Russians Drive Off Nazi Bridgeheads West of Voronezh
Soviet dispatches report Red Army counter-attacks along the Don river west of Voronezh. Heavy fighting continues as 200000 German troops press, with more than 3000 German dead and 35 tanks reported destroyed. Moscow and Berlin clash over the latest advances as Soviet forces hold and strike back, threatening key lines toward the Caucasus oil fields.
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Don River
Voronezh
Berlin
Moscow
Red Army
Moscow-Rostov
Hitler
Orel
Russia
Caucasus
Red Star
Staryi Oskol
Crimea
Ukraine
Rommel Battles as Axis Reinforcements Move Toward Nile
British patrols and flying columns pressured Rommel’s invasion forces in Egypt as RAF aircraft bombarded Axis troops near a 35 mile wide bottleneck 70 miles west of Alexandria. Malta raids increased as Axis convoys raced in for Rommel while Auchinleck’s reinforcements arrived to bolster the Egyptian front ahead of a decisive clash.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
R.A.F
Alexandria
Cairo
Stockholm
Berlin
Rommel
Tobruk
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Middle East
Malta
Mediterranean
Nile
Suez Canal
Showers Disrupt Wheat Harvest In Topeka Area
Thunder showers returned to northern counties as scattered rains dotted the region last night. Weatherman S D Flora noted moisture measurements from several towns with Phillipsburg recording a high of 102 degrees while Ellis cooled to 61. Little temperature change expected today or tonight.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Manhattan
Wamega
Ellis
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Flora
Arraign Bundist Leader Kunze in Espionage Case
Hartford and New York court actions set 36 year old Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze as innocent in a espionage charge. He faces 50000 bail after being brought from Mexico City. Co defendants include Anastase Vonsiatsky and Drotto Willemait with others linked to aiding German and Japanese war efforts.
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Hartford
Conn
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze
J. Joseph Smith
Kunze
Mexico City
New York City
Wilbur V. Keegan
New York
FBI
Keegan
United States
Thomas J. Dodd
U. S
Dodd
Anastase Vonsiatsky
Drotto Willameit
Chicago
Germany
Japan
Kurt Molzahn
Philadelphia
Wolfgang Ebell
el Paso
Tex
United States Armed Forces
Minneapolis Janitor Attempts Suicide in Jail After New York Indictment
Carl Frederick Berg 40 a Minneapolis school janitor and alleged Minneapolis branch leader of the German American Bund tried to hang himself in the city jail shortly after arrest on a New York indictment charging conspiracy to violate selective service and alien registration acts federal officials said. He removed his belt and was about to hang himself when fellow prisoners raised alarms and guards intervened.
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Minneapolis
Carl Frederick Berg
New York
United States
Victor E. Anderson
Berg
Bund
Chinese forces close on Japanese in Kiangsi-Hunan drive
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek reports Chinese armies have closed in around Japanese advance troops at Fengchang and Changshu as they push toward the Kiangsi-Hunan loop. Fierce battles rage while the Chekiang Kiangsi line holds in a broader effort to sever Shanghai Singapore rail links.
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Far Pacific
Chiang Kai-shek
Fengchang
Changshu
Kiangsi-Hunan
Chekiang- Kiangsi
Shanghai
Singapore
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Horn Island
Torres Strait
New Guinea
MacArthur
Ring of Islands
Stock Market Index Edges Up After Day
The average of 60 stocks rose to 36.9 from 36.1 yesterday, signaling a modest market gain. Investors watched key industrial and financial shares as trading closed with a positive turn.
Duel Over Strait Marks Channel Bombardment
German and British guns traded shells for over an hour in the English Channel as Germany renewed bombardment of the southeast coast. Dover warned of shellfire but no casualties or damage were reported. British air forces mines and attacked German shipping off the Netherlands, while German raids hit northeast England and South Wales. Four German planes were shot down.
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London
English Channel
Dover
Netherlands
Air Ministry
R.A.F
Germany
Bremen
England
South
Wales
Navy reports sinking of two more merchant ships
The Navy listed two more sinking incidents in the western Atlantic bringing the toll to 345 ships lost since Pearl Harbor. Survivors from a Latvian vessel said the sub that sank them also took their master aboard. The report also noted a Dutch cargo ship sunk in the Caribbean with all 37 aboard rescued.
