German invasion plan eyed as Allies poised for breach
Stockholm reports Berlin sources warn invasion could come from Belgium or French coasts with a first wave of about 50,000 troops supported by British naval bombardment and German U boats. Attacks expected from the Mediterranean as Allied armies grow stronger and prepare diversified assault, with a narrow bridgehead possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Berlin
Stockholms Tidningen
Beligium
French
France
Italy
Svenska Dagbladet
Kurt Pseisser
Mediterranean
Eeas
English Channel
Britain
Recreation for All Neighborhood Nights Start This Week
Neighborhood nights begin at six playgrounds with adult and child activities planned. P T A leaders and recreation chairs coordinate weekly gatherings at each site with games, bingo, spelling bees, and social outreach to new residents in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Matwice Cannady
Lawrence
Cannady
McAllaster
Sue Todd
Glenn .Harris
P.-T.a
Blushing Bride Follows Groom to Army Base Wedding
Cornelia Jones of Bauxite Arkansas travels 1000 miles to Shenango Pennsylvania after Cpl. Lawrence Curt of Neodesha Kansas is reassigned. The couple weds in the post chapel with Cpl. John D. Kirkpatrick of Junction City Kansas as best man. Curt later supplies a honeymoon pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transfer
Cornelia Jones
Bauxite
Ark
U. S. Army
Cpl
Lawrence Curt
Neodesha
Kan
Army
Shenango
Miss Jones Cooly
Arkansas
Trousseau
Curt
John D. Kirkpatrick
Junction City
Kam—Kirkpatrick
Churchill Presses Allied Victory in United Nations War
Prime Minister Churchill asserts complete Anglo American agreement and joint effort against Germany and Japan. He praises U S Britain air power, anti U-boat successes, and close ties with President Roosevelt, stressing unity, air bombardment, and imminent amphibious operations in Europe and Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Japan
Germany
Italy
War aims and allied burden in wartime address
The speaker pledges decisive combat for victory and acknowledges not yet consulting Marshal Stalin and Soviet allies. He stresses reducing Russia’s burden by accelerating aid to China and strengthening security for Australia and New Zealand, asserting these goals remain constant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Stalin
Russia
China
Australia
New Zealand
Inonu Says Turkey Aims For Peace Yet Ready to Mobilize
Berlin radio quotes President Ismet Inonu opening Turkey's sixth annual party congress in Ankara. He pledges the nation's policy to keep peace while vowing to defend security and mobilize all human and material means if safety requires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Ismet Inonu
Turkey
Ankara
Inonu
Associated Press
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Suzannah Rhodehamel
Mrs Suzannah Rhodehamel aged 92 died early Friday at her home 15 miles southwest of Lawrence Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM at the Overbrook Methodist Church with Rev L B Pruitt in charge Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery west of Topeka
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzannah Rhodehamel
Suzannah Rodehamel
Lawrence
Overbrook Methodist Church
L. B. Pruitt
Mount Hope
Topeka
Allied land attempt on Lampedusa repulsed claims
London reports a raid on the Italian outlying island of Lampedusa was repulsed by Italian defenses. Axis broadcasts claimed a British commando force of about five companies attacked the island, sinking several boats. Italian communiques said raids on Messina Trapani and Pantelleria caused damage, with Pantelleria’s garrison claiming continued air defense.
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London
Rome
Berlin
Italy
Lampedusa
Vichy
DNB
Sousse
Tunisian
Sicily
Mediterranean
Associated Press
High Command
Messina
Trapani
Pantelleria
Massina
Bone
British
Malta
Churchill outlines North Africa plans and allied resolve
The report details Winston Churchill's address praising allied unity with the United States and Soviet Russia, noting decisive Allied victories in Tunisia. He warned against overoptimism, stressed hard fighting if needed, and highlighted agreements reached with Washington and Algiers toward a postwar world order built on friendship and cooperation.
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North Africa
Churchill
Germany
Stalingrad
Hitler
Britain
United States
Soviet Russia
Tunisia
Washington
Algiers
Great Britain
Romprest of Nations
U.S.A
New Hybrid Sorghum Sparks Midwest Starch Prospects
Six state college scientists at the midwestern research council meeting heard A F Swanson of Kansas State College discuss a new sorghum hybrid Kansas 397. Dr J W Greene noted crossbred kafir and leoti red to yield a waxy starch with a white kernel potentially replacing imported tapioca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Midwestern Research Council
A. F. Swanson
Ft. Hays
Kan
Kansas State College
Midwest
J. W. Greene
Chemical Engineering
Leoti Red
Kansas
East Indies
H. H. King
Kansas State College Department of Chemistry
W. H. Carson
University of Oklahoma
Moody faces drunk driving charge in court on June 15
Hubert H. Moody was arrested by highway patrolmen on Highway 10 for drunk driving. He will be tried in O. J. Lane's justice court on June 15 at 10 a.m. Moody is free on a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert H. Moody
Highway 10
O. J. Lane
Justice Court
Classified ad blitz offers weeklong reach at 96 cents
Four line classifieds run for a week at 96 cents and appear over 42,000 times. List items for sale rent or trade to reach a wide audience in a low cost format. Place your ad to connect buyers with sellers in the community.
