Bombs punctuate Fuhrer speech as Goering reads
London reports Britain's Mosquito bombers strike Berlin on the Nazi New Year anniversary. Goering reads Hitler's address to 10,000 in the sports palace while Goebbels and Goering vow renewed resistance and a spring offensive. Berlin radio and RAF claims outline the raid and its propaganda purpose.
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Berlin
Britain
Goering
Hitler
Goebbels
Europe
Marshal Goering
Air Ministry
Fuehrer
Germany
R.A.F
Stalingrad
London
Paul von Hindenburg
Russians Drive Deeper Into Nazi Lines Near Kursk
Soviet dispatches report huge tanks hammering through German defenses west of Voronezh and advancing toward Kursk. About 100000 Axis prisoners taken in the sector as fighting rages from Kursk to Belgorod and Kharkov with additional advances near Tikhoretsk and Kropotkin in the Caucasus.
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Moscow
Voronezh
Kursk
Weemey
Belgorod
Kharkov
Red Army
Lake Ladoga
Leningrad
Reiter
F. I. Golikov
Caucasus
British Eighth Army Crosses Tunisian Border For First Time
London reports General Montgomery's Eighth Army penetrated the Tunisian border as Rommel’s Africa corps fights westward along the coast. Air strikes hit Rommel’s supply lines and port targets at Bizerte and near Tunis.
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London
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
North African
Rommel
Cairo
Zuara
Hespe
Boarder
Libya
Mareth Line
Tunisia
Tripolitania
Bizerte
Tunis
Sicily
Messina
Algiers
Bone
Fie
March Quotas for Douglas County Align With February
State OPA office in Wichita reports Douglas County quotas for March will mirror February levels. Key figures include passenger casings Nos 1 2 3 at 40 64 153, passenger retreads 249, passenger tubes 217, new tires 216, truck retreads 259, truck tubes 228, truck and implement tires 22, new automobiles 40, and new bicycles 30.
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Douglas County
OPA
Wichita
No Scores Tonight From Kansas City Game Delayed
The Journal-World reports no basketball scores tonight due to the late start of the Kansas versus Great Lakes game in Kansas City and difficulties in long distance telephone connections.
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Kansas City
Journal-World
Roosevelt at 61 Fares Through War Years with Vigor
Washington notes mark Franklin D. Roosevelt turning 61 as he directs World War II from the White House and abroad. The piece cites his Casablanca trip, meetings with Liberia and Brazil leaders, UN birth, and rising Allied pushes toward Rome Berlin Tokyo while celebrations fund infantile paralysis research.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Casablanca
Germany
Italy
Japan
Africa
Barclay
Liberia
Varnas
Brazil
United Nations
United States
Pacific
North Africa
Russia
Rome
Berlin
Tokyo
White House
Campncien
Merit Exams Held At Lawrence High For State Posts
State jurisdiction applicants sat merit examinations at Liberty Memorial high school today. The Kansaan Joint Merit System Council of Topeka supplied the materials. Garvin C. Gillam and Laurence Clark led the written test for 11 applicants in the morning. Oral exams followed by Supt. Clifford D. Dean and Mrs. Maxine Virtue in the afternoon for positions including telephone operator fiscal officer and statistician. Douglas County welfare department staff members took part as well.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Kansaan Joint Merit System Council of
Topeka
Garvin C. Gillam
Laurence Clark
Clifford D. Dean
Maxine Virtue
Douglas County Welfare Department
Exam Announced for Tonganoxie Postmaster
The Civil Service Commission announces an examination for the postmaster position at Tonganoxie Kansas. Open to citizens who have resided within the post office delivery limits for one year. Applications available at the Tonganoxie post office and must be filed in Washington DC by February 12, 1943. Salary is $2100 per year.
