Allies Lose 13 Ships in Java Battle
Allied losses total 13 ships, including the Houston cruiser and Pope destroyer, with eight Japanese ships possibly sunk. The battle began February 27 near Bawean Island and Serajoa as Allied forces tried to block Japanese convoys.
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Washington
Mar
Houston
Pope
United Nations
Java
United States
Bawean Island
Soerabaja
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Admiralty
Navy Department
Exeter
Perth
Deruyter
Korta
New Mail Service Between Lawrence and Baldwin Planned
Postmaster Roger Williams announced a daily two round trip motor mail route between Lawrence and Baldwin starting March 30. The service runs 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a second trip to Baldwin, and a later Lawrence to Baldwin return around 5:00 p.m. Miss Beulah H. Stewart led local support with Mayor Carl Butell and others. The carrier name will be announced soon.
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Lawrence
Baldwin
Roger Williams
Post Office Department
Daily Mail
John B. Stewart
Washington
Ottawa
Beulah H. Stewart
Carl Butell
Harry W. Barnett
8. H. Flickinger
Nelson P. Horn
Williams
Dutch Still Fight on Java and Sumatra, N E I Officials Say
Dutch Lieutenant Governor van Mook announced in Melbourne that troops resist in Java Celebes and Sumatra with radio links to refugees. He mocked Japanese claims of 98,000 captives and said fighting continues in the hills. Allied air forces damaged 18 Japanese planes at Rabaul and attacked Gasmata. Japan bombarded Port Moresby while a Royal Australian Air Force member was wounded. A Dutch Petroleum official said scorched earth policy blocked oil gains. Burma front reports show Japanese attempts to outflank near Pegu as British forces report progress.
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Perth
Exeter
Netherlands
Tenaer
Devorman
Associated Press
Java
Netherlands East Indies
Tokyo
Celebes
Sumatra
Goveror Hubertus J. van Mook
N.E.I
Melbourne
van Mook
United States
Rabaul
New Britain
Gasmata
Air Ministry
Australia
Port Moresby
New Guinea
R.A.A.F
Japan
Dutch Petroleum Company
J. B. Aug. Kessler
Burma
Rangoon-Mandalay
Pegu
R.A.F
Rhineland
Cologne
London Air Ministry
Berlin
Germany
Rio de Janeiro
Falkland Islands
Falklands
South America
Survivors Reach Ports After Ship Sinking
Fifty six of about sixty seven crew and passengers from a U S merchant ship torpedoed and sunk on March 6 have reached Haitian and Cuban ports. some after three to five days at sea. Thirty four crew from a Norwegian tanker also arrived, seven from their lifeboat missing. Women numbered three among the 67.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Mar
U.S
Final Volunteers Meeting by Lawrence League of Women Voters
The final volunteers meeting for war service study on defense and taxation will be held Monday at 7 30 PM at 731 Tennessee Street home of Mrs Wallace Lee. Mrs Marvin LeSuer leads. All members unable to attend prior meetings are urged to attend. The meeting is open to the public.
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Volunteers For War Service
Lawrence League of Women Voters
Wallace Lee
Tennessee Street
Marvin LeSuer
League
Carey J. Wilson Dies in Topeka at 74
Carey J. Wilson 74, examiner for the state insurance department, died today in a Topeka hospital. He served as state insurance commissioner from 1914 to 1918.
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Carey J. Wilson
Topeka
State Insurance Department
Roosevelt asks speed limit to conserve rubber nationwide
President Roosevelt announces letters to all 48 state governors urging a 40 mph speed limit and frequent tire checks to stretch scarce rubber for the war effort. He cites tire wear from fast driving and urges swift adoption of regulations to retread or repair tires.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
White House
Far East
Office of Price Administration
United States
Theft of tire and wheel at Kanwaka store remains unsolved
A Ford coupe owned by Roger Caruthers from Kanwaka had a new tire and wheel stolen last night. Deputy Wayne Owens noted the car was left unlocked near Highway 40 with a jack and screwdriver abandoned at the scene. A separate flat tire east of the store shows a Riverside tire track, suggesting further tampering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Caruthers
Kanwaka
Caruthers
Wayne Owens
Owens
Goodyear
Russians Narrow Escape Corridor On Moscow Front
Soviet counter offensive tightens ring around German forces in the Smolensk region as Russians drive from Bely and Dorogobuzh toward a shrinking escape corridor near Vyazma. Eleven populated places retaken as Berlin concedes limited front gains.
