Psalm 40 5 Verse Reflects on God’s Mighty Works
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1941
Page
4
Knights and modern men share discomfort for style
Men wear heavy gear for fashion or role, as Bill Hargiss notes while preparing for the Entrada. He compares ancient knights in armor to today’s tight collars and neckties, suggesting both teams endure discomfort for social or professional reasons. Coronado’s desire to appear suitably dressed is echoed in contemporary habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hargiss
Knights of Old
Coronado
Germans Hold the Air Invasion of Crete
The R A F was forced from Crete as Nazi air power gained control of the region. Germans use air lines as invasion routes, nearly opening a path into Crete. Churchill notes retreat is not an option for either side, while German reinforcements could erase retreat as a possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A.F
Crete
Churchill
Neutrality Law and Stimson’s View on Freedom of the Seas
Secretary Stimson clarifies he never approved the neutrality law arguing it relinquishes freedom of the seas. Many Americans opposed the act for potentially limiting U S action while not constraining others. The aim was to avoid war, but critics say the chosen method avoids trouble and cannot ensure it. Discussion remains academic as neutrality fades with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimson
United States
Draft Quota Reduced by Kansas in World War II
Kansas cuts its draft quota from 8388 to 6798 men with 2187 to be called before July 1. Fewer than the reduced number may be summoned to camps by end of June. The on paper training plan could not be fully realized in the field within the time frame. The first six months will see fewer called for training than intended, though camp training is moving satisfactorily according to reliable accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Interpreter’s role in meaning behind public utterances
The article discusses how interpreters now extract implications from official statements amid widespread access to full texts via radio and newspapers. It cites a Saturday Evening Post editorial suggesting the administration has committed the U.S. to broader actions than defending the Western Hemisphere, possibly leading to war, while noting the post stops short of saying war is inevitable and emphasizes collective consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatches
Saturday Evening Post
United States
Hitler
The
Post
France Warns of U S Attack Claims in Caribbean
The piece argues Vichy France warns Martinique to expect U S hostility. It contends American talk of acquiring territories fuels Nazi propaganda and that France should press for strategic control without territorial claims. It condemns diplomatic chatter as aiding German leverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
Martinique
United States
Berlin
Europe
France
Sam
Found A Blue Scarf Sparks Scandal In Tate Fraternity
Paula confronts Tony about a blue scarf linked to Chris as tension rises over a bombing note. Tony wants to hand the scarf to Dean Larson, risking Paula’s friendship as she suspects Chris’s innocence and plots to uncover the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Paula
Chris
Paulie
Big Barney
Bill
C.E.W
Edward
Kilo Sherwood
Cardman Center
New Orleans
Cardman
Miss Jeffers
Dean Larson
Lud
Larson
van Horn
T’va
Crete Battle Shapes Air War Across Europe
The Crete clash signals a rising role for air power in World War II. Aerial operations may decide outcomes as Germany tests new attack methods, with Britain targeting Libyan air forces while Vichy Syria becomes a strategic focal point. Control of Crete Links to Cyprus Suez and Egypt loom large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Near East
Hitler
Germany
Royal Airforce
African
Libya
Africa
Waveil
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Syria
Palestine
Britain
Vichy
Iraq
Egypt
Turkey
Sion
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Tobruk
Churchill
Pope Pius XI on labor and the modern economy
Ten years ago Pope Pius XI described the modern economic world as a dictatorship and business life as hard and cruel, urging a return to divine justice in capital and labor relations. The article also notes Mussolini’s corporative state and an international wheat conference ending with plans for an information bureau and acreage reductions. Red Cross commemorations mark its fiftieth anniversary with local volunteers honored at Miss Mary Fowler’s tea room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pius XI
Mussolini
Althoit
Red Cross
Margaret Perkins
George J. Barker
Frank Banks
C. C. Seewir
Hugh Means
L. N. Lewis
Marcia Baty
Old Home Town Headlines From War News And Local Notices
