Weapons to bite back at Attu and beyond
Army ordnance highlights quick close in weapons for Attu and future campaigns. The Garand rifle, M1 helmet, M3 submachine gun, .30 and .50 calibers, and a trench knife are praised for mobility, killing power, and rapid fire. Heavy weapons like 81 mm mortars and 50 caliber machine guns dominate shelter demolition and shoreline assaults.
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Attu Island
Charles H. Pruden, Jr
Sunflower Ordnance Works
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Attu
Tokyo
Philippines
Burma
Cuerila
Ordnance Department
Ion Attu
Army Service Forces
Osage cattlemen convene with beef and ration aid
Pawhuska Oklahoma June 24 cattlemen assemble for their annual Osage Cattlemen's Association convention. They secured beef for the barbecue and received sugar and coffee from the rationing board. Edward L Lloyd London food distributor to speak on wartime eating. Rudy Vallee promoted to lieutenant senior grade in Coast Guard. Trainloads of livestock and used farm implements sold through Journal-World ads.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Osage
Osage ‘Cattlemen's Association
Rudy Vallee
Beach
Calif
Rudy ‘Vallee
Eleventh Naval District, Coast Guard
Spor
Coast Guard
Journal-World
Patriot Rally Planned for Cherokee Strip Celebration
Enid Oklahoma June 24 Despite the war the Cherokee strip celebration will be held September 16 as a patriotic rally. Directors mark the 50th anniversary of the land rush with a pre day fete emphasizing war bond and stamp drives led by the American Legion.
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Enid
Okla
Cherokee Strip
Kansas
Oklahoma
American Legion
Housing Wants Shift in Lawrence Apartments Lead
The May 20 to June 20 monthly report from Mrs. Cornelia Bigelow shows apartments and houses dominate housing demand in Lawrence with 380 applications for apartments and houses and 29 for rooms. 168 apartments were rented, 39 rooms, and 27 houses in city and surrounding areas. The office lists 18 furnished houses and 114 furnished apartments among current rentals with 386 sleeping rooms available.
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Lawrence
Cornelia Bigelow
Chamber of Commerce
Bigelow
University
Sunflowers Ordnance Works
Navy and
Air Corps
Local Harvest Aid Volunteers Boost Lawrence Cannery Work
Labor shortage at the Columbus Foods cannery in Lawrence eased by volunteer business men staying after hours. Frank Blecha, Kansas farm replacement head, aims to use the Lawrence plan to spur similar efforts in other Kansas cities. Names include Wade Pierce of Kansas Electric Power, E. J. Woestemeyer of Journal-World, A. J. Basile of Lawrence Paper, I. W. Hartley of Charlton Insurance, and others from Pittsburg Midway Coal, University of Kansas, and state agencies.
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Columbus Foods Corporation
Lawrence
Frank Blecha
Kansas
Deal Six
Canning Factory
Kansas Electric Power Company
Wade Pierce
H. N. Williams
Leo Eller
C. T. Hough
Is. W. Gilchrist
W. C. Boardman
F. H. Elvig
Journal-World
E.J. Woéstemeyer
Harry Morrow
Raymond McGabe
Linotype Opera
Lawrence Paper Company
A. J
Chamber of Commerce
George Hedrick
Farm Security Administration
John Linn
U. S. Employment Service
William Nobles
Kansas State Geological Survey
K. A
W. P. Ames
M3 Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
John Skie
Winter Chevrolet Company
William Bodin
Foot odor remedy offered at Round Corner Drug Store
A sketched advertisement claims foot odor arises from fermentation and proposes a strong germicide. It notes odor can penetrate shoes and suggests a test bottle solution available at Round Corner Drug Store, with full stream application for sweaty or itchy feet.
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F. O
Round Corner Drug Store
Connally Urges Roosevelt To Sign Anti-Strike Bill
Senator Connally of Texas urges President Roosevelt to approve the anti-strike labor relations bill now at the White House. He warns that failure to sign could vastly stimulate strikes in war industries and notes the bill passed the Senate 24 to 1 and the House by a large margin. He argues sections on secret ballots and campaign contributions are essential but not decisive, and urges swift action for national production. An aside states an atom of uranium weighs 238 times hydrogen.
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Washington
Connally
D-Tex
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
House
United States
Nity
Congress
Water plant unharmed by flood despite rising river
Supt Frank Willey says water department installations survived last week’s flood with no damage and river water remains dirty only due to flash rises. Two KU students, Rex Arrowsmith and Henry Black, throttled intake valves from Wednesday afternoon to Friday morning to keep the pump room dry, with Willey guiding them by rowboat to shore.
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Frank Willey
Willey
K. U
Rex Arrowsmith
Henry Black
Brewery Brook
Indiana Street
Grass Seed Harvest Urged Amid Wartime Shortage
Farmers are urged to harvest grass seed to conserve supplies due to wartime shortages. The AAA office notes a 1948 program change allows cooperating growers to receive a practice payment of 3.50 dollars per acre for harvesting grass, clover or similar seeds.
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AAA
Seed acreage expansion for CCC loan program
The plan expands seed support to fifteen acres up from six, with the higher acreage eligible for CCC loan assistance. The seed prices will be cushioned by the CCC loan program.
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CCC
Wortham Gets Gasoline for Arizona Murder Trip
Former Topeka resident William Jake Wortham persuaded Shawnee county rationing board to grant gasoline for a 1,311 mile trip to Bisbee Arizona to face a murder charge. Deputy Sheriff Elburn Beal aided Wortham in securing the fuel.
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Topeka
William Jake. Wortham
Shawnee
Bisbee
Ariz
Elburn Beal
Beal
Wortham
Arizona
Rioting in Detroit District Quoted D Curfew Issued
A Detroit district cites rioting forcing a curfew on June 24 amid clashes in the city. Authorities report disturbances near downtown and urge residents to avoid nonessential travel. Police deployment increased as the curfew imposes restrictions to restore order.
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Detroit
Citywide curfew and bar closures linger after Detroit voting period
Gov. Harry F. Kelly lifted restrictions for Oakland and Macomb counties but kept a curfew in Wayna county near Detroit. The 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. ban on public gatherings and bar closures remain in effect for nonwork essential travel and activity.
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Harry F
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