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Smolensk
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
London
Rzhev-Vyazma
Durovo
Vyazma- Smolensk
Vyazma
Bely
Dorogobuzh
Red Army
Hitler
Crimea
Kerch
Sugar Rationing Likely Delayed Beyond April
Washington reports sugar rationing probably will not take effect this month. Details of the program must be worked out and the decision to allocate industrial allotments individually will require more time, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Office of Price Administration
Miami Beach Training Endears War Use of Playground Area
Miami Beach area once a pleasure hub now hosts air corps officer candidate drills on the municipal golf course. Hotels convert to officers training schools as navy patrols along the coast and Florida keys rise. Night dim outs cut light and headlights to hide ships from submarines.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Air Corps
Florida Keys
Alumni Round-Up at Mt Dread for KU Grads
Kansas University alumni plan a second round-up on Mount Dread with a 7 30 p m program in the Memorial Union ballroom. Hugo Wedell will MC with E M Black singing Puccini and the choir directing Swarthout. Chancellor Malott speaks on The University in 1942 and a 6 p m barbecue leads into a full evening of music and tours.
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K. U
Mt. Dread
Memorial Union
Fred Ellssworth
Hugo T. Wedell
Kansas Supreme Court
Deane W. Malott
Union
Dyche
Spooner-Thayer
Hoch Auditorium
Union Ballroom
Kansas Room
Wayne Replogle
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone
Dixie Howell Resigns as ASU Tempe Coach
Dixie Howell resigns after four years at Arizona State Teachers College Tempe where he led the Border Conference champions twice. He cites waning student interest due to wartime conditions and a tight budget. he will manage the Albuquerque West Texas New Mexico league baseball club this season.
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Tempe
Ariz
Crh
Millard
Dixie) Howell
Arizona State Teachers College
University of Alabama
Albuquerque, N.M
Unemployment Rises in January to 4.15 Million
The national industrial conference board reports 4,150,000 unemployed in January, up by 1,000,000 from December, with 800,000 to 500,000 laid off due to war production shifts. Agricultural jobs added about 275,000 workers.
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New York
Mar
National Industrial Conference Board
Ward Files for Congress in Sixth District Nomination
Walter W. Ward of Hunter filed today in the secretary of state's office for the Democratic nomination for sixth district congressman.
Red Cross Home Nursing Class Offered Monday
A Home Nursing class from the Red Cross will be held Monday afternoon from 2 to 4 at the Community building. Women interested are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Court quashes wheat penalty in three judge ruling
A three judge federal court enjoined collection of 49 cent per bushel penalties on wheat grown above AAA quotas. The ruling, two to one, deemed the increase from 15 cents invalid, with Judge Florence Allen dissenting upholding constitutionality. The case by Montgomery County farmers named Helke and Wickard marked a nationwide challenge.
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Dayton, C
Florence Allen
Montgomery County
Carl Helke
County Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Wickard
Robert Nevin
John H. Druffee
Allen
Wickard to Appeal Quota Penalty Ruling
Aides said the Agriculture Department will appeal a Dayton federal court decision striking down a 49 cent per bushel penalty on 1941 over quota wheat. Officials noted the penalty targets millions of bushels sold over marketing quotas approved by a large voter referendum. An AAA referendum on 1942 quotas is planned for May.
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Washington
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Dayton
AAA
Local Officials Estimate Penalties Paid by Douglas County Farmers
An AAA official said Douglas county farmers paid about $30,000 in penalties. Officials expect around three quarters of the penalties to be refunded under the Farmer act as rebates for last fall’s underfeeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Douglas County
Detroit UAW GM Swing Shifts Eligible for Double Time
Labor umpire G Alen Cash Jr ruled that under the current contract GM and UAW CIO workers on swing shifts must be paid double time on Sundays and holidays unless the work was expected by the contract. He said extending the rule due to war urgencies would rewrite the agreement and that he cannot modify it for changed circumstances. General Motors had argued swing shifts are a seven day operation and agreed to follow the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers
CIO
G. Alen Cash, Jr
Cash
General Motors
Dash
Weekend Showers Forecast for Topeka and Kansas
unsettled weather drifts across Kansas from the north bringing weekend showers. mild temperatures persist with warmer winds in southern and western counties. freezing levels are not expected, foggy conditions linger in Topeka, and scattered showers may reach the northwest this afternoon. Wichita rose to 58 yesterday. lows stayed above freezing elsewhere.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas
Weather Bureau
S. D. Flora
Wichita
Goodland
Stock Market Index Averages 34.4 for 60 Stocks
The index for sixty stocks stands at 34.4, down from yesterday's 34.5. Market performance shows a slight dip as investors react to recent trading shifts across major sectors.
