Nazis Claim Win as Kharkov Battle Ends in Annihilation
Axis claims victory at Kharkov while Soviet dispatches report renewed Red Army counterattacks in the Izyum Barvenkova salient. German communique tallies capture of 1,249 tanks and 240,000 prisoners as Rommel fights in North Africa and RAF raids hit Paris industry. Executions in Prague surge as Heydrich remains gravely wounded.
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Kharkov
Izyum- Barvenkova
Hitler
Moscow
Rommel
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
Mussolini
Romel
Ain el Gazala
Bir el Hacheim Oasis
R.A.F
Gennevilliers
Paris
Gnome-Rhone
Goodrich Rubber Works
Vichy
Paris War Industries
France
Cherbourg
Dieppe
Frisian
Air Ministry
Prague
Fort Scott Marks 100th Birthday With Parades and Speeches
Fort Scott Kansas celebrated its centennial on May 30 with two parades and speeches by Harry Godring former secretary of war and Maj. Gen. Karl Truesdell Fort Leavenworth commandant plus the unveiling of a memorial plaque for the occasion.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Harry Godring
Karl Truesdell
Fort Leavenworth
Hearings on Higher Phone Rates May Be Postponed
Topeka May 30 The 4-Corporation commission hearings on Southwestern Bell Telephone Company rate hikes in nine Kansas cities likely will be postponed for the duration due to unsettled wartime economic factors. The order postpones testimony set to begin Monday and notes efforts to stabilize present rates during the emergency. Cities affected: Emporia Coffeyville Dearing Parsons Independence Manhattan Leavenworth Pittsburg Lawrence.
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Topeka
Corporation Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kansas Cities
Eee
Commission
Emporia
Coffeyville
Dearing
Parsons
Independence
Manhattan
Leavenworth
Pittsburg
Lawrence
Sub hits US cargo ship in Gulf kills 22 men
A German or axis submarine sank a medium US cargo vessel in the Gulf of Mexico on May 25. Twenty two men were killed aboard a lifeboat when a torpedo struck as the crew evacuated. Seventeen more escaped in a second lifeboat and were rescued the next day near New Orleans.
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New York
United States
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Gulf
Texans to Back Tojo Fight Avenge Houston Sinking
About 1500 volunteers from Texas are sworn in to avenge the cruiser Houston lost at the Java Sea. John D. Thompson of Guatemala is the 1500th recruit. Rear Admiral Glassford presides as the oath is broadcast nationwide with a parade, navy presence, and bomber salute. Remember the Houston becomes rallying cry.
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Houston
Tex
Tojo
Java Sea
Hideki Tojo
Texas
John D. Thompson
Iguana
Guatemala
CBS
Canada
William A. Glassford
U.S
Southwest Pacific
Knox
Navy
Ellington Field
Alamo
Memorial Day Showers Forecast Across Kansas
Topeka reports showers likely for Memorial Day as humid air brings warm sultry conditions. Cooler breezes and rain are expected in northwestern and north central Kansas, with Phillipsburg hitting near 100 degrees yesterday. Winds aided high temperatures, showers feared yesterday did not occur, and Flora warned rain could break out today or tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
North Central
S. D. Flora
Rocky Mountains
Phillipsburg
Flora
Alan da
Chinese Withdraw From Kinhwa On May 28
Chinese forces abandoned Kinhwa in the afternoon of May 28, official acknowledgment came tonight. Jayhawk Plunge begins Sunday with newly reconditioned staff lifeguards and instructors. Buy a season ticket and save money. Ad.
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Kinhwa Chungking
Kinhwa
Jayhawk Plunge
Arms for Mexico urged as Latin support grows
Chairman Connally urged immediate steps to aid Mexico under the good neighbor policy. He favored supplying planes and small naval craft to help in the submarine campaign while not impairing the U.S. war effort. He predicted Mexico’s belligerency would rally Latin American nations against the axis, noting Brazil and other nations’ reactions and listing current allied declarations and remaining neutrals.