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Civil Service Commission
Tonganoxie
Kan
Tonganexie
Washington, D. C
U S and Brazil Plan War Efforts Agreement Reached
Roosevelt and Vargas reached a mutual accord to keep the Atlantic safe for all and to prevent West Africa and Dakar from ever threatening the Americas. They reviewed wartime strategy after Casablanca and pledged increased anti submarine efforts while Brazil considers a more active role.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
Atlantic
West Africa
Dakar
Churchill
Casablanca
Morocco
Roosevelt
Vargas
Natal
Rio de Janeiro
Atlantic Ocean
White House
Argentina
West Ca
Americas
Caribbean
South Atlantic
15 More to the Army Call for Douglas County
Douglas county selective service board received a request for 15 men to be inducted on Monday February 22 into land or naval forces. About 44 registrants will depart Monday morning for Ft. Leavenworth with 33 from the county and the rest from other boards. They report to the selective service office at 6 a.m. and will breakfast at a local cafe. Some may travel to Leavenworth by regular bus due to seating limits on the special bus of 365 seats.
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Douglas County Selective Service Board
Ft. Leavenworth
Douglas County
Selective Service Office
Leavenworth
Safety Violations Tied to Carbon Monoxide at Sunflower Works
Sunflower Ordnance Works reports multiple carbon monoxide incidents linked to unsafe use of coke salamanders. Injured workers warmed by acetylene torches in closed spaces. two victims were rendered unconscious and later recovered in open air. Workers were terminated for improper material use. Safety engineers warn removal of coke salamanders unless risks are addressed.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Lyle E. Colbath
Charles Rusconi
Corps of Engineers
Victory Wording Shapes Synthetic Rubber Plant Plan
Washington reports a Nelson directive giving top priority to 43.6 percent of the synthetic rubber plant program. The move preserves 452000 tons of annual output of Buna S, with 17,000 tons allocated elsewhere, while the Baruch committee’s 1,087000 ton total remains a reference point. Rubber Administrator William M Jeffers had urged 65 to 70 percent then trimmed to 49½ percent as the irreducible minimum.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Baruch Committee
William M. Jeffers
Kansas Day banquet stirs GOP with Spangler and Landon
National Republican Chairman Harrison E. Spangler attacked the New Deal as a threat to free America while Alf Landon denounced the state civil service system. Sen. Reed announced a 1944 reelection bid as Lt. Gov. Denons praised unity amid the Kansas Day celebration attended by 500 partisans.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Party
America
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Spangler
Alf M. Landon
Gavayne Ratner
J Clyde M. Reed
Edward J. Flynn
Australia
Reed
Jess Denons
Kansas Day Club
Richard W. Robbins
Greensburg
Beck Estate Valued at 325000 in Chicago Will
The estate of Edward S. Beck assistant editor and former Chicago Tribune editor died Chestite day. Probate admitted reveals Beck left 41000 to 16 relatives and friends. The widow receives a farm home and half the residue, with the rest split between two sisters and a brother, Will Beck publisher of the Holton Recorder.
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Chicago
Edward S. Beck
The
Chicago Tribune
Beck
Will Beck
Holton Recorder
Stock Market Index Climb Slightly on Broad Gains
The stock market index averaged 60 stocks at 44.0, up from 43.9 yesterday as trading reflected modest gains across sectors.
Ten Tons of Cans Gathered in City Collection
Nearly ten tons of tin cans were collected in the first city-wide drive that ran from yesterday morning until 10 this morning. The street department estimates 2 300 cubic feet total, with about 250 cubic feet per ton. Shredded Steel of Kansas City Kansas will send trucks next week to haul the cans to a New Mexico mine to recover copper. Another similar collection will be held next Friday.
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City Street Department
Shredded Steel Company
Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence
New Mexico
Bombers Hit Lorient Sub Base as Four Missing
British air raids on Lorient in western France continued with a sixth attack in 16 days. Four bombers are missing from last night raid, while German retaliation hit a southeast English town, destroying two homes and killing residents.
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London
Lorient
France
Air Ministry
Bay of Biscay
England
No New Order On Students in Reserves
Washington reports the war department will call enlisted reserve corps students to active duty after the current semester with exceptions for medical and engineering tracks. Omaha has not received word of any changes, and 4,700 Army Air Corps Reserve members will be called in two weeks. College students are advised to stay in school until orders arrive.
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Washington
War Department
Raymond W. Brires
Seventh Service Command
Laurence O. Woodruff
K. U
Omaha
Briggs
Woodruff
Army Air Corps Reserve
Reserve Corps
Air Forces
Air Corps Reserve
Veteran K. U. English Professor Dies Today
Alice Winstit, a longtime K U English department member, died today at Lawrence Memorial Hospital at age 64. She joined the department in 1908 as an instructor, became assistant professor in 1919, and was professor emeritus by 1938.
