Load 17 Planes in Record Time by War Correspondent
In Britain with the U S Navy, cannon cockers load bombs and ammo for 17 planes in under three hours at a naval air base. The unit belts 50,000 rounds of .50 caliber in a day, while sailors and families contribute to the war effort. Slight notes about Ramsay, bands, and Boston Globe ties add color to the dispatch.
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U. S. Navy
Britain
Navy
Naval Air Base
United Kingdom
Coast Guard
Mediterranean
Allen P. Dudley
Wellington
Allan Cole
Buffalo
Ted Fio Rito
Thomas Winship
L. L. Winship
Manpower Committee Formed in Kansas City for War Plants
Kansas City organized a citizens war manpower committee chaired by Elmer C. Rhoden to mobilize 30,000 workers for critical war jobs by September 1. Rhoden told the chamber of commerce that hundreds of workers would be needed daily to meet plant production and urged men and women to take jobs in the war plants, noting sufficient Greater Kansas City labor if seriousness prevails.
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Kansas City
Citizens’ War Manpower Committee
Elmer C. Rhoden
Rhoden
Kansas
De Valera accused over May 30 election move
Dublin reports a heated political clash as Prime Minister Eamon de Valera faces accusations from opposition that his rush for a national election on May 30 harms democracy. The labor shortage note and minority Dail position amplify the crisis amid war neutrality talk. The Irish Free Press defends stability while The Irish Independent and The Irish Times condemn the tactic. In a separate note, Gene Kittle paid a fine for shooting a 22 rifle at a blackbird after a neighbor’s complaint and earlier gunfire at the same address prompted investigation.
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Dublin
Eire
Eamon de Valera
Irish Free Press
de Valera
Fianna Fail
Dail Eireann
Irish Independent
Irish Times
Labor Party
William Norton
Gene Kittle
Ohio
Kittle
O. J. Lane
Noble Cain Recital At Fra ser Theatre This Thursday
Noble Cain, noted American composer and choral director, headlines a demonstration recital in Fra ser theatre Thursday afternoon from 3 30. Attendees may be invited to sing under his direction as part of a countrywide tour promoting better singing. Cain, now in Chicago, holds degrees from Friends University, the University of Chicago, and the American Conservatory of Music and an honorary doctorate from Lawrence College. He served as choral director for NBC from 1932 to 1939 and was an aviation corps ensign in World War I. The Hoch auditorium program will feature two of Cain's works, O Suzanna and The Glory Train, to close the evening.
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Fraser Theatre
Noble Cain
D. M. ‘Swarthout
Cain
Mr. Cain
Chicago
Friends University
Wichita
University of Chicago
American Conservatory of Music
Lawrence College
National Broadcasting Company
Aviation Corps
U. S. Navy
Hoch Auditorium
Suzanna
Kansas fifth in oil in 1943 with state output rise
1943 Kansas ranked fifth among oil states, producing about 7 percent of US output. Kansas fields yielded 106,178,000 barrels, up 8.7 percent from 1942, while US total rose 8.4 percent to 1,503,176,000 barrels. Daily state production ranged from 267,700 to 316,600 barrels, led by Texas, California, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Marriage licenses issued yesterday in Douglas County to John Thomas and Leis Ann Huff. Tire certificates approved by the county war price board for several tires and tubes.
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Kansas
United States
Texas
California
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Illinois
Kansa
Douglas County Court House
John Thomas
Hiawatha
Leis Ann Huff
Piattsburg
George H. Wells
Kansas City
Margaret L. Hopkins
Lawrence
Douglas J County War Price and Rationing Board
Explaining D Day Term Refers To Time Yet Hidden
The article discusses the term D day as an army expression for a fixed action time, with H hour as its minute, and traces its WWI zero hour roots. It notes commanders use Delay to refer to planned action while withholding exact timing.
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Associated Press
Britain
Potato Production in Kansas bulletin issued for growers
A Kansas State College Experiment Station bulletin for potato growers in Kansas is ready for distribution in Manhattan. Bulletin 222 outlines soil selection and preparation, certified seed usage, seed piece size, cultivation, pest and disease control, and harvesting methods based on experiment and expert knowledge.
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Kansas
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kellogg's All-Bran Helps Constipation Says Letter
An unsolicited letter from a rural letter carrier claims 15 years of nightly laxatives ended after using Kellogg's All-Bran. Scientists cite lack of cellulosic elements as a cause of constipation and promote All-Bran as a natural, gentle regulating food.
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Tam
John H. Martin
Westminster
Maryland
Nature
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
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IIT
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Salerno
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Guadalcanal
New England
Upd
Bertram Ramsay
Ramsay
American Radio Service
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MAN
America
Laden Ya Naarene Eis
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Fifth Oil State
Firestone
Aree
Price
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Chesterfield
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Roe Wester
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