Axis drive into Egypt heightens pressure as Sevastopol siege persists
Axis forces push deep into Egypt after a 60 mile Libyan frontier advance. British and Italian commands report heavy losses for Rommel’s troops and warn of a possible decisive battle near Matruh as Sevastopol stalemate Beset by Allied review in Washington.
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Egypt
Sevastopol
Russia
Black Sea
Crimea
Washington
Martin
House
Churchill
Britain
Suez
Erwin Rommel
Cairo
Sidi Barrani
Salum
Mediterranean
Sidi Omar
Fort Capuzzo
Halfaya
Hellfire) Pass
Salaim
Tobruk
Suez Canal
Archibald P. Wavell
Rommel
Alexandria
Eoar
Eld
London
Eighth Army
Nile
Claude Auchinleck
Matruh
Adolf Hitler
Japs Claim To Be Widening Their Seizure Of The Aleutian Islands
Tokyo reported Japanese sea borne forces occupied Kiska and Attu on June 7 8 and consolidating positions in neighboring islands. A Tokyo communique renamed Kiska Narukami and Attu Atsuta. Elsewhere Chinese forces claimed pushes against Japanese advances in Chekiang and Kiangsi while Flying Tigers attacked Hankow and Yangtze port defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleutian Islands
Ee Ees
Tokyo
Kiska
Attu Islands
Narukami
Attu
Atsuta
Atsuta Shrine
Nagoya
James H. Doolittle
Pacific
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Kweiki
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Flying Tigers
Burma
Hankow
Japan
AVG
Yangtze River
Roosevelt Churchill Meet Congress Leaders In Washington
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill held a 40 minute session with congressional leaders on the world situation. They discussed the Libyan campaign and a second front in Europe, with leaders calling the talks very satisfactory and encouraging. Rayburn said details were military in nature and noted the meeting followed by talks with the Pacific war council. The delegation included Wallace Connally McNary McCormick Martin Bloom Eaton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
North
Africa
Europe
Rayburn
Capitol Hill
Atlantic
Pacific War Council
United Nations
Wallace
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNary
Oregon
House
McCormick
Martin
Massachusetts
Bloom
D-N.y
Foreign Affairs Committee
Eaton
R-N.j
Post Advocate Wins National Editorial Award
The Post Advocate of Alhambra California received the National Editorial Association prize for general excellence among daily papers with large circulations. At the convention Edwin F. Abels of Lawrence Kansas was elected president succeeding R. B. Howard of London Ohio. Albert B. Hardy of Gainesville Georgia became vice president, replacing Abels, and W. H. McIntire of Vandalia Missouri was reelected treasurer and Abels named a director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
P—The Post Advocate
Alhambra
Calif
National Editorial Association
Edwin F. Abels
Lawrence
Kan
R. B. Howard
London
Ohio
Albert 8. Hardy
Gainsville
Abels
W. H. McIntire
Vandalia, Mo
Air Force appoints Gen Stratemeyer new chief of staff
Washington June 25 The assignment of Maj Gen George E Stratemeyer to be chief of staff of the army air forces was announced today General Stratemeyer former commander of the southeast training center Maxwell Field Ala succeeds Major General Millard F Harmon who was assigned to another very important post which will not be made public at this time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George E. Stratemeyer
Army Air Forces
Stratemeyer
Southeast Training Center
Maxwell Field
Ala
Millard F. Harmon
Soviet Troops Land in Southern Crimea Sea Move Advancing on Sevastopol
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports two Soviet regiments landed in southern Crimea aboard a heavily escorted convoy from Caucasus ports. Despite German coastal artillery fire the Russians reportedly gained ground behind German lines near Sevastopol.
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Reuters
London
Stockholm
Crimea
Caucasus
Sevastopol
Scrap rubber drive urged as households swap substitutes
A citizen urged May scrap campaign substitutions for vital rubber items. I S Brown of Montgomery Ward asked 47 employees to make ten daily calls to collect rubber. The Granada theater offers a six cent admission plus one rubber piece for kids on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S. Brown
Montgomery Ward
Granada Theater
Kansas Petroleum Institute Committee On
Board of County Commissioners
Kansas
Eisenhower Named Commander of European Theater
The War Department announces the formal establishment of a European theater of operations with Major General Dwight D. Eisenhower as commanding general. Eisenhower arrives in England and declares the move a logical step in coordinating Allied efforts. He is 51, a key War Department staff member, and previously led the Tank Corps and served as chief of staff of the Third Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
England
War Department
Great Britain
United States
United Nations
Britain
Washington
British Isles
Tyler
Tex
War Plans Division
Third Army
San Antonio
Tank Corps
Camp Colt
Gettysburg
Philippine Commonwealth
Plans for Invasion Invasion details shaped by Eisenhower in London
Major General Dwight D. Eisenhower, new U S army forces commander in the European theater, arrives in London to plan Allied invasion details. He met with Churchill and Roosevelt and will confer with General Brooke and other leaders to weld American and British forces for offensive action. Mountbatten praised American divisions with eight weeks training.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Eisenhower
Churchill
Roosevelt
Britain
Alan Brooke
Lord Louis Mountbatten
United States
Mountbatten
Sunflower Sentinel Debuts At Sunflower Ordnance Works
The Sunflower Sentinel debuted today for Sunflower Ord nance Works personnel. The four page tabloid profiles the SOW army engineers and ordnance staff, with bios of Major Charles H. Pruden Jr. and others. Bus routes to Lawrence Topeka Kansas City and Ottawa are listed. published by Hercules Powder Co with James A. Dougherty as editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunflower Sentinel
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Army Engineer and Ordnance Departments
Charles H. Pruden
W. C. Strecker
George R. Foulke, Jr
Lewis C. Kleinhans
Army
Hercules
Iontage
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas City
Ottawa
Hercules Powder Company
James A. Dougherty
Rotary picks Toronto for 34th annual convention in 1932
At the 33rd annual Rotary International convention the final session selected Toronto as next year’s convention site. Fernando Carbajal of Lima Peru was elected president to succeed Tom J Davis of Butte Montana.
