Air Attack on Italy to Be Resumed By Allied Command
Allied High Command warned Italians that the aerial offensive against Italy would resume immediately after Mussolini’s overthrow. They blamed Badoglio’s government for delaying action and said Germans remain on Italian soil. The first UN radio broadcast from AfricaSignal Station announced plans for further messages from London and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
London
Washington
Rome
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mussolini
Pir
Badoglio
DNB
Milan
Cairo
Greece
Berlin
Pietro Badoglio
Italy Crisis Sparks Allied Unity and Italian Exit Talk
Allied powers coordinate on Italy crisis with hints of an imminent end to Italy's war role. Churchill orders cabinet standby as reports of guerrilla actions in the Balkans and Italian lines near Udine surface. Mussolini exile risks and Greek unrest add to mounting war weariness in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
London
Churchill
Fightin Services
London Daily Mirror
Balkans
Draja Mihailovic
Udine
Trieste
Reuters
Larissa
Greece
Tus
Umbria
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Russia
Britain
Europe
Argentina
Mussolini
United Nations
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Moscow
Roosevelt
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Vatican City
Algiers
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Tanks and Flamethrowers Move on Munda in Solomons Fight
Allied forces push toward Munda airbase in the Solomons aided by tanks and flamethrowers. American units break through rock caves and foxholes as naval air strikes pound positions near Bairoko harbor and Ballale airdrome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munda
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
U. S. Navy
Hamburg Destroyed Report From fleeing Danish workers
Danish workers fleeing Hamburg tell Swedish correspondents that the city has ceased to exist after raids. Aftonbladet quoted a worker saying block after block of the city is wiped out. About 200 Danes are reported killed as districts are levelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Hamburg
Denmark
Aftonbladet
Competitive Exam For Merit System Supervisor In Kansas
The Kansas Joint Merit System announces a competitive examination for the Merit System supervisor position. Salary ranges from 270 to 850 dollars per month. Applications are sent to 306 New England Building, Topeka, Kansas, and must be postmarked by August 4, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Joint Merit System Council
Merit System
New England
Topeka
Kan
Russians drive toward Orel as German losses mount
Moscow reports describe a three pronged Soviet advance near Orel with gains up to six miles and 20 villages captured. German reinforcements flown in were repulsed with heavy losses, while 800 Germans killed north of Orel and 2,000 killed south of Orel as tanks and artillery were destroyed.
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Moscow
Russia
Germany
Red Army
Orel
Drettin
Krymskany
Kuban
Lake Ladoga
Belgorod
Donets Basin
Voroshilovgrad
Bombers Hit North France Air Fields In Raid
United States and British medium bombers attacked German air fields in northern France. Eighth Air Force hit Poix Melville Tricqueville and Abbeville with slight opposition reported. RAF bombers struck St Omer Amiens and Lille with allied escort fighters. One medium bomber and two fighters failed to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
France
Remscheid
Nazi
Steel Center
Ruhr
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Poix
Melville
Tricqueville
Abbeville
St. Omer
Amiens
Lille
R.A. F
Dominion
Rainfall Record: .16 Inch Here This Afternoon
Rain clouds formed at noon and light showers lingered until 1 40 PM. A total of .16 inch was measured by Prof C J Posey a local volunteer weather observer. Gardeners welcomed the moisture as clouds persisted and the temperature fell from 90 to 76 degrees before rising to 82 by mid afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Posey
New Hampshire Street
Victory
Funk's Mortuary and Chapel Service
Fragments indicate a funeral service listing for Funk's Mortuary and Chapel with a phone reference. Details unreadable. no dates or names fully captured.
