Morale breakdown hit famed Marauders unit near Myitkyina
Lt Gen Stilwell ordered an IG inquiry into the Marauders Brig Gen Frank Merrill unit near Myitkyina. Several hundred convalescents were returned to duty due to a precarious position. The report absolves medical and combat leaders of deliberate wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Stilwell
India
Frank Merrill
Myitkyina
Burma
Inspector General's Office
Myitkydna
Joseph W. Silwell
Merrill
Solomons
South Seas
Fallen Comrade Saved After Attack on Focsani
In a daring mission from Italy to Russian bases, American pilots strafed the Focsani area in Romania, damaged enemy aircraft, and rescued Lt. Richard E. Willsie after his belly landing. Pilot Flight Officer Richard Andrews, 20, from Portland, Ore., landed in a Romanian meadow to retrieve Willsie, who steered the rescue craft through danger and later burned his damaged plane to avoid capture. Willsie, 28, of Long Beach, Calif., praised Andrews as a grand fellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Momow
Focsani
Romania
Italy
Richard Andrews
Portland
Ore
Foesani
Richard E. Willsie
Long Beach
Calif
Andrews
Willsie
Light Kentucky Vote in Louisville Primaries
Light balloting was expected today as Kentucky voters went to the polls to nominate senatorial and congressional candidates. No national issues were involved in the primaries. Victory was predicted for Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley who sought renomination against six challengers in the Democratic primary.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Food Stamp Notes From Associated Press Report
As of Monday July 31 the report lists Book Four red stamps and blue stamps valid indefinitely with various series. It notes stamps for meats fats and processed foods and gasoline allowances in specific regions with expiration dates and continuity terms.
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Associated Press
Sears
U S Units Into Limits Of Brest In Normandy Drive
British Canadian forces push through Bocage positions as Villers Bocage falls. American tank infantry reach Loudeac 85 miles from Brest while advancing toward Nantes and St Nazaire. Rommel screen and Montgomeries east bank push drive westward. northwest France nears par eritread.
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Brest
Supreme Headquarters
Omar N. Bradley
Breton
Loudeac
Rennes
Nantes
Jerval
Chateubriant
St. Nazaire
Derval
Brittany
Forcces
Bocage
Vire
Orne River
Avranches
Fougeres
Barentan
Mortain
Poe Ee
Erwin Rommel
Gcreen
Bernard L. Montgomery
France
Paris
Seine
Loire River
England
Man Killed During Maneuvers Near North Carolina
Pi Cap Jack Austin a former Sedgwick county medical society secretary and Kansas University student is reported killed during maneuvers in North Carolina. A Blackwell Oklahoma newspaper man, he attended KU from 1928 to 1932 and is survived by an aunt Mrs Ed Thayer of Blackwell. Also noted: G M Casebier sold his West Hills home to E C Quigley athletic director KU, with possession about September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Jack Austin
Sedgwick County Medical Society
North Carolina
Austin
Blackwell
Okla
Kansas University
Ed Thayer
Quigley
Casebier
G. M. Casebier
Tford~road
West Hills
E. C.quigley
University of Kansas
Farm Building Needs Survey Approved for Douglas County
Deal Six, county agent, will distribute a Kansas State college survey to 263 neighborhood leaders who will pass blank questionnaires to farm families. The form lists 59 postwar building items and asks farmers to check what they will build or remodel and to note the first five purchases with approximate costs and financing. The Chamber of Commerce postwar committee is expected to assist in tabulating results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Deal Six
Kansas
Kansas State College
Chamber of Commerce
Military leave and training notes from local servicemen
Lt Col J M Mott returns on three weeks leave from Ft Sam Houston Texas. Pfc J M Rapp arrives from Camp Adair Oregon for a 14 day furlough to stay with his parents sister and aunt. Pvt Helen J Hicks WAC leaves for Army Air Field Childress Texas after a five day furlough. Charles Zink finished navy boat training at Farragut Idaho and is stationed at Norman Oklahoma with wife and daughter. Robert Vance Eberwein Sound man 3/c serves with underwater detection in the Pacific. he is a Liberty Memorial high school 1943 graduate. GC J Elliott writes his son Harold F Elliott arrived safely in New Guinea. he is with the Army Air Corps. John Donald North, Route 5, completing training to serve aboard an LST in Samp Bradford Virginia training with bluejackets. Cadet Garland Landrith of West Point arrives for leave. returns for final year of war shortened course. Lt Randy Neil, V-5 program head at University of Kansas, transferred to Jacksonville Florida. V-5 program closed Aug 1. Master Sgt Fred C Beech leaves for Lincoln Nebraska after furlough with family and friends in McLouth and near Oskaloosa. Beech enlisted in 1940, two plus years in Australia and New Guinea. brother Sgt Robert L Beech at Camp Polk Louisiana spends weekend in Lawrence. Della B Peacock finishes first WAC training at Fort Des Moines Iowa and heads to Percy Jones General Hospital Battle Creek Michigan with a unit. Aviation Cadet Edward D Lord Jr begins 18 week training at Childress Army Air Field. upon completion he earns wings as bombardier navigator.