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Rotary
Toronto
Philadelphia
Rotary International
Fernando Carbajal
Lima
Peru
Tom J. Davis
Butte
Mont
Canadian Airmen in Alaska In Defense of Northwest Approaches
Air Minister C G Power announced that several complete squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force are operating in the Alaskan islands area to defend the northwest approaches to North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Alaskan Islands
Northwest
North America
Mirister C. G. Power
WPB warns usable rubber not scrap in campaign
Wichita Kansas June 25 H G Hartzell district office manager of the WPB said usable rubber overshoes galoshes and other articles that might be replaced are not scrap in the current collection campaign. If later in the war program the usable goods are needed the public will be asked to contribute after scrap is in and accounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
H. G. Hartzell
WPB
Stock Market Index Reflects 60-Stock Average at 35.0
The stock market index for 60 stocks stands at 35.0, matching yesterday's level of 35.0 as overall market activity remains unchanged. No other major changes noted in the brief market summary.
Roosevelt and Churchill Meet War Council on Pacific Front
Washington June 25. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill confer with the Pacific War Council and congressional leaders on war conditions and plans. North Africa is deemed not as dire as feared with Egypt cited as a possible enemy hurdle. Walter Nash asserts the North Africa balance may favor allies despite reports of Nazi advances.
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Washington
Pacific War Council
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Churchill
Egypt
Walter Nash
New Zealand
North Africa
Nash
Pacific Council
Pacific Theater of War
Sunflower Ordnance Works seeks honest workers for war plant
Hercules Powder company project manager George W. Foulke urged U S Employment Service staff to register every good American willing to work at the Sunflower Ordnance Works. He said not all hires need college degrees but must follow directions and show dedication. J R Mills outlined safety rules and internal security to prevent sabotage during the plant's operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunflower Ordnance Works
George W. Foulke
Hercules Powder Company
United States Employment Service
Foulke
Hercules
J. R. Mills
Wilmington
Del
Mills
No Passing Zone Expanded 18 Miles Near Eudora to DeSoto
The State Highway Commission announced an 18 mile no passing zone on highway 10 from three miles east of Eudora to east of DeSoto where it meets highway 7. A day and night patrol will enforce a minimum 80 mph in the 13 mile zone, with 35 mph in the plant area. Signs will guide drivers and prevent accidents amid wartime traffic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunflower Ordnance Works
State Highway Commission
Eudora
DeSoto
Olathe
Claud McCamment
The
Highway Commission
Lawrence
Kansas City
Kaw River
Highways Closed By Flooding Across Kansas
Topeka reports closures today due to high water and washouts on U S 77 south of Junction City K32 at Enterprise K13 north of Strong City K57 at LeRoy Shaw and St Paul K96 east of Anthony K53 at Mulvane U S 270 south of Ulysses and U S 83 north of Liberal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Highway Department
U.S
Junction City
Enterprise
Strong City
LeRoy
Shaw
St. Paul
Oswego
Anthony
Mulvane
Ulysses
U.S. 83
Liberal
Older men urged to enlist in Army Air Corps civilian slot training
Men aged 27 to 37 may join the enlisted reserve of the Army Air Corps for flight instruction under a civilian slot training program at Kansas University. About 15 openings exist for glider pilot training starting July 1 with eight weeks of training, board, room, and transportation provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Corps
Kenneth Azak
K.U
Army
Razak
K. U
Rains Extend Floods Across Kansas with Receding Rivers
Rains continued to worsen floods across eastern Kansas with rising creeks feeding the Smoky Hill and Kaw. Emporia faces a 20.9 foot Cottonwood stage, while Junction City and East Junction City monitor rising Smoky Hill levels. Temperatures warm and highways 117 and others reopen after closures as multiple rivers crest and begin to fall.
