Allied Drive Bottles Up Rommel in Tunisia Defenses
Allied forces in Tunisia report crushing Rommel’s push toward Tebessa as a stabilized mountain line holds near Sbiba and Kasserine. German tanks and self propelled guns were lost, and 3,000 prisoners were captured in the central Tunisian fighting amid weather halts and shifting Allied positions from Ousseltia valley to the western hills.
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Sbiba
Sbeitla
Kasserine Gap
Rommel
Sir Harold Alexander
Eighth Army
Near East
Tunisia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ousseltia
Pont du Ahs
Shiba
Friana
Kasserine
Osseltia
Friemlly
Robaa
Dusseltia
Tebessa
Erwin Rommel
Africa
Jurgen von Arnim
Europe
Bankhead urges higher production to support larger war force
Senator Bankhead criticized pulling workers from farms for military service. He warned against reducing production as the armed forces expand with an expected 8.2 million at home and overseas by year’s end. He cited wage gaps and warned it could threaten victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankhead
C.B.S
Alabama
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wickard
House Committee backs family man draft deferment plan
The House Military Affairs Committee approved the Kilday bill to prioritize deferments for family men and base quotas statewide. It argued local boards often inducted heads of families improperly and praised the aim to protect homes while aiding manpower for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Selective Service Bureau
May
Dky
Kilday
D-Texas
War Department
Electrified wax to be sent from K U to England
A permanently electrified wax for use in war products will be shipped to England by the University after a conference between James D. Stranathan professor of physics and Hon P G Forsyth of the British ministry of supply. Forsythe flew back to Washington the same day he arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
James D. Stranathan
P. G Forsyth
British
Ministry of Supply
Washington, D. C
Stranathan
Physics
Forsythe
Washingun
Zero No Super Plane Tests Challenge Japanese Claim
Lieutenant General Henry H. Arnold, head of the Army Air Forces, returned from combat areas and announced that tests of a captured Japanese Zero exploded the theory that it is a super airplane. The War Department released the report today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
War Department
Ready for Sign up Workmen Prepare for Rationing Book No 2
Registration for Rationing Book No 2 starts Monday at 9 in the Community building with daily hours 9 to 4 and 7 to 9 evenings. Rural sign up runs Monday to Wednesday 9 to 5 in township halls under Elmer Ousdahl with Palmyra Vinland Baldwin high schools and Midland hall as stations. March 1 marks the shift to point rationing and canned goods sale will freeze for a week after midnight tonight. L G Gabbert visits Lawrence to inspect Douglas county supplies and ensure rapid issuance of Book No 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
West Hills
Chamber of Commerce
W. C. Boardman
Palmyra Township
Vinland and Baldwin
Eudora
Lecompton Township
Grant Township
Midland
Elmer Ousdahl
L. G. Gabbert
Wichita
Gabbert
Douglas County
Journal- World
Lawrence workers cash payroll checks at Sunflower plant
More than 4,000 workers at Sunflower Ordnance Works in Lawrence cash weekly payroll checks at two local banks. The payroll totals 360 000 to 400 000 dollars weekly, about a million per month, with 88 633 checks cashed in the plant’s first six months and 751 weekly at Kaw Valley State Bank in Eudora. Many workers relocated for employment, while over a thousand were local residents prior to construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Kaw Valley
Eudora
Churchill Confined to Bed in London
Prime Minister Churchill, confined to his bed by acute catarrh, had a comfortable day according to a bulletin from No. 10 Downing Street.
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Churchill
London
No. 10
Downing Street
Banks to Stay Closed Monday on Washington's Birthday
Banks in Lawrence will not be open for business on Monday in observance of Washington's Birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Washington
Russian gains widen north of Kharkov and Kursk
Soviet communiques report expanding positions along the northern front between Kharkov and Kursk with eight towns captured including Olshany Lyubotin and Merefa. Advancements push toward Orel and the Dnieper basin while German forces reinforce near Kursk and Olort.
