Reds Will Take a Stand on Dnieper
British and American reports describe Soviet defense as stubborn with a rear-guard action along the Dnieper as German forces press through Ukraine. Comms claim heavy losses for Russians in skirmishes near Odessa while raids on Berlin and Stettin are reported by Soviet sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukraine
Semeon Budyonny
Dnieper
London
Black Sea
Odessa
Bug River
Berlin
Baltic
Stettin
Washington
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Adolf Hitler
Kiev
Smolensk
Lake Ladoga
Russia
Murmansk
Archangel
Shanghai
Japan
Siberia
Offi Vladivostok
U.S
Weather turns cooler in Kansas with possible showers
Kansas sees lingering rain and rising humidity with uncomfortably warm highs. showers may break out in central and western parts while the east stays milder. today’s highs near 96 at Geneseo and near 100 in spots. cooler breezes expected where showers occur tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Quinter
Phillipsburg
Geneseo
Flora
Rail Lines Attacked by RAAF in France Raids
London August 16 reports say RAF bombers escorted by fighters attacked railway communications across the channel in occupied France. German claims say six British planes were shot down. British losses total three planes. RAF continued evening sweeps over northern France while daylight raids hit the St Omer airdrome.
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RAAF
France
London
Channel
Garena Ser
Anunadrang
Boulognie-Calais
Les Havre
R.A.F
Germany
England
East Anglia
Scotland
Air and Home Security
St. Omer
Oppose Gift Plan for Oil to Britain Faces Practical Hurdles
Tulsa dispatch reports Texas oil leaders call the proposed one day’s oil donation to Great Britain noble but impractical due to stockholder consent, royalty issues, accounting maze, and transportation costs. Some suggest a cash sale alternative to fund British buys.
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Tulsa
Texas
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Texas Railroad Commission
Roosevelt
Red promise for aid in orient may halt Japan
London reports authoritative hope for Soviet participation in a stop Japan movement in exchange for increased war aid to Moscow. Observers expect Russian Far East action to slow Japan's southeast push during Moscow talks between Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin. Japan could pivot to attacks on Siberia to threaten the U S Vostok supply line.
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London
United States
Britain
Japan
Moscow
Far East
Roosevelt
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Indo-China
Siberia
United States-Vladivostok
Henry S. Thompson Dies Former State Fair Leader
Henry S. Thompson aged 30, former president of the Kansas state fair and past state legislator, died at his ranch near Sylvia after a stroke. A Kentucky native who moved to Reno County in 1882, he helped found Sylvia and was active in Democratic politics and farm development. He is survived by an adopted daughter, Mrs. Bihélow of Livia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parons
Kan
K. M. Pattee
Shell
Parsons
Kiewit,Condon & Paschen Company
Omaha
Consoer
Townsend & Quinlan and
Battery & Childs
United States
Homes Registration Office
Hutchinson
Henry S. Thompson
Sylvia
Thompson
Reno County
Kentucky
State Board of Agriculture
Bihélow
Livia
Stock Market Index Reads 42.8 In Latest Update
The index tracking 60 stocks shows an average of 42.8 points with prior reading at 42.7. Market activity appears steady with modest gains noted across several listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vterdas
Brigade Generals Assigned to Field Duty in Shift
Three young brigadier generals receive field assignments. Brig. Gen. Jesse A. Ladd moves from Fort Lewis to Fort Richardson Alaska, forming part of the North American aviation plant operation history. Brig. Gen. Alexander M. Patch Jr. shifts from Fort Bragg to command the infantry replacement training center at Camp Croft South Carolina. Brig. Gen. Orlando Ward leaves the War Department General Staff to lead the First Armored Division at Fort Knox Kentucky. Ward had served largely as an administrative aide to War Department Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall.
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Pthree
Jesse A. Ladd
Sandusky, C
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Ladd
15Th Infantry
California
Roosevelt
Alexander M., Patch, Jr
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Fort Bragg
N. G
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Camp Croft
S. C
Orlando Ward
Macon
War Department
General’ Staff
Armored Division
Fort Knox
Ward
George C. Marshall
Diver Fatally Injured In River Dive Near Wichita
Pi Lee Brookshier a 23 year old Stearman aircraft employee died from a broken neck suffered when he dived into shallow water of the Ninnescah river 20 miles south of Wichita. He is survived by his parents James Brookshier Mountain View Missouri and Mrs Harry Barnes Southwest City Missouri and by his wife.
