Trotsky Attacked by Group of Men in Mexico
Exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky was attacked at his suburban Mexico City villa by 30 to 40 men who fired into his bedroom and damaged the property. A secretary said the assault was directed by Joseph Stalin. Trotsky’s guards and secretary were involved, with one guard missing and incendiary bombs left at the scene.
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Mexico
Leon Frotsky
Joseph Alin
Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Lenin
Moscow
Russia
Diego Rivera
Coyoacan
Mexico City
Sheldon Harte
Harte
Federal District
Long
Stalin
Red Cross production committee named for war relief
Mrs N W Storer announced the Red Cross production group with Mrs Galen Gorrill sewing and knitting led by Mrs H B Chubb assisted by Mrs George Thurber and Mrs I M Fitzpatrick packing. Layettes will be led by Mrs Storer. The Douglas county quota totals 80 garments plus 20 lavettes. Garments ship to New York by September 1 and over 500000 have been produced by June 15 with 390813 already shipped abroad.
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N. W. Storer
Red Cross
Galen Gorrill
H. B. Chubb
George Thurber
I. M. Fitzpatrick
Storer
Chubb
Thurber
Douglas County
New York
Plan Senior Breakfast at University Union June 10
The annual senior breakfast for the K U graduating class will be held June 10 in the Union building ball room. Henry Schwaller of Hays, class president, will be master of ceremonies and present the senior class memorial gift, a fund to furnish Alumni Place dormitory, with Chancellor Deane W. Malott accepting for the University.
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K. U
Union
Union Building
Henry Schwaller
Hays
Schwaller
New University
Deane W. Malott
Postmaster Nominations in Kansas Senate Report
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate nominations for Kansas postmasters including John A. Rogers of Cherryvale and Fred Swisher of Pratt. The action follows formal nomination on May 4.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Kansas
Cherryvale
John A. Rogers
Pratt
Fred Swisher
Early home training, clubs key to boy’s future
James Weed urges early home training and supervision through clubs and Scouting to steer boys away from crime. Visiting the Gaucks, Weed recalls his 14 years in federal reformatories and prisons, noting the difficulty of reform after age 15 and the need for strong youth programs. He cites Bureau of Prisons efforts and his own career path from Lawrence police to El Reno and Leavenworth.
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James Weed
Weed
Emil Gauck
Federal Reformatory
el Reno
Okla
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Bureau of Prisons
Leo Wilderson
Lawrence Fire Department
Denver
Ed Johnson Seeks Douglas County Commissioner Seat
Ed Johnson, longtime Wakarusa township trustee, announces as a Republican candidate for Douglas county commissioner from the second district. A Lawrence native and farmer, he cites his six terms as trustee and a need for broader county representation, challenging the incumbent Earl Black of Baldwin.
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Ed Johnson
Wakarusa
Douglas County
Eudora
Palmyra
Wakarusa Township
Lawrence
Altho
Johnson
Earl Black
Baldwin
Full Length Movie to Be Shown by the R. E. P
The R E P will present the full length motion picture Blame It On Love produced by Hotpoint and sponsored by the Kansas Power and Light Co. for Lawrence women at Granada theater Tuesday at 2 30. Tickets may be obtained at the R E P office. The film is a Hollywood talkie released March 1 with a cast of 100 including Joan Marsh and John King. A Hotpoint range on stage will be remotely controlled to cook a meal during the show and prizes like lamps and coffee makers will be given away along with the prepared food.
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Hotpoint Company
Kansas Electricower Company
Lawrence
Granada Theater
R.E.P
Hollywood
Joan Marsh
John ‘King
Miss Marsh
Kine
Sone
Le.s
Memorial Day Services Planned by Veterans Group
United Spanish War Veterans will meet at Veterans hall on Sunday May 26 at 10 15 a m to march to the Christian church for Memorial Day services All patriotic organizations are invited to join the march from the hall to the church Commander I Decker and Adjutant Calvert J Winter announce the event.
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Joseph A. Wahl
United Spanish War Veterans
Veterans Hall
Christian Church
Veteran’s Hall
Alert I. Decker
Calvert J. Winter
Meeting of Home Garden Club
The Home Garden Club met Wednesday at Mrs. Nellie Wiggins home. The flower of the month sparked general discussion. Plans were made for a founders day party on July 17 at Mrs. A F E Strode home. The next meeting will be June 5 with Mrs. S K Holmes.
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Home Garden Club
Nellie Wiggins
A. F E. Strode
S. K. Holmes
Court of Awards for Lawrence Girl Scouts Tonight
A court of awards for Lawrence Girl Scouts will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the Plymouth Congregational Church. Mrs. J. Mark Jewett will lead, assisted by Marcel Rich and Geraldine Hartley.