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Rostov
Red Star
Red Army
Rodiony Malinovsky
Donets
Sea of Azov
Kuban
Western Caucasus
Taman
Kharkov
Kursk
Oboyan
Lyons
France
Fatezh
Orel
Olshany
Bryansk
Lyubotin
Merefa
Dnieperopetrovsk
Poltava
Poltava-Sumy Railroads and Its Capture Pointed A Soviet Column Toward Poltava
Lozovaya-Kiev
Ukraine
Sumy
Konotop
Kursk-Kiev
Fine Kansas Weather Brings Warm Spring Hopes
Topeka reports 74 degrees with 70 to 77 elsewhere as Kansas enjoys unusually warm February weather. Meteorologist S D Flora calls it a fine early season spell and predicts more mild temps with a touch cooler night ahead. Northwestern Kansas notes a freezing low, while Phillipsburg logs 80 degrees.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. Db. Flora
Wichita
Phillipsburg
Farmer Injured After Fall From Tractor
C O Warnick a farmer north of Midland was injured when he fell from a tractor and went under the plow. He suffered a fractured jaw and severe cuts and is in Memorial hospital with condition listed as satisfactory today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Warnick
Midland
Memorial Hospital
RAF Liberator Bombers Hit Japanese Air Field in Burma
British communique reports P R A F Liberator bombers unloaded cargo on a Japanese air drome at Toungoo in southeastern Burma last night and started several fires. Enemy night fighters attempting interception were driven off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Toungoo
Burma
War Casualties Reported At 65380 Total
The Office of War Information announced total armed forces casualties of 65 380 including 10 150 dead 10 959 wounded 44 181 missing and 90 internees. Navy and army totals broken out. 23 432 navy casualties with 5 088 dead 2 087 wounded 10 197 missing. marine corps 1 483 dead 2 344 wounded 1 994 missing. coast guard 51 dead 19 wounded 174 missing.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Army
Navy
Philippine Scouts
Navy Department
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Judge Rules in Lecompton Quarry Case Favoring Sherman
Judge Hugh Means awarded Paul Sherman of Topeka a judgment in the Lecompton rock quarry dispute filed by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leslie. The Lecompton lease signed in 1929 was challenged as void and allegations of false statements and insufficient rock royalty were at issue. The Kasor Construction firm was allowed to continue quarrying but must account to the court. In a separate matter, Walter Quisenberry v Kennedy Mumbing and Electric, the judge overruled a defense motion and set terms for possible judgment.
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Hugh Means
Paul Sherman
Topeka
Lecompton Rock
Douglas County
Henry Leslie
Lecompton
Sherman
Kaser Construction Company
J. W. Kreider
Kasor
Walter M. Quisenberry
The
Kennedy Mumbing and Electric Company
Algona Man Struck By Car Suffering Leg Fracture
Archie O Haines 50 of Algona was struck by Eugene Anderson while crossing Massachusetts street in the 700 block. He suffered a severe fracture of the lower right leg possible concussion and severe bruises. Haines was taken to Memorial hospital in satisfactory condition after the 10 o'clock accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie ,O. Haines
Algona
Massachusetts
Haines
Eugene Anderson
Anderson
Memorial Hospital
Four Fire Alarms In 37 Minutes Strain Lawrence Units
Lawrence fire department quickly responded to four alarms within 37 minutes. Grass fires were reported at 613 North Second, 1946 Massachusetts Street, and 1630 Kentucky Street, while a small roof fire damaged a hole in the roof at 710 Kentucky Street home of Mrs. Hilda Lofgren. First call sounded at 1 20 p m with subsequent calls at 1 29 1 30 and 1 57 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Hilda Lofgren
Kentucky Street
North Second
Massachusetts Street
Recalling Tire Recapping Policy Eases Demand
Washington reports CPI-A rationing certificates no longer required for passenger car and light truck tire recapping with reclaimed rubber. Recapping uses about half as much reclaimed rubber as new war tires. Large commercial tires remain under rationing rules. OPA confirms no change in replacement tire rationing. Local office will issue recapping certificates until formal orders arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CPI
William M. Jeffers
OPA
Quotas Cut for Truck Tires March Across State Lines
The local rationing office reports March truck tire quotas will be far smaller than February as Washington alerts a critical national shortage. Douglas county had 266 new tires and 259 retreads for February. remaining stock for February and March plans are detailed with certificates issued for various tire types and a state-ordered shift to recapping and phased distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Chapman
Wichita
Washington, D
Futhermore
Douglas County Board
Douglas County
Hull Concerned Over India Situation
Secretary Hull expressed American concern over India in a conference with British Ambassador Lord Halifax in Washington. The talks were held to address the Indian situation but no American intervention was implied. It was understood Gandhi release discussions may have been on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
India
Lord Halifax
Mohandas K. Gandhi
High Altitude Corsair Fighters See Action in Solomons
The U S Navy reports Vought Corsair air fighters have entered combat in the Solomons area. Admiral Nimitz says these 2000 horsepower single engine planes may be the first of their kind in action, outpacing any models at altitudes above 35,000 feet and superior to Japanese aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
United States Navy
Solomons
Chester W. Nimitz
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pacific
Making Out Tax Returns At Local IRS Office
About sixty people gathered yesterday at the Internal Revenue Office to get help with income tax reports. Deputy collector Nathan McGrew said the office on the second floor of the city post office offers aid from 8 30 am to 6 pm, with McGrew staying in Lawrence through Saturday.
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Internal Revenue Office
Nathan McGrew
Internal Revenue
City Post Office
McGrew
Lawrence
Cadets to Arrive for Emporia Training Program
A group of Army Air Force cadets will receive academic and flight training at Emporia State Techera College arriving around March 1. They will be quartered on campus with Morse hall vacated and the gymnasium converted into barracks.
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Emporia
Kan
Army Air Force
Emporia State Techera College
Thomas W. Butcher
Morse
Liquor Charges Dismissed In Eudora Trailer Raid
Erik Erikson faced liquor possession charges in O. J. Lane's court, dismissed yesterday. County officers found about 150 pints in his Eudora trailer camp raid, but County Attorney Milton Beach said evidence did not prove ownership.
