Raiders Wear War Paint In Attack On Anzio Beachhead
United States and Canadian infantry raiders attacked two fortified German positions east of the Mussolini canal at dawn near Anzio. They captured eight prisoners and reported nine enemy dead with no American casualties. The raid featured heavy artillery, Sherman tanks, bazookas, and close infantry work, as raiders withdrew under shelling and returned to safety after destroying two houses and seizing weapons.
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Anzio
Mussolini Canal
Littoria
Walter Wilson
Prince Albert
Sask
No-Man’s-Land
No-Man's-Land
Alexander DeRose
Arnold
Edward Fogarty
Bridgeport
Conn
Howard MacIntosh
Winnipeg
Manitoba
St. Louis
Saly
Anzio Annie
G. I
Set
Edgar C. Clark
San Francisco
War Material Waste Sparks Push for Prosecutions
Washington reports Sabath the House Rules chairman demands jail sentences for war contract waste. He backs a bill granting the comptroller general broad veto and auditing powers to stop disposal of surplus material. The military and naval committees clash over plans, May and Vinson leading Democrats.
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Washington
Sabath
House Rules Committee
Military
Lindsay C. Warren
Naval Affairs Committee
Kentucky
Vinson
Georgia
Kansas contest draws 52 high school newspapers
Fifty two high school newspapers entered the annual contest sponsored by the University of Kansas Department of Journalism. Bliner, acting chairman Beth, notes this year’s entry list is the largest on record. Entries will be judged in April by department members.
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Department of Journalism
University of Kansas
Bliner
Beth
Mem
CAP Officers Injured In Plane Crash Near Galva
Plane crashed seven miles northeast of Galva en route to Smoky Hill air base Salina. Lt Col J Howard Wilcox commander of the Kansas Civil Air Patrol wing suffered a broken leg. CAP Lt Mel Keeble fractured wrist. All live at Anthony and were taken to army hospital. Plane owned by Wilcox failed structurally. wreckage demolished.
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McPherson
Kan
J. Howard Ilcox
Kansas
Civil Air Patrol
Mel Keeble
Wilcox
Galva
Anthony
Smoky Hill
Salina
Miss Cass to perform Italian program at Colonial
Lawrence Music club presents Miss Jeannette L. Cass mezzo-soprano with Ruth Reatt accompanying at a 8 o'clock program for Music week. The event features Italian songs, operatic excerpts and modern Italian works, highlighting from Pergolesi to Respighi.
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Lawrence Music Club
The
Colonial
Jeannette L. Cass
University Fine Arts
Ruthreatt
London Hospital Hit in German Raid Wreckage
Rescue teams cleared through the wrecked hospital as fire raged after a direct hit in an early morning London air raid. Nearly 2,000 patients were in the building with fears of many buried under debris. Five wards damaged by fire and two by blast, while surrounding cottages also suffered.
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London
Time Is Getting Short Warns French Invasion Broadcast
London dated April 18 reports a government radio broadcast warning the French to store food and live on reserves until liberation. Listeners are told to memorize London broadcasts as German seizure of wireless sets looms and Allied distribution will be limited even after liberation.
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London
France
Child Evangelism Conference in Lawrence Diocese
The northeast section of Kan-3a8 will hold a Child Evangelism Conference at the Lawrence Bible Center 900 Rhode Island April 21 and 22 with Rev. W. H. Werner in charge. Counties include Marshall Pottowatomie Wabaunsee Nemaha Jackson Shawnee Brown Doniphan Atchison Jefferson Douglas Wyandotte Johnson Osage Franklin Miami. Sessions Thursday 10 m 2 m 7 30 p m Friday 9 30 a m 2 m 7 30 p m with leaders L A Indlecoffer S G Magnuson Rice Arnold W H Werner Wisner C D Behm Paul Lambert Clifford Wells Tila Davis R G Freleigh G S Hamilton and more. The fellowship was founded by J Irvin Overholtzer and is now international under Dr Paul W Rood president. program covers the flannelgraph method and materials may be secured.
