Allied forces advance in Tunisia push past Mateur area
American troops transferred from the southern Tunisian front moved six miles toward Mateur while the British First Army seized Long Stop hill west of Tunis. Patton’s corps aided the advance with several miles gained through rugged terrain as air forces mounted a record sortie level.
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North Africa
Mateur
Bizerte
Tunis
U. S
Keja
Heja Mateur Road
Wall Tunisia
First Army
Goubellat-Bou Arada
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Biverte
Dwicht D. Eisenhower
U. S. Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Seuth
Islai
Harold Alexander
Tabarca
Unita
Diebel Mrata
Diebel
Ain Chouna
Medjez-Fil-Bab
Tebourba
Djebel Ahmera
Long Stop Hill
Medez-El-Bab
London
Rome
Associated Press
Berlin
Mitchell
Arbatax Harbor
Sardinia
Harvey C. Vaughn
Sapulpa
Okla
Arbatax
Allied Air Raids Hit Five Japanese Bases in Pacific
Allied warplanes pounded five Japanese bases above Australia and carried out 18 strafing attacks on New Guinea troops. A 8,000-ton ship was sunk in the Bismarck Sea with a single bull's-eye hit. The communique also noted a 20-troop Japanese patrol wiped out near Salamaua and Lae, New Guinea, as fliers attacked Mubo Salamaua and other locales. Churchill called for joint Allied air power and condemned Japan's treatment of captured American fliers. In Burma, Wavell’s forces reported casualties along the Bay of Bengal coast as monsoon rains loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Bismarck Sea
Salamaua
Mubo
Mubo-Salamaua
Lae
Finschhafen
Ubili
New Britain
Toel
Kai Islands
Dobo
Aroe
Churchill
H. H. Arnold
U. S
Tokyo
Japan
Burma
Sir Archibald P. Wavell
Bay of Bengal
Burma-India
Germans Suffer Heavy Losses In Counter Attacks On Red Line
World War II dispatches report heavy German losses in the Kuban and along the Red Line as counterattacks falter. German casualties totalled nearly 5,000 with about 200 aircraft lost in less than a week amid ongoing air battles and Soviet bomber raids on East Prussian targets.
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Red Line
Black Sea
Novorossick
Kuban
Sea of Azov
Caucasus
Red Army
Two Sets of Referees in Gasoline Rubber War
Washington apr 24 two sets of referees stepped into the gasoline rubber war production fight amid claims that the loser should hand his hat. The issue: if the synthetic rubber program slows aviation gasoline production. Undersecretary Robert P Patterson and Harold L Ickes are cited with Jeffers denying the charge. Senators Ba ruch and Gillette may referee if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Harold L. Ickes
William M. Jeffers
Senate War Investigating Committee
Bernard Baruch
Jeffers
Senator Gillette
Towa
Wilhelmina Promises Dutch Liberation in Easter Broadcast
Queen Wilhelmina spoke from London in a radio Oranje Easter message to Hollanders under occupation. She pledged that liberation would return prisoners to their families and that traitors would face swift judgment.
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Wilhelmina
London
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Radio Oranje
Netherlands
Unchallenged Wins Baltimore Spring Handicap at Pimlico
Three year old Unchallenged led from the start to win the $2,500 added Baltimore spring handicap at Pimlico before about 15,000 fans. Trainer Mrs Sidney Zell sent the winner in a front running performance.
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Baltimore
CPI
Sidney Zell
Pimlico Race Course
New Tire Rulings Expand Best Grade Tires Nationwide
Washington reports that motorists who drive over 240 miles monthly with approved gas cards qualify for the top tires starting May 1. The Victory tire line made from reclaimed rubber is halted, and grade I and II tires are merged for eligible drivers to choose from, with retreads and recaps available to those below 240 miles.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
William Jeffers
Jeffers
OIA
Pearl Harbor
Victory
Allied Convoys Bring Vital Supplies to Malta and Tripoli
Allied convoys reach Malta and Tripoli bearing war materials for the Eighth Army and Sin’s forces. American Liberty ships sail under Royal Navy escort with air protection, threading past North Africa coast wreckage to deliver munitions and sinews for renewed resistance.
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Valletta
Malta
Tripoli
Mediterranean
North Africa
Sin. Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Fire at Granada Coffee Shop causes minor damage
The Granada Coffee Shop kitchen blaze started from grease and was extinguished shortly after 9 o clock. Fire Chief Paul Ingeis reported considerable smoke but only slight damage.
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Granada
Paul Ingeis
Stock Market Index Edges Up on 60 Stocks
The stock index for 60 issues shows a 48.9 level after gains, with Thursday’s figure at 48.8. Keeler's Service stationery advertises in the issue.