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Lawrence
Plymouth
J. Mark Jewett
Marcel Rich
Geraldine ‘Hartley
Sailings of 3 Italian Liners Postponed Today
Rome reports three Italian liners the Rex Augustus and Neptunia postponed their sailings from Genoa Trieste and Genoa respectively to June 12 21. Naval experts warned new dates may be insufficient as Italy beefs up troop transport plans and naval reservists are called to the colors.
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Rome
Rex
Augustus
Neptunia
Italy
Genoa
Trieste
New York
South America
Lack of Fuel Stalls Nazi Units on Western Front
NBC report cites 5000 German mechanized troops isolated near Amiens and other stalled units across Flanders due to fuel shortages. French authorities could not confirm Amiens isolation but say they are mopping up stalled forces as allied troops retake areas.
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France
English Channel
Cambrai
Somme River
Abbeville
Laon
Amiens
Western Front
New York
Paul Archinald
NBC
Paris
Archinald
Flanders
Earthquake in Lima Kills Twelve and Damages Cathedral
A strong Lima earthquake lasting about one minute killed twelve people and injured more than 1,200. In Callao two schoolhouses collapsed, killing two children and wounding several others near Peru's capital.
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Lima
Peru
Callao
Personal notices from the Midwest and Rockies
Mrs F J Gampper spends the day in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs John D Craven of Lineville Iowa visit Miss Lucille Van Swearingen before a Yellowstone trip. Eugene Perkins of Bartlesville Oklahoma attends his mother Mrs C G Perkins birthday. Dr Myron Messenheimer returns to Denver to finish a hospital internship then starts a Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in neurology and psychiatry at a state hospital and later at the Colorado psychopathic hospital.
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F. J. Gampper
Kansas City
John D. Craven
Lineville
Lucille van Swearingen
Yellowstone National Park
Eugene Perkins
Bartlesville
Okla
C. G. Perkins
Myron Messenheimer
Denver
Clara Messenheimer
State Hospital
Colo
Colorado Psychopathic Hospital
Commonwealth Fund
Remodeling planned for KU Union sub basement
The Union operating board accepted plans by Union architects for a summer remodel costing about 14 000 dollars. Frowerk and Blomgarten of Kansas City design a large south recreation room and a north soda fountain double the size, with student organization offices on the west, unchanged entrances, permanent walls, and fluorescent lighting for a pool and games atmosphere.
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K. U. Union
Union Operating Board
Dean Henry Werner
Frowerk and Blomgarten
K. A
Kansas City
Dean Werner
Lawrence Chamber Seeks Community Support for Deficit
Lawrence residents are asked to contribute about 2200 dollars to cover a two year deficit in the Chamber of Commerce budget. The Journal-World office upgrades include a sound absorbing ceiling and expanded work area. Community notices also report a painter injured in a fall, new boat club officers, and Red Cross relief updates.
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Chamber of Commerce
Journal-World Business
Church Women Plan Annual Spring Luncheon
The interdenominational church women hold their spring luncheon on Wednesday at 1 PM at Evans Hearth with 80 to 100 attendees. Guest speaker Mise Kate Hansen, Japan missionary on furlough, arrives Tuesday with her mother to deliver the main address. Mrs Alfred Smith gives the invocation. Mrs J F Kell discusses the Social Service League Sewing project and Mrs N W Storer speaks on the Red Cross production project. Miss Martha Dooley will sing with her mother Mrs E Dooley. Ticket committee head Mrs B Z Stephenson asks reports by Monday night.
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Evans
Betwen
Mise Kate Hansen
Japan
Miss Hansen
Kansas
Alfred Smith
J. F. Kell
Social Service League
N. W. Storer
Red Cross
Martha Dooley
E. Dooley
B. Z. Stephenson
Deaths and Funerals John W Peters 74
John W Peters aged 74 died yesterday at the county home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM from Funk chapel. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by wife Almeda Peters two daughters Dora Oakes and Earnest Higgins and five sons John Willis Alford Kenneth and Harlow.
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John W. Peters
Funk Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Almeda Peters
Dora Oakes
Earnest Higgins
John
Willis
Alford
Kenneth
Harlow
Walter Herriott Rites Held in Garden City
Walter Buchanan Herriott died Wednesday after a long illness at his home in Garden City. Funeral services were held there today. He was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Lawrence where he married Evelyn Oatman and later moved with his family to western Kansas. His sister is Mrs. S. S. Elliott of Lawrence.
