Allied fleet reports sinking of 27 Japanese ships in several Pacific areas
Allied headquarters announced the sinking of at least 27 Japanese ships in the Pacific and Far East, with American submarines accounting for 15 vessels, including two transports and two tankers. The report notes Mill Atoll siege in the Marshalls, Wewak and Rabaul bombings, and heavy carrier battles supported by battleship guns as part of ongoing operations against Japanese defenses.
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Allied
Japan
Marshalls Islands
Pacific
Far East
East Indies
Dutch East Indies
Wewak
New Guinea
Fifth Air Force
Central Pacific
We Wak
Rabaul
New Britain
Ponape
Caroline, Islands
Marshalls
Minerva Davis to Sing With Juilliard Opera Troupe
Minerva Davis leads a portable opera troupe from Juilliard comprising five singers and one pianist. They plan performances of Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief on army campuses and hospitals. The ensemble includes Lawrence Kansas Jean Carlton Des Moines Iowa Louis Mara Union City New Jersey Adolph Anderson Pittsburgh and Ethelyn Dryden New York, all Juilliard students.
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New York
Pian
Piagcas
Menotti
Army Campus
Juilliard School of Music
Minerva Davis
Lawrence
Kan
Jean Carlton
Des, Moines
Louis Mara
Union
Assorted stamps and ration notices for wartime items
Wartime ration details list stamps for meat fats and breads with validity dates. It covers brown, red, blue, green, and other stamps for processed foods, sugar, shoes, gasoline, and gas coupons, plus regional validity variations and expiration terms through 1945.
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Rocky Moun
Tame
Hungary Occupied by German Troops Amid Resistance
Berlin reports say Hungary lies under German occupation as Premier Nicholas Kallay organizes resistance and Hungarian leaders consider fighting back. German demands reportedly include mobilization, troop redeployments, and workers sent to Germany, with Hungary’s government resisting. An Istanbul correspondent notes Hungary may have 18 to 22 divisions still at home.
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Plas Horthy
Jeno _Ghyczy
Franz Szombathelyi
Army
Bern
Nicholas Kallay
London Daily Mail
Stockholm
Louis Koussuth
Hapsburgs
Tlitler
Kallay
Hitler
Hungary
Germany
Yugoslavia
London
Bulgaria
Rumania
Istanbul
Associated Press
William
King
City Powers to Narrow Local Bills Proposed
Wichita officials back State Sen. John Etling plan to extend first class city authority to pass local bills and reduce hopper load at the state legislature. City legal department to cooperate. proposal before legislative council. City Attorney cites 10 percent of time spent on local bills. Kansas City reportedly had 90 to 100 local bills in one session.
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Wichita
Mar
City Commission
John Etling
Kinsley
Etling
Legislative Council
Vincent Hiebsch
Kansas City
Lutheran Conference to Be Held in Lindsborg Kansas
The Kansas Lutheran conference of the Augustana synod will hold its 24th annual convention in Lindsborg April 19 to 23. The women's missionary society meets concurrently for its 45th annual session. A memorial service on Sunday afternoon April 23 will honor Dr Ernst F Pihlblad former Bethany College president and others who died in service.
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Lindsborg
Mar
Kansas Lutheran Conference
Augustana Synod
Women’s Missionary Society of the Conference
Ernst F. Pihlblad
Bethany College
G. A. Dorf
Marquette
J. C. Stromquist
Scottish Rite Supper and Degree Conferral Event
Scottish Rite plans a 6:30 supper followed by a business session and conferring of the Teleant degree on Wednesday March 22 at Warren Zimmemab, W M G E Birch, Secretary.
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Warren Zimmermab
W. M. G. E. Birch
Adv
Nazis Come Back Heavy at Cassino
Allies report German counterattacks around Cassino as the hotel lobby area and Hill 165 are mined to block a southern move. Castle Hill remains under pressure while the railroad station area is under shell fire. Monastery Hill is obscured by smoke, hindering German observation and aiding Allied troop movement.
