Air War Rages From Murmansk To Dover Frontlines
Allied and Soviet dispatches report heavy air battles across arctic Murmansk and the Ruhr, with RAF raids on German factories and U boat bases. Soviet offensives pound Donets and Staraya Russa as Nazi counterattacks fail and winter fighting intensifies on multiple fronts.
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Adolf Hitler
Ruhr
London Air Ministry
St. Nazaire
Air Ministry
R.A.F
Vichy
Parisiia
Hitler
Dover
English
Arctic Circle
Murmansk
Donets River
Tass
Leningrad
Smolensk
16Th Army
Staraya Russa
Red Army
Vigilant on Conservation
Tappan Gregory of Chicago, president of the Izaak Walton League, vowed to expose anyone using war work as a cover to sabotage conservation during the league’s 20th annual meeting attended by over 200 delegates.
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Chicago
Tappan Gregory
Izaak Walton League of America
League
Malta Air Battle Destroys Many German Dive Bombers
London March 26 Thirty German dive bombers were destroyed or damaged in a major air battle over Malta. The RAF and Italian or German fighters engaged in heavy combat, with three planes confirmed shot down and several more damaged or lost at sea. Later a second Nazi squadron failed to strike Valletta harbor as anti-aircraft fire drove them off.
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Germany
Free Europe
London
Japan
Moscow News
Kuibyshev
Balkans
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Hitler
Malta
Air Ministry
MRA DA Titan
LNCS
Mediterranean
Sicily
R.A F
Valletta
Water and Sewage Works meeting at KU
About fifty men registered for the 14th annual Kansas Water and Sewage Works association and the 18th Water and Sewage Works school at the University of Kansas. The event features talks on fresh water algae ozone in water purification taste and odor control and mains cleaning with a dinner scheduled in the Union Pine Room.
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Kansas Water and Sewage Works Association
Water and Sewage Works
K.U
Osawatomie
Rufus H. Thompson
J. A. Strang
Kansas City
Fred O. Paige
Philadelphia
John P. Harris
Chicago
H. H. Kansteiner
Leavenworth Water Department
QC. A. Collings
Elmer L. Hughes
Association
Pine Room
Union Building
Bombers attack Corregidor as defense shoots down planes
The War Department reported 54 heavy Japanese bombers attacked Corregidor for six hours with fortifications sustaining slight damage. Anti aircraft guns claimed four enemy planes, bringing total destroyed to seven since renewed Philippines bombardment. Skirmishes continued along the Bataan front with light casualties.
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Washington
War Department
Manila Bay
Corregidor
Bataan
Philippines
Regional Interfraternity Conference Opens Here
About 25 fraternity men from Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas will attend the fifth annual regional meeting at the Memorial Union. Registration starts at 10, with 2 pm invocation by Harry W. O Kane and welcome by Dean Moreau. Notables include William Allen White and Phi Delta Theta figures speaking at the 6 pm banquet.
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Memorial Union
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Harry W. O'Kane
University Y.M.C.A
Frederick J. Moreau
Robert Bartle
Oxford, CO
Phi Delta Theta
William Allen White
Emporia
Harry O’kane
Henry Werner
University of Kansas
K. W. Davidson
Edward E. Brush
C. H. Freeark
Fraternity Management, Inc
Oil and Gas Wells Spud In Mackey District Near Lawrence
Two new wells spudded in the Mackey school district of Leavenworth county near Lawrence. The Hemphill and Hopkins wells on J. C. Hemphill and Della P. Hopkins farms aim to test Mississippi lime deeper if no shallow production. Contractors are O. J. Connell Eldorado, Harry Leamon Yates Center, and S. R. McKinney Paola. Lease covers about 8000 acres with Kerlyn Oil of Oklahoma City doing core tests and Huntsman Haworth of Lawrence handling correlation. The site near Eudora could supply gas to a projected defense plant as drilling restrictions relax. Seven new McLouth field locations noted as activity returns.
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Mackey
Leavenworth County
Lawrence
J. C. Hemphill
Della P. Hopkins
Hemphill
Nw-Se
Hopkins
O. J. Connell
Eldorado
Harry Leamon
Yates Center
S. R. McKinney
Paola
Kerlyn Oil Company
Oklahoma City
Huntsman, Haworth
Haworth
Mississippi
Eudora
McLouth
Snow in Northwest Kansas Freshens Weather Outlook
Northwest Kansas recorded a light to moderate snowfall with 0.5 to 3 inches, while Federal Meteorologist S. D. Flora warned of a statewide freeze tonight. Temperatures dipped to 21 at Goodland. Topeka reached 33 as rainfall totals varied across counties. Flora said crops likely unaffected by March cold due to delayed spring.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Flora
Hanover
Kansas City
Blue River
Nebraska
Solomon River
Phillipsburg
Ellis
Geneseo
Concordia
Bismra
Beatrice
Neb
Wichita
KU Squad To Be Guests At Co-Op Basket Dinner
The KU varsity basketball squad will be guests of the Co-Operative club for its annual dinner at 6:30 PM at the Colonial tea room. Dr F C Allen will announce lettermen and freshman numeral winners and the team members will name an honorary cap.
