Giraud Unites French Symbols Removing De Gaulle Insignia
In Algiers on May 28 a general order from General Giraud bans personal emblems of De Gaulle and Petain in favor of a single tri color flag and the slogan Vive la France. The move aims to stress national unity and the liberation of France over individual leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Charles DeGaulle
Henri Giraud
Marshal
Petain
Vichy
Giraud
France
Lorraine
Viva Giraud
Fear God and Serve Him Lord Ten Commandments Style
A religious exhortation based on 1 Samuel 12 24 urging reverence for God and steadfast service acknowledging his mighty deeds. No specific events or persons beyond biblical quotation are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Martyred Patriot and the Ford Legacy
The article portrays Edsel Ford as a strong, principled heir who died at his desk while supporting his country through wartime production. It contrasts his leadership with government attacks on the Ford industry and condemns labor clashes that followed his death, framing Henry Ford as a patriotic figure guiding the company’s resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John D. Rockefeller
Kenry Ford
Edsel Ford
Ford
Stillater
Fords
United Nations
Ufe
Little Fellows and OPA Critics in Editorial Rhetoric
An editorial quotes radio remarks alleging OPA officials disparaged small business men as parasites and squeezing them from the market. The piece questions the credibility of the quotes and laments any anti small business stance, praising local county seat merchants and community integration by stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
America
Lilie ZeHows
KU Chemistry Faculty Remembered Leaders and Pioneers
The piece honors H. P. Cady and E. H. S. Bailey, noting their roles at Kansas University and their impact on modern chemistry. It highlights how Bailey helped seed a field still young when he arrived and positions Cady among notable graduates and leaders from KU chemistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Cady
K. U
Department of Chemistry
E. H. S. Bailey
Bailey
Odd tale of taxes and inflation in federal math
The piece questions why taxes punish business owners while granting raises to miners and workers. It argues the logic hides a political aim to secure a fourth term, noting the paradox of extra dollars harming government stability for one group but not another.
Mary Sweeney Remembered, Lawrence Woman of Notable Service
Mary Sweeney of Lawrence died, remembered for her unusual abilities and strong character. She served for years as secretary and constant companion to her father T. J. Sweeney Sr. in the Standard Life Association, endearing herself to thousands of society members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Mary Sweeney
T. J. Sweeney
Standard Life Association
Mary
Carlson Ranked for Republican Whip Role in Congress
Kansans praise Frank Carlson congressman from the Fifth Kansas district for his farm beginnings and rising influence in Congress as he is considered for the Republican whip to direct energies of GOP members in the current session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Congress
Shortage of Help Slows Corn Planting
The shortage of farm help and prolonged wet weather at corn planting time will reduce corn acreage. Men with small tracts and lacking heavy equipment face leaving ground fallow and lower production potential.
Beattie Couple Return to Single Life After Divorce Bouts
After twelve years of marriage and five failed divorce attempts, both partners have returned to single life. Four suits by the wife were dropped. the husband filed next and the wife did not contest, leaving the marriage ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Higgins
Linn- Palmer Record
War analysis foreshadows Europe invasion and Eastern front bets
The piece weighs Allied invasion timing and Stalin’s possible moves as the war shifts. It notes conflicting views on a Russian offensive and whether Stalin will strike or wait for Western attacks, while describing German defense near Rostov and the Crimea and the strategic tug of war across Europe.
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Hitler
Roosevelt
Washington
Fuehrer
Bocie
Germany
Stalin
Europe
Kuban
Crimea
Caucasus
Strait
Kerch
Rostov
Don
Sea of Azov
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Western
Allied High Command
America
Britain
Herr Hitler
Kaiser
Munich
Russia
Old Home Town News From University Events and Local Sessions
The item notes a 73 degree noon in town as summer session enrollment grows at the University of Kansas with classes starting June 14. Local clubs host picnics and meetings in Eudora and Kansas City. Lawrence palters defeat Leavenworth in interclub play at Baldwin. Will Johns seeks Douglas County sheriff in the August Republican primaries. Maxwell cars arrive in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
University of Kansas
Co-Operative Club
Eudora
A. L. Selig
August Selig
Ft. Worth
Tex
Victoria Club
N. F. Thome
Meta Swisher
Kansas City
John Stutz
Lawrence Palters
Leavenworth
Baldwin
Will Johns
Douglas County
Charles P. Banker
High Kaw River Threatens Grant Township Dikes
The Kaw river rises high as it has in years with no overflow yet into Grant township. Five workmen prevented a catastrophe during a tense night and dawn brought calm as water remains above normal. Rain is forecast, and another surge could threaten the dam and water company unless levels drop.