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Navy
Associated Press
United and
Neutral Nations
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Caribbean
U. S
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Mexican Army General Staff
Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Germany
Prisoners of Axis Sub Take Latvian Vessel Crew
Survivors report an axis submarine shelled and sank a Latvian cargo ship off the Atlantic coast on June 29. The master and an ordinary seaman were taken prisoner aboard the submarine, while the other 34 crewmen rode two lifeboats for five days before rescue. The navy announced the sinking today at an East Coast port.
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Atlantic
Navy
Nazis Claim More Sinkings On Arctic Convoy Route
German high command claimed four more merchant ships were sunk in a British American convoy on the Arctic supply route to Russia. They said 32 of 38 ships in the convoy were sent to the bottom, though no independent confirmation appeared.
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Berlin
Arctic
Russia
High Command
Secrecy Shrouds Trial of Germans in U S
Washington July 8 in a sealed proceeding eight German born men face a military commission for alleged wartime sabotage. The hidden trial, guarded by armed troops and secret elevators, is chaired by Maj. Gen. McCoy with Biddle and Roosevelt overseeing and the death penalty possible on four counts.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Long Island
Florida
Biddle
Roosevelt
Francis Biddle
George Dashh
Amagansett
Edward John Kerling
Jacksonville
Ernest Peter Burger
Herbert Hans Haupt
Henry Harm Heinck
Hermann Otto Neubauer
Richard Quirin
Werner Thiel
Frank R. McCoy
Walter S. Grant
Blanton Winship
Carl L. Ristine
Missouri
Dasch
No Critical Shortage of Harvest Hands Seen in Kansas
The federal employment service for Kansas said no area faced a critical shortage of harvest workers and predicted labor would carry wheat growers through the harvest. Salina area raised concerns due to army construction activity during peak harvest. June job placements reached 12,791. female participation rose, and agriculture placements hit a new high at 3,138 on incomplete reports.
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Topeka
Federal Employment Service For
Kansas
Salina
Philip Lawlor
Oil to Meet East Coast Ration Needs by Year End
J R Parten reports that by year end sufficient oil should reach the east coast to meet daily needs. A $93 million clearance funds Florida canal and pipe projects across Mississippi and Florida, with pipelines and tanker deliveries boosting daily totals to about 1.429 million barrels.
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Washington
J. R. Parten
Bailey
D-N.c
Senate Commerce Committee
Parton
Florida
Mississippi
Gulf Intercoastal Waterway
Parten
Patten
Longview
Tex
Southern Illinois
Texas
Two Senate hopefuls discuss withdrawal plan in Salina
C C Isely of Dodge City and John Allison of McPherson met in Salina to weigh uniting against veteran Sen Arthur Capper in the upcoming August Republican primary. No agreement was reached yet but a possible withdrawal and joint effort was discussed with an announcement expected next week.
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Salina
C. C. Isely
Dodge City
John Allison
McPherson
Arthur Capper
United States
Capper
Isely
Allison
Turkish Premier Refik Saydam Dies at 61
Ankara reports Premier Refik Saydam died of a heart attack at age 61. He had led Turkey since January 1939. Interior Minister Ahmet Fikri Tuzer will act as premier until a new appointment is made. Saydam's wartime policy kept Turkish soil inviolate while neighbors engaged in conflict.
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Ankara
Turkey
CPR
Refik Saydam
Ahmet Fikri Tuzer
Saydam
Union Pacific Leads Scrap Metal Drive Across Network
Union Pacific launches nationwide scrap metal drive ordered by President. At the local depot workers remove the iron rail fence south of the depot. John Robinson states scrap along the line will be sent to Kansas City. A work train began from Kansas City collecting scrap and scheduled to reach Topeka today.
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Union Pacific Railroad
United States
William Jeffers
U. P
John Robinson
Kansas City
Topeka
Mexican Government Orders Removal Of Axis Nationals
Mexico City orders the immediate removal to Mexico City of all axis nationals from the frontier zone bordering Guatemala. The action targets enemy aliens amid wartime security concerns and broadens the scope of measures affecting foreign nationals in border areas.
