Kansas draft plan aims to register 430000 if law passes
Topeka reports that 430000 Kansans would register under a broader 21 to 44 draft law while about 180000 would register if the narrower 21 to 30 bill wins. The program will appoint 126 draft boards, with local boards classifying registrants after medicals and questionnaires.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Adjutant General’s Office
Kansas
Congress
Washington
Kansas National Guard
War Department
Europe
M R. McLean
Army
McLean
Lawrence Stage Notes on Willkie Speech Prep and Republican Meeting
Western Union office manager will assist with press material for Wendell Willkie’s speech in Coffeyville next Monday. Helen Townsley, ex Great Bend Tribune staffer and wife of J Alan Coogan, United Press Rio de Janeiro correspondent, sought Spanish lessons and planned lectures with a teacher who declined to avoid her husband’s daytime absences. The Douglas county Republican central committee executive meet tonight at 8 in J B Wilson’s office.
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F. H. Cox
Western Union
Coffey“ville
Wendell ‘Willkie
Helen ‘Townsley
Douglas County Republican Central Committee
J. B. Wilson
Walsh Named to Fill Vacancy on Democratic Ticket
Concordia attorney Charles A. Walsh Jr. was chosen by the 12th district Democratic committee to fill the vacancy caused by Judge Tom Kennett's death. Walsh filed his nomination today at the secretary of state's office. He is a Beloit native, 45, and a Kansas University graduate who practiced law in Wichita and Beloit before moving to Concordia in 1928.
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Toveka
Charles A. Walsh
Concordia
12Th Judicial District
Democratic Committee
Tom Kennett
Secretary of State
Lloyd
Republic
Washington
Walsh
Ilinois
Beloit
University of Kansas
Wichita
London Night of Terror Continues Amid Heavy Weather
British bombers rained fire on Hamburg in a three hour raid while London and coastal towns faced waves of German attacks. Weather kept searchlights useless as fighter planes struggled to locate bombers and reprisal raids targeted Calais Boulogne Dunkerque and Ostend.
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Hitler
London
Channel
Calais
Boulogne
Dunkerque
Ostend
Marriage licenses Issued by Probate Judge
Marriage licenses issued at the office of the probate judge include Delbert Reusch and Thelma Beebe of Eudora, Robert Addison Dunlap and Minta Mary McDonald of Lawrence, Russ Chitwood and Dorothy Lee Junkel of Lawrence, and J B Davis and Blanch Savage of Kansas City. Every month farmers sell thousands of dollars worth of livestock and farm products through Journal World classified advertisements.
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Delbert Reusch
Thelma, Beebe
Eudora
Robert Addison Dunlap
Minta Mary McDonald
Lawrence
Russ Chitwood
Dorothy Lee Junkel
J. B. Davis
Blanch Savage
Kansasity
Journal-World
Hope Schools Could Reopen Monday Amid Poliomyelitis Fears
The state board of health met to review the poliomyelitis outbreak with 84 cases reported in the past week. Dr. F. P. Helm urged closing all schools, and many districts already complied, as Dr. Kinaman presented epidemiological findings.
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State Board of Health
F. P. Helm
Helm
C. H. Kinnaman
Parsons Schools Open In Wake Of Paralysis Cases
Parsons Kansas reported the opening of schools as planned while Leon Whetzel, son of Earl and unnamed Whaitzel parents, was diagnosed with infantile paralysis and placed under quarantine. It marked the second local case in the current epidemic, first since August 15. In Columbus, Doris Green, eight, daughter of Sandford and unnamed Green parents, was also diagnosed with infantile paralysis, the first case there in six weeks.
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Parsons
Kan
Leon Whetzel
Earl Whaitzel
Columbus
Doris Green
Sandford Green
Price Declines in Bonds Reflect Nazi Air Raids
New York reports bond markets reacting to Nazi bombing raids on London with price declines across sectors. Canadian loans, Australian issues, and Latin American government bonds fell, while German and Italian issues gained. U S government bonds were barely changed amid sparse, mixed activity.
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New York
London
Lawrence couple married by judge Frank Gray
Miss Dorothy Lee Junker and Russ Chitwood of Lawrence were married Saturday evening by Probate Judge Frank Gray. Chitwood, a senior in the University of Kansas engineering school, plays end on the KU football team.
