Peace for U S Roosevelt Aim for Neutrality in War Crisis
President Roosevelt faces the neutrality task as Britain and France join Poland in war against Germany. He pledges no blackout of peace, cautions against sending troops, and outlines a second proclamation to enforce arms embargo and travel bans. He seeks true neutrality while warning of possible economic effects and urges national unity.
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Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
France
Poland
Germany
Athenia
England
Canada
America
Wilson
Oval
White House
Congress
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Americas
Rumania
Italy
Scottsville Banker Dies After Car Crash
Lester Shamburg Scottsville bank cashier died last night from injuries after a collision west of Scottsville. Mrs Shamburg is in critical condition. The report notes shifting beverage trends in England with beer declining while coffee tea and wine rise.
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Beloit
Hanes
Lester Shamburg
Scottsville Bank
Dwest
Scottsville
England
Iola Wins Drum Corps Contest at Legion Convention
Iola led the senior drum corps contest with 90.99 points at the American Legion convention in Wichita Kansas, defeating Winfield 87.33 and Hutchinson 83. Kent R. Dudley headed the Iola corps with individual firsts won by Dudley and William Kniowler of Hutchinson.
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Wichita
Kan
Iola
American Legion
Winfield
Hutchinson
Kent R. Dudley
Bob Black
R. H. Harmon
Dudley
William Kniowler
Kansas
F. L. Hagaman
Kansas City
Ed Morgenstern
Salina
George Hoffman
Topeka
Cheminat Nationale
Boyd R. Shreck
353Rd Infantry Association
Claude Ervin
Parsons
Deaths and Funerals Roy S. Bowen
Roy S. Bowen aged 42 of Richland Kansas died Saturday afternoon. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Stull Evangelical Church with Rev. Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow at Stull Cemetery. He leaves wife Daisy Bowen and two children Bobbie Roy and Beverly Kay. mother Nancy Bowen of Lawrence. two brothers William and Ernest, also of Lawrence. four sisters Rena Barnes Amarillo Texas Myrtle Woolhiser Omaha Nebraska Caroline Moody and Prudence Harbison Lawrence.
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Roy S. Bowen
Richland
Kan
Stull Evangelical
Gilbert
Stull
Bowen
Daisy Bowen
Bobbie Roy
Beverly Kay
Nancy Bowen
Lawrence
William Bowen
Ernest Bowen
Rena Barnes
Amarillo, Tex
Myrtle “Woolhiser
Omaha, Neb
Caroline Moody
Prudence Harbison
Minnie Seele 70 Dies. Rites Set Near Lawrence
Mrs. Minnie Seele died yesterday at her son's home four miles west of Lawrence. Funeral services will be at St. John Evangelical Church north of Worden tomorrow at 2 PM. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs. George Hunsinger and Mrs. Ernest Schulmeyer of Lawrence.
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Minnie ‘Seele
Henry Seele
Lawrence
St. John’s Evangelical
Worden
Oak Hill Cemetery
George Hunsinger
Ernest Schulmeyer
France and Britain Prepare for War After Poland Invasion
Reports describe French troops moving, Daladier calling the invasion brutal, Weygand named eastern commander, and Britain and France at battle stations. Turkish trade ties with Germany reportedly halted, while experts debate whether Italy and Balkan states will stay neutral or join the conflict. France vows triumph as war looms.
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Maxime Weygand
Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Italy
Romania
Balkan
France
Poland
Munich
F D R to Proclaim Neutrality Within Next Twenty Four Hours
President Roosevelt will issue two simultaneous proclamations declaring U S neutrality within 24 hours The State Department investigates the sinking of the British liner Athenia and the Warsaw villa bombing The White House says no special session of Congress is needed and profiteering is not yet addressed by law
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F.D.R
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
State Department
Athenia
Warsaw
Stephen Early
State ‘Department
Early
Congress
Flower shows at the Granada and Dickinson theaters Tuesday
The Lawrence Flower club sponsors exhibits in the Granada and Dickinson lobbies with prize categories for zinnias cosmos marigolds and sunflowers. Winners for first two days include Mrs E L Falkenstien and Bill Evans Jr with elaborate shadow box displays and other arrangements highlighted by Coxcomb and roses.
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Granada
Dickinson
Lawrence Flower Club
Kansas
E. L. Falkenstien
Claude Scott
Bill Evans, Jr
Frank E. Jones
Harry Deneciler
J. J. Lavery
Granada Theatre
D. T
Lawrence Persons Arrive After Summer Start at K U
Lawrence residents travel news notes arrivals linked to university activity. Margaret Lynn English professor granted year’s leave sailed for England. Prof and Mrs Andre Gronicka reported safe arrival on a refugee ship last Friday. Dr and Mrs Lyle Powell and children arrived on the Bremen August 28.
