Storm of Bombs On Axis Positions
British air raids pummel Berlin and northern Italy as the Royal Air Force gathers strength. Berlin, Krupp works, oil refineries and naval docks hit. 1,600 mile raid targets Turin and Milan. Boulogne and Calais bombed. German guns answer Dover coast as invasion fears persist.
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London
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Royal Air-Force
Krupp
Alps
Turin
Milan
Rome-Berlin
German Reich
Bomber Command
Britain
Dover
England
Napoleon
Channel
British Press Association
Bern
DNB
KU Students Demand Action After Large Nebraska Victory
Anonymous letters appeared on Kansas campus urging Chancellor Malott to preserve the school's honor on the gridiron. The missives urged drastic steps, including dropping football if standards fall behind, and referenced a Kansas City Star article by Ye Ed of Round about Clad H. Thompson.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Jayhawker
Deane W. Malott
Hill
University of Kansas
Ye Ed
Roundabout
H. Thompson
Kansas City Star
Star
University of Chicago
Malott
University of Kansan
P.S
Churchill urges French to share victory against Hitler
Churchill told the French that Hitler aims to wipe out France and urged renewed spirit. He said Britain will share victory with France, insisting Britain fights to beat Hitler and keep ties with France, with hopes of air and sea supremacy in 1941.
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Churchill
London
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Frechmen
Hitler
Judge Hugh Means to Address Lone Star Young Republicans
Judge Hugh Means will speak to the Lone Star Young Republicans this evening at 8 in the hall above Flory's grocery. Willkie’s national Young Republicans broadcast from 9 to 9:30 on the Blue Network. WREN will carry the address for local listeners. Lawrence Young Republicans members Jack Miller and Robert Oyler attended a second district meeting in Olathe, called by Ray Radford of Kansas City.
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Hugh Means
Young Republicans Club
Lone Star
Flory
Wendell ‘Willkie
Blue
National Broadcasting Company
Wren
Lawrence
Ray Radford
Kansas City
Two bishops visit Lawrence and Haskell Institute
The Rt. Rev. William A. Lawrence preached at Trinity Episcopal church in Lawrence after which the Rt. Rev. Peter Trimble Rowe spoke to Haskell Institute students. Rowe recounted 45 years as Alaska missionary bishop and recalled early transport, prisoner escape, and native peoples' progress.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
Lawrence
William A. Lawrence
Western Massachusetts
Amos A. Lawrence
Trinity Episcopal Church
Peter Trimble Rowe
Alaska
Haskell Institute
William Lawrence
Massachusetts
New England Emigrant Aid Society
Haskell
Rowe
Bering Straits
Methodist Pastors Assigned to Districts in Kansas Conference
The Kansas Conference of Methodists announces pastor assignments. Named are Dr. R. A. Hunt at First Methodist Church Lawrence Rev C J Knox at Lawrence Centenary Dr Edwin F Price director Wesley Foundation KU Dr James S Chubb at First Methodist Baldwin Prof W M Balch Baker University Prof Homer K Ebright Baker University H C Weld instructor Baker University Leroy E Wright instructor Baker University Rev Willis Warmer Baldwin Ives Chapel Baldwin Valley Chapel Dr James Chubb Rev W O Watson Eudora Captains Creek.
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Kansas Conference of Methodists
R. A. Hunt
First Methodist Church
Lawrence
C. J. Knox
Lawrence Centenary Methodist Church
Edwin F. Price
Wesley Foundation
University of Kansas
James S. ‘Chubb
Baldwin
W. M. Balch
Baker University
Homer K. Ebright
H. C. Weld
Leroy E. Wright
Willis Warmer
Baldwin Ives
Baldwin Valley Chapel
James Chubb
W. O. Watson
Eudora-Captains Creek
Stimson to Draw First National Draft Number
Washington draft officials announced Secretary Stimson will draw the first capsule at noon October 29 in the interdepartmental auditorium. President Roosevelt will attend and give a brief speech as the drawing proceeds through capsules identical to those used in World War I.
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Stimson
Roosevelt
Washington
Newton D. Baker
Clarence A. Dykstra
Selective Service
Dykstra
Labor Department
London Hit Again by Nightly Luftwaffe Barrage
London endured a night of heavy anti aircraft fire as Nazi raiders returned with a dusk to dawn bombardment. Alarms sounded twice in London. one raider was shot down near Ipswich and several bombs damaged dwellings and a water main. In Liverpool and the Midlands casualties were reported, while Lord Lothian praised London's resolve and American aid.
