Battles Across Two War Theaters Raging Worldwide
In Russia near Stalingrad Soviet forces face siege threats as German divisions push toward the Volga city. In the Solomon Islands heavy naval and land fighting tests U S and Japanese forces for control of the Pacific theater as Tokyo orders reinforcements. Thousands of Soviet workers arm for defense as factories repurpose to battle.
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Pacific
Australia
the Solomons
Washington
Russia
Stalingrad
Adolf Hitler
Great Volga
Moscow
Don
Volga
Leningrad
Red Army
Red Star
Don River
Fedor von Bock
Stalin
Six more Japanese ships damaged in Solomons battle
The navy announced today that six additional Japanese vessels were damaged near Guadalcanal, including two destroyers and four miscellaneous ships. The action extended a week of fighting in the Solomons with American aircraft and ships holding positions as Japanese forces pressed the assault. The communique noted heavy enemy losses and a modest US aircraft loss as air and naval units continued operations in the Guadalcanal area.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
Navy
Guadalcanal
Tulagi
Solomons
Australia
U. S
New Guinea
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Aleutian Islands
United States
Solomons Battle Intensifies As Allied Forces Hit Back
Melbourne reports heavy MacArthur air and sea actions in the Solomons and surrounding New Guinea areas. Allied bombers struck Bungona in New Guinea while targeting Timor and New Britain. a convoy off the Trobriands faced fire, one gunboat was sunk, and casualties occurred on two transports. The Solomon clash is described as a decisive moment in the campaign.
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Melbourne
MacArthur
Solomon Islands
Australia
Solomons
Bungona
New Guinea
Timor
New Britain
Buna
Trobriand Islands
New Ireland
Solomon Island
Melbourne Herald
Japan
Tulagi
Kansas crops prosper as moisture stays abundant
The federal state weather and crop summary reports widespread soil moisture in Kansas with only western third short. Corn and sorghum show rapid growth. volunteers wheat promises fall grazing. sugar beets and soybeans grow well. alfalfa seedbeds prepare. prairie hay yields good. wheat stockpiled for storage. Lawrence Business College opens fall enrollments.
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Topeka
Kansas
Arkansas River Valley
California Republicans, Olson Face Warren as Maybank Wins in South
Early Warren won the Republican nomination and led Olson in California while Olson sought the Democratic nod. Maybank led Blease in South Carolina’s tight Democratic U S Senate race with 102 093 to 98 079 votes from most precincts. Eastland built a 10 000 vote margin in Mississippi for the Democratic Senate nomination. Five Republican and one Democrat cleared renomination in Congress, with Rolph Englebright Carter Welch and Tolan among those leading. Johnston challenged Manning for South Carolina governor, and several Mississippi and South Carolina incumbents advanced.
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California
Warren
Culbert L. Olson
Olson
South Carolina
Sen
Burnet R. Maybank
Eugene S. Blease
Cole L. Blease
U. S. Senate
Maybank
Mississippi
James O. Eastland
Wall Doxey
Ross Collins
Earl Warren
Roy G. Owens
Nathan T. Porter
Alonzo J. Riggs
Fred Dyster
Porter
Willian E. Riker
Tom Rolph
Harry L. Englebright
Albert Carter
Richard J. Welch
John M. Tolan
Will Rogers, Jr
Leland M. Ford
A. J. Elliott
Frank H. Buck
J. Leroy Johnson
Olin D. Johnston
Wyndham M. Manning
Butler B. Hare
J.,p. Richards
John I. McMillan
A. D. Ford
Thomas G. Abernethy
Okolona
Arthur G. Busby
Fifth Congressional
Ross R. Collins
Boston Launches Cruiser Boston at Fore River Yard
The cruiser Boston was launched today at the Fore River yard in Quincy Massachusetts. The ship bears a name already carried by five prior American vessels into war since the Revolutionary era.
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Boston
Quincy
Mass
Fore River
Bethlehem Steel Company
Aid Being Rushed To The Jap Army
American and Allied forces clash in the Solomons as Japan rushes reinforcements for a large convoy. MacArthur's air units report pounding enemy ships and transports while Marines dig in and hold positions. Navy and air strikes claim multiple ship and plane losses on both sides with ongoing heavy fighting.
