Allied gains in Tunisia push Axis back on fronts
Allied infantry storm two Tunisian hills through the Enfidaville sector capturing 600 prisoners and over 30,000 Axis soldiers since March 20. British forces seize Djebel Sessouf and Djebel Ang while air raids pound Enfidaville and Or Monferrato. Nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
K. A.N. Anderson
Djebel Ang
Medjezelab
Tunis
Tunisia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mareth Line
Algiers
Enfidaville
Djebelangour
Mediterrean
Ten American Attacks on Kiska Set Daily Record
The Aleutians force command reports ten raids on Japanese installations at Kiska in one day, using heavy and medium bombers. Since March 1 Kiska faced 73 attacks, with April 13 adding multiple bomber formations and fighter escorts. On April 14 Avenger torpedo bombers and Wildcat fighters targeted barges and installations in Viru harbor.
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Kiska
Washington
Iran
Navy
North Pacific
Army Liberator
Mitchell
North Amer
Ican
South Pacific
Avenger
Viru Harbor
New Georgia Island
Peru Dikes Break As Missouri River Flood Tops Area
In Peru Nebraska the dikes protecting the airport and nearby farmland failed after an all-night effort by about 500 volunteers including students and teachers from Peru State Teachers College. The Missouri River crest moved toward Kansas City while Omaha and Nebraska City reported high stages and continued watch for further breaks.
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Peru
Neb
Missouri River
Peru State Teachers
Nebraska City
Omaha
Kansas City
Atchison
Kan
Hamburg
Pacific Junction
Nebraska
Iowa
New Price Ruling Aims to Cut Fresh Vegetable Costs
Washington April 15 UPA issued a fresh pricing markup system for retail vegetables to lower garden produce costs under Roosevelt’s order. The plan freezes seven key vegetables, sets maximum retail marks above wholesale, and ties future cuts to wholesale pricing. Cabbage and other items carry distinct percentage markups by store size, with weekly price changes limited to Thursdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Roosevelt
QPR
Paroled Governor Paroles Man in Ruby Pin Theft Case
Jude Hugh Means sentenced the offender to 10 to 20 years in the state penitentiary after a guilty plea on April 2, 1985 for stealing an $800 ruby pin from W. H. Dietz at 2308 Vermont. Parole granted today by Governor Schoeppel following penitentiary sentence.
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Robert R. Smith
Douglas County
Schoeppel
Smith
W. H. Dietz
Vermont
Jude Hugh Means
Haskell Students Detained Then Sent to Parole Agent
Sent to Minnesota Francis Anywaush and other Haskell students were found joy-riding in a Haskell car and taken into custody by county officers. Anywaush has been sent to the state parole agent at Detroit Lakes Minnesota. Funk's Mortuary Ambulance service.
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Minnesota
Francis Anywaush
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Raid at Wonder Bar Snows Gambling Game in Back Room
Police raided the Wonder Bar at 846 Massachusetts Street catching a craps game in progress in a back room. One man, Rich Goodly, 846 Rhode Island Street, charged with operating a gambling game, held on $250 bond. Nine others charged with gambling posted $25 bonds. Officers seized $9, a dice cup, dice, a green cloth covering, and a craps field cloth. The beer license for the Wonder Bar is held by Orville K. Getty.
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Massachusetts Street
C. A. Bliesner
Bliesner
Casteel
Palmateer
Cheek
Hubbel
Elmer Schiller
Rich Goodly
Rhode Island Street
H. J. O’brien
Kentucky
T. R. Gallager
Arkansas
Ed Hyatt
New Hampshire
Henry Casey
M. M. Jones
Tennessee
Ni E F. Trover
Hlinois
J. C. Smith
Rhode Island
B.S. Cobb
West Fourth
Elza Berry
Orville K. Getty
Wonder Bar
C. R. Johnson
Transient Residents Urged to Pay 1943 County Taxes
Douglas county officers urge temporary residents to settle 1943 personal property taxes now to avoid enforcement later. It is illegal to sell or move taxed property before payment. Some Sunflower Ordnance Plant workers have offered to pay, while H A Jetmore assists with trailer assessments in Douglas and Eudora.
