Bitter fighting on Tunisian front nears Tebourba
Allied infantry drove within 15 miles of Tebourba as heavy mountain fighting continued east of Madjez el Bab. The First Army, under Gen Anderson, pressed toward Tunis while Montgomery massed for a climactic push from Enfidaville. Axis losses of air power mounted as Allied air offensives expanded across Tunisia and Sardinia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
First Army
Tebourba
Madjez-el- -Bab
Tunis
Tunisia
Altho
Sardinia
Enfidaville
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Highth
K. A. N. Anderson
Djebel Ang
Medjez-el-Bab
Associated Press
Transocean
Berlin
TeTranacheak
Mediterranean
Dijebel Sessous
Kararhoun
Bizerte
Eighth Army
Sousse
Tunis-Bizerte
Kincaid Named State Business Manager by Governor Schoeppel
Topeka April 16 Governor Schoeppel appointed Charles Kincaid as state business manager and Phil Hawkins as board of administration chairman. Kincaid, ex Independence grocer and highway department right of way rep, replaces Frank Milligan who returns to insurance. Hawkins, Olatha businessman and former entry superintendent, takes office May 1 succeeding Frank Boyd who resumes his newspaper work in Phillipsburg. Wilson to speak on How to Save Yourself at Lawrence Business College April 20 at 7 80 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
CPX
Schoeppel
Board of Administration
Charles Kincaid
Independence
Highway Department
Frank Milligan
Milligan
Fort Scott
Phil Hawkins
Frank Boyd
Phillipsboro
Hawkins
Olathe
Alf.Landon
Kincaid
Walter L. ‘Wilson
Lawrence Business College
Increasing Red Air Forces Hit German Cities
Moscow reports mounting Soviet air offensives against Germany with raids on a Leningrad front airfield destroying 13 planes on the ground. New long range strikes hit Königsberg and Danzig amid heavy Allied bombing reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Danzig
Berlin
Associated Press
Kuban
R A F Sweeps Ostend in Heavy Daylight Attack
Royal Air Force squadrons bombed Ostend and other German targets in a protracted daylight raid, destroying four enemy fighters and aiming crippling blows to railway lines, trains, docks, planes, and airfields. The action followed night sweeps by Mosquito and Whirlwind aircraft across northwest Germany to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ostend
Belgium
England
France
Dunkerque
Boulogne
R.A.F
Folkestone
Strait of
Dover
Germany
Eighth Air Force
U S Pilots Say Japanese Stronger Than Ever In Aleutians
Delayed report from a western base in the Andreanofs region states that after the 80th March raid over Kiska and Attu bomber pilots report stronger Japanese defenses, with heavier gunfire and more gun emplacements than on March 1. The month’s total explosives dropped in March reached 320 tons over the two bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andreanos Islands
Alaska
Kiska
Attu
Aleutians
Eleventh Bomber Command
Killed in the Aleutians Naval Surgeon Allen A Altman
Lieut Allen A Altman grandson of Prof and Mrs M W Sterling of this city was killed in the Aleutians on April 11. He was 28 and served as a naval surgeon. He is survived by his wife and a five month old son and by his parents Mr and Mrs Clifford Altman of Berkeley California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen A. Altman
M. W. Sterling
Aleutians
Sterling Toda
Altman
Clifford Altman
Berkeley
Calif
Prisoner Found After Alcatraz Escape Bid
Floyd C. Hamilton, 36, one of four inmates who attempted an escape from Alcatraz this week, was found hiding in a cave on the island. He was the last of the quartet to be accounted for. one companion was killed and the other two were captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Floyd C. Hamilton
Desperado
Alcatraz Penitentiary
Hamilton
Nelson urges steady shipbuilding plate output despite test fakes
Washington dispatch reports GP WPB Chairman Donald M Nelson urging steel mills to avoid perfectionist delays in shipbuilding plate production. He cited testimony on faked tests at Carnegie Illinois Irvin Works and warned over-rigid inspections could hinder supply while officials claimed plates met shipbuilding standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gp—Wpb
Donald M. Nelson
Steel Mills
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Nelson
