Parachute Carrier Captain Lillyman Leads First Allied Invasion
UPI reports at U. S. Parachute Carrier Base on Jone 8 that Captain Frank Lillyman of Syracuse New York, 29, the first allied soldier to touch France from the west, would lead a No 1 drop with Lt. Col. L. Crouch and a hand picked crew. Lillyman, weighing 140 pounds, had 48 jumps and spoke of his cigar superstition. He recalled his father Maj. Frank G. Lillyman, who died in 1942, and his varied service in the Argentine navy, Brazilian cavalry, and U.S. forces.
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U. S
Jone’ 8
UPI
Frank Lillyman
France
Syracuse
N. Y
L. Crouch
Riverside
Cal
Crouch
U.S
Barnett
Leonard T. Schroeder
Baltimore
Schroeder
Lillyman
Fort Benning
Frank G. Lillyman
Leavenworth
Kaw
Crocker
Navy
Army
Binghamton, N.iy
the Press
Sun
Universities Adopt Old Texts for Upperclassmen
A 1942 list compiled by Prof J De Stranathan names 31 colleges and universities adopting a physical book as official texts for upperclassmen and graduates. Institutions include California Chicago Stanford Penn State Saskatchewan Toronto Bowdoin Berea De Pauw with re-adoptions by Ohio State and Wisconsin.
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University of Kansas
J. de Stranathan
California
Chicago
Stanford
Penn State
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Canada
Coleres
Bowdoin
Berea
de Pauw
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Waste fat drive upends kitchen waste habits
Officials of the Standard Rendering Company in Kansas City Missouri report a high gear in recycling waste fats. Housewives have made fat collection nearly automatic with fats flowing weekly from kitchens to the rendering plant. Dealers may collect directly or arrange pickup by Standard Rendering Company trucks. contact 635 Adams Avenue Kansas City for details.
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Standard Rendering Company
Kansas City
Missouri
Comany
Adams
Sas
Harrison
Book Widely Adopted At Kansas U For Modern Physics
Twenty eight schools have adopted The Particles of Modern Physics from the University of Kansas. Teachers praise its emphasis on experimental evidence for atomic structure and behavior with more than 1,000 references to research papers. London dispatch notes near disaster in invasion port as Moroso recalls Sicily and North Africa landings and warns weather hindered operations. Three German prisoners captured at Courtland near Concordia.
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Eiglt
University of Kansas
London
John A. Moroso
Associated Press
Altho
Sicily
Concordia
Kan
Courtland
Here
Mershal
Prison escape rumor sparks stormy night report
Lloyd Garman and a posse of citizens turned prisoners over to authorities at Concord camp. One detainee was reported to have escaped during a storm Saturday, according to local accounts.
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Lloyd Garman
Sat Concord
Certificates Issued by Douglas County War Board Session
One hundred eighteen grade one passenger certificates were issued by the county panel of the Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board at its meeting yesterday. Other certificates granted included 18 grade three passenger, 18 passenger tubes, 13 truck tires, six truck tubes, 13 implement tires and seven implement tubes. The page also notes Allied invasion context from Supreme Headquarters and a Navy Marines detail about mine clearance at the invasion. The column closes with a teaser for the Lost and Found item on the classified page and the usual prompt-results service.
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Douglas County War ‘Price and Rationing Board
Wartime Training Drive Sees Massive Volunteer Riot
Hundreds of workers answered the call to help meet the war load. A broad training program was launched, and veterans and new volunteers trained with purpose. The speaker pledges continued service and commitment to meet the nation’s needs.
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Aind
Paper Mill Fire Threat Prompts Quick Fire Department Response
Wichita reports a dump fire at the Paper Mill yesterday around five o clock, tackled by the fire department to prevent spread. In other news a nine year old boy, Ernest George Frymer, was recovered from the Arkansas River after being missing for five hours.
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River Wichita
Ernest George Frymer
Arkansas
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