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Pacific
Solomons
MacArthur
Japan
Kansas Sets September New Car Quota At 549
Wichita, Aug. 26. State OPA Director H. O. Davis announced Kansas' new passenger automobile quota for rationing in September is 549. He said all unused quotas from previous months have been recalled and can no longer accumulate.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
OPA
H. O. Davis
Davis
Raise Ban on Paper Daily Worker Returns to Press
London reports the British home secretary lifted the ban on the Daily Worker which had forbidden publication since January 1941 for stories said to foment opposition to the war effort. Attempts to lift the ban followed the German invasion of Russia and a Labour Party conference push.
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London
Daily Worker
Britain
Russia
British Labor Party
New Zealand Prime Minister Arrives to Meet Roosevelt in Washington
New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser arrives in the United States at the invitation of President Roosevelt for a ten day visit. He praises American fighting men and meets with Secretary Hull and Lord Halifax before a White House tea and an informal dinner to discuss war matters with the President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Washington
UPI
New Zealand
Peter Fraser
Roosevelt
United States
Southwest Pacific
Fraser
Hull
Lord Halifax
Walter Nash
Solomons
Patrick J. Hurley
White House
Stephan Early
Kansas Parties Adopt Platforms for Campaign Advance
Kansas Republicans and Democrats completed platforms amid harmony as the election nears. The GOP backed popular election of national convention delegates and a presidential primary, while the Democrats urged a fair, businesslike administration with calls for pensions, free textbooks, tax reform, and state economy.
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Topeka
Kansas
Clyde M. Reed
Reed
Republican Council
G.O.P
William H. Burke
Little River
Andrew Schoeppel
Ness City
Party Council
Labor Department
George Austin Brown
Wichita
Fred Hinkle
Supreme Court
Government Wheat for Feeding Is Available
Farmers may call the Douglas County Triple A office to sign up for government feeding wheat. The program offers 125 million bushels at 82 cents per bushel with the first delivery on Saturday August 29 and subsequent Saturday deliveries from Bowersock.
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Douglas County
Triple A
Bowersock i
Screening Tests At Selective Service HQ
Physical screening tests were conducted for 98 men at selective service headquarters this morning. A number of transfers were included in the group. More transfers reach the Douglas county board than the average Kansas board due to the presence of the SOW University Haskell Institute and Baker university.
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Selective Service Headquarters
Groun
Douglas County Board
Kansas Board
SOW
the University
Haskell Institute
Baker University
Professor Jensen Dies in Colorado After Illness
Lawrence reports the death of Jens Peter Jensen a KU professor of public finance and taxation at the school of business. He died at Even Ezer sanitarium Brush Colorado after brain tumor treatment. Funeral Friday 2 30 p m at Trinity Lutheran Church Lawrence. He was born April 8 1888 in Denmark and educated at Dakota Wesleyan Minnesota Chicago earning a Ph D in 1926. He is survived by his widow Magdalene Jensen a Denver brother and a Connecticut stepdaughter. He joined KU 1919 rising to professor in 1924 and was active in economics tax circles and civic groups.
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Lawrence
Jens Peter Jensen
School of Business
University of Kansas
Jensen
Even Ezer
Brush
Colo
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jens P. Jensen
Trustrup
Denmark
Alboge
United States
Dakota Wesleyan University
University of Minnesota
University of Chicago
Dakota Wesleyan
Lutheran Church
Dean Stockton
Jerisen
American Economic Association
National Tax Association
General Welfare Tax League
American Legion
Alpha Kappa Psi
Beta Gamma Sigma
Association
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
University Club
Red Cross
Young Men’s Christian Association
Hartford
Colorado
Sugar ration rules open to more groups in county
A new sugar allotment regulation allows civic, educational, religious and welfare groups to register as institutional users. It lifts the four meals-a-week requirement and sets criteria including permanent/community recognition and non member meal access. Registration is at the local office behind Lawrence National Bank.
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Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board
Lawrence National Bank
Stock Market Index Falls From Yesterday to 36.5
The index of 60 stocks averaged 36.5 points, down from 36.9 the previous day. Investors watched market activity as traders assessed gains and losses across leading shares.