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Kaw
Grant Township
Kansas
Clerks Union
Dick Bros. Hall
Hugh Blair
Topeka
Seniors Stage Day Exercises in Greenhall Theater
Weather forecast for the region predicts showers with a 69 degree reading at 3 p m. The Dread training school class day program will be staged by the seniors in Little theater at Greenhall on Wednesday May 29. Clarence Sheets traveled to Osage City on business. Mrs William Docking and daughter Alice left for St Charles Mo. Mrs Ira Stockwell and daughter Elane spend the day in Lecompton. Walter Varnum went to Leavenworth on business. David McCreath and Charles Powers returned from a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Theater
Greenhall
Clarence Sheets
Osage City
William Docking
Alice
St. Charles
Ira Stockwell
Elane
Lecompton
Walter Varnum
Leavenworth
David McCreath
Charles Powers
Flashes of Life and Local Tidbits from May Day
Reports from Duanesburg Floyd Chamberlain finds silver coins worth 67 dollars in a victory garden harvest dating to 1838. In Miami Nora Tish spots flood damage and uncovers a book from Fairfield. Hutchinson Ed Holmes plans a train wedding with Ensign Vern Anderson as bride passes through Newton. Zaghouan reservoir in Tunisia has supplied water for over 18 centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duanesburg
N. Y
Floyd Chamberlain
Victory Garden
Miami
Okla
Nora Tish
Fairfield
Hutchinson
Ed Holmes
Vernr Anderson
Holmes
Newton
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Baldwin News Highlights From Overbrook to Red Cross
Mrs Bertha Michael and Mrs Hart of Overbrook called on the Stewarts in Baldwin while en route to Kansas City. Miss Anna Elwell suffered a head injury after fainting at home on High street. Harold Flanders, formerly of Baldwin, is promoted to corporal at Sheppard Field Texas. Mary Cordelia Burton of Cameron Mo died at twenty. Delta Kappa Gamma members observed Founders Day in Lawrence. Red Cross needs more workers at Baker campus and all house mothers have left for summer.
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Bertha Michael
Hart
Overbrook
Kansas City
Baldwin
Clyde Stewart
Marion Charles
Wichita
Minta Charles
Anna Elwell
High Street
Harold Flanders
Sheppard Field
Tex
Lada Flanders
Lawrence
Harold
First National Bank
Mary Cordelia Burton
Cameron
Miss Burton
Homer Burton
Baker
University of Missouri
Ralph Nicholson
Birmingham
Ala
A. M. Hanks
W. A. Saucier
Rockland
Ill
Ann Saucier
Rockland College
Chicago
Earl F. Martin
Delta Kappa Gamma
National Honorary Educational Society For Women
Union Building
University of Kansas
Anna Moore
Martin
Fred Turner
Cleta
A F. Shults
Alice Ae
W. O. Gibbon
Howard
Thomas A. Evans
Red Cross
John Salit
Salit
Action Against Norwegians Over Red Cap Protests
The Oslo police chief ordered a nationwide crackdown on Norwegians wearing red caps or red clothing, citing pro Russian demonstration intent. Police confiscate attire and list offenders, with further measures unspecified. In Stockholm reports, police court fines included three one dollar parking fines and one two dollar red light fine, plus twenty two bonds for parking violations.
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Stockholm
Oslo
Sweden
Divorce Filed by Erma Minnie Trowbridge in Lecompton
Erma Minnie Trowbridge of Le compton filed for divorce from Elmer George Trowbridge in district court. She seeks custody of their daughter, child support, and alimony. The couple wed in Lawrence on August 26, 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Minnie Trowbridge
Lecompton
Elmer George Trowbridge
Lawrence
Best Advice to a Neighbor's Cat and a Lost Covered Bridge
A Topeka note recalls police counsel to a woman about stopping a neighbor's cat from killing chickens. The old Leavenworth county covered bridge over Big Stranger Creek at Springdale, built before the Civil War, has been closed as unsafe after replacement by a concrete span in 1932. The piece ends with a snapshot of a Kansas girl's quick marriage to an aviator.