War updates report German gains at Fort Douaumont and Austrian advances in the Tyrol while Carranza orders 30 000 Mexican troops south of the border. Local college dean clarifies a two year grade rule impacting degrees, and bridge projects may halt due to flood danger. Public library gift talks, high school commencement, social events, a run away horse incident, town improvements, new property purchase, and a new children’s club named Baby Elephant are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Douamont
Tyrol
Carranza
Mexico
U. S. State Department
K. U
Templin
Dean Templin
Missouri Bridge Company
Kaw River
Lawrence High School
Board of Education
G.A.R
Carnegie
Lawrence
Bowersock
England
Innes
Miller Room
Order of General Improvement
Aes
Craddock
Ghaene ‘A. Flory
Minet
Rhode Island
Baby Elephant
Rebecca Passon
Anna Nolan
Oreta Moore
Fern Edie
Ruth Hodson
Susie Todd
Announcement from War Office on Verdun Battle
The War Office stated that in the fighting north of Verdun the French forces performed actions of note. Details concerning corps, units, and outcomes were not fully disclosed in the bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office Conay
Verdun
Kiowa Lands Protest Against Opening to Settlement
A group of Kiowa Indians protested calls to open Kiowa lands to settlement as Acting Interior Secretary Ryan faced criticism. The article notes shifts in city naming and debates over Decoration Day celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
Lawrence
Restau Skylight Fall Brings Teens to Hospital
Walter Myers narrowly avoided a worse fate when Mildred Jaynes fell through a restaurant skylight into his lap as she cleaned it. Both were hospitalized with Myers suffering glass cuts and back injuries while the 16 year old received minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Walter Myers
Mildred Jaynes
Myers
Farmer Sold Horses Buys Tractor After Wagon Runaway
Oconto Wisconsin farmer George Donnevy saw his team run away dragging him under a wagon wheel. He then bought a tractor which struck a stump and toppled, injuring his arm in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oconto
Wis
George Donnevy
Baldwin residents attend events and travel plans noted
Miss Alice Gaston plans a Kansas City visit then study at Kansas State summer school in Manhattan. Rev. Oliver Keve visits relatives in Parsons. A host of Baldwin residents attend a Lawrence Tibbet recital, and Leisure Hour club hosts a luncheon at the Austen room. Engagement announced for Miss Elizabeth Rankin to Perse Gaston. Overland summer trip plans unfold for Tranhoff family. Various local visits, guests, and social gatherings are listed with travel and illness updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Gaston
Baldwin High School
Kansas City
Manhattan
Kansas State Summer School
Oliver Keve
First Methodist Church
Parsons
Wiley A. Keve
Tuesay
Baldwin
Lawrence
Rankin
Elizabeth Rankin
Traverse
Mich
Perse Gaston
Toronto
Canada
Ewing Rankin
Lauren Sweet
Shawnee
Albert Tranhoff
Emilie
Eleanor Sedore
Chatham
Cape Cod
Willard H. Garrett
Garrett
Ninth and
Jersey Streets
Y. E. Masterson
John C. Warnock
Edsall B. Kneon
Lawrence L. Thompson
Radio Program Lineup for Friday May 23
A detailed schedule lists WREN KMBC WDAF and other stations broadcasting from 5:30 pm to midnight. Programs include news clips music orchestras and theatrical features such as Death Valley Days the Opera and The Nickle Man with frequent weather and newscasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
KMBC
Mandrake
WDAF
Jack Armstrong
KJBC
Hkmbc
Ikkmbc
Kate Smith
Death Valley
Senator Wheeler
N.B.C
Louis Baer
K. C
Amos and
Andy
Fred Waring
Blue Barron
Lanny Ross
WDAI
Howard and Shelton
Chez, Paree
Magic of
Wdaf—Star
Gabriel Heatter
Tommy Dormaey
Wrien
Chuck Foster
Muehlebach
Val Olmen
Glenn Garr
Orch
Skinnay Ennis
KAIBC
Lionel Hampton
United Press News
Little OY
Hollywood
Wdaf—Safety Council
Pgm
Star
NMBC
Linwood Cavaliers
Witk
Jean Cavelle
MBC
Your Marriage Club
Wdaf—Orchestra
KKMBC
Duffy's Tavern
Jimmy Flynn
Uncle Ezra
Wayne King
Grand Ole Opry
K.S.A.C
WRISN
Kibc—Dance
Clyde Lucas
Kmbc—Playhouse
McAlphin Orch
KMGBC
WRHN
Gene Krupa
Wlrtn
Enric Madriguera
Weather Man
IXMBC
Ramon and
AP News
Press News
Jim Blade
Tiny Hill
WDAPF
Nighthawks
WVREN
Charlie
Andre Kostelanets
Charles Dant
Joe and
Mabel
Ned Sparks
WDAP
John Tompkins
Melody Ranch
Alexander Woolcott
Drew Pearson
KXMBC
Columbia Workship
Edgar Bergen
Wnews
Walter Winchell
Wren—Parker
John
Bill Stern
Helen Hayas
Kmbc— Medical Society
Charlie Barnett
Kmbc—World of Music
Gary Nottingham
Moonbeams
Kmbc—Press News
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J. W. Murray
Dolph Simons
Massachusetts Street
National Representatives
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
New York
West 44Th St
Chicago
Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Los Angeles
New Orpheum
Baltimore Ave
St. Louis
Detroit
General Motors
Atlanta
Walton
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Joint Defense Commission
Kile
Kilo
Gamma Tau
Dewitt MacKenzie
Government Home
Menlo Park
N. J
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Baldwin News
Journal-World
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