No Publicity for General Bradley No Publicity for General Bradley
War correspondent profile of Omar Bradley, the elusive U S Army ground commander in London. describes his long hours, disciplined routine, family life, restraint with liquor, and hands on leadership from frontline walks to direct orders. compares him to Eisenhower, noting Ike talks while Bradley listens.
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Wes Gallagher
Hal Boyle
London
Omar Bradley
Bernard L. Montgomery
Bradley
England
General Bradley
Navy
Lewis Bridges
Lodi
Calif
Chester B. Hansen
Western Front
General Eisenhower
West Point
Ike
Topeka Man Pleads Guilty To Reckless Driving
James D. Wimmer of Topeka pleaded guilty to reckless driving before Justice of Peace J. Lane after an accident last evening near the Dutton bridge on U S 59 south of Lawrence. He was fined $25 plus costs for driving without a proper state license. Webster’s parked car northbound was struck, Wimmer’s car left the pavement and rolled, suffering heavy damage. Webster’s car had minor damage.
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James D. Wimmer
Topeka
Justice of Peace
J. Lane
Lane
Dutton Bridge
U. S. 59
Lawrence
Wimmer
Webster
Texan Throneberry found guilty of second degree murder
Steamboat Springs Colorado April 18 2000 B Throneberry 26 a hard talking Texan with jail escape history was found guilty by a district court jury of second degree murder in a one day trial after less than two hours deliberation He did not testify His brother Randel 26 is a fugitive and charged in the same case involving robbery and trussing of Ethelbert Purdy a recluse sheep herder whose body was found in a sheep wagon the day after the incident The junnets used in the restraint were tied tightly as he struggled
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Steamboat Springs
Colo
B. Throneberry
Throneberry
Randel
Ethelbert Purdy
Purdy
War era ration calendar notes stamp validity changes
The notice lists updated ration stamp values by category. It specifies red stamps for meats and fats, blue stamps for processed foods, sugar stamps, shoe stamps, airplane stamps, gasoline and fuel oil coupons with new validity dates through 1945 and later, including regional differences and indefinite validity for some items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Areciated
Raises Deserved Says Treasury on Salaried Increases
An internal revenue report to the senate banking committee says most wage raises since October 1942 were merited. About 80 percent of requests were approved, covering executives earning over 5000 a year and certain workers under 78000 not unionized. Since Oct 27, 1942, increases averaging 14.2 percent have been approved for 206,685 employees, with over half in the 2400 to 4000 salary range. Allowable reasons include increased responsibility inequity cost of living merit promotion incentive and war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Senate Banking Committee
Treasury Department
Japs to conscript Formosa population in September
Japan announced in a Tokyo broadcast that military conscription will begin September 1 in Formosa. The imperial edict follows a cabinet decision last autumn and targets Formosa’s population of about 4.5 million, an island acquired after the 1895 Sino-Japanese war. The Cairo conference pledged to strip these possessions from Japan.
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Japan
Formosa
Tokyo
Navy officer Crabb coordinates convoy comms in South Pacific
Armed Forces writer Eugene Crabb reports from the South Pacific on his duty ensuring efficient convoy communications. Other notes include Pvt. Clark Spalsbury transferring bases, Robert Childs returning to New Orleans after sea duty, Maj. David Young earning the Distinguished Flying Cross, and various airmen and sailors visiting home between deployments in Italy, South America, and base transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Crabb
South Pacific
Crabb
Fine Arts
University of Kansas
K. U. Band
Lawrence
Elizabeth Jacamain
Robert Norval Childs
Src
U.S.N.R
Dr.leans
Navy
North Africa
Italy
Lila E. Childs
E. Fourteenth Street
Raymond Joyce to speak on Chinese Turkestan tonight
Raymond Joyce, former China Inland Mission worker in Tibet, will give an illustrated lecture on Chinese Turkestan at 9:15 this evening in Myers Hall. Ten years earlier he crossed the Gobi desert with a mission group to Turkestan and spent four years there. He spoke in Ames, Iowa, at a student conference and this talk is sponsored by an Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Joyce
China Inland Mission
Tibet
Chinese Turkestan
Myers Hall
Joyce
Gobi Desert
Ames
Unique recital at Fraser theater features John Jacob Niles
Music lovers hear a lecture recital by John Jacob Niles at Fraser theater tonight at 8. Dean Swarth vouches for its entertainment value. Open to all with no admission. Niles strums a dulcimer and sings 15 love songs carols folk songs and ballads many recorded on Red Seal by Victor. The announced program includes Love Songs and Ballads with traditional Child ballads such as The Mermaid and The Maid Freed from the Gallows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraser Theater
D. M. Swarthout
School of Fine Arts
John Jacob Niles
Galilee
Barbery Ellen
Mattie Groves
Holsteins Parade at 1944 East Central Kansas Show
The 1944 Black and White Holstein show of the East Central Kansas district will be held at the Tonganoxie fair grounds on April 25. It aims to feature fine producing dairy cattle from Douglas Wyandotte Leavenworth Jefferson Johnson and Franklin counties in working clothes. Committee includes Clifford Beckworth Eastonchairman William Rice Lawrence Arden Clawson Linwood and Theno Bonner Springs. Cattle must be on site by 10 a.m. April 25.
