Allied Air Routs 96 Axis Planes Over Two Days in North Africa
Allied air forces report 85 enemy aircraft shot down in one day including 68 Junkers transports and 16 fighters over the Sicilian Straits, with 10 transports and a Messerschmitt downed the next day. In two weeks 159 Junkers 52s destroyed as raids support Gen. Sir Harold Alexander's 18th Army Group from Enfidaville to Palermo.
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Allied
North Africa
Sicilian
Sicily
Harold Alexander
18Th Army Group
Enfidaville
Palermo
Cairo
Alermo
United States
Western Desert Air Orca
Erwin Rommel
SEEK REFUGEE HAVENS
Representatives for the United States and Great Britain opened an informal two nation conference in Hamilton Bermuda to explore wide scale rescue havens for Europeans persecuted by Nazis. Delegates from Washington and London and government experts will discuss asylum needs shipping and immigration issues over the two week talks.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
United States
Great Britain
Washington
London
Goebbels Speaks On Hitler Birthday And Defense
London April 19 Berlin radio reports Propaganda Minister Goebbels saying Hitler fights under hard blows of fate. The speech commemorates Hitler’s 54th birthday tomorrow and praises German faith in victory. Reichsmarshal Goering issues a day of order to armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
CPI
Berlin
Goebbels
Hitler
Reichsmarshal Goering
Heavy Allied Raids Across Pacific Defy Monsoon Halt
Pacific war reports say ten raids on Kiska and Solomons by American Liberators Mitchells Lightnings and Warhawks, plus strikes on the Aleutians Burma and Kavieng. Japanese counterattacks at Guadalcanal caused casualties as air and sea actions continue with Dutch East Indies operations and RAF bombing in Burma.
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Pacific
Kiska
The
Solomons
Aleutians
Southwest Pacific
Burma
Navy
Viehtly
Guadalcanal
Penfoei
Keopang
Timor
Dutch East Indies
Douglas MacArthur
Kavieng
New Ireland
R.A.F
Pynchon
Kaladan River
Arakan
China
Ichang
Yangtze
Bomb attacks hit Spezia naval base again in six nights
British bombers crossed the Alps to strike Spezia for the second time in six nights. RAF fighters targeted German destroyers at Lorient as Spezia endured heavy, concentrated raids. One bomber did not return, and a fighter plane was missing.
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London
Alps
Spezia
Lorient
France
Skoda
Pilsen
Mannheim
Germany
R.A.F
Dover Straits
Great Naval
Palermo
Ragusa
Sicily
Porto Torres
Sardinia
United States
Secrecy Rule Invoked In Sunflower Fraud Suit
In Topeka federal court William V. Ryan alleges fraud in Sunflower Ordnance plant construction at De Soto Kansas. The War Department issued a secrecy rule barring disclosure of secret or confidential information that could harm the United States war effort.
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Kansas City
Kan
War Department
Sunflower Ordnance
DeSoto
Topeka
William V. Ryan
United States
Liquor Deal Goes Bad Leads to Arrest of Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson of 246 Arkansas Street was arrested after a Sunday morning complaint about a liquor purchase gone wrong. He faces charges of carrying a concealed weapon and snatching money as police described a 20 dollar bill dispute and later detained him in the county jail awaiting further investigation and a conference between city and county authorities.
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Lonnie Johnson
Arkansas Street
Johnson
Tax plan gaps persist between Republicans and Democrats
Washington April 19 reports Republicans backing the modified Ruml plan to skip an income tax year remain far apart from Democrats. Both sides pursue a pay-as-you-go compromise amid hopeful but divergent projections from congressional leaders.
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Washington
German Ground and Air Offensives in Caucasus and Leningrad Front
German ground forces in the Kuban region face Soviet counterattacks as air units are reinforced. Pravda reports 25 German planes shot down and eight crippled in one day, with two German infantry regiments hammered back. Soviet bombers and Stormovik fighters strike a large enemy base near Leningrad, destroying 19 planes. Finnish reports claim 23 Russian planes destroyed near Kronstadt and small Russian offensives repulsed on three fronts.
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Moscow
Kuban
Caucasus
Red Army
Black Sea
Pravda
Leningrad
Kronstadt
Markham to Speak at Liberty Memorial High School
W T Markham former state superintendent now supervisor of occupational information and guidance with the state board of vocational education will address Liberty Memorial High School at 9 00 Wednesday morning. The talk titled Education and the Future aims to aid students with enrollment for next year. Easter vacation runs from Thursday 4 PM to Tuesday 8 AM. Commencement sermon set for Sunday at 4 PM with May 20 exercises in Hoch Auditorium KU. City schools close Friday May 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Markham
State Board of Vocational Education
Topeka
Liberty Memorial High School
Ralph Graber
Harold G. Barr
Hoch
Univesity of Kansas
McNutt to Pitch Openers for Senators in Roosevelt Era
Washington notes that Paul V. McNutt, head of the manpower commission, will throw the first ball of the major league season for the Senators against the Athletics in Washington. President Roosevelt cannot toss the first ball, so Senator Clark Griffith picks McNutt. McNutt previously pitched for Indiana University.
