Bombers Hit Air Fields in Sicily in Prolonged Attack
American airmen on Independence Day led a major offensive over Sicily targeting five landing fields including Catania Gerbi ni Sciacca Comiso and Milo. The raid involved Mitchell bombers plus RAF aircraft and resulted in multiple fires and aircraft damage while downing 48 Axis fighters and, according to Axis reports, 108 Allied planes were lost that week.
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North Africa
Sicily
United States
Pees
Lido di Roma
Rome
Pain
Ca‘tania
High ‘Command
Associated Press
Catania
Gerbia
Sciacca
Comiso
Milo
Foxtre Wien
Teast
Anaiow
Mount Aetna
R.A.F. Bostohs
Breas
Dearborn
Mich
R.A.F. Baltimores
Gerbini
Senate Panel Backs Corn Ceiling Change
The Senate agriculture committee unanimously approved a bill to raise the OPA corn price ceiling to 1.40 a bushel from 1.07 on the Chicago market. The measure by Chairman Smith would apply to government agencies and private buyers and sellers alike and seeks action before the summer recess.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Chicago
Smith
D.-S.c
Senate
Marching Soldiers Struck Near Fort Meade
An automobile ran through two companies of combat engineers during night maneuvers near Patapsco State Park Fort Meade Maryland injuring many and prompting officials to search for a suspect Public relations officer Francis Lutz said soldiers threw helmets and gear at the car in a failed effort to stop it police reported an arrest was made.
U S Forces Drive in Solomons Capture Vura Village
Allied troops under General MacArthur push through the central Solomons seizing Vura village on Vangunu island and destroying 21 Japanese planes over Rendova. Three hundred Japanese casualties reported as ships and air strikes continue against Munda and Kiska with heavy bombing raids observed from Washington.
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Allied
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Solomons
Wangunu Island
Rendova
MacArthur
Vura
Vangunu Island
Navy
Wickham Anchorage
Rendeva
Munda
New Georgia
Washington
Kiska Island
North Pacific
Wooh
Nassau Bay
Salamaua
Sunda
New Guinea
Miners Back to Work as Independence Day Strikes Ease
July 5 reports from Pittsburgh say coal miners, amid wartime labor tensions, return to pits after heavy organizing with 100000 or more expected to end the strike. In Europe Britain and the United States stage Fourth of July raids on targets in France and Germany, with several aircraft lost but notable bombing results.
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Pittsburgh
Poe
Innsylvania
Alabama
Virginia
Tennessee
Selipas
United Mine
Nomini
Ickes
John L. Lewis
London
France
le Mans
Nantes
la Pallice
Europe
Boston
R.A.F
U. S. Air Force
R.A. F
Cologne
Bank of the Rhine
Hamburg
Ruhr
Belgium
Holland
Berlin
Strait of
Dover
Eighth Air Force
Britain
Fleets Shell Japanese Positions in Solomons July 4 5 Action
Big shelling from American warships hit Vila on Kolombangara and Barr Bai toko on New Georgia in the Solomons. The bombardment aimed at the Munda air base as U S naval forces steamed into the Kula Gulf and attacked enemy supply points. Additional aerial raids struck Rekata Bay and Sarita on Isabel Island.
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Washington
New Georgia
Kolombangara
The
Bee
Solomons
Navy
Vila
Bar Baitoko
Munda
Kula Gulf
United States
Rekata Bay
Sarita
Isabel Island
Cars Damaged In Collision At Second And Lincoln
Two cars were damaged but no injuries occurred in a collision at Second and Lincoln Streets Saturday. James R. Steele of Buckner Missouri was driving north on Second and attempted to pass Milo Lowry of 419 Perry Street, then turned left toward a yard. Police report notes the maneuver caused the crash. Greek Sub Links Ship London July 5. The Greek naval communique stated the submarine Katsonis attacked and sank a small supply ship in the Mediterranean while operating with the Royal Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second
Lincoln Streets
James R. Steele
Buckner
Second Street
Milo Lowry
Perry Street
Steel
London
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Katsonis
Classified Ad Offers Quick Cash For Household Goods
Advertiser promotes selling unused household items for fast cash through a simple classified ad. Contact via phone number 22 to arrange pickup or delivery.
Kansans Among 400 U S Soldiers Commissioned In Australia
Five Kansas men were among 400 US soldiers who won commissions at an Australian camp after six weeks of training at officers candidate school. The group includes Ernest W. Reed of Salina Clark A Roach of Wichita Max A Cuykendall of Wichita Donald B Roof of Hutchinson and William Schopflin of Kansas City.
