Bombers Hit Italian Battleships in Mediterranean Battle
American and British air crews scored 35 direct hits on two Italian battleships in a two day Mediterranean engagement. A cruiser and destroyer were damaged as Italy's fleet fled Taranto base. further attacks continued into Monday with another battleship hit despite smoke screens.
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U. S
Alfred F. Kalberer
Mediterranean
Kalberer
R.A.F
Taranto
U.S. Army
R.A.F. Fliers
Malta
Tobruk
Britain
Russia
Sevastopol
Adolf Hitler
Ruhr
Rhineland
Neil Ritchie
Imperial
Sidi Rezegh
Acroma
el Adem
Musolini
Survivors Reach harbor from two vessels sunk by axis submarine
An East Coast port reports 54 survivors from two merchant ships, one Honduran and one Panamanian, sunk in the Caribbean by the same axis submarine. Forty one seamen died, including two navy gun crew members. Seven raft survivors drifted away, not picked up. The Panama flag vessel was sunk May 31 with 17 known dead. The second ship had 35 survivors, 24 killed June 6.
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Caribbean
Panama
Gestapo Seizes 1000 Poles in Warsaw Raid
The Polish government in exile says the Gestapo arrested more than 1,000 Poles in a mass raid on Warsaw streets at noon yesterday. They were taken to an undisclosed destination.
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Gestapo
London
Warsaw
Sevastopol Siege Mounts as German Offensives Stalled
Reports from Sevastopol and the Kerch region describe heavy fighting with 11 Axis attacks repulsed, 125000 German troops involved, and Red defense holding Balaclava. Soviet dispatches note counter‑attacks on the Kharkov front and delayed British nighttime raids against German war industries.
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Siberia
Sevastopol
Kharkov
Ukraine
Red Army
Balaclava
Black Sea
Caucasus
Kerch
R.A.F
Germany
Cologne
Essen
France In Crisis Petain Addresses Second Armistice Anniversary
Petain, aging leader of Vichy France, admits discontent and state deficiencies but urges faith in national destiny and salvation after his death. He condemns profiteers and money power while urging citizens to rise above weariness and keep hope for France. Lawrence rally promotes rubber drive for wartime effort.
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Vichy
Petain
Germany
France
Opposes 94 Percent Excess Profits Tax for Corporations
Washington reports that Donald Nelson head of the War Production Board rejected a flat 94 percent excess profits tax for corporations claiming it could endanger the wartime program. He urged the Ways and Means Committee to consider a postwar credit for rates above 80 percent or exemptions to reward efficiency and conserve resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Doughton
D-N.c
House
Ways and Means Committee
Italian naval force blocks British convoy near Crete
Italian broadcasts report a strong Italia naval formation near Crete forced a 50 ship British convoy to retreat to Alexandria amid Mediterranean battles. Italian sources say they rescued several hundred British officers and crew from ships set afire or sunk in attacks on another central Mediterranean convoy.
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Rome
Upi
High Command
Italia
Crete
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Army pay bill signed by President for minimum $50 a month
President Roosevelt signed a law boosting the minimum base pay for the armed forces to $50 monthly, retroactive to June 1, raising most men by at least $20. The increase covers ranks up to second lieutenant and ensign, with higher base pay and enhanced rental allowances for officers. A companion measure aiding dependents faced a temporary hold for a correction. Congress moved to fix the date in one clause.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Draft Law Violators Hear Prison Sentences in Kansas
Four Kansas men convicted of selective service act violations received prison terms from U S District Judge Richard J Hopkins The sentences ranged from four to five years Each defendant faced accusations of disloyalty while the judge urged respect for the constitution and wartime laws.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
U. S
Richard J. Hopkins
Elmer Shelinbarger
Joseph Carl Findley
Near Douglass
Laban Ira Wright
Scott City
Neil
Alexander
Mullinville
Hopkins
Canadian Kiwanis President Cleveland June 17
Fred G. McAlister of London Ontario was elected Kiwanis International president defeating Nashville Tennessee newspaper executive E B Stahlman Jr. The vote took place in Cleveland.
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Kiwanis
Cleveland
Fred G. McAlister
London
Ont
Kiwanis International Today
E. B. Stahlman, Jr
Nashville
Australian Fears For His Country War leader warns of losses and global reach of Japan
Prime Minister John Curtin warned that Australia risks being lost if Axis advances succeed in North Africa Russia and the Atlantic. He cited three main thrusts against the Allies, while General MacArthur reported continued Japanese bombing attempts on Darwin with limited damage. Chinese forces recaptured Hosueh and narrowed the Ky Ying railway gap as Japanese casualties rose.