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East Central
Kansas
Holstein-Friesian Association of
Tonganoxie Fair Grounds
J. H. Nelson
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Jefferson
Johnson
Franklin
Clifford Beckworth
Easton
William Rice
Arden Clawson
Linwood
Theno
Bonner Springs
Tonganoxie
Lawrence Community News Brief Highlights and Local Updates
William Sommerville, junior high staff member, to speak at Methodist Men’s dinner at 6:30 PM in church parlors. Liberty Memorial seniors prepare for caps gowns and announcements. Graduation events set for May 25 with a May 21 sermon. City Clerk Harold Fisher notes 91 dog licenses sold through May with 1944 tags due March 1. Fisher recalls 826 licenses sold last year. County Commissioner Griffith reports good fishing at Lone Star Lake with 14 to 16 pound catfish. City Council to meet Monday at City Hall. Smallpox vaccines offered to junior high students. Warren Smith reports. Flood gate at Haskell drainage district broke during Wakarusa flood rise. sandbags deployed. danger passed as water receded. Samuel J. Hunter, injured March 30 on Massachusetts Street, home from Lawrence Memorial Hospital, expected to resume work soon.
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Harold Fisher
Lawrence
Wakarusa
Haskell
Wingate’s Successor Named in Frontline Burma Troops
Maj. Gen. W. D. A. Lentaigne, 45, to replace the late Maj. Gen. Orde Wingate as commander of the Chindits in Burma. Lentaigne earned the Distinguished Service Order in June 1942 for Burma services amid air borne operations behind Japanese lines.
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New Delhi
W. D. A. Lentaigne
Burma
Orde Charles Wingate
Lentaigne
New Pilots At Home From Lawrence Area Graduated
Five young men from Lawrence area received air pilot wings and commissions as second lieutenants. Stanley M. Miller, Donald H. McConnell, Jane W. Kiefer, Eugene E. Henley, and Joseph Moses were graduated from Aloe Army Air Field and Pampa Field or Blackland Field, to serve as fighter and bomber pilots.
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Lawrence Land Vicinity
Texas
Lawrence
Stanley M. Miller
Melvin Miller
New Hampshire Street
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Tex
Aloe
Route 2
Army Air Field
Liberal
Kan
Pampa
Eugene E. Henley
Baldwin
Pampa Field
Joseph Moses
McLouth
Blackland Field
Sydney Press Resumes After Censor Row High Court Ruling
Sydney newspapers, aided by a high court injunction, return to publishing after a one day halt caused by censorship orders. The court barred censors from blocking six papers over an article on misunderstandings abroad. The dispute spurs street protests and a pending Friday hearing on the censor action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
High Court
Commonwealth
Daily Telegraph
R. G. Henderson
Matilda Harvey Rites Moved to Thursday at 2:30
Funeral services for 72 year old Mrs. Matilda Harvey, who died last night in Tulsa Oklahoma, have been rescheduled from Wednesday to Thursday at 2:30. The services will be at the First Baptist church in Eudora with Rev. G N Jackson of Lawrence presiding.