Allied Drive Crashes Axis Defenses in Sicily Front
Allied forces mounted a major push into Sicily with American Seventh Army advancing from the west and British Eighth from the east. Naval and air units bombed mainland targets, sank enemy craft, and pressed toward Messina as Agira fell and Favignana Levanzo Marettimo capitulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Eighth Army
Catania
Seventh Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicilian
Messina
Rome
Plaster
Giardin
Taormina
Reggio
Calabria
Practica di Mare
Grottaglie
NAZI Threats Delay Italian Surrender Talks
A neutral source says Italy did not accept surrender terms after German threats. The talks between Italian ambassador Guariglia and German ambassador von Papen occurred as Italy prepared to join the Badoglio cabinet. The threat reportedly aimed to pressure public capitulation while offering to adjust Europe’s defense plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Germany
Raffaele Guariglia
Fritz von Papen
Badoglio
von Papen
Italy
Europe
Kansas corn and wheat prospects rise on July rains
Topeka reports corn yields may top 58 590 000 bushels and grain sorghum could set a record as July rains boosted crops. Western areas fallowing for wheat, with acreage up 25 percent or more, while labor shortages affect harvest logistics but storage and facilities improved. Santa Fe and federal estimates peg wheat yield at 150 597 000 bushels as of July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Santa Fe Railway
Special Agricultural
C. W. Lane
Santa Fe
Vatican Diplomacy Shaken by Italian Police Chief Assassination
Reports from La Suisse of Geneva say Italian Police Chief Renzo Chierici and his assistant were assassinated as Italy, under Marshal Badoglio, moves to reorganize foreign relations for peace. Cardinal Maglione hosted Portuguese diplomats amid renewed Vatican talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Vatican
Italy
la. Suisse
Geneva
Renzo
Chierici
Pietro Badoglio
Rome
Basler Nachrichten
Senise
Badoglio
Mobile guards deployed to curb clashes on Haute Savoie border
The Vichy government dispatched trucks of mobile guards and state police into Haute Savoie towns near the Swiss border to quell growing disturbances between French civilians and Italian occupation troops, according to the Tribune de Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Haute Savoie
Tribune de Geneva
Delinquent Personal Taxes Collected In July
Deputy sheriff and tax collector Ed Anderson said delinquent personal property taxes totaled 706.17 for July. He noted the July figure is higher than usual and that the new delinquent tax list will go to the sheriff on August 10, signaling heavy collections for a period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Anderson
Anderson
Farm Lad Learns From Hitch Hiker
Lloyd Mead of Garnett Kansas recounts a night with an apparent hitchhiker identified as Thomas Jay McFee. McFee borrowed Mead’s car and money, sold valuables, and vanished from Mead’s hotel room leaving Mead stranded and hoping for the car’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Lad
Lloyd Mead
Garnett
Kan
Ead
Carroll Mead
Colorado
R. A. Shoemaker
Bennett
Colo
Salina
Eagle Pass
Tex
Chicago
Mead
Thomas Jay McFee
McFee
Lawrence
Fairfax Hotel
Bank bandits captured after robbery near Kaw City
Two gunmen who robbed the Bank of Broken Arrow of about 12000 were captured today between Kaw City and Ponca City after fleeing in a stolen car. The pursuit began when the getaway vehicle outran a state patrol car fifteen miles east of Ponca City. Tulsa suspects were identified as the gunmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Okla
Broken Arrow
Kaw City
State Highway Patrol
Here
Highway Patrol
Tulsa Police Characers
Arkansas Valley State Bank
Estate Highway Patrol
Induction Notices for 11 Douglas County Selectees
Douglas County selects 11 men for army induction sent to the selective service board. Inductees listed include William Junius Rogers of 1309 Pennsylvania Street Walter Lee Logan of rat Tennessee Street Harvey William Nelson 1710 Ash Street John Henry Thompson 161 Lincoln Street Jonal Sylvester Frey 616 Lake Street Wyatt Suttles 736 Missouri Lawrence Delbert Nelson 176 North Seventh Street Wallace T. Dooley Kansas City Virgil Leon Coleman Humboldt Byron Creatus Wilburn 612 Locust Street William Morton White 724 Alabama
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Junius Rogers
Pennsylvania Street
Walter Lee Logan
Tennessee
Harvey William “Nelson
Ash Street
John Henry Thompson
Lincoln Street
Jonal
Sylvester Frey
Lake Stret
Wyatt Suttles
Missouri Street
Lawrence Delbert Nelson
North Seventh Street
Wallace T. Dooley
Kansas City
Virgil Leon Coleman
Humboldt
Byron Creatus “Wilburn
Locust Street
William Morton White
Alabama Street
Ickes to Sell Power From Multiple Dam Projects
President Roosevelt issued an executive order designating Interior Secretary Ickes as the agent for sales and distribution of surplus electric power from the Denison dam project at Denison Texas. The order transfers similar authority over the Grand river dam at Vinita Oklahoma and the Norfolk project in the White river basin spanning Arkansas and Missouri from the Federal Works Administration to Ickes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Interior
Ickes
Denison Dam
Denison
Tex
Grand River
Vinita
Okla
Pensacola
White River
Arkansas
Missouri
Federal Works Administration
