Red Troops Save City in Ukraine in Major Back-and-Forth
Associated Press reports fierce counterattacks as Red Army forces allegedly saved a Ukrainian city near Kiev with German losses numbered in the thousands. Soviet dispatches claim German wedges were repulsed on multiple fronts while the war widens across the Baltic to the Black Sea with heavy attrition.
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Kiev
Red Army
Semeon Timoshenko
Moscow
Nikolaev
Odessa
Krivoi Rog
Baltic
Black Sea
London
Adolf Hitler
Estonia
Leningrad
Dnieper
Semeon Budenny
Lower
Berlin
262Nd
94Th
98Th
Germany
France
Reich
England
Britain
Russia
Roosevelt signs deferment law easing 28-year-olds from draft
President Roosevelt signed a law easing active duty for men aged 28 and older under the Selective Service Act. It provides mandatory deferment for those not yet inducted and allows release when feasible without harming national defense. The measure includes posting draft board classifications and extends service for army and coast guard veterans under six months.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Selective Service Act
Coast Guard
Colonel Still Critically Injured In Maneuver Accident
Colonel G. M. Still of Omaha attached to the 63rd Infantry, Sixth Division, was seriously hurt during a simulated attack at Camp Robinson near Conway Arkansas. Hospital attendants reported a broken back and leg and head injuries after a four ton army truck struck him while directing traffic at night. Officials said the accident was unavoidable and occurred as troops from Fort Leonard Wood moved into the area.
Stock Market Index Report From Weekend Session
Friday closing shows the average of 60 stocks at 43. Satur day 42.8 level. Market participants note limited activity and slight gains in select sectors despite mixed economic signals.
Roosevelt weighs order to seize Kearny shipyard in N J
President Roosevelt studied a navy proposal to sign an order for government control of the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock yards at Kearny after a CIO strike halted $4.938 billion in naval and merchant ship construction. Demonstrations by thousands of CIO members around the yard accompanied the push for union maintenance clauses. Other defense labor moves included settle ments and no-walkouts at Western Electric Cincinnati and Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad in Alabama Biscuit.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Navy
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Kearny
N.J
Auruse
C.I.0
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
National Mediation Board
Federal Yard
Albert W. Hawkes
United States Chamber of Commerce
Unamerican
Com Goleum Nairn
Hawkes
Congoleum-Nairn
Mediation Board
Association of Communication Workers
Western Electric, ‘Inc
Steel Workers
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Fairfield
Ala
Shattuck Dean Copper Mining Corporation
Bisbee
Ariz
Bisbee Miners Union
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
United Automobile Workers Union
Mack Manufacturing Company
Allen Town
Roosevelt Signs Bill Extending Army Service Terms
President Roosevelt signed into law a measure adding 18 months to the service periods of draftees national guardsmen reservists and enlisted men. The bill passed the house by one vote and the senate by a large margin. Selectees guardsmen and reservists would serve up to two and a half years with a presidential order. Regular enlisted men could be retained up to four and a half years.
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UPI
Roosevelt
House
Congress
Senate
Trainees Tested as Cooks at Fort Riley
At Fort Riley Kansas a unique test program evaluates 30 army trainees weekly as cooks while others in the classifying trades of butchers bakers mechanics painters electricians and related roles progress through a 13 week basic course. About 900 specialists are expected from the 5500 trainees by early September. Franks Weiler identified body recovered from the Arkansas river after being missing since July 31.
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Fort Riley
Ft. Riley
Kan
Cavalry Replacement Training Center
River
Arkansas City
Arkansas River
Frank Weiler
Weiler
Towa
Fortieth Eudora C P A Picnic Opens Tomorrow
Workmen set up booths for the fortieth annual Eudora C P A picnic running two days. The Perez family from Kansas City opens Tuesday at 1 30 with the Eudora community band at 2 30 and athletic contests at 3. Food, radio acts, dances with Van Allm's orchestra, and contests fill the program. On Wednesday the Eudora band at 1 30, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce entertainer at 2 30, kids races, a county business talk by L W Griffith at 4, Uncle Ezra from Topeka at 7 30, then dancing at 9 with Van Allm's orchestra. Picnic grounds are in the city park a block from the highway.