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Fred C. Beech
Oliver Beech
Tennessee Street
Lincoln
Nebr
McLouth
Oskaloosa
Beech
Air Corps
Australia
New Guinea
Robert L. Beech
Camp Polk
Lawrence
Three Tire Certificates Issued by County War Board
The Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board issued three grade one passenger tire certificates, eight grade three passenger tire certificates, and three small truck tire certificates at its meeting yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board
Western Front Ripped Wide Open Invasion Lufts Open Front
London Aug 5 Allied aerials show the western front opened by the Normandy breakout with no fixed German lines beyond Maginot and Siegfried. Rommel and Rundstedt reportedly bet on a coast defense, while Germans dig in and counterattack. Montgomery’s forces forced Caen’s flank as veterans note Jerry fights to delay with mobile plays and rearguard action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Normandy
Germany
France
Hitler
von Rundstedt
Seine-Loire
Paris
Erwin Rommel
Rudolf Karl von Rundstedt
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Orne
Caen
DRIVE NEW WEDGE TO TRAP GERMANS
Russian forces advance near Krakow and Warsaw as German defenses concentrate. Moscow said new gains were made below Warsaw and fighting continued near Warka. The Vistula crossings, Nida and Vistula tributaries, and Tarnow rail hub were key fronts with German reserves rushing from Czechoslovakia for a siege.
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Warsaw
Vistula
Geeral Bor
Warka
Nida
Visturia
Krakow
German Silesia
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Ivan’ S. Konev
Kiwanis speaker urges self mastery at Colonial
Dean Paul B Lawson told Kiwanis club members at the Colonial on Thursday that every person’s biggest job is to take himself in hand and make the most of his talents. He urged responsibility, debt to life, and praised dependability, willingness to perform drudgery, humor, tolerance, and savoring simple pleasures. He closed with a note to enjoy more than excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul B. Lawson
Kiwanis Club
The
Colonial
Dean Lawson
Rainy Month Sets Kansas Weather Records in July
Topeka August reports show Kansas endured the rainiest July since 1922 with 4.76 inches, 165% above normal. Western districts averaged 5.50 inches, wheat harvest finished early except in the west, and Oberlin led in rainfall at 11.38 inches while Coffeyville recorded 1.18 inches. Severe hail, moderate river overflows, and cool temperatures marked the month.
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Topeka
Kan
Menee
D. Flora
Medicine Lodge
Burr Oak
Oberlin
Coffeyville
Sappa
Beaver
Soldiers Heading To Philadelphia In Mobilization
Army move to Philadelphia prompted arrests and widespread disruption as transit workers protested upgrade of Black employees. Officials said return-to-work obstructions could lead to arrests. War Department and Justice officials met after army control of transit halted service, with partial restoration failing due to absent operators. Nonessential traffic surged as 500,000 man-hours were lost in war production and safety measures kept trolleys and trains running sparsely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent Roosevelt
Philadelphia Army
Altoona
Here
Army
Department of Justice
Washington
James P. McGramery
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Philip Hayes
War Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
C.I.O. United Transport Workers Union
Navy
Broad Street
Market Street
Holaday obituary notes long life at 83
P Holada S P Holaday aged 83 died yesterday at Lawrence Memorial hospital. Home 1426 Brooks Street. Funeral Monday 1 30 pm Rumsey funeral home Rev O E Allison in charge. Burial Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by wife Millie and six daughters Eva Messer Lillian Stout Eula Malone Ada Hanks Erma Johnson Emma Brown, 11 grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Japanese fleet plan eyed for Pacific strike, Osaka paper says no favorable war outlook but fleet ready to defeat enemy in one swoop.
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P. Holada
S. P. Holaday
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Brooks Street
Rumsey Funeral Home
O.E. Allison
Oak Hill Cemetery
Millie Holaday
Eva Messer
Lillian Stout
Eula Malone
Ada Hanks
Erma Johnson
Emma Brown
Grandson Earle F. Williams Jr. Killed in France
Ada Williams of Baldwin received word that her grandson Earle F. Williams Jr., reported missing since D day June 6, was killed in action in France on that day. He was the oldest son of Earle Williams and a paratrooper who lived most of his life in Baldwin.
