Nazis Gain Upper Hand in Fighting Near Suez
Allied planners moved to strengthen columns in North Africa to push toward the Suez canal. The 10,000-ton Prinz Eugen, which fled Bergen with the Bismarck, was pursued by 50 to 100 British ships and many planes as the Bismarck was sunk 400 miles west of Brest after a lengthy chase. German bombers attacked England while RAF hit targets along the French coast and inland at Cologne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Suez Canal
Bergen
Norway
Bismarck
Germany
Britain
Atlantic
Brest
Arctic Circle
England
R.A.F
Cologne
Rhine
KU Engineer Major Leibbrand Called to Active Duty
Major Philo H. Leibbrand chief engineer at the University of Kansas is ordered to report to the Seventh Corps Area in Omaha Nebraska for active duty. He expects to depart within three weeks with wife Mrs Leibbrand and daughter Betty remaining in Lawrence until further orders. he trained at South Dakota State University ROTC and has attended eight or nine years of summer camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo H. Leibbrand
University of Kansas
Seventh Corps
Omaha
Neb
Army
Leibbrand
R.O.T.C
South Dakota State University
K. U
Ruppenthal
Russell
Clay Center
Leroy White
Nebraska
Sand Hills
Monologue on Alaska at Varsity Theater features Earl Hammond
Earl Hammond longtime Alaska resident and polar expedition veteran presents a Monologue of Alaska at the Varsity theater Thursday Friday and Saturday with a matinee. He displays fur Eskimo clothing hunting gear and dancing regalia valued at 12000. A ceremonial jacket holds 157 martin tails. Hammond brings two dog teams from northern Alaska and Siberia with a team in front of the theater. His past includes work with Sir Hubert Wilkins Knute Rasmussen U.S. Biological Survey and mining railroad projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hammond
Alaska
Varsity Theater
Hammond
Siberia
Iice
Thursda
Wwammond
Fairbanks
Nome
Pt. Barrow
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Knute ‘Rassmunsen
Inartners
U. S. Biological Survey
Seward Peninsula
Banking history lessons and free banking in America
The text notes that early banking failed to securely back notes with gold or silver, prompting New York to experiment with bond based notes for better inspection and liquidity. Free banking allowed any adequately funded group to start banks, unlike the single congress authorized bank. The trend shifted away from gold and centralized monopolies toward broader note issuance bases, but no major deposit security reforms occurred beyond growing bank inspections. It ends with a census bureau figure on 1939 U S copper mines producing 142 million in ore and 1 3866 million pounds of recoverable copper across 49 mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York
United States
Congress
United State Bank
WSR
U. S
Census Bureau
Emergency decree consolidates U S wartime control
President Roosevelt declares an unlimited national emergency to mobilize industry and end production stoppages. He vows to seize facilities and direct war material flows, while promising full support to Britain and a stern defense of freedom of the seas. The speech urges unity from citizens and warns Nazi expansion threatens the Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
United States
Germany
America
Britain
Washington
Hitler
Western Hemisphere
Americas
High Seas
Roosevelt
Kansas State Guard trains for basic soldier skills
Topeka May 28 The Kansas home guard is organized in 33 towns and must meet minimum army training requirements. Adjutant General M R McLean outlines topics from discipline and physical training to signaling, chemical defense, weapons care, and drill. Three units with 40 men each have been mustered at Hutchinson Garden City and Troy awaiting uniforms and rifles from the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Home Guard
M. R.mclean
McLean
Hutchinson
Garden City
Troy
National Guard
Wakarusa Farm Acquired Near Clinton by Local Buyers
Alfred H Bromersick and Julius Marks purchase a 238 acre farm two and one half miles northeast of Clinton from the H Johnson estate. The land lies in the Wakarusa river bottom and is noted as a top Clinton area farm. Jack Tucker is the selling realtor. William Johnson, heir and former farmer, will remain as tenant under new owners. Flowers for Britain Girls in Bundles for Britain plan a sale tomorrow at Bells Music Store to raise funds, call Mrs Posey for donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred H. Bromersick