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Castle Hill
Cassino
Monastery Hill
Richard Conner Tells Of Invasion of Buna
Richard Conner reports to his parents in a clipping from an Australian paper about the Buna and Sanananda Bay battle in New Guinea with the 41st Army Division. He describes being dazed by a wound to his helmet, then continuing with his unit as graves and cross marked resting places are tended by Graves Registration Units.
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A. B. Conner
Richard
New Guinea
Buna
Sanananda Bay
Lawrence Consumers Cooperative assigns new board members
The Lawrence Consumers Cooperative association held its annual meeting in the Lawrence Community building with over fifty attendees. Professor Hilden Gibson presented the annual report, assisted by Harold Goley. Two new board members were elected to fill expiring terms, and the group approved launching a campaign to recruit additional Co-op members led by EB Stone with Gilbert Ulmer and Dr. Homer A. Jack assisting.
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Lawrence Consumers Cooperative Association
Lawrence
Hilden Gibson
Harold Goley
The
Consumers Cooperative Association
A. H. Turney
Gibson
J. W. Twente
EB. 0.Stone
Gilbert Ulmer
Homer A. Jack
Infant Nikki Corel Dies After Birth in Sunflower
Nikki Corel infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Corel of Sunflower died Saturday afternoon at Lawrence Memorial hospital a few hours after birth Burial was at Oak Hill cemetery She is survived by the parents a sister Glenna and grandparents Mr and Mrs J L Reeves and J H Corel Lawrence. President Roosevelt Treated for Cold and Remains at White House for Second Day after Head Cold diagnosis He cancelled all appointments. Trainloads of livestock and used farm implements have been sold thru Journal World classified ads.
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Nikki Corel
Nikki
John Corel
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glenna
J. L. Reeves
J. H. Corel
Lawrence
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Journal-World
Lava Covers Italian Villages Near Naples in Mount Vesuvius Eruption
Lava from Mount Vesuvius flowed at noon toward Cercola and Cedrola after destroying San Sebastiano and Mastad Somma. About 6,000 residents evacuated as lava 30 feet high neared the town hall. 7,000 more left nearby towns overnight. No casualties reported. Refugees given food and medical supplies prepared. The eruption, the worst since 1872, swallowed parts of a scenic railway and orchard lands.
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Naples
Mar
Mount Vesuvius
San Sebastiano
Masta di Somma
Cedcola
Altho
Javal
Cercola
U. S. Army
Pollena
James L. Kincaid
New York City
Pompeii
Rome
Allied troops capture Sumpra dum in Burma as Japan presses toward India
New Delhi reports Allied forces and Gurkha and Kachin troops severed into Sumpra dum, taking the communications center in northwest Burma and reoccupying Pinsanga. Japanese forces drive from Chindwin toward India, while Chinese American units under Lt. Gen. Stilwell push toward Myitkyina, clearing the Huktwak and Mogaung valleys.
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New Delhi
Sumpradum
Burma
India
Chindwin River
Southeast Asia
Joseph W. Stilwell
Sumprabum
Pinsanga
Mali Kha
China
Yunnan Province
Myit
Kyina
Huktwak
Jamu Bum
Mogaung River
Myitkyina
Four Japanese Bases Bombed in Marshall Islands Action
U S Pacific Fleet reports Sunday attacks on four Japanese held positions in the Marshall Islands. Army medium bombers marine Dauntless dive bombers Corsairs and navy search planes took part. All planes returned. About thirty tons of bombs were dropped and ammunition dumps exploded on one atoll.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Central Pacific
Marshall Islands
Army
Marine Dauntless
Navy
Chester W. Nimitz
Oil Geologists Open Joint Sessions in Dallas
Technical sessions of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists opened in Dallas Texas. The first joint session with the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists will be held tomorrow morning.
