King and Queen Learn of Ordnance Firepower
Captain Maurice R. Vick recalls King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting an army ordnance unit in Northern Ireland. The queen asked about Garand versus Springfield rifle power, praising the M1 as a superb weapon. His company then fought in North Africa with zero casualties in sixty days of combat.
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Maurice R. Vick
Young Ordnance Department
Charles H. Praden
Sunflower Ordnance Works
England
Buckingham Palace
George
Elizabeth
Ireland
Mediterranean
Vick
Captain Vick
Bataan
Ai Pan
Army officer whose trench nut-tightening tale goes viral
Captain Vick, now on the faculty of the Ord nance School at Aberdeen Proving Ground, recalls in combat how he popped in and out of a slit trench to tighten a nut between bombs. He says he could not let the king and queen down after all the praise for Army Ordnance. The son of a retired railroad man, Vick from Sturgis, North Dakota, once worked as a power engineer for Commonwealth Edison in Chicago and enjoys photography.
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Army Ordnance
L. E. Vick
Sturgis, N. D
Commonwealth Edison Company
Chicago
MacArthur Awards Medal To Gen Ennis Whitehead
Maj. Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead deputy commander of the Fifth Air Force received the Distinguished Service Medal from Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The citation praised his role in revitalizing the Fifth Air Force aiding defeats of Japanese efforts to take Port Moresby and expel enemy forces from Papua. Whitehead, Kansas native, has a Kansas City, Missouri home with his wife and son.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Ennis C. Whitehead
Fifth Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
Whitehead
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Papuu
Kansas
Kansas City
University of Kansas
Japanese cross Chindwin in Burma in major push
Allied and Japanese forces clash in Burma as Japanese units cross the Chindwin River amid a large-scale advance toward Imphal. Stillwell’s north Burma campaign casualties reach about 4,000, with Hukawng valley operations dominating recent action and Allied outflanking movements reported near Jambu Bum. Mountbatten commends Stilwell’s rapid gains in the Hukawng valley amid ongoing jungle fighting.
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New Delhi
Mar
Burma
Chin Hills
India
Chindwin River
Hukawng
Joseph W. Stillwell
Stilwell
Claire L. Chennault
China
Chindwin
Imphal
Homalin
Timani
Jambu Bum
Mogaung Valley
Allied gains reported in Burma on multiple fronts
The communique describes West African troops counterattacking in the Kaiadin valley and throwing Japanese forces from a position. It also notes new allied advances in the Maya range sector of the Arakan front, highlighting ongoing progress despite difficulties.
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Burma
Kaiadin
Maya Range
Arakan
King Peter Weds Princess Alexandra of Greece in London
Twenty year old King Peter of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece 23 wed in a private ceremony at the Yugoslav legation in London witnessed by King George VI Queen Elizabeth and other royals. The Greek Orthodox service lasted 25 minutes in three languages as guests included Eden and U.S. Army personnel.
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London
Mar
Upi
Peter
Yugoslavia
Alexandra
Greece
George VI
Elizabeth
Alexander
Legation
Tomislav
Andrei
Norway
Duke of Gloucester
Duchess of Kent
Wilhelmina
Bernhard
Netherlands
Britain
Anthony Eden
Chrysler Builds Ambulances For Army War Efforts
The Medical Rescue Stater ambulances are engineered for reliability and rapid response. Manufactured in large quantities by Chrysler Corporation with Army cooperation, they feature Dodge engines and all wheel drive, designed to serve medical corps personnel and wounded in action.
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Chrysler Corporation
Dodge
U. S. Army
Royal wedding sparks concerns over Yugoslav throne
Onlookers saw a blended scene of crowns and limousines as Peter and Alexandra prepare for a union that could test tradition. Reports say advisers warned the king against marrying abroad while Yugoslavia’s throne remains contested and the nation observes a holiday. Princess Alexandra is a Victoria-line cousin to the Duchess of Kent.
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Peter
Alexandra
Duchess of Kent
Queen Victoria
Reed Says F D R Won't Run For Fourth Term
Kansas City dispatch reports Sen Clyde M Reed of Kansas believes President Roosevelt will not seek a fourth term, fearing defeat would tarnish his achievements. Reed cites Roosevelt's need to feel assured of success before candidacy. Reed, recently in Arizona, plans to return to Washington. A short classified ad note appears at the end.
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F.D.R
Sen
Reed
Kansas City
Mar
Roosevelt
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas
Arizona
Washington
Six Nazi subs sunk by British escort group in North Atlantic
London reports that five British naval sloops sank six German submarines during a 30 day North Atlantic patrol. The admiralty commando credited these ships with heavy losses, noting HMS Woodpecker was lost with all crew rescued. Submarines were sunk near allied convoys, first kill 300 miles southwest of Ireland.
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London
Mar
North Atlantic
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
H.M.S. Woodpecker
Liverpool
Kite
Magpie
Starling
Wildgoose
Ireland
Marriage Licenses Issued at Douglas County Court House
Malcom Edwin Schoppe of Bar Harbor Michigan and Hazel Juanita Cummings of Lawrence received a marriage license. Fred H. Schellack of Eudora and Irene Mil dred Carter of Lawrence secured a license, as did Clarence C. Bohl of Phillipsburg and Lawrence M. Wells of Lawrence.
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Malcom Edwin Schoppe
Bar Harbor
Mich
Hazel Juanita Cummings
Lawrence
Fred H. Schellack
Eudora
Irene Mildred Carter
Clarence C. Bohl
Phillipsburg
Lawrence M. Wells
Douglas County Court House
Kansan Receives Award for Cavalry School Leadership
Washington March 20 AP Ten officers were awarded the Legion of Merit for meritorious service. Brig. Gen. Rufus S. Ramey of Junction City Kan received the honor for commanding the Cavalry School at Fort Riley from August 26 1942 to January 2 1944 during a period of expansion and superior training results. He is credited with modernizing cavalry doctrine and contributing to successful mechanization.
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Kansan
Gen
Ramey
Junction City
Washington
Mar
API
Legion of Merit
War Department
Rufus 5. Ramey
Kan
Cavalry
Fort Riley
New Measles and Scarlet Fever Cases Reported
Fifty four new cases of measles and four new cases of scarlet fever in Douglas County were reported last week to the county health department in the city basement.
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Douglas County
High Blood Pressure Warning and New Clinic Method
Warning about high blood pressure and potential grave health risks advises seeking the Bali Clinic’s new method of health correction at Excelsior Springs. An amazing free book, Good Health, Life's Greatest Blessing, details the method and offers it without obligation.
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Ball Clinic
Exceleior Springs
Bali
Excelsior Springs
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