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Douglas County
Sunflower Ordnance Plant
H. A. Jetmore
Eudora
Bond Sales Preliminary To a Satisfactory Peace
The secretary of St writes for AP and Journal World. Enemies rejected peace and chose force. We shall defeat them with the United Nations and devote ourselves to a peaceful world. War bonds are the support of our hopes for the future and must be sound and sufficient.
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Associated Press
Journal-World
United Nations
Two Dismissed From Hospital After Auto Crash
Charles Wallace and Mrs. Don Wallace were released from the hospital after injuries from an auto accident east of Eudora. Both are reported getting along satisfactorily as supporters note their recovery at home. Dees increases the to twenty two fifty Keeler s lubrication at Carters Adv.
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Charles Wallace
Don Wallace
Eudora
Need More Power In Air In Pacific Foe Concentrates Ships
Allied and Japanese air actions across the Pacific and Burma are described as heavy fighting. MacArthur’s HQ cites up to 30 percent losses on a Japanese air armada near Milne Bay, with enemy fleets concentrated at Truk and bases at Rabaul Palau Manila and Soerabaja within range of Australia. British and Chinese reports note RAF losses off Ramree island and fresh Japanese reinforcements in Burma as China battles report faltering drives in eight provinces.
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Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Milne Bay
New Guinea
South Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
Oro Bay
Port Moresby
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Allied
MacArthur
Blamey
Melbourne
John Curtin
South Seas
Australia
Burma
R.A.F
Ramree Island
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Burma-Yunnan
China
Japan
Victory Corps Drill at Haskell Institute
The Haskell Institute Victory Corps held its last meeting with a review drill by the girls. Barbara Tallaments, Kiowa from Anadarko, led as major and Victoria McCloskey, Sioux from Rosebud, was captain. About 150 girls in four platoons took part under Clarence Powless’s supervision. The unit, organized under a national body, aimed to train high school youth for war work and drill.
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Haskell Institute
Victory Corps
Barbara Tallaments
Anadarko
Okla
Victoria McCloskey
Rosebud
D.D
Haskell
National ‘Organization
Clarence Powless
United States Army
Stock Market Index Reports Narrow Gain
The average of 60 stocks rose to 48.4 after yesterday's 48.0 move. Re Cap notes Carter’s advances in trades and market activity.
More Aid Promised to MacArthur in Southwest Pacific
Secretary Stimson announced a rising flow of military supplies to Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s forces in the Southwest Pacific. He noted Australia’s pleas for more planes and said supplies will be increased to replace losses and counter growing enemy air strength while acknowledging the limited overall allocation by the allied chiefs of staff.
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Washington
Ar Stimson
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest
Pacific
Australia
Stimson
Southwest Pacific
Anti spitting campaign planned by Douglas health group
The Douglas County health board, meeting last night, endorsed a Business and Professional Women's club anti spitting campaign based on a city ordinance. The board asked police to enforce it and noted support from Boy and Girl Scouts and local health groups as Kansas Clean-Up Week began.
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Douglas County Health Unit
Health Board
Police Department
Moe Hagel Dawson
W Wénty
E Corcoran
Tde Mercer
Eva M. Bourne
Business and Professional Women’s Club
A. E. Woestemeyer
Douglas County
Miss Edmonds
Rheva Reed
School of Medicine
H. L. Chambers
Kansas City
Ralph Pine
Carl B. Butell
W. C. Hunsinger
H. B. Chubb
Lloyd Houston
Eva Bourne
Ethel P. Lynn
Electar Kindlesperger
May Rowley
Howard Weindel
Car license registrations lag in Topeka area
Topeka April 15 report shows 24,672 fewer passenger cars registered April 1 compared with last year. Motor Vehicle Director C M Voelker asks state patrol to curb untagged motorists, noting defense area delay. Late registrations incur 50 cents per month penalty after February 1.
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Topeka
C. M. Voelker
State Highway Patrol
Voelker
Fire crews respond to malfunctioning furnace at Kentucky street home
The fire department answered a call to 736 Kentucky street yesterday afternoon. A defective water pan in the furnace had dried out and caused smoke to be drawn through the heating system. No damage was reported, Fire Chief Paul Ingels said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle S. Powell
Kentucky Street
Paul Ingels
County Receives State Aid Share for Schools
Douglas county today received 3162.71 as its share of the semi annual distribution of state aid to the schools.
