Japs Are Stopped Again on Bataan
The War Department reported continued Japanese gains on Bataan with heavy losses to the attackers and a dive bomber shot down. American Filipino forces repulsed a third assault on the line and halted a nighttime landing attempt on the east coast. Corregidor remained free of air raids as Forts Frank and Drum were attacked without damage. American bombers struck Japanese bases in the Andaman Islands, destroying a cruiser and a transport.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan
Philippines
Manila Bay
Department
Corregidor
Frank
Drum
Cavite
U. S
New Delhi
Andaman Islands
Bay of Bengal
Lewis H. Jereton
India
Poth
Akyab
Burma
Colombo
Ceylon
Australia
Sydney
Solomon Islands
Imperial
Tokyo
Military parade showcases 62nd Army Day force in Kansas City
In Kansas City on April 6 1962 850 soldiers 400 horses and 300 machines from Camp Funston marched past Maj Gen John Millikin reviewing stand on Grand Avenue to mark 25 years since a war was declared. Led by Col Paul R Davidson the 10th Cavalry rode and marched with 9th Cavalry band two mechanized batteries and a 3rd Artillery battery with 75 mm guns followed by 92nd Recon Squadron in jeeps scout cars and motorcycles Major General Millikin gave the Army Day address.
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Kansas City
Camp Funston
Kan
Grand Avenue
John Millikin
2Nd Cavalry Division
Paul R. Davidson
10Th Cavalry
9Th Cavalry
3Rd Artillery
92Nd
Millikin
Hit Large Japanese Vessels In Rabaul Harbor Raids
Large Japanese ships in Rabaul harbor were struck by U S and Australian bombers amid heavy Allied raids that also damaged air fields at Rabaul and Gasmata in New Britain. The operation described as among the heaviest to date. Washington asked Congress for an additional 100 million dollars to build access roads to military reservations defense plants and raw material sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Rabaul Harbor
United States
Sydney Morning Herald
Washington
Congress
Federal Works Agency
Oil Regulation Conference Invites State Officials to Washington
The federal petroleum coordinator announced a telegram to all state regulatory officials inviting them to a conference in Washington on April 14.
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Washington
Federal Petroleum Coordinator
Reds and Nazis Clash in Snow on Russian Front
German and axis forces clash with Soviet troops in thawing Russian battlefields as Hitler prepares a spring offensive. Reports claim German air and ground successes with claims of local advances, prisoners, and ships targeted in the Mediterranean area.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
School Meetings Address District Budgets and Staffing
Rural and grade districts plan annual meetings this week to review the year end finances and adopt next year budgets. Election of district clerks will occur and any appointed positions will be filled by election. County superintendent Harold Fisher cites revenue changes, teacher shortages, and few applicants as key issues.
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Eudora
Harold Fisher
Fisher
Great RAF strike on German targets with over 300 bombers
The RAF unleashed a major night raid on Cologne and the Gennevilliers engine works near Paris with more than 300 bombers. British commandos reportedly attacked Narvik in German Norway, while losses were minimal. Paris region suffered some material damage and civilian casualties.
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Russia
R.A.F
Cologne
Rhineland
Paris
Gennevilliers
Germany
Stockholm
Narvik
Norway
Narvik Fjord
London
Government hires rise to a record 1.703 million in January
Civilian employment in the executive branch grew by 32,177 persons in January to a record 1,703,099, the civil service commission reports. The gain comes despite the post office department shedding 53,564 seasonal workers, signaling a definite expansion tied to the wartime program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Post Office Department
Senator Pepper Proposes Price and Wage Freeze
Senator Pepper of Florida proposed a presidential proclamation freezing all prices and wages as opposition grows in the senate to a committee approved sliding scale war profits limit.
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Washington
Pepper
D-Fla
Senate
Supreme Court Bans Sit-Down Strikes at Sea
In a 5 to 4 ruling, the Supreme Court outlaws sit down strikes on ships in U S ports under the federal mutiny statute. Justice Byrnes says seamen mutiny when they strike aboard vessels within U S maritime jurisdiction, upholding a reinstate order against the Southern Steamship Co. The board must bargain with the National Maritime Union. Justice Reed dissents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Supreme Court
Byrnes
Southern Steamship Company of
Philadelphia
National Maritime Union
Reed
Black
Douglas
Murphy
New Yarn Arrives For Bundles For Britain Aid
Two new yarn shipments arrived over the weekend for Bundles for Britain. Volunteers are needed and R A F blue and grey yarns join existing khaki stock. Wool check out is in basement room 8 of Community Building.
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Britain
R.A.F
Bundles
America
Henry Werner
Bundles For
Hospital Fund
England
Bunny Black Undergoes Operation at Fort Leavenworth
Fred C. Bunny Black, who went to Fort Leavenworth with selectees on April 1, underwent an appendectomy the following day and is convalescing in a hospital. Mr and Mrs J W Barber visited their son Richard yesterday and called on Black.
