Rew Plane Fleets To Bomb Germany
London reports U S bomber forces in England rising 15 to 30 percent monthly and nearing RAF strength by summer's end. Maj Gen Ira C Baker says daylight raids with RAF by night will combine with invasion support plans as 1,600 heavy bombers hit 19 targets in May with modest losses.
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London
England
R.A.F
Ira C. Eaker
United States Army Air Forces
Europe
Dwight D. Fisen
Nowsr
Pantelleria
Lampedusa
Lord Beaverbrook
London Daily Express
Sale of Sunflower Ordnance salvage buildings and equipment
About 270 temporary field offices tool boxes first aid stations and time booths used during construction at the Sunflower Ordnance plant will be sold as salvage to highest bidders beginning tomorrow. Sales are sealed bids with inspection and bid submission times set by Captain G C West. The sale runs June 11 through June 5 with 8:30 a m to 4 50 p m daily except Sundays. Ten days to remove items after sale. Bid forms available from Captain West Administration Building 1 or county agents.
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Sunflower
G. C. West
Corps of Engineers
Captain West
Weather Bureau Warns of Floods on Lower Kaw and Missouri
Weather Bureau reports major flood conditions along the Kaw river from Lawrence to Kansas City Kansas and across Missouri. Lowland evacuations advised as creeks overflow and the Missouri rises toward a crest near 26 feet. Forecasts show Kaw flooding from Topeka to Lawrence with several rivers already out of banks.
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Weather Bureau
Lower
Kaw
Kansas City
Kaw River
Kansas
Missouri
The
Lawrence
Kan
Mississippi
Tax Bill Signed and Los Angeles Outbreaks Reported
President Roosevelt signed pay-as-you-go income tax reform with a 20 percent withholding to begin July 1, affecting 44 million taxpayers and changing 1943 payments. In Los Angeles, clashes between service men and zoot-suited youths caused injuries and closures across communities, while officials vow strict enforcement and calm.
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Washington
America
Roosevelt
Rumi
Beardsley
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Senate
Rep. Knutson
R.-Minn
House
Blue River Spreads Over Farm Lowlands Today
Swollen by several days of rain and a late night surge, the Blue river spread across farm lowlands near Manhattan Kansas. Upstream the river ran eight feet over the Rockyford dam, while Deep Creek flood washed out hogs and damaged Fay N Seaton farm crops as roads flooded and water filled Heaton’s house. The Kaw remained near normal as Junction City reported 8.65 inches of rainfall.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas
Blue River
Nebraska
Manhattan
Kaw
Topeka
S. D. Flora
Lawrence
Kas
Rockyford
Junction City
Deep Creek
Fay N. Seaton
Lester Heaton
Argentina to Collaborate with Other Nations
Vice Admiral Segundo Storni the foreign minister stated the new provisional government will pursue the greatest collaboration with other American nations. Buenos Aires June 10. The remark signals a committed regional partnership approach amid shifting leadership.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Segundo Storni
Flood-Blocked Highways Across Northeastern Kansas
Flooding in northeastern Kansas closed at least a dozen highways today. Roads impassable included U S 24 Perry K16 K4 east of Valley Falls K192 Winchester K9 Monrovia and west of Waterville K7 north of Atchison K116 Arrington U S 75 south of Netawaka K63 north of Seneca K13 at Garrison and U S 36 west of Marysville K15 Barnes K99 south of Alma and K99 at Easton. Highway Patrol expects U S 24 Perry to stay blocked for a day or two and rerouted traffic over U S 40.
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Topeka
Kansas
Highways Department
U.S
Perry
Valley Falls
Winchester
Monrovia
Waterville
Atchison
Arrington
Netawaka
Seneca
Garrison
U. S. 36
Marysville
Barnes
Alma
Easton
Highway Patrol
U.S. 24
U.S. 40
Spillway Water Rises At Lone Star Lake
Water over the Lone Star spillway about seven inches deep at the lake fifteen miles southwest of Lawrence. The rise began around seven o clock this morning and has progressed at a steady pace.
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Lone Star
Lone Star Lake
Lawrence
Senate confirms two Kansas postmistresses
The senate confirms Hazel R Craft as postmistress at Lewis Kansas and Ben J Funk as postmaster at Sedan Kansas. The action expands federal staffing in rural offices.
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Kansas
Washington
Senate
Hazel R., Craft
Lewis, Kas
Ben J. Funk
Sedan
Kam
Miners Face Fines for June Walkout Under Ickes Order
John L. Lewis denounced Ickes plan to fine coal miners one dollar a day for June 1 to June 5, warning of another walkout. West Virginia UMW official says the measure will trigger further strikes while central Pennsylvania operators settle on a $1.30 daily pay raise to end portal to portal demands.
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Bulletin
Washington
John L. Lewis
America
Ickes
West Virginia Union
United Mine Workers District 31
Fairmont
Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania
Charles O'Neill
War Labor Board
Portal
Lewis
O'Neill
WLB
U.M.W
O’neill
Kingdom
Supreme Court
United Mine
Final Day for On Time No 3 Ration Book Request
J G Callaway, district OPA director in Kansas City, warns that midnight tonight is the deadline to mail application cards for ration book No 3. Only about 112 million cards received by June 9. over 3 million should have been mailed. Average 2.8 books per family. Mailings begin as requests are received. late cards go to August. Lawrence post office reports many applications arriving yesterday and today.