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Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committe
United States
Mexico
Mexican Congress
Axis
Brazil
Latin America
Meixco
Costa Rica
Cuba
Guatemala
Panama
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Honduras
Paraguay
Uruguay
Peru
Bolivia
Ecuador
Venezuela
Colombia
Argentina
Chile
New York Woman Convicted in March Robbery Slaying
A jury found Madeline Webb guilty of first degree murder in the March 4 killing of Mrs. Susan Flora Reich during a diamond ring robbery. Her co-defendants Eli Shonbrun and John Cullen also faced the electric chair after a separate first degree murder verdict. Sentencing is set for June 19 with possible appeals planned.
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New York
Madeline Webb
Susan Flora Reich
Eli Shonbrun
Showbran
John D. Cullen
Reich
Shonbran
Madeline
James Matt Springer
Stillwater
Okla
Miss Webb
Jonah Goldstein
Cattle Move Toward Flint Hills Pastures
Wichita Kansas May 30 cattle movement to blue stem pastures in Kansas Flint Hills and Oklahoma Osage district is nearly complete. Owen L Cope Santa Fe livestock agent reports 20 percent more cattle handled thru Fort Worth gateway and more on pan handle line and Newton from the west. He says cattle are in fair to good condition and grass grazing is never better.
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Wichita
Kan
Flint Hills
Kansas
Osage District
Oklahoma
Owen L. Cope
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Fort Worth
Panhandle
Newton
Cove
Film Comedian to Air Corps Hollywood May 30
Roscoe Ates film comedian reports for army air corps service as captain and will report for duty Tuesday at Ellington Field Houston Texas, according to his announcement.
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Air Corps
Hollywood
Roscoe Ates
Army Air Corps
Ellington Field
Houston
Tex
Reprisal slayings by Nazis continue in Prague and Norway
New York reports say 10 more Czechs were executed in Prague while 18 Norwegian hostages were killed as reprisal for German deaths near Bergen. BBC notes Heydrich in poor health amid tightening controls on Norwegian press. Berlin and Moscow broadcasts confirm further executions and a mass roundup of Czech nationals, with a Czech male registration deadline passing at midnight.
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Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Czecho-Slovakia
Berlin
Prague
Bergen
Norway
Heydrich
Europe
der Henker
Hangman
New York
C.B.S
B.B.C
Reuters
B.B. C
Stockholm
Quisling
Oslo
Arctic Circle
London
Bruenn
Maehrisch-Ostrau
Poland
Moscow
Bohemia and
Moravia
Bandit Removes Slot Machine in District Court Case
George Melvin, attorney for Floyd Hunter, carried the machine from the sheriff's office after Hunter was found not guilty of operating a gambling device. Witnesses said Kenneth Pratt brought the machine and urged operation. Pratt left for Kansas City. Milton Beach noted illegal activity is operating, not possessing, and $1.80 in the machine likely returned to the owner.
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George Melvin
Floyd Hunter
Kenneth Pratt
Hunter
Pratt
Kansas City
Milton Beach
Kansas
Beach
Admiral Kauffman Named Gulf Sea Frontier Commander
Washington May 30 Pi Rear Admiral James Lawrence Kauffman was appointed commander of the Gulf Sea Frontier to enhance anti submarine operations in the Gulf of Mexico. His jurisdiction covers the seventh and eighth naval districts and waters from Jacksonville Florida to the Gulf. The 55 year old former commandant of the naval operating base at Iceland is a native of Miamisburg Ohio.
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Washington
James Lawrence Kauffman
Gulf Sea Frontier
Gulf of Mexico
Jacksonville
Fla
Kauffman
Iceland
Miamisburg
Second Cavalry Division Gets New Commander at Camp Funston
Brig. Gen. John B. Coulter assumed command of the Second Cavalry Division at Camp Funston Kansas today. He succeeds Maj. Gen. John Millikin, reassigned to command the 83rd Infantry Division.