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Alice Winstit
K. U
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts Street
New Allied North Africa Command Set Foreseen
London reports a proposed structure with Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as supreme commander and British specialists under him. Gen. Sir Harold Alexander would lead land operations, Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham naval chief, and Sir William Tedder aerial commander.
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London
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
News -Chronicle
North African
Harold Alexander
Near East
Andrew Browne Cunningham
William Tedder
Alexander
Eighth Army
Rommel
Libya
Tunisia
Tedder
Automobile tag sales surge past last year despite late start
County treasurer Roy Flory reports a record day for license tag sales as crowds waited at the courthouse. Deputy A M Gardner and staff extended hours to process applicants, with additional 50 cent penalties due after February 1 and again each March first.
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Roy Flory
Flory
A. M. Gardner
No Weather Change Forecast for Kansas
Topeka reports mild weather across Kansas with a week of moderate January temperatures. Flora notes no immediate cold spell, though longer term patterns remain uncertain. Southeastern Kansas was chilly with Wichita at 36 degrees, while northern and western areas were warmer.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Wichita
Dodge City
Goodland
Phillipsburg
County Tax Sale Set For March First in Douglas County
The sheriff will hold the next tax sale on March 1 for delinquent Douglas County properties. About 75 parcels are included, with six previously auctioned lots rescheduled. Five University Place Annex lots once owned by James F Swoyer and one West Lawrence lot claimed by Gertrude Clark and Irving Bratton. County Attorney Milton Beach to begin proceedings, with several months of prep needed.
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Douglas County
University Place Annex
James F. Swoyer
West Lawrence
Gertrude Clark
Irving Bratton
Milton Beach
Beach
Simplified Forms to Renew Gas Books in Kansas
Kansas motorists will soon use simplified renewal forms for gas rationing books. The state OPA office will distribute the new blanks to war plants to avoid county war price and rationing board offices. Forms require only essential information and are easy to fill out, says H. C. Davis.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
OPA
H. C. Davis
Destroy 22 Nazi Planes in Raid on Submarine Base
The eighth U S air force says American Flying Fortresses and Liberators destroyed 22 German fighters in a large raid on Wilhelmshaven submarine base and the Emden industrial area. Defenders totaled about 26 planes, suggesting the attackers eliminated most opposition.
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London
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
U. S. Air Force
Birthday Ball Draws 1000 Attendees at Community Hall
About 1,000 people attended the President’s Birthday ball at the Community building. Proceeds benefit the local Infantile Paralysis Foundation and the national organization. The local drive continues with March of Dimes week planned next February. Since 1934 the fund has helped 21 crippled children with braces, crutches, and therapy.
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J. W. Stone
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Lawrence
Douglas County
Officers Raid Eudora Crap Game and Whiskey Seizure
County officers raided a shack at Eudora uncovering a crap game and arresting O. E. Clark and Harold Clark who are fined 10 each plus 7.50 costs. In a separate Erikson trailer camp raid at Eudora about six boxes of alleged whiskey and 150 pint bottles were found, owner not located. Carl J. Hauser pleaded guilty to drunkenness, fined 20 and 7.60 costs. Mr and Mrs William Debo of Fulton Missouri, real estate recently at 758 Maple Street, held on concealed mortgage charges and waived extradition.
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Eudora Tast
O. E. Clark
Harold Clark
O. J. Lane
Erikson
Eudora
Carl J. Hauser
Tepee
Justice Lane
Costa
Hauser
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
William Debo
Fulton
Maple Street
Missouri
Officials oppose issuing of small bonds
Lawrence and Douglas county officials urge the legislature to allow paying for small projects from regular reserves rather than issuing bonds. They cite seven serial bonds of 200 dollars each for a southeast Lawrence sewer, eight-year maturities, and similar Oregon street sewer costs, arguing the process is needlessly complex for small amounts.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Oregon Street
State College Attendance Drops Sharply
Manhattan Kansas January 30. Second semester enrollment at Kansas State College fell to 2,269 from 3,100 a year earlier. Many students joined the army or left to take defense jobs, leaving only a few late entrants anticipated.
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Leva Manhattan
Kan
Kansar State College
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