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Curtin
Japan
Australia
United Nations
North Africa
Libya
Rommel
Russia
Middle East
Suez
India
Indian Ocean
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Darwin
Chiang Kai-shek
Yangtze River
Hosueh
Hopeh Province
Shangjao
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Kiangsi
Ickes Approves 8 Inch Florida Petroleum Pipeline
Washington officials announce approval of an 8 inch petroleum product line from Port St. Joe to Jacksonville Florida. The 220 mile conduit would supply Atlantic coast states and operate at about 85000 barrels daily, with funding talks ongoing and construction possible within 120 days if RFC loan is granted.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Florida
Atlantic
Norfolk
American Liberty Pipe Line Company
Dallas
Tex
Sec
Texas
Ickes
Port St. Joe
Florida Gulf Coast
Jacksonville
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
House
Mansfield
D-Tex
the Rivers and Harbors Committee
Liberty Company
RFC
Seaboard
First Wheat Cargo Reaches Kansas City Market
The vanguard of the 1942 winter wheat crop arrives at Kansas City marked by six cars from Kansas and Oklahoma. Readiness and weather slowings affect harvest, with first bids modest and prices near current old-wheat levels. A Kiowa shipment sold at 1.16 per bushel and an Oklahoma car at 1.1314.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
API
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kiowa-Hazelton
Sooner
Yewed
Kiowa
Douglas county drafts 30 more men as June calls rise
The Douglas county selective service board issued a new call for 30 draftees on June 29, bringing total requisitions to 154 from the county. Names of men departing June 25 include Eugene Nininger, Melvin Schnider, Jack Collins, William Wiley, and Elmer Wilson. Physicals were given to 86 registrants at the Community building. A fifth registration for men born 1922 to 1924 is planned for June 27–30 with about 40 registrars expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Louisiana
Melvin Edward Schnider
Tennessee
Jack Delos Collins
Kentucky
William Gale Wiley
Vermont
Elmer Ray Wilson
Mississippi
Selective Service Board
Lawrence
Heavy rains soak central Kansas as storms linger
Locally heavy rains drenched central and eastern Kansas with 1.04 to 2.87 inches in many towns. Thunderstorms may continue today and tonight, with southern areas at risk for crop damage though harvest advances before the wet spell.
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Topeka
Kansas
Salina
Burlington
Ellsworth
Hutchinson
Geneseo
Lyons
Newton
Wichita
Claflin
Hays
Great Bend
Winfield
Walnut
Cowley
Kansas City
Wamego
Concordia
Phillipsburg
Ellis
el Dorado
Coffeyville
A. D. Robb
Smoky Hill
Goodland
Kansas Florists Convene Third State Convention
Kansas florists gathered in Emporia for a three day state convention with about three hundred delegates. Wayne Willis of Manhattan serves as president of the State Florist association, which meets here for a second consecutive year.
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Florists
Emporia
Kansas
Larned Girl Is Named Governor At Sunflower Girls State
Elizabeth Baker of Larned wins the Nationalist nomination for governor at the Sunflower Girls State in session at KU, defeating Marcheta McKenzie of Topeka 143 to 112. Oath of office for new officials followed with Sid Beal as chief justice and Mrs. Norton Pearl as keynote speaker. County and district posts listed with a mix of Nationalist and Federalist winners across Pugh and Stonebraker counties.
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Nationalist Party
Elizabeth Baker
Larned
Jimella Spencer
Leavenworth
K.U
Elizabeth
Federalist Party
Marcheta McKenzie
Topeka
Marcheta
William Smith
Kansas Supreme Court
Sid Beal
Harper
Supreme Court
Helene Stonebraker
Norton Pearl
Detroit
Mich
Hilah Beth Church
Wellington
Maribelle White
Lois LaShelle
Junction City
Lois Beach
Hoxie
Ennis Linn
Burdick
Union Building
Eli Dorsey
Lawrence
Sarah Sheppard
Maxine Bibler
Wichita
Phyllis Callon
McPherson
Frances Lawrence
Sue Rogers
Manhattan
Jackie Sprecher
Dodge City
Dot Morrow
Howard
Letha Sanford
Belleville
Shirley Ford
Emporia
Marcella Easley
Hutchinson
Peterson County
Joyce Hicks
Kay Keller
Maxine Wells
Paola
Arline LaGesse
Plainville
Irene Mast
Elizabeth Janousek
Ellsworth
Ally Elmore
Betty Joe Garris
Arkansas City
Ruth Read
Medicine Lodge
Lila Lee Budge
St. John
Pugh
Betty Joe Campbell
Georgeanne Fowler
Virginia Monahan
Salina
Connie Mitchell
Mary Jo McGannon
Parsons
Jule Anders
Winfield
Betty Jean Hooper
Russell
June Hayes
Janet Parker
Greensburg
Stonebraker
Mary Sargent
Marjorie Kubink
Barbara Stone
Smith Center
Lila Finley
St. Francis
Norma Jean Phillips
Goodland
Jackie Rogers
Norton
Peggy Osterhout
Nancy Christopher
Luella Buss
Holton
May Get Federal Aid for Plant Sanitary Problems
County commissioners discussed possible federal financial help for plant sanitary issues connected with the SOW. Participants included Dr. H L Chambers, Lewis A Young, Howard Weindel, and Joe Walker. Government support may aid wartime sanitary conditions though specific projects remain undetermined.
