Subscriptions and contact notes for the Journal World
Subscription rates listed for weekly, monthly, and yearly periods with mail and carrier options. National reps include Lorenzen and Thompson offices in New York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles and other cities. Publication is a Lawrence Kansas daily on September 4 1940 with AP and Audit Bureau notices.
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Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
New York
West 44Th St
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Los Angeles
New Orpheum
Kansas City
Baltimore Ave
St. Louis
Star
Detroit
General Motors
Atlanta
Walton
Promise of Deliverance from the Lord
A biblical verse from Isaiah 49.25 proclaims the Lord will contend with those who contend with his people and will save their children, promising captivity reversal and deliverance for the faithful. The passage emphasizes divine protection and ultimate salvation amid oppression.
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Isaiah
Destroyers for Bases Pact Ships to Britain in WWII Trade
Fifty American destroyers manned by British crews will sail to join Britain’s sea defenses while the United States gains air and sea bases on British territory along the Atlantic seaboard. The exchange, completed yesterday, speeds defense and raises questions about congressional assent and neutrality as ships move toward a two-ocean strategy.
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Atlantic
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Panama Canal
Great Britain
Congress
Howev
Pacific
Britain
Kansas Delegation to Oppose Conscription As Last Resort
Dispatches from Washington report the Kansas delegation in Congress will vote nearly as a unit against the conscription bill. They object to conscription in peace or except as a last resort, arguing it may be unnecessary now.
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Washington
Kansas
Congress
United States
Time to prepare for conscription in present crisis
The piece argues that past societies failed to prepare for looming trouble and criticizes late conscription as a last resort. It asserts conscription is justified only when it best ensures the nation’s metal defense and notes many believe the current moment is that time.
Enforced Vacation in Lawrence Schools Postponed One Week
The Lawrence board of education delays opening for a week aligning with state health guidance and Kansas cities due to rising infantile paralysis cases. Officials say the measure buys time for clearer information on transmission while noting the broader social impact of extended vacation.
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Board of Education
Lawrence
State Board of Health
Kansas
Prairie Fire Threatens Carrie Lane On Frontier Night
A prairie fire engulfs the horizon near Sioux Springs as Carrie Lane faces a perilous night in her soddy. Mark Deuel leads neighbors in rapid backfires and fire lines to shield Carrie's claim and keep the fire from Rock Creek.
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Carrie
Prairie Home
Carrie Lane
Mark Deuel
Rock Creek
Land Office
Mark
Sioux Springs
Goodby
Ed Taylor
Newt Gale
Upper Rock Creek
Taylors
Sage
Aveill
Mrrouse
Taylor
Taylor’s
Fire drives prairie blaze toward Rock Creek
Homesteader Mark and neighbors battle a prairie fire edging toward Rock Creek near Sioux Springs. Firefighters gain ground by midday but a sudden storm unleashes lightning hail and a gale that splits the blaze, threatening Carrie Taylors claim and nearby lands.
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Mark
Blake
Rock Creek
Carrie
Taylor
Willie
Iowa
Ed Taylor
Sioux Springs
Newt Gale
Newt
Agent Oaks
Lon
Taylors
Denly
Carrie Miight
Missouri Ouster Spurs Countywide Political Cleaning
Missouri Supreme Court orders the removal of the Jackson County prosecutor and sheriff for failure to perform duties. The Kansas City reform movement seeks to extend its countywide gains in public services and reduced debt through the purge.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Missouri Supreme Court
South Africa Rejects Peace Resolution With Axis Terms
The South African assembly voted 88 to 65 against deploring Britain’s war policy and urging peace with Germany and Italy. The result shows a notable but not overwhelming pro peace mood, with many preferring continued war over peace on axis terms.
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South African Assembly
Germany
Italy
South Africa
First football practice on McCook field and local notices
Frost scarce today as McCook field hosts the first football practice. A marriage license issued to Horace Hollingberry and Anna Phillips. A Lawrence girl condemns Chinese foot binding at a gathering then excuses herself to loosen her corset. C H Sternberg travels to Logan county to collect specimens. Jacob House tears down a wooden awning, replaced by canvas. Gustafson and Balm lay curbing on Connecticut street from Lee street to the river. Barber shops cut haircut prices to 15 cents amid a barber war.
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McCook Field
Horace Hollingberry
Anna Phillips
Lawrence
C.H. Sternberg
Logan County
Jacob House
Gustafson
Balm
Connecticut Street
Lee Street
Anglo American base and destroyer deal reshapes wartime power
The article argues the Anglo American base agreement and destroyer exchange mark a historic shift in US UK defense. It states eight bases will project dominance in Atlantic waters, protect the Panama Canal, and bolster naval and air reach to Africa and the Far East, with Britain gaining protection and the US reinforcing Pacific strength. It notes destroyers address Britain's urgent needs for sea defense, convoy protection, and global patrols as the war moves toward harsher weather.
