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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
4
Wartime production must stay uninterrupted as 18 800 workers at war plants strike across the nation. The contrast with troops on Fortress Europe beaches is stark as editors warn that only unified support from home can speed the invasion and end the war.
After the Allied invasion began, beachheads showed surprising ease but leaders urge caution. Cherbourg peninsula emerges as the key objective with a narrow front and sea flanks. Germans are expected to mount a major armored push to disrupt consolidation as heavy equipment lands ashore and Allied strength grows.
Unverified reports indicate Underground Guerrilla forces in northern Italy and southern France are assembling in notable numbers. Expected actions and possible involvement with the Allied effort are anticipated, though no guerrilla activity has been confirmed north of the front.
Postwar policy discussions weigh continuing sanctions on Argentine firms amid wartime trading. Allied lines in Italy push beyond Rome while German resistance remains uncertain. Kansas treasury reports funds above 89 million with emphasis on preserving surplus for postwar revenue uncertainties.
W H Bill Burke of Little River beloved Kansas Democratic leader has poor luck in elections. At the state convention in Emporia, his roll call votes fell short against Carl V Rice of Kansas City who won the national committeeman post. Absentee voting by counties could have changed the result, a familiar outcome mirroring his 1940 governor race.
After a slow start enrollment rose to a fifth blood donation drive total in Douglas county. More than 2000 units have been sent to Red Cross Blood Bank and dried plasma manufacture. The donor committee thanks all volunteers including enrollment workers nurses campers Scouts and the canteen helpers. Local firms Ice Company Wilsons contribute to the canteen and the Lawrence Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Company.
DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes the advancing Allied invasion of Cherbourg and the mounting duel of strategy between Rommel and Montgomery. German counterattacks begin as Luftwaffe holdings suggest a cautious push, while Allies shore up forces to seize Cherbourg and the Bayeux rail hub to accelerate the overall campaign.
Articles detail visits by artists and entertainers at local homes and upcoming engagements. Entries note Arthur Endacott and his orchestra en route to Kansas City, visits by Mary Miller Barnes and May G E dith Osmond, and Roxarma Oldroyd traveling to attend Isabella Thoburn college commencement before sailing for India. Wedding announcements include Esther Kuhn and Veil Bratton, Nancy Drake and Robert Edgar, and William V Crosswhite’s marriage to Willa Mae Buchanan.
Twenty five years ago Wit Hazen’s hay yard blaze sparked a chain of events. Deputy Crowder racing to the scene collided with a car carrying Mrs Jess Willard and her young son. the nurse was seriously injured and both cars suffered damage. Hazen’s former tenant, suspected of arson, was arrested but released after lacking proof. Mrs Willard wired Chicago champion to inform him his son and she were safe to continue the night’s fight.
Forty years ago the university graduated 191 seniors as Prof. Hugo Muensterber of Harvard delivered the address on The Conception of Duty. Miss Cora Shaw hosted a Sunday school class gathering at her Ver mignt home. Mrs A J Beatty cared for pub D. Golo to start a summer vacation. Kasold left for cites Reitbert Worley traveled from Blue Rapids to visit. Mrs Otto Fischer hosted 29 mart i with a thimble party in honor of sister Miss Bangs whose wedding to Eira Jackson in Anaconda Mont. KU clans of 900 held a reunion under Mrs A T Walker. Mrs Clara Repke and daughter Nine pane opened summer in Kansas City.
The piece describes Moscow's wartime triumph as the second front finally opens. It notes Russian readiness to strike at the planned time, while Allied forces hold their positions for now. German reserves and Luftwaffe are active on the peninsula as tensions rise.
Rudolph Flesch, a Vienna lawyer turned OPA readability expert, crafts simple direct sentences for bulletins. He argues average readers with roughly eight years of schooling understand short, plain statements and personal references better than formal legal phrasing.
A clipped puzzle grid lists Coast Guard seniorities and cross references for a word game. The horizontal clues include terms like Vice Admiral and coasting phrases with abbreviations. Vertical clues cover mature age and ancient city terms among others.
