Nazi Thrust Near Rostov Halts But Presses Don Front
Nazi forces push across the Don east of Rostov and reach Manych and Sal rivers as Soviet reports admit grave danger. Rostov and Novocherkassk fall, signalling a mid war turning point while Red Army units fight to hold the Don bend and prevent German expansion toward the Caucasus and Astra Khan.
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Kalach
Don
Volga
Stalingrad
Red Star
Europe
Rostov
Novocherkassk
London
Voronezh
Don River
Manych
Sal
Rostov-on-Don
Northern
Caucasus
Novocherkessk
Adolf Hitler
Astrakhan
Caspian Sea
Semeon Timoshenko
Alsho
Germans Execute 28 At Lille In Sabotage Drive
German forces announced the execution of 28 people at Lille for offenses including sabotage and possession of weapons. Most condemned were mine workers in the Lille region. French Douai court sentenced two to life and 28 others to a total 40 years for stealing ration cards. Courtrai reports many arrested as hostages after five fires in one night. Radios and bicycles were confiscated and others detained for sympathy.
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Vichy
Lille
Douai
Courtrai
Allied Planes and Ground Forces Fight Jap Invader in New Guinea
Allied air units shelled Japanese positions in New Guinea while US and Allied ground patrols kept contact with advancing forces. Japanese troops reportedly pushed inland about 50 miles from the Gona landing toward Port Moresby as fast-moving actions continued near Oivi and Buna. Farther north, Darwin and Townsville faced isolated bomber and fighter activity with anti-aircraft defenses in operation. Chinese reports say Chiang Kai-shek’s forces widened the NanChang Hangchow rail gap to 50 miles despite Japanese claims of control.
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New Guinea
Miliary
Gona Mission
Panna
Port Moresby
Australia
Darwin
Townsville
MacArthur
Oivi
Ko‘koda
Buna
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanchang - Hangchow
Court Will Rule As Roosevelts Wartime Powers Face Test
The Supreme Court opened a special term to hear habeas corpus petitions from seven of eight Nazi saboteur suspects tried by a secret military commission. Justices may transfer cases to federal court if they accept the petitions, amid questions of war powers and rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Harlan F. Stone
George John Dash
High Court
Pearl Harbor
Compulsory Savings Proposal Faces Senate Panel
New York merchant Julian Goldman urged the senate finance committee to siphon 25 to 30 billion dollars in surplus purchasing power via compulsory savings to curb inflation. Senator Taft supported tax alternatives, while Senator Vandenberg warned a $25 000 income cap would barely cover four days of war bills. President Roosevelt had proposed the $25 000 after tax earnings limit. Benjamin Marsh of the People's Benevolent Association urged a say as you go plan or a commission to study repudiation tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Ohio
Julian Goldman
Goldman
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Treasury Department
House
Roosevelt
Eyers
Benjamin C. Marsh
The
People’s Bena
Marsh
Congress
Hubbell Guides Giants Past Cubs in First Game
Fi-Carl Hubbell earned his fourth straight win as the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 9 to 5 in the first game of a doubleheader. Willard Marshall drove in five runs with a homer, triple, and single while Dom Dallesandro hit two homers and Stan Hack added one for Chicago.
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Hubbell
New York
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Willard Marshall
Dom Dallessandro
Stan Hack
Cubs
Housing Shortage Forces Lawrence Families to Move
Lawrence faces severe housing shortages with few vacant houses and high turnaways at home registration and real estate offices. Doubling up, renting rooms, and sharing homes are rising as families seek shelter. Trailers fill a portion of demand while planning for trailers and new housing emerges. City planners urge training for employment and evening job classes. seek part time or full time work through the U S Employment Service on Eighth and Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Famiilies
Lawrence
Home Registration Bureau
War Industries Planning Committee
Walter Keeler
Harvey Jetmore
Frank Stockton
U. S. Employment Service Office
Eighth and
Vermont Streets
Roosevelt hints at veto on federal rubber bill
President Roosevelt told reporters the congress-approved bill to create an independent agency to boost synthetic rubber production will likely be vetoed. He said he was working on it and hinted at further action on rubber plans, including potential agency setup to study the rubber situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Survivors Questioned by Axis Submarine After Sinking
A United States cargo ship was torpedoed in the Caribbean on July 12. Five crew members died among nine aboard. Survivors reported a blue shorts wearing axis submarine commander with a black beard questioned them about the Panama Canal but no information was gained.
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Gulf Coast
United States
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Navy
Tony
Mexico
Sverre
Gram
SINKINGS TOP 400 MARK IN ATLANTIC
The Associated Press reports the 400th allied or neutral ship sunk in waters off the Americas with 1,620 more missing and 11,766 rescued. The 401st victim was a Havana area onion boat carrying 40,000 pounds of onions. The Gulf of Mexico saw the Mexican freighter Oaxaca sunk as the war widens.
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Associated Press
Americas
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Havana
Gulf of Mexico
Oaxaca
Talk Cargo Planes
Senator Josh Lee urged rapid Senate committee action on a plan to build a fleet of flying cargo planes to move troops and supplies overseas. He pressed for hearings to start tomorrow and called for diverting over 10 percent of airplane production to transportation aircraft to outpace German efforts.
