Black Sea Fleet Base Threatened Near Rostov and Caucasus
German tank thrusts imperil Novorossisk and Tuapse bases as Soviets retreat from Maikop fields. Reports allege fighting around Stalingrad and Mozdok while Nazi casualties climb in the Don region. In Egypt Rommel’s forces hold at El Alamein and allied air raids hit East Anglia and southeast England.
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Volga River
Caucasus
Baku
Mozdok
Ordzhonikidze
Grony
Ordzhonididze
Grozny
Maikop
Novorossisk
Tuapse
Caucasus Mountains
Black Sea
Anapa
Don River
Stalingrad
Semeon ‘Timoshenko
Russia
Keltskaya
Volga
Kotelnikovski
U.S
William H. Standley
Moscow
Urals
Standley
Egypt
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Erwin Rommel
Recovery of 12 Bodies From Milwaukee Brewery Collapse
Milwaukee August 11 five of twelve men trapped in a warehouse collapse at a Schlitz leased facility were recovered today from shattered beer bottles and fallen masonry. District Attorney Herbert Steffes visited the scene as investigators probe the accident cause. Chief Louis Wrasse said worker Joe Hayes reported the fourth floor cracked at 2 pm Sunday with a loud rumble.
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Milwaukee
Herbert Steffes
Louis Wrasse
Wauwatosa
Joe Hayes
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
Second Front Talk Stirs Europe Amid Nazi Repression
Reports from Europe describe intensifying Nazi control as firing squads kill nearly 100 and hostages rise across occupied nations. In Paris and Prague executions are reported, while Laval strengthens police of the Vichy regime and Dutch hostages surge to deter a possible Allied invasion.
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Europe
Fu Aentan F
Paris
France
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Aneta
Netherlands
Holland
Periece
Bern
Switzerland
Belgium
Norway
Vidkum Quisling
BBC
Bergen
Norwegian
Quisling
Oslo
Liege
Labor Walkout Halts Cleveland Graphite Bronze Plants
A walk out by independent Mechanical Educational Society of America members halts about 4 000 of 5 000 workers at Cleveland Graphite Bronze plants. Union says the stoppage targets discriminatory discharges and seeks grievance settlement with no picketing. A war labor board hearing opened yesterday as management warns of potential aircraft engine delays.
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Cleveland
Independent Mechanical Educational Society of America
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Company
William Bullock
Graphite Bronze
War Labor Board
James L. Myers
United States
WLB
Mitchell arrives to head Midway info grand jury probe
William D. Mitchell the New York lawyer and former attorney general arrives in Chicago to lead a grand jury inquiry into alleged confidential Midway battle information published by three metro newspapers. He meets with United States Attorney J. Albert Woll as the panel prepares to convene.
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Chicago
William D. Mitchell
New York
United States
Battle of Midway
Mitchell
J. Albert Woll
Woll
Francis Biddle
Robert W. Horton
News Bureau
Office of War Information
Chicago Tribune
New York Daily News
Washington Times-Herald
Une 7
Fatalities Reported After Guatemala City Earthquake
Reports from western Guatemala indicate loss of life with several hundred injured following the earthquake that struck last Thursday night. Authorities and rescue teams assess damage and mobilize aid as the situation develops.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Ang. li.Pi
Inflation Meeting at KU Outlines Causes and Controls
Fifteen people from eight towns attended a state wide inflation meeting at the University of Kansas in room 103 Greenhall. The program included talks by Prof W E Grimes on inflation in agriculture Miss Gladys Myers on inflation and home Prof Domenico Gagliardo on inflation and labor and Dr Joseph Foth on price control and rationing.
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University of Kansas
Greenhall
State Defense Council
W. E. Grimes
Kansas State
Gladys Myers
Extension Division
Domenico Gagliardo
Joseph Foth
OPA
Wichita
Chinese Press Backs Indian Struggle for Independence
In Chungking editorials and a Sun Fo statement Chinese leaders express sympathy with Indian nationalists and urge Britain to seek a peaceful settlement. They deem India’s freedom demand aligned with the Atlantic Charter and warn that events there affect allied war efforts and Sino-British relations.
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Chungking
India
Sun Fo
Legislative Yuan
China
Chungking Hauan
Ta King Pao
United Front
Japan
Siberia
Central Daily News
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Pacific
U S Holding Own In Solomon Islands Battle
Allied forces report holding their own as U S Marines repulse Japanese counterattacks in the five day old Solomon Islands fight 900 miles northeast of Australia. Prime Minister Curtin says gains outweigh losses amid arrivals of high value supplies aiding offensive operations.