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Second Cavalry Division
Camp Funston
Kan
John B. Coulter
John Millikin
83Rd Infantry Division
Telephone Cut With Berlin Is Reported In Stockholm
A Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reported that telephone communication with Berlin had been cut off since last night. A prior break on May 5 lasted 11 hours.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Berlin
American Tanks Ready for Action Behind Russian Front
A brigade of American made tanks, crewed by Russians, is positioned near the battle line in Russia ready to enter combat against the Germans. Col. Rodion Nikonorvich Shabalin reported some tanks have already seen action and praised their quality after preliminary tests observed by Brig. Gen. Philip R. Faymonville and visiting American correspondents.
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Red Army
Russia
Rodion Nikonorvich Shabalin
United States
Philip R. Faymonville
Hedrick to be retried on fourth bribery count in Kansas
In Clathe Kansas on May 30 the jury could not agree on one count involving Frank D Hedrick Jr former Johnson County attorney He will be retried on the count alleging he accepted 200 from Frank T Dugan Jr on August 22 1941 The state argues the money was to shield gambling dens Hedricks defense says he sought evidence to close the places The elder Hedrick Frank D Hedrick Sr faces bribery charges with trial set for June 8 alongside his son and other defendants
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Clathe
Kan
Frank D. Hedrick, Jr
Johnson County
J. H. Wendorff
Jay Parker
Hedrick
Frank T. Dugan
Parker
Frank D. Hedrick, Sr
Wendorff
Two Krejer brothers held in Steuart Smith slaying
Phillipsburg Kansas May 30 two hitch hikers Igna tius Krejer 23 and Joseph Krejer 21 were brought from Kansas City to face possible murder charges in Norton or Phillips county for the killing of Steuart Smith 25 a Salina tractor salesman whose body was found near Rule Nebraska. They aided officers by alleging Smith was killed during a robbery after being picked up east of Norton.
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Phillipsburg
Kan
Steuart Smith
Salina
Kansas
Ignatius Francis Krejer
Joseph Vincent Krejer
Kansas City
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Jay
Parker
Topeka
Norton
Phillips County
Smith
Rule
Neb
Lee Mattison
Mattison
K.B.I
Norton County
Harlan County
Seek Volunteers to Process Sugar Applications
City board chairman John Brand appeals for volunteer clerks to handle a rush of sugar applications at the Lawrence National Bank building office. Chief Clerk George Wetzel notes 250+ applications on Thursday and expects high call volumes as strawberry preserving season continues. volunteers are asked to contact Wetzel at 155.
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John Brand
Lawrence National Bank
George Wetzel
Wetzel
Class of 22 Receives Message From Corregidor
A message from Captain George Maxfield of the class of 1922, a Coast Artillery Corps officer on General Moore’s Corregidor staff, arrives at KU reunions. Declared missing after Corregidor’s fall, he is presumed a prisoner of war by the Japanese. Maxfield’s wife Martha and son David live in Wichita where she works as an ordnance inspector for the navy.
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George Maxfield
Maxfield
Coast Artillery Corps
General Moore
Corregidor Island
Corregidor
K. U
Martha Atkinson Maxfield
David
Wichita
Navy
New Features in Exercises at KU Highlight War Year Program
KU announces a wartime commemorative schedule with class of 1942 events, an alumni faculty football game at varsity field, Fraser theater talks on war economy, a Watson Library concert, and Memorial Union receptions. Sunday features reunions Hoch auditorium services, a Diamond Jubilee film, and a Pacific history talk. A color film showing and a baccalaureate interaction lead to a later half hour start due to war schedules. The class aims to donate books to camps at a senior breakfast Monday.