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United States
England
Britain
North
South Atlantic
North America
South America
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Venezuela
Africa
Europe
Far East
Washington
Pacific
British Isles
Continent
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Italy
Old Home Town Highlights From Douglas County Fair
Fast horses head to Douglas county fair as H F Green wins Lawrence National bank corn contest with a 15% inch yield. Col W F Cody of Sells Floto circus spoke near Lawrence, while Fort Snelling hosts a 500 mile motor derby. Also notes on Miss Katie Strong inviting guests, birthday party for Martha Hayes Jones, and J Gordon Gibb buying C Seewir Indian store to expand stock and open a tea room in the former printing office space.
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Douglas County
H. F. Green
Lawrence National Bank
W. F.‘ Cody
Buffalo Bill
Sells-Floto Circus
Lawrence
Fort Snelling
Minn
Snelling Speedway
Arthur Duray
Ostend
Belgium
Katie Strong
Coronado Stamp Linked to Paul Jones and Cassidy Artwork
Paul Jones, a Lyons Kansas publisher and Coronado expert, secured permission to use a mural centered on Coronado and his captains meeting Zuni in 1540 for the frontispiece of the book Quivera and now the same image appears on a commemorative Coronado Cuarto Centenario stamp painted by Gerald Cassidy in 1921. Laura B Storey, 77, wife of railway executive W B Storey, died in San Francisco after a brief illness while visiting family. home listed as Chicago.
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Santa Fe
Ne. M
Paul Jones
Lyons
Kan
Jones
Coronado
Southwest
Laura B. Storey
San Francisco
W. B. Storey
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Storeys
Chicageo
Tropical hurricane devastates Santo Domingo causing mass deaths and injuries
About 1 500 lives were lost and possibly 5 000 injured as a tropical hurricane swept Santo Domingo Dominican republic destroying public buildings and razing half the capital. The rest notes plastering work at Memorial hospital to house nurses will finish in six weeks. Other items include travels and a marriage in Madison Wisconsin events, with local residents returning from trips to Minnesota California Pittsburgh and Lima.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
New Elizabeth
Memorial Hospital
N. P. Sherwood
Shingwauk Resort
Aitken
Minn
William E
Harold Wampler
Chicago
Lima
Harrod
Eudora Picnic Guests At Gage Park In Topeka
Eudora residents gathered for a Sunday picnic at Gage park in Topeka with many Warmker family members from San Benito Texas and others from Eudora. Visitors included George Schubert of Gardner and Gottlieb Nieder with their families as well as local club meetings and a KU program by John Ulrich and associates.
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George Warmker
Gage Park
Topeka
Ray Warmker
Arthur Warmker
San Benito
Tex
Harry Warmker
Deloris
Alfred Warren
Dorothy
Fred Walker
Frank Greiner
Howard Kohler
Katherine
Gottlieb Nieder
David
Jolly Prtchers Club
Arthur Florey
Lone Star
John Ulrich
K. U
Methodist
Eudora
Ulrich
K.U
Iota Phi Phi Club
Hattie Harris
Erna Gerstenberger
Madge Rothberger
Ann Kanzig
Ruby Miller
Lillian Fuller
LaVern
Robert Evans
Fairview
Okla
Roy Daugherty
Roy Daugherry
Maxine
George Ackerman
Baldwin
Community Social Roundup From Laughlin Homes and Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laughlin and Homer Laughlin dined with John Laughlin family. Basil Covey and Max Hagerman visited Bill Reusch Dale Crady home. Olmstead family celebrated birthdays. Various locals hosted dinners and picnics at Lone Star lake and Swope park. James York and Oscar York traveled from Pennsylvania for a two week visit.
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Robert Laughlin
Homer Laughlin
John Laughlin
Bill Reusch-Dale Crady
Basil Covey
Max
Clarence
Aubrey Hagerman
Oliver Smith
Wilbur Olmstead
Mr. Olmstead
Jack
Maxine Westerhouse
Argel Cochran
Lawrence
Howard Deay
Swope Park
Kansas City
Jake Reusch
Art Randel
Lone Star Lake
Louis Heinrich
Herve Hoskinson
Hubert
James York
Pennsylvania
Oscar York
A. G. Hammond
Classified buyers and sellers fill Journal-World page
Thousands browse the Journal-World classifieds daily looking for items to buy or trade. Prospective sellers are urged to call 22 and ask for an Ad-Taker to place ads.