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Dorothy Lee Junker
Russ ‘Chitwood
Lawrence
Frank Gray
Chitwood
University Engineering School
K.U
Forty one players try on new outfits at KU field
At the Kansas University stadium forty one gridiron hopefuls tested gear and punted in pre practice drills. Ralph Miller watched in civvies and hinted at a knee injury delaying his athletic return next year. Coach Gwinn Henry announced two daily sessions starting tomorrow with meals at 8, 1 30 and 6 in the Union cafeteria.
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Gwinn
Henry
Vic Hart
Harry Lansing
Union Building
Art treasures moved to safeguards after bombing
Officials said priceless items from two famous museums were moved with other gallery contents to specially built repositories in August 1939. No damage reported and treasures and private collection items are secure from further bombing.
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London
Refugees March From City Toward Safety in England
Refugees leaving London's east end march toward the countryside seeking safety after bombing across Europe. Affected families carry sparse belongings, face hunger in shelters, and yearn for familiar comforts while public aid distributes bread and beds. The piece recalls Belgium and France and notes the government compensation promise feels inadequate.
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London
Europe
Warsaw
Brest
Belgium
France
Kent
London County Council
Brighton
Carlie
Lil
KU Education Honor Roll Named By Dean Schwegler
University of Kansas School of Education announces the Dean's Honor Roll. Read names include Louise Carpenter Thomas Mickle Learnard Gordon Wesley Fielder Eugene Edwin Billups Virginia Grace Bell and others from Lawrence Kansas City Dodge City Hoisington Coffeyville Newton Olathe Blue Mound Randolph and St. Louis Missouri.
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Raymond A. Schwegler
School of Education
University of Kansas
Louise Carpenter Thomas
Mickle Learnard
Gordon Wesley Fielder
Eugene Edwin Billups
Virginia Grace Bell
Lawrence
Victory Agnes Hawkey
Kansas City
Marle’ Gatf Austin
Dodge City
Gladys—Lavine Bitter
Hoisington
Grace Louise de- Tar
Coffeyville
Darrell G. Donnelly
Wayside
Herbert Arthur Hartman
Newton
Evelyn Elnora Kinney
Jola
Elsie Eunice Lowell
Olathe
Frances Agnes Nagle
Blue Mound
Trene Winifred Nordstrom
Randolph
Virginia Henrietta Anderson
St. Louis
Alta Senora
Bingham
Virginia Schooling
Beardsley Opens ABA Convention Calls for Enlightened Leadership
Charles A. Beardsley president of the American Bar Association opened the 63rd annual convention in Philadelphia urging about 160000 lawyers and judges to lead with enlightened leadership to keep the United States at peace and ready against war.
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Philadelphia
Charles A. Beardsley
American Bar Association
United States
Giants Rally to Defeat Dodgers 7 4 in National League Showdown
Hal Schumacher steadied after a rough first inning to lead the New York Giants to a 7 4 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Giants compiled 14 hits while Tamulis Head Carleton and Phelps battled Schumacher and Danning in a tense late game. In the American League, Chicago fell 14 runs to Cleveland as Lee Tresh Hisenstat Dobson and Hemsley managed the scoring edge.
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New York
Hal Schumacher
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Brooklyn
Tamulis
Carleton
Phelps
Schumacher
Danning
Chicago
Cleveland
Lee
Tresh
Hisenstat
Dobson
Hemsley
Wallace in reply in Weeping Water Nebraska speech
Henry A Wallace called the 1940 campaign a fight between Roosevelt and Hitler in Weeping Water Nebraska. He defended his use of appeasers wording and attacked Republicans as not all appeasers, but warned that Nazi influence and rapid German peace terms would lead to American slavery if Roosevelt failed.
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Neb
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Hitler
Svant
Europe
Decrees Target Jews and Baptists in Romania
Bucharest September 9 Romania under Ion Antonescu issued new decrees aimed at Jews and Baptist sects. Jewish communities must cede synagogues hospitals and schools unless they gain 400 city or 200 rural members. Baptists declared nonreligious unless they join Catholics or a recognized Protestant church. The moves reflect a drive to reshape the nation along axis lines.