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Matilda Harvey
Tulsa
Okla
First Baptist Church
Eudora
G. N. Jackson
Lawrence
Refinishing School Opens at Baldwin Hall
Misa Dorothea Schroeder Dan county home agent began a refinishing course at the American Legion hall in Baldwin. The class meets three times weekly with 11 to 14 women enrolled who will work on furniture. She plans upholstery and slip covering lessons in the next three weeks. FIJI ISLANDERS HELP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Dorothea’ Schroeder
Douglas County
Baldwin
American Legion Hall
Miss Schroeder
Modern weapons aid natives in fight against Japs
Washington reports Fiji islanders equipped with automatic weapons aiding the Allies in the South Pacific. Under New Zealand officers they penetrated Bougainville territory, killing 179 Japanese with one killed and three wounded in a continuing action.
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Washington
South Pacific
War Department
New Zealand
Bougainville
Yugoslav Leader Seeks Allied Shield To Drive Germans
General Mihailovic told the United States he could drive the enemy from Yugoslavia without allied troops if Germany punitive expeditions were prevented. Emissary Captain Todorivic delivered the message after leaving Yugoslavia on February 16. Also, Claremore Oklahoma elected Cole R. McKinney Harrison Arkansas as governor of Rotary district 136, succeeding Fred Speakman Sapulpa Oklahoma at the spring conference covering Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and Arkansas.
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Washington
Draja Mihailovic
Yugoslavia
United States
Borislav Todorivic
Mihailovic
Rotary
Claremore
Okla
Lpi
Cole R. McKinney
Harrison
Ark
Fred Speakman
Sapulpa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arkansas
Welcome Home Kelly Sparks Kansas Missouri Voting Age Debate
Pittsburgh scene greets Tech Sgt Charles E Kelly returning hero as townsfolk celebrate. A public debate in Greene Hall features Kansas and Missouri teams arguing to lower the voting age to 18 with Marian Maring Halff for Missouri and Isaanson Stewart for Kansas. E C Buehler chairs the event and the public is invited.
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Kelly
Kansas
Missouri
Pittsburgh
CPA
Shawano Street
Tech
Charles E
Commando
Young Men’s Club
Greene Hall
Misa Marian Maring
Howard Halff
K. U
Walt Isaanson
Hiawatha
Robert Stewart
Wamego
E. C. Buehler
Living Quarters Arranged for Families of Servicemen
Chambers of Commerce and the Community Service League report success supplying small apartments for families of servicemen stationed at the University. Edna Forney of the Chamber and L. E. McPheeters of the League noted brisk demand, with two room units especially popular. Mrs. Forney accepts requests on weekdays at the Chamber, and Mrs. McPheeters handles Saturday afternoon and Sunday requests at the Community Building.
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Chamber of Commerce
Community Service League
Edna Forney
L. E. McPheeters
Forney
McPheeters
Convict Three Inmates for Break Attempt at Penitentiary
A federal jury in Topeka convicted three Leavenworth penitentiary inmates on charges from an October break attempt. John Elzin Johnson and Warren Joseph Kammer drew three years for assaulting guards and one year for attempted escape. William Frank Cory received one year for attempted escape and was cleared of assault charges. sentences run consecutively.
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Topeka
Leavenworth Penitentiary
U. S
Guy T. Helvering
John Elzin Johnson
Warren Joseph Kammer
William Frank Cory
Cory
Tax simplification plan aims to ease filing for millions
Washington reports that house fiscal leaders launched legislation to relieve about 30 million people from filing any income tax returns after this year. Chairman Doughton and the ways and means committee began reviewing the initial draft of the simplification measure to also lessen the March 15 filing burden for roughly 20 million others still required to file.
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Washington
House
Doughton
D.-N.c
Ways and Means Committee
Rotary Notes Highlight Local Rotarians and Events
Guests include James Fitzgerald of Haskell vocational dept and faculty from State Teachers College at Emporia. No luncheon in Lawrence May 1 due to district convention. Harry Kepler greetings relayed from Cedar Rapids. Deans Swarthout and Keeler praise KU School of Fine Arts ranking. Rotary party April 24 and Granada three day run of Memphis Belle film announced.
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James Fitzgerald
Haskell
U. S. Army
James Price
Edward J. Brown
Robert M. Bush
State Teachers College At
Emporia
Wesley Hartig
Harvey Wilson
Lawrence
Mike Getto
Harry Kepler
Southwestern Telephone Company
Cedar Rapids
F. C. Allen
Solon G. Ayers
Quiz
Dean Donald M. Swarthout
K. U
America
Dean Swarthout
Keeler
School of Fine Arts
Justin Hill
Teachers Examine Texts for New State English Adoption
Warren Smith principal reports the Teachers of English at the Junior High have been asked by the State Text Book Adoption committee to review English texts and prepare recommendations. About 80 or 35 titles have been examined and comments submitted this morning.
