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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1943
Page
1
Allied gains surround German Italian forces on Cap Bon as British armor breaches the neck of the peninsula. More than 5 000 prisoners taken including 600 from the Hermann Goering division amid shrinking resistance and mounting surrender.
Axis troops trapped on the Cap Bon peninsula in Tunisia fled toward the coast as the British First Army sealed the pocket. Daniel de Luce of the Associated Press reported thousands surrendering, with German infantry and armored units yielding amid shelling and a collapsing see of supply. The Germans called themselves kaput as they faced advancing armored brigades and a British naval blockade.
Tokyo claims Japanese troops pushed within 12 miles of the India Burma frontier as Britain reports no major setback. Allied reports note bombardments along the Maungdaw Buthedaung road and RAF attacks in the area. In the Pacific, US planes destroy locomotives and river boats in Indo China, and MacArthur reports raids on Babo New Guinea with a counterattacknear Salamaua.
Kansas general fund cash balance on April 30 rose to 7 427 710 as tax collections and state income improved. Budget Director Floyd Shoaf credits better handling of funds and growing fee funds including unemployment compensation trust for the surge.
Vernon Linn, manager of the J. C. Penney store, hosted a district meeting at the Eldridge hotel. Store managers attended from Kansas City Missouri and Kansas, Leavenworth, Topeka, Atchison, Emporia, St Joseph, and Independence Missouri to discuss merchandising trends and sales promotion.
A cyclonic storm in Kilgore Texas killed four people and damaged homes and derricks. The Laird Hill school was crushed, more than 100 children escaped with minor injuries. Principal Lavada Woods described children being carried by the wind like leaves.
Ora D. Crow of Wichita was taken off a Santa Fe train here last night and handed to police. He posted a $15 bond and was released today while charged with drunkenness.
Rain slowed across southeastern Kansas easing pit flood pressures on the Verdigris Neosho and Verdigris rivers. Coffeyville sees Verdigris at 21 feet while Neosho near Parsons holds at 24.2 feet. Oswego reports 21.8 feet over banks with minor rises ahead. Local roads closed by high water and mud remain a travel hazard as crews assess damage.
The medical school announces a 5 PM meeting in room 301 Snow Hall for medical and pre medical students entering the school May 24 who resigned provisional commissions or seek army specialized training. Induction at Fort Leavenworth Friday discussed. noncommissioned students should arrange at Haworth hall office.
Postmaster Roger Williams reports two cards and a letter sent to Lawrence families about a local soldier in Germany as a prisoner of war. The messages from Floyd Bergund and others say he arrived safely, is well treated, and asks them to not worry. The items came from Omaha New York City and Charlottesville. no sender names are listed. Call the post office with any information.
A Berlin radio broadcast of a high command announcement said Marshal Erwin Rommel commander of the German Africa Corps has been in Germany since the Eighth Army captured Gabes in Tunisia and London reported the claim on May 11.
Red army troops push forward in heavy fighting along the Novorossisk defense line amid stiff German resistance. Red air forces attack supply lines along the front. Germans deploy tanks and motorized units to reinforce their Kuban bridgehead while reporting high tank losses for the Soviets.
Heavy rains inundate southern Missouri with Branson isolated as floodwaters cut U S highway 65. Officials warn a wall of water near 18 feet may crest 19.10 feet at Powersite dam. 12 gates open at Lake of the Ozarks releasing 54 000 cubic feet per second. Evacuations ordered along river roads and livestock moved as Black River rises.
Prime Minister W L MacKenzie King said a secret protocol detailing supplies to Soviet Russia for the year starting July 1 is under negotiation among the United States United Kingdom and Canada. The disclosure follows Ottawa announcements of allied wartime aid plans.
The index for sixty stocks fell to 50.7 after yesterday's reading of 50.9, indicating a modest negative shift in overall market activity. Investors watch key sectors for further movement.
May 9 report says Gen. Henri Giraud and French forces entered Tunis to an enthusiastic welcome. Gen. Alphonse Juin named provisional president general. Mast to resume duties. Admiral Esteva reportedly removed in a German car. La Depeche Tunisienne resumes, Le Petit Matin to publish, Tunis Journal closed.
Lawrence officials announce immediate construction of a 24 by 28 foot student ready room at the municipal airport. W A Ong company will erect the stucco framed structure using the west wall of the current admin building. The room will serve naval flyers stationed at KU with University furnishing quarters. A plan for extra hangar space was discussed but no decision made.
The Netherlands news agency Aneta quoted that a state of siege was decreed across Nazi occupied Holland and 26 Dutch patriots were executed with 10 others sentenced to death amid disorders linked to a general strike attempt. Police martial law was proclaimed in four provinces April 30 and extended nationwide the next day.
London May 11 Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden repeated the Allies terms as unconditional surrender in response to Francisco Franco. Eden dismissed any mediation and recalled President Roosevelt's earlier stance that the Allies are not seeking negotiated peace.
A Moscow broadcast quoted by CPI-C.B.S. said Heinrich Himmler, German Gestapo chief, was fired on by two men in Zagreb Croatia. He escaped unharmed during a visit to meet Dr Ante Pavelic the puppet leader of the axis satellite state. Funeral services listed with contact details follow.
A 1943 gardening column laments roaming neighborhood dogs wrecking crops. It notes owners’ civic neglect, cites police intervention efforts, and urges confinement during the growing season to protect food for freedom.
An earth shaking blast at the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals plant in South Charleston killed two workers and injured at least 13 others. Rescue crews feared men could be trapped as bricks and debris fell, the unit located on Blaine Island in the Kanawha River.
London May 11 Prime Minister Churchill congratulates General Eisenhower praising the simultaneous Allied advance into Tunis and Bizerte. He lauds comradeship between British American and French forces, noting their harmony under shared command and predicting victory over tyrants and oppression.
Baldwin May 11 The Baker University 85th commencement set for May 15 and 16 includes alumni events a two day trustees meeting to plan a Taylor Hall rebuilding fund the annual dinner and a student faculty dance and serenades The baccalaureate sermon will be by Nelson P Horn and Henry J Allen will receive a fifty year alumna honor with a Doctor of Laws degree Edith Rideau Normelli will be awarded a music degree
Allied reports from Cap Bon indicate German morale collapse with surrenders using V signs and a push to imprisonment. Algiers radio cites 100,000 prisoners claimed. last tank battle reportedly rages between British forces and remnants of the German 10th armor on Cap Bon.
At the April 28 council meeting Dr. H L Chambers began drinking from a shared pitcher but was reminded of sanitation concerns. The council now finds private initialed glasses for each member and staff plus a designated visitor glass. Howard Weindel, sanitation officer, was praised and pledged ongoing sterilization of the glasses.
Mrs. Robinson L. Carter urged the Lawrence city council to deny her husband’s beer license request for 846 Massachusetts, former Wonder Bar, citing unseemly business. The license faced initial review as new inspection provisions and license caps were introduced. councilAlso discussed were community canning kitchens, school police protection, and city use of a mud jack for Kawaving at Liberal air base.
Kansas district OPA reports manufacturers using sugar receive increases up to fifty percent above base allotments in nine counties effective May 1. Counties affected include Douglas Finney Geary Johnson Labette Riley Saline Sedgwick and Seward with varied percentage changes.
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