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Australia
U. S
New Guinea
Ernest W. Reed
Salina
Clark A. Roach
Wichita
Max _ A. Cuykendall
Donald B. Roof
Hutchin- Beh
William Schopflin
Kansas City
Former Official Charles Robbins Dies in Cedar Rapids
Col. Charles B. Robbins 65 longtime assistant secretary of war in the Coolidge administration and a general manager of the American Life convention, an association of life insurance companies, died here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Charles B. Robbins
Coolidge ‘Administration
American Life Convention
Life
Local Selective Service Sends 32 Douglas County Men to Fort Leavenworth
The local draft board mobilized 32 Douglas County men to Fort Leavenworth for induction at 7 am. This marks the first July group and the first from the county since the start of induction. Volunteers include Chester J Bohrbower Archie Joe Regiater Milton Shipman Winter Jr Ogden Sherman Jones Jr Frederick B Nightengale W Walter Russell Sharia Raymond Goble Charles Leo Staus Claude James Serebay Kingcade John Lips Stineeinetts Elmer Mortenson Melvin Barcus Kenneth Chelf Medary Eugene Christie Eugene Schnider Nacho Ornelas Leonard Frank Trapp Jack Michler Elmer Priméau Dale Mickels Raymond Smith Edward Kapelle Emil Campbell Vincent Chirafisi Willard Cook Virgil Farr Orin Henderson Frank Ireland Kenneth Maxwell Henry Shemamy William Stewart Hardin Tucker and others.
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Selective Service Board
Douglas County
Ft. Leavenworth
Armed Services
Chester J. Bohrbower
Pennsylvania
Archie Joe
Arkansas
Milton Shipman Winter, Jr
West Hills Parkway
Ogden Sherman Jones, Jr
University Drive
Frederick
Nightengale
Brook
W. Walter Russell
Massachusetts
Sharia Raymond Goble
Walnut Stir
Charles Leo Staus
Claude James Serebay Kingcade
Tennessee
John Lips Stineeinetts
Mississippi Street
Ery Elmer
Mortenson
Melvin Abraham Barcus
East 11Th
Kenneth Wilson Chelf
Locust Street
Medary Eugene Christie
Pennsylvania Street
Eugene Schnider
Tennessee Street
Nacho Ornelas
New Jersey
Leonard Frank
Trapp
Eudora
Jack Benton
Michler
Elmer Priméau
Haskell Institute
Dale Lewis Mickels
Alabama
Raymond Kenneth Smith
Edward Herman Kapelle
Baldwin
Emil Harvey Campbell
Vincent Leo Chirafisi
Willard Russell Cook
Virgil_George Farr
Orin Francis Henderson
Frank George Ireland
New York
Kenneth Dwaine Maxwell
Kentucky Street
Henry Shemamy
William, Allen Stewart
Hardin Tucker
North Third Street
Fire department answers two early morning calls
The Kaw Valley Oil filling station on Highway 40 near town was struck by lightning at 2 a.m. starting a small blaze at a corner of the building. The station had been unused since flood fears led to water-filled gasoline tanks. At 6:15 a.m. firefighters also doused a grease fire at the DeLuxe cafe rear pancake grill with only minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw Valley Oil Company
Highway 40
Howard Laing
DeLuxe Cafe
Worden Worden rainfall report for June 1943
Schwarz cooperative weather observer at Worden reports 9.19 inches of rain in June 1943, well above the 4.71 inch normal. Through July 1 the station totals 19.78 inches versus a 15.67 inch normal. June 1942 rain was 7.48 inches.
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Worden
Walter. Schwarz
Lawrence
Nazi thrust gains in Kuban district
London reported July 5 that German forces claimed a successful advance in the Kuban bridgehead after weeks of fighting. The Nazi communique said 2000 Red troops were killed or captured and large quantities of war materiel seized, with about 700 Russian boats reportedly affected. The Moscow bulletin cited heavy losses for German forces in Belgorod and Kharkov sectors amid rainbound front conditions.
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London
Kuban
Berlin
Moscow
Belgorod
Kharkov
Leningrad
Moscow War Bulletin
Chuguev
Red Army
Wild West Rodeo Features Fourth of July at Ft. Riley
At Fort Riley on July 6 a wild west rodeo capped the Fourth of July events with 50 enlisted men and officers performing before about 10 000 soldiers and civilians. Privates undergoing basic training led the showcase with star rider Pvt Vern Goodrich, while Sgt A Ferrario and Pvt Robert Shahan impressed in buckle events. An open air boxing show a music concert and a dance at the New Service club pavilion followed the rodeo arranged by the special service department led by Capt Fran Welch and Lt Rinardo Lombardo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
Cavalry Replacement Training Center
CRTC
Vern Goodrich
Madison Square,Garden
N. Y
Allies Celebrate the 167th Independence Anniversary
Americans worldwide marked the 167th Independence Day with allied help. Eisenhower spoke at North Africa HQ while a 48 gun salute by the British fleet startled locals. In London Hyde Park a hayride and tours drew crowds, as nations sent editorials and broadcasts praising hemispheric solidarity. Stilwell pledged full American aid in Chungking over a dinner at the war ministry.