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Fred C
Bunny” Black
Fort Leavenworth
J. W. Barber
Richard
Black
Pelley Remains in Jail Over Bond in Sedition Case
William Dudley Pelley chief of the Silver Shirts remained jailed in Marion County awaiting grand jury action on an affidavit charging sedition over articles in The Galilean. The anti Semitic publisher said he would plead innocent to any indictments and the timing of the grand jury presentation was not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts
Marion County
Women farmers needed for summer crop effort
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said at a press conference that a women's land army would be required in certain regions to harvest crops this summer. She proposed organizing the force on a simple scale with recruitment through the U S employment service and paid prevailing wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. Employment Service
Japanese Planes Bomb Two Indian Coastal Towns
Japanese carrier based aircraft attacked two Indian towns on the Madras coast Nizampatam and Canada Bay with minor damage and small casualties. The raids expanded as British ships hunted the raiders and officials in New Delhi reported attacks on UN merchant ships.
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Moscow
Rybinsk
Malta
India
Nizampatam
Cocanada
Madras
Indian Ocean
Bengal Bay
Ceylon
Colombo
New Delhi
United Nations
Singapore
Britain
Gibbaltar
Andaman Islands
Easter Services Fill Lawrence Churches With Festive Devotion
Lawrence churches were crowded for Easter as citizens worshiped and celebrated the resurrection amid war. Special services and music marked the day though the Easter storm struck later. Bonnets were plentiful and new frocks bright in color.
Capper Warns of Chaos from War Contractors and Labor Racketeers
Senator Capper says profiteering contractors and racketeering labor leaders threaten free government and free enterprise. He cites thousands of angry letters nationwide about high profits on war contracts and high fees to obtain work. He warns such abuses may affect defense bonds sales and tax payments.
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Washington
Capper
R-Kan
Kansas Republican
United States
Douglas County Selective Service Sets April 27 Registration
The Douglas county selective service board received the fourth registration order to be held Monday April 27 for men born before February 16 1942 who have not registered before and will not reach 65 before April 27 1942. Board officials note fire related registration needs and a 20 man 1942 quota shortfall. Col Raymond Montgomery will advise on questionnaires mailed to 20 44 year olds registered February 16.
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Douglas County Selective Service Board
State
Army
Douglas County
Raymond F. Montgomery
State Selective Service
Rains soak eastern Kansas with scattered totals
Eastern Kansas received sustained showers and thunderstorms with Topeka reporting 1.07 inches and Chapin 2.30 inches overnight. The moisture eases ground dryness while western areas stay lighter. Temperatures swung from 38 to 90 degrees with no frost forecast and Easter heat records set in Topeka and Emporia.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chapman
S. D. Flora
Wamega
Junction City
Herington
Minneapolis
Florence
Carbondale
Worden
Pomona
Kansas City
Flora
Wichita
Phillipsburg
Mercury
Emporia
Maiden Family Returns From California Visit
Mr and Mrs Harry Maiden returned from San Diego where sons Elmo and Clinton work at Consolidated Aircraft and daughter Audrey remains employed there. Maiden notes the influx of people to southern California has slowed. They traveled home via Texas Louisiana and Mississippi visiting relatives in Biloxi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Maiden
San Diego
Calif
Elmo
Clinton
Consolidated Aircraft Company
Audrey Maiden
Maiden
California
Maidens
Texas
Louisiana
Merchant Vessel Torpedoed Off Atlantic Coast
The navy announced that a medium sized merchant vessel was torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. No further details were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Eudora plant to start week with 500 workers
Construction officials expect about 500 workers at the Eudora munitions plant within a week, rising to 1,500 in four weeks and 5,000 to 6,000 by June. Local housing officials urge quick preparation of accommodations as Lawrence aims to house plant workers near the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eudora
Lawrence
H. C. Rathbun
Rathbun
Broderick & Gordon
Walter Keeler
Keeler
Chamber of Commerce
Stockholder seeks court order against Saturday Evening Post
George E. Vanderman of New York sues in federal court to force Curtis Publishing and the Saturday Evening Post to abandon isolationist policies and to stop articles he says stir racial tensions. He claims subscriptions cancel and advertisers drop, cites The Case Against the Jews by Milton Mayer in the March 28 issue and seeks to withhold salaries of ten officers and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Curtis Publishing Company
U. S. District Court Today
Saturday Evening Post
George E. Vanderman
New York
Curtis
Vanderman
Curtis Common
Post
Milton Mayer
The
Rainfall Floods Basements Prompt City Warnings
City engineer J. C. Harper reported widespread basement flooding from heavy rain. He noted sewers and manholes were full and that saturated ground caused water to surge into drainage systems.