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Bucharest
Ministry of Culture
Romania
Ion Antonescu
Jeish
United States
Antonescu
Carol
Rumania
Independent Laundry Opens Modern Dry Cleaning Department
The Independent Laundry at 740 Vermont Street announces a complete new dry cleaning department. William Newlin, ex assistant manager of Acme Dry Cleaners in Kansas City, will manage the unit. The facility features the most modern auto cleaning equipment using perchloroethylene with continuous distillation to purge impurities.
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Vermont Street
William Newlin
Acme Dry Cleaners
Kansas City
Caribbean base eyes Atlantic approaches with bomber watch
At the new army base in Puerto Rico medium and long range bomber and reconnaissance planes will monitor hundreds of miles of the Atlantic approaches to the canal. The location is described as a vital naval lifeline for defense and security.
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Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Canal
Navy
Public Safety Council To Hold First Meeting
A Public Safety Council formed from fifteen Lawrence organizations will meet at the Chamber of Commerce rooms tomorrow at 4 o'clock. The group will map an intensive safety campaign for the city, with members from the Chamber of Commerce PTA American Legion Rural School districts Rotary Kiwanis Lions Co-Operative club Veterans of Foreign Wars American Red Cross public schools Junior Chamber of Commerce Woman's club and Business and Professional Women and Soroptimist club.
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Public Safety Council
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
P.T. A. American Legion
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Co-Operative Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Red Cross
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Woman’s Club
Business and Professional Women
Soreptimist Club
War Department Orders Two Air Groups to Permanent Panama Defenses
Washington Sept 9 The air department ordered two corps to strengthen aerial defenses of the Panama Canal by assigning two units to permanent stations. The move aims to bolster security and readiness in the strategic area.
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War Department
Washington
Ar Department
Panama Canal
Air Corps
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Lucinda Murphy 72
Mrs Lucinda Murphy 72 died yesterday at her daughter's home in Lecompton. Funeral services at Rumsey funeral home at 2 pm Tuesday with Rev Lou Griffith officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Margaret Cottrell granddaughter Miss Marie Cottrell Lecompton and brothers George Tuttle Oakland California and Roy Tuttle Milo Missouri.
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Lucinda Murphy
Hame
Margaret Cottrell
Lecompton
Rumsey
Lou Griffith
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marie Cottrell
George Tuttle
Oakland
Calif
Roy Tuttle
Milo
Frenchmen Held in Rabat Arrests Over Plot Against Petain
Berlin reports from Madrid say French figures including demobilized soldiers were arrested in Rabat French Morocco and other protectorate areas to quell an insurrection against the Petain government. The radio links the arrests to followers of Gen Charles de Gaulle who seeks to keep fighting from London.
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Berlin
Madrid
Rabat
French Morocco
Protectorate
Petain
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
London
Reinforcements Land For British Forces In Middle East
Thousands of fresh British soldiers move into fighting fronts in the Middle East at an Egyptian port. Reinforcements include Australian airmen hundreds of nurses from Scotland and England and several hundred navy and royal air force fliers.
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Egyptian Port
Cairo
Middle East
Tony
Scotland
England
Convoy Reaches Egypt in Largest Ever Arrival
A massive convoy arrived at an Egyptian port yesterday marking the largest such voyage to reach Egypt. The shipment's size signals a notable logistical milestone for the region and its trade networks.
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Egypt
Threat of bombardment escalates in London raid reports
Berlin reports a new wave of German raids on London claiming bombs ever more deadly. Observers note ships at East India and Royal Victoria docks hit as Berlin calls this the start of the battle of London with weather delaying daytime attacks and planners promising stronger assaults ahead.
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Berlin
London
Thames River
London Bridge
East India
Royal Victoria
Air Ministry seeks RAF volunteers amid manpower push
The Air Ministry appealed for volunteers to serve as pilots, machine runners and radio operators and raised the maximum pilot age from 32 to 87 as part of a push to maintain a steady supply of personnel for the expanding Royal Air Force.
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London
Air Ministry
R.A.F
King George Tours London Air Raid Victims
King George made a three hour visit to London districts hit hardest by German air raids. He praised civilian bravery and spoke with evacuees and a man who lost three children. Reporters described ongoing rescue searches under wrecked homes.
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London
King George
Germany
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