Allied air strategy outlined by Marshall amid bombing raids
General George C. Marshall stated in a Washington speech that mass daytime and nighttime bombardment has yielded surprisingly small Allied casualties and supports limited objectives. He warned against overreliance on air power and emphasized diverting German forces from the Russian front and the Mediterranean while Russia remains a major threat.
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Uir
Jwar
SS d
Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
Columbus
London
Marshall
Germany
Pantelleria
Atlantic
Joint Staff
Russian
Mediterranean
Russia
Hitler
Althoit
War updates mix Soviet gains and German losses in Europe
The report notes up to 6 million homeless from Ruhr bombings and claims Soviet observers suspect Red Army recaptured Belgorod after a Russian communique. It adds heavy German casualties and a quiet front with ongoing artillery duels and minor clashes elsewhere.
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Lord Selborne
Ruhr
Belgorod
Kharov
Deaths and Funerals James Alexander Clark
James Alexander Clark age 74 of Lawrence died last evening at Lawrence Memorial hospital. He lived in Lawrence over 65 years and was a member of Ninth Street Baptist Church. Survived by daughter Mary Ann Clark and son James Nathaniel Clark of Lawrence, sister Mrs. Mattie Clark Frierson of Chicago, niece Mrs. Alica Clark Hester of Lawrence, and nephew Leonard Clark of Lawrence. Body in state at Bowser Gleed mortuary. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm from Ninth Street Baptist Church with Rev. W S Davenport in charge. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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James
Alexander Clark
James Alexander Clark
Michigan Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Alica
Clark Hester
Leonard Clark
Bowser-Gleed Mortuary
Ninth Street Baptist
Oak Hill
First Foreign Language Will Probated in Douglas Court
Rosa H. Servin's will, drafted a year ago in the Norton sartorium, was probated in Douglas city probate court. Judge Frank R. Gray stated it was the first foreign language will admitted since he took office.
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Rosa H. Servin
Douglas City
Frank. R. Gray
Norton
Orthopedic Clinic Tied to Dr. Francisco Here Tomorrow
The monthly orthopedic clinic by Dr. C B Francisco of Kansas City will be at Lawrence Memorial Hospital tomorrow from 12 to 2 PM. The Kiwanis club sponsored nervous and mental clinic will not be held tomorrow.
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C. B. Francisco
Kansas City
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kiwanis Club
Nervous and Mental Clinic
Band Concert Friday With Ralph Ward Guest
The L M H S summer band directed by Oliver Hobbs performs its third concert Friday evening in South Park at 8 o clock. Millard Ireland serves as master of ceremonies. Ralph Ward—an former M H S student now in the air force studying meteorology at the University of Wisconsin—will join the program with vocal solos and a featured instrumental piece. The program includes Sousa marches, Hymn, Anchors Aweigh, On a Wing and a Prayer, and other selections with student soloists Marilyn Smart Wayne Hird Dorothy Mae Nelson and Gilmore Comin.
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L.M.H.S
Oliver Hobbs
Southpark
Millard ‘Ireland
Ralph Ward
M.H.S
Aps
University of Wisconsin
Washington Post
Sousa
Marilyn Smart
Liberty Bell
Pan Yoder
Wayne Hird Teteeteee
Leldren
Harold Adamson
Jimmy McHugh
Dorothy Mae
Nelson U.S. Field Artillery Sousa
Ilmore America
Four Way Move at KU for Naval V-12 Offices
University of Kansas reorganizes space to house Naval V-12 program offices set to begin July 1. Lieut. C. A. Michelman commands. V-12 spaces 218 and 220 Frank Strong hall. Moves shift the School of Business and staff locations to Fraser hall and other rooms. Professor Leonard Axe remains unassigned.
