afternoon.
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Douglas County
Red Cross
A. BL Weaver
Leo Smith
Baldwin
Ray Ogden
Eudora
Lecompton
St. Louis
Weaver
Warmer Weather Forecast for Kansas Tomorrow
Federal meteorologist S. D. Flora said Kansas will turn warm with sunny periods and no major heat in sight. Clouds lingered in the east and south, with light rain in Winfield and Independence totaling .01 inch. Highs expected 78 to 82, lows 50 to 60, Marais des Cygne at La Crene river 15.5 feet, 5.5 feet below bank.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Winfield
Independence
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Flora
Hird
Toneka
Tribune
Marais Des Cvene
la Crene
Pro-Allies Rally Planned in Louisville by Local Leaders
A Louisville Times Courier Journal ad signed by 21 civic leaders led by Mark Ethridge announces a pro-allies rally in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday night. The notice appears in the May 23 edition as part of ongoing wartime public support efforts.
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Louisville
Louisville Times Today
Mark Ethridge
Louisville Times and Courier- Journal
Merchants Plan Big July Fourth Fireworks Display
Lawrence prepares a larger Fourth of July fireworks show with Dick Wagstaff as general chairman. Last year drew over 25 000 spectators at Memorial stadium. A 90 minute display is planned with professional technicians and daytime events under consideration. Local groups will run concessions and security will be tightened to prevent firecrackers.
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Dick Wagstaff
Memorial Stadium
Wagstaff
Althoit
American Legion Post
KU Announces Two New Journal Faculty Members
The University of Kansas journalism department adds Elmer F. Beth formerly at Idaho and Siegfried Mickelson from LSU as assistant professors. K W Davidson becomes information director and IRA Heady moves to full-time teaching. Existing staff Ray Heady and three resignations noted.
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K. U. Department of Journalism
Elmer F. Beth
University of Idaho
K. U. Department
Siegfried Mickelson
Louisiana State University
K. W. Davidson
Emporia Gazette
David Son
K. U. News
Ray Heady
Heady
Beth
Wisconsin University
Mickelson
University of Minnesota
Augustana
Yellowstone National Park
Henry Ladd Smith
Richard B. Eide
Minnesota State College
Mankato
Minn
William Jensen
KU Adds Six Instructors To Summer Session Program
Six instructors from other institutions join 118 KU summer session staff. New courses include anatomy design geology physical education physics and speech and dramatic arts. Registration for the 38th session is June 11 and 12 with classes starting July 13. Law school terms run June 12 to July 13 and July 15 to August 17.
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John E. Jacobs
Lawrence Junior High School
L. W. Brooks
Wichita East High School
Galen Saylor
Columbia University’ Teachers’ College
Felix H. Ulrich
University of San Antonio
Texas
Frances Mitchell
Horace Mann
Columbia University Teachers’ College
David T. Lawson
Topeka
School of Law
Ratner Warns of War Hysteria and Apathy Danger
Atchison Kansas May 23 Gov Payne Ratner warned the nation faces two threats hysteria and emotionalism over the war and indifference to government among citizens He urged sane prudent preparedness spending and urged support for the civil service amendment on the November ballot.
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Atchison, Kan
Payne Ratner
Atchison Service Club Today
America
Europe
Novemer
Church Approves Merger of Baptists and Disciples
Atlantic City May 23 delegates to the Northern Baptist convention approved a proposal to merge 7 400 churches with 6 000 Disciples of Christ congregations into one organization.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Northern Baptist Convention
Disciples of Christ
America
Weather forecast for Kansas with warmer Friday
Fair tonight and Friday with warmer conditions in the west and extreme south on Friday. Temperatures include 69 this evening and 63 tonight, with 24 hour highs and lows noted. Year ago today recorded a high of 91 and a low of 65.
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Kansas
Pam
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