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Moscow
Philharmonic Hall
London
Hyde Park
Ati
North Africa
Latin America
Dwight. D. Eisenhower
Royal Navy
Andrew Browne Cunningham
England
Thames River
Geoffrey Blake
Windsor Castle
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Red Cross
Trafalgar Square
Paul Robeson
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Washington Cathedral
Washington, D.C
Sulgrave
Northamptonshire
George Washington
William H. Standley
United States
Russia
Cuba
Chungking
Ho Ting Chih
War Ministry
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
China
Bus Fire Fault Sparks Short Circuit On City Route
A short circuit in the wiring of a Rapid Transit city bus at Ninth and Maine triggered a fire around 10 a m Sunday. Passengers were advised by driver Emmit Taylor to evacuate, with a 20 minute transfer to another bus. Bus company manager Joe Wilson said replacement wiring would take about two weeks to install.
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Rapid Transit Company
Ninth
Maine Streets
Emmit Taylor
Joe Wilson
Committee Opposes Longer Contact Coal Act Extension
Washington July 5 The Ways and Means Committee rejected by 13 to 11 vote to extend the Guffey coal act despite a letter from President Roosevelt urging continuation. Proponents cited unsettled coal conditions. opponents argued government takeover already reduced need. If no action, the act expires August 23.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ways and Means
Fourth of July Death Toll Lowest in History
AP survey shows 190 deaths over the holiday weekend on the home front due to war restrictions. Traffic 74, drownings 55, miscellaneous 61. California and Illinois tied with 13 violent deaths each, Kansas 12, Missouri 11.
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United States
Associated Press
National Safety Council
California
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Alabama
Arkansas
Idaho
Indiana
Town
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Aooy Lasea
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Waervereet Bb
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South ‘Carolina
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Breezes Bring Cooler Weather After Rains In Kansas
Rains cooled north eastern Kansas with scattered thundershowers giving way to cooler conditions statewide. Topeka recorded 1.17 inches and lightning amid quiet July weather. Phillipsburg saw .18 inch after a 97 degree peak. Goddland dropped to 54.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
S.D. Flora
Weather Bureau
Phillipsburg
Godddland
Queen Wilhelmina Returns to London From Ottawa
The Netherlands government in exile announced Queen Wilhelmina arrived in London today after visiting her daughter Princess Juliana in Ottawa Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Wilhelmina I
London
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Ottawa
Canadad
Princess Juliana
Fourth of July Quiet in Lawrence Despite Heat and Rain
Lawrence observed a safe quiet Fourth with no fireworks-related injuries reported. Stores and offices largely closed, while Sunflower Ordnance Works operated as usual. Weather cooled by rain after a hot afternoon, winds reaching 18 to 20 mph earlier, and 0.35 inch of rain fell between Sunday and morning. Potatoes and harvest plans delayed by morning rain, with farmers awaiting field conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
U.S
Sunflower Ordnance Works
J. Posey
Weather Observer
Cox Committee Charged With Wrecking FCC
The Cox committee investigating the Federal Communications Commission was accused by FCC Chairman James L. Fly of allying with the radio monopoly Wall Street interests and the military to wreck the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox Committee
Washington
Cox
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
James L. Fly
Wall Street
Military
Mrs Chiang Kai-shek Returns to Chungking After Eight Months
Madame Chiang Kai-shek arrives back in Chungking the provisional capital after an eight month absence spent on a tour of the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang
Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Canada
Bomber Crew Fatalities Reported After Crash
Ten crew members of the army bomber killed in a crash near White City Kansas yesterday according to the Kearney air base public relations office. Members of the United Home Service club are requested to bring fur scraps to a meeting at 2 30 p m tomorrow at the Community building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Wall
The
United Spanish War Veterans
No. 17
Claude ‘Dicker
Kearney
Neb
White City
Kan
Kearney Air Base
United Home Service Clu
Weather Summary for Kansas South Thunderstorms
Scattered thunderstorms expected in the southern half this forenoon with little temperature change. Today's forecast calls for a high near 90 and a low around 68, cooler tonight. Rainfall measured 0.03 inches Saturday through Sunday 7 am.
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Kansas
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