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Douglas County
Pinckney School Leads Three-Day War Bond Drive
In Douglas county Lawrence totals show 49 788 in first three days of the Second War Loan campaign with Pinckney School reporting 6866 in bonds and stamps. Sixty percent of its 13 classrooms participated as teachers and students bought bonds including pennies and silver dollars. Chamber of Commerce backs April bond sales while warning about inflation and urging continued payroll deductions. Minute Maids on the KU campus report 1845 in war stamps sold with top sellers Camora MacGregor and Mary B Todd.
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Douglas County
George Hedrick
Lawrence
Iackney School
Pinckney
Uncle Sam
Donnie
Miss Kennedy
Donald
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of
Rea
Florence Brown
K. U
Sabetha
Fraser Hall
Volunteer Corps
Miss Brown
Camora MacGregor
Mary B. Todd
Air power decisive in Pacific war says Curtin
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin, after a war cabinet meeting, warned that air strength is essential to Pacific victory. He argued air superiority determines naval and land force effectiveness and cites Allied Casablanca strategy pressures.
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Melbourne
John Curtin
MacArthur
Southwest
Pacific
Curtin
Japan
Casablanca
Ration Book 3 To Be Issued Soon
OPA officials announced ration book No 3 will be issued late in July mainly for shoes sugar and coffee as soon as stamp stocks run out. The volume includes four stamp series plus point stamps and could extend canned goods and meat stamps. books 4 5 and 6 are in design.
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Washington
OPA
Bank No. 1
Not Out of Line with Kansas Morality Says Health Chief
Dr. H. L. Chambers, Lawrence county health director, reports that moral conditions in Lawrence reflect national and world trends but softened less than in many cities. He cites war stress increasing drinking and looser personal responsibility, yet notes Lawrence’s venereal disease clinic remains strong and drug outbursts of crime are not as bad as in comparable cities.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas
H. L. Chambers
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers
Selective Service Board
Women Plan War Bond Sales Meeting in Lawrence
Tonight at 7:30 the Chamber of Commerce hosts a meeting of Lawrence women to organize war bond selling for the next two weeks. Mrs. Renna Hunter will address the group and plans include opening new booths tomorrow at Penney's, Montgomery Ward, Kansas Electric Power, and two local banks.
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Chamber of Commerce
Renna Hunter
State War Loan
Lawrence
Henry Werner
Penney’s
Montgomery Ward
Kansas Electric Power Company
Haskell Institute Plants 50 Acre Garden for Ration Aid
A 50 acre garden at Haskell Institute will supply dehydrated foods for next year replacing rationed items. George Smith oversees the project with Laurie H Twalman studying dehydration equipment in Phoenix. The garden near the Wakarusa on campus includes beans potatoes cabbage onions beets carrots peas spinach tomatoes corn cucumbers squash and turnips with student and staff involvement.
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Curtis Hall
Haskell Institute
George Smith
Laurie H. Twalman
Phoenix
Arex
The
Indian Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Smith
Wakarusa
Severe frost hits northeast Kansas outlook turns warmer
Topeka reports a second sharp frost with temperatures in the lower thirties. Weatherman Flora says it ends the cold spell and no frost is expected tonight as conditions warm. The Kaw River rose 5.5 feet in 24 hours but remains far from bankfull, easing Missouri flood threats.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Missouri
Kansas City
Kaw
Altho
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Goodland
Cans Will Be Collected In City Again Tomorrow
Citizens are asked to place cans at the curb tonight as street department trucks begin rounds tomorrow morning. This collection is for cans only while next week’s run will gather household trash from the annual clean up. Officials hope for a repeat of the 12 tons of cans donated during March 5 to March 26 for the war effort.
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Lawrence
Earrly
Robert Garoutte Reported Satisfactory After Hip Injury
The condition of Robert Garoutte who broke his hip Monday while working in the Sunflower Ordnance area was reported satisfactory by hospital attendants this afternoon.
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Robert Garroutte
Sunflower Ordnance Area
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