MacArthur Stuns Men on Hollandia Landing
General MacArthur led a bold Hollandia Tanahmerah bay invasion off New Guinea on April 22 aboard a U. S. cruiser. He personally went ashore in a barge as Japanese defenders fled, with American forces seizing twin beachheads and advancing toward three airfields. The operation left Japanese supplies and aircraft engines in American hands, and MacArthur predicted continued local battles as Japanese forces were split into isolated groups.
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General MacArthur
U. S
New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Hellandia
Tanahmerah Bay
MacArthur
Philippines
Ghat
Hollandia
Humboldt Bay
Tanahmerah
Hollandia Beach
Finns Reject Terms In Peace Talks
Stockholm reports Finland rejects Russian peace terms for a second time after considering the country’s future. The Helsinki communique says Premier Edwin Linkomaa told parliament on April 12 that Russia’s conditions cannot form any basis for peace and that Parliament backed the government after the Easter holiday. A Moscow dispatch noted Russians look to the United States for action against the Finns, hoping continued ties provide moral support.
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Stockholm
Helsinki
Edwin Linkonies
Russia
Moscow
United States
Finland
Wounded in Action List Names Kansas Soldiers
Washington April 24 UPI nine soldiers from Kansas were among 716 listed by the war department as wounded in action. Central Pacific sres Tech 5th Gr. Clarence B. Bringoff Wichita Pic Marvin D. Lick Wichita Mediterranean area Sgt Roy F. Jones Atlanta Pvt Fred J Kel.
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Washington
UPI
Kansas
War Department
Central Pacific
sres—Tech
Clarence B. Bringoff
Wichita
Marvin D. Lick
Mediterranean
Roy F. Jones
Atlanta
Fred J
Kel
War Casualty List From Southwest Pacific Area Names
Pvt. Maurice E. Lindsay Jr of Neodesha Pvt. Leater McGee of Pittsburg Pvt. Robert L. Stevenson of Chanute Pvt. Frederick Wilson of Rock Englevale Pvt. Virgil Karns of Engleville are listed among Southwest Pacific Area casualties with ranks and hometowns.
Quigley Krauts Killers Stand Fast With Fifth Army
Leaves From War Correspondent's Notebook describes Quigley's Kraut Killers, a mechanized unit in the Fifth Army line led by Rnah Hugh E. Quigley of Hurley New Jersey. The outfit fights fiercely, maintains contact for 37 days, and keeps a small farm behind lines with livestock including cows pigs goats and 21 chickens. SGTs John T. Riley and Harry Lang are noted as key men. The piece blends humor and grit as soldiers recall firefights a haystack ambush and a pack mule trail encounter on Cherry Hill hilltop.
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Fifth Army
Italy
UPI
Quigley
Rnah
Hugh E. Quigley
Hurley
N. J
Bigley
John T. Riley
Watervieit
N. Y
Harry “Happy” Lang
Everett
Mass
O.K
Cpl
Otis A. Smith
East Tawas, Mich
Cherry Hill
Gunfire in the Channel Reported by British Coast
Residents along Folkestone heard 30 minutes of gunfire in the English channel signaling clashes between British and German light naval forces near Cherbourg and Beachy Head. Berlin claimed German vessels hit several British craft and another steamer was sunk, with E boats damaging coastal ships in a two hour engagement close to shore. Trainloads of livestock and used farm implements also appear in local classifieds.
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Folkestone
England
English
Berlin
Cherbourg
U. S
Beachyhead
Mr. Fixit Has Put On U S Uniform
Overseas reports praise American ordnance troops for ingenuity and initiative with improvised devices. Examples include a cake mixer from a drill, a salvaged forge with a dentist’s tray, a washing machine from jeep parts, and an artillery sled. Major Pruden notes such resourcefulness across England Australia India and Italy, reflecting strong basic training.
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Ordnance Department
Army Service Forces
Charles H. Pruden,Jr
Sunflower Ordnance Works
England
Ordnance
Australia
India
Ordnancemen
Italy
Major Pruden
Ee Curtin
Washington
Curtin Plans Washington Conference With Roosevelt
Australian Prime Minister Curtin arrives in Washington for a meeting with President Roosevelt before heading to London for a meeting of British empire dominion chiefs. General Sir Thomas Blamey, commander in chief of allied ground forces under General Douglas MacArthur, accompanies the party.
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Washington
John Curtin
Australia
Roosevelt
London
Curtin
Thomas Blamey
Douglas MacArthur
Many Entertain Boys At Mothers Discussion Party
A service men party at the Community building Saturday evening was sponsored by the Mothers Discussion group with numerous members assisting in games, food, and hosting roles. Floral décor by the Lawrence Flower club and Home Service lab hostesses supported activities across rooms, while piano music provided by Dorothy Mae Nelson and Mrs. George Hoefer accompanied the event.婚 Nick Kroan and Helen Brown of Kansas City, Mo., obtained a marriage license at the Douglas county courthouse Saturday.
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Charles Patton
Guy Zink
August Dahlene
Harry Westergreen
Herbert Jones
Guy Ousdahl
Iva Palmer
W. C. Boardman
Pond
R. E. Hunt
Winona Venard
Joie Stapleton
Ballrom
A. E. Woestemeyer
I. W. Hartley
Harold Fisher
R. P. Stringham
Frank Stockton
Lawrence Flower Club
United Home Service Lab
Karl Todd
F. E. Henry
A. H. Dyer
Ewing Ketchum
The
Methodist
Dorothy Mae Nelson
George Hoefer
Nick Kroan
Helen Brown
Kansas City, Mo
Douglas County Court House
Meeting Postponed by Social Agencies Council
The Council of Social Agencies meeting scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed due to the flood emergency and will be rescheduled when possible. The delay affects planned discussions on social services coordination and flood relief efforts.
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Shaun Caw
Plymouth
Dodge
Council of Social Agencies
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Hal Boyle
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U.S
Sir_ Thomas Blamey
Mother
H. L. Sutherland
Sam Ferguson
June Sutherland
Fern Stranathan
A. R. Maxwell
W. Hausman
Gladys Jackson
Kernville
Tex
Leon Jackson
Iy Oo
RSITY
Ross
Slack
Aed
Tals WonEy
Teon Errol Grace McDonald
Walter Catlett
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Desoto
Chrysler
de Soto
da Soto
Major Bowes
CBS
Sipe Corporation
Seuad Trucks
Doctora
Round Corner
Round Corner Drug Cos
Crown Drug Co
Rankin Drug Co
Stowits Rexall
Cordell Drug Store
Barber's Drug Store
Eldridge Pharmacy
Hilsdale Pharmacy
Jayhawker
Ponna Reed
Peenan Wynn
Newa
Ann Miller
Charlie Barnet
Louis Armstrong
Teddy Powell
Jan Garber
Assaf Red
Glen Gray Alving Rey
Pied Pipers
Columbia
Joel McCrea
Maureen O'Wara- Limba
Darnell Buffallo
Techmicolor
America
Redding Amusement CO
Vermont
Lawrence Community Building
Rio Grande
Serenaders
Kansas City
American Association of University Women
M Paina ET
EL Uae
Paha
Sid
Zamuck
Joslyn
Drew Peter
van Rockk
Sis Ano
Julien Dovivier
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