Axis losses high in Mediterranean air sea battle
Allied air and sea assault in the central and eastern Mediterranean credited with sinking a 10,000 ton Italian cruiser and damaging a smaller cruiser and destroyer. American airmen joined RAF in the action with Liberator bombers, while Malta and Tobruk received new supplies. German and Italian versions differ on ships sunk, and Axis claims of Liberty advance are disputed. The Libya campaign near Ain El Gazala continues to unfold with conflicting reports from Nazi and Fascist sources.
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Admiralty
Air Ministry
Malta
Tobruk
Cairo
Coral Sea
Midway
Africa
R.A.F
Taranto
Pantelleria
R.A.F. Said
North Africa
Adolf Hitler
Libya
Acroma
Balbo
Ain el Gazala
American air forces smash Japanese fleet in Aleutians
The Japanese navy suffers heavy losses as U S air forces strike off the Aleutians after earlier Coral Sea and Midway wins. Losses include one cruiser sunk and multiple ships damaged, with no American casualties reported. Allies continue air attacks while operations in the Aleutians remain fluid and the overall aim appears to blunt three strategic objectives.
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Aleutians
Washington
Pacific
Coral Sea
Midway Islands
Alaska
Navy
Aleutian Islands
Scrap Rubber Drive Picks Up Steam in Lawrence
Lawrence service stations report strong second day of the national scrap rubber campaign. Residents bring in discarded items from toys and bath stoppers to tires and hoses, with some stations collecting well over a ton and others reporting thousands of pounds.
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Lawrence
Uncle Sam
Russians Claim Counterattacks on Kharkov Front and Sevastopol
Reports from London cite Moscow radio claiming Russian troops counterattacked and advanced on multiple Kharkov front points. Nazi command said Sevastopol battle waned after a fierce 11 days, while Russians reported Red Army and Red Navy forces repelled German and Romanian assaults. German planes raided Moscow and targets near Murmansk.
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London
Reuters
Moscow
Kharkov
Hitler
Sevastopol
Soviet
Black Sea
Donetsk
Murmansk
First Trailer Registered Under New City Ordinance
Lawrence registers the first trailer under the new ordinance. Applicant Donald LeRoy Cloke, 824 New Hampshire, employed at Sunflower Ordnance plant, with wife and son. Enforcement by police health and building inspection. $1 fee for trailers parked over 24 hours.
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Lawrence
Donald LeRoy Cloke
New Hampshire
Sunflower Ordnance Plant
Missing Topeka Youth Kenneth Wolfe 16
Kenneth Wolfe a 16 year old boy from Baldwin has been missing since Sunday from his home and is believed to be in Topeka. His father Floyd Wolfe reported to the sheriff that the boy sent a postcard saying he is well and to not worry. No reason for leaving is given.
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Topeka
Kenneth Wolfe
Baldwin
Floyd Wolfe
Sheriff's Office
Kaw Valley Cobblers Rally Amid Potatoes Market Shifts
The Kaw Valley cobblers market prices ranged around $1.75 per hundred pounds for top grade. Alfred Heck and Sons near town began harvest, eyeing two carloads today. Buyers favor B size potatoes though most dug remains, with unwashed Triumphs and long whites driving regional price shifts.
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Kaw Valley
Kansas
Alfred Heck and Sons
Arthur Heck
Hecks
California
Kansas City
Oklahoma
U.S
Arkansas
Texas
Alabama
Chicago
Senators aim to create a powerful rubber agency
Washington reports that a group of senators led by Chairman Gillette plans to introduce legislation to form a single director run rubber agency. The unit would control production of natural synthetic and scrap rubber, directing plants to use petroleum, grains, and other feedstocks, and override current wartime program authorities.
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Washington
Gillette
D-Ia
Senate
White House
Norris
Navy shifts to air power as ships expanded
Washington reports the naval committee approved an 8.55 billion ship program focusing on aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers, with four or five battleships deferred to emphasize carriers, while confirming battleships remain possible if needed. Senators Ellender and Brewster said admirals confirmed no new battleships would start, converting under way cruisers into carriers.
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House Naval Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Ellender
D-La
Brewster
R-Me
Named to West Point Garland Landrith Jr.
Garland Landrith Jr son of Mr and Mrs G S Landrith 1616 Indiana street received notice from the War Department of his selection as the principal candidate for appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point from the First Congressional district of Kansas. He will go to Leavenworth on July 1 for mental and physical examinations. Landrith came with his parents to Lawrence from Cherryvale seven years ago. His father operates the Landrith grocery at 1007 Massachusetts street. He has completed his sophomore year at the University of Kansas and was president of his class this past year. He was recently elected treasurer of the KU Men's Student Council. He is a Summerfield scholar. Landrith was graduated from Liberty Memorial high school as an honor student in 1940.
