Flying Bazookas Used In Far East
Report says dive bombers in China Burma India theater use army ordnance rockets described as flying bazookas. Rockets fired from wing pylons increase striking power for ground targets sea and air targets. Rockets damage warehouses locomotives ships and enemy airfields aiding Allied advances.
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China- Burma-India
Donald R. Hyde
Sunflower Ordnance Works
DeSoto
Hercules Powder Company
Suntowar
Hyde
Far East
U. S
Army Ordnance
Army Air Corps
London
Europe
Pacific
Topeka man pleads not guilty after Highway 50 crash
Emory Wilson of Topeka pleaded not guilty to reckless driving before Justice G J Lane and faces trial Wednesday. The crash Saturday night east of Baldwin involved Wilson and Mrs Bill Fritzel, no injuries reported. Fritzel's passengers included Billy Gene and Joel Dean, Ruby Hotchkiss and her son Herbert of Pomona.
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Emory Wilson
Topeka
G. J. Lane
Ileos
Highway 50
Baldwin Corner
Wilson
Bill Fritzel
Ohio Street
Fritzel
Billy Gene
Joel Dean
Mrs
Ruby _Hotchkiss
Herbert
Pomona
German naval successes near Cherbourg top Allied losses
German high command claimed sinking two Allied cruisers and damaging four others while guarding Cherbourg. An Allied task force reportedly bombarded Nazi positions nearby as a counter. The bulletin also said German torpedo boats sank an Allied radar vessel north of the Cherbourg peninsula. Kansas war bond purchases neared halfway to the Fifth War Loan goal, reporting $51,200,060 toward $124,000,000. Washington dispatched Undersecretary Patterson to inspect western army posts, with Fort Riley and Camp Carson as stops.
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London
Cherbourg
Bauletin
Kansas
Toneka
W. Leird Dean
State
Arty
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Western
Fort Riley
Kan
Camp Carson
Colo
Zeus One Wheel Crash Landing After Berlin Mission
Stars and Stripes reports B 24 Zeus landed on one wheel at base after hedgehopping from Germany on two engines. Second Lt Leon Maurice Abele and navigator were wounded. Lt Lester J Baer received the Distinguished Flying Cross shortly after landing. Fifth mission in first week of combat.
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Stars and Stripes
England
Germany
Leon Maurice Abele
Leon G. Abele
Tennessee
Lester J. Baer
Elk River
Minn
Abele
Kansas Soldiers Wounded in Action Named
Washington reports the War Department released names of Kansas servicemen wounded in action. S/Sgt Floyd E Hobart Welda and First Lt Wilbur R Crowley Liberal along with Sgt Gilbert E Mehl Kanapolis and Pfc Harry A White Clay Center are listed in European and Mediterranean areas. Edwin Tove paid a $5 fine for violation of a stop sign. Fifteen others paid $1 fines or forfeitures for parking violations.
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Washington
War Department
Kansas
European
Floyd E. Hobart
Welda
Mediterranean
Wilbur RB. Crowley
Gilbert E. Mehl
Kanapolis
Harry A White
Clay Center
Eere
Edwin Tove
Honda
Cherbourg Battle Faces Stiff Final Gauntlet
Cherbourg remains partially in German hands as units press house to house fighting and tank teams blast strongpoints. The Amiot plant is destroyed by sabotage while artillery from Cap de la Hague pounds the city. Allied tanks support doughboys wrestling through scattered resistance amid ruins and shelling.
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Cherbourg
Erbourg
Cap de la Hague
English Channel
Amiot Aircraft
Rationed Motorists Now Get Extra Gasoline Mileage
Across the nation rationed vehicle owners report savings up to 30 percent by installing a Vacu matic automatic device on carburetors. No regulation needed, installation in 10 minutes. Vacu matic Co. advertises in Wisconsin offering to supply units and recruit distributors by mail.
Cherbourg falls to American troops in bold assault
Doughboy courage marks the Cherbourg battle as American forces press the final push. Prisoners flood in while German defenders, trapped at Cap de la Hague, offer stubborn resistance but are routed. Nearby, a mill accident injures an worker at Memorial hospital. Willkie withholds position on a hot political issue.
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Cherbourg
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Cap de la Hague
Cape
Douglas
Haskell Institute
Lawrence Milling Company
Memorial Hospital
Willkie
New York
Wendell Willkie
Republican Press
Willkie Says No Plan Yet For 1944 Convention Attendance
In a brief interview yesterday the presidential nominee stated he will remain flexible for the time being about attending the national convention. A car collision report notes he was struck by passing cars but did not stop. the rear right fender was damaged and the vehicle that did not stop carried a Shawnee county license plate.
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Ragag
Aan Action Co
Willkie
Shawnee County
Hit and run damages report near Beal Brothers Market
Mrs. M. B. Cathcart of 643 Indiana Street reported to police Saturday evening that her Ford coupe parked near the Beal Brothers Market on Massachusetts Street was struck.
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M. B. Cathcart
Indiana Street
Beal Brothers
Massachusetts Street
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