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Walter Buchanan Herriott
Garden City
Mr. Herriott
S. S. Elliott
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Evelyn Oatman
Kansas
Senior health exams near graduation at Watkins Memorial
Three hundred sixty seniors were examined at Watkins Memorial hospital. Dr R I Canuteson announced the health service will continue exams for graduating students until June 5. Examinations are free for all seniors who request the service.
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Watkins Memorial Hospital
R. I. Canuteson
The
Health Service
Kansas WPA museum opens to public with extended hours
The Kansas WPA museum project opened to the public today and will remain open until 10:30 tonight and from noon until 10:30 tomorrow evening for visitors.
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Kansas
WPA
Memorial Service at Worden Church Cemetery Dedication
A memorial service will be held at Worden cemetery on Thursday from 10 to 11 AM. The Young Married Peoples class of Worden Evangelical church will dedicate a project for perpetual cemetery care with Rev. Duncan McGregor of Lawrence Evangelical church as principal speaker. Graves will be decorated afterward. The cemetery lies 18 miles southwest of Lawrence.
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Worden Evangelical Church
Worden Cemetery
Duncan McGregor
Lawrence Evangelical Church
Lawrence
Journal World Classifieds Appeal as Town Market
The Journal-World classifieds are described as the town’s busiest marketplace with buyers and sellers regularly connecting through local listings and ads.
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Journal-World
Renovations energize Dyche museum panorama display
Birch trees and moss will be shipped from Michigan to enhance the Dyche museum panorama. Taxidermist Klaus Abegg and graduate student Malcolm Bramwell will supervise a two week August trip to arrange for tree shipping. About 60 larger animals have been renovated and restored. more are waiting.
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K. U
Michigan
Dyche
Klaus Abegr
Malcolm Bramwell
Abegg
Art Treasures Missing After Spirited Out of Brussels
Thirty truck loads of art treasures including works by Rubens Rembrandt and Van Dyck vanished after being spirited out of Brussels during the German invasion. The priceless items were moved from the Brussels museum into trucks bound for France as Belgium faced bombardment and refugees. They left the city a week before Brussels fell and have not been heard from since.
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Brussels
Paris
Rubens
Rembrandt
van Dyck
France
Belgium
Jasper Kincaid Dies in Kansas at 72
Jasper T. Kincaid, 72, former Kansas state representative and 1928 Democratic gubernatorial candidate, died today at his home near Stanley, Kansas from heart disease. He had served since 1933 as an official in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Kansas City office.
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Jasper Kincaid
Olathe, Kan
Jasper T. Kincaid
Kansas
Stanley
Kan
Kansas City
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lone Star to Play DeSoto at Holcom's Grove Sunday
Lone Star C P A faces DeSoto Sunday at Holcom's Grove in a 2 30 PM game. Admission is 25 cents with ladies free. Billy Hormuth to pitch for Lone Star and Loren McClure to catch.
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Lone Star
DeSoto
Lone Star C.P.A
Holcom’s Grove
Billy Hormuth
Loren McClure
Local students win scholarships in university programs
The article profiles L. M. H. S. alumni Price and Viesselman and their scholarships and campus roles. Price, a 1938 high school graduate, is now an honor student majoring in liberal arts, president of the YMCA, and Owl society member. Viesselman, a recent graduate, attends KU and was active in band, orchestra, Ghareial club, and Ben Franklin club.
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Owl Society
Viesselman
P. W. Viesselman
Mississippi
K. U
Ben Franklin Club
German Aircraft Losses Fixed at 1 500 Planes
London reports Germany has lost over 1 500 aircraft since invasion of the low countries two weeks ago. The British air ministry says British fighters shot down or damaged at least 80 German planes since yesterday. Ten British fighters missing, some may return. Early raids and bombings targeted enemy columns near Arras and Boulogne as well as the Rhineland.
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London
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Low Countries
British Air Ministry
France
Belgium
Air Ministry
Arras
Boulogne
Rhineland
Hoover's Teacher Dies in Wichita at 81
Mrs. A. W. Bitting, 81, once a school teacher of former President Herbert Hoover, died in her sleep in Wichita Kansas. She taught at the Darlington Indian agency near Old Fort Reno Oklahoma when Hoover was a pupil there.
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Hoover
Wichita, Kan
A. W. Bitting
Herbert Hoover
Bittine
Darlington Indian Agency
Old Fort Reno
Okla
Indian Territory
Quiet Grain Trade As Market Clears Positions
Chicago market reports a slow session as traders who exited positions after Germany's western drive stay out. Wheat ends up more than a cent with July at 833, September 8353 43, and oats 14-1) higher. corn gains 45-53, July 63% and September 615. Open interest shows 73,852,000 bushels for wheat and 24,975,000 for corn. Late rally on stocks and stem rust spread prompts buys.