WPB Acts to Conserve Fuel Stocks on Coasts
Washington March 14 The War Production Board issued orders to discourage new oil burning equipment and restrict fuel oil delivery for new installations or conversions in 17 eastern states the District of Columbia and Pacific coast Oregon Washington. Exemptions apply if foundations or contracts are in place within set deadlines.
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Washington
Mar
War Production Board
District of Columbia
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Stough elected chairman of Douglas County Young Republicans
Charles D. Stough of Lawrence was elected chairman of the Douglas County Young Republican club succeeding Robert Oyler. Esther McKinney and Harold Allen named women and men vice chairmen with Glenn Davis re elected secretary and John R. Miller treasurer. Directors include Frank R. Gray Robert K. Evans Milton P. Beach Mary Cragoe Kermit Broers Dorothea Bartz. Stough, a young attorney and city councilman, discussed campaign plans as many members face military service.
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Charles D. Stough
Lawrence
Douglas County
Young Republican Club
Robert Oyler
County Court Room
Esther McKinney
Harold Allen
Glenn Davis
John R. Miller
Frank R. Gray
Robert K. Evans
Milton P. Beach
Mary Crago
Three Trainmen Shot in Toledo Peoria Strike Clash
In Peoria Illinois three trainmen were shot during a strike over a new union contract on the Toledo Peoria and Western railroad. Engineer E C Pittman likely lost sight in one eye. Bert Taylor and Harold Kiplin injured. Senator Mead urged Roosevelt to seize operation and the war labor board demanded arbitration. The line links Effner Indiana to Keokuk Iowa and bypasses Chicago.
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Peoria
Ill
Roosevelt
Toledo, Peoria and
McNear
War Labor Board
Effner
Ind
Keokuk
Chicago
E. C. Pittman
Bert Taylor
Harold Kiplin
FBI Makes a Third Big Roundup of Enemy Aliens
The third extensive roundup in California jailed more than 200 Japanese and 17 Germans. Midnight counts show 192 Japanese in Los Angeles, 16 in San Diego, seven in Fresno, and 17 Germans in San Francisco. San Francisco agents seized band membership books Nazi propaganda swastikas flags and miniature figures of Hitler. Previous rounds netted about 700 aliens, most Japanese.
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Los Angeles
Mar
California
Federal Bureau of Investigation
San Diego
Fresno
San Francisco
Men 18 to 45 May Volunteer for Induction
Bruce Cameron chairman of the local draft board announced that men over 36 may now volunteer for induction. He noted several applicants were turned away earlier due to age limits. The law allows any man aged 18 to 45 to volunteer for induction.
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Bruce Cameron
Cameron
Art Students and Teachers Convene at Kansan High School Conference
About 350 art students and teachers from 25 high schools and junior highs gathered on Mt. Oread for the Kansan high school art conference and exhibition. Fletcher Martin spoke at a banquet with 172 attendance, highlighting opportunities in interior decor fashion design stage and architectural arts.
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Mt. Oread
Kansan High School
Fletcher Martin
Kansas
Memorial Union
Kansas City Art Institute
Liberty Memorial and University
Lawrence
McPherson
Salina
Coffeyville
Winfield
Oberlin
Scott City
Dodge City
Concordia
Parsons
Bonner Springs
Hays
Emstoria
Chanute
Wichita North
Plan to study U S 40 bypass for Fort Riley area
Representatives from Manhattan St Marys Belvue Junction City Abilene Salina and other towns met at a governor conference as Army engineers announced further study before approving a U S 40 bypass near Fort Riley The plan would route a road east of Junction City to join KK 13 and extend K 14 to Manhattan and aims to provide a temporary link until funds allow a full Topeka Junction City bypass.
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Topeka
Mar
Army
Fort Riley
Arny
Federal Bureau of Roads
William C. Weekes
Seventh Army Corps
Junction City
Manhattan
Clifford Shoemaker
Kaw River
Robert C. Rodgers
Belvue
Abilene
Salina
Thieves Loot Eudora A. W. Henley Cash and Carry
Thieves broke a basement south window at the Eudora store last night and stole between eight and twelve dollars in change and a quantity of tobacco. Police and ambulances were summoned, with Funk's Ambulances listed for contact.
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A. W. Henley
Eudora
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DNB
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Zagreb
Miami
GRADS
Dixie Howell
Alabama
Stough
Douglas County Young Republicans
Illinois
FBI
Draft Board
Howsard Church
Washburn University
Charles Marshall
William Whitney
Rosemary Beamer
Kansas City
Sibyl Malm
Haskell Institute
Deane W, Malott
D. M
Army Engineers
Henley
Funk’s
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