Carnegie-Illinois
Irvin Works
Pennsylvania
Senate War Investigation Committee
Truman
D-Mo
Legion Supports War Bond Drive and Luncheon Notice
Dorsey Liberty post of the American Legion voted to invest surplus funds in war bonds and urged members to subscribe to bonds. Legionaries were asked to attend a Boys and Girls City Day luncheon at the Eldridge hotel next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Legion
Leexionneries
The
Eldridge Hotel
Finnish Government Under German Pressure Moves on War
Stockholm reports German influence grows as Finland resists renewed offensives against Russia. Field Marshal Mannerheim reportedly refuses further Finn casualties and a cabinet crisis looms over German demands to attack north of Leningrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Germany
Russia
Helsinki
Karl Mannerheim
Leningrad
Cooler Night Forecast Dims Frost Risk in Kansas
In Topeka on April 16 forecast says cooler but seasonable weather with no rain expected. Federal Meteorologist S D Flora notes possible scattered showers and no frost threat as Goodland reports a high of 84 and low of 45 after a brief frost period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Mercury
Goodland
Flora
Pasture Leases Hit New High in Kansas Region
Topeka reports pasture feed developed slowly due to March cold but pasture leasing reached 94 percent, up from 82 percent at this time last year, according to federal and state agriculture departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Blue Stem
Stock Market Index Dips Slightly From Yesterday
The stock market index averaging 60 stocks stood at 48.2 yesterday, down from 48.4 the day before, indicating a small decline in overall market performance.
Fortresses Bomb Allied Convoy and New Guinea Air Attacks
Allied air forces attacked a Japanese convoy at Wewak New Guinea sinking and listing ships while bombers hit Lakuani and Kavieng airfields and other targets. Casualties total 10 531 for Americans and Australians with 4 554 killed or missing and 5 977 wounded. Japanese losses estimated at 38 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Wewak
New Guinea
Lae
Bismarck Sea
Salamaua
Japan
Lakuani
Rabaul
New Britain
Port Moresby
Kavieng
New Ireland
Buigap Creek
Mubo
Trangan Island
Aroe
Jamdena Island
Tanimbars
Ossu
Timor
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Hundreds of Acres Under Water in Nebraska Floods
Missouri River flood waters surge toward Big Lake in Missouri and inundate hundreds of Nebraska farms. The river hits a record 20.03 feet at the site while efforts to bolster the dike continue as Omaha sees levels around 15.85 feet with forecasted declines to 14 or 14.5 feet by tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neb
Missouri
Nebraska
Big Lake
Omaha
M. V. Robins
A serious garage fire near 622 Massachusetts averted
Firefighters halted a blaze in the garage operated by A C G Goodrum as gasoline fumes from siphoned fuel ignited near a gas heater in the office. Chief Paul Ingels reported the explosion risk from a five gallon can and the department contained smoke and flames before a gasoline can could explode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
A. C G. Goodrum
Paul Ingels
Eleven Army Fliers Die In Buckingham Field Crash
Eleven Army fliers were killed when a twin engined advanced training plane crashed at Buckingham Field near Fort Myers Florida. Public relations officers announced the fatalities yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Myers
Fla
Buckingham Field
Here
Power to Devalue Dollar Denied by Senate Panel
Washington reports that the senate banking committee stripped from a wartime bill the provision giving the president authority to devalue the dollar. Chairman Wagner announced the measure would be sent to the senate with only the stabilization fund renewal. Senator Taft warned the move risks bond values as Americans buy 13.9 billion dollars in war bonds. Morgenthau noted the U S sold more gold abroad than bought in the last two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
D-N.y
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Morgenthau
United States
Operator Fined in Wonder Bar Gambling Case at 846 Massachusetts