Civil Air Patrol Plans Observation Mission at Local Airport
The Civil Air Patrol will conduct another observation training mission at the local airport tomorrow. Lieut. G. E. Pipes said the squadron will assemble at headquarters at 6 30 for the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
G. E. Pipes
CAP
New Drive to Boost War Production
War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson ordered a new drive to raise output of American war plants by 30 percent for the rest of the year. He cited obstacles such as absenteeism, strikes, and management delays and urged vigorous action to reach higher production levels. End of June showed 43 percent of 1943 munitions requirements met, with goals needing a 30 percent rise over early-year averages to finish the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
America
Delinquent Property Tax List To Be Published In August
The county treasurer will send the 1942 delinquent real property tax list to the publisher on August 2. It will run in three August issues and will describe properties but omit owner names this year as per current practice. A prior county resolution urged publishing names, but no order was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Flory
Flory
Kansas
John Riling
County
Board of County Commissioners
Flory Said
Douglas County
Heat for Weekend in Kansas Forecast
The weather bureau predicts another hot weekend across Kansas with little rainfall relief for corn and sorghum. Light showers may reach the northeast and extend later, while midweek readings show most areas cooling briefly after 100 degree heat. Ellis reported 96, Goodland 65 overnight with a rising daytime mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
S. D. Flora
Flora
Ellis
Goodland
Mercury
Emergency tire allotments and issuances in July
The Wichita OPA district office issued 15 grade III passenger tires and 10 truck tires for July while county quota neared exhaustion. A city tire panel issued 15 grade III passenger tires, depleting the new supply. Additional tires and tubes were distributed and bicycle certificates issued to Earlin F. Hulce and Jennie Hoffman. non quota auto certificates went to E. S. Parnell and Bee Schwinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Wichita
George Wetzel
Earlin F. Hulce
Elm Street
Jennie Hoffman
Tennessee Street
E. S. Parnell
Standard Life Building
Bee -Schwinley
Alabama Street
War in Last Phase Seen in Europe After Sicily
Madrid reports from Berlin describe a mood shift in Spain’s evening papers with dispatches from Germany and Italy indicating the war now enters a phase similar to the pre end of World War I in 1918. The tone differs from earlier Sicily invasion coverage and Mussolini’s resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Germany
Italy
Sicily
Mussolini
Informaciones
Berlin
Classifieds Highlight Journal World Market Buzz
The Journal World classified page stands as the town’s busiest marketplace, bustling with ads and notices. Readers find diverse listings from sales to services, reflecting a lively local economy and community activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Stock Market Index Edges Down for 60 Stocks
The average of 60 stocks fell to 49.2 from 49.9 yesterday, signaling a broad market dip as trading closes. Investors watch for moves in key sectors and potential policy impacts.
A-12 trainees arrive at K U campus for Lindley hall dorm work
Most material to convert Lindley hall at the University of Kansas into a dormitory and mess hall for the A-12 program due to start August 9 has been purchased and some delivered. About 250 trainees expected on campus by week’s end with 700 slated to arrive by late next week. R O T C instructors join, Col Washington to command, Lindley to house offices and training facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley Hall
University of Kansas
Harold Ingham
Henry Werner
K. U
Ingham
University
Union
Memorial Statiom
Bert Nash
R.O.T.C
Archie Morris
Harold HE. Neal
Leon J. Leibik
Joseph Fox
Morris
William C. Washington
K.U
Jack Gage
Lindley
Seven Fatal Accidents at Sunflower Ordnance Works
Accidents at the Sunflower Ordnance Works between April 1, 1942 and July 1, 1943 caused seven deaths among construction workers. The plant’s accident records, compiled for Employers Mutual Insurance, show 46,665,528 man hours and 462 lost-time accidents for 15 months, with a frequency rating of 9.90 vs the national 17.36 and a severity rating of 1.44 vs 2.26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Sunflower Sentinel
Employers Mutual Jability, Insurance Company of Wisconsin
National Safety Council
4 H Picnic Replaces Camp at Tonga Lake
The 4 H club picnic replaces the annual camp at Tonganoxie lake and will be at Brown's grove tomorrow afternoon. Members and families gather between 1 30 and 2 for picnic dinner, each group bringing its own. Softball and horseshoe games follow in the program for the rest of the afternoon.
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Tonganoxie Lake
Brown’s Grove
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Associated Press
Zurich
Weltwoche
Navy
Bairoko Harbor
Bairokoland
Douglas MacArthur
Ballale
U.S
Allied
North Africa
Hinge
Agira
Patterson
Favignana
Levanzo
Marettimo
Trapani
Sardinia
Locri
Cape Spartivento
Sea Forces
Texas
Tulsa
Army
Selective Service Board
Fort Kecregease
Sunflower
Tonga Lake
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