Nazis Claim Full Control in Crete
Berlin and London reports say British defenders fled to Gavdos off Crete while German Luftwaffe bombed the south coast and Candia. German forces pushed from the west toward Candia to join Italian troops, claiming naval bombing signaled a British withdrawal attempt.
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Crete
Berlin
Gavdos
High Command
Luftwaffe
Gardos
High
Suez
Candia
Jutland
Royal Navy
June Weather Continues With Intermittent Showers Across Kansas
Topeka notes May ending with alternating clouds and sun as June begins. Meteorologist D Flora predicts light rains across the state with eastern and southern counties most affected tomorrow. Recent reports show scattered amounts from Lecompton to Topeka with highs near 80s and 90s in parts of the state.
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Topeka
D. Flora
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Flora
Mercury
Goodland
Aneas
Lecompton
Kansas City
Chanute
Russell
Stock Market Index Edges Up In Daily Report
The index averaging 60 stocks rose to 39.7 on Thursday from 39.6 previously, reflecting a modest gain across leading shares. Major movers and closing values were reported by market desks.
Iraq War Collapses in Britain as Armistice Sought
Reuters reports Iraq's 29 day war with Britain ends with Rashid Ali Al Gailani fleeing to Iran as Britain nears Baghdad. Armistice request said granted and German support appears ineffective. British troops advance toward Baghdad amid looting irregulars.
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London
Iraq
Britain
Garden of Eden
Baghdad
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Reuters
Iran
Persia
Mosul
Great Britain
Crete
Rashid Ali
Emir Abdullah
Sharaf
Feisal
Miss Edna Hill Named Home Economics Chair at Kansas
Miss Edna Hill of the University of Iowa is appointed chair of the Department of Home Economics at the University of Kansas by Chancellor Deane W. Malott. Hill has served Iowa’s program for 16 years and will lead the department, with Viola Anderson remaining on the staff after acting as chair.
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Edna Hill
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
Hill
Iowa
Viola Anderson
Simmons College
Boston
Mass
The
American Home Economics Society
American Association of University Women
League of Women Voters
Controls on copper under industry wide wartime plan
Washington May 31 The office of production management placed copper under a system of mandatory industry wide controls. Priority ratings will be issued for copper needed in defense work and the rest of the supply allocated for civilian use by the priorities division based on Henderson's recommendations. Beginning June 1 refiners must reserve 20 percent of April production for emergency needs as allocated by the OPM.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
Defense
Priorities Division
Henderson
O.P.M
German Warplanes Leave Iraq Amid Armistice Request
Cairo reports German warplanes are flighting out of Iraq after Iran asked Britain for an armistice. Premier Rashid Ali Al Gailani evacuated with 30 people including Haj Amin Husseini ex grand mufti of Jerusalem and Italy's Baghdad envoy, plus Adolf Hitler's Dr Grobba.
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Cairo
Egypt
Iraq
Britain
Iran
Persia
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Jerusalem
Haj Amin Husseini
Baghdad
Legation
Adolf Hitler
Grobba
Treasury says defense savings bonds likely top half a billion
Treasury officials estimated that the first month’s sales of new defense saving bonds would exceed 500 million dollars and push the federal debt to about 48.5 billion. In 24 days since May 1, subscriptions totaled 347.861 million, with the final week expected to bring the heaviest inflows.
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Washington
Treasury
Defense Saving
Regents Meeting Attended by Malott in Topeka
Chancellor Deane W. Malott and Raymond Nichols executive secretary to the chancellor of the University of Kansas attended a state board of regents meeting in Topeka this morning.
Wheat quotas referendum ballots cast in Douglas county
Douglas county farmers voted across nine polling places in the national wheat quotas referendum. Officials expected rain to boost turnout with about 700 of 1500 eligible to vote. by noon 50 had voted at Wakarusa and 12 at Palmyra. Polls close at 6 and results should be tabulated by 8 or 9.