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J. C. Harper
Harper
Bus line permit requests filed by Lawrence firms
Three Lawrence firms C H Hunsinger Rapid Transit and M S Winter have applied to the state corporation commission for bus line permits from Lawrence to the defense plant near Eudora. Hearing set April 16 in Topeka. If granted service must start within 30 days with two or three daily trips. Additional applications from Topeka firms Scott Puffer Wahle Mosby Mack and from Ottawa and Kansas City firms also filed. hearing April 23.
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Lawrence
State Corporation Commission
Eudora
C. H. Hunsinger
Rapid Transit
M. S. Winter
Topeka
Scott-Puffer- Wahle Company
Mosby-Mack
Ottawa
Kansas City
Roosevelt asks Congress to bar Red Cross use
President Roosevelt asked Congress to forbid private individuals or business concerns from using the Red Cross name or symbol to safeguard the emblem and ensure its protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Army Day Observed With Parades and Ceremonies Nationwide
Washington marks Army Day noting the armed force could exceed 3.6 million by end of 1942 and honoring the 25th anniversary of U S entry into World War I. Secretary Stimson urged unity on the home front and McNutt called civilians to support weapon production in war effort. Parades and reviews showcased the army and its equipment nationwide.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Stimson
Western Pacific
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security
Heavy Rain Falls in Lawrence Marks Spring Weather
Lawrence saw the first heavy spring rain with two and five eighths inches reported at the Santa Fe depot by noon and additional falls from observers at Worden and other sites. The Kaw river rose, rainfall neared April normals, and travel noted reduced visibility with no major traffic incidents reported locally.
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Santa Fe
Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Oscar Schwarz
Worden
Kaw
Bowersock Mill
Kansas Electric Power Company
Cameron’s Bluff
Kansas
Manhattan
Highway Patrol
Charley's Aunt Opens Tonight at Fraser Theater
The first night of the three act farce Charley's Aunt plays Fraser theater at 8 15 with an all student cast in nineties costumes. Robert Calderwood directs the production and the show runs tonight and tomorrow night only. Ben Mantz and Edith Ann Fleming lead the cast with Don Dixon designing special scenery.
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Fraser Theater
Robert Calderwood
Asshate
Brandon Thomas
Charley
Brazil
Ben Mantz
Fine Arts
Kansas City
Lord Fancourt Babberly
Donna D'Alvadorez
Edith Ann Fleming
Garden City
Don Dixon
Car Sideswipes Truck Injuries None Reported
Four soldiers from Ft. Riley rode in a car that sideswiped an eastbound truck on U S Highway 24 about a mile east of the Indian village between 6 and 7 pm. Sheriff Charles Banning investigated the scene. The 1939 Buick carrying Leroy Hooks, traveling west, sustained heavy damage but all aboard were unharmed. The truck was driven by H J Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Riley
U. S
Ships Escape U-Boats In Atlantic Port Incidents
Three merchant vessels reached port safely after battles with enemy submarines at sea. The navy identified the ships only as a large Panamanian-flagged freighter, a large United States ship, and a medium-sized U.S. vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
U.S
Six Councilmen to Be Named Tuesday in Local Vote
Lawrence citizens will vote tomorrow to elect six councilmen for two-year terms. First ward race features Ralph Achning and Willard Brown with Brown favored after a 264 to 245 result in the last election. Six incumbents up for reelection are Brown Eberhart Stough Burgert Schelbar Bushey. Polling places listed and polls open 8 am to 6 pm. Registration totals show heavy first ward turnout with 1 778 voters.
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Lawrence
Ralph G. Achninge
Willard Brown
Achning
Brown
J. F. Eberhart
Charles D. St
New York School
Woodlawn School
J. W. Stone
Discuss New Plant At Chamber Luncheon In Eudora
A Chamber of Commerce luncheon tomorrow at the Eldridge hotel will discuss problems and opportunities from establishing the Eudora munitions plant. Dean Frank T. Stockton will chair with Roger Williams presiding, speakers include C. G. Hesse Walter Keeler Hovey Hanna and Art Weaver. Reservations: C of C 485.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eudora
Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Parsons
C. of C
Dean Frank T. Stockton
War Industries Planning Committee
New Livestock Rise Convulses Chicago Market
Chicago reports a surge in livestock prices with hogs reaching a 16 year high and cattle at 1937 tops. Hogs hit 14.20 a hundred pounds, up 15 to 20 cents, avg near 14.05. AMA signals willingness to pay 14.25 for export lard, most likely for Britain under lend lease. Butter purchases by AMA set a record since the program began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Great Britain
AMA
Stock Market Index Shows 60 Stocks at 35.0
The index for 60 stocks stands at 35.0 with a point gain of 4.6 on Saturday. The report highlights market movement and notable shifts among leading shares.
Weather Forecast for Kansas Ends in Cold Flurry Outlook
Intermittent light rain in far east, cooler in northwest, with much cooler conditions tonight. Tuesday forenoon colder, with snow flurries in the northwest. Temperature readings show highs near 92 in some areas and 44 as a year ago. Rainfall to 7 am today totals .78 inch.
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Kansas
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