Army unveils M-29 snow buggy for Arctic rescue missions
At Buckly Field Colorado Aug. 10 the army showcases the M-29 light carrier a track-tractor vehicle capable of carrying 1200 pounds and towing a trailer for 6 to 12 men on skis. Tested on Mount Evans and Berthoud Pass it has aided blizzard crews and downed fliers in the Rockies. GIs nickname it the snow buggy and experts demonstrate steering by reins to avoid crevasses as Maj. Innes-Taylor notes future use with accompanying M-208 resupply carts.
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Buckly Field
Colo
Mount Evans
Arctic
Colorado
Berthoud Pass
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Clark
Fifth Army
Italy
G.I. Joes
Maj
C. A. K. Innes- Taylor
Byrd Expeditions
Belmore Browne
Canadian Rockies
Major Innes- Taylor
Ford
Major Innes-Taylor
Northland
Marriage Licenses Granted in Douglas County
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of Probate Judge J B Wilson in the Douglas County courthouse. The record lists Hiram D Wadleigh Jr and the unnamed partner as one of the couples.
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J. B. Wilson
Douglas County Court House
Hiram D. Wadleigh, Jr
Plan library extension at University of Kansas
Chancellor Deane W. Malott identifies Watson library expansion as a top postwar project. The Gothic 1924 building houses 351,000 volumes for 3,572 students, with 85,000 books unavailable. A new stack room 47 feet and an addition 54 feet will create space for about 300,000 volumes.
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University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
Watson Library
C. M. Baker
Alto
Gether
Baker
E. B. Stouffer
Uate
Association of American Universities
Bess Ulysses S. Rible
Local names listed from Topeka and Dodge City records
Winifred L. Mason of Topeka. George Melbourne Zweig and Elizabeth Ann Arnold of Dodge City. Marvin B. Gilbert and Ethel Mae James from Mexico Missouri.
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Winifred L. Mason
Topeka
George Melbourne Zweig
Elizabeth Ann Arnold
Dodge City
Marvin B. Gilbert
Ethel Mae James
Mexico
Mission State Bank President Sells Stock and Retires
Mission Kansas August 10 President Claude E Trego of Mission State Bank sells his stock and retires from active participation. Purchasers are Otto A Durr W F Flournoy and R R Osborne of Olathe. Also reports sale of control in Overland Park State Bank to Hodges brothers who run First National Bank at Olathe. Railroad river traffic forecast from Kansas City.
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Mission
Kan
Claude ‘E. Trego
Mission State Bank
Otto A. Durr
W. F. Flournoy
R. R. Osborne
Olathe
Overland Park State Bank
Lee Fish
Hodges Brothers
First National Bank
Postwar Missouri River Traffic Predicted to Boom
An early forecast stated that traffic on the Missouri River after the war would be the greatest in its history, signaling a surge in river commerce and transportation demand. The remark highlighted expectations of increased shipping, freighting, and economic activity along the waterway.
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Missouri
Goebbels Restricts German Home Front Employes to War Needs
Propaganda Minister Goebbels issued sweeping decrees banning public meetings and entertainment not tied to the war and directing domestic servants of foreign extraction into war work. He aims to mobilize manpower for railways, postal and cultural services as part of the total war effort.
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London
UPH
Goebbels
Germany
Relc
Berlin
K U Graduate Killed With Invasion Forces
An announcement reports Captain James Hartzell of Peru killed in action in France on July 7. Mrs Hartzell, formerly Helen Hallabaugh of Kansas City, will move with her two daughters to Lawrence. The Stars and Stripes recounts Hartzell’s brave actions rescuing crew and heading back to the front with gasoline cans under heavy fire.
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James Hartzell
Peru
France
Hartzell
Helen Hallabaugh
Kansas City
Beene
Stars and Stripes
Barcels
la Haye du Puits
Ruth Elaine
Mary Jane
Lawrence
Potato Price Increase Allowed in Six States
Washington August 10 UPI Consumers will pay a maximum of about 60 cents more per pound for potatoes in six states due to a substantial yield reduction from drought. The Office of Price Administration issued the order effective today, setting state prices including Kansas 3.05 and Missouri 3.30, with Texas and other states affected by the drought impact.
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Washington
UPI
Georg Kraske
Jersling
Texas
Agust
Office of Price Administration
Missouri
Lad Survives and Fights to Save Bridge in France
A 14 year old French lad watched Germans plant explosives under a key bridge in France during World War II. He later slipped under the span and disconnected the detonator, saving the bridge, it was disclosed today.
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Lad
U. 8
First Army
France
Sunflower Ordnance Works Promotes James E. Matthews
Major James E. Matthews, resident engineer at Sunflower Ordnance Works in De Soto Kansas, has received a promotion in rank. He succeeds LZ Col. Biene Seer Gries as Ta transferred to a new assignment. Details indicate a formal change in personnel at the Sunflower plant.
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Sunflower
DeSoto
Kan
Matthews
James E. Matthews
Sunflower Ordnance Works
R.hyde
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OPA
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Ari
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Louisiana
Cross Cobbies
Crites
Gold Cross
Royal College Shop
Uncle Sam
U. S
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Carter
IGA
New. Yorker
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Jayhawk Groce
Mer, E
Hoffine
F. A. Newcome
Ball Music Store
Lawrence, Kansas
Haynes & Keene
Reeves
Derbey
Berbey
Cook's Paints
Mase
Pian Siam
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