Axis Situation in Sicily Grows Worse as Allied Break In
Allied fronts in Sicily push forward with Montgomery near Catania and Lentini. Canadian forces seize Caltagirone while Patton’s Americans advance inland, aiming to secure vital east west routes. BBC-Algiers report places Eighth Army within six miles of Catania harbor as airfield gains threaten Gerbini. More than 20 000 axis troops captured with Italian divisions praised but rendered ineffective.
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Sicily
Bernard L. Montgomery
Catania
Hermann Goering
Scordia
Lentini
Vtania
Sicilian
Scordis
Caltagirane
Gels
Gramamichele
Goumiers
George S. Patton, Jr
Caltagirone
Montgomery
Anso
Eighth Army
Caltanissetta
Enna
Gerbini
Catania Plain
London Daily Fypress
Vizinni
Seventh Army
Agrigento
Agriganto
Naro
Porto Empedocle
Catagirone
Cen
Alfredo Guzzoni
Orel
Red Army Advances Despite German Divisions Near Orel
Moscow reports indicate the German high command deployed two new divisions to blunt the Russian push toward Orel while the Red Army repulsed Nazi advances and pressed forward. Soviet columns from the north and east drew within artillery range of Orel as counterattacks and village seizures shaped the ongoing battle.
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Red Army
Moscow
Orel
Matha Aa Awinw
Erracia
Wis
Orel-Briansk
Rayon versus cotton in tire cords splits wartime policy debate
The Truman committee pressed to halt rayon cord expansion, arguing rayon offers no clear superiority over cotton. Rubber Director William Jeffers and War Secretary Patterson defend rayon’s use, citing field tests and industry support, warning against wartime waste. AMGOT announces allied civil governance of Sicily with Eisenhower naming Sir Harold Alexander as military governor and outlining Fascist removal and civilian control measures.
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Washington
Jaly
CRI
Senate
Truman
Truman Group
William Jeffers
Army
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
South
North Africa
Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Lord Rennell of Rood
Frank J. McSherry
United States
London
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Altho
Fascist Party
Driscoll Named to Regents Board by Governor Schoeppel
Topeka July 17 Jerry E. Driscoll Russell attorney was appointed to the state board of regents to succeed W T Markham of Yates Center and Topeka. Driscoll term ends December 1 1945. He is a former highway commission member. Senate left Ratner appointments to Schoeppel discretion.
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Topeka
CPI
Jerry E. Driscoll
Russell
State Board of Regents
Schoeppel
W. T. Markham
Yates Center
Driscoll
State Highway Commission
Markham
Payne
Senate
Ratner
Senators to Tour World War Fronts for War Info
Five United States senators will tour battlefronts around the world with uniforms dog tags and helmets. Senator Russell will be spokesman for the fact finding mission, joined by Lodge Chandler Mead and Brewster on a 30000 mile itinerary. The start date remains a military secret.
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Washington
Army
United States
War Department
Russell
D.-Ga
Lodge
R.mass
Chandler
D.-Ky
Mead
D.-N.y
Brewster
R.-Me
Sulzberger Reports Return From Soviet Russia
CP Arthur Hays Sulzberger, president of the New York Times, returned from a three week visit to Soviet Russia. He said the country shows determination to collaborate with Britain and the United States to defeat Hitler and to take part in a postwar system of collective security. He called Russia a freedom loving people and urged a real system of collective security with the USSR.
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London
CP Arthur Hays Sulzberger
The
New York Times
Soviet
Russia
Britain
United States
Hitler
Sulzberger
American Red Cross
Ussr
Car Hits Guard Rails on Highway 24 Northwest of Midland
A 1986 Plymouth coach driven by Harry Betts of Williamstown struck concrete guard rails on a bridge on Highway 24 northwest of Midland last night about five o clock. Betts was taken to Perry for treatment and then home. The car’s damage ran to several hundred dollars, according to highway patrolman Harvey Schmedeman.
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Harry Betts
Williamstown
Highway
Midland
Betts
Perry
Anaid
Harvey Schmedeman
Stock Market Index Report for 60 Stocks Yesterday
The average of 60 stocks rose slightly as traders closed yesterday with modest gains. The index showed a small uptick across sectors, reflecting cautious optimism amid mixed economic signals.
Munda Target of Allied Bombs In Pacific Campaign
Allied air forces continue bombardment of Munda air base in the Solomon Islands. U.S. dive bombers and torpedo planes dropped 82 tons of high explosives and fragmentation bombs in two strikes to support ground troops, with ships and pilots like Lieutenant George Gay referenced in the correspondent’s report. Heavy rains hinder fighting as Australian and American forces push toward Salamaua and nearby targets.