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K. U
Norway
Margaret Lynn
England
Andre Gronicka
Lyle Powell
Bremen
Four Americans aboard British aircraft venture in war era
Four American engineers helping assemble British planes for a U S firm sail with the American delegation to an Edinburgh genetics conference. Also aboard are Dr Bronson Price and Dr J Cotterman of Ohio State and Dr Barbara Burke. London reports stir British indignation over Nazi regime. Cunard White Star directors called to Liverpool. note mentions WWI submarine sinkings near Scotland and Queenstown.
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Edinburgh
Bronson Price
Ohio State University
Columbus
J. Cotterman
Ohio State
Barbara Burke
Cold Spring
Tex
Coldwater, O
London
Information Ministry
Cunard-White Star Line
Liverpool
Donaldson Line
Britain
Germany
Pathfineder
St. Abb's Head
Scotland
Aboukir
Cressy
Hague
United States
Queenstown
Boy Falls From Tree Injures 8 Year Old
Johnnie Carlson eight was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital after falling about twenty feet from a tree in front of 705 Elm Street. Doctors reported no fractures and said internal injuries were not evident, though possible. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Carlson.
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Johnnie Carlson
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Elm Street
Walter Carlson
Berlin radio warns Polish civilians to stay to regular soldiers
A Berlin broadcast today said Polish civilians frequently act as snipers and that it is necessary to proceed sharply in certain cases. Civilians were warned to leave the fighting to regular soldiers.
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Berling
Berlin
Giant Halfback Works Overseas in Off Season
Alton Owen of the New York Giants, a halfback, serves in the foreign division of an oil company and spends the off season in South America and the Dutch East Indies.
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Chicago
Alton Owen
New York Giants
South America
Dutch East Indies
Memorable historical events quiz list
A classified page style quiz presents ten notable events from the last decade. Items include an Austrian chancellor assassination, the Will Rogers and Wiley Post crash, Dillinger escape, Lindbergh baby kidnapping, King Edward VIII abdication, and the Hindenburg disaster.
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Austria
Cancellor Dollfus
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Dillinger
Lindbergh
Edward VIII
Hindenburg
Roses Show At Haskell Gardens Exhibition
Roses won by Mrs. Fred Hun singer and Mrs. Will Tor geson, with D. S. Woodward and the Haskell gardens taking prizes for artistic arrangements and best rose specimens. Pocahontas House girls received special recognition for non competitive entries.
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Fred Hunsinger
Will Torgeson
D. S. Woodward
Haskell Gardens
Pocahontas House
Haskell
Nancy
North Carolina
Berea
Old Mexico
Running Wolf
U. S
Britain Declares War as Cabinet Reforms Trigger Mobilization
Britain moves to war footing as Chamberlain forms a war cabinet with Eden and Churchill in top posts. Air raid alerts ring out as the admiralty orders convoy protection and merchant ships face new controls. Domini ons pledge support while Canada and New Zealand begin active service readiness. Parliament enacts conscription and ban on luxury imports amid wartime measures.
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Anthony Eden
Dominions
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Canada
New Zealand
Britain
George VI
Chamberlain
10 Downing Street
Germany
Board of Trade
Publa
Foreign Exchange
Treasury
The
Stock Exchange
Bomb Shatters Windows In Ambassador's Warsaw Home
A German plane raided a Warsaw suburb yesterday dumping six bombs near the villa of United States Ambassador Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. One bomb shattered windows in his home while he and his family escaped unharmed. Officials reported three killed and ten injured in the raid. Incendiaries were dropped near an airfield on the city's outskirts.
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Warsaw
United States
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr
Biddle
German Freighter Olinda Sunk in South Atlantic
Montevideo reports the German freighter Olinda of 4,576 tons was sunk in the South Atlantic. The loss was attributed to a British cruiser, with the crew of the Olinda saved by the British tanker San Gerardo which delivered the news.
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South Atlantic
Montevideo
Uruguay
Hamburg-South American Line
Canutesons Secure Champlain Reservations for August 29 Sail
Airmail letter from Dr. R I Canuteson reports securing reservations for himself and his wife on the Champlain, set to sail August 29. They expect arrival in New York September 5 and Lawrence September 7 if no delays occur, after plans to sail on the Normandie were canceled when the ship failed to arrive.
New British Envoy Silent About War Arrival in New York
The Marquess of Lothian new British Ambassador to the United States is pictured in New York on the way to Washington stating he knows no more about the prospects of war than any other passenger aboard the ship.
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Marquess of Lothian
United States
New York
Washington
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