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Mexico City
Guatemala
Plane Crash Kills Seven At Bonneville Salt Flats
On July 8 in Wendover Utah three officers and four enlisted men died when their army bomber crashed and burned on the Bonneville salt flats about ten miles east.
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Wendover
Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats
Rubber Drive To End Friday Night
The nationwide scrap rubber drive to aid war industries ends Friday evening. J M Turner co chairman says Douglas county lags behind other eastern Kansas counties in rubber collection. Two trucks are available to collect rubber from filling stations or garages and residents should call 2175 or 2070 to schedule pickup.
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J. M. Turner
Douglas County
Kansas
Army engineers reject payless return of workers at Lake City plant
185 electrical construction workers walk off the Lake City ordnance plant over wage disputes and vote to return without pay. Maj. Leslie R. King orders no back-to-work until the $1.50 per hour scale is restored, despite protests the local rate is $1.65. Perrin D. McElroy notes patriotic aim to keep the defense project going. The workers are AFL members.
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Kansas City
Army Engineers
Washington
Lake City
Ordnance Plant
Perrin D. McElroy
Building and Construction Trades Council
Geing
A.F
Carpenter Visits Lawrence As Senate Candidate
Randolph Carpenter of Marion, Democratic Senate hopeful, spent hours in Lawrence campaigning. A former congressman from the fourth district who retired in 1936, he ran Marion law practice and farm interests, opposed congressional pay raises, and served as WWII lieutenant overseas. His primary opponent is ex Senator George McGill of Wichita.
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Randolph Carpenter
Marion
U.S
Lawrence
Congress
Carpenter
Kansas
George McGill
Wichita
Kansas Supreme Court Reappoints Rice to Law Examiners Board
The Kansas supreme court reappointed Ray mond Rice of Lawrence today to the state board of law examiners. Also named were District Judge George A. Kline of Topeka to the board, and Raymond Krutsinger of Lyndon appointed as court reporter on the same board replacing James Manning. Loren Dyson of Herington chosen assistant court reporter effective September 1, succeeding George Lindsay.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Raymond Rice
Lawrence
State Board of Law Examiners
George A. Kline
State Board of Examiners
Raymond Krutsinger
Lyndon
James Manning
Loren Dyson
Herington
George Lindsay
Kansas City
Wheat prices advance on strong flour demand
Wheat prices rose nearly five cents to a peak of 1.2114 for July delivery in Chicago trading. Heavy flour business and Senate action lifting government loan rates to full parity spurred buying from mills and brokers, sending prices to their highest level since late May.
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Chicago
Senate
Tragic Farming Accident Claims Oswego Man
Michael Hall, about 60, drowned when his tractor plunged over a 15 foot embankment into five feet of water at the Mel Campbell farm near Labette. He was found beneath the machine by Clyde Godfrey and died yesterday after being trapped in Bachelor creek. He was unmarried.
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Oswego
Kan
Michael Hall
Mel Campbell
Labette
Clyde Godfrey
Hall
Bachelor Creek
Expect Drop in Sale of Car Tags in the State
Topeka reports motor vehicle officials foresee a sharp drop in auto license tag sales next fiscal year amid 2,416 fewer tags sold this year. Truck and trailer totals rose, with 107 489 trucks and 5 277 trailers licensed, while titles issued fell from 207 339 to 123 333, signaling fewer new car purchases.
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Topeka
Kansas
C. M. Voelker
Motor
Voelker
Sugar allotments cut for late applicants in Douglas county
Industrial and institutional sugar users not applying by July 5 face daily deductions from their allotments. Wetzel, chief clerk of the Douglas county war price and rationing board, urged timely applications after the 20th of the preceding month and by the fifth of the first month. The board handled tire and automobile applications and noted a 36 bicycle quota through September 1 with no eligibility instructions yet.