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Topeka
Set
Charles Connell
Kansas
Leavenworth
Big Stranger Creek
Springdale
Safety signs spark a car crash and old war banter
A Wichita resident crashed his car while reading a safety sign on a police vehicle. The note recalls Julius Caesar and Attu in a satirical, WWII era dig at the Japanese, prompting light reflection on old Latin lessons.
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Wichita
Julius Caesar
Attu
Nazi Town in Kansas Faces Mock Invasions at Camp Phillips
Army training at Camp Phillips uses a mock Nazi village with 35 small homes and rope controlled soldiers to simulate attacks by 94th Division troops. Dummies with holes reflect hits from American marksmen as part of drills. Other notes include a postmaster tracking a missing wife, a mayor's daughter rumor, and Scouts heading to Ander son for berry picking. Two flood-hound trains at Chanute add to the day’s curiosities.
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Kansas
Camp Phillips
94Th Division
Hitler
U. S
Charles I. Hill
Arkansas City
Clay Center
Arthur D. Conrad
Pittsburg
Anderson
Melburn Brodbeck
Hays News
Brodbeck
Chanute
Beth Carter Breaks Through to Aid Island Defense
Lieutenant Beth Carter guides a crucial rescue by signaling headquarters during a wartime air raid. A sentry identifies her and she ensures Major Brit Jackson’s aircraft lands, despite a badly swollen ankle. She insists on duty and readiness for further defense as a raid looms.
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Tean
Carter
Beth
United States Signal Corps
Brit Jackson
Island
Brit
Lita
Army air force duty report May 31 for Rep Stewart
Rep Donald W Stewart of Independence is to report May 31 as a major for duty in the Army Air Force. Observers note a Waac seen leaving, and Fort Leavenworth offers Russian French and German classes to train soldiers for potential assignments overseas.
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Waac
Donald W. Stewart
Independence
Army Air Force
Fort Leavenné
Radio Schedule Highlights From May 28 30
Friday through Sunday listing of radio programs across stations WREN KMBC WDAF WDAP WD. Includes news casts orchestras talk shows and Hollywood type programs with times from 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM and continuing into Sunday schedules with NBC CBC and local music and variety offerings. Notable entries include Fred Waring's Orchestra Gracie Fields and Texaco.
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Wren
Jack Armstrong
KMBC
WDAF
London Laird
Western Echoes
Fred Waring
Orch
Victor Borge
Keentree Godwin
Kate Smith
Wren—Parker Family
Navy
the Playhouse
Wren—Gang Busters
Tomimay Dorsey
Office of War Inf
Muehlebach
Ray Benson
Cavaliers
Treasury Star
WDAP
Wren—Falcon
Yanka
Imbc—Sanderson & Crummitt
Abia
Roy Porter
Boston Pops
Kmhc—Hobbby
National Barn
Dallas
Edward Tomlinson
NBC
John Gunther
Brush Creek Follies
Erate
WDAKF
Grand Ole Opry
Kmaconews 9349
KMBBC
Frazier Hunt
Church Pare
Les Brown
Ray Pearl
Whrien
Charlie Spivak
Statler Hotel
Wren—News
Symphony
Upton Close
America
KAIBC
A. Kostelanetz
John Tompkins
Green Hornet
Homer Rodeheaver
NBC Symphony
Wren—Gunther & Vandercook
Wrin—Musical Steelmakers
London
Catholic Radio Hour
Melody Ranch
Wren—Gildersleave
Drew Pearson
Jack Pen
SBA
Ey Ann Mercer
Edward Tomlnson
Wren Arts
Transatlantia
Chariie McCarthy
Ir—Wren
Walter Winchell
Radio Reader's Digest
WRIEN
Jimmy Fidler
Fred Allen
Dorothy Thompson
Gabriel Heatter
Momento Musicale
Joe Venuti
Nation
Fréddie Martin
Mal Hallett
Russ Morgan
Jan Savitt
United Press Newa
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New Deal
Istrae Wree
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Zaghouan
Tunisia
Young Chiang
China
Chiang Wei-kuo
Baldwin News
ACT
Quisling
By Gordon Brown
Milt Ticiror
Beth Carter
NAAC
Lorette Cooper
Flowers
Optometrist
B. G. Gustafson
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