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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1940
Page
4
The item notes subscription rates for a newspaper dated Wednesday September 18 1940 and reminds readers to contact the office if the Journal World is not received by 7 p m. It includes address and call details and a Bible verse Ecclesiastes 11 1.
Willkie spoke in Amarillo urging southerners to reconsider voting Democratic tickets. He argued preserving the two term presidency tradition, in place for 150 years, weighs against change and urges a deliberate choice in the coming election.
National Legion commander Jim Raymond J Kelly warns that public opinion shifts could alter the defense program and armament plans. He urges remembering the program’s original purpose to ensure readiness against sudden attack and deter outside aggression.
A near gale and autumn weather disruptedHitler's invasion of England forcing Germans to seek safer harbors for barges and vessels off the French coast opposite Dover. The British gain a temporary respite as invasion requires fair weather, delaying Nazi preparations and giving Britain time to hold the line.
The Germans announce new long range guns based in France to shell London. The effect on Britain’s collapse is expected to be minimal, with at most property damage and lives lost, but unlikely to alter the duration or outcome of the war.
In wartime prose reflecting on Paris under shellfire from the forest of St Gobain and German long range artillery, the piece argues that Germany may use such weapons to prove a feared point to the world about its destructive vengeance and brutality.
The article notes Rayburn's rise to speaker after Bankhead and Byrnes, Jesse Jones becoming commerce secretary, and a cabinet with former Republicans. It argues northern Democrats face barriers in top government circles despite their numbers in Congress.
Reporters note Wendell Willkie’s Coffeyville talk shows growing radio technique and better enunciation than Elwood. Critics say his voice, pauses, and emphasis project a strong campaign presence and ability to connect with listeners. Willkie can present important issues clearly and engagingly.
A New York court ruled Bergdoll must serve the entire term sentenced by a court martial. The plea for sentence reduction came at a time when the nation readies a new draft, reducing chances for leniency toward draft dodgers.
A plea condemns forgetting promises from 1982. It warns voters that the President’s pledge to keep the country out of war should be weighed against past assurances about tariff repeal budget balancing and federal expense cuts.
The Omaha World Herald notes a striking and controversial romance between a Ku Klux Klan faction and a music group, describing it as the most striking juxtaposition since a provocative act began. The piece uses sharp, provocative language to highlight public fascination and social tension surrounding the unlikely alliance.
The yacht Enterprise, led by Commodore Harold S. Vanderbilt, won the America's Cup by taking all four races against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V. The U S ship also set the course time record, sailing 30 miles in 3 hours 10 minutes 13 seconds. Officials for the high school field meet tomorrow afternoon include umpire Melvin Griffith and announcer James Mettner.
Dewitt Mackenzie assesses the English Channel perils that could thwart a German invasion. He notes rough seas and fog risk stranding forces, with ships, fleets, and shore batteries creating a formidable barrier for any landing attempts.
Ethel a 42 year old camel at Broadmoor zoo in Colorado Springs stopped eating after Fritz the male camel crushed a Tibetan bell she wore for 20 years. Bell maker Virgil Crisp tried twice to replace it but the third bell satisfied Ethel and she began eating again.
Refugees continue fleeing Galveston as floodwaters drive people from the city. Trains from across the bay are packed with evacuees. Widespread showers appear. E K Flory H Smith W L Lowder and A J Flory depart for Colorado. William J Emmett of Lawrence, in China with the 14th Regulars, is wounded in battle. A Lawrence man buys London-made clothes from his tailor. Bonnie Bell returns home from the east. W T Kennedy family plans a Philadelphia trip. Miss Addie Bruce and Edna Gardner host high school friends at Mrs Bruce's Rhode Island street home Friday night.
Historian Dean J T Willard presents a 568 page overview of Kansas State College from its 1862 beginnings through the present. The work traces seven presidents and notes leaders like John A Anderson Jardine and F D Farrel and praises the college as a major state institution in agriculture.
Weary firemen battled a massive blaze that destroyed Crown Cork and Seal's bark remnant supplies. The fire, ignited yesterday and fed by acid smoke, burned piles of stock worth about $500,000, marking Baltimore’s most spectacular blaze in years.
The Manchukuoan issue pictures Kang Teh, former Pu Yi, visiting Japan in 1935. The puppet emperor, now 34, leads an empire of 503000 square miles with 35 million people under 600 Japanese officials. Japan promotes Manchukuo manufacturing farming and immigration while exploiting mineral resources.
Sue Mary attends a tense meeting with Nick which ends in a small riot and leads to his scheme to secure Vera a job in Sue Mary’s office. Nick praises Sue Mary for helping, while Sue Mary dreams of purpose, amid questions about government plane plans and danger. Vera proves efficient and poised as Sue Mary hides insecurities about herself.
Washington reports Norris of Nebraska and Capper of Kansas frame the Midwest as a key battleground. Norris backs a Roosevelt third term stance while Capper predicts a Republican Kansas vote. both stress the third term issue and costs of federal spending in a $15 billion defense bill as Democratic and Republican efforts intensify across Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Kentucky.
Radio programs across WRN KMBC WDAF and WREN feature orchestras, news, quiz shows, and dramas from 6 PM to midnight with Abbott and Costello, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Amos and Andy, and sports updates. Canadian holiday and various commercials and public affairs intersperse schedule.
Mrs Josephine Haney born June 24 1856 near Pittsburgh Pa came to Kansas as a child with Mary and Joseph Williamson and siblings settling near Perry. She joined the Methodist church young and cared for her widowed mother and family, known as Aunt Joe for her kindness and comfort in sickness and death.
The obituary notes the marriage of a woman to R. C. Haney in 1899, their move to Lawrence, his death two and a half years earlier, and mentions a sister in Leavenworth along with five stepsons and one stepdaughter. the piece closes with a subscriber count for the classifieds.
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