Allied air invasion pounds German targets across Europe
Allied air fleets pressed a vast attack on Brunswick and western Germany with about 1,000 American planes striking central German aircraft production. Russians claimed a broad front push along the Dnestr. Romanians and Germans cited a Red Army offensive with limited progress reported by the Nazis. Italian front saw Anzio positions improve as raids hit Turin and Parma rail yards. The blitz claimed 389 planes and over 2,300 fliers lost.
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Associated Press
Bruswick
Europe
Dnestr River
Carpathians
Black Sea
Galati
Danube
Balkans
Red Army
Brunswick
Germany
Turkey
Ankara
Moscow
Crimea
Witler
Anzio
Cassino
Petsamo
Arctic
Hitler
Stuttgart
Jans Hube
Russia
Sicily
Ologne
France
Nce
Turin
Parma
Ferrarara
Mediterranean
May term opens in Douglas county district court
The May term in Douglas county district court will open Monday at 9 o clock. The jury is ordered to report Tuesday at 9. Judge Hugh Means presided as the bar met at the courthouse to set the docket. The February term closed recently. jury was not called then. Three or four jury cases are set for May. The docket for May lists eight criminal cases and 87 civil actions, including 44 divorce actions.
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Douglas County
Court House
Hugh Means
Means
Americans Close on Hollandia Airfields in New Guinea
Reports from Allied headquarters say American Sixth Army forces sweep toward Hollandia and adjacent airfields in Dutch New Guinea with light resistance. Japanese holdouts at Ujelang and Taongi face air strikes as Central Pacific forces press advances across the Marshall and Caroline islands.
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Sixth Army
Associated Press Bureau
C. Yates McDaniel
Hollandia
Japan
Central
New Guinea
Cyclops
Tami
Adji
Aitape
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Central Pacific
Ujelang Atoll
Marshalls
Truk
Carolines
Ponape
Associated Press
Dutch New Guinea
Ujelang
Taongi
Wake Island
Manchuria
North China
Chengsien
Tengfeng
Chenghsien
President orders seizure of Montgomery Ward plants
Roosevelt directs War and Commerce departments to seize and operate Montgomery Ward facilities in Chicago. Taylor acts to take control as Ward resists, with War Department ready to deploy a token force if needed. Ward employs about 9,000 in Chicago. 5,000 to 5,500 in bargaining unit across mail order, warehouse, and retail.
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Washington
Cphi
Roosevelt
Stimson
Commerce
Jones
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
White House
Biddle
Secretary of Commerce
Ill
Wayne Taylor
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward
Avery
Secretary of War
Wayne C. Taylor
Views flood damage across Waksrusa area and Lake View dike break
County agent Six said most wheat in flooded Waksrusa farmland appeared green and undamaged while oats were killed. In Lake View, Brune brothers dike breach created a 150 foot wide hole, draining water back through washout and a flood grate. Brunes lost 25 acres of potatoes, 15 of peas and seven of alfalfa with potential further crop losses. Wheat in the area seemed unaffected by surface flooding.
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Deal Six
Lake View
Brune Brothers
Brunes
Local control good keeps prices in check says Corlett
Corlett Cotton reports to the price panel that Douglas county shows excellent record after four checks of retail stores since January. He notes few prices out of line but urges housewives to ask grocers if ceilings are observed. Violations stem from inattention or failure to compare prices with ceiling lists.
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Corlett Cotton
Douglas County
Wounded Boy Improves After Elbow Injury
Walter Schimmel a 16 year old farm youth of Eudora who accidentally shot himself in the left elbow while hunting Monday evening is reported to be making satisfactory improvements at Lawrence Memorial hospital. He is a son of Mr and Mrs W M Schimmel Route 1 Eudora. He is now being used to make special molds for aluminum steel and bronze castings.
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Walter Schimmel
Eudora Farm
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
W. M. Schimmel
Route 1
Eudora
Rain Lifts Flood Threats Across Kansas Rivers Remain High
Widespread rain raises flood threats in southeastern Kansas as high water persists on the Neosho at Chanute and Ottawa’s Marais des Cygnes. Crest levels near Coffeyville fall slowly while other streams like Verdigris ease after cresting. Temperatures stay mild. rainfall totals reported across multiple towns vary from .04 to .97 inches.