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Erik Erikson
O. J. Lane
Justice Court
Erikson
Eudora
Milton Beach
Council to Meet Wednesday After Holiday
The city council defers its usual last Monday meeting to Wednesday due to a holiday. Officials plan to discuss routine business and any urgent items.
Stock Market Index Rises to 44.9 on 60-Stock Average
The index for sixty stocks climbs to 44.9, up from 44.6 the previous day. Investors watch market moves and daily variances in major share performance.
White House denies urging Nelson ouster from WPB
The White House called false a United Press report that three close advisers urged President Roosevelt to remove Donald M. Nelson as WPB chairman. Some army navy officials favored Bernard Baruch as successor, but denied campaigning.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
White House
Army
Navy
Bernard Baruch
Nelson
Baruch
WPB
Byrnes
Harry Hopkins
Rosenman
Charles FE. Wilson
General Electric Company
Heating Restores at Baker University After Fire
Boilers at Baker University Baldrwin will be fired tomorrow for the first time since the January 3 1943 fire that destroyed Taylor hall. Classes are heated with gas stoves and Methodist services resume at 11 a.m. in Baldwin. Evans says repairs to the central plant are finished. The basketball team will host Kansas Wesleyan Monday at 7 30 p.m. and plasterers work on old science hall converted into a women’s gym.
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Baker University
Baldrwin
Taylor Hall
Methodist Church
Baldwin
Fellowship Hall
T. J. Evans
Baker
Baldwin High School
Liston
Kansas Wesleyan
Evans
Science Hall
Phils Deal Is Closed As Cox Syndicate Buys Club
Philadelphia announces the sale of the Philadelphia National League club to a Cox led syndicate. William D. Cox plans to name ten associates and a business manager next week with James Hagan retained as traveling secretary. Manager and training site to be chosen. price not disclosed.
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Philadelphia
Ford Frick
National Baseball League
Philadelphia Phils
League
William TD. Cox
New York
Cox
Phils
Packard
Frick
National League
William D. Cox
James Hagan
The
Gerald P. Nugent
Religion That Does Things Forum at Ninth Street Baptist
Dr. Calvin Vander Werf of the University of Kansas will speak at the Sunday forum at Ninth Street Baptist Church tomorrow at 6 pm. George Brown Jr will sing a solo and The Harmoners directed by Ruth Richardson will provide music. Mrs Rachel Vander Werf will perform a violin solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Calvin Vander Werf
University of Kansas Chemistry
Ninth Street Baptist Church
George Brown, Jr
Harmoners
Ruth Richardson
Rachel Vander Werf
Baldwin Postmaster Nominated by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt nominates Beulah H. Stewart for postmaster at Baldwin Kansas on February 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Washington
Roosevelt
Beulah H. Stewart
Baldwin, Kan
City Primary Sets Five Contests in March Election
Five contests will decide in the city primary on March 2 as no new candidates filed for city or school posts. City Clerk Harold Fisher reported filing closed at 10 PM. Included are council races in wards five and six, five board of education nominees, and several city treasurer and judge candidacies with officials listed for election day roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Fisher
Carl Graeber
James Tatham
Jon Schelbar
Fifth Ward
Board of Education
Lloyd H. Houston
Lloyd S. Purcell
F. C. Whipple
D. Don Haines
L. K. Me
W. H. Quakenbush
Heg Kerman
Whit Churchill
C. B. Russell
Harold W. Emick
W. C. Hunsinger
Fy .A. Russell
H. FE. Eustace
A. W. Berger
Berger
EK. FE. Alexander
O. J. Lane
Lane
Robert B. Oyler
R. 4. Wagstaff
A. B. Martin
Tin Can Collection Yields Eight and a Half Tons
The city street department collected about eight and a half tons of tin cans yesterday and this morning. Only two trucks were used due to worker illness, and citizen cooperation is seen as uneven. The Shredded Steel Corp of Kansas City will process the cans next week, with about three loads expected, and another collection is planned for March 4 amid rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shredded Steel Corporation
Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence
Street
Japanese Repulsed at Salween River Crossings
Chinese high command reports Japanese forces failed in two attempts to cross the Salween River along the Burma road in western Yunnan province, as of February 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japa
Salween
Chungking
Burma
Salween River
Yunnan
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Libya
U. S
Allied Headquarters
United States
Nisia
Tebessa Wheu
K.U
Lawrence Weekly
Moscow
Sian Front
Khar
Kov
Dnieper
Ortl
Associated Press
Farmer
George, T. Wetzel
Mra
Clemmie
D. Evans
H. C. Taylor
Dorothy Woestemeyer
Ella Pine
Jennie Abrama
Edward Rume Pardner
S. C. Scott
Vera JeVore
Eva Wilson
Glassmire
Emma McPheeters
Gertrude Conboy
Eugenia Hartley
Ruby Wampler
Jensie Fugate
Marguerite M. Clayton
Lone
UWA
WWE Lgty
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