Training Ground in Tunisia Shapes Fifth Army for Next War
The Fifth U S Army in North Africa uses Tunisia as a vast training ground as troops regroup after victory. Commanders emphasize discipline and physical fitness learned from combat experience to prepare for invasion of enemy held territory along the southern Mediterranean coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Fifth
Gamma Dla
Churchill lauds United States in Commons war review
Prime Minister Churchill paid glowing tribute to the United States in the House of Commons and called Roosevelt illustrous and Congress an august assembly. He praised Gen George C Marshall and noted his North Africa trip while referencing joint wartime aims and the shared history and hopes between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
United States
Congress
House of Commons
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
U. S
North Africa
Commons
Congress of the
Free Congress
Den Mothers training course at Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence report notes a Den Mothers course at the Chamber of Commerce at 8 pm led by M. L. Johnson assistant Scout executive. All Den Mothers invited to attend the meeting. Brewery Brook overflow continues to flood garden plots of eight city employees.
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Chamber of Commerce
M. L. Johnson
Brewery
Kaw
Argentina swears in Ramirez government pledges neutrality
Still a neutral Buenos Aires reports that Pedro Ramirez heads Argentina's day-old military government pledged to neutrality for the present and loyal cooperation with the Americas. The cabinet succeeds Arturo Rawson after a swift revolution that toppled Ramon Castillo, with Rawson blaming liberal opposition and rightist sympathies for his resignation.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
Americas
Ramirez
Arturo Rawson
Ramon S. Castillo
Republic of
Congress
Rawson
Peveral Rawson
Associated Press
Montevideo
Courier
Castillo
Service News Highlights From Notre Dame to B 24 Crews
Military updates note Armed Forces Lowell Penny and Armin Landis entering the U S midshipmen school at Notre Dame for officer training. Pfc Roy E Goff graduates from Keesler Field as an expert mechanic for B 24 Liberators. Corporal technician promotion for Leland Estes Smith in Iceland. Joseph Badsky returns to Ft Riley after a visit. Buddy Moore on leave from Farragut Idaho visits Maude Badsky. Lieutenant Douglas Myers, grandson of Alice Myers, is a German prisoner of war and was reported missing in action aboard a B 24 Liberator.
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Lowell H. Penny
Lawrence
C. L. Penny
Armin Virgil Landis
Virgil A. Landis
U. S. Midshipmen’s School
Notre Dame University
Roy E. Goff
Roy Goff
Route 6
Army Air Forces School
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Miss
Leland Estes Smith
Iceland
Eunice Smith
Douglas Myers
Alice Myers
New Hampshire
Myers
Resistance in Poland Dictates Underground Attacks
The Polish government in exile quoted SWIT reporting three Gestapo agents were assassinated in Warsaw on May 22 by Polish underground fighters in reprisal for 500 Poles shot at Pawiak prison. The Nazis faced unrest as Poles urged self defense and avoided larger revolt at that time. Authorities meanwhile ordered mass arrests for those evading forced labor draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
SWIT
Gestapo
Warsaw
Pawiak
Poland
Washington probes subsidies to curb meat and butter prices
A Senate committee heard the Office of Price Administration plans to depress fresh vegetable prices to reduce retail costs. The inquiry examined government authority to pay subsidies to offset meat and butter price declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
VPI
Senate
Office of Price Administration
Local youth changes and service promotions noted
May 14 notes young Myers and his Lawrence upbringing now residing in Joplin Missouri with parents. William Meyers a University of Kansas graduate. Ruby Howard at 1043 Vermont street reports her husband Harold Howard promoted to corporal while stationed at Camp White Oregon. he is son of Walter and Mrs Howard of 641 Maine street.
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Young Myers
Lawrence
William Meyers
University of Kansas
Joplin
Ruby Howard
Vermont Street
Harold Howard
Camp White
Ore
Corporal Howard
Walter Howard
Maine Street
Soldier William N. Stevens Home on 15 Day Furlough
Pvt. William N. Stevens of Camp Lewis Washington returns on a 15 day furlough to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stevens at 824 East Fourteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Stevens
Camp Lewis
Wash
Bill Stevens
East Fourteenth Street
Congress approves sale of 51 million government wheat bushels
Washington action completes to day authorizing sale of 51 million additional bushels of government held wheat at the parity price for corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farmers Paying Off Loans Fast Says Agriculture Secretary
Secretary Claude R. Wickard told 12 regional Farm Credit Administration officials that farmers are repaying land loans four and a half times faster than they borrow new funds. He urged continued debt repayment to prevent a repeat of postwar farm debt problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Farm Credit Administration
Thanks for kindness after our loss of Oliver Haas
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown after the death of our father and son Oliver Haas. Mrs Elisabeth Haas, Mrs Bertha Niebrugge and Mrs Amalie Plambeck extend thanks for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Haas
Orval Haas
Elisabeth Haas
Bertha Niebrugge
Amalie Plambeck
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Parliament
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British Isles
Douglas County Health Unit
Walter Schwarz
Worden
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Woodlawn
Lincoln
Dorsey-Liberty Post
The
American Legion
KFKU
Ivan Rowe
Ed. Fritz
Guyer
Charles B. Holmes
Frank McDonald
Joseph Badsky
Ft. Riley
Maude Badsky
New York Street
Buddy Moore
Farragut, Ida
For
City Hall
Vaaligle
Mordan Ruth Jackson
Knox Palbrook
Stevens
Massachusetts
University Coal Co
Logan-Moore Lumber Co
Derby Grain & Coal Co
Snider Coal Co
Pete Reedy Lumber &Coal Co
Burgner-Bowman-Matthews
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