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Perez
Kansas City
Eudora
R. E. Sedore
Lathrop Read, Jr
L. W. Griffith
Ezra
Topeka
van Allm
Farm Bureau urges halving tax exemptions to curb deficits
Washington reports the American Farm Bureau Federation urged cutting income tax exemptions and dependent credits in half to fund defense and curb inflation. Edward A. ONeal proposed exemptions of 400 for singles and 800 for married filers with 200 per dependent, and supported higher excess profits taxes while opposing new excise or sales taxes until other sources are exhausted.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate Finance Committee
Edward A. O’neal
O’neal
Federation
James L. Fly
The
Communications Commission
Fly
Chain Broadcasting
Leaders hear Roosevelt Churchill talk on lease lend funds
After a White House conference on international affairs Senator Connally said a new lease lend appropriation near 4 billion dollars would be requested if needed. He noted much of the original 7 billion remains unspent and some money could be recovered. The leaders discussed war developments and Japan, with Barkley saying there was no decision yet on the amount and the budget bureau to study the matter.
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Woodrum
D-Va
Senate Forreign Relations Committee
Bloom
D-N.y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Stephen Early
Harry Hopkins
Nine Hurt In Weekend Auto Crashes Near Winfield
Three weekend automobile accidents near Winfield injure nine persons. Chester Sprowls 15 of Arkansas City is seriously hurt in a Sunday crash. Ray Ferber a Cowley County farmer sustains minor injuries. The remaining seven occupants escape serious harm.
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Winfield
Here
Chester Sprowls
Arkansas City
Ray Ferber
Cowley County
Japan Withholds Reason for Detaining U S Citizens
Secretary Hull said Japan offered no satisfactory explanation for refusing about 100 private American citizens permission to leave. The issue remained under discussion after a lengthy talk between Ambassador Grew and Japan's foreign minister in Tokyo.
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Hull
Japan
Joseph G.grew
Tokyo
Coolidge
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Meade to Attend 25th ABA Convention in Chicago
J J Meade executive vice president of Lawrence National Bank will attend the American Bankers Association convention in Chicago this September marking his 25th consecutive ABA gathering. Rotarians heard Meade recount his early years and business path plus a tale about seeking a bank’s seating as a child that inspired his banking mission. Gerald Hesse chaired the program with Karl Klooz acting secretary in John Andrews’ absence.
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J. J. Meade
Chicago
American Bankers Association
Lawrence National Bank
Meade
Justin Hills
Lawrence Paper Company
Europe
Lawrence
Gerald Hesse
Karl Klooz
John Andrews
Rain Drenches Kansas Crops With Weekend Showers
statewide rain boosts corn and grain sorghum as weekend showers soak topsoil. Topeka reports 1.32 inches and Garden City 1.86 inches with cooler air and cloud cover expected to linger into the coming days.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Robb
Garden City
City Golf Champion Crowned H Penfield Jones
Dr H Penfield Jones defeated Chi Galloway five up and four to go in the 36 hole final to win the city golf title. Jones advanced to the final by beating Earl Chapman. Galloway won his semifinal over Joe Davis. In the consolation flight George Wetzel has not yet met his son Don in the final. Don won last year’s city tournament.
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Dr. H. Penfield Jones
Chi Galloway
Golf Oy Olah Vestinity Ateeoea Dery Club Afernoon
Dr. Jones
Earl Chapman
Galloway
Joe Davis
George Wetzel
Don
Fire Guts Panuco and Dock at Brooklyn Water Front
A massive blaze at Pier 27 and adjoining pier 26 in Brooklyn destroyed the Cuba Mail freighter Panuco and damaged nearby barges and ships. The fire injured longshoremen and crew, with 28 of 45 Panuco crew rescued from the river and investigators probing possible sabotage.
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Brooklyn
Cuba Mail Line
Panuco
L. D. Parmelee
Parmelee
Navy
Guantanamo
Cuba
Anthony Gehrens
Joe Wilde
Lewis J. Valentine
B. E. Sackett
Manhattan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kings County
William O’dwyer
Valentine
Long Island College Hospital
New York Harbor
Pier 27
Buttermilk Channel
Governor’s Island
Iwo
U. S
E P James Injured in Highway 40 Collision
E P James of route 1 suffered bruises this morning in an automobile accident on highway 40 in front of his home five miles west of Lawrence. He rode with son Wavy L James in a 1935 Olds coach when they collided with a 1941 Olds sedan driven by Martin Anderson of Seattle. Both cars were badly damaged.