President Orders Strikers to Return to Work at Celanese
President Roosevelt ordered strikers at Celanese Corporation of America in Newark to resume work immediately and set noon Monday as a compliance deadline. He warned government steps to restore full operations if ignored, and called on UMW officials to end picketing. Police maintained heavy guard as picketing continued and a district 50 organizer was detained for photographing outside the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
U.M.W
Labor Relations Board
C.I.0. Textile Workers
WLB
Stephen Marly
Army
Navy
Lewis
UMW
Newark
N. J
Celanese Corporation of America
Roosevelt
District 50
Glick Pleads Guilty to Forgery and Check Passing
Charles Glick pleaded guilty before Judge Hugh Means in district court to one forgery count and two passing formed checks. He was sentenced to the state reformatory at Hutchinson, to run concurrently, after admitting he forged the Darnell Electric Co. name on a check. He said he earned five dollars daily plus overtime and that a desire to see his wife influenced the crime. His wife Cleo Glick faces forgery charges and will be tried in the May term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Glick
Hugh Means
Means
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Glick
Darnell Electric Company
Camp Funston
Ft. Riley
Lawrence
Cleo Glick
Special Session Hears Drunk Driving Cases
Judge O. J. Lane held a police court session at the station to hear prisoners charged with drunkenness. Jerome G. Barullo was found guilty of driving while drunk and fined $50 with license suspended. Edward Leroy and Leroy Ratkins pleaded guilty to being drunk, each fined $15 and jailed until the fines are paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Lane
Jerome G. Barullo
Edward Leroy
Leroy Ratkins
Coal Wage Pact Extended for Now in War Board Action
The War Labor Board extended the nearly expired wage agreement between Appalachian soft coal operators and the United Mine Workers, pending settlement of the dispute. The board also decided to proceed with the case with or without union participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board Today
United Mine Workers
Kansas Nears Bond Goal as Subscriptions Hit 80 Percent
Kansas advances toward its $50 million war bond target. Up to last night 36,146,991 had been subscribed, from 80,217 individual purchases across 103 of the state's 105 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
War Finance
Easter dinner at Wiedemant's
A fragment notes Easter dinner options including ham or chicken at Wiedemant's. The unreadable context limits detail but indicates a dining or sale mention tied to Wiedemant's establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiedemant’s
Wiedemann’s
Rommel May Be Out of Africa
A captured document indicates Marshal Erwin Rommel left Africa. The 18th Army Group says the document dated March 19 was signed by General Jurgen von Arnim, not Rommel, whose whereabouts are unknown. Last known in Africa during the Kasserine Pass fighting in February.
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North Africa
Harold Alexander
Erwin Rommel
Tunisia
Africa
Captvere
18Th Army Group
Firat
Jurgen von Arnim
Rommel
Kasserine Pass
Italy
Sardinia
Sicily
Hitler
Germany
Tragedy Near Lecompton Claims William Hall
William Ralph Hall, 19, was found shot to death in timber near his father in law G C Everett’s home east of Lecompton. The coroner ruled self inflicted, noting a heart wound and a gun seven paces away. Hall, engaged to be drafted, left with a firearm and never returned. He leaves a wife and four month old daughter, with family in Lawrence. Funeral is set for Funk's chapel Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ralph Hall
G. C. Everett
Lecompton
Hall
William Edgar Hall
Jack Norwood
Bob Norwood
R. Skinner
Elmer Schiller
L. K. Zimmer
Lecompton River
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Connecticut Street
Zimmer
Skinner
Everett
Shirley Maxine
William E. Hall
Lawrence
Floyd Harmon
Robert
James Hall
Luther Moran
Camp van Dorn
Miss
Funk’s Chapel
Charles W. Thomas
Memorial Park Cemetery
Bond Drive Nears Goal as Campaign Closes April 30
Cedar Rapids report says Secretary Morgenthau announced the second war loan campaign is within a billion dollars of its 13 billion dollar goal. The drive ends April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Fire damages basement room at Eugene Brune home
Fire confined to a basement room at the Eugene Brune residence 601 Mississippi street caused substantial damage to old clothing and household items. The blaze filled upstairs with smoke. investigators believe a heat source near a gas meter ignited a leak, though the exact cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Brune
Mississippi Street
Paul Ingels
Counterfeit Meat Stamps Reported in Kansas City Area
A Kansas City Kansas retail dealer turned in seven counterfeit ration stamps to the office of price administration. The stamps and related information were sent to the U S secret service. The dealer found the forgeries while checking at the end of business yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Office of Price Administration
U. S. Secret Service
Corsages for Easter Sunday Allison Armstrong Open Sunday
Corsages for Easter Sunday will be available from Allison Armstrong at ACVY with sales starting Sunday morning. Proceeds support local community activities as announced in regional notices.