Julius Marks
Clinton
H. Johnson
Wakarusa River
Jack Tucker
William Johnson
Johnson
Britain
Bundles For
Bell
C. J. Posey
Lawrence Journal-World clerical error on council vote
In Lawrence the Journal-World misattributed a council vote on a city trash hauling contract switching Burgert and Berger. Berger voted against the action while Burgert voted in favor. The report also notes fishing trip details and a series of local events and notices including a Masonic lodge meeting and a Coronado garb kangaroo court setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Burgert
A. W. Berger
Journal-World
Berger
Burgert
Hunt for Talented Young Composers Reaches KU Campus
Dean Swarthout posts a call for names and addresses of young composers as Radio Music Incorporated seeks new writers. Wayne Ruppenthal, KU student composer and Hill band member, reflects on his varied early career and current pursuits while noting the broad talent pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Swarthout
Fine Arts
Robert Green
Radio Music, Incorporated
Fifth Avenue
New York City
N. Y
School of Fine Arts
Wayne Ruppenthal
Wayne
Clyde Bysom
S. Hill
Freshman Autographs Yearbook as Rumpus on Campus
Lou Cook in rhetoric class shows a college freshmen yearbook and gets classmates to autograph it. Hill sows complaints about lawn sprinklers soaking sidewalks as exams wrap up and students seek relief from heat. Campus chatter notes the nearly empty halls and a quieter Hill since Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Cook
Lawrence
Hill
Mulberries at Ad Back Tree Signal Quiet Day
A note mentions a large mulberry crop ripening behind Ad and birds from the Hill may help, while tomorrow's examination schedule lists 8:30 start times and two and one hour classes holding exams between 2:30 and 4:20.
Kansas Defense Spending Top $78 Million in 1940 41
A Washington compiled report shows Kansas total defense expenditures and contracts exceed 78 million dollars for July 1, 1940, to May 15, 1941. Major items include Army contracts 56.82 million, Navy 1.65 million, WPA projects 2.05 million, RFC 14.62 million, and defense related FAA, public buildings, and education funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Defense
Kansas
Office of Government Reports Today
Army
Navy
WPA
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Public Buildings Administration
Office of Education Defense
National Youth Admin
Seme
Wheat Drops as Harvest Looms Over Storage Strains
Market roundup from Chicago and Kansas City reports wheat futures easing on harvest fears and storage limits. Hedging tied to rising pre harvest supplies and loan program uncertainties weighed on prices. Corn and oats also closed lower with speculative demand tepid amid government controls. Live livestock markets in Kansas City show hogs steady to higher, cattle mostly steady to firm, and sheep activity limited with prices holding above key marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Livestock Markets Show Steady Cattle and Wool Breeds
Cattle fed steers opened steady to 25 higher and closed slow with gains, yearlings and stockers mostly steady, bulls steady to 25 lower. Vealers steady. stockers scarce. Choice 1180 lb steers around 11.00. medium weight steers 10.35 to 10.65. Colorado heifers 10.60. Sheep and lambs steady to higher with certain lots 11.85 for good native spring lambs, but other good to choice shipments 8.75 to 11.25 and ewes around 4.25 declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Colorado
Estimated Livestock Receipts Kansas City May 28
Officially estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow list Cattle 1,100 calves 300 hogs 2,500 and sheep 3,000 as reported by AP USDA sources in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
USDA
Wheat and Corn Futures Mixed on Kansas City and Chicago Reports
Kansas City and Chicago price notes show wheat and corn futures moving with mixed signals. Wheat and oats list varied bid and offer levels, with late July and September positions noted, while corn shows modest shifts across several grade classifications and month contracts. Markets at a glance reflect irregular stock activity and mixed bond performance.