Kansans urged to increase group riding to save tires
Topeka August 26 The state highway traffic advisory committee warns Kansans to adopt more group riding patterns. Kenneth Comfort notes war plants carpool, but outside those areas adoption is low. An occupancy survey shows 220 to 263 riders per 100 cars, up from 190 to 285 in April.
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Topeka
Kenneth Comfort
State
Airplane Factory
Wichita
Comfort
Bill Hits A Snag As Senate Votes Mail Voting For Armed Forces
Washington reports the month old house recess may end as southern lawmakers push back on a bill allowing men and women in the armed forces to vote by mail. The senate added a primary election provision and a poll tax exemption for service members, sparking states rights objections from the South.
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Washington
House
Senate
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
South Carolina
Arkansas
Ramsay
D-W. Va
Armed Services
Guards Complete Five Day Tour of Camp Duty
Kansas State Guard units from eastern Kansas wrap a five day camp duty and instruction period at the Topeka fair grounds. Weather shifted activities indoors and a review with Governor Ratner was planned for tonight. Guardsmen will return to Topeka by Rapid Transit buses tomorrow afternoon.
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Lawrence Company
Kansas State Guard
Rapid Transit Company
Topeka
Kansas State
Kansas
Topeka Fair Grounds
Ratner
Leininger Troupe to headline La bor Day picnic in South Park
The Leininger Troupe will be the main attraction at the annual Labor Day picnic sponsored by the local Odd Fellows lodge in South Park. The group will perform twice featuring acrobatic and adagio dancing, lady boxers, skaters, high wire walking, and the double high trapeze. The four Biz Hale rides and other concessions are set. Evening dance in the Armory with the Holyfield Kampus Kings provides the closing entertainment.
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Leininger
Odd Fellows Lodge
South Park
Leininger Twins
Armory
Holyfield
Kampus Kings
Red Cross donation from Sunflower Ordnance Works
The heavy equipment section of Sunflower Ordnance Works donated 13.75 to the Douglas county Red Cross. Judge Frank R. Gray, chapter chairman, announced the gift, with L. W. Head delivering the funds. It marks the second recent contribution by a SOW group.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Douglas County
The
Red Cross
Frank R. Gray
L. W. Head
Gray
4H Fair Under Way at Haskell
The 12th annual Douglas County 4 H Vocational Agriculture fair opened in Haskell with exhibits and a program planned for 8 pm in the Haskell auditorium. Dale Powell headed the top Angus prize in senior calf and junior yearling baby beef. Ludwig and Richard Heine showed Hereford calves. Harlan Robertson and Leslie Demeritt finished second and third in Angus and Hereford calves respectively. The dairy group had Guernsey calves judged by Mary White first, Harry Deneciler second, Lynette Ering third. Four booths showcased Victory food, health and safety themes, with clubs Kanwaka Belleview and Jayhawk presenting exhibits.
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Douglas County
Haskell
Dale Powell
Jayhawk
Future
Farmers of America
Ludwig Heine
Richard Heine
Heine Brothers
Harlan Robertson
Leslie Demeritt
Carl Elling
Haul Hagenbuch
Guernsey
Mary White
Harry Deneciler
Lynette Ering
Jayhawk Club
Leaf Clover Club
Kanwaka Club
Belleview Club
Heavy Rain Drenches Area With Lightning After Eclipse Confusion
A morning storm drenched Lawrence and surrounding areas with 1.93 inches from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Worden Observer records 1.85 inches by today. Lightning caused some damage near Tonganoxie, while local power crews faced blown fuses but no widespread issues.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Worden
Walter Schwartz
Altho
Kansas Electric Power Company
Bonner Springs
Tonganoxie
Cameron’s Bluff
Axis Convoys Bombed Near El Alamein by British Planes
British aircraft attacked a land convoy moving reinforcements toward the El Alamein sector, 20 miles west of Alexandria, and hit an Axis transport in the Mediterranean as the desert front stayed quiet.
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el Alamein
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Weather Outlook for Kansas and Nearby Regions
A mostly unchanged temperature trend across Kansas with slight warming in the northeast and far eastern areas. The forecast calls for little variation tonight with a gradual rise toward Thursday around midday.
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Kanasas
Thurstay Forernoon
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