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Lawrence Bible Center
Rhode Island
W. H. Werner
Topeka
Marshall Pottowatomie
Wabaunsee
Nemaha
Jackson
Shawnee
Brown
Doniphan
Atchison, Jefferson
Douglas
Wyandotte
Johnson, Osage
Franklin
Miami
L. A. Indlecoffer
Atchison
S. G. Magnuson
Axtell
Rice Arnold
Lawrence
E. Wisner
Kansas City
C. D. Behm
Paul Lambert
Bonner Springs
Clifford Wells
Tila Davis
R. G. Freleigh
Merriam
G. S. Hamilton
Child Evangelism Fellowship
J. Irvin Overholtzer
San Antonio
Tex
Paul W. Rood
Los Angeles
Calif
Record of a student captaincy across football and basketball
A note records an historic achievement where a college student captained both football and basketball in the same academic year, highlighting leadership across two major varsity programs and marking a unique milestone in school sports history.
Wants Government to Bar Paris Fashion Propaganda
The military stabilization commission urges the United States to bar Paris fashion propaganda from Wazi control. Swiss promotional papers reach American buyers showing voluminous gowns and huge hats. War Production Board investigates a psychological threat to the American fashion industry as Kansas reports prolonged wet weather reducing acreage.
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Paris
New York
Military Stabilization Commission
Uncle Sam
Ture
Switzerland
War Production Board
Kansas
Topeka
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Dartmouth Star Charles Pearson Reported Missing in Pacific
Pi Lt Charles Pearson a Dartmouth football and basketball captain in 1941 42 has been reported missing in action in the South Pacific. School officials said his Hellcat fighter plane crashed into the water and his parents Mr and Mrs Alfred C Pearson of Madison Minnesota were notified. He was the second student to be listed missing in recent weeks.
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Hanover
N. H
Charles Pearson
Stubby Pearson
Dartmouth College
South Pacific
Alfred C. Pearson
Madison
Farmers Kept Out Of Fields In Acreage Cut Report
A statement notes a deep cut in acreage with Plante targeting oats and estimates that the area sown will likely be about 72 percent of Washington recommendations. The piece mentions the Restaurant Association electing Wichita Durant of Wichita.
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Washington
Lemon Juice Remedy for Rheumatic Pain Ad touted
A home remedy claims lemon juice mixed with Ru-Ex Compound and water can relieve rheumatic arthritis or neuritis pain within 48 hours. Two tablespoons twice daily. empty package return offers a money back guarantee. Sold by Hound Corner Drug Co. and other druggists.
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Hound Corner Drug Co
Restaurant group names new Kansas president
Hasen succeeds David Hart of .4 as president of the Kansas Restaurant Association yesterday. Other officers named include M. R. Allen Howard as vice president and J. A. Wolf of Wichita as secretary-treasurer.
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Hasen
David Hart
Kansas Restaurant Association Esterday
M. R. Allen
Howard
J. A. Wolf
Wichita
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Durante Per Pleta
Ritorna
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D'Arte
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Mediterranean Area
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Winfield
Tech
Harold L. Collins
White Cloud
Pfe
Leonard H. Detmer
Cunningham
Albert L. Kinderknecht
Hays
Tonite
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Anna Steen
Kent Smith
Granad
Touttone
Kar
Ane Richmond
Memphis Belle
Army Signal Corps
Redding Amusement CO
Mass
Restaurant Association Elects
Durant of
Wichita Was
Jayhawk
ORGE
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Winninger
Dehaven Horne
Rochester
Anderson Nater Scott
Nancy Walker
Ben Blue
Renay Bowers
Ross Sisters
Dean Merphy
Tommy Dorsey
Ano Nis
Jack London
Whcrteh O'Shea
Susan Hayward
Sok Leno
America
Buffalo Bill
West
Phillips Petroleum CO
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Laie Ee Bay
U.S
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Tokyo
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P.s
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Mois Kelly
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