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Ada Williams
Baldwin
Earle F. Williams, Jr
France
Earle Williams
Parole Hearing and Local government notes
Lawrence updates cover parole in early August, a Douglas County jail case, and city council plans. Sheriff and highway patrol report an abandoned stolen car, while education board meetings announce public budget hearings. A Red Cross dressings drive stalls due to missing gauze, and a well baby clinic notes upcoming dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rody Skinn Skinner
Harvey Medemann
Twenty-third and
Barker
Kansas City
Market News Mixed signals across commodities and cattle
New York markets show mixed prices with low priced motors and irregular bonds, rails weak, cotton steady, hogs steady, and light liquidation plus mill buying. Cattle steady to higher on light supplies with good to choice steers and yearlings up 25 to 50 cents. Chicago grain bears press wheat to new seasonal lows amid oats selling pressure.
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New York
Chicago
Commission House
Chicago Grain
Kansas
Janes
Texas
Market Mixed As Wheat Oats and Cattle Movements Reported
Mixed trading in wheat and oats with hedging and option selling weighing on prices. Wheat futures near end down modestly while oats and rye slipped. cattle and hog markets mixed with cattle mostly steady to higher on strong demand and scarce supplies. Kansas City grain and livestock summaries show bids and closes with multiple price points across commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rueber
Commission House
Shorts
Wall Street Mixed As Motors Lead Session In 1944 Recall
Buyers again took on sizable blocks for low priced motors as Graham-Paige traded actively and sets of transports and staples moved. The day opened softer, then improved selectively with many issues struggling to rise, while the closing quotes stayed in a fractional, jumbled range. A memorial note honors Cpl. Ray 8. Dissinger, killed at harbor a year ago, with family mourning and remembrance.
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Wall Street
New York
Buyere
Graham-Paige
Hupp Motors
Hayes Mtg
General Motors
Youngstown Sheet
U. S. Steel
Southern Pacific
Anaconda
General Electric
Allied Chemical
Cpl
Ray
Dissinger
Harbor
Aw Rig
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Vistule
U. S
Seine River
Villers-Bocage
Villers- Bocage
Noyers
Esquay
Evrecy
Odon
Aew
K. U. Man
Captain Austin
University
J.M. Mott
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Pfc
J. M.rapp
Camp Adair
Joseph Rapp
Agnes Rapp
Susie Monroe
Pvt
Helen J. Hicks
WAC
Army Air Field
Childress
Charles Zink
Farragut
Ida
Norman
Robert Vance Eberwein
Charles Eberwein
Pacific
Liberty Memorial High School
GC. J. Elliott
North-First Street
Harold .F. Elliott
Army Air Corps
John Donald North
John ‘North
Samp
Bradford
Garland Landrith
West Point
Landrith
Military Academy
R. S
Randy” Neil
Jacksonville
Fla
Della B. Peacock
New Hampshire Street
Fort ‘Des Moines
Percy Jones General Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Edward D. Lord, Jr
Edward D. Lord
Maginot and
Siegfried Lines
Jerry
Lawson
Philadelphia
Shimbun
Osaka
Japan
Kansas Business Topeis
Robert A. Brooks
Kansas Medical Society
Kansas Business
Karl Kennedy
Douglas— County
Purvis
Ed Anderson
Board of Education
Office of
Civil Air Patrol
Red Cross
Memorial Hospital
Mary Boyden
Elizabeth Bradley
R. N
Douglas County Health Unit
Lawrence National Bank
Fire Department
Clyde M. Reed
Andrew Schoeppel
Association of American Railroads
BBC
Market News
John C. Emick
Mass
Sy Alvestock Ra
Anim
Idaho Bliss
Russel Burbanks
U.S
Nebraska
U. 5
Eaay
Wey
Ransdell Motor Service
Dodge
Plymouth
Memoriam
Dutch Harbor
Iti
Beddie
Beth Steel
Oath
Chrysler
Cai
Coca-Cola
Motora
General Electric Emerneensoa
General F Ry
Sonhetitanoville
Montgomery
US Rubber
US Steel
Wu-Tel A
Wilson & Comene
W. H. Quakenbush
E.S. Weatherby
ONG Aircraft Corp
Charles McMillan
Vermont St
Samuel. A. Barr
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