Cost of Living Still Moving Up in War Economy
Washington reports Americans facing higher living costs after a year and a half of war. The Office of Price Administration battles rising prices, black markets, and enforcement suits, with General Max phased out for targeted city ceilings.
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Washington
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Hitler
Poland
Cbuseau
CPA
OPA
United States Treasury
New York
Philadelphia
Newark
Middle-West
Wits
GMPR
General Max
Max
Jones
Smith
Hhawiships
Max and
GMPA
Husky Leon Henderson
Henderson
Prentiss M. Brown
Michigan
Brown
Two More Concerts End Summer Program in South Park
The summer recreation program wrapped up with an event in South Park directed by Oliver Hobbs. Marilyn Smart Wayne Hird and Dorothy May Nelson sang solos while Thayer Gaston led community singing. The band schedules two concerts next week at Woodlawn and Southpark, marking the final summer performance.
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South Park
Summer Bard
Oliver Hobbs
Marilyn Smart
Wayne Hird
Dorothy May Nelson
Thayer Gaston
K. A
Woodlawn
Southpark
Convocation Monday for V-12 Unit at KU
Members of the V-12 naval unit at the University of Kansas will attend a convocation in Hoch auditorium at 10 o'clock Monday with Chancellor Deane W. Malott as chief speaker. Lieut. A H Buhl and Lieut C A Mickelman will attend along with Leonard Axe. The summer session band will perform two numbers and the audience will sing The Star Spangled Banner led by Joseph F Wilkins. Townspeople are urged to attend.
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University of Kansas
Hoch Auditorium
Deane W. Malott
A. H. Buhl
Naval School For Machinists
C. A. Mickelman
Leonard Axe
Russell L. Wiley
Joseph F. Wilkins
Department of Voice
Russians Welcome News of Sicily Invasion
The Russian people greeted the Allied landing on Sicily with joy, calling it a fine gift for the Red Army as they discuss the operation. They said it is not a second front but an important blow to the Axis amid Nazi summer offensives.
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Sicily
Red
Moscow
Red Army
Fragmented Ireland phrase hints at Emerald Isle luxury
Fragmented OCR reads like a note about Ireland and its emerald image of luxury and green scenery. No clear event or person identified.
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Ireland
Harvest progress shown in Kansas wheat and corn crop outlook
Topeka July 10 reassurances came to Governor Schoeppel from rationing groups and railroads that enough gasoline and wheat cars would be available to handle the crop. The June 1 forecast places Kansas harvest at 150.6 million bushels with mixed yields across oats rye barley and corn. Prospective renters and home buyers are eager readers of the classified page.
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Topeka
Kan
Schoeppel
OPA
H. C. Davis
Wichita
Davis
R. E. Clark
St. Louis
Association of American Railroads
Clark
Schoeppe
Clar
Son-in-law of Sir Harry Oakes Arrested in Bahamas Murder
Alfred DeMarigny, husband of Nancy Oakes De Marigny, was held on a murder charge in Nassau after the death of Sir Harry Oakes. The body was found on a charred bed with four bludgeon wounds. an inquest will resume Tuesday. Nancy joined her mother in Maine as investigations continue.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Harry Oakes
Alfred DeMarigny
Oakes
Nancy
Duke of Windsor
Indian Ocean
Mauritius
Eric Hallinan
Westbourne
Sir
Harry
Nancy Oakes de Marigny
Vermont
Lady Oakes
Bar ‘Harbor
E. W. Melchen
Miami
de Marigny
Tuesay
Nancy Oakes
Ruth Fahnestock
Lake Shore
Canada
Baronecy
Western Air Lines Reports Strong May Mail and Passenger Growth
Western Air Lines Inc. reported May mail and express poundage leapt to 1,488,899 pounds from 637,637 a year earlier and ten miles flown rose to 559,786 from 259,912. Passenger traffic rose two percent over April, but May passengers fell to 27,466 as fewer planes operated, down 18 percent from May 1942. Through May, air mail rose 96 percent and express 80 percent year over year.