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University of Kansas
C. A. “Michelman
Frank Strong
School of Business
H. E. Chandler
Teachers’ Placement ‘Bureau
Twho
Fraser
Chandler
Henry Werner
Harry O’kane
Y.M.C.A
Werner
O’kane
Leonard Axe
Two youths injured in head on bicycle crash
Two youths riding double on a bicycle were injured after colliding with a motor car at Seventh and Vermont streets at 5 p.m. Police reported Rollin Haynes, 16, cut on hands and sprained ankle, and Sid Self, 17, of Emporia, severely cut and bruised. Haynes resides at Salvation Army HQ 729 Vermont. Self, a transient, had been staying there. The crash occurred as a beer truck turning onto Vermont blocked their path, and both boys were knocked to the pavement. Officer Bliesner urged cyclists to avoid riding double and warned of city ordinances against it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh
Vermont Street
Rollin Haynes
Self
Emporia
Haynes
Memorial Hospital
Salvation Army
Seventh Street
Vermont
Clarence Hawkins
Fountain City
Ing
California
Lawrence
Hawkins
C. A. Bliesner
Draftees Inducted Into Navy Marine Corps
Reports to the selective service board show draftees who left Monday have been inducted. Ward Edward Broyles from Eudora, transfer from Jeffersonville Indiana, to the navy and Camp Peary Virginia. George Newton Holloway Baldwin Route 1 into the marine corps to be sent to San Diego. Willard Leroy Maichel Route 2 Lawrence and Jack Hoover Payne 530 Louisiana into the navy to be sent to Farragut Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
Ward Edward Broyles
Eudora
Jeffersonville
Ind
Navy
Camp Peary
George Newton Holloway
Baldwin
Marine Corps
San Diego
Willard Leroy Maichel
Lawrence
Jack Hoover Payne
Louisiana
Faragut
Ida
Chinese Mine Sinks Warship in Yangtze Near Tungliu
A central dispatch reports that a Chinese mine sank a large Japanese warship in the Yangtze river near Tungliu Anhwei on June 1, resulting in the drowning of more than 1,000 Japanese troops. The incident was confirmed by UPI.
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Chungking
UPI
Yangtze River
Tungliu
Anhwei
Weed Notice From City For Immediate Property Cut
The City Council will order weed cutting on all lots or portions it deems necessary with costs assessed against affected property if not cut by the owner within two days, under Ordinance No 1777. City Clerk H. Fisher signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lai
H. .C. Fisher
Food Czar Bill Advances For Wartime Controls
Washington June 24 Congress faces a battle over a proposed bill to create a food czar with full wartime control of food production distribution pricing and rationing. The plan would transfer pricing and rationing powers from the office of price administration to the war food administrator Chester C Davis and was approved 18 to 8 by the house agriculture committee.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Fulmer
D-S
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
Chester C. Davis
Republican Congressional Food Study Committee
United States
Kansans honored in U S Eighth Air Force decorations
Washington reports the war department awarded more than 1 000 decorations to United States Eighth Air Force members based in England. Eleven Kansans received Air Medal and oak leaf clusters including Capt Beattie H Fleenor Manhattan Lieut Donald R Winters Wichita Lieut Malcolm C Howell Topeka Lieut Warren W Anderson Laverney Tech Sgt Kenneth C Haskell Chapman Tech Sgt Everett A Howard Chanute Staff Sgt George W Henderson Columbus Martin A Lemonick Cherokee Max M Westfall Wichita Staff Sgt Dell A Love Lawrence and Staff Sgt Edwin T Robinson Independence. Lieutenant Anderson is the son of Mr and Mrs A L Anderson of 827 Arkansas Street. Staff Sergeant Love was recently featured in a broadcast interview from England. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H W Love of Lawrence R F D 3.
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Washington
U.S
Germany
War Department
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Engilan
Beattie H. Fleenor
Manhattan
Donald R. Winters
Wichita
Malcolm C. Howell
Topeka
Howell
Warren W. Anderson
Laverney Tech
Kenneth C. Hassler
Chapman
Everett A. Howard
Chanute
George W. ‘Henderson
Columbus
Martin A. Lemonick
Cherokee
Max M. Westfall
Dell A. Love
Lawrence
Edwin T. Robinson
Independence
Anderson
A. L
Arkanas Street
Love
England
H. W. Love
R.F.D
Food Stamp Data Shows July August Validity Overlap
Washington June 24 The Office of Price Administration announced blue food ration stamps N P and 1 from book 2 will be valid July 1 to August 7 with a seven day carryover for July stamps. Red stamp validity for July to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Adamiaty
K. L
OPA
Excellent music program by K U faculty at Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis members heard a program by K U faculty artists at Wiedemann's luncheon. Violinist Waldermar Gelich played Sioux Flute Serenade and Gypsy Dance, with accompanist Miss Alice Merle Conger. Singers Miss Meribah Moore and Miss Irene Peabody performed Puccini and Salter duets with Ruth Orcutt as accompanist.