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H. L. Chambers
Lewis A. Young
State Board of Health
Howard Weindel
Joe Walker
Town Meeting Discussion Aired Tonight On WREN
George W. Denny Jr. and George Baxter Smith join a 15 minute segment on America's Town Meeting of the Air. The broadcast originates from Lawrence and will be heard on WREN at 9 45 this evening with national Blue network hookup tonight from 8 to 9 o'clock tomorrow.
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George W. Denny, Jr
George Baxter Smith
School of Education
K.U
Wren
Lawrence
Blue
Wheat allotments for 1943 near legal minimum
Washington June 17 The agriculture department announced a 55 000 000 acre 1943 national wheat planting allotment the minimum permitted under the farm law but urged that part of the allotment be used for other crops needed in the war effort. Kansas 1943 allotment listed as 11 284 052 acres.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
AAA
Arm
Kansas
Leave Granted for E. E. Larson to Join Hercules Powder
Hercules Powder hires E. E. Larson as an engineer inspector prompting a one year leave of absence for him from Douglas County. C. E. Redmond will serve as acting engineer and Alva Hodges will oversee road and bridge work during the absence. Larson has led county engineering since February 1941 and contributed to major road improvements and savings. Previously he worked as a construction engineer for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and as an associate engineer with the Kansas Highway department.
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E. E. Larson
Douglas
Hercules Powder Company
Board of County Commissioners
C. E. Redmond
County Department
Larson
Alva Hodges
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Pennsylvania
Kansas Highway Department
Four Thousand Canning Sugar Certificates Issued Locally
Four thousand sugar certificates arrived by parcel post at the Lawrence rationing office in the rear of the Lawrence National Bank building from Wichita. Volunteers will issue certificates at Manual Junior High tomorrow starting 8 o'clock with hours 8 to 12 and 1 to 5 daily except Saturday noon closing. Doors close 11:30 and 4:30. those inside at closing will receive certificates.
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Lawrence National Bank
Wichita
Manual Junior High
Ninth
Kentucky
George Wetzel
Buildings at Eudora Ahead of Schedule
Work on the two administration buildings at the Sunflower Ordnance Works site has exceeded its schedule. Offices will be moved to the plant site sooner than planned. Transfer from Kansas City to the SOW site should be completed by mid next week. No date yet set for the move from the Community building to the SOW site by the army ordnance department and Hercules Powder company.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Kansas City
Army Ordnance Department
Hercules Powder Company
County to cut taxes by 314 milles after sales tax residue
Douglas county will reduce taxes by 314 mills following a $100000 sales tax residue payment. Budget director Mildred LeSner says distribution returns 9.3 percent to levy units, lowering the overall levy by that amount.
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Douglas County
Mildred LeSner
Weed Notice from City Council on Weed Cutting
City Council will have weeds cut on all lots or portions of land deemed necessary with costs assessed against affected property if owners do not comply within ten days under Ordinance No. 1777. J. Wm Stone City Clerk
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J. Wm
Stone
City Cee Vo
M'Lean to replace Hershey on Town Meeting of the Air
Brig. Gen. Milton R. McLean will substitute for Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey as a speaker on America's Town Meeting of the Air from Fraser theater at K U. The program discusses lowering the draft age to 18 with McLean supporting the measure and Dr. Carter Davidson opposing. Emanuel Cellar, Rep. Cel lar, and Dr. John Ise participate as moderators and experts. Admission is by ticket and audience questions are guided by colored cards. Denny and party arrive with Jeanne Sarvasy and George Denny III.
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Emanuel Cellar
New York
Brooklyn
Washington
Carter Davidson
Knox College
Galesburg
Ill
Davidson
Fraser Theater
Brig
McLean
Representative Cellar
Army
John Ise
K. U
America
Denny
Kansas City
Jeanne Sarvasy
George Denny III
Druggist Roy Eisenhower Dies at 49 in Junction City
Prominent local druggist Roy J. Eisenhower died today at age 49 in Junction City Kansas. He was well known for civic involvement and leadership in the community and local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kan
Roy J. Eisenhower
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Levy
Journal- World
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Hawaii
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Tack
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Douglas County Draft Board
Justice Smith
Hercules
Eudora
WEED
M’lean
General Hershey
Milton R. McLean
Lewis B. Hershey
Blue Network, Inc
Town Hall
Hershey
Ise
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