Allies Break Through at Myitkyina Front in World War II
Allied forces report progress across central China and northern Burma as Chinese troops advance westward toward Tengchung and Langling while Japanese positions in Kohima and Myitkyina area are pressured. Air operations hit a Japanese heavy cruiser near Waigeo in New Guinea.
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Myitkyina
Great
North ‘Burma
Burma
Ja‘pan
Joseph W. Stillwell
Hola
Southeast Asia Command
Kohima
Toyan
Manipura
Anesa
Japan
China
Changsha
Humnan
Hankow-Canton
Whungking
Chiang Kai-shek
Teng
Tangchiao
Lungling
Tengxhung
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Waigeo Island
New Guinea
Biak Island
Schouten
Mokmier
Operaon
Kansas University student wins Carruth poetry prize
David Battenfeld of Kansas City Mo a college freshman at Kansas University won first prize in the 1944 Carruth poetry contest. The winning poem Tone Poem in B Fiat earned Battenfeld $50 with a panel of judges including Robert Nathan Kenneth Rockwell Hankins assisting Hankins in preliminary work. Betty Jean Nelson took second for Reembrance and Addie Egbert third for The Pipers Song. Honorable mentions went to Eliza Anne Pratt and Gene Pippin among 17 submitted poems.
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David Battenfeld
Ytnan
Kansas University
Kansas City
Carruth
John Hawkins
University English Department
B. Fiat
Battenfeld
Betty Jean Nelson
Hutchinson
Addie Egbert
Manusechps
Rose Morgan
Helen Rhoda Hoopes
University English
Spoems
Hawkins
Ration Book Four and Three Items Noted
The report lists rationing details from Associated Press, noting Book Four stamps valid indefinitely for meats fats and processed foods, sugar stamps 30 and 31 for five pounds, blue stamps through February 28, 1946, and various gasoline and 11-A 10-A coupons valid in northeastern areas. Scarce legible portions indicate remains of rationing board notices with dates and areas unclear.
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Associated Press
Heard In Lawrence Gasoline Rationing Remarks
In Lawrence the KU round table series Winning the war on the Domestic Front airs on KFKU with speakers from the state Geological Survey and Department of Geology. J. M. Jewett chairs. C. J. Posey provides geological survey details. notes on petroleum engineering and city work follow. County commissioners meet midweek as June progresses and marriage licenses see slow issuance.
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University of Kansas
KFKU
State Geological Survey
D Dopement of Geology
J. M. Jewett
C. J. Posey
Department Logy
Marchal Nye
Heverment
War Dads Hold Dance in Lawrence Community Building
Lawrence chapter No. 33 of the American War Dads held its first dance last night in the Community building with music by the L.M.L.H.S.S. swing band. E. E. Alexander urged support for the war effort and led a moment of silent prayer for servicemen, especially those on the front. Winners named were Miss Harriott Yerkes and Miss Helen Jesso. Dance social committee members included L. Poster, William Wood, Fisher, James Messer, Arthur Schieve, Phil Cato, Verne Smith, and M. Fox.
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Lawrence
L.mlhss
E. E. Alexander
Harriott Yerkes
H.A
Vantheetat
Helen Jesso
Wilkes Barre
L. Poster
Ghateensis
William Wood
Fisher
James Messer
Arthur Sbievie
Phil Cato
Verne Smith
M. Fox
Avestines No. 6 Next Monday Tele Ad Strong
A Free State telecast ad announces a program labelled Avestines No. 6 for next Monday at 8 p m. The notice highlights a scheduled broadcast time and platform.
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Avestines No
Writes His Story Amid Bullet Hail at French Chateau
Advanced Aliced headquarters in France reports a tense battlefield dispatch from a chateau near the invasion coast. A British correspondent chronicles snipers, shelling, and trench obscured by brush as Allied forces comb the area while German resistance fades. A local woman describes looting by retreating Germans.