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Wichita
Kan
Pi—Lee Brookshier
Stearman Aircraft Employe
Ninnescah River
Here
James Brookshier
Mountain View
Harry Barnes
Southwest City
Malta Base Raided by Enemy Planes
Report from Malta indicates the British naval base was attacked by enemy planes. The excerpt mentions insurance and investment assurances for investors, with up to 5 000 dollars per person by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and references the Lawrence Building and Loan at 800 Mass. St. and phone details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Lawrence Building and Loan
Mass
Roosevelt says no closer to entering war after Atlantic talks
President Roosevelt, returning to Rockland aboard the Potomac, says he and Churchill are in full agreement on war aims but not nearer U S entry. He notes eight point declaration from the meeting and hints at further idea exchanges. He discusses aid to Russia and plans to confer with Hull on French and Far East issues.
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Rockland
Maine
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
United States
White House
Potomac
Churchill
Far East
Far West
Army
Navy
Britain
Russia
U.S
Great Britain
Hull
Washington
Greece
Crete
Goebbels Joins Nazi Critique of Anglo American Meeting
Berlin reports Propaganda Minister Goebbels blasted the Roosevelt Churchill program as an outrage against common sense describing it as a stupid unimaginative document. He said Britain and the United States must come to Germany to disarm and accused the Roosevel t Churchill promises to Stalin of being a propaganda ploy to hide a failed high seas summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Potomac
S. I.C
Goebbels
Britain
United States
Germany
Roosevelt
Churchill
Joseph
Stalin
Japanese Refuse Clearance for Ship Carrying Evacuees
The state department said Japan refused to grant clearance papers to the American steamship President Coolidge for evacuating private citizens from Japan. Only officials could be taken off if the ship entered a port. About 20 officials and just over 100 private citizens wished to depart, with ongoing discussions among the state department, the Tokyo embassy, and the Japanese Foreign Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Coolidge
Japan
Tokyo
Japanese Foreign Office
United States
PLANES IN WAR GAMES WITH ARMY IN ARKANSAS
Nearly 800 airplanes will take part in Louisiana war games for 500000 troops. Lt Gen Delos C Emmons designated about 450 planes with the Third Army in south Louisiana and 350 with the Second Army in the northern sector. The air units will simulate bombing and strafing troops and towns and may include parachute troops in September maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Delos C. Emmons
Air Force
Third Army
Louisiana
Second Army
Maneuvers
Strike Threat Shocks Aluminum Workers In Defense Plants
A threatened strike of 18 925 workers at Aluminum Company of America plants in Pittsburgh and New Kensington Pa was certified to the defense mediation board. Demands include abolishing wage differentials and bonuses for night workers amid defense program production. A navy decision on taking over the Kearny N J yard was pending.
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Pittsburgh
New Kensington
Aluminum ‘Company of America
Defense Mediation Board
Perkins
Labor Department
C.sc
Aluminum Workers of America
Defense
Navy
Mammoth
Kearny, N.J
Federal Ships Building and Drydock Company
L. H. Korndorff
United States Steel Company
James B. Carey
C.I.0
Carey
Koyrndorff
Korndorff
C.i.o.’S
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Knox
Briggs
Mediation Board
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
CI. O
United Automobile Workers
A.F.L
Todd Galveston Drydocks, Inc
Galveston
Tex
Three Injured When Two Trains Meet at Crossing
Three men were injured when an east bound Rock Island freight collided with a southbound Midland Valley freight at a crossing south of Wichita. Injured crewmen were P. P. Smith of Herington, B. Thomas of Wichita, and N. Criswell of Herington. Both locomotives and several cars derailed, cattle killed.
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Wichita
Kan
Rock Island
Midland Valley
P. P. Smith
Herington
Co. B. Thomas
N. Criswell
Pawhuska
War Secretary cautions Brits on quick victory hopes
Newcastle on Tyne Aug 16 Capt H D R Margesson war secretary cautioned Britons not to expect early victory despite German losses in the Russian campaign. He warned there are no signs of a quick end to the war and urged resolve for the cause. He noted German troops are hardy and morale shifts among occupied territories and German prisoners.