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Topeka
Kansas
Cottonwood
Emporia
Smoky Hill
Junction City
East Junction City
Chapman
Ft. Riley
S. D
Flora
Enterprise
U. S. 117
Smoky Hills
Parsons
Burlington
Wichita
Dodge City
Committee Probes Need for Record Army Appropriation
Washington June 25 UP A senate committee opened examination into the needs of a 42 820 000 000 army appropriation. Senator Truman vows to cut nonessential expenditures while ensuring the army receives funds it truly requires. Senator Taft echoes cautious scrutiny of the bill's size and timing.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
D-Mo
Appropriations
Army
Missouri
Taft
Ohio
Lawschool graduates pass Kansas bar and enter practice
Eleven men from the University of Kansas law school plus others from several institutions were admitted to the Kansas state bar after passing the examination at Topeka. Recipients include Thomas Samuel Freeman and John Milton Sullivant, with several graduates listed by city. several more were admitted under armed forces service or reciprocity arrangements with other states.
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University of Kansas Law School
Topeka
Kansas
University of Kansas
Thomas Samuel Freeman
Lawrence
John Milton Sullivant
Eudora
Milton Perry Allen
David Prager
Fr. Scott
Donald Clair Widner
Edwin Gerald Westerhaus
Florence
Malcom Cox Black
Wichita
Harry James Akers
Coffeyville
Harold Wesley Wilson, Jr
Horton
Harry Waite
Kansas City
George Smith Lindsay
Harold Newlin Reynolds
Hutchinson
John Remley Alden
Earle Junior Richey
Erie
George Stanford Reynolds
Arkansas City
Dale Herbert Corley
Garden City
Jerome Nolan Tincher
Frank Curtis Rayburn
Newton
Gordon Donald Simons
Russell Edward Davis
Thomas Clyde Singer
James Kishler Prager
Earl Robert Hubbard
Bertram Joseph Vance
Charles Robinson Barr
Kincaid
Lyle Wayne Loomis
Charles Eugene Beven
Muscotah
Clarence Nelson Holeman
Mullinville
Ernest Merle Vieux
Greensburg
Robert Eugene Hendrickson
Moline
Brainard Lamar Anderson
Kinsley
William Phelps Thompson
McPherson
William H. Phipps
Charles William Carver
Newell A. George
Kansasity
City and County Boards In Session On Rationing
City and county rationing boards met at the local office behind the Lawrence National Bank. Sugar certificates for canning are still issued. Stamp No 4 of War Rationing Book No 1 expires at midnight Saturday June 27. Stamp No 5 allows 2 pounds of sugar from June 28 to July 25 and stamp No 6 covers 2 pounds from July 25 to August.
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Lawrence National Bank
Radio Station WREN Power Increase Dismissed
The Federal Communications Commission dismissed WREN's application to raise power to 50 000 watts and operate at 1060 kilocycles. The action was part of a nationwide disposition of changes in equipment during the war. The proposed power increase required substantial new equipment and material.
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WREN
Federal Communications Commission
Subs Sink Patrol Vessels Off Atlantic Coast
Washington reports two small patrol craft sunk by enemy submarines earlier this month near the Atlantic coast with a total loss of twenty lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Fishing licenses go on sale in Douglas County
New county licenses for fishing and hunting are now available with state licenses required. Resident fishing and hunting fees are modest, non residents pay higher rates, and open quail season runs November 20 to December 31. fishing limits include 15 per day and 30 in possession with size rules for bass and other species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kahn
Douglas County
Topeka
Kansas City
Lone Star County
Douglas County Sportsmen’s Club
Lone Star Lake
la Crosse
Wis
Registration Next Week For Fifth Selective Service
A registration booth will operate in Baldwin and Lawrence for the fifth selective service registration next week. Men born January 1 1922 to June 30 1924 must sign up. Baldwin at the newspaper office Lawrence at the Armory. Booths open 7 am to 9 pm on June 27 28 29 and 30. Chairman Bruce Cameron notes the schedule aims to maximize convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Lawrence
Bruce Cameron
Selective Service Board
Meeting Called by City Hall Defense Council
Maj. C. S. Anderson telephoned from Leavenworth requesting a Lawrence council of defense meeting this evening. The session is scheduled for 7 30 o clock in the council room at the city hall.
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City Hall
Maj. C. S. Anderson
Leavenworth
Lawrence Council of Defense
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Nile Valley
Associated Press
Leaders of Congress
Imperial Tokyo
Congress
AIR Chief OF Staff
George D. Stratemeyer
Fisenhower
Yanks
Armor Force Pioneer
War Department General Staff
James E. Chaney
Russell P. Hartie
Ireand
Employment Office of
the Business College
K.U. Pass State Bar
Lawrence—county Clerk's Office
Green Brothers
Ernst & Son
Lawrence Hardware
Rutters
Rankin Drug
Fearnar Auto Supply
Round Corner Drug
Miller & Malott
Kaw Valeley State Bank
Baldwin,Hitchcock Drug Company
Lone Star
M. D. Flory
Globe
Everett Turner
Worden
Kraft Mercantile Company
E. Price
Baldwin and
Forenson
Dresateenande
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