Card of Thanks for Martha Saunders Death
We thank friends and neighbors for flowers and sympathy shown during illness and death of our sister and aunt Mrs. Martha Saunders. Signed by Mrs. Ora Waters and Mrs. Alta Wilborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Saunders
Ora Waters
Alta Wilborn
Agricultural price snapshot and market notes from Chicago and Kansas City
Foreign exchange steady with cotton, sugar higher and metals level. Wheat and corn ease in Chicago on hedging, hogs steady to weak, cattle steady to higher. Potatoes and eggs priced with multiple regional grades, clergy regionals note dairy butter values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trade Commission
Chicago
Local Market Prices for Grain Butterfat and Livestock
Grain prices show wheat 78 yellow corn 62 and white and mixed 60. Butterfat No 135 and No 232. Poultry prices list hens under 12 pounds at 15 cents per pound roosters 6 to 8 cents, springs and eggs at 20 cents. Hogs at 9.00.
Am Tel & Telomere Ranges Highlighted Depot Site
In a terse grid of shares and sites the report lists Am Tel and related names along with Cerro de Pasco and Beth Steal as notable entities. The entry references stock close changes and a smelting scene with unnamed sectors and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel
Atcht
Beth Steal
Cerro de Pasco
Government Bonds Close on New York Exchange May 28
AP reports the close of U S government bonds traded today on the New York Stock Exchange with figures for Treasury 43 5s and Treasury 3s showing changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
U. S
California
Bliss
U.S
Louisiana
Alabama
Idaho Russel Burbanks
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Treasury
Market rises on Roosevelt policy push with rail and aircraft shares
Stocks, rails, and farm implement makers led gains in a thin session after President Roosevelt outlined national policy. Consolidated Aircraft United Aircraft Glenn Martin Sperry Lockheed and others rose, while Westinghouse Youngstown and others dropped to new lows. bonds moved with stocks as cotton edged higher toward close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Roosevelt
Consolidated Aircraft
United Aircraft
Cousins
Glenn Martin
Sperry
Lockheed
International Harvester
Oliver Farm
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Amerada
Continental Baking
International Paper
Youngatown
Westinghouse
Western Union
Cerro de Pasco
Armstrong Cork
Porto Rico
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Corps
North
UPI
Presient Roosevelt
Amassador
Lord Halifax
J. M. Keynes
Wheeler
Burton K. Wheeler
D. Mont
C.B.S
Indianapolis
Bey
Portugal
Dakar
New World
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
South America
Continental
Purchase Wakarusa Farm
Art Fritzel
Lee Schwinley
Nestor Falls
Ontario
Katimiaogmak
Fritzel
Highway .59 Association
Eldridge
Sutton
Alfred H. Sluss
Wee M
John H. Parker
Sec’y
K.U
Waye
Red Blackburn
Hill Band
Iowa
Ralph Brewster
Brewster
Modernnaires
Paul Whiteman
Dick Gossett
Blackburn
Gossett
Ford Motor Company
Honolulu
Hawaii
Charley McCamish
Law
Kangas
Bar
Gene Krupa
Krupa
Glenn Miller
Raymond Scott
Scott
Ray Warnow
NBC
Mark Warnow
McCamish
Casa Loma
Arthur
Babe” Moore
Jack Teagarden
Casa Manana
Culver City
Calif
Dale Brown
Claude Thornhill
Eldon Schnoke
Ottawa
Aetna Casualty Insurance Company
Pennsylvania
Bud Lucas
Bud
George Holman
General Electric
Holman
Hce
Haskell Stadium
Olson Bros
Bankers Securities Co., Inc
Mass
T&a
U. S. Treasuries
U. S. Navy
North Atlantic
Greenland
March OF
Alice Faye
Jack Oakie
Bell Broadcast
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Toledo
Business College
Lawrence Business College
Springs
Chryaler ‘Corp Eiseeenastatenecetta
Coml
Folv Bekacsek Evsinnedionabapkeonin Eeees
Coreset Electric General Motora
Seeatesneesenine Kennecott
Stern Sog Montgomery Setvesense Bing
Nat Datry
Sesarstaneessreen
Penney J C
Sweetsonneesesen
Phillips Pet
Sears, Roebuck
Suesenernvone
Standard
Aeiveanee Bey Union Pacific
Wasaes
U_S Steel
Bo Satceticesee
West el & Mig
Palace Clothing
Els
Lawrence National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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