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Garland Landrith Jr
G. S. Landrith
Indiana Street
War Department
United States
Military Academy
West Point
Kansas
Leavenworth
Landrith
Lawrence
Cherryvale
Landrith Grocery
Massachusetts Street
University of Kansas
K. U. Men’s
Summerfield
Liberty Memorial High School
Malta Gunners Destroy Fifteen Axis Planes Over Malta
Fifteen axis planes were destroyed over Malta during the 24 hours ending 10:15 p.m. last night according to an announced report. The note mentions Valletta and Malta in the June 16 dispatch.
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Malta
Valletta
OPA Official Predicts Gasoline Rationing May Extend
T Hawking of the OPA fuel rationing branch in Washington said extension of gasoline rationing outside the eastern seaboard is a very definite possibility. He noted national transportation must be a war asset and may be diverted to meet essential needs, tying further gas limits to the rubber supply for tires on in-use cars.
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Chicago
P.P
T. Hawking
OPA
Washington
Seaboard
Hawkins
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board Elects Officers
John Brand, Lawrence attorney, elected chairman of the Douglas county war price and rationing board at a meeting in the Lawrence National bank building. Elmer Ousdahl named vice chairman and C. B. Holmes secretary. Other members include Corlett J. Cotton, Melvin Miller, and Harry Barnett. Rationing of tires and automobiles to continue under the old set-up through June. Next meeting set for Saturday, June 27.
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John Brand
Lawrence
Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board
Lawrence National Bank
Elmer Ousdahl
C. B. Holmes
Corlett J. Cotton
Melvin Miller
Harry Barnett
Baldwin
George Wetzel
Paul Lyons
Wul
House Waiters Strike at Lunch Hour in Washington
About 30 waiters at the House restaurant walked out during lunch in Washington on June 16 seeking higher wages. They demanded 40 dollars monthly for part time and 65 for full time, contrasting with Senate pay. Manager W A Brockwell noted tips brought earnings to 2.50 to 8 dollars daily and said a petition had been filed last week.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
W.A. Brockwell
Brockwell
Treasurer’s Office Extends Hours To Meet Tax Deadline
The county treasurer’s office will stay open through noon tomorrow and all day Saturday to collect the 1941 last half taxes before the June 20 deadline. Four windows were staffed to ease congestion as lines formed. Taxpayers are urged to bring or send their first half receipts with payments to speed processing.
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Court House
First wheat carloads arrive in Kansas City
Four cars of wheat from the 194% crop reached Kansas City today. These cars will be included in tomorrow's grain receipts.
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Kansas City
Kansas
C of C Directors to Meet in June
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce board of directors will hold the regular June meeting tomorrow at 12 30 at Wiedemann's location.
Girls State election results headline and events
Sunflower Girls Staters hear Mrs. Norton H Pearl of Detroit as she opens the night with Americanism remarks and the general election results from today. Primary results announced last night show Nationalists Elizabeth Baker and Sarah Sheppard leading in governor and lieutenant governor races, with a formal reception and inaugural ceremony planned.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Americanism Committee
Sunflower Girls
Pearl
Detroit
Mich
Marcheta McKenzie
Topeka
Ruth Mary Tidd
Hutchinson
Elizabeth Baker
Larned
Sarah Shepard
Sarah Sheppard
Maxine Bibler
Wichita
Donna Jean Diller
Salina
Phyllis Callon
McPherson
Bette Schlotthauer
Frances Lawrence
Lawrence
Freda Aurell
Supreme Court
Sue Rogers
Manhattan
Jackie Sprecher
Dodge City
Sid Beal
Harper
Dot Morrow Howard
Dorothy Shields
Charlotte Drowatzky
Leatha Sanford
Belleville
Shirley Ford
Emporia
Patsy Creel
Wat Peterson
Herington
Marcella Easley
Helen Marcellus
Sarah Lane
Jeanne McCrory
Dixie Marley
Pat Graham
Winfield
Joan Bond
Marcella Stewart
Elizabeth Ferguson
Phyllis Jack
Garnett
Forecasted Rain Continues in Western Kansas Weather
Topeka predicts more showers this afternoon and tonight across the west central and east, with warmer winds and a rise in highs. Wheat harvest delays are expected due to cool wet conditions as Phillipsburg reports 0.80 inch rain in 24 hours and Dodge City records 79 high. Republican River returns to banks after minor flooding at Clay Center.