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J. G. Callaway
Office of Price Administration
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
OPA
Lawrence
Roger M. Williams
Treasury plan to raise 16 billion in revenue announced
Washington reports say the treasury presented a comprehensive program to generate 16 billion dollars in new revenue. The plan centers on a spending tax with higher income taxes and new excise levies. Byrnes met with Randolph Paul Harold D. Smith and Fred Vinson to discuss future tax policy and an imminent pay-as-you-go bill signing.
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Washington
The
Treasury
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
Byrnes
Randolph Paul
Harold D. Smith
Fred M. Vinson
Office of Economic Stabilization
Health budget up in Douglas county board meeting
The Douglas county health unit governing board discussed next year’s budget with a $500 increase in county contribution and a matching sum requested from Lawrence. Possible boosts from federal and state governments were noted. Dr. H. L. Chambers reported progress on a public health service ordinance for eating and drinking places and cited record-keeping costs of 2000 to 4000 dollars yearly. Immunizations of May included typhoid 25, diphtheria 46, smallpox 28, with 176 contagious disease cases and one active meningitis case linked to Sunflower Ordnance Works. Current venereal disease loads stood at 11% syphilis and 8% gonorrhea, with 499 treatments in the clinic. Plans to hire Dr. John Holmes part time were announced.
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Douglas County Health Unit
Lawrence
H. L. Chambers
United States Public Health Service
State Board of Health
Chambers
Sunflower Ordnance Works
John Holmes
Flood threats as Kaw and Blue rivers rise across Kansas
Heavy rains swell Kaw river tributaries threatening overflow between Topeka and Lawrence. Blue river runs below Nebraska line rising while the Delaware valley floods. forecasts show Kaw near flood stage then above it with Blue Rapids to Kaw flooding, as showers continue statewide.
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Topeka
Kaw River
Lawrence
Kaw Valley
Manhattan
Junction City
Blue River
Nebraska Line
Delaware
Valey Falls
Delaware and
Blue Valleys
S. D. Flora
Marais Des Cygnes
Concordia
Gene
Nebraska
Blue Rapids
Flora
Kaw
Boxes Made Here Hold Radar Parts
Lawrence Paper company and its box factory on the Santa Fe tracks produced radar part boxes and other war cartons for the defense program. The plant employs 225, operates around the clock, and has shipped millions of boxes for essential war materials including radar parts, fuel tanks, walkie talkie cartons, and shell packing crates.
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Lawrece Paper Company
Jayhawk
Lawrence Paper Company
Santa Fe
New Hampshire Street
Pearl Harbor
War Production Board
U. S
Midwest
Piling Test Under Kaw River Overflow
Water department crews tested piles installed along Brewery brook and near the old settling basin last winter as Kaw River overflow rose. Superintendent Frank Willey said results depend on the water level drop to judge if solids will settle. Eight city employee gardens near Brewery brook flooded, and street and sewer department workers checked reports of basements flooded after last night’s rain.
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Water Department
Brewery Brook
Kaw
Frank Willey
Street and Sewer Department
Stock Market Index Steady At 60 Stocks
The index shows an average of 51.5 for 60 stocks with yesterday's reading also at 51.5. A full week classified ad costs 96 cents.
Truman criticizes Sunflower plant kept in US Senate report
Kansas City June 10 Senator Harry S Truman says there was shooting of soldiers in the back as he summarizes a two day Senate committee hearing on the Sunflower Ordnance Works near DeSoto. He says the project was inefficient and costly and the War Department has renegotiated contracts. He blames both labor and management and army engineers. The committee leaves investigators Connell y and Martinez to develop angles for the final report.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Senate Committee
Sunflower Ordnance Works
DeSoto
Truman
War Department
Army
Matthew J. Connelly
Joseph Martinez
Senate
4H Club Dairy Tour Planned for Douglas County
Deal Six county agent announces a June 14 dairy demonstration tour for 4-H members. Ray Stover of Kansas State College will lead demonstrations at several farms including Bill Rice, McCrary and Wiggins, Chamney dairy, and Talitha Stevens. Participants may join any stops and bring lunch. a lunch break is planned at Vinland high school.
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Douglas County
Deal Six
Ray Stover
Kansas State College
Bill Rice
Jefferson County
Rice Boy
Wiggins
McCrary and
Chamney
University
Vinland High School
T. P. Stevens
Vinland
Talitha Stevens Place
June Wheat Forecast Shows Drop From Last Year
The agriculture department projects total wheat at 780.5 million bushels as of June 1, down 29 percent from last year’s 981.3 million. Spring wheat indicated at 228.8 million. winter wheat 501.7 million. rye 33.8 million. oats 1.169 billion. barley 371.0 million. Farm stocks and yields per acre also detailed with state figures and ten year averages. Get cash for unused items via classified ads.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kaw River Flood Reaches Peak as Rains Hit Kansas Towns
Flood warnings spread through the Kaw River basin as the river rises above flood stage near 21 feet, with 23 feet reached on the local gauges. Wakarusa and Delaware rivers overflowed banks near Perry and Valley Falls, while roads, rails, and utilities faced rising water and wind damage from a severe storm.
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Perry
Bob Brey
U.S
Valley Falls
Lawrence
Kansan
R.E.P
Sixth
Massachusetts
Fifteenth
Rhode Island
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