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Dallas Dallas
Tex
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
Military notices from Kansas reflect sons serving overseas
Mrs. Albert Salisbury reports her son's safe arrival in the Southwest Pacific after five weeks apart. Pvt. Alan G. Stutz, from Topeka, on furlough from Fort Benning, trained as a demolition paratrooper and educated at Kemper Military School. Ensign Campbell F. Logan, 23, of Lawrence, sworn in in Kansas City, heads for indoctrination in Tucson. Billy Sinton, KU alumnus, completes RAF flight training at Williams Field and becomes a second lieutenant. Cpl. Dale Pax Paxton moves from India to China. S/Sergeant Willard Shaw, Kanwaka, serves in the Pacific on transport duty after time at Ft. Mason. Lt. John Tonkin, Army Air Corps, reports overseas arrival by cable.
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Alan G. Stutz
Lawrence
John G. Stutz
Topeka
Fort Banning
Stutz
Kemper Military School
Army
R.o.7.c
R.U
Campbell F. Logan
Ohio Street
United States Naval Reserve
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Kansas City
Logan
Hercules Powder Co
University of Kansas
Kansas State College
Tucson
Ariz
Billy D. Sinton
Williams Field
Chandler
W. D. Stanton
Michigan Street
Willard B. Shaw
Edward Shaw
Kanwaka
Pacific
San Francisco
Sergeant Shaw
Judge Advocate
Ft. Mason
Transportation Corps
Admiral Hardison Receives Legion of Merit Award
Kansas City, March 21. Rear Adm. Osborne B. Hardison, chief of naval air training, was presented the Legion of Merit by Rear Adm. Arthur S. Carpenter. The award cited his meritorious conduct as commander fleet air South Pacific from April 21, 1943, to January 10, 1944. Hardison home listed as Wadesboro, North Carolina.
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Kansas City
U— Rear
Osborne B. Hardison
Naval Air Primary Training Command
Arthur S. Carpenter
Ninth Naval District
William F. Halsey
Admiral Hardison
Fleet Air
South Pacific
Wadesboro
N. C
CLEAR OF RADIO SPIES IN WORLD WAR II ERS VOWS FCC EFFORTS
Washington reports Senate action cutting FCC funds by 1.5 million while Senator McKellar defends federal radio monitoring. LaFollette cites FCC successes against axis transmitters, but McKellar urges continued collaboration with the war and navy departments. Jett notes hundreds of illegal transmitters found since 1940 and dozens of espionage nests in Latin America.
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Washington, Mar
Army
Navy
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
Naxis
Atlantic
Senate
Federal Communications Commission
LaFollette
FCC
Pearl Harbor
War and Navy Departments
la Follette
E. K. Jett
Appropriations Committee
Jett
Radio Intelligence Division
Axis
Latin America
United States
Chile
Brazil
Latin American
Colleges Admit Exceptional Juniors and Credit Talks
College admissions and high school preparation dominated a conference on general and liberal education. Dr. Herman James warned that over 40 percent of entrants lack clarity of purpose and many graduates leave high school underprepared. Others proposed granting college credit for proficiency tests and for exceptional juniors, to shorten undergraduate study, especially for returning veterans. In Utah, Keith Brown announced Utah’s team will play in the NCAA Western playoffs in Kansas City. A Baldwin incident saw a collision at Tenth Street and U.S. Highway 50 between Smith and Stephens with no injuries.
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Chicago
Mar
Herman James
Ohio University
Athens
Conference of
E. Harry Criswell
University of Tulsa, Ohls
Tulsa
Paul B. Lawson
University of Kansas
Deah M. M. White
University of Kentucky
Utah
New York
Keith Brown
University of Utah
Rocky Mountain
Kansas City
Baldwin Smith
Ottawa
J. R. Stephens
Baldwin
Tenth Street
Smith
Barbs urge all can be soldiers at home for war bonds
A fragmented wartime column notes soldiers of fortune depend on bond sales and hints at spring cleanups. It mentions German troops in Italy and Allied pressure, then shifts to a 16 year old Ohio girl arrested for forgery and a reflection on fault and blame.