Police raided the Wonder Bar rear room on Massachusetts street and charged operator Rich Goodly with operating a gambling game. He pled guilty, fined $50, 60 days in county jail, and was ordered to leave town. Nine other men charged with gambling had bonds forfeited after failing to appear. Propriety owner C. R. Johnson was booked for operating a gambling house and released on bond. trial continued to April 21. The beer license for the Wonder Bar is issued to Orville K. Getty, with Johnson and Getty said to be Parsons transplants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Street
Rich Goodly
O. J. Lane
Ed Hyatt
Henry Casey
M. M. Jones
N. E. Troyer
J. C. Smith
B. S. Cobb
Elza Berry
C. R. Johnson
Johnson
Clarence Gorrill
George Melvin
Orville K. Getty
Getty and
Parsons
B and P W Club Dinner Planned in Lieu of Luncheon
Due to wartime transport issues the district spring luncheon at Lawrence is canceled. The Business and Professional Women's club will hold a dinner April 27 at the Union building with RSVP by letter if absent. A Kansas University Women's Glee Club quartet will provide music and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Focal Club
Union Building
Hazel Dawson
Kansas University Women's Glee'club
Virginia Gsell
Esther de Bord
Betty Gsell
Midge Dickey
Margaret All
Manhattan
Irene Peabody
Frances Andrews
Laura Nutting
Mary Corcoran
Esther Leigh
Esther Hird
H. W. Craig
County Receives March Cigaret Tax Stamp Share
Douglas county was apportioned 679.03 for March 1943 as its share of net cigaret tax stamp revenue received from the Commission of Revenue and Taxation, per Walter E. Wilson state treasurer. Surrounding counties received Jefferson 138.18 Leavenworth 584.29 Johnson 311.88 Franklin 355.31 Osage 173.71 and Shawnee 3178.04. The total net cigaret tax revenue prebated in the state was 39 74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Walter E. Wilson
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Johnson
Franklin
Osage
Shawnee
Local bond drive in Douglas county surges toward quota
Douglas county Second War Loan campaign reports total bond sales of 239706.75 in four days as Lawrence posts 162018.75 and Baldwin adds 25000. Standard Life funds boost Lawrence with 100000 in 1964 69 bonds. Many schools and groups push patriotic purchases ahead of the August 1 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
George Hedrick
Lawrence
Carl Butell
Baldwin
Will Mercier
Eudora
Treasury
Standard Life Association
John V. Lees
John Schrader
Chamber of Commerce
WREN
New Restaurant Regulation Available at Local Office
The kitchen rule requires all prepared food and drink sellers to post menus for the week of April 4 to 10 or facsimiles thereof. Copies are obtainable at the war price and rationing office in the Community building basement, reported by George T. Wetzel, chief clerk and local administrator of price and rationing regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Wetzel
Watson Returns from Welfare Conference in St. Louis
Mrs Mildred D Watson returned from St Louis where she attended a regional welfare conference with about 2000 attendees The event focused on welfare services in war and postwar periods Miss Cecelia Robinson from the county welfare department was due back tonight and Mrs Grace Douce and Miss Esther Twente attended the Red Cross sections of the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred D. Watson
St. Louis
Cecelia Robinson
County Welfare Department
Grace Douce
Esther Twente
Red Cross
Bipartisan House Leaders Seek Compromise on Tax Plan
Washington April 16 House Republican and Democratic leaders meet in Rayburn office to draft a compromise pay as you go income tax bill. The talks include Speaker Rayburn Martin McCormack and Coughton with Ways and Means members. A possible 20 percent withholding on taxable pay envelopes is discussed to cover taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
Massachusetts
McCormack
Coughton
D-N.c
Ways and Means
Lawrence women launch county war bond drive
Representatives from 20 Lawrence women’s groups met in the Chamber of Commerce to start the Douglas County war bond drive. They secured a 2500 pledge from Irving Hill and reported stamp booth sales at Woolworth’s rising to 1600. Bank sales reached 65000 with new bond issues offered in 500 denominations.