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Douglas County
Agriculture Conservation Office
Wakarusa
Palmyra
New Bundles Group to Aid Red Cross in Town
The senior high Bundles for Britain unit met at 1645 Kentucky St led by Pearl Carpenter with Mrs. Prentice. Volunteers include Mrs. Stutz and Mrs. Bigelow. They plan a June 10 meeting at a junior high and will support Red Cross garment quotas, raising funds for yarn.
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Britain
T. D. Prentice
Kentucky Street
Prentice
Pearl Carpenter
John Stutz
H. C. Bigelow
Henry Werner
Red Cross
Alfred Seelye
Baker Alumni Day Brings Bakers Alumni Back to Campus
Alumni Day at Baker University Baldwin features 68 senior class inductees into the alumni association. F C Leitaker presided at the luncheon while Bishop William C Martin delivered the address. Baccalaureate Sunday at 1130 with Dr Nelson P Horn as speaker. A tablet for Frank Nelson Hair will be unveiled. Commencement Monday morning with Dr Kenneth W McFarland as speaker.
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Baker University
Baldwin
Alumni Association
F. C. Leitaker
The
Baldwin Ledger
William C. Martin
Omaha
Neb
Nelson P. Horn
Frank Nelson Hair
Kenneth W. McFarland
Coffeyville
Coronado Booster Tour Sees Strong Response
The Chamber of Commerce reports good response for the Coronado Entrada booster tour. A committee led by Charles Radcliffe works block by block on Massachusetts street to recruit businessmen for the all day trip. Participants report to the Chamber at 7 15 Tuesday with the tour starting at 7 30. The one day tour includes To veka Perry and Tonganoxie on the itinerary.
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Chamber of Commerce
Charles Radcliffe
Massachusetts Street
Toveka
Perry
Tonganoxie
Local Building and Loan Promotes Fast Home Loan Access
Without waiting for out of town approvals your application is promptly considered for a home loan Local money is available and friendly local management is anxious to help you take advantage of home loan gains Lawrence Building and Loan Association Phone 55 800 Mass St Adv
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Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Adv
Kansas farmers vote in wheat marketing quota referendum
Kansas wheat farmers will cast upwards of 60 000 votes in a nationwide referendum on establishing wheat marketing quotas. If the proposal fails to receive a two thirds majority no price boosting loans for the 1941 crop and wheat prices may fall. Results telegraphed to Manhat tan by midnight.
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Topeka
Kansas
AAA
Department of Agriculture
Manhattan
Washington
Federal Farm Program
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Camp Nordland Raided and Closed in New Jersey
Sussex County deputies closed Camp Nordland near Andover after a raid that dispersed about 100 people, seized swastikas and Hitler photos, and arrested Paul Huissel who faced charges of resisting search and destroying property. The action followed notice of a bill to repeal the camp charter.
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Andover
N. J
Camp Nordland
Adolf Hitler
Sussex County
Denton J. Quick
North Jersey
Fuehrer
Quick
New Jersey
David T. Wilentz
August Klapprott
Paul Huissel
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Strike Leaders Called East Over Pacific Coast Lumber War
Philip Murray and Clarence A. Dykstra signed a telegram summoning Pacific coast C I O lumber leaders to Washington after officials said no evidence the appeal for settlement had reached members. The strike tests Roosevelt's national emergency proclamation as the mediation board cites it. Out of the same period, two wage settlements occurred and hundreds of Phoenix Iron workers at Phoenixville returned after a 16 day strike.
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Philip Murray
C.I.0
Clarence A. Dykstra
Defense Mediation Board
Pacific Coast
Washington
Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Dykstra
O. M. Orton
Orton
National Defense Mediation Board
Seward
Phoenix Iron Company
Phoenixville Pa
F D R Seemingly Unable to Delegate Major Defense Duties
OPM official Dr. W E Wickenden says the president cannot delegate key defense planning and coordination. He notes 18 civilian agencies with 130 000 personnel lack a coordinating head besides the president and contrasts U S improvisation with totalitarian preplanning. Sets remarks at Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland on May 31.