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Germany
Italy
Ohio
Baldwin News Highlights Local Socials and Markets
Baldwin area notes include Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wolf visiting relatives in Wichita and Lawrence, a St Patrick's day gathering for O Scott Morgan about to join the armed forces, and various family and church events. Kansas City livestock, grain, and futures reports, plus New York stock market rally details, fill the day’s rural and urban economy snapshot.
Lawrence Elks to Initiate Class at Special Meeting
In Lawrence a class of 20 will be initiated into the Lawrence Elks Judge No 595 at a special meeting tomorrow evening. A stag dinner will be served at 6 o clock and the initiation ceremonies will start at 8 o clock.
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Lawrence Elks Judge No. 595
Lawrence Man Returns Home From Topeka Hospital
William Harris of Lawrence returns home from the B A hospital in Topeka. Elizabeth Jacamain visits Mrs M M McKinney of Topeka. Both learned they were Kansas residents about two months ago after McKinney’s Indiana visit. Mr and Mrs Alfred Kleiner of the Oregon shipyards in Portland have been visiting Wes Bostom in North Lawrence.
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William Harris
Lawrence
Topeka
Elizabeth Jacamain
M. M. McKinney
Kansas
University of Kansas
Jacamain
Alfred Kleiner
Oregon Shipyards
Portland
Ore
Wes Bostotm
North Lawrence
Market News Summary Mar 21 Rail and futures rally drives grains
Markets at a glance show stee higher and a late rail rally with bonds steady. Chicago wheat firm amid tight cash markets and a bullish crop outlook. cattle firmer on fed steers and yearlings, hog receipts heavy with prices 15 to 20 cents lower early. rye volatile as traders react to government crop intentions.
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New York
Chicago
Chicago Grain
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Albert Davis
Route 5
Jing
Dniester River
Lwow
Vinnitas
Ukraine
Middle Bug
Iniester
Richard Conner
Lava
Mt. Vesuvius
Robert. Allphin
Harry Allphin
Albert Salisbury
West Fifth Street
Southwest Pacific
Cpl
Dale
Pax) Paxton
Patricia Lenahan
Paxton
John Tonkin
Army Air Corps
Charles Tonkin
Ricker Hall
Hardison
Legion of Merit
Admiral Halsey
Tito
Bari
Ohio U
Baldwin News
Ross Wolf
Jean Louise
Ica
Theft of Honor
Simpson Taylor
Webb Fenton
Roger Martin
Roger Schooley
Fern Kennedy
Burt Vaughn
Clyde Stewart
Morgan
Uncle Sam
Charles Bonebrake
Richard J. Southall
Baker University
U. S. Naval Reserve Midshipman’s School
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Christine Reb
Betty Ebright
C. Scott Morgan
S. A. Deel
Bill Deel
Jimmie
Helen Deel
Neodesha
Toneka
Flolen Gill
E. Malcom Strom
Vinland
Hi. K. Ebright
Philip Barnthouse
Anne
Lynne
Cleveland
Baste & Yo
Kansan
Lamba Te Og
AP Wyneet
Broilera
Sprial
Nequi
Wall Street
N. Y. Central
Great Northern
Paltiase
Ohblo
E. C. Southern
M.E.T
del Aware
Hudson
Erie
Western Anfore
Aan General
Fajardo Foodyear
Goodrich
Standard Gas
Ja Jeltz
Catherine Greenlw
Tal & Tel
Beth Steel
Rgaler Corp
du Pont
Orm Kodak
General Electric
General Motors
Greyhound
Hercules
Johns-Mansville
Kennecott Ne
Hontgormery
North Am Co
Paramount Pictures
Pennay Radio Corp
Roebuck
Southern Pacific
United Aircraft
Dunfield
Fulton
Brune
Ensseli
Pere
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