Odessa Falls to the Soviet Armies Turn to the Crimea
London reports Odessa, the Black Sea port and naval base, has fallen to a rapid Soviet advance. German evacuation and destruction followed heavy fighting from the Sivash to the Perekop sector as Russians push into the Crimea. Moscow says Red Army entries near Odessa threaten retreat routes, with German and Romanian forces suffering heavy losses. The fall marks a dramatic, costly chapter in the southern Russia campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Odessa
Black Sea
Hitler
Russia
Berlin
Crimea
Comunique
Sivash
Perekop
Rumanian
Sevastolaingrad
Stalingrad
Moscow
Mariental
Ovidiopol
Shipping Losses in March Reported Slightly Higher
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill say merchant shipping losses in March were a little higher than February, with anti submarine warfare still effective. Attacks on northern supply routes to Russia stalled, as undersea warfare spreads from Barents Sea toward Murmansk and Indian Ocean. Mississippi River hits flood stage at Blair, Nebraska, with meteorologists predicting no repeat of last April's record flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Altho
Russia
Barents Sea
Murmansk
Indian Ocean
Issouri
Missouri River
Blair
Neb
U. S
M. ¥. Robins
Roosevelt goes south for two weeks vacation
President Roosevelt leaves Washington for a southward trip to rest and recover from lingering cold and bronchitis. The White House states the journey will last about two weeks, with Admiral Le and other aides accompanying him, and reporters to refrain from publishing reports until his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
William D. le
Ross T. McIntire
Navy
Wilson Brown
Edwin M. Watson
Associated Press
United Press Associations
International News Service
Stephen Early
Early
Admiral MelIntire
Imphal Kohima siege rocks India front in World War II
New Delhi Apr 10 amid mounting Japanese pressure the Imphal Kohima corridor narrows with Kohima near the border and Dimapur rail hub crucial to Stilwell’s Burma and China lines. Allied units say a preliminary penetration was repulsed as fighting also rages along the Arakan front and in the Mogaung Myitkyina corridors while Allied airpower targets Japanese positions and supply routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Imphal
Kohima
Bengal- Assam
Burma
Southeast Asia Command
Dimapur
Joseph W. Stilwall
Ukhrul
Arakan
Commuunique
Kaladan
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Tiang River
Sumuvhrabum-Myitkyina
Rain Upends Plans For Douglas County Easter Events
Rainfall over the weekend and today disrupted garden plans in Douglas County and Lawrence but cleared enough Sunday to allow Easter activities to proceed. Measurements show 2.17 inches total from Saturday morning to today, with winds and rising rivers including the Wakarusa at Dutton Bridge reaching 20 feet and the Kan River mill pond rising near 14 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Lawrence
C. J.posey
Wakarusa
Dutton Bridge
A. L. Holcom
Kan
Seek Young Farm Help topeka plan to enlist 20000 youths
Topeka April 10 plans to enlist more than 20000 Kansas school boys as victory farm volunteers to harvest 1944 crops occupied a committee of school superintendents today. Frank Blecha emergency farm labor supervisor said last summer about 20000 youths of high school age worked on Kansas farms and the youth army would need enlargement this year. M F Stark of Hiawatha chairs the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Victory Farm
Frank Blecha
Extension Service
M. F. Stark
Hiawatha
Draft order delays induction for older workers in essential industries
Topeka April 10 Brig Gen M R McLean state director of selective service ordered that men over 31 in essential industries be postponed from induction while those outside essential work are drafted by age. 1 A registrants not in war production face induction, 31 plus postponed, 26 to 31 postponed unless already ordered, under 26 inducted unless deferred. Douglas county draft board reviews the order. three men left for Fort Leavenworth induction after delay due to Good Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeks
M. R. Mclean
Selective Service
McLean
Damper Upon German Air Power Presses U S Bombers Extend Raid Reach
American air task forces of 1,000 to 1,500 bombers and fighters struck German anti invasion air installations in Belgium and France in a third straight day of operations. Fortresses and Liberators hit Pas-de-Calais, Evere, Vilverde, Melsbroek, Bourges, Orleans, and other targets while RAF night raids and rail strikes complemented the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgium