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K.U
Co- Operative Club
Colonial Tea Room
F. C.allen
Lawrence men urge Eudora munitions plant housing plan
Lawrence leaders Frank Stockton Roger Williams and Gerald Hesse urge government use of the Eudora site for a U S Ordnance plant. They outline temporary office housing needs for engineers contractors and Army personnel and propose a central housing bureau with coordination by landlords and the Lawrence Real Estate Board to manage resources and pace defense housing.
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Lawrence
Eudora
Frank T. Stockton
K.U. School of Business
Chamber of Commerce Defense Planning Committee
Roger Williams
C. of C
Gerald Hesse
Civic Organization
Journal-World
Frank Stockton
U. S. Ordnance
Army Engineers
Ordnance Corps of the Army
Strecker
Adjutant General
State Guard Company
WPA
Kansas City
Johnson County
Awrence Real Estate Board
Office of Price Administration
Congress
Defense Planning Committee
Chamber Wields Quiet Aid in War Plant Move
Since July 1 last summer the Chamber of Commerce has worked with Santa Fe Railway officials and others to locate a war industries plant on the Eudora site. Industrial Committee chair Gerald Hesse earned credit for progress, guiding efforts to attract war production facilities.
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Roger Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe Railway Company
Eudora
Gerald Hesse
Santa Fe Railway
Eudora Buzzes As News Arrives And Boom Hinted
Eudora town reacts to announcing a munitions plant site with mixed views. Mayors, shopkeepers and residents weigh patriotism against potential disruption while noting housing limits and strained services. The 700 population town foresees growth yet worries about land loss and tax impacts.
MacArthur Vows Victory or Death for Countrymen
General Douglas MacArthur told Australians at a Canberra dinner that there can be no compromise he will win or die and pledges full U S resources and blood. Prime Minister Curtin praised his leadership and confidence of Australia’s war council.
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Canberra
Douglas MacArthur
Parliament House
United States
John Curtin
MacArthur
Curtin
Australia
War Council
Extra Goes Out Sparks War Plant News in Eudora Area
The Journal-World issued an extra at 11:14 p.m. confirming a War Department war plant at a site east of Eudora after months of speculation. News spread quickly. over 500 extras sold as residents learned the project was authorized with a price tag in excess of 5 million dollars.
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Journal-World
Eudora
Lawrence
Journal- World
War Department
Washington
Thefts of Farm Tools Reported Near Eudora
Several farm implement thefts were reported near Eudora in the past two weeks. George Schehrer lost a horse drawn disc two weeks ago, found partly disassembled a half mile away. Louis Bartz reported a riding gang plow stolen last week. Mrs. D O Cochran lost a disc from her farm one mile west and a mile south of Eudora.
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Eudora
George Schehrer
Louis Bartz
D. O. Cochran
Drive Against Vice Urges States to Fight Vice Threat
The army and navy urged governors of all states to lead a vigorous campaign to suppress vice. Secretary of War Stimson warned the vice threat poses serious danger to the success of the war effort.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Stimson
War Department Plans Major Plant Near Eudora
A large war munitions factory will be built near Eudora with cost estimates around 80 million dollars. The site spans 8000 to 14000 acres in Johnson County and will employ 5000 to 10000 during construction and 4000 to 6000 during operation. Major W C Strecker will supervise, housing and transportation plans centered in Lawrence, Eudora, DeSoto, and Kansas City, with Santa Fe Railway coordinating worker transit. The project may take about a year to complete and could divert Highway 10 and nearby landowners under quick land acquisition rules.
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Eudora
War Department
Washington
Lawrence
Army
DeSoto
Kansas City
Santa Fe Railway
E. P. Addy
Journal-World
Santa Fe
Johnson County
Kaw
Highway Department
Hercules Powder Company
Wilmington
Del
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C. F. Weidensaul
Salem Evangelical Church
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Will Prairie Center
Chares Gerstenberger
M. Lotz
C. L. Ruthrauf
Gilmore Nichols
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Pascel Fish
Lawrence Business College
General MacArthur
Bae
U.S. Army Engineers
W. C. Strecker
Hope
Ark
29Th Engineers
AEF
U.S. Engineers
R. H. Rhoads
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
J. P. Reinhold
P. E. Taylor
Chateau
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