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Washington
House votes down continued government crop insurance
In Washington on April 19 the house voted 93 to 65 against continuing government insurance of wheat and cotton. The defeat shifts farm policy debates and risks to farmers awaiting coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Kansans Lead In Raids On The Japs In Southwest Pacific
Kansas men are among flyers and ground troops in the New Guinea campaign under General MacArthur. Captains Smith and Casper, and Corporal Chambless, win top honors for heroism in action. The report lists numerous Kansans awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Air Medal, and Purple Heart for exploits from Port Moresby to Buna and Sanananda.
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Kansas
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Buna
Sanananda
Smith
Stephen M. Smith
Girard
Corporal Chambless
Wright C. Chambless
van Buren
Casper
Kenneth
Humboldt
Maj
William E. McDonald
Peabody
John E. Hesselbarth
Abilene
Dale E. Crabtree
Arcadia
William J. Cummings
Lawrence
Benjamin L. Hale
Wellington
Richard L. Sanders
Kansas City
Ira A. Adams
Chapman
Gene R. Glotzbach
Mainville
Victor A. Edwards
Victor E. Rohr
Hutchinson
Glover J. Burke
Topeka
Carey L. O'Bryan
David M. Conley
Wichita
Carl H. Houseworth
Harveyville
Samuel C. Cravens
Zenda
Leonard L. Herron
Parsons
Howard J. Randall
Nickerson
Port Moresby
Owen Stanley
Chamblesg
Owen Stanleys
Bura
Douglas County School Districts Exceed Levy Limit
After adopting large budgets for teachers' salaries, Douglas County districts find levy limits exceeded. Some districts cannot fund $100 monthly teacher pay, risking term readiness. Boards seek county aid and consider consolidating rural districts to run a single school, while many rural districts resist relinquishing their schools.
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State Department of Education
Douglas County
Court House
Chinese lifeboat survivor endures 180 days at sea
London reports a Chinese man survived 180 days alone on a life raft after his ship was torpedoed in the South Atlantic. Revealed by P. J. Noel Baker, the tale surpasses prior endurance records. He was rescued near the South American coast and later hospitalized.
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London
P. J. Noel Baker
War Transport Ministry
Noel Baker
Greenock
South Atlantic
South America
Sout American Canal
Basil D. Izzi
South Barre
Mass
O G Markham Dies Former Baker University Dean
Osman Grant Markham died at 78 in Cleveland after a career as Baker University Latin and literature professor and longtime dean from 1905 to 1924. He built the Methodist historical society, served Baldwin mayor, and mentored daughter Virginia Markham. Survived by his wife and Virginia and brother W C Markham. Funeral in Cleveland with Baldwin burial to follow.
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Osman Grant Markham
Bakder University
Cleveland
Baldwin
O. G. Markham
Baker
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea
S. A. Law
Wallace B. Fleming
Methodist Church
Methodist Historical Society
Anti-Saloon League
Virginia Markham
W. C. Markham
Baldwin Ledger
American Highway Officials Association
Rule City Tomorrow City Council Meeting Luncheon
Student officials from Lawrence Memorial High School will hold a city council meeting at city hall at 10 o'clock led by Mayor Patsy Creek. A luncheon at 12:30 p.m. hosted by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce honors the students at Hotel Eldridge with MC Ivan D. Rowe guiding the program and Prof. Bert A. Nash delivering the principal address titled Boys and Girls City Day.
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Lawrence Memorial High School
City of
Lawrence
Patsy Creek
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Eldridge
Ivan D. Rowe
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Bert A. Nash
School of Education
K. U
Business Men to Meet Tonight on War Drive
Business and professional men are urged to attend a 8 o'clock meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the WREN building. John Schrader, bond drive chairman, will lead discussion on strategies to boost Second War Loan sales running from April 12 to May 1. Attendees with ideas are asked to present them to spur downtown bond purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
WREN
John Schrader
Grand Larceny Charge Dismissed in Court
Sam Johnson faced a grand larceny charge dismissed by Justice Frank Dodds for insufficient evidence. The complaint, filed by Alberta Parker of 735 Pennsylvania, alleged a $60 theft in February, with Johnson returning from Liberal to answer the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Johnson
Frank Dodds
Alberta Parker
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Liberal
Stock Market Index See-saws With Narrow Gains
The stock index for 60 stocks hovered around the 48.4 to 48.5 range on Saturday amid limited trading activity. Investors watched key gauges and mixed sector results as prices held firm near inaction levels.