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Kiswanis Club
K. U
Madame Butterfly
Puccini
Mary
Salter
Ruth Orcutt
Roosevelt Nominates Three Ministers to Canada New Zealand and Iraq
Washington June 24 President Roosevelt sent to the Senate today nominations of Ray Ather ton acting chief of the division of European affairs in the state department to be minister to Canada William Burdett of Knoxville Tennessee to be minister to New Zealand and Loy W Henderson of Colorado Springs Colorado to be minister to Iraq
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Ray
Atherton
State Department
Canada
William ©. Burdett
Knoxville
Tenn
New Zealand
Loy W. Henderson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Iraq
Tennessee Club Captures Intramural Title at KU
The Tennessee club defeated the John Moore Delta Tau quintet 25 to 19 to win the intramural basketball championship at the University of Kansas last evening. In the semifinals the Tennessee club beat Phi Pi Phi Delts 22 to 13, while John Moore Delta Tau overcame Betas 19 to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
University of Kansas
John Moore-Delta Taulquintet
Tennessee Club
Phi Pii-Phi
John Moore-Delta Tau
Betas
Sunflower Ordnance Works fraud suit details floods of claims
William V. Ryan filed a bill of particulars in federal court alleging contractors at Sunflower Ordnance Works near DeSoto conspired to promote inefficiency and disorder. He claims skilled workers were misassigned, idle time paid, machinery mishandled, and false payrolls issued. Damages may reach 20 million with government recovery and informer fees. Defendants include Broderick Gordon Lozier Cory Joslin Joslin firms and associates.
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Topeka
William V. ‘Ryan
Sunflower Ordnance Works
DeSoto
Federal District Court
Ryan
Bolivar, Mo
W. S
Broderick
D. G. Gordon
Partners
Colorado
William §. Lozier
William S. Lozier, Inc
Rochester
N. Yu
C. Della
Cese
New York
Harlem.Stone
Kansas City
United States
Transit Mix Corp
Cory and Joslin, Inc
California
W. E. Joslin
P. B. Gibson
James W. McClenahan
James‘l.’ McClenahan
G. R. ‘Walker
Cory-Joslon ‘and
Macnsons
Plane Crash Sparks Train Derailment Near Southile
Two planes collided at high altitude and one crashed in front of a Worcester to Boston passenger train in Southile Massachusetts. The impact derailed the locomotive and five coaches while one pilot parachuted to safety. the other is believed killed. About 50 passengers aboard the train suffered no injuries beyond a minor engineer cut.
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Southile
Mass
P—y
Worcester
Boston
Notes From Home Front and Training Camps
Reports detail recovering sailor Charles Fowler thanking friends for cards after Moorhead explosion. Camp Barkley officiates Captain Filkin visiting relatives in Wichita. Aviation cadet Lawrence Stanton qualified in Kansas City. Cadets James Stark and others proceed to Atlantic City and Greenland training. Wayne Alderson on furlough from Sioux City. Chaplain Bowers at Ft Ord reports desert training. Nusbaum brothers linked to University of Kansas ROTC and radar duty in Orlando Florida.
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Charles
Chuck
Fowler
U. S
Lawrence W. Stanton
East Fourteenth Street
Kansas City
Kan
James. B. Stark
Transport Command
Atlantic City
Lawrence
Greenland
Iceland
Stark
C. L. Mooney
Charles H. Stark
J. E. Bowers
Trinity Episcopal Church
Douglas County Selective Service Board
Ft. Ord
Calif
Bruce Cameron
Bowers
Mojave Desert
Death Valley
The Phoenix Wins Irish Derby at Curragh
Ireland's unbeaten three year old The Phoenix won the Irish Derby at the Curragh on June 24. The victory confirms his status as a leading sprinter with a dominant display and adds another major prize to his rising career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Dublin
Ireland
The
Curragh
Soldier Basilone Wins Medal for Guadalcanal Stand
Navy reports platoon sergeant John Basilone of Raritan New Jersey earned the Medal of Honor for 72 hours at a machine gun post on Guadalcanal. He held the position against repeated Japanese assaults, killing many enemy fighters and aiding his unit. The ceremony cited his steadfast defense and decisive actions in the Lunga area during October battles.
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Washington
South Pacific
New Jersey
Navy Department
John Basilone
Raritan
N. J
Navy
Basilone
Roosevelt
Lunga
Guadalcanal
W. Phillips
Fayetteville
N.C
Lawrence school community night postponed to this evening
Potato pickers will earn 4.80 to 8.00 dollars per day as growers delay digging with a $2.55 per hundred ceiling price and 8 cent per bushel wages. Floods deplete seed corn reserves while hybrid seed corn prices include replacement if drowned. A Union Pacific locomotive whistle caused early morning disruptions.
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Kaw
Midwest
British battleships sail toward the Mediterranean from Gibraltar
Dispatches from La Linea report that ten British battleships led by Howard and four destroyers left Gibraltar for the Mediterranean. About 70 merchantmen and several warships including the George V are in Gibraltar, the dispatch said.