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Chicago
Germany
Europe
Kansas City Livestock Prices May 24 Hogs Cattle and Lambs
Hogs 21000s active to all interests down 10 to 15 cents. top 5.34 for 180 310-pounders. Cattle 400, calves 150. killing classes steady in cleanup. Steers scarce. heifers and yearlings mixed. cows 5.75 6.75. canners 4.00 5.50. Vealers steady. stockers unchanged. Lambs at 11.90. some 10.19 50. Texas two-year-old wethers 5.90. ewes 3.25.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Texas
Estimated Livestock Receipts for Kansas City May 24
Officially estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow list cattle at 100 and calves at 25 with no hogs or sheep. The figures reflect AP reporting from Kansas City on May 24.
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Kansas City
USDAY
Kansas City Cash Grain Report Shows Mixed Wheat and Corn Moves
AP report from Kansas City notes wheat futures mixed with No. 2 dark hard and No. 3 samples varying. No. 2 red and white wheat prices quoted with adjustments. Corn and oats mostly unchanged or up slightly, with bids for No. 2 white and No. 2 yellow corn listed. Rye barley and Kaffir cited with broad price ranges and daily close figures.
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Kansas City Cash Grain
Kansas Wits
Chicago Grain Prices Reported May Close Update
Chicago closes with mixed grain futures including Wheat July at 834.2 and Sept 83Sg47F, Corn July 624 and Sept 61 5 745. Oats July 3312. Beans July 691. Rice July 4635. Lard May and July futures up to 5.25 and 5.54 with Sep 5.43 and Bellies July and Sept at 6.35.
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Chicago
APJ
Chicago Potato Market May Day Report
Chicago May 24 AP USDA report notes potatoes 105 cents on track to 178 in U.S. shipments. Potatoes sold by sack per car. California long whites washed and under initial ice.
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Chicago
Ap-Usda
U.S
California
Unclear OCR listing of commodity prices and stock codes
Fragmentary OCR excerpt shows scattered numbers and labels for commodities such as Idaho Russets and U S commercials. The text appears as garbled price points like 2.00 and 2.353 with stock or product codes, but lacks coherent context or complete items.
KC Produce Market Report Highlights Varied Poultry and Butterfat
Kansas City market prices show mixed receipts and product classes. Sree Firsts reports 134 current receipts with butterfat 20 percent for Hutter-Creamery at 2614. Pelery-Hehe lists 10 12 roosters, Springs 1742 22, and Broilers 1745 20 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Hutter—Creamery
Roosters
Springs
Broilers
Market Prices for Grains, Poultry, and Hogs
Local Markettoday shows wheat at 72, yellow corn 68, mixed and white corn 66, kaffir 1.20. Butterfat No 124 and No 2231. Poultry prices list hens under four pounds 8, over four pounds 11, roosters and stag 4 5. Eyes straight runs 11. Hogs priced at 5.10.
Government Bond Prices Reported for New York Markets
AP reports closing government bond quotes in New York on May 24 with Treasury securities listed by issue, price, and yield. Major standings include June 100.20, March 102.23, 4s at 111.27, 44s at 117.16, and 3s at 107.25.
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New York
Treasury
Wall Street Holds Tepid Swing as War News Weighs
The market drifted with no clear trend amid war dispatches. Limited gains evaporated. losses spread. Steel and aircraft shares showed some strength while several favorites and laggards fluctuated. Cotton rose about one dollar fifty per bale.
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Classified Advertising Desk
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Ostend
Reims
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Antwerp
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Edward Bumgardner
Journal-World Office
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New Hampshire Street
Marshall
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Haskell
Fred Shimmons
Lawrence Boat Club
Bud Andrews
Bob Moss
Ruben Fox
Neal Wherry
Rotary
Jessie M. Grimes
Red Cross War Relief Fund
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Petterson
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Kansas State Bar Association
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Muehleach
Delta Chi
Phi Mu Alpha
Pi K. A
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Havensville
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al Chem & Dye
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Smelt & Reneene
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Cerro de Pasco
Chrysler Corp
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Ms North
Am. Co
Penney J C Phillips Pet
Big Standard Oil
Ind
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US Steel
Neenten Asa
H West el & Mfg
Firestone Tires
Fritz Co
J. F. Baker
Dist. Mor
Fred A. Bremer
Schulz Aucinin
Douglas County Building & Loan Association
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John C. Emick
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