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Warren Smith
Smith
Market News: Stocks, Wheat, and Livestock Prices
New York markets show stocks lower on light volume while wheat contracts retreat then recover. Rye declines on deferred contracts with oats and barley down. Cattle and calves hold steady to firm with top prices around 16 dollars, Kansas City and Chicago reports note steady trade and mixed demand for feeders and lambs. Livestock receipts and close show mixed activity across regions with steady to strong cattle demand and slow sheep sales.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Kansas City
City
Kansas City Markets Report Mixed Commodities and Futures
Kansas City and Chicago market notes show mixed grain and produce data. Wheat futures hover around 1.60 to 1.80 per bushel with May and July quotes. potato market firm with various regional prices. eggs, butterfat, poultry and hogs listed with current receipts and standards. local grain and produce prices also recorded for April 13 15 and nearby dates.
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Kansas City
Springs
Market Selloff Deepens Amid War Anticipation
Market today suffered one of its sharpest selloffs of the past month on the largest volume in three weeks as customers hurried to safety ahead of a possible nearby Allied push in Europe. The financial sector remained broadly bullish for the long pull, but commitments were trimmed on expectations of imminent war developments. Transfers for the full stretch ran about 1,000,000 shares with notable decliners including Santa Fe Great Northern Union Pacific Delaware and Hudson U S Steel Chrysler U S Rubber Texas Co Sears Roebuck Deere Douglas Aircraft Du Pont J C Penney Allied Chemical and Western Union A bonds followed. In Chicago wheat was unchanged to off 10 cents per bushel and cotton fell 55 to 7 cents a bale amid war production bond talks.
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Europe
Altho
Opid
Marta
Aventa
Santa Fe
Great Northern
Union
Pacific
Delaware and Hudson
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Allied Invasion Headquarters
Thronberry
Pvt
Clark
Spalsbury
Ross Spalsbury
Learnard Avenue
Army Air Base
Salt Lake City
Lincoln
William T. Jeltz
Pearl Jackson
Maple Street
Sergeant Jeltz
Ordnance Company
David E. Young
Oklahoma City
Eighth Army
Foro River
Major Young
Edwin S. Young
K. A
Sigma Nu
Sigma Tau
Stockton
John L. Wray
Las Vegas
Nev
Floyd Wray
New York Street
Liberty Memorial High School
Army Air Corps
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Harold Wray
Malden, Mo
S. W. Cook
South America
William H. Bledins
Richard Piper
Leonard Jella
CM Cook
Red Cross
William Cook
M. Cook
The
Seabees
Archie Mills
J. 8. Mills
Lincoln Street
George T. Elston
Fort Sill
Gladys Guthrie
Florence Elston
Homer T. Walsh
Fort Ord
Cal
Mrs. C. E. Welsh
World Traveler
Turkestan
William Sommerville
Methodist Men’s Brotherhood
Lou Griffith
Lone Star Lake
Samuel J. Hunter
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Wingate
Gen. Lentaigne
Column of Chindits
Irene
Bobby Mathugh
Bill Shields
Chuck
Joe Miller
Joe
Jack Freyvogel
Granada Theater
Adv
Chicago Grain
Tire
Jayhawk Taxi CO
Mass
Varsity
Asby
Mgr
Kentucky
the Rapid Transit Co
Iewest
Cash Grain
Minnesota
North Dakota
Biss
Aten TE Sefary
Beth Steel
Chrysler Corp
Cent_ Motors
du Pont
Eastman Ig
General Electric
General Foods
General Motors
Johns-Mansville
Kennecott
Montcomey Ward
Dairy
N.Y Central
Aviation
North Am Co
Penney JC
Philips Pet
Radio Corp
Roy Sears, Roebuck RT
Southern Pacific
Swift & Co
U S
U_S Steel
West el &Ie
Uy Wilson & Co
Wall Street
Kaiser Company
West Coast Ship Yards
United States Employment Service Office
St. Lawrence
City Hall
Memphis Belle
Stan Schwahn
Goga
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