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Mediterranean
Madrid
la Linea
Howard
Gibraltar
George V
Russian Break Defense Line
London reports from June 24 that a Berlin radio broadcast recorded by Reuters claimed the Red Army breached a defense line. Details remain unclear as the source text is incomplete and lacks corroborating specifics.
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London
Berlin
Reuters Daid
Red
Allied forces breach and counterattack near Velikie Luki
United States fighters conducted air sweeps over Belgium and the Netherlands and claimed the downing of a Focke Wulf 190 with no losses. The breach south of Velikie Luki 30 miles from the Latvian border was reportedly sealed by a Nazi counterattack.
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Velikie Luki
Europe
London
United States
Belgium
Netherlands
U. S
Meadow Lark 4-H Meets Amid Family News And War Efforts
The Meadow Lark 4-H group met June 16 at the Pettingill home with a program on inventors, sewing hems, bed benifits, dairy processing, and baby chicks. Community activities included a sing, outdoor games, and lemonade with cookies. Nearby, M. F. Gengler died last week after heart trouble. relatives gathered in Lawrence and Bonner Springs. William Metcalf remains in poor health and Father’s Day events were held.
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Phil Gengler
Lawrence
F. W. Bereiter
Gengler
Cawker City
M. F. Gengler
Phil
Donna Hogee
Bonner Springs
Meadow Lark 4-H
Mary Ellen
Myrtle
Walter Pettengil
Billy Boy
Reta Torneden
Martha Eberwein
Elroy Eberwein
Evelyn Cawley
Walter Pettengill
Roy Campbell
Washington, D. C
William Metcalf
Ry Jon Here
Frs
Nannie Chariton
Arthur Hemphill
Esther Berester
Kansas City
Transcontinental Air Corps
New York City
Clinton Park
W. Bereiter
Meredith Smith
Local resident dies after illness. funeral held at Rumsey parlor
A seriously ill local resident died at his home Sunday around noon after a week of illness. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Rumsey funeral parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumsey
Pleasant Grove Community Notes and Visits
Pleasant Grove residents share visits with relatives in Kansas and Missouri. Emma Cochran and James Wilson call on Cochran home. families travel to Harris and Lawrence for meals and hospital updates. Carl Daniels departs for Camp Rucker after a 15 day furlough. other locals attend Dunkard church meeting in Indiana. several families welcome changes and moves in town.
Local Families Visit Relatives Across Town and State
Mrs. Tom Dillon and Charlotte visited Ottawa to see relatives while Mr. and Mrs. John Churchbaugh joined Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gish and children for a Lawrence trip. Pvt. Dudley Deay returned on furlough from Texas to visit his father Walter Deay and other relatives. Mrs. Gerald Messer and son Johnnie spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hagen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Daniels
Tom Dillon
Charlotte
Ottawa
Relaves
John _Churchbaugh
Nelson Gish
Lawrence
Dudley Deay
Texas
Walter Deay
Gerald Messer
Johnnnie
John Hagen
Card of Thanks Card of Thanks from Haas Unger and Titterington families
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness sympathy and floral offerings during our sorrow. Misses Eva and Mabel Haas Mr. and Mrs. George Unger express gratitude for flowers and cards received during illness from Mrs. Ruth Titterington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva and
Mabel Haas
George Unger
Ruth Titterington
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W. M
Smith
J. Coy
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Lawrence E. Filkin
David
Camp Barkley
Tex
Roy
S. Filkin
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Filkin
K. Uy Medical School
Medical Corps
John C,i Destinaire
Tennessee Street
Campbinson
Ark
Pvt
Wayne E.alderson
Mrs. A. Anderson
Arkansas
Sioux City
Wellman E. Nusbaum
R.O.T.C
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Fda
H. Mr. Nusbaum
Kentucky Street
Lone Yank
Paris
Register of Deeds
Court House
Alice Winston
H. Merley Cochran
Merican
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Mackey
America
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Pleasant Grove
Emma Cochran
Los Angeles
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Kingsville
James Cochran
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Harris
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Kenneth Daniels
Bill Porter
Billy
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Clyde. Wayne
Dudley Flory
Buster Franks
Annabell Walker
Rose Messer
N. D. Messer
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Pleasant Valley
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Carl Daniels
Bill Pora
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Flory
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Liod_i Hegeman
Carrol Horton
Ed Deay
Camp Rucker
Ala
Rev
H. M. Ely
Ada, Oklahoma
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11Th and
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Calvary Male
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Derby Graii & Coal Co
Snider Coal Co
Pete Reedy Lumber & Coal Co
Burgner-Bowman-Matthews
Plymouth
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Dodge
Kentucky
Lawrence National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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