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Allison-Armstrong
ACVY
Christian World Observes Easter and Holy Week
The piece outlines Easter origins and Holy Week events from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. It explains why Easter falls on varying dates, the significance of Maundy Thursday Good Friday and the empty tomb, and notes sunrise services and the global observance of the resurrection.
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Jesus
Mary
Jerusalem
Israel
Christ
Gethsemane
Judas
Pilate
Jesus Christ
Butcher to Speak at Lawrence High School Commencement
Thomas W. Butcher, president of Emporia State Teachers College since 1913, will deliver the Lawrence High School commencement address in Hoch Auditorium on the University of Kansas campus. Commencement week begins May 16 with Rev. Harold G. Barr delivering the sermon May 16 at 4 o'clock in the high school auditorium.
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Thomas W. Butcher
Emporia State Teachers’ College
Lawrence High School
Hoch
University of Kansas
Ralph Graber
Harold G. Barr
First Christian Church
House Ways and Means OKs pay as you go tax bill
Democratic sponsored measure to realign taxes uses 1941 42 rates and personal exemptions to set a current tax base. The committee plans a May 3 floor vote after Easter recess with debate limited to one day and a six percent discount for paying last year’s taxes by March 15 next year.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Robertson
The
Treasury
Knutson
Rminn
Haskell prepares for baccalaureate and graduation events
Reverend Harold G Barr of First Christian Church will deliver the baccalaureate address at 7 30 tomorrow in the school auditorium with the title Making All Things New A band concert at 2 tomorrow and a lawn social at 4 followed by a 5 30 supper mark the day as graduation week reaches its midpoint Twenty seven seniors crowned in campus day ceremonies Celia Howard of Browning Montana and Frank Anderson of Altus Oklahoma named Queen and Brave A baseball game vs Topeka and a farewell dance cap the day The baccalaureate order lists marches hymns and mixed chorus as part of the services
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Harold G. Barr
First Christian Church
Haskell
Celia Howard
Browning
Mont
Frank Anderson
Altus
Okla
Brave
Topeka
Johnson Bound Over In Grand Larceny Case
Lonnie Johnson was bound over to district court by Justice O J Lane after a preliminary hearing in which Franklin Hudson testified Johnson seized a $20 bill and fled with liquor wrapped in bread. Johnson, with a lengthy police record, had been released 17 days earlier and was committed to the county jail when bond of $750 could not be posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Johnson
Lawrence
O. J. Lane
Johnson
Franklin Hudson
Seventh Street
Hudson
Justice Lane
Seed test seeds arrive for county cooperative study
Test seed for corn and soybeans arrives at the county agent's office from Kansas State College. The cooperative experiment in Douglas county will plant late in May at the Howard Flagg farm north of Vinland for corn, while the soybean site is to be selected. Seventeen corn varieties are included, with four rows per variety, plus five soybean varieties.
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Douglas County
Deal Six
Kansas State College
Howard Flagg
Vinland
KU contract awarded for Military Science building
Basil A. Green of Lawrence wins the $50,000 contract to complete KU’s Military Science building. Work to start next Tuesday with a six month schedule, finishing top story, roof, plastering, woodwork, and painting. The project, a WPA effort begun March 1941, faced labor and funding changes after WPA halted nationwide projects January 28.
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University of Kansas
Basil A. Green
Lawrence
State Board of Administration
Topeka
Green
Military Science
University
Hoch Auditorium
B. A. Green
Mont J. Green
Pleasant weekend forecast in Kansas from Topeka report
Federal Meteorologist S D Flora calls for fairly pleasant weather across Kansas this weekend with above normal temperatures. Showers are unlikely except possible scattered thunder showers in the southeast tonight. Goodland reached 69 degrees yesterday and Phillipsburg saw a 49 degree low last night.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Bond Event Set With Fifty Merchants Participating
John Schrader, chairman of the merchants bureau, said 39 firms have volunteered to participate and expect the list to reach 50 by Monday morning. Cooperating firms will invest every dollar of Tuesday's receipts in War Savings to loan the government for the war program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
John Schrader
Merchant’s Bureau
New Car Certificate Issued to Frank R Vonderheide
A certificate to buy a new car was issued yesterday to Frank R. Vonderheide of 1211 Rhode Island, an employee of Hercules Powder. The city rationing board also issued tires and tubes including 12 grade I tires, nine grade II tires, nine grade III tires, ten passenger tubes, one truck tire, and six truck retreads. An extra 15 grade II tires were allocated this month after a shortage.
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Frank R. Vonderheide
Rhode Island
Hercules Powder Company
Rationing Board
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Atalia
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Phil Cato
E. Russell Carter
Basil Green
K.U
Funk’s Mortuary
Qapealance Service
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