WAACS At Fort Riley Stir Curiosity Then Morale Boost
At Fort Riley Kansas Auxiliary Dorothea Reichard explains how Waacs calmed male enthusiasm by controlling day room access and promoting morale. The unit reports smoother routines fewer haircuts required and drivers aiding post repairs after a tornado.
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Fort’ Riley
Kan
Army
William R. Irvin
Waads
Waacs
Dorothea Reichard
Near Alliance
Waaz Barracks
Reichard
Irvin
Violet Vanderlind
California
Ravenna
Akron
G.I
Women Waacs at work face duties and parental doubts
Auxiliary Reichard and Auxiliary Semenuk describe Army life at the post where parents opposed enlistment but now take pride. They report no tank driving, strict bed checks, and close barracks discipline. A new Negro Waacs company is authorized to work in hospitals. Set. Jne Louis returns from California.
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Reichard
Luda Semenuk
Shinston
W.va
Ukraine
Waac
Semenuk
Irvin
Jne Louis
California
Wheat crop cut by lack of moisture in Kansas
Topeka June 1 The May moisture shortage hit southwestern Kansas reducing the wheat outlook. Santa Fe railway agriculture department estimates a harvest not exceeding 150 million bushels, down from 206,661,000 last year. Western Kansas may reach 60 percent of 1942 crop without favorable weather. eastern replanting of corn is needed.
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Topeka
Southwestern
Kansas
Santa Fe Railway Agriculture Department
Santa Fe
United Home Service Club Lists June Birthday Men
The United Home Service club provides a list of local men in the armed services whose birthdays fall in June for greetings. Names span June 1 to June 30 with multiple entries per date and an ending note about a prairie-dog town possibly extending for miles.
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United Home Service Club
The
Armed Services
Forecasts from Kansan Nostradamus Visit
John R White, an elderly but vigorous prognosticator, toured Kansas towns, giving forecasts at the Journal World office in Lawrence. He recalled past predictions such as June 22 invasions and said the Japanese will not attack the west coast while Attu’s last resistance continues.
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Kansas
Journal-World
Joplin
Europe
Attu
Visionary Prophecy Foretells War, Weather and World Change
The text reports a seer predicting Allied wins in World War II from June to August 1943 and beyond, including the fall of Singapore and France joining the Allies. It also forecasts a severe postwar epidemic, political shifts toward monopoly, and a spiritual uplift following wars and crises.
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Kiska
Heney
Germany
Singapore
France
E al Roosevelt
Plane crash near Coffeyville claims training crew
An army training plane crashed about ten miles south of Coffeyville Kansas on June 1. The incident left two servicemen dead and prompted local authorities to launch an investigation.
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Coffeyville, Kan
Coffeyville
Cadet James W. Brandt Dies in Army Air Field Accident
Army air field report confirms Cadet James W. Brandt, 22, of Columbus QC, killed in a solo aircraft crash on Monday. The accident left Brandt alone in the plane.
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Army Air Field
James W. Brandt
Columbus
Brandt
Bridge Replacement Planned After Erie U59 Collapse
State Highway Director D. J. Fair reported that material has been located to replace a Neo sho river bridge near Erie on U S highway 59, which collapsed recently under a truck's weight. Two sections of the old structure were identified.
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Topeka
Neosho River
Erie
U. S. Highway 59
D. J. Fair
Bridge collapse prompts federal funding project note
A truck carrying a tractor and bulldozer, about 22 tons, fell roughly 60 feet when a span buckled. Officials indicate bridges would be used and replacement would be a 100 percent federal fund project.
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Elmont Waite
Bellhopette
New York
Helen Webb
U. S. Navy
NEA
U. S
Hawaii
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Delos C. Emmons
Pacific Coast
Earl Shook
Aaron Transue
Martin Denlinger
H. H. MacKenzie
Lewis W. Bearman
Donald Nuffer
Charles D. Howe
Marston M. McCluggage
S. Forrest R. Randall
Curtis Dalton
Harold O. Green
Levi W. Daniels
John B. Grant
Edward S. Bumgardner
Donald Alexander
Warren W.andersen
Grant E. Love
Haven Glassville
Charley Raymond Fowler
Arthur T. Johnson
Richard Bliessner
Harold R. Leigh
Raymond Leroy Hodge
TwoRoy McRae
Henry F. Oakes
Leslie Gibler
Larry W. Klopfenstein
William R. Findley
Harold Houk
Ray W. Harris
Allan Ewing
Howard Davenport
Frederic J.carman
Kenneth D. Forney
Lee 8S
Garich
Frank E. Jones, Jr
William J. Cummings
Prairie Dogs
John R. White
Lawrence Sanitary
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Amel
White
Abraham Lincoln
God
Prof
E. C. Buehler
Colonial Tea Room
Buehler
Lawrence
Tropics
Martin Powell
Hutton Valle
Jayhawkerews
Bey
Disney
Donald Duck
Carlisle Barracks
Tunisia
America
Heaven
Waly Luvay
Barbara Stanwyck
U. 59
Ray Hudgens
Brush Creek Boys
Brush Creek Follies
Dorsey Liberty
American Legion
Pacific
Herbert Marshall
Wild Bill Elliott
Technicolor
Gene Autry
Des Comte
Weaver Brothers
Elviry
Death Valley
Ken Murray
Frances Langford
Son
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Corina
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