France
Pas-de-Calais
Evere
Vilverde
Melsbroek
Brusgels
Bourges
Paris
Orleans
Lille
Poland
East Prussia
Germany
Brunswick
Frankfort
U. S. Air Force
R.A.F
Villeneuve-St. Georges
Mannheim
Air Ministry
U. S
R.A.P
Thiele at Rotary on religious freedom in the US Constitution
Justice Walter Thiele spoke at Rotary detailing the limits of religious freedom when it intersects with others rights. He cited recent US Supreme Court trends and noted a history of decisions being overturned by a divided court. Rotary officers for the year were announced: Gerald Hesse president Solon G Ayers vice president Karl Klooz secretary John Brand treasurer Norman Edmonds sergeant at arms. A Rotaryans party is set for April 24. Bartlesville faces a flood threat after heavy rain as the Caney River overflows its banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Thiele
Supreme Court of Kansas
Rotary
United States
Supreme Court of
The
WU. S
Gerald Hesse
Solon G. Ayers
Karl Klooz
John Brand
Norman Edmonds
Baldwin Rotary
F. E. Wolt
Jelson P. Horn
R. J. Zeidler
M. L. Hitchcock
Tommy Evans
Wesley Brune
Evansville, Ill
Frank Strong
Larger Wheat Crop Forecast by Agriculture Department
The Agriculture Department estimates this year's winter wheat crop at 601,759,000 bushels, up from 528,606,000 last year and above the ten year average of 570,675,000. Seeded area is about 47,127,000 acres with a 12.8 bushels per acre yield indicated for April. Kansas yields shown at 11.0 bushels per acre and 146,421,000 bushels produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pres
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Kansas
Sidney Foster to Perform Piano Recital at University
A brilliant Music Week event at the University features Sidney Foster, a rising American pianist, in a Wednesday April 19 recital in Fraser Theater. The program, part of the Annual Young American Artist series initiated by Dean Swarthout, showcases Foster after three Carnegie Hall concerts and a New York Philharmonic debut in 1941. The complimentary recital, free to the public, is presented by University Concert Course management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Foster
Foster
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Lawrence
Carnegie Hall
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
John Barbirolli
New York Times
Music Teachers National Association
Cincinnati
Dean Sw
Snowbound motorists trapped on Berthoud Pass in Colorado
More than 30 people including three children were trapped atop Berthoud Pass after multiple snow avalanches blocked both approaches. A snowslide buried two autos and a plow, one occupant amid the slide James Durfee suffered serious back injury. Edith Foster tunneled eight feet to surface. Others reported frostbite and dwindling food as rescue efforts continued.
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Georgetown
Colo
Berthoud Pass
Continental Divide
Helen ‘Durfee
Denver
The
Waves
Catherine Cockburn
Spars
Durfee
Edith Foster
Craig
la Junta
U.S. Highway 40
Stanley Ians
Maus
J. R. Kennedy
Karen Jo
Kennedy
Salt Lake City
Salina
Kaw
Flood Threat Presses Eastern Kansas as Neosho Rises
Weather expert S D Flora warned of a heavy flood threat across eastern Kansas after rains, with the Neosho expected to crest near 24 feet at Emporia and reach 26 to 27 feet at Ottawa by tonight or tomorrow. Widespread rainfall, up to 5 inches in spots, boosted river levels and triggered minor overflows while western Kansas could see beneficial precipitation.
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Topeka
Neosho River
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Neosho
Emporia
Burlington
Iola
Chanute
Parsons
Oswego
Fort Riley
Garden City
Dodge City
Liberal Army Air Field
Ottawa
Marais Des Cysnes
Tiver
Quenemo
Smoky Hill
Salina
Kaw
Little Arkansas
Sedgwick
Valley Center
Arkansas
Aids
Arkansas City
Newton
el Dorado
Augusta
McPherson
Russell
Lyons
Inman
Grenola
Eureka
Wichita
Valley Falls
Willard
Emmett and Wamego
McFarland
Manhattan
Junction City
Chapman
Enterprise
Lindsborg
Reading
Osage City
Burlingame
Lyndon
Garnett
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Concordia
Leroy
Dexter
Howard
Plevna
Fredonia
Windstorm-caused damage hits Parsons area
A GPS-A wind storm near Parsons, described as a minor tornado, caused property damage with no casualties. Roofs were blown off barns and two business buildings. a side of another building caved in at Altamont. Telephone lines damaged five miles south of Parsons and minor damage reported at Oswego and the Kansas Ordnance Plant area east of Parsons.