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Washington
Josh Lee
D-Okla
Senate
Lee
Hitler
Henry Kaiser
Eddie Rickenbacker
Ace
Eastern Air Lines
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Martin
Alexander de Seversky
Aviation Authority
Theodore P. Wright
WPB
Roscoe Turner
Indianapolis Aeronautical Company
Robert Thach
Pan-American Airways, Inc
Grover Loening
Inflation Foes Move to Seek New Actions Under Powers
Washington July 28 A signal that Judge Samuel I Rosenman of the New York Supreme Court is aiding in a study for further inflation controls was given as Leon Henderson price administrator submitted memoranda after meeting with President Roosevelt. Henderson said he gave Rosenman instructions on prices and wages and would not discuss details. The president may act within existing powers rather than seek new legislation and could report to Congress on the cost of living and planned measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel I. Rosenman
New York Supreme Court
Leon Henderson
Jurist
Roosevelt
Henderson
Rosenman
Congress
Officials Probe Dropped Objects From Planes Near Washington
Military authorities investigate reports of parachutists or other objects dropped from planes in three sites near Washington including Doubs Maryland Shenandoah Junction West Virginia and Bartgis Store Maryland along the defense highway to Washington. Reports originated from a woman and a Baltimore and Ohio train conductor with an unidentified plane involved in Shenandoah Junction and Doubs areas.
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Baltimore
Washington
Third Service Command
Doubs
Potomac River
Shenandoah Junction
W. Va
Harpers Ferry
Bartgis
Annapolis
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce membership drive kickoff
Sixty workers attended a breakfast at the Eldridge Hotel to launch the annual membership campaign. Corlett Cotton chaired the event and Gerald Hesse outlined chamber goals as Major Winters and Major Schwahn led the drive.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Crystal Room
The
Corlett Cotton
Gerald Hesse
Hesse
Chamber
Ship Winter
Stan Schwahn
George Hedrick
Audray Kennedy
Cotton
Major Winters
Major Schwahn
Schwahn
Winters
WREN
State Guard to Run Two Training Camps in August
Dispatches from Topeka report two brief training periods for the Kansas State Guard in August and early September. One camp will operate at the Kansas Free Fair grounds in Topeka from August 23 to 27, and a second camp will be held at the Kansas State Fair grounds in Hutchinson from August 30 to September 4. The local company has turned in rifles and is now equipped with two Thompson sub machine guns and 17 single barrel 12 gauge shotguns.
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Kansas State Guard
Topeka
Kansas Free Fair Grounds
Kansas State Fair Grounds
Hutchinson
Deposits and Reserves Gain at Kansas Banks
Kansas state banks and trust companies report higher deposits and cash reserves as of June 30. Deposits reach 225,455,778 up from 186,667,883 a year earlier while cash reserves stand at 45 percent of total liabilities, against 38 percent last year. Total resources amount to 256,405,503 versus 215,858,666.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
B. A. Welch
Welch
Stock Market Notes and Home Financing Ad
Stock market index reports 60 stocks averaging 36.7 yesterday. An advertisement from The Lawrence Building and Loan Association promotes home loans with monthly principal reduction and interest only on the remaining balance. It urges visiting offices and buying war bonds at 800 Mass. Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Mass
Adv
Work Progress on KU Buildings Shows Mixed Pace
Rapid progress on Lindley Hall and two other KU structures contrasts with slow work on the military science building where only ten workers remain. Finish work advances on Lindley Hall as metal lath and partitions go in and heat tunnel work begins. earth block building nears eave level with roof in place over sections.
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University of Kansas
Lindley Hall
Mineral Industries
Marvin Hall
Military Science
WPA
War memorial band show invites war families guests
Invited guests include Mr and Mrs C E Louk and other Lawrence residents who lost relatives in the war. Topeka Retailers for Victory hosts the event at Dave Fair Grounds with Governor Payne Ratner and Lt John Paul Dams among speakers. Also featured are Lt Leona Gastinger and Lt Jack Farrell, plus Capt Alberto Echaurren. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello to appear.
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C. E. Louk
Ohio Street
Lawrence
Topeka
Capital City
Leslie Edmonds
Edmonds
Payne Ratner
John Paul Dams
Leona Gastinger
Corregidor
Jack Farrell
Flying Tiger
China
Alberto Echaurren
Chile
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Clothes Line Construction At Strong Hall Yard
The University of Kansas campus as a home like scene today with a long clothes line being built in the back yard of Frank Strong hall. Sailor boys from the machinist's mates school will use it for laundry as their bar racks are in the west wing of the administration building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Frank Strong Hall
Frank Stronghall
University
Harris Warns Germans of Intensified Allied Bombing
London reports Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris warned the German people that allied bombers will flood German skies when American production doubles. He said the third reich faces a relentless campaign and urged Germans to end the war by overthrowing the Nazis and seeking peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Arthur Harris
Third Reich
Harris
Germany
Vander Meer Dominates Phillies in Opening Game
Cincinnati Reds ace John Vander Meer held Philadelphia to two hits in an 8 to 1 victory. Stan Benjamin homered on the first pitch, fueling the Reds in the first game of a doubleheader. Bragan added the second hit for the Phillies with two outs in the ninth.