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E. P. James
Lawrence
James
Wavy L. James
Martin Anderson
Seattle
Wash
Assessed Kansas property value rises to 2.87 billion
Kansas counties report total assessed valuation of both tangible and intangible property at 2,868,880,209 dollars, up 76,401,683 from last year. About 100 appeals are heard before finalizing the levy, which is expected to exceed 1.76 mills for the general fund and soldiers' compensation.
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Kansas
Topeka
State Revenue and Taxation Commission
General
Taggart Named Regional Business Consultant for Commerce
Joseph H. Taggart, former University of Kansas professor, has been appointed regional business consultant for the U.S. Department of Commerce in Kansas City. He will serve after September 1, coordinating with business leaders and universities across Kansas and neighboring states while reporting on local conditions and defense-driven changes. Taggart, on leave from KU, holds a Yale PhD, Harvard MBA, and Columbia PhD, and previously taught at Lehigh University.
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Joseph H. Taggart
University of Kansas School of Business
United States Department of Commerce
Kansas City
Taggart
Washington, D. C
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Wyoming
Missouri
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Yale
Harvard
Columbia
Lehigh University
University of Kansas
Big Labor Day Fete Planned by Lawrence I O F Lodge
Lawrence I O F lodge announced a Labor Day celebration for September 1 in South Park with a dance carnival free acts and entertainments. Forrest A. Jackson named general chairman and appointed committees for refreshments concessions publicity dance electricity and entertainment to manage the all day event ending with a possibly held Armory performance.
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Lawrence I. 0. O. F. Lodge
South Park
Forrest A. Jackson
D. T. Ransdell
Ray Angney
C. B. Rumsey
Frank Penner
Perry Palmateer
J. G. McElhinny
Raymond McCabe
Walter Lemon
Fred Springer
Floyd White
EB Griggs
Edward E. Schrader
Joseph Garbutt
Clyde Laessig
Bill Bartz
Ralph Burgert
Planes to Middle East Routed Through New Ferry System
President Roosevelt announced a Pan American ferry system to speed direct aircraft deliveries to British forces in the Middle East. Plan would move planes from the United States to West Africa and on to the Middle East using government-owned planes with American crews, avoiding direct warfare zones.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Middle East
Pan American Airways
White House
Africa
Pan American
United States
West Africa
Overcome By Gas At Jayhawk Cafe
Robert Guntert of 312 Maiden Lane was overcome by cyanide gas at the Jayhawk cafe at 9 25 oclock last night. Oxygen equipment from the se department was used to revive him.
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Robert Guntert
Maiden Lane
Jayhawk
Youth Drowns at Lake Oakley in Kansas
14 year old Donald Siegal of Brewster Kansas drowned yesterday in Scott County State Lake. Son of Mr and Mrs Forrest Siegal. The incident occurred August 18 and was reported on the Journal World classified page.
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Lake Oakley
Kan
Donald Siegal
Forrest Siegal
Brewster
Scott County
Moisture Boosts Late Crop Yields Across Douglas County
Douglas county farmers report abundant corn and heavy sorghum yields due to ample rains after a difficult wheat season. Corn planted after peas shows strong potential with reports of high bushel per acre. silage corn and sorghum are being prepared. Tomato crops look excellent, pasture remains lush, and alfalfa seeding benefits from moist conditions. Dehydrating plants report ample raw material, and fall gardens gain momentum amid rising food prices.
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Douglas County
W. H. Pendleton
Columbus Foods Corporation
Largo
Shawnee
Johnson County
Pendleton
Midland
Bismarck
Stray bullet wounds Sally Owen near Eudora
Sally Owen was shot in the calf while fishing on the Wakarusa River west of Eudora. Deputy Wayne Owens said four Eudora youths Sam Crawford Lee Erwin Charles Erwin and Owen Miller fired a rifle under Highway 10 bridge. bullet likely ricocheted. Parents and youths were to meet the sheriff this afternoon to discuss.
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Sally Owen
Kentucky Street
Wakarusa
Eudora
George Harris
Ralph Wood
Harold King
Wayne Owens
Sam Crawford
Lee Erwin
Charles Erwin
Owen Miller
Highway 10
Store Suffers Fifty Dollar Loss in Apparent Hoax Call
In Coffeyville Kansas on August 18 a man used a telephone hoax to claim a lost billfold near a store. John Fr Clossen and his brother Gal assisted and later found fifty dollars missing from the cash register. Police suspect an accomplice was in the store during the call.
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Coffeyville
Kan
John Fr. Clossen
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