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Margesson
Newcastle - On - Tyne
England
H. D. R. Margesson
Pick 3 Selectees for September Induction in Douglas County
Douglas county draft board designated three men for induction on September 4 at Fort Leavenworth. Floyd Charles Ford Baldwin John V Lees Jr and Bill Reed are listed with their addresses and order numbers 57 237 and 348 respectively. Bruce Cameron chairman notes they will depart Lawrence by Union Pacific at 6 21 AM and travel via Missouri Pacific for induction. The first colored selectee Samuel Clyde Mumford 815 New Jersey street will be inducted September 2 at Fort Leavenworth.
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Douglas County Draft Board
Army
Floyd Charles Ford
Baldwin
John V. Lees, Jr
Mississippi Street
Bill Reed
Rhode Island Street
Bruce Cameron
Draft Board
Fort Leavenworth
Lawrence
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Samuel Clyde Mumford
New Jersey Street
Killed in Car Crash Near Carthage Missouri
O. R. Stewart of 506 West Sixth Street was killed in a car wreck yesterday on highway 71 twelve miles north of Carthage Mo. His wife Ellora is seriously injured in a Carthage hospital with a fractured jaw and head lacerations. Stewart leaves two sons Ray E. Stewart of Bronson Mo and J Everett Stewart of Denver Colo a daughter Lula Mae Thompson of Borger Texas and two nieces Emma F Houghton of Los Angeles and Helen L Houghton of Manhattan
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O. ¥. Stewart
West Sixth Street
Carthage
Ellora Stewart
Stewart
Ray E. Stewart
Kingman Leader-Courier Sold to Edmond Publisher
Kenneth G. Meuser announces sale of the Kingman Leader-Courier to Ralph T. Baker of Edmond Oklahoma. Baker now former secretary and field manager of the Kansas Press association will take possession September 1. Meuser notes prior ownerships in Olathe Mirror and Herington Times-Sun and hints at another purchase. The Journal World Classified Page remains the town’s busiest marketplace.
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Kingman Leader- Courier
Kenneth G. Meuser
Ralph T. Baker
Edmond
Okla
Baker
Kansas Press Association
Meuser
Olathe Mirror
Herington Times-Sun
University of Kansas
Safety Week in Lawrence Set Across September 8 12
Lawrence plans a safety week from September 8 to 12 with activities tied to the start of school. Lathrop Read Jr president of the Safety Council says the program mirrors last year and Baldwin and Eudora will form councils this fall. Highway patrol cooperation is expected with traffic blocks and a free safety film on Massachusetts street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lathrop B. Read, Jr
Lawrence Safety Council
Baldwin
Eudora
Lawrence Council
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Patrol
Massachusetts Street
Howard Sutherland
Harold Fisher
Emergency Tax Levy Authority Sought Across Kansas
The Kansas Revenue and Taxation Commission received many applications from counties cities and school districts for authority to enact emergency tax levies for the next budget year. Leavenworth was cleared to raise about four mills across nine funds. Hutchinson gains .92 mill across general fire sewage water light and nursery levies. Other actions include Osage county .22 mill road and bridge, Miami county .82 mill general and road, Doniphan county .47 mill general and .86 mill road, Columbus board of education 2 mills general, Jewell county .24 general .11 road .17 bridge, and Osborne board of education 1.46 mill general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Revenue and Taxation Commission
Sveek
Leavenworth
Hutchinsson
Osage County
Miami County
Doniphan County
Columbus
Osborne Board of Education
Red Army recaptures city in D sector by WWI tactics
Izvestia reports the Red Army recaptured a city labeled D using heavy artillery then air bombardment. Russian infantry followed with bayonet charges and close combat to drive out German forces amid mined streets signaling fear of the counterattack.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Red Army
Unseeded Osborne Wins Essex Invitation Title
Margaret Osborne of San Francisco defeated Helen Bernhard of New York 6 4 6 3 to win her first major tennis title in four years at the 17th Essex women's invitation tournament in Manchester Massachusetts.
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Manchester
Mass
Margaret Osborne
San Francisco
Helen Bernhard
New York
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Aluminum Company of America
Lloyd Ford
Jack Lees
Bill Read
D. VY. Stewart
Ken Meuser
Oklahoma
Kingman
Journal + World
Elliott
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Barra
H.M.S
Prince of Wales
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