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Journal-World
Local families gather for dinners and picnics in Clearfield area
Clearfield residents and relatives share social events including dinners hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H D Brechelsen and by Mr. and Mrs. Kretsinger. A Mission Band and Little Heraldas picnic in Brechelsen grove drew many mothers and children. The group also notes visits from LaVern Brechelsen of Kansas City and Lila Selzer of Tulsa while several families plan moves and teaching assignments in nearby towns.
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Lucky Brechelsen
Gardner High School
H. D. Brechelsen
W. W. Rodewald
Gerald Knabe
AD. Brechelsen
D. Kretsinger
Robert Laughlin
Clarke Laughlin
Ed Thoren
Ht. Laughlin
Kansas City
Paul Traugman
Springfield
Starr
H. Aidler
Mission Band
Alberta
Deckwa
Little Heralda
Irene Brechelsen
W. J. Selzer
Imogene
Bertha Sturm
Jeeset Jacky
Larry Dan
DeAnna
Louise
Lawrence
John
Robert
Jane
Catherine
Louise Brecelsen
Barbara
Dee Dee
Alberta Deckwa
Dolores
Dorothy Mae
Mary Frances
Margaret Ann
Dorothy Hausman
Pearye
Calvin C
Irene Brecheisen
Virginia
Norma Dean
Jean
Carolee
C. F. Weldensaul
Mary Carol
Henry Deckwa
Rey
Childdren
Eudora
Misa
Lila Selzer
Tulsa
Okla
Mrx
John Selzer
Radio and TV Schedule Highlights September 4 5 Evening lineup
A detailed radio TV grid lists WREN WDAF KMBC and KMBC programs for September 4 including Abbott and Costello News and sports updates. Notable acts include Glenn Miller Kay Kyser Lanny Rosa Xavier Cugat and Joe Venuti orchestras with Associated Press News and weather forecasts through midnight.
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Wren
WDAR
Bob Hatey
Bc—Star Theatre
WDAF
Abbott and Costello
America
Gaverien
KMBC
Glenn Miller
N Orch
Kyser
Earl Tyres
Amos and
Andy
Woody Herman
Lanny Rosa
Russ Morgan
Dante
Biltmore
Orch
KNBC
Guy Lombardo
Wdpaf—Nevacaat
Associated Press News
Fred Warini
U.S
Rts
Rhythm Riders
Heete Muehlebach Or
Joe Venuti
Ray Herbeck
Ina Ray Hutton
Associated Press
Jerry Shelton
KMBG
Chuck Foster
Raymond Scott
Joe Rine
Sherman Orch
Wren—Employment Service
H. V. Kaltenborn
Aldrich
Major Bowes
Ween Hall Wren
Rudy Vallee
BME
Vox Po
Grant
Park Ganon
WMHC
Amostana
Hal Kemp
Deychardas
Bc—News Arviewa
Moonbeam
Eddie Niebauer
Moonlight Garden
Sonny James
WLAF
Anson Weeks
KAIBC
Associated’ Press
Williamstown notices and local hires in a Perry area paper
Public sale noted at the late residence of William Mann two miles east of Oskaloosa Kan on September 4. Marlin Shaw joins Lawrence dance orchestra as pianist after graduating with Perry high school class of 1940. Kenneth M. Dick, Perry 1932 grad, named athletics coach at McCracken high school and social science teacher. SUNY Tattaraon county fair to be held at Valley Falls September 4 5 6. Various family visits and moves including Wyatt Gragg to Lawrence near school Knowledge Hill district 73. A large Wakefield family reunion at Mrs. Charles A. Peel home in Oskaloosa with many May and Duree family members from multiple cities. Mrs. Carl Amerine returned from Kansas City for a friend’s wedding. John Herrick suffers knee injury from thorn, causing pain.
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William Mann
Oskaloosa
Kan
Marlin Shaw
Lawrence
Marlin
Perry High School
Louise Koerner
Harry
Vivian
Maxine
Wyatt Gragg
Grage
Gragg
Knowledge Hill
Kenneth TI. Dick
McCracken High School
Suny Tattaraon
John Slade
Atchison
Glenn May
Dorothy
Nelson
Donald
Lawrency
S.‘O. May
Selma May
Edith
Velma
Esther
Glenn
Ugene
Donald Buerman
Manuel Morath
Gee City
Elia Agnes
Betty
San Bernardino
Cali
Ana
Jerry Duree
Gerald
Irma
Eleanor Ruth
Osswiie
Albert Peel
Kathryn Peel
Orankle
Ethel Sutter
Perry
Mary
Sutter
Sylvester
Topeka
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