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Solomons
Dauntless
Munda
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
Guadalcanal
George Gay
Hornet
Heroic Torpedo Squadron Eight
United States
New Guinea
Komiatum
Salamaua
Douglas
Bobdubi
New Fuel Oil Plan Eases Ration in Midwest States
Washington reports the OPA has a new plan for Iowa Nebraska and Kansas to speed fuel oil allotments next winter. Three coupon validity periods will overlap reducing the five periods previously used. Period one lasts until January 4. periods two and three begin November 30 and end February 8 and March 14 respectively. Periods four and five run February 8 to September 30 1944. The change aims to ease deliveries and provide a backlogs for cold weather.
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Washington
CPX
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Office of Price Administration
Joel Dean
OPA
Senate
Midwest
Dean
Roosevelt vetoes bill on fed agency material controls
President Roosevelt pocket vetoed a bill requiring federal agencies to comply with state depletion laws for seeds livestock feed nursery stock fertilizers and soil conditioning materials. The exception for TVA fertilizer was noted and he said further controls should come from Congress if needed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
West Wall Assault Feasibility Seen by Allied Observers
London reports flagging optimism for a clean victory in Sicily shaping a Western Europe invasion plan. Observers note allied air power could neutralize the Atlantic Wall despite German defenses, enabling anticipated landings on the French coast.
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London
Sidily
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Atlantic
France
Mediterranean
R.A.P
U.S
Italy
West Wall
Sicily
Altho
Lawrence Endures Record Heat and Storm Damages
A heat wave peaked with 96 degrees in the afternoon and 94 at 7 am in Lawrence, breaking a 93 degree summer high. A late night storm with 30 mph winds caused tree damage, power outages, and lightning strikes, while rainfall totals ranged from 0.26 to 0.36 inches. Clouds moderated temperatures to 82 by early afternoon.
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Lawrence
J. Posey
New Hampshire Street
Kansas Electric Power Company
Cameron Bluff
Posey
Walter Schwartz
Worden
Ovioek
Rhode Island
Light Company
Eleventh
Kentucky
Seventh
Hill
Ama
Fourteenth
Tennessee
Trafic
Tennessee Street
Thirteenth
New Jersey
Theight Company
Victory
Nine teachers enrolled in University refresher courses
Nine teachers enrolled in the Essentials of Reading course at Madison Coombs principal of University high school and Sara Laird teach Children's Literature. Both courses run four weeks each and are required for renewing emergency certificates. This year's refresher will not be given due to weak demand.
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Madison
Coombs
University High School
Sara Laird
Lawrence City Schools Set 16.06 Mills Levy For 1943 44
The Lawrence city schools fixed a 16.06 mill tax levy for 1943 44, 30 of a mill below last year, at a luncheon meeting. The budget totals 3,352,912.36 with 2,390,000 in general funds and 63,912.36 in a bond and interest fund, signaling strong finances and debt reduction by August 1944.
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Lawrence
Poard of Education
Coron’al
Zeneral
Coe
Interesee
Convicted Leaders Face Sentencing in Denali Plot Case
Washington officials report George Sylvester and a publicist were found guilty on charges tied to wartime propaganda and foreign agent acts. The jury delivered a verdict on four counts with nine additional findings. Judge Southa J. Laws scheduled sentencing for July 7 after a lengthy trial.
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Washington
Jal
George Sylvester
State
Southa
Bargeros
Germany
Tareed
Owerttss
Tire Applications Ahead of July Quota
The county issued multiple tire allotments including 77 passenger tires and 15 passenger tires while noting many applications await fulfillment due to a lowered quota this month. Fred H. Moors of Levenmornen and L. L. Barrece spoke on the rationing operation and the reduced demand.
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Imranean
Caey
Joe Shore
Fred H. Moors
Levemoren
L. L. Barrece
Tres Am Now
Rand
Kansas Rural Letter Carriers to Meet in Emporia
The Kansas Rural Letter Carriers Association and the Auxiliary and Super Rural Letter Carriers plan their state convention in Emporia Kansas on Monday and Tuesday. An estimated 300 to 400 carriers from Osage City and other areas are expected to attend.
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Emporia
Kan
Kansas
Osage City
Wurei Carters
Pope Pius XII Replies to Roosevelt Note Amid Invasion News
A Rome dispatch in Basser Nachrichten reports Pope Pius XII sent a reply to President Roosevelt’s note at the start of the Sicilian invasion. The Vatican sources claim the pope opposed the Nazi fascist distinction and expressed concern over the war’s aggressors.
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Bern
Switzerland
Rome
Anc
Pius XII
Roosevelt
Yvaceun
Inez
Rimes
Pepe
Vatean
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