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France
Rose Gardens
Chateau
America
Yank
Lawrence veterans listed with ROTC and training duties
Word from Lawrence reports Pfc Richard Keith Erbe, Sixth Reserve Officers' class Marine Corps graduate, May 24, son of Mr and Mrs Ernst A Erbe, KU 1943 ROTC coast artillery. Lt Col Carl Rankin Jr now colonel abroad in Italy. Lt Howard L Sutherland assigned to Arm Transport Command Caribbean Wing at Homestead training as engineer officer. S/Sgt Edward S Bumgardner en route to Clovis NM for six weeks bomber training. Lt and Mrs Don R Wetzel visiting Lawrence. Cpl Felix Arnold's son Felix Arnold Jr arrives in Italy. Second Lt Duane Q Carpenter at Randolph Field for Central Instructors School. Pfc Robert H Rhodes returns to Fort Dix after furlough.
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Richard Keith Erbe
Marine Corps
Ernst A. Erbe
University of Kansas
Coast Artillery
R.O.T.C
Canal Zone
Lawrence
Carl Rankin, Jr
Carl Rankin
Hardin, Mont
Rankin
Italy
Howard L. Sutherland, i
Arm Transport Command
Caribean Wing
Homestead Army Air Base
Homestead
Fla
Vivian McBeth
Miami Beach
Duane Q. Carpenter
Ora McKinley Carpenter
Missouri
Randolph Field
Tex
Central Instructors School
Armored Hosts Fight Across Caen Front in Normandy
Allied forces pressed through rain and fog in Normandy as German divisions defended Caen and Cherbourg approaches. Air raids, supply drops, and armored battles raged along a widening front, with Bayeux and Carentan cited as key objectives as reinforcements surged and weather hampered operations.
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D-day
Caen
Carentan Arca
Cherbourg
Transocean
Berlin
Supreme Headquarters
101St Airborne Division
Supreme Headquarte
Germane
Bstween
Thorning
English Channel
Bayeux, S
Ross Munro
Corre Dent
Eyond Yeux
Paris
Eisenhower
Munro
Bayeux
Sarah
Favored Weather Seen After Clear Skies
The forecast notes a favorable trend yesterday with clear skies and pleasant conditions. Officials expect continued good weather easing any travel or outdoor plans.
J B Swayze dies in Kansas City veteran drug wholesaler
J B Swayze 71 longtime sales representative for McKesson-Faxon Wholesale Drug Co died early this morning at City hospital after a period of illness. He lived in Lawrence since 1928 with his wife at 925 Kentucky street. Surviving are son John Cameron Swayze Sr a sister Mrs Mable Stott of Hope a niece Mrs Newdean Mark of McPherson and two grandchildren John Cameron Jr and Suzanne Swayze. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 30 pm at the Frank Chapel with burial in Forest Hill cemetery.
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J. B. Swayze
McKesson-Faxon Wholesale Drug Company
Io Rapene Oie
Moral City Hospital
Spendink
el Paso
Tex
Swayze
Lawrence
Kenstucky Street
Abdallah Shrine
United Commercial Travelers
Durr
Nena Aare
John Cameron Swayze
Mable Stott
Hope
Newdean Mark
McPherson
John Cameron, Jr
Suzanne
Bible School Ends In City Wide Vacation Program
Closing programs for the Cooperative Vacation Bible School were held this morning at five church centers. One hundred eighty three children enrolled with average daily attendance of fourteen. Fifty one children had perfect attendance and received certificates. Classes ran May through the week, 9 to 11 each morning, under the Lawrence Ministerial Alliance with teachers from First Methodist Nazarene Evangelical West Side Presbyterian and Centenary Methodist.
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Cooperative
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
First Methodist
Nazarene
Evan- Relical
West Side Presbyterian
Centenary Methodist
Het Methodist
Ize
Charles E. Brown
Harry H. Wager
Barbara Rand
M. L. Salee
R. E. Kimber
Dean D. Neamith
J. H. Cox
Lawrence Hill
Mary Hayes
Robert Walker
Elmer Pi Misa
Anna Schutz
Ainees
Helen Transue
Mildred Singham
B. 2. Stephenson
Virgil. Schroder
Eldred Day
M. F._Bexs
Frieda Cowles
Dorothea Weingartner
F. W. DeWeese
Herbert C. Brockman
Centenary Methodist Church
Seventeen KU Women Begin Hospital Training as Occupational Therapists
Seventeen women students from the University of Kansas leave for hospital training this July to become occupational therapists. They form the first full class after three years of university study and one semester of medical lectures. Training spans two months in varied hospitals to prepare for service in army and navy facilities.