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Topeka
CPI
A. D. Robb
Phillipsburg
Kansas
Dodge City
Weather Bureau
Clay Center
Soldiers Seek Books and Magazines for Troops
Col James S Dusenbury head of the university military department appeals to Lawrence residents to donate books and magazines for soldiers. Donated reading material should be brought to the Lawrence public library where librarian Lillian Constant supervises accumulation before units are delivered to military authorities by the University ROTC.
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James S. Dusenbury
University
Lawrence
Lawrence Public Library
Lillian Constant
University R.O.T.C
Kansas postmasters confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed Kansas postmasters including George Q O Hunt of Belle Plaine Williams F E Gallanaugh of Gardner Samuel N Nunemaker of Hesston and George E Symsor of Mulvane in the June 16 report from Washington.
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Kansas
Washington
UPI
Senate
George QO. Hunt
Belle Plaine
Williams FE. Gallanaugh
Gardner
Samuel N. Nunemaker
Hesston
George E. Symsor
Mulvane
Stock Market Index Steady at 60 Stocks
The average of 60 stocks stands at 35.7 with yesterday’s reading also at 35.7 indicating no change in overall market direction. Investors monitor minor shifts in key sectors despite a flat session.
Scrap Rubber Campaign Targets All Kinds of Rubber
Wade T. Childress of the War Production Board announced a nationwide salvage drive seeking every kind of scrap rubber except battery box material. Acceptable items include tires from auto to baby carriage, tubes, patches, refiners and cut up parts, excluding beads and buffings. Filling stations will buy tires at one cent per pound. other items include rubber footwear gloves clothing caps mats hose and assorted rubber goods.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Wade T. Childress
War Production Board
Childress
Visit Shows Engineer of War Victory and Republican Platform
Lieut. Gov. Carl Friend campaigned in Kansas second district stressing war victory as priority and two party democracy. He urged action for postwar planning, condemning selfish politicians and urging care for the jobless hungry and homeless after the war.
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Carl Friend
Friend
Kansas
Republican Party
New Parachute Repair Station Opens in Lawrence
Wallace Knotts opens a parachute repair and repacking shop at 716 Massachusetts Street Lawrence. He has worked for Ashcraft Brothers Flying Service and earned a parachute packer rating. Local and regional fields seek his repacking service as Army and Navy centers in Kansas City grow busy. Parachutes must be repacked every 60 days regardless of use.
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Lawrence
Wallace Knotts
Massachusetts Street
Knotts
Ashcraft Brothers Flying Service
Army
Navy
Kansas City
Shipment of 2000 Canning Sugar Certificates Arrives
A shipment of 2000 sugar certificates for canning sugar is expected to reach the local rationing office tomorrow morning. The certificates are en route to Lawrence from the state office in Wichita. The local office had exhausted its supply this morning. A prior batch of 1000 certificates arrived Friday from Johnson County and was used by this morning.
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Lawrence
Wichita
Johnson County
French flags dropped on Paris and attack on ministry
The R A F said a British bomber dropped two French tricolor flags on Paris last night and fired on the former ministry of marine. One flag landed over the Arc de Triomphe and the other on the Place de la Concorde.
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London
R.A. F
Paris
Ministry of Marine
Trance
Arc de Triomphe
County Treasurer Receives Surprise State Sales Tax Refund
A $100,114.43 check from the state treasurer arrived at the county treasurer's office, sharing Douglas county's sales tax residue. The payment, higher than April estimates, will be partly allocated to the Lawrence district 60 and welfare after state deductions. A June 27 hearing will address the residue distribution and tax levy impacts.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Rubber Campaign Reaches Automobile Graveyards
Kansas City reports a government salvage drive expanding to Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Arkansas. Fourteen inspectors under Sam C. Mitchell tour 1,436 junkyards urging owners to sort usable tires from scrap. Scrap tire price rises to 20 dollars a ton, improving incentive to reclaim other rubber. An automobile graveyard is defined as five or more discarded cars.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Arkansas
Sam C. Mitchell
War Production Board
Mitchell
Merchant ship sinks as crew loss rises on Gulf Coast voyage
The medium sized United States merchant ship went down in the Gulf port area on June 16. Four naval gun crew members died with eleven sailors. five crew and 25 seamen survived after eight hours in water, aided by cargo ships. The loss marks a second sinking amid renewed submarine activity in the Gulf after a two week lull.
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Gulf Coast
United States
Gulf
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