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Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
Irving Hill
K. C. Evans
Woolworth
Walter Schaal
Lawrence National Bank
Renna Hunter
Kansas Women’s
War Savings Campaign
America
Henry Werner
Waldemar Gelich
French Relief
West Side Study
Co-Operettes
League of Women Voters
Friends In Council
Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Women’s Club
C.W.P. of .P.E.0
Temola
Pleasant Valley
Unit Farm Bureau
South Side Reading
Twentieth Century
P.T.A. Council
Rebekahs
Soroptimist
Georgia Prison Break Exposes Lapses and Rewards
In Reidsville Georgia on April 16 a prison breakout by 23 inmates led by Forrest Turner and Leland Harvey was halted after a truck overturn. Royal K Mann said convicts fled, guards were overpowered and a bicycle posse pursued. Gov. Arnall offered a $100 reward for each capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidsville
Royal K. Mann
State Prison Board
Lyons
Vidalia
Mann
Forrest Turner
Leland Harvey
Georgia
H. R. Duvall
Ellis Arnall
Atlanta
Sunflower Works Promotes Share the Ride Program
The Sunflower Sentinel reports average 3.55 passengers per car entering Sunflower Ordnance Works as state patrol checks. The Share the Ride program is cited as successful with many workers listing ride providers and riders in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Sunflower Sentinel
State Highway Patrol
Sentinel
Music Week Observed at University of Kansas May 2 7
University of Kansas launches All-American Music Week from May 2 to 7 featuring Albert Spalding Mary Louise Beltz Ferdie Grofe Domenico Savino and Dudley Crafts Watson. Events include recitals and a major all-American program with two guest conductors and a Pi Kappa Lambda banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Spalding
Mary Louise Beltz
Ferdie Grofe
Domenico Savino
Dudley Crafts Watson
Chicago Art Institute
Benjamin Franklin Affleck
Universal Atlas Cement Corp
Benjamin Franklin Society
University of Kansas
Donald M. Swarthout
School of Fine Arts
Mt. Oread
Affleck
Vraset
Miss Beltz
University
Julliard
Federation of Music Clubs
National Federation of Music Clubs
Carl Preyer
Otto Miessner
Robert Palmer
Ruth Orcutt
University of Kansas, Fine Arts
Charles Sanford Skilton
America
Russell Wiley
University Symphony
Karl Kuersteiner
Pi Kappa Lambda
Middle West
Dean Nesmith to Report to Olathe Air Base Soon
Dean Nesmith, longtime KU trainer since 1938, will report May 1 as Junior Physical Education instructor at the Olathe Air Base. He graduated in 1936, played tackle for three years under Ad Lindsey, assisted Jayhawker teams in 1937, and became head trainer in 1938 when Elwyn Dees left for Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Nesmith
University of Kansas
Olathe Air Base
Nesmith
University
Ad Lindsey
Jayhawker
Elwyn Dees
Dees
Nebraska Aa
Kansas OPA sets ceiling prices for eateries in Kansas
State OPA Director H. C. Davis announced that his office has authority to fix ceiling prices for eating and drinking establishments in Kansas. Restaurants should keep prices in line with those prevailing during the week of April 4-10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
OPA
H. C. Davis
Kansas
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British First Army
Montgomery
C. V. Kincaid
Caucasus
Red Star
Donets
U. S
Alcatraz
Mills
Dorsey
Liberty Post
Wewak Harbor
P. W. Club
Walter E Wilson
Funk’s Mortuary — Ambulance ‘Service
Adv
Standard Life Buys
Hill
Lawrence Liberty Memorial Hich School
Patsy Creel
Pinckney School
Mildred Watson
C. A
K. U
Spalding
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