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University of Kansas
Army
Navy
University At
Lawrence
School of Medicine
Kansas City
Phyllis Riggs
Pauline Rankin
Pilgrim State Hospital
Brentwood
Velma
Peuline Earnhart
DeSoto
Lincoln State Hospital
Lincoln
Neb
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Mary Bryant 69
Mrs Mary Bryant age 69 will be laid to rest Saturday at 2 pm at Bonar Springs. Survivors include her daughter Helene Wolfe and two grandchildren Jean and Jimmy.
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Mary Bryant
Agora Pee
Bonar Springi
Hsre
Helene Wolfe
Jean
Jimmy
McLouth Community News Highlights Visits and Arrivals
McLouth residents host guests from Kansas City Topeka and Portland Oregon as relatives and friends gather for Decoration Day weekend and summer visits. Local people travel to Kansas City for operations and medical care while others plan teaching posts and military service.
Kansas City Market Roundup June 9 Barley Wheat Cattle Hogs
Kansas City and Chicago markets report hogs cattle and sheep stall steady to higher with strong feeder demand. Wheat and corn futures mix while dairy and poultry prices edge higher. potato market softens with California stock influence. Estimated livestock receipts and price ranges noted for June around Kansas City and regional markets.
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Kanaae
Mangas
Jergundhan
Neds
Kansas City
Chicago
California
Southern
U. S
Loulsting Bliss
Ee Poultry
Tury
Market News At A Glance For June 9
Market round up shows stocks mixed with rails edging higher later. Bonds hold steady while cotton fluctuates due to liquidation and liquidation. Chicago wheat gains faded on profit taking as futures closed modestly higher. Rye rose with wheat then eased, distillers’ costs influencing rye trade.
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New York
Chicago
Wall Street Sees Mixed Day as War News Looms
The Day in Wall Street reports a mixed session with rails back on main streets and several issue upgrades. Gains of a point or less faded near the close while many issues declined. volume neared 300000 shares as investors stayed cautious awaiting overseas developments and the war loan drive.
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Wall Street
New York
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Carruth Prize
J. E. J.C. Hertae
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Chalmer Woodard
Liberty Memorial High School
George Waiaon
Union Pacific ‘Railroad
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Lawrence Country Club
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C. A. Carmichael
Granada Theater
Fleming Coffee Company
Topeka
WPE
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Alabama
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Lieutenant Price
England
Douglast County
Walter Schwarz
Worden
L.M.H.S. Swing Band
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Sedgwick
Zinepolis
Seatiny
S. Naval Academy
Ruby C. Hand
Fun Robert W. Dosen
Kan
French
Edward S. Bumgardner
Clovis
N. M
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McCook
Don R. Wetzel
George T. Wetzel
Missouri Street
Wetzel
Gowen Field
Boise
le Lewis Arnold
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State Teachers College
Emporia
Jos Stockwell
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McLouth
Charles Shrader
Glen Garner
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Joe Frendis
Topeks
Ted Lange
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Grace Newberry
Guyon
Okla
Ashworth
Pauline Lineweaver
Leavenworth
Sophia Laster
A. C.chapman
John Urt
Cecil Manewall
Dave Ritchie
James Magill
Allen Casebier
Jenniie Hesse
Casebler
Kansas University Hospital
Carroll Nickels
Army Air Force Band
Rand
Mise H Edmonds
Templeton
Rachel Edmonds
Everett
Gilbert, Jones and Young
Mary Werst
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Esis
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Pawnee City
Margaret Willits
Jarhala
Wilts
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Floyd Brune
Dave Edmonds
Blue Mound
Ralph Edmonds
Michael Hunsucker
William Moses
McLuth
Barney
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W. D. Bantz
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Austin Vincent
Baldwin
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Jennifer Jones
Essnemceedemseet
Chrysler
Coronana
General Electric
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Texas Co
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Wilson & Co Ma Cities Service
City Cab
TAY War Bonds
Douglas County
John C. Emick
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