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K.U
Varsity Field
Fraser Theater
Kansas
Frank Stockton
R. Q. Brewster
Watson Library
Memorial Union
Walt Martie
Hoch Auditorium
Robert Calderwood
Minerva Davis
Clayton Krehbiel
Criss Simpson
W. W. Davis
Pacific
Davis
Strong Hall
Ernest Fremont Tittle
Evanston
Ill
E.U
Domenico Gagliardo
Helen Rhoda Hoopes
John Ise
Emily Jean Milam
Mary Frances McAnan
Bob Fluker
Bob McElfresh
The
Endowment Association
Eldridge
Phi Beta Kappa
Mortar Board
Sachem
Y.W. C.A
Ness County Memorial Day Speech by Schoeppel
Andrew Schoeppel Republican candidate for governor spoke at Ness City Memorial Day ceremony pledging unity in war effort and democratic ideals. He praised fallen and training troops, warned of dictators, and outlined devotion to country, while noting plans for a Dighton talk.
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Ness City
Kan
Andrew Schoeppel
State Corporation Commission
America
Schoeppel
Anna Schoeppel
Rationing Strains Boost Scrutiny as Bootlegging Persists
Eastern seaboard reports scattered bootlegging and few arrests after two weeks of gasoline rationing. Officials warn violators and issue strict cautions while focusing investigations in New England and the South, where attitudes and compliance vary.
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Seaboard
South
Oscar Strauss, Jr
OPA
Richard H. Field
New England
Vermont
F. A. Bryan
New York
Maine
North
South Carolina
Woodring Urges Kansas to Stay Loyal to Free Enterprise
Fort Scott memorial event marks the one hundredth anniversary of Fort Scott. Former Secretary of War and Kansas Governor Harry H. Woodring calls Americans to defend free enterprise and democratic capitalist order after the war. He warns of rising “isms” and debt requiring sacrifices but stresses unity and courage to secure victory and a free economy.
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Fort Scott
Harry H. Woodring
Kansas
Woodring
U.S
America
Harvesting Peas For Columbus Foods Plant In Kaw Valley
Will Pendleton plant manager reports high quality peas being harvested in Kaw valley for Columbus Foods. Harvest just starting with prospects for heavy yields. Some plans to plant tomatoes on pea ground to boost tomato pack. majority of pack goes to armed forces. >300 acres contracted. target 400 to 450 acres.
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Kaw Valley
Columbus Foods Corporation
Will Pendleton
Pendleton
Alumni Roundtable and Linden Hall Cornerstone at University Meet
Alumni gather Monday on the hill for a 9 45 a m discussion led by William Allen White on The University After the War. Ernest Lindley will join, with eight alumni citations to be announced at 10 30. Luncheon tickets cost 25 cents to admit families. Cornerstone laying for Lindley hall at 3 30 pm attracts state notables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen White
Fraser Theater
Ernest Lindley
Washington, D. C
Lindley
Lawrence
Frasier Theater
Grove
Fowler Shops
Union For the University
Grouns
Union
Kk. U
Deand
Malott
W. W. Brown
Parsons
Beverly Brown
Lindley Hall
AT K U EXERCISES
The public is invited to baccalaureate exercises at the University of Kansas tomorrow evening regardless of location. If weather forces commencement inside, admittance is limited to immediate relatives. tickets are issued to graduates' parents and seating in the auditorium is reserved for ticket holders. Two whistle blasts will signal moving to Hoch auditorium and traffic changes will limit Dread Avenue to one way after 6:30.
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University of Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Hoch Auditorium
University
Hoch
Dread Avenue
Snead Leads Demaret In PGA Semi Final
Sammy Snead of Hot Springs Virginia took a 1 up lead over Jimmy Demaret after 9 holes in the PGA Championship semi final at Atlantic City. Snead sank birdie putts of 18 and 45 feet on the first and third holes to go two up early.
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Snead
Camp Named for Sergeant Delmar Park in Egypt War
An American camp in the Middle East is named for Sergeant Delmar Park of Phoenix Arizona an American army tank technician killed in desert warfare last November He is listed as the first American casualty on this battlefield.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Delmar Park
Phoenix
Ariz
Anny
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Keeler’s Book Store
Rockies
Sister Republic
Gulf Frontier
Mount Dread
She World Company
Journal
Hercules Powder Company
Sunflower Ordnance Works
New River
Pulaski
George R. Foulke, Jr
Scott
Fraser Hall
W. A. White
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