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Dover
Boulogne
Calais
Lord Lloyd
Glasgow
A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Napoleon
Channel
Strait of Dover
Britain
Strait
London
Thames Estuary
Ipswich
Thames
Press Association
Midlands
Liverpool
Wales
England
Lord Lothian
United States
America
Air Ministry
Registration Books Close Friday Night in Lawrence
The city of Lawrence announces that registration books close Friday night for the upcoming general election. Voters within city limits must be registered at City Hall by 10 o clock each evening until the close on October 25. Those who voted in 1938 and have not moved since need not re register. changes of address or age eligibility require new registration.
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City of
Lawrence
Nebraska Fan Improves After Football Game Collapse
Max Lehman, 53, of Lincoln, Nebraska, collapsed from a heart attack at a Kansas Nebraska football game Saturday. His condition was reported improved today by his attending physician, who said he is doing better and could recover if his improvement continues in the next 24 hours. Lehman is at the University of Kansas student hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Lehman
Lincoln
Neb
Lehman
K. U
Stock Market Index Figures From Saturday
The stock market index for 60 stocks stood at 44.4 with Saturday trading lifting to 44.7 as markets moved.
Dies Says 5000 Potential Saboteurs In Defense Plants
Rep. Martin Dies asserts in Detroit that reliable information indicates 5000 potential saboteurs are employed in local defense industries. He plans to catalog each individual by name and occupation and seek their discharge, warning of a possible showdown with employers over NLRB constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Martin Dies
D-Tex
House
Texas
United States
National Labor Relations Board
Burke to Speak in Douglas County Armory Wednesday
Democratic gubernatorial candidate W H Burke will deliver his main Douglas county speech Wednesday night at 8 in the Armory. He will be introduced by Harry Woodring and will appear on a 6 30 radio broadcast over WREN after a day of campaigning in Wyandotte county. The tour included a prior stop in Baldwin and a talk at the Eudora CPA picnic.
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W. H. Burke
Douglas County
Little River
Harry Woodring
Lecompton Farmer
Kansas
U. S
Burke
Wyandotte County
Wren
Armory
Eldridge
Baldwin
Eudora C.P.A
Topeka Man Critically Injured in Car Crash
Samuel B Stewart 22 of Topeka is in Memorial hospital in critical condition after a crash on Highway 24 west of Midland last night. His 1937 Chevrolet hit a telephone pole, suffering multiple injuries including fractures brain concussion and shock. Authorities say he was traveling east. his mother in Reserve Kan was notified.
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Samuel B Stewart
Topeka
Memorial Hospital
Highway
Midland
Stewart
Charles Banning
Reserve
Kan
Glenn Archer to Speak at G O P Rally in Eudora
Glenn Archer assistant secretary to Gov Payne Ratner will headline the Republican rally at Eudora high school auditorium at 8 pm Wednesday announced J B Wilson Archer, former county superintendent of schools, spoke at Lincoln Day in Baldwin and recently addressed a church group Republicans plan Baldwin rally Friday with Andrew Schoppe l as speaker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Archer
Payne Ratner
Eudora High School
J. B. Wilson
Archer
Norton
Baldwin
Andrew Schoeppel
The
Corporation Commission
New Purchase Tax Takes Effect In Wartime Britain
London October 21 reports a new purchase tax now in force as Britain seeks to fund the war. The levy reaches up to 33 1 4 percent on wholesale prices, passed from wholesalers to retailers then to customers. Experts expect retail levels to rise by about a quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
CPA
Britain
Merchants Bureau to Meet Tomorrow Night at Widmanns
Chairman C. D. Maier announced an important Merchants Bureau meeting for tomorrow night at six o clock at Widmanns. Reservations can be made by phoning the Chamber of Commerce office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Bureau
Wiedemann’s
C. D. Maier
Chamber of Commerce Office
Radio Politics Tonight With Senators Van denburg Lu cas Will
The schedule lists Sen Arthur Van denburg of Michigan on WREN at 6 tonight and Sen Scott Lu cas of Illinois at 8 35. Wendell L. Will is also mentioned on WREN in a related slot at 2.
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Arthur Vandenburg
Michigan
Wren
Scott Lucas
Illnois
Wendell L. Will
Dean Reese Tells Pharmacy's Story at Rotary Luncheon
Dean J Allen Reese of Kansas University urged resilience in a national pharmacy defense scenario. He traced pharmacy's trail from ancient prescriptions to modern drug distribution and noted pharmacists' role in mass medicine, candy, and petroleum products. He cited 60 000 drug stores and 130 000 pharmacists, with three hundred million prescriptions filled last year and minimal error.