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Vander Meer
Philadelphia
Johnny Vander Meer
Stan Benjamin
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phils
Bragan
Old Wheat Stocks Stored in Kansas Elevators Largest in History
Topeka reports July 1 stocks of old wheat in Kansas interior mills elevators and warehouses at 15 900 000 bushels the highest on record. Commercial and farm storages are full across central and western Kansas with millions piled on the ground. National interior stocks reach 141 789 000 bushels, about double last year’s level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Agriculture Departments
Credit Commodity Corporation
United States
Draftees Ordered for August 6 Induction at Local Center
The selective service board released the August 6 draftee list for Douglas County. Induction notices were mailed yesterday. some men who went to Ft. Leavenworth yesterday returned, either in the enlisted reserve or rejected for physical reasons. The list includes Victor Timothy Courtwright Washington DC and many others with local addresses in Lawrence, Eudora, Lecompton, and nearby towns, each with a registration order number.
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Selective Service Board
Army Induction Center
Douglas County
Ft. Leavenworth
Victor Timothy Courtwright
Washington, D. C
Haskell
Edwin Allen Alexander
Newton
Mississippi
Walter Raymond Hobbs
East Twelfth
Charles William Mertz
Kentucky
John Herman Richardson
Wichita
Connecticut
Howard Harding Trefz
Eudora
Raymond Richard Garner
Lawrence
Earl Wilfred Peterson
New York
Gilbert Wayne Knight
Vermont
Franklin Dale Tatlor
Kansana City
Louisiana
Edwin Rohrer Burgess
Learnard
Clarence Leonard Hood
Edward Perry McKitrick
Walnut
Willard Francia ‘Anderson
Lewis Chris Meuffels
Ralph Roy Pippett
Summit
Lloyd Hilton Smith
Lee Quincey Coffman
Prairie
William Christian Helm
Kenneth Oscar Johnson
Pennsylvania
Charles Robert Snow
West Sixth
Heat On In Kansas Topeka July 28 Weather Update
Hot weather returns to Kansas with temperatures near 100 degrees in many areas. Showers linger in the north portion with no measurable rainfall in 24 hours. Federal meteorologist S D Flora notes slightly warmer conditions in the extreme southeast. Phillipsburg hit 99 yesterday while Goodland registered 70 as the low.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
S. D. Flora
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Cub Scouts Help Collect Old Phonograph Records
An army of Cub Scouts from Lawrence join Boy Scouts Wednesday to canvass the city for old phonograph records to aid fighters. They meet at 9 30 a m with Edwin Burgess at the Chamber of Commerce and begin the drive. Residents with records should have them ready and call the Chamber if missed. items will be collected later. The one day drive is sponsored by Dorsey Liberty Post 14 American Legion and affiliated groups.
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Lawrence
Edwin Burgess
Chamber of Commerce
Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
The
Forty & Eight Voitures
Sons of the Legion Squadron
All But Two City Funds in Balance
City expenditures for the first half of 1942 were within budget in most departments. only Cemetery and Police funds exceeded their budgets by 54.75 and 458.61 respectively. As of July 1, Airport and other funds show varied balances while Administrative and Police funds are expected to exceed the general fund budget by 1,256.13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Berger
Ways and
Ways and Means
General Fund
Berger
Santa Fe Railroad
City Property Committee
Oread
Lawrence backers to broadcast support for Carl Friend
Boosting Carl E. Friend in his Kansas governor bid, eastern Kansas farmer Fred Laptad and Lawrence banker Irving Hill will speak on WREN at 6:15 PM tonight. The Friends of Friend group in Lawrence sponsors the radio event to promote Friend to farmers and business interests.
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Fred Laptad
Kansas
Irving Hill
Lawrence
WREN
Carl E. Friend
Friends of Friend
Laptad
Carl Friend
Hill
Friend
Miss Mickie Learnard Chosen for WAAC Officers School
Miss Mickie Learnard of Lawrence becomes the first Kansas City area blonde selected for the WAAC officers training school. A 1940 University of Kansas graduate, she was active in physical education and now works in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickie Learnard
O. E. Learnard
Lawrence
Kansas City
Officers’ Training School
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Miss Learnard
University of Kansas
Daylight RAF Raids Reported Against Germany
London reports daylight raids on Germany with RAF bombers flying singly. The attacks were announced tonight and described as targeting German fates, with details limited in the broadcast.
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Germany
London
R.A.F
Fates
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Pravda
Communist Party
France
English Channel
Berlin
Karl Gerd von Runstedt
French
Channel
Egypt
Pacific War Theater
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
United Nations
Axis
Canal
C. of C
K.U
Toopeka
Strong Hall
Cub Scouts
Barlow
Paint Reservoir
Harold Emick
Leavenworth
O. L. Salvesen
West Fourteenth
Carl
WAAC
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