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Rines
Solomon Islands
Australia
John Curtin
Pacific
North
Ernest J. King
U. S
King
America
Japan
Berlin
Tulagi
Solomons
Navy
Washington
Altho
Java
Rosar Fails to Win Buffalo Civil Service Post
Buffalo Civil Service Commission lists 190 on eligibility of 1,340 candidates for the July 19 examination. Warren Rosar, Yankee catcher, who was fined $250 for leaving the club, is not among those qualified. Rosar rejoined the Yankees in Cleveland after a brief leave. His wife reportedly gave birth during his Buffalo visit.
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Buffalo
N. Y
CPR
Warren
Buddy) Rosar
New York
Yankee
Buffalo Police Civil Service
Buffalo Civil Service Commission
Rosar
Joe McCarthy
Cleveland
McCarthy
Rollie Hemsley
Bottelo
Stock Market Index Edges Up to 36.4
The average of 60 stocks rose to 36.4, up from 36.2 yesterday, signaling a modest daily gain across the market. Investors watched small-cap performance and sector rotations as broader indices held steady.
Allied Hold in Middle East Gravely Menaced by Nazis
London reports a British source says Allied control in the Middle East is gravely threatened as German forces advance in the Caucasus and in Egypt’s western desert. The source links aims to sever Russia and Turkey from a Middle East land bridge toward Asia and Africa, with a push toward Tiflis and then Iraq and Syria. Egypt’s position raises concern, as a drive from Alexandria and Cairo to Suez and northeast to Syria and Iraq is deemed essential to the German campaign.
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London
Middle East
Caucasus
Rommel
Egypt
Russia
Turkey
Asia
Europe
Africa
Japan
Tiflis
Caspian
Iraq
Syria
Alexandria
Cairo
Suez
More Men Needed for Army Air Force Technician Jobs
James W. Higgins of the United States Employment Service announces cooperation with the war department to recruit 57,000 technicians for the army air force. Civilian applicants with aircraft related trade skills will be interviewed in Lawrence for possible on the job training and placement. Openings include mechanics armorers radio operators metal workers welders and more with clerical positions also in demand.
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James W. Higgins
United States Employment Service
War Department
Army Air Force
Lawrence
Air Corps
Eidson
Seventh Corps
Signal Corps
Kansas
Neil R. Muse
Topeka
Showers Aimed For Topeka With Cooler Evenings
A Kansas forecast promises more scattered showers tonight with cool evenings and mornings. Thunderstorm conditions deter heat from August, as Federal Meteorologist S D Flora notes. 24 hour rains include 1.24 inches at Paola and 1.09 inches at Elmdale with Topeka at 0.17 inch. highs near 91 in Topeka and 57 in Goodland.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Paola
Cottonwood Falls
Elmdale
Toneka
Goodland
Painter Plunges to Death in Cotton Exchange Building
Oklahoma City reported painter Harlan W. Patterson, 41, died after plunging from a tenth floor window of the Cotton Exchange building. Police found a four leaf clover and a note to his wife reading Please forgive me I just cant take it in his billfold.
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Painter
Oklahoma City
Cri
Harlan W. Patterson
Cotton Exchange
Patterson
In-State Absentee Votes Counted After Primary
An even dozen in-state absentee ballots were counted by county commissioners with ten Republicans and two Democrats voting. Key results show Wright defeating Evans for representative and Collins leading sheriff in official tallies. Adjustments after canvass included 18 Republican and 3 Democratic changes, none altering major contests.
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C. E. Friend
A. B. Mitchell
Douglas County
Skinner
Collins
Wright
11Th
Charles Ward
Fourth Ward
Ford Voiland, Jr
Melvin
Evans
Capper
McClenny
Hobbs
Barlow
Gray
Hurley
Inspectors Extend OPA Survey Across Kansas
Wichita reports state OPA extends price control survey to determine compliance with ceiling regulations. Inspectors from Wichita will check cost of living commodity price lists filed by retailers by July 1. The tour includes Chanute Iola Fort Scott Pittsburg Parsons Independence Coffeyville Arkansas City Winfield Hutchinson Emporia Topeka Lawrence Ottawa Leavenworth Atchison Manhattan Junction City Abilene Salina Newton and more through September.