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Neosho
Chanute
Tola
Flora
Parsone
Oswego
Phillipsburg
Dodge City
Wamego
Manhattan
Horton
Leavenworth
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Emporia
Lebo
Ottawa
Garnett
Fort Scott
Eureka
Coffeyville
Concordia
Beloit
Russell
Salina
Enterprise
Herington
Lindsberg
McPherson
Larned
Florence
Pratt
Wichita
Winfield
Anthony
Hill City
Quinter
Crop Damage From Flooding Rains Across Kansas
Topeka Apr 26 UP Flooding across Kansas damaged or destroyed lowland crops and caused soil erosion. Rainfall ranged from one to six inches, with 7.17 inches in Wamego. Wheat growth slowed due to cold wet weather. planting and seedbed preparation delayed. oats barley and flax may be diverted to corn sorghums and soybeans. Thin western livestock faced cold wet conditions and feed shortages. cattle pulled from wheat pastures. heavy pig losses and some loss of newly shorn ewes reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wamega
Kansas press leader to address KU students on journalism
Pete McKechnie editor and GM Kiowa County Signal and Kansas Press Association president will speak at the University Press club dinner at 7 PM in the Colonial tea room. His talk, "Opportunities for Women in Journalism," follows two lectures at the Journalism building on practical retail advertising and publishing challenges now and after the war.
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Pete McKechnie
Kiowa County Signal
Kansas Press Association
University Press Club
University of Kansas
McKechnie
Patton remarks trigger foreign policy clashes on Capitol Hill
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. told reporters in London that the United States Great Britain and Russia would rule the world sparking Republican demands he be removed from the foreign policy stump. Senators Brewster and Wherry condemned his statements and urged that policy be set by Secretary Cordell Hull.
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Washington
George S. Patton, Jr
London
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Capital Hill
Brewster
Wherry
Cordell Hull
Patton
Senate Military Committee
Johnson
D-Coro
Chandler
U-Ky
Court of Honor Honors Scouts at Chamber of Commerce
Seventy five people attended the Boy Scout Court of Honor last night in Chamber of Commerce rooms. Judge Hugh Means led the ceremony with remarks on Scouting’s value to Lawrence, the county, and the nation. Merit badges and ranks were awarded to Scouts from Troops 52 58 61 55 60, with Troop 60 winning the trophy at 1637 points.
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Chamber of Commerce
J.C. Millikin
Methodist Church
Robert J. Getz
Salvation Army
District Advancement Committee
Hugh Means
Court of Honor
Lawrence
Judge Means
Warren Smith
Bruce E. Clopper
J. B. Hall
Robert J.getz
Wade Pierce
Getz
Troop 60
Potato Outlook Turns Grim in Kaw Valley
Alfred Heck, a 52 year potato grower, warns the Kaw valley crop is in serious trouble as the wettest latest season yet see seed rot even on the best ground. His Heck and Sons farm has 189 acres planted from March 13 to April 7 and rain must stop with sun returning to save remaining crop.
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Alfred Heck
Heck and Sons
Kaw Valley
Heck
Kansas City Manager to Address KU Students
L. P. Cookingham Kansas City Missouri city manager will speak tonight at the initiation dinner of Pi Sigma Alpha at the Colonial tea room. He spent the day in Lawrence with University of Kansas social science classes and spoke on city government issues.
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L. P. Cookingham
Kansas City
Pi Sigma Alpha
Colonial
Cookingham
Lawrence
University of Kansas
University Club
Greenhall
Deane W. Malott
Stock Market Index Rises Slightly to 50.8
The average of 60 stocks edged up to 50.8 from 50.5 yesterday as market activity continued. Investors monitored gains in key sectors and noted modest overall performance across the index.
Rivers Beginning to Creeping Up Again
Flood fears return as Kaw and Wakarusa rise from late levels in Lawrence. The Kaw reached 16.7 feet after a 15.9 foot low, rising about a tenth per hour. Wakarusa up to 17.80 feet from 19.12. Delaware at 16 feet, flood stage 20. A record April rain total of 8.98 inches through today, making this month the wettest on record since 1868. First train mail arrives as Santa Fe and Union Pacific adjust routes. buses resume normal service with detours to Ottawa and Tulsa.