The University of Kansas symphony orchestra presents its Sprigs recital tonight at Hoch Auditorium under Russell L. Wiley. Brahms Symphony No 2 in D major and Wieniawski Violin Concerto in D minor headline with Denis Sheppard and guest soloists. Beethoven? No, Caucasian Sketches and Emperor Waltz close. This marks the ensemble’s final appearance of the year.
The University of Kansas Daily Kansan will award honors this evening at the Kansan board annual dinner at the Colonial tea room. Dean Sims will host and introduce Charles Nutter of the Associated Press. Jess C. Denons, lieutenant governor and Dodge City Daily Globe publisher, will also appear. Graduates and journalism staff from district papers are invited.
London reports the first large group of German prisoners from the northern France beachheads arrived last night at an English port. The captives, officers and men, were moved under armed guard to an undisclosed destination. Among them were four Poles. One Pole said he was captured and drafted by the Nazis.
London broadcast reports Marshal Tito announcing Yugoslav partisans captured Ribniki-Gornji, 80 miles southwest of Banja Luka, while repelling enemy near Mliniste in western Bosnia. Fierce battles ongoing as partisans press offensives in eastern Bosnia. Invasion Bonds info: Kansas war bonds bought between June 6 and 18 will bear special inscription Invasion Week Bond, per W. Laird Dean.
Lt Col Hyde of the Army Ordnance Service says the largest field organization in the world is ready for the Berlin march. American ordnance will supply reserves for rifles, artillery, tanks, and self propelled guns, with rapid replacement and mobile repair units to keep fighting units equipped after landings. Kendree greets Sunflower Boys to Wichita as 405 Kansans attend 1944 session.
Secretary of War Stimson reported that a three day period of heavy fighting before Rome cost American forces in Italy 2,379 casualties. He noted total Italian campaign casualties from the landings last September to May 30 were 57,529 with 9,964 killed, 38,554 wounded, and 9,011 missing. The three day period May 27 to 30 marked the break through the Velletri Vatontone line south of Rome in the Alban hills. Of the 2,379 casualties 278 were killed, 1,644 wounded and 457 missing.
Mrs Wiley A Keve returned from Junction City after a week with her brother Herbert Jacobs. Baldwin Garden club plans its annual breakfast at Dr Willard Garretts home. Residents attended a 50th wedding anniversary reception for Mr and Mrs Kesler in Overbrook. Roscoe Davidson and family travel to Long Island to visit Chaplain Robert Pruitt with plans for overseas service. shoe shop closes for two weeks. Rev R J Zeidler to guest minister at Sedan church and attend sessions in Tulsa. Monday Night Club hosts at Mrs A D Butell home. next luncheon at Mrs Hitchcock’s. Mrs Mabel Hartley visits Kansas City. Dean Grace Irwin tours Topeka with Christine Reb and Betty Ebright. Mrs Bill Deel in Baldwin with sister Mrs O S Morgan. Dr Ora Brown of Chanute called to To la for accident injuring husband Dr E H Brown. she aids in Baldwin at late sister Miss Anna Elwell’s home. Rebekah lodge Past Nobles hold indoor picnic.
A society girl recounts her temporary wartime job in a plant. She describes fellow female workers like Evelyn and Betty, the male mechanics who help, and her partner Willy as they drill and rivet, swap tasks, and exchange chatter amid the busy assembly line. The piece hints at evolving roles and the playful tension between workers and leaders as draft affects crews.
Tuesday evening gathering at Odd Fellows Hall drew about 28 guests after a planned outdoor lawn picnic at Mrs. Herman Brown’s home shifted indoors due to chilly weather. Guests included Mrs Rose Dardon and Mrs Kenneth Brown, with notes of upcoming receptions for Lt. and Mrs. James Logan in Kansas City and details of local social connections.
A garbled list outlines Thursday evening radio program slots across stations KMEC KMBC WREN WDAF and others. It includes news, music shows with artists like Dinah Shore and Fred Waring, comedies Abbott and Costello, and various newscasts and specials with scattered times and host names.
New York June 8 1944 Salvation Army announces mobile canteen units built for combined ambulance and canteen service to move with Allied troops. Approved by authorities the fleet will be attached to designated troops, continuing a long wartime welfare effort. A global Red Shield network now sustains soldiers on twenty three fronts providing comfort away from home with over three thousand units in service worldwide.
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