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Cleveland
O.P.M
W. E. Wickenden
Case School of Applied Science
Army
Navy
May Weather in Lawrence Exceeds Normal Averages
May in Lawrence showed an average temperature of 69.72 degrees, about 5.21 degrees above normal. The month featured three hot days with highs near 90, a maximum 92 on two dates, and a diurnal range of 31 degrees on May 24. Rainfall totaled 2.84 inches, below normal, with 11 rainy days and 6 thunderstorms.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Memorial Day Toll Rises As Traffic Deaths Lead
The Memorial day holiday tally climbs to 159 deaths with 110 from traffic crashes. California records 21 fatalities, Indiana 10, plus drownings and train accidents. A Connecticut wreck adds four deaths near Seymour, and a truck plunge in Waynesboro Pa. claims three children.
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National Safety Council
Safety Council
California
Indiana
Nevada
New Mexico
Connecticut
Housatonic River
Seymour
Waynesboro
Kansas
Missouri
K U Events On Sale For Barbecue Jubilee And Entrada
Tickets for the Sunset Barbecue on June 6 the 75th anniversary dinner on June 7 and the Coronado Entrada on June 5 and 6 are on sale at Round Corner drug store and at a booth in Frank Stronghall at the University. Barbecue tickets 25 cents anniversary dinner 1 dollar Entrada admission 50 cents adults 25 cents children.
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Round Corner Drug Store
Frank Stronghall
K. U
John Cress
Union Ballroom
Alf Landon
Ben Hibbs
William Allen White
Payne Ratner
Malott
Jayhawks
Memorial Day Programs Honor World Peace Ideals
About two hundred people attended a Memorial Day service at South Park and another at Robinson Park in Douglas County. Dr Robert McNair Davis of the University of Kansas spoke on democracy and world organization, urging a global regulatory body for commerce and praising Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The programs included poetry, readings, and songs. A sea-service remembrance featured flowers dropped on the river at the bridge.
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Southpark
Democracy and World Organization
Robert McNair Davis
University of Kansas School of Law
World Organization
America
Davis
Lincoln
Robinson Park
Women’s Patriotic Organizations
Douglas County
Harold G. Barr
First Christian Church
Dorsey-Liberty American Legion Post
Barr
United States
Eva Abrahams
Alfred Gallup
Girl Scout Troop Number 8
Crowd Attends Driving Exhibition at Haskell Stadium
A crowd of 1,200 to 1,500 watched Joe Morris and his Devil Drivers last night. Rain cancelled yesterday afternoon’s show, with tickets refunded. Sheriff Charles Banning said $65 was cleared from sponsorship to buy radio equipment for his cars, about $150 to $175 needed per car.
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Joe Morris
Devil Drivers
Haskell Stadium
Charles Banning
Banning
Forty-Eight Tins of Milk Found With Tools in Transit
Forty eight tins of evaporated milk were found in three cases of machine tools from the United States received by the ministry of supply and ordnance in London. A typewritten slip attached claimed the milk was intended for the purchasers' children and sent without the knowledge of the tool buyers or any agent.
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London
United States
Ministry of Supply and Ordnance
Jones Machine Tool Works
Cincinnati
Co Winners Named for 29th 500 Mile Memorial Race
Indianapolis officials announced Mauri Rose and Floyd Davis will be listed as co winners of the 29th annual Memorial Day 500 mile automobile race at Indianapolis Speedway.
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Indianapolis
Mauri Rose
Floyd Davis
Indianapolis Speedway
Rationing of Clothing in England Announced
The Board of Trade announced immediate rationing of clothing, cloth, footwear and knitting wool for all, with 66 coupons per person yearly and no coupon trading. Hats and infant clothing exempt. men and boys affected equally, aiming to fix misdistribution from evacuation and population shifts.