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George Wetzel
Douglas County
Lawrence
Wetzel
Change Date Of Call For Douglas County Draftees
The 33 draftees from Douglas county scheduled for July 13 are postponed to July 24. This marks the county’s third quota this month after 15 colored men on July 3 and 38 white men on July 6. Bruce Cameron Neal Wherry and Rev. John Bowers of the local selective service board visited the induction center at Ft. Leavenworth and toured the medical and induction departments where many registrants were inducted. They learned details to improve board efficiency for the war department.
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Douglas County
Bruce Cameron
Neal Wherry
John Bowers
Selective Service Board
Ft. Leavenworth
Medical Department
Army
War Department
Local Firms Rally Behind July War Bond Drive
Fifteen Lawrence firms sold $18 000 in war bonds and stamps in the first five days of July as merchants back the drive sponsored by local retailers. One firm aimed for $1 500 in the first week and reached $1 968 in five days. Merchants report strong public response and will continue selling through July. Advertising literature remains at the Chamber of Commerce for firms seeking it.
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Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Local Doctors Ordered To Report To The Army
Dr Penfield Jones and Dr Wray Enders have been commissioned as captains in the army medical corps and ordered to report. Jones will go to the army hospital in Springfield Missouri on Sunday while Enders will report July 22 at the same hospital. Dr Raymond A Schwegler Jr also became a captain but has not yet received orders. Dr Mary Boyden arrives to cover in Schwegler’s office in Detroit during his absence.
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Penfield Jones
Wray Enders
Army
Army Medical Corps
Jones
Army Hospital
Springfield
Enders
Raymond A. Schwegler, Jr
Mary Boyden
University of Minnesota
Detroit Children’s Hospital
Schwegler
League of Kansas Municipalities to move offices
John Stutz executive director said the League will relocate from Fraser hall basement to the Peoples Bank building after banking fixtures are removed. The move, to occur in a few days, frees Fraser hall space used for University needs and reduces classrooms for training mechanics mates.
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League of Kansas
Fraser Hall
Peoples Bank
John Stutz
Stutz
State’ League
Bids Sought on Sunflower Ordnance Area Crops
Sealed bids for 1 000 acres of wheat 1 460 acres of oats 250 acres of alfalfa 64 acres barley 16 acres rye 88 acres red clover and 35 acres timothy will be received at the Land Acquisition office Ola in the Sunflower Ordnance area east of Eudora until 2 pm Friday July 10. Bidders may inspect crops two days and bid forms are available in Olathe and nearby post offices.
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Sunflower Ordnance
Eudora
Olathe
Sunflower Ordnance Works
D. H. Frye
Frye
War financing town hall to discuss tax changes
The League of Women Voters hosts a 7:30 pm open air town hall on the University campus between Haworth hall and Hoch auditorium. Professors John Ise and Domenico Gagliardo will discuss income tax exemptions federal sales tax withholding at the sources forced savings and inflation. If rain, the event moves to Hoch auditorium. Mrs Mildred TeSner is in charge and invites a large crowd to explore national budgeting topics.
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University
Haworth Hall
Hoch Auditorium
League of Women Voters
John Ise
Domenico Gagliardo
School of Business
Mildred TeSner
LeSner
Paving Nears Completion on South Massachusetts Street
Paving from Twenty-first to Twenty-third streets progresses rapidly with favorable weather. The Twenty-first to Twenty-second block is finished except for about 100 feet on the east side in the 2300 block. The center slab is poured and work continues on the Twenty-third street intersection. Contractor M N Penny says paving should finish in a week if weather holds, with joints and driveways completed in 7 to 10 days.
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Massachusetts Street
Twenty-first
Twenty Third Streets
Twenty-second Street
Twenty-third Street
M. N. Penny
Immunization Clinics Open at Cordley School
The second series of immunization clinics for school and pre school children began today at 9:30 a.m. at Cordley school. Diphtheria and smallpox vaccines were administered. Additional clinics will be held at 9:30 a.m. in Pinckney Woodlawn Lincoln New York and McAllaster on July 9 10 11 and 13 respectively.
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Cordley School
Pinckney
Woodlawn
Lincoln
New York
McAllaster
Weather: Scattered Thunder Showers In Kansas
Weather bulletin notes widely scattered thunder showers late tonight or Thursday morning across Kansas. Temperatures remain warm with readings expected to stay elevated through the period.
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Kansas
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