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Wichita
Kan
OPA
Kansas
H. O. Davis
Davis
Chanute
Iola
Fort Scott
Pittsburg
Parsons
Independence
Coffeyville
Arkansas City
Winfield
Hutchinson
Emporia
Toneka
Lawrence
Ottawa
Leavenworth
Atchison
Manhattan
Junction City
Abilene
Salina
Newton
German Radio Claims Sinkings of British Carrier Eagle
German radio reports the British aircraft carrier Eagle sunk in the western Mediterranean by a German submarine. Four torpedoes struck during a midday attack on a protected convoy. The Eagle, completed in 1918, displaced 22 500 tons and carried 21 aircraft. British officials gave no comment.
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London
Eagle
Mediterranean
Verdict Pending as Navy Court Martial Rules on Aroff
Lieut. Cmdr. Maurice N. Aroff awaited formal announcement of the findings from a six man naval court martial that tried him on seven counts of misconduct and falsehood tied to a $950 automobile gift to aid singer Tony Martin's enlistment. Officials withheld names and no innocence finding had been announced.
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San Francisco
Maurice N. Aroff
Naval
Tony Martin
Washington
Aroff
Naval Legal Regulations
Red Army and Soviet Press Call for Stronger Stand
Moscow August 11 UP The official mouthpieces of the Red army the Communist party and the Soviet government urged the fighting forces to save Russia as axis armies push through Maikop oilfields and the Don Kuban fronts. Red Star Izvestia and Pravda stress danger the need for iron firmness and to halt and repulse the enemy.
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Moscow
Red Army
Communist Party
Russia
Maikop
Krasnoar
Don
Kuban
Red Star, Organ
Izvestia
Pravda
Unseasonable August Weather Brings Mixed Rain and Sun
The report notes fog clearing to sunshine in August with ongoing morning rain since August 3, a 0.91 inch rainfall that pushes the monthly total to 3.70 inches. Residents lament mildew and damp basements while gardens await sun and tomatoes ripen poorly. Historical records show higher August rainfall in prior years, and nearby Worden records 4.2 inches from August 2 to 9 with year to date 24.81 inches.
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Sol
C. J. Posey
Altho
Lawrence
Colorado Mountains
Colorado
Walter Schwarz
Worden
Ruma
Accidental Death in Houston Cowboy Pistol Incident
E C Cooper a 33 year old Topeka welder died in Houston after playing with a .22 pistol at a tourist court. His wife said he twirled the gun from her purse and pointed it at his head saying Have you ever seen a man kill himself. He stumbled and the weapon fired striking him above the left ear. Cooper’s body to be shipped to Lawrence for burial.
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Houston
Tex
E. C. Cooper
Topeka
Kan
Tom Maes
Cooper
APPROVE GAS CO SALE TOpeka Eastern Kansas Gas to acquire Oklahoma Natural assets
The state corporation commission approved the Eastern Kansas Gas company's application to operate as a public utility and to take over properties of the Oklahoma Natural Gas Corp in southeast Kansas. Oklahoma assets included production and distribution facilities in Anderson Allen Woodson Neosho counties serving Iola Chanute and Erie. Associates Walter Fees Carroll Hoyt J H Page testified the sale value was about 70000 dollars with one dollar to Mrs Minniver.
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Topeka
State Corporation Commission
Eastern Kansas Gas Company
Oklahoma Natural Gas Corporation
Kansas
Oklahoma
Anderson
Allen
Woodson
Neosho
Iola
Chanute
Erie
Walter Fees
Carroll Hoyt
J. H. Page
Wichita
Associates
Hoyt
Council Approves Douglas County Sewer District No 3
The city council approved a new sewer district between Barker and Learnard avenues north of Twenty third street. The district will charge a 50 dollar connection fee plus maintenance tax amid overflowing septic tanks and heavy sand trucks damaging streets. Council left enforcement to street and police departments and discussed rail transport as an alternative.
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County Commissioners
Douglas County Sewer District No
Barker
Learnard Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Lawrence
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Haskell Avenue
Jackman Plant
Massachusetts Street
New Jersey
Thirteenth
Thirteenth Street
Tax list to the printer for 1941 delinquent real estate taxes
The county treasurer delivered the 1941 delinquent real estate tax list to the printer for three publications this month. Taxpayers must also cover advertising costs per Kansas law. Real estate with unpaid taxes by the first Tuesday in September will be sold to the county. Tax warrants for 1941 personal property taxes are issued and turned to the sheriff for collection.
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Kansas
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