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Kansas City
Transcontinental Western Air, Inc
A. W. French
Express
Schwegler Speaks On Contrasts Between Buddhism and Christianity
Dr. R. A. Schwegler interim preacher at First Baptist Church will discuss the forces behind great civilizations in a sermon titled A Study of Contrasts He examines the ideals of Buddhism and Christianity in a talk prepared for Sunday morning attendance for all ages.
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R. A. Schwegler
First Baptist Church
Musical Service Schedule at Eighth and Kentucky
Millard Ireland soloist will sing Suffer the Little Children Hausman and Hast Thou Not Known Mueller. Mrs Rankin ornist to play orient Musical Schubert The Trout and Guilmant March. Service at 11 o clock at the church on Eighth and Kentucky. Church school meets at 9 45. Baptist Youth Fellowship Bill Haines announces an informal discussion at 9 45 am on The Meaning of Leadership.
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Millard Ireland
Hausman
Mueller
Paul C. Rankin
Orient Musical
Schubert
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Bill Haines
Red Cross seeks more workers for surgical dressings
In wartime need rises, Red Cross reports shortages of surgical dressings. Mrs Hovey Hanna leads the local workroom urging more volunteers to meet August 1 quota. Shifts offered include morning, afternoon, and evening sessions at Central Building Junior High School from 9 to 12:30 and 1:30 to 4:30, plus Monday 7 to 9.
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Red Cross
Hovey Hanna
Army
Music Week festival at University gains national notice
The Music Week festival of American music at the University, hosted May 3 to 7 by the school of fine arts, earned national publicity in Musical America. G Criss Simpson of the theory and organ department wrote the feature. Dr. Otto Miessner and Dean D M Swarthout coordinated efforts and received congratulatory letters from music administrators nationwide. A full week classified ad costs four lines for 96 cents.
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School of Fine Arts
Musical America
G. Criss Simpson
Department of Theory and Organ
Otto Miessner
D. M. Swarthout
Enchanted Princess marionette show ends summer program
Miss Margaret Bushong led a six week marionette class in Miss Maud Ellsworth's art studio. More than 400 children and adults attended yesterday's performance in the Community building. Betty Kolascny and others built and operated the puppets for the fairyland production. Lettuce and cabbage prices to drop 25 to 50 percent by July 20, OPA announces.
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Margaret Bushong
F. T. Stockton
Miss Ellsworth
Miss Bushong
Betty Kolascny
Billy Rave
Dicky Warren
Marjorie Lou Brown
Barbara Hagen
Sylvia Shell
Joe Walker
Polly Ashton
Polly
Billy Hendricks
Woodlawn
Police Appointments Fill City Vacancy
Ray Corn of 817 Indiana has been appointed to the Law rence police force to fill the vacancy from the resignation of G O Wulf kuhle. Corn previously served four years with the department about two decades ago and was a Baldwin deputy sheriff for six years.
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Ray Corn
Indiana
Lawrence
G. O. Wulfkuhle
Corn
Police Department
Baldwin
Marriage Licenses Report From Topeka and Lawrence
Marriage licenses have been issued to Ambrose William Van Cleave and Mildred Green of Topeka, married by Probate Judge Frank R. Gray. Lawrence Littlefield of Lawrence and Betty Jane Townsend of Atchison also wed, with Judge Gray presiding, as did H Heller and Maria Payne, both of Topeka. Five distinct white races are represented in Nova Scotia: English, Scotch, French A cadian, Irish and Hanoverian.
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Ambrose William van Cleave
Mildred Green
Topeka
Frank R. Gray
Lawrence Littlefield
Lawrence
Betty Jane Townsend
Chison
H Heller
Maria Payne
Gray
Nova Scotia
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Pacific
Attu
Western Air Lines Inc
AT the Baptist Church
Jayhawk
Music Week
Rexall
Axis
OWL
Ida Lupino
Dennis Morgan
John Leslie
Revi
William Bendix
Uncle Sam
WEN Vt Ve
E Sisraing Rogert Alike
Crawford Jackie Cere
We Ghymre
Balpa Bellamy
Jane Barwell
Leo Carrille
Jobe Lutil
Anne Shirley
Eddie Albert
Warren Exo
Robert Ryan
Barton Maclane
Tyler Dodd
the Family Theater
Valley OF the Sun
Crosby Road
Me Ne Te
Elie
Watt
John Loder
Eleanor Parker
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