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London
Board of Trade
West End
East Erd
Great Show Impresses Lyons Visitors of Coronado Entrada
Lawrence men who viewed the Coronado Entrada in Lyons praised the outdoor show. They said it was the greatest production seen, with a 1 hour 45 minute length, beautiful costumes, and excellent sound. Attendance reached 9,000 in a town of 4,500, and locals expected an even bigger presentation if held longer.
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Lawrence
Lyons
Memorial Stadium
Roger Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Fritz Meyn
George Hedrick
Chamber
John W. Judd
Meyn
Williams
Hedrick
Hutchinson
Wichita
Ickes Named Petroleum Coordinator for National Defense
Hyde Park May 31 The temporary White House announces Secretary Ickes will direct petroleum coordination to keep gasoline and oil flowing for civilian and defense needs. Roosevelt instructs interior secretary to submit specific recommendations to federal agencies state officials and industry. Ickes predicts civilians may face gas shortages and gasoline-less Sundays again.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Ickes
White House
Roosevelt
Interior
Office of Production Management
Office of Price Administration
British War Casualties Reach the 100000 Mark
British war casualties have reached the 100,000 mark for all three fighting services in 21 months of war. Almost half the total were said to be prisoners of war in Germany. The figures come from official casualty lists and compare to 3,190,235 killed wounded missing or captured in World War I.
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London
Germany
South Dakota Battleship Set for Early Launch
The South Dakota, third 36 000 ton battleship built in the nation's two ocean navy program, will be launched next Saturday four months ahead of schedule, at Camden New Jersey.
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Camden
N. J
South Dakota
Japanese Forces Crush 200000 Chungking Troops in Shansi
Pi Demei of the Japanese news agency reports that Japanese forces defeated about 200000 Chungking troops in southern Shansi province. The item notes the victory was announced today.
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New York
Pi—Demei
Chungking
Shansi
County Board to Take Partial Sales Tax Residue Funds
County commissioners will divert only part of the state permitted sales tax residue away from taxing units this year and next. The plan leaves about $9,000 for towns and cities this year and about $40,000 for all units next year, excluding schools. The 1941 amended budget totals $265,092.15, up $18,381, while 1942 proposes $282,573 with reliance on three mill levy and state federal funds.
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Board of County Commissioners
State Welfare Department
Coronado Entrada Rehearsal Set At Memorial Stadium
Director John W. Judd announced a Memorial Stadium rehearsal Monday at 7 30 for the Coronado Entrada cast weather permitting. Props costumes and scenery will arrive from Lyons and be prepared if weather allows. The cast practiced all 12 scenes at Eriksen Hall last night.
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Memorial Stadium
John W. Judd
Lyons
Eriksen Hall
Sunset Barbecue Program At K. U. Is Announced
The sunset barbecue marks the University of Kansas seventy fifth anniversary celebration with Leonard Axe announcing a 5:30 PM event next Friday. Alumni speakers will broadcast over the public address system while John Cress and his tumbling team perform. Vic Miller's barber shop quartet provides music and Sergeant William Kollender prepares the food.
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University of Kansas
Leonard Axe
Peel
Frank Strongall
John Cress
K. U
Vic Miller
William Kollender
Lawrence Unity Class Plans Summer Practical Christianity Study
The study series will meet Fridays at 2 30 pm in the Congregational church starting June 6 to study God a Present Help by Emilie Cady. A second Wednesday evening class continues at 7 30 pm at 412 West Ninth Street hosted by Mrs Hattie Spauldings with Nettie Wyatt of Kansas City teaching.
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Lawrence
Congregational Church
Emilie Cady
Hattie Spauldings
9Th Street
Nettie Wyatt
Kansas City
Weather Outlook for Kansas Tonight and Sunday
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight with scattered showers or thunderstorms in east and south portions. Sunday expect cooler conditions in the west and north central areas with lingering showers or storms in places.
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Kansas
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OPM
F.D.R
General Production Group
England
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