Industrial America at War Exemplar Sunflower Works Progress
George R. Foulke Jr of Hercules Powder praises Sunflower Ordnance Works growth in 11 months. He cites miles of high voltage lines, tractice, roads and rapid boiler and track construction. He stresses wartime industrial coordination, leadership, and the goal of delivering materiel to the front.
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George R. Foulke, Jr
Hercules Powder Company
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Foulke
Rotary Club
America
Lawrence
Hercules Company
U. S. Ordnance Department
Frost Tonight Forecast Across Eastern Counties In Kansas
Last night brought freezing temps statewide with topeka posting 31 and ellis 24. A light frost is forecast again tonight for eastern counties and southern areas may feel cooler but still above freezing overall. Dr. Walter L. Wilson discusses saving yourself at Lawrence Business College Tuesday night April 20 at 7 30.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Ellis
Dodge City
Flora
Walter L. Wilson
Lawrence Business College
Kansas
Senate Committee Probes Government Propaganda Methods
Washington reports the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to listen in on press conferences of government agencies over dissemination and control of information. Senator Taft introduces resolutions to require the Office of War Information and the coordinator of Inter-American Affairs to file copies with the Senate of all propaganda sent abroad and to U.S. armed forces. Elmer Davis to testify on press conference methods before the committee, with executive sessions to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Taft
Ohio
Office of War Information
Coordinator of Inter- American Affairs
Senate
van Nuys
Haskell Institute Names Queen and Brave for 4 Day Commencement
Celia Howard a Black Feet from Browning Montana and Frank Anderson a Choctaw from Altus Oklahoma chosen as Queen and Brave at Haskell Institute Prom night. They join 92 seniors who will graduate as Deane W Malott KU Chancellor will deliver the Commencement address on April 27. Campus day April 24 and Baccalaureate April 25 mark the four day schedule ending Saturday April 24.
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Celia Howard
Browning
Mont
Frank Anderson
Altus
Okla
Haskell Institute
Haskell
Deane W. Malott
University of Kansas
Harold G. Barr
First Christian Church
Beach to Return as Special Prosecutor in May Court
Milton Beach, recently resigning county attorney, will serve as special prosecutor for the May 1 term in the trials of James O Leary and Charles and Cleo Glick. O Leary faces manslaughter charges from a February truck crash that killed Richard Olmstead. The Glicks are charged with multiple forgery counts involving checks bearing the Darnell Electric company name. Beach departed to Oskaloosa to begin private practice.
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Milton Beach
James O'Leary
Charles Glick
Cleo Glick
Beach
Edward Riling
John J. Riling
Hugh Means
O’leary
Richard Olmstead
Twenty-first
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Darnell Electric Company
Glick
Oskaloosa
Quartermaster Corps Unit Hosts Large Luncheon Here
A group of more than a hundred truck drivers from Lieut. C. J. Hillard’s quartermaster corps company based at Topeka air base visited the University of Kansas and Haskell Institute. They enjoyed a buffet luncheon at Hotel Eldridge funded by their unit and praised local hospitality, with M. J. Getto, the hotel manager, singled out for helping the dining event run smoothly.
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Eldridge
C. J. Hillard
Fighting Quartermaster Corps Company
Topeka
University of Kansas
Haskell Institute
Hillard
M. J
Mike” Getto
Twenty-Five Men Depart for Induction Center
Twenty five selectees left this morning by special bus for the induction center at Ft. Leaven worth. The bus departed about 9 30 though the schedule had called for 7 30 a m.
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Ft. Leavenworth
Altho
Kansas Electric Power Sold To Kansas Power and Light
The Kansas Electric Power company agreed to sell its common stock to the Kansas Power and Light company of Topeka. Middle West Corporation sold 59,500 shares for 2,500,000 dollars subject to SEC approval as part of a plan to bring ownership closer to home. The transaction keeps current management, with no personnel changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Electric Power Company
Kansas Power and Light Company
D. E. Ackers
Kansas Electric
Kansas
Inelunite Lawrence
Emporia
Leavenne
Parsons
Middle West Corporation of Chicago
Ackers
Chicago
Smith
Middle West Corporation
Kan
Middle West
Securities and Exchange Commission
R. W. McClure
Kansas# Electric Power company
Kansas Electa Power Company
Kansas Corporation
P. L. Smith
Kansas Power & Light Company
Kansas Corporations
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Junkers
Sicilian Straits
Tunisian
Cap Bon
Mediterranean
Tunis
Spezia Port
Markham
M'Nutt
W. J. Cummings
Australia
Chambless
Associated Press
Baker University
Saturay
George R. Foulke
Sunflower
Ford Motor Company
Santa Fe
K. W. Davidson
Rotary
Fank’s Mortuary — Ambulance Service
Advy
Quartermaster Corps
K.E. P
Kansas Power & Light
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