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Parsons
Altamont
Here
Oswego
Kansas Ordnance Plant Administration
Damage at Liberal Field Tornado Ravages Army Air Base
Damage estimated at 62 500 to buildings and utilities at Liberal Field Army Air Field after a tornado struck at 6 45 P M causing heavy rain hail and high winds. No injuries to personnel reported. The storm affected parts of the AAF Training Command Liberator bomber pilot school.
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Liberal
Kan
Army Air Field
AAF Training Command
Cottonwood Flood Threat Looms Over Lyon County
Emporia Kansas reports serious flooding of the Cottonwood river in Lyon County after weekend rains. Observers fear one of the biggest floods in years as 3 to 5 inches of rain fell since Saturday night raising water levels and threatening towns along the river.
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Emporia
Kan
Cottonwood River
Lyon County
Draft boards turn to men under twenty six
Washington reports that 6400 draft boards began a push today to recruit men under 26 into combat training to replace expected battle casualties. The push aims to raise the planned 7,700,000 strength and build a reserve. Manpower Chief Paul McNutt may propose 43 deferment areas for under 26 key status. All ages urged to consult local boards on status and 4-Fs to seek suitable jobs through the U.S. Employment Service to aid the war effort.
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Washington
Altho
Paul McNutt
Lewis’ B. Hershey
U.S. Employment Service
Gift by Baldwin enriches Kansas geology collection
Col. Karl F. Baldwin, once commandant of the KU ROTC unit, donates a notable Australian mineral and ore sample set to the University of Kansas. The items from Broken Hill include argentiferous galena, pyromorphite, marmatite, chalcopyrite, and rare canary yellow chalcopyrite from Mount Isa Mines, plus opals and other minerals. A set of Russian and Australian war posters also goes to KU design.
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University of Kansas
Karl F. Baldwin
Miliia
Melbourne
Australia
Baldwin
R.O.T.C
Deane W. Malott
Department of Geology
Broken Hill
Herbert Hoover
Cerussite
Tell Ertl
Mount Isa
Queensland
Malott
Department of Design
Marjorie Whitney
Professor to Speak at Chamber Luncheon on Water Department
Professor A Russell will discuss Future Developments of Our City Water Department at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday at 12 30. The talk follows a survey by Black and Veatch. Reservations by 5 p m Tuesday required. A booklet on the waterworks system will be printed for interested citizens. SS: Buenos Aires flood relief efforts used military facilities to deliver medicine and food after 50 deaths in the southern Buenos Aires province. Colonel Dorrego suffered the worst damage with 10 inches of rain in 20 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
A. Russell
City
Black and Veatch
Lawrence
Phoning
Buenos Aires
Easter Day Observances Fill Churches and Haskell Program
Despite early drizzle, sunrise services on the Hill moved to Myera Hall as crowds filled downtown churches for Easter worship. Many baptisms were held, lilies adorned altars, and families gathered for Easter parades and baskets. At Haskell, about seventy students joined in a century-spanning Easter music program directed by Margaret Spiceman and Rev. Russell Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Student Religious Council
Beautifulditional Chapel
Myera Hall
Ronald Johnson
E. D. McGregor
Dow Town
Lawrence
Ealling
Haskell
Margaret Specleman
Russell Carter
Martha Umland
Margaret Sanders
Anna Dosey
Pahhe Yazza
U S Population Rises in 1940 to 1942 Shift Gains by South and West
Washington reports census estimates showing continental U S population rose 1.6 percent to 133,770,500 between July 1940 and July 1942. Gains totaled 2,101,225 as five states Virginia Florida Arizona Nevada and California rose more than 10 percent. District of Columbia up 30.8 percent. New York fell numerically by 650,884. Estimates rely on ration registrations birth and death data and armed forces adjustments. states listed include Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Colorado Nebraska.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Virginia
Florida
Arizona
Nevada
California
District of Columbia
North Dakota
New York
Bureau
United States
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texan
Colorado
Nebraska
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Rumania
Tasi
Razdelnaya
Bengal
Assam
Wilson
Charles A. Grumich
Bengal-Assam
China
Thomas B. Wilson
Joseph W. Stilwell
Ghats
Brahmaputra
Iridian
Calcutta
Fort Leavenworth
Carl Monroe Proctor
Wallace Pennington Proctor
Mississippi Street
Darwin Wayne Widner
Battenfeld Hall
Journal-World
Prussia
Thiele
Supreme Court Justice
Bartlesville
Okla
Caney River
Hull
Capitol Hill Today
Swister
Liberal Field
Army Man
K. U
Will
Water Department
Yestéreday
Southem
Western States
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