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United States
J Allen Reese
K. U. Pharmacy School
Rotarians
Dean Reese
Pasteur
Queen Elizabeth
Walter Raleigh
Walter Varnum
Ray Wright
Kiwanis Club
Citizenship Committee
H. E. Bruce
Holton
Robert Mize
Hays
R. H. Mize
P. T. Amstutz
University of Kansas
Kansas
Methodists Urge Barring Alcohol on Military Reservations
Kansas Methodist conference adopts a resolution to ban sale of beverages containing more than one half percent alcohol on military reservations training camps airports naval vessels. Copies go to President Roosevelt and Secretaries Stimson and Knox for protection of young men enlisting draftees and those entering service. Pastor assignments for over four counties announced at final session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas Methodist Conference
Roosevelt
Stimson
Knox
National Guard
Invited to School Campaign Opener in Douglas County Court
The public is invited to a campaign school in the Douglas county court house district court room Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The League of Women Voters sponsors the event directed by the department of government. Judge Hugh Means opens with a talk on citizen participation in democracy. A panel will discuss the representative form of government with Mrs John B Virtue Mrs H L Reedy Mrs T D Prentice and Mrs Marvine Suer. Candidates for state senate and house will attend the session and topics include social welfare education taxation and other state legislation. The meeting ends about 9 p m.
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Douglas County Court House
League of Women Voters
Department of Government
Hugh Means
League
John B. Virtue
H. L. Reedy
T. D. Prentice
MarvineSuer
Panedidates
R. C. Kin
Richard Barber
Edwin Ables
A. W. Berger
Richard B.stevens
Judge Means
Sewing Room Opens Tomorrow for Red Cross Knitting
The Douglas County Red Cross production committee reports a shipment of woolen goods to make about 300 skirts and jumper dresses for girls and women and yarn for 200 sweaters. The sewing room in the Central building basement at Junior High will operate Tuesdays and Fridays 2 to 5 pm, with a Red Cross chairman coordinating county and city groups. More knitters are needed to meet growing demand.
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Douglas County Red Cross
James Blue
Red Cross
McPherson Improves After Lab Explosion Injury
Wilbur F. McPherson, taken to the University of Kansas hospital in Kansas City, is improving after a blast in the university chemistry lab last Thursday. He suffers an eye injury from a glass shard lodged in the eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. McPherson
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City
University of Kansas
Roosevelt Signs Home Guards Measure to Replace National Guard
President Roosevelt signed a measure authorizing states to organize home guards to replace national guardsmen called into active service. The action clears the way for state level guards under a federal mobilization.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Faculty Puts on Show as KU Parents Day Quiz Failsafe Fun
Six KU faculty members acted as students in a staged quiz during Parents Day at the Memorial Union ballroom. Chancellor Malott moderated the event, noting professors are people with opinions. Mr and Mrs J L Lawrence of Pittsburgh traveled 1 050 miles to attend and won the prize for farthest distance.
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Memorial Union Ballroom
Deane W. Malott
University
University of Kansas
J. L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Polson
Gerstenberger Named to Kansas Appeal Board
Carl C. Gerstenberger of Eudora is named to one of four selective service appeal boards in Kansas and will serve on the second district parole board at Emporia. The Emporia board includes Allen Anderson Bourbon Chase Clay Coffey Dickinson Douglas Franklin Geary Greenwood Johnson Lynn Lyon Marion Miami Morris Osage Pottawatomie Riley Wabaunsee Woodson Wyandotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. Gerstenberger
Eudora
Selective Service Appeal
Kansas
Emporia
Topeka
Wichita
Great Bend
Gerstenberger
Louis R. Gates
Kansas City
Kan
J. H. Gates
Phillip Morgan
G. E. Blakeley
Labor
Emporia Board
Allen
Anderson
Bourbon
Chase
Clay
Coffey
Dickinson
Douglas
Franklin
Geary
Greenwood
Johnson
Lynn
Lyon
Marion
Miami
Morris
Osage
Pottawatomie
Riley
Wabaunsee
Woodson
Wyandotte
Indian summer persists in Kansas forecast
Topeka reports four pleasant days with Indian summer weather likely to linger. Meteorologist Flora notes cloud cover tonight and tomorrow with little rain. Temperatures reach 75 to 85 degrees regionwide, with lows near 50 to 55 and no precipitation yesterday.
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Topeka
Kansas
D. Flora
Middle West
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Flora
Montana
Tojo Urges War Focus for Premier World Position
Tokyo Oct 21 War Min Eiki Tojo told army commanders to cultivate the art of war to build a premier position in the world after a grand review attended by Emperor Hirohito. He urged officers and men of army and navy to renew loyalty and solidarity while boosting military prestige.
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Tokyo
Eiki Tojo
Hirohito
Tojo
Nineteen in Soroptimist Club Membership Reaches Count
The Soroptimist club held its regular meeting on October 17 at the Colonial tea room. Mrs. Alice Moncrieff, voice instructor, and Mrs. Mary Rowlands of Rowlands book store became members, bringing the club membership to nineteen.
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Nineteeen
Colonial Tea Room
Alice Moncrieff
Mary Rowlands
Rowlands Book Store
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