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Lawrence
Wakarusa
Mill Pond
Dutton Bridge
A. L. Helcom
Delaware
Valley Falls
C. J. Posey
William B. Kirby
Ralph Carlson
Navy
K. U
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Fopeka
Emporia
Chica
Oklahoma City
Union Pacific Railroad
Ottawa
Tulsa
Flood Damage Closes Kaw River Bridge at Lecompton
Damage from recent floods closed the joint Kaw River bridge between Lecompton and Perry. County Engineer Larson said it would be several days before the structure reopens. Douglas and Jefferson counties maintain the bridge. Additional washouts occurred on township roads near Palmyra and Baldwin, with repairs planned on a Wakarusa Creek span. The county farm dwelling project paused as rains ended construction, and a Hartman bridge east of Berryton was badly damaged and ordered closed.
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Kaw
Lecompton
FE. E. Larson
Perry
Jefferson
Douglas
Douglas County
Palmyra
Baldwin
No. 6
Wakarusa Township
Larson
Ison
Hartman
Wakarusa River
Berryton
Walter Ame
Shawnee County
King
Richland
Song E
Buffett rails against Washington parties and costs
Representative Buffett faulted the capital social scene describing Washington receptions, teas and blowouts as costly and eroding principles. He cited reports of an official party costing $10,000 while noting American boys die abroad and taxpayers bear the burden of such events in the capital life.
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Associated Press
Washington
Buffett
R-Neb
Big Meeting Planned by Lawrence Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Lawrence lodge members plan a big meeting tomorrow at 8 pm in West Eighth street rooms to mark the 125th anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States. Guests include Willis Spitsnaugle Wakeeney grand master and state officers Cecil Drake Will Russell Roy Tricker Fred Knapp. Officers of the Lawrence lodge and local Rebekah officers are listed.
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Lawrence
West Eighth Street
Odd Fellowship
United States
Baltimore
Willis S. Spitsnaugle
Wakeeney
Odd Fellow Grand Lodge of Kansas
Cecil F. Drake
Norton
Odd Fellow Grand Lodge of Manges
Will J. Russell Topeka
Roy R. Tricker
Sterling
Fred W. Knapp
Toneka
Lawrence Lodge
W. H. Lohman
Noble Grand
Leo Beilinger
Will_R. Gorrill
Rebekah
Fred Brooker
W. S. Lefford
I Kate Caldwell
Unified command plan gains support in House panel
Washington April 26 consensus grew for a single armed forces department uniting army navy and air forces though many urged delaying statutory action until after the war. War Secretary Stimson and aides like Lt Gen McNarney and Robert Lovett argued for prompt consolidation and a unified directing staff for future combined operations at home and in international policing.
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Washington
House
Stimson
Army
Navy
Joseph T. McNarney
Armed Forces
Robert A. Lovett
Air
United States
Added Challenges Denies In U. S. Sedition Cases
Washington April 26 CPI attorneys for 30 persons charged with seditious conspiracy sought 300 challenges ten each against prospective jurors in federal court. Judge Edward C. Eicher overruled again holding ten peremptory challenges per side with two extra for defense and one for prosecution for two alternates. Defense motions to dismiss the jury panel were denied.
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Washington
CPI
Federal District Court
Edward C. Eicher
Haskell plans 60th anniversary events and commencement
Haskell Institute lays out a multi day program from April 28 to May 1 featuring a Junior Senior dance, baccalaureate service on April 30 led by Rev. E J Weisenberg S J, a band concert, pageant War Drums Along the Waka Tusa, and a commencement with alumni dances. Attendees include freshmen and sophomores joining due to housing shortages.
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Haskell
Edward J. Weisenberg
S.J
M.A
S.T.D
St. Mary's College
St. Marys
Kan
Haskell Institute
Solon G. Ayers
Weisenberg
Kansas State Sodality Union of Catholic Youth
Summer Schools of Catholic Action
Montreal
San Antonio
Chicago
New York
Newman Club
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Herb Price
Warren G. Spalding
Indian Institute
Margaret Pearson Speelman
Morris P. Rosen
Wyandotte
Weather Update for Kansas Cloudy Cooler With Showers
Kansas remains cloudy and cooler tonight with light showers in the east. Lows reach 35-40 northwest and 40-45 east and south. Thursday turns partly to cloudy with light showers in the far west late day and a warming trend as winds ease tonight. Gas Office readings provide the temperature data.
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Kansas
East Quarter
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